The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-11-20
Minor state Items.

Lemuel R. Johnson, formerly of Cambridge
! CITY. and a surgeon in the pension department
at Washington, died Wednesday.
Joseph Hiser is thirteen years old, weighs
| $50 pounds, and lives at Leavenworth. Like
Dickens fat boy, he enjoys himself.
John Bullock has been sent to the Sullivan
county Jail for eight months for throwing tur-
nip at George Farmer of Shelburne. 1t struck
him on the head and killed him.
Henry Brown, farmer who lives near
Decker, Knox county, lost his residence Sun
day by the bursting of a coal oil lamp. The
family escaped in their night clothes.
Mrs. II. n. Putnam, aged seventy-one, was
was born in Lowville, \. Y, in 1918 and came
to Fort Wayne in 1915, where she had resided
ever since.
"Chub" Piero, one of the Morgan gang ar
rested by Detective Page, at Richmond, has
confessed, duplicating Clark, Harbaugh,
Frountz and Ike Morgan in the Howren rob-
berry at New Lisbon.
Supt Felts of the Allen county schools has
ordered all the schools in that county closed
during the last week in November, that the
teachers may all be free to attend the institute
to be held at that time.
The rats are devastating certain crops in
southern Indiana They have cleaned out sew
eral farmers in Clarke county, and are bold
aud show fight when attacked. Ferrets are to
be used to exterminate them.
Charles Bean went from Corydon to Leaven-
worth Thursday, and was found Friday morn
ing in a ravine, near Leavenworth, with bull.
let hole in his head. He taken to a hotel
and regained consciousness Friday morning,
when he stated that he had shot himself with
suicidal intent.
Albert Gepert and Alice Hennemann of
Louisville were married in Jacksonville Iues-
day after a long itinerary in search of license.
They eloped year ago: went to Evansville,
Henderson, Chicago, Indianapolis and Lafay-
ette, but at each place were forestalled by in
structions to county clerks by the father of the
bride.
The Harrison county agricultural society has
elected the following officers: President,
James w. McKinster; vice-president, William
R. Shuck; secretary, I. S. Geizendanner;
| treasurer Amos Lennon; directors, Reed
| Sharp. r. B. Ludlow. Isaac z. Pitman. ]. P.
| Farnsley, J. A. HARRISON, H. B. Utz, Samual T.
| Wolfe, John McRae, II. c. Smith. Levi Hottell,
| Philip Berst and Cornelius Crabill.
The U. s. district attorney for Indiana is
severely criticised in these parts. 1t so occurs
| in the transfers of stores and saloons from one
man to another that some delay occurs in tax
| ing out license. In delays of this sort men
usually pay the so per cent penalty that
j attaches to such cases. Recently Henry Freese
| and Henry Kiel were arrested by order of the
indianapolis authorities on charge OF violating
| the revenue laws.-FOrt Wdyne Journal.
| Jasper Courier, was surprised last Monday, the
occasion of his birthday anniversary, and pre-
scented with fine desk to edit on. a revolving
| chair to-think on and some silk handkerchiefs
| to wipe all editorial tears away. Brother Doanet
ought to be happy. He tells that he has been
| thirty-two years in the editorial harness, but,
| like blushing maid. forgot to tell his age. No
matter; we hope he will reach a hundred
! Vlncennes Sun.
Indiana patents-Charles Bew, Angola back
for vehicle seats; Benjamin c. Gochenauer,
/ Warsaw, lniment Saumel E. Harsh, assignor
| of one-half to ]. NJ. Harter, Wabash, check
| holder and check-spreader; Sampson d. Ha-
yey, Upton, vignetting attachment for printing
! frames; Charles III. JENNIE, Indianapolis, assign
! or to Dayton indicator compony, Dayton, o.,
street or station indicator; William II. Nc
| Grew, Peru, fence machine; Raymond o. Pey-
ton, Terre Haute straw-burning stove; Eman-
/ uel w. Root, Wheatfeld, cider or wine press
William |. Slipher,. Mulberry washing ma
chine; Willis III. Vajen, Indianapolis, rein
support; Thomas J. Walded, Lebanon, elevator
/ bucket.