The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-08-16
STATE INTELLIGENCE

heavy masonry Is necessary 70 keep ""
building from falling.
DAWN A. NICHOLS. committed % jan
A. Loransport. for drunkenness, Was
found lead in his cell.
A VIOLENT wind storm struck New
burg tho other morning. compieiy ae-
molishinr the Newhurg furniture fae-
tory. the dwcliing-housc Of y. folse ana
an rood house OF c. r. Hopkins. several
smaller houses we're unroofcd and other
wise damaged. Two dwellings on 'no
road between Ncwburg and Boonvi'ie
were totally demolished. and severn
persons werc killed. The losses have
no, been estimated.
I Ar The soldiers reunion. 10 be held AZ
4 the fair grounds. near New Albany. com
mencinr September i. and continuing
three DAYS. $500 viii be- given - prizes
70 the best drilled companies 81 state
militia. the first prize being $500 'n'
second $50 and the third so
I A STORM in Mitchell and neighbor-
hood proves 70 have been most disas-
trous 10 life and property. \ spring
wagon containing family Of i've
father. mother and three small children
A was blown from the roadside into
Black creek and all we're drowned.
scores Of houses were unroofed, ana
several were demolished. The storm
was general throughout Southwestern
Indiana
OMAR PrRKr,. insane. living near
Nohlcsyillc. attempted 70 Kill father
brother and sister with knife.
TAIN has been revived Of building .
railroad from Jacksonville 70 Charles
town.
MAR Jacksonville. Mrs. Christina
Wurfcl tried 70 start her kitchen hre
with coal oil. and was fatally burned.
nrni~G quarrel over game OF cards
nj Madison. Dick Cisco was killed and
Walt cisco dangerously wounded.
Nonr.E &. BrrlEn has been designated
member Of the board OF examiners q
the indianapolis post-oiiice-
MR~. AMANDA McLrcAs. aged sew
onty years. dropped dead AZ the home
OF her daughter. Mrs Al Haskell. q
Upton.
TnE movement OF the officials At Ma
rion 10 ferret ont and punish the Monroe
township White Caps has led to tn
fight OF al least seven Of the gang Y
parts unknown.
A YorSG daughter Of r. NJ. BoShilier
81 Eikhart. after long illness. was pro
nounccd dead by a physician. and wa
prepared for burial when she was re
stored. and is in fair way 70 recover
The drillcrs at the gas well at Spcn
Ger struck vein Of salt water AZ dept
Of III feet. A pint Of the water wa
) cvaporated and three quarters Of q
ounce OF pure salt was obtained.
, TnE President appointed Martin En-
glchardt postmaster at Danyille and !
I. Rozer At Noblesville.
AT Danvillc. Voorhees, Young. sixtec
years Of age was accidentally shot an
killed by lad of the same age Will
!. fooling with revolver. the ullet pass
u ing through the heart
: 4 MOST destructive storm developed
few miles above Richmond few day
i ago. flooding streams. prostrating cor
: and killing cattle by lightning. Tia
i fell at Centeryille. large stones GOVERN
the ground. The Elkhorn rose 70 foo
!. height in fifteen minutes BY the aid q
! cloudburst.
n A RARE bird was shot Dundee. Blacl
i ford County. BY Austin Dollar. farme
l. The bird il snow white and stands seye
l. feet high the remarkable fact that
weighs less than four pounds has excite
no little interest. For want Of prop
name the people have appropriate
\ dubbed ii the phantom heron"
o A VERY peculiar horse distcmper h
<. made its appearance in an extcnsi
x stock ana trading stable. az Lapori
y The disease is said 70 have been broug
from Chicago. and when horse i q
Y. tackled bv il. his head sometimes sNcl
q 10 twice it, normal size. and pns cayiti
X. form 50 they have to L. opened Son
u times these cavities form in other pal
- Of the body. and they appear 70 have
y. regular action. liz differs material
We from any horse disease that has appc
cd in this locality heretofore.
IS Tnr gas we'll at Hcnryvillc. ola
~ County. has been given up as bad j
~ LEVI KI~c. ~ Michigan City y
- drowned while fishing in Lake Mic
ed gan.
IT. TIN annual meeting Of the old :
az tlers Of clark County. was held a T
he days ago AZ Charleston. and was I
he most successful pioneer gatherings e.
held in that county.
~ NEAR south Bend. the other mig
M Jessie White. the little daughter Of VI
~ u. ~. White. 81 Chicago. walked in
lie sleep on Lake shore train. When
nj train backed up. she was found.
injured and still asleep.
for TIN Indiana board " health has nc
req fed the vinegar manufacturers and de
On crs Of indianapolis that the vinegar ma
W, and sold by them i impure and must
III taken off the market. Investigation
ire. in progress in other cities % the State
Don AT Tcrrc IIautc. the Phnnix Oil q
Gas Company struck oil at depth
VII, 1918 feet and there is renewed oil
vas citemcnt there. This is the second )
nau ccssful we'll that has been drilled.
ny. a.o OSE Of the triplets born few WEE
,r,i ago TO Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. W. HarI
nea- Wabash, died the other night
IT'D. ether two are healthy.
the AT Lafayette. forty-fve indictme