The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-12-14

arranged a free lecture course Tor puo-
ic school students.
". j. DAWSON. jewcler Of Farmland,
has invented an electric street car with
the dynamo inside instead OF under
meath the car.
TnE mayor of Valparaiso has estab-
lishcd rcading-room in connection
with his office for the special beneht of
farmers who come 10 town 10 trade anu
have a spare hour.
ALI the schools at Portland have
been closed for two weeks, or until
further notice. on account Of the pre-
valence of diphtheria.
BlrrNI>ors coal has been discovered
near the town of Williamsburg. just
north OF Cumberland. At depth Of 100
feet. in quantities that II l. believed
will pay mining.
A PENNSYLVANIA syndicate purchas-
ed oil leases on the Tcmplin and Harsh
man farms. twelve miles west OF De-
catur. for $4,000. There are on these
two farms ten producing wells with
an output Of 200 barrels per day.
ELKHARr county is credited with
having 30 evil doors in the prison north.
ROBERT FKNwiCK. a coal miner. died
at the hospital. Terre IIaute. from
fracture of the skull received during
fight with his landlord over the non
payment Of his board bill The fight
occurred AT Geneva. Nermillion county.
TIE l.>th Indiana regiment elected
the following officers: President. Col.
Jasper Packard. of New Albany: frs
vice president. Lieut.. Wells. of Nal
paraiso; second viceprcsidcnt, sergt
Dan Cominrore. of Lafayette: secre
tary. H. T.. Butler. of Dayton; treas.
urer. Willis &. Graham. Of Logansport
II i proposed 10 introduced Il bill in
| the next legislature OF Indiana limiting
I the number Of saloons in the state to
one for each 1000 inhabitants. saloon
keepers are organizing 10 prevent it
passage.
OSCAR son of Frank Mcintyre. OF
Peterville. filled a pint bottle with
powder and took it out in the back
yard. and LAYING il down took a match
and touched il off The bottle ex-
plotled and ne will lose one of his
| ewes.
NATHAN MEYER. proprietor OF the
Wabash Importing stables. was given a
verdict OF $1,000 damages against the
Big Four for injuring his business by
building a sidetrack around his barn.
MELVIN l.. JoSKs. aged 80. died of
| blood poison at his home near York
| town He had tooth pulled recent
| IL. and administered cocaine with
out the knowledge of his doctor, with
the above result
| ZEkE AILEEToS. who lives near
Roanoke, brutally assaulted his wife
and injured her very seriously The
cause of the affair is not known. He
is under - 600 bail. awaiting the out
come OF his wife's injuries
| GENTRY GILES. of Rockford. aged -.
was accidentally killed by his son.
| CHARLES RIVERS, one of the three
| men VINO robbed the bloomfield bank
OF -. 200 on October 3. was tried in the
circuit court at Bloomfield a few days
/ ago and sentenced TO ten years in the
penitentiary.
AT an election at Wabash to give the
| Big Four $4,000 subsidy To build shops
| there. the question passed by major
itv Of i.43e out of total vote Of , 1865.
| The new shops will cost over $50. 900.
and construction work will begin at
| once.
| IL the contest of township trustee
for Wayne township. Hamilton county.
John +. Passwater. the republican con.
| testant. was found TO have been elect
ed instead Of Mr.. Zeiss. the democrat,
as returned by the democratic election
board. This makes eight republican
trustees in Hamilton county.
Col THOMAS u. WRIGHT. who died
near Madison. was enc of the oldest
journalists in the state.
AT Noblesviile Norah liadtorff. aged
10 year was thrown from horse and
killed.
MrskRATs are unusually plentiful
along the Wabash.
ALBION people will have a canning
factory next season.
THE other night at the home Of the
bride. Muncie. Reuben Pence. aged =
years. and Mary Ganor. aged 81 years
we're married in the presence Of large
number of friends. Mrs. Pence mas
| rrdndcullNrcn. ont THIS - the pFOpin
first marriage.
ALBEIT EIDGIEY. Of Idaville. sup
posed 10 have been killed by the Pan
handle ears al Anoka junction. tive
years ago. turned up at Monticello q
few days since alive and we'll. lie had
been in the far west and knew nothing
Of the accident The victim OF the Ne
cident was mangled beyond rccogni
ton. and the Kidgely family buried the
body believing il to be their relative
VINO the victim was will probably nev
er be known.
MARTISsvIrLE school teachers ART
not allowed TO attend dances.
The other day Putnam county
farmer killed fox with a white tail.
ELKHAET is proud over a new thor
curhfare which is called Commercial
street.
An Auburn merchant advertiscs |
popcorn day at his store. AT which
time all visitors are treated TO pop
corn.
THE New Albany Tribune dali,
hoists a scriptural quotation at TIL
head of its editorial column.