The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-09-04

Compiled from Various SourceA
PERSONAL AND GENERAL

anu Was killed
The Fort Smith A Western railroad.
on the a5th. filed with the Oklahoma
territorial secretary a first mortgage
for $1,000. 900 in favor OF the Mercsn-
tile Trust Co. OF New York.
Before a great crowd OF spectators al
Readyille, Mass. on the Path. and WITH
the track and weather conditions per
feet. Lou Dillon paced by Peggy from
Paris and Carrie Nation. trotted a
mile in two minutes. new worlds
record.
Two cloud-bursts. on the 26th. de-
stroyed hundreds OF thousands dollars
worth Of property in Council Bluffs.
la The storm turned the streets OF
the city into torre nts, and hundreds OF
families in the lower districts OF the
city were removed from their homes
with difficulty.
David G Williams, aged So years.
ago. died al Cambria. Wis. on the eeth.
died at Cambria. Wis. on the 2sth.
from blood poisoning. which resulted
from The bite. Mr. Williams was a
member Of the lower house OF the last
legislature He served in the civil wa.
Rufus Council. president Of the five
state banks in the Kiowa-Commanche
country, Oklahoma. is charged with
selling $50 600 forged warrants 10 the
Guthrie national bank and several
Thousand TO the Capital national
The Northern Pacific liner Victoria.
which arrived al Tacoma. Wash. on
the 9th. from the orient. brought in
consignment Of orchid bulbs from Ma
Mia. l.. which were forwarded 10
ST. Louis 10 be exhibited at the fair.
These bulbs were sent out from Manila
by the government. and very rare
specimen OF the orchid and worth
many thousands or dollars.
b. r. Davis. president Of the First
national bank of Park Rapids. MINI.
was drowned in Fish Hook lake. on the
27th. while sailing with a party OF
friends A squall snapped of the mast.
knocking Davis into the water He
drowned before help could reach him
4 Missouri. Kansas * Texas pas
senger train struck a freight train
which had not cleared the main track
at Rhineland, Mo. on the eth. Fred
Daniels. fireman. OF New Franklin. No.
vas killed and Engineer Burk serious
ly injured.
At Kent. Ia. on the 2-th. the engine
and IL cars OF freight train on the
Burlington road went through bridge
tina. had been weakened by the high
water. carrying down with it the en-
gineer and fireman. Both escaped b
swimming to shore.
7 Capt. Edward Nathan Burton, tbs
last Of the old-time lake captains. who
4 sailed the "unsalred seas before many
Of the present-day vessel men were
born. died. or the 9th. at the home 81
his daughter Mrs. II. l. Proctor. il
Ogdensburg. \. Y.
David l. Murdoch. once district
Judge Of San Diego county, Cal. dice
at the home OF his sister Of a neryou:
affection. aged g. years Judge Muir.
dock was born IN Illinois and serves
through the civil war in an lllinoi:
regiment He leaves two brothers. Or
F. p. Murdoch. Of Chicago. and J. T
Murdoch. of Streator. Ill.
A decidedly new turn in the case o
the United States vice-consul, William
G. Magelssen. al Beirut. Syria, who wa
reported TO have been assassinated OF
the 23d, developed. on the 18th. whel
il became known that the report wa
incorrect, and that. although Mr.. Mag
elssen had been shot at he had no
even been injured.
Six suits involving 900 acres o
land, valued al $4,000 600. were file
with the district clerk OF Hardin coun
ty. Tex, on the 18th. The claim is al
legged 10 be one-fourth interest in sub
divisions of the .o00-acre Brown trac
on which there are numerous oil wells
A monster mountain engine explod
ed at the Southern Pacific shops a
Tucson. Ariz., on the 18th. The man
gled remains Of c. c. Mayfield. the fire
man in charge OF the boiler. wer
found 80 yards away. One entire en-
Of the shops was demolished.
Southern Pacific passenger train Nc
was derailed by defective switcl
near Promontory. Utah. on the 2sth
Eight Of the ten cars left the track. tn
baggage. two express cars and a da
coach being completely demolished ~
one was killed.
While the condition of Senator Han
ma, on the 2sth. was not considered Sc
rious. still II was not expected that b
would leave his home for business 10
some time
Engineer James NJ. Hitchkiss. VIII
was injured in a collision on the Unto
Pacific railway. near Brighton, Col
between an excursion train and run
away fat car. died on the 2Sth. II
was the oldest engineer In point Q
service on the Union Pacific system
having been employed by the compan
% years.
Sir Thomas Upton declares that \
J will never challenge again for th
J Americas cup until a man has bee
found in England WHO equals ~;
Herreshoff in yacht building. tn
baronet admits his disappointment |
his failure
With tremendous iesonations. hear
for miles. new assure opened al ~
o'clock on the evening Of the 18th.