The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-06-24
LAIE NEWS ITEMS.

"a > NEW = ~ NHS'
Az last a typesetting machine IS TO I
gain a place in the government printing /
Office at Washington. Public Printer |
Palmer has perfected arrangements I
whereby twenty-five Mergenihaler ana 1
twentv-eight Lanston machines Will be I
installed in the big shop. and when
congress opens again next December
the Congressional Record for the nTst
time in history VIII not be set UP by
hand
Fire horses from every city in the
country have been invited 20 compete
1 for prizes in connection with the inter-
national horse show al the Worlds
fair IN St. Louis This IS the first time
that the fire horse has had place on
the prize list and the first time that
he brave steed has appeared before the
critical gaze Of exposition judges.
The commission charged with ne
preparation OF the currency system 81
Panama has reached an agreement
which establishes a coin equivalent 10
fneness and weight 10 the dollar OF me
United States as the standard. and
which also makes the United States
dollar legal tender in Panama.
sheriff C. d. Harris. OF ST. Croix
county. MINI. was shot and killed on
the 18th while attempting 20 make an
arrest on an Omaha tram near Fan
Creek. Wis. The man who did the
shooting. whose name IS unknown,
jumped from the moving train and es-
capped
on theiSth zach" Mulhall live stock
agent or the Rock Island system. con-
nec-ed with Cummius' Wild West con-
gress ON the Pike the World s tair'
+ shot and wounded three men ln an al
; tercation which took place In front Of
he show
Robert McElra,h. who lived az Den
mark. mi. died two weeks ago as
result Of milk sickness. Since then all
five ~ his children have taken sick
Two are dead and the doctors say the
others cannot live.
; The $50 employees Of the Erie rail-
Z road al Huntinton. Ind who have been
: suspended during the last six weeks,
have received an order from the gem
; eral superintendent 70 re-urn to work.
Ike Copeland. - years ola. died on
j he 18th al Eddyville. Ky He was said
! % have been the only negr0 confefer-
] ate living In the state He lived in a
, home given him BIZ Gen Fl B Lyons
Moses johnson. colored Of Ports
! mouth. O.. was electroclted az the Ohio
z peni-entiary on the lSh for the MUIR
der ~ Edward Test. an insurance agent
o. ne e0th two persons were killed
! anu seven others injured one fatally,
1 lAv the partial collapse 10 The i0lr-
, story brick building al Third and Del
7 aware streets. Kansas C.ty. Mc-. occu-
lp.ed by The BioeS Preserving CO. Tie
q collapse was caused by overlooking
y On the 2oth. Carey snyder son Of R
I, IN SNYDER. Of Kansas City. Mo. The
q promoter and former banker. pleaded
guilty in the criminal court Of holdins
4 up and robbing a pawn broker ~
. was sentenced 20 three years in th'
penitentiary. but was parolled
y Representatives Of Jeffries and Mon
! roe have each placed $500 with Har
. ~ Corbett. as a guarantee that III
- pucilists will appear in the ring az Sa
N Francisco. in the last week Of Angus
" Each will post an additional $500 Au
gust l.
=. Jacob Both. OF Lincoln Neb.. Ia
a borer. was arrested on the goth. and
D.. II The county jail charged with a
h. tempting 10 wreck the Denver flyer o
"a the Burlington The attempt was mao
ey near the town Of Denton
By TWO children Of W1riay Ellis Z
lAinswor-h. Neb Harold. aged three an
IL Maud. aged lG months. were killed an
or 4 third. Violet aged five years. fa'a.
a injured by a switch engine IN the Bu
ed l.nFton yards on the 2nth.
.0. T----1 Krantz an engineer. jump'
from the Brooklyn bridge on the 2ot
20 and escaped unframed Kraniz is VI
h der arrest. charged with atiempt'
on suicide. but denies that he lad any 4
let ,ention Of taking his life.
q The big No hoist OF the Ontar
mine. located near Park City. Cta
D., was totally destroyed by fire on q
~ lOth. throwing 300 men out Of emplo
IN ment and causing Q nominal loss
Das about 100000
y An order was issued in the proba
- court az New Haven. Conn or &
- goth. directing william j Bryan
executor. 10 pay over 20 Mrs PABLO
~ Bennett $4,000 in lieu q her doy
~ rights
r-rfer date ~ Iuue gl Vice Admi,