Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1893 — JUST GLANCE OVER THIS [ARTICLE]

JUST GLANCE OVER THIS

AND ASCERTAIN ALL THE LATE INDIANA NEWS. A Catalogue of the Weak'* Important Oeourronooa Throughout tho State— Fires, Accidents, Crimes, Suicides, Eta Minor State News. A yotjng man named William Draka was found dead In his chair at Marietta. The 5-yoar-old son of Mr. Roger near Wabash, was fatallv injured in a runaway. The annual school oratorical contests of Montgomery County will be held at Crawfordsvllle April 2a, William Baland, a prominent business man of Mitchell, dted of pneumonia, after a two weeks’ illness. Eight indictments have been filed against Peru business men for selling tobacco and cigarettes to children. Tiik thirteen farmers 'arrested for White-capping in Perry County represent nine of the wealthiest men in tho State. Fletcher Valentine, aged 23, a laborer employed at Gaar, Scott & Co.’s, in Richmond, fell thirty-five feet down a hatchway. He cannot recovor. The South Bend City Council has passed an ordinance making it a misdemeanor to “throw banana and orange peelings, melon rinds, eta, on tho sidewalks, cross walks or bridges.” Never before In the history of Bedford has so much activity been displayed in church revivals. The Methodist, Christian, Presbyterian, and Baptist churchos are ail holding a series of meetings. The Supreme Court has decidod that Frankfort must pay tho amount that was voted to the Frankfort and State Line Railroad in 1877 by Center Township. The amount has increased to »40,000. William Parson, a young man 23 years old, was terribly mangled by falling against a Circular saw which he was operating at a point in tho south part of Martin County, four miles east of Altordsvlllo. Ciiaiu.es Biokkl, aged 10, was fatally burned In Kelly Brothors’ foundry, Goshon. Ifo was carrying a ladle of molton Iron from the furnuco to b flask, when ho slipped and fell, tho hoatod Iron running over his loft sldo, which was literally cooked. Noma Manchester, In Wabash County, Is to have a system of water works with sixty-four lire hydrants, flvo miles of mains, the largest being twelve inches, a standpipe 110 feet high and engines with a pumping capacity of 750,000 gallons per day oi twenty-fbur hours. Orders havo been Issued from the Adjutant-Gonoral’s office, forming all the organized regiments and companies of tho Indiana Legion Into tho First Brigade. Col. It. J. McKee has been promoted to Brigadier-General, and assigned to tho command of the brtgade thus constituted. Henrv Pierson, a 9-yoar-old school boy, caught on behind a carriage on Second Strnot, Vlncunnos. The boy’s foot ran In the wheol and tho leg was ground entirely off beroro the driver could realize the situation. The foot and ankle was picked up several feet away. Tho boy cannot live. A committee of La Porto cltlzons vlsltod tho surrounding country for the purposo of examining tho condition of the growing wheat, and after* making careful and thorough Inspection reported that thero will be half a crop, tho plant being badly wlntor killed, especially in high and oxposod places, where tho snow did not lay on tho ground. Henrv Stump, a well-known farmer living eight miles from Goshen, was terribly (Injured by falling on a drag wood saw which was propelled by steam. One sldo of his face was stripped, a hoavy Incision made In tho skull at the back of tho bead, und several severe fracture of bones and other brulsos were sustained. His recovery Is doubtful. If there had before been any doubt of the Justice of tho claim of the Lowman family of Wabash County, to a sharo of tho Immense estate left by Henry Yesler, tho dead millionaire of Seattlo, Wash., that doubt has boon dispelled. Prosecuting Attorney A. 11. Plummer, employed by tho Wabash heirs, went to Seattle two weeks ago to look after tjbo Interests, of bis clients, recently a letter was received from him stating that it was now conceded that Mr. Yesler left no will, that the conspiracy to convict Mrs Yeslor of having destroyed the will had failed aud that tho property, which it will require two yoars to convert, will bo distributed according to tho law of descent among the relatives of Mr. Yesler. Mr. Plummer says that the Wabash people—six in number, will havo at loast 9200,000 to divide among them, with the probability of their share largely exceeding this sum. ' Patents havo been granted to Indians inventors as follows; Allen C. Brantingbam. assignor to Nordyko & Marmon Company, Indianapolis, feedor for mills; Harry A. Curnfer, Mishawaka, revolving die head; David V. Garrison, Remington, portable hay dorrick; William E. B. Harris, Vincennes, clothes dryer; William M. Hewitt, Sharptowr., plow or cultivator tooth; Glen G. Howe. Indianapolis, assignor to Ewart Manufacturing Company, Chicago, chain; Anthony Kebl, assignor to Roots and Hoineman, Connorsville, clock movement; Georgeß. Kendrick, Portland, steam pump; John M. Cramps, New Albany, assignor to W. C. DoPauw Company, Indiana, apparatus for recovering sand used in glass grinding and polishing; Andrew Kr'eger, assignor toE. C. Atklds&Ca, Indianapolis, saw; Samuel J. Murray, assignor to National Card Company, Indianapolis, packing case for cards, etc; David Myers, North Manchester, stove-pipe thimble; Isaiah Knightlngale, Evansville, attachment for guitars, mandolins, zithers, or other stringed instruments; James R. Sturgeon, Churubusco, check-rein guide; Clarence B. Wisner, Lowell, perforating apparatus. The Coroner has caused the arrest of Joseph Pigg of Terre Haute, on the charge of murder. Recently the 4-montbs-old child of his step-mother was found dead in bod. The mother and the elder Plgg had lived apart several times, and the father and son had been known to say they doubted the paternity of the child. The son had also made threats. The night before the death of the child, young Pigs prepared a dose of some mixture aod gave it to the baby. He threatened other cblldron who saw him to keep them from telling what they had seen. The body of the child will be exhumed and an autopsy held. Thomas Collins of Shelbyvllle, went to bed as well as usual the other night, but awakened vomiting about midnight He was very sick, and displayed signs ol poisoning. A physician was hastily summoned, and in searching for evidence the family coffee pot was found smeared with paris green. The members of the family claim not to know how the poison came in the house or anything about it. John Pease, a younir man, until recently a student in the Bloomington cob lege, was Instantly killed by the bursting of a circular saw Id Kellogg’s mill A piece of the saw all most beheaded him. He had only engaged to work a few day* instead of a regular employe.