Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1893 — THESE ACTUAL FACTS [ARTICLE]

THESE ACTUAL FACTS

ALL FOUND WITHIN THE BOR* DERS Of INDIANA. An Interesting Summary of the More Important Doings of Oar Neighbors Crimes, Casualties, Deaths, Bt«, ___ Minor State News. ' PaYrick Gobman, an aged pioneer of Muncle, is dead. Gkeensiuro capitalists are organizing to bore tor natural gas. Thieves robbed the house of John Eckleberger, Somerset, of 83,000. The schools at Fortvlllo havo been closed on account of scarlet fever. Mrs. J. H. Williamson, aged 82, died near Columbus, leaving a husband aged 84. The Laporte Christian Church congregation will erect a now 820,000 brick church this summer. The old soldiers of Wavne County are taking steps to erect a suitable monument over the grave of the late Geu. Tom Bennett. Tramps set Are to the barn of Charles White In Morgan Township, Owen County, and It was burned together with six head of horses.

Lynn Griffiths, agod 22, and employed as a farm hand for John Norvllle. two mites east of Falrland, was found dead in his bed. His head was Injured from a fall out of a wagon three months ago. Ulysses Brunson, whose residence In Anderson was recently wrecked by an explosion, his wife dying from Injuries sustained, and the children seriously hurt, has brought suit for SIO,OOO damages. Elijah J. Lane has entered suit against tho Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad at Terre Haute for 815,000. He was a passenger on a freight train which was In a collision June 24,1891, by which he lost a leg. The body of a colored woman, who disappeared from South Bond last December, was discovered In tho west race, at that city, rocently. It is supposed she Jumped from the bridge a short distance up tho rlvor. Never before In the history of M»cy has thore boon a revival of so much Interest as tho one now In progress at the United Brethren Church. The meeting Is being conducted by Mrs. Lydia Nice, tho woman evangelist of Carroll County, The Secretary of Agriculture has just Issued a roport upon the numbers and values of farm animals In the United States, from which the following Is takon, relating to the condition in Indiana; “Thore Is no material change In the number of horses, but mules and cattlo fall a sow points below tho average, and as regards price all rule low. Sheep havo Increased In number over Ifkst year, and fowor have been killed by dogs than for several yoars. Tho hog crop falls vory short of an avorage, and as a consequence prices for fat hogs rango higher than for yoars. Live stock of all kinds are unusually free from disease."

Wabash County h not a fruitful field for confidence inon, but two of thorn caught Mr. Llchtenwaltor vory cleverly. Mr. Llchtenwaltor Is a farmer living In tho northoastorn part of tho county, and the men claimed to bo establishing agencies for a piano house. In due time Mr. Llchtonwaltor’s name was attached to an alleged contract. Then the farmer’s ’’hindsight” manifested Itself and he wanted to read the Contract again, but tho men wore In too great a hurfy. The farmer followed them to South Whitley, and with tho aid of a lawyor and the paymout of #25 dually secured a compromise, jmd the men lost no tinae In getting out of sight 3JT; Patents have been Issued to Indiana Inventors as follows: Georgo W. Baugher, Milford, thill-coupling; August CL Constant, Fort Wayne, undrlod brickprotoctor; Johu M. Fender, assignor to Columbia Drill, Liberty, spring device for drills; Alexander Jack, Evansville, heater; James J. Konlman, Petersburg, clothesline holding and operating dovlco; Edward Kuhn, Now Albany, pattern for molding dovetails; .Joseph M. Richardson, Ittdlauapolls, farm gate; Ferdinand J. Wendell, Fort Wayne, stereotype casting apparatus; Washington If. Young, Indianapolis, hay-press; Wllllapi C. Young, Fort Wayne, measuring and registering apparatus. Although little has been said for some months regarding tho find of marble In Huntington County, the gentlqmon Interested are by no means ldlo. For several weeks Dr. Williams has been operating with a half-dozeh men In tho lodges northwest of Andrews, and has now opened a lodged of mottled marble sixteen feet thick. The bed is fine on every side and the marble Is first-class In every respect. A bed of greenish White and highly mottled red fs also being opened, and the probabilities are that a heavy company will engage in the business the coming summer. The fact, that Huntington has first-class marble is no longer to bo debated. That it will be developed and an Industry established which will be of great benefit to the country at large sooms to be beyond doubt.

Charles Mitchell, a traveling photographer, had an experience at Wallace’s circus winter quarters, Peru, that he will never forget In company with some friends ho was viewing thetanlmals in tbe cat building and, although warned by tho attaches not to touch any of thorn, he playfully attempted to stroke the head of a sleeping tiger. Before he could realize it, the tiger thrust his paw through the bars and caught Mitchell on the breast, entirely tearing off his coat, vest, and undershirt, and with the other paw caught his overcoat hanging on bis arm. By a supreme effort Mitchell managed to tear himself away from th« infuriated beast, which proceeded to tear tbe overcoat into shreds in revenge for the prey which had escaped him. The act was done so quickly that the onlookers bad no time to assist Mitchell. The keeper says it is a wonder that his whole breast was not torn out. Three Lake Shore and! Michigan Southern freight trains collided at Warren, making a tremendous wreck, which took fire aod destroyed about fifty thousand dollars’ worth of property. No lives were lost,the trainmen escaping by jumping. Traffic was delayed for man; hours. Henry Carter, a colored laborer, on the new Hulmaa building at Terre Hrute, fell eighty feet and was fatally injured, bo stepped on a steam-hoist-ing elevator, when it broke from its fastenings and fell from the fifth to the first floor, carrying him and four hods of mortar down with it. The First National Bank was organized at <Noblesville with.a paid up capital of $50,000. Tbe directors are Marion Aldred, Julius Joseph, Daniel Gravcraft, George Dunham. Pierre, Gray, Jesse Devaney, and George M. Snyder. The officers are; Mariou Aldred, President; George M. Snyder, Vice President; George S. Christian, Cashier. Joseph Larimore died at Columbus in April, 1803. At tbe time of his death SIOO back pension was due. him. The check for tbe amount was forwarded. This check and the regular quarterly payments since that have fallen Into the hands of some one who has drawn tne money through a system bit forgeries. ' hi* widow will now get the pen!iom _