The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-03-07
GENERAL STATE News.


| several neighborhoods. The humane Of
ticers of Terre Haute want him for in
/ human treatment Of the girl. Taylor
! was photographed al Brazil and his like
| ness was sent to the prison authorities
/ at Columbus. o.. who believe that he is
an escaped convict from that institution
The Pickett family living In the house
| north Of the Pcarl-st. school house. are
! somewhat anxious just now as TO what
/ will be the result Of "A dog-bitc inflicted
! ON Harry Pickett. twelve years old, by
! the family dog sunday. The Gun also bit
Younger boy. about three years old.
/ and the wound. which was mere
4 scratch at first. does not seem 10 heal
/ properly. The dog beCam" very cross
| Monday and was killed after attacking
! the whole family. 1t * known the pup
was Worried by Clum Musselman's dog
some weeks ago, which has since died
! of rabies. and serious results are feared
/ StaTke County Democrat.
John Miller started TO Denver, Col,
last fall. When he left here he gave
J 10 his half brother French. boy four
teen years of age. IS: he babe him good
! by and started on his journey: but when
/ he arrived in Denver French was at the
depot TO meet him. he having made the
| trip six hours ahead Of John and had
! worked his way through. but the s. was
! gone for something 70 eat. IL must take
| considerable headwoTk for boy Of his
| age 10 bum his way through and make the
| trip six hours ahead Of a man with
! through ticket Though John is back
! now he looks for French 10 blow in OF
+, less than S5.-ROckdale News.
The total bonded debt Of White county
| other than outstanding ditch and gravel
| road bonds. which are paid by individu-
| ais assessed for the construction Of those
| improvements. is but $4,000. which will
/ be wiped ont with the money collected
| on the April installment OF taxes. This
| 10 Of a HgG hpan
! brought about by the prudent manage
| ment of democratic officials who, upon
| taking charge OF the county finances,
! found the treasury empty. large float
! ing Indebtedness and county orders sell
/ ing at a discount Democratic honesty
] and economy have brought about the
/ change.-White County Democrat.
William Corrigan. a bricklayer. who
| died this week in the hospital at Sey-
! mour. during the early days OF the con-
! struction OF the 81. Louis bridge ac-
/ COmplishcd a very difficult feat. The en-
( gneers had difficulty in laying the
/ foundation Of the East st. Louis pier
( Fourteen mascns lost their lives while
1 laying the concrete, and finally the chief
/ contractor sent TO Louisville, Ky. for
! Corrigan and offered him SO minute
! TO do the work. Corrtgan accepted the
4 terms He worked with a belt around
I him and signal ropes at hand. and every
twenty minutes he was hauled up and
/ fresh air was pumped into the death
trap. Corrigan worked for nine days
and finished the job.
Mrs. Ruth r. Mullen Of Rock Creek
! township has commenced action against
] her husbtnd for divorce through her at
? torneys. Gould & Eldridge. The COM
( plant. which is now on file, alleges that
/ they We're married on June l., 1885, and
| lived together as husband and wife until
! oct 2" 1895. when he abandoned her
i and has not since contributed To her
/ support. She also says that he has
/ beaten her, called her vile names and ac-
/ cused her Of infidelity She has faith
I fully performed her duties as "A wife and
! she seeks divorce. the restoration or
! her maiden name. Ruth T.. Crockett
/ and as ne is worth $1,000 she would like
! $1,000 Of that amount. The case will be
! tried at he next term of court.-Delphi
| Times.
! Uncle" Johnny Cedars. aged sixty
( two years. made a determined effort to
| end his life by cutting his throat from
I ear To ear. intiicting cash eleven inches
! long. He IS still alive and may vet re-
/ cover. Yesterday morning he hung him
/ self in his barn. but was discovered and
| cut down. This morning he went to the
| smoke-hOuse before break fast and placid
| ~ cut his throt. He gasped TO those who
| found him that he was unable to endure
| the strain caused by his wifes sickness
Inc death Of his son George a few
| months ago also deeply affected him
Mr.: Cedars is wholly uneducated, but is
q large landowner and money-lender
ne IS an Incorporating democrat and
| an old-school baptist, well liked and re-
| speoted by all who know him-Craw-
/ Iordsville Journal Waynetown special.
| "A double funeral occurred at Burling-
! ton last Saturday at l o'clock i'm the
| afternoon which was particularly sad
Frederick Robinson has been long sick
/ C0nEUmntiOn
! law, Mrs. Lizzie Lanning and on Thurs
uay or last week. about 10 O'Clock the
latter died. Mr.. Robinson was over To
| the Lanning home shortly after and re-
! IIiaTked that his strong constitution was
/ alolng him and that he never felt better
| than that day. Upon his return home he
/ was taken suddenly worse and died
| about 1 o'clock in the afternoon Mr.
! Robinson was about twenty-five wears
| or age and leaves a wife and four chill
dren- He was upright young man
( who enjoyed the respect of the com
munity. Mrs. tanning leaves a husband
/ and two children. She was an ex-
| emplary lady whose death is deeply
/ mourned. The funerals We're conducted
| saturday at / o'clock in Burlington and
the remains of Mr.. Robinson were in
/ TERED in the Ball Hill cemetery and OF
/ Mrs. Lanning in the Burlington cemetery.
Delphi Times.
The son of Engineer Gouty of the
/ wayne knitting mills, a lad Of some six
| teen years. and a son Of Justice Charles
/ Hays, seem to have been on the outs
/ Tor some time past. Wednesday they
! were together engaging in boyish sports
/ when the son Of Squire HAYS produced
a pistol When this object was in his
hands it exploded while pointing direct
| ~ at the head Of young Goutv. The han
/ entered the head of the boy on the right
/ SIDE OF the temple, but did not penetr8 te
/ the skull. He was taken to his home and
Or {. Il. Stemen was called TO attend
/ MIN DR.. Stemen found that the ball
| mad glanced off the skull and had NOT
penetrated the brain. but plowed along
| through the scalp. At night he had not
/ prObed for the ball and the superstition
Is that the bullet has worked its wav
out Gouty's father was much incensed
ana stated last night that the HAYS boy
had threatened 10 kill his son at one
! time. Both the boys are very vounp
and II is extremely doubtful if the shoot
I ing was anything more than a piece of
1 fOolhardy carelessness.- Wavna
Journal
Philip Anthony. a wealthy old gentle
man who has been living for some time
with his brOther-in-law the Hon. George
Sooville. at his handsome residence on
Gulf Point, Cedar lake was drowned
while attempting TO cross the lake on
the ice from the east shore to his home
saturday evening. He had spent part
OF the day at the village on the east
shore and started on foot for his home
In the evening. Not arriving there his
friends became alarmed and began a
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