Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1895 — HUSTLING HOOSIERS. [ARTICLE]

HUSTLING HOOSIERS.

ITEMS GATHERED FROM OVER THE STATEAn Interesting Summary of the More Important Dorngs of Our Neighbors—Wed. dings and Deaths—Crimes, Casualties, and General Indiana News Notes. Minor State News. A company of men are digging silver near Richmond. The divorce business at Fort Wayne is on an alarming increase. Spiceland is to have a new bank headed by Murray Wildman. A wind-storm unroofed houses ar.d damaged crops at Brazil. Samuel Dood, an aged veteran, was found dead at Logansport. Thirty valuable hunting dogs have been poisoned at English, recently. Brown, the only connty in the state without a railroad, has 2,303 voters. Mrs. Archibald Th acheb of Martinsville, said to be 104 years of age, is dead. A company has been organized at Lafontaine to develop the oil territory in that vicinity. Mrs. Elizabeth Davis, said to be 104 years old, is dead at the Delaware County Infirmary. Wm. McQueary attempted to board an electric car at Evansville, recently, and was killed. The little son of Perry McDonald was caught in the machinery at Schimmer’s cooper shop, at Columbus, and may die. Prosecutor Baldwin of Noblesville, says he will stop the sale of the Indianapolis People, and other obscene papers, in that city.

A “gas belt” brigade of G. A. R. men is being formed at Anderson to attend the national encampment at Lousville in a body. The closing of saloons at Hobart, on Sunday, has resulted in the shutting up of all candy and cigar stores, barber shops, stables, etc. Frank Tuttle’s barn was burned, south of Muncie, recently. A self-binder, wheat, corn, and fifty tons of hay burned, with no insurance. Judge Francis T. Hord is making a collection of pictures of the Judges of Bartholomew County who have served on the bench, going back to 1823. Valparaiso is getting rather sporty judging from the number of sporting societies it now supports. The latest feature is the “Pointing Gun Club.” The One hundred and twenty-fourth Indiana Regiment and the Fifteenth Indiana Battery will hold their annual joint reunion at Lynn, Sept. 4 and 5. Richard Wilhite of Fountain County, was a drummer boy during the war. He is now insane over the delusion that he is again plying the sticks on the battlefield. Harvey Lawson, son of a wealthy farmer living near Lapel, while stealing a ride on a freight train over the Big Four, at Anderson, fell between the cars and was fatally injured. Convict John Smith in the prison south, set fire to the bed in his cell, hoping to cause a stampede among the prisoners and thus gain his liberty. He was nearly suffocated by the smoke. Wm. Huber, and employe of tlj§ Regves foundry, at Columbus, walked but of a second-story window at Mrs. Bell’s board-ing-house, and was very sariduSfy about the feet and back. ' For a week Ben Ross, who jesides near Coburg, Porter County, had been suffering excruciating pain in the ear. A physician was called and a large, healthy bed-bug was taken out of the drum. David Martin, aged 15, an&rAl. Ruskin of Greentown, aged 11, were on a bed playing with a revolver, when the weapon was discharged, tearing away the jaw of Ruskin. The injury is probably fatal. Walter, the 17-year-old son of A. J. McPike of Paragon, was stealing a ride on an I. & V. passenger train recently. In jumping from the tram, his head struck against a car on the side track and he died from the effects.

One farmer in St. Joseph County reports three kinds of potato bugs, the last variety being to all appearances poison-proof. These, with cabbage worms, grasshoppers, chinch bugs, Hessian flies, the early drouth and the late frost, made things quite interesting for that farmer, and he is philosophically wondering, “What next?” James M. Sankey of Terre Haute, Geo. W. Hall of Raleigh, and Samuel Bowan of South Bend, • representing the State Live Stock Sanitary Commission, have just completed an investigation of the extent of the Texas cattle fever in Putnam County., They report that the disease has spread and now appears in four counties—Putnam, Hendricks, Park, and Morgan, and that 250 head of cattle have been quarantined. Fifteen deaths have occurred so far, and every effort is being made to suppress the disease. Dr. F. A. Bolsar of New Castle, State Veterinary, was present during the investigation. Patents have been issued to the following residents of Indiana: Charles H. Anspach, Cedar Grove,thill coupling and support; William K. Bellis, assignor to Bellis Cycle Company, Indianapolis, bicycle frame; James Bennett, Greencastle, running gear fur wagons; Cecilia A. Brewer, LaPorte, washing machine; Peter Deville, Huntington, frame for barns or other building; Lewis Fetch, Van Buren, potato digger; Charles Helm, Indianapolis, electric alarm lock for tills; Leon J. Housee, Hartford City, hose coupler; John J. Kirkham, Terre Haute, process of and apparatus for manufacture of gas; Herman Lauter, Indianapolis, desk for typewriter machine; William M. Leads, Walnut, land marker; Edward Miller, jr., Evansville^rail -chair and nut lock; William Nutt, Crawfordsville, circuit closer; Jacob V. Rowlett, Richmond, hand wheel plow; Gottlieb Schnasse, jr., and T. Paffratfc, Elwood, pneumatic press; Jesse Warrington, assignor of one-ha If to Nordyke & Marmon Company, Indianapolis, hominy mill; Henry Westphal, Indianapolis, plow. Oliver Newcomb, son of John Newcomb, of Howard County, died recently from a peculiar cause. Nine years ago the boy was buried by a cave-in at -a gravel pit, but apparently recovered from his injuries. A short time ago he complained of his head hurting him and death followed. The regimental reunion of the Ninetyninth Indiana will be held at Logansport, beginning on the 27th inst. Business sessions will be held both oh the 27th a(nd 28th, and th&e will be a campfire on Tuesday evening. Orlando Powell, Ds M.Vannice, J. A. Miller, G. W. Julian and J. C. McGregor of Logonsport, will welcome visiting delegations. The three weeks revival of all religious denominations of Anderson has closed. Forty-seven conversions were made during the meeting, and 1,256 pledges signed by men to abstain from the use of tobacco and liquors. The Average nightly attendance was from three to five thousand. An effort is being made to exchange the guns now in use by the Indiana Guard for arms of la later pattern. Thdse now in use are of the pattern of 1873. In recent years the government has exchanged theajms of the regular army and equipped iv with the latest model. The old arms, which are much newer than those used by the National Guard, are now stored in the arsenals and it is these that are wanted fm the Guard.