Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1893 — HUSTLING HOOSIERS [ARTICLE]

HUSTLING HOOSIERS

ITEMS GATHERED FROM OVER THE STATE. Am Interesting Summary of the More Important Doings of Our Neighbors—Weddings and Deaths—Crimes, Casualties and General News Notes. Minor Mention. Wayne County Is overrun with counterfeit 82 bills. CnARL.ES Hazri.riog, a pioneer of Henry County, is dead. L. E. McDonald's residence at Morristown was struck by lightning. Loss. 9700. Thieves entered the office of the Seering planing mill, at Crawtordsvltle, and took $lO4 from the sajo. , The Citizens’ Gas, Oiland Water Company, of Greenfield, has struck Us second well and It is a gusher. Farmers in the northern part of Wayne County have organized a stock company to bore tor oil. Mrs. Emily Pricket, aged 83, Centerville, fell down a stratrway ana was probably fatally injured. Henry Stein had his foot crushed at the ccrealtno mill in Columbus, and is threatened with lockjaw. Rudolph Guikr, a prominent farmer residing four miles north of Fort Wayno, was killed in a runaway. John Hancock, a farmer, residing west of Muncle, lost two valuable horses, which were killed by lightning. The Thompson hotel, at IvenHand, was dostrovod by fire. Origin of the fire unknown, as tho building was unoccupied. No insurance. James Anderson, a young Republican from Dolphl, has been given the West Point appointment from tho Tenth District by Congressman Hammond. The City Counell of Noblesville has passed an ordinance granting a charter to tho Illinois Electric Railway Company for tho construction of an electric street railway. An Italian named Francisco Bahona was standing against n bumping post in the railway yards at Richmond, when a box car was backed up against hint, killing him Instantly. Charles Gough, a voting man living at Hhoibyvllle, and employed as brakeman on freight No. 54, fell under his train in the Grecnsburg switchyards, and wus ground to plecos. The action of tho Citizens’ Gas Company of El wood' in raising the price of gas 100 per cent, has caused a big kick on the part of tho consumers and they will bore a now well unless the company comes down. Allen County has paid Into tho State Troasury 600,800.12, and drew out tor schools $45,005.08. Tills is about tho same per cent, of tho payment into tho treasury that other counties showed, and does not Indicate padding. John Walkinshaw was caught bv falling slate In tho American Beauty Brazil Block Coal Company mine and fatally mangled. Ills face and shoulders aro lacerated, andwbon taken from tho mass of slate lie was unconscious, lie cannot recover. A tin-plate worker named William Evans wus Instantly killed at the American Tin-plate Works, El wood, In a novel manner. The buildings are lighted by electricity. Evans was standing on an iron floor with a pair of tongs In his hands whun he attempted to push an electric light wire out of tho way. The instant tho tongs touched tho wire Evans dropped to the floor dead. He was about 27 years of ago, and was married only last week.

Cari, Bowen's team ran away at Vincennes, and !u its lllght dashed across a pond where tho wator was two feet deep. Home men caught tho mules and then went back to look for the young man. His body was found lying in tho pQliu,' ono hand sticking out of tho winter.' Over ono eye was a wound. It Is thought that ono of the mules kicked and knocked him off tho wagoffi' into tho tyatur, and that, being ungttflo to rise, ho was drowned. . - While workmen wtro tearing down tho Old Star Hotel at Center Point, they were surprised upon finding buried at a depth of over-six feet a curious box. They carofullv, but eagerly, opened it, expecting to find vast wealtli tradition said was burled In that vicinity. They were horrified to find that it contained a human skeleton, that of a man. The find producod a decided sensation, and It Is associated with tho strange disappearance of a man from that city several years ago. It Is a mystery, and is likely to remain so. C. L. Gauf, head brnkeman on freight train No. r>4, was killed at Greensburg. In attempting to step from a freight ear to the track and was literally ground to pieces, the trunk of his body being found 100 yards from w,hore his legs woro picked up. Although ho had been In the employ of the road for some time but little Is known of him, he having como from North Carolina. Among his effects picked up at the scene of the accident Is a meal ticket on Fred Cruso’s Riverside Hotel and restaurant, showing that he boarded there.

An accident occurred In Muncie which caused great pecuniary damage. The top on the largo continuous tank at the Muring Hart Window-Glass Works caved in, tumbling down in the three feet of molten glass, which filled the tank. Just a short time before three men had been at work on top of the arch. The tank was built by the Dixon Wood Company, of Pittsburgh, at a cost of about $70,000, and was one of the largest in tho country. When the large fire clay brick structure tumbled in, the natural-gas Same from the furnace burst out, and the large factory had a very close call from being destroyed. One of the men In the factory shut off the gas. Two hundred hands are thrown out of employment for at least three mouths, and are leaving the cltv. The cause of the accident Is attributed to the use of poor material in tho massive structure. Mr. Hart is one of the best-known glass manufacturers in the country. At Ga 3 City a head-end collision occurred on the Panhandle Railroad withlu the city limits. A through freight was entering the yards from the east at a speed of fifteen or twenty miles an hour at the same time that a yard engine, attached to a string of cars, was moving at a moderate speed in the opposite' direction. The engines met on a sharp curve and reared up from the force of tho crash. Tho trainmen escaped by jumping, and were notseriously injured. Several cars were shattered and derailed, and the money loss is heavy. The track was blockaded for several hours. Information was received at Fort Wayne recently, that Dr. Henry Moeller. Chancellor of the Diocese of Cincinnati and Secretary to Archbishop Elder, would most likely be chosen Bishop of Fort Wayne Diocese, to succeed Bishop Dwenger. It is known that the following three names were forwarded to Borne early in April, and after going to the Committee of Cardinals were then Drought to the Holy Father: Worthy Very Rev, E. P. Walters of Lafayette; More Worthy Dr. John Schoenhoft, D. Most Worthy Dr. Henry Moeller. It Is almost settled that the latter will be selected. He is 43 yeers old and was born in Cincinnati He W a theologian of high order.