The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-31
GENERAL STATE NEWS.

Frank Kern was injured on the head
Tuesday morning while working on the
pile driver near the Elkhart paper mill.
His jaw was badly split and several teeth
knocked out.-Elkhart Review.
Several days ago a little baby Of David
Smith fell off a chair and cut a small
cash IN its upper jaw. The wound bled
profusely, when a doctor was called, who
succeeded in checking the flow, but il
soon started anew and since then has
bled continuously in spite Of the physl-
clan in charge. The case is peculiar
one.-Elkhart Review.
Workmen who were engaged in eXcavat-
ing gravel from a pit on Henry Henkee's
farm. in Clinton township, this week,
found three well-preServed skeletons OF
extraordinary size at a depth of about
twenty feet. They had evidently been
there for several generations, and are
probably the remains of some prehistoric
abOriginal.-LOgdnspO Reporter.
John Spicer showed on the streets today
a monster cabbage three feet and nine
inches in circumference, weighing twenty
pounds and six ounces. 1t was Splendldly
filled and solid. He has nine acres and
damp weather has caused about two thou
sand heads to crack open, but ne VIII
still have a good crOp-Elkhart Review.
The Rev. L. L. Carpenter, who is well
known here. having made an Anderson
girl his bride, is pretty much of mis-
slOnary He will deliver his four hundred
and fortieth dedicatOry address on Sun
day. Nov. 4. at the new Christian church
at Young America. Mr.. Carpenter has
also baptized over seven thousand con-
verts in the course Of his ministry.-An-
derSon Herald.
L. & NJ. Cronenberger Wednesday
morning bought 5000 pounds Of suntlower
can1c 70 this firm has
bought 10000 pounds of this seed at
prices ranging from $3.50 to $2.75 per hun
bred. Farmers can earn from SIS TO $50
per acre by raising sunflOwer seed. one
farmer near this city got $50 for the prod
uct of one acre of Russian sunflOwer seed.
Madison Herald.
The trouble that was threatened be-
tween the North Anderson window glass
company and their wCrkmen is all off.
A satisfactory understanding was reached
yesterday and John p. Eberhart, prest-
dent of the national union. took an after
noon train for his home in Pittsburg.
The workmen will receive the same
amount of market money that was paid
last year.-AnderSon Herald.
wednesday afternoon 4 young lady had
her umbrella whisked out Of her hand by
the wind. An eye witness says 1t rose
rapidly in the air, handle downward, till
il almost reached the top of a five-stOry
it east, when it turned upside down and
came to the sidewalk uninjured and was
caught by a boy and restored to the as
tonished owner-Terre Haute Gazette.
A special train passed over the Erie
this afternoon. 1t consisted of an engine
and three private cars. On board were
Vice-President King, Vice President
Thomas and the general manager and
superintendent of the road. The engine
was 300, in charge of James EckenrOde
and during the 270-mile trip from Marion,
O., an average speed of a mile in fifty
five seconds was kept up. During the
trip one mile was made IN fifty-three sec
onds.-HammOnd News.
The Kendallville Sun says that two
couples of married people became dissat
isfied with their marital partners and the
men exchanged wives, the transaction be-
ing agreeable all around. The city wife
took UP a home in the country, vacated
by the woman who succeeded her in her
former home. Each woman, by the terms
of the contract, bargain or sale the
case may be, retains her two youngest
children. The new city wife gains one
child by the transfer.-South Bend Times.
Wednesday Christian wunderlich, ST.,
celebrated his eightieth birthday at his
home in Perry township. The event took
the form Of a family reunion. and was
Joined in by number of the neighbOrS
and old-time friends of the popular old
gentleman. His wife at a sound age still
lives to add her share to the cOntentment
of his setting sun, and the children and
grandchildren who thrOnged the country
home filled the old folks hearts with an
abounding happiness.-Evansville Courier.
At Kenneth Tuesday evening, while
Herbert Smith was i'm the act Of coupling
cars loaded with stone, his foot caught
in a frog ard before he could extract it
he was thrown down and the wheels
passed over his left arm between the
elbow and shoulder In addition the bones
Of his foot were broken and he was hurt
internally. The unfortunate man was
removed to st. Joseph's hospital and the
physicians amputated the mangled arm
at the shoulder. His recovery is doubt
ful.-Logansport Pharos.
Mr. S. K. Long. residing in owen
township, brought to this office today
sack containing three varieties of corn
he raised this year. Finer corn was never
raised in any county than this. Some
of the ears measured fifteen inches in
length, and all would average twelve
inches. The ears We're perfect and Well
filled. Mr.. Long has out about thirty
acres, and says some Of it will run one
hundred bushels to the acre, or an aver
age of seventy-five bushels. - Frankfort
Crescent.
Recently at Plainfield a prayer meet
ing was in progress and a brother lead
ing i'm prayer implored God TO cause the
republican party ID nanS together, WneIe-
uDon a democratic brother shouted
"ameni amenir' This caused the repub-
Iican brother TO make the following
amendment to his prayer: Not, o Lord.
in the sense that our democratic brother
means, but in the spirit Of accord and
concord ANY cord will do, Lord. any
will do" CALCULATED the democratic broth
or. and the pastor Immediately made
rule that hereafter politics should be kept
out Of the prayer meeting Exchange
Two smooth-talking individuals are
making the rounds of the farmers in this
county trying 10 sell spectacles. Put
them down frauds and give them a
good wide berth. The fellows called at
the residence of w. O. Smith, in Union
township. near the Zion church, and after
considerable talk could not persuade Mrs.
Smith to purchase any Of their wares,
when they became very wrathy and in
obliged in bad language and called her
vile names. Mr.. Smith was not at home
at the time, but he stated TO a reporter
on Saturday that if he had been at home
those fellows would have walked a chalk
lire at the point Of a gun.-Huntngton
Democrat
There are some handsome young ladies
i'm Martinsvilie who have been severely
troubled with ssSoupal XVI new shoes. As