The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-09-20

Goshen. = Isaiah Christophel. a
wealthy farmer, near Wakarusa.
was killed by lightning. storm has |
swept over northern Indiana every |
other day for ten days. Heavy rain |
fall and lightning accompany the |
storms and several people have been
killed and the property loss Is heavy. |
Brazil.-A fall OF slate In the |
mine OF the Brazil Clay company |
resulted In the instant death OF |
George Betzell, forty-nine years old. |
James Skene, sixty years old. his COM
panion. was buried by the fall and SO
badly hurt that IL is thought he will
die.
Shelbyville.-John Riley of Gin
cinnati and Oliver Chapman of
this city narrowly escaped death when
their wagon was reduced 10 scraps
through being struck by Pennsyi-
vania freight locomotive. Both men
were hurled from the wagon,
Worthington. A mule team.
frightened at the whistle OF a
threshing machine on the farm OF
William Rhods, In Smith township.
ran over his little daughter with a
farm wagon, crushing her skull and
killing her instantly.
Lafayette.-When Haate Sewell
forty years old. returned to his 1
home in West Lafayette after sew
eral days absence, his wife fred two
shots into his abdomen, fatally wound
ing him. Mrs. Sewell had threatened
to kill him when he returned. Sewell
formerly was wealthy Boone county
land owner. but had dissipated his
fortune.
South Bend.-The Polish Won
ems National alliance chose the
following officers: Mrs. NJ Doranski
of Pullman, H., president; Mrs. A.
Andrzewski of Chicago secretary;
Mrs. M Latus of Milwaukee, assistant
secretary; Mrs. ]. Bentkowski Of
Cleveland, O.; Mrs. P. Nagel of Chi
cago and Mrs. NJ. Strojna of Plymouth,
Pa, sergeants-at-arms.
Rushville.-Charles Burch, sixty
years old, Of Chicago, mining
stock dealer, dropped dead in the law
office of Lieutenant Governor Frank
]. Hill. Mr.. Burch was talking to the
lieutenant governor when he was
stricken and died before medical at
tention could reach his side. The
cause Of death was heart trouble. De
ceased had been in this city about
| two weeks
Indianapolis. - Governor Marshall
has issued the annual proclama-
ton from the executive office,
calling attention to the first Monday
in September September p as La
Dor day, declared by state law a state
holiday. All persons in the state are
asked by the governor to observe the
day in spirit as we'll as in letter, to
keep it as our brothers and not as
our servants birthday"
South Bend.-Mrs. Lyle Kelly
and her siX-year-Old daughter
were killed here by being run down
by a. street car A three-year-old son
was also struck, but escaped serious
injury. Mrs. Kelly and children had
just stepped from south-bound car
and when attempting to cross the
street were struck by a north-bound
car. Mother and daughter both sus-
tanned fractured skulls and died few
hours later.
Charlottesville Wilbur G. Houk.
charged with obstructing pub
lie sidewalk, was found guilty and
fined one cent and costs, the latter
amounting to $50. Houk, a local at
torney, was arrested a week ago by
officer Ike Walderlip for obstructing
the sidewalk by collecting crowd In
front Of the Crawford house by having
heated argument with a travelling
man. Attorneys for Houk state that
the case will be appealed.
LdpOrte.-Wltu Idltu III tuc III
nocence Of her brother, Samuel r.
Hull OF Gibson county, Indiana, who
is serving a life sentence in the Mich
igan City prison for the murder OF
his father, William Hull, Mrs. NJ.
, Neeper OF Kimmundy, ILL.,. has filed
petition with the state board praying
r for his pardon. The case excited
( statewide interest at the time OF the
trial. Father and son had become
: estranged, the latter being ordered to
? leave the home and never return. The
) day of the tragedy neighbor SEM
: Hull word that his hogs were tres
e passing. Hull corralled his hogs, ant
: while on his way home was shot an1
instantly killed.
Kokomo.-The wives OF Sheriff
I Daniel F. Brown and Deput,
e Sheriff George X. Jackson We're In
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