The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-02-16


too crowded 10 receive another pate Mt
JAcoB ScnoIL died At his home IN
LYONS station. live miles east OF Com
norsville lie was - years old, ana
has been a resident Of faycttc county
for sixty years. Seven children SUR
vive. three of them prominent farmers
of the county.
ATTORNEY A. y. Mu>pEN filed nine
suits in the jackson circuit court the
other day against the German American
building and Loan association, OF In
dianapoiis, in sums ranging from 20 70
$500 The suits are brough. 10y stock
holders Of the company, who were
robbed OF $4,000 by the companys
former general agent, :. J. Warner. 10y
misreprescn Warner secured
the money for paid-up certificates IN
the company. but since the exposure of
his rascaiity they refuse 10 honor the
certificates The shareholders now
seek redress through the courts
TmE governor has pardoned DIR. J.
Frank Bcnham. of Richmond. convicted
one year ago for the criminal betrayal
Of Miss Anna Fuller, remarkably
beautiful girl Of I. years. and sentenced
to two years imprisonment
The Weight Shovel Co. OF Anderson,
the other day received an order from
brazilian sources for 100 extra dozen
heavy and larger spades, To he used 10y
government troops in the present I'M
pleasantncss. Tho order was sent inn
mediately To the shops and will be
ready for shipment in few days
Jrper GILLETTE convened the Feb
ruary term OF the Lake circuit court
the other morning. The eases against
the mem bers Of the dcfunct Columbian
Athletic association have been set for
trial April IL.
AT Lafayette the grand jury the other
day returned four indictments against
w. j. Mcdonnell. cashier. and two
against John w Brownell. director, Of
the dcfunct Commercial bank, OF OK
ford Mcdonnell is charged with per
jury. grand larceny and embezzlemcnt
Brownell is charged with cmbezzlc-
ment Both men were arrested and
gave bail Zimri Dwiggins was presi-
dent Of the bank
ONE of the five hose cart houses ma in
tained by Laportc. burned down the
other night. destroying valuable hose
cart. large quantity Of hose and other
fire supplies, including one OF the
Gamewell electric fire-alarm boxes.
There is probability that the house
will not be re Quilt. as large ma joritv
of the citizens would like 10 see the
present volunteer organi. alton dis
placed with a paid department
ANDERSON is enjoying a bread war
among the bakers, who are trying TO
undersell each other. Bread is only
two cents loaf.
IRA ELLIS. the missing postmaster Of
Dublin. has been found in Fayette
county. His sudden disappearance was
due to dependency over the conduct OF
his daughter. who was clerk in his
office and who was charged with rob
bing the mails. The post office in
spector has Strengthened up the affairs
of the office
DR. SAM EoLzEB, prominent yeter-
mary surgeon. living Mt Nillville. five
miles west of Hagerstown. shot him
self. the other morning at o'clock.
with revolver. The ball passed
through the body near the heart
Drink is the only cause assigned. lie
owns little farm. owes about 5000 and
is about sixty years old lie died in
the afternoon.
Mis-. JAMES TAYLOR. wife of prom
inent farmer of Columbus. baked a
number of pies for household use. and
also one which she sprinkled literally
on top with arsenic. which she intend
ed for rats and locked in the pantry.
the poisonous pie. however, having
been kept separate from the others.
The little daughter. aged II years. in
vaded the larder during the absence OF
the mother and partook of the pastry.
getting hold of the pie that was dosed
with arsenic. On the return of Mrs
Taylor she found her child on the floor
She will probably die.
GosHES's water power. under the
name of the Goshen Mechanical and
Manufacturing Co. was sold at recciv-
er's sale to satisfy judgment of s5..-
600. The property was bid in by MessrA
&. and r. Hawkes. for siJ.050.
JoHS TENDQUEsry. prorninc I
farmer living south of Bourbon. left
the country few days since. leaving
his creditors in the lurch. it is alleged,
to the amount of about So. SEQ.
ALBEIT PISSEY. twelve-year-oid son
of Frank Pinncy, prominent horse
man. living four miles east of North
Manchester. accidentally killed himself
the other evening with shotgun. The
boy had gone 10 the woods to shoot an
owl, and as he did not return search
was made for him His remains were
fcand with the top of his head blown
off.
a SENSATION was created at Brazil.
the other day by the finding of will
executed by the late Elder Reuben A.
Webster, l. 1864, bequea,hing all his
wealth. amounting to nearly si0O. 600,
TO his wife's heirs. At the time OF his
death a note badly written was found
on his person which desirnated the