The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-08-16

| was burned TO death.
DAUGHTER Of Bart Regain. of An
derson. was killed in runaway.
InE First National bank. Cam bridge
City. will erect new building.
The puddlers at Terre Haute want u
e5-cent increase per ton.
| JAMES VI. ANDREWS has been made
president of the Second National bank,
New Albany.
A RECEIVER has been requested for
the Commercial Club Restaurant Co. at
India napolis.
G. w. NEAL. Of Marion. has been of
fered and accepted the state insurance
department under Auditor Of State
DAILY.
MAD poG ranted through the streets
volver in the hands Of Rev. Ralph j.
Smith, pastor OF the First Congrega-
iional church.
The block coal miners are jubi-
liant NJ Brazil over the victory
won by the bitumnous miners in
Pennsylvania. There is stipulation
in the contract between the block coal
operators and miners stating that in
case "A raise is secured by the miners in
Pennsylvania or Ohio the block coal
miners will be advanced 10 seventy
cents A prominent operator said the
other morning. that notwithstand-
ing the bituminous miners and block
coal miners are in separate organiza-
tons. the block coal miners will be
greatly bene fitted by the victory won
by the bituminous men
Mrs l.. A. FLEENER was. the other
day. appointed postmaster nj Flccner.
Monroe county, vice |. y. Fleencr, re-
signed.
RECENTLY I, considerable amount of
counterfeit silver money has neen put
in circulation in Lake county. Maj.
Carter. OF the secret service, went to
Hammond few days ago. and depu-
" marshal followed a few days later.
Peter IIoiI ban has been arrested on the
charge OF making and putting into cir
culationthe spurious money.
FIFTEEN cans Of fruit is what one
burglar got at Goshen.
Fir. WAYNE wants Allen county TO
have q new court house.
COLUMBIA City wheat will average 35
bushels TO the acre.
Mr.. AND NEs. CHARLES SAaDrE,
near Richmond. have lived together
for 20 years. the oldes, married couple
in Indiana
ANDEEsoN'S post Office war has ended
by the government accepting Mai.
Doxey's proposition TO erect post Of
fee building
The Liberty Oil and Gas Go. has been
organized at I.afontaine with a capital
stock of SO. 900 for the purpose of de-
veloping the oil territory lying east Of
town.
A NUMBER Of the business men
of Richmond are now engaged
in organizing cooperative in
surance company for mutual
protection along insurance lines In
surance will bc given at cost. and it is
estimated that it can be given as low
as fifty cents on the thousand. The
insuranc will be principally for res
licences and house hold goods. and no
hazardous ris ks will be taken. nor will
any policy be issued for more than
$1,000 The projectors say that they
are tired Of paying such big insurance
rates. which keep many people from
CARRYING any Insurance at all. 1t IS
these people they expect to join them.
JoH~ EGGERTs and Jack son Borders.
OF Chesterton. may die of rattlcsnake
bites.
OLD soldiers at indianapolis are talk
ing about a cooperative store there for
their own benefit.
JUDGE FRA NcIs +. HoRD. OF the Ninth
judicial circuit. has concluded To have
taken and framed the pictures of all
the judges who have ever served as
such in Bartholomew county. To this
end he has examined the county rec
ords and will go back to the first
Judges. who were elected in lsoa
RES. j. NEAL. of Richmond. who re-
Gently celebrated his s0th birthday an
niversary. has an interesting history.
He is one of the many victims in this
state of deiusive family inheritance.
Mr.. Neal at one time contemplated suit
in the supreme court for the recovery
of 500 acres Of land in central and
eastern Texas. which belonged to his
father. but out of which the son was
defrauded.
The Miami Indians. near Peru. are
being paid the 30. 40 due each Of them
by the government.
EIGHTEEN prisoners are confined in
the Knox county Jail.
A TRIBE of Modern Woodmen is being
formed at Bridgeton.
ROBERT MARSHALL, sent to prison
from South Bend in 1891 for stealing
horse and buggy while drunk. has
been released. and will be married to
his sweetheart, who has remained true
70 him during his confinement.
FIRE damaged the works OF the Jen-
ney Electric Light Co.. Logansport
Loss $1,000 Insured.
SWITZERLAND county is overrun By
petty thieves.
WARSAW is going to have lecture
on theosophv.
Two rREcociors inmates tried to
burn the orphans home at Shelby
vile.
The Clara Shanks murder case, near
Bloomingdale. is still mystery.
Corn Is rlut on the market at Vim.
cenncs at 35 cents bushcl.
THE Indiana state prison south at
Jacksonville. for the first time in