The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-11-23
INDIANA STATE NEWS.

JrssE Conn. the :0year old son Of
Stever Conn. residing near Muncie,
met death near Marion the other even
ing by log rolling back on him while
being loaded on wagon.
| b. the faulty condition OF the dam
| in the st. Joseph river at Elkhart
there was rush of water into one OF
the hydraulic races, whereby The EN-.
bank ment on one side was washed out
and a section 80 by 20 feet Of the Elk
hart Knitting Factory was carried out,
together with large quantity OF man
ufactured stock and machinery. caus-
ing damage OF $40. 600 TO the knitting
company alone. Large quantities OF
socks fioated down the river, and many
persons fishcd out "a supply. The mat.
ter will result in litigation.
Louis WOODS residence Mt Muncie
was destroyed. and u two-year-old
daughter fatally burned. The child
was asleep. In the anxiety to save the
furniture the child was forgotten until
the house was enveloped in flames.
DICK WHEELER, u farmer. shot and
killed Ambrose Wilcox near Mt. Carmel
Wheeler claims self-defense.
TERRE HAUrE will ask the next leg
islsture to give her a charter like that
held by indianapolis and Evansville.
Ar Lowell. Mrs Jacob Ball was ter
ribly bitten by vicious hog.
A WRECK of freight train ON the
Chicago 4 Erie railroad, at Markle. re-
suited in a heavy loss to property.
Several cars were destroyed and q
tramp severely injured.
JAS. FERGUSON. a farmer. about 70
years old went 10 a school-house near
his home. west Of Peru. and shot him
self in the head, dying instantly.
DR. FRANK SwEAsEY. of Ross Plains,
was digging a well and using ex.
plosives of his own make. lie had
fixed two charges that did not ex-
plode- and was arranging another.
when it exploded SCATTERING his hand
and breaking his arm in three places
He fingered in great pain and died from
lock jaw.
DIPHTHERIA is prevalent in Knights
town. and as a consequence the public
schools have for the present suspended
Seven new cases were reported in one
day. Thus far, however, none have
proven fatal.
JAMES VANBrRK and son. Albert. and
Madge Wilsey were poisoned at the
home of the former in Muncie by eat
ing pressed beef. All are in danger
Gus condition and Albert lay a. if dead
for hours.
THE funeral of Harry. the l6-year-old
son of Philip Rehmer, occurred at Dills-
boro. few days since. He is the third
child of this family TO die within a
month Of typhoid fever.
FIRE broke out in the business por-
ton of North Vernon the other
morning. Two valuable horses were
burned. Loss about $1,000. Partly in
sured.
JAMES GoER of Brazil. blew ont his
brains with shotgun. Just before
the commission of the act Goer told
some friends that he contempla ted
suicide. as Mrs Sourwine. whose hus-
band is now in Jail charged with
train wrecking. refused to listen to
live without her.
| JOHN II. JONES. flour and feed
merchant of indianapolis. died the
other day of injuries received some
months ago. when he was sandbagged
and robbed by footpads.
L. Il. EVANS attempted to burn
the Delaware county Jail. and thirty
prisoners narrowly escaped being burn
ed to death. Evans was crank on re-
ligion. and tho other day his mind be-
came so unbalanced that ii was neces-
sary TO place him in Jail.
BERT ASsON. young man. was hunt
ing quail near Huntington. when his
shotgun exploded A part of his face
was blown off. He is in bad condi-
ton.
DELBERr BRowS. sevcnteen-year-
old boy was arrested at Gas City for
stealing several razors and pair Of
shoes. lie was brought to Marion and
placed in Jail Next morning he was
found hanging from the bars of a win
dow. Eight other prisoners were in
the Jail at the time.
MARX PORTER, of Elwood. is the vic.
tim of strange malady. which has
left him lifelong cripple.
A PECULIAR weed. resembling hemp
and growing along the Wabash. is be-
ing experimental by Capt. Campbell,
of Rockville.
The farmers in the western part Of
Vanderburgh county. are very much
exercised over the breaking out of hog
cholera among their hogs.
RosETLA STILLwELL. of Edinburg. has
commenced suit i'm the johnson county
circuit court against G. G. Cramer for
SANDER. demanding as damages the
SUN of 5000. Some articles of cloth
ing were stolen and she alleges she was
accused of stealing them.
A COMPANY has been formed to build
new hotel at Ashley.
Mrs. HARRY J. BRIGGs dropped dead
| on the streets Of Cicero.
SOME Kendallville youths had to pay
SIS for damages done Halloween.
| NATURAL gas under James Gal.
breaths store at Swayzee exploded
and blew the front of the building out
No one was hurt