The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-12-29


piOsions one IN the home ~ Dav ID
Lains resulted in a fire Ia which three
volunteer hremen We're seriously
burned
The motion for a new trial In the
Tasgart divorce case al Wooster, o.,
MAS ogerrnled by Judge Easou Mrs.
ragEarts attorneys took exceptions.
and announced intention OF carrying The
ca-c to Che circuit court
The 81 persons and corporations in
dicted on charges of conspiracy in re-
Araint ~ trade i'm the meat business
in Chicago viii go to trial January 3.
1906. on their special pleas OF immuni-
y rhe jury has been accepted, sworn
and released until that date.
AS the result OF battle on south
ern railroad train EN- route from
Wayne City TO Fairfield H., started
by two prisoners in charge OF consta-
bic trying 10 escape. Constable James
Kingston and James Marshall, one of
the prisoners we're killed and Edward
Marshall probably fatally wounded
The passengers took a hand in the bat
tie Tut all escaped unhurt
The entire shipping world has been
warred by the United States hydro
grapllc office TO look out for the float
.ng lock Dewey. aud not to pass be-
tween the dock ana her towing ships on
the hish sea.
yellow fever is declared TO be cpl
demic NJ Guayaquil. Ecuador.
Dr John Warner. father OF Vespasian
Warner United States commissioner If
pei.s ons. died suddenly al Clinton. H.,
aged So wears. He was a native of Vir-
gina settling in Clinton GO years ago.
He was major in the civil war.
Hone 5. Davis. a practicing lawyer of
Quincy. ill.,. for So years. being at times
associated with stephen 4. Douglas and
Abraham Lincoln. died at Quincy. aged
Is wears.
Fx-Alderman Robert l.. Randolph. of
Milwaukee. has been sentenced to one
year IN the house OF correction. having
been found guilty of soliciting a $780,
GOO bride 10 secure certain legislation.
William Grow m and penniless.
wandered into Bemidu Mimi. recently,
and met with a good samaritan. A let
Ter in his possession led to the discovery
Of relatives in Des Moines, la. where
s13 900 inheritance awaited him.
Col. George " Johnson who was
for ID wears chief clerk of the United
States senate and prominent in State
ana national nolitics died NJ naralysis
at N1inneapolis MINI aged & wears
Homer Loar a non-union workman.
was shot and killed while engaged In a
fight with stove works strikers at
Newark. O.
All bids for the phiHnnine railroad
concessions have been rejected an. new
bids called for under amended specid-
cations
John r. Walsh. former president of
the Chicago national bank. has re-
signed a. treasurer Of the South Park
board and J j. Mitchell. presd dent Of
the Illinois Trust 4 Savings bank. has
been appointed in his stead
The National Ginners associations
report compiled from returns from the
entire cotton belt. indicates a total cot
ton crop this year OF 9.l7S, SEQ bales. The
crop at the time the report was Issued
was 9G2 per cent picked and "a per
cent ginned.
Austin Francis. charged with the
murder Of Winona Newton. aged 10
years, his sweetheart IN Kansas CITY,
Mo. was found guilty Of murder ID me
hrst degree
Edward Wilder, treasurer Of the San
Ia Re railroad Co. died at Topeka, kas
Mrs Miller. the aged mother OF Joa-
quin Miller the poet died at the lat
ter : residence The Heights, near
Oakland Cal, aged nearly 80 years.
he cruiser Marb.ehead has gone 10
Panama 10 relieve the Boston
February 10. 1906, has been named
by Charles f. Shiveley supreme chan
cellor Of the Knights Of Pythas. as the
Tune for celebrating the anniversary OF
the founding Of the order.
japan announces that $4,000 900 OF
fourth exchequer bonds. bearing six
l.