The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-09-13

Columbus ana FRANKFORT are snort or
sugar
The PULASKI county schools will open
Oct 9.
Fires are damaging farms and forests
near Houston.
Grasshoppers are raiding the corn
fields near Zelma-
The Barrett hotel recently burned at
Logansport was valued at $4,000. Insur-
ance $4,000.
At the Cooper gold medal contest held
in the Baptist church, Monon, Monday
night, Miss Mona Wilson won.
James Godfrey has two stalks of corn
grown on his bottom farm, on exhibit
ton at Stevens & Sons. They are
fourteen feet six inches tall.-Columbus
Herald.
Recently some unknown and unhung
scoundrel burned the school house at AL
ford. a small town one mile east of
burg News
w. NJ. Wright of Cincinnati is the
name of the man who was murdered at
Kyana Sunday evening by John J. Thur
man. 1t was not known for many days
who the victim was.
Only a few farmers will sow their
usual acreage of wheat this season,
while most others will SOW only small
proportion Of the area sown in former
years.-Seymour Democrat
A much needed shower fell in New Al
bany Thursday. 1t rained very heavily
at Greenville and far north as Salem,
the downpour being accompanied by
fierce lightning and heavy thunder.
The Vincennes-st. public school
building, now fully equipped, is open
for inspection of the citizens. 1t is said
to be as handsome a school building
enthusiastically as there is in southern
Indiana
The farmers of Posey county have
reasons to be thankful Their crops Of
corn have received copious rain, while
fifty miles north and west of US corn Is
burning UP from the drought.--Mt. Yer
non Democrat.
William Yates, who was shot twice
by Sam Deeters last week at Bourbon
has filed suit against Deeters for S5,-
900 for injuries received. Deeters is
now in tail awaiting trial for the kill
ing Of two others in the tragedy of
last Thursday night. There is strong
talk of lynching him.
Farmers near New Albany complain of
trespassers. Fruit trees have been
robbed and broken down. and vineyards
stripped of grapes. Other depredations
have been committed. As a last resort
shotguns have been loaded and watch
kept, and somebody will get hurt If the
thieying is not stopped.
The old soldiers organization Of Pike
county met In Petersburg recently and
transacted business and elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year: NJ
Heutenant-colonel; Robert Edmundson,
major; Thomas Reed, adjutant, and John
NJ. White, quartermaster.
Nearly one thousand bushels of old corn
In the crib sold recently at Thomas
Bonnel's sale, In 200 bushel lots at 4212
cents per bushel. The best timothy hay
brought so per ton in stack, and Bonner
& Co. bought the wheat. 1,400 bushels,
at 81 cents, it being already stored in
their elevator.-Columbus Times.
Nearly one thousand bushels OF old
corn in the crib sold recently at Thomas
Bonnell's sale, in 200-bushel lots, at 421a
cents per busheL The best timothy hay
brought SO per ton in stack, and DON
ner & Co. bought the wheat. 1.400
bushels, al 81 cents, it being already
stored in their elevator.-Columbus
Times.
While Davis Cass of Memphis was
blasting a well with dynamite Thursday
rushing noise followed the explosion
and he believed a gushing spring had
burst forth. lie found gas instead, and
on touching it with match a flame
rose from the we'll Near his place gas
is constantly flowing from the bottom
of Silver creek.
On the 18th of September in Michigan
City the annual convention Of the state
council of the Catholic Benevolent
Legion will be held The council at
Michigan City has made great prepara-
tons to entertain the delegates, and a
big reception is one Of the features.
Trips TO the worlds fair across the lake
will be INDUCED in.
Three tramps were arrested at Celes-
tine, Dubois county, Sept. 4. and three
more in the stone quarries at Midtown
the same day, on suspicion of being the
parties that committed the outrage on
John Vaal on the LIST, at the Air Line
pumping station near Huntingburg. Mr.
Vaal is improving, and was not so badly
manned as at first reported.
There were very heavy rains up the
river recently, but not sufficient to cause
much Of a rise. The packets creep along
the shallow stream at snails' pace, with
no certainty Of reaching their destina-
ton at reasonable time. With a freeze
up in the winter and low water in sum-
mer. the steamboatmen surely have a
hard time in their line.-Lawrenceb burg
Register.
Deere & Canine shipped ffty-three head
OF cattle from New Ross recently. Tim
othy Lane sold them nineteen head,
average weight 1882 pounds. This was
considered to be one Of the finest car
loads of cattle that was ever shipped
from New Ross. Burk Evans sold fif-
teen head, average weight 1909 pounds.
Joe Stpes nineteen head, average weight
1.510-Columbus Herald.
The item in the Journal last week
about a travelling salesman in Chicago
selling a silver dollar coined In 1904 for
$3.50 and afterward learning that he only
received half IL was worth, caused Mrs.
Col. ]. S. Wright Of this city to examine
her collection of old coins when she
found one silver dollar among them
coined in 1906 only missing the date
one year.-Rockport Journal
The sheriff of Lawrence county
brought to the city Wednesday evening
en- route to the prison south, Raymond
Crum, sentenced to three years for at
tempted criminal assault, in June last
on Mrs. Margaret Miles. The man Is
believed to be of feeble mind. but the
penitentiary is the proper place for feeble
minded people whose instincts run to
such crlmes.-New Albany. Ledger.
The Ligonier Leader says that the
Rev. Rogatzy, pastor of the German
Methodist church at Kendallville, while
driving home from Auburn was held
up by foctpads and robbed OF 81. He
expressed himself very thankful to
escape with his life. While at Auburn
the reverend gentleman was urged to
take along SIS belonging to the church
but he declined and it is well that he
did.
Mrs. 3. c. Layton. who is walking
from Chicago to New Orleans, on a
wager OF $4,000, arrived in this city last
Saturday near noon. She left Chicago
the 18th Of last month, and feels con-
fident that she will be able to make the
distance in the specified time-slxty