The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-06-19

fAIttf IN MS HAUNT - NAAns ~ *"f -
said 10 have fallen ont with his step
mother. and in tit Of passion commit
ted the fatal act Young Thomas, ~
inheritance from his own mother, had
SIG. 600 In his own right There are
| several theories advanced A. 20 tho
causes that led "a the boys death, and
| q thorough investigation 81 the affair
| will be made
| FRANK FrRmMA~. the eleven-ycar-oid
| son OF prominent farmer near Delhi.
committed suicide by hanging the other
evening. This is the third boy who has
| committed suicide in that community
! within the last twelve months
| AT Madison the other morning John
| Dittgcn. aged fifty seven. while M work
on scaffold fell to the ground. dis
tance of sixteen feet and fractured his
skull. dying in one hour
I REV. r. A. CAMPBELL. Of Seymour.
baptized sevcnty-six probationers into
the Methodist church few days ago
HENRY WISER. OF Muncie, will build
$4,000 opera house and present il To
his son.
A SMALL. snail-lile worm Is charged
with destroying the pear crop in Henry
county.
Mrs. RosE DARBY. aged twcnty-six.
died at Indianapolis. the other morning
from an overdose Of morphine taken to
alleviate suffering.
MARION citizens will petition the Pam
handle railroad for Sunday trains.
WM. BoNGE's saloon at Montpelier,
was blown up in a natural gas explos-
ion the other evening. Joe Jealison.
the barkeeper. went into the cellar and
lit match. when the explosion follow
ed. Jeali>on was terribly burned The
building was a new two-story brick.
Dick WALSH. who broke into and rob-
bed Sol Mayors cigar store in broad
daylight at Goshen. the other day, was
quickly apprehcndcd, tried. convicted
and sentenced 70 -four years in the peni-
Tertiary. He was taken to Michigan
City in the afternoon and was behind
the bars in thirty six hours from the
time the crime was committed.
NEAR LIGoNlER. Basual Slnby, OF
New Zealand. fell off box-car and was
killed.
WEIL-DIGGERs near Crown Point un-
carthed the bodies Of a man. woman
and child whose skulls had been crush
ed. 1t is a mystery.
LAwRENcEBrRG the other day had a
mad dog scare. Jos. Ahouse and sever
al animals were bitten.
", The remains of the parents Of Post
master-Gcneral Wanamaker and Of ar
uncle OF James g. Blaine rest in GEM
ctery at Leesburg.
Ar II. Wayne Kirby Jackson. aged
! 10. was drowned while bathing in St
, Mary's river.
RICHARD SToTrES bank boss in mins,
No. 2. at Brazil. had his back broken by
falling slate, aud can not possibly re-
I cover.
COUNTY TREASURER r RAMSEY. of Mont
J gomery county, has notified the Midland
Railroad Co, that sl,7ss Of taxes must
\ be paid at once
Z George BURNS. John Gose. Joseph
I. Edwards and Squire Harvey. highly
respected young farmers near Martins
Vile. were arrested the other day and
! placed under heavy bond to answer 70
(, the charge Of dynamiting fish. The Of
ficers are exercising great care in try
!. ing to put stop to this Wholesale
!. slaughter of fish.
q THERE are five hundred pensioners In
Floyd county drawing annuities- Tbs
quarterly pay roll amounts TO $4,000.
AsrAwnERRy farmer OF bartholomew
. county has picked lc5 bushels Of ber
q ries from two-acre patch.
+. WALTER LINDLEy. q farmer boy neal
= Rockville. was kicked TO death BY al
a unruly horse while blowing.
IS OS account OF gas war in Franktol
II between rival companies the people ar
E. getting the illuminant free Of cost
a A CAT with litter Of kittens a
h. Waveland in the grocery firm Of Gar
wood 4 Foster. has adopted SINAI
u mouse. which plays with the kitten
n and nurses with them.
~ TmE $50 members of the Martins
"a Vile high school alumni gave a har
v quet. at which one hundred covers wcr
NJ laid
Il cow-BErL made by hand fifty year
e age is being worn by a cow Of A. II
Nutter, near Martnsvillc. The bell
n as large as a six-quart pail
h. TIE president has appointed Edwar
o. T.. Thompson postmaster at Indianap'
a. lis, 70 fill the vacancy caused by I'll
a. death Of VIM Wallace.
as THE leaders Of the peoples party
Nv this state claim they will poll 100, %
10 votes this fall
SoME women Of Pcgcr's Station Ill
ar gui~cd themselves as men. went to
IN house Of bad rcputc, and, taking ~
AZ the crring women gave them sever
n whipping in white cap style
~ THIEVES stole an entire frame hour
M in III. Wayne.
nd VIM CHAsriSc. Of Holman. had a te
40 rible battle with an Infatuated bull Il
other evening tn" animal attack'
m. and threw him down. No one WI
m near. and for fifteen minutes the cor
IA. bat ragged. Chasing Icing badly gore
~ Fortunately he seized the bulls no
re- and hung with adeath-grip until he
ily arrived. when. he became unconsciou
1t is thought he will recover.
by A FEW days ago lightning struck Il
az spirc Of the Presbyterian church
les Wabash and melted off the lightnin
he rod tips