Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1904 — ITEMS HERE AND THERE [ARTICLE]

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Remington Press: The oil well apparatus was moved this week to John Wilson’s place where another well is being sunk, the well on Mr. French’s hnd is a depth of of 152 feet .and shoeing a good peroemage of oil, but ju-t how much can not be determined till they “shoot” it, which will not be done till they finish another well. That burning question which agitated Jasper county from center to circumference some months ago as to whether “cream of hops” “hop ail” and other 1 wet goods of that description was or was not beer, and therefore bevendge that could not be lawfully sold without a license, has been under consideration by Judge Rabb, at Fowler. He decided that any kind of fermented liquor made of bops and grain was beer, under the intent of the law. and the sellers thereof, without licenses were liable to punishment.

The Wabash river is rising so rapidly that considerable alarm is felt by the Monon railroad offi jia's in regard to the great de-ttruotion that will result to their property at Delphi if the flood continues. The Monon road after it crosses the Wabash runs over a high grade near the banks of the old canal, intj town. The company has gme to a large expense in building a high grade to {prevent the waters of the river from pouring into the bed of the canal, bnt it now looks as if the river was going to suoceed in its errand of destruction unless there is a sudden change in ths weather. If the water should suoceed in breaking over the railroad grades into the old canal, ths Monon would not only sustain a great loss of property, but the general traffic of the road on ths Indianapolis branch would be entirely suspended for an indefiniato period.