The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-01-15
INDIANA STATE NEWS.


FItE bachelors OF Shelbyvillc have
taken oath that they Will be married
by Christmas day OF 1897 or pay an aw-
full penalty. They are all we'll To do,
good looking and healthy. They have
for med themselves into a club called
The Coming Bencdicts' and have reg
istered their oaths 10 be husbands be-
fore a magistrate.
HoRsr thieves and house breakers
have been infesting the vicinity OF
LYNN and many robbcries are report
ed. Bloodhounds will be used.
AT Delphi the grand jury finished
the Investigation of the Nipple muir
der, which resulted in the release of
the Neibel boys. Mrs Nipple was shot
near her home on the night of Novem-
Der by unknown parties. Suspicion
pointed TO the Neibels, and a week
later they were arrested. Public opin-
ion has changed since the investiga-
ton began, and the finding of the jury.
while il deepens the mystery, is popu-
lar. II is scarcely possible now that
Mrs Nipples murderers will ever be
known.
several cases the other day. Albert
Snyder, of Hancock county, fined 500
and sentenced to 30 days for assault
and battery. fine reduced 10 $3.50; Oliver
winn, a boy convicted of petit larceny
in the Nigo county circuit court No
vember /, 1896. sentence committed to
confinement in the reform school until
of age; Mac FELTON,, convicted OF as
sault in Grant county and sentenced
To five years imprisonment. was pa
rolled The governor says there are
grave doubts as TO his guilt Charles
r. Meiser. of Whitley county, SEN
fenced to two years for burglary, was
committed to one year.
Gov. MATTHEWS the other morning
declined two offers to go upon the
lecture stage.
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH, Muncie,
was damaged to the extent of $500 by
re from heater in the basement the
other afternoon.
C. W. CALDWELL. of Waterloo, Ia,
has bought the Grand hotel ut Martins.
Vile
WHILE washing dishes at her home
at Sharpsville the other evening Mrs.
4 Cora Fortner upset kettle of boiling
water on her person. scalding her
\ frightfully from the waist down. Her
condition is serious
CLARENCE Cook, city editor of the
/ TT. Wayne Sentinel, while running
across Calhoun street, was caught by
I an electric car, the wheels passing over
I his right arm, cutting it off below the
elbow.
Tiny BRYANT who caught for last
seasons Washington Gnd) ball team.
has signed with burlington. Ia, am.
VIII Otto has signed to pitch for the
sa me team
FIRE broke out in the Lebanon house.
two-story frame hotel, and the upper
story was consumed. Loss on build.
ing, 81 600. with 500 insurance. Loss
on furniture almost total. insured for
$500. The hotel was under the man
agement OF Jesse Auburn. The late
Capt j. A. Brown owned the building.
The origin Of the fire is unknown.
THOMAS FoLLowELI., of Columbus,
has been paying his addresses to Miss
Ernestina Walfain for some time. but
against the wishes of the young WON
ans parents. The other day the couple
drove over to Nashville and were
quietly married at the Hampton home
stead. Mrs. Followed has consider
n BILE property.
AT Vincennes, Ellie Mcclure, aged
Is the daughter of a former county
treasurer and student at Lincoln uni
versity. complaided of pain in hel
head the other morning. She died II
one hour. She was at home on vaca
ton.
LIEUT.. +. g. ABBEY and Frank Rem
ouhl. of Waterloo, have left for Cuba
4 bbey is an officer of the state militia
AT edmond. the three-year-o
child OF j Il. Cooney fell int tub o
scalding water the other afternoon
end was horribly burned.
JONI ScHUMoCKER wanted at Circle
Vile, O., for horse stealing. was al
rested at Decatur by Sheriff Ash
baucher. He was caught in a gamblin
f,ouse. where he was making LAWS
r display of cash.
THE brick works Of VIM. c. Rehlini
5 of indianapolis, that burned sewers
I
a loss. there being no insurance. He
undecided whether or not TO rebuil'
a Negotiations are now pending to e.
his supply o. brick from other partie
ASATUgAL gas syndicate will put
4 rival line into indianapolis from Al
derson county.
!. SAMUEL BoSEwITz, a life-term man
I, the prison nor tn, was released the oth'
/, morning on pardon from Go
: Matthew'S Boncwitz was convicted
- murder on circumstantial evidenc
and his innocence has been establishs
!. after serving eight years.
3 IRENE CArrEE, sevcn-year -old daug
I, ter Of DIR A. III. Caffee, of Indianapoli
. died under the influence Of chloroforr
!, while Drs Barnhill and Kahn we're r
Il moving her enlarged tonsils.
J, HIRAM HARVEY lost law suit
u White county, secured a new trial ,
the averment that the case was dcci
!, ed by the jury dividing and playing
u game of cards. and has now been a