The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-03-24

he ever went. Lincoln City is noted
for two things, Mrs. Lincoln's grave
and fuckers hotel. The next leg
islature recognizing the eternal fit
nrss oi things, will probably change
the name OF the place to Tuckerville.
The locomotive takes wafer at Lin
coin but nobody else does. The de-
pot at Lincoln is modelled on the
Black Hole of Calcutta, with adj
ditions. II the trains did not make
pretty close connections the death
rate would be high.
The train time is posted on big
black board which puzzles some
people, because it says the trains 90
ing north 90 east. Some people
are troubled over small matters, not
recognizing the serious question as
10 whether the trains will ever 90 at
all But they do, and in due time
reach Dale. Dale is word which
means valley, and ss there is large
hill at that point on the railroad the
town is built back in the country a
mile. 1t is reached by a mule
hack. The citizens are fighters an
Jim Ladd lives there.
The next place after Dale is Ferd-
inand station. Ferdinand was
named after the Archduke Of Aus
tria-cor sideraby-and it is seven
miles from the station of that name.
The principal productions are ba-
con, traction engines and Beckman
brothers. After the Philippines
are pacified Ferdinand will be an
nexed to the United States This
i the reason Carl Schurz objects to
Expansion.
Huntingburg is a city of depart
ed greatness. and delapIdated frame
houses. They have the small pox
there but are not proud of it. 1t Is
known all over the world as the
place where YOU stop fifteen min
utes for supper. Several minutes
less would do if passengers knew
small pox was in town.
Huntingburg is a hard place 10
get out OF, but if you are careful
you can get over to ST. Anthony,
out you don't t stop there unless in
vited. Neither do you tarry at
Riceville This place was 50 named
because it was expected to swell up
like rice in boiling water. The water
failed TO boil, and the brethren built
"A church on trust, but failed to get
a loof on top. Riceville is an awful
warning to church people. Kyana
is so called after the pepper of the
same sounding name. 1t used to
De a hot place; it isn't 80 warm
COW.
The origin Of the name of Birds
aye is lost in mystery-and mud.
some say that the place was form
4rly so tough that you could put all
he religion and morality in your
we and never wink. 1t is better
1ow. 1t burned up, and like Phoe
nix, Ariz., arose from its ashes a
.adder but quieter town. People
have come To BirJseye to stay all
hight and remained there perma-
iently-in the graveyard The
biggest thing in town now is the
indiana spoke factory; since the
legislature adjourned it is about the
biggest spoke factory" in Indiana.
Before you get 10 English YOU
strike town called Eckerty. This
l. the place the lawyers refer to
when they say you havn't much of
case in law but a good one in
'eckerty.' This m cans that when
hey get through collecting fees
from YOU you will have about
enough left to buy the corner of
iot in Eckerty.
English was so called because the
D, ople there don't talk United
states; they talk Crawfordese. The
.ourt house at English is set on
llll anu CdD Dt Hld iNlWi y
some of the officials would steal it.
rhe principal street in the town Is
fork Of Blue river, and the town
marshal bears the title OF official
terryman. 1t is a cold day when
English does not have one or more
-marshals in Jail. The town is
iemorolizing, but is on the up grade
.ince Jerry Suddarth Sc tied there.
Since he bull; his castle, even the
creek has been afraid to flow crook
ed. Sam Jo Elsby formerly lived
there, but we havn't al ything
lgainst English, 50 why Civ any
more distressing details.
There are many other cities on
the road to the reformatory, but
none of them like Corydon Juncti IN.
This is where you see the second
oldest railroad train in the world.
The other is not so old as this one.
The engine is marked l.. n. A. &
lC., which mean that the road is
long, narrow and crooked. Ii Is