The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-11-27
STATE INTELLIGENCE.

Bend.
Fort Wayne wants horse race in the
spring.
Elizabethtown is going to have Christian
Church.
Terre Haute has copper kettle that holds
IT'S barrels.
Mexican dollars are only worth so cents at
Fort Wayne.
Clay City, Clay county, Is bowling for
furniture store.
One of the institutions of Nashville is
ladies' barber shop.
The Ellettsville Sun is now known as the
Monroe County People.
John C. Rogers has retired from the edi-
torship of the Rossville Examiner.
Montezuma, Parke county, had q dose of
Susan B. Anthony on Friday night.
Forty-four weeks of schooling, board and
room rent is given at Valparaiso for 500.
The little ones of Fort Wayne are dying
quite rapidly of scarlet fever and diphtheria'
J.W. Reeder, of Clay county, has manu-
featured ., 100 gallons of molasses this season.
The marriage fever has struck Kokomo, 60
licenses having been issued since Septem-
Der 1.
The Wabash Iron Company, OF Terre
Haute. sold 1888 tons of finished iron last
month.
Columbus ships geese by the car load. The
next car load will undoubtedly contain the
editor of the Republican.
The Winamac Democrat asserts that IL 900
acres of land in Pulaski county are mort
gagged to eastern capitalists.
Knox county claims the oldest woman In
the state. Her name is Magdalen Bergheim-
er, and she is 102 years OF age.
The girls of the quiet little village OF Terre
Haute are being lectured by the Mail for
flirting. Oh, girls, don't be so naughty
Seymour is to have a new daily. 1t will
be issued from the Office of the Post, the in
itial number to appear on Monday next.
The Plymouth Republican is devoting all
of its local space to complimentary notices
OF subscribers who drop in and pay 80 cents
on subscription.
Captain A. O. Ward, of the Terre Hsute
Light Guards, is off on tour of inspection
by appointment Of the governor.
The boss" crop OF sweet potatoes was
raised by L.. F. Ambrose, of Clay county
l02 bushels from COZ square rods of land, or
at the rate of 2l2 bushels per acre.
Columbus Democrat: The latest novelty
in love affairs Is the hiring of a dray by a
young man to have a note conveyed to his
girl. This thing was done yesterday.
Five prisoners escaped from the Jail at
Warsaw one night last week. Accomplices
from the outside rendered them the neces-
sary assistance to enable them to get out.
The case of the state of Indiana against
williams, Reed and others, which was an.
nounced to take place at Terre Haute few
days ago, has been sent to Clay county for
trial.
Brazil Index: Grave robbing has not YET
commenced in this locality, but the princi
pal school house was broken into few
nights ago, and furniture, books ETC., mutt
lated.
William Sproney, of Wildcat township
Upton county, was kicked by horse, OF
Tuesday afternoon, and sustained a fracture
of the skull, from the effects OF which h'
died on Thursday.
The national organ, which has been pub
Hshed at North Manchester, has been re
moved to Huntington, where the edito
thinks he can get something TO eat, II he ha
good luck.
Fowler Herald: Grain merchants ant
we'll to do farmers In this county are erect
ing new corn cribs. They realize the fac
that the price OF corn will not advance 10
several seasons.
Gus Krager, a section hand on the l., p
and G. road, was run over at Deedsville by
passenger train Wednesday night. Both o
his legs were cut of. He died the next day
He leaves wife and child.
The Williamsport Republican gives two
column account Of the capture Of three me
who robbed a miller in that neck Of wood
of SIG The mems names were Harry Me
cauley, Ed Weaver and Al Weaver. The
are supposed to belong to a gang at Danvlll'
Ill.
Brazil Index: A new railroad is conten
plated to pass through the southwestern pal
NJ this county by way OF Coffee and Howe
Vile. connecting Terre Haute and Worthinl
ton as ITS terminal points. Such roa
would pass through sections OF rich countr
In Vigo, Clay and Greene counties
Princeton Democrat: We are informe
by Mr.. Thomas Witherspoon, OF Owensvill
that there is in that place an old lady name
Kenneth, who is 10S years old. She still n
tains her eyesight, and is able to go a6oI
without any difficulty. Is there an old'
person in the state?
A notorious rough named John Dillon W
arrested at Logansport, Saturday night, 4
bo;no DRINK. Sunday morning he set ire
the bedding in his cell, and was so serious
burned that it is thought he can not
cover.
Hancock Democrat: Several parties
the neighborhood OF the Wilson murd
have engaged the service OF two or tnr
very prominent mediums 70 3,i noid a se nm