The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-07
INDIANA STATE NEWS

KEW. ~. a. AONblh AIhh, % 'hiSaSo,
will deliver the b~accalaureate sermon
at the state university and Presiden.
Cyrus Northron OF the university OF
Minnesota, VIII give the commences
ment address Unusual preparations
nre being made for the exercises OF
commencement week.
The Indiana University Glee club
will make extended tours the coming
summer. Starting from bloomington
early in July. the club will go west 10
San Francisco. On its return the club
will visit the chief cities of the Mis-
sissippi valley, and in August will Wis
il the eastern states.
FIRE the other morning destroyed a
large barn ON the farm of Glenn Gaar,
north of Richmond. Clinton Shirley
resides on the arm. Gaar's loss,
IS, 900, with 1900 insurance. Shir-
ley's loss, !. 00o bushels of corn. 200
bushels Of oats, IL horses, hogs and
farming implements The IRE was in
c~endiary.
The special election in the Fourth
congressional district, to select "A sue
cessor to Congressman Holman, will
probably be set for May ID.
HARTFORD CITY Odd Fellows obs
served the 18th anniversary the other
evening. Rev. l.. A.. Beeks made the
address, after which there was u ban
quet.
MoRRIsTowS Odd Fellows had n BAN
quet the other night for the 18th an
niversary in America. Rev. liagans.
of S~helbyville, was the principal
orator.
WORD has been received in Rich
mond OF the death of Michael Wilson,
Mt his home in Elk county, Kansas
lie was SO years old. Mr.. Wilson for
merly resided in Richmond. and was a
member OF the Wayne county bar.
SEVERAL days ago a citizen of New
Castle was arrested while in the act of
stealing chickens He had been sup
plying the Cambridge City markets
for some time. The other day two
more were placed in Jail, Robert Hew-
lit and Mrs. Mary Torrey. They took
a load of poultry from near New
Castle to Muncie one night. and were
arrested on suspicion. afterward con-
Tossing to the theft The officials have
warrants for the arrest OF at least two
others.
THE Indiana Gunpowder company
has been formed, with n capital stock
of $50, 900, for the manufacture of gum
powder at the mining town of Fonta-
net, in Vigo county. 1t will be the
only plant of the kind west of Pitts.
burgh. Among the directors are j.
Smith Talley and Joseph Martin,
-~o,s-.u. .-. o-.-..
on the application of Bert Carpen.
ter, a stakeholder in the Superior Ra.
diator company of Elwood, n receiver
was appointed the other afternoon.
The company undertook to carry an
other plant hat was heavily involved,
and, in order to save itself, asked for
the receiver.
The Enterprise department store at
Warsaw closed its doors the other
night. Liabilities, $4,000 TO $40, 600.
c. f. srRISGER's saw and planning
mill. Fortville. was destroyed by fire
the other night. Less, s., 500; no in
surance.
JoHN ENGLISH, an old resident of Ko-
komo. and formerly in the furniture
and undertaking business made an un-
successful attempt to commit suicide.
He swallowed n large quantity of NOR
phine, but doctor saved him. Several
years ago Mr.. English was injured by
a fall. and it is thought that his mind
is IL unbalanced He had a coffin in the
house. and had made every preparation
for his funeral.
THREE men, comprising a searching
party the other day found the body of
one of the victims of the wreck that
occurred at Hazelton March 10 1t
was lodged against n snag about one
mile from the scene of the wreck. The
body was later identified as that of w.
ii. Lange. the Fort Wavne trav-
cling man, who lost his life in the
wreck.
ALAsKI REDDIcK's body was fourd
in shallow water near Potter's bridge,
two miles north of Noblesville, the
other evening by two boys who were
fishing. Reddick went to the river To-
fish. and, being subject to fits, il is
supposed he fell into the river while
in one of these COMMISSIONS lie was
"a years old and for some years has
been an inmate at the county poor
farm.
THE other morning at 6 o'clock VIM.
Lutz. aged IS, was ground to
pieces under the wheels of a Chica-
90 e. Eastern Illinois freight train
west of Brazil. His body was so bad
ly mangled that it was unacceptable
and it was some hours awaiting identif-
cation, his wife finally recognizing his
hat and watch. The deceased leaves a
large family.
on the night of January 20 Joseph
Ballard, a prominent farmer living
near Lebanon. died suddenly of what
was supposed to have been heart trou.
bic. The suspicious Of the children
became aroused, and it was decided to
Investigate. The other afternoon Cor.
oner Armstrong, assisted by DIR. John
+ Gciss, of Indianapolis. exhumed
the body. The stomach, heart. n pc--
ton o. the liver and one kidney wee
removed, and will be analysed for
traces OF poison. ~Strychnine was