The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-08-24

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a crsHKE gas well MAS struck - Jo''ee'
vile she other day, and can b heerd roar-
INK for miies-
Two hroshers NAMED Ping escaped from
che county asylum q W abash, but were
caught q Usbana-
JAs- BrcnkxAx. nominated BY the United
Labor party Tor Congress IN the indian.p-
oils district. declines 20 run.
THE Wabash colorsd compromising
closed with : practical Illustration % :
parable by the killing and eating q fas-
tel can- The woods we're fall % jubi'ans
rrodigsls while the calf held out
NATURAL Gas Well No 4, q the coiiec-
ton which u % supply Wabash. was shos
% the 18th with sixty quarts Of nitro
glycerine. which had been brought over
land from Lima The sight WAS mAgn;n-
cent Stones and water we're hurried over
the top Of the derr.cks and the gas escaped !
| with : great roar. The capacity q ths
1 well Was increased fSe-fcli, and y y now
| one q the best in the Indiana belt, having |
| daily output u fully ten million feet
I and perfectly dry The flame out o.
| : three-inch pipe burns sixty feet high
| The council q Indianapolis Is investi-
| eating the bacteria in The city water
1 works.
a rIErEKx-yKAR-oLD boy ~ Huntington.
had an alteration with his father and
shortly afterwsrd shot himself with re-
vo,yer, dying instantly
ATTORNEY GENERAL NIcHIxKk has left
under instructions from Governor Gray 70
investigate the cases pending in several
southern counties against the "whits
Cap<,r and 70 render what aid he can 70
the local officers In bringing the delin-
quents 20 justice. Crawford. Perry and
Harrison Counties will be visited, and the
Governor is determined 20 leave nothing
undons in the effort 70 punish the onen-
ders-
THOMAS EsrLY complains 20 the Hunt
ington circuit court that Jerry shea gave
him an awful threshing, and asks <l,6W
J damages This IL probably the most e.
pensivs Tom and Jerry on record
J GEo NEUsoR- deaf and dumb man,
Was killed BY the cars ~ bloomington
The Grand Lodge knights and Ladies' Of
| Honor Of Indiana. met in the tenth annual
session "a indianapolis, on the lith- with
ewo hundred delegates in attendance The
reports Of officers show that in the past
: wear the number Of members las increased
about eight HUNDRED, and the number Of
. lodges from forty % dfty-two. The report
of the treasurer at the meeting Of the
: Grand Lodge . year ago showed balance
A ON hand q Sl.Cs7.12 Since that date there
r have been receipts Of <207l-2S, and dis
bursements <277ssl. and there Is now IN
q the treasury : balance Of <1-34s-6o- So
J. much has the membership increased, and
e % economically are the affairs Of the order
, managed. there will Be decrease made IN
the regular dues after the present meet
!. ing.
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. boy was found
: dead near Columbus. with = bullet hols
in his head and pistol BY his side
4 FoR some time IN organized band Q
= horse-thieves haze been operating IN IN
Y 4 neixhborhood Of Seymour, but they have
y heretofore. escaped arrest a fews day
~ 20 william p Bailey, who claims 70 iiv
IN the county. was arrested and jailed q
ID ~u<piciou. when he weakened and con
= fessed % the thelk Of horse from MI
ne Ramsey. of Iawrencs County a con
federnre q Bailey il also arrested. and n
be ofEcers believe that they have informstio
es that will lead % the arrest u the leader
- and tie breaking NJ % The gang.
% o. the farm q Xinevah keyser. nee
ne NJ. Zion church. south q Columbus . e.
= !. miles, il IN old apple tree. that measure
= 1sO inches IN circumference The tree VI
" planted in ia, By the grasdmother q q
4. pre><nt oxss~r. Mrs. Mary Keyser, who
y husband wss one o. the first settlers
NJ That section The mammoth old tree
- sin thrifty and growing, and y ioad'
this wear, - usual, with hne BelIenow
spples-
Ex-Pnx~rpxxr HAYES, General ,.
". D.trosf- arrived at p Wayne on the III
80 - escorted 20 the Hotel Wayne
~. - Waxne Rines and Cadets and
800 r.vor ana other prominent citizens
a., r-csntion followed The occasion Of
- x;.;f from these gentlemen il that on
u<e. lsxh the Msumee Valley Association v
Ious no,d : grand meeting there for the purps
the a. locating the many historical ~
The xb,re Generals Wayne and Harmar foul
was - battle The Government has promis
"a erert Z monument on the site Of "
ant Wsvne. and General Poe. who - . 90
an eminent engineer, j. 20 locate the spots
survey
BALTIMORE and Ohio freight train .
80 lided with = Grand Rapids and India
Freight q : crossing near Aveiia-
- damage done 70 rolling stock amounted
800 <3ry1v-
!. Al shelbyviIle. Carl Dupree. aged seq
,~m~ years. while lying on the hoor play
with the stirrups o. . saddle hanging o
y az him. puI:ed it down on him, receivIni
and terrible cash in the head and fractar
!. n his skull
FoR several months Mrs Fremont III
wed Of seymour. has been suffering insens
the from : peculiar Ailment d her sfoma
lsth- which hai1led the skill Of her physicis
a. Feeling unusually thirsty, she drank =
lther " a fresh buttermilk the other day.
'sce- she suddenly became deashly sick. ~
ING ensued, and she vomited : repsile ~
the inches IN length, one-half inch vide
lvtan one-eixhth % N inch in thickxess, cov'
4. % win very thin scales, and q light
ais color. she soon revived, and y now rep
sssn' reraining her health and strength
- Dn- PuxER, q Upton removes ffo
= ANAL boy By the name q scndder.
resides east q town, small worm ~
- : curiosity. II somewhat resemble
cas<rpillar. but did not have : woo''ye
r.~h- II wss about three inches long, ana