The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-09-19
WESTERN ITEMS.


tic srount OF &C. 92o.oEo-
ruENIr weighing eleven and half pounds is
10 tie seen in Sparts. Wis. widow.
LEAD.HIr, Col last we, X entertained a large
numter Of Massachusetts, female teachers.
A FIEE started by csr-less hunters swept over
SCo0 acres Il he san Juan grant, nesr Sacramento.
Cal
Az enterprising hen belonging TO RUDE Nicols.
OF Reedsburg Wis dropped an egg recently that
measured eight sad hall inches in circumGer
cree.
THIRTEEN Moruaons arrived in Minneapolis the
other morning. on PROSECUTING tour, aud held
meetings in which they boldly advocated their
creed.
LOUISVILLE, Neb dscorstes the brutes and bum
mers who happen to stop there with coat OF tar
and feathers, consequently the town is not
Iun with these "yermin."
IL the river near Dundee Mich. David Friedt
captured a huge musksliouge mea.uring three feet
and ten inches in length ana weighing twenty
three and a half pounds.
RENO. New. has now two cases of leprosy. BE-
sides leper brought from Wadsworth the other
day. DR.. F. R. wsggoner discovered a well ad-
vsrced cSse Of leprosy at the Lake House on sstur
day morning.
IN strswsisck saltwater. Mimi, recently.
The owner of the stack placed fire under it to get
it out of the way. not knowing OF Hudson's pres.
eIoe, and he was burned 10 death.
II is said at Salt Lake that the Union Pacific will
without 6e,sy, proceed to build a through line of
its own to the Pacific. by way OF the ''Lehi Exten-
sioD," so called, fifty six miles OF which common
gauge are already IN operation.
ME. W. BocKovEN, of Eaton, found a turtle of
tie box species saort time ago that measured
ore foot long End fourteen inches around the
shell, and bearing the names Vi II Dennis, 49,"
aid George Wilcox. lS75' Mr. BoCkOven added
HI. mime tuihsli with the date 1855, snd let the
turte TO TO hunt for more names.
THEY tell story IA silverton OF a miner who
WIS unsGecet Sui 10 prospecting and sat dowl in
tie region OF his 81 lin Sunday morning to read
the bible. He ,eacirg in the Gospel OF Mat
thew, wben suddenly fragment OF rock shining
with gold fell lfom ledge jIst above his head
and rested On the words AK and il shall lie Civ
en- you; seek a I'd &c thall fad " Up jumped the
min6r. searched FIR The land. located his claim,
, End Is now a bonauz. kirg. Next sunday many
citizens were seen Wandering up the slopes OF the
mouI tain wi b tbelr Bh.es in hand.
ALAEoEtI; u, med Btu,ow ne, with seriaus
injury receuty in Ma kaio, MINI With A coil of
rope on BIS tuu ulQCf NJ Vas Ocl1S OfSMl u tue
top of a derrick mast To fas en- Jhe rope, and when
near the top III muscular power seemed to give
wsy ard he slipped back part wsg, then suddenly
fell about twenty five feet. itrikiag ca his head
and shoulder on the shoulder OF another An.
Strange to say the second man does not seem 70 be
injured, but IisUiow taken. badly injured TO
his aEding house, where lie lies in comatose
state and bleeding badly from his l6fr ca. His
shoulder seems badly bruised, and light bfuisG
appears on his head.
) Mr.. JUEPGEH NUM-, at Cleons near Davenport,
Ie., has fine large hay NOW. one day last week
his son George Young man. and Julius LACE,
VINO works on the farm, went into the loft OF the
bern and Jaw nothing unusual there save that
the e was no space for several tons OF hay. About
O'Clock last evening they sgain went into the
loft, and George Aumm was rorr9r stricken to see
his uncle, Jacob Mumm hanging by the neck to a
besm-deai. The family believed that Jacob was
in Nebrsska visiting with his brother for he LETT
JueTgen Mumm's house two weeks ago with that
intention When he returned no one knows; when
he suicided isnt known.
AN old stage coach was SOLD at the sale of Gar
ret Jordan, of Kahoka. Iowa. last week to ba kept
by the Old Settlers Association of Fort Madison,
lows, that was bought by the deceased IN 1885,
and cost when new the sum OF 1908. II il hung
on leather rockers. and was manufactured by the
Government for the mail route at the time be-
tween Palmyra No, d Des Moines, Iowa. The
tongue is long enough foT four horses the doors
have silver handles. and on each window is writ.
ten in gilt letters: ''Des Ioines mail COACH The
Government: officials considered it too heavy for
the business, and disposed Of it TO NJ. Jordan in
whose barn il has been kept in good state OF pre-
serTaiion for the past forty years.
CoNSIDERAELE interest is being manifested in
Mclean County. ILL.,, over the attempt Of repu-
ted spirituaist from Mason County to find $780, 900
in money said 10 have been buried By Spanish pi-
rates long sso. For long tine the fellow laboTed
zeslously il prosecuting his search for the shining
ShCkels, but sn in v4il. He couldn't strike the
ngbtl al, and ssve up in despair The Indians
split which guiding him in the work became
wIstby at the imPudeuce Of the non believers who
were eagerly watching events and would not di-
rect him in his underground explorations. To
make a long story short number OF other fellows
have Ow csmptd there and are engaged ii hunt
ire for The hidden treasure, and propose to lind
it'll they have 10 'coop the entire hin away.
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