The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-06-05

and was killed instantly.
MEsDANEs HAY and Triton. OF Dom
ald>ville, thrashcd Jessie Huston for
talking about them.
EvA>GKIisr STEER has held meetings
70 full houses. near Columbus. for eo5
consecutive nights and the scenes Of
excitement are said q he indiscrihahle.
TnE total school enumeration of the
state shows a falling of ia the number
Of school children ~ o.. o9l a. compared
with 1890. The loss in Marion county
Is i4.5,i. Clark and Jefferson are tho
only counties making gains Total
money distributed. 81. o3s. ~. o3.
Ex-JuncE Of the superior court, at
Decatur. James X. Bobo. who. while
under the influence 81 liquor some two
months ago, shot his son. Rollin 4.
Iobo. hut not fatally. was acquitted
before Judge Heller on the defense Of
temporary insanity.
Ar the meeting Of the Muncic city
council the other night steps were taken
that greatly benefited the city police
force, which now assumes n metropolis
tan aspect for the first time. The com
mittce on police were instructed 70 pur-
chase a patrol wagon.
MISS GESEvivE FosnicK suffered a
brokcn arm and leg from a runaway nc
cident NJ Laporte-
THOMAS Hall. has sued Hendricks
county for s.. 900 damages for the death
Of his wife. caused by falling through a
defective bridge.
Iicc cholera Is raging in Hamilton
county. In Jacks.n township seventy
i've head OF hogs have died.
SAMUEL RAMSEY was drowned in the
NiS>issincwa river. near Wabash. while
swimming.
NEAR Washington two drunken farm
ers. while riding IN the same buggy. got
into a fight. Each drew a revolver and
both were killed.
4 BLIGHT in the form Of black rust
has made its appearance on the wheat
in the vicinity Of Columbus since the
recent rains, and is causing a great
deal Of damage. II works in the
head Of the wheat. and has almost com
pletely destroyed several fields in that
locality.
Mrs. JouS EDELMAx. of Valparaiso.
drowned herself in Soger's lake. n few
days ago She had been demented for
some years.
j. n. GoEEf. is the new postmaster at
Whitesville. Montgomery county. in
place Of J.. J. Wingert. resigned.
Low water in the Ohio river prevents
coal shipments from Pittsburgh reach
Ing New Albany. and a great demand
on Indiana coal Is the result.
NEAR PfEoxA Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler
fell into u fire and was burned to
death.
DEr.EA EEzFyEE. a little girl. wa
sent to draw water with a rope from q
cistern in Evansville and pitched in
headlong, being drowned.
MUxcrE discovers that its annoying
band Of robbers is composed of bad
kids
j. w. LEFToS's butter dish factory at
Anderson went up IN q $50. 900 flame.
Mrs. SARAH SMILEY, seventy-nine
years old. died. near Martinsville. in the
house in which she had resided for six
years.
BLACK rust has tackled Indiana wheat
the late rains.
An electric car smashed into n ear
at Terrc Hautc. and Herman Al
tenberger was injured
MISS ANNA HiHr. Of Tcrre Hautc. re-
perfectly well. but the family
heard her cry out in the night. as with
fright. and when they reached her
bedside she was dead. II il thought
she was frightened 10 death during a
nightmare.
ANDERSON prohibitionists are petit
the city council to compel sa-
to move their Greer back
against the wall during hours when
should be closed. 50 that it may
be seen II out-late parties are getting
any sub-rosa night-cap<
EARLY the other morning the fast
mail train on the Lake shore met with
a singular accident at Butler. The mail
dumped while the train was running
AZ high rate Of speed. when one If the
was drawn under the wheels de-
the sleeping car. The men cs-
capped injury. except II. Fowler, who
had his arm broken.
TuE twclve-year-old son Of Rev. Mil
Ter, Of Milford township. Lagrange
county fell backward into a pocket mill,
50 that the prizzlcd teeth tore a cash in
his back, cutting two ribs off and par
italy scvcring two Others. His lungs
were also torn. and in the wound the
beating Of the heart could plainly be
seen. His life Is dcspaircd Of.
Ar indianapolis Charles Hcine was
under police restraint on the 22d
and j. carefully guarded % prevent self
destruction. lie had three bright chill
Two were taken in Of diphthe-
One died on I'll. aist. the other Is
dangerously III. while the other is nc
door ~ pneumonia. The father
mas been constantly In attendance. His
gave way under the strain. and
ID the I'd. while seated beside the cof-
In Of his dead child. he attempted sui
.ide, but nm attendant Knocked aside
he weapon. the bullet lodging in the
while IIcine's face WA terribly
BY powder. Mr.. Iieine continu-
lily means and calls for his dead child.
ind he Is thought to be hopclcssly in
DIR. y. PAoIS. Of South Bend. pre-