The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-24
Minor Notes.

Amasa Cobb, prominent citizen Of Columbus,
died on Thursday morning
Zachariah Sanders of Centerville, wants
So, 900 damages from Lloyd K. Hill for alleged
Islander.
The Republicans of the Twenty first judicial
district have nominated Will Reed, of Attica, for
prosecutor
The best quality of coal is now sold in Madison
at u cents per Dushe, lower than it has been for
twenty five years.
The Veedersburg Courier has collapsed. and
Its list of subscribers has been transferred to the
Peoples Friend, of Covington.
BERTHE Pampe, by her attorney, Hon. James S.
Pritchett, has sued Gustave Emerling, of Knox
county, for breach Of PROMISE aud wants S., 900
damages.
Rosia Lee, of Terre Haute. has brought suit
against John Gorse. because he promised TO
marry her, and then failed to do so. She wants
3d. 900 damages.
Philip Spaueh. prominent business man of
Hope, Bartholomew county, was kicked in the
breast by runaway horse, on Wednesday, and
seriously injured.
thirty -four-m mile run next Sunday The route
will he from Terre Haute to Clinton, ILL.,, and
from there to Paris.
William McConahy. the brakeman, who threw
. tramp named Bell from a Wabash freight
train recently, has been held for manslauehter
yesterday.
The sons Of Mr. and Mrs Alex Miller, of Sugar
Grove who were killed at the L., n. A. & C.
crossing near Lafayette junction, recently. will
hbrlng suit against the railroad company for $2O-
900 damages.
Carl Patterson, sixteen years old. son of Post
master Robert Patterson, of Muncie was thrown
from horse on Thursday, while at a picnic.
Several ribs and hs hip were broken and he was
otherwise injured.
John c. Gallagher of Plymouth, was badly
crushed on Thursday on the Vandalia railroad.
lie was repairing a coupling, when, without
warning, some cars we're switched from the Fort
Wayne tracks against those he was repairing
The wheat crop throughout the State is the
largest for many years. Reports from many
places indicate that the average will be about
twenty bushels to the acre, and in number of
counties there ere instances of as high as forty
bushels per acre having been thrashed.
The historic battlefield of Fallen Timber, in
Allen county, where Mad Anthony Wayne,
. ninety-two years ago, fought and conquered the
allien Indian nations will be the scene of COM
memorative services, Aug. 90, under the aus
pieces of the Maumee Valley Pioneer Association
and the Maumee Valley Monumental Associa-
Eon.
A large barn, we'll flied with hay and grain,
and three horses, together with adjoining smaller
buildings, on the farm of Mrs. Caspar Kern,
four miles from Fort Wayne, were totally de-
stroyed by fire on Thursday afternoon. involving
a loss of $500; insured for 81 $50 in the Ger
man Mutual Insurance Company of Adams town
ship
w. 7. McDougle, of Rochester, has a relic in
che shape of soldiers discharge, dated Feb g.
1916. 1t was issued by Col Thomas Ballorne.
commanding the Second Regiment Of Virginia
Militia at Camp Holly, and Is an honorable dis
charge of David Heughs, substitute for Phillip
Stoneburner. who performed six months tour
of duty in the service of the United States, un-
der an act of Congress, Feb ii, 1914
A strange case which seems to be puzzling
the medical fraternity of Jeffersonville is that
Of A boy named Legenvre, ten years of age who
cut himself on old rusty piece of tin, several
days ago, and since then his actions have at
tracted considerable attention. At times he will
sing and dance; when, suddenly, his happiness
seems to enc abruptly: and he begins to weep.
This SMELL lasts only iew minutes, when he
will resume his laughing and dascing, then faii,,
unconscious, and remains in that condition
sometimes for hours