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

John Woodrum received a letter from
her absent brother. 1t was mailed in
Arizona and stated that the writer was
well and prosperous and ready 10 come
back to Carroll county to visit his old
hOme.-Delphi Journal.
Mary Morrison Hoover was born in
Circleville, o., July Is, 1929, where she
lived until she was eight years Of age,
then removed with her parents to Rich
mond, Ind. At the age Of nineteen she
was married to the late John Hoover.
They lived few years in Frankfort,
Ind, but spent most of their married
life in this city, having resided here
nearly forty years. In 1854 Mrs. Hoover
entered the Cincinnati eclectic college
of medicine. from which she graduated.
She was also graduate of the Pennsyl-
vania medical college of Philadelphia,
Pa, having graduated from that college
in 1866. She was the mother Of four
children, two dying in infancy; the other
two survive her, Mrs. John Nicholson,
jr., and Mrs. John B. Rice. She was. in
former years, member Of Center
church, and also a member of the
Daughters Of Rebecca, 1. O. o. F., Craw-
louisville lodge. Mrs. Hoover was q
| most excellent old lady and her life was
busy one Of usefulness to others and
the world.-Crawfordsvi Journal.
Col. James Morgan was the first white
man born in Spencer county, eighty-one
years ago. At that time there were but
three counties in Indiana-Knox, Jen-
nings and Spencer. When the colonel
came 10 this city there were but three
houses here-one where Wilson's store
now stands, one where r. Beitman's
store stands, and one at the HOffmeister
corner. In 1886 the colonel run a store
! at Owl Prairie and owned the ground
1 upon which Elnora now stands. The
/ colonel is still a vigorous man, having
/ been blessed with the iron constitution
4 Of a pioneer. He says that natural gas
! was discovered in this county in 1885,
! in which year the settlers dug a well
4 about three-quarters of a mile south
/ of where Cannelburg now stands, When
! the well began to fill with water there
/ seemed to be a strong pressure beneath
! which made the water bubble. The we'll
! diggers, he says, were alarmed, fearing
! the presence of fire damp. To destroy
/ the damp it was proposed TO throw fire
/ in the we'll, which was done, when a
. fame went up twenty-five feet high.
/ This increased the CONSERVATION and
= the people who had assembled scattered,
/ believing it was the devil. When their
! courage returned they filled the well up
I with dirt and stones. They did not
/ know they had struck natural gas until
J told so years afterward by an old Penn
, Washington Democrat.
/ We expect to read this year Of the
/ usual number Of farmers and others be-
ing swindled by patent-right men, by
I ing agents, by men selling goods by
sample, etc. Simply learning how to
! avoid one trick is unimportant. There
/ are, however, general principles which
will, if borne in mind and acted upon,
Z almost always protect one from loss.
They may be briefly stated thus: Never
! listen to any proposition which is COM
/ mended to you as giving opportunities
4 for making money dishonesty or selling
, an article for much more than it is
1 you defraud others will cheat you if he
1 has good opportunity. As rule, when
: a stranger proposes to sell you an article
at very much less than it's value, it
! is safe to decline buying, unless you are
good judge of the article. Never sign
, a paper presented by a stranger without
| reading il and being sure you under
| stand its character. Never make a pur-
| chase or contract with a stranger when
! his assurance is the only evidence you
| have Of value. AS a rule, avoid engag-
| ing in enterprises, however attractive
| they may appear, if entirely outside
1 your usual business. Buy of and sell to
men whom you know personally, or who
are engaged in regular permanent bust
ness whenever this can be done Other
things being equal, buy and sell in the
market nearest home.-Fountain-W Warren
| Democrat
Tuesday morning two shy and sorry
| looking hang-dogs came shutting into
| town on their uppers and at once began
| to visit the business houses and en-
deavored to exchange coppers for sill
| yer. The police were finally apprised
! and Officer Grimes soon had both of the
men cooped up at the jail, like white
rats in a bird cage. They gave the
names of William German Of Frankfort
and James Wilson of Chicago. They
had some silver money and several dol
lars in copper coin. When Intercepted
as to where they had become possessed
| OF such wealth, they virtuously declared
| that they had honestly won it playing
| cards. Upon searching them it was
! found that their clothes Fere fairly
| lined with the plumber of a country
store. Gaudy silk handkerchiefs, jack
| knives as big as wad Of bolonga sau-
sage. combs, papers OF needles, thimbles,
! and varied assortment of articles in
vogue at the centers Of crossroads COM
/ merce were pulled out of the garments
| Of these precious raScals until the floor
Of the Jail sagged under the weight of
! the yoodly pile. When asked where they
| came from one of the men gave an
! ugly leer and said: well, Cap, I
reckon now that you've got us that
you can find out about us. To tell the
| truth we're dago princes in disguise,
but that's on the q. l." The officers are
telegraphing about to the small towns
| and will endeavor to have the stolen
goods identified.-Crawfordsv Jour
nal.
! Wednesday information was given the
| Express as reliable, and as coming from
| Governor Matthews while in the city
J few days ago, that l. II. g. Royse will
| be dropped from the board of trustees
/ of the state normal school and the va
| cancy will be filled by a member of the
| normal school alumni class. Further it
was learned that Murray Briggs will be
reappointed AS to the seeming delay
| of the governor in announcing the APP
| nOintnantS IL has been discovered that
the terms OF office of Messrs. Briggs and
| Royse do not expire until the latter part
| of the present month, consequently the
! notice of appointment will not be Off
cially made until the expiration of their
| terms of office. This will be about the
goth. The appointment of the new trus-
| tees is a matter of considerable inter-
| est and while the appointments hang
| fire numerous stories have been circu-
, lated, but the one announced yester-
| day is given as strictly reliable and can
| be depended on, providing the governor
! does not change his views on the queS-
! ton. 1t is known that a committee of
normal alumni called upon the governor
! recently and preferred the request that
! he appoint two alumni to succeed Messfs.
| Briggs and Royse on the board of trus-
| tees when the latter's terms should eX-
J pire. The governor heard the commit
! tees statement with attention and re-
spect, but at the close it is learned he
I frankly informed the members that he
did not sympathiZe with their views
and desires, and that If he should de-
I eide 70 replace either Mr.. Briggs or Mr..