The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-12-19

l-2Porfe. s.i-s W-r>-s 4Ns
J. SCOTT DAVIS. poSfuaster a. Let's
Corner. died from an overdose o. strych-
nine prescribed for rheumatism.
W. H. IIEArn. Of Fremont has a Ger
man violin which he claims vas made in
isii.
FIEE. the other night At Montpelier.
destroyed six business buildings in the
center 81 the town. Loss. SIS. q
TnF Pension Department has appoint
I'd . board Of examining geo FOR
Huntington County. consisting Of DrS
Lagrange. Severance: T. II. Leyman- II
H. II Grayston. Of Huntington
THE siAteen-ycar-oid son Of John
S~orstettcr. ~ Wabash. was so badly bit
ten BY a boar that he will probably lose
both legs.
baby show is % be held az
Charlottesville between Christmas and
New Years. and three presents are 10 be
given
EipEEM N. NJ vASerrvz OF Crawforls-
willie. i eighty years old and has mar
ried 5sl couples
THE schools Of swamp College. Hart
ford City. were closed a few days ago on
account Of scarlet fever. The county
board ~ health has taken hold. and will
do all in its power 70 prevent the spread
81 the disease. Of which there are grave
fears
THE other evening Mrs. Daniel Eaton.
Of Upton. gave birth a a pair 81 twins
Mrs Eaton j. hut thirty years Of are.
and is The mother Of three pairs OF
twins Eleven children have been born
10 her. and all Of them are alive. with
one exception She has \ brother who
is the father u two pairs Of twins and a
sister who IS the mother OF one pair Of
;xins.
The Commissioner 81 Pensions has ap-
pointed Pension Examining Surgeons
in Indiana a. follows: Dr. Leonidas Ma
son. at KiutTton: Dr. A. ". Mills. at
Fowler: d.. Jacob u Hart. az Williams
port
TnE State Association Of Retail Lum-
her Dealers met al Indianapolis. on the
9th- The question 81 demurrage after
the forty-eirht-honr limit now imposed
BIZ the Car Service Association was So
yerely criticised The association "a
vors the idea that railway companies
should be charged for u-nnecessary de-
lay in the transportation Of freight
DIrnTHEEIA. in epidemic form. con-
tinues on the increase in Indianapolis
and the health board now has lis cases
in charge. with additional ones being
reported daily.
JoHS payne aged eighty. and a ric-
living In Shelby County. ten miles
north Of Columbus. committed suicide
by taking morphine.
AEEwAEp OF fifty dollars has been
for the arrest OF the scoundrel
who stole Miss Dora Jones hair While
she was asleep. a. Brazil
AFTFE joking a while il Srhwcin-
forth's saloon AZ Marion the other even-
ing Dave Hummer and James Douglass
became engaged in 4 row. during which
Hummer was probably fatally shot.
Douglass ~as arrested and j. nov in the
city Jail. Hummer MAS until lately
proprietor Of the office sa.son. and i
one ~ the best known men in town.
DTHIHEEiA in . malignant form i
prevalent in the counties 81 Martin.
and brown
ErRcr-aE~ 'ockss $50 from Postmaster
Achersons pocket. at Oiell. and left =
bullet in one corner o. his neck as a
souvenir.
DruFSTFn Nm. bradford. eighty.
made a funeral pFrc for himself ~ s.t-
ting fire 70 his own house AZ Crothers-
Vile
ISAAC JnyEs. . young man living
some miles north Of GO, lnrton. had his
hand crushed % q pulpin q patent
.rorn-hrskinr machine.
THEIR are 81 inmates az Indiana's
School for Feeble Minded Youth. The
o. the Institution fer The past -ear
s7s.93s.
ASnrEsox had = bonfire the other
night when ! lot Of tool. accumulate
"a in recent raids on tle camLlingdenS
xcre burned.
ISDIASAroLIS has many cases Of diph-
DANIEL II. GILMAN. OF Terrc Hanre.
has sued the G.. g.. (. & St T. Railway
Company for $1,000 for the less Of a
Ar Eockpor- while gathering corn
he other day. Adam Eickemann. .
roung farmer. was kicked 70 death BIZ
me Of the horses h.iched To- his wagon
Eirkcmann Was using shnckiny-peg for
whip when he met his death.
A known A. the Laporte
Transportation Company. com
'oscd 81 capiialistsof Larorte ard Mich
gan City. applied 70 the board 81 coun-
y commissioners for = grant or the
light 81 way for an electric railway .D
'onnecf tho two towns The road MIL
twelsc miles ia length ami will run
= conjunction with the Michigan CITY
ireet railway and the proposed La
'orte street railway. which j. already
.raranteed. The commissioners will
the desired right OF way.
NArrEAL ras exploded IL tho r~sf-
of Dr =. X Enrken ~ shelby
'iiie. and Mrs Ruckcr and her t~o
mall children we're hally burned.
THE notorious Snyder gang lilo other
light rohlcd A. n. WEidsn's general
IN EaStT Goshen and then SCI irc 10
y Their tracks in ;he Snor behaved
uem. and a short line n-nr ma A.