The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-10-25

nre-Dug.
Horse stealing seems to be reignins
fad near Muncie
Nearly all the county fairs suffer
financial loss this year.
The first ice of the season formed In
southern Indiana Sunday night.
Charlottesville has already begun pre-
pairing for a rousing Halloween.
Over three hundred people from Posey
county left for Chicago yesterday MORN
Ing.
The Ohio Falls car works company has
ordered a reduction in wages or 10 per
cent. q
Henry Hogan of Midtown was thrown
from a buggy in a runaway. His thigh
was broken.
Jerry Collier of Morgan county has
gathered and hulled 100 bushels OF wal
nuts this season.
Charles Rominger of Hope has lost
two children by diphtheria very recently
and two others are sick OF 1t.
Thousands Of bushels Of tomatoes lie
rottfng in the fields around Whiteiand,
due to the heavy frosts of this week.
A Howard county farmer has been ar
rested for pouring water on. his hay
when he went to sell it, so 1t would
weigh more.
If the Wabash river does not rise soon
the nimrods expect a glorious season
catching bass in the tributaries ana lake
near that stream.
Five hundred inmates of the Indiana
soldiers and sailors home at knights
town were admitted free to the John
Robinson circus last week.
The late smallpox case viii have cost
Connersville $33O.56 when everything is
paid, and would have cost $500 IL all
were paid who wanted to be.
William Strong. while working on a
new barn near Fairview Thursday, fell
from a beam twenty-five feet and re-
ceived internal injuries that will result
fatally.
Grand Juror Taflinger, while going
home from Jeffersonville Wednesday
night over the Ohio & Mississippi road
TO Nabb, was relieved of $500 by pick
pocket.
Valparaiso woman recently lost her
husband, his life being insured for ST.
O00 The broken-hearted woman at once
telegra phed her relatives in Ohio: Jim
died this week; loss fully covered by in
sufanee."
Anthony Navarro died in Washington
on Sunday. aged siXty-two years. He
was the son of Peter Navarro. who was
the first white settler of South Bend,
and his mother was a full-blooded Pot
tawattOmie Indian.
Ben jerks, who was sentenced to pay
a fine of 81 and the costs for maintain
ing a nuisance in the shape of pet
skunks In the window Of his saloon in
New Albany, has appealed the case TO
the supreme court.
Frank Martin, a young man who
lives two miles southwest Of Osceola,
was out hunting Sunday and shot two
fingers off hiss left hand, beside badly
decorating his hand. by the accidental
discharge of his gun.
Mr.. Henry Sherlock of this city who,
as has been stated. recently received a
good paying appointment in the United
States marine service, has selected Mr..
Charles E. Pau Of Indianapolis as his
private ecretary.-Madison Courier.
Warsaw has an epidemic of diphtheria
and the disease is prevailing in numer-
Gus places in the state to an alarming
eXent. All necessary precaution should
be taken by our board of health to pre-
vent it getting a fOothold in the city.
The Farmers and Merchants CNebe-
ker'O bank of Covington, this state,
which suspended during the panic, COM
pleted its payment in full TO, depositors
Saturday. 1t Is the first bank in the
fallen list, either state or national, to
pay UP in full.
The long delayed free gas line for
factories will soon be a roaring reality.
All arrangements have been made for
the shipment of the gas pipe, and the
work of trench digging will begin In a
few days as we are reliably informed
kokomo Tribune.
g. d. Knapp, who teaches at the Carter
school house. about four miles west of
Frankfort, had his foot badly injured
Sunday by horse stepping upon il. 1t
will lay him up for some time and being
unable TO get a teacher in his place. the
school was dismissed.
Cation & Hastings shipped their IA
nous trotter, Gamer, to Memphis, Tenn,
Sunday, where he will be in training for
one year. Gamer Is one of the coming
wonders of the turf and one year of
good training will put him TO the front
in good shape.-Vincennes Sun.
r. II. Ashmore of Center Point has
the boss pear tree, planted five years ago,
which has now borne three crops. that
OF this numbering 356 matured pears, be-
sides the windfalls. It is the Kieffer va
rlety. We may challenge any other tree
this side of California 10 equal II.
An organization to be known as the
Social science club has been formed at
elected: President, j. T.. Joyce; vice
president. Malcolm Ritchie; secretary,
James Bond; treasurer. c. Patterson,
sergeant-at-arms. Joseph Drummer.
The contest OF the will OF the late
John Hit, the wealthy Ice man. will be
commenced at the November term OF
the Laporte circuit court. The estate Is
valued at 100000 and the litigation Is
said 10 be the result OF his failure to
adequately provide for all the heirs.
The residence OF A. >. Reed, in John
son township. was entered by burglar
while the family was at the fair last
week. The thief left the contents OF
drawers and wardrobes scattered all over
the rooms. but carried away nothing ex-
cept cake which had been left in tie
pantry.
Lewis Winship, a farmer living near
Rushville, claims TO have the best crop
of corn in the state of the same acreage.
The seed planted Is known as the Dent
corn, each kernel being dented and
sixteen rows to the ear Six ears strung
out measured six feet and six inches in
length.
Leo f. Tomaszewskl, the hustline
real estate man OF this city, has been
named by Governor Matthews as a dele
gate to the worlds real estate congress
10 be held Oct. % at the worlds fair
grounds under the auspices Of the Ma.
tional real estate observation-disclosures
Democrat.
Adam c. Humbarger, an aged resi-.
dent Of this county, was found dead in
an open field near Tampico Monday
evening. He Is well known in this city
where he has made his home with his
children. Mr.. NJ. Humbarger, corner OF
MARYLAND and Courtland-aves., and Mrs
VIII scott--Kokomo Tribune.
George w. Burnham. formerly a resi-
dent OF Mt. Vernon and a brakeman or
the Air line, tried to suicide in the
Princeton Jail on the 18th, where hi