Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1893 — INDINA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDINA STATE NEWS.

Huntingburg had a bad fire, Tuesday. William Love, of New Albany, is mysteriously missing. Brown county reports the best crop of in its history. , CBm Studebaker has resigned from the Indiana Board of World s Fair Commissioners. The Terre Haute car works burned, Thursday. Loss, estimated,<loo,ooo; insurance, <75,000. Robert Burns, colored, laid down on the railway bridge near Patoka and a passing train killed him. slt is doubtful if the plate-galss works at Kokomo will resume operations before the first of the year. —Warden Pattcn, of the prison South.has patented a car-coupler, of which he anticipates great resu 1 ts. There Were twenty-nine graduates in the musical department of the Northern Indiana Normal school at Valparaiso. Reports of the drought throughoutthe State indicate that there is general alarm over the outlook. In many places the corn crop is beyond help. Henry G. Thayer, of Plymouth, was appointed a World’s Fair commissioner to succeed Clem Studebaker, resigned, by Gov. Matthews, Monday. The late Mrs. Dinwiddle,of Rushville, bequeathed a farm of 16 • acres on which to build an asylum 'for worthy homeless boys. She also left <40,000 in money, bank stock, etc., with which to endow the institution. A defective throttle started a locomotive on a wild run in the yards at Columbus, and it finally brought up against a cut of five cars, and there was a general wreck. The cars were broken and the engine badly damaged. Gas City will have an English brewery that will manufacture genuine English ale exclusively. The Morgan Brewing Company is the name of the concern and it has unlimited capital. Work on the buildings will begin at once. While Enoch Mowe, near Winnamac, was hauling wheat to be thrashed, a spark set fire to his load and the horses indulged in a runaway, continuing until they collided with a barbed-wire fence. This threw the burning wheat on them, and both horses perished. The band instrument factory of Congressman Conn, of Elkhart, has closed down for four weeks on account of the financial stringency. The factory has been running on short time with a reduced force for several weeks. It is managed on the co-operative plan, and last season Mr. Conn divided <14,000 among his employes. v « A current of nearly ice-cold air, issuing from an opening in a cliff near Corydon, has been utilized by the citizens of that place, who have built over it a cold-stor-age house that answers all the purposes of a scientifically arranged plant. In the house, which is kept at a temperature nearly down to the freezing point, are kept the supplies of fresh meat of the Corydon butchers. The One Hundred and Thirtieth Indiana Regimental Association held a reunion at Dunkirk. The survivors wepe welcomed by Mayor Sutton, with response by John A. Coons, of Nottingham. Jacob Ellis, of Anderson, was elected president, and William M. Stewart, of Logansport, secretary and.treasurer. The 1894 reunion will be held at Anderson. William McMurray, of Jefferson county, while serving in the late war, was a member of the Christian Association of Soldiers of the second brigade, second division, fourth army corps. He is sending out a request that all survivors,, of this association wear a white ribbon on the lapel of the coat during National Encampment week at Indianapolis, so that recognition may be possible. Two months ago John A. Campbell, thirteen years old, of Shelby county, was singularly injured. A cartridge failed to explode in his shot-gun, and unlimbering the weapon he attempted to loosen the cartridge with his pocket knife. The shell exploded and fragments of the knife were driven into his forehead, penetrating both plates as the bone. The boy apparently Recovered of the injury, but Sunday he suddenly drooped and died. Richard Ricketts, proprietor of the Western Brass Works, of Gas City, has disappeared, leaving numerous creditors to mourn his -untimely departure. He is believed to have organized a number Of factories in the gas belt at different times, under a number of aliases, securing a bonus from citizens in all cases, and securing the insurance after the mysterious burning of his various plants. He will probably be pursued and brought back for prosecution if found. The new court-house at Tipton was begun four months ago, and the contract requires the builders to submit an estimate every thirty days. This necessitates an expenditure of about <IO,OOO monthly, and it was the failure to meet the payment which led to the discovery of the Armstrong shortage. Then the county commissioners found themselves badly distressed for funds, there being rio demand for court-house bonds, while the banks were unwilling to extend accommodations. The board thereupon appealed to the farmers for a loan, and as a result more money is offered to the commissioners than is needed. The farmers appear to have plenty of cash, which they are desirous of loaning to the county. Patents were. Tuesday, issued to Indiana inventors as follow?: T. P. Concannon, Winamac, ditching machine; J. M. Henderson, assignor of one-half to J. Johnson, New Albany, car coupling; F. A, Hetherington, assignor to United States Camera Company, Indianapolis, photographic camera; H. K. Jones and L. G. Mayor, Lawrenceburg, combined spring and shackle; J. F. Shlcl, Seymour, toe weights: H. and T, W. Mclntosh, Brownsville, track sulky; J. F. Mack, assignor of one-half to J. D. Mack, Mun cie, brlcK truck; J. H. Osborne, Union City, vehicle shaft Iron; W. 8. Barclay, Indianapolis, electric rail band; J. D. Shafer, Avilla, wheat scourer: F. U. Teequarden, assignor to Chief Manufacturing Company, Colfax, sawing machine. INDIANA ODD FELLOWS, ATTENTION! The Odd Fellows are expecting a big time in Chicago in September. On the 25th is the parade of the Sovereign Grand Lodge, Patriarchs Militant, and Lodges and Encampments, and ft ts hoped to make it the largest civic demonstration in the history of the United States. In Philadelphia. in 187t>. the parade of the Odd fellows contained 197 bands and was

three and one-half hours, in passing a given point. With its present membership of more than 800,000 it is believed all other efforts at displays Of this kind will be dwarfed. On the 26th Is Odd Fellows’ Day at th? World's Fair, and the leaders hope to have a . larger attendance at the Fair on that date than has been since it was opened, or will be until it closes. If this can be done it will be an exhibit that will be a feather in the cap of this great order for years to eome. September 23d has been fixed as the date when Indiana Odd Fellows will go to Chicago, and it is hoped this State will contribute at least 5,000 to the number in attendance and in the parade. Low railroad rates have been promised. If lodges and members are unable to secure satisfactory rates at their local station they are requested to write Co). J. E. Bodine, Indianapolis, who will assist them from that point. W. H. Leedy, P GrM..Tias been seleeted as Indiana marshal for the 25th, with full powers until that time over all branches. Lodges and members are urged to place themselves in communication with him as to the probable number from their localities, or as to any other information which they may need. Provision has been made for tents for Indiana people who may desire the least possible expenditure on this trip, for particulars of which write to C. F. Harwood, Indianapolis. Odd Fellows are requested to urge the attendance of all people—those who are not as well as those who are menhers —for this great occasion, and at the same time see the greatest exhibit of the productions of man since his creation several years ago.