Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1909 — NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS.

m . Lucius Rettlc. the South Betid boy whd' attempted to kill himself in Ift. WiJfwiia ago, is expected to His condition is much improved. Mrsr Cullom; vrifls'trf Senator i3uH lom of Illinois, died at her residence in Washington shortly-after 12 o’cloek Thursday. Mrs. Cullom had suffered from heart trouble for a long time. Orland Wright, of Laporte, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wright, whose left foot was crushed by a Murdock car Sunday, August 8, has lockjaw and his life is despaired of. He is not expected to live more than two days. Calvin Moon, superintendent of the South Bend public schools, was removed by the school board at a meeting held Tuesday night, and John A. Weed, superintendent of the Laporte schools, w r as appointed to the place; —o — Preparations to take over the control of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton railway company by the Baltimore & Ohio railroad company were made Thursday, when new officers and directors of the formef'company were elected.

A delegation of thirty-nine business men, representing the civic and commercial organizations of Tokio, Yokohoma, Osaka and Magoya, has sailed on the steamer Minnesota for Seattle. They will tour the United States as guests of various chambers of commerce.

In the attempt to purify the city administration at South Bend, the committee of fifty, an influential nonpartisan organization, Thursday decided to wield its influence in the coming city election. Records of candidates for office will be investigated and support given only to clean men.

The old union station in Chicago will be replaced by a $25,000,000 structure, according to an announcement made Wednesday. The new building will be erected oh plans in harmony with the “city beautiful” idea and will be opposite the $20,000,000 terminal which the Chicago. & Northwestern railroad is building.

Mrs. Siebert, aged 72 years, appeared in Justice Grover’s court at Laporte Tuesday and made affidavit against her son, Edward, charging him with assault and battery. It is alleged he went home drunk and after being admitted to the house by his mother, knocked her down. Siebert was bound over to the circuit court.

V. V. Montgomery, of Owensville, owns a hen that lays eggs with handles to them—the eggs resemble a gourd. Not content with laying eggs having handles, the old hen laid a dumbell egg—two eggs joined with a tubelike shell an inch in length. There would be two well-developed eggs but for the tube that joins them. John Knack, of Otis, has in his possession a homing pigeon, which has a band on one of its legs bearing the initials and number “J. H., 47109.” The pigeon was apparently very tired and hungry. Mr. Knack and others were riding on a hand car and the bird followed them for some distance, apparently being anxious to be taken care of. The car was stopped and Mr. Knack picked the bird up. Edward Payson Weston, despite the fact that he will be 71 years old when he attempts the feat, declared that he will make another effort to walk from New York to San Francisco in 100 days. He made the announcement upon Jjis return to New York fpom San Francisco. The veteran pedestrian looked none the worse for his walk of 3,859 miles.

Preparatory to letting the contract for a new $250,000 building, Boone county sold her old court house Monday at public sale. Although five hundred people were present Colonel J. B. Henderson, the auctioneer, received only one bid, that of George Miller & Adolphus Wysong, to whom the house was knocked down at sls on condition that they clear the ground within forty-five days. The Sloan & Chase manufacturing company, of Newark, N. J., has been awarded the contract for supplying the Census Bureau with 100 tabulating machines at $478 each, and 300 punching machines at $250 each. The machines are to be used In compiling statistics of the next census returns.