Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1900 — RECORD OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY TOLD. ♦ New Center of Population MarkedCigarette Fiend Kilis Himself—New Game Law Proposed—Ohio Company Leases Oil Landa—Talked to Death. Ten years ago the census bureau located the center of population of the United States eighteen miles east of Columbus, near Westport, 39 degrees 11 minutes and 56 seconds west latitude and 85 degrees 32 minutes aud 53 seconds north longitude. Upon information now given out by Government Census Director Merriam a Columbus party by mathematical calculations located the center of population in, a wheat field on the farm of Frank ‘Wright, nine miles north of Taylorsville, in the southwest corner of the northeast quarter, section 15, town 10, range 5 east. An inscribed board marks the spot. Suicide of a Young Student. Eugene Stansfield, aged 18, freshman in the Columbus high school, committed suicide. He had fallen behind in school and was requested to return in the evenr ings. He rebelled at this and refused to go to school. His mother told him he would either attend school or go to his father at Mount Carmel, 111. He said he would leave and went to pack his trunk. Instead of doing this, however, he tied the trigger of a rifle to his toe, placed it to his left breast and fired, killing himself instantly. Young Stansfield had been a confirmed and inveterate cigarette smoker for six dr seven years; his growth being greatly retarded thereby.

Plan to L cense Hunters. A new game law, having for its purpose the protection of the hunting preserves of the State from encroachment by Chicago sportsmen, will be introduced at the forthcoming session of the State Legislature. The Kankakee marshes are the favorite hunting grounds of thousands Of Chicago huntsmen. The proposed law provides that all persons living outside of the State shall procure a license to hunt in Indiana. The law has the backing of all the organizations of.hunters in tlje State. Leases Oil Lands. One of the biggest deals in oil lands made in the Indiana field in the last year was concluded when the Ohio Oil Company filed for record leasee on lands in Adams and Wells counties. The total number of acres is 2,2(50 and the farmers who executed the documents obtained very favorable terms. Thirty-four landowners joined in the lease. Fatal Mania in a Novel Form. Mrs. Avery of Newcastle died at a hospital in La Porte, her death being due to strange causes. About seven days before, a mania for constantly walking and talking developed and grew upon her to such an extent that she was practically uncontrollable. The ceaseless walking and talking continued until she became so exhausted that death resulted.

Within Our Borders. New oil field will be opened up east of Muncie. New Shelbyville Christian Church will cost $15,000. Mrs. G. W. Payne, Frankfort, fell dead on a train in Colorado. Independent telephone cable laid across Ohio river at Rising Sun. William G. Shoemaker, 65, Richmond, former manufacturer, is dead. Posey County voted against both proposed constitutional amendments. Edward Hunter, Columbus, soldier lu the Philippines, died of pneumonia. The bondsmen of ex-Treasurer Wilson, Shelby County, have had his books checked up. Edw’ard Marshall, 30, formerly of Indianapolis, was killed in a runaway near Gaston. Muncie red men will organize past sachems’ association. None but past officers will be eligible. Six men were injured, two fatally, by an explosion that wrecked the Keystone Club rooms at Marion. A Jersey cow killed Mrs. Margaret Johnson, near Chesterton, and seriously injured Mrs. Will Johnson. George McGanahan, 24 years old, was ground to death in an elevator at Indianapolis. His mother lives in Chicago. Country papers say that wild geese are unusually late this year, but they began to come in fast with the first cold wave. Frank Debonia, farmer, Madison County, was arrested for turning a bulldog loose on Irvin Delph, to whom he objected as his daughter’s lover.

Frank Jordan, inmate of the Grant County infirmary, escaped and went to the First A. M. E. Church, Marion, drove the minister out, and began to preach. He had to be overpowered. The congregation was panic stricken. William Mitchell, Anderson, caught in the house of S. L. Van Petten, Friday night, got from two to fourteen years. It is said he has burgfarized twenty or thirty Anderson houses in the last few months, and was getting goods to start a restaurant. , Directors of the Indianapolis Southern officially announce that they have decided to put on the open market $1,000,000 of the preferred stock of the road. Accompanying the announcement is the first official statement as to the route of the new road. It is to run to the following county seats: Nashville, Brownstown, Salem, Rockport and Paoli; also West Baden, French Lick, Ferdinand and Greenview. The road will furnish direct connection with Evansville, and with Owensboro and Louisville, Ky. Ultimately the company will build a branch to Bloomington and into Greene and Sullivan counties. The charge against Oscar Speer for alleged complicity in the murder of Robert Weaver, at New Point, last July, has been dismissed. Brooker Brothers of North dealers in general merchandise, have made an assignment to A. Tilman. The liabilities are between $6,000 and $7,000 and the assets $12,000. A man fohnd on the streets of Pennville, raring like mad, was sent to the county infirmary. In a letter found in his valise he said the doctors have an Ingenious and invisible way of inserting electric tubes into of his body. ■■ i ♦