Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1898 — RECORD OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY TOLD. Two Persons Hart in a Freight Col-lision-Use Fists at a Funeral—Railway Accident Near HnntertowaCaught in Fast Running Machinery. In a collision on the Lake Erie and Western Railroad at Cammack station, two persons were seriously injured and another was killed. The east-bound local freight train was at the station unloading goods when an east-bound through freight crashed into the rear end, completely demolishing the caboose, and the engine waa stripped. Della Mount of Oakville was thrown on one side of the track under the rubbish and J. A. Noble of Independence. Kan., was found on the other side., He has a bad cut in his forehead, both lege are bruised and internal injuries are feared. The woman was nearly scalped, both arms were cut and bruised and she was injured internally. Fight at a Funeral. As the body of Mrs. Jerry Roberts was being carried from the United Brethren Church in Hartford City her husband and his brother-in-law became involved in a fight. Roberts and his wife separated about two weeks before her death, she taking the children with her. Before the funeral Roberts asserted he would take charge of the youngest child hereafter and that was the cause of the altercation. Both were arrested. Train Broke in Two. A north-bound freight on the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad was wrecked one and a half miles east of Huntertown. Eight cars were ditched. Several boys were stealing a ride on the train to Rome City. The train broke in two midway while running at full speed. Kngineer Cut to Pieces. John Leach engineer at the Evansvlll» electric light plant, fell into the running machinery and was killed. His body was caught by the flywheel and torn literally to pieces, the arms, legs and head being severed from the body. Within Our Borders. An electric light plant is one of Worthington's recognized needs. Spurious silver dollars are much in evidence in northern Indiana towns. Thornton is considering the establishment of an electric light plant and water works. Hogs are dying of cholera by hundred* near Valparaiso. It is estimated that farmers of that section will lose from $15,000 to $20,000. William Chambers, formerly superintendent of the big steel mill at Montpelier, is at the head of a project to establish a co-operative iron and steel works in the gas belt. Neal Gerrety, aged 18, employed at the Terre tlaute car works, left home Sept. ID. His father has notified the Indianapolis police, as he is believed to have gone there to enlist. Washington officials have decided that the State National Bank of Logansport, which went into voluntary liquidation a year ago, is insolvent, and a receiver has been appointed. George W. Tinsley, a prominent business man of Columbus, was horsewhipped in front of his place of business by Mrs. Leonard Lay. Mrs. Lay states that he used language to her unfit for a woman to hear and insulted her. A freight engine on the Wabash exploded near Shadeland. Engineer Johnsop, married and living at Lafayette, and Edward Reagan, fireman, single, were caught beneath the wreck. Johnson died as the train reached Lafayette. Reagan’s recovery is doubtful. Harry Andrews, a flint-glass worker in the Kauffield chimney factory of Pendleton, struck at a street lamp in front of Mingle's saloon, thinking it was a man with wlrnni he had had an altercation. The glass was smashed and it cut two arteries in Andrewa’ wrist. Loss of blood nearly caused his death before doctors could control the flow.

At Kokomo, two 7-year-old boys, son* of George Kohlmer and George Michael, wore playing with powder and a small cannon. One of them took some of the pojvder out of the sack and threw it on * tire, when the sack ignited. The children were horribly burned about the face and hands. Both were blinded by the explosion and it is feared they may lose their sight permanently. At Seymour, Henry Fisher, aged 22, committed suicide by shooting himself below the heart. He has been having chills and fever lately and had some trouble with a fireman on the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway, whom he had threatened to kill. Young Fisher became of age last December and received S7OO in money and some real estate, and in a few days spent all of his money. Fred Howard, a young man residing at Newburg, was the victim of a band of angry White Cappers the other night. It is claimed that Howard has been guilty of insulting women, and he has been frequently requested to leave the town. Fifty or more citizens, armed with a rope led Howard by a noose to an apple tree. He begged for mercy and was finally told that if he would leave town at once hi* life would be spared. He agreed to do so and was released.