The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-05
GENERAL STATE NEWS.


mite was used in the river four times in
one day within radius of one mile
Terre Haute Express.
The Logansport gas and oil company.
In which number of our citizens are in
terested, is making arrangemnts TO re-
sumo operations on their remaining ter
ritory near Montpelier 1t will be remem-
| bered that some time ago the home COM
pany turned over a majority of their
leases there TO the American company,
which at once sunk a well and struck
OIL IN seemingly unlimited quantities.
The prospects for further success are
very acknowledgements Reporter.
Washington township, Harrison coun-
", contains about 5000 acres Of tillable
land. There are now growing I'm the
township more than 900 apple trees,
$4,000 peach trees and 10000 pear trees.
besides about 10000 grape vines and sew
eral thousand blackberry, dewberry and
strawberry plants. great many OF
these trees and plants are too young 70
bear, yet statistics show that there Is
produced in this section more fruit than
in any county in the state.-AIoany
Ledger.
Alex Shonfield has a pair of skye ter
r1er pups, male and female, of the age
of two and One-half months and weigh
less than two pounds that are hard
hghters. The two pups have been con-
slant companions and very affectionate
backs and dropped at the same time.
When this is done a fight is on in an
instant, and Sunday ii was necessary to
pry the jaws of the "featherweights'
apart 10 separate them.-Columbus Re
publican
The owner of the Seymour blood
hounds, W. A. Carter. was in the city
Monday with two of his dogs. He had
been down in Martin county hunting for
man Mho had set fire to the corn cribs
OF a. Winder, farmer of that county
Without much trouble. the dogs went
straight to the house of a man by the
name of HUFF, brOther-in-.aw Of
Nlnder. between whom there has been
bad feeling Cor some time. 1t is said
Hun WI. be prosecuted for the crime
Bedford Democrat.
Yesterday thrashers were at work at
the farm of Henry Meyers of Milan
township, nine miles east Of the city A
spark from the engine fell into the straw
stack and ignited it. and fire was COM
municated 10 the barn. The flames could
not be stayed and the structure. together
with ali its contents. was consumed
large quantity of wheat and oats was
lost The loss amounts 10 about $4,000
fortunately for Mr.. Meyers he carried
insurance which will nearly cover the
loss.-F't. Wayne Gazette.
The Irondale rolling mill company's
new tin plate plant at Middletown will
today noon, and bright tin plate the
very article that democrats one year ago
insisted could not be made in the United
States, VIII be turned out from the bill
let. Many manufacturers of note will
ne present. The Irondale company has
prepared for their opening with a big
dinner and supper, and if the machinery
works all right a big time may be eX-
pleted.-Anderson Herald
Joseph Prepik was found dead early
Sunday morning at the side of the Pan
Handle track near English lake He had
been beheaded by the wheels Of a train
His body lay on the outside of the track,
and the suppOsition is that he suicided
Up TO the time of the strike Prefix had
been employed on the Panhandle sec
ton. Since then he has had no en-
rloyment and ii is believed that he be-
came discouraged and decided TO end
his troubles in the manner stated above
He leaves a family.-Loganspor Pharos
Adam Condo. aged about eighty-threc
died at his country home near German
town Saturday. He was probably the
first pillow manufacturer in Indiana He
came 10 Germantown from Forest coun-
ty, Pennsylvania, in 1880, and began the
manufacture of plOws with wooden mold
boards. From these came the Condo
plOw. which was famous all over Indi-
ana. The panic of 1873 had disastrous
effect on the business, and Mr.. Condo re-
tired TO the farm. where he closed Il
long and honorable GENERALIZATION
Democrat.
Tuesday evening when Oliver Harsh
man, living one and one-half miles west
Of Manson, opened his stable door to pur
away his team, he was assaulted by
footpld concealed in the stable. striking
him a fearful blow squarely in the face.
The lick did not fell Mr. Harshman. al
though staggering him badly Evidently
frightened at mis- failure to knock his vic
inn fl1
man was hauling wheat to market dur
ing the day, and ii is thought the object
Of the murderous assailant was robbery
Frankfort Crescent
Two strange men. carrying a can.
We're seen coming out Of the barn at
the rear Of 1122 Poplar-st. at 10 o'clock
last night. A visit to the barn to as
certain If anything had been stolen re-
vealed the fact that the building had
been saturated with coal oil. 1t is sure
that the men intended to set fire to the
barn, but what object they could have
lice We're notified and a description Of
the men furnished. They were on the
look out for the would-be incendiaries
last night, but failed to get any trace
of them.-TerTe Haute Gazette.
About 7:3O O'Clock Tuesday morning the
sun exhibited some of the most remark
able phenomena ever witnessed here
While no such event is booked on the
calendars the luminary appeared to be
for several minutes partially eclipsed and
could be gazed at steadily with the naked
eye. Every moment or so, balls Of fire
appeared to break loose from the planet
and drop down toward the earth, ex-
ploded with a shower, which resembled
shooting rockets The whole occurrence
was the strangest and most fascinating
sight on record.-Logansport Reporter.
Wednesday morning as Mrs. Decatur
Wilkinson and three children were driv-
ing into the city they met with a serious
accident near the residence of Alf Look
abin. Their horse took fright at wa
termelOn stand on the roadside and be.
gan kicking and plunging, throwing all
the occupants of the buggy out. Mrs
Wilkinson was badly hurt, being kicked
on the head and her son likewise received
a kick on the arm. The little girl had a
terrible cash cut in her face, laying it
open. The baby escaped, very strangely
without injury.-Crawfordsvil Journal
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. J. Ross Nc
CullOch, second assistant cashier at the
Hamilton national bank and son Of
President McCUlloch. left for Washington
ID. c, to join his aunt, Miss Mary Nc
Culloch. daughter Of eX-Secretary of the
Treasury McCulOch, for a years tour of
the world. Mr.. McCulloch and Miss Nc
CullOch will start from New York City
Sept. and go by rail across the United
States to Vancouver, from whence they
sail Sept. IL for Yokohama, Japan They
will then make a tour of eight months
abroad before sailing from Liverpool for
New York City.-Ft. Wayne News.
Jackson &, Starr Wednesday afternoon
fled the suit Of Mary Griffin VS.. the city
Of Richmond fha carno hafpo oor,