Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1895 — HOOSIER HAPPENINGS [ARTICLE]

HOOSIER HAPPENINGS

NEWS OF THE WEEK CONCISELY CONDENSED. What Out Neighbors are Doing—Hatters of General and Local Interest—Marriages and Deaths—Accidents and Crimes—Per* sonal Pointers About 1iwU.ni....,, Minor State News. Greenfield is to have a new $150,000 court house. Oaktow seems to be the Mecca for burglars. The glass workg at Cicero have resumed operations and 300 men are employed. The business men of Logansport are protesting against the erection of telephone poles in the streets. The Thirty-sixth Indiana Regiment will hold its annual reunion at Cambridge City on Sept. 25 and 26. Delaware County Commissioners refused Jpool and billiard privileges to 25 saloon applicants at Muneie. A beer war is on at I.ogansport with prospects of the stuff becoming cheap enough to sprinkle the streets with. David Markland, Kokomo, having a presentiment of sudden death, arose in bed, kissed his wile and fell back dead. John Graham has filed suit against 30 prominent Burlington citizens, asking SI,OOO from each for destroying his saloon with dynamite. Winamachas no jail and the City Marshal has been using a Panhandle box-car to lock prisoners in. He locked several in the car, and a freight train hauled car and all away. At Goshen, Miss Katherine Stutsman, aged 68, tripped as she was crossing her kitchen floor and fell, death resulting in a few hours afterwards from internal injuries. John C. Stone, of Chica|o, one of a trio of crooks who had a desperate battle with Deputy Sheriffs in Fort Wayne on May 28, was sentenced to serve 10 years In Michigan City Penitentiary. By reason of the Nicholson law’nine saloons have so far been forced out of business in Clinton County. Two withdrew at Kirklin, one at Sedalia, one at Colfax and three at Frankfort. John Leisure, aged 34 years, while hauling school desks near Arlington, struck a rock and was throwm from the spring seat of the w’agon under the horses’ feet. They began kicking and trampled him to death. Miss Mary Ward, school teacher near Farmland, was struck by lightning. It struck her on the forehead, circling the head, and then shot down the backbone to her feet, tearing her shoes off. Her recovery is doubtful. At Rushvllle, Jesse Williams, a boy was leading a cow to pasture and became entangled in the rope, frightening the co\y. It began to run and dragged the hoy several blocks, injuring him seriously about the head and shoulders.

The Rev. P. J. Albright, pastor of the M. E. Church at Farmland, having been elected State Organizer of the Partriotic Order Sons of America, will resign from the ministry, and remove to Indianapolis for permanent residence. At Diamond Lake, about thirty miles from South Bend, a pleasure steamboat, the Leo Roy, had on board a party of people from Mishawaka, and when out in mid-lake the boat sprang a leak. The captain ran her into shallow water just as she sank and saved the lives of those on board, who were taken to land in a row boat. Thomas Cook, aged 74, who was sent to prison for one year from Greene County, has been pardoned by Governor Matthews. Cook was convicted last February on the charge of embezzlement. He was guardian for several heirs, and when he made his settlement he was SI,OOO short. He disappeared for two months and his friends contended that his mind was unbalanced, 'ftie Judge and jury that tried him exerted an influence in behalf of the pardon. An accident occurred at the Bodson gravel pit, near Russiaville, resulting in the death of Alexander James, who was working in the pit shoveling sand. He was getting his sand from under a high bank, which caved in and buried him alive. His son-in-law, tvho was with him, worked almost an hour in removing the earth and sand,and found the old gentleman still conscious. He was taken to town, but died in the wagon. He was 75 years old. Cora Teal, 13 years old, '"daughter of ’Squire P. J. Teal, of Oakland, was strangely afflicted, and the death which came to her a few days ago was a relief from terrible suffering. Her head had grown enormously, weighing, perhaps, more than all the rest of the body combined. She had never stood upon her feet during her lifetime, as the weight of her head over-balanced her. Her arms and hands were normal, hut the lower limbs did not grow correspondingly. Indianapolis capitalists are said to he behind an enterprise tor the construction of an electric railway linefrom Huntington to Ligonier, by way of Columbia City. Ruch Bros., of the latter place, who represent the Indianapolitans have applied to the Common Council of Columbia City for a right of way through the streets of that place and the franchise was readily granted. The object of building the line is to tap a fine summer resort region, the territory for miles on either side of the proposed line being dotted with beautiful lakes. The distance between Huntington and Ligonier is about forty miles. The grand jury at Rockville has returned an indictment against Daniel Kellar, Nannie, his wife, and Maggie, his sister, charging them jointly with the murder of Clara Shanks, July 6. The motive for the crime •was jealousy on the part of Mrs. Kellar, who suspected her husband of intimacy with the girl. It is supposed the girl went to the Kellar house, where a fight ensued, in which the girl was killed. Her body ■was concealed until night, when it was carried and thrown into a pool, where it was discovered early next morning. Suicide was the first theory. This is disproved by wounds afterward found on the body. The first annual picnic of the farmers ol Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan was held at South Bend .with an attendance of about 6,000. lion. Alpha Messei of Vermont, Worthy Lecturer of the National Grange, delivered an address. Lewis Allen accidentally shot and killed Charles Sturrus at Brewcrsville, a small station near Holton. Allen playfully pointed the gun at his companion, telling him he would shoot him, at the same time pulling the trigger. The entire load struck Sturrus in Hie stomach, killing him instantly. Coroner Cox was called and viewed the remains. Allen is almost distracted over the deed. During the reunion of old settlers oi Tipton County, at Goldsmith, the first bell ever brought into the county was exhibited, as well as the first threshing machine, the first wooden mold-board plow', the trow that rived the .clapboards for the old log court-house; the hand-made padlock on the first jail, and other articles ol pioneer days. Considerable excitment w’as caused when it was reported that and dumb man was frightening; women by asking them, by writing in a note book, for something to eat and then drawing a revolver. The officers se trehed him, and the supposed revolver proved to he a large fog whistle. He was under the influence of liquor anc was run out of town.