The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-08-28


town are under arrest for dynamiiins
saloon.
THE Sunman postoflice was robbed 81
Z quantity Of stamps.
ALAnGE vein Of bituminious coal has
been struck near Hartford City.
LApo6A claims Ia be the smallest city
In the state lighted ly electricity.
No LEss than twenty dead dogs We're
found ON one street In Jeifsrsonyiti e'
the other morning. the result Of being
poisoned
EllzAnErnrowx. . village near GO
lumbus. was struck by cyclone early
the other morning A new school
house just completed. was blown 70 The
ground. and several residences were
badly damaged.
JoHS ulMER. saloon-keeper, died a.
Vinccnnes few nights ago. and. cw'
ing to his great size, coffin could not
be secured TO hold his body, which
weighs $50 pounds
Ar Nashville. Brown county. VIM,
Pitman and John Clark fought In sa'
loon. Both fell through a window 70
the ground Clark lighting on his head
and fracturing his skull.
JoHN DAkR. returning home near
Goshen. the other night, was stopped
by highwaymcn. two Of which held his
horse and covered him with weapons
while third robbed him.
SOME person has poisoned the fish in
the pond Of Asher West, near Craw-
louisville.
FRANK MORRISON. of near Garfield.
Montgomery county, had seventeen
hogs killed by lightning few nights
since.
THE colored people held . ten days
camp-mceting ut Bluffton.
MEs. NANCY SILLIScs, near George
town. is dead She was aged IS. and
nearly her entire life was passed in the
neighborhood where she died. She was
living there before New Albany was
plated. and before there was town in
Floyd county, and when vincennes was
the capital Of the state and Coryd
was hamlet
CRAWFORD FAIRBASKs, OF Terre
Haute, is recovering from hiccoughs
which lasted a week. lie received hun
drcds of letters suggesting remedies
Mrs. HELEN Buck. wife OF +. s.
Buck. Of Indianapolis, left her hus-
bands bed at o'clock the other morn
ing. and running to the canal she at
tempted suicide by drowning -Four
years ago Mrs. Buck lost her little
daughter by death and she has con- in
ued TO grieve until her reason is de-
throned
WHEN Mrs. Samuel Smythe. OF Wave
land. awoke the other morning she was
Mortified TO find the dead body Of her
husband lying by her side He had
burst blood vessel, and died from in
ternal hemorrhage while she slept
THE city council Of Muncie has pass
ed the famous screen ordinance rcquir
ing saloons to remove all blinds and
screens from the windows during legal
closing hours.
Miss Lou Cook. aged IS. the beauti-
full and accomplished organist Of the
Christian church at Taylorsville. left
her home for service Sunday. but in
stead met and eloped with John Wade,
before, and got . marriage license
When they returned to her home the
old man was wrathy. but finally Tor
gave. This is the third and last daugh-
ter Of Mr.. Cooks married during tie
last year. all marrying Johns
A STRANGER, giving his name as Bill
! Jeffrics. alias William hurry. alias
! William johnson. passed three forged
! checks on different merchants at Col
umbus, the other night. for small Pur-
| chases. each time receiving from $40 to
| $50 change A telegram was received
| from Terre Haute describing the m an
saying he was wanted there for SINH
I lar ofrenses: that he is plasterer,
and has a pcnchnnt for forging small
| checks
/ An infant Of VIM Sheppard, eleven
| miles northwest of Greenfe Id. was nc.
cidentally smothered the other even ing
by feather-bed being thrown over on
the child while asleep.
THE state board Of education has de-
cided that teachers holding six-year Ger
tificates are not required to again I'm.
dergo examination.
HENRY LANE, aged 50, walked from
Muncie 10 Anderson in one hour and
fitty-eirht minutes on wager The
distance is eighteen miles.
MvSciE business men have decided e
raise ssco,oco for the purpose Of draw
ing new industries to that town.
The Montgomery county board o.
review has raised the amount Of tax
able property from $4,000, 900 10 So
cO0.0
NEARLY 10000 strangers witnessed
Columbus industrial parade.
While Harry feathers. Of Moores
vile. was tearing out m old fre-psa ace
in his home. he found ss3o all in crisI
ten-dollars bills. that had been secrcted
beneath the hearth BY some occupant
Of the house.
A swISDLEn has been taking sub
scriptions in the neighborhood Of Scy
mour for magazines and books Il re-
duced rates lie gets the money nnt
people who subscribe get the rates
A BLAcxsSAKE ii feet inch in len gtl
and i1Si inches around the body WA,
killed near Connersyiilc.
MosEs FERGUSON. ~, Of near Thorn
ton. cut nine cords Of wood during th'
month or July.
THE ladies' cornet band. at Elizabeth
town. is in great demand.