The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-04-17
INDIANA STATE NEWS.

showered with fragrant eggs Vt ossinn
1 for playing married masher with yourg
| girls Of that place.
| Sn.As STRANGE and his cx-wife. Eliz-
nheih. who have been estranged for
fifteen years were remarked u Dam
| willie.
| Gro. w. vAEniH. a well-known bust
| ness man ~ the west end, Madison. was
/! found dead in his bed the other morn
| ing. Cause. heart disease. lie was a
| crack shot. considered the best marks
man in southern Indiana.
| GRO. JvsrIcE. said 10 he the only Choc-
taw Indian living in the state. died ut
his home In Claysburg, Clark county,
the other morning.
! Tnr following Indiana postmasters
were commissioned n few days ago: II.
{. Jackson English. Crawford coun-
ty;F. IA. Eadc. Juliet. Marion county;
J. D. Embleton, Swanington, Benton
county.
i Mrs. ELIZA WALKER, Of Brown coun-
~. was attacked by rabid dog, and
severely bitten through the hand. A
maidstone was applied 10 the injured
member as soon ms possible, and Il Is
thought that no serious results will fol-
low The dog was killed, but not until
il had bitten number Of cattle and
hogs.
THE night telegraph operator AZ Fort
vile. whose name is scott. elected three
uspicious-looking characters from the
depot. They afterwards attempted to
assassinate him by shooting through
the window.
Miss NoIIIE JACKSON, Of Upton, at
tempted suicide a few days ago and her
life was saved with difficulty.
A MAN living four miles east of Craw-
louisville was in that place recently for
the first time in ten years. and he has
lived in the same place during all this
time
PHIrIr RENTING. a young man who
lived in jackson county. and who had
never connected himself with any
church. or made any religious demon
STATIONS. a few days ago called for a
Bible. selected a text and preached a
most soul-stirring sermon. The effect
Of his words were to bring many world
~ persons to sense Of their sins. lie
| ttiN MI tAVr&A Has rtkuINn kVnEtA ttiAtl
five hours when he suddenly dropped
dead.
| REPORTS from number of counties
of the southern part of the state show
that peaches. plums and pears have not
been injured by the frost. and give
promise Of abundant yield. Oats and
potatoes are a month behind the sea.
son. but wheat Is in excellent condi
lion
JoHS ADRIDGE. seventeen years OF
age. was recently convicted Of man
slaughter and sentenced TO two years in
the penitcntiary in Clark circuit court
One year ago young Adridge quarrelcd
with William Gleason. boy about his
own age. struck him with piece o.
iron, killing him instantly.
THE supreme court Of Indiana the
other day decided novel case a farm.
er sued the Lake Shore railroad for
killing his cow. The cow caused a
trining railroad wreck. and the court
decided that the owner Of the COW
should pay the railroad damages An
appeal was taken. but the decision ID
affirmed Instead OF getting damages
the farmer bears the loss Of his cow,
has to pay for the injury Of rolling
stock. and settle the costs, amounting
to $1,000.
JOHNSON FoRp. aged 20 years. living
near Brownsburg Hendricks county, i
the father Of twenty-threc children. all
! Of ~hom are living and residing in ths
stated
CHAs. PERSON. conductor Of worl
train on the Grand Trunk road. was
, killed near Stillwcll by falling between
the cars.
: FRANCIS MURPHY is conducting
temperance revival at Knightstown.
The lifcless remains Of Miss Sadie
Haines, a popular young lady Of Ligo
: nicr, was found floating in Elkhart river
the other morning. She had hac
! trouble with her lover and Il is sup
: posed that this so prcyed upon her mint
that she stole from the house AT nigh,
and threw herself into the river.
> INCREASED facilities will be added 4
) the Martinsville schools this season Il
accommodate the rapid increase il
school population.
J AT Mitchell a young tough nance
| DytrS dttcIupttu 10 ds>d>Slndtt htN
, Dobson. Methodist preacher, in til
pulpit. because Of some criticism tina
( Byers did not like
CEAwFoRpsvn.LE has $4,000 in ths
/ city treasury.
on May the fifth annual horse chow
, will be held 1T Ladoga. Montgomcr.
) county.
Mrs. MAY MADDOX BoysE Of Rich
mond. n relative Of George Washington
Is dead. Her great grandmother was
sister Of Washington.
RoBERr X. IIITT. Of Illinois, the well
known congressman. was the other da.
; awarded a Judgment in the circuit cour
at Delhi for S33, 900 against the Louis
! vile. New Albany and Chicago railroad
r The claim was for services rendered a
agent in the sale Of the roads bonds.
Ed ALEXANDER. "a. indefinitely post
poncd his wedding. set the other Wed
nesday. by shooting himself through
the head AZ Anderson.
y Ar Brazil. John Rushner cut Chas
.Alvics' lung out in saloon row.
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