Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1895 — HUSTLING HOOSIERS. [ARTICLE]

HUSTLING HOOSIERS.

STEMS GATHERED FROM OVER THE STATE- • .• —.'- "^Bl 4a Interesting Summary or tbs Hon la. ~ partsnt Dolap ot os r neighbor*— Wod» dine* and Deaths—Crime*, Casualties, SStl General Indiana hew* Motes. . .-•-Z.-jn "" Minor State Mews. A coMPANT of men are digging silver hear Richmond. The divorce business at Fort Wayne is on an alarming increase. Spicei.axd is (o have a new bank headed by Murray Wildman. < A \vixi>-storm unroofed houses and damaged crops at Brazil. Samvet. Dood, an aged veteran, was found dead at Logansport. Tiiikty valuable hunting dogs Savebeen poisoned at English, recently. Bnowx, the only connty in the state without a failroad, has 2,30 J voters. 51ns. ARCHiBAni) TiiACHEKofUarfinsYiile, said lo be JDL years of ag», is dead. A company has been organized at Lafontaine to develop the oil territory in that vicinity. Mrs. Ei.izAr.ETii Davis, said to be 1(M years old, is dead at the Delaware County Infirmary. Wm. McQcßAiiY attempted to board an electric car at Evansville, recently, and w as killed. The little son of Perry McDonald was caught in the machinery at Schimmer’s cooper shop, at Columbus, and may di£. Pr.osEct'Tor. Baldwin of Noblesvilie, says he will stop the sale of the Indiaqapolis People, and other obscene papers, in that city. - A “oas belt” brigade of G. A. 11. men Is being formed at Anderson to attend the national encampment at Lonsville in a 4x)dy. The closing of saloons at Hobart, on Sunday, has resulted in the shutting up of all candy and cigar stores, barber shops, stables, etc. Frank Tittt.e’s bam was burned, south of Muncie, recently. A self-binder, wheat, corn, and fifty tons of hay burned, with no insurance. —— —: ———

Judge Fiiancis T. Hoed fs making a : collection of pictures of the Judges of Bar--1 tholomew County who have served on the bench, going back to 182 S. Valparaiso Is getting rather sporty judging from the number of sporting societies it now supports. The latest feature is the “Pointing (inn Club.” Tiie One hundred and twenty-fourth Indiana liegimcnt and the Fifteenth Indiana Battery will hold their annual joint reunion at Lynn, Sept. 4 and 5. Richard Wii.iiite of Fountain County, was a drummer boy during the war. lie is now insane over the delusion that he is again plying the sticks on the battlefield. Harvey Lawson, son of a wealthy farmer living near Lapel, while stealing a ride on a freight train over the Big Four, at Anderson, fell between the cars and was fatally Injured. Convict John Smith in the prison south, set fire to the bed in his cell, hoping to cause a stampede among the prisoners and thus gain his liberty. lie was nearly suffocated by the smoke. Wm. llurer, and employe of the KiSWr 3 foundry, at Columbus, walked out of a second-story window at Mrs. Bell’s board-ing-house, and was very seriously injured about the feet and back. For a week Ben Boss, who resides near Coburg, Porter County, had been suffering excruciating pain in the ear. A physician was called and a large, healthy bed-bug was taken out of the drum. David Maiitin, aged 15. and AL Rnskin of Greentown, aged 11, were on a bed playing w ith a revolver, when the weapon was discharged, tearing away the jaw of Buskin. The injury is probably fatal. Walter, the 17-year-old son of A.J. MePikc of Paragon, was stealing a ride on an I. & V. passenger train recently. In jumping from the tram, his head struck against a car cn the side track and he died from the effects. One farmer in St. Joseph County reports three kinds of potato bugs, the last variety being to all appearances poison-proof. These, with cabbage worms, grasshoppers, chinch bugs, Hessian dies, the early drouth and the late frost, made things quite interesting for that farmer, and he is philosophically wondering, “What next?”

James M. JSaxkey of Terre IJante, Geo. W. Hall of Raleigh, and Samuel Rowan of South Bend, representing the State Live Stock Sanitary Commission, have just completed an investigation of the extent of the Texas cattle fever in Putnam County. They report that the disease has spread and now appears in four counties—Putnam, Hendricks, Park, and Morgan, and that 250 head of cattle have been quarantined. Fifteen deaths have occurred so far, and every effort is !>eing made to suppress the disease. Dr. F. A. BoLsar of New Cattle, State Veterinary, wa3 present during tho investigation. Patents have been issued to the following residents of Indiana: Charles 11. Anspach, Cedar Grove,thill coupling and support; William K. Beilis, assignor to Beilis Cycle Company, Indianapolis, bicycle frame; James Bennett, Greencastle, running gear for wagons; Cecilia A. Brewer, LaPorte, washing machine; Peter Deville, Huntington, irame for barns or other building; Lewis Fetch. Van Buren, potato digger; Charles Helm, Indianapolis, electric alarm lock for tills; Leon J. Ilonsec, Hartford City, hose coupler; John J. Kirkliam, Terre Haute, process of and apparatus for manufacture of gas; Herman Lauter, Indianapolis, desk for typewriter machine; William M. Leads, Walnut, land marker; Edward Miller, jr., Evansville, rail chair and n.ut lock; William Nutt, CrawfordsviHe, circuit closer; Jacob V. Rowlett, Richmond, hand wheel plow; Gottlieb Schnasse, jr., and T. Paffrath, Elwood, pneumatic press; Jesse Warrington, assignor of one-half to Nordyko&Marmon Company, Indianapolis, hominy mill; Henry Wcstphal, Indianapolis, plow. Oliver Newcomb, son of John Newcomb, of Howard County, died recently 1 from a iiecnliar cause. Nine years ago thi boy was burled by a cave-in at a gravel pit, but apparently recovered from his injuries. A short time ago be complained of his head hurting him and death followed. Tue regimental reunion of the Ninety- ! ninth Indiana w ill be held at Logansport, beginning on the 27th inst. Business sessions wilt be held both on the 27th and 28th, and there will be a campfire on Tuesday evening. Orlando Powell, D. M.Vannice, J. A. Miller, G. W. Julian and J. C. McGregor of Logonsport, will welcome visiting delegations.