The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-02-23

keeping considerable sums about the
house. pr. frady apparently acqui-
esced. and STOPPING. as II TO open his
safe he suddenly Strengthened, revoly-
or in hand. and began shooting. The
BURGLARS fled. DR. frady believes that
he hit one of them in the face, as there
were spots OF blood along the road TAX
en- by the fugitives.
| Mis- WILLIAM Cox, n farmers wife
living in the northern part Of Shelby
county, committed suicide by cutting
the arteries ut the wrist with her hus-
bands razor She was unconscious
when found in an clubhouse, but lived
two hours Dependency ana poor
health is the supposed cause. Mrs. Cox
was go years of age.
The Muncie police have received or
ders 10 drive every tramp ont Of the
city and not allow them 10 remain there
a minute.
WILD GEESE in great numbers arc
now feeding in the vicinity of Columbus
where there are large green wheat
fields.
PAUL HArK was found guilty Of
burglary in the circuit court. at
Laporte, and sentenced to term Of
six years at hard la Dor in the Michigan
City pcnitcniiary. Hauls was con
victcd on the testimony of his son.
/ Frank HaulS. The elder lIauk was ar
rested, with six of his neighbors. for
burglarizing Michigan Central freight
cars of valuable merchandise. 1t is
4 en- ia,
plumber. Young Hauk turned states
evidence.
! WM. HYATT and VIM Woods were ar
rested al Madison for passing one-dol-
lar counterfeit bills.
The remains of an infant child that
had doubtless been murdered. We're
found in a market basket in the alley
back OF "a West Fifth street, Indian
apolis
The grand jury Of Whitley county
has returned twenty indictments
against James and Thompson Arnold,
of South Whitley, and Jessie Arnold.
of North Manchester, for alleged bank
wrccking.
ADAM DoMEE. farmer living five
miles southwest of Goshen, is the pos
SCISSOR of ncwly-bor monstrosity in
the shape of pig. or rather, three
pigs. consisting of one head. four ears
and twelve legs. The three bodies are
all distinct until they come to the neck.
where they unite. and are topped off
with one head. The composite of pig
dom was alive when born, but lived
only few hours.
THE Hammond city council passed an
ordinance the other nigh. granting a
hve-year franchise to the Roby Racing
association 70 operate race course at
Roby. which is now in the Hammond
city limits The association is 10 pay
ELS month for the privilege.
AN Indiana athlete who was supposed
to be dying Of dyspepsia two years
ago has lived since that time on ice
l cream
NORTHERN Indiana was recently Wis
tied py the most terrific snow storm in
its history. About o'clock in the
morning the flakes began to fall. A
heavy wind blew all day. and big drifts
of snow from three to six feet deep
were visible in all portions of TT
Wayne and county.
MISS ANNA COLLINS was arraigncd at
Lafayette the other day to answer the
charge of forgery. She disposed of a
5000 note signed by Edward : Dill and
Calvin Dill. and attempted to sell "A $500
note signed by the same persons. Both
signatures are pronounced forgcries by
the Dills Miss Collins claims Edward
Dill gave her the last named note to
restrain her from suing him for libel.
Miss Collins gave 1000 bail, and was
released.
ONE OF the worst billiards that has
visited the vicinity Of Laporte for n
uumbc of years commenced the other
day. A high wind has driftcd the
snow badly, and railway travel is
greatly mpcdcd. Trains on the Lake
Shore and on the Chicago and West
Michigan roads were more or less be-
lated. The north bound | p. m train
on the Lake Erie and Western road
was snowbound some five miles south
of Lafayette. Over eight feet of snow
is reported in the cuts on that road
between Lafayette and Michigan
City.
FIRE broke out at Worthinrton the
other morning and destroyed part OF
the business section Of the little town.
The loss will reach about SIC, 900, with
but little insurance.
Ed Brown, the alleged train robbcr,
who has been on trial ut Crawfords lille
charged with an attempt to rob the
American express car on the Big -Four
road August II last. was the other
morning, upon third trial. acquitted.
Brown. claiming to be tramp. was
shot by the trainmcn and for time
was thought to be fatally wounded.
He will now sue for damages
TIE final papers for the location Of
the Kitz Implement Co. at Alexandria
are signed. The company locates for a
consideration OF 100000 and gas The
| factory will be n substantial one, and
will employ $50 men when in full opcr.
alton. Mowers rakcs and other agri-
cultural implements will be manuiac-
| turcd.
| THE authorities of Warsaw have or
dcrcd that all slot machines in town
to cease operations.