The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-22
STATE INTELLIGENCE.

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was ll,wn into creek near hy. When
picked m ~ was unconscious, and bis
injuries will prove fatal. Tie has wife
and FIVE children.
A NuiN. man named Thomas Parks
was run over by o freight train on tho
MI. Vernon branch Of the Evansville ~
Tcrrc IIantc road. His remains We're
taken home in sack.
Ar.r~f EicirMENfn. miner. was In
stantly crushed ~ death by huge block
~ coal. which fell from the roof Of the
SunnyslIc ccal mine.
Tim President has appointed Thad.
Eu,ler postmaster at Huntington. vicc
:. II. shcarcr. resigned: Henry NJ. l'ick-
nell al Garrett. vice Mary Thomas. re-
signed: A. NJ Luke al Jsi'crSonyillc.
| vice James Burke. removed. and George
". BENNETT az Warsaw, vice VIM. II.
Iiowscr removed.
RECENTLY lock OF human hair was
found in the center Of tree near Wave
land. There has been much spccnla-
tion as 70 how ii came there. and one Of
years ago .'tooth doctor" was in that
part Of the country. and his cure was to
take q lock Of hair and pin il up in some
tree. This Is probably how this came to
be imbcddei in the tree
RILEY Jo~Es was arrested near Brazil,
for countcrfciting.
CoAI. and gas has been discovered
near Michigan City.
SPECIAL. school funds In the hands Of
InIf a. ~. h..x
practically exhausted in paying teach
ers for attending township institutes.
THFEE was strange case Of poison
ing the other day at Logansport. TWO
families sickening after dinner. The
doctor said il was owing 70 Paris green
on the cabbage.
TniETy public school teachers. in
Allen County have been notified that
their services Will be dispensed with
after next month owing to the insult
cheney Of funds appropriated to that
county under the last Appropriation
bill.
t'nE drivers employed in the Inglc-
side coal mines. near Evansville. went
out upon strike on the 18th. upon the
refusal Of the operators TO acccdc to
their demand for an advance 81 twenty
five cents perday on their wages.
AN organization Of the farmers Of
Rush County has been effected for the
purpose Of prosecuting all hunters for
hunting on enclosed lands. as prohibited
by statute
An aged wife murderer named Gar
rett- died in the Indiana pententiary.
An Muncie. Frank Horn had his right
hand completely torn of AZ the flax mill
the other night.
CorN:EEFEirEisS are at work in Evans
Vile. An ex-convict named Maher has
been arrested.
rEoF. RICHARD w. SWAN. librarian
at Perlue University. died at his home
in West Lafayette. few days ago
WM. SNYDER has been appointed
postmaster 1t Shideler, Delaware
County.
SIMON YAxpEs. Of indianapolis, has
endowed the English chair at Wabash
College Avith 100000. A few year. go
he gave $4,000 for the same purpose.
THE dwelling OF William Chandler. q
Logansport. was badly damaged BY an
tApiv>iJu OF natural gas.
THOMAS +. HAMnfck. well-to-dc
farmer residing near Eellcvillc was
thrown from his horse and seriously in
jurcd
PERRY A. LrwToS. sheriff Of Adams
County. who Is now serving on his sec
ond term. is fatally afflicted with pull
monary trouble.
IN. 80 f...A
Benton County committed suicide. lie
stepped into drug store and drank the
contents Of four-ounce vial filled with
hydrate Of chloral. Iiristow was sin
sic man. No cause j. assigned for his
deed. which he tries once before.
Ar Brazil. the other night. mail
pouch was stolen from the depot tele-
gNsph Office. where it had been left to
await the train.
WI. Lock. residing near Logansport,
was instantly killed few days ago BY .
falling tree.
W. Il. ScEInxrH- junior in Wahas',
Gollege. has become insane through
over-study and too close application To
his books. and has been taken to his
home in New Albany. lie was great
favoritc with professors and students.
TnE Supreme Court few days ago
rendered a decision that virtually rcvo-
lutionizcs the State government Of all
institutions. Judges Olds. Coffee and
Berkshire. Republicans. hold that in
cases involving a question as to whether
the Governor Or Legislature shall ap-
point State Statist:cian. Gcologist and
Oil Inspector, that these officers and
trustees Of benevolent institutions must
Hc elected by the people. Elliott. Chief
Justice tRep.l. ana Mitchell tDcm. die
sent. Tho effect is to unseat present in
cumbcnts Of the first named Offices and
put Yancy. Collett and Mcrrcll in their
places.
MALIGNANT diphthcria prevails al
stanton.
The Indiana law prohibiting tho
piping Of natural gas from the State
has been declared unconstitutional
OxE Of William kcntons eyes was
destroyed at Wcstport BY the explosion
Of percussion cap in his pipe.
TnE machinery and other fixtures Of
sSse Charlottesville natural gas well
have been taken "a India n nails ~ M