The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-04-30
INDIANA STATE NEWS

joins BuRKE was fatally beaten by
tramps at Elkhart.
CITIZENS Of Nashville rendered Con-
sui Jack Gowdy "A reception.
INDIANA democrats Will again maze
a fight on the silver issue.
THIRTEEN buildings were burned at
Orleans, entailing a loss Of $4,000.
TIE body OF a male infant was
fshed out of IT. Mary river near RI.
Wayne.
Ex-PREsIpENr HARRISON will attend
the PRESBYTERIAN General Assembly at
wiona in May.
PoLIcEMFS battlcd with four safe
blowers at Huntington.
JACK PAIGF. Zaek Pollard and Ben
Bass. all c~olorcd. have been arrested
a, Brazil for burglarizing Judge Me-
Gregor's house.
Bo.s at Portland played Walling srd
jackson and nearly strangled one OF
their playmates-
1mK body OF Charles Crater, an aged
capitalist. who died at Nincennes, will
be cremated at Cincinnati.
The girl at Indianapolis whoone doc
tor said possessed - devils. was only
afflicted with chronic hysteria.
Aco~cocrroS of rainwater, chocolate
and mustard seed was sold to farmers
near Charlottesville for s~arsaparilla at
81 n bottle.
WHILE Luke Covett, of Elizavllle,
was attemptinr TO cross the Big Four
railroad bridge over Eagle creek at
louisville the other afternoon he was
struck by n passenger train n
instantly killed lie was 20 years Of
age
The three-year-old daughter of Wes-
lev Horner YVES burned to death the
other day near Greencastle while play
ing near a toy furnace, its clothing
catching fire.
ALBERT DUNN was the other day APP
pointed postmaster at Amity. johnson
county. vice John Cox. resigned.
AT the meeting of the Sons OF Vet
Grams which occurs at Marion July =,
an attempt will be made to change
the time for the meetings to agree
with the time OF the state cncamp-
ment Of the q. a. +, and then meet
with hat organization each year
The new cigarette law passed by the
last general assembly will be rigidly
enforced at Richmond. and it is
thought that many tobacco dealers
will stop handling cigarettes rather
thar take the risk of paying a fine
which would exceed The profits of sew
eral weeks business
The wheat crop in Warren county Is
in a very bad condition Many farm.
ers are blowing up the wheat fields to
plant and so in other crops II Is esti-
mated that there will be a yield OF not
more than one-fourth OF an average
crop
@. l.. IIcKAED. commanding the
United Boys Br.gades OF America,
after a visit to Tecumseh Trail. adjoin-
ing the state soldiers home. of Tippe-
canoe county. decided TO hold the ma
ton encampment OF the brigades here
on July 6. continuing ten days. Mr..
Richard is the major general com
handing. and .. 800 is his estimate OF
the mum Der who Will attend Every
state in the union save two has brig
AIDES
The Earlham O~ratorical association
has elected the following officers: Pres
ident. Fred Nau Mugs: vice president,
Bevan Biniord; secretary, Robert Shoe
maker: corresponding secretary. Miss
Gertrude Simmons; treasurer, Thomas
Elliott.
WHILE taking a spin about Winches'
ter on his bicycle. Dir. Douglass Gray
took a header. which resulted in his
breaking both bones in his right les
just above the ankle.
Hon. FRANCES I. RooTs. of Corners
vile. a mernber of the house OF thu
legislature. has been chosen executiv,
committeeman 10 represent Indiana il
the next irrigation congress
THE Wayne county commissioner
have made a contract with Mai. NJ NJ
Lacey, OF Fountain City. to discove.
sequestercd taxable property an,
place il on the tax duplicate. Lace,
represents Clifford * Stewart, Of Con
nersville. who also nave a smallc.
contract with the Richmond city coun
Gil
DIR HAIRY RIcHEy, formerly OF Mar
tinsville, has recently been appointe'
deputy coroner of IT Paul. Mimi. IL
Is but - years OF age.
THE Richmond post Of the Traveller.
Protective Assoc alton Will seni q dcl
egation of fifty to the state convention
z. Marion May /. special car ha
been secured and will leave Richmon
gaily decorated.
WHILE thomas Nockford and Jaco
Koonz were in Patrick Wards saloo
the other morning. on North Senat
: avenue, indianapolis, Ward offered I
sell them n revolver. Mockford a
I tempted TO examine the weapon and
! was discharged, the bullet strikin
koontz in the abdomen and causing
wound likely 20 prove fatal within tn
next "a hours IL is claimed that III
shooting was accidental, but Noel
: ford has been locked up pendin
further inquiry.
" CouSTERFEITERs arrested at Dur
7 kirk
DYNAMITE is being used TO kill ts
in Blue river.
!, RICHARD BENNETT was suffocated
I q well at Charlottesville.