The Indianapolis journal., 1885-10-22
Minor Notes.

Several farm houses in Montgomery county
were robbed while the families were in Craw-
fordsville at the hanging of Coffey on Oct l6.
The six-year's term of Judge w. p. Britton, of
the Montgomery county court, expired on
wednesday. He has made an excellent judge
James Kelly, father of the wife of Hon. Jonas
Howard, died at Jeffersonville on Monday, aged
seventy years. lie had lived in Jeffersonville
forty years.
Mrs. Warren Ballard, of Knightstown met
with painful accident last evening. While en-
terng a wood-shed she FELL breaking her right
wrist and receiving cut on the forehead.
1t is now said that the liabilities of Al Kistler
OF New Albany, only $l4 000 and if his credit
ors will give him chance he can pay every dollar
ne owes within three years and have something
left
While playing football at Wabash, Dorsey
Coate, sop of County Treasurer Coate, suffered
very severe fracture of the right A
young son OF Nelson Zeigler, a wellknown dry
goods merchant, was also severely injured at
the same time.
James Whtcomb Riley, the Hoosier poet and
humorist rendered one of his latest and best
programmes to a large and appreciative audi
ence at Thorntown last Tuesday evening. The
entertainment was given under the auspices of
the order of K of P
The Charlottesville Argus News copied an arti-
Gle from the Terre Haute Express which stated
that daughter of Sheriff Harper, of Crawfords-
vile. in love with the late Coffey. The
Sheriff met S. NJ. Coffman, of the editors,
and denounced the story lie in language that
made the editors ears tingle.
On Sunday afternoon James Hatcher and his
son Silas who is but seventeen wears of age be-
came involved in quarrel at Bethlehem. The
father attempted to chastse Sias, whereupon
the dutlful son picked up hatchet and struck
him terrific blow upon the head with the blunt
end, lnf1lcting severe scalp wound.
The Harrison county Ku-klux are at it again.
On Saturday night Oliver Hutsler, of Webster
township. received a terrible fogcng at the
hands of these nig ight-riders. A physician reports
that his back was beaten into jelly, and that
every portion of his body bears marks of the
lash. He is charged with stealing ducks.
Herbert Holden, aged twenty three years, son
of G. N. Holden, of Charlottesville. fell down an
elevator way at Chicago, on Tuesday, and was
killed The young man was billing clerk in a
wholesale hardware house. and accidentally
stepped into the opening ndfell four stories His
remains were brought home Yesterday for
burial.
On Monday evening David Strabler, of Clays-
burg; went home drunk, and taking up large
butcher knife placed it by his bedside, saying
II his wife disturbed him, he would cut her
head off, Mrs. Strabler, to protect herself,
placed pitchfork her side of the couch.
Tuesday Strabler was crazy drunk all day, and
at night disappeared. His wife is very uneasy
regarding his whereabouts.
About three months ago John S. Brown and
Il. B. f. Peirce, at Charlottesville, began agitat-
ing the question of water works for that city.
Associating with them Judge E. B. Martndaie.
of indianapolis, they submitted proposition to
the Common Council Other propositions soon
followed, and the city has been greatly agitated;
but the whole subject has been closed by the
Council contracting with the above parties. A
company has been organized, with j. s. Brown,
E. B. Martindale and r. B. F. Peirce as direct
ors, with John S. Brown president and Lynn
b. Martindale as secretary and treasurer. and
work will be begun at once