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

p. T. Nye was selected at Goshen
Saturday as a delegate TO the Indian
apolis road congress Jan.
Both the Courier and the World OF
bloomington have issued boom editions
OF their respective papers. They are
very creditable to the county.
The South Side street car line is now
operated on runners. The sleigh has a
top and is considerably of an improve
ment over last winters accommoda-
tion.-South Bend Daily Times.
The postofice at LocNetown has been
discontinued by order of the postmaster
general the order going into effect on the
18th inst The order seems to have been
the result OF a failure TO get an APP
pointee TO accept the Office at that place.
At a spiritual seance neid at the home
Of Or. and Mrs. II. G.. Sites the other
evening the medium made an utter fail
ure in the attempted performance of her
many tricks. but succeeded pretty well
IL humping those present with her
trumpet.-Ft Wayne Sentinel.
Some newspaper correspondent with a
knack fer manufacturing fake stories
started the report that the lease Of the
Lake county fair grounds meant winter
racing II the county seat. The fellow
could give Munchausen pointers on lying
If 8Iunchausen We're alive today.-Ham-
mond News.
There was a remarkable scene in Court
park a little after 1 o'clock this after
noon. a family from the country spread
a cloth CT the grass and sat down to eat
a meal in the warm sunshine. Such a
thing never occurred here before on the
23d DAY of December. This will do to
wager .on.-Csoshen Times
Jacob Cornell wears a lucky taIisman
in the upper pocket of his vest. 1t is a
rabbits foot The rabbit was killed in
and just before midnight. Jacob says
il has brought him good luck already.
y man borrowed s. Of him yesterday.
He was lucky that il was not $40
Goshen Times.
James Kerry Of Mercer county, Ken
lucky. passed through the city this
morning on his way 10 MOtler county,
III. He left home in an oil clothed
wagon and two horses Wednesday night.
He will go out the Michigan road to In
dianapolis. then cut across the country.
The distance he expects to travel is
300 miies.-AIaGison Democrat.
The rowing band Of MeXicans, who
Were ordered out of town last Sunday.
were well cared for while in camp here.
Would it not be more charitable in our
people TO look little after our
own poor and needy children that we
have among us almost barefOOted, and let
these impUdent MeXicanS pass on TO the
Thieves obtained an entrance into the
postOhice at Clayton Monday night and
went through all the letters in the Of
flee beside taking small amount OF
money that had been left in the money
drawer. The pOstoffice had been re-
moved to a new building the day before
the robbery. The thieves obtained an
entrance by climbing through the tran
som.
Greenfield is better supplied with
natural gas at this time than it has been
since the field was developed. as the
customers of the two companies have
10 cause for complaint on account or
keeping themselves warm and comfort
able. This ought to satisfy the outside
world that Hancock county is one of the
best gas counties in this state.-Han-
cock Democrat
The year 1894 drops in on Monday.
Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, Feb.
Z. and ends with Easter Sunday. March
%. Washlugton's birthday is Thursday,
Feb. p; St. Patrick's day, Saturday.
March II: April FOOLS day occurs on
Sunday and Decoration day May 80. on
Wednesday. The Fourth of July falls
on Wednesday also. Labor day comes
wUn Monday Sept. 3.
John NJ. Tracey. one Of Muncie's lead
ing architects and contractors-the man
who built the beautiful office for the
Joseph Bell stove and range company
left last evening for a visit with his
parents in the land of his nativity. Ire
land. on his way to New York he will
visit friends in Five Points. He eX-
poets 10 return to Muncie next May
Muncie Morning News.
The Hon. Glen, J. NJ and p. f. Stude-
baker. the South Bend wagon manufac-
tuners, We're in town Wednesday after
noon and dined with Mr. and Mrs. p. A.
WEIGH. the latter being their sister. They
off ha MIA vrrhf Dot
Studebaker sold to his sister forty years
ago while he was clerking in a South
Bend store Tor the Drincely salary Of $15
per month.-Goshen News.
A copy Of the viii OF the late Job
Nash OF Cincinnati has been filed in the
circuit court. IL distributes about five
hundred thousand dollars and is a vol
luminous document The deceased
owned farm Of 100 acres just south Of
the O'Neal farm in Ripley township.
This is devised to his nieces Charlotte
j.. Bushnell aud Mary Address Nash,
who formerly lived at Lafayette-Craw-
louisville Journal
Quite a number of men are employed
at the VanBuren street approach to the
st. Mary's river bridge. These men
were taken from the unemployed in the
city and orders have been issued that
during the employment of the extra men
they shall be paid twice a week-on
Wednesdays and Saturdays between >
and O'Clock This is a good move.
The arrangement viii commence this
evening.-Et. Wayne Journal.
The young society bellies have n new
FAD. The fad Is TO take the little bow
that fastens the lining Of n mans hat
and wear 1t thereafter hidden I'm their
shoe. By some subtle influence the
superstition is that without fail they will
have an offer of marriage from the
young man IN question within the month.
il must be taken without the young
mans knowledge or the charm viii not
work.-Connersville Examiner
V X. officer president state board
agriculture. passed up from Madison
yesterday 10 sign up the warrants for the
payment of S11. 600 unpaid premiums OF
the last fair. The speeding premiums
were paid at the time, but others were
not Since then bonds sufficient have
been sold 10 pay the balance. It was
found necessary TO discount the bonds
I'm order 20 effect a sale The bonds We're
sold last week.-Columbus Daily Times.
Rodman II. Welles has leased the fair
grounds near Crown Point for period
81 ten years. 1t is reported that he is
acting for a Chicago syndicate who in
tends to revive winter racing In Indiana.
J.. j. Berry. the Chicago horse merchant
S among those interested in the enter
prise. There is a fine half-mile track
on the grounds and one OF the best
places for training and breeding In the
state.
The Fifth ward has a wife-beater. He
gets drunk and whips his wife and chill
dren IN the most cruel manner, and the
neighbors say he has been doing the
same thing for years His wife recently