The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-10

resume work on full time.
William Dotson's grocery at Elkhart
has been closed by creditors.
James Mclaughlin, a wealthy farmer
near Greensburg. died Thursday.
James Mclaughlin of Decatur county
who served in Wilder's battery, is dead.
Cambridge city had a prosperous
year; not a business failure was re-
corded.
The Anderson fiint-glass bottle works
company has reOrganized with 100000
capital.
William WhitestOne was sentenced to
one year in the penitentiary at Knox
Thursday for stealing cloverseed.
The New Castle Democrat, one of the
best of The SentinePs exchanges, has
been recently enlarged and much inn
proved generally.
The Marengo Observer plant was
transferred TO English recently by
AIessrs. Pro and Temple. former editors
of the English News. The News will b"
revived
John Connors and Eva Flint. who have
been in the Abb Il Jail for three months,
charged with being implicated in the
Lake Shore train robbery, were released
Wednesday.
Mrs. Emiline Dalton, the woman who
was Whitecapped by her husband and
several Of his friends. now doing time
in the Jacksonville penitentiary, has Sc
a.
lord and master" together with ali
mOny.
John r Courtney of Charlottesville.
one Of the best known criminal lawyers
in western Indiana was Thursday ad-
judged OF unsound mind, and was taken
10 the asylum this afternoon. He has
been falling for some time and recently
became violent.
Governor Matthews has reappointed
Matthias Kilgus a member of the board
OF metropolitan police commissioners of
Jeffersonville. There was some Opposi-
ton, but the governor had some time
ago pledged himself TO continue Mr.. Kill
gus on the board.
a c. Lindemuth of Richmond says
that he will not allow his name TO be
presented before the republican state
convention as a candidate for secretary
of state. He gives as his reason that
too many Wayne county citizens are
aspirants for state Offices.
James Thomas, the battle-scared vet
eran will celebrate his siXty-frst birth
day tomorrow. Dec. 81. it being the last
day of the week, of the month, and of
the year. Squire McShane says if it had
been day later Uncle Jim wouldn't
have been born at an.-Mt. Vernon
Democrat.
John Hart0n. aged seventy-three. is
dead at Seymour. He was one Of the
old settlers there, and was agent Of the
old Ohio & Mississippi railroad for twen-
ty-Seven years. He WAS a large proper
ty-OWner. He was a charter member of
Seymour lodge No 204, /. o. o. f. He
leaves a widow two sons and one daugh-
ter
Judge William Johnston Of Valparaiso
has publicly announced that he would
be a candidate for the congressional
nomination. Two years ago Judge john
stOn made the race against Congress
man Hammond and was defeated by
thirty-eight votes. He ran SOP votes
ahead of President Harrison in this dis.
trict.
Mrs Nancy Clark. the Oldest inhab-
itant of Crawford county, being in her
10lst year. was on our streets yesterday
visiting her friends She was accom-
panied by her granddaughter, Mrs. L. +.
Shaw, and walked with a surprisingly
firm step. If Mrs. Clark lives until
April she will be 102.-Crawford County
Democrat.
Thomas J. Howard, aged sixty. was
found dead in bed in JeffersOnville
Monday morning. Heart disease is the
presumed cause EX-COngreSsman Jonas
g. Howard is a brother of the deceased.
The following children survive: Jonas,
Charles and Roy Howard Mrs. Jud
Monroe, Mrs. ollie Monroe and Mrs.
Cora Mckinney.
Jacob Shoup and wife celebrated their
golden wedding Wednesday, \ goOdly
number of their relatiy es We're on hand
70 congratulate them on having spanned
half a century in each others COM
pany, and To present each of them with
a fine gold watch. A big dinner at the
residence of John Anstis and wife was
an enjoyable part of the program
Pulaski Democrat.
Thomas Brock and John Bensenbower,
Two wealthy farmers near Anderson.
have been quarreling for some time over
the ownership of a common dog. and
have sued each other in the court until
costs amount 10 several hundred dol
lars. The canine is now in possession
of Bensenbower. and he says he will
spend every cent he has before he will
turn II over TO Brock.
one Of the fool correspondents at In
dianapolis who telegraphs political rot
10 the metropolitan papers says the re-
suit Of last Saturdays democratic meet
tngs throughout the state was largely
in favor of Governor Gray's presiden-
tial aspirations The idiot Not one out
of thousand who attended these meet
ings thought Of anybodys presidential
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Bend Times.
Here is a chance for the man from
Rokomo to make thousand dollars.
The Independent has a man who will
deposit 81, 900 in any bank in this city
as a wager that ten arch lights placed
in a row, half of which shall he 1000
candle power and the other half 200
candle power, cannot be distinguished
one from the other by the man from
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Independent
For the first time in a decade or two
a silver fox has been captured in Put
nam county. The time was Monday last
and the lucky hunters We're John Fra
zier and Ike Brattain. The pelt Of the
animal is beautiful and as il is a scarce
and much sought-after fur, they will
realize handsomely on their good luck
the market price Of silver fox pelts is
from $40 10 SS0.-Greencastle Star-Press.
The twenty-pound stick Of candy that
was voted to the prettiest lady in the
house was carried away by Miss Emma
Guild. 1t brought $3.50. All told there
were a number Of cakes sold. Among
Others was one awarded 10 the homeli-
est lady in the house. Another cake was
given TO W. II. II. Smith for being
little homelier than J. r. Guild and
Emery Lowe. Smiths mug took the
caks.-Winamac Democrat.
Sam Reynolds, who resides about two
miles west of town, had on exhibition
here Wednesday evening a white chick
en-hawk, which he had the good fortune
10 wound sufficiently by a shot to render
its capture possible. 1t Is perfectly
white with the exception of a very few
brown feathers and was quite beauty
We have talked with several and have
10 find anyone who ever saw one in this
vicinity befOre-Poseyville News.
Sellersburg did herself proud Thurs
day night by organizing an cdd fellows
lodge and initiating twenty-seven charter
members The institutions of the Lodge