The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-09-27
GENERAL STATE News.

master at WadeSNllle, ROSey county,
vice Lucinda Wilson. removed.
L. B. Trueblood of Salem took by ran
dom from his cornfield two ears of corn
twelve inches long and of large grain
Three months in jail is the sentence in
the case OF Mrs. Mary Lockard, who
furnished the saws to the Bruce gang 10
enable them to escape at Terre Haute
Two young ladies from Detroit passed
through Hammond Tuesday on bicycles
They went to the worlds fair on wheels
and, after spending three days at the
fair were returning In the same manner
to Detroit.
William Butt, living near Van Buren,,
LAGRANGE county, committed suicide by
hanging himself Sunday. He has been
of unsound mind for several years and
vas about fifty-two years OF age. A
widow and four children survive him.
The Montpelier Enterprise says that
Wabash surveyors are engaged in run
ming line from Defiance via Bryan TO
Montpelier in Oruer that they may con-
meet their main line with the new Wa
bash. giving them a Toledo and Chicago
route
Edgar W. Abbott, who graduated
from Franklin college last spring and
has been in the service of the Chicago
press association all summer. has &C
cepted the principalship Of the schools
at Providence Johnson county, az
salary Of about $50 per month.
A journeyman stopped az a Waynetown
blacksmith shop Tuesday and was given
some work. He got into conversation
with the D. oprietor and they found that
they had -one from the same place, and
in a few moments that they were broth
ers who had not seen each other Tor
twenty years.-Veedersbur News.
Last week John Z. Miller, farmer re-
siding near North Webster, was convict
ed in the KOsciuskO county court or IN
cest. His daughter Amanda Miller
aged nineteen. was the complaining Wiz
ness. The jury put the punishment at
three years at Michigan City. If he was
guilty he should have been sent up Tor
life.-Ligonier Banner.
In LaGrange county Mrs. Villa Hart
was bitten on the ankle by rattlesnake,
just as she stepped from the door or her
home. Remedies were applied without
avail and after lingering in great agony
for three days her sufferings were re-
lieved by death. In the meantime she
relieved of an apparently healthy
child. which still lives.
There is some uneasiness concerning
the absence of a we'll known man who
lives in the south part Of the city. Fri
day his wife gave him a threshing. using
a rolling pin for a switch, and he vowed
that he would kill himself. The next day
he left home and is yet gone, and the
neighbOrs are somewhat uneasy over the
charlottesville Journal.
Monroe OIer of the Wabash elevator
is expected home this evening from Ar
gos. Ind. Mr. Oler went there on sad
mission. He was engaged to Miss Laura
Richards. a very estimable lady OF Ar
Cos. and the marriage was to have taken
place soon. Last Saturday Miss Richards
died and was buried Monday. Mr.. Oler
was at her bedside at her death and re-
manned for the funeral - Huntington
Democrat
Some scoundreI cut two Of John Sites
cows the other day in a horrible man
ner. 1t seems a lot of cattle owned by
various farmers in jefferson got into and
destroyed a field OF corn on the Neach
farm. Whether that was the cause Of
the cutting is not known, but one or
Sites cows was disemboweled and died
at once, and the other had a bad cash
in one hip and her tail cut off, but may
recover.-Pulasd Democrat.
Dow & Brown met with an accident
at their saw mill Saturday which will
cause them to shut down for about
two weeks. While saws were being
changed on the steam carriage a door
was dropped on the feed lever which
set the carriage off. 1t crashed through
the side of the building broke the saw
guides smashed the head blocks and
ruined the carriage. Fortunately no one
was hurt.-MadisOn Democrat.
Mr.. Henson. a colored man from near
Hunters quarry, came down recently
and reported thieves to have stolen
watch. some money. bracelets and other
valuables from the home of w. NJ. Stout,
near Bloomington. Marshal Moreland
went at once in pursuit of a crew which
had passed through here in a wagon dur
Ing the day. He overlook them and
landed them in Spencer Jail for farther
developlnents.-Bloomin World.
We hope Lawyer Cowgirl was telling
the truth last night Uhen he told the
council that the Big Four intended to
build new passenger depot If there
is dirtier mealer-lOoking or worse
located depot along the whole line of
the many divisions Of the Big Four than
the Marion depot we don't know where
II Is. 1t is almost as disreputable as the
passenger depot Of the Glover Leaf road.
Either one would scare any spirited
hOrse.-Marion Chronicle.
L. G.. Grady Of Goshen. barber, met
with a very serious accident Saturday
evening. Mr.. Grady attempted to raise
the upper sash Of a window in the rear
OF his shop, mounting pipe which con-
veys the hot water from the heater to
the bath tubs, in order to reach It.
While In this position he caught hold Of
the upper portion Of the sash and gave
II a strong shove The sash did not
move but in the exertion Mr.. Grady
ruptured the membrane of his stomach.
Jonathan Baldwin. who has long been
a trustee Of Whites institute, an indus
trial school for the education and train
ing of Indian children, located in Wa
bash county, and under the patronage
of Indiana yearly meeting OF friends
returned Wednesday from a visit TO the
school. He found both school and farm
in excellent condition and the Indian
children were making commendable prog
ress in their studies in school and their
knowledge Of farm and house work.
Richmond Telegram.
OF the 272 head Of cattle shipped East
from here last week by MiddIewOrth,
Benson & Nave 26 sold by Hamilton e.
Son averaged a weight OF 1890 while
their lot of 50 averaged 1850. The re-
mainder Of the 272 averaged very high
and was bought from the following
farmers: Twenty-one from Ed Fee IS
from w. NJ. Hamilton. "a from Ev.
Hamilton. 80 from Orlando Hamilton,
ii from Sam Jackson, 80 from Edgar
Hamilton, "a from Luther Donnell.-
Greensburg New Era.
Martin Haberkirn left his horse and
wagon standing at his stone yard on s.
Tenth-st. Saturday evening His ten
year-old son was astride the horse, which
became frightened and started to run
The boy was thrown backward. but saved
himself from falling by clutching the
harness and holding like leech. In this
way he was carried. his feet hanging
down between the shafts, over the horses
heels. At Eleventh and 9 the horse ran
into a fence and was thrown. The boy
was unhurt-Richmond Telegram.
Among the Goshen people ticketed to
Chicago Monday were: Mrs. j. II. Baker,
Mrs Mitchell and daughter Miss Hattie