The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-01
STATE INTELLIGENCE

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was released on S20.000 bonds. few
days ago, scores Of his neighbors volun
tecring 70 become surety. lie could
have qualified in 100000, II necdful
The identity Of the murdered man Il
likely never 10 be found out.
HIRAM ROLLER well-known school
teacher Of Springfield Township, Allen
County. fell from tree and broke his
back. lie will be crippled for life.
ALoSzo BEHEyMAS. OF Garfield. Mont
gomery County. has sued Union Town
ship for 5000. claiming that the typhoid
fever in his family has been caused BY
the stagnant water in pond in front Of
his house. The pond was the result o.
repairing the road.
THERE are several cases OF typhoid
fever at Charlottesville. supposed 20 DO
the result Of drinking out OF a well.
4 DIR. Taylor. OF the State Board OF
| Health, advises the discontinuancc Of
/ the use Of the water.
| Miss MorI.IE MonERIy. an Indiana
| school teacher whose license was re-
voked, has brought suit for so, 900 dam
| ages.
AMovEMEST Is on foot at indianapolis
! TO secure the enforcement Of the sunday
law against all classes OF business.
GEORGE ScnLIcK was convicted OF kill
ing Dick Cisco. at Madison. and SEN
fenced 70 the penitcntiary for fifteen
yesrs.
fnE cholera is playing havoc among
the hogs in Pail Creek Township. Mad
ison County. Several farmers have lost
their entire herd.
HIRAM BENnAM. a prominent citizen
OF Taswcll. and proprietor " the Tas-
well Saw Mills. was killed at that place
BY huge tree falling upon him. He
was forty years old and leaves large
family.
II an effort to stop runaway horse at
Muncie. Jason Jenkinson. residing near
DE Soto, was thrown against post.
Two ribs were broken. his skull was
fractured and he received internal in
jurics.
SAN kEsTISSoS, a boy OF eighteen. was
convicted at Paoli Of murder. and SEN
fenced 10 prison for life. His crime was
the cold-bloodcd murder Of his step
father-in-law, at Hillham, Dubois,
County.
The following fourth-class postmas-
tiers were appointed few days ago:
boundary. Jay County. Rachel Mann:
Romena. Owen County. samuel steele;
Toto, Stark County, Isaac X. Bascom.
Az odd double divorce suit was filed
at indianapolis a few days ago. Amanda
Cook seeks a separation from John Cook.
and Anna l.. Farrell from Frank Farrell.
The complaints show the plaintiffs are
sisters. Both were married August 10.
1887. and both were deserted BY their
respective husbands three days after
marriage.
NEAR Winchester. on the Grand
Rapids and Indiana railroad. two mail
pouches cut open at the bottom were
found weighed down in the bottom Of
creek. Postal officials have no knowl-
edge OF any missing pouches.
AT Linden Mrs. Annie Ramsdcll fell
TO the bottom of the cellar stairs with a
lamp In her hand. The concussion OF
the fall left her unconscious, and the
exploding lamp set fire to her clothiue. 1
She MAS burned to death before sltc - |,
discovered. tt !,
WILLIAM II. ANDERSON. OF DelaW y
Township. Delaware County. has a goose (
covered with long liver colored and white
hair instead Of feathers. He will send
Il 70 the Smithsonian Institute.
THE Indiana Grand Council Of ROYAL
and Select Masons held sessions at Indi-
annapolis few days ago.
REroRTs received by the Indiana Board
OF Health show that the school houses
In the State are poorly ventilated. and
that their sanitary condition is bad.
The National Wholesale Druggists
Association held its session at Indian
apolis the other day
HENRY MYER. a wcll-known farmer
living near Jamestown, Boone County.
lad his neck broken by runaway team.
The Montgomery County Farmers In
titutc will be held at Charlottesville on
November 5 and o.
Ar Corydon large bulldog owned bv
saac Mauck attacked Perry Wolfe. thir-
son OF Aaron Wolfe. and so
,adly laccrated him that it is feared he
viz die.
"A STRANGE epidemic Is prevailing
'mong horses in Laportc County. When
last attacked their tongues become
'aralyzcd. and neither food nor medi-
inc can be forced down their Threats.
they die or fever and starvation. Tho
disease has thus far proved fatal in
very case.
THERE is an electric light war in
progress ut Evansville. The people will
doubtless profit by IT.
THE board OF Prison South directors
rave adjourned without leasing anycon-
lets. They will meet again October 20,
When the contract for manufacturing
hoes will be let.
As George Walden. Of Ellettsville,
With his wife and child. were driving
own hill. the back strap broke. let
ing the buggy against the horse. which
an away. The buggy was overturned i,
nd the occupants tumblcd ont. Mr.. and
Irs. Walden were seriously injured. and
he child so badly hurt that IL died in a
ew moments later in its mothers arms.
onathan Allen. aged sixty. living near
met with similar acct ,
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