Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1894 — HOOSIER HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

HOOSIER HAPPENINGS

NEWS OF THE WEEK CONCISELY CONDENSED. VVhat Our Neighbor* ar* Doing—Matter* •f General and Local Internet—Marriages * nd I>«ath*— Accident* and Crimes— I‘sr* tonal Pointers About IndianUne. .Minor State Items. John W. LEitzman, while blasting stumps with dynamite near Danville, was blown to pieces. John Givens, .former resident ol Wabash, who mysteriously disappeared ten years ago, has returned. Several farmers in the neighborhood of Redkey have been swindled lately by lightning rod sharpers. Alfred Baker, aged 10, while playing in the street at Terre Haute, was struck by an electric car and killed. The planing and saw-mill belonging to Hamlin Smith of Brownstown, was burned. Loss, 15,000; no insurance. The Standard Oil Company has leased considerub'e land in Wabash County. A number o> wells will be sunk in hope of striking oil. Ezra Marker, 14 years old, while numplnu at one of the oil wells east of Montpelier, was caught by a belt on the ankle and drawn up by a belt until his flesh and bones were al) crushed. Doctors amputated the legs, but he died immediately alter the operation. Fire originating from the smoke Itaek of a neighboring sawmill destroyed the barn of John Oswalt, four miles north of Wabash, together with three horses, a quantity of grain, hay, agricultural Implements, ami three horses will have to be shot. Loss. S 2,000; no insurance. A few days ago a man representing himself to be one of the Hirschman Bros., Binghampton, N. Y., dropped into Goshen, looKing for a location. He drew a sight draft for #S,(MM) on a New York bank and then leased a double room for a term of years for a department store. Ho was liberal with Crinter’s ink, and after raising several undred dollars on cheeks, ho disappeared. Several weeks ago Charles Hazelman of Tippecanoe County, was locked up for attempting to harm his parents, he being subject to spells of Insanity. He was placed at the County Poor Earm, admittance to the State Asylum being refused. He died the othci morning in horrible agony, havinu thrust an iron spoon dPivp his throat in an effort to take his own life. All efforts to dislodge the spoon were unsuccessful. Hazelman was an only son, about twenty-two, Proof positive was had the other evening of the existence of a bold incendiary in J J eru. An endeavor to twice fire an old machine shop wan made in an hour. Shavings saturated with oil were found in different parts of the bpH,ding. All efforts to capture this “Jack tho fire bug" have thus far failed, notwithstanding rewards offered and patrolling of the district. It is believed to be the work of a monomaniac. This makes the tenth Incendiary tire within the past month.

Sam Roach, assistant engineer ol the Anderson Paper Coinjiany, crawled into one of the big boilers to do some repairing and the steam was accident- 1 ally turned on him. The imprisoned man was ixiwenlesß to shut it off and had to back out while the scalding steam enveloped him. His back, shoulders. arms, and legs were fearfully scalded before the mill men rescued him from the manhole. The steam was Inhaled and rendered the man almost insensible. Dr. J, B. Fattig regards his case as practically hopeless. The second annual reunion of the One-hundred and-tlfty-second Volunteer Infantrv, hold at fort Wayne,was one of the fargest gatherings of the kind in that city. The election of officers resulted as follows: President, Marshall Makemson of Warsaw-; Vice President, Lieut. Austin Funk of Warsaw; Treasurer, J. W. Brouse of Kendallville: Secretary, Alvin Robinson of Warsaw. The next meeting will be at Warsaw next March. After the election Maj. R. T. McDonald, who was a member of the regiment, invited the entire regiment to a banquet at the New Aveiine, where a dinner wae served to ninety-five comrades. In the evening a campfire was held, at which Harry C. Hanna pretided. About two months ago the large barn of George Hupp and Lewis Huffner, near Elwood, was destroyed by tire, and a valuable stallion belonging to John Stover was supposed to nave perished. A skeletonjwas found in the ashes after the fire. The stallion was worth about SI,OOO, and, owing to certain circumstances, Stover was loth to believe the horse had burned up. He began an investigation, and soon ascertained enough to warrant him in believing that another horse was substituted for the stallion and the barn tired to cover the theft. It is now stated that the horse is known to have been taken to Bartholomew County, and that it is there to-day. Mr. Stover hopes to soon have the thieves in a net.

A few days ago a mound was discovered on the Kentucky River below Carrollton. A party of men excavated it, and on digging down for ten feet were surprised to find three human skeletons of gigantic size. They were between two layers of ashes, with their heads extended toward the setting sun. The bones were of monstrous size, and from the manner of burial they were beyond doubt a relic of the mound builders, that ancient race who occupied this continent thousands of years ago. The arms and legs were literally covered with curious shaped beads, several of which were exhibited by one of the party who discovered the cave. The beads seem to be constructed from the teeth of some animal, and are in perfect condition. The Peru City Council are making a big kick against the straw-board works at WabAsh empting the refuse into the Wabash River, Qom .which stream the water works at Peru gets its supply. An analysis of the water shows t latlt is poisoned by the refuse. William Ditheridge, a prominent glass blower of Alexandria, died suddenly from the effects of a morbid growth involving the duodenum. He began his day’s work as usual, when, without warning, he became faint, and soon afterwards expired. The deceased was a prominent member of the K. of P. and local labor organizations. Rev.C. A. Manner, ex-County Clerk of Scott County, has been elected Chaplain of the State Prison South by the directors of that institution. Rev. Manker succeeds the Rev. W. H. Sftouse, who dropped dead while sitting in the office at the Prison South a few weeks ago. Joseph H. Brown, an employe of the Panhandle road, while standing on the rear end of a train and leaning out. was struck by a box car standing' on the sidetrack at Elwood. He Was knocked senseless, and, aside from Kis visible injuries, he is believed to be internally injured and will perhaps dje. " His home is at Centerville, near Richmond. 1 ' ’