The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-15
STATE INTELLIGENCE.

u0fNuue. LOOK place. IN tH' i"'W -.
man named iiougham. west Of shelby
willie. the other day. between large
chicken hawk and an old SOW with
troop ~ little pigs AZ her hocls, one Of
which the hawk swooped down upon and
was about to carry of when the mother
came 10 the rescue. Instead Of flying
away the hawk turned on the SON,
striving TO sink its talons into her eyes
and striking her heavy blows over the
head with its powerful wings until tho
brute was bcwildcred. The hawk was
rapidly getting the best 81 the fight
when one 81 the spectators. Mr.. Nc
Cain. slipped up and captured II.
.omx RiTN. an Indiana pioneer,
seventy years old. feel down stairs
while walking in his sleep. at seymour
and received fatal injuries.
JANIS GALLON gorged his stomach
with persimmons, the other day at
seymour and died in commissions.
Mrs. LorI~E MAnEIoTTE,of FtWayne,
was seized with heart disease while
talking. and fell out OF her chair dead
A SOS OF Harmon Smith. residing near
IIagcrstown, Wayne County. was killed
by the accidental discharge OF his rife
FRAME GENGE was released from the
Prison South. where he had been con
fined year for robbing tramp Of 81
and started at once for his home. at
Corine. England. His father is wealthy
manufacturer Of that city. and the son
was originally shipped to America for
stealing $500.
Jo>EPH SwEAEER, prominent archi-
tect and contractor, OF Peru. committed
suicide few days ago.
TnE barn and contents Of Lee Buck,
near Nincenncs. valued at s.SO.O00. We're
destroyed BY fire the other night
A DRUG store at Emincnce. was blown
up with dynamite.
MANY years ago Hiram Armstrong. Of
Cass County. was member Of tho
One Hundred Twcnty-eighth Indiana
regiment. applied for a pension. The pro
grcss made in the prosecution Of his
claim was unusually poor. and the old
veteran had about abandoned all hope.
The other morning Mr. Armstrong was
found dead in his bed. On the same
evening his pension voucher for a hand
some sum arrived.
PHILAxDER JESTER. silversmith,
heretofore Of good reputation. was sen
fenced for one year for countcrfeiting.
Tom McReynolds. Of Pike County, was
given two years for countcrfeiting. and
Daniel and Isrownlow Davis thirty days
in the Pike County Jail, in the Federal
courts at indianapolis.
ASpEEw J. CHORES and Mrs Rosa
Leonard are in jail at Laportc, charged
with bigamy.
LiSI.Ly ALLEN. OF Muncic. has
house which is wrapped in mystery.
ghostly knockings heard all highland no
explanation 10 be found.
ions RnISKnAHT. Of Shelbyyille. had
to kill horse that went mad from dog
bite.
TIM President has appointed Alexan-
der Cable as postmaster at Hartford
City. vice G. w. Timmons. removed.
Is the Blackford County circuit court
Jas. X. Williams was awarded s675 dam
ages against the Panhandle railway for
the burning Of farm property. set on fis'n
by passing locomotives.
County. and they give employment to
about 1000 men. and about 2. 500. 900 bar
rels Of cement arc manufactured each
year.
TIE city council ut Charlottesville
has close all the public wells in that
city on account Of the impurity Of the
water.
Ma T,,n., rJ.x.~ .<~od er...
hanged herself in fit Of insanity at
Milford.
JAMES IirExs was acquitted Of man
slaughter in the circuit court Of Porter
County.
A TES-yEAR-oiD boy who was thrown
from a street car by the conductor. and
fell on the track, receiving injuries
which crippled him for life, got s.. 800
verdict against the Citizens street Rail
road Company. at indianapolis.
TnnEE new charcoal pits. near Roam
ol<c. belonging to Clifford Bros. were
blown up by unknown parties with dyna-
mite. entailing loss ~ 5000.
AT Mount Vernon thieves entered the
residence Of l.. u. Schenck prominent
merchant. and stole watch valued at
Sl25 and about SI5 in money.
TWENTY-FIVE years ago Jno. McQucrn
lived with his wife and six children
near Lebanon. hut in August lsG.. sud
denly disappeared. and no tidings Of him
were ever received. Mrs. McQucrn.
surprising herself widow. remarked.
but her second husband lived but two
years Recently McQuern. as suddenly
and unceremoniouslv as marked his dis
appearace. returned 70 his hone, but
not however, 70 claim his wife. Instead
he demanded possession Of the farm. and
they are now living in the same house
without rcsuming marital relations. and
with no prospect 81 compromising their
differences. Tho courts will have 10
name the rightful owner.
a DRUGSTORE owned BY burgess &
johnson. at Emincncc. Morgan County.
the other night was blown to atoms by
what is supposed to have been charge
OF dynamite and entirely consumed by
fire. II was with difficulty that several
adjacent buildings were saved. This
same johnson was formerly in the drug
business az Coatsvillc. and was blown