Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1896 — RECORD OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY TOLD. b r ' «*• *• Tramp’s Successful Trick to Gain Sympathy--Made the Subject of Sermons—Young Folk Meet at NigkC and Marry Next Day. ■ - A tramp giving his name as Georgs Hembeggar struck Kokomo Tuesday and worked a lie-w trick. II is pianhTTSH approaching y city to; hide nearly ah hi* clothing, (Calking iu without shoes, bat, coat or vegf, saying the authorities of a neighboring place sent him out Of therein that condition. 11l this way.ha gets a liberal dousiion. He then went to Tipton and fold history, wmepftjfatf made the theme of the sermons of the "Tipton pastors th* next day, and it was recoinmended that missionaries be’wmtyf'o Kokomo to civilize the people. The scheme has been worked successfully Tn‘nearly all the clKea in that part of the State. . . for the Long; Sleep. The will of George H. Merritt, for many years a prominent merchant of Michigau- ' totvn, tvirs probated! It -contains the fol.lowing ■*trange paragraph: "Sooner or* later I Will be called upon .to leave this state of existence. When that time conics be sure that life is extinct, then a plain box, without, paint ortrafnish: in that a bed and pillow of clean shavings. Wrap nit- in », sheet, a dean piece of muslin, lay me in the box on the .shavings, nail -down the lid, and consign me to the grave without any form of ceremony;- Leave nothing but the mound of earth with plain head and foot boards to mark the spot.”

i Strong Love on Short Notice. William Baldwin and Miss Tillie Stahl, from Louisville, Ivy., were married at Jefferson viile"by Justice Hause. They saw each other for the first time the night befor,\ being* introduced by an uncle of the bride, with whom the young man was transacting some business. They decided to marry and went to the river. - Missing the last boat, they sfarted to cross fa a skiff, but came near drowning-in The drifting ice. They had to go back, and walked the streets until the early morning ferryboat left, which they took to the Indiana side, called on the justice and Were . married. ' ; ■ , : ■ . : 'yj All Over the State. EA'.vard Lankford, of Sanborn, who killed Blann B. Williamson; constable, has been sentenced to two, years’ fan* prison me lit, Henry Renscnberger, who set fire to the buildings on the Kendallville fair grounds last September, was sentenced to five years in the northern-prison. Five tramps are under arrest as Frankfort, charged with passing counterfeit money. Several spurious coins and'tonrglara’ tools wore found in their possession. : It is estimated that burglars realized SIO,OOO in money and goods hy robbing ;the stores of George Wnndell, William Finch and August Tonio, of Grandview. Tile twin daughters of James Davenport, near Fayette, died almost within the saane hour, of typhoid fever. They were 18 years old, and luul never been separated for a day. At-Cmwfordsville, S. N. Warbritton has .brought suit against tlie Vandaiia railroad for SI,OOO. A train took him past his station nnd the conductor told him to jump off, which he did, and was injured. I Prof. Thcophjlus Robarts, of PerryCounty, claims to have discovered the long-isouglit ,rule of trisecting arty rectilineal angle by elementary geometry—that is, by means of a straight line and a circle. He declares that this great problem lias at last been unraveled by a very simple mrtthbd. w'hkh he expects soon to give to the world. The faculty of: the Terre Haute State Normal School has discovered thitt there has been cheating in the examinations and other misdoings on the part of students who are preparing themselves for positions as teachers in the public schools, and five students have been expelled, It is understood thaf uiore will have to leave sehoqi ou- the same charge.. . t

The officials of the prison north have been advised that James Redmond will bo sent up from Marion County to serve another term. Redmond has a remarkable criminal Career. He is but 36 years old and has served seven terms in the northern prison for larceny and has aggregated of time behted lisssScivs;. Redmond was released from the northern prison nine months ago. He enjoys tho record of serving the most terms in tho prison of any inmate over there. William Johnson and Amelia Smith, elopers from Kentucky, arrived at Jeffersonville and were about to be married by Sty tiro Hause when the groom, instead of taking his position to have the ceremony performed, darted out of tho front door and did not return; Ilis deserted bride-to-be vsas forced to return home alone! Louis A. Schoenemnn, a newspaper man of Indianapolis, and Muttie Menenbal, of Terre Haute, elopers, were married by Squire Keigwiti; Four other eloping couples ■ weije married that day. - Sumu»l Atkin*. 1 of Pendlotpn, got a Judgment for $1,230 against his children. Atkins wiuit insabe three years ago and wan sent to Richmond. Ilis son-ik-law hnd himself appointed guardian fbr the eat4td, and knowing that. Atkins was looked gptpv as a hopeless case, converted tho 'imqMTt/ into money and distributed it" affixing the heirs. They were thunderstruck three mouths ago when the father, in possession of all his senses, applied to them for his money. They would not give it to him. He asked for shelter, but was refused, and as a lust resort he had to bring suit to get even a small judgment. This is. however, all that could be proven to he his, Atkina is well known as u business man at Terre Haute and other places. , .'/-’TTttrrjr yT" The jail at Greensburg was left in charge of a servagUgirl while the jailer aud sheriff went to tlie county convention. Three prisoners etxniied. '• Mrs. Gideon Houser, a young bride as Kansan City, Mo., has just learned th* whereabouts of her husband who disappeared Dec. 9, Hauser was found by her at Albion, where lie is an inmate of the hospital ward Of the county jail. He at*i tempted to fob a country residence nea# Avilla, and, being closely pressed by bin pursuers, attempted suicide by sending a bullet through hia head. His recovery la doubtful. .