The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-10-25
INDIANA STATE NEWS.

morning MT iurccii, Whiie ioohiht
for tracks. discovered a set Of f4lsr
teeth lying on the floor that had evil
IDENTITY been lost by the thief while
purloining the fowls MIR. Purcell be-
lieves he can locate the thief by means
of the lost teeth and is keeping close
watch Of the dental offices in the vi
entity expecting the man To order
new set before he can eat the stolen
chickens.
DIrnrnnRIA and typhoid fever are
raging at Marion in an epidemic
form. The death rate SO far has been
low.
A MAN near Winchester has an apple
orchard containing 10000 trees.
A MANUFACTURER of guitars and
mandolins at Winchester is thinking OF
locating at Union City. lie asks
bonus OF 81. 500
THE nervicst robbery committed in
many day was the one the other
night. when thieves entered the resi-
dence of NJ. Alexander. a wealthy shoe
merchant. 1T Wayne. and stole several
pairs of lace curtains from the win
dows while the family was asleep
AT Lafayette, Charles Morris. aged
IS. fell from tree and was killed. A
limb broke and he fell distance of
thirty feet. lie struck squarely on his
feet, but his skull was fractured at the
base of the brain.
PARK OWENS. l2-year-old lad. try
ing to get into the Elwood baseball
park without paying. fell from the top
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finger was caught in a crack and was
torn off
A LARGE amount of counterfeit quar-
ter and half dollars of recent date
have made their appearance in Elwood-
They are almost the color of block tin,
and lack the silver ring
W. H. ABBOTT. of Newcastle. re-
turned from Canton. o.. the victim of
highway robbery. While driving on
the road n few miles from Canton
three men robbed him OF Sas5 and
gold watch After securing their
booty the thieves dashed Mr.. Abbott to
a tree, where he remained all night
A DESPERATE attempt was made by
four convicts to escape from the Michi-
gan City penitentiary. Two OF them
were apprchended by guards One
man broke his leg in jumping from the
wall, and one escaped and has not yet
been found. One guard was slightly
wounded.
The order Of Odd Fellows have COM
pleted their new thrce-story building
and home. and with this new building
give Newcastle three homes for secret
societies equal 10 any city of the popu-
lation of that place in the state. The
l. O. q. r.. a three-storv brick costing
about SIS 900; the X. Of T. lodge. with
large three-story structure costing
$4,000. and the Masonic Temple. n
lnrge threestory brick and stone build
ing. costing $50. makes lodge work
very prominent in Newcastle.
AT Seymour John Meyers fell from a
chestnut tree. distance of about %
feet. striking his knee on n fence.
making dangerous wound
DIR :. W. EDwr~s. who was injured
at l.. f.. a W. railway crossing at
Elwood. by being struck by a train.
his horse being killed. buggy wrecked
and himself nearly killed. has sued for
$4,000 damages.
AT Shelbyville. several years ago
Andrew Jolliff fell from tree and his
entire body was paralyzed. Ten years
afterward one of his lower limbs was
amputated. The other day it was dis
covered that 10 save mis- life it would
be necessary To remove the other limb.
which was done.
THERE are forty-fhree suits for di-
vorce on at South Bend
SorTH BEND is going 10 have new
courthouse.
A GANG of thieves were run down
with bloodhounds near Colfax
In the Blackford circuit court Jesse
j. Hudson filed an affidavit against
William Il. krauas for $4,000 damages
for SANDER.
A SUIT involving some unusual points
was on trial in the circuit court at Lo-
ransport. the other dav. 1t is "A case
upon which depends score or more OF
similar cases. ard should IL be decided
for the plaintiff almost every saloon
keeper in the city will be called upon
10 defend himself in damage suits.
Several months ago Harry Worden shot
Warren knowles and for the offense
was sent to the prison north for term
Of seven wears. The shooting occurred
while Worden was intoxicated Worden
and an associate testified in the trial OF
the case. upon which he was convicted,
that he had purchased and drunk the
whisky which intoxicated MIN in the
saloon Of Nicholas Fries Now the wife
of Wordcn, Mrs. Louisa Worden, is su-
ing Fries and his bondsmen for e. 600
the full amount of the bond given that
his business would be conducted &C.
oording To law The co-dcfcndants in
the suit are prominent mcn-John
Lux. wholesale grocer. and John
Eckert, a wholesale liquor dealer The
claim is made that as Fries sold the
Liquor i'm violation of the law which
prohibits selling TO intoxicated per
sons he is financially responsible "a
the wife Of WorGen for being deprived
Of the society and support of her hus
band.
EfKnART citizens are calling on
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