The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-05-15

TnE other night two boys. about six
teen years Old had a fght over who
should accompany a girl home from =
certain church IN crawfordsvillc. While
the hoys We're fighting Il out the girl
strolled on home and both youngsters
were left.
ANA~ living near jamestown would
not 70 10 the funeral ~ his daughter be-
cause she did not die al home.
A CRAwfoEnsvnIF woman rushed
into her burning dwelling and rescued
a canary-bird. thereby receiving several
ugly burns.
TIKI prison south contains 500 inmates,
the largest number since Warden Fat
ten assumed charge.
Tnos. rEG>HERE, q hostlcr NJ Bra
I'll. was cornercd and kicked into in
s%ensibility by a vicious horse.
Mrs. ArrfRr NELSON. OF Anderson,
who was afflicted with In grippe a. the
time OF her confinement. became q
maniac and has since been secured by
chains.
LvTnrE I. RRow.:. Of Madison coun-
ty. sentenced for life for the murder ~
Eli u. Cummins. has been paroled by
the governor.
AS unknown italian was run down
by the Lake Erie 4 Western express.
near Noblesyille.
joins TIxprI's gold find. at Edin-
burg. has been assayed and pronounced
a good article.
A room and needy sciSsors-grinder
died al Goshen. aged seycnty-two. In
his belt were found papers proving him
to be worth $1,000 in land and good se-
curitics.
A DROVE OF wild dogs is tcrrorizing
the people IN the vicinity Of Columbus
Is the Third ward Of y~inccnnes last
spring a republican tied a democrat for
councilman. Upon a new election be-
ing held. the democrat was declared 10
have won by three majority. 4 con
test followed and the court has just de-
cided that the republican was entitled
to three more votes, making;he result
again a tie.
j. A. THORNTON. one of the oldest
members OF the Laporte bar. has been
declared insane.
THERE is 4 probability Of a tin plate
plant being established at Elwood-
Col. Conger. Of Akron, o.. is president
Of the company.
MAUI JOKES. 20. died at Anderson
Of a peculiar disease which caused the
muscles 70 grow 10 the bone.
R~ErvBLrcASs elected the majority Of
the city council a. Wabash.
BULLET from the gun OF a midnight
assassin fatally wounded tough Dicl
Adams in bed at Rcachdale.
AT Anderson democrats elect two OF
the three councilmcn-
CONVICTION republicans elect all but
one councilman.
w. COLEMAN. Of Bedf-ri. charged
with corresponding with Edward J.
Evans. Of Lafayette. for the purpose o
buying counterfeit money. was foun,
guilty at indianapolis
THE bodies Of three petrifed womer
have been found in n vault out Of active
use for many years in Greenlawn Gem
etery, Indianapolis One Of them is
colored woman known to have been en-
tombed fourteen years ago The fea
lures are nearly perfect. but the skin
/, formerly cutie black. has turned
chalky white. The flesh is hard. br
not heavy. The other two women wer'
white. and. while the features ar
I, scarcely recognizable. the flesh Is per
fectly solid and hard as stone.
AT Lebanon the republicans electe'
I councilmcn in all the wards by MAORI
ties ranging from 10 q 81.
koKoMo is w~hooping up a new barre
factory.
Miss Lizzie BARNETT. Of Crawfords
vile. while attempting 70 pass a mul
team in an alley. was kicked in III
breast. She fell under the wagon. an
I the team starting up. pulled the wagol
loaded with coal over her. She was e
: riously injured, and declares that she
= going to die. while the doctor says sh
4 will certainly recover. Miss Barnet
belongs TO the Salvation army and tell
fortunes. Ever since January she Ia
!, claimed TO have been warned il a visio
! that she would not live through TIL
4 year. She NOW seems determined 70 ii
80 as 70 establish her reputation as
: prophecies
JESSE THOMPSON. of Danville. viii
II blowing on a farm our miles north I
that place, turned up q lot Of stone a
row and spear heads 10 the nun
Der Of cighty-shrec. The largest fiji
was ~ by . inches. About twent
+. feet from the spot where these wei
y fourd was discovered an Indian fir
y place. A large circle was marked o
q with stones closely set together. II
Z side Of this was a fireplace with a 10
tom of stone and containing charcoal
Many arrow-heads have been found b
this farm, but this is the largest an
: most interesting discovery. The fe
i where these articles were found hi
!, never before been plowed. A beau'
!" fully made scalping knife was one
= the implements found The fiint wi
y, Of the finest quality.
= The horse Of pr T.. III. Oily. OF III
ton. ran away and killed the physical
\, koKoMo Pulp works turn out 600
=, pounds Of pulp every twenty-four houI
ANDERSON will soon make tin plate.
JrDGE LosKrH BRAcKESnrDoE. of I
Wayne il dead.