The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-08-30


koNomo, and is clear, truthful state
ment of the good things we can offer as
inducements for capitalists to invest in
Kokomo dirt. The book contains some
excellent engravings Of factory build
ings and among other views are two OF
the city taken from the court house
tower. The new city building is shown
in great shape and the plate glass, the
opalescent, bit, enameling, safe and
range and strawboard factories are re-
produced The book is being sent to the
four corners of the United States by
Secretary Moulder and will attract at
tention wherever il goes.-Kokomo Times.
William Van Scoyke, for several
months past agent of the Wabash road
at Topeka, skipped out last Thursday
with several hundred dollars of the COM
panys funds, estimated to be at least
$500. In giving the particulars of his
escape the local newspaper said: I'VE
understand Mr.. Van Scoyke has for
some little time been leading a fast life,
and it has finally terminated in his
downfall. The evening before leaving
he visited the principal places of bust
ness in the village and endeavored TO
borrow amounts ranging from SO TO
$780, but we have not learned Of his max
ing any success in that line. Several
merchants mourn his departure on &C
count of unpaid bills, but Topeka Is
pleased to bid good-by to all such citi-
Zens."
E. Allen Thomas. the colored walker,
! who says he is walking against time
from New York to Chicago and back
again on a wager of $1,000 made by the
New York athletic club. is in the city
again. Thomas was in the city early in
June on the first half of his journey,
and now having spent two months in
the worlds fair city he has begun his
long tramp back He left New York, so
he says, April II. arriving in Chicago
June IL. Remaining there nine weeks,
he started back Aug. 10. He says he
has yet fifty-two days in which 10 make
New York city and is confident of Win
( ming his money. Thomas says he walked
here Tuesday from Winamac, where ne
had been sick for four days. AT each
station he gets the signature and official
stamp of each railroad agent, so that he
can prove to his club that he has taken
the prescribed route. He is not allowed
a cent of money, but must live off the
charities of the people. He aims 10
! start on his way again this morning, and
says that when he arrives at his desti-
! nation he will have Travelled 1900 miles.
-Kokomo Times.
There was a memorable gathering at
the palatial residence of Cornelius G.
Mauzy Saturday, the occasion being the
celebration of his birthday anniversary.
Early Saturday morning the relatives
began to gather in, each one bringing
clothes basket full of fried chicken, cake
and other good things to eat. The house
was full to overlooking, though it had
been thrown entirely open. There are
in all thirty-eight of the Mauzys and
their descendants thirty-siX Of whom
were present with their children and their
children. The list of guests being a long
one, too long to publish in full here. \
brief outline Of Mr. MauZy's life would
not be out of place here. He first saw
Il Nal. 4
/ August, 1921. His parents moved to In
/ diana while Cornelius was yet a child
/ and established a home In Rush county,
where he grew to manhood on the farm.
He was a resident of Rush county until
1851, moved in that year TO Madison
county, settling on the farm a half mile
west of Markleville, where he yet re-
sides.-Hancock Democrat.
/ The old settlers of jefferson county
/ met recently at Center Grove. After
! the songs and music by the band. recita-
/ tons appropriate to the ccasion were de-
I livered by the following young people:
/ Blanche Lochard, Ruby Johnson, Lulu
/ Buchanan, Grace Gordon and Flor
! ence Gordon. The death roll,
those who had passed to that un-
| known beyond since the last gathering
! one year ago, was then read. The fol-
/ lowing are the names and ages as near
| as could be obtained: Miss Lou Wise,
| Mrs. Thomas Wise, jeremiah NJ. Salyers,
! aged SO years; Mrs. Ellen Copeland, aged
! so years; James r. Skeen, aged 79 years;
Mrs. Richard Briggs, Joseph Lewis, aged
! So years; William Flint, Martha NJ. Con-
! ner. James II. Lee, Mrs. James Herring,
/ Andrew Carnive, Mrs. William Buchan-
/ an, aged "A years; Louis Salyers, Miss
/ Lou Kirk, John McMullen, Mrs. Jane
! Alfrey. Thomas Ralston, aged 81; Henry
/ Vanderveer, aged 70 years; Mrs George
! Hotchkiss, aged 81; Mrs. Matilda Rut-
lob
| G. Rea, Mrs. Oracle Spencer, aged Sc;
Elijah Roberts, aged "A; Jacob Miller,
| aged SO.
William Buschendorf disappeared from
! Hammond two weeks ago. Last Satur-
| day he was found dead about a mile
/ from the lake. The Hammond News de-
! scribes the CHASTITY find: For num-
| Der of days the Clark Station section
| men on the l.. S. & NJ. S. railway had
| smelled very offensive odor, and Sat
uTday the foreman ordered that the
scent be traced to it's source. The search
! began and the remains of William
! Buschendorf were found in sitting
! position against a tree. Henry Huber
/ and S. ProtZman went after the remains
which were in badly decayed condi-
| ton. So much so that when Mr. Huber
| lifted the hat the hair from the head
/ went with it, and when placing the
| arms in position the flesh Sloughed
| from the bones. 1t is supposed he shot
| himself about the head, though the re-
/ mains were past investigation to learn
| the truth. The body was still against
the tree in a sitting position, hands at
| the side and the revolver between his
| legs. Buschendorf was formerly a resi-
| dent of Clark where he shot a party
/ whom he thought to be on intimate
| terms with his wife. In the outcome
| he lost his wife who secured divorce,
and his property, which is said to have
| most of it been secured by lawyers who
! pretended to clear him in the trial Of
| the shooting affair. His troubles no
| do doubt led to his rash act, as an en-
| velope in his pocket bore German writ
| ing which in English would be: II can
not help myself, God help me. Amen"
A little girl was killed near Heath
| postoffice Saturday in a runaway acct
| dent. The Lafayette Journal says that
! when the coroner entered the home that
| had been draped in mourning he found
| number of ladies seated about the small
! front room, and on an improViSed bier
4 in one corner lay the object Of his visit,
4 the form Of the dead child. When he
! asked to see the body the ladies present
/ burst into tears and the scene became
/ pathetic. The body was that Of little
| girl eight months DID, and the back Of
| her skull had been crushed. She was the
/ only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
| Roberts, and from the father the partic-
! ulars of her death were learned. He and
his wife and daughter had been to the
city that day to do some trading. On
| their way home another team tried to
4 pass them. One of Mr.. Roberts's horses
| became frightened and began to rear and
| r1l11poa The paCkVOke broke and the