The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-06-28
STATE INTELLIGENCE.

An election a. vote an nrproprin'i"S
OF >iaoou To aid in the construction 81
the Evansville and Richmond railroad
was held in Rockcrcck and >Nndcrrek
Townships. bartholomew County. Few
days ago. In Sandcreck Township ne /,
tax carried by forty-nine Votes. haf ~
Rockcrcck il was defeated by forty-ANe
votes.
wv. Srri.N met the man he was looN-
iny for. the other day. AZ Peru, Where
he was shot and instantly killed ~
Daniel Nhitcman.
WIZ. HENDERSON was run down hy
freight train ana killed. near Hanna.
A COMPANY Of the Indiana militia mas
hoen organized NJ Nincennes. with 'co.
W. Mccoy Captain. Mason J. Nihlaek
First Lieutenant. John Nordhaus second
Lieutenant. and las. Harris First Ser
geant. About fifty were enrolled.
Tnf Cunner>yille city council last
night increased the saloon license IN
this city from 500 70 S.50. the limit 81
the new law.
A PRINTER named Elmer Person com
mittcd suicide at College Corner.
Gro, EEyEis. secretary Of the Western
Shooting League. was killed by the as
cidcntal discharge Of gun near indiana
apolis.
a CYCLONE passed through the west
ern portion 81 Peru. on the 18th. doing
heavy damage. completely demoliShing
three frame houses under construction.
1t struck the large store house belong
inr to the Standard oil Company. un-
roofing IL and taking OUT the west wall.
some ears standing just below the Lake
Erie shops were blown through the shop.
tearing down the doors. Reports from
! the country say much damage was done.
I but no lives lost.
/ ions WALLACE was killed ~ falAng
! slate In coal shaft at Clay City.
! AN attempt was made. on the l'th
\ inst. 70 wreck an express train on the
4 Cincinnati. Wabash and Michigan rail-
| road. near Jrbana.
4 TnE liquor license at Richmond has
been raised 70 $50.
i L. K. IlI..IS~ has been appointed
postmaster At TT. Wayne.
WALLACE BIEkE was drowned while
bathing near Lebanon.
Tnr other night Mrs. John Naples
and her TWO boys-onc aged hye and the
other three ycars--Ncre drowned in a
small creek in Chester Township. Wa
bash County. Mr.. Naples. with his
family. was on his way home from North
4 Manchester and attempted 70 ford the
creek. which had been swollen by heavy
rains. The spring wagon was over
turned BY the strong current and all
were thrown into the water. Naples
and one child were saved.
RRpaET Mice. OF Lafayette. recently
got a Judgment 81 $4,000 against the l..
T.. 4 w. railroad for the killing Of her
husband in January. lsS~.
WILLIE KINNEY. Franklin boy ig-
nited powder in hole in large stump.
The explosion burned his right ear 70
crisp destroyed his right eye. burned
the sides Of his face terribly and singed
all the hair from his head.
GREAT CONSERVATION has been created
among the farmers OF Marion County BY
the appearance Of small green bug 81
. parasite. that threatens 10 demolish thu
wheat. oats and rye crop. The pests ap
I pear upon every head by the hundreds
and, planting themselves al the base Q
the grain. sap the life out Of II. II \
(. believed that the backward portion .
. thecrop will bc utterly destroyed. and tn
q portions that are advanced will be badl.
Injured. Reports from adjacent countie
indicate that the presence OF the par
asite j. widespread.
FnANKrIx has new cornet band.
Ersnvn.LE's elcctric-light system
!. owned by the city. was put in succcssiu
i operation few days ago.
Gro PirMNER. a young man Twin
"a near creencastlc. has been declared II
y sane on the subject ~ Christian science
FErrr-GisowER~ in the southern pal
4 Of the state claim that they will los
!, nearly All 81 their raspberry crop unlr'
i TIE rains cease. The berries Are ~
A. ripe. but can not BE- shipped While th'
ID are wet. On account Of their bcconiir
a. sour while In transit.
le ELISHA LAwnuES. a citizens 81 y
northeast part 81 franklin. has gre
u curiosity in the shape 81 threc-leT-'
y chicken. The chick il Of the same =
!, and as healthy a, the rest 81 the brood
!. WESLEY NUMBERING wa sentence
ts at Anderson, 70 two years inpiiSo
es ment for kidnapping.
re Jom~ iIAnwoErn was killed ~ Ga
near GeSSic.
IN JAck D,Iiy. who stole a team from
'rs farmer named brown. in Lake Count
M Has, been returned there from taSSopol
Il Mich. whore hc was captured. aft
M LEADING the officers Of Laporte County
III lively chase.
be EMORY STONE. young farmer liNi
in the eastern part 81 Allen Count
81 committed suicide the Other morning
res drowning himself In well. IIe was i
ne married anis about thirty-fvc years
~ ~ aye. III health. caused BY an accidel
was the cause.
"a ~ the neighborhood Of Valpara
81 many farmers have had 70 replant col
IN because 81 grubs wet weather and y
wv worms. The strawberry crop i V
ct light. owing to The frosts.
NEAR Nincennes. Seth Murray. a (
". mer. ffty-fvc years old. murdered
III Wife and then committed suicide.