Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1896 — RECORDOF THE WEEK [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

RECORDOF THE WEEK

- * INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY TOLjD. New Use for Bloodhound* —Peculiar Effect Corn Produced by a Storm—Mary Smith Will Get Her Share of Her Father’* Estate. ' Bloodhound* Find a £o*t Baby. A new use? was found for bloodhound* at Kokomo Saturday. The 3-year-old child of Marion and Mrs. Scott, of Chicago, on a visit, wandered Sway from the house and became lost. Several hours’ search failed to reveal the whereabouts of the lost baby, when Dr. Bell offered to return the child unharmed to the parents by the use of his bloodhound* that are used to run down criminals. The ferocious beasts were put on the trail of the baby, and with a twenty minutes’ run overtook it beyond Kokomo Junction, more than two miles away. The child was returned safely to the distracted parents. The dogs, instead of offering to harm it, served as protector* until the attendants arrived. Duel in Lebanon Street*. Wallace Riley, for many year* a prominent resident of Lebanon, was killed instantly Monday morning by Thomas Allen, a stock buyer. Alien’s son, aged 17, had been keeping company with Riley’s daughter, aged 24. On account of the difference in the ages of the young people, both fathers objected to their marriage, but the couple succeeded in securing a marriage license Friday evening and were married. Immediately after the marriage they left for Putnam County, and remained there until a telegram advising them of the tragedy called them home. When Miss Riley failed to come home Friday night her father set out to learn the cause. He soon heard of the marriage. He denounced the elder Allen a* helping on the marriage. The men met on the streets Saturday afternoon. Riley said: “Defend yourself! One of us is

going to die!” Riley pulled his revolver. Allen said he was unarmed, and the two repaired to Hooton’s hardware establishment in search for a weapon for Allen. They were finally separated before any blood was shed. Monday morning Riley was on the streets early, and was loud in his claims that he was after Allen. Riley was just coming out of the postoffico room when Allen drove up in his carriage, alighted and passed in. After getting hi* mail he started to leave the postoffice, when Riley accosted him with drawn weapon. Like a flash Allen drew his pistol and the fifing began. Riley fired two shot* and Allen four. When the smoke cleared away Riley was lying in the postoffice door, and Allen’s son, who witnessed the affray from his father's carriage, had received a severe wound in the right side. Allen was arrested and is in jail. Both men are wealthy and influential. Riley has cut a prominent figure in politics for many years. Missing Daughter I* Found. Mary Smith, after many years’ and whose whereabouts were unknown to her family, has returned to Kokomo to claim her portion of her father’s estate. Fifteen years ago Miss Smith, daughter of a wealthy farmer, married against the will of her parents, and for this was driven from home and memory, being entirely ostracized by relatives. The marriage was an unfortunate one. In three year* she was deserted by her unworthy husband. Abandoned and friendless, she placed her two infant children in the orphans’ home, and being in poor health, she was cared for at the county poorhouse. On recovering, she left the poorhouse, wandering away no one knew where. That was ten years ago. Three week* ago the father died. It was found necessary that the missing Mary should be found, if alive, to sign the papers and prove heirship to the $40,000 estate. She was located at Valparaiso, this State, where she was engaged as dishwasher at a college restaurant Corn Cooked During the Storm. near Anderson cause local scientific men to arrive at the conclusion that the electrical condition of the air during the tornado was different from what it has ever been. In certain sections the corn is brown and dead, and can be reduced to powder by rubbing between the hand*. It is blistered as though subjected to * most terrific heat. The theory advanced is that there were electrical currents in the air that were brought in contact the ground by the wind, and that they were so hot as to blister the growing corn. The matter has attracted a great deal of attention. All Over the State. The State convention of the Catholic Temperance Association adjourned at South Bend. Indianapolis was chosen a* the next meeting place, June 1,1897. The following officers were elected: Spiritual director, Rev. Father P. P. Cooney, C. S. C. Notre Dame: president, Patrick Mahoney, Logansport; first vice-president,» Rev. Father Schnell, Terre Haute; second vice-president. Rev. Father Rudolph, Connersville; third vice-president. Mis* Long. Lagro,; treasurer, John G. McCaffrey, Logansport; secretary, fohn Hagerty, South Bend; State organizers, Rev. James A. Burns, C. S. C., Notre Dame, and William Heffernan, Washington; delegates to national convention at St. Louis, John Shannon, Notre Dame, and D. P. Downs, Terre Haute. An epidemic of black diphtheria I* raging at Schererville. In the family of John Boney one child is dead and the death of four more is expected hourly. Wednesday morning the children were apparently well and in a few hours were deathly sick. Disbarment proceedings were instituted Iff Anderson against Prosecutor Scalar, ex-Deputy Prosecutor Doss and Attorney G. R. Call. Call is charged with bribery. Doss with accepting bribes, and prosecuting the State, and the prosecutor 3ith acquiescing in the action of the exosecutor, who was at the time hi* deputy. .F. C. Donald, chairman of the Central Passenger Association of Chicago, state* that roads of the Central Passenger Commit lee will, for the Grand Army encampment, sell excursion, ticket* tn St. Paul at the rate of 1 cent per tulle, by all lines of the committee, plus SB, basing fare from Chicago to St. Paul, op Aug. 30, 31 and Sept. 1. Tickets will be for' continuous passage in both direction* and good to begin going journey only oh date of sale. This subject to ticket condition* established by St. Paul-Chicago line*. Thi* means the rate of 1 cent per tfiile is granted to Chicago, and th* round trip thenoff to St. Paul is SB, which 1* less than 1 cent per mile. >

WALLACH RILEY.

THOMAS ALLEN.