The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-06-18
INDIANA STATE NEWS.


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West Adams street, Muncie, was pill
LACED OF several hundred dollars
worth of clothes and jewelry.
A HARD storm did great damage
about La Grange the other night
JUICE GIBSON, OF Jefferson vile, held
the ndeterminate-se law in.
valid.
SPECIAL JVDaE II. A. ELLIOTT. OF
Valparaiso, has ovcrruled the motion
10 quash the indictment found against
ex-sherin lleber Stoddard and Mrs.
Lydia Walgamot for conspiracy to
commit an operation on Miss Grace
Crowell, who died in Chicago in De-
cember last The case was set down
for trial on June a.
Mrs. HENRIETTA WnkIE, OF FL.
wood. was admitted TO the Madison
county circuit and superior court bars
over the protest of Attorney John
Beeler, on the point OF unconstitu.
tionality.
STEWART & BLAKELY. chair and tn BILE
manufacturers at Shelbyville, have
closed down, throwing $50 employees
out Barton Harding was appointed
receiver. Lack of demand for goods
assigned.
A HORSE belonging to Daniel Rock.
of Muncie, was killed under orders of
State Veterina rian DR.. Balser, The
animal had a well developed case of
CHAMBERS. A dozen or more other
horses north of Muncie have died of
the same disease, and others are being
kept in quarantine.
AT Albany, on the l.. +. & w, a
west bound local freight train was
run into by a through freight train,
and dozen cars demolished. The
wreck took fire.
The Indiana glasscutters and fat.
teners may amalgamate as a result OF
the withdrawal of the blowers and
gathcrers from the Window-glass
Workers association.
Mrs. LOUIE llELBIG and 7-yearold
son, Charles, and Harry koenigcr,
aged 5, of Greenfield, have gone to
Chicago To take treatment at the Pas.
teur institute for supposed mad-dog
bites.
THE state encampment of the Sons
Of Veterans will be held in Marion
July T. Gen Harrison, Gov. Mount
and Gen. Lew Wallace are expected to
be present
THE body of Chas- Hays, who was
killed in St Louis in 1877, which was
buried at Columbus, was exhumed the
other afternoon and found to be petri-
fed. The features of the man were
easily recognized by his relatives.
He had been buried in wooden
casket, and this had entirely rotted
away.
EARLHAA college cele brated the fiji.
tieth anniversary OF her founding few
days ago.
NEAR Black burn, a few miles south
Of Washington, while drilling for gas,
at depth of 36l feet an underground
river was struck.
A BEAUTIFUL young lady, whose
glory was magnificent suit of hair,
in her sleep the other night at her
suburban home in Washington, left
her couch, went to an adjoining room
and cut off her hair close to the head.
In the morning she was inconsola BILE.
THE Southern Indiana Press assrcia.
tion will meet at Albany July l. Trip
to Nashville exposition Will follow
meeting.
THE board of state charities has been
asked to investigate charges OF mis-.
management at the State Soldiers
home.
GEORGE, the 10-year-old son of AL
Griffin, OF Richmond. was instantly
killed by falling benea tn the wheels
of freight train.
DIR LEWIS j. PRESTON, arrested in
Denver for the alleged murder of
consumptive named Frank. was until
the past year resident of Anderson
City.
FIRE consumed the two-story frame
dwelling Of John Reddich, near Rush
Vile Reddick is eccentric, very
wealthy and had several big rolls Of
greenbacks and sacks OF coin slowed
away in the house. The money was all
removed in safety with the exception
of tin can containing $3.50 in gold.
After the FIRE the gold was found
melted.
DALEvILLE reports the location of
big stove and iron foundry to be known
as the Ideal Stove and Foundry works
Most of the machinery comes from
Youngs town. o.. and is the remnants
Of the Jarrard Stove works there. The
town gives the company free fuel and
buildings as a bonus
JOSEPH CLARKE, "A farmer near But.
Ter, committed suicide because his
mortgage was due and he could not
pay it off
CITIZENS of Logansport have CON.
pleted the subscription of the 5000. 600
necessary to reorganize the State ma.
tional bank
AFTER IA sharply contested ballots,
and with shifting of votes that kept
the result uncertain to the last mo-
ment, Francis Marion Griffith. OF
Switzerland county, was nominated by
the Fourth district democrats to take
the place Of the late Judge Holman in
congress. Mr.. Griffith has had eight
years experience in the Indiana legis-
lature, and went down with his state
ticket when he was candidate for at.
torney general. He is Al years Of age,