The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-09-16
INDIANA STATE NEWS.


Canizcd ut Fortville.
A xvNnEr of people from Hammond
are being penned up ia Europe on nc
count Of the cholera.
AT Paramount, q $4,000 company has
been organized 10 boom the town.
LEVI MASTERS. OF CornerSvile. has
been bothered by ncighbor~' dogs wor-
rying his sheep. lie shot two cannes
the other night. but in the morning
found that the dead ours were his own.
En- GAINES. 81 Grccncastle. fell be-
meath the wheels OF freight train,
crushing both legs
FIFTEEN more entries in the Derby
class Of American field trials. 10 begin
in Columbus. November H. were record
cd the other morning making thirty in
all. which is large list for this class.
Entries are coming in rapidly for the
frec-for-all class. which closes October
1. Among the entries are some Of the
most celebrated dogs in the United
States
DAVIS SURFER. farm hand employed
by Amos Hoax. Of Pittsboro. arose the
other morning. and after dressing very
carefully. shot himself in the head, dy-
irg instantly. No cause is known for
the deed. rs he was not drinking man,
had a good position and was saving
money lie had over 5000 AT interest
TuE little daughter Of Nathaniel
Sarchet left her home in Stringtown.
the other morning. 10 60 70 the home Of
MIR. Usher. in Brazil. The child lost
her way and wandered about until al
most midnight. Searching parties left
the city III every direction and she was
found at the above hour in a woods. al.
most dead with exposure and hunger.
ALEXANDER. the tcn-year-old son OF
| Thos. Barrowman. of Brazil. met with
an accident the other day that resulted
in his death few nights later. lie
was cutting grass. when he stepped on
stubblc, which penetrated his foot.
I4ock-jaw set in and he died in great
agony.
| WHILE the jackson Masonic lodge. Of
Seymour. was in attendance at the fun
ernl Of DR.. A. l.. Newkirk, n, Nj. Swopc,
member Of the order, was stricken
with apoplcxy and died almost instantly
| in front of his residence.
| AT Charlottesville A. J. NcLenrock
was jailed on the charge of burning
buildings and killing stock.
DAVID T.. SWEEPER. Of Danville. shot
himself because he was tired Of life.
! FARMER BENJAMIN CoSAxp was found
1 dead on the roadside several miles from
! New Castle
| THE ten-months-old child OF George
| East. Of Madison. fell hcadforcmost into
tub Of water and was drowned.
| Two boys John and Harry Robinson,
received one years sentence to the
states prison for grand larceny Ut
/! Greencastle.
| BENJAMIN $. PARKER, ~ New Castle.
| poet and author. was seriously injured
in runaway accident
! AT Evansville Andrcas Zacheras has
sued Edward Smith for so. 900 dam
| ages for the accidental poisoning Of
his son George zacheras By rough on
| rats
Apour 1900 people were in the parade
| labor day at Marion. There We're
many fine floats. besides notices and
! devices
| JOHx WHITAKER. n wrll-known me-
chanic of indianapolis. the other even
/! ing was found dead Of neuralgia Of the
heart
The three women who smashed the
glass front Of saloon at Windfall were
fined sl5 each.
a son OF Edwin Gamer, OF South
Grccncastlc, lost both legs playing I'm
der the ears.
DrnrHEEiA is reported as having
quite hold in Franklin, where mum
Der OF deaths occurred recently.
FoUR carloads Of flour were destroy.
ed in wreck at Shirley. in Hancock
county. between Zig Four train on
the old G.. w. & NJ division and Il. 4
T.. division castbound freight
a FIFE line Of the Columbus Construc.
tion Go. burst during test near Lo-
gansport- Wells near kolxomo had "a
be shut down.
ALERT SMITH and Cray" Startling
quarrclcd at Madison. Smith shot and
killed him. Smith was jailed.
SEVERAL days ago the beautiful eight
ccn-ycar-old daughter Of Mr.. Dierdorf
OF Brazil, was attacked by vicious
dog She was going TO a ncighbor's
when the animal sprang upon her and
sank its teeth into her left arm. The
dog had to be killed before il would re-
lease its hold. The wound began swell
ing and inhamed until the arm was in d
terrible shape. liydrophobia was fear
ed. and the young lady was taken 4
Tcrre Hautc to have the wonderful mad
stone applied.
A PROCLAMATION was issued the othc.
day BY Mayor David X. I4ccpcr. or
dcring citizens and the city board o.
health to give the city general clean
ing at South Bend.
TnE forgcr who swindlcd the mcr
chants OF Portland has been identihc,
a. II. -. Gordon. one Of the four per
sons who broke jail ut Lima on thu
night OF August 4 and escaped.
REPUBLICANS have pittcd Charles 7.
Henry against w. u. Bynum in thu
congressional race.
THE governor has appointed w. Y
Wiley, Of Farley, Judge Of the Third Ju
dic'al district.
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