The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-04-16

South Bend.
MANY forged notes found in circula-
ton at Butler.
INDIANAPOLIS sent $500 TO southern
food sufferers.
CIRcusEs are warning at Anderson
for space ON billboards-
Jos MCCARTHY died Of excessive Gig
arctic smoking at Marion.
QUESTIONS now as to whether the law
creating the Indiana reformatory Is
constitutional.
NOT one OF the five bodies OF persons
killed ia the wreck at llazelton has
been recovered.
SEVERAL big buildings at Indianap-
oils must be torn down because OF
weakening foundations.
VELEp woman who parades the
streets at night at Cannelton Is
thought to have assassinated Philip
Heck.
WARRANTS have been forwarded TO
st. Louis for two men thought to be
guilty OF the murder of Elias Ledford
at Alexandria.
TIE State Plumbers association will
fHtti al : IAtnHohb &hBtAA -
WILL 5. ILIFF, Of Richmond, has
been appointed deputy fish commits
sioner for the counties of Wayne and
Union.
A CHANGE has been made in one of
Richmond's most important business
concerns-the Dreamer 4 Scott car
riage works. Thomas w. Dreamer,
who has been at the head of the bust
ness, has retired, having sold his inter-
est to Bnrton j. Westcott, and the lat
ter become the president of the com
pany. The zeal involved holdings
worth $50. 900.
SENATOR FAIRBANKS has recommend
ed the following appointments for
postmasters in Indiana: Clark county
-Bethlehem, Ed :. Pernett: Blue Lick,
William Thomas; Borden, Albert Nc
kinlev. Charlestown, James Marion
Teeple; Dallas, Jonathan l.. Warman;
Uenryvllle, William II. l~Iolton: Jetfer-
sonville, Newton II. Myers, president
ial Office term expires December IL;
Marysviile, Mrs. Matte +. Clapp;
Memphis, T. T.. Weir, Muddy Fork,
tanto Jackson; Nabbi. Ernest EU-
erts; New Washington, Elmer t. Mil
Ter; sellersburg, Pink Sellers; SCION,
Sallie II. Scott; Oregon, William
Long; Owen, Addie Hofstetter; OF
isco. Jessie Enslow; Ohio Falls,
VIM. NJ. Reynolds; Underwood, VIM.
II Hosea; Utica. George L. Zinck. De
kalb County-Butler. Isaac ID. DAILY,
presidential, expires August ?, lsas.
Jennings County Vernon, w. a. Har-
low: Butlerville, John j. Hutton; Hay
den, d.. w. Dodd; Scipio, J. L. Green;
Zenas. Lincoln Galloway; Paris, Har-
mon Dixon; Queensville. Ephraim NJ.
Ray; Lovett, Levi Hamrick; Cana,
Jared Tobias; Barnes, James A. Dep
uty; Nebraska. Young Bemish; Paris
Crossing, Benjamin IL. Dixon; North
Vernon, Fred Ii. Nauer, presidential
term expires December IL.
A THIEF tried to wheel a carpet from
a church at Indianapolis.
HENRY LEE killed Bob Cheatham in
a fight over marbles at Rockport.
A HOUSE on wheels, occupied by Ave
persons. passed through Greensburg.
A BOY fell into a cistern at Muncie
and was he~roically rescued by Charles
Robbins.
A BOTTLE of whisky 43 years old was
found in the wall OF an old building a,
Indianapolis.
PHILIP HECK, aged IS. a prominent
citizen of Cannelton, was shot twice
by an unknown person, the bullets
piercing his stomach. Four shots
were fired. He is in a critical condition
-.. l.. 100. 80 81.
formation of Greater Indianapolis
by filing an in junction suit 1t apple:
specifically to Haughville. which is
about to be annexed. Flack is a big
landowner and alleged unconstitution
atty of the proceedings. The city ex
poets to win.
A at Kokomo rides to funerals
on a bicycle.
JONI Il. ROBERTSON, 6s, postmastei
at Homer, six miles southwest o
Rushville. committed suicide by drink
ing carbolic acid. He lett "A note re
questing that no post norton be held
rs he had died from the effects Of car
bolic acid; hat DR.. Kennedy, hi
physician, had told him he could d.
no more for him, and hence he wantc'
TO die.
PREPARATIONS for the state encamT
rvnt of the G.. A. x. are still pre-
crossing at Richmond, and everythin
, points L great success in the undel
taking. The decoration committee Ina
reported plans that have met wit
approval. and they are such that tn
work of other cities that have enter
tanned the encampment will be sui
: passed.
= The statement was given out a
: Richmond the other day that sewers
million dollars worth of taxabl
property in that city was not on tn
; tax duplicate. The city council wi
a be asked TO grant a contract TO ferrs
out and place IL on the duplicate.
: THE following ~fourth-class postma
e tiers were appointed the other da,
Battle Ground. Tippecanoe county, |
: +. Cowgirl; Bendavis, Marion count,
a John Osman; Castleton. Marion coul
{. ty, +. NJ. Pitcher; Francisco. Gibso