The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09

<ot Judgment 81 500 against his wife
Cor household goods that she sold
MICHAEL srEonLE. father ~ Charlie.
stroble, the young man who strayed
from his home at Laports. two weeks
ago. while derangcd ~ illuess. received
telegram few days ago stating tina;
the dead body Of his son was found in
Milwaukee.
I'D DowRIE was logged by White
Caps. near Shakerville. Harrison coun.
~. the other night He is a young man
and is charged with getting drunk and
abusing his mother lie was given a
severe whipping and promise Of more
In the future II he did not reform.
Tux Richmond Gas company drilled
mammoth gas well. eight miles south
east OF Alexandria, u few days ago IL
is almost As large - the Big Alexan-
drin well.
LATER reports from the earthquake
show that il was felt quite distinctly in
the vicinity of Charlottesville. At
Waynetown the brick walls OF the Ma
sonic building were badly cracked by
the shock.
The street railway system Of New
Albany will be operated by electric
motors within six months.
The s5th Indiana regimental associa-
ton held reunion AZ Hagerstown and
elected Gen. VIM. Grose president and
BENJAMIN 5. Parker. the poet author.
and his wife, Of Newcastle, honorary
members.
GEo LEWIS, OF Evansville. went TO
sleep on the railroad tracks in drunk
en- stupor. and was chewed to pieces by
. locomotive
ADAM HISS, while working at saw
mill in Corydon. fell against the saw
and was killed
THE westbound limited mail on the
Pan handle road struck a carriage near
centerv;ile. in which were Joseph
Black, his wife and two daughters
Black. his wife and one daughter were
instantly killed and the other daughter
was fatally injured The Black family
was on the way TO attend the Cambridge
races
AT an election few days ago Monroe
City was voted dry by the temperance
element
THE drought dried up Indian creek.
In Floyd county. and fish are dying by
the thousands
The peach season has closed with
shipments from Madison BY railroad of
49, carloads. averaging $50 bushels to
the car, besides immense shipments by
river.
BLOOMFIELD decided to put down ss.-
COO worth Of good streets.
HoT weather caused the Seymour
fair 20 be a failure.
TwENTy-oyE deaths from maglinant
typhoid fever occurred in the neigh or-
hood Of Columbus in eighteen days
SINCE May So. 900 worth Of real es-
tate mortgages have been paid off BY
Morgan county farmers
MANY grapcvines at .5cffersonville
are sa d 10 be bearing second crop Of
fruit this season
JONI SwTsuER. an old resident Of
Yorktown. Delaware county. fell ont Of
} haymow. receiving injuries from
which he may die.
A PARTY consisting Of one hundred
farmers are securing the woods in Pipe
Creek township Miami county, for q
tramp who has been burning hay stacks
and insulting women who refused TO |
feed him
Gov. H0vEy committed the sentence
of Charles Ii. Harden, convicted by the \
Marion county circuit court OF larceny.
and sentenced 70 the state prison for
two years. 70 commitment to the re-
form school Harden is eighteen years
81 age. so that IL he serves out the re-
luirements Of the law he will have d
year longer than he would have had |
mad he gone 10 the penitentiary.
HrMAS bones have recently been |
'ornd in the mound known as the |
Knoll on the farm of d. Y. Hinder /
ider, two miles south Of Medora They
ire supposed 10 be the bones OF an |
,bor;ginec belonging I o the race that |
'nce pcopled that region. Axes. arrows
Ind other relics have been found there
before. The place is of peculiar inter- 4
st on account Of the great number OF |
mounds to be found in the vicinity. /
MABEL aged ~ years. daughter OF
'ss@t 80" -''tae- ~ ssoto cttt- anu Dtdu-
Eiful. fright child. ate rough on rats
Ind died. 4
The question Of colorcd children at
lending the public schools OF Charles
OWL has been settled BY the employ
nent Of q special teacher
TIE new $50, 600 opera house at Union
'ity will lie ready to open about the
middle OF December
AT Charlottesville the case OF DR.. &
! Washburn against the big Four for
INJURIES received while going to Chicago
o attend the last Democratic national
was decided the other dav.
'fter being In the courts for several
ears. lie sued for $4,000. and the
oad offered him 500. but he refused 70
cttle for that figure. The jury re-
urned verdict awarding the plaintiff
10 damages
PEACHES weighing liz ounces were
rown ~ Lafayette.
DIX GArLrSo. Of the destructive M
hine gun fame. Is about 10 manufacf-
re new kind Of heavy siege gun. AZ
inrion, where he will csta blish q great
liant
The Novelty iron works. Of Buffalo.
iii move IN A odoesov. - 81. 49,