The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-11-07


Liberty Township. shelby County. and ~.
barn and ou;huilings we're burned on ~,
night 81 the 18Th Loss, $500: no Insurance
An incendiary doubtless fired them.
THE following we're elected officers Of N.
Grand Council Of Royal and Select Masons 4
the meeting IN indianapolis on the Elsa
Walter r Godfrey, Of Michigan CITY. Illus
trious Grand Master; Edward o. Ross. a
wabash, Deputy; Perry W. Gard. 81 Frank
Tort, Ill, Master; Albert Hayward, ~ Vim
cennes, Grand =. G. Of Work: Charles Fisher,
Of indianapolis, Grand Treasurer: John "
brammel, Of Indianapolis, Grand Recorder.
JoHs IRWIN and John Rcvo, OF yeyay. wer,
drowned the other evening while attempting
TO wade the river. They had crossed over N
the Kentucky side in . skin, and some one
had returned In the boat They attempted u
wade across and were swept down by the cur.
rent Irwin was young man who trie /
70 cross the river three or four years ago fin !
leaky skin with five Of his brothers and sister.
when the skin sank. drowning four of the
other children, only two Of the six escaping.
Revo leaves wife and three children. and
Irwin father and mother, who have lost !
family Of children By drowning.
IT Il expected that the foundation Of the
State House will be up 10 the surface 81 the
ground by the time winter sets in This l.
not as far a. the Commissioners laid Out, hut
they are satisfied that the work Is beinr
pushed 3 rapidly - circumstances will
permit
DURING the week ending At noon On the
'sth, is,ii0 freight cars we're handled =; Tngf-
annapolis, OF which 1925 an Increase ~ ~
over the preceding week. were loaded. s.3os
being received and .,sel forwarded
The Increase In hog receipts at Indianapolis
for nine months this year, over the CORE
spending period last year, is about twenty-five
per cent; Of cattle, eight per cent.
Ludlow DAVIS, Of Charlottesville, was
thrown from horse few DAYS ago. sustain
in= injuries from which be died on the follow
ing night
The other morning Mrs Priscilla Green.
al aged resident Of Hendricks County. arose
from the brcakfasf-fable. after eatinga hearty
breakfast, and walked into the sitting-roum-
Immediately after sitting down she exelaIin-
ed, Oh. my heartr' and fell expiring iEnme-
diats.. afterwari
THE little son o. Frank Palmer Of Knights
town. was recently killed BY 4 loaded wagon
running over him. His head was frightfuly
crushed
THE list of old settlers Of FLOYD County has
been completed. and foots up one hundred
and forty-two- The oldest man on the list l.
John Coleman. Of Lafayette Township. aged
nnety-iye. and spry A. cricket The
youngest man Is sixty, and was born In the
county.
A WHITE COUNTY farmer made sale recent
" OF bunch Of beef cattle that averaged
Lose pounds. and brought ss3 per head That
Is the best yet reported for this season.
THERE Il trouble IN the public schools Of
Corington. The pupils have been caught
playing draw poker for money. and the School
Board are called upon % break up the game
OK the afternoon Of the I'D W. b. Mat
thew's team took fright, AZ Peru. and ran
wagon and fatally hurt
POWELL x CALDwELL's steam saw-mill.
four miles north Of ConnersriIle, was burned
4 few nights ago. Loss. 5000
The mines that have been heretofore sup
plying St. Louis with coal are al shut down.
owing 70 strike among the miners. and
Evansville + taxed 10 her utmost 70 supply
The ~ future great" with the black diA-
nonds.~
GRsrE-vr~Es At Lafayette have not onIv
'aken the second growth. but the grapes
themselves are ont with the second crop.
MARTIN GRIFFIN. Of Michigan CITY, was
a'ally shot ia the beast by the accidental
discharge ~ his own gun, while duck-hunting.
N recent sunday.
PRoF. JoH~ HrssEr, Of Pursiee University.
lafayette, was stricken with paralysis 4 few
nights ago.
o. the morning Of the I'd the Evansville
,olice force ARRESTED a colored man named
llley. driver az yenemann's transfer baggage
wagon AZ that place. upon the charge ~ being
'oncrrnei In several robbcries Of baggage
here. On being arrested Alley confessed
Ms guilt, and told the officers where tsey
ould recover s2oDo worth Of goods be had
A FEW evenings ago Lot Abram. an old
and prominent citizen Of Plymouth. entered
lis barn 70 feed his horses, but was kicked 50
'adly by one Of them that he .icd next morn
ng.
HoS- WILLIAM II. ENGLISH, Of lndianapc-
Is. has purchased an elegant monument in
Europe. 70 be placed over the grave II his
ather. Colonel English. az Crown Hin cc,ne-
cry. Ills forty feet high, and cost 500
The lot and fence cost Sd0u
DrEISG an alteration between some color
u People AZ dance a few miles from New
'asile on the night 81 the I'D. James shep-
larl was fatally stabbed By Barr johnson and
lilies Coon who made their escape
INDIANAPOLIS dealers are inclined To be
'rovoked hccanse they are not 10 supply the
urniture- carpets ard other neces~arics "a
he mex hotel IN that city, orders for which
ave been placed In Chicago.
GANG ~ burglars 4 getting in ia work at
on the night ~ the 25th the
esidencc Of Jacob = ElilArbrand was IN
cred and 4 gpld watch and chain and other
aluables taSru. The residence az A. ID.