Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1893 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

OCCURRENCES DURING THE PAST WEEK. An Interesting Summary of the More Important Doings of Onr Neighbors—Wed. dings and Deaths—Crimes, Casualties aw} General News Notes of the State. tlooslor Happenings Disastrous forest fires in Crawford County. Thieves are making life miserable for Osgood people. Francis MURPHY is fighting liquor at Cambridge City. Treasurer Armstrong’s shortage at Tipton is $43,320.73. Hancock County crops suffer from a> overdone of grasshoppers. Clover-leap switch engine killed Samuel Cornihwaith, Frankfort tailor. Two honest, sober, citizens of Marion have seen a wild man noar that place. A. J. Ralph’s residence, at Dana, was destroyed by fire. Loss, $2,500; no insurance. Rev. William F. Pettit, the wife murderer, is reported to be dying, in the prison north, of consumption. A team of horses, driven by John Raab, was struck and killed by u train and Raab seriously injured west of Elkhart. Muncie Council gavo a thirty-five-year franchise to the Consolidated Street Car Company, and there’s some kicking. Immense clover crops are reported from all parts of tho State. At present there is more money in clover than in wheat. The 18-months-old son of Robert Jones and wife of Salamonio Township, Huntington County, fell in a boiler of water and was drowned.

The Eel River Gold and Silver Mining Company has its shalt down sixty feet, and claims to havo recently taken out some vory valuable metal. William Jackman, a pioneer of KokOmo. was fatally injured in a runaway. Ho is 77 years old, and the father of Rev. Taylor Jackman. Charley Richey was seriously injured by a wheat separator running into him while deoconding a hill with a traction engino near Roanoke. The barn of Dwight Dickinson at Bourbon, burned, together with thirty tons of hay, a quantity of grain anil farming implements. Loss, $3,000. Masked burglars tried to rob the Monon station at Haskells, but got nothing more than a sight of tho telegraph operator’s frightened visago. Siieluyville pupora are in the midst of a bitter war over the question: “Was Prof. Donley’s orgun recital a blooming sucooss or howling failure?” While out hunting frogs with an old revolver Charles Nuulng of Elwood, a 14-year-old boy, accidentally shot himself in tho fleshy part of tho right thigh. Chekles Warren and John Hampton, near Crawfordsvlllo, havo sued tho Monon for a quantity of hay and fences burned up. Warren wants $250 and Hampton s.'>oo.

The Delphi Manufacturing Company, which has been closed down for several weeks, will start up ulioiit the middle of September with a reduction of from 10 to 20 per cent, in wages. Charles Baker, aged 10, was kicked by a horse and dioci from tho effects of his injuries at Vincennes. He was a son of Frank Baker, a farmer who livos throe miles south of the city. At Peru, Joel Burnhart, in attempting to save the life of his 8-year-old daughter, jumped with her from a buggy behind a runaway team on tho river bridge. Ho was soriously inlured and his daughter was instantly filled by striking against an iron girder. Arrangements havo been perfected for the reopening of the Diamond Plate Glass Works at Kohomo, that havo been closed down since May 10. The mills, formerly operating 800 men, will begin next woek with half the regular force, and increase as fast oh conditions justify. A YOUNG man named Bailey was instantly killed at Memphis by the north-bound P. C., C. & St. L. train. Ho was returning home from Jeffersonville in a wagon, when his horses became frightened and ran across the track. He fell out of his wagon in front of tho train. IT is now an assured fact that Fairmount will have three railroads ip tho near future. Work has been begun on the Chicago and .Southeastern and a line is now being established that is a branch of the Pan-handle, to run from Gas City to Frankton, Ind., passing Fairmont on the east.

The papers havo been signed for tho location of tho Raub Locomotive Works in Elwood. The deal includes ail the platted additions in and around the city and consists of 10,000 lots. The buildings will cover sixty acres and employment will be furnished for 2,500 or more workmen. A free college, with $500,000 endowment, for the benefit of tho citizens of Elwood, is In the contract. Work on the factory will being in ten days. A determined case of suicide took place in the County Jail at Lafayette. A man slated under the name of John Daily was put in for safe keeping. Shortly after he was locked up it was discovered that he had succeeded in cutting his throat, making a ghastly affair of it. It is supposed he had a razor in his shoe, as he had been searched both by tho policeman and the turnkey. When found he was already dead. The wound extended completely around his nock, and was a clean cut to the backbone. He had considerable difficulty in cutting his windpipe, but had sawed and hewed at it until the razor went through it. In White County the Monon Railroad has been made defendant in seventeen suits for failure to bulletin the trains, as provided by statute. For failure to do this a railroad company is liable to a fine of $25, one-fourth going to the informer. A SCHEME has just been brought to light at Wabash that discounts any fraud that has ever been perpetrated in that neighborhood. It is said that a Chicago firm has been working certain Wabash and other County School Trustees by selling them school maps at $67.50 each that are not worth $5. It will be thoroughly investigated. Two YOUNG men named Hall and Taylor, of Redkey, were seriously injured at Dunkirk by jumping off a train going forty miles an hour. The prospects are still brightening for Ingalls. Every day foundations are being laid for new houses, to supply the fast increasing demand. A large chemical works has been located by Indianapolis' capitalists, and they will begin tne erection of their plant immediately. A large brick livery stable is contracted for, to begin at once. Gas-well No. 4is being sunk at the north end of town. Several carloads of machinery are on the grounds for the Crescent Glass Works and the zinc smelter.