The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-08-25

destitute. ~ seems that Gov. icweii
ing has turned the matter over 10 III.
state Farmers Alliance and that onl,
alliance members can get seed.
Titk county commissioners 81 Wal
lace county. kas.. short time ago of
fcred bounty Of ten cents per head
Tor the scalps Of striped ground SPUR.
rels During the week following the
announcement there were delivered "a
the county clerk the scalps of more
than $4,000 of these animals. worth "a
the people who brought them the neat
sums of a. 800.
NOTABLE example of peach grow
ing Is tree in the garden of Mr.. Mil
lard Il. Pancoast. of baltimore. Md
The tree bore about forty peaches.
each of which weighed about half
pound. They cxhaled fragrant odor
and had a fine flavor. The peaches had
ridge around them. giving the np-
pearance of double peach. Mr. Pan
coast does not know the name Of the
variety.
FIRE at Springfield. Mimi. on the
10th. burned the general store building
OF IL. 4. Dirkes and consumed il to-
gether with the entire stock of goods;
the post Office building. the saloon Of
Bigot 4 Rhwartzrock. and jcwclry store
OF III. q. Schleudcr were also de-
stroycd. The loss is about SIS. 900. Cause
OF fire unknown.
OPHrLIP PErTJoHS was killed by IA
switch engine >, Minneapolis. Mimi.
on the 10th. Evidence pointed to sui
eide, as he was twice pulled away from
the track. once by the gateman and
once by friend. trainman also at
tempted to save him.
SEARCH is being made for Barrett
Scott. of O'Neill Neb. lie was treas.
urer of Holt county. and. on the 10th.
had not been seen or heard OF for abou.
two weeks. An examination of his
books showed him about 100000 short.
The first caisson for the bridge at
Leavenworth. kas., was launched. on
he 10th. without incident. in the pres
nee of large crowd of people. Part
II the supcrstructure is on the ground.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY REYNOLDS. in
! decision rendered on the 10th. holds
hat attorneys in pension cases shall
lercafter be allowed fee of two dol
ars in increase claims under the act of
une 20. 1890.
The Iowa Republican state conven-
ion. in session at Dcs Moines. on the
9Th. nominated Frank Il. jackson. OF
les Moines, for governor and a full
tate ticket.
CHARLES q. YEIM, a Lafayette Hnd.)
man. received an 1901 silver
ollar in change made by an Iowa
otel keeper, and sold the coin at La
iycttc. on the 10th. for ss55.
DrNiRG the twenty-four hours end
'g at noon of the 18th there were
even new eases of cholera in Naples
nd eight deaths from the disease.
The fund in the hands of the Cana
AN government for the payment of
vidends upon the stock of the Cana
an Pacific Railway Co. was exhaust
!, on the nth, and thereafter that ,
'rporation must pay dividends out of
; earnings. subsidies and the pro-
eds Of its land sales.
A MEETING was held. on the nth. in
lie office of the director-general of the 1
orlds fair to adopt measures for the
of permanent museum ]
the reception Of relics presented by
reign nations, South and Central :
nerican countries and by the United |
ates and territories. i
The hearing OF arguments on the a
otion to dismiss the Clingman in :
notion restraining the Worlds Co i
mbian Exposition Co. from closing
Worlds fair gates on Sunday. Were h
included on the 18th. The court took i
E matter under adviscment.