The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-10-18
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that she was not notified that the suit
was to be tried. She says had she been
| apprised Of II she would have appeared
against her husband and insisted that
the decree not be granted. In fact the
probability that the decree will be set
| aside, leaving Squire killion with two
| wives. places him in a very embarrass-
/ ing predicament.-Wash Gazette.
The EllShart Truth says on Saturday
night at about 9:15 Edward Weaver an
| extra freight brakeman who works on
the west end. was assaulted in the Lake
| Shore yard. He was on his way home,
and when on the track he was struck
above the right eye with stone hurled
| by an unseed enemy. He started 10 run,
when three bullets were fired in his d.
rection In rapid succession. He ran TO
a shanty and hid I'm 1t for few minutes,
when yard pony happened TO run along
side and he got aboard. He rode on the
engine TO the depot and then went home
| by another route.
News was received here n few days
ago Of the death I'm a terrible accident
| OF George w. Wetzell, formerly of this
place, which occurred In Kansas, where
| he was working, about three weeks ago.
! The unfortunate man was driving n
] team hitched 20 wagon 10 which
wheat drill was attached. The horses
started TO run and wetzell fell between
the wagon and the drill, directly In front
or the hoes. These caught and dragged
him several rods and injured him so
that he died In two days. He was just
arranging to. visit his aged mother In
LAGRANGE, after an absence OF sixteen
years.-LaGrange Democrat
Mrs. Catherine Ritchey. widow Of the
! late Dir. James Ritchey. died iu Rensse.
laor Friday evening. She was born In
Shelby county, Kentucky, Jan. 20, 1927.
AZ nine she removed with her parents
TO Franklin, Ind. In 1886 she married
Jesse williams. From this union one
/ daughter was born, Mrs. George Hesse.
/ who still survives. Aftorward she mar
/ ried Or. james Ritchey and came TO
! Rensselaer, In 1855. Five children sur
/ vive this marriage TO mourn the loss Of
( n faithful mother AZ the age or thirteen
Mrs. Ritchey united with the presbyter-
/ ian church and has lived a long. con-
sistent and faithful Christian life.-Rens-
4 sclaer Democrat.
Mr.. Crawford Fairbanks and Mr. De-
mas Deming. who purchased Norton creek
mines. Nos. l and 2. at the assiEnees
sale last week. have disposed OF the
property 10 a Chicago syndicate at the
/ head OF which In Mr.. II. IL. Nogel, "A
/ wealthy mine operator. There was no
transfer OF real estate made. the sale
! only including the dumps, machinery.
houses and railroad tracks, together with
the lease held by the Norton Creek com
pany' This mine is considered n good
paying piece OF property and will be
operated % les fullest capacity Messrs
Fairbanks and Deming retain the land,
the new company paying royalty Tor
/ the coal mined.
IL is now thought that the true
| method OF the Introduction OF smallpox
/ into Muncie, as well as other Ras-bet
/ towns, has been discovered. Early I'm
the summer band OF gypsles camped
In the woods az Muncie southeast OF
HemlngrRy's glass factory. one day
| Well-knOWn gentleman strolled over that
way and noticed that two OF the children
who were playing around the wagons
had sores on their faces and hands, and
! by Inquiry he found that one or two Of
| the members OF the family were quite
| sick. AS these gypsies circulated quite
| freely In the south part OF the city there
seems but little doubt that the disease
was brought there and given n start by
them.-Fairmount News.
Quoth The indianapolis Sentinel: "The
! sporting world will doubtless learn with
regret that Nancy Hanks win not trot
| any more this season. She was so lame
| at Evansville that Il was thought wise
! 20 withdraw her. The beautiful mare
| has excited the wonder and admiration OF
the entire country, and II Is sad 20 admit
J that she II on the wane and must give
place soon 20 coming favorites." Miss
| Nancy has doubtless seen her best days.
: Her remarkably fast time will be grad
ually lowered by other horses until with
i In "A few years the railroad speed OF
mile In two minutes Will be accomplished.
! Then flesh and blood will have 10 yield
20 muscles OF iron and nerves of STEEL
Evansville Journal.
Peter Molters children, grandchildren
| and great grandchildren perpetrated
| quite a surprise for him on Sunday, Oct.
| /, at Clearwater, IL being his sixty
eighth birthday anniversary. He was
the recipient OF a quilt which he can
| keep I'm memory OF the event. Mr..
Molter and companion live on the same
! farm they went TO housekeeping on
! to Indiana when It was a dense wilder
nees and have lent willing hands TO
change the forests 10 nice fields. TT.
| Wayne was the nearest wheat market
and II took two days TO dispose OF one
| load OF wheat at so cents per bushel.
| Lima was the nearest trading place. It
being about ten miles away. OK teams
/ We're mostly used then.
Last Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. Elkan-
/ nah Hinshaw OF Greensboro township
/ handed us two ears of corn that were
/ fourteen inches long and over two inches
| I'm diameter. Mr.. II. says that he has
eighteen acres Of that kind OF corn that
IS pronounced by all who have seen 1t as
the best corn they ever saw. When Mr..
! II. moved 10 his present farm several
years ago Il was wet and swampy and
! his friends laughed at him. But he went
! 10 ditching and has expended nearly
] 81 800 I'm bitches. Now he Is doing the
( laughing, with seventy-hve TO eighty
bushels OF corn 20 the acre, while some
| OF those who laughed at him will be
! happy n their corn turns out one-third
that amount.--Winchester Journal.
Chauncey Fisher. the Anderson boy who
made such phenomenal pitching record
| in the eastern league the past season,
and who was lately given trial by
| Cleveland, arrived home this morning
at 1890 10 spend the winter with his
parents. He is in splendid health and
| looks better than usual. His trial with
/ Cleveland was highly satisfactory and
| he carries a two-thousand-dollar con-
| tract with Cleveland I'm his pocket for
/ next years services. 1t is highly prob
able that the ball team will be organized
| by BILLY" Norton. Williams and the
| other old-tlmers and with Fisher in the
| box, and probably Pap Faatz behind
the bat, show Muncie, Lebanon and
/ other cities how Anderson home talent
| plays ball.-Anderson Democrat.
Another prominent citizen Of Cass
| county has gone wrong, Il Is alleged.
| Maholn Roderick. a former dealer In
| agricultural implements at Onward. Is
| said TO have obtained 81 200 OF w. j..
| Haney. a Logansport capitalist; $3.50 Of
| Otto Stelzer. a retired grocer: some $500
| OF neighbors in Washington township
| and various other amounts at different
] times by means OF forged paper. To
] most OF Il was attached the alleged
signatures OF his brother John Of this
| city and his mother, an aged and re-
| spected resident Of considerable means.