The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-06-01
GrNERAL NEWS TIEMs.

LIGHTNING struck a Missouri Pacific
freight train near Jefferson City No.
instantly killing w II. Edwards,
brakeman. several cars were slightly
damaged.
The anniversary Of the battle OF the
Sea Of Japan was celebrated in TOXIC
with brilliant festivities.
For the first time in many years
louisville. Ky, experienced dry
Sunday. the lid being down on every
thing except hotels. drugstores and
railroad and street car lines. Inc
scheduled game OF baseball between
Toledo and Louisville was stopped In
the first inning, and the park ordered
closed.
James A. Hayhurst a carpenter, who
had bsen separated from his wife at
Memphis. Mo. shot ard killed her an
tn killed himself.
Mrs. Fran is Ernest Drake, nee Col
ten. II Chicago. wife Of the director oil
the American electrical machinery de-
par, nlent a. the Paris exposition OF
1900. died in Berlin Of heart failure.
The Cgilvie cOmpany's grain elevator
et Fort William, Ont, sid into the
river. causing loss Of s250.O0o IL
cutained 35O.Oe0 bushels of grain,
much cf which was saved.
Nine miners were burned, two seri-
ous'y. By an explosion Of gas in the
Brazener Gas Coal Co = mine near
Pen, eyville. Pa The mine had to be
flooded
A party OF picnicke-s went boat rid
ing rear Willow Springs, on the Des-
plaines river, south Of Chicago, and
someone rocked the boat, with the re
suit that il was capszed and three out
Of FIVE we're drowned.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe the venerable
suthcrevs. celebrated her eighty-seventf
tirthIsy ar nlversary. surrounded by hei
children and friends in Boston. Sh'
was the recipient OF many loving re
membranes.
Prize s Ena. OF Pa,tsnterg. won tn
he.rts of her future subjects when sh
success fully pleaded for the life of
nan condemned TO death, and who's
pardon reached him jt.t as he wa
about % 81 cut for execution.
Atsy Gen. Had'ey. Of Missouri, vii
maize every effort 20 secure for IN
Mis- auri creditors Of the America
Re erye Bond Co. the million dollar
,po ted with the state treasurer
Creditors in other states want IN
uc-ey turned into the general assets {
the company.
After having had the lid Gown for tw
SpnGays the shcpkeepers Of Kokom'
Ind. who nd been in the habit OF e
in SUNDAY Iusircss concluded 10 op5
M ard let the law he tested.
l.. NJ. Dyke. PRECEDENT and W.
Iawley. cashier Of the Firs natoni
bank OF Alfalfa. Ala. which was close
Apri "A. have been arrested On VA
ranfs charging them with misapp'yir
Moneys Of the bank
Russia n apparently more nearly q
the verge of revolution than al ar
time during the rast ysar. Parlanei
has doiied the car and the COUNT
awaits the response.
Ore dead and So injured is the resu
Of collision on the battle-ground inte
urban line near Lafayette. Ind. III
victims are nelrly an civil war vete
ans attending the stste G. A. r. q
camrnert WITH the exception of Re
Peter ~. Overs. OF Melaryville. In'
all are expected to recover
n. G. smith r r. INLAND. Conri
Larrrn and Henry Book. the four pri
cpsi owners Of the failed TETS SIN.
hank cf peh1. IL. have been indIct
unler i-5 counts each by the Tazew'
county arard jury. They were he'd
$4,000 bond e,ch The cha-ge IN ca
count Is emtezzlement