Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1893 — THESE ACTUAL FACTS [ARTICLE]

THESE ACTUAL FACTS

ALL FOUND WITHIN THE BORDERS OF INDIANA. An littnnilng Summary of tha More Important Doings or Onr Neighbors Crimes, Casualties, I>oat!i». Etc. Minor State Nows. TriE Muncio rubber works were destroyed by lire. A strong stream of sulphur water has been struck at Paoli. The G. A. It. of Valparaiso, let the contract for their new Memorial ,Ilall. It will cost $1),U50. An election to decide whether Lebanon should put in water-works aud control the same was carried by a largo majority. Tippecanoe County Commissioners havo closed negotiations for the salo of court-house bonds to tho amount of 8175,000. Aha it of red bot Iron was forced through the hands of James Souler, at the Muneie Nut and Bolt Works, and the employe 19 threatened with lockjaw. Bv order of tho Circuit Court, at Columbus, the Weekly and Daily Republic can were sold to Isaac T. Brown, the founder and former proprietor, foi 87,000.

Fort Wayne is to havo another National Bank In tho early future, making livo at that city. The capital stock of tho now bank will uot bo lossthau $200,000, and may be made $250,000. Deputy Prosecutor Thompson of Knox, has (lied twenty-one casos against tho I„ I. & I. Railroad Company for Iti failure to bulletin trains at Stark County stations as provided by tho law of Indiana. A son of Henry Ilileman, aired 11 yoars, was killed at Dlskoe. Ho had climbed on a frolglit to ride und fell between tho ears, the wheels passed over both logs, necessitating amputation. During tho operation he dlod. The dead body of Thomas O’Brien, a printer, wlioso homo Is in Chicago, was found by the side of the railroad track. Just out of Elkhart Ho had evidently fallen from a train. He was a member of tho Typographical Union of Chicago. William Springer of Fortvlllo.ls constructing a novel throshlng machlno which is designed to cut tho bands and do Its own feeding and stacking the straw, thus doing away with more than half of tho help required with tho old stylo separators. The dead body of Elmer E. Wolf of tho Marlon Soldiers’ Homo, was found In Doer Crook, near tho home. Ho Is supposed to have been drowned when trying to cross the stream. He had boon a member of Company B, Eighth Missouri Infantry. A runaway team at Flora dashed Into a carriage containing Philip Voorhoos and a little 2-year-old grandchild. Mr. Voorboos died soon after the accident and tho child was fatally Injured. Ho was one of the most prominout farmors In Carroll County.

Mrs. Charles Johnson, aged 48, while crossing tho track of tho Big Four Railroad at tho east end of the depot platform, at llatosvllle, was strung by an ongluo and Instantly killed. Sbo was the wlfo of ono of Batosvllle’s most prominent citizens. During a recent storm lightning struck tho 15-vear-old daughter of Albert Mitchell, north of Liberty, killing her Instantly. Charles Magee und wlfo, returning to their homo west of town, wore also killed by tho electric currents. Magee was Instantly killed, his wife lived two hours after the stroke. The City Council of North Manchester has awardod contracts for tho construction of water works to tho following firms: C. E. Coon & Co., of Upper Sandusky. and the Muskegon Boiler Works, of Muskegon, Mich. The contracts umount to 828,000, and tho work of construction will commence at once. At Mitchell, Dennis Davidson, aged 11, was shot and killed by his brother Dora, aged 14. The boys were playfully throwing water on each other, when Dora seized tho shotgun and ordered Dennis not to throw any more water. On his refusal to comply with the order, Dora pulled the trigger, and tho load tore a largß hole near the heart of ills little brother. The following patents havo been granted to citizens of Indiana: James F. Roman and J. Cornelius, Flat Rock, hog trap; Alfred Heine and W. K. H. Woerner, Evansville, typewriting machine; William T. Klmsov, Michigan City, car coupling: Jeremiah H. Matthews, South Bend, transportablo circular sawmill; Jeremiah H. Matthews, South Bend, door socuror; John J. Newman, Elkha«t, machlno for water-proof-ing or coating paper; James Nortney and F. Schefold, New Albany, electric lamp support.

A society sensation was created at Elkhart, recently, when a large company. in response to regularly-issued invitations, gathered at the house *of Charles Walloy, a prominent business man of that city, to witness the marriage of his daughter, Miss Hattie, and Benjamin Lyons. Just as tho mlnlstor was preparing to perform the ceremony the young couple announced that they had been married in Cassopolls, Mich, last August. Neither the parents nor any of the friends had suspected the truth, and a sensation ensued. The ceremony was not re nested, James Petty, tho well-known saloonkeeper of Frankfort, was found dead In his carriage house tho other morning, where he had hanged himself. His suicide cannot be accounted for, except on tho thoory of insanity. He was prosperous in his business and his home life was happy. He left a letter containing instructions as to the settlement of certain business affairs, but made no reference to his Intentions, further than to say that he was“golng to the happy hunting grounds.” Ho was Known to have money hidden about the bouse, and 82,055 in gold was found in an old iron box in the attic. Mrs. Harriet L. Fisher, widow of tho late Hon. Stearns Fisher, for many years a , prominent citizen of Indiana, was probably fatally burned at her home In Wabash. While gotng through the wash house carrying a lamp she fell, and the lamp breaking to pieces covered her with the Ignited oil. She ran to a refrigerator and threw water on the flames which enveloped her, but she could not extinguish the blazes, and her dress was burned off. Neighbors Anally came to the rescue and smothered the fire, but she is so badly burned about the back and arms that the physicians think she will die.

Robert Robinson, the veteran of the Northern Prison, is dead. He was sent to Jeffersonville in 1857 for life, for murder. When the Prison North was, completed he was transferred there. He had been a trusty for several rears and during Gov. Williams’ term refused a pardon. Arthur McWhorter, the 4-year-old son of Mrs. Elia McWhorter, residing with his grandfather, J. A Machtetl, at Riverside, was found unconscious at the heels of a pony in the sthblS, with his head crushed In wijeye tbs ssin)*l had kicked him. The bov was ah admirer of the little horse and had gone to the stable to see nis pet. He cannot recover. His parents were bot^mutos.