The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-10-04


franNton all resumed operation with
full force.
TIM water from flowing well at the
works Of the National Tin Plate Co.. NJ
Anderson. kills all desire for strong
drink. II has taken nearly 200 CUSTOM
crs away from the saloons already.
AMoNo the newly appointed posimas-
tiers are: John Il. Wiley. Gordon. Cas-
county; Victor T. Harvey. Worry, Yer
million county.
ALFRED t. GRAHAM. president Of the
First National bank at Nartinsville for
many years. died the other night from
a stroke OF paralysis. lie was 30 years
old and unmarried.
En- G. Brown. while riding bicycle
near Huntington, was attacked by n
savage dog and dangerously bitten be-
fore aid could reach him.
FRANZ KEMP. who. some time ago.
rel. plead guilty in the circuit court
the other day. and was sentenced TO
three years in the Northern prison.
TnE town OF Tioso. ten miles south
of Plymouth. was destroyed by fire
the other morning A saw mill. lum-
Der yard. five stores, elevator and "A
number Of shops are all in ashes. The
fire started in burning pile of saw
dust
Leach. Grant county.
AT indianapolis. Ellie Stickler. who
was promised a share of the fortune
of her uncle. Jos Deitsch. but was
not provided for at his death. has sued
the estate for Sll 900 and interest due
for services
CHARLES DE- WEEsE, the plate-riass
worker. who became overheated while
1T work in the furnace at Eiwood two
years ago, resulting in epilepsy died
after fearful suffering OF more than
one year
.JonN Z. OcHrITgEE. editor OF the
Richmond Daily Telegram. has re-
signed, and will remove from the city.
TES cases of diphtheria have been
reported 10 the board of health of
Washington in two days Two of the
cases are thought to be fatal. The
public schools will be closed
WILLIAM WALKER Of Washington.
was drowned in White river He tried
to swim the river in order to get boat
on the other side. but was seized with
cramps.
The rumored closing of all the tim
plate factories in the country for an
indefinite time as soon as the supply of
billets on hand is exhausted is untrue
So far as the American tin-platc plant
at Elwood was concerned.
SEVEN children of w. W. Brewers
family at Wilkinson are afflicted with
aiphtheria.
A CASE 10 test the law taxing build
ing and loan association paid-up stock
mas been brought at Terre Haute.
CECIL. the la-year-old son of John
arson. living near Logansport. was
bitten by a rattlesnake while gather
ng watermelons in his fathers patch.
md may die.
A $4,000 FrRF occurred at Logans-
port. IL began in K +. Karstrings
drug store and spread To John Dewen-
ter's furnishing store and Il. Schnadigs
iry-goods house.
FRANCES. the daughter Of Dick Good
win. of New Castle. was injured in
runaway.
a GOOD deal of football interest is
pparent at Wabash College. where the
IL hletic association has reorganized.
BRAHAM SHIDELER commissioner OF
-ass county. was badly injured by
bull near Logansport. The animal
III. a 81 - s...
prove fatal. Shideler's collar bone and
shoulder blade on the right side were
broken. and internal injuries resulted.
is Gj years old.
Miss TI.LA LrSvIrLE. a teacher, the
daughter of County Commissioner
/ homas Linville. was fined in a Shell
byville court for whipping two of her
Sc holars-Arrick Merrick and Farlay
snyder. ten-yea--old boys
AT Anderson a Big Four freight
train struck a switching train at the c.
& ). t. crossing. and damage to the
a mount of $1,000 resulted.
.IouS KELLY was given three-year
sentence. at Brookville. for breaking
into the store of Joseph Hickman. in
Laurel. in August last This will be
third trip TO prison.
TnE state supreme court the other
day affirmed the decision Of the Ham
IL ton county circuit court in the suit
brought TO overthrow the will of the
late Senator Jos. Mcdonald. BY this
decision the will is broken and SEN
at or McDonald's widow defeated. The
property in dispute, worth about siO.-
300. goes 10 his son and grandchildren
1 ne case is one of the most celebrated
ever fought out in the Indiana courts.
An indianapolis man has been ar
rested for stealing lunches from work.
men.
CHARLES NJ. butcher, aged IA. and
Miss Flora A. .urner. aged IL, were
married in Adams county.
ITisfeared that Capt. Seth Matthews.
ged %. of Matthew Station. has been
Foully dealt with.
The total amount given away 10 the
poor bv Indiana township trustees dur
ng 1894 was $3.50, o3e.27.
Fog some weeks Richmond has been
Engaged in drilling gas well and the
irill is now down between 200 and
500 feet. The driller can detect the
smell Of gas and the water in the we'll
ubbes. The sum OF $500 was allotted
10 the work by the city council and will
Ill be spent IL necessary.