The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-07-21

CYRUS WENTWORTH. aged i" yearh
was drowned the other afternoon whnie
bathing ia White river nj Columbus
b.iny seized with an epilcptic nj.
COUNTY ArplroR Gro. PENCE. and AZ
tornevs VIII and Charles Pence. OF SALT
Lake City. have been prospecting Tor
gold in brown county for some days
Gold was first discovered there in 1870,
In james Calvin's hog pen, being rooted
M ON the edge Of Greasy creek. IL mas
been tested and pans out sl.ao 10 inc
ton Of dirt Several nuggets OF one or
two dollars value have been picked up.
The Pence boys are experienced miners
and have leased large tracts OF LAND.
bought machinery and will test II thor
oughly.
The other evening small tornado
struck VALPARAISO and vicinity, dong
great deal Of damage. great many
trees and buildings were blown down
and several business houses were
flooded with water. In the north part
of the county the storm was unusually
severe. Near Salt creek a farmer was
fatally injured by falling building
ROBERT OvERMAN, a contractor OF
Knightstown, had lively tussle with
n burglar at his home early the other
morning The intruder had gained en-.
trance to his sleeping apartment and
was rifiing Overman's trousers pocKe's,
which awakened him He bounced
from his bed and caught the ourg'ar'
who instantly turned upon his antae
onist. using as a weapon sharp-eugc"
chisel. With this instrument the burg
lar advanced upon Ovcrman with tell
ing effect. cutting four or five ugly
rashes OH his person. The burglar was
finally overpowered and turned over TO
: the proper officials. lie was given a
, preliminary hearing. and in default OF
$500 bail was remanded to the county
:, Jail. He gave his name as John Sims
: aged fifty-nine years, and stated that
!. he had just walked through from Kich'
4 mond.
The Terre Haute car works, employ
ing 900 men, and one OF the largest
:. concerns of the kind in the west. ias'
a wear doing business of 81. 600, as
n signed few days ago. There are nc
! preferred creditors. Liabilities, sl9l''
: 1915. 10: assets, S399,0s2.
A ELLIS uopGIN. a well known farmer
IS residing near NestHtiu' ""S h"'s y
death by vicious bull. lie entered
. the Enclosure to lasso him when Tho
% animal suddenly became enraged an'
y attacked him. goring HIM horribly il
5. the throat heart, head and arms
v The following fourth-class post
k masters were appointed the other day
e Cadiz. Henry county. Mrs. r.
Laboyteaux: Centerville. Wayne coun
n tv. Miss Emelie King: Delaware
,r Ripley county. j. T. Trotter; Dublin
j. WAYNE county, Ira Ellis: kennerd
e Henry county. j. +. Danields: Mil
a creek. Laporte county, j. W. Colon
II Millville. Henry county. John Drummer
D. THERE is an epidemic of robbery i
Westfield. near Noblesville. House a.
cr ter house has been entered and good
t. of various kinds stolen. The largcs
w robbery was the other night. The al
~ tonishing thing is that none OF IN
NJ clews lead to the arrest of any ont
The men are evidently professionals.
No. SAMUEL KErcHERsoN. noted as
re- desperate convict in the Prison soutl
,is made his escape from the institution
sh scaling the walls Ketcherson is lif
". time prisoner. he having been sent y
from Orange county for killing in co
els blood farmer. So daring is the ma
he that he made several previous attemp
I'm TO escape.
all OWING to the financial situation nj
a lack Of straw. the American Stra'
board works. in Noblcsville, cmployii
about $50 hands, shut down for Sol
time.
~. AT Nashville. Mrs. Eta kcglm
;sit was arrested for throwing her l2-pou
,ha babe into a vault The child was II
ito. cucd alive.
INC ROSARIO GRECO and Joseph PEI
~ ouarrcled over game of cards ne
) a Hammond. and before Pcrrc could ,
an his knife Greco plunged dirk into
on heart. killing him instantly. Not 9
u. of the $50 fellow workmen interior
and no attempt was made to capt.
;sh- the murderer. Instead. he
Ia shielded from the authorities in
49,. tents. and was spirited out OF the car
;ors Mai j. t. Mcdonald arrested seve
~ OF the leaders and landed them in
',.s Lansing jail. after fierce fig
~ Constable Busack IVES assaulted by
a.. gang. and after they had beaten
.ns into insensiblity they rified
,tor- pockets
CONGRESSMAN COOPER, Of Columt
49, the other day nominated John ID. 10
... son of ex-Auditor d. +. Long, for
- pointment to West Point cadetshil
misc john RUSH. an employee at the Bal
, ~. planning mills. Muncic. met with an
~ !, cident the other afternoon that eau
!, ~, him to lose the sight of both his e.
Last While working with piece OF "
n around circular saw the wood b'
~. and flew against his spectacles, dri'
49, particles of glass into his eyes.
pio A SALOON building at Gas City ow
and by the indianapolis Brewing Co..
d. lapsed the other afternoon. The D,
,a,ts ing was nearly completed. Two W
,,.an men engaged on the inside barrel.
capped being crushed in the ruins
,;n;s. FIRE started in Crawford's barn
;,;or siaville. and spread until $40. 900 W
from Of property was burned. Colin y
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