The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-21
STATE INTELLIGENCE.

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suicide
A. II. Rf~mAMs grocery az Wabash
was robbed tho other night OF lot 81
goods and $50 In money
GoriiERs bowed open Saloonist John
Coolies safe. AZ Columbus. but their own
voices scared them away.
Brazil councilmcn at q secret sos
sion. dcposed Mayor Herr for ine-
! briefly
FERDINAND NICKEL better known -
Uncle Charley, one Of Brazil's most
/ highly respected citizens was found
dead in his chair At seven o'clock tho
other morning, a victim Of apoplcxy Of
the brain. lie was sixty-three years OF
age.
JAMES FEEGrso~. OF Dundee. held
up John Gavin on the streets OF Elm
wood few nights ago and relieved him
OF $50. Ferguson was arrested and
lodged in jail to await the action Of the
circuit court
So SNORT is the potato crop in North
ern Indiana that large quantities Of the
vegetables are being shipped in from
Canada. Potatoes can be purchased in
The Dominion at such figure that the
duty and freight may be paid and yet
leave : fair margin Of profit for local
dealers. Canadian tubers. il is said. are
laid down in Wabash for sixty cents per
bushel.
JonS 4. McHvoH. Democratic candi-
date for State Senator. has filed prepara-
tory papers for contest OF Hon. Job Os-
born's election. at La Fayette. The
latter had a plurality Of 30 votes Nc
Hugh claims 50 votes cast for him were
thrown out on account OF alleged irregn-
larities. the election being the first held
there under the Australian system
In cost the county OF Floyd ovcrsl. ZOO
for the expenses ~ shc late election in
the thirty-eight precincts Of the county.
In addition to the above sum. nearly as
much was expended for the boxes.
booths and other paraphernalia required
under the new election law.
EMMA FLYNN. aged seventeen. resid-
ing near Franklin. died from the results
OF fall down stairs
JoHS RoEcK. a blacksmith al Jeffer-
sonville. has fallen heir To $50. 600. left
by an uncle in Germany, OF whose exist
ence he was unaware
MEssRs. LocKRIpGF. Of Greencastlc.
sold to New York firm for export a
bunch Of cattle weighing an average OF
400 pounds
JONI Sutton, aged sixty-three. we'll
known, Of Elwood. dropped dead OF heart
disease.
TRAMrs burned the barn OF Thomas
Thackeray, near Bourbon, because he
wouldn't give them turkey and mlnce
pie. telling them bread and milk and
apples was good enough for them.
MooHsvIr.rE Quakors have forcibly
closed up the only saloon in the viii
lage.
J. L. TAYLOR. Sedalia merchant has
assigned. Liabilities, $4,000; assets,
$500.
la FAyETTE lynchcrs failed TO get
George Bennett, the double murderer.
lie had been taken TO Boone County.
SEVERAL. children were injured in a |
panic in school-house At Muncic, due
to an alarm OF fire.
Ar Mitchell, Miss Mary Eubanks died |
from the effects OF blows administered
By drunken brother.
SMALLPOX Is prevalent in Washing
ton County.
Mus. BENNETT. Of Anderson. has the \
largest baby in the State. II is five
months old and weighs eighty pounds
TnE Indiana soldiers monument will Y
be ready for unwilling next August
The cornerstone OF the new Y. NJ. C. \
building at Evansville. was laid a l
lew days ago.
EMIL WrELFooDr, q wifc-bcater a I
Tcrre iiautc. was horse-whippcd by .
couple OF women.
The efforts Of the faculty at Hanover
College 10 prevent cgarette-smoking
BY the students has proven Intellectual.
IN the Scott Circuit Court VIM. John
son pleaded guilty TO grand larceny and
was sentenced to one year in the State
prison
TERRIBLE conflagration occurred al
Ninslow. Pike County. few mornings
lgo. The whole town has been wiped
iut OF existence. The houses were all
rame structures. and the fire spread
With such rapidity that all the efforts OF
ne people 70 extingrish IL proved una
vailing- Not house y left standing.
IND 400 people are left homeless. There
: no fire department. and no provision
vas made for the sudden coming OF such
calamity. How the fire originated has
lot yet been ascertaincd. but it is sun
'osed TO have been caused Nv dcfec-
I've fue. Several OF the houses we're
lose together. and once the nrc had
made some Roadway IL was impossible
0 isolate 1t.
JAS. BALLARD, merchant OF Hillham.
ear Paoli. had an epilcptic At while
at driving the other morning. He fel,
nth his neck in the braces OF his buggy
op and choked 70 death. The team
lrned of into log road. tore loose
rom the buggy and ran away.
INDIANA Democrats propose TO keen
pen their headquarters until the Prcsi-
entail election.
TWELVE Purdue students were fined ..
- each for locking up professor three ,
ours In the dormitory.
MARTHA PIcKExs died az her home n :
rown County. recently. at the age OF ,,
y years. She had resided on one farm
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