The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-09-01

AT Centervillc, DR.. q. c. Giyens shot and
killed Webb stewart.
AT Logansport. Maggie McCarty blew
her brains out. She was insane.
Jeremiah Alter, well-known farmer OF
All,n County, was drowned Wednesday
evening.
Robert Hendricks n. n young politician
OF shelby syille, was air, stcd charged with
forging check for SAP.
AT Lafayette, Harry Aldridgc, 10 years
old was ran over and killed by a Wabash
switch eng ne which he was attempting TO
board.
John III. Allen, minrr, was caught by
an asctnling ca e in the Nickel Plate mine
az Brazil, and instantly Killed.
The residence and general store OF A. q.
Farr, ut farrvillc with the postofllce, were
burned at a loss Of - 5000. No insurance.
"A lad aged seven years set fire 20 two
barns at Charlottesville, in order, MS he sad,
10 get e. see the new horses run hit he'd 10
the nor cut"
War;, n Jones. OF Wabash. employed
ms plumbers assistant, fell from the third
DRY window of business block. HIS skull
was fractured and he cannot recover.
The Terra Gotta Lumber Works engine
house and machinery at Fort Wayne. owned
by w. Is. owen were entirely dcstl Dyed by
The annual reunion Of the soldiers and
sailors OF Northern Indiana and Southern
Michigan was held at Elkhart and lasted
three days, ut which General "A. T. Hoycy
spoke.
"A natural gas well was shot near Wa
bash, the daily output Of which Is now from
eight 10 ten million feet making IL one OF
the best wells In the West The we'll is per-
fcctly dry.
Moses Parton, OF scottsburg, has enter
cd suit against Joseph Clark, teacher OF
lIenryyille, for criminal intimacy with his
wife, asking $4,000 damages. Paiton's wife
will appear against the defendant.
Professor Ernest Knaufft, formerly the
art critic OF the New York Daily Graphic,
accepted the chair OF professor OF art OF Pur-
due University, 60 MI The vacancy caused by
resignation OF Professor l.. ;. 1omp,on.
Mrs. Lafayette Thomas the wife OF a
prosperous Turner near Petersburg shot
herself IN The left breast 1he hall came out
az her left shoulder. She had been sent 90
the insane asylum, but had en- sent homs
rs cured.
Miss Hannah Morrison, prominent
young lady OF Columbia, VII le out riding
10 4 control Of Tie 0lse Snd bad runaway
was the result Miss Morris on was thrown
TO the giound and sustained fatal injuries.
Newton Ridglcy of vincennes accident
ally killed himself. He was Young farmer
and lived I'VE miles from that pla Q. lie was
putting rifle away when The weapon was
accidentally discharged, the bullet entering
his brain.
Rev. George Schwartz and wife celcbrat-
cd their sixty-tftn marriage anniversary nc
lcffcrsonvillc. Mr.. Schwartz was born in
that county Jan. 3. 1903, and - the olac,t ma
tive Indianan, as we'll rs the oldest Methodist
minister I'm the state.
Miss Ella Ganson. daughter OF Dir. Gan
son. committed suicide In Logansport by
swallowing an ounce of carbOlic acid, from
the effects of which she dici In two hours.
She had made several unsuccessful attempts
az self-dcstruction ia the past two months.
West Fork is Crawford county town
I'm which Mr.. A. VI. George cl oppcd OF the
head OF a snake with hatchet and saved the
life OF babc that was slec ping In crib to-
ward which the reptile was creeping. The
snake measured thirteen feet seven in,hes.
Peter Flynn,a laborcr OF Crawiordsyille
was the victim OF a practical Joke nc tho
hands OF several young bushes. men. who
induced hun 90 carry an old yailse tllcd with
bricks all over town on an aimlcss crrand.
lie IN. brought suit against them for ESQ
damages.
Joel A. Hayden. prominent buggy
dealer OF Tipis on, has been mi sing IRON hts
homo since Aug. y and his whereabouts are
"a mystery. lie has outstanding debts 60 the
amount OF about 5000 and scVord whole.
salc men have been looking after Their inter
est.
Mrs. Brim. OF Hellonsyillc went 81 the
sac 10 get some victuais few afternoons
ago. " hen she pulled tho dlawer out she
behold very large coppcrhead snake. cuilcd
ready 20 strike. stepping slowly back she
called for her husband, who came killed the
intruder.