The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-10-13

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TnE Bank of Commerce. OF lndianaro-
lis. which suspended the latter part "f
July, has %reopcned. Cashier Nos IN
says the bank rcopened in excellent
condition, and had cash to meet al
liabilities.
The widow of Express Messenger
Theodore r. McMahan filed "A $4,000
suit at Lafayette. AS administrator OF
her husbands estate, against the Ing
Four railroad company. Mcmahon was
killed May :.
EDWARD & ADAMS grain elevator,
on the Wabash railroad. in Wabash
burned. The building was a large
structure and held nearly So 900 bush
els of wheat, which is almost entirely
destroyed. One thousand bushels 81
clover-secd were carried out Inc
wheat was owned by the farmers and
but little of it was insured. The ele-
vator wa the property of the Wabash
railroad company, and is sad to have
been fully covered by insurance.. The
losses on grain and buildings will ap-
proximate so. 600. The fire originated
from the engine-room and spread with
great rapidity.
LATE the other night kumler 4 Gay
lord brought a So. 900 damage suit At
Lafayette against the Monon road in
behalf of Frederick Gillespie. a boy
aged 5 years. In August, 1892, the lad
climbed upon a caboose platform OF the
Monon road and WAS ordered of by the
conductor. The train was running 1T
the time. and the stern command OF the
conductor. and the lifting OF his foot
las is claimed he did, as if To kick him
off. frightened the little fellow and he
attempted to get off of the step. lie
swung around under the wheel and his
foot was SO crushed rs to require ampu-
tation.
The grand jury, in session mt Column
bus. returned indictments against Chas.
and Mary Lewis, John and Mary Sny-
der. Henry and Annie Van Horne. John
lyle. Henry Mundt. John j. Scrader
and Ham Leesman, for riotous conspir-
acy in taking from her home Mrs. An
drew schrader. at the midnight hour.
and numerically whipping her. The
shortest punishment for this offensc is
two years in the states prison.
Mr. AND Mrs. JESSE ANDREW, of La
fayette. celebrated their sixty-fifth
wedding anniversary. Mr.. Andrew is
eighty-seven and his wife cighty-four.
and both in excellent health. They
were married in Hamilton, O., October
Z, ISIS.
TIM other day Miss Dora Peters, re-
siding near Petit. Tippecanoe county,
committed suicide by hanging herself
to the ~raftcrs of the milk house. An
old keg and a pail were used as "A plat
form to enable her to adjust the moose
about her neck. Miss Peters was but
sixteen years old.
JONI HOFFMAN, of Brazil. 80, a farm
err, shielded by shooting.
The Indiana Iron Co.. Mt Muncie
made a proposition TO their 800 men to
start the big plant recently after an
idleness of four months, but the mer
refused the offer by n unanimous vote
The company wanted the %puddlers Il
work for 81 instead of S. per ton. M
the finishers to accept a twenty-five
per cent. reduction.
Two little boys of Hicks, jefferson
county. named Whittam and Thomp
son. aged 5 and 10 years. respectively
went hunting pawpaws the other day
are out in every direction. As We
there are no tidings of the missinI
boys. The parents are almost dis
tracted with grief
THERE have beer 100 cases of small
pox at Nuncie. with II deaths.
TIE Patterson Glass Co., of Yves
Muncie, has rome into the hands of
receiver by mutual agrecmen, of stock
holders. Failure to make collection
edncss.
Miss FRIEDA KosTNER. Of North Mar
chester. was seriously burned by a gas
oline stove explosion.
THE report comes from Marion tina
for several weeks not a night has pas
ed dtfring which there has not been
burglary in or near that city.
TnE Methodist ministers of Mon
goInery county ave formed a "Methoc
list Ministers Evangelistic League.
The county has been divided into dil
tricts and protracted meetings will /
held at stated times during the yea
and at least n dozen minister's will /
present ut each meeting.
ALLAN II. DExNIsoS. agent Of til
Star Union Line Freight Go. at r
, Wayne. was found at his desk uncor
. scious the other morning and did nc
. regain his senses until late in the afteI
I noon. lie is now in serious condition
but will recover. lie informed h
t. friends that he had been druggcd an
, his watch. diamonds and all valuabl,
were missing. He managed to rcac
his office in a dazed condition an
, opened IL for business when he swoone
away. NW
/, An unsuccessful attempt was mao
Co wreck n north-b bound pan-handl
/, train a short distance south Of Noble
+. Vile. some iifnc ago. Daniel Potori
8 was arrested for the deed. but release
for want OF evidence. The other da
he made a full confession TO a dctc
!. tive, giving rs his reason that he WI
angered by being kicked OFF a Pa
ba,l1n tr,;p h,, tho 1raka,,ap x~ho