The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-09-30

PETER M.GrAo AN. prosperous busi-
ness man OF Perth. met q horrible death
the other night by being cut 10 atoms
on the indianapolis and st Louis track
near his home. lie had started for the
residence OF John Mooney. mile west
OF Perth. To attend wake over the re-
mains o. Mrs Mooney. When near the
Mooney residence the unfortunate man
was struck by an engine and run over
his body being SO horribly mutilated rs
to nccessitate the remains being placed
In n sack.
MUNcIE has new theater.
The city editor OF the Salem News is
Miss Frank Lozier.
ANDERSON Is the 'Gretna Green" of
the gas belt.
A PURSE Of g. 600 was raised at paoli.
the other day " bore for gas. Work
will begin as soon as contracts can be
made.
A GIRL at the Princeton fair the other
day dropped nickel into a peanut
rooster and asked 70 have Home Sweet
Home" played
SINCE the explosion at Jerome re-
Gently the panic-strcSen villagers arc
fleeing with their household goods from
the ncighboorhood.
TIMOTHY noSSAHr. a well-known
citizen Of Brazil. was. perhaps. fatally
injured the other day by falling slate
in the Jumbo mine. near Brazil
ALL the Christian churchesin Bartho-
lomew county, held basket meeting
IN the park adjoining Columbus the
county seat
HANOVER college has opened with
200 students in attendance. the largest
mum Der in years DR.. Fisher did not
occupy his usual place as president. as
/ he is aboard one OF the quarantined
boats al New York.
| AT Mt Vernon Lille Miller was ar
rested charged with firing George w.
/ Watkins barn. The motive OF the
crime is supposed 70 be Jealousy. caused
| by lover of Lille keeping company
! with daughter of Mr.. Watkins, an es-
timabl and popular young lady.
| The young women at 1t. Wayne 90
visiting on BICYCLES One girl recently
! rode IS miles.
| FATorT's planning mill burned at
| Indianapolis Loss 10000
| ALLEN WALLACE. of Greenfield, was
murdcrously assaulted by foot-pads.
AUNT" MURPHY fired three shots at
''Saph" kecnc. at Grcencastlc, one of
the bullets taking effect
MELVILLE JONES went through
bridge with a threshing machine, near
Madison. and was badly injured
AT Winamac, John Kapkas Youngest
son fell into slop jar in the yard and
was drowned
RED KEY is on the boom. Over 100
families have moved there during the
past month
Az opossum and ten healthy young
such collection.
EIGHr Welsh tin-workers have been
naturalized at Anderson
JoHx PoMsErTE-s bowels were torn
out during a runa way at TT Wayne.
c. j. FREEL has sued. the city of Craw-
louisville for as. 900 damages. because,
as he was working at the school build
ing. ladder upon which he was stand
ing tipped and caused him to fall
distance of two stories
THE family Of George Shadow. con-
sisting Of a father. mother and eight
children. residing in Brown county.
were found the other night in most
wretched condition. They were living
in a log hut with nothing but straw to
sleep upon. Some time ago the entire
family We're stricken with fever the
father only rcvving sufficiently 10 be
able TO get out Of the miserable abiding
place. The fever left son with his
mind dethroned. and when discovered
he had eaten some Of the flesh from his
arms. The family was in such a dam
gerous condition that they could not be
removed from their quarters.
DAS DErREz agent Of the brewing
company at Shelbyville. a prominent
democrat and one OF the managers Of
the coming barbecue. while climbing =
picket fence the other night was inn
paled on sharp picket and was held
head downward until he was cxtricatcd
several hours aftcrward- The picket \
penetrated the peritoneur-. and his re-
covcry is doubtful.
A FALLING tree killed Jonathan True
blood near .Jonesboro.
Wa. WILKINS. of Portland. while \
'grubbing" stumps few DAYS ago.
unearthed forty-dve milk snakes. He i
killed them All with hoe.
A WOMAN at Alexandria Is said "a
have hiccoughed for the past two years.
Part Of the time She has been confined
to her bed.
The 6-ycar-old child Of Mrs. Camp
bell. of Columbus. died OF diphthcria,
and the body was buried at the dead Of
night by order Of the board Of health.
TRAMrs caught at New Albany have
to clean the streets.
TrE Farmers bank. Of Princeton. has
increased is capital stock 10 900. 900.
OVER 1000 Brazil citizens have petit
toned the mayor 70 suppress the tim
horn nuisance.
Mrs. SAMUEL DrcKKy fell in an aban-
doncd well near Knightstown and was
killed
TnE Indiana state printer has been
ordered TO print 100000 ballots for
the November election. The paper will
be LIGHT red