The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-06-25

4 LADoRkEs on The new plant Tor tbe wooogs
works q Shslbyville have struck for
higher wages, and will resist the proposed
importation oflaborers.
! ALnrRr WiLrR dry goods. Lafayette.
has assigned, with liabilities Of $50 and
nominal assets Of e4AoW.
AT Marion. In fit Of jealous frenzy The
other afternoon. Samuel Maxwell ~
| let In his stepmother. The wound inflicted
was dangerous but NOS fatal. Maxwell
| 6ed.
| HlRAN GAsrox and VIM. Close were
killed At IT. Wayne by . well which they
| were digging caving In on them.
| The saloon recently opened q Forest.
| fifteen miles west Of Kokomo. by Wiley
| McReynolds, was blown 70 atoms the other
| night by having . charge Of dynamite
! placed under the building, while the viii
| layers were asleep. The sentiment Of tho
| town Is opposed 10 the liquor traffic, and
| this saloon had been started in the commu-
| nifty over their protest; hence the sudden
! rise Of Kentucky sour mash
A TEAM OF horses belonging 70 Philip
Crackman ran away in New Middletown,
Harrison County. few days ago. throwing
Mr.. Crackman and his wife from the vehi-
Gle j. which they were riding. the lady. il
bsaid, receiving injuries that may prove
fatal
CHARLES. the thirteen-y ear-old son Of
Patrick H. Sheehan, was drowned at Lo-
gansport q few evenings ago He was
bathing, accompanied by his dog The
boy conld not swim, and while padding
about the dog got on his back and forced
him down. As fast as he came up the dog
would rush at him and push him under
until he drowned. The body was recov-
cred
soxr three years ago the ravages com
United by woodchucks in Laporte County
became = very serious matter. and in order
to furnish an incentive for their extermina-
ton, and in measure protect the farmers'
crops, the board Of commissioners offered .
bounty OF twenty cents for each woodchuck
scalp presented At the auditors Office. For
the three years ending June I, 1854 the
county treasurer has paid out s3,157.3c for
1855 scalps. The first year after the
bounty was offered ISIS scalps were pre-
sented; second year, 500; third year. 1871,
and the work goes on apace. Some Of the
farmers spend all their leisure time hunt
ing these destructive animals, and realize
handsome profit ont OF their enterprise.
Il is poor woodchnck-day when q hunter
fails TO secure at least ten scalps.
The franchise granted the Wabash Wa
ter-works Company, composed OF Philadsl-
phia parties, BY the city council, WAS re-
voked the other day, the company having
failed 70 comply with the ordinance. No
effort has been made to prosecute the
work since last fall. Sealed proposals for
the work will be advertised for at once.
SxvEEAL months ago Mr. and Mrs George
Williams went 70 Cass County. Several
days ago they eloped with horse and
buggy. Williams was caught with the
animal In his posse ssion. The woman e.
capped, but was arrested at Anderson. and
AIKEN to Logansport and lodged in jail.
THE other morning q serious accident
occurred a. Laketon, Wabash County.
While climbing fence a gun in the hands
Of one Of the boys OF Fred Martin, who
were out hunting. was discharged and
load Of shot entered the leg Of his compan-
ion. A moment later TIE other barrel went
or and seriously wounded the other lad.
yoHS HOOVER well-known citizen OF
Charlottesville, died suddenly.
BURGLARS entered the general store OF
Newton Jackson. Of Versailles, the other
night, and carried of 500 worth OF cloth
ing, hats, revolvers and knives. They gained
an entrance by taking out large pane Of
glass from one Of the front windows. There
is q reward OF 500 for the arrest and con
viction Of the thieves. No clew.
BURGLARS entered the store Of Andy
Fountaine, at Heitonville. ten miles east
Of Bedford, and took . large quantity Of
goods
AT Martinsville, VIM. Lee. . Farmland.
vas run over and killed BY the west-bound
midnight freight on the and v. road.
Paul SnKETs, dissolufe character, at
tackled Lame Charley, . half-breed Indian
with meat Cleaver, at Columbus. when
Lame Charley shot him twice in the head
and once in the body. Sheets Is still alive
and n jail
A SERIOUS wreck occurred on the Indian
apolis and Evansville railroad, at Salem
City, Green County. South-bound freight
No. % jumped the track and derailed the
engine and three cars. George Spellman,
fireman, jumped from his engine and broke
his leg; Charles Hsmpey, brakeman,
jumped and badly injured one Of his limbs
There were several passengers on the train,
but other than few bruises and terrible
shaking up they were uninjured. The
wreck h q serious one
THE Railway Station agents held sessions
in indianapolis few days ago. A guaran-
tee association Is to be formed. Steps will
at once be taken TO extend the work Of The
association TO all the States in the Union.
The following officers were chosen Presi-
dent, Geo. Petry, Of Kentucky; vics-Prcsi-
dent, q. +. Talmsgc. Of Minnesota; Secre
tary, Q. L. fleetwood, Of Wisconsin; Treas
urer, 3. l. Spark, Of Kentucky. The next
meeting will be held At Lake Minnetoka,
beginning the third Wednesday in July
tSS7.
Isaac AsH lives several miles from Shell
byville. The other night on coming home
from church his wife told him = man had
been trying 20 force an entrance. Mr.. Ash
concealed himself outside the house, and
soon sftsr the fellow came back. Al he
got on top the fence Mr.. Ash called on him
to halt, and ~ he didn't stop Mr. Ash let