Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1905 — COST OF IDLE YARN. [ARTICLE]

COST OF IDLE YARN.

A “CABBAGE SNAKE” STORY COSTS GROWERS MILLIONS. People, Alarmed, Refuse to Knt the Vegetable and Large Supplies Rot in Cellars—Michigan City, Ind., Ordered Sold for Debt. ‘‘Five million dollars paid for a lie" is the tvay J. W. Brown, a Des Moines wholesale produce merchant, describes the sequel to the story concerning the cabbage snake. Some one started a yarn to the effect that a small worm, or snake, was concealed in many of the cabbages on the market, and as a result cabbages are rotting in the produce cellars. People are afraid to buy them. It is estimated that there arc at least SIO,OOO worth of cabbage in Des Moines which no one will purchase, while it is claimed that the damage caused by the story throughout the nation will not he less than $5,000,000. Trade papers are discussing the matter in a furious vein, and regular cabbage raisers declare they would rnise a big reward for the punishment of the. cabbage snake liar if punishment we're possible.

SHOOTS TWO-KILLS HIMSELF. Tragedy Follows a Lovers’ Quarrel in Minnesota. An attempted double murder followed by a suicide occurred in Tracy, Minn. lowa P. Ilusted shot Mrs. G. E. Lindsley and her daughter Eva and then seut a bullet through his own heart, dying instantly. Mrs. Lindsley is thought to be fatally injured, hut the daughter may recover. Mr. Lindsley, who witnessed the tragedy, was narrowly missed by a bullet aimed at him. The tragedy is thought to have been the result of a lovers’ quarrel. Husted, who boarded with the Lindsley family, was in love with Eva. He quarreled with Mrs. Lindsley and suddenly drawing a revolver began shooting. TOWN ORDERED SOLD FOR DEBT. Michigan City, Ind., Thrown oifMarket by Court Decree. In a writ of execution Judge Funk in the Circuit Court in South Bend, Ind., gave the sheriff of Laporte county authority to sell Michigan City, Ind., to satisfy a judgment for SII,OOO in favor of Agnes Phillips, who obtained that sum on a personal injury suit. An appeal from the decision will be taken. Attorneys are investigating to discover whether or not the town can be sold in this manner.

Suicide of Patriotic Nurse. Despondent beeause of poor health. Miss Lydia Haupt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Haupt, committed suicide at her home in Bellefontaine, Ohio, by swallowing poison. During the SpanisliAmerican war she was a government nurse and had the distinction of raising the American flag over Moro Castle, Havana. More Work for Poison Squad. The so-called “poison squad,” consisting of clerks in the Department of Agriculture who have volunteered for service in carrying out the food preservative and coloring matter experiments of Dr. Wiley, are about to continue the experiments until Marchil probably, as to the effects of artificial coloring of food on the system. Fire Causc-3 $550,000 Loss. The Maple Leaf grain elevator in Kansas City. Kan. owned by the Chicago Great Western Railway Company, was burned, with 300,000 bushels of wheat, entailing a loss of $550,000 on building and contents, fully insured. The fire was caused by sparks generated by frictions of a belt. Kills Sugar Beet Bounty. The Supreme Court of Nebraska has declared unconstltTitional ihe sugar beet bounty law enacted at the legislative session of 1895, which provided a bounty on sugar manufactured from Nebraska grown ibcets. Fifty Hurt on Stage. Falling of a bridge during a performance of “Carmen” in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, injured'"Tift?, persons on the stage, causing a panic among the company and brought a large audience near to disaster. Are Crushed in Train Crush. One man was killed and half a dozen persons were seriously injured in a rearend collision in which three trains crashed together on the Ninth avenue elevated structure in New York. Seven Die in Russian Clash. An encounter between strikers and Cossacks took place at Ralakhany, Transcaucasia. Six strikers and one CosBack were killed and many persons were wounded.

Clash in Colorado Lejrlslature. The Speaker and Lieutenant Governor clashed in the joint session of the Colorado Legislature, the latter finally leaving with his adherents. A fraud investigating committee was named. Adams 'Wins in Colorado. Alvn Adams lias been declared Governor of Colorado by the Legislature, which found his majority over Governor Peabody was 9,774. Dun's Neview Shows Gains. Dun's weekly review shows gains in first week of 1905 over previous year and trade generally opened auspiciously. Find Jupiter's Sixth Moon. ( Prof. Perrine of Lick observatory has discovered a sixth satellite of Jupiter by means of observations with the Crossloy reflector. It is certain the body is revolving around the planet. Bought by Htandurd till Company. The Standard Oil Company lias purchased the entire stock and control of the San Francisco Coke fend Gas Company, which is sakl to foreshadow another contest with the San Francisco Gas and Electric Corporation for the lighting of the city.