Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1893 — NEWS OF OUR STATE. [ARTICLE]

NEWS OF OUR STATE.

A WEEK AMONG THE HUSTLING HOOSIERS. What Our Neighbors Are Doing—Matters of General and Local Interest—Marriages and Deaths Accidents and Crimea— Pointers About Our Own People. Agricultural Congress. Tlio Governor has appointed the Indiana delegates to the World’s Agricultural Congress, which meets at Savannah, Ga., December 12. There are twenty-eight delegates. They will bear their own expenses. Their names are: At Large-J. D. Goodm, Mbntpelier; Franklin Landers, Indianapolis. First Congressional District—James Gentry, Rockport; David L. Hart, Boonvillo. Second Simon Smith, Nowberry; Daniel Elliot, Vincennes. Third—J. G. Offlut, Crothersville; W. W. Stevens, Salem. Fourth—Dr. C. A. Robinson, Fountaintown; John Martin. Brookville. Fifth-D. W. Heagy, Columbus; S. F. Lockridge, Greencustlo. Sixth—Dr. W. R. Skinner, Connersvillo: Obadiah Fields, Winchester. Sovonth—Leroy Templeton, Indianapolis; John Mauch, Now Palestine. Eighth—T. J. Mann, Sullivan; C. B. Knowles, Vermillion. Ninth-Goorgo T. Young, Shannondale; David H. Kemp, Kempton. Tenth—W. H. Woavor, Cutter; John Hudkins, Kewanna. Eleventh—G. H. Marta,'Monroe; C. C. Ellis, Huntington. Twolfth—Otis L, Ballou, Lagrange; Isaiah B. McDonald, Columbia City. Thirteenth—H. S. K. Bartholomew, Elkhart; D. R. Leeper, South Bend.

Our, Htnte Taxable*. Tho Auditor of State has prepared the following statement of tho value of taxable Indiana property for tho year 1893, which shows the State to bo fairly well rated among tho riches of tho nation; Number of acres assessed, 22,450,-745.09-100. Valuo of land, $449,101,123. Valuo of improvements, $84,312,500. Average value of lunds per aero, $20.03. Avorago value, with improved lands, per acre, $23.70. Total value of lots, $144,444,209. Total valuo of improvements, $145,866,353. Valuo of personal, property, $290,652,492. Number of taxable jmills, 394,207. Total valuo of taxable property, real and pen sonal, $1,123,676,767. Value of railroads, $159,248,873. Value of telogruph and telephone proporty, $2,968,908.75. Vnluo of paluce and sleoping car proporty, $558,400. Value of proporty owned by expross companies, $1,225,890.75. Total assessed valuo of taxables, $1,287,678,839.50.

Minor State Item*. Diphtheria Is raging around Elwood. The saloonkeepers of Crawfordsvillo have organized and will test tho validity of tho screen ordinance. The murderers of Noah Klug, Mar tinsville, are still at lurgo. Bloodhounds will be put on thoir trail. The Anderson Electric Company has organized with a working capital of $50,000. Charles L. Henry is President. 8. C. Potteh, Craw/ordsville, is suing the Monon road for being put off ot a freight train when ho had a tioket. Ex-Goveknou Jennings’ grave, tho locution of which has been in doubt for some time, has been found near Charlestown. Captain Green Wise wan found dead on board tho stoamer, Big Kanawha, at-Madison. The case is wrapped in mystery. Conrad Hoelocker, while temporarily insane at Laporte, committed suicide by hanging himself with a clothesline. Rev. A- It. Stark and Mrs. Bryan, Shelbyville, are suffering from lead poison, result of eating tomatoes cooked in a tin vessel,

Rev. Milton Cox, who was standing near the sawmill in Windfall when the boiler burst, was blown twenty feet without being injurod. The Military Mirror, a monthly periodical to be devoted to the interests of the militia, especially of the State, has mado its first appearance at Terre Haute. John Wooding, foreman, and "ftenry Madden, section man, on the PanHandle, were run down by a freight train in North Anderson and severely injured. On Nov. 17 Alexander Hockaday, residing in Spencer Township, Harrison County, will celebrate the 114th anniversary of his birth. He was born in Virginia in 177 t), the date,it is claimed, being authenticated by the record of a family Bible now in the old man’s possession. When quite young he came to | Kentucky with his parents, but re- ; moved to Indiana when the State was a part of tho great Northwestern Territory. Seventy years ago he removed to the farm in Harrison County on which ho now resides, and has lived thore continuously since that time. His wife is still living at the ago of 8(1 years, and is sufficiently active to perform many of tho household duties. Mr*. Hockaday still retains his mental faculties almost ummpared, and is wonderfully active for his years. He says ho voted at every presidential election since 1800, a period of ninety-three years, and has always east his vote for the Democratic nominee, his last three votes cast having been for Mr. Cleveland. - The old man appears to suffer no abatement of strength, and bids fair to live many years more. William Fergus, a Jeffersonville grocoryman, was held up in front of the Penitentiary by two masked men and robbed of a small amount of change. The iron safe in John Donaldson’s store at Bicknell, Knox County, was blown open and robbed of $42, a large quantity of clothing, and articles! valued at $250. Two applications for saloon licenses have been filed at Farmland. Good people say that they have not tolerated a saloon for twenty years and will not allow one to enter now, Mt. Pleasant, a small town near Richmond is having a scarlet lever epidemic. The Wilkinson Gas Company have struck a new well with an immense flow. Last July sparks from a locomotive on the Wabash Railroad ignited tho buildings on the Wabash Faur Grounds, and a long line of sheds were burned. The railroad company settled the olhe ’ day for $2,000. William Temple, ov" ‘hr £jnLiyette men indicted for participation in the Opera House riot at which ex-Priest Rudolph was shot,last January,pleaded guilty, and Judge Langdon gave him ten dLays in jail and a fine of $250.