The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-12-29

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prehensiveness, is in advance, probably, of
that of any previous term in the history OF /
the University. the professors have labOred 1
with earnestness, and great success in their
several departments; and the students have
manifested equal earnestness and diligence |
in study. number of students TOR the 1
last term was, in the college proper. lS6; 80
in the preparatory department, and 80 in
the law department.; total, 254.
MIAMI COUNTY.
That was losing operation OF George
Graft in Jefferson township, who sold his
hogs to George Eikenbury for six dollars
per hundred taking ten dollars as a pledge, |
and afterwards selling them to another |
party for six dollars and fifty cents per hun
bred. Eikenburg sued him for damages,
and it cost Sl57 80 to settle. He had made
ninety five dollars by violating his contract.
He is out S62 90 in cash and ten times that
amount in character.
OWEN COUNTY.
To-day the great fox drive comes of.
Horses and tin pans at a premium.
On New Years morning baby fair is to be
held at Spencer, at which handsome premi-
ums will be awarded to the three best female
and the three best male infants, by COM
4 mittee of four ladies and five gentlemen
! selected from the audience, the red ribbon TO
take the first, the blue ribbon to take the
second, and the white to take the third pre-
MUM. The age OF competing infants must
be between two and Is months, and dressed
in plain calico.
ORANGE COUNTY.
The Paoli News says: Peter Mahan, Sen.
and his wife, Mary Mahan, of Stampers-
! creek township, this county are undoubtedly
: the oldest couple in this state. He was
born on the 18th day of June, 1882, near
Winchester, Va, and is now in his ninety
: third year. Mrs. Mahan was born
in Pennsylvania, in 1888, and is
now ST years of age. They were married
June 6, 1896, in Shelby county, Kentucky,
and removed to this county in 1907 and set
tied on Lost river, in what is now Orleans
|, township, where they remained until 1917
? " hen they removed to Stamperscreek town
s ship, where they have ever since resided
a They have had twelve children, eight o.
: whom are living, the youngest, Peter Ma
han, being forty four wears of age. Noswith.
standing their extreme old age they still
: active, and read the finest print without the
aid of glasses, an article that nei her of then
has used for twenty years. They have
O been married over sixty-eight years, and
have lived on the same farm since 1915.
PARKE COUNTY.
q The question now is, will Washington
and Green townships vote the railroad ta1
or not? The pressure is on to the highes
I. notch.
i PosEY COUNTY.
n Last Monday night, one George Horton
Q from the country, staid in Mount Vernon
g over night. He got into a quarrel with
= William Slack. shoemaker, and stabbed
!, him four times, with large knife. Tb'
: four cuts inflicnng wound an inch to TIT
t lett of the spine, near the shoulder blade
J., that proved fatal It was a case of clear
q nnprovoked murder. Horton was allowed
a to escape, and up to present writing has no
: been caught.
: Last night the New Harmony Literar,
q Society held their ninth annual reunion
The programme indicated fine preparation
for the occasion.
70 ST. JOSEPH COUNTY.
> Three dwellings, near Mishawaks havin
If been ransacked an impromptu vigilanc
d committee was organized, and a search in
It stituted, which resulted in the overhaulin
y of stranger calling himself Loren Wheeler
who was bound over for trial in the circui
court under $500 bonds. Wheeler claims t
10 be respectable and well-to-do farmer tror
h the vicinity of Kalamazoo.
TIPToN COUNTY.
A meeting was held at Upton last Wed
a nesday night in the interest of the Toledo
e st. Louis Railroad. Mr.. Hugh Dickey an
N Judge Green have made the tollowin
propositions: When the company snail ente
into a satisfactory contract to furnish th
10 iron, they agree to give the right OF way an
9 make the read-bed ready for the ties throug
= their respective lands. 1t Is thought that
q great many more large land holders will
81 the same.
r William Mains and George Mum had
misunderstanding about business transat
ton. Mum decided to collect off the hid
In of Mains, and in the squabble both gentle
g. men tumbled into the canal, which probabl
-, COO ed down their zeal for that sort OF litigs
e ton.
as TIPPECASoE COUNTY.
OF Lafayette is furnishing to the llterar
world a platform lecturer. Capt. w. l
"A Wallace is to deliver the first of series
ne six lectures before the Wabash Literary an
Reading Room Association, on Monda
evening, Dec. 2S. The captain has honor
r home, rare thing for prophets, and til
:, Wabash folks will find that be fills the bill
"A John Baker sued the T. w. & w. Railwa
:. Company for SIC, 600. The jury didn't Civ
. him cent. The claim was for some sort
bodily injury.
On Wednesday night r. II. Goodman
IN county treasurer, and p. p. Culver, audito
- were both married, ard left for an extensiy
" pleasure trip in the South. Pretty we'll fC
IN county officials.
10 VERMILIoN COUNTY.
10 Says the Hoosior State: Lewis Butte
ie an old and much respected citizen residin
20 near Perrysville, started from home, we
and hearty, last Tuesday morning, to th
woods for load of wood, and on his return
=, and near his home, he got off the wagon {
- open gate, aud while in the act of openin
"a the gate he dropped dead.
10 woo COUNTY.