The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-13
Brief Mention.

Louis Wesenborn was drowned in the mill
pond at Millstadt, st. Clair county.
Thomas Dwyer, of Bloomington, was run over
and killed by G. 81. A. passenger train, at an
early hour yesterday morning
The nine year-old son of Richard Stack, a
resident of Chatham, was thrown from horse,
on Sunday, sustaining fatal injuries.
A reunion Of the One hundred and fourteenth
Regiment, Illinois Infantry Volunteers, will be
held at Ashland, on Wednesday, Aug. 10.
Bill Farr. of Lacon, caught underground
catfish in the Illinois river. When he cnt the
fish open he found q silver hunting-case watch
inside.
On Sunday morning fire in the James Mill
kin Bank Block, at Decatur, did damage to the
building and grocery stock of Ruebsamen & Bro.
amounting to 81 200; fully insured.
Decatur's school census. just completed, gives
6,52l persons under twenty one in the city, ,565
of whom are of school age. The total popula-
ton of Decatur is placed at $4,000
A Baptist camp meeting is in progress at Oak
land Park, near Decatur, with the Rev. Fleming
Gray, OF Decatur, and the Rev. Pope, of
Chicago. in charge. 1t win continue ten days.
Frank Stroud the manager and Ole Of the
principal owners of the new coal shaft at Ponti-
&C, fell a distance of sixtytwo feet into the
shaft, on Saturday, and received what are sup
posed to be fatal injuries.
Henry Schwartz. of Pekin. found an Indian
ak on Friday which weighs twenty pounds. This
is said to be we largest one yet found. Some
time ago was picked up on Gravel ridge
which weighed eighteen pounds.
The broom factory of James Kirkmsn at
Peoria, consisting of large frame house and
barn. was destroyed by fire on Sunday evening.
The house and barn were valued at 81, 900. and
the made brooms, stock and machinery at 81, 600.
The old house on the island of Rock Island. in
which Colonel Davenport was murdered in l645,
is to be torn down. In this house, ten years be-
fore the murder the incorporators of Davenport,
Ia, bought the site of that city from Antoine LIE
Claire.
four year-old son of Emory Sicily, of Basco,
while playing in q wagon in which clover hay
had been hauled. was bitten four times the
foot by a rattosnake which had probably been
thrown into thy wagon with the hay. Prompt
medical aid say I'D his life
The residence of Col. David Haywood of
Duquoin, was burned on Sunday. The cause is
mystery, as nj, FIRE had been in the portion
burned for thrsa months. The loss property
end household goods is about 81, 500; insured for
81, 900 in the Northwestern, of Chicago.
AS party of old residents of Chatham were
returning home from a baptzing, Sunday, in
a carriage, their horses plunged down EN-
bankment twenty five feet high into gully. Mrs.
Aylesbury, an aged widow, and AIR. Moore were
dangerously, and. it is thought. fatally hurt,
Mrs Moore and another woman were painfully
hurt
A large house cat belonging to j. r. Williams,
Of Streator, was attacked by two sparrows. The
birds plunged their bills into the animals thick
fur many times, drawing blood freely. The cat
squalled and tumbled over on its back. trying to
beat off the sparrows with it's paws. Its little
enemies. however, easily eluded its blows and
continued to stab it with their bills At last the
cat ran off and hid under fence. The sparrows
then flew away.
A singular accident happened to young lady
visiting friend at Sterling During the night
she arose while asleep and stepped out upon the
roof of an adjoining one story building which ,
being very steep, she was unable to stand upon
either asleep or awake. hence she slipped from.
woke up, and that is all she can remember of
the occurrence.