The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-08-13
INDIANA STATE NEWS
THE Auburn foundry and machine

train while stealing "a ride and killed
ut Carlisle.
DRILLERs at Rogers, five miles north
OF Petersburg, found oil at a depth OF
over 200 feet
BELLE BOYD. the first Jersey COW
ever brought TO Crawford county, is
dead, aged 81.
AT Fit. Wayne, Mr.. and Mrs. Abra-
ham Oppenheim, prominent Hebrews,
celebra led the fiftieth anniversary OF
their marriage.
A YOUNG colored mar giving the
name of Oscar Bell and Ripley, o.. as
his home, drowned at Lewisville while
bathing.
A cATFis having two perfectly
formed heads was caught by some boys
fishing under the Lake Erie Il Western
railroad bridge at Upton.
BALL BROTHERS, of Muncie, have
served notice to 200 blowers in the
finthouse that their services will not
be needed the coming year. Blowing
machines will be put in the factories
at once.
AN attempt will be made by the l..
A. w. members of Richmond to secure
the state l. A.. w. meeting for Rich
mond in 1895. 1t occurs at lerre Haute
this year.
The wage strike at the tannery of
w. W. Mooney x Son, Columbus, on
for o three weeks, is ended, the
men giving up the fight. Most OF them
were taken back.
TIE northeast part of Porter county
was visited by n tornado, doing great
damage. Horses and cattle were kill
ed and crops badly damaged.
The rainstorm the other night flood
ed thousands of acres of land near
>cottsburg. Corn six feet high vas
under water and crops are badly dam
aged.
AT the National military home,
Marion, n common Shanghai rooster
Matched out a brood of chickens and
acted as a mother and protector to
hem
THE remains of Thomas Mulcahey
were discovered in the woods north of
Warsaw. 1t is thought that while
hunting in the woods he became over
come by the heat and died.
HARVEY Bloom, OF Lockport, who.
IN his early days lost his voice by a
spell of measles, took n header on his
bicycle and now talks as readily and
easily as in former days, his voice be-
ing clear and strong.
The election of a congressman to
succeed the late VIM. ;. Holman in the
Fourth Indiana district, will occur
August 10. The candidates are Marion
iriffith. democrat; Rev. u w. Lee, re-
oublican, and ). NJ. Browder, populist.
AMOS GILMORE, of Elwood, has start.
"a for Alaska.
lSDIANAPoLIs city council cut the
price of gas from 81. so to Is cents per
1000 Gu bic feet.
FIRE wiped out half a block of small
buildings at Evansville. The total
loss will reach $4,000.
AT Indianapolis application has beer
made for a receiver for the Masonic
Mutual Benefit society.
STEPHEN MErcALFE, an aged editor
Of Anderson, has been appointed as
sistant doorkeeper of the house of rep
resentatives
JOHN CALVIN, of Alva, shot and
killed his business partner. Robert
Clear. They had disagreed in regard
to a settlement.
d. ID. DURHAM, wanted almost every
where on the charges of forgery and
swindling, arrested at Indianapolis,
mas been taken TO Raleigh, n. C., FOR
trial.
THERE were only i6 deaths in Rich
mondi in July, less than one to 1000 OF
population, which is 20, 900. OF those
who died nine were infants, so that
the death rate among adults is very
small, almost one to 5000 of popula.
ton.
lHR other morning some miners
started to work at Cabel & Co. : No.
mine, Washington They were met
by a score of determined strikers. who
requested them not to return to work.
The debate ended in a free fight, in
which clubs and fists played an i'm
portant part. Gibson Lett, one of the
men who attempted to go TO work,
was badly used up. his scalp being laid
open. Strikers say no one shall re.
return to work.
CHARLES ELRoD. OF Charlottesville.
was seriously injured in a
COMPANY l., Second Regiment, state
tbAAltia. VI hohoHiO. went INTO camp Oh
Its own hook. The state was too poor
this year to pay the expenses of the
usual camp drill and camp life. Their
tents were pitched at Lake Manitou.
BURGLARS entered the home of A. C..
Vankirk, on West Hill street, Wabash,
the other morning. and stole a valua.
BILE gold watch, a silver watch nd q
sum OF money. They also helped them.
selves to what they wanted to eat
Ohm PENN, who wa acquitted oil
the charge of train wrecking only a
few months ago. was again placed in
jail at Portland, his alleged offense be.
ing burglary. 1t is claimed he ran.
sacked the residence of J. L Sheritts,
at Dunkirk. Penn waived examine.
ton and was placed under bond.
A NEW government building mt Mad.
ison is now ready for occupancy.
AT Richmond a syndicate headed by
Frederick Wilke has been formed to
one rate in The ALASKA ucldAaide