The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-07-24
INDIANA STATE NEWS

WORTHWHILE mas tf<lffA
works BY paying bonus
A REUNION of old settlers and soldiers
will be held At Quincy. Owen county.
August ~.
LIMA THAR. Of Peru. j. the mother
cf : nine-pound girl baby AZ twelve
years Of age.
The body Of petrified snake was
found near knightsville in a coal nine
TnE superintendent Of the city high
schools Al Charlottesville has adopted
new plan 10 teach spelling. lie has
purchased a job press with type and
all necessary appliances. and will re-
quire the boys and girls 20 set up type
take proof and then correct the errors
after the proof has been read
PEARr. EIEcnFifIp. an eight-year-old
girl of Charlottesville. fell through
bridge over the Monon railroad. the
other afternoon. 70 the track below.
distance Of thirty feet. and received i'm
juries that may result in death. The
city will be sued for damages
WHILE loading car with wheat from
an elevator at Albany. Delaware conn-
~. the fivc-year-oid son 81 Jno Rechey
was drawn into the chute and buried
the boy was dead
ATTORNEY GENERAL SMITH has rem
dered an opinion 10 the effect that all
franchises. whether granted by the
state or not. 10 corporations doing bust
ness in Indiana must be assessed a per
sonal property and taxed accordingly
THE Charlottesville police made
raid on a gambling room. the other
night. and arrested thirteen persons
who were enjoying a game of craps
Two Of these were colored. and the fine
was sci 20 for each Of the party.
The preliminary survey for the nat
ural gas pipe line from the Sheridan
gas fields to Charlottesville has been
partly made. The line will be laid
along the highway from sheridan 10
within two miles OF Thorntown. and
from this point on an airline TO craw-
louisville. No trouble Is anticipated
from the farmers in getting the right
OF way.
OLIVER SufcKEY. . farmer residing
south Of South Bend. was instantly
killed By lightning. few days ago. to-
gether with two horses. with which he
was blowing.
MRS SARAH WELLS. Of Vernon. COM
mitted suicide BY hanging Despond-
ency over her husbands death was the
cause
THos RoBERrsoy. aged sixty-eight
years. . well-known farmer Of Carroll
county. was thrown under the wheel Of
q mower and seriously injured He was
pinioned under TIE wheel for five hours
befor, help arrived His condition is
serious.
few days ago there were shipped from
New Albany 10 northern markets about
425. 900 gallons Of small fruits-straw-
berries. raspberries. goosebersies. cher
ries and bringing 10 the
growers nearly $40. o00-
The corpse Of Ira Ewing. patient q
the Logansport asylum for Feeble
minded was left in . cellar over Sun
day. and rats ate out the eyes
MADISON county is entitled TO . med
al for the champion snake story A
blue racer twelve feet long and eight
inches in circumference is alleged 70
have been cut in two by = mower on
the Croann farm.
CoxDrcToR JEssE vArrERs- Of the
Belt railway. attempted TO jump from
his train AZ indianapolis the other even
between the cars and was instant
" killed lie was aged y and man
of family.
IL Lagro township. Wabash county.
Charles Lynn q young farmer. while
packing hay in a NOW was caught by
the rigging and lifted nearly 70 the roof
and then dropped 20 the floor sustain
ing injuries which may prove fatal
THE wheat crop in Nermillion county
will average nearly thirty-fve bushels
to the acre. being a great surprise 10
the farmers
FIT. WAYNE II being furnished with
public drinking fountains
LAST year 50 couples were made
happy by marriage IN Elkhart county
GEORGE TArr. who was bitten by
dog AZ Charlottesville. paid So-called
maidstone doctor SIS for applying his
piece Of rock to the wound
GrnsoS county expects 70 export 1900
carloads Of wheat this season.
The other morning Frank Fisher. a
young merchant Of Charlottesville. fell
20 joking with his partner on the sub
ject Of matrimony. His partner offered
10 pay fer license II Fisher would take
one ont. and Fisher did 20 at once. lie
called upon Miss Hattie Martin. whose
name appeared upon the document and
explained the situation 10 her They
were net as yet Engaged and the young
lady WINS very wroth- but after little
soft soap came around all right and the
couple were married in the evening
ONIONS are icing shipped north from
New Alhary IT the rate Of one thou
sand barrels per week
PEAcH-cArHEniS has begun in
southern Indiana
A CHICAGO syndicate has purchased
The Michigan City street railway. and
will equip Il with electricity
Az unknown man. with the name
Schwartz on his shirt-band. Was killed
A. licnryville the other day ~ jumping
from the express train.
a rKAcH orchard IN jefferson county