The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-04-03
INDIANA STATE NEWS.


I Mrs. EsTurE FRANCE. a minister in
the Friends church. Is conducting re-
/ sival Of wonderful interest nj Col nmbns-
Over one hundred conversions are re-
ported and the interest continues una
bated
i REv. J. :. Bitter has closed very
successful revival at the NJ. y. church
at kolomo. There were one hundred
and twenty five acccssions 10 the church
membership
1 Az inebriate asylum il soon 10 he cs-
tablishcd az Plainfield
! PRof. u. II. HARRIS principal. has re-
signed the principaiship of the Edin-
burgh high school on account Of failing
health. and his wife has been elected as
his successor.
JonS WILSON and Henry Matthews.
OF Laporte. relate that the other
night they were seized by three men
and thrown into the cattle car Of a train
going 10 Chicago. After being robbed
Of their valuables they were hurled
from the train and left unconscious
on the roadside. where thew were
found and conveyed to "A neighboring
house.
HoN. Isaac DEcRAFF NELSON. author
OF the Nelson railroad law. died al his
East Berry street residence, III. Wayne.
early the other morning from general
debility. lie was 30 years old.
TnE city nuthoritiesof Anderson have
closed a contract for a 100000 water
works, with the privilege Of purchase
In ten years.
| ELIZABETH Ficnr. 96 years old, died
at the residence Of Z. G. Clements Ze-
mas. Jennings county, with whom she
had lived thirty-fve years.
! MARY {. ADAMS. just released from
the Indiana state prison. after serving
twenty years, was discovered by her
daughter and provided with a home.
Daughter was years old when her
mother was imprisoned
| The state board of tax commissioners.
Of Indiana, has been organized. Gov
Hovey is chairman
| RUsH CHAMBERS. Of near Edinbn-g.
who was recently gorcd by cow. re-
ceiving injuries that necessitatcd the
amputation Of a leg. died soon after the
operation. which was performed few
days ago.
HENRY FIFFER a farm hand residing
near Wilkinson. Hancock county. was
attacked by vicious mare the other
day. and his nose was entirely bitten
off.
The other afternoon VIM. WeSseman.
employed in the Bass foundry and ma
chine shops at TT Wayne. was instant
~ killed by large car wheel falling
on him.
CHAs. DEcKARD. Of Bloomin gton. was
sentenced TO two years in the state :
prison for shooting of his revolver in
saloon.
PROF. DAVID s. JoRpoS. president
Of the Indiana state university has ac-
cepted the presidency of the Leland
stanford university Of California.
NEW bank is being orga nized by
some Of the leading Germans in New
Albany.
LIZZIE BOND, young woman 20
years Of age. in company with her sis
ter. was passing down the {. W and NJ
railroad at Anderson. when construc-
ton train passed at high speed Miss
Bond stepped TO one side. but the sue
ton Of the passing train drew her dress
under the coach and, catching upon an
iron rod, dragged her fifty yards or
more. dashing her brains out upon the
cross-ties. The unfortunate woman
was literally ground TO pieces.
NEAR Muncic Harry Thomas. young
man about IL years old. while out
hunting, had his skull fractured and his
left eye destroyed 10y the breech-pn Of
his gun blowing out
AT Seymour Edward Garland and
John Cain fought three rounds for the
nand Of a young lady. who agreed to
the arrangement Garland was
knocked out in the .hird round. but
both We're severely punished
GOV. IIovEy has announced the
Worlds fair commissioners The APP
poiEtecs are as follows: State at-large
John l.. Campbell. Charlottesville:
Mrs May Wright Sewcll- indianapolis
First district Robert Mitchell Prince
ton. Phillip Pry. Evansville second
district-Joscrh l.. Wilson. Washing
ton; Royal 4. Purcell Nincenne~. Third
district Jasper Packard. New Albany:
Mrs. ;. ;. Harrell. Brookvlle Fourth
district Sidney Conger. shclbyvillc.
Cortez Ewing. jr.. Grcensburg. Fifth
district--John Worrell. Clayton: Mrs.
4. T.. Morley. Elletsville- Sixth district
-. NJ. Westcott. Richmond: Thomas
liant. Muncie. seventh dis,rict-John
r. Conner Indianapolis: Edward IIaw-
kins. indianapolis. Eighth district
Daniel II. Davis. Brazil: David Lee.
Charlottesville. Ninth district--D j.
Mendenhall, Wcstfcld: Charles r.
Stuart. Lafayette. Tenth district
Mrs. r. l.. Hammond. Rensselaer,; w.
\. Mailman. Laporte Eleventh dis
trict-Clem Studebakcr. South Bend:
H. T. Louthain. Logansport. Twelfth
district James II. White. Fort Wayne:
Fred j. Hayden. Fort Wayne.
GEORGE II. HoSK. citizen Of Logans-
port. has become insane from losses in
lawsuits and religion and was placed
in Jail.
A ForR-yrAR-oLD daughter Of John
Stupp. Cardonia. fell in well and was
drowned.
THE Lafayette National Gas Co is
payinV death claims for DerSpr1e killed