The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-31

steady How or green backs poured into
the cashiers desk Down stairs the
saloon did a rafting business and the
street car line was found to have put
on extra cars for the accommodation of
the gamblers. The opening Of this pool
room is supposed 10 be a test for Mat
thews. If he allows the pool room TO run it
is thought the race track owners will
take courage and reopen.-Whiung
News.
one OF the largest real estate transac-
tons in Allen county lands ever con-
summated was that of Tuesday in which
G. W Edgerton, administrator Of the
late Joseph X. Edgerton's estate, closed
the sale of 1000 acres to eighteen Omish
settlers for nearly as many new farms,
which Will at once be improved and
opened up in Maumee township The
lands lie in the southwest quarter of
the township and are located near Wood
burn, about fifteen miles east Of this
city. The purchase price was $l5,60O.
The new colony includes people Of thrift
and TOgTeSsiVeneSS-Such people as VIII
make the wonderfully rich soil of Maui
NEE township one Of the future gardens
Of this county. The following IS
complete list OF the buyers: Joseph ).
Schlatter Christian :. Schlatter, Benedict
:. Schlatter, Memo Naggy. John r.
Yaggy and Samuel Gerig of this county;
Christian Wurther, John J. Hirschy and
Christian Springer of Adams county, In
diana; Daniel Rupp, Barbara Rupp and
William Gernhardt Of Fulton county,
Ohio; Paul Steiner and Memo thinner
man of Allen county. Ohio; Henry Hllty,
Emil Zimmerman and Alvin r. Fry of
Putnam county, Ohio. and Annie Gerber
Of Tazeweu county. Ilhnois.-Ft. Wayne
Journal.
4 case at law Of a peculiar nature
occupied the attention of Justice Wade
of Veedersburg on Wednesday. The
case involves peculiar features and il
has been the talk of the town, being dis
cussed pro and con in the stores and on
the streets. everybody expressing their
views and giving vent To their feelings.
The case was brought in the name OF
the state Of Indiana by a member Of the
*. Of p. lodge Of this place charging T.
IT. Booze. the well-known travelling man
and hotel man OF this place. with the
unlawful wearing Of a badge Of the or
| der. alleging that Booze is not a member
and has no right TO wear the emblem.
The case brought out that Booze was a
member. but not in good standing, but
| that some time since he was suspended
for nOn-payment Of dues. The defendant
contended that he was sill a member.
hut not in good standing, being deprived
of all benefits, but not having been ex-
PEELED he was still entitled 10 be called
member under suspension, and entitled
TO wear. the emblem. The court thought
otherwise and fined him 81. The case will
be appealed in order to get a decision on
the subject, as it is claimed by the
| lawyers that no supreme court has vet
passed on the question or any similar
question The outcome will be watched
with interest by members Of all lodges
-COvinetOn Friend.
a dollar with a remarkable history IS
now in possession Of Theodore Slange Of
the Anderson hotel a person to look
only
ordinary paper dollar of the 1862 issue
and stripped Of its history would be
issued by many an Anderson man to buy
beefsteak and liver. But it would take
several good dollars to get it from its
present owner who came in possession Of
it while tending bar in Millersburg in
| 1890 He took the time yesterday TO
recite the history OF the bill previous
| to it's entry into his bank account. one
! evening he was alone in the bar when
| i'm came a young man, who from his
style and manners had seen better DAYS.
! Walking up To the bar he laid down
! this paper bill and before taking his
drink he requested of Mr.. Slange 4
pen and in a few minutes he had in
scribed the following: Here goes the
| last dollar I possess out OF fortune
| Of $4,000 which was left me one year
ago" After he had taken his drink
and left the place careful examination
/ was made of the bank note and the fol
I lowing additional inscription was found:
| The happiest day of NY life. only DOL
| lar i had left with which TO pay my
marriage fee June T. 1863. Nashville.
| Tenn, Thomas Fitzgerald. This piece of
1 money has been a great curiosity and
/ its owner has had many callers TO see
/ his green back of the issue Of 1S62.-An-
J derson Herald.
As soon as the nominating election is
| over and politician candidates are once
/ again their own men" there are several
| cases Of inhumanity that will be brought
| UP by the president of the humane so
| ciety. Appended is an enumeration OF a
! few of the cases: a gentleman on \.
/ Fourteenth-st heard a whining near his
| house last night, and going out, found
| a dog tied with ropes so that he could
| not move. The dog viii die from its in
| human treatment and exposure TO the
| cold in that helpless condition. \ fam
! ilv lives I'm a certain part Of this city In
| one small room that has no window, and
| but one opening of any kind, that being
! a back door. The father and mother are
! both unemployed and numerically beat
| their small son. There is horse in this
| city that is starving to death and Mr..
| Mertz viii Kill it. The horse had had
| nothing 10 eat for a whole week when
| discovered There Is in this city a man
| with very dangerous temper. Recently
| in fit Of rage he ran at his little SON.
! who was standing in the room in his
| bare feet. ard trampled on the boys
| bare toes, not letting up on his stamp
| inc until the nails were crushed from
| the BOYS Ieet. At another place there
| are three girls, ranging in age from ten
! TO eighteen years, who were some time
| ago deserted by their parents, and who
| now make their living by prostitution
| The above article is not Sunday-school
! literature. but belongs to the realistic
| school. being true in every particular
| Richmond Telegram.
There is a mysterious man who FOR
| two or three days has been bOthering
! the trainmen on the Richmond division
| between this city and New Castle. on
| last Monday a man apparently thirty
| five years of age got aboard Conductor
! FinfrOcks train at near New Castle. He
! remained on the platform, and Finfrock
! put him Oft at Ashland. Yesterday the
| same man was aboard another passenger
| train, getting on at Greensboro and rid
| ing to New Castle, where he was put Off
| This morning Conductor FinfrOck saw
| the fellow get aboard on the rear plat
| form when the train stopped at Green's
| fork He went back after the train had
| started and asked him to come in and
| get warm. The fellow appeared badly
| scared and would have jumped off, had
| not FinfrOck by force made him enter
! the car. He had no money though was
| we'll and comfortably dressed. Matt
| Moore who was on the train, watched
! the fellow carefully and came TO the
| opinion that he was insane. He and
| Finfrock concluded TO bring the man To
| Richmond and turn him over To the
| police to be held until he could be looked
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