The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-08-18
INDIANA STATE NEWS.

While bathing in Spring creek. four
miles west of Columbia City, stephens
Paign. aged Is. was drowned. lie
coald not swim and got beyond his
depth.
THERE is litter of seven pigs on the
farm of Thos. llornbeck. near ST. Croix.
four of which have six legs each, while
one has feet like dog.
MlkE SHEA. Pat sr6 Rcddy Duffy,
fought over "A package Of cigarettes, at
Muncie. The scrap ended in Pat shoot
ing shea through the breast. The
shooter escaped.
| FRANK VFERKAMr stole away from .
happy picnic party. at Milhausen, went
swimming and was drowned.
LARRY mexican, the once famous
baseball pitcher. struck J. O. Deeder
ably fatally injured him at Indian
apolis. Mexican says Deedcr insulted
a woman with whom he (Mckean) was
talking.
The state board of tax commissioners
, S,a. a few days ago in annual session.
ali the memIcrs being present The
first fifteen days OF ,nv $1,000 VIII INC
given to the railroads aud - - 0rations.
the second fifteen to appeals. and the
remaining ten days 10 general business
Auditor of State Henderson reports tina:
scventy-four railroad cases have been
filed with the board.
FLORA, the pretty young wife of
Clarence Minor, of Muncic. attempted
suicide with three ounces of laudanun
DIR. Jackson saved her
AT Valparaiso, Henry Myers. farm
er. was terribly beaten by tramps, who
also robbed him of 500
THE Upton barn burners now threat
en- to turn their attention TO residences.
JOSEPH GRossEsTRRUER. German
tailor of Elwood. while attempting to
get off an electric car while il was in
Inotion. accidentally fell under the
truck. the wheels passing over his left
foot. cutting off the heel and injuring
the foot SO it is feared that amputation
is necessary.
AT Muncie. q. c. Wyckoff, n despon-
dent marblc-cutter. suicidcd by sever
ing the juglar vein. He leaves wife
and daughter who resides in TT. Wayne
SAM KNIGHT. colored. who was shot
to pieces on the c. 4 Ii railroad. just
rorth of Mitchell. the other evening. j.
dead. He had fired a shot into gang
of colored workmen, SO infuriating
them that they turned upon him and
shot him full of holes.
The governor has refused TO pardon
Henry Iierner. who murdered his
friend. Borlein. at Nincennes and took
possession ~ his business
EDWARD KUHN. of Shelbyville. the
German farmer. and his wife, who dis
covered strychnine in their coffee,
sugar. salt and pepper, have not par
taken of any edibles which were in the
house since the poison was found in
these articles. and upon examination
il was found that large quantity of
the drug had been placed i'm the -four
meal and lard.
THE ice houses of the Schmidt brew
ery at indianapolis burned few days
ago.
The breach of promise suit brought
by Mrs. Kate Henderson against Hon
All Guthrie. proprietor of Indian
Springs. was compromised at Bedford.
1t is thought she got only about five
thousand dollars.
AT Columbus. David Sheaf died of
lockjaw after four days of terrible
agony the result of having cut off the
end of his finger by a moving machine
some days ago.
Gov. MATTHEWS has issued procla-
nation designating August - as the
date for holding general hoosier con
vention under the name of Indiana
day" at the Worlds fair Gov Mat
thews says it is expected that there will
be very large attendance at the con-
vcntion, which will not be held in the
Indiana building, as might be sup
posed. but in some hall not yet desig-
mated. The speakers for the occasion
will be cx-President Harrison. Gen
Lew Wallace. James Whitcomb Riley
and numerous other distinguished
HOLSTERS.
The Vienna Enamel and Stamping
works. at Charleston, Porter county.
closed down indefinitely. because of
financial condition and cancellation of
orders.
WILL JEFFRIEs IA. colored. was smoth-
cred to death at his home near Churu-
busco. His folks left him To take care
of the house. and while lying on the
bed he had a fit and was smothcred in
the bcdclothcs
A DESPERATE attempt was made by
seven prisoners to break the Clark
county Jail. They were only prevented
from accomplishing their designs by
the timely arrival of Mollie Donovan.
sister of the sheriff.
IT turns out that Eleanor Mullen, a
young woman of indianapolis, was
kept prisoner at the state rcformato-
ry for three years, when her sentence
was for but thirty days.
Mis-. SARAH L. HORROR, known for
half century as "thc Indiana poetcss."
died at indianapolis. the other night
She was born in Newport. XIV. in 1911.