The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-07-25


away. Mr.. ROOkstool fell upon the double
trees and was dragged about the field.
When rescued from his perilous position
he was unconscious asd il is not known
just how serious his injuries are.-GOshen
Times.
A prominent local official learned to
chew tobacco when he a boy and
his first experience was with shorts.
a smoking and chewing tobacco. 1t was
in the schOOl-rOOm and like many first
attempts promised to result disastrously.
He raised his hand but the hard-hearted
master refused him permission to leave
the room. The outcome was not only
Notifying to the lad. but had a serious
effect on the floor and janitor.-South
Bend Tribune.
]. a. Craige the dairyman. was seri-
Ously hurt by a bull last Friday after
noon. He was caught against the barn
by the Infatuated beast and butted about
the heart almost into insensibility. For
tUnately the animal had been dehorned.
Ben Rysinger, who happened 10 be pass
ing through the lot, ran the bull away
with pitchfork. Mr. Craige was in
precariOus condition for a day or so.
but is now rapidly improving and will
soon be OUt.-Rushville Jacksonian.
Friday morning MONTE Creesey. owner
OF two threshing machines, met with an
accident near Advance, which may dis
figure him for life. He was inspecting
the water guage on engine when ii
exploded and boiling water and steam
blew into his face. fairly cooking the
flesh. 1t was thought for a time that his
eyes were ruined. but later news is that
they are uninjured. Doctors were soon
at the scene and gave necessary relief.
While the burn Is a very severe one he
was resting easy at latest accounts.
We have in this city several abandoned
wells that are 1000 feet deep. Why not
organize a company to sink one Of them
10 a depth Of two or more thousand feet
for the purpose of demonstrating what
may be hidden beneath us? There is
not much question we Opne. but we
would. if not striking another gas bearing
sand or oil, at least reach the blue lick
water. which Of Itself would be a great
card for our thriving city and a paying
investment to the stockholders. VINO
will start this enterprise.-Greenfiel Trl-
bune.
. 1t seems to be one of the prime de-
sires Of every man TO turn in a fire
alarm and he feels much chagrined after
running half a block to find some one
ahead Of him. This was the experience
of well-known printer at a recent fire
He was in the store when the fire was
discovered. Box IA was a short distance
away and he did not know that key
is under it in a glass case. He hurried
to store. found a key and as he neared
the box saw another man turn in the
alarm. He looked sheepsh but could
The American starch works at this
place have shut down and all the top men
in the institution. il is said. have taken
a vacation and will go TO the lakes and
Other resorts for thirty or sixty days. An
attempt was made to ascertain just when
the works would start again. The time
could not be learned. but from a man close
TO the management il was ascertained
that as soon as some needed repairs Were
made the whistle would blow again, and
this is believed to be within the next
month Time will. however tell when
work Will he regularly resumed.-Colum-
bus Republican.
The A. NJ. c. club of this city leave
for a three-wceks' camping trip Monday
The club will go 10 the Chautauqua
grounds at LapOrte. where they will be
AT home to their Michigan City friends
who may wish to call on them. The reg
ulatiOn camp uniform will be blue over
alls and swea ters. The party will be
composed OF Willard Mcpherson and
Albert Major of Chicago and Frank Bar
tholomew, Roy Misener. Roy Hamrick
Will Vail, Harry Orr. Harvey Rogers,
Truesdell Vail and Sam Behan.-Michi-
gan City Dispatch.
Wabash is in a feaful stage of excite
ment. The divided skirt craze for women
bicycle riders has at last reached that
quiet village. A young woman, Wednes-
day evening. startled the staid residents
~ appearing III d very dtlIdcllNe G4cluG
costume. II consisted of a waist Of light
material. a divided brown skirt reaching
a little below the knee and brown leg
gins. on her head she wore a iaunty
cap. The outfit was quite fetching. and
was not in the least immodest, while IL
gave a freedom Of motion that the bicyc-
list in long skirts knows nothing of.
The great railroad tie-up has bene-
flied the state of Indiana in one respect.
at least. Both the Pullman and Wagner
car companies. which had all along re-
fused 10 pay their state taxes, have sur
prised the state treasurer by paying in
full all taxes accrued since the act Of
1891. The Pullman company has heaps
or gall. but not enough TO call on the
state for aid in suppressng the strike
while yet playing the roll of tax dead
beats. The amount Of the Pullman
company's tax in this county was $40,
and was paid Thursday.-Huntingto
Democrat.
About ten days ago. while George
Healey was driving the sorrel horse be-
longing TO Walker & Brown, the animal
stepped on a nail, which penetrated the
tender part of he high fore hoof The
nail was drawn and the animal seemed to
be all right up to Friday morning, when
he was seized with lockjaw, and suffered
horrible agony all Friday and through
the night. This morning the poor brute
was not able TO stand and the sweat
poured off like rain. The appearances
indicated that the poor thing was uncon-
scious. and his sufferings were ended by
bullet.-Connersville Examiner.
The new weed which infests the fields
and waste places this year seems to be-
long TO the order compot ae germs, null
gedium species, leucophatum. The COM
mon English name is wild lettuce. IL is
biennial plant which means that il
does not come TO maturity the first year,
but goes to seed the second year like
the thistle. The seeds are scattered and
disseminated by the wind like the dande-
lion, thistle, etc This year these weeds
will go to seed and be scattered no one
knows where. The plant blooms from
July 10 September and should receive
immediate attention wherever found
Logansport Journal.
The question is often asked regarding
the law OF the street for pedestrians. A
lawyer answers as follows: 1.-THE streets
belongs to the teams and vehicles and
pedestrians have no more right on them
than teams would have on the sidewalk
The cross walks at street corners be-
long TO pedestrians who have the right
Of-way there by the law against teams
Many drivers ignore the law, go dash
ing over cross walks, endangering the life
and limb of the pedestrian, without once
thinking that they were violating the
law by driving rapidly over a crossing,
nor can driver obstruct the street cross
ings. "-Columbus Times.
Monday morning Ithamer Fem, a sa-
loon keeper, and Ella Harrison, were in
Squire Moreland's court at KoKono.