The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-10-11
STATE INTELLIGENCE

Sil0 from the grocery Of Curry 4 Son :
few weeks ago.
Miss ELLA RAY. Of Wabash, has sued
Edward Kisner. Of Sagro. for breach cf
promise Of marriage, claiming $4,000
damages.
HAnrFoRp Cry was In darkness the
other night over dispute between
council and the company over the price
81 gas.
THE Monroe County Agricultural So-
ciety lost money on this years fair. and
will scale the premiums 80 per cent.
TuE purchase price Of the Torre IIause
nail-works, which recently changed
hands. was $4,000.
Tux reunion Of the S;xty-third Regi-
ment will be held next year at Frank
fort.
A call is issued for reunion OF the
surviving members and officers OF the
Indiana Legislature Of 1861 In Indian
apolis, November %. Meeting at an inn
portant crisis in our history II became
identified with many historic events
and much important legislation. Twen-
ty-eight years have passed since then,
many OF the members have passed away.
and those who survive are approaching
the period Of old age. The proposed re-
union has no political object in view,
and Is intended solely as renewal Of
personal associations.
SIX miles west of Montpelier the ty-
phoid fever is raging. There were eight
funerals in one day, the result OF the
disease. Mrs. Elizabeth Alpach, seven
ty-two years, was buried few days ago.
Her son Cal. and his son. are down with
the fever. Daniels two sons are down
with the same trouble.
Two trustees Of Wabash College have
died since the June commencement.
They are Rev. Kendall, d. d.. Of La
Porte, and Moses Fowler, OF Lafayette.
BENSlE.the six-year-old son OF Philip
Robinson. while playing on the school
grounds with his sister 1t Montpelier.
ran against her and bursted his head.
causing death immediately.
The body OF Miss Kate Hood. OF Con-
nersyille. who has been missing since
September 81. was found few days ago
in the canal near that city. The body
bore unmistakable evidences OF murder.
| The matter will be investigated.
! REV. ORANGE LEMON. former Prcsid-
ing Elder, and for fifty years minister
in the Methodist Churches in Indiana,
died at Richmond the other morning.
aged a.
Hon. JosErn $. MILLER, an aged
lawyer Of Danville, died few days
since. lie was delegate to the Phila-
delphia convention that nominated Free
mont for the Presidency.
The Superior Judges at India napolis
are complaining considerably over the
large number Of divorce cases which
are brought in the courts, and the scnti-
ment Is rapidly growing that more siren
nous legal restraints should be employ
ed. Since January last 2si divorce com
| plants have been filed in Marion County
alone. and the number is on the increase
| from month to month. OF the total
| number filed. 1s3 have been decided and
in every case. with one or two cxcep-
tons. the divorce was granted.
! OTTo WALTZ claims that he was
| knocked down and robbed Of $50 on the
streets Of Corydon the other night He
was intoxicated, but claims he knows
1.-The r06bof. ~
THE large Touring and heading-mills
Of Elmer Wilson, at Cana, Jennings
County. with all the machinery. large
lot Of grain and -four, and other matcri-
ais were burned by an incendiary fire.
Loss. $1,000. no insurance.
THEODORE ForsT was playing circus
With number OF young playmates in
Martinsyille, when. in doing the flying
trapcze act. he fell some distance to tho
ground. broke an arm and was injured
internally.
Two new gas wells have been struck
in the vicinity Of Montpelier.
LAWYERS Of Grscncastlea are complain
ing OF dcarth Of litigation. only one
jury trial having been held in four
I weeks.
PRESIDENT FISHER has concluded a
contract with Cleveland firm for the
building Of new observatory and tcle-
scope for Hanover College.
LIGHTxrSG-RoD swindlers fleccad WIN.
Walkup. OF Allen County. out OF $40 by
inducing him to sign note. under the
superstition that he was making con.
tract for repairs
| MISS ADAM WYAST has obtained judg-
mcnt, in the Madison County circuit
court, for $3.50, against the Decline
road. for injuries received in runaway
accident two years ago. Her horse had
become frightened at the cars.
| PETER FLYNN has brought suit against
John Wampler and Jim McGilliard. OF
| Charlottesville, for $1,000 damages. re-
sulting from the defendant selling him
| loaded cigar. His eyes were badly in
| jurcd. and he can not work. though he
has family dependent upon hiin foi
| support.
| Two moro great gas wells have been
struck near Winchester. one by the cleo
trio light company, OF that city. and the
other by company Of ten citizens.
Dir. J. q. CALDWELL. Of Jacksonville.
has in his possession the log book Of the
steamer General Clark for her third trip
from Louisville to New Orleans. during
the winter OF 1890 and 1891.
| MEs. JoHS Donovan. OF Wabash. died
from the effects OF an overdose OF chloral.
She had been using the drug regularly
to ellay nervousness. She was about