The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-04-06


early the other morning. The burg
lars got away. but pool of blood
showed that the postlnastcr's aim had
been true. They fired two shots AT
him. but both missed. lie found that
they had rified his cash urawer of small
change. A fuse and hole that had
been drilled into the door OF the safe.
in which were $500. showed that they
had but Just begun their work when he
interrupted them
TnE works of the Diamond Plate
Glass Co. at kohomo, resumed opera
,ion> "A few days ago. after shut-dow n
of several months A cas-; was made
the other morning.
SPECIAL OFFICER |. H. BAKER made
an important arrest on Big -Four
train. near Thorntown. n few days
since. in the arrest of 'Jap" Hill. a
noted Frankfort thief. who escaped
Jail there in January disguised a a
tramp. On the morning OF his escape
Hill was TO have been taken TO the
Northern prison TO serve n sentence OF
eight years for highway robbery. The
sheriff has spent a good deal of money
tn effect his capture lie is the fifth CT
his family To do time in the pen.
A CHAIR of English literature has
been established at the college at
Franklin
AT Morristown the child of John
Huffman was dangerously scalded 10y
an npsetting coffee pot
ENGLISH is experiencing a well-de-
fined boom
A cHAIE factory is to be started at
Goshen.
4 BIG box factory is on the tapis for
Muncic.
AT Bloomington, James l. Hicks
was indicted for murder in the FIRST de-
gree for killing his lo-year-old child.
The crime was revealed by its mother.
The free lodging house at Elkhar;
has closed During the three months
of its existence il cared for 1888 unfor-
tunatcs
The cold wave which swept over the
country has probably cut the chances
for fruit crop in this state down to a
apples are almost totally destroyed in
the central and northern part of the
state. but it is hoped that the hills in
the southern part. the great apple Sec
ton. have saved the staple fruit
PETER VIErEGE. of Valparaiso. re-
ceived telegram from Germany an
nouncing the death of his millionaire
uncle, who owns vast estates in Ger
many. and is one of the nitrate kings
<sfT th.s &c
now in Chilli settling up the estate
there. vietege is tailor by trade, and
will receive fourteenth Of the es.
tate.
FRED SHEEHAS. IS, fell into vat at
the Bluffton hoop works. and was
scalded 10 death.
The Madison County Fair association
has organized, with $4,000 capital
stock.
j. ID. BERGER. one of the wealthy
merchants of Albion. was sandbagged
the other evening about 5 o'clock while
on his way home. The robbery oc-
Cured on one of the principal streets.
which at the time was thronged with
pedestrians Mr.. Berger is hardware
dealer and as general rule carries
considerable money with him, but on
this occasion the robbers only secured
few dollars
A DESPERATE attempt was made by
the prisoners in the county jail at Vim
ccnnes 10 escape by numbering Deputy
Sheriff Lou Hahn a. an early hour the
other morning. As Mr. Hahn entered
on his usual visit of inspection John
Hill, desperate prisoner. by prccon-
certed arran cement. sprang up from be-
hind the jail door. where he had been
crouched awaiting the opportunity.
and dealt the officer desperate blow
with club. knocking him down. II
happened that Mr.. Hahn fell against
the door and slammed il to. thus shut
ting off all the prisoners. who were in
a position TO make dash for liberty.
Mr. iiahn was crrricd out and two phy-
sicians called to attend him. He is in
critical condition.
AN organized gang of house breakers
has been committing many burglaries
near Manila.
BRAZIL has a tramp who cries for a
living.
Fl. WAYNE is alive with tramps
Tnr proposed canning factory at No
blesvillc is practically assured
RoADHoJsE will be built near Rich
mond.
ROBERT WIsENAS. pioneer of Cory
don. dropped dead
AT Hartford City Charles Mack lost
his left arm in the rollers at the paper
mill.
The people OF Columbia City are still
clainoring for water works
The proposed electric light system OF
Danville has been contracted for.
THE county commissioners OF WAYNE
county have decided TO tax circuses s25
for each performance.
The Steecc architectural iron works
will be located at Anderson, giving 100
men employ rnent to start
MANFRED EiLERs. Of Miami, was
struck with flying board in sawinill
the other day and probably fatally
hurt
RECEIVER kElsHER. of the First Ma
tional bank. OF North Manchester. has
announced his second di-idcn Of 20
per cent
TIE Christian ministers at Nuncie
have inaugrrated iigh, against Spirit
ualism.
STATE FIsr COMMISSIONER kIRscH has
decided to have every net and seine in