The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-08-14

river, is submerged in from one 10 six
feet under water. The river Is the
highest since 1878. and thousands of
acres Of corn Is ruined.
TINS little town of salem Center was
visited 10y a disastrous fire the other
lay. totally destroying the principal
part OF the town. including the odd
Fellows fine building and contents.
The loss is heavy; insurance unknown.
TIN construction Of an electric rail-
way between Goshen and Plymouth
will be begun AT an early date. The
survey has been completed and the
capital is available for the building of
the line which. il is said. will become
a part Of a great system Of electric
roads which will connect northern In
LLAMA cities The power house of the
Goshen and Plymouth line will bc To-
Gated at Bremen.
JonN TOXIN, IA section boss on the
Monon route. was killed by train in
Charlottesville. IL is supposed that he
was intoxicated and lay down on the
track
The three-year-old son OF c. puzey,
Of Greenfield. was horribly manglcd by
being caught by fast passenger train
on the cattle guards AT that place.
The child died from its injuries.
EDWARD WHITE. "A prominent citi-
zen near Hall, Morgan county. for half
century is dead. lie was II years OF
age.
AT Evansville Charles Mertcs, a tim
ner, was overcome by heat and fell
from house top. He died from the
effects of he prostration and the in
juries received
Ar Shclbyvillc in the trial OF J. H.
Payne, the hotel man who produced
such sensation by fleeing TO escape
his debts. it was developed that there
was nothing criminal on which TO hold
him he only explanation that is
given is that he was a stranger in debt
and saw no way out of his difficulties
but fight
Is a game of ball al Richmond Louis
Brehm suffered the breaking OF his left
leg in two places He collided. while
running with an opposing player.
THE four year-old son Of Mr.. and
Mrs Louis Posthcr. of Richmond, fell
into boiler of boiling water and was
badly scalded about the bacls shout
ders and arms.
Mrs. DAVID GILTNER, the mother of
Clarence Giltner, who was drowned in
Sugar creek while bathing the other
day. died next morning at Shelbyville
from the effects of the shock.
THE Madison city school board has
a kf
tendent of the Madison schools, Geo.
;. Taylor. principal and a. w. Bailey.
of Chicago. principal of the broadway
school.
THOMAS MCKINLEY, roadmaSter Of
the Evansville & indianapolis road,
division of the Evansville and Terrc
Haute, was killed the other afternoon.
near Maysville. by the caving in of
bank of earth. He was standing near
the workmen when the cave-in occur
red and was instantly killed. He was
formerly in the internal revenue ser
vice
EIvA NAInRoN, a 16-year-old or
phaa girl living with A. NJ. Patterson
on farm near Lafayette. went to
church sunday and wcpt constantly
during the services. When She re-
turned home she babe the family fare
well, and. going to her room. swal-
lowed strychnine, dying in agony
few hours later The girl was un-
ruly, and the Pattersons were deter
mined to have her placed in reform
atory. She learned of this intention
and resolved upon suicide. She was
hciress to a considerable amout of
property.
EDWARD HoLLER. travelling man
from Danvillc. H.. attempted to alight
from "A moving Wabash train at La
fayette. lie fell. breaking his back
bone and inflicting other injuries. lie
is dying at ST. Elizabcths hospital. His
wife has been summoned.
JOHN kIRKER was arrested and bound
over to the Lake circuit court for en-
bezzlcment. kirlSer was treasurer of
Primrose lodge OF the Loyal Orange
Institution No go. Hammond. and
when McKinnon, his successor, took
charge OF the books he was found to be
short in his accounts to an amount not
yet accurately determined
Modesto, a small country town north
of Bloomington, was the scene Of great
excitement the other night. White
caps to the number Of 30 called az the
residence of Mrs. Nettie Chrisman and
demanded admission, which was re-
fused. The leaders forced the door open
and Mrs Chrisman was taken from her
home in her night clothes and hanged
by her wrists to the limb OF tree.
She received terrible beating with
switches. Not content with their work.
the gang carried all of her household
goods and deposited them in the high
way and then fired the residence and
the poor woman. still suspended To the
tree, watched the destruction OF her
home. No reason is given for the out
rage other than a rumor was current
last week concerning her character,
which charge is refuted. The county
will offer reward for the perpetra-
tors and the grand jury win investi-
gate. The woman is in precarious
condition.
TIE sick call at the camp of instruc-
ton OF the Indiana National guard.
now in progress at Fairvicw park.
showed 200 men on the sick list This