The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-06-02
INDIANA A NEWS.

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ened horse. run over and fatally hurt.
Ar Crawfordsville Mrs. Maggie Eller,
widow. died from the effects OF an
overdose Of morphine. taken To relieve
neuralgia. II was AZ first thought To
have been "A suicide, but the coroner
rendered a verdict OF accidental poison
ing.
Flgr DESTROYED the large Lake Erie
and Western railway general freight
Office and contents. az Peru. The loss.
with five ears also burned, will he si",-
900. fully insured. The fire is supposed To
have originated by sparks from a pass
ing engine.
JONI HAZE. of Elkhart. claims to
possess an eight dollar bill issued by
the United States government in
1873. Mr.. Habc asserts that IL is the
oldest specimen of United states money
extant.
The May term Of the supreme and
appellate courts began a few days ago.
Judge Walter O. Odds was elected chief
justice of the supreme court. The
docket for the May term Of both courts
shows a total of RS cases
THERE was a colored resort we miles
north OF indianapolis, where murder
ous touyhs. both white and black. fra
ternized. and where cuttings and shoot
ings were of frequent occurrence. The
other night the inmates received a
White-Cap warning to get out. which
they obeyed. Next morning there Was
an explosion of dynamite under the
building. and what was left of II was
set on fire and burned TO the ground.
The neighborhood threatens that If the
resort is rebuilt there will bc "A lynch
ing bee.
A post Office has been established at
Mt. Jackson. Marion county. and VIM.
Farley appointed postmaster.
WILLIAM SNYDER, 25. of Camden.
near Bluffton, attempted To kill his
mother in a fit of anger. He dragged
her from the house by the hair and beat
her severely. Not satisfied with this
he threw her across the top Of a barrel,
|. breaking three ribs. He is undoubted-
~ insane.
FOREMAN WILBUR LEWIS. Of the
| Edmunds chair factory. Centervillc,
!, was experimenting with chemicals.
He was using a ~blowpipe. when the
/ chemicals exploded and "A flame shot
, down his throat clear to his lungs,
severely burning the larynN and the
entire lining OF his throat. The doctors
, saw the chances for life or death are
, about equal, and that he will probably
, lose his voice If he ives.
MISS CArmARISE LoRsm. OF Muncic,
: is dead al the age of o3. She formed a
dislike to her father when a child. and
. never afterward would have anything
n TO do with men.
While a party Of boys we're bathing
Z in an abandoned gravel pit east of Tip
ton Harry Gales, - years old, was
drowned. The body was recovered.
b Mrs. LILLIAN NOLAN, n bride of
: month. was sleeping in her home -four
a miles from Danvillc. when an unknown
a man 30 years of age entered. placed q
revolver to her head and fired. ii,
then left. a boy working near came
G rushing in and attempted To follow thu
man. but was warned not to. Th'
{. woman is in "A critical condition. NJ
2 cause is known for the deed.
Mrs. ORA JONES. for three years pas
IL matron Of the orphans home in Wabash
n has resigned under pressure The board
i of directors claim that she had been ex
er travagant and reckless in the manage
Il ment. running up large bills. while tn
= children. il is claimed, were rot givel
sufficient to eat.
Az indianapolis. Miss Nora Walters
the l2-ycar-old daughter of Mrs. Juli
i. Walters. was standing on an iron graf
Is when an electric wire fell. AS il cam
~. in contact with the CRATE iron the Gu,
q. rent was made complete. and the littl
Il. girl fell as though shot. She wa
"A pulled from the crate. and examinatio
Il, showed her arm and foot TO he severed
burned. When she regained consciou'
cs ness il was also discovered that She ha
become cross-eyed
~ CHARLES A.. BUTLER. of Huntington
is las been appointed postal clerk on III
III. route between Benton Harbor an
he North Vernon.
bv PASSENGER trains Nos. 4 and IL O
he the Grand Trunk road collidcd west
to Valparaiso. a few days ago. Both cl
~. gines were badly damaged. Three pa
sengers were hurt. one seriously.
-. Mrs. PHILIP WINNERS only child.
IA boy Of seven. was Kicked to death 10y
he stallion at Tel City.
III, CIVIL SERvIc EXAMINER T.. II. pa
he. LEY has been looking over the Madiso
ow post office, and finds no room for COZ
of plant.
Ar West Ford. while playing with
IN bottle of beer which they were to drir
in together, Charley FARM. Kelly Gre
and Edna Greer. the latter "a sister
N. Kelly pointed the bottle. pistol stvl
ma In kclly's face The rubber stopp
la flew out and struck him in the rig
eye totally destroying the sight. II
= young lady is Frustrated by the sho'
OK. and her ~ecovery apIslrs doubtful ais
The examiners ave nearly conplet'
the investigation of the the Capital n
md tional bank. Of indianapolis. and L
rec aminer Young reports that the line
paper held by the bank is up to 4
ear standard. 1t is the understanding tn
cad he will recommend To the CONTROL
en-. that the bank be permitted to rc-ope