The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-07-10
INDIANA STATE NEWS

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drowned while bathing in the river at
Lafayette. lie was attempting 10 rcs-
cue n younger companion named Mad
dcrn. but. becoming exhausted. sank.
Naddern was saved Callihans body
was recovered
SYLVESTER RAssETr. the shelby
county fraticidc. sent up In 1857 for
eighteen years was pardoned BY Gov
Hcvcy
Sr>pAy law is rigidly enforced IN
Huntington.
An aged soldier. John Robinson. and
his wife. he aged scvcnty-two and she
sixty-cight. died ut New Albany from
the effects 81 beating At the hands OF
white caEs and subsequent exposure
SHIPMENTS north Of peaches from
the large orchards in the vicinity Of
New Providence and other points have
commenced. The yield will be the hcav-
lest for many years
A MILITARY company has been organ
ized at Bainbridge. and starts out with
twenty-six members Geo +. Scott Is
captain; Lee Mckee. first lieutenant;
Walter Coons second lieutenant
The 800. 900 stock 70 secure a natural
gas pipe line To Charlottesville has been
secured. and the company furnishing
the balance Of the necessary funds will
commence work AT once. The line will
start from the Sheridan gas fields, and
will be thirty five miles in length.
REUBEN DREW. OF Coesse. Allen coun-
~. was bitten by pet water spaniel
dog. recently. lie died Of hydrophobia
the other morning after suffering hor-
rible agony.
LAwKENcEBURG commissioners have
ordered all lightning rods off the county
uilding. because nineteen out OF TWEEN
ty-two buildings struck in that locality
had rods on them.
CRAWFORD county will probably
build two gravel roads across tho coma
ty.
AT Lebanon Otto Montgomery. aged
eleven. was drowned while in swim
ming.
House. swallows at West Fork are
so numerous that they have become a
plague.
SIMON GAM. well known brewer
Of TT. Wayne. was bathing in the St
Joe river. and was attacked with cramps
and drowned before help could reach
him.
MARY PORTER fell from cherry tree
near Washington and was fatally hurt
JOSEPH DrSFEE attempted suicide at
Wabash. few days ago, for the third
or fourth time. He is still alive.
DURING a quarrel the other night at
Camden. Joseph Gammell was shot in
the right side Of his neck by Beecher
Paxton.
DnLsBoRo was visited BY as severe
storm. the other night, that did much
damage to residences as we'll as crops
in the surrounding territory.
THERE are sixty thousand acres OF
wheat being cut in Montgomery county,
which. on an average of twenty five
bushels TO the acre, will bring the yield
up to 500. 900 bushels
EDWARD T. DAVIS lost an arm while
working in Shuh & Co.'S mill. al
Quincy. few months ago. lie brought
suit In the Owen circuit court for $40, 00(
damage. and jury awarded him e7O(
It the conclusion Of the trial.
THE other morning Mrs Claude shell
ley, OF New Castle, dreaming that hel
hair was on fire. awoke and found thu
| lace curtain At the window in blaze
| A gas-jet had been left burning. and ,
| gust Of wind blew the curtain over thu
| jet, setting it on fire. She quickly ex
| finOuished IL
| PITrsBuRGH and Marion capitalist
have organized company. with a cap
| ital OF $3.50. 900. to give Anderson thu
largest wirdow-glass factory west 0
| Pittsburgh. The capacity Of the facto
~ will be forty pots, with q payroll 0
81. 900 per week and giving employment
to $50 men The factory will be locates
in North Anderson. and the work is Il
be commenced upon the buildings a
once. The contract stipulates that thu
factory will be ready for work BY TIL
LIST Of September. There will be fou
buildings. each 1O0xia0 feet. besides Of
fees. packing and shipping-rooms an,
power house. This is one Of the facto
ries that Henry and Matter have beer
negotiating for. They are now arrang
ing for several other important enter
priscs, among which is an iron ans
steel plant.
The next encampment Of the Indian;
Sons Of Veterans will be held at For
Wayne. At their session in LaFayett.
the following officers were elected
Colonel. John w. Newton. Of Winches
ter: lieutenant-colonel. VIM Beach. o.
indianapolis: major. Frank $ Horton. 81
Lebanon; camp council. Z. =. Walker
West Lebanon; George G. Harvey. Dan
Vile; Fremont Garrett, of Winchester
delegate at large, Horace G. Ogden. o
Danville: delegates to national encamp
ment Thomas W. Burt. OF Lafayette
Geo r. Newman, Of Hammond; ..
Evsley, Of indianapolis
| THE Battle-g ground Camp-mceting As
sociation has sent out its announcement
and customary programme for the meet
ing ~ be held from July 20 to Angus
10.
The Bartholomew county trottinI
association will build mile track q
Columbus
MRs. ALEx CoSLEr, of near Lawrence
burg was killed tho other day by a Dol
OF lightning
RICHMOND whcrlmcn will have
take to the streets hereafter
MADISON county has a wheat Gro
this season that will be worth roun
million Of dollars.