The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-17
Minor Notes.

Mrs. Williams a widow living near Ovid,
was robbed while shopping near Pendleton.
Thieves robbed the restaurant and saloon
of Hyde Payne. at Upton. Wednesday
night.
George Cochran fell from a cherry tree,
at Muncie. broke one arm and dislocGted
shoulder.
Three horses, valued at 81 1000. belonging
to j. VI. Bower. near Washington, were
killed by lightning.
At the last examination for teachers
license at Charlottesville thirty-one out of
fifty applicants failed.
Chas. III. Hickman's house. near Morgan
town. burned with all its contents Wednes-
day night Loss, $1,000: no insurance.
band has been organized at Craw fords-
vile with twenty pieces, and will be in
structed by musician from Chicago.
The State Association of Spiritualists will
hold camp-meeting at Anderson. begin
ming July is and continuing until Aug 10.
Jesse Streitt. OF Seymour. has been
asleep more than ffty-six hours, and
EXHIBITS no signs of waking. He takes no
food.
Seventy fat steers jumped over the bluff
into the river at Leavenworth and were
either killed or crippled so badly shooting
was necessary.
j. A. Collett. of Morgantown. had his left
leg broken while trying to put Mort Reed
tourishing a revolver.
Mrs. Roxena Anderson attempted suicide
at PaoH " ednesday night by taking NOR
phine. She was dissatisfied with her
daughters marriage. Her life was saved.
Near Fern the three-year-old daughter of
John Cox WAS playing close 10 hay-fork
which was IN operation, when her hands
were caught in the pulleys and terribly lac
Grated.
Many fields of wheat near Mooresville
are yielding from twenty-five TO thlrtyEve
bushels to the acre. Emil Wulschner, of
Indianapolis. had one field of eleven acres
on his Glen Flora farm which averaged
forty four bushels DER acre.
Lizzie the five-year-old daughter of Eb-
eneZer Frazier. of st. Crolx. was bitten by
a copperhead snake on Tuesday and died
the next day. The snake was found on the
hearth of the open fire. place. where there
had been no fire this summer.
While dragging straw on his fathers
farm, four miles east of Princeton, Arthur
the twelve-yea son OF Michael Messer
smith. was thrown from his horse and in
stantly killed. The horse became fright
ened and stamped out the boys brains.
at Huntington Thomas Burns, cashier of
the CitIzens' Bank, and j. w. Ford. of the
Huntington County Bank. were each fined
SO and costs in the Circuit Court for refus-
ing to answer questions before the county
assessors az TO the amount of money certain
taX-paye rs had on deposit in the banks on
April 1. An appeal will be taken to the SUI
preme Court.
The leading towns in the gas belt are try
ing to secure an equality of assessment on
real estate. the appraisement of the as
SCISSORS being unsatisfactory. The KOkOmo
Commercial Club is heading the movement.
Business property IN the five leading cities
has been assessed per front foot as follows:
Perm. s125: Anderson. $3.50: Marion, $500;
Muncie, $780, KokOmo. S575.
There is pest of bugs near New Rich
mond. Montgomery county. The bugs
seem TO cover every thing. indoors and out
The theory advanced for their presence is
that the bugs have come from eggs IN the
wheat which has been sold To an elevator
In the elevator the air is swarming with
them. and 1t is almost impossible for q per-
son to remain inside of the building.