The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-07-31
INDIANA STATE NEWS.


GEoRoE VANsKoik.. Of Morristown. h
dead after suffering ten days with
lockjaw. lie broke his ankle by jump
ing from buggy. Amputa:ion WA
resorted ~, but Il did not save him.
u LANCASTER. was killed by cars II
ST. Paul.
HENRY TWEED. . fisherman. was nc
cidentally shot by Ben smith. aged Is
years who was carelcssly handling Z
revolver. near Muncie.
FREDERICK GREER. a pioneer farmer
Of Marshall county. died the other day
81 injuries received while hauling
wheat. he fell from the wagon and
one OF the wheels passed over his head.
IApooA has passed an ordinance To
the effect that screens before saloon
doors shall be- taken down. This went
into effect the other day. and the sa-
loon men have combined to defeat the
law
SINGULAR case Is reported from
Eckerty. Albert James has been i'll for
q long time with an unknown internal
aiiment sunday he underwent sur
gical operation. which showed that the
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hairs in one Of his intcstines The
cause Is supposed 70 be unstrained
milk. which he had been in the habit
OF freely drinking. at the barn. every
milking-time for years The obstruc-
ton was in the form OF ball and as
hard as wood
EVANSVILLE boys are fiickerty lot.
Miss Mary Grimm brings suit against
George Raglan and Miss Katie Becker
against VIM. Hausman. each for $1,000
for breaking their promises to wed.
| THERE will be a farmers picnic held
at the Charlottesville fair grounds on
August /.
EVAN. the nine-years-old son Of Jo-
seph Faulk. living near Huntington.
fell from wagon and was killed
JOHN SNYDER aged thirteen. had his
head cut OF by cars ut Huntington
while stealing ride
The northern part Of Montgomery
and nearly all Of Clinton county are be-
ing visited BY a curious insect, about
the size Of a flea or gnat They come
IN clouds, but have not injured crops.
SARAH DAVIS, colored woman, was
buried in indianapolis a few days since.
She was probably the Oldest woman in
the United States Her death return
shows her to have reached the age Of
lSS years. II Is authoritatively known
that she was lis.
Two $4,000 damage suits were fled
At Huntington against Leopold Levy. a
member Of the city council, by two
members Of the special police force.
who claim that Levy slandered them in
debate in council
a Young man named Speese is under
arrest at Anderson on charge OF rob
bing the residence Of Chris Cain. near
that place. Of money and goods 70 the /
value Of s.. OO0
The residence of John Bosom. near
Anderson. was robbed of about fifty
dollars worth OF goods Patrick
u Brien was arrested, and some OF the
stolen property found in his posses
sion. |,
SPARKS from hostler's pipe started H
nre at the fair grounds at Franklin,
the other night. resulting in the de-
struction OF five hundred feet OF sheds
and stalls Several fine trotting horses
quartered there were rescued with diff
Guilty with the exception Of the fine
lrotting stallion belonging TO VIM. Cole.
valued at $500. The loss to property
will amount to s., 900; fully insured
RILEY GLASToS was thrown from !
wagon BY a runaway horse. at Hunting
ION. the other day. and killed
OVER one thousand believers in spirit
lalism were in camp at the new grounds
hear Chesterfield. west Of Muncie. re-
emily, and the affair proved such a !
rand success that the project TO erect
spiritual college is again being work.
q, and this time to completion. ~
The other afternoon Geo Frazer. :.
arm hand. found the body Of an un-
'nown man in rring on the farm Of 7
N. Hanna. three miles south OF In
annapolis The spring in which the !.
'ody was found was boarded over some =
line ago Recently it was discovered =
hat some Of the planks had been re-
moved and they were replaced II was Y
gain noticed the other day that the I
tanks had been turned. and the inves- =
cation led to the discovery of the dead
'an's body. The affair appears to be
nshrouded in considerable mystery.
nd II Is believed an investigation viii
how that a murder was committed q
ELECTRIC light and water works
lantS are being put In at Cannelton. Y
LEAvENwoRrH will secure n pure Il
apply Of water BY sinking artesian !;
ellis. y
THERE Is pest Of bugs near New !,
ichmond. Montgomery county. The !,
ugs seem TO cover everything. indoors !,
nd out The theory advanced for their i
resencc Is that the bugs have come !,
ON eggs in the wheat which has been =
I'D to an elevator. In the elevator the Z.
II Is swarming with them. and Il Is al -
ost impossible for a person to remain =,
side OF the building. =
Christian Bros < Co.'s flour mill NJ 1.
Indianapolis. was damaged by fire TO :,
e extent Of $4,000. r
HARVEY ALIENS six-year-old son was -,
rown from mule. At Monrovia. and - u
IS dangerously hurt lie alightcd on =
. head. -
PERRY COUNTY Is soon to have a new ~
u at Cannclton In the meantime -