Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1894 — NEWS OF OUR STATE. [ARTICLE]

NEWS OF OUR STATE.

A WEEK AMONG THE HUSTLING HOOSIERS. What Are Doing-Matter* of General and Local Interest—Marriage* and Death* Accident* and Crlwie, - Pointer* About Our Own People. Minor State Item*. A Davis County husband wants • divorce from his wife because she threatened to pour melted lead in his ears. James Winter, the farmer who deliberately shot a girl near Muncie several months ago, has been captured, near Jonesboro. John Hickey, Anderson, has deeded a valuable tract of land near that place to the Sisters of Mercy for the erection of a hospital to be maintained for the benefit of that city. Burglars secured over 8300 worth of goods from the general store of H. Devores at Denver, Miami County, also, a quantity of stamps and money from the postoffice. A.T Wabash the residence of Thomas Clary burned, including SSOO, which Miss Nan Clary, sister of the owner, some months ago withdrew from a bank and concealed under the carpet. CoLUMgus citizens have secured the services of a detective to run down the author of a number of annonymoua letters that have recently been received by many of the leading men of that city. A Burglar, supposed to be a tramp, was shot and instantly killed at Palestine. George Werrick, a Palestine merchant, surprised the robber in the act of burglarizing his store, and opened fire on him, with fatal effect. Mrs. William Jamison of Peru, died of lockjaw, caused by an ulcerated tooth. The case is unusual, from the fact that she lived seven days after the jaws had set. Medical evidence shows that four days is the usual course of this ailment. Mrs. Elizabeth Addington, aged stl, for several years a devotee to the morphine habit, died at the county infirmary at Muncie. They would not furnish her with the drug, and she died a horrible death three days after entering the place. The corner-stone of the first brlcl’ school building erected in Wabash was removed the other day, and the tin box which had been placed therein May 12. 1858, was opened. The Bible ana written lists of the prolesslonal and business men in the city at that time were in good condition. The following institutions drew their March maintenance from the State Treasury, as follows: Feeble-minded, 88,553.92; Soldiers’ Orphans’ Jlome at Knightstown. $9,480.84; Blind, $2,588.38. The Reform School for Boys drew $5,200 for this month, and the Indiana University its quarterly appropriation of SIO,OOO. Four children of Frank Bilski, a farmer, wholiyqs on Chimney Pierre hills, tpp ffiues sdtllh of Vincennes, poisoned. The father ip plowing, plowed up some poke root. The children ate the roots, thinking they wore Parsnips. All took violently sick, find a little boy died, nnd the three others are lying in a critical condition. THEUnltcd States Fish Commissioner has beed asked to place 500,000 black bass minnows in the three streams of Wayne County—Whitewater River, Nolan's Fork, and Green’s Fork, and William »Iliff of Richmond, Indiana Secretary of the National Bird, Game and Kish Protective Association, says that the prospect of securing them is good. sr. Iliff is preparing to send out circulars to every township trustee in the State touching the work of the National Association, the aim being to secure their aid in reporting violations of the game laws. W. H. McDoel, General Manager of the Louisville, New Albany ana Chicago Railroad has attached his name to the contract which binds the railroad company to build, maintain, and operate its machine and car shops in Lafayette. The shops and improvements are to cost $300,000, and the township has already voted a donation of SIOO,OOO, the contract being that the railway company shall put in two dollars for each dollar donated by the township. The payments are to be made in two years, and the work to be completed within that period. Albert Williams, aged 23, and his young wife attended church at New Corner, and drove to their ho mg, a mile distant. They drove a spirited horse, hitched to a cart. When they reached home Williams got out to help his wife out; the horse frightened ana started to run. Williams grabbed for his wife and succeeded in pulling her out, but in doing so ho was caught by the vehicle and dragged to death. The horse ran a quarter of a mile. When found the young man was lifeless. His head had struck a rock, causing a fatal fracture of the skull. Mrs. Williams ' fell violently to the ground, but was only slightly injured.

Patents have been issued to the following citizens of Indiana: Mary L. Garr, Indianapolis, baby carriage; Walter G. Burns, Fort Wayne, game appartus; Isaac L. (Jarman, North Salem, assignor of one-half to J. H. McGee, Max, tire tightener; Robert 8. Carr, Hamilton, Ohio, assignor to F. C. Ball, Muncie, jar fastener; Frank E. Davis, Columbus, assignor of, one-halt J. B. McCoy. Indianapolis, piano truck; Columbus Mills, Gas City, device for heating and ventilating rooms; Joseph W. Nethery, assignor to Indiana Manufacturing Company, Indianapolis, pneumatic straw stacker; T. Reeves, assignor to Reeves & Co., Columbus, straw-stacking machine: William H. Rickaback, assignor of one-half to W. L. Huston, Misnawaxa, elevator; Albert E. Whitaker, LaPort, motor. Thomas Cook, aged 13, was bitten by a dog at Fort Wayne. Soon afterwards he fell to the ground and frothed at the month. He was taken to his home and the attending physicians pronounced it a case of hydrophobia caused by fright. At times it took four men to hold the youth in bed. William Bennett says that he has made a thorough investigation as to the damage fruit has received in Delaware Countv, by the recent severe weather, and he finds that the buds on apple, neach, pear, and cherry trees nave been killed. The loss is much more serious than first believed. Contracts have been signed whereby the plant of the John Ripley Washboard Manufacturing Company of Ripley, Ohio, will be removed to Eaton as soon as suitable buildings can be erected. Work on the buildings will be begun at once and pushed to completion. One of the sisters of St. Bernard’s Church of Rockfort, met with a painful accident, her hand having been almost torn from the arm by the explosion of a glass jar. An artery was severed and she came near bleeding to death ‘ before a surgeon could be summoned. She was using the jar for a churn and it is supposed it contained nitroglycer. ina