Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1893 — HERE’S ALL THE NEWS [ARTICLE]

HERE’S ALL THE NEWS

TO BE FOUND IN THE STATE OF INDIANA. Giving a Detailed Account of tlin Numerous Crimea, Casualties, fires, Suicide* Deaths, Etc., Etc. Miner State Mews. Soum Bend has 29 churches. Valparaiso has 59 firemen ou Ito force. Cows at Delphi aro to be kept off of tho streets after June 1. The Artosian City Gun Club has beon organized In Martinsville. Kokomo will advertise herself and has a fund of $3,000 to start with. William Hoover escaped from tho jail at Wabash, but was recaptured. The Allen County Commissioners have Issued an order exempting from poll tax all men who aro Incapacitated for manual labor. Several wealthy Columbus citizens have been arrested for not turning in a correct assessment list of their taxable property. F. R. Vickery, employed at a felloe and wagon-stock factory at North Manchester, recently contributed a finger to a buzz-saw. Ira M. Clefft, 21 years old and married, was knocked from a Louisville and Nashville Uallroaa train at Evansville, and killed. Scarlet fever In malignant form has appeared at Portvllfo. The health officers are endeavoring to prevent a spread of the disease. The body of tho man found besldo tho Evansville and Terre Haute tracks near Vlnconnns recontly was identified as George W. Watson of Bridgeport, 111. Adjt. Gen. Robmns has issued a general order authorizing the mustering iu of a company oT militia at Elwood and also at LaPorto under tho laws of tho State. Carry. O. Snyder, a'sehool-teacher at Pyrmont, Miami County, who mysteriously disappeared nearly two weeks ago. has not yet been heard from. His wife thinks bo is insane. John Mather has brought suit for damages at New Albany tor an alleged illegal arrest He was a Councilman and was arrested for purposely remaining away from meetings John White, a young man living with bis father four miles north of Wabash, died iceutlv of blood poisoning. Last month he went to Gaa City to work, and cut his foot with an adze. At Crawfordsvllle Wesley Sliotts was allowed $2,500 hi his 85,000 damage suit against William Pyle, whom lie charged with being too familiar with his wife, causing them to to divorced. John Tumey at Bedford, employed in tho Hod ford Steam Stone Works In tho capacity of running a travoler used for conveyance of atone, went down with Ills machlno and was fatally Injured, dying that night. During a severe storm at Dana, the Baptist Church was struck by lightning and badly damaged. The spire and bolfry wore nearly torn down, the walls and roof shattered and much of the fur-, ulturo split up nnd damaged. Tiie County Clerk of Roclcport Is not a very good judge of the nationality of persons. Thu other day a Spaniard and a Kentucky white girl applied fora marriage license and tho Clerk would not grant It, thinking that the Spaniard was a negro. Clinton has voted to become an incorporated city under the State law, having the necessary population for that purpose. Tho census of 1890 gave tho town 1,300. A recent census gives the population at 2,100. Tills la one of the most rapidly growing towns In Westorn. Indiana.

The soar of an opldomlc of spotted fever in Elwood. is Increasing. A number of cases have teen reported in tho last few days, and also several deaths havo resulted therefrom. Tho physicians are powerless to prevent fatal results in most casos. The victims In most casos take suddenly ill and in a sow hours become unconscious. Nathaniel Stiianoler, aged- nearly 101 years, died at his homo a sow mllos south of Mitchell, In Crawford County. Groat preparations were being mado to celebrate the 101st anniversary of his birth, which comes on May 8. On his century birthday a grand jollification was held at his farm, on which occasion ho and his wife, aged 90, entertained tho people for miles around. Mrs. Sprangier is still alive, Isaac Roberts, a young farmer of Huntington County, went to the woods and shot out his brains with a rifle. He bad entered Into a deal with a stranger, several days ago, for a bundle of green goods. Roberts paid some cash and gave Lis note for the rest of the amount. Ho was Informed that his scheme had been discovered and that a detective was after him. This worried him until he took his life to avoid arrest and Imprisonment.

While shooting wild duck In a thicket and pond east of Muncte, some unseen person, from ambush, tried to murder Sheriff-elect W. P. Sherry. Three shots were fired from a Winchester rifle, and each bullet came very close to the officer. Charles Nlhart was with Mr. Sberry.and he, too, had a close call for his Ufa After the second shot Mr. Shorry and his companion hitched up their horse, and was leaving tho place when the third bullet struck the fence a foot from Mr. Sherry. The decision of the Lake County Circuit Court Id the case ot the State against David Lewis has boen reversed by Judge Olds Id the Supreme Court. Lewis was arrested and fined in 1801 for having a fish selnoin bis possession. The decision of the lower court was that the law was unconstitutional. Jijdgo Olds, in his decision, held that it was'for the public good that tho law was enacted. He said that a law which protects anything of pubite benefit Crttru wanton destruction, was also empowered to provide a penalty for its violation. Alonzo Whittington, Deputy Assessor of Jeffersonville, was almost instantly killed by the dinkey train at that place. He was walking on the track.and carried an umbrella which prevented him from seeing the train. Ed. Eabi.e. brakeman on the Evansville and Richmond east-bound passenger train, was almost instantly killed while attempting to couple Sells Brothers’ advance car on their train at Bedford. He was on the Inside of the curve and as tbore was not sufficient room, he was caught between the cars and received injuries that caused death in about ten minutes. William Maxham, 13 with his 9-year-old sister aud a dog, arrived at their old home in Boston, recently, after having traveled from Spokane Falls, Wash., begging their way. They had gone west with their father, but hie died. They had $lO when tney started and $1.75 when they arrived home. At Greensburg Dr. H. L. Millikin, dentist, met with an accident while vulcanizing a set of teeth. The instrument exploded, smashing skylights and windows generally, and covering the Doctor’s face with pulverized glass. Both eyes were hurt and he had a close call for his life. The accident was caused by a flaw in the iron part of the lustramej&