The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-10-07
INDIANA STATE NEWS.

NtuiniftI Nitths otNSh Ahah," 'NtN'~ |
OF Orleans, sho, himself the other after
noon. Taking revolver in his hand.
and placing the muzzle in his mouth,
he said: NO man in Millersburg has
got that much grit" and pulled the
trigger. The bullet crashed through
his brain.
JouS DANIELS and James Favars,
escaped convicts. assaulted George HUT
and VIM. Thackcry. of Claysburg, ana
tried TO make the citizens trade cloth
ing. The citizens didn't see il that way |
and overpowered the convicts Daniels
and Favars subsequently escaped again
WHITTIER memorial services were
held in the Methodist church at Peru, |
the otherevening.
LORENZO TRoBRlDGE, OF Harrison
township. Delaware county. is dead at
the age Of "a. He was pioneer
THE Guilford cooperative creamery
at Moore's Hill that cost 5000 year
ago. has been sold for 1910 Farmers
are the losers.
Mrs HANNAH KNIGHT. OF Battle
ground. aged 90 years, is dead from the
effects of injuries received ina runaway
the other night
THOMAS CREIGHTON. who started
shooting fray in Brazil saloon some
time ago and then fled, returned few
days ago and was captured.
EMIL MosEMiLLER near Jefferson
vile, is alleged to have been pursued
bv comprehend snakes thicl. a. his arm
and ever four feet long. Works OF
science do not credit the coppcr-head
with such dimensions.
HoN. o.. L. DAVIS. wealthy farmer
of Opdcc. Nermillion county, died NJ
his home a few days ago. lie was ~
years old. and was at one time elected
state senator from his district.
AT Martinsville, Mrs Core. an aged
lady. attempted suicide 10y letting the
window fall on her neck. The sash
broke her jaw Her sons wildncss was
the cause of her rash attempt.
THos. MrERs. of Lawrcnceburg, owns
n melodeon which he claims was made
in Vienna in 1905.
The Mulberry Street NJ. +. Taber-
nacle. Kol<omo, was burned few days
ago.
AT NOTES.-THE. benjamin Davis aged
20. fell from swing and broke his arm
He died of loclSjaw.
OLIVER LLOYD nearly persisted in ms
burning saw mill ut Madison. lie at
temped to carry out IA rcd-hot cireulal
saw.
A HEAVY rain and electrical storm
passed over TT Wayne, the other even
ing and electricity played some queel
FRANKS At Rome City lightning STRUCK
the wind pump derrick a few feet from
the residence of Albert Kcssler. As TIN
: electrical current passed downward
from the derrick il struck one corner q
the house where the family of six wer
, seated in the sitting-room. All wer
| Frustrated by the shock and rendered
unconscious, in which state they lay 10
: nearly two hours Finally. however
: they began to recover consciousness an
n were soon able to be up.
!; Election marshals who will colles
!, the vote for president have been al
= pointed in the several congressioni
!. districts of Indiana as follows Frs
2. John Chewing. Rockport; secon'
IF .Jonce Monyhan, Lcipsic: third W. \
Foster. Scottsburg: fourth, W. J. Hei
Y ley. Nashville: fifth, g. H. Williamsol
le Cireencastle; sixth. W. A. Brown. Ne,
ie castle: seventh. W. :. Montgomer
c. Greenfield: eighth, Charles v McAdam
as Williamsport: ninth. Samuel Bose
4. Noblcsville: tenth. L. \. lIigginbotha
8. Delphi: eleventh, X. :. Peterson. u
catur: twelfth. George Alcxande
Kendallville; thirteenth, 0. NJ. Daug
erty, Valparaiso
en AMOS ,THRAsHER was placed in j.
ed a. Upton. charged with forging ne
% on DR.. q. NJ. Collins. Of that pla'
ne There are now seven men in Jail char
az ed with forgery.
no DR.. j. II. HESsLEy. one Of the ief
hg ing physicians of Vincennes, was
Ter iured bv vicious horse on stock-fai
70 of John Moniclc. east Of that city.
Moniclc and George l;arrowinan We
ng handling the horse. when the amin
ne backed them into a dangerous positi'
Der DR. llcnsley seeing their dang
Tor spranr to their rescue. He sayed y.
m his friends. but he himself was injur
Tor ALEXANDER STlERiIEIM is "A harnc
-'o maker 10y occupation, and wel1-kno
iss citizen Of Charlestown. Sticrheim 2
William Harthel were on a hunt
icy trim, and while Stcrnelm WIS IN
tn, act of climbing into a dog-cart his 81
by blc-barrclcd shotgun fell from
ich grasp. The hammer struck against
De- sides of the vehicle, causing the sim
i'm taneous discharge of both barrels,
entire contents OF which lodged in
rk. left breast below the nipple. lie fcl
unit the roadway and died almost instant
de. Sticrheim was portly man, and y
hat thel experienced much difficulty in
his ting his dead companion in the q
ter He drove a distance of ten miles IS
the corpse held in the vehicle with
.tor hand while he held the lines with
OF other Sticrhcim was forty-four ye
of Of are. and leaves a family consist
Il of wife and eight children.
,my MARION NEWTON, farmer living Il
ash Bethel was killed by lightning
other evening lie was at v
lss. in the field and, with his son, !
Ids refuge from the storm beneath q la
ark, tree. Newton was killed instan
He and the son is in a dangerous COZ
ncr- ton.