The Indiana State sentinel., 1889-01-09
Minor state Items.


Rushville is arranging 10 pipe gas from
Henry county.
Martin c. Kleizer, an old and influential Ger
man citizen OF Lebanon, died Sunday.
Capt. Job Lawrence, wealthy and promi,
nent citizen of Cambridge City, is dead
Alexander Crayton, aged sixty-three, an old
citizen of Martinsville, died Wednesday night
A man of Huntington has started skunk
cry" He says il pays TO raise skunks for their
skins and oil.
East Sefton's hall, Valparaiso, partially
burned Monday morning Loss, 81 800. Students
narrowly escaped.
William Kennedy of Columbus has received
a White Cap notice warning him to take better
care of his children.
A freight train of thirty cars was thrown
from the track at COrwin, Saturday, delaying
passenger trains many hours.
Alphens Burks of Thorntown lost his barn
by fire last week. \ COW kicked the lantern
over, a la Chicago fire of 1871.
The high-sehool building at Plainfeld has
been finished at q cost OF $1,000. 1t was ap.
propriately dedicated last Saturday.
Henry Day, ieveler of Greencastle, has
been arrested for embeZZlement. He disposed oi
watches placed in his charge to repair.
Frank Northway, conductor, fell from a
Lake Shore train Wednesday, at Tene Coupe
Station, and received probably fatal injuries.
The proprietor of the Charlottesville Argas
has been fined for publishing a lottery adver
tisement. This is the second prosecution for
the same offense.
Samuel W. Watson of Kokomo, died Tues
bay. He was the cashier of the Harrison bank
at indianapolis for many years. He was born
at Nincennes in 1888.
family of Frederick Alley socially last week
at New Albany, was taken sick and died Fri
day at Mr.. Aliens house.
A fine team and carriage belonging to John
Button a farmer living north of Brownsburg
were stolen Tuesday night while Button was at
tending an entertainment
II is reported at LapOrte that the body OF
Blakeslee. jr., has been found in the Kankakee
marsh. Blakesee mysteriously disappeared
from Michigan City the night of Nov. %.
James Canon's large barn, near Elizabeth.
town was destroyed by an incendiary fire Mon
day night. All its contents burned. Loss
81 500; insured for $500 in the Ohio Farmers.
Tuesday night John Laughlin was killed al
GlenwOod by q train. His head was mashed
out Of all resemblance to humanity. He had
been out of the penitentiary but few months
DIR. Huntington of Thorntown recently fell
from his buggy, iniuring himself very serious.
ly. One eye was almost torn from its socket
and his head and face were frightfully lacer
ated.
The Miss Cora Lee now residing at For
Wayne has been obliged to card the news
papers, to say that she is not the Cora Lee for
merly Cora Graham, who has reached consider
able notoriety within the past year.
A young daughter of Moses Arnold, prom
inent farmer of Wabash county, Thursday
morning opened the door of the kitchen stove
when a spark ignited her clothing. She ran
INTO the yard a mass of flames and was horribly
burned about the limbs and body.
Four gravel cars were derailed on the Canads
& St. Louis railway near Sturgis Tuesday, and
Frank Mathers, a workman, was instantly
killed. Jacob Griffith received internal in
juries which will prove fatal. Four Other
workmen were hurt, but not fatally.
Frank Leonard has resigned his position Oh
the Fort Wayne Gazette and gone TO Butte
City, Mont, to continue in journalism. He
makes the change because OF the condition o
his own and his wife's health. Cart Shobel
succeeds Mr.. Leonard on the Gazette.
Samuel Miller Of Floyd county says he i,
ninety-seven years old; that he was born il
1871 near the site of the present town of Clover
port, KY, and lived in aud near Cloverport fol
seventy-nine years. Eighteen years ago hs
came to Louisville and thence 10 Indiana.
The Rev. II. L. Watson, in charge of the
Wabash circuit of the northern Indiana
methodist conference, died IN Wabash Wednes