The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-10-18
INDIANA STATE NEWS.

A
! Ilaute, he was con fronted on the train
by federal deputy marshal with Z
warrant for Fardcn. and the prisoner
was put in Jail nj Indianapolis. the
sid. 600 stolen by Farden at Terrr
Ilaute was money deposited by an in.
ternal revenue collector. and the gov.
eminent viii prosecute him.
TnK alarming spread OF diphtheria
in Hammond has compelled the au-
thorities 10 take measures 10 close all
the schools 10 check the ravage> 81 the
disease From one TO three deaths
have occurred daily for several days
TnE Chase memorial. fund has been
completed. Trustee Atkinson has re-
ceived ss.i05 in cash A house in
Wabash costing $. 100 mas been bought
for Mrs. Chase.
NATURAL gas ignited NJ Muncic and
two buildings were wrecked. William
Teverbaurh was badly burned and two
ladies' We're slightly burned
JrDGE kAKER of the federal court
At indianapolis. over-ulca the motion
Y Tor "a new trial in The ease OF Franc :
A. Coffin. convicted ~ completely in
the wreck Of the Indianapolis national
bank
TOWN not far from kokomo has :
unique method OF circumventiug the
Nicholson temperance law. a biz
Newfoundland dog belonging 10 the
village baker acts as puryeyor. car
rying buckets 81 beer from the
saloon ut all hours 10 the thirsty wait
ing guzzlers about the all-night rcstau-
rant. The law does not forbid selling
liquor 10 dogs. and the animal does
land-office business
ALBERT DRAYToN. a prominent BUSH
ness man OF Rolling Prairie, near La
porte, forged large mum Der Of notes.
which he attempted 10 negotiate. His
forgeries threatened TO convict him.
and the other night he shot and in
stantly killed himself lie leaves a
wife and family.
HARRISON county is sos, 900 in debt
Forty thousand dollars OF this i bond
ed.
AT Waldron DR.. K. L. Washburn
was perhaps fatally shot by James
Thompson.
THE next annual reunion of the
-'AAt ~ Dt
held in Elwood next September
THE Good Citizens league Of Indian
polls has elected ;. t. Nicholson.
president: NJ. L >hiel. secretary, and
Kenneth Reid. treasurer.
AT the state ". {. T. L. convention.
at NIncennes. Miss Laura Newlin. Of
Bloomingdale. won the diamond De-
morest oratorical medal
FRANZ BENNETT, living near Helmer.
VINO was terribly bitten by dogs while
gathering nuts, died of blood poison-
ing
a BIG gas well has been struck eight
miles north Of Farmland. Ii is said to
be the oes; well in Randolph county.
WHILE out hunting. samuel Crom-
well. farmer. living near Brazil. was
attacked by ferocious wildcat. Mr..
Cromwell succeeded in killing the ami
NAL. which measured three feet from
the tip of the nose TO the root OF the
tail.
The cornerstone of Grace NJ. +
church. kokomo. was laid Church
will cost $40. 600
THERE are a lot of California quail
near Goshen. They were released sew
eral years ago
john CoBrgS. aged II. accidentally
shot himself in the head at Anderson
and Is temporarily insane. He was
fooling with a revolver.
RorGH NOTES an insurance paper.
says the citizens of indianapolis pay
500 600 year that would not be
4~l
properly equipped The paper wants
a water tower purchased for the de-
partment
BENJAMIN WILSON. a rich farmer. liv-
ing near Peru. was approached by card
sharpers. one OF whom showed game
Of cards. and. after allowing Wilson to
win once. proposed that he 70 10 the
city and get $4,000 to continue the
game. Wilson dispersed the fellows
with his revolver
Rev. SEYMOUR GUERNSEY. a pioneer
Of Clarke county. died at ienryyille
the other night aged So years.
JoHS ELDER. aged =, an old pioneer
Of South Bend, died the other MORN
ing
Henry NnLMAS, Of Tippecanoe
county. met death in a well the other
forenoon from noxious gases
Two ball clubs at Warsaw played for
the benefit OF the poor and took in
sl33 -.
GOV. MATTHEWS will make eight or
ten speeches. during four or five DAYS.
in Ohio. in the latter part Of October.
II. CARVER a boot and shoe merchant
Of Columbia City. assigned. with liabil-
tiles of $1,000 and assets 5000
JAMES FrRcEso~ was crushed TO
death in one of the furnaces at the
new steel mill at Alexandria.
The police chiefs Of Indiana. at
Terre liaute. the other day decided To
hold the next state convention at In
dianarolis at some date in 1896 when
I the criminal courts are not in session.
AT Montpelier David Gaines and
William Crosse were killed by the ex-
plosion Of a ni,roglycerin can. They
mad built a fire over il while coon
hunting.
Ar Madison. Harry Red King. who
shot and killed Basil Angel. last May.
was found guilty Of manSlaughter and
sentenced to me pcnitcntiary for three
| years
'SorTEF p4RkERS team was being