The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-04-04

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sault and battery, incompatibility Of tenn
per and desertion. She says he promised
TO take her to China with him, but left
without her, saying he would never re-
turn. She asks for decree of divorce and
custody of her Observation-Disclosures
daughter. Goldie May Mangee, and also
for the custody Of an unborn child
Lafayette Courier.
Whisky can be made for shade over
10 cents per gallon in Terre Haute,"
said gentleman yesterday thoroughly
posted in the business. ''NO distillery in
the United States shows such a record
for economical working as the one turned
over to the trust by Messrs. Fairbanks
& Beggs and the best that any other
plant can show is about Is cents. This
leads me to believe" he added. that
the new distillery, whether run by the
trust or antitrust people, will be speed
lily carried TO completion and run steadi-
" III run by the trust some distillery
at another point may be closed up, for
the new one with its modern machinery
and Terre Haute's unparalleled facilities
would make 1t profitable for the trust
TO operate it in any event."-Terre
Haute Express.
Harry r. Whitmer of Goshen, who has
been here visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob
NJ Chillas. won the hearty plaudits and
earnest congra tulatiOns of a large crowd
assembled about the Grand Trunk de-
pot last Tuesday Afternoon when the
Grand Trunk passenger train rushed in.
little bare-headed tot in dresses ran
upon the track just in front OF the swift
rushing engine and onlookers, except
Mr.. Whitmer, were fairly paralzed with
fear. Although crippled in one leg, he
rushed upon the track, rescued the child
Just in the nick of time and escaped be-
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establishment and everybody wondered
how he escaped injury and rescued the
little one. Harry was a hero right away
but accepted his laurels with becoming
modesty. 1t was an exceedingly risky
act.-South Bend Times
The authorities in Richmond. Ky. are
holding Reuben Himebaugh. formerly OF
this city, on the charge of bigamy. This
information comes through a letter to
Deputy Sheriff Kidder from j. Tevis
CObt, an attorney, in which he asks for
information concerning bill for divorce
filed several years ago by Mrs. Hime-
baugh in the circuit court here. 1t ap-
pears from the letter that Himebaugh
was married there a short time ago, and
that he tells his lawyer that he had a
wife in Goshen but believed that she had
long since secured a divorce. The action
referred to was filed during the year 1890
by Clara X. Himebaugh. The case was
continued from term to term and finally
about March 81 1891. the proceedings
were dismissed. defendant to pay the
costs. Shortly after that time Hime-
baugh departed. and is now heard from
through this bit of sensational news
Goshen News.
Solomon l.. Hixon, who died in Mid
dlebury Sunday, was born in Pennsyl-
Vania in 1905. and at his death was over
eighty-nine years old. He had always
enjoyed good health and was a vigorous
he emigrated to Ohio and in 1884 he
came to Middlebury township where he
cleared up a farm. Mr.. HiXOn named
Middlebury township after the town
from which his wife came in Vermont.
Mr.. HixOn's wife's name was Nancy a.
Remele, and he married her in Portage
county, Ohio. Five children were born
to them, but only one son lives, Henry
n. Hixon, the banker at Middlebury
Charles Mather is a son-in-law by his
first wife. Mr.. HiXon was a man res
pected by all who knew him, and as one
has said, 1.-The old gentleman belonged
to those sturdy pioneers who have done
so much for Elkhart county, and the i'm
telligence Of his death will occasion
great sorrow among those who had the
pleasure of his acquaintanc Goshen
News.
At the Bucklen hotel fire Fireman
Frank Little had thrilling experience,
which he viii not care to have repeated.
Little and Fireman Bell were working
their way through the hall and Bell.
who was first. kicked in n door. 1t fell
forward and formed a sort Of platform
projecting over a dark abyss which
could not be distinguished through the
dense smoke. Bell by a lettering of
the door OWNED the danger and warned
Little. The warning came too late, for
Little dropped out of sight and fell
among the glowing embers that yet re-
Of no 0f hot
had fallen a few minutes before. How
he got out of the bed of living fire he
cannot TELL but he soon emerged from
the window. He fell a distance of at
least eighteen feet into pit-like cavity
whose sides are yet today five feet high
1t was a miraculous escape. The victim
was able to be out the next morning, ell
though he sustained a badly bruised
wrist. had two fingers dislocated, cut
over his eye and other bruises.-Goshen
News. !.
The meeting of the Indiana window
glass manufacturers came TO a close yes
terday afternoon without anything
definitely being decided upon. The man.
ufacturers met in the rooms Of the
Commercial club building. and b. r.
and w. II. Johnson of Muncie secretary.
\ discussion Of the tariff was at once
commenced, and this subject was dis
cussed during the entire session to the
exclusion OF all other matters. COM
mittee on permanent organization was
ready to report but action on this sub
ject was deferred until the next meet
ing. The committee appointed a month
ago to go to Washington to labor with
the senate finance committee made a
statement that the committee did go
there. and through the efforts of Con-
gresham Bynum, whom they had in
terested. had been able to secure a
slight modification OF the schedule in