The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-17
Minor Notes.

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| continue to and including Aug. q
OF the 5000 soldiers that Indiana sent to the
mexican war, thirtyeight years ago. only about
| 20O are now living.
| fireman's, band and bicycle tournament will
| be held at Goshen, Aug. &c, 27 and %, with
| prizes aggregating $1,000
Pollard Able, of Rockford, has killed white
| crane over three feet high and measuring nearly
hve feet from tip to tip of wings
John E. PEBBLES. one of the oldest and best
known members of the Society of Friends in
Wabash county, has died of old age.
colored boy named John Hedge, while walk
| ing on the sidewalk, was run over by Terre
Haute bicycler and severely injured.
Prof. j. A. Cellar, of the Terre Haute high
school, has been offered the principalship of the
Lafayette hlgh-school and will accept it.
| Poseyvil!e last week shipped 1900 carloads
| OF watermelons to large cities. Long lines of
wagons laden with melons are coming into the
| place.
The trustees of the public library of New
! Albany have ordered the purchase of 1000 vol
umes, in addition to the large number already
| in use.
| Last year Terre Haute had 1T saloons and
| sixty nine lawyers. This year. according to the
| new directory, she has LAT saloons and seventy
| five lawyers.
| At Milan. man named Hamilton, who had
been In the habit of abusing his young wife, was
| terribly beaten.
George Washington Smith, of Jacksonville.
aged sixty two years, is the father of new boy.
| Mrs. Smith is fifty five years old, and is the
| mother of fourteen children.
| Henry Lewis was arrested at Michigan City,
| with horse and wagon which he stole from
| Saginaw, Mich, July It, He admitted his guilt,
and was returned to Michigan for trial.
| at Logansport, a horse belonging to DR. Jor
| dan became frightened and ran into approach
| ing train. One hoof was cut off as by an ak, and
| the animal, worth $3.50, had to be killed.
| AT Jacksonville a subscription is being made
up to prosecute W. G. Patton, of that city, who
has gone to Illinois. for incest, the complaining
| witness being his thirteen-year old daughter
! Near Spiceiand NJ. A. Taylor was in field
| blasting stone when a premature discharge took
place blowing off the ends of three of his fingers
| dlshguring his face and one eye, and injuring
| him otherwise.
John Hoffman, of New Albany, the would be
| poisoner of his fathers family and Miss Cleve
! land has been returned to the State Insane
| Asylum, at Indianapolis, whence he escaped
| about two weeks ago.
The boiler of Charles Aliens saw-mill near
| Afordsvle exploded wrecking the mill and
| engine, and causing loss of 81, 600. Three men
were at work within twenty feet of the boiler,
| but nobody was hurt
| Twenty thousand pounds of willows were
| shipped from Aurora by the Ohio 81 Mississippi
road to discriminating firm in Chicago. This
branch of industry is on the increase in Dearborn
| county, and Is proving profitable.
| The plans for a hotel of one hundred rooms at
| Lake MaXinkuckee. have been drawn, and the
| contract for erecting the building let Dinner
| Brothers, owners of the railroad restaurant at
Indianapolis have leased the hotel for five years
Ex-Treasurer Geilker's (of Bartholomew coun-
ty) shortage has, by the transfer of his property
to his bondsmen, been reduced to about So 600
An assessment or $3.50 has been made on each
| bondsman, which is EXP octed to be paid within
| sixty days.
Mary Niece, twenty-five years old, half
J demented girl from Louisville gave birth at
New Albany, where she has been living for two
| months to an Legitimate child, which she threw
| into cistern. She is under arrest but is not
| expected to live
The sevenyearold boy of Henry Hummel
| living IL Lagro township, Wabash county,
| climbed upon cupboard IN a kitchen while
| hunting snake, which had gone behind it. The
| cupboard fell crushing the boys right leg, and
breaking both bones below the knee.
Dennis Keath, who works in Whites saloon at
Terre Haute, made rough remark to a little
girl named Annie B. Woods to which she re-
| torted in kind, whereupon he struck her in the
face, cutting an ugly cash under her eye, for
which he was arrested and lightly fined.
A barn belonging to the congregation of the
| German Lutheran Church at Peppertown, four
miles south of Metamora. was burned together
with the contents, consisting of grain, hay and
| harness. the property of the pastor, Rev. Carl
| Bersch. Loss, $500; no insurance. Cause in
| cendiariSm.
| On Saturday, the six -year-old son of Henry
| Wilke. a dairyman, near Evansville, fell from a
bridge to the rocks below, distance of twenty
| five feet fracturing his skull. There were FIVE
| inches OF water IN the creek, otherwise instant
| death would have been the result AS it is the
| child will probably die.
| The late William z. Aydelotte, of New Albany
| left no will. A few days prior to his death be
sent for his attorney, but when he arrived Mr.
Aydelotte was too i'll to dictate the will. The
estate is a large one, and includes valuable prop
| critics in Florida. The principal heirs are Mrs
| Aydelotte, the widow, her daughter and the two
children of Rev E. T. Curnick. The remains
were buried at Corydon.
The saloon of Solomon Risley at Prairietown.
Nlgo county, has been blown up by dynamite
| The temperance people of the place are charged
| with having committed the deed Risev's enc
mics claim that he had no right to conduct such
| place. within the sight Of their DOORS and that
| quarres and fights were of daily occurrences
that if Risley will not move away peacefully and
| quietly they will blow him away.
| James Howell deputy treasurer of Clarke
| county, sold a saw mill belonging to CLAY
! Hughes, of Chariestown township, for non paw.
ment of taxes 1t was bid in by Martin Wiser.
who paid $l2 for the same Hughes suffered the
| sale to go on, thinking it was illegal but after
| the sale was completed he discovered to his
| CONSERVATION that the sale perfectly valid
Matters had then gone too far, and Wiser took
| possession of his property. The machinery in
| the mill is alone worth over $780, and Wiser has
made clear profit of about 1868 out of the bar
| gain.
At Lafayette a burglar entered the building
occupied by the Sisters of st. B0rifacius. One
| of the sisters, awakened by the night prowler.
| spoke, asking If it was the Mother Superior. A
| voice, which did not at all fit that gentle ladv.
responded that&S was. The sister was terribly
frightened, but aid the most sensible thing pos
| sible under the circumstances Selling big din
ner- bell which was conveniently near and ring
| ing IL with all ner might This aroused the
other sisters, who called the neighbors. and the
| bold burglar climbed out of the side window. bv
which he had entered, and decamped
| About daylight, on Friday thief entered the
| window of first-foOr room at the Perry Hotel