The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-05-21

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to meet claims amounting to about
ss5, 900. The property consists almost
wholly of real estate, including a large
business block. several dwelling houses,
three farms and . large nm Der OF city
lots. White is the owner OF Whites
theater. which he recently repaired at
considerable expense. Until the last
few years he had done an extensive
business as a money lender.
A LOT of silverware and jewelry,
supposed to have been stolen, was
found in the hollow trunk OF n tree
near Shelbyville by fishermen.
UNDERGRADUATES at Butler college,
University of Indianapolis, lay in wait
the other night and captured Tom
Ship, of the senior class, and gagged
him after he had uttered one class cry
for help. Three senior girls, one of
whom he was about to call on, heard
his cry and went to the rescue. IL
was three t. rs, but the girls won.
With gloved hands they slapped the
undergraduates out OF countenance,
rescued the captive and drove the un.
dergraduates into the dormitory.
AT a meeting Of delegates from the
different high school rooms ut Muncie
it was decided that the second prize
honors and $40 in gold. given by mis-
take to Walter Lott, Muncie's repre-
sentative in the recent o~ratorical con.
test at Portland. should be turned over
to the Winchester who should
have the prize according to the cor.
rected decision of the judges Muncie
will stick to the organization and en-
terrain ii at the next annual meeting.
ant not secedc. as first threatened.
WIN. KRoNMILLER. an aged German.
residing south of Huntington, commit
ted suicide by blowing off part of his
head with a rifle. The cause was do
mestic trouble. He had recently driv-
en- his aged wife away from home, aud
she had applied for a divorce. His
body was discovered by one of his
daughters on her return from church.
AT Mooreland, Henry county. the
other evening, o. Z. Shaffer. a promi-
nent merchant, to amuse his two small
boys began playing leapsrog with
them. While playing he fell. striking
the back of his head on the floor, frac-
turing the skull. 1t is thought he is
fatally injured.
Rev. j. W.. KAPP, of Richmond, state
president of the Indiana Christian En-
deavor. announces hat probably 5000
delegates will go from this state to
the international meeting at San Fran
cisco and that "A special train has been
secured to carry them.
The ~s-ycar-old daughter of William
Bretler. of San Pierre. was found
burned to death. The child's clothes
had become ignited while popping
corn over an open fire. and assistance
not being a the child was actually
cremated alive, its body being burned
to the bone
'sTREAK- of lightning entered the
parlor in l. w. Sanders residence, at
Evansville. the other day and tipped
over furniture. but did not injurc two
children who were playing mandolins.
MASKED robbers entered the Grand
Trunk station at Granger. early
the other morning. Three pas
sengers and the agent were
locked in a box car and the safe
blown and $40 taken. The conductor
of a passenger train discovered the pris-
oners and released them.
REPRESENTATIVES, of q Chicago racing
association have made an offer OF sfoo
a day for a Is days meet on the Porter
County Agricultural society grounds,
and to build o stalls. The fair officers
have not given their decision owing
to some opposition among the town
people.
AT Columbus, Mrs Ellen Hill. wife
of congressman III. c. Hill, who is
now working at the cerealine mills at
indianapolis, committed suicide the
other morning. She hanged herself
with a c~lothesline from a beam in an
clubhouse and was found dead by her
daughter. Insanity is the cause. She
has been ~deranged for over a year.
The two-year-old daughter of Geo.
Geller. of Huntington, was accidental
ly burned to a crisp the other evening.
The child and a little brother were
playing with a box of matches in the
back yard. when the. little girls cloth.
ing caught fire.
Wal W. NOobt WAo nCAd TIC Ollcc
under Harrison. will be recommended
for postmaster at Wabash.
NAT MARISG, ar old-time oil man of
Muncie, has no faith in the lasting
qualities of the new oil well at Alex-
andria.
AT Muncie Harry Ivory. a glass
worker from ~Covington. Ky, was
found in a dying condition on the
tracks of the Lake Erie 4 Western
railroad.
The o Is OF Frank Il. Story, con-
fidential clerk Tor Tolin, Tottcn 4
Tibbs, live stock dealers at I~ndianap-
oils, who has disappeared, show q
shortage OF 500.
GEORGE W. VEsTAI, q Noblesville
druggist. has made an assignment. II
is claimed his creditors will be paid in
full. A. ii. Lacy was made assignee.
The Business Mems association. the
city council and the mayor OF Terre
Haute. will formally extend an invita-
ton To the Grand Army encampment
of the state at Richmond this month to
hold the encampment in this city next
wear. The local msmberz Of the a. A.