Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 115, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1909 — Items About Folks We Know From the Medaryville Advertiser. [ARTICLE]

Items About Folks We Know From the Medaryville Advertiser.

J. S. Daughetee and family, after an eighteen months’ residence at Stephens, Minn., have returned here and contemplate to again make this their future home. While carrying a revolver in his pocket from the bpra to the house, Hugh Low was shot in the leg by the accidental discharge of the weapon. The bullet entered the fleshy part of the leg and ranging downward, was lost, at least it has, up to this time, not been located. Hugh, after hobbling about on crutches for a few days, has discarded them. He is recovering rapidly and says he doesn’t mind a little thing like a 32-calibre bullet in his leg. A rumor became current over this town last Sunday morning that Miss Vidq Wentz, teacher of grades 3 and 4 in the Medaryville schools, had died Saturday night at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Wentz, at Pleasant Grove, Jasper county. We are pleased to be able to state that the rumor was unfounded and that Miss Wentz, according to latest news from her home, is improving nicely. In the meantime Miss Margaret Holl 1b filling her place in school most acceptably. During the "wet” and “dry” campaign in Delphi last February, which resulted in Carroll county voting "dry” by 2,000 majority, it was declared by the "wets” that the city tax rate would be raised in event the county went “dry”. Contrary to this, at the last meeting of the county the city tax rate was. lowered 2 cents, and the rate is now $3.22 instead of $3.24 a SIOO.

James E. Watson, former representative from the Sixth district and defeated republican candidate for governor in the last election, has at last decided to remain in Rushville. He purchased a piece of property Wednesday for $8,200 and will spend $5,000 in improving it. Mr. Watson has turned down many flattering offers in order to make Rushville his home. He considered moving to South Bend and also thought of entering a law firm in Terre Haute.