The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-08-17

14t1fW ANYWAY tH<Ahs<& nv " - -
injured IN wreck month ago, u deah
,. w. LoviS, an ex-treasurer Of Howard
County, died few days since.
JAcoB TRAsKR, aged eighsy-two, p'c-
neer Of Howard County, Is dead.
Miss MAGGIE STEWART, young lady !
living in the north part Of Shelby County, !
was thrown out Of her buggy the other
day, and her dress catching In wheel,
she was dragged quite . distance anu
badly hurt. On the same day and near
the same place her mother had similar
accident and was severely hurt.
AT Columbus, Jesse Chrisman sues Tor
divorce from his wife Deborah, alleging
abandonment Both are 50 aged and de-
crepid as TO be hardly able 70 get about.
MRS JULIA wooDvELL, widow Of Ma
rion, Is charged with numbering her own
child.
EDWARD CRurr, brother OF the late Gen-
eral Charles Cruft, was discovered dead IN
his house, at Terre Haute.
LAFAYETTE has organized natural gas
stock company to pipe gas 70 that CITY,
| the supposed distance to bring the gas Do
| ing thirty six miles.
| A TERRIFIC rain and wind storm passed
| over Winchester, the other afternoon, do
| ing great damage to shade trees, fencing
etc. In many places the growing corn -
completely leveled 20 the ground. The ex-
tent Of the damage il heavy.
| JAMES HAWKINS, one OF the most prom
inent farmers OF Benton County, was acci-
dentally killed the other evening. He was
riding on horseback when the animal
stumbled and fell, falling upon Mr.. II. In
such a manner as to press truss he WAS
wearing into his abdomen, causing death
in q short time. His suferings were terri
bic.
A RIOT was narrowly averted the other
morning between the working forces Of
the Dudley and old Citizens Street Rail-
! way Companies, Of Indianapolis, growing
out OF contest for possession OF Madison
avenue. The Dudley Company had pre-
viousy laid short piece OF track, which
the employees Of the other company under
> took to tear up, and on this the two force'
locked horns, and when the police reached
! the scene the men were struggling and
scrambling, while their tempers were =
o white heat. They were separated witt
! difficulty, and police guard was then %
tablished to prevent further outbreak.
DAVID NUSEMAKER, an old and promi
nent farmer, was fatally hurt .
Elkhart by the running away Of col
which he was driving. His daughter va
4 also badly hurt. Nunemaker's will be tn
fourth death that has occurred from VIC
8 lent causes within the past week.
e WV GRIFFIS, well-known piones
: stock dealer OF Rushville, died suddenl
q the other morning Of paralysis OF u
&c brain. Mr.. Griffin has for years been know
2 70 the live stock men Of Indiana and On
O. as one OF the most successful traders
10 the West
as WIN BOOTH, furniture dealer and unde
8. taker at Union Mills, Laporte County, q
th skipped out, leaving many unpaid pii
n His goods have been attached.
- The Governor has pardoned James HUI
4 son. -timer" in the Prison Sout
= convicted Of killing his step father IN Va
=. derburg County, soon after the war, .
who has been imprisoned twenty-thz
d. wears. His trial was under the old Il
en- where the accused WAS not permitted
ap testify in his own behalf, otherwise u
AZ believed his own story would have
10 Quilted him. The fight occurred ove'
NJ beating given his mother by the old m
4. The prisoner has been paralyzed Tor SO
time.
m JoHx GRrFFrE, a wife.beater Of Mari
: was nearly killed the other morning
nd DIR. d. b. Snodgrass. who was called 20
he tend the injuries OF Critics wife, VINO
be been beaten insensible by her brutal p
All band. While the physician was attel
"a ing to his patient he expostulated y
Critic. who resented the invasion Of
marital rights by murderously assault
nv Snodgrass with q knife. The latter
nc his assailant with . chair and hoored
ses like beef. Grille was unconscious for
ope hour, but will recover. The doct
nly method OF treatment IL universally
We plauded.
a.. THE line. large barn On the farm Of
80 phen Farr. near Langdon's Station, ia
80 son County, with its contents, includ
'',s horses. mules, cows, grain, hay and "a
one ing implements, was burned by lightr
rth, during the storm the other night.
the $1,000 partially insured. During the p
leir storm q number OF stacks Of hay and O
the valuable property in the barnyard Of
gust Hildebrandt, near Dudleytown, y
destroyed by lightning. Loss, $l,Ooe
insurance.
GAS well No. 3, at Lafontaine, which
Our lust been cased, and II was thought sec
" anchored, went on . tear the other
pair blowing up all but few feet OF the Ell
ives inch pipe with which II was cased.
Der, workman was about TO detach the first
i'm feet Of the pipe, but the remainder
ther elected with great force, breaking wht
mid air and landing several hundred y
away in every direction. Several byst'
- err narrowly escaped injury.
on SOMETHING novel In polical campo
<. has been developed at Connersville.
liov- Cleveland and Thurman Maids comp
goes their organization the Other night
rich number over fifty girls, between tho
nile. q eight and sixteen, from the lee
r;rL Democratic families Of the city. The
but or'n'ne .,s - st.~-csivs ~
~ Of the campaign.
A EARN belonging 70 Stephen W
are dell. three miles west Of Kokomo, ~
Cd By lightning and destroyed, tog
,pose with contents. Loss 500; no linsur
'hich Lightning also struck barn near n
"a ten miles northeast Of Kokomo,
49,. burned il and contents, consisting u
Of farm machinery. No insurance.
7. property belonged TO . Mr.. Kaun
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