Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1903 — RECORD OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERBELY TOLD. Fair* for 1903 in Tbia State —Murder* Son-ln-I.aw on Operating Table--Ex-plosion in Fonder Works Annihilates Building—Two Men Drowned. The following is a list of Indiana fairs for 1903, with the names and postofflea address of the secretaries: Marion Driving Association, July 2-25; Glen D. Kimball, Marion. North Vernon—July 28-31; W. G. Norris, North Vernon. Hagerstown, July 28-31; L. S. Bowman, Hagerstown. Kokomo Driving Association, July 2831; H. H. Leach, Kokomo. Osgood, Aug. 4-7; It. A. Creigmile, Osgood. Middletown, Aug. 4-8; F. A. Wisehart, Middletown. , I.ogansport Driving Club, Aug. 48; J. T. Tomlinson, Logansport. Fairmount, Aug. 10-14; George A. Fletcher, Fairmount. Lebanon, Aug. 11-14; Riley Hauser, Lebanon. Newcastle, Aug. 11-14; W. L. Risk, Newcastle. Lawrenceburg, Aug. 11-15; H. L. Nowlin, Lawrenceburg. Edinburg (races), Aug. 18-21." East Enterprise, Aug. 18-21; R. S. Thompson, Rising Sun. Elwood, Aug. 18-21; Frank E. DeHority, Elwood. Frankfort, Aug. 18-22; W. G. Himmelwrlght. Frankfort. Rockport, Aug. 18-22; James A. Payne, Rockport.

Muucie, Aug. 24-28; M. S. Claypool, Muneie. y New IlWmony, Aug. ’24-28* George C. Taylor, New Harmony. Boswell, Aug. 24 28; W. H. McKnight, Boswell. Corydon, Aug. 24-28; Amzi Weaver, Cor.vdon. Bridgeton, Aug. 24-28; T. O. Miller, Bridgeton. Franklin, Aug. 25-2 S; W. S. Young, Franklin. liushville, Aug. 25-28; J. Q. Thomas, liushville. Newtown, Aug. 27-28; Thomas Shultz, Newtown. Boonville, Aug. 31-Sept. 5; J. F. Richardson, Boonville. Liberty, Sept. 1-4; Milton Maxwell, Liberty. Salem, Sept. 1-4; W. W. Stevens, Salem. Crownpoint; Sept. 1-4; Fred Wheeler, Crownpoint. c Lafayette, Sept. 1-4; C. W. Travis, Lafayette. Anderson, Sept. 1-4; D. H. Durbin, Anderson. Covington, Sept. 1-5; Ross De Haven. Covington. Shelbyville, Sept. 1-5; C. E. Amsden, Shelbyville. Bedford, Sept. 1-5; S. T. Zollman, Bedford. Brazil, Sept. 25; Arthur D. Davis, Brazil. Crawfordsville, Sept. 7-11; W. F. Hulet, Crawfordsville. Chrhney, Sept. 7-12; J. P. Chrlsney, Chrisney. Princeton, Sept. 7-12; W. T. Hopkins, Princeton. Swayzee, Sept. 8-11; W. H. Ammon, Swnyzee. Columbus, Sept. 8-11; Ed Redman, Cc luiubus. Valparaiso, Sept. 8-11; E. S. Beach, Valparaiso. Raiueltoii, Sept. 8-11; C. S. Campbell, Ramelton. Rochester, Sept. 9-12; F. Dillon, Rochester Huntingburg, Sept. 14-19; E. W. Pickhardt, Huntingburg. - Indiana State fair, Sept. 14-18; Charles Downing, Indirfnapolis. North Manchester, Sept. 29 to Oct. 2; Charles Wright, North Manchester.

Slain on Operating Table. Melvin VVolfe, while lying on a surgeon’s operating table at Petroleum, waiting to have one of his legs amputated, was killed by John Terrell, his fath-er-in-law, who emptied the contents of a doublebarreled shotgfln into his head. Terrell, who is a wealthy farmer, then held off the crowd with the gun, which he cooliy reloaded, drove to the sheriff's office and surrendered himself. He is now in jail. The tragedy was the outgrowth of wrongs Terrell believed had been inflicted upon his daughter, whom Wolfe married two years ago. Wolfe deserted the girl, it is said, leaving her with a child in her arms. A suit was brought to compel him to support his wife. It is claimed Wolfe had twice driven past the Terrell home shouting insulting remarks and shaking his fist at Terrell. The third time he drove past Terrell jumped from some bushes along the roadside and fired at his son-in-law with n double-barreled shotgun. The first charge shattered Wolfe’s right leg. The second barrel missed. Wolfe was hurried to the office of Dr. Saunders at Petroleum pnd placed on an operating table to ha4c the leg amputated. While a crowd stood around watching the doctor Terrell came up from his home in a buggy, broke in the doors of the doctor’s office, drove out the crowd at the point of his gun, and with the remark, “I am after him and I am going to get him yet,” fired both barrels into his son-in-law’s head. He was terribly mutilated. At the time he fired the young man was only half-conscious.’ Explosion In Powder Mills. An explosion at the Aetna powder mills, near Ilsmart, resulted In the complete annihilation of part of the plant and tho loss of 110,000 to the company. The force of the explosion was so great that windows jn buildings several hundred feet away were broken Into fragments. Nobody was hurt. Mats Items of Interest. Jesse Huger and IVter Bilhimer were drowned hi the Wabash river at Wabar4i. William Wolf tried to save a horse at the Lake Erie crossing at Feru and a train from Indianapolis killed them both. A team belonging to Zeb Rose, ”»«y----moor, ran away and plunged Into a shu.» window, breaking two large plate glasses^ The coroner at Terre" Haute has decided that Mrs. Gilmore, who \t«s fbunw dead, was not murdered, but died as tha iesulc of a fad. C