The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-01-05
INDIANA STATE NEWS.

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Windfall public schools, was tried on
the charge OF assault and battery upon
James c. Clark, aged IA years, ono 81
his pupils whom he had whipped fer
disobeying the rules. The charge was
preferred 10y Henry Clark, the boys
father. The prosecution claimed that
the whipping was dom with an unlaw-
full instrument and was unnecessarily
severe. IL was a late hour before The
trial. in which several lawyers were
engaged, was ended by the acquittal OF
Prof Smart.
CoLuMBrs is the home Of two remark
able men, Washington Pollen, aged s.,
and Minas Linn. aged 81. Each is the
father OF twenty-five children Mr..
Pollen was married twice, twelve chill
dren being born by his first wife and
ten by the last Fourteen Of these
children are still living. He has sixty
five grandchildren and twenty great
grandchildren. Mr.. Linn has been
married four times. having four chill
dren by his first wife, two 10y the Sec
ond, six by the third. and ter by the
last, only four of whom are still living.
~ LAhnE II buAii aNAV'' eAN
White river by the Indiana Bridge Co,
at Muncie, for the construction of the
new Elm street bridge. collapsed and
several men had n miraculous escape
from death. A large derrick and a
steam engine used in the work went
down with TIE timbcrs and into the
river. The loss will amount to several
hundred dollars.
CHARLEY HoLLEN. living at Winslow,
nine miles south Of Petersburg, was
killed the other morning by being run
over by a train of cars on the Air Line
railroad. lie was drunk at the time,
and had laid down and gone TO sleepcn
the track.
Two unknown tramps fell under n
Lake Shore freight train and were
killed at Valparaiso.
JONI RUDY. a dry goods clerk OF
Muncie, is insane as the result of a joke
played by some companions. They had
a bogus officer arrest him for horse
stealing.
T. j. WALTERS, Of indianapolis, coll
ored, a merchant policeman was killed
by two burglars. He was stabbed in
the breast and back. his body showing
the marks of five thrusts. The muir
derers nave not yet been detected.
MICHAEL ID. WAGNER, n saw mill
man, aged 40. living -four miles east of
Milton. committed suicide by hanging.
WILLIAM RUSSELL and family, living
one mile north Of Cold Springs. were
poisoned by jimson seed and may die.
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ground some Unison seed in the coffee
mill TO make a poultice. Ills wife be-
ing away from home. his l2-year-old
daughter. Anna, prepared supper. Not
knowing the mill had been used to
grind the seed. she ground coffee in it
and served il at supper. The whole
family were taken very sick and a
physician hastily summoned They are
still in a dangerous condition.
JOSEPH WILSON has brought suit
against the Grand Rapids & Indiana
Railroad Co. to recover $4,000 dam
ages. Wilson was run down by a train
at Briant. one year ago, and one of his
legs cut off.
Miss ROSE PAGE. Of Brooklyn.
brought suit against Hiram Gregory
for IS, 900 damages for breach Of mar
riage contract Gregory was married
in July to another young woman of
BROOKLYN. After being out twelve
hours the jury returned n verdict Civ
ing Miss Page SIS.
Miss EMMA VANCE. one of the eff
Gent teachers in the Noblesville
schools. daughter of w. c. Vance. lead
iEg grocer of Noblesvillc. became Wild
ly insane. Typhoid fever was the cause
DURING n free fight ut Ashcrville on
Christmas eve, in which many persons
took part. VIM McClelland was dealt a
heavy blow on the head and fatally in
jured. His skull is crushed. but he is
still alive. Several other of the partici-
pants received severe. but not fatal. in
juries. Much excitement prevails at
this little hamlet, as McClelland was a
prosperous citizen of the place and
quiet when sober. 1t is not known
who dealt the fatal blow, but all hat
were engaged in the alteration will be
arrested.
THE Belvedere hotel. Columbus. one
Of the largest and finest in Indiana,
under the management of u. X. John
son. formerly of Cincinnati. changed
hands the other day. John Scrump be-
comes the owner. Mr.. Johnson retiring.
JOSEPH DECKER, n ~well-known citizen
of Valparaiso. received a letter a few
days ago from his sister. saying his
mother had died in Bavaria. Germany,
and had beaueathed to him s25. 600.
Gel MOORE. while celebrating Christ
mas at Petersburg, shot himself
through the right thigh.
PANIC was narrowly averted at the
Presbyterian church. Portland. An
imitation Ferris wheel was being used
to distribute Christmas presents from.
and it caught fire from the candles. A
rush for the doc and windows follow
ed, but no one was hurt
FIRE in Montpelier. at an early hour
the other morning. burned the Com
mercial hotel. n restaurant. "A saloon
and a furniture store. Loss. sl2. 900.
The infant child Of John Darnell,
living near Washington. was found
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