The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-08-25

at Friction. Knox county The Dos
Office "A. Daggctt, Owen county, Ia
been discontinued
Ar indianapolis. Rose Bailey. IA pref
~. sevcnteen-year-old girl. committc.
suicide the other day by taking NOR
phine. She was engaged Ia marry 10,
Smith and all arrangements had beer
made for the wedding He was out %
work. and II is believed this made hcl
Respondent. She told Smith she hat
taken the poison. but il was then to,
late to save her life.
KINDRED TAYLOR. an old soldier. was
fatally beaten with "a dray pin in the
hands OF Bill IIosbin, a hoodlum a,
Mitchell.
GRANT OLDs, who shot a man in Ma
rion three months ago and is wanted
there for shooting with intent To kill,
was arrested at Brazil the other even
ing at the home Of his brother and
placed in Jail. lie will be taken to Ma
rion for trial.
a. w. BRADY, mayor of Muncie. has
been appointed receiver of the suspend
ed Citizens National bank of that city
Mrs JAMES CHILDERs wife of a prom
inent citizen of Mitchell, committed
suicide by taking arsenic. The reasons
for the deed is not known. but it is
thought to have been caused by family
discord.
The failure of the Prairie City bank,
Terre IIaute the other day. started n
light run on the First National bank.
which was readily met, and all deposit
ors who called were promptly paid.
They were, in the main, small deposit
ors, and while the run was in progress
many business men came and deposited.
so that the deposits about Offset the
Withdrawals
ARorT o'clock, the other morning.
Red Key was visited by another disas-
trous fire that broke out in the rear
room of Ederes drug store and burned
that place, Modi's hardware store and
meat market. Loss about s6, 600, full
ly insured. The origin OF the fire is no.
known
DIR 5. c. CRAvESs, of bloomfield.
was badly injured in runaway. his
head striking The ground and the tenn
poral artery severed. He was uncon-
scious several hours, but will recover.
HENRY EnRLIcH. 20 years old. son of
Peter Ehrlich. n wealthy coal operator
OF Brazil, was bitten by spreading
viper. the other morning. as he was
gong to one of the mines. The veno-
nous reptile sunk its fangs into Mr..
Ehrlich's leg. which quickly swelled 70
proportions. 1t is thought he
will die
WIN. SHBADER. young man living
few miles south of Batesville picked
up revolver which he supposed had
no load in it. and. pointing it at his sis
ter. young lady. remarked that he
would shoot The revolver went off.
The tall striking the young lady in the
'ye, killing her almost instantly.
A BARKING dog frightened Nelson
,nyders team near Portland. Mr..
snyder, his wife and three children
we're probably fatally hurt in the run
way that followed.
a HORSE kicked Roscoe Mosier in the
lead at Martinsville. Mosicr is dead.
JAMES BoKE, living at Ogden, three
niles east OF. Knightstown. who has
ecn missing from his home for some
avs. was found by hunting party in
straw stack near home. He had not
artaken OF nourishmcnt for twelve
avs and nights when found. {
AT Mooresville ghouls dug up the /,
ody OF Myrtle Lambert. nineteen. and /
orribly mutilated the corpse. {
EMPRESS MESSENGER G. w. JrIIER re- :
orts the attempted robbery of his car
n the Big -Four, near Crawfordsville. 7
y six armed men Julier shot one of {
lie would-bc robbers. who says he was I
IMPLY stealing ride. !,
PROF. FRANK WILSON. widely known
composer of band music and direct :
OF bands. and who has resided in
ewcastle for several years since his
tlrement from the regular army, has
scome violently insane and is confined ,
the county Jail awaiting commitment !
ipcrs. >
HE stables at the Connersvilc driv- :,
z park were totally DESTROYED by :
e. Nine horses persisted and the total !;
IS is estimated at $1,000, with insur-
ice Of 81 500 The stables will bc re-
tilt and the races will come off Sep
'nber IL, as originally intended -
BLACK beetle has made its an =,
arancc in Wayne county. 1t is of al
out the same shape but far more de- in
-uctive than the Colorado potato bug. n n
'm the fact that it attacks almost -
cry species of vegetation. co
The OBricn Wagon WORKS of La m
vette, have gone under. Liabilities, W
0,0oO m
FIVE more insurance companies have IN
en- blacklisted at indianapolis for six
I complying with the law. mi
ALBEHr SPIckMAN, aged fifteen, was ~ =,
'ked to death by stallion at Tell en-
~ n
ELEANOR MULLEN. alias Katie Fay. I'M
IT to the state rcformatory by the re-
annapolis police court for non-pay- .,
mt OF fine and detained many months CO
thout color of law. has been ordered we
eased by the criminal court. The VII
Their OF the girl will sue for heavy -, -,
nagcs. c,s
iR AND Mrs. JAMES LYNCH, OF Mum
celebrated their golden wedding NJ
aiversary at the Delaware county
n fpvv dave 30, ,r,,o.--