The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-16


who lost their lives In the frightful
wreck OF July 2. 1892 Tho newspapers
AZ the time did not mention the failure
TO ana any portion OF the mems bodies,
so IL IL safe 60 say N the nnd belongs TO
human body Il came there some other
way Wabash Times.
Monday evening a shocking and most
diygraceful affair took place on one OF
tho streets In Tuckertown, suburb 60
the city The alteration was between
Dan Tharpe and his wife and was the
result OF n jealous feeling the wife had
or her husband. IL IN said that Dan
used an iron poker and beat his wife In
horrible manner. She was able. how
ever. by being hauled 90 Squire Vests
office. whore she awore 20 an AFFIDAVIT
charging Dan Tharpe with having COM
mitted an assault on her person. After
hearing hor evidence the squire fined
Dan 81 and costs, IN all ~, and In de-
foult he now boards with Sheriff LINK
hauer.-Portland Commercial
Another DeKalb couple has Just oole-
brated the fftieth year OF married life.
William Vallou and wife, whose home
N near Garrett, called In their friends
on Sunday, July 90 1898, 10 celebrate with
them this happy though rare occasion.
They were married July 30 lst3. In
scottsville. Monroe county N ". and In
Ting In Indiana, then very now ana
not very attractive country, Mr.. Nallou
IN now about seventy'three years OF age,
and his wife about slxty-nine. Her name
was Hannah Latson OF Auburn, on
this occasion a large circle OF their
friends gathered NJ the home. number
ing In all about aixty.--Auburn Courier.
There was a clairvoyant--a fortune
teller-in town not long since, and ahe
was consulted by numerous people, prine
cipally ladies', 20 whom she revealed
the dark and mysterious future. We
are not 10 tell secrets, but incidentally
may mention that AZ her revelations
come true ere the chimes or the mid
night hour that viii usher IN the new
year OF a. many n lonely widow heart
will fiow over with Joy over the requit-
ed love OF nowly-found husband.
Young ladies' who nre now plning In
solitude will also bask I'm the sunshine
OF n fond husbands love. All this was
foretold with unerring accuracy for the
small sum OF 90 cents.--Warsaw Union.
They don't do things by halves at Bal
hinch. When they give an Ice cream
supper they give an ice cream supper.
Last saturday the threshing for the
neighborhood was all done and ~ was
decided 20 spend the evening In pleas
ure. Accordingly several OF the leading
citizens made preparations TO entertain
everybody who would come at the home
OF Joseph Douglas. A lot or Bristle
Ridgers heard about the feast and came
I'm and Balhinchers and RidEera 10 the
number OF 1879 participated In cake and
frozen dellclousness Music and plays OF
the old-fashioned kind made time pass
quickly away until midnight, when the
party adjourned --crawfordsyille Jour-
nal.
j. c. Conner, n tramp. was killed on
the trestle OF tho Air Line near pePauw,
Harrison county. on the evening OF tho
sth. lie was walking across the trestle
and was not seen by the engineer In
time for him 10 stop the train before
tho engine struck the unfortunate man
and knocked him from the track
into the deep hollow below. The train
was stopped and the tralnmen went 10
the relief OF the injured man. He told
them his name md that he was once
resident OF New Albany, and then be-
came insensible and died I'm a few min
utes. He had In his pocket deck
ticket on the steamer owensboro from
Louisville TO Evansville. dated June IA.
1893.
Another wreck occurred at Gas City
on the Panhandle Friday morning.
Two box cars were totally demolished
and several others damaged. The train
was the through freight No. 81, west
bound. As Il was nearing the station
the train broke. the two ends coming to-
gether smashing two cars into thou
sand splinters. In one OF the box cars
which was partially loaded with coal
were thirteen buns" When the crash
mlscuously around for a distance OF sew
| ern rods; but no one was seriously In
| jured. The ESCAPE seems miraculous. as
| the men were thrown In every direction,
together with coal, lumber, etc.-Marion
| Chronicle.
There were two bidders for furnishing
the court house chairs, tables desks and
| furniture complete. outside Of Mr.. Moses
contract Conatz Brothers OF Toledo bid
s7.57492 A. II. Andrews & Co, Chi
csgo, bid S6,o45. on looking over the
| bids carefully the commissioners found
a decided difference in the price OF the
chairs and also in the tables and desks
offered by the two bidders. Consequent
| IT, the commissioners fanked them by
| awarding the contract for the low
9O3 and the contract for the low priced
tables, desks, etc, TO Conatz Brothers
for S2,S4037, making total of $5,743.37,
which is much below the original bids in
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Argus.
The ladies OF the presbyterian church
gave an experience meeting Friday even
ing. in which they related how they sue
cceded in earning their own selves
n dollar. IL was all very amusing to
their husbands and their listeners. Some
made cakes and cottage cheese and
went out like any market woman with
n basket on her arm 10 find purchasers.
Some did sewing for others. some darned
stockings; one took in washings; ono
blaclkened boots, but was offered no pay,
and finally resorted 10 her penny saving
bank Another who did a heap" OF
mending on thirty-three grain bags and
received no pay from her husband took
the matter into her own hands and
picked his pockets OF pennies until she
had the required amount.-Auburn Cou-
rier.
The Lesh Sanders e. Egbert company
yesterday announced n cut OF Is per
cent. In the wages OF the men employed
in the mills and lumber yards. and at
took effect I'm the salaries OF the Office
force This firm has operated Its plant
during all the financial disturbance. run
ming on extra time. and always paid the
highest wages. But the general depres-
sion In trade and the uncertainty OF the
future market made some sacrifice nee
essary and it was deemed advisable to
make a reduction instead OF closing down
the mills. This step was discussed and
fully understood by the employees and
accepted without debate. With the res
toration OF confidence in business circles
which is bound 70 follow. the old scale
OF wages will be re-adopted.-Goshen
News
James Jordan OF st. Francisville. Knox
| county, met with a horrible death while
at work at n sawmill While saving
log q silver OF wood was hurled by the
saw with such forco that Il protruded
through Jordons body. William Brooks,