Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1890 — IN THE HOOSIER STATE. [ARTICLE]

IN THE HOOSIER STATE.

ITEMS CATHERED FROM VAffiOUR SOURCES. Patents Granted to Indiana Inventor*— •Sew Fair Association at Fort Wayne— Railroad Accident.*— Political—Criminal Kewi, Etc. Rewards of Genius. Fatents have been granted Indiana Inventors as follows: Charles W. Dixon, Bloomfield, wrench; Henry A. Gore, assignor to Goshen Folding Bed Company, Goshen, folding bed; Roderick G. Guptill, Elgin, 111., assignor of one-fourth to L. O. Bailey, Indianapolis, plate glass rolling mechanism; Francis Harrington, South Bend, apparatus for polishing paint on varnish; William Helenburger, assignor to Ellis Helenburger, Indianapolis, wiro fastener for fence posts; Freederick A. Hetherington, assignor of one-half to T. E. Hlbben, Indianapolis, photographic camera shutter: Wm. B. Morris, assignor of one-half to E. Dietz, Indianapolis, corner iron for trucks; Benjamin F. Osborn, Nora, breeding pen for swine; John N. Sargent, Aurora, combined vise, punch and drill; Robert D. Smith, Mishawaka, electric controller for power mechanism; Walter P. Snepp, Gorman, gang cultivator; William 11. Wright, Elkhart, grooved switch.

Minor Stute Items. —Gas has been struck near Monrovia at a depth of 140 feet. —Frank Bowers shot John Gisso in the hip in a quarrel at Mudsock. —Noah Reddish was burned to death in a boarding-house at Lafayette. —A grand reuuion of* tho Eightyseventh Indiana Volunteers was held at Peru. —The annual reunion of the Eightysixth Regiment occurs at Covington, Oct. 8 and 9. —Miss Emma Rosw r ell, of Jeffersonville, aged 45, took the wrong medicine with fatal effect. —A new natural-gas company, with a capital stock of SIOO,OOO, has been formed at Shelbyville. —TheMuncie Homestead Company has contracted for fifty laborer’s cottages, at a total cost of $25,000. —Josiah Cobbs, aged 60, a prominent farmer near Seymour, fell from a tree and was fatally injured. —The seventh annual reunion of the Thirty-sixth Indiana Volunteers will be held at Knightstown, Oct. 8 and it. —A small son of Hotner Winters, of Goshen, picked a dynamite cartridge to pieces, and both hands were shattered. —Jerry Moore, an 8-year-old boy at English, had his foot almost torn off by the counter of a hardware store falling upon it. —Frank Andrews and John Lewis, arrested on suspicion at Goshen, prove to be expert thieves wanted in Michigan for burglary.

—Charles Howe has been sent to the penitentiary for two years from Montgomery Couuty for stealing a few articles of jewelry. —.Tames Masked, of Shelburn, was killed by being run over by the northbound train on the E. & T. 11., being literally cut to pieces. —The damage suit of Burrows vs. the P., C. & St. L. Railway Company, for $25,000, was decided at Logansport in favor of the plaintiff. —Henry Selter, of Adams Township, Allen County, died at the age of 91. He was a well-known farmer, having settled there forty years ago. —Wm. Wallace, a painter; of Brazil, fell from a scaffold near Stanton, breaking his right arm and suffering injuries which will probably prove fatal. —At a charivari party near Burnettsville an old shotgun burst in the hands of Orla Miller, shattering his left arm and carrying away a piece of his nose. —Willie Crawford, a small boy at Muncie, was accidentally shot in the breast by a rifle in the hands of his cousin, Edward Crawford, while they were engaged in shooting birds. His recovery is doubtful.

—James Carney, who was recently jailed at LaPorte for theft, proves to be a deserter from the regular army. Although the evidence was clear that he had stolen to a sufficient extent to send him to the penitentiary Judge Noyes decided that it would be best to turn him over to the officers of the regular army to be dealt with by them. —A strange and fatal disease has attacked the family of George Davidson, a resident of Mentor, Dubois County. Last week a little daughter of Mr. Davidson was attacked with the disease and died at 8 p. m. On the same evening a boy, aged 9 years, was attacked with the disease and died the following morning. Three other children of the family are hopelessly ill with the disease. —The whereabouts of Joseph Lombard, agent at Fort Wayne of tho Provident Savings and Life Insurance Company, is a matter of grave concern to his family and friends. Mr. Lombard left on the 10th of August to attend the G. A. R. encampment at Boston, and no news has been received from him since his departure.- He is a man of exemplary habits, and his prolonged absence is causing serious apprehensions as to his well-being. —Diphtheria has made its appearance in Shoals, and is causing great alarm. The public schools have been closed. There are a number of very serious cases, but no deaths reported as yet. —Alfred Wilton, aged 25, was Crushed to deatli by a fall of slate in the Harrison Mine, near Clay City, Clay County. He was bank boss in the mine, of which his father was superintendent. Tho latter, who resides at Terre Haute, received the news at the depot, and fell fainting.

I —At Dundee, a little village a few miles north of Anderson, Frank Bowers ; sliot his brother-in-law, Frank Etehin- ! son. in the hip with a 44-caliber revolver, j They quarreled frequently. Bowers is [ still at large. —Clark Odum, who left tho house of John Konyoun, near Anderson, in a buggy, reappeared a couple of hours later on foot, with his upper lip torn off, his teeth gone and his jaw crushed in, and unable to give an account of himself. The horse and buggy havo not been found. —Fred Stterwaldt, living four miles southwest of Brazil, fatally shot -his brother-in-law, John Shaffer. Shaffer and his wife had quarreled, and she had fled to Stierwaldt’s for protection, lie pursued and was -shot in the abdomen while attempting to force liis entrance. Stierwaldt has been arrested. —William Shanks, a freight conductor on the southern division of tho Monon, was seriously injured at Jack son Creek, near Bloomington. Tho train broke in two and tho rear part of tho train collided witli the front part. Shanks, who was sitting on top of one of the cars, was thrown to the ground and his left leg fractured. —Thomas Vansyele, about 40 years of ago, was found on the C., If. & I. truck, near Lyons Station, just east of Connorsville, with his head entirely severed from his body, and his body otherwise mutilated. He was in Connorsvillo the day before, and is said to have been under the influence of liquor. It is supposed ho started to walk home and was overtaken by one of the evening trains, He leaves a wife and family.

—The financial success of the North ern Indiana Fair, has revived tho plan, discussed for many years, of having a mile tract and suitable buildings for a great fair in Fort Wayne. At a special meeting of tho Business Men’s Exchange the project was discussed and took practical form. It was decided to form a fair and exposition association with a sufficient, capital to place it on a sound financial basis. —At Darwin, a small station on the Big Four road, two old ladies, Mrs. Molvina Smith and her sister, Mrs. Sallic Lewis, were about to cross tho railway track when their horse took fright at an approaching train. The buggy was thrown down an embankment and both ladies severely Injured. Mrs. Lewis was unconscious for some time, and is In a critical condition. Her companion was able to he removed to her home. —Noah Burnett, at one time a well-to-do young man of Bartholomew County, went to Columbus recently and drank about the saloons. Near midnight lie started to go to his brother’s residence, just north of the Jeffersonville, Madison and Indianapolis track. When near the bridge over Flatrock, ho was struck by an engine and instantly killed. His body was found early next morning and turned over to his friends, after being viewed by tho Coroner. —South Bend is at present in peril on account of a break in an old flume whlcl furnished water for running tho large water-wheels which drive tho three big water-supply pumps. By tho breakage the pumps are without power and useless. The water supply is now furnished by one steam pump capable of keeping the 225-foot standpipe nearly full,unless a'flre of large proportions occurs. Should the steam pump break or give out in any way tho city would bo left without fir< protection. —There was another jail delivery ai Paoli, by which John Tate, Albert Arch er and Lafayette Mattox good their escape. The prisoners made keys of an old shovel, pried off a steel plate, unlocked the door and walked out. Ovio

White, who is confined there, awaiting s trial for the murder of Johnson, in Wash ington County, in 1883, had a good opportunity to make his escape, but re fused to do so. He gave the alarm with in a minute after the delivery. Archei is a younger member of tho famous Archer gang. —John Fugit, a lad employed at th« Standard newspaper office, Grecnsburg. fell against the machinery of tho on gine used there and suffered a fracturec lower jaw, besides receiving severa other severe bruises and scratch©* which may result fatally. This completes the second couplet of misfortune! in the newspaper offices of that city About three years ago tho Review offic< was partially burned out, a few month! later the SUmdsird had a similar accl dent. About two months ago Ed Lines lost an arm in the Review ma chinery, and now Fugit is seriously in jured in the Standard press-room. —The People's party met at Indianapolis and nominated the following ticket Leroy Templeton, of Benton County, Secretary of State; James M. Johnson of Daviess County, Auditor of State Isaiah N. Miller, of Grant County, Treasurer of State; William Patterson, o: Indianapolis, for Attorney General; Johr S. Bonder, of Plymouth, for Suprem< Judge; Benjamin F. Street, of GibsoE County, for Clerk of the Supreme Court, William Whitney, of Delaware County, for Superintendent of Public Instruction Edward S. Pope, cf Indianapolis, foi State Geologist, and John W. Shockly, of Henry County, for Chief of Burtfau o: Statistics. —The entire apple brandy output o: Southern Indiana, 10,000 gallons, hai been cornered by Fred. Wunderlic, ol New Albany, and tho price has advanced 75 cents per gallon. —While Misses Emma and Hatth Sparks were out driving at Connorsvilh the horse switched one line out of thei: hands and 'Miss Hattie reached over th» dash to get it, when tho horse becanu frightened and she fell under the wheels breaking one leg twice and tho otho: once.