The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-10-04
The price of fat hogs is advancing.


the Elwood glass works Monday.
Farmers are very busy sowing wheat
or cutting corn throughout the state.
The Northeastern Indiana fair will be-
gin at Waterloo, Oct 3 and close Oct. 13.
The farm residence Of Nathan SPELL
man, near Scottsburg, was burned Sun
day. Loss $780,
Fully 5000 people attended the burial
of the murdered Wratten family, in
Daviess county.
Hardin Hancock OF Jackson county has
sold nearly 5000 worth of melons from
two acres of ground.
The Goshen milling company received
an order Tuesday for 5000 barrels Of
flour for export to Europe.
The Evansville Journal says that
Evansville has lost 100000 during the
past year by strikes and lockouts.
The peach crop in the vicinity of St.
Joseph is said TO equal that of 1875.
when about 900 900 baskets were picked
Bessie Barker, near Peru and only six
years old. is dying Of suffocation, from
the effects Of a bean that lodged in her
windpipe.
George Cain. near Dillsboro, undertook
to burn stumps and the fire spread to his
house and barn. His farm is now merely
field of ashes.
The county seat removal war is on
again in Crawford county. This time.
Grantsburg is honing for the court house,
and it is said English is 'helpin'."
Misses Lizzie Mcintyre and Laura
GulliOn, two Lebanon girls, started out
last week TO "see the elephant" but
were oVertaken at Frankfort and re-
turned TO their parents.
Preparations are now being made to
remove the machinery and fixtures Of
Wilson Bros shirt factory to South Bend
The firm has enlarged its plant in that
ffN~a nd will fhr two
In one. thereby cutting down expenses.
Charley Neal recently puIc chased the
old William Kersey farm northwest Of
Lebanon. and was rapidly shaping it
up as a model farm, when Preston
Chaille Of Marion township came along
and paid him $i,4OO for it.-Lebanon
Pioneer
A Georgetown correspondent OF the
New Albany Ledger sends the follow
Ing: David A Armstrong, formerly Of
New Albany, was shot and instantly
killed on the 18th inst at St. Francis,
Clay county, Arkansas, by Anthony
Grills- Grills has been arrested
The Michigan Central railroad COM
pany is arming all their tTainmen with
two revolvers and a Winchester repeat
ing rife. All roads going out of Chicago
are fast following suit. Train robbers
from now on will meet with warm recep-
tons when they attempt "hold-up."
John ]. L. Thurman, who was tried
In the circuit court at Jasper for killing
tramp whom he supposed to be impli-
Gated in the outrage perpetrated on the
water tank at Huntington, was con-
yfcted and sentenced to be hung by the
jury. Judge Welborn granted a new
hearing. Thurman was convicted on his
own evidence.
A family reunion of the children and
grandchildren of Mr.. and Mrs. David s.
Harker was held at the old homestead,
4.
day. This venerable couple raised an
excellent family of ten children, seven
girls and three boys, and all were pres
ent with their families, except the wife
of David f. and four grandchildren.
After spending a few days with her
old friends and relatives, Miss Ruth
Gentry left Monday for her winters
work in suburb of Philadelphia, teach
ing at So an hour. Miss G. has be-
come quite distinguished as a teacher
scholar and traveller, and is said to be
the only woman who ever attended a
Berlin university.-Danville Republican.
William Russell. serving a two-year
term in the prison south for larceny
committed in Morgan county, died Thurs
day after only a short illness. He ap-
peared to be recovering, but a rupture
OF blood vessel of the heart caused his
death He had but twenty-five days to
serve. The remains were shipped to
cy Sandround.
Dilla Miller young man of. Spencer
township, Harrison county. and grand
son OF Oliver Miller, was shot In the
stomach last Friday evening and has
since been in a critical condition. He
and some other boys were arranging to
go hunting and one of the boys was in
the act of handing young Miller a revolv-
er when the weapon was accidentally
discharged.-New Albany Ledger.
The Robson boys. who attempted the
robbery Of the Valparaiso normal college
safe. were former residents Of this coun-
", living with their parents at or near
Scipio, from whence they moved about
ten or twelve years ago TO Versailles,
Ripley county. The family has always
been highly respected. The body OF the
young man who was killed was taken
through here Tuesday 70 Versailles for
nterment-North Vernon Sun.
Some expert railroad men are of the
opinion that the switchnan was not In
fault for the wrecking Of the passenger
train on the Wabash last week, the evil
dence II is claimed rather showing that
the train was running fast, and on strik-
ing the switch, jumped from the main
TO the side track. The alleged fact that
the signal Of the switch stand was all
right for the passenger train strengthens
this belief.
Asberry Moulden. who lives on the
west lOWHs
three ears Of white corn to this Office,
the three measuring forty-six inches in
length. One of the ears is nearly six
teen inches long. Mr.. Moulden says he
has no reason to complain OF his corn
crop this season. From all reports IL
seems that Upton county is the banner
corn county OF the state, notwithstand-
ing the scarcity OF rain during the grow
ing season.-Tipton Times.
Miss Nellie Samson, who IS Just now
IN Cincinnati, leaves in a few days for
New York TO join her mother. They will
sail on oct. IA for Gibraltar, and after
a few weeks in sunny Spain, will con-
tinue the voyage to Naples. Here they
expect TO remain for an indefinite time,
and then go northward, stopping at all
the points or interest in the Peninsula.
They will travel abroad until spring,
and on their return intend paying
visit 10 Observation-Disclosures Palladium.
A telegram was received from James
Noel, who is in Chicago, announcing that
he had secured the services Of Randolph,
a graduate Of Princeton college last year
to coach the Purdue football eleven. Mr.
Randolph for several years past has been
the right end OF the Princeton eleven
and was highly recommended by Capt
Trenchard Of the Princeton team. AS
coacher he ranks very high, being an
expert in all the new tactics.-Lafayette
Courier.
The Eagle cotton mills running full
blast all the saw mills running on full
time, stove foundry a booming. both