Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1894 — NEWS OF OUR STATE. [ARTICLE]

NEWS OF OUR STATE.

A WEEK AMONG THE HUSTLING HOOSIERS. What Our Neighbors Are Doing—Hatters of General and Local Interest—Marriages and Deaths Accidents and Grimes— Pointers About Our Own People. Minor State Items. James Cooly, aged 68, of Columbus, was struck by a J., M. & I. train, anl wdl hardly recover. Mrs. Sarah Lovell’s dress caugbt fire from a cook stove at Noblesville, and she was burned to death. Cliff Mason's house, at Dublin, was burned, including so ne of his housobold goods ana a» out SSO in money. Farmers near Goshen are organizing to protect themselves against hunters who trail over the r premises without perm:s-ion. PA serious head end collision between a ] assenger and freight train occurred on the C. E. &I. road, near Hillsdale. Both engines were wrecked. No one injured. Secretary W. E. O’Haven of Greenfield, announces that Company A. Fifty-third Regiment, will hold its annual reunion at Greenfield on Sept. 19. All members of company and regiment are especially invited to meet. Half-fare rate nas been granted from Indianapolis and return. William Adams, a carpenter residing at Fort Wayne, boarded westbound passenger train No. 43 on the Wabash to go to Huntington, but changed his mind. While the train was passing Fairfield avenue he jumped off, rolled under the train and was almost instantly killed. He leaves a large family.

Gotleib Fricke was killed by the accidental discharge of an old musket near Fort Wayne. With a party of friends he started on a shooting trip. Six miles in the country the voting men stopped at a farm house to get a drink. Fricke was stepping from the wagon when his pants caught the trigger of the musket, causing it to explode. The back of his skull was blown off and death was instantaneous. The remains were brought to his home. Mrs, Lizzie Newton was instantly killed in a runaway accident on the Fairland and Shelbyville road, near Fairland. She was in a buggy in company with her sister-in law, Mrs. James Gray. The horse became frightened,turned the buggy over, and threw the two women to the ground. Both of them were dragged a considerable distance. Mrs. Gray was a so seriously hurt and may die. She is about 60 years old, while Mrs. Newton was 72.

In the war of the rebellion Indiana had 156 regiments and 34 companies infantry, 115,775 men; 1.3 regiments of cavalry, 21,605: 12 companies and 25 batteries of artillery, 10,096, total. 208.367. These troops were in 308 engagements. In Virginia. 90; Tennessee, 51; Georgia, 41; Mississippi, 24; Arkansas. 19; Alabama, 18; Kentucky, 16: Louisiana, 15. Missouri, 9; North Carolina, 8: Maryland, 7: Texas, 2; South Carolina, 2; Indian Territory, 2; Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana, 1 each. Total 11 States At a revival at Monticello recently all who paid their debts were asked to rise. The rising wts general. Then those who did not were a ; ked to stand U'. One individual arose and explained that he could not pay because all the rest of the congregation were owing him. ' J -

a i.ody of masked men broke in a I building in Wilkinson, owned by 1 Charles Eakin, formerly used for a ■ saloon and rented to parties to open I out again next week: The pool table and all the furniture and fixtures were completely demolished, aggregating a loss of about 4300. O. M. Carver, a prominent farmer northwest of Greencastle, died from injuries received in an accident. He was riding a horse, which fell on him, causing internal injuries. He was 32 years old and married. The 5-year-old daughter of Leander Alger, fi.e miles north of Wabash, w_s burned to death. With her I brother and father she went out in the I teld burning stubble and while her j lather was away firing the straw the ! tames surrourfded the child. She tried j -to tight her way through, but was j c.ri en back, and when her father, i hearing her screams, reached 'her sho I had fallen over and was unconscious, i dving an hour alt •.•ward

Moses Rose, aged 14, whi’o stealing a ride on a P., C.. C. & St. L. passenger train, fell beneath the wheels und was fatally injured at Jeffersonville. Henry Vodde, a fifteen-voar-old lad, was almost instantly killed at Fort Wavne, by falling under a Wa bash train while trying to run across ahead of the logomotive. Louie Hatch, aged 3, got a tobacco tag m his throat the other cay, and suffered great agony. The tag was forced nto his stomach, and was thrown from his stomach by an emetic. AT the American Tin-Plate factory, Elwood, Major Stewart, employed In the tlnn-ng department, accidentally dropped some water in the ac'd flux, causing it to explode, flying all over his hands, head and face, and possibly destroying his s’ght. If he recovers he will be disfigured for life.

The great Burton family,numbering 150.000 injthe United States, and about eighteen hundrei in the vicinity of Mitchell, held their annual reunion in a beau'iful g 0 e nea” that city. Prof. G. H. Hall of Franklin, made the annual address. At noon dinner was served by the Burton family. Many after dinner speeches- were made by prominent members of the family. A shocking accident happened at the Marti canning lactorv, Tipton, which will result in the death of Mrs. George Teague. She was feeding the can filler and her hair caught in a line shaft above her. The entire scalp, including her forehead and one oar, was ierued off. There is not a hair on her head nor eyebrows that are left. The surgeons dressed the wounds, but they say that there is no possible hope for her recovery.

A case of extreme cruelty to a child came to light recently at New Albany. A few nights ago Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Harris had a fight at their home on Water street. Mrs. Harris was worsted, and in a spirit of revenge she seized her t» vear-old stepson Charles and threw him on a redhot stove. Both arms were badly burned before Mr. Harris could pull him off. He drove his wife from the house and the little boy is being cared for by relatives. Complaints will bo preferred against Mrs. Harris. Secretary Bicknell, who has just returned from a visit to the Southern prison, says the abolition of the lockstep there is regarded as a move in the right direction. Through the lock-ste ) long-time prisoners acquired a peculiar gait that branded them all their lives as ex-convicts. The Northern pri: on w'll soon follow theexample of the Southern prison in this respect. The new wall around the latter institution has been finished. It is thirtysix feet high, and extends seven feet under ground, resting on a b se several feet wide. The prison is in an overcrowded condition.

The State Tax Commission is giving attention to the allowances that have to be made to the attorneys who carried the railroad and other corporation tax eases to the United States Supreme Court. The total amount of piopertv in controversy was oyer s2£,000,000, said to be the la gest amountever in litiga'.ion as to t xatioiL The tax on this amount reached nearly $4,000,000, and the attorneys consequently expected a big fee* Jt is said that the board intends to distribute $2:',000 among three attorneys, giving John W. Kern $10,000,W A. Ketpham, SIO,OOO, and A. J. Beveridge SO,OOO. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin. Shaw, residing five miles west of Somerset, i .were fatally injured as they were be- ' Ing driven home. On the road the old i Jamily horse threw his tail over the ' tines, and when the boy endeavored to ; release. them the animal began to kick. The heels of the excited horse struck ' Mr. Shaw, breaking three ribs and tearing others loose, while he was hurt I internally by the fall from the vehicle, i Mrs. Shaw was thrown out of the ' buggy on her head and received in- , juries which she will notsurvive. Mr. i Shaw is $2 and Mrs. Shaw 05 years of age. Two loaded motor carson the Hammond, Whiting, and East Chicago Electric Street Kailway collided near Whiting. Chas. Mashino, motorman, and Gustav Peterson aud A. E. Faulkner, passengers, were fatally injured. Several persons were more or less bruised. Only eight of the ninety-two counties have reported to the State Board of Election Commissioners the number | of voters in their precincts. At the i last election tickets were distributed ' to 1.017 townships, 2,946 precincts, and i 544,360 voters, two for each voter. ' This year tickets enoflgh will be' sent out to supply 750,000 voters with ' two each.