The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-20
GENERAL STATE NEWS.

An epidemic Of grip prevails at the
Michigan City penitentiary. Over one
hundred cases are said to exist.
The celebrated Conrad brothers, who
paralyZed the Harrison county white
caps. have gone TO Kansas TO reside in
the future.
Muncie is gradually getting back TO
her former thrift. There are few If any
desirable houses for rent now, and IL
viii not be long until there Will be a
demand for mOre.-MunCie Herald.
Charlottesville high school scholars are
on the war-path because dancing after
school hours has been forbidden. They
claim that they helped buy the school
piano to use for dancing purposes.
1t is reported that a young lady of
Muncie. who Is interested in ceramics
and who has an eye for the beautiful.
innocently asked her big brother il ne
would bring home jack pot from his
club so that she might decorate it.
1t was G. Il. Bement. not Bennett. Of
Evansville who died in New York City
while undergoing medical treatment.
bir. Bement was a retired merchant. For
a number Of years ne was president Of
the Merchants national bank Of Evans
vile.
May zoIlinger Of Ft. Wayne passed
through a severe attack of diphtheria,
but her limb turned black from the knee
down. The discClOred flesh assumed its
normal color down 10 the ankle. but the
foot remained dead, making amputation
necessary.
The public school children Of Rochester
observe potato day annually. This year
il came on last Thursday. Each child
brings donation Of potatoes, which are
sold and the proceeds 60 for the sole
support OF bed in the children's
pavilion Of the city hospital
The Knox county grand jury ad-
journed without making a report IN the
case of Eugene \. Johnson, whose mys-
ferrous death occurred some months ago.
A number of witnesses We're examined
and no evidence was adduced other than
that the death was due to natural
causes.
The German benevolent society Of
New Albany has elected the following
officers; john Jacob. president; Philip
Kost. vice-presiGent; John Finger. treas
urer; Fred Sauer. financial secretary;
Anton Scharf, recording secretary;
Frank Weissenbergsr, Frank Ziegel-
bauer and Matthias Box. trustees.
Gen Candy post g. A. r.. Brazil. has
chosen the following officers to serve the
ensuing year: Post commander, J. y.
Dilley; senior vice-cOmmander. Edward
I. Griffin; Junior vice, George w. James;
officer Of the day, s. il. Lybyer; officer
of the guard. Frank Hedges; chaplain,
!. s Kellogg. Public installation Jan.
4. 1891
August Mcneil. a young German Of
Peru, received word that his sweetheart.
who was on her way to Peru TO marry
him. was detained IT the Baltimore i'm
migration Office aqd not allowed to pro-
coed. August appealed to Mayor Zern
of Peru and the mayor telegrephed the
Baltimore office to release the girl and
he would see that she was duly married.
The Lagrange Register insists that the
next republican candidate for Judge Of
the Elkhart-Lagrang district must
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has had the judge for a period of eigh-
teen years. or ever since the present dis
trict was formed. The Register thinks
it would be indefensibly hoggish on the
part of Elkhart county to insist on a
continuation Of its monopoly of the
judgeship.
Lawrence Warner. known as the "Har-
mony Kid who with Marx Gumberts,
was indicted for involuntary manslaugh-
ter of George Franklin at New Har-
mOny by the late grand jury, appeared
in the circuit court Tuesday and plead
guilty to the charge. He was released
on $1,000 bail, which he promptly fur
nished. Warner made the trip from Cal
ifornia to answer the charge. Mt.
Vernon Democrat.
Indiana has recently furnished presi-
dent Of the United States; presidents for
two or the largest universities in the
country; the most successful novel
writer; the most popular poet and now
furnishes a beautiful young woman who
has sued the richest man Of his age in
the country for $4,000, which he gave her
a check for and now seeks to avoid the
payment Of. Truly Indiana is we'll at the
front-New Albany Ledger.
Goshen council, No. 1,1S6, Royal Ar
canum, has elected the following officers
for 1894: Jacob Gingrich, regent; L. w.
WatersOn, vice-regent; A. A. Meyer,
orator; c. J. Macklin, secretary; J. H.
Blaine, collector; J. A. Arthur, treas
urer; George I. Smith, guide; A H
Arthur, chaplain; 5. Z. Smith, warden;
John Lehman, sentry; William c. Smith,
trustee; A. r. Beyerle. representative to
grand council; Q. o. Charlton. alternate.
Hugh F'leener, aged eighty-four years,
and Mrs. Mary Heron, aged seventy-two
years, We're married at Little York
WaShington county, a few days ago.
The groom rode on horseback to Salem,
a distance Of thirteen miles. and returned
on the day Of his marriage. He is the
originator Of the Fleener peach. Flee
ner's son, who is prominent physician,
married Mrs. Heron's daughter, and the
'old man" has taken in the "old
woman" which makes il quite family
affair.
William w Steele, foreman Of the
wire department Of the Barbee iron
works, has just completed a massive
wire elephant. ten feet high and twelve
feet long, for the uidwinter California
When placed on exhibition It will be
covered with California oranges. The
frame Will require $4,000 oranges to COW
er It. The wire Jumbo will be shipped
Tuesday next. The design is a clever
piece OF mechanical art and reflects
much credit upon the national reputa-
ton of the Barbee works.-Lafayette
Courier.
Ad Springer. night Waterman at the
handle factory in North Marion, had
an experience Saturday night that he
does not care about repeating. About
$50 he started on one of his rounds of
the mill, and visited pile Of refuse left
burning some distance from the factory
20 see that the fire had spread any
He had just turned around and started
toward the MILL and in doing so had
TO pass several freight cars thrown in
on the switch. When near the end Of
one Of the cars a man arose from out
of the darkness and fred a revolver at
him point blank. The bullet went
through his stiff hat not an inch above
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