Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1898 — RECORD OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY TOLD. Wheat Prospects in the State—lnhuman Parents Left a Baby in an Empty House-Farmer Who Thinks lie Is tlie Devil —Gas Explosion. Indiana Wheat Crop. Deputy Mate Statistician Will Egnew of Wabasil is receiving reports from the township trustees over the State relating to the acreage of wheat sown last fall. Nearly all of the ninety-two counties have been heard from and show that the acreage is pruc-tieilffy the same ns was sown in l&Dli. Alany farmers who did not intend to put out wheat sowed ns late" as Nov. 1, owing to the warm ntttumn. The reports also show that, while the plant does not look ns strong and healthy as it did last winter, its condition lias improved since the drouth of the fall months; and the statistician thinks' the crop will he a fair one next summer. Crazy Over Religion. Nathan R. Davis, a farmer near Columbus, has gone raving mad over religion and imagines he is the devil. He is of a large, muscular build, anil it is almost impossible to keep him from killing himself and everybody lie sees. The other night he broke his bindings and severely injured, two, of the seven attendants before he was subdued. Parents Desert n Baby. George B. Howe and wife, well-known-residents of Jackson township, living on a rented farm, have disappeared, leaving a child in the deserted house.* It was not discovered for two days, when its weak wail attracted the attention .of passing neighbors. The child was nearly dead for want of food. Bostic Killed by the Cars. William Bostic, aged 50, living near the Wabash river, while attempting to cross the Evansville and TerrC Haute Railroad track at Earmersburg, was caught by a trVip and instantly killed. Bostic leaves a wife and large family. Hurt by an Explosion. An explosion caused by a leak in gas connection' wrecked the Sheridan brick works at. Sheridan. Three persons were Injured and the property loss will amount to $5,000. Takes Her Husband's Life. “Link” Mitchell, a farm hand employed nine miles west of Indianapolis, was shot and killed by his wife. He was about to strike her with a stick of wood. Within Our Borders. The curfew law is now in operation in Indianapolis. John Ballengor was killed by a Panhandle train at Elwood. William Compton of Hamilton was killed by the ears at Lafayette. - Fire damaged "the Crawfordsville Catholic Church and contents to the extent of nearly $2,500. • Floods have caused the loss of considerable property in Knox, Gibson and Posey eountjes. James S. Cotton, a grocer of Zionsville, has assigned with liabilities of $5,000. The gross receipts of the poultry business for the year 1897 in Indiana was $5,000,000. Frank B. Noyes, professor of art in the Indianapolis Industrial Training School, died, aged 31 years. The new city directory gives Indianapolis a population of 194,700, a gain of 14,070 in the hist year. The Cottage planing mill burned r at Evansville. The loss is placed at about SIS,(MM), with an insurance of S4,(MX). James Kennel, a merchant of, Aletz, disposed of his stock and suddenly disappeared, leaving behind debts aggregating $(!,()( M). Hattie Harding's suit lo recover a wife’s share of the estate of the late Frank Fairbanks at Terre Haute has been compromised. Airs. MeAlanus, mother of State Senator AlcAlunus, died at La Grange from heart failure while in conversation with friends, at the age of 87. At La Porte, Samuel Nickl's, aged 1(1, is dying ns tin* result of excessive cigarette smoking. He has been addicted to the habit for several years. The grand jury at Sullivan has returned an indictment ngnjfist Dr. W. B. Grigsby for murder in tile first degree. l>r. Grigsby killed Henry Schwnlly near (Aaktowif about four weeks ago. The Elwood, Anderson and Lnpee Railroad has been incorporated. It will be built by the owners of the tin plate mills and will connect the three towns named. It is to lie built to tap the coal fields. Alva Alels.m dropped dead at Anderson after rising from the supper table, lie bad been in the best of health. He was the only nian living wlm had a thorough knowledge of the city gas piping and his death is a Kerims loss to the city. Henry Lnnlh, deputy sheriff of Boone County, left the sheriffs office ten days ago for tlie supposed purpose of driving a few miles into the country to serve a summons and failed to return. The work of examining his books is in progress. A class fight between seniors and sophomores mi one side and juniors mid freshmen on tlie oilier took place at the Franktin College and ended in a bloody riot. Several students were hurt, and ,in the melee the $5,000 telescope was badly damaged. * . Levi Knders, a well known resident of Elkhart, was killed on the Western division of the Lake Shore and .Michigan Southern Railway. Ho was passing lav tween two cars standing a short distance apart, when the ears were pushed suddenly together and he was caught between the drawbars. Evatis Johnson, an aged .gunsmith of Cartilage, came near dyhig from nitric acid poisoning. He bought a bottle of nitric acid for gun polishing aiiTl a bottle of cough medicine for a cold. He got them mixed and in-the dark took u dose from the bottle containing add. Charles Smith, n glass blower whoa* home Is somew here in Pennsylvania, was found th'n'd in his bed at Itedkey. Smith nnu a few of his friends were, drinking pretty heavily the day before, and wound up by eating two to three cans apiece of tomatoes, and ns n result he rupturiM a blood vessel while trying to unload them.