The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-05-22
INDIANA STATE NEWS

MARTIN GEEiSF8 killed his mistress
Mrs Anna keister. u Logansport. and
then shot himself.
DOCS 70 the number Of l.5ss. includ-
ing pugs. arr wearing license tags -
Evnnsyills.
CHAs. MITCHELL sentenced 10 the In
diana pen for stealing wheat, suicided
in the Rochester Jail.
TnE little son Of Frank Weber. q
Fort Wayne. upset a tca-kcttlc Of boil
ing water and was horribly scalded
over the face and body. The child died
next day, after suffering terrible
agony.
BILL MASTERS. : local tough. broke
the seal of an H.. T.. and W. freight car
that was standing in the yards near
Muncie. and entered it for the purpose
Of robbery. The watchman. Henry
Longering. seeing the thief enter the
car. ran up and closed the door. there
by making Masters a prisoner. A
switch engine was procured and brought
the prisoner 10 the city. when the thief
was tnrned over 10 Officer IIcffncr. who
placed him in Jail
EARLY the other morning Laura
Walker. aged -. daughter Of w.
Walker. died from the results Of hemor-
rhages Of the nose.
Tux Indiana Bicycle Co.. Of Indian
apclis. has been made defendant in a
suit in the federal courts for infringe
ment Of patent The plaintiff is Albert
H. Overman. Of Springfield. Mass. who
uslrL that tI.. .. ~. nrp.6
from using the Hughes patent improve
ment in bearing for wheels. Damages
In the mount Of Sio. 900 also are asked.
THERE wasa battle etwee trainmen
and tiamps at Edinburg. and one tramp
and trainman were fatally injured
WA FOUNTAIN. a farmer near Bed
ford. hanged himself in a barn. lie
was suffering from measles
CHRISTOPHER BApER. Jcfer~onville
boy withtoo many thumbs on one hand
underwent a surgical operation and
parted with one.
X. {. Harris. the leading physician Of
Ellettsrille. fell from the roof of his
wood-house, breaking both arms and
~dislocating both wrists
MUSciE has its second democratic
mayor in its history. owing To a split
among local republicans
Jos. GEORGE. a well-known farmer Of
Whitley county. while bringing a saw
log to Columbia City on 4 wagon. the
vehicle broke down. and he was thrown
under the log and instantly killed
THE supreme court Of Indiana has
sustained the new law limiting a days
work 10 eight hours The complainant
in the case. John Griswall. testified that
he had worked for the Noel Flour and
Feed 60. at the rate Of si-a5 a day: that
during the time he was kept busy elev-
en- hours a day. When he was discharg-
cd he demanded pay for the extra
hours. and. under the courts decision.
be recovered the amount claimed The
court holds that. unless there is an ex-
pressed agreement u the contrary. m
| ployes who are required 70 work
than eight hour = day must be paid x
ira
A HALF-DoxEx boys IT Huron. ate
Wild parsnips in the woods and one,
Chak King, Is dead
Jos. NooSAx, employed at Jaap's
stone works. Fort Wayne. was instant
ly killed by a large block Of stone
weighing fifteen hundred pounds slip
ping from "A = catching his hea
crushing II and breaking his neck lie
leaves a wife in destitute circumstances
THE two young sons Of II. G Miller.
Of Knights Addition to Brazil. took
their little nine-months-o.d sister riding
in the baby carriage. The carriage rot
away from the children II the top Of a
high and steep hill II rusheu with
lightning speed down the incline. when
the wheels struck a rock. throwing the
baby ont II was picked mp for dead. but
recovered consciousness The infant
was terribly cut and bruised. and re-
ceived internal injuries that may result
fatally.
ISAAC MILLER. aged 81. and sarah
Graves. aged -. we're married a.
Ladoga
THE Indiana pharmaceutical associa-
ticn elected president VIM. g. Buntip.
Of Terrc Haute: vice-presidents. y II.
Lehman. Of Lafayette. T. Brun~ixnofel
Of New Albany. and John Kennedy. ~
Ninccnnes; secretary. r. w. MciSher. Of
Lafayette: treasurer. q. q. Allen. Of In
dianapolis: executive committee. J. n.
Hurty and r. II. Garter. Of indianapolis.
and August Deter. Of 1T Wayne.
FARMER STEVENS. near walkcrton.
has struck oil on his place.
GRorxD has been broken for the new
theological hall Of DePauw University.
AT the city election al Waynetown.
Montgomery comfy. the other day.
VIM >imms and Frank Hollowell tied
for the Office of treasurer. zach gentle
man receiving a23 votes To decide the
question as 70 which one should hold
the Office 4 foot race was held q fewdays
later between The men. The race was
a 20o-yard dash. ami several thousand
people were on the ground betting On
the outcome. Simms seemed a sure
winner until he trippcd and fell when
within three yards 81 the goal. lIol-
lowell fell over him. but crawling over
the line won the racc amid the howls
and cheers 81 the crowd. IIollowcil
was duly sworn in.
AT Goshen txso hundred voters out Of
l.2l. failed 10 stamp their ballots prop
crly.