Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1894 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

OCCURRENCES DURING THE PAST WEEK. An Interesting Summary of the More Important Doing* of Our Nalghbwn—Wed. ding* and Death*—Crimes, Casualtie* an<J General News Note* of the State. llooeler Happenings Elwood is to have a new office, that of city judge.. The Edinburg Cereal Mills Company has been incorporated. Mrs. Frank Scott, well known in Southern Indiana, is dead at Jeffersonville. The Big Four Bail road station at Rc>se Hill, Wabash County, burned. Loss, SI,OOO. Patrick McGLode, aged 80, an old soldier of tho Seminole war, died near Jeffersonville. A mail pouch was rilled of 90,000 in drafts wl ile loft unguarded in the South Bend depot. While trying to stop a runaway horse at Evansville. Officer Voght was thrown out and fatally injured. Two candidates for county offices in Wabash County have withdrawn their names on account of tho fee and salary law. There are 5,578 feeble-minded children in Indiana whose names appear on the roeord. The number of in ane is alxnit one-half as great. The will of the late John Hill, Laporte, whoso estate is valued at SSOO, (MX) will bo contested on the grounds that he was of umound mind. Montgomery county will issue $20,000 worth of bonds to get money to meet the county’s running expenses until spring taxes can bo paid. James Chandler, an old veteran living near Petersburg, has become insane because his application for an increase of pension was rejected. At Michigan City children who are afflicted with whooping cough are taken to the gas works, it is said that by inhaling the fumes the cough is relieved. A young scholar told his school toucherat Valparaiso, when tho latter asked him if ho didn't want to be smart and lie president, that ho wanted to bo a big pugilist. Charles Crawford, ono of the best known und wealthy farmers near Peru, in a fit of despondency, caused by ill health, committed suicide by hanging himself in his barn.

A Plymouth man has proposed to ono girl twelve times. Ho hus now come to tho conclusion not to try it agqjn, as thirteen is an unlucky number, and she might accept. Jon Timman of Roann, tiled a SIO,OOO damage suit against tho Wabash Railroad, claiming that a spark from an engine on the road was the cause of his sawmill burning down. Philip Stevens, south of Kokomo, is distracted over a fatal erTWr. His baby was suffering with a ■cold und he got up to give it some s juills. By mistake he got hold of the wrong bottle and gave it creosote. The baby died two hours later. The workmen who dug the grave for Walter Wiggins, at Hagerstown, made a ghastlv discovery. After having dug down about four feet they found a barrel which contained the bones, hair, and portions of the dress of some woman, which hud evidently been buried a number of years. Whose they were and how they camo tho re is shrouded in mystery.

The annual elootion of the directors of the Commercial Club at Indianapolis developed the most spirited controversy in its history. A total of 480 votes was cast, the greatest number ever jiolled. Proxies wore barred. The regular ticket, headed by Eli Lilly, was elected by totals ranging from 317 to 35'J. A. P. Hendrickson led the independent ticket, receiving 205, while the votes for his associates ranged from 142 to 171). The result moans tho retention of Col. Lilly as President and the indorsement of the President's action in the disposition of the surplus of the f inds raised for the entertainment of tho National G. A. R.

Lightning-rod swindlers have been operating in the vicinity of New Rots and Darlington. Some time ago a man claiming to ho from the East called on tho farmers and offered to put a lightning rod on their houses for sls each. This low price was made in order to introduce this particular make of rod. Payment was not required until the rod was up, but they signed an agreement to pay. The rods were put in place, and then the farmers found that they hud signed an agreement to pay 52f cents a foot for tho rod. Among the farmers thus swindled were John C. Bowman, for $300; Henry Ragsel, for 9125. and John Deum, lor slls. The contracts for the lightning-rod company are signed: -J. W. Reynolds, W. R. Baston, agents."

The Democratic Editorial Associaof the State met at Indianapolis and elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President, C. W. Wellman, Sullivan Times: First Vice President, S. P. Boyd, Washington Democrat; Second Vice President, A. A. Sparks, Mount Vernon Democrat; Recording Secretary, F. D. Hainbaugh, Muncie Herald: Corresponding Secretary, .1. W. Keeney, Crawfordsville Star: Treasurer. W. Bent Wilson, Lafayette Journal; Executive Committee, Louis Holtman, Brazil Democrat, A. 8. Chapman, Madison Democrat; J. B. Stoll, South Bend Times; J. Rothrock, White County Democrat; Ben A. Eaton, Indianapolis Sentinel. Delegates to the National Convention, J. E. McDonald, Ligonier Banner; F. A. Arnold, Greencastle Star-Press: D. A. Jennings, Salem Democrat: J. J. Gorrell, Pulaski Democrat; L. S. Ellingham, Winchester Democrat. George and Jordan Britton, two desperate characters, went into a saloon at Knightsville and provoked Thomas Gulliver into a fight. They assaulted him, knocking him senseless with a bar of iron. Friends came to his relief and a general fight ensued, in which many were more or less injured. A man named Evans was almost scalped by a kick from ft hobnail boot. Deputy Marshal Barney Martin attempted to arrest the Brittons when they assaulted him, beating him into insensibility. Martin is seriously wounded and will not • recover. The Brittons escaped. Martinsville is soon to have anew bank called the Citizens’ National Bank, with a capital of JIUILOOQ. Some moneyed.mehof Hamiftbn, Obio. 'are prime movers in the scheme, bull local stockholders Will have supervision of affairs in order to give confidence. Gustav Gonian, an eccentric Frenchman and hat cleaner, commited suicide in a cheap hotel at Terre Haute. He had placed a rope around his neck and tied the ends into a loop. By inserting a clothes brush between the rope and his neck he had managed to twist the rope until strangulation began. AH indications point to a slow and horrible death. He iorme-’y lived in Indianapolis