The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1877-05-02
THE STATE.


Wheat is looking fine in Warrick county
Newport was laid out in the summer
OF 1885.
Salem is going to have street lights and
city airs.
South Bend had $1,000 fire Wednesday
night.
farmer living near Newport killed nine
foxes on last Friday.
Corn is selling at 40 cents in Vincennes,
having risen 10 cents.
The farmers of Knox county complained
of bad roads last week.
Bartholomew county is,preparing to make
a general crusade against violators of the fish
law.
Lafayette is trying to get the running ex-
penses Of her water works down to living
prices.
The Academy of Music at South Bend
was sold Wednesday at public auction for
$4,000.
The number of male inhabitants of Grass
township, Spencer county, above the age OF
p is 452
The Logansport Pharos, after rest of sew
eral months, has again made its appearance
daily.
Spencer Journal: Buffalo fish weighing
from 10 to % pounds are being taken out of
White river.
Brownstown is to have two new papers
the Jackson County Bee and a small Satur-
day paper named Local Opinion.
Burglars entered the store of B. F. Limp
u.s. at Boylestown, near Frankfort, a few
nights since, and got away with $3.50.
North Vernon Sun: The grape crop of
next year will of necessity be a very light
one, as the hard winter has killed most of
che buds.
South Bend Register: Hugh Kinds is the
possessor of an Indian curiosity, in deck"
OF cards made out of horse hide Mr.. Lo is
a festive animal.
Lafayette Courier: The report to the
agricultural bureau on the condition of
wheat in Tippecanoe county, says: Better
than for years"
Porter County Vindette Gus Sheets
killed over 40 snakes in two days last week.
blowing them from under ground, the most
of them yet torpid.
Hagerstown secures the fax mill over
which there has been such squabble. The
preliminaries have all been arranged, and
the mill will be constructed soon.
Rockville Republican,: Track-laying on
the l. and S. railroad was commenced on
Sunday, and will be steadily prosecuted till
the Wabash river shall be reached.
Mooresville Herald: The Morgan county
medical society met in convention at this
place Wednesday last There were quite a
number of practitioners in attendance.
Spencer Journal: 1t is becoming quite
fashionable hereabouts for persons when
they meet to inquire of each other, "Hows
yer jawr' 1t may be well TO state that
mumps prevail in this hamlet.
Porter County vindette: And still the
normals come. Every available room seems
to De occupied, and still the demand con-
tinues The school probably numbers not
less than ], 800.
The following patents were granted to In
diana inventors last week ]. b. Fox, South
Bend, wrench. A. Fox and N. and l.. Vor-
valid, Columbus, railroad gate. T. Calf, Au-
rorr, still. t. T. Fleener, Arlington, ditch
ing machine. /. w. Pyle, Decatur, wheel
tires
New Albany Ledger-Standard: 1t is said
that the suit of the state against Shuler, ex-
warden of the southern penitentiary has
DteH lpTOmlScu, JuuSlucHC DclliB CnJcTtu
against Shuler for 81 800 and costs. Why
not compromise with convicts wipe out and
begin anew.
Terre Haute Gazette: In the four games
of draught which have been in progress be-
tween Terre Haute and Marshall during the
past three weeks Marshall has not been
heard from for several days. The advantage
in all four of the games is understood to be
with Terre Haute.
Union City Plandealer: Seventeen car
loads of grape shot and q cars of shot and
shell passed through this city this morning
eastward, and will probably in course of
time be dished up as lunch to the "Musco-
vites'' or some other nation that wants a
piece of Turkey"
Saturday morning a frightful accident
happe nened to fve-year-old son of John
Lynch, living in Fort Wayne, who fell into
. tub Of boiling water, and was terribly
scalded. The skin peeled off his body in
large pieces. and the boy suffered excrucia-
ting agony till death relieved him
Connersville Times: When enc takes into
consideration the fact that there are so
young business men in Connersville 40 of
whom are under 80 years of age, ii is not to
be wondered at that our city is the most
prosperous of its size in the state Youth
and enterprise work well in the same har-
ness.
Baintertown, owned by Clark & Rodibaugh,
was broken into by burglars last Thursday
night and 81 800 worth of goods stolen.
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