The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-07-24
INDIANA STATE NEWS.

public roads has concluded that tn,
plan is not practicable or economical.
The state board of tax commission.
ers organized the other afternoon,
with Deputy Auditor OF State Hart as
secretary. The first 20 days viii DC
devoted To the assessment of railroad,
telegraph, telephone aud express com
pany property. on August the board
viii meet TO hear appeals from county
boards Of review.
TIIE men ~ work on the watcrworlSs
plant al Sullivan struck for an advance
Of - cents per day, Men from lndi-
annapolis and Terre llautc took their
places.
MISSES ROSE PURCELL and Jessie
Smith and Clifford Joseph and Charles
Gon, Of Muncie, were rescued by the
lifcsavers just rs they were gong over
the Ohio river falls
luE bonds issued by indianapolis in
1871, and amounting 20 $500. 600, have
been cancelled, and the bonded debt Of
the corporation reduced to Sl.2il.5UO
The bonds were issued IN aid of the
belt road enterprise and have Just been
disposed Of at an advance of SOL, SIS 10
eastern capitalists. The bonds bore
six per cent. interest and The purchas-
ers will net Az on their investment
AT Shelbyyllc. while riding on
wagon load OF wheat Freddie NJ. Cows.
ten years old. fell from the wagon and
hind wheel passed lcngtawisc over
lower limb, mashin g it 10 pulp. Re-
covcry is doubtful.
An epidemic Of diphtheria is raging
at Hebron. east OF Crown Point. Two
children OF Frank Russell and one
child OF Dan Bryant died the other
night, and many more are expected 10
die. Five thousand people are exposed
as the Russell children spent the Fourth
walking the streets. No meetings
were held in the churches on sunday.
Parents are taking their children to
other neighboring towns as fast as
possible.
AT Walcott the Christian church just
completed was dedicated by l.. l.. Car
penter, of Wabash. lie raised moro
money than was necessary to pay all
Indebtedness.
GRANT MYERS, aged II. who lives two
miles east of Portland. while making
hay was kicked by a horse and his
skull was fractured. He can not live.
SAMUEL FAIR, aged go. living four
miles northwest of Dundee, was found
dead On the farm the other evening.
He had cut his throat with razor.
PRESIDENT EMMETT T.. SMITH. of the
Delaware County national bank, Mum
Gle, has disposed of his stock and re-
tired from the business. Messrs John
johnson ard w. Z. Hitchcock pur-
chased $40 0O0 OF the S4l, 500 stock held
by Mr.. Smith. Mr.. Johnson win be
president of the bank and Mr.. Hitch
cock vice president. Mr.. Smith recent
" associated himself with the Common
sense Engine Co., ana Will devote his
time there.
PEARL, the Is. ycar-old daughter OF
Lewis 4. Bosnian. died in great agony
near Eaton from the effects Of swal-
lowing grain of corn. which went
Town her windpipe. The funeral
vas one Of the largest ever seen in
Eaton.
THERESA BRowN, n Negress. claim
ng TO be l20, died at Jacksonville and
vas buried in Louisville.
ERNEST BICKNELL. secretary of the
tate board of charities, has written To
Timothy Nicholson. Of Richmond, also
member of the board. that he does
lot consider the charges preferred
gainst the management of the East
rn Indiana hospital for the insane by
'lrs George Alexander, of Rushville,
worthy of investigation unless Mrs.
alexander makes sworn statement OF
Ter charges.
FRANK CROCKETT, of Upton. has
ssued challenge to Walter Hilder-
ioff. OF Elwood to play game of
heclscrs for 500 side and the state
The match will come
III in Elwood at the club quarters in a
ew weeks Both men are experts.
AT Sullivan, Frederick Medaris. n
'arbcr, was shot and dangerously
Wounded the other night bv William
ohnson, who had been drinking heav-
~. Only few words were passed
vhen Johnson pulled revolver and
red two shots, both taking effect. one
n the chest and the other just above
he right temple.
PENSIONS were issued to Indianians.
he other day. as follows: Original
Ilonzo llinshaw. Cambridge CITY.
wayne. Authorization W. Bennett.
Jew Albany, Floyd; Especial June 29) !
Ohm Williamson, Rising sun. o. Res \
grafton and IncrcaSc-John Il. John.
on deceased, North Vernon. .Ien-
ings. Restoration and Rcissuc--.Johu :,
. Sebring tdeceased). Shclburn, Sulli- I
an. lncrcase-John GREGORY. Cas- Z
urg, Morgan: Sylvester Lowell. Ply
louth. Marshall: James Dobbins. .
rankin, Johnson: Alexander NJ. 4,
eazcy, Mcdora, jackson: BENJAMIN
evils, Little Point, Morgan; Abram Z
. Gaslsill, Roseale, Parke: John Har- '
n, Gasburg, Morgan: William II. Nc ;,
aughlin, indianapolis. Marion. Re. Il
T.. Brown. Tasweh.
rawford. Original Widows. etc - q
lrah j. Johnson, North Vernon. .Jcn.
ngs; Nancy A. Scbrng, Shclburn.
illivan; Nina 'kibblcr. Bennettsville, p
ark; Elizabeth Fletcher. Fowler p