The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-04-30


burg, Il dead. aged eighty nine years.
A GAIA q out for : meeting Of liquor
dealers at indianapolis, May q, 10 take &C
ton for resisting The proposed high "
ccnse.
AT indianapolis Frederick Weber, .
German with family, disappeared from
home early the other morning, and was
| found ~ night dead In his eistern. He re-
marked the day before that no was not
/ we'll, and would Kill himself Il he did not
get better.
RRv. Din. ELISHA II. BALLxNrIxE, Bloom
| ington, died suddenly, aged seventy -seven
| years.
| AT Falkland. In = quarrel over game OF
pool, N. y. Anderson struck Press Cochran
on che head with billiard cue, killing
him. Anderson escaped.
| Rev. FRANK SEGoxiLLER.a Catholic priest
| at Bradford. Harrison County, became en-
| ragged because some Of the members Of his
church had attended the Christian Church
ut that place, and when the services had
closed and the congregation was dispensing
Mr.. Seggmiller fired three shots At the
| crowd, but luckily no one was struck BY
| the bullets. The greatest excitement pre-
| vailed, and there was strong feeling ex-
pressed in favor Of doing violence 70 the
| priest He is now under arrest, and will
/; BE- tried on three indictments at Corydon.
| g. !. YATEE. OF Michigan City, has been
! appointed a railroad postal clerk on the
4 route between Toledo and st. Louis.
' AsA PARKINSON. who killed . saloon
-, keeper named Jacob Endresx, near the new
| Insane Asylum, in the suburbs Of Evans
| vile last October, was convicted Of murder
| in the second degree the other morning
and sentenced TO the penitentiary for thir-
| teen years
| The indianapolis school board has tenn
porarily adjusted the deficiency Of $4,000
| in its funds by agreeing to an arrangement
with County Treasurer Miller, the custo-
| dian OF the school funds. enabling them TO
| secure the advancement Of sufficient money
| to pay the salaries Of teachers, and thereby
keep the schools open until the next meet
ing Of the Legislature. when an attempt
will be made TO secure relief from the
present financial embarrassment.
/ TnE Air Line machine shops ut Hunting
burg are almost completed and the force
Of mechanics will soon be transferred
| there.
| EDWARD CoorER. Coroner Of Knox Counr
~, was jailed at vincennes. charged with
collecting illegal fees for holding inquests.
II the investigation OF the accounts Of
George W. Pate, OF Cass Township. Ohio
County, who was robbed some time since.
be was found to be between 600 and $500
short, which his bondsmen will pay.
TnE directors OF the Lexington Natural
Gas Company have contracted with George
n. Rundels A. Co.. Of New Albany. to sink
seven hundred foot gas well for $1,000.
Operations will begin Immediately.
AT indianapolis Mrs. Lizzie Reynolds. q
widow with small child. living alone in q
block in distressing circumstances, at
tempted to end her suffering by swallowing
morphine, but her condition was discovered
in time TO save her life.
The large barn ~ Joseph Cooper, near
xcnia. Miami County. was entirely de
stroyed by fire kindled. il is supposed by
an enemy OF Mr.. Cooper. The structure
was valued at $1,000. and in addition e
considerable hay and grain. consumed
nearly 81 900 worth Of agricultural imple
ments. etc. There is no insurance and NJ
rlew 70 the incendiary.
JoHx ID. TOY. a prominent farmer o
Reeve Township. Daviess County. went *
violently insane that il required four meI
TO keep him from doing violence 70 himsel
and others No cause is known for hi
terrible and sudden affection. He was sen
to the insane asylum at indianapolis.
AT Sullivan the three remaining rufiian
Trout having been sent up for sever
years-who are charged with attempte'
outrage on August Folska at the depot a
Carlisle, entered a plea OF guilty. Fisl
and Tinsley each got seven years AM
Domdson five years
A MAN calling himself Johnson opene'
On Office in Indianapolis . few dsys ago 70
; the ostensible purpose Of securing girls 70
an employment agency in San Francisco
He said that he had arranged With the BE
Line for excursion rates Of twenty dollar
J ! each. and work was guaranteed 20 ever
} one that would 60. His Office was crowds
with sewing girls, house servants an
Others, and each OF these signed contrac
! to work under the direction II the Sa
, Francisco agency. when they should reac
. that city. Some paid the full fare. an
, Others Z part, and the tickets were 70 be d
livered on the 10th and the whole part
tl8It Vu tAE my = A"'t'~t-@ests s'''f ~
, what was going on and went TO the ONO
and openly charged johnson with being
. fraud Notwithstanding this. three girl
in the Office at the time paid him 80 eac
and signed the agreement. johnson
missing. and the scenes about his ONE
(. were distressing, when the deluded womei
! many OF whom sold everything they ha'
even TO their sewing machines, 10 secure
ticket and the promise Of steady emplo,
: ment in San Francisco. It i estimate
that the rogue victimixed not less than on
hundred and nfty girls and secured at lea
1900.
THE tournament Of the State F1y-Tra
Q Shooting Association was concluded |
4 Beck's park. indianapolis, few days az
4 notwithstanding that the rain interfere
The pr ncipal feature was the concludir
q match Of ten single and ten double Amer
can clay birds for diamond badge, whis
y was won by an admirable score by GcorI
}. c. Beck, Of indianapolis.
,, jim WOODS and Freddie Stevenson,
% indianapolis, and DOC" Levi, Of Rus
Vile, lads aged about fifteen, seventies
i and twenty years. were arrested near La
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