The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-03-17
INDIANA STATE NEWS.


been organized with capital stock OF
81. 0Oo. GO; 800, 600 of which is to DO
paid in. The object Of this corpora
ton is the pooling of all property in
Anderson. with the object Of locating
factories and booming the city.
CHS BoRIGHr was shot and killed ut
Vevay 10y Fred Oglc because he would
not move out of house owned by the
woman Ogle was engaged TO marry.
W. ID MILFORD. pioneer. died at sey.
mour, the other day, aged 81.
A COMPANY has been organized to
build a new hotel in Noblesville Dur.
ing the progress of the meeting Hon.
Leonard Wild announced his purpose
of building a new opera house that
will reflect credit on the city.
AT an informal meeting of number
OF prominent republicans Of Indianap-
oils, il was determined 20 bring an
other suit TO test the validity Of the
geramander passed by the legislature
and signed by the governor. The bill.
which is practically a re-enactment Of
the act of 1891. declared unconstitu-
tional. was passed for the purpose of
compelling the supreme court, now
democratic. TO reverse the decision
made by the court last autumn. when
il was republican.
Miss EDITH CoRcoEAN. of Richmond.
taking fire. is dead
WM HARMEsoN, a man over so, was
arrested at Anderson. charged with ar
son. 1t is claimed he burned barn be-
longing to John Robbins. south of
town, the other night He does not
deny the charge. but claims he owns
the property. He is thought to be in
sane.
CHAs. SNYDER and Frank Stacy. both
lads under Il, are III Jail at Wabash
charged with stealing $1,000 in coin,
currency and certificates from the bu-
reau drawer at the residence of John
T. Slebarger. near Somerset
GEo. NicHAEfs ;rackwalker on
the TT Wayne road. was instantly kill
ed by passenger train the other night
near TT Wayne.
Two REsIpENrs of Jackson county
are litigating over the ownership
of COW which sold for Sill. Nearly
si,5 has thus far been expended. and
there is said to be no end in sight
john WISE. an old resident Of Wa
bash county, who. year. ago. gained
considerable notoriety as criminal.
died the other day from the effects OF
being kicked in the abdomen by a
horse. several days ago. The horse had
fallen in his stall and was lying on his
back. when Wise. in assisting him "a
get up, was struck in the bowels by one
of the animals hoofs Inflammation
set in and death resulted
AT Terre Haute. President Parsons,
of the State Normal school, the other
day wrote TO the trustees asking for a
meeting of the board TO take action ia
regard TO the use of the $40. GOO appro
priated by the legislature for the new
building. The plans for the building
were based on an estimated cost OF s6O.'
500, and this amount was asked Of the
legislature President Parsons believes
that with the $1,000 the building can
be placed under cover and part OF i
used pending further appropriation ~
the next legislature.
LYNN GErFFIrHs. aged %. and en-
| ployed as a farm hand for John Nor
| Vile. two miles east Of Falkland. wal
| found dead in his bed. His head wa
| injured from fall out Of wagon three
| months ago
Ulysses BRrSsoN. whose residence
| in Anderson, was recently wrecked bl
an explosion. his wife dying from in
/ h, ~ lre ri
| ously hurt, has brought suit for slo, oo
damages
THE body of a co,orcd woman. wh'
| disappeared from South Bend last dc
cember, was discovered in the ives
race. at that city, the other day. Il i
supposed she jumped from the bridge
short distance up the river.
A REAR-ESp collision occurred on tn
Lake Shore railroad. about eighteen
miles from Laporte. between two west
bound freight trains. one, a fast-run
ming special. crashing into the caboos
Of the other. scattering the debris il
all directions An east-bound freiCh
crashing into the debris and pilinc n
the cars in a frightful manner. TIL
crews saved themselves by jumping
The ears ignited. making terrific fire
The accident is attributed 10 defectiv
signal lights The loss is place. a
ESQ. 0oo
| ABsALoM BIeGEEsTAFF. an af.luen
merchant of Center Point. becam
frantlcally insane the other day. and
now under guard at his home.
Ed. LOWE. a boy of Batesvillc, is mys
teriously missing from his home. 1t
believed that he has run away for III
wild west
MRs. ALICE Cox has been elected
mem Der on the school board at Darling
| ton.
THE police of Marion have been o
the alert with view of bringin
offenders of the liquor law TO justice
Although the wide-open policy does nc
prevail there, still the law requirin
saloons to be closed on Sundays is onl
in name. The other morning MR.
Hattie Limard. proprietress of ,h
American house was arrested for vi,
lating the liquor law. Five separa;
charges were made against her for sci
ing liquor on Sunday. amounting in a
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