The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-01-02
Minor STATE Ifemn

The Martinsvile Tribune is not. 1t lived
three weeks.
Tere are eight candidates for coal oil in
spector in Anderson.
Fort Wayne used $4,000 in improving its
streets during the past year.
w. G. Shiefer, a prominent shoe dealer of
Fort Wayne, assigned Monday.
Henry c. Maxwell, a pioneer of Morgan
county. died Friday, aged sixty.
The ravages of diphtheria at the village of
Boston have been somewhat checked.
The White Caps of Union county have
posted threatening notices at Liberty.
Jeard Kidday, the man who shot Jefferson
Rauck few days ago, has been released on
bail.
Samuel Ball, who recently disappeared from
LapOrte, was afterward arrested in Chicago for
petit larceny.
The Rev. IT, H. Nesslage of Shelbyville will
take charge of the Franklin christian church
on New Years.
Armstead Hatfield, aged eighty, and Vina
Richardson, aged seventy, were married recently
in Monroe county.
Lafayette Myers of Marion lost his pocket
book containing so while hurrying to catch a
train at Marion recently.
The postoffice at Leo, Allen county, was
broken into and robbed Thursday night. The
thieves got only about $50.
sonville, rescued Michael Quinn of Louisville
from drowning last Friday.
Mrs. Kate Melhart of Cambridge City, who
was stricken with paralysis recently, died Sun
day and was buried Thursday.
Joe Payton, colored, was held without bail
at Jacksonville, Saturday, for the murder on
Christmas night OF Spencer Bryant, colored.
David Whelan lost 5000 and diamond stud
worth So Wednesday night by burglars, at
~ ar rob of lot
are exciting the people and police.
Lorenzo Jackson was arrested Monday at
Waldron, charged with burglarizing the resi-
dence of William Pence, a short time ago. He
was bound over to court in the sum of $500.
The Cushman telephone exchanges in Elk
hart, South Bend and Laporte, closed Monday
in compliance with Injunction granted by
Judge Blodgett in favor of the Bell company.
Prosecutor James Robinson of Fort Wayne
began, Friday, looking up saloon-keepers run
ming without licenses. There are 245 saloons
in Allen county. Lively times are expected.
The pastor of the Advent church at Union
Mills, Laporte county, Is creating considerable
excitement among his parishioners by telling
them that the world will soon come to an end.
The Richmond Democrat has Just completed
its eighth volume. The paper is published in a
strong republican county, but makes ali the
more valiant battle for democracy because
of it.
Francis Murphy has commenced a temper
ance campaign in Connersvlle. He was in
troduced by the Hon. j. \. Huston, who was
the first man to sign the pledge and don blue
ribbon.
Douglass Elliott, handsome gallant of 10.
gansport, living beyond his means, has silently
stolen away, leaving many creditors. He left
word that he would return when he could meet
his obligations.
The Rev. Robert Moore, formerly one OF the
best known baptist ministers in southwestern
Indiana but now stationed at Bunker Hill, and
Mrs. Nancy p. Fisher of kokomO, have been
united in marriage.
Mrs. Christa Letter, wife of Chris Letter of
TT. Branch was killed by north-bound Z. &
4. II. passenger train Monday night. She made
no attempt TO step out of the way and 1t Is
thought she committed suicide.
Benjamin jerks and wife of New Albany,
while driving across the Ohio river bridge,
were the victims of a runaway accident. Both
were thrown out aud badly hurt, and Mrs.
jerks had collar-bone broken.
W. II. Cobb, assistant secretary OF Cobb's
Iron and Nail company of Aurora, Ind, was in
Louisville Thursday, comforting with a number
of local business men in regard to removing
the large establishment to Louisville.
Maria Smith, wife of Harvey Smith, we'll
known colored citizen of ConHersville, has
brought suit against him for divorce, in which
she charges him with about all the sins known,
and in which she demands $1,000 alimony.
The Mitchell district medical society, with
a large membership in Indiana, Illinois, Iowa
and Kentucky, began n two days session at
Seymour, Thursday. Prominent physicians
from Chicago and elsewhere are in attendance.
Mr.. George w. johnson, editor Of the Roam
Clarion, has sold his newspaper property to
Lewis M. Spots of Rochester, who will take
possession next week. There will be no change
in the policy of the paper which is Irepub-
lican.
Buck Stanley, the famous Logansport detec-
tive and deputy sheriff of Cass county, was
assaulted and terribly beaten Christmas day in
the saloon Of Pete Moore at Logansport.
Stanley had gone into the place 10 arrest the