Rensselaer Republican, Volume 28, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 October 1895 — NEWS OF OUR STATE. [ARTICLE]

NEWS OF OUR STATE.

.. L—gi” ■■ ■ ,i - —■■■■ A WEEK, AMONG THE HUSTLING HOOSIERS. . ' i ■■ V.rtT.,.. . Vint Oar Neighbors Are Doing—Matter* of General and Local Interest—Man-tapes and Deaths Accidents and Crimes— Pointers About Our Own People. ' His Wife in Flames. John Farr, a farmer residing four miles south 6f Sheredati, was awakened by his wife the other morning at S o’clock. He arose and went to a field to cut corn, leaving his wife lying on the bed. lie continued his work for a time, when, glancing toward the house, lie saw fire. He at once returned to the house and found ihe water closet in flames and his wife burned to deaih. When first discovered in the burning'building she was sitting on the floor with her feet straightout in front, her body and head leaning back against the seat behind her and her arms folded across her breast in an attitude of peaceful repose. Her position indicated that she must have been wholly insensible and suffered no agony from the torture of the flames. After Mr. Parr left the house she evidently went to the kictchen and lit the gas in the cook stove, as it was found burning later. It is thought’ possible that she may have accidentally fired herclothing at that time. The remains were burned beyond recognition. Minor State Items. Vermillion Ccunty now has six newspapers, ■;■■■ - V r; '7’-- • Laporto is to have a shirt factory in the hear furture. Michigan City’s new census gives a population of 13,979. -According to its city directory 'Wabash has 10,000 inhabitants. Hancock County will next year build a new Court-house at an expense of about $125,000. Frederick Royce, of Griffith., was killed by a Chicago & Erie freight train at Hurl but. . ■ - ' Eliza Smith, a colored servant girl a Alexandria, burned to death. Her clothing caught lire from a stove. FrA.nk Bennett, living near Ilclmer, who xvay terriijiy -bittrn by-tiogs vrhHe-gathcr-ing nuts, died of blood-poisoning, ’ A big gas. well has been struck eight miles north qf Farmland. It is said lobe the best well in Randolph County. Alexander James, a Connersville* letter carrier, was probaby fatally shot .by a coal thief whom lie tried to - capture/T A smart young man frightened a horse which two young boys were driving at Laporte. In the runaway the boys were seriously injured. The Chase memorial fund -has been completed. Trustee Atkinson lias received $2,165 in cash. A house in Wabash costjug $2,10) has been bought for Mrs. Chase. The demand for laborers at Alexandria by the new factoi just starting up is so far beyond the hmuydiatc supply that steps are being taken to bring several, car loads of men from Chicago and St. Louis. William Whilney, who claims his home to be at Washington C. 11., 0., was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary at Washington, for bigamy. One of his , wives in Daviess Cminty and the other at Washington C. H., O. Isaac Doddridge, aged! CS, years, who lives east of Milion, sold 2,600 bushels of wheat and hauled it to the mill himself. He lias »lso during lie summer built seventy-five rods of stone wall, laying every stone unassisted. - □ While out hunting, Samuel Cromwell, a farmer, liv'ng near Brazil, was attacked by a ferocious wildcat. Mr Cromwell succeeded in killing the animal, which measured three feet from the tip of the nose t.> file root of the tail. Mrs. Catherine Peters, a pioneer of Cass County, wife of Major A. B. Peters, died at her home in Logansport. Death was unexpected. Mrs. Peters fell dead from her doorstep presumably from an attack of apoplexy. She was 75 years old. A new electric road is to be constructed connecting Logansport with Rochester, Fulton county, and Burlington, Carroll County. The road will be about thirtylire miles long and will penetrate the best part of Fulton and Carroll Counties. Airs. William Van Buskirk, of Ewlood, , is one of the direct, heirs of the Edwards estate of $69,000,000 now in.course of settlement in- New York City. She is one of the direct descendants, and will receive about $850,000. Her family is poor, and » recently lost their home by fire.

Mrs. John Spencer was burned in the potter’s field at liiclunond. She, her husband and two children arrived from Ohio, c-nroute to Anderson, going overland. While starting afire, her clothing ignited, and she died from her injuries. Spencer lias disappeared, and the two children are in the llomc of the Friendless. There is the worst epidemic of hog cholera in the vicinity of North Salem ever known. ,Several farmers have lost from thirty to 250 animals. Andrew Fage, who lives just south of that place, has lost 250. Other farmers shipped their hogs before they were ready for market in order to avert complete loss. The disease seems to be extending to otlier neighborhoods and pigs are dying in every direction except to the north. The loss will foot up several thousand dollars and there is no abatement of the disease. People living in that vicinity will have to buy hogs for their winter meat from other neighborhoods. An attempt was jnade noar Cockran, Iml., to wreck the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern express. The engine struck a dynamite cartridge which had been fastened to the inner rati. Engineer Tom liigson and his fireman were badly sinned. The fireman was unfitted for work. Great damage was (lone to the engine. A steel rail was blown out of place and a hole blown in the road. Fortunately the cars did not leave the track. The motive of the attempt was evidently robbery. Several suspicious characters were seen by tho train men about the place, but no attempt at robbery was made by they thelves win a they saw that the train was skfe. Tho Trustees of the Iridiana State Soldiers’ Home, in session aPL«fayette, adopted rules for admission to the Home and appointed tiie following officers: Commandant, Capt. John P. MeGrew, of Indianapolis, late Commandant of tho South Dakota Soldiers’ Home; Adjutant, Capt. VV. F. Hovens, of Indianapolis, Assistant Adjutant General of the State. Benjamin Wilson, a rich fanner, living noar Peru, was appoached by card sharpers, one of whom showed a game of cards, and, after allowing Wilson to win on<fe, proposed that he go to the eity and get SIO,OOO to eontainue the game. Wilson dispersed the fellow s with his rCTO!TSr»