The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-09-18


front OF an electric ear and was caught
and ran down. The FIRST i.,imation of
the accident was the explosion OF one
OF his bicycle tires. WHICH cracked like
a pistol shot. Johnson was crushed
under the car. which had u be lifted
of his body. after he had been dragged
sume distance. His skull was frac-
tured and other injuries were sus-
tanned.
GABRIEL MoUsER. of East Mt. Carmel,
was brought 10 Princeton the other
evening on the charge of counterfeit
ing silver dollars IL Is claimed he
has done a thriving business.
DIPnrnERIA is epidemic at Redkey,
There are 40 cases and six deaths. Sec
rotary Jay. Of the county board OF
health. has telegraphed To the state
board for advice.
CHARLES TEwELL. an employ in 'he
grain house of NJ. j. Carnahan \ Co.,
Loogootee. was struck and instantly
killed 10y Fast Mail Train No. OF the
Il. & o. :. W. while crossing the track.
The other night John Lukcs and
Robert Kelley, in jail at Hartford 0ity
On a charge of robbery, and I'd Davis,
alias Toban, charged with larceny,
escaped. and at last advices had not
been recaptured.
A GREAT DEAL of excitement was
caused in blackboard county among
farmers by the report OF a local veter-
mary surgeon that q herd of cattle near
Bailev's schoolhouse were sick with
contagious pleuro-pneumonia. DR..
Bolser. the state veterinarian. made an
investigation and found there was
neither pleuro-pneumonia nor any
other contagious disease
JERRY FOLEY, until recently porter
at the Hotel Bates. Indianapolis. was
brought TO the police station the other
DAY bowling maniac, the result, If his
rawlings count for anything. Of the re-
cen: sound money convention. HIS
chief mania is that he has speech al
ready prepared with which 70 electrify
the country. and which will knock out
all factional wrangles and unite hui
manity on one common ticket Ills
condition is pitiable.
THE Madison County Teachers instr
tnte held sessions at Elwood, with 300
teachers present. 1t was the most sue
cessful held for several years. a num-
Der of prominent educators were pres
ent. and lectures were held each night
at the opera house. where the institute
was held. 1t lasted all week, and it Is
thought that fully 400 teachers were
enrolled.
LABOR day was observed in Indian
apolis by general closing of stores
and banks. parade in the morning,
which followed circus procession, IN
Guided divisions from all the local labor
orgs nizations. Bicycle races and other
sports were INDUCED in in the after
noon. Robert Grimes won the lS14'
mile road race in :. minutes.
AN excursion train OF ten coaches on
the Louisville, Evansville and East st
Louis railway was wrecked at Iasweii
a small station 23 miles east of hunt
ingburg. the other morning. INT
excursion was run out of ST Loui'
and was bound for Marengo cave
About 400 people were on board th'
train The baggage car. comoina
ton. and passenger coach were over
+ turned and an unknown man was ia
tally injured. while several were slight
I " hurt The accident was caused b.
. spreading of the rails.
A SUIT for $50. 900 damages was file
at Franklin by Elmer Burton. of Ira
falrar. against Cyrus Prather. IN
complaint alleges that Prathers saloo
was burrlarized in 1894, and that
had accused Burton of having COMM
: ted the deed.
John LucAKEs. Fred Miller and 10
: Riclret. confined in the county jail
J. Hartford City to await trial for ou
!, plarv. dug through the stone floor or
: escaped through the basement
y CLOSER BRoTBERs, general merchan
u ri Kingsbury near Laporte, assign'
!. TO ]. Vene Dorland, "A few days ag
i Assets 9. 800: liabilities, $3.50
Cause inability to collect accounts
= TBE Labor Day celebration at Ter
he Haute was the largest. both IN the =
o. rade and attendance on the Il
"a ground. on record. President Debs,
ne the A. II. L., presided at the meeti
A. and spoke briefly to an audience WIN
NJ received him with great applause.
IN MARION A. SALISBURY, for 40 yea
ne enUaved in the book and statione
business. at Valparaiso. died
he other morning. aged 60 years
ls scr,Si as postmaster under Lincoi
Nv administration.
N The American Tin Plate factory.
Oh wood, resumed full operations and
he $50 men will find employment seve
~ car loads of steel have already been
20 ceived. The Elwood box facto
which makes boxes for the tin pl;
company. also resumed operations W
nj. 100 men
al TIE Monon had a freight wre
~ north o. Greencastle. A train OF en-
~ ty freight ears was going south, WI
~ IL broke in two. Twenty cars W
thrown in the ditch and two were
broken that they were useless.
inc one was injured.
am WV SAXON. former member
.rg. Company L. state militia, later join
IN. United States army, was arrested
.ses Kosomo for dcsertion. Recruiting
and fcer IT, NJ. Lewis, of lndianapo
81 who made the arrest, took Saxon
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