The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-05-01


AT Charlottesville. Thos noLson. 70
years old while drawing water from .
cistern. fell headlong into the water and
was drowned before assistance could he
rendered him.
Will. CLARK, farmer near Lagrange.
has lamb with perfect human face.
the features being well developed. The
lamb j. alive.
MHs. >ANrrr IIARnEsrS. living
twelve miles northeast Of Nuncie. was
fatally injured BY the explosion ~ nat
ural gas.
THREE prisoners made .hcir way out
81 the Jail al Law-rnccbrrg BY break
ing through a rotten floor into the eel
lar.
Nr~cIr. with thirteen thousand PEG
PIE and fifteen churches. representing
Ssso.oo has just commenced the cree
ton Of two more church edifi.es. by the
Methodist Episcopal and Presbyterian
denominations. As n city Of church
loving people Muncic claims the lead
for her size in the state
The provisions of the new tax law in
crea>ing the fees for fling articles Of
incorporation with the secretary ~
STATE. j. adding materially To the states
revenues The fees have amounted TO
$500 a week since the law went into ef
feet. II i estimated that the pro
visions Of the bill will bring the state
$4,000 year. A few days ago il cost
she Dearborn county building and loan
association $50 70 file their certificate
Of incorporation. Tie capital stock Is
$1,000. 600
The Morgan county farmers find not
one unpleasant crop prospect 10 worry
about
CLARENCE MANUEL. the boy who
escaped from the reform school at
Plainfield. was recapturcd at kokvmo
and returned 10 that institution. lie
was sent from Anderson.
WALTER NJ. wooD. son Of Superin-
tendent VIM. :. Wood. Of Seymour. was
the successful competitor for the first
prize Of SIS. in the oratorical contest in
Indiana university.
GEORGE &. kIsER. boy sixteen years
old accidentally discharged his double
barreled shotgun. with which he had
been hunting. near Peru. the other
morning. into his head. tearing half OF
il completely off,
HARTFogT CITY horses have CHAMBERS
Mrs. MARY RUTHERFORD. Of Vernon
is said "a have become insane upon
reading letters written to her twenty
years AFRO by the lover tho deserted
her At the altar.
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Of the state for big crops Of grain and
fruit
PEOPLE in the northern part Of Dear
born county are going wild over mag
mary witches.
THE official census Of the city of Fort
WAYNE is IS. s93. The suburbs Of South
Wayne and Riverside will increase it TO
forty thousand
JOHN KSoy. a highly respected young
farmer Of Ashland township. Morgan
county. was shot. the other night. with
shotgun loaded with slugs. in the
hands Of some unknown person. John
had spent the evening with young
lady in the neighborhood. and on going
to the stable TO put his horse away, af
ter returning. was fired upon just as he
opened the stable door. The load took
effect in his knee. necessitating ampu-
tation- The shooting is thought TO
have been done BY jealous rival.
JESSIE and Lee Weber. aged eight
and nine years. started out the other
day TO walk on the tweniy-foot trestle,
which is the approach TO the Flat Rock
bridge. at Columbus. An approaching
locomotive frightened the girls and
| they leaped of the trestie. The Weber
girl had her head crushed upon stone.
The other girl fell upon her and her life
was thus saved
THE jury found for the plaintiff in the
$1,000 damage suit against the Lake
Erie and Western Railroad Co. in the
suit instituted by Frank Mayo. an In
dianapolis travelling man. at Muncie.
who was elected from train for rcfus
ing TO pay ten cents over the regular
fare because Of not having a ticket.
The court allowed the defense forty
eight interrcgatories 10 be answered Nv
the jury in the finding Of the verdict in
| view Of the Importance Of the decision.
The best legal talent was engaged. and
Tile termination - Eldck eve 10 the
| rule adopted by the company 70 compel
patrons TO purchase tickets Many con
ductors on the road often pay the ten
cents out Of their own pockets to pre-
vent personal difficulty with the pas
sengers. vho invariably present the
correct change. Mayo was awarded
500
Coz 1. \. vALKEE. commander In
diana department q. A. RI. has named
as his staff Assistant acknowledgement,
Irwin Roberts. indianapolis: quarter
master-general. o. Il. Weaver. Indian-
apolis: Inspector. W. T. Daily. Peru:
judge advocate. i. +. Williams. Wa
bash: chief mastering officer. George
W. Miller. Tcrre Haute; color bearer.
John a. g 4. Myer, Indianapolis
MOST destructive fire broke out al
30 the other morning in the wholesale
drug-house Of Chas LEIGH 4 Co. Evans
vile. The stock is total loss Insur-
ancc $4,000. Loss 100000 Dixon.
Mackey 4 Co. wholesale boots and
shoes. damaged by water 70 the extent
Of $4,000 The building is one Of q
block owned by y. J. Mackey. and was
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