The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-05-16
Minor stnte Items.

a wooden mill is talked of for Michigan City.
Five cars daily are manufactured at Fort
Wayne.
Clifford Jones, formerly of Columbus, died
Wednesday at Pekin, Ill.
William Friedman OF Evansville was found
dead in bed Saturday morning.
Scottsburg elected two democrats and three
republicans OF the town election.
Mrs. George Shipman was fatally gored by
COW at Jacksonville, Wednesday.
George Persey, thirteen years old, of Marion,
has been arrested for horse stealing.
Important changes are looked for at the JEFF
ersonville government depot in the near future.
In the recent cyclone near Valparaiso boy
ploughing was lifted up and carried clear across
a field.
Isaac Jones' store at Hortonville was burned
Wednesday night. Loss, 5000; insurance,
1900.
The third annual fair of the Hancock county
agricultural association viii be held Aug. 81,
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A barn 80 feet high by 10 long and 80 wide,
near Michigan City, was blown to pieces Friday
night by the wind.
Clara Eyrish, twelve years old, running to see
procession in Jacksonville fell over a dog
and died in commissions.
Westfeld and Hortonville think that they
can support one gas well between them. One
will be drilled Immediately.
John Green, twelve years old, was fatally
beaten with brick by Raymond Carter, thir-
teen years old, Wednesday night at Jefferson
vile.
The Rockville light artillery will leave next
Saturday evening for Nashville, Tenn, where
they will take part in the competitive artillery
drll.
The result of the election in the town of
Greendale shows a sweeping democratic vic
tory, not n republican on the entire ticket be-
ing elected
Howard Hanley, who was a spectator at a
dance on q barge near Evansville, while beat
ing time with the music fell into the river and
was drowned.
Crayen's private fish ponds, located in
Hendricks county, have been recently robbed
OF several hundred dollars worth OF valuable
German trout.
Julius Strauss, dry goods dealer Of Valpar.
also, has failed. The probable liabilities are
$4,000; assets, $4,000. Preferred creditors
will get $500.
The Evansville Courier appeared as an eight
page quarto Sunday morning making, with its
recent new type, a very handsome and credit
able appearance.
President Martin of De Pauw university is q
candidate for one of the bishoprics within the
gift Of the quadrennial methodist conference
now in session in New York.
Burglars raided Charlottesville on Tuesday
morning before daylight, Genus Bundy awoke
to find a man and a pistol in the room. He
gave the man SO and he left
Upon being assaulted by Tracy Owens, pro-
fessional juror and court lawyer at Terre
Haute, Judge Mack arrested his assailant and
turned him over to the marshal.
At Terre Haute jury, after twelve hours
deliberation, gave James King q 81 900 judg-
ment against the l. & St. l.. railroad on a charge
OF being thrown from a train by conductor
Mrs. Charles Cook Of Allen county has de.
serted her husband and five children. She
went to Chicago in company with Daniel Park.
away, young man employed on the Cook
farm.
James Burnside, Rush county pioneer, died
recently aged ninety, He died on government
land entered by him and left eight children,
nine grandchildren and three great-grand
children.
The Wabash importing company will, during
the coming season, receive seventy-fve horses
direct from Belgium for breeding purposes.
The company has purchased a fine stock farm
near Wabash.
The enumeration of school children in Han
cock county this year was 5,60S, loss OF 225
from last year. The enumeration in Greenfield
which has Just been completed, was S00 gam
OF III over 1887.
The Madison ship.yard has closed con.
tract with Capt Leyhe to build a powerful
stern-wheel tow-boat, 210 feet long, using the
steamer VIII $. Hays machinery. 1t will keep
all the workmen busy five months.
Brazil is enjoying building boom. For the
four months ending April 30 sixty-four build.
ing PERMITS aggregating $4S,S were issued
against sixty-fve, with an aggregate value oil
$23,S61, for the same period last year. One
hundred and ninety-five permits were issued
last year, the total value being In round figures