The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-06-03

Edward Yargan's barn was burned Fri
dey night. Loss, $1,000.
a very neat and well arranged program
OF the exercises OF the commencement of
the Frankfort high school, which occur
Tuesday night, has been issued.
A daughter of Douglas Hauser of JEFF
ferson township, Owen county, was shot
through both shoulders recently by an air
gun in the hands OF her brother.
Mrs. Goodale of Seymour on returning
from trip to Louisville, found that her
husband and son had left for parts un-
known. Rumors affecting her reputation
had preceded her to Seymour.
The board OF aldermen of Muncie has
added 5000 to the yearly salary of the
mayor, marshal, clerk, prosecutor, en-
gineer and treasurer. Patrolman Rod
man has been appointed deputy marshal.
The closing of Armstrong; theater in
Evansville on Sunday night by the police
has led to threat by the proprietor that
everything else must obey the law, and
special move will be made against the
saloon.
O. NJ Classify of the firm of Classify &
Classify, hardware and lumber dealers. at
Brownsburg, borrowed horse and buggy
a week ago, since which time nothing has
been learned of him, except that he lett
the rig at Indianapolis.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler, aged seventy,
near kokomo, while building a fire fell
forward into the flames and was burned
to death. Her son, aged thirty-fve, was
sleeping in an upper room at the time,
and was not awakened.
The canning factory at Brookston is
being pushed to completion and begins to
look like business. 1t is in the form OF a
I with an engine house annex. Both arms
of the T are ninety feet long. The build
ing will be completed in June.
The deaths from the effects of the
boiler explosion in Kramer's saw mill at
Frankfort, include not only Frank Hull,
the engineer, but William Davis, off
bearer; Van Swarengen, son OF Anthony
Swarengen, and Exile Koes, workman.
The long drought preceding the days of
cold rain last week has opreated greatly
against the farmers in southern Indiana.
Corn that was planted early laid in the
ground and roited, only a small portion of
it sprouting. Many farmers arereplanting.
Some girls in Monticello had high old
time lately, dressed in mems clothes, they
joined ''belling spree" OF a newly mar
ried couple and stayed out nearly all
night. They were discovered and now
! they wish they hadn't been so enterpris-
ing.
Black rust is reported in Bartholomew
county wheat Some fields are almost
black with it, while others do not appear
to be much affected. On the Fultz, or
Fulcaster, fields there is no blight or rust,
but the New Monarch and Golddust fields
are badly affected.
The summer vacation trip OF the Indiana
university excursionists will extend
through France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland,
England and Ireland. Those who care to
join the excursion should address w. w.
Spangler, librarian OF the university, at
Bloomington, Ind. The excursionist
party will sail from New York June q.
Hattie Radman, catching her best fell
low, Albert Hart, at Muncie with another
girl, proceeded TO declare war. She
Knocked her rival in the ditch, and nearly
scratched the eyes out of Hart, who ran
for his life, while the girl sped in another
direction. and Hattie now says she will
shoot Hart on sight. The affair caused q
profound sensation.
Since the wheat has begun to head in
Hamilton county something that has the
appearance of smut is forming on about
one-fourth of the crop, 1t is a small black
speck on top OF the head, and the farmers
say that it will destroy every stock on
which it appears. Because OF this fact
the otherwise excellently appearing pros
poets will be blighted somewhat.
Friday night. while George L. Smith, a
| Spencer grocer, was. unpackiug bunch of
bananas, he was bitten.on the thumb by
tarantula. Notwithstanding he was a
candidate for senator on the prohibition
ticket, and a consistent temperance man,
Dr. j. Coble soon had him full of whisky.
Although his hand turned black and is
much swollen, no fatal results are ex-
pected.
A band of thieves for some time has
been working at Loogootee. Several
stores and residences have been entered.
There was no clew TO the thieves until last
| Saturday night. when Plus Arvin's saloon
was robbed and goods valued at $40 were
taken. This led TO the arrest of Ray Ash,
aged seventeen; VIII Denigan, aged six
teen; Frank Cissel, aged seventeen, and
Virgil Webber, aged sixteen, all of whom
confessed their guilt.
Miss Minnie Sutton, the eldest daugh-
ter of the Hon. b. ). Sutton OF Shelbyville,
was married TO Charles Jay White at
Meriden, Miss. last week. 1t seems that
Miss Sutton met Mr.. White in the South
! during previous trip to the land of fow-