The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-04-20

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was bitten by pet pup with which it
plays.
Ar Shelbyville. few days ago, Cam
eron !. Lympus. guardian Of William
Drake, an insane epilcptic, received
information that Drake had been grant
ed an increase of pension To ssa n
month and back pay To the amonnt OF
S. 39s. o.
ii. ii. ELLIOTT founder OF the new
Kerr house, ut Marion. O.. has taken
possession Of the Hotel Anderson at
Anderson, this state.
g. w. SrEEcE. well-known manu-
facturcr who has been in Anderson and
Muncie for some time. has disappeared
very mystcriously. lie was radical
A. l.. A. man.
GRANDMA" GoESES. who lacked III
months of being 10 years old, died at
indianapolis, few days since.
AGAINST the nickel-in- the-slot ma
chimes Superintendent of Police Mea-
CHER, of Tcrre Iinute, has commenced
vigorous warfare.
JOE CARMAcK, once prominent
stock dealer of Franklin. attempted
suicide by shooting himself through
the head. The act was committed in "A
saloon. The ball entered the right
temple and took a downward course.
lodging in the left cheek. His reasons
for wishing To die was that he had no
money and was tired OF life. Ii is
thought that he will live but his eye
sight has been DESTROYED.
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from the Methodist conference at Bluff
ton. the other night. Claude Koebuck.
young man of Decatur. fell from the
train and broke his leg. lie also re-
ceivcd internal injuries which will
prove fatal
a 9yEAR-oLD daughter OF James
West residing four miles east OF SCOTS
burg. was playing outdoors with fire,
when her clothes caught and She was
SO horribly burned that She died. The
child's mother was also seriously
burned about the arms in trying to
save her daughter
FRANK NICHOLAS. a prominent miner
of Brazil. was fatally injured ty pre-
mature explosion
HARVEY, the lc-year-old son OF Mr..
and Mrs. A. l.. Vail. OF Walls Mill, was
killed the other day by the accidental
discharge of shotgun.
A CHECKER tournament is being ar
ranged for in Columbia City.
LoUIs SMITH. Of Paola, has chicken
with four legs and three wings
AT Greenwood, Oliver Sheets barn.
with three fine stations, burned Loss,
sl.5co
A LcGANsroET inventor has patented
a rat trap that has caught as many as
eighteen rodents at one setting.
AT Greenfield the city Offices have
been moved into new and commodious
quarters
AT Frankfort in the Christina Smell
GER William Wilson breach of promise
suit the jury returned a verdict OF 81. SOC
for the plaintiff.
THE Anderson state militia company.
stricken with the Coxey craze. wants &c
march to indianapolis to attend the
next state encampmcnt
CHARLES HENsER's sawmill and lum-
Der yard. near Grand View. burned the
other night Loss, $4,000; small in
surancc.
JAMES GIBBs. kolsomo plate-glass
worker, caught German carp in Wild
cat river that weighed eighteen and
ne-half pounds.
GEORGE MURRAY, a resident of Pierce
ton. was thrown under the wheels of a
freight train. from which he was en-
deavoring to alight the other morning,
and killed.
Ar Vincennes Henry Fossmeyer. in
attempting to break a balky horse a
few days ago, attached a chain To the
animals lower jaw and hitched i, be-
hind a wagon drawn by two horses
The refractory animal refused to 90,
and was dragged until its jaw was
pulled off. 1t had to be shot to put it
out of its misery.
Ross OPERA HOUSE. Union City. was
packed the other evening. the occasion
being the celebration of the twenty
ninth anniversary of Lees surrender
Col ]. y. Walker, senior vice com
mander-in-chief of the grand army;
Gen. Jasper Packard. of New Albany;
Hon. John X. Gowdy. Judge NJ. T..
Forkner. of New Castle: Hon. Thomas
Shockney and Mrs. Josie Nelson, OF
Union City. were presented and made
short addresses.
A STATE militia company of 81 men
has been organized ut >heibyville.
THE oil refinery at Whiting is said to
be about the largest in the world.
COLUMBUS claims TO have the biggest
coopcrage concern in the United States.
THERE are 100 empty dwellings in
Brazil.
THE free soup house at Richmond has
closed.
Az electric firc alarm system is being
put in at Madison.
THE new tile factory at Columbus 10
about ready for business
LLOYD MCtiUISSIs. wealthy farmer
OF Homer. near Shell byville. suicided by
taking carbolic acid.
TIKI General Power and Quick Transit
Co, of South Bend, has Incorporated.
she object being TO construct an cleo
trio road from South Bend to Mishawa-
ka- Capital, 100000.
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