Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 May 1893 — JUST GLANCE OVER TIIIS [ARTICLE]

JUST GLANCE OVER TIIIS

AND ASCERTAIN ALL THE LATE INDIANA NEWS. A Cataloguo of the Week’s Important Occurrences Throughout the State— Fires, Aoelilents, Crimes, Suicides, Etc. Minor State News. The Muneio rubber works were deitroyed by tire. There are 3,280 children of school age ii Cvawfordsvllle, a gain of IG4 over last year. Mn. William Commons, Secretary of tho Union City Health Board, writes that “spotted” fever is not prevalent la that vicinity, as reported. Lightning struck tho residence of Thomas Vanhoy, in Shoals. It did couilderable damage, but Mrs. Vanhoy, who was In the houso, was uninjured. Tire southern Indiana coal miners are ?ery likely to go out on a strike soon If they do not receive the Increase of five tents on a ton that they are asking for. W. K. Snyder, Mu tide’s school superintendent, has just completod the school enumeration ol that citv. It shows 5,407 school children, a gain 1,510 or more ihan 30 per cent. » Vigo County Commissioners has refused tho petition for an Increaso of tho salaries of tho Judge of the Circuit Court snd tho Judgo ol tho Court uuler tho now law. Fort Wayne HUTd hagp another National Bank In tho early future, making five at that city. The capital stock of tho new bank will not be less than $200,100, and may be made $250,000, The ashes of Simon R. Snell of Munclo, wore not thrown In the Ohio River, as he requested. His son refused to do it after seeing his father placed in the jromatory furnace at Cincinnati. A pike was caught In tho Little Pine Creek at English which measured 33 inches. In tho stomach of the fish was found a leather purse containing a wall preserved letter and a lead pencil.

North Manchester Is to havo a complete systom of water works. Tho contract was awarded to Cone & Co. of Chicago, for $37,000, and tho work la to bo completed within one hundred days. At the Montgomery County declamation contest, held at Crawfordsvillo, tho first prizes woro won by Emory Stoolo and Matnlo Wobb; second prizes by Howard Douglas and Josio Fonnofeather. A few miles west of Mitchell, in Martin County, a sawmill boiler exploded, fatally wounding Frauds Baker and sorlously wounding three others, whose names arc not known. Tho boiler was torn to atoms. The dead body of Thomas O’llrion, a printer, whoso home Is in Chicago, was found by tho side of tho railroad track, just out ot Elkhart He had evidently fallon from a train, lie was a momber of tho Typographical Union of Chicago. G. 11. lligdon of New Castle, has been granted patonts and trade marks on a compound used to muko lemon pies. Ho has already commenced tho manufacture at the stuff and soverul tons of sugar and many thousand lemons are used dally. The Tucker well, just drilled In by tho lowa Oil Company at Portland, Is (lowing 3,000 barrels a day. Four twoinch lead pipes are required to conduct the oil to tho tanks. As most of tho Inilana oil wells flow tho waste of gas Is enormous. During a recent storm lightning struck tho 15-year-old daughter of Albert Mitchell, north of Liberty, killing her Instantly. Charles Magee and wlfo, returning to their homo west of town.wero also killed by the electric currents. Magee was Instantly killed, his wlfo lived two hours aftor tho stroke. The City Council of North Manchester has awarded contracts for tho construction of water works to tho following firms: C. E. Coon & Co., of Uppor Sandusky, and the Muskegon Boiler Works, of Muskegon, Mich. The contracts amount to $28,000, and tho work of construction will commence at once. The annual convention of Indiana literary clubs was hold at Fort Wayne. The election ot officers resulted as follows: President, Mrs. C. R. Dryer ol Fort Wayne; Secretary, Mrs. Elliott F. Perkins of Indianapolis; Program Committee, Mr. Evans Woolen of Indianapolis, Chairman; Mrs. Ntanloy Coulter of Lafayette; Mr. H. T. Eddy of Terre Hauto; Mrs. U. E. Bursley of Fort Wayne, and Mr. J. E. Illiff of Richmond Tho noxt convention will bo held at Indianapolis. The dedication of the M. E. Church of Noblesvllle, was an evont that possessed some remarkablo features, not tho least of which was tho wonderful success of these people In paying off their entire church Indebtedness. The church owed $12,G30. The day set apart for the dedication had arrived. It was raining, the clouds hung low, the outlook was anything but cheerful, but; Dr. Payne said “the Methodists never fail,” and so he undertook tho work of securing tho payment of this debt, and by the close of tho evening service more than 813,000 had been securod and the entire debt had been wiped out, a surplus of several hundred dollars being left. The Methodists of Noblesvllle are Jubilaot, and commenced a series of revival mootings In their now church. The appointments of the Trustees tor the Northern and Southern Hospitals have been announced br the Governor. Dennis Uhl, of the Northern Board, was reappointed, and the new memberofthls board is John L. Forkner of Andersen. The appointees to tbe Southern Board are William L. Swormstedt of Evansville, an active young business man, connected with one of the banks, and Sellman Ufmble of Vincennes. The latter is one of the most prominent Jews of the State. Tho position on the State Board of Charities, made vacant by the resignation of Mrs. Fairbanks, has been offered to Dr. Mary F. Spink, who is connected with Dr. Fletcher’s sanitarium. She has the subject under advisement. This concludes the'appointive work of the Govenor, as far as tbe law is concerned. Michael O’Reilly', an inmate of the Soldier’s Home, at Marlon, was struck by a Panhandle train and killed. He was fifty-six years old, and c&rae to the, Home last November from Chicago, where his wife cow lives. Be was a member of the Ninth Pennsylvania Cavalry. Hon. Jobn F. Rodabaugh, representative in tbe Legislature from Allen Countv, has assumed charge as manager of the daily Fort Wayne Press. The paper has been managed by CL C. Phil brick, of Columbus, but Mr. Rodabaugh’ has had an interest In it, and will now own the plant. John Kirk of Vincennes, who killed his brother-in-law, Luther Smith, last January, and who has been out on bail, was re-arrested the other day and placed in Jail, the grand jury having returned an Indictment against him with murder in the first degree. Rufus Baulk and George Cutylngei of Needham 1 Station, have been lodged In jail at Shelbvvllle, charged with placing barrels of salt and crossties on tbs tracks of the Franklin aqd Martinsville branch of the Big Four, near Needham, on the night of April 3, (or the purpose of wrecking a passenger. place would have made a very serious Wreck, as it was on a trestle. The young men confessed and are held for trial