The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-09-29
INDIANA STATE NEWS.

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home from church their horse became
frightened and ran away, tearing the
buggy TO pieces and throwing the oc-
cupants TO the ground. Charles was
internally injured and can not recover.
Robert was horribly laceratcd and
bruised about the head and face.
ANDREW BAEvAIINR was torn limb
from limb in a runaway ut Michigan
City. Death was almost instantaneous
AT Terre Iiautc DR. A. 4. SPOTS
wood. aged over seventy. found burg
lar standing nj his bedside. lie Crap
Piled with him and held him till his son
came To his assistance from the ext
room. Then they turned him over To
the police. The fellow gave his name
as John smith He got sentence for
four years and was taken 10 the states
prison within twenty-four hours.
The oil house of the Consolidated
Tank Line Co. of Cincinnati, caught
fire AT Columbus. and was soon sur
rounded with flames that could not lie
controlled. Three terrific explosions
before the fire department could reach
the scene. All that could be done was
to prevent the flames from spreading.
The fire was so great that il spread to
the Big Four track. but the depart
ment saved the company's property and
prevented the explosion of the com
panys large oil tanks some distance
away. Loss estimated at st Oo0
The Hartford City board of health
seized on an old house southeast Of
town, on the Dowell farm. to use in
quarantining Muncie suspects. and in
case smallpox developed. To use as
pest house. Farmers in the neigh Dor
hood were indignant. and the other
night fire broke ont in the old house
and il was destroyed. There is no
doubt that the fire was lxindled by
those who objected TO possible pest
house near their homes
COUNTERFEIT half-dollars dated 1857
have made their appearance in Elwood
within the past few days 1t is thought
that some one there has secured sup
ply. and is taking advantage OF the
present hard times TO shove the
queer"
The residence of David A. Fawcett.
editor of the Lagrange Democrat burn
ed the other evening. with all its con-
tents
The report in Cincinnati paper that
there were two cases of smallpox in
Farmland is untrue. There is not
case in the county.
ArGrsr A. NErMA~N. an old miller.
tried to cross in front of a Pennsvlva-
mia passenger train at Fort WAYNE.
the other night He was killed.
JESSE MclLvAIN was run over by a
wagon on the Warren fair grounds and
fatally injured. broken rib penc-
trated his lung
DAVID BUCHANAN. an old pioneer OF
Clay county. and a veteran of the late
war, was found dead in bed the other
He was wealthy farmer.
and resided four miles south of Brazil.
lie went to bed apparently well the
night before. During conversation at
the supper table he told his wife that
he would not live to see the rising of
sun.
A STRANGE fatality hangs over the
Weeks family at Albion. sherman was
killed recently while climbing tree.
Ills brother entered the army during
The war and died of lockjaw. corne-
ius lost his life by swallowing a COP, 4
Der cent. Thomas jumped from train 4
Ind was killed. while Charles. another /
brother. committed suicide by swallow
ng poison.
MRS ANDREW ScBRADER, Of Way \
of bartholomew county. has \
% far recovered as to Ice able to 90 to
Columbus. and swear out warrant for
he arrest of John J. Chafy. John Snv- \
Ter, Ham Leasman and Henry Mundt,
whom She claims to have recog-
,ized as among the number who whip
'ed her. Officers at once went TO the
ZONES of the defendants and placed
hem under arrest
ANOTHER sensational incident was
ldded to the state normal school inn
,roglio few days ago. when announce
ncnt was made that the trustees had
dropped Prof. w. J.. Woods. who holds
he chair of grammar and composition.
'rof Woods is one of the members Of
he faculty. being member Of il for
welve years. and his removal has
.auscd great stir, especially as the
between Prof. Woods
Ind President Parsons. which. pub
ished the other day. shows that he
vas removed because of his alleged
with the deposed Prof.
Tompkins and the disa ffected students.
The case of Perry Gilbert came IN
or trial in the circuit court ut BEDFORD
he other day. but the jury failed to
gree and was discharged. The JUDGE
ixed Gilbert's bond at 81. 900 10 appear
{ the next term. He is charged with
lilling Granville Cook at Mitchell dur
ng the fall of lsss. and he was cap
ured at Ottawa. Ill. few months
go. Gilbert comes from a good fam
". but commenced to drink of recent
ears, hence the trouble
IN the circuit court at Columbus
Idam Keller, capitalist. filed siO.-
90 suit against Miller q Wichman. i'm
Element dealers. alleging that Miller
as been guilty of forgery.
a NOVEL. feature of an election for
itch commissioner held in Jasper
ounty recently. was the exercise Of the
ight Of franchise By fifty members of