The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-01
INDIANA STATE NEWS.

ON Wall street. RI wayne, huu u mar.
row escape from death the other night
At supper they partook of some cheese
which contained some kind OF poison
Gus substance The entire family were
taken violently i'll. and only prompt
medical attention saved their lives The
cheese will be analysed.
HENRY WILL. one Of the wealthiest
men in the neighborhood of Farmland,
died at his farm residence near New
Burlington. just across the line in Della.
ware county the other day Mr. VIII
was bachelor. and aged about IS
years. His estate is estimated at near.
ly a half million lie is well-known
throughout the state, and has only one
relative in this country. a nephew, John
Will, at Windsor. Mr.. Will was Q
German. and came to this country
when but 10 years old, without cent
EDDIE HERBsr. aged $, has confessed
to burning Hacton's barn at Moore's
Hill. He was smoking cornstalks
Mrs PRIOR KERN died of typhoid
fever at Bedford. the other day. A son
who attended the Indiana university
died a few days previous
WIN. N. OWENS, deputy recorder Of
Jackson county, and Miss Mary Estil-
we'll, farmers daughter. eloped to
Columbia and were married.
A STRANGER, giving his name as Chas
Marshall. worked off forged check for
$40 at Loripg & Klendening's store,
Lawrenceburg and escaped
Mrs. FRANK WIDNER died from the
effects of self-inflicted bullet wound
at Goshen.
The saloon and buildings at sports
mans park, noted resort at Vinceu-
mes, were destroyed by fire few
nights ago. Loss, 81, 500; insurance,
sl.250.
THE Vincennes jury TO try John Il.
Kirk for the murder of his brother-in-
law. Luther NJ. Smith. last March. dis
agreed and was discharged. Kinks
plea was self-defense
The other evening. at Seymour, Mr..
Geo Glow. prominent citizen. and the
inventor of the Glow scythc blade fas-
tener died of consumption, aged sixty
four years. he had been an invalid
for nearly two years. He was prom
inent Mason. member of the Knights
of Pythias-
ANOTHER dynamite explosion oc-
Cured at Marion after 5 o'clock the
other morning. by which the dwelling
occupied by Deputy Prosecutor Parker
was shattered The people were shalS-
en- from their slumber in great con-
fusion. but no one was hurt This is
supposed to be another episode in the
war between the saloon and the anti
saloon elements there.
JAMES BIBLEa and Isaac Lantz stock
holders in the Salamonic Dairy associ-
alton, Portland, have filed a petition
for receiver for the concern, alleging
insolvency.
JAMES PARKS died at Charlottesville,
n few nights ago, from an injury in the
head from horses kick during the
afternoon.
Miss NAY AREHEART. of Goshen. who
shot herself few days ago because of
the descrtion Of her lover. Fred Wild
ner. died the other morning On her
death-bed she was married to Widner.
who returned when he heard of her
desperate action.
JAMES WooD, for several years con-
nccted with the Elkhart Daily Review.
was found dead on the office floor the
other morning. Heart disease was the
cause. He was seventy-seven years
old
GEORGE HExDRICKsoS, who was in.
jured few days ago by premature
shot in Schufferman's mine, south of
Brazil. died the other evening. Mr.
Hendrickson was one of the wealthiest
and oldest miners in the county. He
leaves a wife and family.
The plant of the Bartholomew
County Trotting association. club
house, amphitheater and the finest mile
track in the state, were sold by the
sheriff some days ago to satisfy sl0,.
900 judgment, and the organization
has disbanded, and the buildings will
be torn down, except the club house
Ten years ago Woodson Bryan. OF
Plainfield. applied for pension. He
has just been granted e. per month.
X. II. FRANK and O. II. Keller have
brought suit against the Panhandle
Railroad Co, at Marion. each demand
ing 1000 for the killing of their sons, |
Evan Keller and Henry Frank.
THE remains Of Charles +. Tucker.
who was found drowned in the Chicago
river were brought to Laportc for in
terment.
COUNTY RECORDER PETER CARSON
lied at indianapolis suddenly the other
morning of apoplexy.
AT Richmond, ]. W. Fuller the noted
bank swindler and crook, was arrested
the other afternoon for attempting to
realize on a worthless draft for 81. 600
drawn on $. Farnham & Co, OF San
dusky, O.
VIM H. LACY, an Evansville halter,
raade an assignment for the benefit of
his creditors. Liabilities about 80. 900;
assets sufficient to protect creditors.
THE high school pupils Of Murcie
have organized an athletic club.
HARRY GEORGE was sent to the states
prison from Muncie for two years for
SHERIFF SAMUEL WTNTRoDE has sued \
John Renbarger for $4,000 damages
for SANDER, claiming that Renbargcr