The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-10-23
INDIANA STATE NEWS.


under that name. IT was unanimous
ly decided to give the party column
ON the ballots under the head "uold
Standard Ticket" No protest was en-
tered To this decision.
Miss KATIE YAGLE, the l6-year-old
daughter of John Yagle, farmer liv-
ing a few miles east Of Decatur, w'S
scared to death by boys. Several
neighbor boys disguised themselves 10y
blackening their faces, and went To
Yagles house. The family was all alb
sent except Miss Katie. She became
terror-stricken at sight of the boys,
and fed from the house to field,
where she fell in IA ditch and was found
dead n few hours later. She had been
In poor health for some time.
GEO. FREcK. II years old. shipping
clerk Mt the Bass foundry, 1T Wayne,
received his weekly salary the other
evening and disappeared. The police
were notified and were on the lookout
for him, but no clue was obtained I'M
til his body was found two days later
lying with the head under two feet of
water along the banks of the ST. Joe
river. His pockets were torn out and
his watch and money gone, but no
bruises of any sort were upon his per-
son. There were marks of a violent
struggle and an empty bottle labeled
"chloroformn was found by his side.
There is no doubt that the boy was
murdered for his money.
JOHN THOMPSON, living west OF In
dianapolis, has made public that a few
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eve by Frank Matthews, who was
murdered the other night by William
Brooks, colored. and was blinded for
life, as Developments since show. 1t
is remarkable coincidence, in his
judgment, that Matthews should have
met his death by bullet in his eye on
the following day.
THE American plate glass factory, in
Alexandria. has resumed operations
with full force.
III. /. HARRIS, president of the Patriot
Deposit bank, was thrown from his
vehicle in a runaway and seriously in
jured.
THE plant of the American Wire Nail
Co., at Anderson, was put in operation
the other day. 1t will require about
eight hundred men TO operate the
plant, many of whom have been idle
for months.
Two churches were dedicated il Ma
rion the other day, one by the Yves.
leyan Methodist mission and the other
the Boys Brigade church. Rev. A. y.
Worth, of Greensboro, preached the
dedicatory sermon for the Methodists
and O. l.. Richards, COMMANDMENTS
chief of the Boys Brigade and editor
of the Knapsack, for the Brigade
church.
DIPHTHERIA has become epidemic in
the southern part of Fort Wayne,
caused by overlooking of sewers during
the late heavy rains. That section has
' been placed in charge of the board O
health. and five schools have beer
closed during the week.
AT Colum bus the grand jury founC
two indictments against Alex Bell, ont
for horsestealing and the other fo
arson. Bell burned the Jail at Colum
. bus and he has been taken to the peni
Tertiary under a sentence of ten year
: for horsestealing The indictment
l. Just returned will no doubt insure hin
lifetime imprisonment
THE sixth convention of the Nintl
district Woman's Relief corps will b
u held in Seymour October 90. II. NJ
Caylor, department commander of Thu
G.. A. r., and X. NJ. SmoclS, adjutant
general, are to be the principal speak
ers.
" WHILE her parents were absent lv
Harrell, the ten-year-old daughter Q
"a Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Harrell. of Har
~ field, I'VE miles east of Marion. a
IN tempted to make some taffy. Her clotl
a. ing caught fire and before the flame
IL could be extinguished she was so S,
rs verely burned that she died.
er Miss WILHELMINA Il IUT, a youn
~ colored girl Of Richmond, has receive
" notice from Washington city that 81
has received an appointment in II
ny United States agricultural depar
m, mcnt and will be stationed at lndia
'e apolis.
IN ACTIVE preparations are being mac
ne Mt Milton for the annual chrysanth
nc mum show.
ny The Twentieth Indiana regimen
'ai held two days session in Plymout
About thirr men were present fro
RS different states. Address of WELDON
est was made by Hon. Amasa Johnson,
of Plymouth, and responded to by Car
IN L. II. Shores. of Ashland, Wis. In u
III evening a rousing camp fire was he
lot at IIuhn's hall. where addresses we
700 made by Judge Dudley Ii. Chase, Jud
w. i. Hess, Hon. ii. g. Thayer, CAY
ed Lucius Tanner, Capt. James T.. Hong
s. ton and Capt John Luther, of Croy
Tia, Point
or THE Twcnty-sec.nd regiment,
an diana volunteers closed its 10Th annu
lst reunion III Seymour, the other day.
was one Of the most interesting
I'VE unions that has ever been held by t
me regiment. The secretary reported til
i've IL members had died in the past yea
RS. he following officers were elected
cir the ensuing year: President, Vim.
Thomas Crothcrsville vice presidei
ev- Thomas Pierce, Vernon; secretary,
.ol- X. England, of Seymour. The re
on mcnt will meet in Crothersviile ne
I'VE year.
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