The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-08-22
ABSOE1J TEEY PURE

/ Thomas have died from the same disease,
! having received slight punctures of the
+ skin. Also. Mrs. Thomas has had several
/ brothers to die with that disease. There
/ Is no known cure for the ailment.-Mar-
! tinsville Gazette.
! August AIbertshardt, who Is connected
with the natural gas company in the
capacity OF collector and solicitor, has
/ recently received letters patent on two
/ inventions which may make him some
money One is an attachment for va
/ Ices. sachels and grips, by which the
carrying capacity of such receptacles can
/ be almost doubled. He is now negotiat-
/ ing for its sale TO a valise manufacturer.
/ The other patent is an umbrella-holder
/ TO be attached 10 valises. Although Ii
/ holds an umbrella firm and secure while
/ in the receptacle, yet it is not proof
| against IL being appropriated by some
| other fellow while Il Is out of the holder.
Il IS however a convenient contrlVance.
Mr.. Albershardt and those interested
| with him viii probably arrange for its
manufacture in this OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
| Review.
This story is not copyrighted. it is only
| labeled as true. Many a fisherman has
| answered the question ''how did you
| catch those fish," with the statement
| with my dog" but never before yester-
! day could this story be truthfully told.
| The watts from Mooney & Sons tannery
| were enptied and the river where the
| water works dam Is being repaired was
| Distracted. and this caused the water for
some distance above to be contaminated
| with oak bark ooze and this gave the
| fish in the river al that point much
| rest They would come to the surface,
| hounce upon the bank and cut many
ANTICS The large shepherd dog owned by
! John Maring seeing the situation con-
Guided to go fishing, and whenever fish
| made it's appearance this dog brought
| Ii ashore and appeared to enjoy the sport.
Columbus Republican.
Mrs. Nancy Richard celebrated her
/ eightv-second birthday Thursday with a
dinner for her children and their families,
| JOHN Richard. Mrs Ephraim Smell and
Mrs. J. ii. Harrington. who live in the
city with their wives, husbands and chill
dreu being present. Mir. and Mrs. Rick
| ard came to Delaware county from the
| state of Delaware nearly sixty years ago
and settled in Niles township on what
is now known IS the Asa DeVOe farm.
The county was then something Of will
| derness. wild game, turkeys. deers and
occasionally a bear coming close up to the
cabin door. They moved to Muncie twen-
ty-six years ago and her husband. Loxley
Rickard, died about ten years since. Mrs.
RickaTd is able TO look after her house
hold affairs and for one Of her age is
/ quite lively and bids fair to live many
years yet.-Muncie Times.
Two children. aged respectively eight
and six, attracted much attention in
Muncie while changing cars for Redkey.
They were Laura and Johnny eleven
ger. and they Travelled all the way from
Enid. Ok. T. The little girl had a half
fare ticket and the boy rode free. They
were both clad in little poka-dot dresses,
and Johnny depended wholly on his
bright little sister to guide them. The
little girl, on being questioned, said:
we have had such jolly time. and all
20. . hoo ont Lob hrtzt
changing cars. Johnny and have been
troubled with paper men ever since we
left We left Oklahoma Monday norm
ing and we have been riding evel since
We have had the most stuff - eat
Everybody has been feeding us, and I
don't think l ever will get hungry again"
Their baggage consisted of a basket and
quilt.-AIarion Union.
a. L. Hudson of South Bend, who runs
small drug store, was found dead on
the floor OF the store Friday. Hudson
was a morphine eater and was under the
influence of the drug most Of the time.
The store had been closed for the past
four days. Hudson had been having
trouble with his family and that prob
ably influenced him to commit the act
His daughter, who lives over the store,
had brought him what little food he
had eaten for the last few days, and
brought him a lunch about II o'clock
Friday. Hudson slept in a small and
the store. The men who broke open the
rear door found him lying behind the
prescription case in the doorway of the
back room. The only clothing he had
on was shirt, and the body was quite
rigid and cramped. Deceased was forty
years of age and leaves two children.
He is a son-in-laW Of Police Sergt. Pat
| Stoney.-Elkhart Journal.
Miss Addie Goodbub, daughter of Mr.
Louis Goodbub the State-St grocer, has
been critically i'll for some weeks past.
Her affection has been the result of a
fbroid tumor of the right breast. DR..
Stewart, the patients attending ohysi-
clan. had been in consultation several
days with Dr. Sloan and yesterday It
was agreed that the saving of the young
lady's life depended upon the successful
removal of the tumor, and with the as
sistance of Drs. Easley and Sigmon a
surgical operation was performed which
| necessitated the removal Of the entire
right breast which was attended with
the most perfect results The breast was
removed, thoroughly cleansed of all its
humorous particles and then replaced.
1t was most delicate and painful surgi-
cal operation, and in its success has
proved a high compliment to the physi-
clans who performed the operation. The
young lady is resting very comfortably
today and will rapidly recover.-New
Albany Ledger
Burrows. our neighboring village on
the west. had a narrow escape Yesterday
from destruction by fire. Another fire.
which, presumably, had its origin from
a locomotive spark, broke out i'm Was
sons field. at the edge OF town, about,
noon, and for a time created the widest
excitement. Men, women and children
turned out en- masse to assist in fight
ing the flames which menaced their
homes. The scarcity of water made the
struggle more unequal than it would
otherwise have been, and for a time the
! toNa was in danger of being totally
wiped out. While the women carried
water, their children made the brushes
with which the men fought the fire
| Several teams and plows were put
to work and did faithful service in the
! face of the intense heat. The progress
Of the flames was finally checked at the
very back door Of the village. The only
| lass occasioned by the fire was couple
| Of stacks of grain and some fencing.
Several ,ases of prostration from the
heat also resufted.-Loganspor Journal.
Thursday evening John S. Dick pro-
! cured from Clerk Fletcher a license TO
marry Francis NJ. Aker. a widow living
a mile west Of town. The same evening
the Rev. Mr. Faunee of the Christian
| church was engaged TO perform the cere-
| mOny at the home Of the bride, but on
| arriving at the house found that the
prospective bride had repented and was
unwilling to be ''jined." He. of course
/ could do nothing but return home. pom
/ derng no doubt, upon the ficlxleness of
all things mundane, particularly the
feminine mind. The matter remained