The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-04-04
State Eotas


Anderson McGannon of Vernon, was in
stsntly killed by the cars at that point
Wednesday.
James Julian of Hazslton, Ind, wss
drowned late yesterday evening in White
river, while endeavoring to land raft Of
logs.
Land Commissioner Stockslager has ap.
pointed his former law partner, Judge B.
2. Douglass OF Corydon to a position as
land agent.
The publication of the Tribune, the Hon.
Jasper Packard's new republican news
paper enterprise, at New Albany, will
commence April 0 and not April ,, as was
expected.
Edward Suffers barn, located in Lsfsy-
elite township, Allen county, burned Mon
day night. Two valuable horses farming
implements and grain, valued at s. 600,
were destroyed.
Hatty Pruden, q young woman who
works as q domestic, who was recently
jailed on grand jury indictment for per-
jury, Tuesday gave birth to boy baby, in
the Columbus Jail.
The wife and two children OF Frank
Hunt of Columbus, died this week-the
mother Sunday night, one child Monday
night and the other Tuesday. D sease.
measles and exposure. Triple funeral
Wednesday.
G. S. Gsley's half interest io the ReCietC,
the democratic organ OF Montgomery
county, has been purchased By G. AZ.
Berry, who has been editing the Hornet at
WaynetoWn for couple Of years. Galley
will 60 west.
Another bank was opened out for bust
ness last Monday, at LadOga, Montgomery
county. IL is called the Farmers d Ne
chanics' bank. NJ. NJ. Henry is president,
j. n. Miller Yics-president, George Z.
Grimes cashier.
Elwood ]. Mitchell of Jeffersouville,
while prospecting for relics in the vicinity
of the Big Eddy recently, unearthed two
skeletons of enormous size. A portion OF
a bear-too,h necklace was found, also a
quantity Of red paint bone needles arrow
heads and a string OF wampum. Further
search will be MADE in the burying ground.
John Patterson, q prominent democratic
politician OF Shelbyvilie, died Tuesday OF
pneumonia. He was secretary of the
democratic county committee.
Tuesday afternoon the funeral of Mrs
r. w. Thompson, wife or Col. Thompson,
ex-secretsTy of the navy, took place from
the family residence in Terre Hsute. The
Rev. Mr.. Towne of Centenary and the Rev.
Mr.. HOllIDgsgOTt of Asbury conducted
the services. The remains were placed in
soon be transferred TO the new cemetery.
The psll-bearers we're the following pro nj
neDt citizns OF Terre Hau'e: W. p Nc
McKeen, Joseph Strong. w. G. Ball, T. G.
BuTtiD, c. NJ. Warren, JOseph Gilbert, +.
NJ. WalIusley and George E. Brohsn.
The county clerk of LAGRANGE county
has made a compilation of the county tax
es levied in 1887 in seventy eight counties
of Indiana, The average levy is 60 cents.
Forty counties aIe above the average and
thirty eight below. The lagrange county
levy is the lowest, being SOl2 cents; Dsls-
ware county the highest, 12S cents Eleven
counties are over 80 and up to ID cents;
ten over 40 and up to so; seventeen over 80
and up to 60; sixteen over 60 and up to 20;
twelve over 20 and mp to 50; seven over so
and up 10 80; Crawford and Starke 100
each, Monroe 1917, and Delaware Us.
This Is for county taxes alone.
Patents have been issGed to the following
Indiana inventors: Demps er Beatty, as
signor to Beatty Felting company, Misia-
waka, making combined knit and cloth
boots; George E. Blaine, Dayton, O., aud
E. Hill, Cambridge City, assignors to III.
Kemper, trustee, Day ton, railway cross-tie
and sleeper; Isaac III. Brown, COluno us,
railway switch; Charles z. Cleveland and
]. Hanson, Fort Wayne (said Clevel and
assign0r to said Hanson), side-dresser for
saws; Henry A. Gore assignor OF .W0thir1s
to K. W. Walker and II. NJ. Rutor, Goshen,
carpet-sweeper; John f. Mains. Indian
apolis, corn and fodder compressor. Lewis
A. Neff, Middletown, car coupling; John
K. Roth. Coal City, combined ironing
board and wash bench Charles NJ. Young,
Eby sewing machine.