The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-03-18
Minor State Items.

Mrs. Gus Griffin Of Auburn killed her.
self because her husband was dissipated.
The White river bridge near Seymour
was badly damaged by the recent floods.
Slosson & Lands of Chicago will furnish
the scenery for the new opera house at
Seymour.
The highway from Brownstown to Mill
port viii be graded by order OF the COM
missioners of Jackson.
Maple strip making was in full blast in
Boone county when the recent heavy
snow fall checked the sap.
The snow storm of Thursday night ex-
tended from the lake to the river. Six
inches fell as far south as Seymour.
A strike of 800 employees of the Airline
at Huntingburgh is anticipated. The cut
of 10 per cent. in wages is the cause.
Elder Treat of Martinsville has received
a call from the Muncie Christian church
at an increased salary. He will probably
accept the call.
A wild white swan was killed in Morgan
county recently. 1t measured seven feet
from tip to tip of its wings and weighed
twenty pounds.
l. B. Barker. who died recently in
Pueblo, Col, was the son of the Hon.
James Barker of Pike county. His re-
mains will be buri' near Petersburg.
The Air line will commence work on
its new shops at Prime. ton in April, and
will have its TRACES changed for its en-
trance to that town by the first of July.
Charles Steward, who got away from
an Illinois sheriff en- route to Joliet to
serve ten years sentence, was captured
at Washington recently and returned to
Illinois.
Murphy, the great temperance apostle,
began a series of meetings at Rushville
Thursday night The large Me odeon hall
was crowded until standing room was at a
premium.
The store of ]. P. Alverton of Pomona
was entered Thursday night by burglars,
the safe was forced, and 500 in govern
ment stamps was taken, besides consid-
cradle money.
George Hibbon, formerly a leading citi-
zen of Nashville, died in Chicago Wednes-
day. HIS funeral occurred at Rushville
Friday under the auspices of the Shelby
vile commanderv.
A temperance school has been organized
at Spencer that has for its object teaching
the effects of alcohol upon the human sys-
tenn The school meets every Sunday
afternoon, and is conducted by the best
people of the town.
1t is believed that the defeat of the
proposition to levy 2 per mt. tax in
four townships of Dubois county to assist
in the construction of the proposed branch
of the Monon from French Lick to Evans
vile. practically puts an end to the pros
pect of building the road.
There ia still No trace of Sidnau Of
missing from Columbus for a week. He
had only peen married five months, and
his young wife is distressed over his mys
FERROUS disappearance. He was building a
new house, and after drawing $500 out oil
bank, and making a payment of about
$3.50 thereon, he disappeared.
The butchers of Greencastle have
formed a protective association against
non-paying customers. Each butcher is
provided with a blacklist, and obligates
himself to refuse credit to those whose
names appear upon it. The butchers thus
hope to secure a. settlement of old scores
failing in which the delinquents will eat
no more meat.
There is said to be coal enough in Pike
county to pay a net profit of 81, 900, coo, COO
| 1t lies unmolested save the marking of a
few banks. Besides coal this county has
untold wealth, all lying about waiting
for some one to come along with the nee.
essary capital Some fine day these de.
velopments will be made fast and furious
Then the sitters on the stool of do moth.
ing will wish they had taken time by the
forelock.-Pike County Democrat
Ed Cory, "Chucky" Fell and Friday
Clark, three prize fighters, who have been
in Jail for several weeks awaiting trial at
Charlottesville, were released Saturday
Prosecutor Moffttt stated that owing tc
the weak laws against prize fighting anG
the meagerness of evidence it would be
impossible to convict them, so he let the
indictment be quashed without objection
Cory and Fell engaged in a glove contest
at Waynetown, and Clark was second.