The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-12-27

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The coal mine discovered over in Mad
ison county at the bottom of a deep well.
| reminds US of the one found near Mier.
a dozen years ago. 1t created much eX-
element Tor a while. and when pieces of
genuine coal were fished up and tested
the whole town came very close to a
boom. Finally neighbor confessed he
spilled a bucket of coal down the well
and the excitement eollapsed.-Marion
Chronicle
1t is now given up that A. B. Merrill.
formerly Of this city, was lost in the
storm last fall on the Atlantic coast
About that time he wrote from South
! Carolina to friends here that he was go
ing to visit friends in Boston and was
going by the ocean route. Since then
nothing has been heard from him and
no doubt is entertained that he was lost
in the great storm. The loss of life in
that storm will probably amount to 1000.
-LapOrte Argus.
OF course this didn't happen in Mum
Gle. but the story goes like this: She is
the brown-eyed girl who works in the
telephone exchange, he is the young man
| who is sometimes more energetic than
courteous. Hello. Central he called
| the other day, this is the second time
l have called you. Have you been
asleep?" Yes" she answered sweetly,
4 have and / had such a strange dream!
/ thought / heard a voice from the in
fernal regions and awOke just in time to
hear you calling. What NUMBER
( Muncie Morning News
A leak in the surface wires over iona
Lundgren's doorway caused electricity
to run wild down the iron posts last
Friday evening, and furnished a barrel
of fun for the crowd, which soon caught
on and devised different methods OF inn
parting shocks. The effect was harm
less, of course, the full force being but
M Al
sired to experiment by touching the
iron posts on either side at the same
time The leak was caused by the mo-
tion of the awning up and down. which
had worn the insulation from the wires.
Rockville Republican.
\ final report was made by J.. c.
Throckmorton, the water works clerk,
and the balance due, $7lT was paid over
at a meeting of the board IL IS under
stood that the money was furnished by
Mrs. ThrockmOrtOn, who has been
throughout her sorrow thoroughly de-
voted TO her husband. Suit was brought
Friday by her against T. W. Nichols
for $780, the complaint alleging that that
amount was lost in the room over
Nfchols's saloon and that he was per-
sonally interested in the management Of
it. 1t is understood that other suits VIII
be brought.-LoganspOr Journal.
Charley Wood. the ex-deputy post
master at Laporte, who was sentenced
to serve year in the northern prison
for embezzlement, viii be released Jan.
L. 1894. He viii be taken TO Indian
apolis and discharged under the poor
debtors act. after which ne viii return
to his home in Laporte. where he has
situation promised him. Wood was re-
Gently interviewed by a Dispatch re
porter regarding Laporte postofiice
affairs and he tells story which, if re-
peated before the United States court
pie at the county seat-MichiSan City
| Dispatch
It seems that driving parks do not pay
anything on the investment. Ours turn
ed out badly for all who put money into
it. A dispatch from Anderson says:
Curren Beal has instituted suit against
the Anderson driving park association on
notes on mortgage calling for $4,000. He
also asks for the appointment of "A re-
/ ceiver Mr.. Beall sold an eighty-acre
tract Of land to the driving park assoc
! citation for $4,000. The assOciatiou paid
/ s.. 800 and gave notes for deferred pay
ment. The first note fell due in July and
has not yet been paid. The directors are
| confident that the matter can be salts
factorily settled.-Richmond Independent
The South Bend Times notes a condi-
ton Of things that has struck other peO-
pie in a similar way by saying: Re
publicans hereabout generally attribute
the defeat of George Il. Swift. republican
candidate for mayor of Chicago, 10 the
foolishness of the Inter Ocean. its silly
cartoons and its senseIees onsIau gifts on
MIR. Hopkins. The Inter Ocean ana the
Herald seem 10 have Wed with one an
other in trying TO excel i'm buffoonery.
Such exhibitions Of journalistic boOrish-
ness is very disgusting 10 people who be-
lieve that decenCy and common sense
ought not TO be wholly eliminated from
a political contest"
Saturday nearly one hundred families
We're supplied with bread from the
! Times Office. The names of many fam
lies who actually need something 10 eat
have been reported and supplied freely
| Calls for bread at the cfIice were fire.
| Cuent, and numbers of men. women and
children were loaded down with the
food The free distribution has now be-
come success, and there is no doubt
but what IL is the means of relieving
much suffering. A fresh supply of
bread was brought into the office again
] today. There viii be another lot Mon
| day, and each day in the week except
/ Sunday II needed.-GoShen Times.
The number OF men known to have
been victlmized by the scoundrel who
represented himself as agent for the
| Toronto subscription company Is increas-
| ing. Edward Jackson. a young farme r
who lives near John Michaels, was in
| duced TO advance $50 as subscription
| for the Democrat and Enquirer for one
| year. The swindler used the same kind
/ Of talk and gave the same kind Of re-
/ ceipt that he did 10 Mr.. Afichaels Mr.
/ Jackson says that seven people living
in his neighborhoOd were victimiZed by
\ the scoundrel. The Democrats reward
| OF S25 for the capture of the swindler
| still stands gOOd.-AndersOn Democrat.
The heirs OF George Frederick Ran
| pOld who died some months ago in
/ Switzerland, leaving an estate valued at
4 100000 francs, have secured the
services of J. II. Stotsenbursg. OF this
| city, and Harry l.. Buerk, of Borden, TO
look after their interests Several of
the heirs are residents OF this city and
\ others reside near Palmyra. Harrison
| county. The estate, which is I'm valu-
able real estate and first-elass securities.
viii be divided almost entirely among
heirs OF the deceased who live in the
| United States He died intestate, and
/ there has been some difficulty in ascer-
/ tanning the whereabouts of his heirs-ar-
/ aw.-JeffersOnville item I'm Louisville
/ Times
| The postomce at this place was robbed
| Friday night. The thieves got ten-dol-
| lars worth Of stamps and two or three
| dollars in pennies and niclxels Besides
/ this they took every letter that was in
! the office, thoroughly ransacking all the
| boxes as well as the general delivery.
! The letters were found in the east GEM
/ etery Saturday morning, all Of them
having been opened. II Is not known
! whether not the thieves found any
| thing OF value in the letters. No at
tempt was made to get into the safe.
/ through the back window. Local talent
/ gets credit for doing The iOh Doafofieo