The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-05-30

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with poison.
Mns. j. n DOWNING. wife ~ 4 prom
lncnt citizen 81 III. Wayne. committed
suicide by hanging herself in her bed
room.
rwo-yEAn-oip son Of Oliver Moon.
near Brazil. met with q peculiar. but "a
,al accident. tho other day. The child
fell from a chair and struck It's head mp
on the floor. inficting such injuries ~
10 cause its death in q few minutes
LlonrNixc struck q tree in the yard
OF Thomas Mckillup, at Muncio. and
tore 1t to pieces. hurting a heavy frag-
mcnt through the roo Of the residence,
HENRY W~iNKEIHiEcK. a Number dealer
and saw mill operator OF Logansport. 10
believed 20 be in Canada. having per-
pctratcd extensive forgcries. OVERSIZE
900 Of the fraudulent paper has come tc
light.
WILLIAM Il. TnrNFRT. book-kecpcr at
the Commercial Bank. indianapolis, left
home on an crrand. and mysteriously
disappeared.
THE Hill brothers. Jasper, Bert and
Charley. attempted TO rob Thomas Dub
bin. an old farmer who resides south Of
Frankfort. but the raid had been tipped
of and the trio were captured after hav-
ing got the old man out OF bed and
threatened him with death IL he did not
disgorgc.
TnE daughter Of Henry Stalschmidt,
OF Evansville. was attacked by a vicious
bulldog, which stripped the flesh from
l.r so~r T., o,.-. xf.oo.
FERDINAND LEHn. wealthy Indian
nrolis German. joked with his daughter.
swallowed something. smilingly told
her he was going to die and the NOR
phinc had the effect predicted in a few
hours.
MAGGIE Powrns chokcd herself to
death with a towel at a private sanitari-
um in indianapolis. love affair was
the cause.
corrIE Of horses owned BY Henry
Frcleigh. near New Palestine. were
killed by lightning.
CoNSERsvILLE is arranging a grand
demonstration for the Fourth Of July.
TO celebrate the completion OF the Ma
tional G~as-pipc Line. electric light and
fire alarm system.
A CURIOUS case OF perversencss is that
OF tho late Sampson King. OF Blu Lick.
who died a few days ago. eighty years Of
age. He owned a remarkable medicinal
well. which affected a number OF phe-
nomenal cures; otherwise his farm OF
about 200 acres was not worth much.
Capitalists heard Of the well and a NUM-
Der Of them offered him % 600 for II.
The old man refused the offer, dying in
poverty rather than part with his well.
The SANFORD tool works at Terre
Hautc, have suspended.
A.. CALvERr's house at Bloomfield was
blown down by wind
GEORGE BRowS, a colored sexton Of
two churches at Wabash. who was
charged with causing the death by Grim
inal malpractice OF Anna Huddleson. was
acquitted and released.
SAMUEL MONTGOMERY. a miner in tho
Peanut mine at Knightsville. was killed
by falling slate.
CHARLES l.. Esry. a noted horse
Jockey, who Is said TO have four living
wives, was arrested at Martinsvillc on 4
charge Of obtaining goods and money
~ At't ~ lnAAt Ills ~
from the officers.
TnK annua convention OF the Daugh-
tors OF Rebecca. in session at Indianap-
oils. determined 10 carry ont the project
Of erecting a home for old and INDECENT
Odd Fellows. and every lodge in tho
State will he called upon to contribute
TO the work. An assessment OF Ave
cents on every member OF tho order was
agreed upon. and this will DO repeated
from time TO time till a fund sufficient
the purpose has been raised. Mrs.
OF South Bend, was elected
president Of the order.
JonS SEyBrRHy shot and instantly
killed his wife near Decatur. lie claims
II was accidental. but as there had ,
been domestic trouble he was arrested.
CHARLES SnrLr- aged thiriy-two. Of /,
Brazil. while in a fit secured a razor and
himself across tho neck. from
he effects OF which he died. His ,
in endeavoring to wrench the I;
-azor from him was badly cut :
COWARD crix.ER. 81 Logansport. was |
Silled by the cars at Leroy.
KNIcnrsTowN has secured another
important industry in a handle factory.
9 be erected and operated BY local
MOTHER" BAExr~. a corpulent proph-
Of Harrison County, predicts a war
y races which will end in the negroes
colonized in Mexico. !
JrRy at Grcencastle, has rendered . !
in favor Of the annexation to the :
its Of territory adjacent to Indiana !,
trcct west for four hundred feet. !
AT Marion Judge Monksoverrulcd the ,
notion for a new trial in the case OF !
Ohm Sage, convicted OF murder in the t,
|rst degree. and the prisoner was SEN t,
enced to life imprisonment. !,
MAJOR w. W. CARTIER. OF Brazil, well !
in Indiana State politics. has :
'ccn declared insane and sent to the In I
annapolis Asylum. !
Bunur.AEs entered the residence of !
'ocl q. Sayre. cashier OF tho Marion I,
tank. and secured q fine gold watch and 7
money. !.
BEEcnEE FLORA. John A. Gray and 4
Clark were arrested at Columbus !,
violation Of the election laws. \
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