The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-09-25

4 A rsnns NJ train = - Pittsburgh.
n Cinciuno1L Chicago and 81 Louis rail-
road hg0lse in two he other morning
q CroeherHville. and left the track
Nine enn were 'telescoped" the loco
motive wrecked and Engineer Cameron
and Brakeman Meloy were hurt the
latter perhaps fatally.
y. w. BownAx. OF Charlestown. has
discovered = large vein Of cement rock
on his farm Al Grassy flatA The kirAts
Is forty feet thick and lies Immediately
O the river.
Tnk other night while Dsvid Ferris
and companion were crossing the
Lake Shore railroad tracks a Water
loo they were struck By train Ferris
was instantly killed. His companion
while receiving terrible injuries i e.
| pectcd 20 recover
A CRAwFORDsvIr-LE man tried to beat
. tailor out Of pair Of pant~ He was
taken before the mayor and the pants
taken on Of him and return 70 the
| tailor.
MARIox's new $50. 900 school building.
said 20 Be the finest in the state, has
been dedicated
THE jackson County bank AZ Sey-
mour will hereafter be known as the
Seymour National bank
FAILING tree killed Lincoln Patter-
son near Nashville
G. j. CorTIxeHAM. Of Charlottesville.
has gathered crop Of pears from
tree that IS beginning to blossom
again
JOSEPH ANDREWS. eleven years old.
was run down by = bicycle. At Sey-
mour- and his leg was broken below the
hip
ALEXANDER TURNER. Of Monroe
county. attempted suicide BY hanging.
but when he swung his full weight on
the rope the limb Of the tree broke and
he fell TO the ground. Relatives pre-
vented . second attempt
PRESIDENT TUrrLE has entered upon
his thirtieth year Of service with the
Wabash college. lie has remained
president Of q college = greater num-
Der Of years than any other living col
legian- He will permanently retire
next June.
PROBABLY the oldest couple ever mar
ried in Northern Indiana were united
the other day At the home Of the bride.
at Tio>a The contracting parties were
Samuel BALL. 50 years old. who walks
with two canes, and Is able TO step on
" six inches and Mrs Lucinda Cope
land. aged ~
THIEVES are playing havoc amongst
the farmers in Huntington county.
Within the last two days a number Of
residences have been broken into. and
money. clothing. jewelry and other
articles stolen. Ivory rings were cut
from harness. ard hay. corn. oats and
chickens were taken from the resi-
dences Of Isaiah Sours and Wesley
Sheets At John Miller's over SO
worth of dishes were broken into small 1
pieces and the furniture cut and broken !
TO pieces IL i believed the thieves BE-
long 70 gang Of campers near Hunt |
ingtop-
MR& ALKx- RurHEnroED. near Wssh- !
ington. discovered her husbands barn
on IRE. and she extinguinhed the 6re
with barrel Of vinegar
JoHx HExRY and Lucy Martin and
Sarah and Jane Mccoy. near Hynds-
dale. Morgan county, were accused OF |
stealing from neighbour The other night |!
several white caps took them from /
their beds barred them to the waist and l
gave each forty lashes. and told them /
70 leave within twenty-four hours The
women underwent such torture that i
their recovery il doubtful
OLLIE POWELL aged twenty-three /
accidentally killed himself while hunt l
ing near Lebanon. : few days ago.
Jackson county yielded 80. 600 bush
els Of wheat this season
INDIANA will erect $4,000 state II
building at the Chicago worlds fair.
The state fair takes place az Indian
apolis September ~ 70 %
VALPARAISO has been made weather /
signal station Of the United States /
JOHN MILLER q master workman in /
Perry Bros stone quarry at Elects
vile. was fatally injured By =
piece Of nying stone striking him in the
breast
CRAwFoRDsvnLE people subscribed
ssso.oo0 for the purpose Of piping gas
from Sheridan.
MArD LINDSAY. aged 5. Of Seymour.
was standing under m awning and the
iron frame fell on her head. fracturinr
her skull
MRS EMMA GAINS. Of vincennes was
arrested after returning from the flu
neral Of her child. Elmer. whom. Il i
alleged she cruelty beat 20 death
JUROR JoHS r. McBErDE. OF JefFer-
sonville. after retiring in the hotel
arose in his sleep and walked ont IL :
second-story window. He was not e
riouslv injured
The cement mill at Jacksonville had
70 shut down for lack Of cars 10 ship
their products
ALEXANDER Hook ADAr. residing near
DePauw station. claims to be 10 wears
old. which Is apparently borne out bv
the records lie is the oldest man II
the state
The following post offices will be
raised TO the presidential class October
next Paramount; and Kenfland-
THE Delaware county sheriff arrest
q Joseph Miller at <hidler as one OF :
yauv that has fcou xe-~l.~x~ - r-