The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-29

IlNf UIt> MSIt SIM
~ in different parts of indianapolis by
crossed electric light wires None were
serious.
TuE federal grand jury will report
seven indictments in the Indianapolis
National bank cases
Rev. A. A. PFANsriEHI- of Shelby
Vile. has accepted "A call 10 the Second
Presbyterian church of Lafayette.
AN election for the choice Of post
master at Danville resulted in Robert
Wade winning by a large majority.
Ar Portland Jennie Osborn applied
for "A divorce from her husband. John
Osborn. alleging hat he refused to live
with her and called her n fool
The officials of the Michigan division
Of the Big Four road have been greatly
annoyed for some time by sneak thieves
stealing from freight ears. Thc other
night they secured the services of the
marshal Of Warsaw and succeeded in
landing three of the thieves. named
Elmer Afford. Johnson Afford and John
Aller. in Jail. A considerable amount
of goods was recovered. consisting OF
flour, cigars and holiday goods
AT Danville a charity mission has
been organized for the relief Of the
destitute poor at Winamac.
DIR. Jos. A. BAKER. aged %. was run
down by Big Four freight train and
killed at Lafayette.
The lG-year-old daughter Of Mrs. Lee
Pettijohn. of Roanoke, Mo-. and who
disappeared at the Worlds fair, was
found at indianapolis and returned to
her home.
CHAs. CLIFFORD. local collector for tie
Artificial Gas Co. at Peru. was found
dead by his wife who went to the Office
TO call him to breakfast
THE entire family Of VIM. Russell was
poisoned at Moore's Hill by drinking
coffee that had been ground in a mill
that had been used for grinding up
some Unison stalks FOR a sick horse.
Deathly sick. but now out of danger.
DAVID STOUT. a farmer living rear
indianapolis, thought a hole in the
ground in his cellar was a safer place
for his gold than a bank. and now he
mourns the loss of sl0. 000.
L. A.. SMART. principal of the Wind
fall public schools. was arrested the
other day charged with committing as
sault and battery upon the person of
Clifford Clark. a is-year-old scholar.
A DECISION of ~far-reaching import
ance has peer handed down by the SUI
preme court of this state. Mrs Mary
Haggard owned a residence on Col
lege street. indianapolis. John Step
lin bought n lot adjoining and erected
a building in which he opened a saloon.
having secured a license according TO
the provisions of the statutes Mrs
Haggard applied to the county commits
sioners to have the place closed. claim
ing it damaged her property. They
decided that she had no remedy which
they could grant. The case then went
to the circuit court where il was de-
cided that. If adjacent property was
damaged by the presence of a saloon.
it vas such damage that did not lay
the saloonkeeper liable. On nj appeal
to the supreme court the decision was
sustained. Recently the court granted
a new hearing To Mrs. Haggard with
the result that il reversed itself on
every point previously decided The
AVai btta ttt - Abt
law licenses saloons. the law can not
establish and maintain that which is adj
mitted to be hurtful to the property of
a citizen unless it can be shown that
the general public is benefited and
the injury is lost sight of in hat
greater good. If the saloon causes
property to depreciate in value it is "A
nuisance within the law and can De
abated. Not only that. but the person
who operates the saloon is liza ble in
damages to the injured party. and the
measure of damages is the measure OF
injury to the property. The license
law. says the court, is constitutional,
but il was not the intention of the
legislature to put the sale of intcx-
.cants above the rights of the citizen
and compel him 10 lear with "A nui-
sauce. and to suffer loss in order for
the saloon to exist In commenting
upon the case the court further de-
clares that the business Of the saloon
is immoral. and it is for this very rea-
son that IL is licensed. that the law
may afford the citizen protection
against the greater evils that would
result from its unr-strained sale.
LIxwooD has organized a horse-thief
protective association.
Poor and billiard tables are row
taxed so per annuma at South Bend.
The Wabash college trustees met at
Charlottesville. and decided To add an
other course. to be known as the liter
ary-philosophical
The exact amount stolen from the
National bank. South Bend. l,y the day
light robbers December : is ascertained
to be $4,000.
THE wool growers Of Wabash county
are greatly alarmed az the prospect of
the removal OF tho duty on wool as pro-
vided in the Wilson bill. and. without
regard 10 party affiliations. will take
steps to enter an emphatic protest
Mcssrs j. X. Haas and Ben Wolf. lead
ing democrats. and among the largest
wool growers In the county. together
with Hon. c. Cowgirl and J. w. Eusick.
have issued a call to the sheep owners
70 meet at the courthouse in Wabash.
on December ~. 10 formulate a profc~t