The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-12-07

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against every dealer violating the law.
A HORSE belonging To plumbing
firm AT Elkhart will stand half day
without being hitched. but makes "a
,anter for the stable the instant the
noon or q o'clock whistles sound.
| THOMAS FRANCE was shot through
the head and instantly killed the other
iay at Clunette. a village in kosciusko
county. northwest Of Wabash lie and
John Harley had returned from hunt
ing. and llarley's gun was accidentally
| discharged as they climbed fence,
with the result as stated.
TuE indianapolis police authorities
had difficulty sunday in enforcing the
sunday liquor law. There we're a num-
Der of arrests of drunken men. but no
saloonkeeper was caught. their places
being too carefully guarded. In the
afternoon Patrolman VIM. Brady at
tempted to arrest drunken man and
was set upon by crowd OF hoodlums
and chased for several blocks. the pris-
oner being rescued. Still later the POI
| lice arrested two Of the rescuers, after
A short battle with fists and clubs.
! CHARLES JOHNSON. of Anderson. while
out hunting the other afternoon. let
his gun slip. Ii went off and the load
passed through his stomach, discmbow-
cling him.
AT Shelbyvillc, while Charles Marion
was whiting board. drawing the
knife toward him. the board suddenly
split. permitting the knife to be driven
with such force that the blade entered
the abdomen not far from the region
Of the heart. He can not recover.
COLUMBIA CITY people are boring for
gas
CHExEN-rox is raging at Columbia
City.
THERE is said to be not vacant
house in Rockville.
kokoMo citizens are raising fund 10
secure factories.
TEERE HAyTE grain men contemplate
erecting an elevator with "A capacity
for $685. 900 bushels.
Is suit for $50. 900 against the Big
Four road at Newcastle. the complaint
contains over 200. 900 words
AT Muncie Frank Verne. aged l.,
took strychnine and died. Love affair.
Lige Clenenger took morphine but was
saved. Same cause.
CLAUDE MCDONALD. who was run
down and killed 10y ears at Seymour.
was the fourth of the Mcdonald boys
to meet death in that manner.
SQUIRE JAMES COOPER. one of the
best known stcckmen in Southern
Indiana. died suddenly at his country
home near Shelbyville the other morn.
ing. He was but recently married 70
a young and pretty girl. Jennie Perry.
who comes in as the only heir to Mr..
Cooper's immense fortune.
ii. Il. KENNEDY. dry goods. Logans-
port. assigned. Liabilities $751; as
sets. $500 +. W. Moore. "A former
owner OF the stock. is a preferred cred.
itor to the value Of the stock
The residents of Elkhart have been
restrained by the court from saving
down trolley poles erected by the street
railway company.
THE eastbound Lake Erie < Western
passenger train. struck John Toban. q
molder, aged "a years. instantly killing
him. near Muncie. He undertook to
walk across long trestle and was
| caught
DIrHTHERrA is raging TO an alarming
extent in Hamilton county.
CLINTON county chicken thieves have
| opened their winter campaign.
A BRowNsTowS young man walks
about the streets this weather bare
footed.
4 HUNTINGTON woman makes prac
tice Of scalding dogs that stray into
her yard.
GEORGE Il. ZoFLLSER. a prominent
young pythian. while riding on a street
car at indianapolis. struck his heac
against a trolley pole, and his skull
was fractured.
II. O. HUFFEg. a prominent educator
and at present teacher in the Farm
land public school. committed suicide
lie had been complaining Of i'll health
for several days. and imagined that hi
was losing his mind.
THERE is sidewalk war on at Co
lum bia City.
THERE is considerable restitution in
Seymour.
i NEW ALBANY capitalists are talking
Of starting a cotton hose factory.
REV. CHARLES l.. JENNINGS. Shelby
Vile. well known minister, is dead.
RICHMOND wants another express
company
SOUTH BEND police will knock ou
slot machines.
CHARGES Of votc-buying are being
made at Monticello.
\ Rusm county people are divided or
4 the courthouse question.
4 MICHAEL JOINS. a prominent farmer
residing east OF Brazil. was founc
dead in the woods short distance
from his home. buried beneath heavy
saw log. Mr.. Johns left early in the
morning 10 bring the logs into town
and as he did not return for dinner
| his family became fearful and search
was made. His team was standing by
the dead man being uxable to move
as one end of tho log blocked the
wheels Of the wagon. Mr.. Johns was
Il years old and leaves a wife and tvr
children
IT develops at indianapolis that FL
II. Howard. the insurance swindler.