The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-16
INDIANA STATE News

&c. RoREnrs. a Canadian exhibitor AZ
the Washington fair. w'4s robbed OF
500 while sleeping In hi tent
CARROLL. county clai' .ns that its yield
Of wheat will exceed ADO. 900 bushels.
Mia EHnA 0ms rs. OF vinccnnes. is
in jail On = charge OF Wandering her
little adopted sen by crushing his skull
with stick. She had repeatedly NAL.
treated the boy.
CuARLEs H. RITTER. the dcfaulting
teller Of the First National bank Of
Evansville, was sentenced in the
United States court by Judge Wood 70
six years imprisonment.
HENRY TIENAS, a prominent German
farmer residing near Columbus. was
kicked by vicious horse. few days
days ago. and he died several hours
later
JoHS GILBERT, nm escaped convict,
was recaptured at his old home nj Mon
roe City, the other afternoon. by Town
Marshal Joe Barnett, and was taken
back 70 Jeffersonvillc. Gilbert had
walked all the way home. and had not
-
officer arrested him
JuLIus DoMKE, of Lafayette. has sued
the L., N. A. & c. railway for SIS. 200
for injuries received last July
A 6-yEAR-oLD son Of Robert Kirk. re-
siding ut Purcell went with his older
brother 70 feed drove Of hogs a few
days ago The little fellow caught a
pig in his arms and in turn was attack
ed by the hogs and before help arrived
wns torn TO pieces
The United brethren are preparing
to build a church Ut Crawfordsville.
The total receipts of the Monfgom-
cry county Fair association this year
were 50, $50 IS
An important verdict, involving the
cight-hour labor law. was rendered ut
indianapolis. few days ago Some
months ago John Grissell. employed by
Noel Bros. engaged in the -four and
feed business, at so much per week.
brought suit for time he had worked in
excess Of eight hours per day. The
case was first tried before Squire Al
ford who gave the plaintiff verdict.
The case was then tried before jury
Ia the superior court. and verdict for
sis5 was awarded the plaintiff in less
than ten minutes The case will be |
appealed to the supreme court II il |
Is affirmed there It will give rise to the
fling OF thousands upon thousands Of |
similar cases all over the state.
JAMES SEnBER. Of Waynetown. has
been fined 81. disfranchised for two
years and given a Jail sentence OF
live days, for stealing one pound Of
butter
JAcoB WILLIAMS. of Blue River post
Office, Washington county. Is aged "a.
and he stands seven feet two and one
half inches in his stockings His foot
Is fifteen inches in length.
NJ. A. STREETS. near Madison. has An
orchard Of English walnuts and almonds
which Is yielding handsome returns on
the investment
WORTHWHILE will have SIS. 600 trot-
ting association.
VAN CAMPS canning establishment.
At indianapolis, burned. Loss $3.50. ooo.
FARMERs northwest of Goshen are
losing their hogs by the hundreds The
animals do not manifest the symptoms
of cholera They usually live two or
three weeks before they die and re-
Iuse both drink and food. The great
Est alarm Is manifested. as the epidemic
Is spreading rapidly.
AT Hanover swarm Of bees was at
tracted BY jelly which a woman was
putting un The inmates were driven =
from the house and some Of them 50 =
badly stung that their lives arc despair
d Of
JOHN BoxD. of Mitchell. who vowed =
hat he would never leave bed thirty
'ears ego because his parents sold their
arm, Is dying after his thirty years req
naming in bed y
an Indiana woman just celebrated .
Ter Tooth birthday, and at dinner her !
en- children were present. sixty-one !;
10s great-grandchildrcn p
even great-grnndchIdrc and p
me grcat-great-great-grandchild 4
EDWARD A. CASrLY. the forrer. bas y
'ecn sentenced to three years in the u
at Marion. on a plea OF y
utility Cantly had an extensive scheme a
or defrauding accident insurance com y
anies by forging papers in claims for q
liabilities lie held policies for ss4 r.
% In eight companies from which be VI
ad an income Of over $500 a week. m
InE Muncie Pulp Co, OF New York a.
'iil locate the largest pulp mill in the y
rest at Mnncic. "a
THERE was large attendance NJ The ~
'aviess county fair. Capt Wells. ~
Ala. exhibited live hoe
cgh'ng actually l.5oS pounds and 4 "a
p pound hog wascxhib ited by a Boone !
'uniy man. The exhibits in the arr.
iitural department were never before
lualcd. owing to the abundant har- ia
'sts Of this year so
The great huckiebcrry marsh west Of re-
alkerton caught fire the other NIGHT. 10
ring one Of the famous hucklebcrrv nc
'ccn's orgies. and owing to the drv Sn
edition Of the ground. was totally de- Ga
roycd. entailing loss OF many thou. da
nds Of dollars. This is the largest huck. wi
berry marsh in the west, and for years i'm
orgies Of the queen and her cohorts bu
NC given the place no.oriety. WI
4 TWO days reunion OF the Seventy. we