The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-10-01

are discharged. The september term o
court added six more wldows 10 Column
hIs's al ready large humber, ami ~
Orphans are very numerous. However
ann Uniformed thar Dave Line hs
agreed 20 provide tor the orphane ont
viii Morgan for the widows.
Somebody 4 incorporating CoIum
bia when they say the largest number Q
this Jones gang was raised 10 COlumbi'
lTp. Juss half IN number was raised here
hut Edwards, Roberts and Jones Or.
larger than Nicholson. ParsOns and
Coonrod: hence. Columbia hes less thar
half 20 answer for but " al properly
belong 10 Columbia. then she certainly
lis the foremost township IN the county
because al the to wnships 10 the county
never have been able TO furnish - many
good Iaborers for the State In any ono
term OF court since Dubois hes been {
Neither do I believe that the Jones
gang was ever connected with the
Archers, for this reason, there ere men
connected with the Jones band or has
been, nj least, sharper than the entire
Archer family. Old Tom, the Oldest
member Of the Archer gang. might have
lifted his hat to the constable when II
comes 10 making keys. Some say Jim
could mould KEY from clay, and burn
Il until II would reverse the bolt 10 any
lock.
Columbia has not got her name tarn.
ished by punishing her thieves. The
better class Of people are tired Of such
neighbors. and have put their shoulders
10 the wheels OF prosecution, and II the
good people Of other townships would
do likewise I have no doubt but q dozen
thieves could be mustered for the State
prison from every township IN the coun-
~. Instead OF being disgrace Il speaks
volumes OF praise for the good people II
this community. Its generally believed
other thieves have escaped punishment
50 far. but good honest men are still
earnestly hunting them down.
There is one other damnable crime
that is committed annually IN this neigh
borhood that deserves attention; that IL,
R,eO forsaking good women and living
reF ort Of this kind will cause people
% believe that Bill Ahle has skipped the
country with Jane Self This report
was norated last Monday morning and
no one doubts II yet, notwithstanding
Bill Is member IN good standing IN the
Baptist church, and leaves q good wife
and six children. and l. drawing twenty
four dollars per month from his govern
mrnt for disabiIit contracted in the
late war. think its time Bill was maxi
ing application TOR increase Of pension.
know men that are ten times worse
disabled aud are not getting one fourth
of twenty -fonr dollars pension
Some one set fire to the mill Of Drab-
ing, Cox Bros. 4 Co. last Tuesday night ;
loss five hundred dollars. This company
are al pesr, honest, hard working men.
They are re pairing their loss as fast as
possible By refitting. They will be ready
10 saw next week. As the world IL full
of all kinds Of mean peoplcsyou had bet
ter insure next time.
Frank Simmons dropped pair Of sus-
penders on Ermy's corner in Jasper last
-alnrday and citizen Of Jasper picked
them up and walked III. Frank says he
learned before leaving town who got
Them, and ii Joseph will Iraye them at
the Recorders Office he will not prose-
! ute him tor ls.cr"v.
Rev. Henry Harrison and wife, OF
Missouri. and Mrs. Edward vanpeIf. Of
Indianapolis. aud Rev John Chsrnes aud
wiie, have been visiting friends aud re-
latives here. Every body enjoyed .
hearty han l-shake; would have enjoyed
IL better hal we not heen 20 worn out
shaking with county candidates.
Csmii,lste. are very friendly; they
will walk u quarter to meet IMAM they
have never seen before. and then shake
him b. the hand as though they had
known him al Of his life.
Supervisors should put up sign boards
Al every fork and crossing OF our high
wa,s; this would prevent candidates
from getting lost and lying on the damp
ground al night, aud then going before
the Board OF Commissioners and srging
them TO make supervisors discharge their
iutics.
lie reported that Dubois county IL six
'ty thousand dollars in debt; IL . big lie
would elect . csnssfahle this one is big
enough TO elect Governor.
Old Uncle Billy McCarroll Is very sick,
hui Is slowly recovering.
Is. N. Whitlnghliis little %! uss -
uhoid fever.
Born to Peter and Ellen Chasteen :
girl. Pete Is up and about.
Married, last Saturday evening, John
ShLrnan aud Flora Elliott Rev. Jas.
Lincoln tied this knot. The happy pair
started immediately 10 Monroe county
on 4 bridal tour. rhey went ~ far -
Uncle Will Shipmans Saturday night
Willie Line aud Billie Simmons, bet
ter known as old mother, built pea mt
and Cheap john Store o. four wagon
wheels, aud started rolling wcstw ward 10
search OF fortune; they were IN I'LL
nois when last heard from. aud were do
ing good business. For the want Of :
good dog mother walks under the wagon
when they are on the road.
RUFF . RE- ADy.
what Can be Done.