The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-12-18
INDIANA STATE NEWS.

QuhfiNAs
CHAPLAIN CHARLES WooD, of TIE
state prison. has been asked to re-
sign.
A GENERAL conference of populists
will be held at Indianapolis pecem-
Der %.
A BIC distillery, which will fight the
trust, will be located at Nincennes.
The capital stock will be $500 600. The
company has been Incorporated. East
ern capitalists are behind il.
The Premier Steel works, lndianap-
oils. have closed, throwing 800 men out
of employment
A TRAMP attacked the nine-year-old
daughter OF Farmer Fred Blumenthal,
near Crown Point Men with shot
guns searched the woods unsuccess-
fully.
The Indiana Horse Shoe CO., of Ma
rion. got S., 600 damages against the
Pan Handle railroad. The company's
plant was destroyed by fire, caused by
a spark from a locomotive.
lnE miners at Carbon are working
better than they have for the past two
years All the mines around there are
putting in full time with full forces.
The companies have orders ahead, and
the outlook of the entire winter is very
bright.
Mrs w. A. HoRRALL, of Washing
ton, was seized with "A nervous attack
the other night. and in falling struck
her head against stove. cutting
deep cash. She died the next morn
ing.
DIR CLARENCE ID. DRIscoLL, of Paoli
was arrested at indianapolis, charged
with abducting Ella and Marietta Fro,
daughters of an Orange county farmer
The girls are 10 and Is Driscoll de.
mics the charge.
A. h. CHAMPION, editor Of the Del
phi Citizen. has filed $40. 900 damage
suit against VIM. bradshaw and two
sons for an alleged assault.
JACOB BAKER, one of the wealthiest
farmers in Noble county. was kicked
to death in his barn by a horse. His
wife found him about three hours
later. lie was II years old.
THE IS small children confined at the
Delaware county orphans home are
in great danger of the much dreaded
diphther ria. TO which all have been ex-
posed A small child received from
Albany recently, developed severe
case the other day. DIR. Cowing. coun-
" health officer, is exercising every
precaution and has introduced anti
toxin. which will be used freely
A BILL viii be presented at the Dcxt
session Of the Indiana legislature 10
prohibit the manufacture and sale Of
cigarettes IN this state. The W. c. I.
L. Will send lobby to indianapolis.
TnE large barn OF Jacob Latollette.
north OF Shanondalc. burned the other
night. Six horses, several cows. 10
tons OF hay and nearly 5000 bushels of
corn were lost. Among the horses
was one of the finest matched black
teams in the county. Cause of the fire
unknown.
WILLIE KUHN. aged IA. with two
companions. went to RedlSey the other
day and returned to Muncie that night.
He attempted to jump from one box
car TO another and fell to the track.
His body was dragged three blocks,
both legs being cut off above the knees
snd he was disemboweled. When the
train stopped he was still alive and told
his name before dying.
The Hancock County Agricultural
association has reorganized for 1897,
with the following officers: Charles
Downing, president; Ebert Tyner,
secretary; w. c. Barnard, treasurer;
W. c. budding. superintendent OF
grounds; Alonzo Tyner. superintendent
Of stalls; Smith Hutchinson. marshal.
The fair has always been a success.
An unknown man entered the house
Of Simon Patcr. an aged farmer near
Sunman, and beat both Pater and his
wife numerically. They were left ly
ing on the floor OF their house all night
unconscious. Their ASSISTANTS left
them lying in pools of blood for dead
Bloodhounds have been sent for
Nothing was taken from the house.
AT Anderson. LATE J. Burr wal
sworn into the Office of county com
missioner the other day. and thus fol
The first time in its history all the cleo
i've Offices in VI adison county are FLIED
by republicans
TIE executive committee of tn,
United Glass Workers of Indiana re
Gently held a meeting at Alexandra;
and decided to campaign the gas bel
in the interest of unionism this ''fire.
The meeting was attended by severa
prominent glass workers from Hart
ford City.
MRS. ELLA SYKES, of Terre Haute
1as sued Frederick Hibberly for breacl
II promise and asks slo.o The de
PENDANT. who is wealthy retired far
ner, is her divorced husband.
MADISON county. which has jumpe,
into third position in voting population
since 1894, has ll9 saloons, distribute,
as follows; Anderson, Sc; Alexandra
IL; Elwood, 81: Frankton, 8; ingalls,, /
Lapel, 1; Pendleton, 8; Summitville, 4
The Johnson County Fair association
elected the following officers for tn
coming year: s. W. Dugan. presiden,
Mort Whitesides, vice president; w. s
Young. secretary: L. +. Valentine, sd
perintendent; Samuel Harris, treas
nrer.
ALLEN W. CLARK. president OF tn
State Silver league. says that the OF