The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-05-22
Minor Stnte Items-

It is stated that the water used at Columbus
is dangerous to health.
Smith @. Douglass was found dead in bed a
Seymour Thursday. He was subject to cpl
leptic fits.
Mrs. L. A. Henley of Richmond died Friday.
She was the mother of NJ. c. Henley, the
wealthy manufacturer
A large rattlesnake was killed near Vim
cennes Thursday. This species of snakes is al
most extinct in Indiana.
Joseph Barrack of Seymour, aged sixty-seven,
is slowly dying of blOod-poisoning and gan
creme, the result of frost-bitten feet.
John Perry, proprietor of the Sherman
house, Richmond was robbed of 1915 Tuesday,
as supposed by thief hidden under the bed.
The city council of Kokomo, by vote of s
to ., has raised the municipal liquor license
from 500 to $780, The ordinance was passed
under a suspension of the rules.
Brazil has the oil fever. 1t is only about fif-
teen miles from Terre Haute and the Brazilians
hope to strike kindred rich find to that re-
Gently discovered in the Prairie" city.
The conference between the operators and
miners closed finally Tuesday, the former still
refusing to arbitrate. The delegates will refer
the question back 70 the miners for further
action.
North Manchester has secured the location
of the united brethren college, which is to be
removed from Roanoke. The town donated
the college $1,000 in money and four or five
acres of ground for a campus.
Walter Hicks barn, at Charleston burned
Friday night together with four head of horses,
sixteen head of sheep, 500 bushels of corn and
a large assortment of agricultural implements.
Incendiary. Loss, $4,000; partially insured.
The trial of David Watson, who murdered
John Hudson at Judson, Sept, IS, has COM
menced at Rockville. a special venire of forty
four jurymen and nearly 100 witnesses have
been summoned Watson has been in jail since
he committed the murder
The old stables at the Columbus driving park
containing ninety-two stalls, were destroyed by
an incendiary Thursday night. The new stables
were not burned. The trOtting association is
having the burned buildings replaced. They
will be completed before the races which be-
gin May q.
The Richmond city council has organized
under Mayor Thistlethwaite, electing L. 81.
Goodwin, wood measurer; John Paxton, mar
ket master; J. F. Davenport, street commits
sioner; John Z. Robbins, city attorney; A. II.
Study, city engineer; Robert Hodgin and
George j. Knollenberg on the police board, and
DIR. 7. Henry Davis health officer.
A Michigan City Dispatch reporter visited
the penitentiary recently As he stepped off
the cars he met Sim Coy with mail sack
| counting the DAYS till he could don a citizens
uniform. He found it to be just about forty
five days. That includes the month necessary
for his fine and costs. Sullivans rascality
robbed him of his property and embarrassed
his exchequer.
Charles Vathon of Fort Wayne lost four FIN
| gers Mt Odds wheel-works by machine called
| the "shaper." A workman standing near by
was Mortified TO see the mans four fingers fall
from the machine upon the floor, and had it
not been for the presence of mind on the part
| of another workman who at once knocked off
| the strap and stopped the machine there is
/ every probability that the unfortunate fellow
/ would have lost his arm.
The Seymour Democrat says that Congress
man Jason Brown keeps a record of every APP
/ plicant for pension who writes to him con-
/ corning the matter and that he hopes to have
| by the time that congress meets the name of
every pensioner in his district In every in
stance where be has been written to by an APP