The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-02-14

xolNinx the title 10 the oilicc ~ NtAto
Cr,,. as.si. As in the reelle case the
court held that the Office shall be iilled
hy the people al general election and
in the absence 81 such election sacan-
az exists which the Governor may NIL
by appointment Gorby holds a COM
mission from Governor Gray. in which
he was appointed for -FOUR years. and the
case will now 70 back 70 the circuit court
on the questions which this fact raises.
the Governor contending that Gray had
no right 10 make the appointment
,.eologist Thompson resigned.
DA> FORESTER. Mrs. Caldwell. Mrs.
Ann Keenan, and Mrs. Major Wheeler
are the four latest victims Of la grippe
At Connersville.
~o~ OF r. G. Walker, trustee 81 Pike
Township Jay County. BY careless
handling Of gun, shot himself, and
lived only an hour.
PuiLP SNYDER, a pioneer Of Marion
Township. Allen County. dropped dead
from heart disease while walking from
the house 10 the barn
A TRIO Of boys confessed. at Laporte,
that they committed numerous burglar
les for one OF which two innocent per-
sons were sent To prison.
TwENTy-oNE tramps resisted the POI
lice at Decatur with stolen rcvolycrs.
and eighteen escaped.
RICHARD j. CARTER Of the First Ma
tional Bank Of Frankfort. died the 9TH
or evening in his eighty-sccond year.
lie was among the oldest citizens Of the
county and quite wealthy.
ANDREW GALLAGHER. an alleged
tramp printer. is in Jail at Brazil.
charged with robbing clothing store
the other morning. lie was arrested in
indianapolis.
STEPHEN G. Roll a member Of the
present panel jury OF the Circuit Court
AZ Terrc Haute. died Of la grippe. lie
was sick less than week.
FRANCIS NJ DICKS. OF Ladoga. has
been awarded 500 damages in the Mont
geometry circuit court. on account OF his
being injured in wreck on the Midland
railroad last fall.
The Cohen Clothing Store, at Brazil.
was entered by burglars early the other
morning. who carried of considerable
cash and clothing.
SARAH EcREEr. prominent teacher.
was declared insane at Martins,illc-
Cause. oyerexertion in her studies.
IL Hendricks County Lewis Ballard.
while crossing the farm Of John Barber.
which right was granted him by deed.
was shot at BY Barber. who was held in
default Of $500 bail to await the action
Of the grand jury.
BUSINESS block at Elwood was de-
stroyed BY fire. Loss, SIS. 900. Abe and
Simon Klutc have been arrested on the
charge Of firing the block.
TnE Union County commissioners
have adopted plans for new court
house. and will advertise for bids for the
building Of il at once. The structure
will be entirely OF stone. iron and slate.
and the estimated cost will be about
el00. 900.
JoE HILL. Of Shelbyville. left So
caliber revolver under his pillow. the
other morning. and when his wife won't
TO make up the bed she pulled itoff on to
the floor. and II was discharged. the ball
striking her in the thigh and inficting
dangerous wound.
WHILE going to church in her buggy.
Mrs Gotlieb Walter. Of Huntington.
aged eighty years. an old pioneer. died
Of heart disease.
JAMES LAWRENCE was accidentally
shot and killed while hunting near Co.
lumbia City.
HARRY HAHN, Of Pendleton, was acct
ientally shot while out hunting.
He and friends were hunting in
large thicket when one OF his compan-
ions filled his face full Of biri-shot not
knowing he was present. The wounds
are not considered dangerous.
BURGLARS az Dccrfeld plundercd the
store Of Charles Barret the other night.
and then set fire 30 it. Barrett and
family. who resided on the premises.
narrowly escaped burning to death.
AT Montpelier. Geo. Howard. aged 20
years. died Of pneumonia. brought on
by Ia grippe. lie was the oldest man in
Hackford or Wells Counties.
HORACE DABLEI. JR. or Terre Hante
wants $4,000 damages from the Evans
willie and Tcrrc Hautc Railroad Com
pany for a manglcd arm.
A RELIGIOUS fanatic at Paramount
poured coal oil over his head and body
and set II on fire.
Roy named Balschmitter was
drowned in lake near Laporte.
JoHx McGHAw. farmer residing
near Cannelburr. was run down and
killed by train. while walking along
the track in an intoxicated condition.
X. +. HEeEEr. saloon-keepcr OF
Grecncastle. has sued the city for 5000
damages for not keeping the streets in
order near his dwelling.
MAEKErNAsTER EDWARD WELLS. OF
Indianapolis. is charged with cmbczzllns
500 Of the city's money.
A COMPANY has been organized at Lin
den. ton miles north Of Charlottesville.
TO bore for natural gas.
NAT HEAToS. living near Russiavillc,
was out hunting rabbits and got up on a
stump 70 look around for game. LAYING
his gun on his arm II slipped down to
the stump. and in tho fall the lock struck
against the bark and discharged the
load into the young mans bowels. All /
one side Of the abdominal wall was torn
ont. When found he was still alive. but
nfs Lrrxola tvx.rn OH. ..,.t -, 49,. .-..t