The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-09-13

| III rNN~t al lfI SULLIVAN. WHO NNIF''
himself few years ago in cell q
thc Jacksonville Jail. l. alleged Il
appear each night and tcrrorize the IN
fortunate occupants Of Timothy's oil
quarters.
EpMuNp PrrTifoEp. colorcd. doubt
less the Oldest man in Northern Indiana
died at Marion, the other morning. a
the are Of lei years.
DR. FhEnkE. prominent young ply
stefan 81 indianapolis, was found dead
In his Office.
! l.rr WILSON and Mrs. Jennie Fox
were arrested at Indianapolis for pen
sion frauds.
A CURIOUS freak OF nature Is owned by
William Harris, a farmer living near
Danvillc. and consists OF beautiful
young drake with four perfectly dcycl-
oped feet
4 CARROLL BEoS>EnrEc. . wealthy
I young farmer. was arrested at Anderson
on the charge Of passing counterfeit
! money. and taken TO Indianapolis.
| ANGOLA Is negotiating for an electric
light plant.
TnE onc-hnndrcdthh birthday Of Sophia
Lawrence. remarkably preserved IS
still enjoys good health. and pieces
quilts. etc. without glasses. was OBJ
served with public gathering at
Bethel. Wayne County, on the ID
u. DovcuTy. an attorney Of Oakland
City. Gibson County. was killed by Karn
Mckenny. The wife Of Mckenny had
left him and employed Doughty 10 Sc
cure divorce. Mckcnny Is under ar
rest. Indignation is very high.
LABorrE> in Carroll County uncarthcd
box in gravel pit containing the skcl-
eton Of woman. which had been buried
about ten years. In the box was tin
box. said TO havecontained money. which
the finders carried of.
GEORGE GREEN and Philip Woodward,
charged with White Cap outragcs. were
arrested al Marion and placed under
bonds OF $500.
THERE arc a.Gpersons in Montgomery
County who have license to teach
school. This is y more than is required
TO fill the positions. or the former
number "A have license for three years.
90 for two years. and l06 for one year,
and 2. for six months.
ions GEAN~oN was released from the
penitcntiary the other day. and imme-
diately purchased sufficient quantity
~ morphine to kill himself lie swal-
lowed the dose, but a stomach pump
saved his life. much against his will.
MILTON ELLIOT was fatally cut in a
fight at Landsylle.
TnE stables ofGrcenfeld Fair Grounds
were damaged By fire to tho amount Of
$4,000
TYPHOID fever prevails at Dundee.
Blackford County. TO an alarming ex-
tent. This is the same section visited
by the disease last season.
SHAKy Hill. two and one-half miles
from Cambridge City. Is one OF the nat
ural curiosities OF that region. 1t re-
ceiyed its name over seventy years ago.
when pioneer erected his cabin on the
hill and began clearing. The settler
was 50 disturbed by the frequent and
often violent shaking Of the earth that
he decided il was unsafe TO live there
and removed 10 another spot. lie often
stated that the shocks were SO strong
that the dishes in the cupboard ratified.
The rocking jar or shaking Of the hill
would only occur at intcrvals-some
times several months between spells.
and always the worst and most violent
in damp, heavy. wet weather The hill
is still uninhahited. and all attempts to
solve the mystery have failed.
Dir. SAMUEL klRkMoop has resigned
his chair in the Indiana University. and
will r. move to Riverside. Cal.
CHA~. BAEMoi:E. Of Bird s-cyc. has a
skeleton left arm. made 80 hy spinal
meningitis. There is no muscle in the
arm At all, and he has little use Of 1t.
TnE star route from Cram louisville Il
Cnicl. distance Of eight miles Is to be
discontinued after September 10. The
total sale Of stamps AZ Ohicl has only
amounted to 81 per year. and the mail
carrier was paid 500 per year BY the
Government The postmastcr's salary
amounted to $3.50 per year.
WN- L. CHAMBERLAIN. OF Indiana. has
been promoted from 81. eco 70 81. 100
clerk hip in tho Pension Bureau.
The President has appointed Charles
n. Hammond postmaster at Bonneville,
vice VIM. swine. resigned.
TIM cornerstone Of the new court
house at Eluffton. was placed in position
few days ago. ~ the Masonic fra
tcrnity. Two thousand people Wit
messed the ceremony. One infant in it,
mothers arms was sutocatcd BY the in
tense heat.
PRESIDENT HARRISON sent letter Of
coincidence 10 the widow Of w. II. Short
who was thrown from his horse and
killed on the occasion 81 the laying Of
the cornerstone of the soldiers monu
mcnt at indianapolis.
JosEPn DREAMER. while working on .
derrick at the Bcllxnap cement mill.
JcHersonyilIc. was caught under tho
machine, which fell. and was fatally in
iurcd.
ATrNELy discovery by the sheriff pre-
vented wholesale delivery from the
county jail at New Castle.
PETER LrTz. the foreman on the stone
work Of the new courthouse at Bluffton
fell from tho wall. a distance of twenty