Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1901 — INDIANA INCIDENTS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA INCIDENTS.

RECORD OF EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK. Minister’s Black-Sheep Son Abducts* a Girl and Then Deserts Her—Attempt to Wreck a Sedalia Store—Prominent People Arrested for Shopliftins. In the disappearance of Miss Ora Atkinson, aged 16, a rival to the famous Nellie Berger case has developed. Miss Atkinson started for church in Morocco one Bunday evening in April. On the way she was accosted by Calvin Tuggle, son of a prominent United Brethren minister, who invited her to take a drive. She consented and after entering the buggy he informed her that she was in his power and that he>would run away with her. He told her that in ease she attempted to escape he would kill her. The pair drove to ReHssellaer, where they boarded the train for Monon, there registering as husband and wife. Later they went to North Judson, San Pierre, Knox, Medaryville and Francisville, reaching Argos recently. When the girl left she was warmly and attractively attired. Now she has but a thin shirtwaist, skirt, shoes and stockings. As the result of abuse and exposure she is critically ill. The hotel proprietor recognized the couple and by threatening arrest forced Tuggle to wire the girl’s parents. He immediately disappeared. Dynamite Placed in a Die Store. At Sedalia the other night an attempt was made to blow up the big store of Miller & Roll with dynamite. When discovered the fuse, attached to five pounds of the explosive, which had been placed in a window of a storeroom, had burned to within six inches of the bundle of dynamite sticks, tied together with twine. The burning fuse was extinguished by a small boy. The attempt is supposed to be due to the fierce temperance war which was waged in the town for several years and which resulted in the destruction by dynamite of the only saloon in the town, a few weeks ago. Miller & Roll have been prominent in the fight against the saloons. • Church People Go to Jail. Mr. and Mrs. James Sanders, active members of the First Methodist Church of Marion, were arrested on the charge of shoplifting. The superintendent of police and three patrolmen went to the Sanders home with a search warrant and found SI,OOO worth of silks, linen, silverware, diamonds and jewelry that was identified by the local merchants as stolen from their counters. Accept Invitation to Stea’. Thieves entered the Standard Oil Company’s office in Evansville and robbed the safe of $750. The safe is always left open at night and this sign hung on the door: “Help yourself; don't crack the safe.” The officials acted on the theory that it was cheaper to leave the sr.fe open than to run the risk of having it blown open.

Flock of Sheep Burned by L ! rr’'t-' , ’><-. At the approach of a storm H. K. Johnson, a Kokomo farmer, drove his Hock of fine merino sheep into the barn, expecting to shear them. Just as the door was closed the barn was struck by lightning and entirely consumed by fire. The fiock of forty-nine sheep was burned. The loss was $3,000. Within Our Borders. Several cases of smallpox are reported ft-om Doolittle’s Mill and Sigler Creek. William J. Irwin, a prominent politician, fined $250 for disturbing a meeting at Vincennes. Chas. J. Sweazey has been recommended for postmaster at Nappanee, to succeed Frank Brown. Bicycle and buggy shop of Sidepbender & Bennett, Delphi, darpaged $1,500 by fire; partly insured. Edna Gray, 12, Henryville, was killed by an engine while trying to save her pet do£ from being run over. Charles Cain, Connersville contractor, died of internal injuries caused by falling from second-storj A. L. Donaldson, Bloomington, will build nine miles of pike road from Greensburg to Milhousen for $17,240. L. W. Fletcher, for nearly half a century identified with the pork-packing industry in Indianapolis, died suddenly, aged 75. Widow of Wolf Betz, whose body was found in the Wabash below Mt Vernon, has sued Louis A. Lengelson for SIO,OOO. He was last seen in Lengelson’s saloon. The plant of the Rushville Furniture Company was damaged $30,000 by fire. D. J. Kosse, foreman of the finishing department, was fatally burned by an explosion. J. W. Chipman, Indianapolis, sold his franchise for an electric line through Cambridge City to the Central Traction Company and, it is thought, that company will buy the Indianapolis ami Greepfield line and build through to Richmond. « Charles Ridgeway, a local athlete and boxer of Kappa, has become insane. On a recent night he engaged to meet all who would stand before him. His opponents were numerous, and, though he put out twelve men in the carnival, the effort was too much for him, and as a result he is now violently insane. A breach of promise suit was filed in the Circuit Court at Vincennes by Miss Hannah Mayes against Aaron G. Jordan, a wealthy merchant of Decker, asking $25,000 damages. She alleges that in February, 1896, she and the defendant became engaged to be married and that Jordan kept postponing the fulfillment of the engagement from time to time, till April 15 laat, when he married Miss Pearl Elliott, a beautiful young school teacher and very popular. Mr. Jordan is said to be worth about $75,000. Mrs. Lucinda Reagan, 63, Kokomo, ruptured a blood vessel Iwher throat and died soon. Gen. Lew Wallace will build an elegant lodge on his fish and game farm, near Crawfordsville. Warehouse of the Western Cane Sewing Company, Michigan City, burned. Loss $65,000, insured. Rufus McPherson, aged 70. the famous Greenfork twins, la dead, aml his brother is prostrated. Kokomo Steel and Wire Nail Company, which will employ 1.000 men, is likely ’ to buck the steel trust hard.