The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-08-30

was set on fire and burned. Loss, sovV'
no insurance.
IIowAnp Ross was run over and killed
hy Glover Leaf train the other night
al Linden.
AN ahortiyc attempt TO burn q pron'i-
nent business block NJ >hclbyvillc Was
mac AZ an early hour tho other morn
ing. A woman Is suspected OF having
set fire 70 the building.
TnErr men were fatally crushed
under falling walls at 1T. Wayne.
Ar 1T. Wayne Nicholas IIirschancr
was shot in the hip while attempting TO
take handkerchief from pocket IN
! which he carried revolver.
Ed DAVIS and family were poisoned
by eating stale fish At iciicrsonville'
They were brought around with much
aif,irulty.
TnE question OF the annexation or the
suburbs Of Charlottesville is being agi-
tatcd. There are six suburb .,As-
view. Highland. Durhamyillc, Fairview'
Englcwood and Fiskcville.
PERU is to have paid fire depart
merit
HExpHrcks Corxry has the largest
number OF Sons Of Veterans camps In
\ the state.
| TmE date OF the soldiers reunion at
| New Albany has been changed from sep
| tember IL to September IS.
/ An attempt was made near Rome City
to wreck passenger train or the Grand
\ r@pids ard Indiana railroad.
/ HERMANN CARR. OF Columbus. is the
| possessor OF chicken hen which re-
! Gently laid remarkably large-sized
\ egg The egg is eight and one-half
! inches in diameter lcngthwise and six
y and onc-half inches the other way. The
/ actual weight Of the egg Is i've ounces.
1 En- BEoKE. OF Brazil. had an arm
broken hy his horse taking fright and
! upsctting the buggy. The horse had q
I leg broken and was shot. while the
/ vehicle was total wreck.
1 NJ. q. SrEr>Sri.r.. Of Indianap polls
4 na- been r-'-->int"a A.4- no
company at lit Wayne, vice 9. y. Essig,
| resigned.
! EDwAEp TRAM. a wealthy farmer.
4 living ono mile south Of Winamac. while
I feeding his cattle was chased into a
I fence-corncr by ferocious bull and
1 gorci almost to death.
! Two cows died at Newcastle from the
bite Of mad dog.
The President has appointed John W.
Silers postmaster at Plymouth. vice
Geo. REYNOLDS. resigned.
GRvn worms are doing much damage
70 potatoes in the vicinity of Broad Rip
pie.
ALBERT MILLER. OF the Indianapoli.
Wire Works. on the 18TH left his ilotc
for his room. and that was the last seen
Of him.
The indianapolis police authorities
have been requested to look for Charles
Axle st. Jcronguc. who was last seer
east Of that city. vowing he would com
nit suicide because crossed in love.
FRED FILLMORE was killed at Mention
BY falling on huge knife in a stayt
factory.
THE following fourth-class postmas
tiers were appointed on the Goth: I;remen
Marshal County. David g. smith: Gala
mer. Whitley County. J. a. Schaump
Peterborough. Dearborn County. ". W.
Withrow: Farmers Retreat. Dearborn
County. Chas. A. Opp: iynae.... saliva
County. NJ y. Zcnor: Montez. Cas-
County. samuel Iiindman: New Alcase
Dearborn County. Lawrence Andwan
Rainsyillc Warren County. r. N. Jones
Rossvillc. Clinton County. VIM. \. Ball
TIE Posf-ofiicc Department has order
cd the establishment Of the free deliver,
service al Madison after October l.
TuE President has appointed Isaac
Davis postmaster II Greenfield, vic'
Noble l.. Howard. jr.. removed.
The survivors Of the Sixty-cighth In
fantrv held their annual reunion q
Eushviile. on the goth. IL being the ~
ni,..rsar, IN thS .attle Of Chir'-fnnugs
.Iudrc Carson. OF Council Bluffs. Ia. Dc
livcred the address. At the campfire
AZ night. the anniversary sermon wa
, delivered by +. II. Wood. y. r.. Of Al
rora. The reunion was largely ATTENDED
: On. CAL !. FLETCHER had a Startlin
adventure with an insane man recent,
Az a late hour Adolph Ruth. vel
: known citizen. entered Borst'S dru
store. in the southern limit Of irdial
= apolis. and. after looking about for
q moment. he suddenly 4, gan brcakin
n show cases and bottles, and when &C.
i:orst intcrfcrcd he attacked the latt'
y with knife and chased him into re;
I room. Borst closed the door. but n
II was broken down. lie then took rcfuf
= in another room. where he Was agal
successful in barring the door. The 4
: multi aroused DR.. Fletcher. living clio!
! at hand. who came 70 BorSt's asSistanc
n and after lively struggle succeeded
y dissrming Ruth and quoting him dow
\ The physician then persuaded Ruth
take buggy ride with him. intcndir
!, TO deliver him al the police station. b.
\ en- route ruth and the physician had a
!. other struggle, which lasted until u
"a latter was almost worn out. Fortunatcl
d. an athletic blacksmith recognized u
fighting parties while they were still
Of the vehicle. and. surmising that som
% thing VAS wrong with Ruth. came
~ Flctchcr's assistance. and the mani;
N was finally subducd. business rcyerS
\. !. are the cause Of insanity. Ruth At q
~ time being very prosperous.
IA a PASSENGER train went through
~ frqG.le rear MI Norman A ruunhcr