The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-09-13
GENERAL STATE NEWS.

| sends report to the club from each
telegraph station along the line. Mrs.
/ Layton left here after the 3 o'clock
train went south, and arrived at Som
| mersville at night, where she staid until
morning She started from there Sun
| day morning and reached Evansville at
night.-Oakland City Record.
| S. ]. Peabody, the owner of the Wilkes
1 wood farm, near Columbia City, has sold
| the celebrated trotting stallion Wilkes
| wood to w. II. Freer of Detroit. This
is one of the finest breed horses that was
| ever owned in this part of the state. He
| has an abundance of speed, but too much
| mettle. and is too hard to manage to be-
| come a successful race horse. He will be
| taken to New York state, where his new
| owner has a big stock farm.-Ligonier
| Banner.
! AS an illustration of what little boys
| who are willing to be useful can do in
| summers vacation, take the case of
1 Ward Canaday, the seven-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Canaday. For several
/ weeks he has been seen almost daily
| with his little express wagon, selling
vegetables for his grandma, who paid
| him per cent. on all sales, and at the
| opening Of school he had over $40 in
/ cash as his share of the proceeds.-New
1 Castle Courier.
John Nausbaum figured as a peace
maker in Elkhart the other day in at
| tempting to separate a father and son,
| who were apparently having a lively
I sparring match between them. The
/ father and son objected to Johns inter
vention and both pitched onto him.
| Truth says that John was damaged as
| to his physical beauty and a fine new
shirt will have to be replaced with a
new one and other repairs to his cloth
| ing nlada.-Goshen Times.
| Among those who attended the fair
/ and returned home happy none was more
| so than Wesley Milburn of Patoka, who
| had on exhibition eleven head OF horses,
| two draft stations, one coach horse, two
| general purpose brood mares, with colts,
one general purpose FLY, and drive colt,
/ one Belgian yearling, one coach filly,
| two years old, and one Belgian stallion,
| all Of which carried off the red ribbon,
| taking first money, except the Belgian
stallion.-Oakland City Record.
Lawson Smiley of Hope is wanted for
| assault and battery upon William Lam
| igan OF Union township. The trouble oc-
| CURED last show day, when Smiley and
Lanigan became engaged in an alterca-
| tion and Smiley cut Lanigan in the
shoulder with a knife. Constable Den
nison went to Hope Thursday to arrest
| Smiley, but that individual could not
| be found. Smiley claimed that Lanigan
was the aggressor and was choking him
| when he used his knife.-Columbus
| Herald.
A young man came here from Chica-
| go recently and made all arrangements
| to wed a young lady living here. The
minister had been engaged and the
wedding was announced. For some
| cause. known only to the contracting
| parties, the preacher was dismissed and
p, the ceremony was indefinitely post
! poned. The young man was at one time
a resident of Upton, but has been EN-
plOyed at a Chicago hotel the past few
! months. He has returned to the windy
| city.-Tipton Times.
Golden rod is in blossom and an ex-
change calls attention to it by saying
| that 1t has come to be a recognized fact
| that this aesthetic yellow flower, over
| which poets rave, is responsible for many
| cases Of Influenza. The flower on no
account should be allowed I'm the house,
| especially in sleeping apartments. 1t
| is said that the blossoms give off an
imperceptible powder-like substance,
which is breathed into the lungs. caus-
| ing irritation and producing violent
sneezing and coughing.
The committee selected by Prof. j.
! II. Bachtenkircher has awarded prizes
| for greatest improvement in writing to
his class as follows: First prize to VIII
| ii. Thompson, second to Harry j. Far
J bach and third to Miss Esther Hoffman.
| Porf. Bachtenkircher had selected a
committee of award here, but they,
| falling to agree, he took the specimens
home with him to Lafayette and select
ed a committee from the business col
| icBeb VI lndl CITY, VINO QeClueQ dS dDONe
| noted.-Winamac Democrat.
A few months ago tramp was thrown
from train near Brimfield and his foot
smashed. The other day the operator
at Kendallville was surprised to see the
same man. now richly dressed and bear
ing all the appearances of a polished
gentleman, alight from an EXCURSION train
and rush into the office to thank him
| again for kindness shown him by the
operator at the time of the accident.
The tramp had made a ten strike" and
had abandoned berths on the bumpers
for state-roOms I'm a Wagner.
A certain man VINO wants to move to
BlufTton but who owes thirteen dollars
delinquent taxes which he has steadily
refused to pay was implOring Treasurer
Beard Thursday afternoon not to levy
on his property. They stepped into the
clerks Office together. The man said,
IF you want to turn my wife and chill
dren on the county to board I can't help
| IT." Just then quart bottle of whisky
| fell from his pocket and was broken up
on the floor. The aroma still pervades
the ofice.-Huntingto Democrat
James b. Scott. the veteran editor Of
Delphi, made business trip to Logans-
port Thursday. Mr.. Scott stated that he
had lived in the wabash valley sixty
four years. and that the present drought
was the most severe in his recollection.
Mr. Scott, Paul Taber, the Hon. c. Il.
Lasselle and Judge Anthony Smith
played ball and went swimming to-
gether when small boys. Indians were
numerous in those early days and the
redskins frequently chased the kids up
the Spear-st. hill.-Logansport Pharos.
Parties at Louisville are negotiating
with Mr.. William Collins Of this city for
the purchase Of a 120 acre strip Of land
in Pike county, Indiana The land lies
on the Evansville &c Terre Haute rail-
way, two and half miles northwest of
Oakland City. and about eight miles from
Petersburg. 1t is underlaid with three
veins of coal Of a superior quality, and
large quantities Of fire clay Should the
parties succeed in purchasing this valu-
able land, they will form company and
develop its mineral resources.-New AL
bany Ledger.
c. L. Van Auken county surveyor.
thinks time will come when a special
bicycle track will be made along the
public highways. He says ii would not
need to be over four feet wide and very
little work would keep ii in good condi-
ton the year round At present nine
tenths of the teams meeting bicycles
! hold all the road. The wheelmen are
crowded out on the rough road and often
are obliged to dismount. Bicycles are
entitled to the same privileges on the
highways as buggies and wagons.-Au-
burn Dispatch.
Gustave Spanagei. son Of Mr.. John
Spanagel and wife, died at the home OF
his parents on Monday, aged twenty
four years and eight months. He was