Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1891 — THE WAY THINGS RUN [ARTICLE]

THE WAY THINGS RUN

IN THE GREATEST OF GREAT STATES, INDIANA. Things Which Have Lately Happened Within Its Borders—Some Pleasant and Some Sad Beading. The InSer-Stntn Drill Tournament, The judges' decision in the inter-state drill tournament, which was hold at Indianapolis, has been made public. In the free-for-all infantry drill tho prizes were, as follows: First prize of $2,500 and Galveston cup. Branch Guards, Company G, St. Louis; second, SI,OOO, Belknap Rifles, San Antonia, Texas; third, ,SSOO Sealoy Rifles, Galveston, Texas. Artillery—First prize $750, Dallas, Texas, Artillery; second, $250, Rockville, Ind., Battery; third, $l5O, Dickson Battery, Danville, 111. Maiden infantry—First prize, Dealin Cadets, Jackson, Mich.; second, $250, Fletcher Rifles, Little Rock. Zouave drill—First prize, SI,OOO, Aurora Zouaves, Aurora, Ill.; second, Walsh Zouaves.

Minor State Item*. —Amos Foutz and wife were seriously injured in a runaway at Shelbyville. —Madison impounds all loose hogs and cows. —F. J. Wood lost, a log trying to board a train at Bedford. —Columbus Peak, of Madison, was drowned in tho Ohio. —Crawford County physicians will organize a board of health. —Thomas Lee, a prominent citizen of Frankfort, was killed in a runaway. —Maggie Zoblc, aged 22, suicided at Shelbyville—the lad sho loved didn’t recip. —The old seminary building at Ladoga has been sold to the town board for $1,400. —Prof. E. M. Hallett. has been roelected Superintendent of the Corydon schools. —M. B. Dillon, of Bloomington, died suddenly. His wife was burled seven wooks ago. —Rushville churches have all agreed to ring their bells only twelve strokes Sundays hereafter. —James Parker, aged 15, playfully blew into a loaded gun barrel and crossed tho river at Tipton. —Mrs. David Stine, farmer’s wife, was thrown from a buggy and fatally injured near Columbus. —Operations have been resumed at the structural iron-works, which closed down at New Albany recently. —The estimated yield of tho DePauw peach orchard, in Harrison County, this year, is placed at 5,000 bushels. —William Sims was hauling water to a threshing engine near Dana, when the cart overturned, crushing him to death. —The wheat crop In Vermillion County will average nearly thirty-five bushels to the acre, being a great surprise to the farmers.

—Alexander Smith was dangerously stabbed during a street fight at Lexington, Scott County, for calling Joseph Taflinger a liar. —The Seymour Journal, a German newspaper, has been purchased by a company in Columbus, and will be removed to the latter place. —Farmer Berkshire, of Crawford County, lost his entire wheat crop of two hundred bushels while threshing. Fire caught in the sheaf stack. —Mrs. Madge Harris, daughter of Judge D. C. Donahue, of Oreencastle, has donated the library of her late husband, Rev. James W. Harris, to the School of Theology of DePauw Univeisity. This collection is large and valuable, and will prove an important acquisition to the theological library. —Lizzie Andrews, a domestic, of Muncie, died of injuries received two months ago by William Striek, a glass-blower, who knocked her down and kicked her cruelly. Striek boarded where the young woman was employed, and because she would not listen to his love-making the man assaulted her. He has long since made his escape, —For many years people residing on. Sycamore Creek, In Morgan County, have been picking up small particles of gold and selling them to Marttnsville jewelers. The other day John Collier brought in a piece of gold ore weighing seven pounds, which fairly sparkles with the precious metal. The neighbors are said to be very much excited over the find. —State Supervisor of Natural Gas E. T. Jordan has been in Dunkirk inspecting the gas wells, and in conversation expressed himself as follows: “I find the Dunkirk gas field among tljo best* both in qualitj and quantity, i have examined No. 1 well and it showed a pressure of 293 pounds, besides furnishing the many pipe lines attached to it. I hesitate to pronounce this a first-class welly and where you will find one as good or better you will find fifty poorer ones.” When questioned regarding his report concerning the failing of gas in the Indiana field he must emphatically denied it. He is of the opinion that tho Indiana field will product gas for many years to come in sufficient quantities for manufacturing and private use. —The onion crop raised by the farmers residing on the river bottom west of New Albany is said to be very large and fine this season. Four hundred barrels have already been shipped to Northern poinK —During a severe storm at Eastport lightning struck the residence of Carl M. Ross, who was asleep in bed wltb his wife and child, and killed, him instantly. Mrs. - Ross and the child wore not injured in the least, and did not discover for some time that the husband and father had been killed.