The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-24

SVIf was Drought the otner uitcIhoon
| nj Columbia City by John Young, OF
Fort Wayne. for $4,000 damages for
injuries sustained in . wreck February
90, at that place. when several coaches
| left the track and rolled down the em-
bankment, killing one man and injur-
| ing thirty people. DR. Young received
/ three fractured ribs and was otherv ise
| injured This is the first suit growing
out of the wreck.
Ed GODFREY. a druggist of Columbus,
while hunting near the Jackson county
| line the other morning, killed a large
gray eagle, which measured seven feet
and three inches from tip to tip OF its
wings. These birds are exceedingly
scarce in that locality He will have il
mounted.
WILL MCCORMICK and T.. r. Polk.
| doctor at Muncic, were enjoying spree
together the other day. Mccormick had
| the toothachc. and solicited Polk To pull
| the tooth. That did not give the relief,
and Mccormick had the doctor pull
every tooth from his head. Next day
the toothless young man was a sorrow
full sight, and lamentcd over his foolish
AT Anderson Thomas Hollcnbac:i
was cowhided by Mrs. Zohns for hav-
ing made u disparaging remark about
her.
JAMES BRowy, contractor was
drowned in the Kankakee river at La
porte. while hunting.
AT Indianapolis Mrs H. G. Clark was
called to her door by two ruflians. One
of them held her while the other took
ninety -four dollars from the house.
Then both fled.
A GANG of tramps. near Winchester,
after having broken open a freight car,
rctrcatcd to a school house, where the
whole outfit was captured by plucky
farmers
FIRE destroyed the Cry goods store Of
Wiler 4 Wise, at Iogansport Stock
valued at SIS. 200. building damaged to
the amount of $4,000. Insurance ON
stock $4,000
A MOVEMENT has been set on foot in
Indianapolis for the organization of
Law and Order League. which proposes
to take hand in the next municipal
campaign Within short time petit
independent ticket will be put in circu-
lation, and the most prominent busi-
ness men. who are in favor of a change,
will be asked TO sign il. Then popu-
lar mass convention will be called. ard
an independent ticket will be put in the
field before the convention OF either of
the old parties is called. The move
ment has its inspiration in the dissats-
faction that exists relative to the pres
cnt financial management of the city's
affairs, rs we'll as being intended as q
protest against the wide-opcn policy
relative to saloons and dens of vice.
FRANK BURNS, a laborcr, died at Fort
Wayne the other night at his boarding
house on Chicago street He was sleep
ing on lounge, and when his fellow
boarders went To waken him he was
dead Burns has relatives in Ohio, just
where is not known. He was about IS
years of age.
LARGE frame barn occupied by
Thomas Bodllins. one mile north of
Greenfield was completely destroyed by
of the farming implements. Five head
of work horses persisted in the flames
The other night the Clinton mill Mt
Clinton, caught fire. The flames spread
rapidly ard were famed by a high
wind. Three residences were soon com
sumcd. the families having time to
escape with little furniture. The
mills and elevator of Robinson & Co
were burned. Loss on mill $4,000.
with only $500 insurance. On the
warehouse the loss is sl5, 900, with so. 900
bushels Of wheat damaged. Assistance
went up from Tcrrc Haute. Loss on
way lost two box cars.
BAYARp S. Gray, of Chicago, will ac-
company his father. Hon. IsaacP. Gray,
to the city of Mexico, and will act as
his secretary. Al present he is practice
ing law in the Worlds fair city lie
was postmaster at Portland under the
former administration Of President
Cleveland, and at one time was owner
| of the democratic organ of Jay county.
| Four years ago he was democratic
candidate for congressional honors in
| the Eleventh district against the pres.
ent congressman. Hon. A. n. Martin.
MRS. JAMES FIERCE. OF Nanatah, mas
a Bible which is said to have been used
| in the marriage Of Pocahontas
TIE governor has appointed II. +.
Work, Of New Washington. and G. ii.
d. Cole and NJ. i. Cole of Charlcstown,
to supervise the erection of monu.
ment over the grave of the late Gov.
Jennings, the first governor Of Indiana.
The remains lie in an unmarked grave
at Charlestown.
The Chicago, Indiana and Eastern
Railroad Co. filed articles of incorpora-
ton with the secretary of state. The
company has capital of $780, 200. and
proposes to build line from Chicago 10
Columbus, O., distance of about 800
miles tn. road will pass through
Adams, Jay, lslackford. Delaware,
Grant. Howard, Wabash, Miami. Cass,
Fulton. White, Carroll, Madison. Pu-
lasli. Jasper, Stark. Porter, Newton
and Lake counties. Ind.
REV. SAMUEL w. MILLER. OF Laporte,
received notice that he has been granted
| = mansion ~ IS nor month as n v.tcrun