The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-06-05
Minor State Items.

for gas or oil.
\ miller named Harbaugh of Fillmore has be.
come violently insane.
The monument to unknown soldiers was I'M
yelled at Spencer last Sunday.
Peaches ia southern Indiana never looked
better at this time OF the year.
Burglars are doing a thriving business OF
Winamac and adjoining towns.
James Bennett well-digger. was killed by
fall In we'll at Crawfordsville.
Mrs. Mary Jones, aged eighty-one. Of Shelby.
vile dropped dead OF heart disease.
Joseph McJunkins. aged seventy-seven, On
old citizen of Upton, died Saturday.
The oil fever has struck Vincennes, and
company has been formed to sink wells.
Prof. II. l.. Frank has been elected superin.
tendent of the West Liberty high school,
Notwithstanding reports 10 the contrary the
block coal miners at Brazil are still on strike
Mrs. A. Francher widow of Greenfield
made an unsuccessful attempt at suicide with
poison.
The Rev. C. w. Lee, department chaplain, G.
\. r., delivered the memorial address at New
Albany.
w. H. Shaw. a travelling man Of Newark. O..
was found dead in the Kirby house at Cam
bridge City.
Miss Ackerman of Marion and Morris Col
Inns OF Anderson eloped and were married
Friday night.
The fall sessions OF the Indiana conference,
methodist episcopal church, will be held at
Rockport October 3.
Mrs. William A. Hale OF this county, and who
is In her ffty-fourth year, recently gave birth
TO healthy boy baby.
The Hon. Addison Duffy of Greenfield is
suffering from paralysis. His friends are not
anticipating his recovery.
Frank Davis, aged six, Of New Albany. was
blinded by an explosion OF powder, fred by
some playmates as joke.
Cambridge City republicans have decided By
ballot that Mrs. Harriet KiesS shall have
charge OF the postofice there.
Miss Emma Ford is suing DR.. Andrew Smith
for breach of promise and demands S. 600 dam
ages. Both parties are citizens Of Wabash.
Mrs Elizabeth Zenor OF Bowling Green died
recently at an advanced age. She was a resi-.
dent OF Clay county when it was organized in
1926.
ID. l.. Nirdinger, an agent for Appleton &
Co.'s publications, has been arrested for obtain
ing money under false pretenses ~ Terre Haute
The amount involved is small.
The faculty OF Franklin college has decided
TO have but four orations from it's graduating
class, and the five members of the class ignored
threaten to refuse their diplomas.
The rain seems TO have been general through
out the state, but there Is much difference OF
opinion as to whether the cold weather that
accompanied it injured the fruit and crops or
not.
In the case Of Charles H. Niblack vs.. W. H.
zimmerman and others, in the Clay circuit
court, the jury returned verdict in favor of
plaintiff for S46q5. IL was a suit 10 compel set
Element of firm business.
Thomas /. Smith, son OF the Hon. Webster
Smith OF Columbus, has received the appoint.
ment to the vacancy at West Point from the
Third congressional district He 10 ordered 70
report for examination June Is.
Mrs. Catharine Riley Of Germantown died
last week. aged ninety. Her maiden name was
Riemau and she married John Riley in 1917
and he died in 1884. She then removed TO
Germantown, making her home with her
children.
The Rev. Father Deon Of Vincennes eele-
brated his golden jubilee in the priesthood this
week, impressive ceremonies being held in the
NincenDes cathedral in honor OF the event.
The sermon was preached by Father schneil of
Terre Haute.
w. K. Shelter has sold the Angola Herald.
the democratic organ of Steuben county, TO
John F. Sherman, lawyer Of Waterloo. Pos
session will be given in July. Mr. Shelter has
kept the Herald going and gave his party
good paper.
B. F. Blessing of Knox county has con-
tracted with WILLIAM n. Whitley Of Spring
field, o., for 10000 feet OF ash, hickory and
sycamore lumber, for building Whitley reap
ers. Blessing ge,s SlO,UOg Tor the lumber de-
livered at Springfield.
The great drainage contract, known as the
Little river ditch, will soon be completed, by
which work IL is expected 60 reclaim 10000
acres OF land in Allen, whitley and Huating-
ton counties. The task was begun three years
ago. and it viii cost $l3i 900.
Col. l. b. Barker shot and murdered Grant
Beck at Petersburg Wednesday night. Ii is
alleged that Beck was unduly intimate with
Bankers wife. One account of the affair says
that Beck died from the effects of his wound.
Another makes no mention of his death.
There is an odd complication relative to the
Macy postofiice. On the 18th inst. NJ. L.
Enyart, editor of the Macy Monitor, received
the appointment, and his bond was forwarded
Wilkinson has been commissioned for the same
place.
The Mitchell district medical society will
meet at West Baden springs, Orange county,
June IL and II. A number of good papers will
be read. Many OF the leading physicians OF
Chicago, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Louis
vile will be present. Reduced hotel and rail.
road rates.
The Goshen Metrs lind says: I'm converse.
ton yesterday shortly after receiving notice of
his appointment as postmaster, Link Beyerle
said that il required dirty work TO have Post
master Miller removed. No fair-minded man
who ever had any business with the postofice
will doubt the truthfulnese OF this statement
No inspector was ever sent here under the
present administration to investigate the prem
Uses, and the officials must have relied upon the
opportunities and representations made by the
hungry crowd from Goshen"