Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1887 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

—Emannel Rosenbarger, an aged and respected fanner, of Harrison County, died of cancer, after long and most intense suffering. Mr. Rosenbarger has been one of the most unfortunate men in that county. About twenty years ago he became almost totally deaf, so much so that it was painful to try to converse with him. A few years later he had his right arm ground off in a molasses factory, of which be was owner. About seventeen years ago a cancer made its appearance on his face, and steadily grew' worse until it ate almost bis whole face away. For the last five years be has been blind, his eyes both being destroyed, and the lower part of his skull left bare. About the only thing he possessed which resembled a human face was his chin, his nose, cheeks, and upper lip all being eaten away by the’ cancer. During all these misfortunes he never complained. He was an honorable man, and the father of fourteen children. For the last two years it was necessary for his family to keep him in the cellar during the summer months; and to keep constant watch over him. Blind, deaf, and speechless, his wants could be known only by signals which he could make with his only hand. —Patents have been issued to Indianians as follows: Beilis, William K., Indianapolis, coin packet; Dodge, Wallace H. t Mishawaka, devise for transmitting power; Fauber, W. H. Harry, Marshfield, fencebuilding machine; Fulton, Harmon 11., Indianapolis, cultivator attachment; Hamilton, James J. and D. Bearly, New Castle, fire extension ladder and truck; Leonard, Charles N., Indianapolis, pillow-holder; Patee, Theodoras N. and S. R. Lawshe, Greencpstle, lightning-rod standard and brace; Reed, Hugh T., Richmond, shelving; Shewmaker, John W., Terre Haute, barrel carrier; Solenberger, John T. and H. G. W oody, Kokomo, gas pressure regulator and cut-off; Seschech, Gustave H., Indianapolis, band-saw wheel. —At a meeting held at Logaußport for the purpose of making arrangements for unveiling the monument erected by Cass County to the soldiers and sailors of the war, it was decided to hold the celebration on July 13, that day being the centennial anniversary of the adoption of the ordinance of 1787, which dedicated Indiana and the Northwest to freedom. The commute on invitation were instructed to invite Col. William F. Vilas, of Wisconsin, and Gen. William H. Gibbon, of Ohio, as special orators of the day. The monument will be seventy-five feet high, and will be the first one in Indiana erected under the provisions of the State law. —The first natural gas company formed at Crawfordsville has ceased digging, and the well will probably be abandoned. A depth of about 1,200 feet had beenrfeached. There is a light flow of water from the well which strongly resembles artesian. The workmen on this well have been transferred to the other company, and the digging of their well has been commenced. The first company expects to sink another well soon. —Mrs. John Collins, who lives near Marietta, w r as standing near the fireplace when her clothing caught fire, and there being no aid near she was burned nearly to death before any one was alarmed by her cries. Her infant child was in the cradle, and the fire was rapidly making its way toward it when it was snatched from its couch by Charles Keath, who was the first' 1 * to appear on the scene. —De Pauw University has just closed an unusually pleasant and prosperous winter term. The aggregate enrollment so far this year is almost 700. The best of order has prevailed and thorough work has been done in all departments. The large Sophomore class had to be divided into four sections for their orations, and their entire performance was highly creditable and satisfactory. —A horrible accident happened at a sawmill near Cassville. While playing under one of the saw tables the 11-year-old son of T. M. Daniels was caught by a swinging circular saw, splitting his little body lengthways down the spine, penetrating the lungs nnd exposing other vital organs. The little fellow still clings to fife, but there is no possible chance of his recovery. —While Mr. J. Winslow, a farmer who lives near Millport, a few miles southwest of Seymour, was harrowing in oats with a drag, his team ran away, and dragged him across the field and into a ditch, where his dead and badly mangled body was found a little later by neighbors who witnessed the accident. He leaves a family. —Gifts to Hanover College during the past year aggregate almost $20,000. This does not include handsome sums given by Mr. F. M. Roots, of Comersville; W. M. Hoffman, of Fort Wayne; Cyrus H. McCormick, of Chicago, and others, to enable Hanover to extend aid to young men studying for the ministry. —The new farm residence owned by Thomas Ireland, nine miles north of Delphi, burned to the ground while the family was away from home. All the household furniture was lost. Loss between $3,000 and $4,000. Only slight insurance. —Elmore Kickley and John Barrett, of Fort Wayne, warm personal friends, went out in the country to shoot at a target. During the shooting Barrett accidentally shot Kickley through the heart, causing instant death. Barrett is wild with grief. —John W. Harper, President of the Wabash County Agricultural Society, and ono of the leading stock-breeders and farmers, was nearly killed while felling a tree. Hisleg was Broken in three places. —Joseph Christian, a white barber of Madison, was President Lincoln’s coachman for one year, beginning in 1862.