The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-02-24
INDIANA STATE NEWS.


the auartcrmaster-gcnera of the
United states army. through congress,
will establish military post at Jeifer-
konvillc, where recruits for the army
can enlist. Sevcnty-fivc acres of ground
necessary for barracks and other build
ings and parade grounds will be donat-
ed TO the United States by local capital-
lists at the proper time. The GROUND IN
question is located three miles west OF
Ieffersonville. fronting on the line OF
the r., C., C. and 81. l.. railroad and the
Ohio river
TnE heaviest verdict ever returned in
Madison county for personal damages
WAS given by jury at Anderson. IN
the ease of Joseph Beck. Of Lebanon.
against the Zig -Four Railway Co. It
amounted to $500.
JAS WILLIAMS. resident OF NOT
walk, O.. employed in Muncie, was ac-
cidentally shot in the left leg. by An
drew Cateing. who was recklessly hand
ling revolver.
GLADYS BEAVER. Ave years old. whose
parents reside on Superior street. TT
WAYNE. ana whose lot slopes To the St
Mary's river bank. lost her footing ana
slid down the ice into the river the 9TH
er day She rolled under the ice and
was drowned in sight OF her mother,
who could not reach her.
THE census office has issued report
on the mechanical and manufacturing
industries of the city Of Fl. Wayne. A
striking feature of these returns Is the
satisfactory increase in the number OF
establishments reported. Still more
gratifying is the increase during the
decade in the number of hands en-
ployed and the amount of wages paid.
The wages have increased not only
actually. but relatively. the average
wages per hand increasing from s3.3 IN
1850 TO s445 in 1890, or q. 9S per cent
john SrRAnr.E. aged seven,y-nine. a
pioneer of Elkhart, committed suicide
by cutting his throat with n razor
nearly severing his head. a few days
before he placed himself in front OF an
approaching passenger train for the
purpose of being run over. but was
pulled from the track in time to save
him. During the night he tried to
strange himself to death with hand
| kerchief. Ill health and the recent
death of his wife are supposed to have
unsettled his mind.
| is years old, fell from n scaffold that
was fifty feet high and broke his back.
| His right arm and leg were also broken,
the bones protruding through the flesh.
lie will die.
| THOUSANDS Of fine carp were set free
in the White river. near Columbus. sew
eral days ago by the breaking OF lcves
which destroyed a large fishery.
MoRroN JoNEs. farmer of Frank
fort. was killed by runaway team
smashing into "A tree.
ZoRA pEyToN has been appointed
postmistress at Riddle.
a CAREFUL. estimate OF the wheat
crop OF southern Indiana places 70 pei
cent. of the crop as good and II per
cent. as fair This shows no change IN
the autumn condition
SOME miscreant placed dynamite
cartridge under the c. & ]. c. depot a
Brazil. but it was discovered before AZ
explosion took place.
THE Marion Jar and Bottle work
was destroyed by fire. throwing out .
employment 500 men. Loss. 5000
AT Logansport T. W. Moorc's stock o
dry goods was damaged $4,000 by fire
FRANK DEAEGER, an insane man wh'
was taken to the Richmond asylum
some time ago, from TT Wayne, an'
escaped by breaking the bars OF The
window in his room, and jumping Z
the ground. fifteen feet below, has beer
rccaptured.
Two witnesses from Baker TOWNSHIP
testified in the Morgan circuit court. a
Martinsville, that they do not know tn
name Of the county in which the.
have resided for years They wer
grown men and appeared TO be of fa.
intelligence. though quite illiterate
THOMAS keller. large land an
mill-owner. living four miles northwes
of Cen,erville, was found dead in til
woods
THE anti-caucus democrats at lndiar
apolis met defeat few days ago. an
the bin known a. the governors patroi
age bill will be pushed to passage ~
house passed the bill making the clio
ing hour for saloons in cities OF %, u
and upwards II IN. instead OF Il p. Y
IIyxRy BENSON. of chesterton. v;
brutally beaten by highwayrnen an
left in a snow bank all night.
AT TT Wayne the residence OF lie
Rothschild was entered by thieves ~
81 900 worth of diamonds were takes.
GEoIcE c. WILSON. of kolSomo, IA
fed. having realized $500 on forg'
note. Gambling ruined him.
BENJAMIN II. FgITcHARp, OF Ric
mond. has led career that few me
ever equal. lie is forty-seven yea
old. and recently celc brated his min
marriage by wedding Miss Mary
Baker. aged twenty-nine years. a matt
of California and 4 resident of Norwal
COUNTY CLERK Aaos LENNON has
: stituted suit at Corydon against 6
1 Clerk Alvin +. Smith TO recover an
4 legged defalcation Of $500. LemIn
o succeeded Smith in the clerks oil
. last November.
o THE case of Columbus DcclSai
charged with the murder Of his WI