Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 March 1904 — RECORD OF THE WEEK [ARTICLE]

RECORD OF THE WEEK

INDIANA INCIDENTS TERSELY TOLD. Young Man Held for Death of Girl— Kokomo Man Fasts to Cure DiseaseFamily Near Albion Stricken —Torpedo Works Is Wrecked. In the mysterious case of Della Vann, who died at Evansville Feb, 26, George Harrison has been arrested. He is charged with performing ah operation on Miss Vann. He made a confession to the caroner of Evansville. When MissVann went from her home in Chandler she went to the house of Mrs. Steiler ami asked for shelter for the night. She told Mrs. Steiler that if she died to send her body to George Harrison at Chandler and he would pay the charges. She died and the coroner found that an operation had caused death. Cures His Ills by Fasting. T. J. Dye of Kokomo, who completed a fast of ten days recently, sail: “I never felt better in my life than while fasting.. For the first two days I felt some discomfort, but after that I felt no incoftvenieme whatever Ao to hunger. I was not hungry .during the whole time.. My first meal was a light one. I ate all I desired. My nerves were steadier than I ha-ve ever known them before. I could grasp my pen better anil write a steadier hand. Before my fast I had suffered much with rheumatism, but I believe I have driven it out of my system.” / - _ Albion Family Is Stricken. Charles Black, a prosperous young farmer residing near Albion, was striekparalysis upon his return home after delivering to the jail authorities for safe keeping a brother who had suddenly become insane. The condition of the two sons so preyed upon the mind of the father that he, too, is bordering upon insanity, with grave fears as to his recovery. The father is assessor of his township. Explosion Wrecks Torpedo Plant. The plant of the Knightstown Torpedo Company was destroyed by an explosion of nitroglycerin. Stephen Clark, an employe, was killed. All Over the State. Measles are having their inning in Indiana. Jacob Fender, 98, died at his home in Abington. Tho Goshen rubber works will double its capacity. Farmers in southern Indiana are sowing clover seed. Greene County grand jury returned 118 indictments. Peru high school students won in debate with Muncie. IMrs. Elizabeth Sellers, 84, died at her home near Zionsville. An unsuccessful attempt was made to rob the Portland postofflee. Linden will no longer be dry, as a man has secured a saloon license. About 25 negroes, fleeing from Springfield, Ohio, arrived at Richmond. Robert Montgomery, for thirteen years city treasurer of Shelbyville, is dead. The first clip of wool of the season was sold in Crawfordsville a few days ago. Hundreds of sea gulls are to be seen hovering over the river east and west of Peru. Chester Cooper, 14, of Albion, was struck by lightning and his recovery is doubtful. Bloomfield reports quite a demand for farm property, and that much land is changing hands. It is estimated that 750 South Bend people are under the care of physicians, on account of the grip. Georgiana Charlton, 12, Lawrenceburg, was probably fatally injured by falling from a seasaw board. The roads are so bad in some places that some of the rural mail carriers have put their horses on extra rations. Following instructions left by Patrick Mines, of near Washington, relations found, burled near his. home, $1,855 in gold. Several men were arrested on the charge of conducting gambling devices nt the Lackey horse sale, Cambridge City. Dr. S. W. Edwin, Elwood, has retired from the practice of medicine, in which he has been engaged for more than forty years. A good deal of tobacco is being brought to Rising Sun. The farmers want to get it out of the way for new crops. Mrs. Mary McCabe, 76, died nt her home in Shelbyville. She wns the last of sixteen children and was the mother of sixteen. Charles J. Reimann of Crawfordsville may be one of the heirs of $3,000,000 which, it is said, is coming to the family in Germany. Poultry fanciers of central Indiana have Organized an association for the purpose of holding an annual poultry show in Lafayette. Tho sentiment among the Indiana miners to accept the proposition of the operators and thus prevent the cessation of work is said to be growing stronger. James E. Hunt. Panhandle brakeman,, whose home is in Richmond, fell from his train nt New Castle and both legs were crushed antler the wheels. He may die. While Leona Nutgrnss, 7, of Fairland, wns taking ashes from a stove, her dress caught fire and she was so badly Burned thnt she may die. Her mother is dead, and .the little girl has been trying to fill her place. " Mormon missionaries nre making a hevse-to-house canvass in Washington County, and are making some converts. Mrs. Denlds Connell, 33 years old, and her son George, 13 years old, were fatally burned in a natural gas explosion in Elwood. Mrs. Connell was searching for a gns leak with n lighted taper'when the explosion took place. Mrs. Dehner Pence, a literary woman, tiled in the arms of her husband in Muncie, after holding a reception in observance of her birthday anniversary. Ad autopsy revealed the fact that death was mused by heart disease.