The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-05-05
INDIANA.


Miss Bertha Eyard, "A school teacher
near Fort Wayne, was burned 10 death by
her clothing taking fire from the stove.
While playing base ball at Jacksonville
Wall Browns eye was Knocked out, and a
young man named Miles had his arm
broken.
burglars entered the hardware store OF
Lundt & Co., OF Hammond, and carried Oh
large quantity ID reyoIyers and pocket
knives.
Charles Thomas. nj Little York, acct
dentally shot Nolncy Cooley. while playing
with pistol. Cooley will die. Neither OF
the boys is over fourteen.
1t is said that the largest white oak tree
In Indiana is growing IN Pike county, near
Go.dlhwaite. II is twenty-five feet in cir
conference and fifty feet 20 its first limb.
Seven children IN less than two years Is
the record Of Mrs. Phoebe Lynch. who eight
cen months ago gave birth 10 triplets, and
who to-day is the mother OF two boys and
two girls. All The seven, with their mother,
are alive and hearty.
Thomas Sullivan and Henry Yondergot-
ten, both advanced in years, committed
suicide at indianapolis, the first being found
hanging by the neck 10 a ladder I'm his yard,
hhh lut oiltl ny Anf nlut Oh MS WIG, uclu
from dose Of morphine.
Louis Bllsh, an Evansville farmer, mar
rowly escaped a serious accident. On at
tempting 10 cross the street ear tracks,
wheel of his wagon was wrenched Oh and
Mr.. Blish thrown heavily 10 the ground lilo
was badly cut and bruised.
"A strip OF farming country about eight
miles long and averaging about three hun
dred yards wide aud crossing northeast
wardly about two miles south Of Corners
vile was thrashcd and riddlcd by storm
the other night, and Is a scene OF blight and
ruin.
The remains Of the late John Shideler
have boon eNhumed nc Joncsboro for post
mortem examination. On April LIST, Mr..
Shideler was found on sidewalk nc Indi-
annapolis In dying condition. He carried
an accident policy OF 5000. the payment OF
which will be resisted on tho ground that
death resulted from natural causes.
Capt. Paul Boynton Rns completed his
long voyage down the Ohio River from
Wheeling, w. Va, 10 Evansville. Tho
wharf, steamers, and wharfboats were crowd
ed with people TO witness his arrival. His
face was badly swollen from the wind and
sun. His weight had fallen from los to 100
pounds.
August Euler, an Evansville young man,
in the employ OF Crawford Brothers, plumb
ers, had n narrow escape from death the 9TH
or morning. He was laying pipe IN a sewer,
and the side OF the ditch caycd in, burying
him under four feet of dirt. lie was under
ground twenty minutes before rescued, and
nobody understands how he survived. lie
alto big dinner and went TO work In the
afternoon.
August Fahrenhelm, OF Ia Porto,
painter, about twenty-five years old, en-
gagged In quarrel with two brothers, John
and Charles Koopkr, aud the affair ende m
a fight, during which Fahrcnh elm was
stabbed I'm the left breast, from which he
died In few minutes. The koepke broth
ers madeno attempt 20 escape, and they
were confined in the county Jail TO await the
result OF the Coroner's inquest
The White Caps logged two men aud n
woman at English. Bob Broomneld, James
SELLERS, aud Mrs. Wilson were the victims,
and the charge against them was that they
had been guilty of immoral conduct. Broom
field and Sellers were punished quite severe
ly. Broomfeld receiving $50 lashes and
Sellers I25. Mrs. Wilson was given only
twenty-five lashcs. but was warned that I'M
less she reformed she would be given 100 the /
next time. The three were taken n short
distance from town and tied together 10 a
tree. and after having been diycstcd OF their I
clothing were given their punishment In I
broken does.