Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1894 — HOOSIER HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

HOOSIER HAPPENINGS

NEV/S OF THE WEEK CONCISELY CONDENSED. 'Th»t Our Neighbor* in Doing—Matters of General and Local Interest—Marriage* and Deaths—Accidents and Crimea—Far* tonal Pointers Aboat indtmwiaii-. Mlnor State Items. Samuel De Coursey’s 2-year-old child, ■Clay City, drank fly poison. May die. Alexandria industries are nearly all on full time and with full forces. AN,A l bany yoi.ng lady’s picture has beenfound in cigarette boxes, and she’s man about it. Bristol peop'e will unite to secure the," punishment of boys who disturb public meetings. The sawmill of Fernadid Nash, four miles from Windfall, was destroyed by fire. Loss 12,000, with no insurance. A South Bend policemen used his revolver on fleeing tramps, the other day. and shot one of them in the head, nearly killing him. At Cravrfordsville, Charles Darter w.’s killed by lightning while holding a horse. He w s married and about thirty-four years of age. Richmond has secured the ScottCreamor Carriage Works of Milton, Ind., and that plant will soon be rempved. It employs 100 men.

The National Association of Stationary Engineers has organized at Connersville and elected M. K. Fowler, President, Craven Moore, Treasurer, and Gillett Gordon, Secretary. At Evansville, Fred Hauptmeyer, 18 years old, accidentally shot himself with a flobert rifle. Death was ins' antaneous. His father was a wellknown traveling salesman, who died two months ago.

George Van Gieson, a pioneer of Lafayette Countv, was killed by a Lake Shore train at Rolling Prairie. He was driving across the track, and being deaf, was struck. His team was also instantly killed. George McClish, foreman of the Wabash bridge gang on the Michigan Division of tbe Big Four, who was badly hurt by the toppling over of a derrick at the Fall Creek bridge, obtained a verdict against the company for $2,500. J. A. Peters of Swa.vzee, on June 11, received a Colt's revolver from Dr. Fravill of St. Louis, that had lain on the battlefield for over thirty-three years and is quite a war relic. The recipient was an old soldier and in the battle of Chickamauga. Fire destroyed Shot’3 transfer barn at Frankfort. Three Horses, one buggy, and a cab, besides considerable other property, was destroyed. Mr. Shot, in endeavoring to save his horses, was badly burned on his arms and face. Loss $2,000; no insurance. Patents have been awarded to the following residents of Indiana: William Brooking, River, car coupling; Fred W. Spacke, Indianapolis, centrifugal high speed governor; Hugh D. Studabaker, Blutt'ton, register tor rotations of vehicle wheels, etc.; Warren B Sylvester, Portland, tub roller and shaper; Clotilde P. Thomas. Evansville, hat pin retainer; James Tobin, Indianapolis, car fender: Sylvester Warner and O. E. Cook, West Union, traction wheel. A trade mark has been granted to the Excelsior Manufacturing Company, Logansport, for medicinal preparations for the hair and scalp.

JT A gang of shrewd counterfeiters has been operating in Elwood for sometime, and the local officers are unable to discover who is doing the work. The money is of the denomination of dollars of 1882, halves of 1888 and nickels of a later date. The nickels are almost perfect, while the other coins are badly milled around the edges. The city is being flooded with the spurious coin, and suspicion points lo several. About one year ago the city was flooded with counterfeit money, and certain people were suspected. Things got too hot for them, and they suddenly left the city. A few weeks ago they returned here, and almost .at once the counterfeit money began to appear. Sensational developments are expected. During a severe electrical storm at Wabash, lightning struck the large standpipe of the Wabash Water Company, .100 feet high and twenty-five leet in diameter. It leaped from the steel plates and struck the residence of Adam.Sundheimer, adjoining, seriously shocking Mr#. Sundhaimer. Other persons in the neighborhood were also shocked, hut no one injured. Mrs, James Stewart of North Huntington street, was seated at the piano, and as her hands rambled over the keys she felt a burning sensation on her r ght haftd and a flash ran the length of the keyboard. A moment later she noticed a red streak, six inches in length, extending up the back of her hand and wrist. She was not otherwise hurt.

William R. Davis, aged 20, and a prominent young man of Frankfort, was probably fatally shot during a tight, with a burglar He was sleeping at the home of C. R. Pratt to protect the family in the absence of Mr.' Pratt from the city. About daylight he awoke and saw the robber going through his clothes on a chair. Leaping from the bed young Davis clutched the burglar, who drew a revolver and fired two shots, afterwards making his escape, leaving a hat and dark lantern behind. One sho.t was through Davis’ arm and the wound is not serious, but the second bullet entered his abdomen and may prove fatal. Officers shortly afterward arrested a hatless tramp, who gave his name as Michael O’Brien. The man is held on suspicion. O’Brien is from Marion County, Ohio, and is a telegraph operator. Feeling runs veryjhigh against him. Hazlewood is to have a $4,000 school house.. Miss of fiockport, died of consumption, caused by inhaling hair into her lungs. , Miss Emilee was a hair dresser. About ten days ago she was taken seriously ill and a physician was called. She complained at first that she felt worm-like movements in her lungs. This was followed by severe coughing. Her lungs began sloughing away and she lived Only ten days. Hair-like worms were fouijd .by the physician who treated her and he is preparing a written statement for the medical journals. W HEff • Company G. of Jeffersonville was ordered out by Gov. Matthews a short time since several of the members of the company who had positions in Louisville were notified that they would lose their positions. Private frank Jenks was employed by the wholesale house of the Peaslee-Gaul-bert Company. It became rumored that Jenks was to lose his position, and the various drug stores notified the wholesale firm that should the report prove true they would boycott it entirely. When Jenks went back to work he was taken in. Several others lest their positions, however, one of whom was the sole support of a widowed mother and six small children. ■