The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-08-11

JOHN dfffkiES. stocn-tiealcr near
Carmel had $500 stolen from his house.
Tracks show that three men w~nt
through corn-field near by.
4 CoN>ERsvilLr machinist named
Morgan has invented "A unicycic The
vehicle consists of u wheel eight feet
in diameter, and the operator sits in
side this monster cycle To propel il. AS
the model of the machine il not com
pleted a full description can not be Civ
en-. lie claims that it will revolutions
ize modern wheeling and that il can lie
easily and successfully operated.
tHmsTI.ry WILHELM the wcalthiest
farmer in Clinton county. whose home
was near Bussiaville. was instantly
\ killed the other morning. lie WAS
working in clearing. and was standing
near burning tree stump which burn
ed of and fell on him His head was
crushed horribly. lie was about sixty
five years old, and leaves large fortune
to his family.
Tn Indiana Association of Spirit
uaiis.s al Anderson elected DIR. j. w.
Wesierfield president Of the assocu-
tion: Mrs Colley Luther. vice-presi-
dent: Miss Flora Hardin. secretary,
and ;. Y. Smith. treasurer.
Gov. MATTHEWS has pardoned VIM
li'sd>on. convicted Of bigamy.
NRs. w. W. RITcHIE, of Noblesville.
swallowed "a pin and needle about six
years ago The pin passed from her
directly after the accident. but the
needle has just come out of her flesh in
the side. She has suffered no pain
whatever.
Tn First National bank of Kendall
Vile. which suspended payment June
-. ls93. has been permitted To reopen
its doors for business
ARRANGEMENTS are being made by
the Muncie Cycling club to hold fall
races August % and e. Large prizes
will be offered. and the fastest men of
the country are expected
THE Eagle machine works, of Indian
apolis. If which Lewis Hasselman is
president and q. +. Haughey. OF the
Indianapolis national bank. treasurer.
have made an assignment Lewis
Aiken was appointed assignee. Assets.
sl5o.oOo: liabilities, 800. 600
THE Bank of Commerce. of Indian
apolis has collected $4,000 of out
standing debts since the bank sus-
pended. and most of the notes held by
the bank will be due in few weeks
The vice president reports that il is the
intention of the bank management to
he a BILE 70 pay all claimants in full and
resume business on October I.
HE Monitor Co. of Auburn. manu-
facturer of windmills. has failed. AS
sets. sos, 900: liabilities. ss5. 900.
a TRAGIC event occurred the other
evening near Corydon. Kate Eckcrt.
aged years was shot and killed by
Carrie ferkhiser aged Is. Miss Perk-
hiser did not think the revolver was
loaded and snapped the weapon at the
child in fun.
DIR SAMUEL +. MrNFoRp. q noted
physician and surgeon Of Princeton.
died the other morning. of consump.
ton. the result of an attack of grip in
1891. DIR. Munford was one Of the
trustees of the Indiana Medical col
lege at the time Of his death. He was
a liberal contributor to the medical \
journals OF the country. and he served I
as president of the state Medical So
~ ttt iiik 1900 Ilc cull>teu III the y
late war as private in the Seventeenth
Indiana volunteer infantry, but soon
rose 20 the rank of surgeon.
ATr'Y-tES. GREEN SMITH has sus-
tanned Gov. Matthews in regard to the
lattcr's stand on the Roby prize ring
matter. The attorney general holds
that the offenses committed ut Roby
are simply misdemeanors over which
any Lake county justice Of the peace
has jurisdiction
TAYIoH's planning mill and three
dwellings burned at Lafayette.
At indianapolis Frank ID. Harris.
aged 80, who had domestic troubles.
kissed his wife and then sucided by
taking prussic acid.
TIE trouble between the workmen
md proprietors of the Midland steel
works. Muncie. has been settled. and 500
men commenced work The men
agreed to make As tons a day at Sl.sO
The Indiana Iron mill will start soon
md give employment o. 600 more men.
AT Winchester Samuel Price was
'rrestcd on suspicion of having MUIR
Tered Kent Browne. colored.
The Carroll county soldiers monu-
nent was dedicated few days ago
MIR AND Mrs. RoBrRr CONS. Of
'luncie, the other day celebrated their
fitch wedding anniversary. About
me hundred guests were present.
T. II. LINDSAY. aged twenty. was ar.
cstcd near Fort Wayne for having in
lis possession horse and buggy be-
onging IA NJ. l.. Ross. of Muncie.
John kessler. aged but 10 years. is
ndcr arrest at Laporte. for arson. lie
. charged with barn-burning. He was
aupht in the act Of firing the barn Of
Ienry Herold. near Westvillc. lie has
mania for destroying barns. and
hose acquainted with the youthful fire
ug are disposed 10 attribute this mad
ess to peculiar condition OF the
lind.
HENRY. the 12-year-old son Of Chas.
thompson. of Goshen. sustained in
aries in "a runaway, from which he
led
BURGLARS chloroformed Mrs. Alex
Ioore, near Wabash. and she was
arely saved by her husband coming