The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-06-04
INDIANA STATE NEWS.

che Indiana department OF the w. K
c., has announced Blanche Gould, OF
Charlottesville. for department secre-
tary, and Jennie Hutchinson, OF the
same town, for department treasurer.
DURING the past few months the
farmers OF Fayette county have SUI.
ferei from the Expectations OF petty
thieves, and have decided TO organize
Fayette County Protective associa-
ton Initiation fees and dues are TO
be used in prosecuting the thieves
when captured.
AT Ft- Wayne, four workmen EN-.
pioycd by the city were enguifed in
quicksand the other day. Three OF
them were killed The dead: A. Dem
mis-, A. Brown, James Christie FATAL
ly injured: Michael sheehey The
men were digging trench for water
mains When about six feet below the
surface n vein OF quic<sand was broken
and all four We're engulfed in mass
Of sand and rock. Sheehcy was res
cued but will probably die.
SQUIRE JERRY SwoFfogD, of Center
vile. is one of the Oldest justices OF
the peace in the state. In 1910 he was
"A candidate for Justice of the peace in
Washington township, and ne was the
only man in Wayne county who re-
ceived more votes than Gen. William
Henry Harrison, who was then run
ming for pres ident Mr.. Swofford is
very proud OF this fact.
ONE of the industries in which Rich.
mond capital is largely interested is
that of Nicaraguan coffee raising
There is now a total of Si55, 900 OF
Richmond money invested in the busi-
ness
l.. w. PILLING, retail dealer in shoes
at Logansport, made voluntary rs.
Segment late the other night. Liabili-
ties, $4,000; assets about the same
amount. The failure OF the State Ma
tional bank was the cause of the as
signment.
A PARTY of farmers visited gypsy
camp near Heimer to ask the gypsies
to move on. The result was a fight. in
which John Bulmer was struck on the
head, and two farmers named Crossley
and Garrison were bitten by dogs
While the farmers left for assistance
the gypsies left
The Citizens bank of Portland has
elected the following officers: Presi-
dent w. III. Reed; vice president, Isaac
Silvernale; cashier, y. b. Hawkins; as
sistant cashier, j. A. Jaqua; directors,
T. u. Vaughn, of Richmond; w. Ii.
Reed, y. Il. Hawkins, j. Ii. Jaqua, l.
Silvernale, L. Lyons aud }. A. Jaqua.
AT Greensburg Edwin Kelley.
harness maker. dropped dead the other
afternoon OF heart disease, while
working at his bench. Mr.. Kelly had
been in business there for SO years.
I. w. ANDERSON. aged 20 years, one
OF Hartford City's oldest citizens, died
a few days ago of Bright's disease.
The remains were taken to Rockford,
o.. for burial.
MRS ELIZA JOHNSON, aged 9s, died
at her home near Decatur, the other
morning. She was pioneer of the
county, being n member of the first
family that located there and has re-
sided on her farm that she helped to
clear ever since.
SIMON ScHAEFFER, living in Harrison
township, near Rockpor committed
suicide. His fathers family attended
church, and on returning found his
body floating in the cistern. He had
been sick and respondent for some
time.
CHARLES ii. GYwSS, editor and pro
prietor of the Coyington Republican,
died at his home in Covington of pneu-
monia aged A.. Mr.. Gwynn published
the only republican pa per in the county
seat.
WHILE attending a reception in hon.
or of Wilbur Piper and bride, near
Fairview. Fayette county about TWEEN
ty guests were poisoned by eating
chicken stewed in copper boiler. All
are in fair way to recover, strong
emetics being promptly used.
THE trustees OF Coats college for
women. founded by Jane Coats. OF
Greencastle, made an assign ment the
other day. The liabilities amount to
Sl4, 600, while the assests con sist chief.
ly of unpaid nbscri ptions TO the coli
lege which will be hard TO realize OF.
The college will be continued until the
end of June, when an effort will be
made to main tain it under different
management Gov Mount is one of the
trustees of the college.
The following fourth-class post
masters for Indiana were appoin ted
4 few days ago: BLOSSOM county, O.G.
Kahn; Brimfeld. Noble county, c. w.
McMeans; Farmers burg. sullivan
county, L. j. Self: Galena, FLOYD
county, Florence Mcdaniel; Greenville.
Floyd county, r. NJ. Compton,; Ham
field, Grant county, Elihu Coomler;
IIillsboro. Fountain county, 4. C.
WAND; Lancaster, Jefferson county,
A. J. Shinness; Roselawn. Newton
county, L. T. Boyle; West Lebanon,
Warren county, ii. II. Pugh.
AT Bedford, verdict of not guilty
was rendered the other morning by
the jury in the case Of John Brown and
John Sexton, the Louisville (Ky.) po-
lice officers charged with murder in
the first degree for killing George Rip
pey. near Salem. on the night Of De-