Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 September 1893 — Page 8

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1893-TWELVE PAGES.

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Columbus and Frankfort are Bhortof sugar. The Pulaski county schools will open Oct. 9. Fires are damaging farms and forests uar Houston. Grasshoppers are raiding the cornfields near Zelma. The Barrett hotel recently burned at Loganport was valued at 550,000. Insurance $34,000. At the Cooper gold medal contest held In the Baptist church, Monon, ilonday night. Miss Nona Wilson won. Jftjnes Godfrey has two stalks of corn, grown on his bottom farm, on exhibition at Stevens & Sons'. They are fourteen feet 6ix inches tall. Columbus Herald. Recently some unknown and unhung Bcoundrel burned the school house at Alford, a small town one mile east of Petersburg. Ceol oil was used. Petersburg News . W. M. Wright of Cincinnati is the name of the man who was murdered at Kyana Sunday evening by John J. Thurman. It was not known for many days who the victim was. Only a few farmers will sow their usuil acreage of wheat this season, while most others will sow only a small proportion of the area eown in former years. Seymour Democrat. A much needed shower fell in New Albany Thursday. It rained very heavily at Greenville and as far north as Salem, the downpour being accompanied by fierce lightning and heavy thunder. The Vincennes-st. publlo school building; now fully equipped, is open for inspection of tha citzens. It 13 said to be as handsome a school building architecturally as there is in southern Indiana The farmers of Posey county have reasons to be thankful. Their crops of corn have received copious rain, while fifty miles north and west of us corn i3 burning up from the drought. Mt. Vernon Democrat. William Yates, who was shot twice fey Sam Deeters last week at Bourbon, has filed suit against Deeters for 15,C00 for injuries received. Deeters Is now In jail awaiting trial for the killing of two others in the tragedy of last Thursday night. There is strong talk of lynching him. Farmers near New Albany complain of trespassers. Fruit trees have been robbed and broken down, and vineyards stripped of grrapes. Olher depredations have been committed. As a last resort shotguns have been loaded and watch kept, and semebody will get hurt if the thieving is not stopped. The old soldiers' organization of Pike county met In Petersburg recently and transacted business and elected the following officers for the ensuing year: M. J. Brady, colonel; Dan C. Ashby, lieutenant-colonel; Robert Edmundson, major; Thomas Reed, adjutant, and John M. White, quartermaster. Nearly one thousand bushels of old corn In the crib sold recently at Thomas Bonnell's pale. In 200 bushel lots at 42 cents per bushel. The best timothy hay brought 110 per ton in stack, and Donner & Co. bought the wheat. 1,400 bushels, at 51 cents, it being already stored in their elevator. Columbus Times. Nearly one thousand bushels of old corn In the crib sold recently at Thomas Bonnell's sale, In "fiO-bushel lots, at 42Va cents per bushel. The best timothy hay brought $10 per ton in stack, and Donner & Co. bought the wheat, 1,400 bushels, at 51 cents, it being already stored In their elevator. Columbus Times. While Davis Ca"", of Memphis was blasting a well Wltn dynamite Thursday a rushing noise followed the explosion and he believed a gushing spring had burst forth. He found gas instead, and on touching it with a match a flame rose from the Vell. Near his place gas Is constantly flowing from the bottom of Silver creek. On the 12th of September In Michigan City the annual convention of the utate council of the Catholic Benevolent Legion will be held. The council at Michigan City has made preat preparations to entertain the delegates, and a reception is one of the features. Trips to the world's fair across the lake will be indulged In. Three tramps were arrested at Celestine, Dubois county, Sept. 4, and three more in the stone quarries at Mllltown the same day, on suspicion of being the parties that committed the outrage on John Vaal on the 1st, at the Air Line pumping station near Huntlngburg. Mr. Vaal is improving, and was not so badly maimed as at first reported. There were very heavy rains up the river recently, but not sufficient to cause much of a rise. The packets creep along the shallow stream at snails pace, with no certainty of reaching their destination at a reasonable time. With a freeze up in the winter and low water In summer, the eteamboatmen Surely have a hard time in their line. Lawrenceburg Register. Deere & Canine shipped fifty-three head of cattle from New itoss recently. Timothy Lane sold them nineteen head, average weight 1,532 pounds. This was considered to be one of the finest carloads of cattle that was ever shipped from New Ross. Burk Evans sold fifteen head, nverage weight 1,509 pounds. Joe Stipes nineteen head, average weight 1.510. Columbus Herald. The Item in the Journal last week about a traveling salesman in Chicago selling a silver dollar coined In 1801 for 1855 and afterward learning that he only received half it was worth, caused Mrs. CoL J. S. Wright of this city to examine her collection of old coins when she found one silver dollar amon? them coined in 1805 only missing the date one year. Itockport Journal. The sheriff of Lawrence county brought to the city Wednesday evening en route to the prison south, Raymond Crum. sentenced to three years for attempted criminal assault, in June last, on Mm. Margaret Miles. The man la believed to b of feeble mind, but the penitentiary is the proper place for feeble minded people whose instincts run to Buch crimes. -New Albany. Ledger. The Loonier Leader says that the Rev. Itogatay, pastor of the German Methodist church at Kendallvllle, while driving home from Auburn, was held up by foetpads and robbed of J7. lie expressed himself as very thankful to escape with his life. While at Auburn the reverend gentleman was urged to take along: 5 belonging to the church tut he declined and it is well that he did. Mrs. R. C. Layton, who Is walking from Chicago to New Orleans, on a wager of $10,000, arrived in this city last Saturday near noon. She left Chicago cn the 18th of last month, and feeld confident that she will be able to make the distance In the specified time olxty days. She is to walk between railroad tracks, and is accompanied by her husband, who is walking with her; and also three members of the Atlantic club. In which the bet was made, who follow by rail to see that all is fair. She also

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sends a report to the club from each telegraph station along the line. Mrs. Layton left here after the 3 o'clock train went south, and arrived at Sommersvllle at night, where she staid until morning. She started from there Sunday morning and reached Evansvllle at night. Oakland City Record. S. J. Peabody, the owner of the Wilkeswood farm, near Columbia City, has sold the celebrated trotting stallion Wilkeswood to W. II. Freer of Detroit. This is one of the finest breed horses that was ever owned In this part of the state. He has an abundance of speed, but too much mettle, and Is too hard to manage to become a successful race horse. He will be taken to New York state, where his new owner has a big stock farm. Ligonier Banner. As an illustration of what little boys who are willing to be useful can do in a summer's vacation, take the case of Ward Canaday, the seven-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Canaday. For several weeks he has been seen almost daily with his little express wagon, selling vegetables for his grandma, who paid him a per cent, on all sales, and at the opening of school he had over J10 in cash as his share of the proceeds. New Castle Courier. John Nausbaum figured as & peacemaker in Elkhart the other day in attempting to separate & father and son, who were apparently having a lively sparring match between them. The father and son objected to John's intervention and both pitched onto him. Truth says that John was damaged as to his physical beauty and a fine new shirt will have to be replaced with a new one and other repairs to his clothing mad 3. Goshen Times. Among those who attended the fair and returned home happy none was mora so than Wesley Milburn of Patoka, who had on exhlbiton eleven head of horses, two draft stallions, one coach horse, two general purpose brood mares, with colts, one general purpose filly, and drive colt, one Belgian yearling, one coach filly, two years old, and one Belgian stallion, all of which carried off the red ribbon, taking first money, except the Belgian stallion. Oakland City Record. Lawson Smiley of Hope Is wanted for assault and battery upon William Lanigan of Union township. The trouble occurred last show day, when Smiley and Lanlgan became engaged in an altercation and Smiley cut Lanlgan in the shoulder with a knife. Constable Dennison went to Hope Thursday to arrest Smiley, but that individual could not be found. Smiley claimed that Lanlgan was the aggressor and was choking him when he used his knife. Columbus Herald. A young man came here from Chicago recently and made all arrangements to wed a young lady living here. The minister had been engaged and the wedding was announced. For afome cause, known only to the contracting parties, the preacher was dismissed and the ceremony was Indefinitely postponed. The young man was at one time a resident of Tipton, but has been employed at a Chicago hotel the past few months. He has re'urned to the windy city. Tipton Times. Golden rod is in blopsom and an exchange calls attention to it by saying that It ha3 come to be a recognized fact that this aesthetic yellow flower, over which poets rave, is responsible for many cases of Influenza. The flower on no account should be allowed In the house, especially in sleeping apartments. It Is said that the blossoms give off an imperceptible powder-like substance, which 13 breathed into the lungs, causing irritation and producing violent sneezing and coughing. The committee selected by Prof. J. H. Bachtenkircher has awarded prizes for greatest improvement in writing to his class as follows: First prize to Will H. Thompson, second to Harry J. Farbach and third to Miss Esther Hoffman. Porf. Bachtenkircher had selected a committee of award here, but they, failing to agree, he took the specimens home with him to Lafayette and selected a committee from the business colleges of that city, who decided as above noted. Winamac Democrat. A few months ai?o a tramp was thrown from a train near Brimfield and his foot smashed. The other day the operator at Kendallvllle was surprised to see the same man, now richly dressed and bearing all the appearances of a polished gentleman, alight from un extoirsion train and rush Into the office to thank him ajrain for kindness shown him by the operator at the time of the accident. The tramp had made a "ten strike" and had abandoned berths on the bumpers for state-rooms in a Wagner. A certain man who wants to move to Bluffton but who owes thirteen dollars delinquent taxes which he has steadily refused to pay was imploring Treasurer Beard Thursday afternoon not to levy on his property. They stepped into the clerk's office together. The man said, "If you want to turn my wife and children on the county to board I can't help it." Just then a quart bottle of whisky fell from his pocket and was broken upon the floor. The aroma still pervades the office. Huntington Democrat. James R. Scott, the veteran editor Of Delphi, made a business trip to Lgansport Thursday. Mr. Scott stated that he had lived In the Wabash valley sixtyfour years, and that the present drought was the most severe in his recollection. Mr. Scott. Paul Taber, the Hon. C. B. Lasselle and Judge Anthony Smith played ball and went swimming together when small boys. Indians were numerous In those early days and the red-skins frequently chased the klda up the Spear-st. hill. Logansport Pharos. Parties at Louisville are negotiating: with Mr. William Collins of this city for the purchase of a 120 acre ftrip of land In Pike county. Indiana. The land lies on the Evans villa & Terre Haute railway, two and a half miles northwest of Oakland City, and about eight miles from Petersburg. It is underlaid with three veins of coal of a superior quality, and large Quantities of fire clay. Should the parties succeed in purchasing this valuable land, thy will form a company and develop Its mineral resources. New Albany Ledger. C E. Van Auken, county surveyor, thinks a time will come when a special bicycle track will be made along the public highways. He says It would not need to be over four feet wide and very little work would keep It in good condition the year round. At present . ninetenths of the teams meeting bicycles hold all the road. The 'wheelmen are crowded out on the rough road and often are obliged to dismount. Bicycle.1 are entitled to the same privileges o.i the highways as buggies and wagons. Auburn Dispatch. Gustavs Spanagel, son of Mr. John Spanagel and wife, died at the home of hla parents on Monday, aged twentyfour years and eight months. He was awakened for breakfast, but did not arise. A second visit to his bed-room was made and the startling discovery was then made that the unfortunate young man was dead. He had been afflicted for a long time and was never

very strong. His death, while sudden, was not entirely unexpected. The funeral took place on Wednesday. Lawrenceburg Register. J. M. Thrush, of near Markle, has an hen egg that is an oddity. It Is of the ordinary size and kind but on one end there Is a tall, shaped like a pig' tall, which is curled back over the shell. The hen that produced the egg is thirteen years old and has laid an average of ten dozen eggs every year but never before did her -fforts result as in this Instance. The Republican of last week said that Simon P. Stoneroek is drawing a pension for "liabilities incurred In the service." Now, will the able-bodied editor of the Republican tell the people something about the very large number of republicans in Peru and vicinity who drawing pensions for "liabilities" incurred since their terms of service In the army ended? That Is what we wish to know, you know. Miami County Sentinel. A clerk in one of the railroad offices Is In trouble deep trouble. His boss is Just in receipt of a lovingly worded epistle written by the young man to a fair daughter of Ligonier and to which he had affixed the signature of the agent Instead of his own. In a moment of dense absent-mindedness he had written the agent's name, following the usual requirements of his duties in the office. It will be easy enough to "square" matters with the agent, but with a certain young lady we draw the veil of charity. Elkhart Truth. The trials of the Roby offenders will occur the fifth week of this term of court. The defense Is represented by Attorneys Peterson of Crown Point and Crumpacker of Valparaiso and change of venue has been asked for and granted though who the trial Judge will be has not yet been decided. The bonds of those already under arrest have been raised, that of Woods and Costello to ?3,000 each and of Liter to J2.000, and the prospects for strong legal fight are good. We trust the cause of right and decency will prevail. There lives a man in Spencer county, who is past fifty years of age, who served faithfully In the union army, and Is now living on a farm on which he was born. His father has served as township officer several terms, also as county officer for many years and yet the man mentioned has never been inside the Spencer county court house. He always pays his taxes, was never delinquent, does not owe any money to any person and, politically, he votes as he pleases and votes intelligently. Oakland City Record. An order has been posted In the Lake Shore shops to the effect that hereafter until further notice, the employes will all work on Monday and Tuesday of each week, and then one-half of the entire force will be laid off the remainder of the week. The next week thereafter the other half of the force will lay on four days. This is in compliance with a general order from Manager Newell to reduce expenses. The men accept the situation with as good grace as possible, declaring a half loaf better than none. Elkhart Review. The Kendallvllle Sun says the Lake Shore managers have Issued an order slip which is given to the world's fair passengers who desire to return over their lir.e, on which they can indicate at least twenty-four hours before they start on what train they desire to return home. This can be left at the Vanderbilt building on the grounds, and thereby the managers may know how many passengers they will need to provide for. It is an easy task for the visitor and will materially assist the company In making the necessary arrangements. W. F. Roberts was out near Orland a few days ago pasting up fair bills. Near a pasture fence stood a cow with a board attached to her horns. Tucker conceived the idea of pasting a streamer on that board and with the assistance of a farmer who Just then passed along, the cow was backed Into a corner and held until a nice, multicolored streamer was pasted on the board. Roberts insists that the cow is very proud of her decoration and stands with her head over the fence half the time showing It to passers-by. Lagrange Democrat. Last Thursday morning occurred the funeral of Joseph Richey at the Christian church, the Rev. Mr. fllery officiating. Mr. Richly was born In Butler county, Ohio, May 28, 1813, and died at the home of his son. II. Richey, In this city. Tuesday evening, Aug. 22, at the age of eighty jears, two months and twenty-four days. Mr. Richey has lived In Bluff ton since 13-10. He was a member of company E, One-hundred-and-forty-second rwrimput. Indiana volunteers, having enlisted in 1884. Bluffton Banner. A number of township trustees in Lagrange and other counties in northern Indiana has been worked by a Chicago concern sailing under the name of Batten. Morse & Co. The firm sells school charts and other supplies. Many trustees have been taken to Chicago by these people it Is alleged, and royally entertained, winding up the trip by giving an roder for a set or more of charts at JG7.50 per set, the actual value of which Is trifling. In a number of cases the trustees are repudiating their contracts, claiming undue and fraudulent influence. Ex-County Treasurer J. A. Jenkins of Jeffersonvtlle, whose arrest has been noted, refuses to say anything for publication, referring the reporters to his attorney, the Hon. M. Z. Stannard. So far he has not been able to give the bail of $22.000 asked by Magistrate Ware, and it is not believed that he will be able to give It. He has not yet had a preliminary hearlnj, and when it is had his attorney will probably make an effort to reduce the ball. Many persons have called upon Jenkins and assured him of their sympathy. He seems to take matters pretty easy. A horribly fatal accident occurred in Wright township last month. A threshing machine engine exploded with such force as to raise and project it over the separator. A lock chain attached to the front axle of the engine trucks struck Jim McCullaugh, breaking every rib loose from the spine, fracturing his left thigh and right ankle. Notwithstanding these injuries Mr. McCullaugh lived from 10 o'clock a. m. until 6 p. m. before death ended his agony. The deceased was well known, having served several years as republican township committeeman. Worthlngton Times. A statement was made last week in the Citizen that all the creditors of P. E. Worley's bank had been paid in full. This is not the case. Many of the creditors have taken property, but several thousand dollars yet remain to be settled, either by creditors taking property or a sale of what ia left and a division of tne receipts pro rata. It Is thought that in many case's the property was appraised too hicrh. The home farm was set off to Mrs. Worley at 17.000 and the Summit farm, at the northwest side of town, and was given her at about J1.80Ö. Ellettsville Citizen. Among the Muncie people at the world's fair are: D. S. Huffer and family. Rev. F. O. Grannies and wife, Dick Hartge.Joseph Hummel, sr., J, It. Mummel, A. L. "Wright and wife and daughter, Miss Nellie; Harry Harrington and wife, Charles Ilurle and wife, John C. Eiler and daughter, Miss Erna; Lewis Hurst, Fred Jewett, O. B. Bannister, Rollin Streeter and Walter Andrews, Misses Fannie Shipley, Nettie Youse, Bessie and Winifred Brady, Kate Kelley, Rose Idell and Mayne Martin and Maud Griffiths, Milt Collins and wife, Miss Mary Brady and Mrs. Martha Jvlns. Mr. Joseph Mandel, who has been in Chicago, for the past few weeks introducing the bridge safety gate, the patent on which he owns with other Logansport parties, has succeeded in getting Chicago capitalists interested in .the crate and a stock company has been formed. The company Is to be known as the Mandel bridge safety gate company, and the stock Is $150,000. The Logansport people get $50,000 in stock for their patent and $100,000 In cash will be taken in Chicago for manufacturing the gates. Logansport Journal. Mr. Mandel Is a brother-in-law of the late Albert Wller, and formerly resided here. Lafayette Courier. James Nantone blew into Mllford lately claiming to hall from Detroit. He told Harrison Hodge that he waa his

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long lost brother-in-law, who had been lost for thirty-two years, but that now, like the prodigal son, he had returned; but that he was better "hooked up" with collateral and he wanted to buy a farm. The farm he wanted was that of Mrs. Catherine Rodlbaugh, and the price was $5,500. He even had the gall to go to her and ask her to vacate. He also borrowed $10 from Harrison Hodge to pay for making the deed, also borrowed a silver watch and left. Harrison Hodge looks for him back "after the ball is over." Mllford Mail. Deputy Sheriff Schuyler Dobbins met with a severe loss Monday by the burning of his barn, granary and fences on his farm in Princeton township. His loss will aggregate more than one hundred bushels of oats, thirty tons of hay, three-quarters of a mile of fence, a fine maple grove, a good barn, granary, etc. The only thing that escaped was hla new residence situated close to the older building which was saved by the hard work of the neighbors who had gathered to fight the fire. The farm was occupied by a man named Charles Rowe and it Is supposed that his children started the fire while playing about the barn. White County Democrat. The death of the late William Belote, who lived for many years In Clay township, has recalled the fact that he was the only one of a family of five brothers who died from a natural cause. An older brother, Jefferson, died in Oregon from the kick of a horse; Joseph died in Pennsylvania, the result of a cut in the calf of his leg that led to blood poison; James was shot accidentally by a companion while hunting in northern Michigan, and David committed suicide with poison while a resident of Iowa. Few instances of this kind can be found, and It is safe to assume that its parallel could scarcely be discovered in the history of the whole country. Lagrange Democrat. t - . There is an unusually profllic stalk of corn in the field of J. B. Prettyman, Just west of town. Upon the field Is a fairly good stand of ordinary yellow Indian or field corn, which was worked late. Near the southwest corner of the field Is u hill in which there is but one stalk, but on that single stalk, which is not of unusual size, are five well-develcped ears of corn, and in addition, on a "sucker" which springs from the stalk above the ground. Is a fundus growth covered with grains of corn to the amount of nearly a pint. When the corn has more nearly matured this curiosity will be placed on exhidltion at Henderson's drug store, where all may see lt. Starke County Democrat. A very large wedding party gathered Wednesday evening at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Charles P. Dutchess in Walton to assist in the celebration of the marrlape of their eldest daughter, Ml3s Edna Dutchess, to Mr. Walter Bishop. The occasion was a pleasant one In every way, a fine supper being served and an unusual list of handsome presents tendered to the bride. The couple later took the night train for the world's fair. The bride attended the high school in this city last year and Is known as an admirable young lady who has a host of friends. The groom Is a successful young business man of Walton, being associated with his father. Mr. O. W. Bishop. Logansport Pharos. Thieves made a raid on the north part of the county recently, stealing clover need. William Smith of Jackson township lost about $48 worth, William T. Purviance of the same township about $3 worth. The robbers also took six bushels from John Burkhart of Warren township, and a lot from J. K. Barn hart. Forty chickens were stolen from Henry Hosen. Mr. Smith visited Ft. Wayne and thinks he found where the seed was sold to a warehouse. The suspected party was seen in Ft. Wayne Monday at the place where he sold the clover seed. To his one-horse wagon he drove a gray horse. He was a middle-aged man and wore a broad rimmed hat. Huntington Democrat. Superintendent of Police Miller was in Indianapolis Tuesday when he met an old comrade he had not met since the war. Nelson Smith, one of the survivors of company A, Seventy-fourth Ohio regiment, was the comrade. The two met on the steps of the eapitol and fairly hugged each other with joy.- Just after the battle of Stone river, Miller and Nelson became engaged In an encounter, and they talked it all over yesterday. At the time mentioned above the two soldiers were making entrenchments. Smith became angry at something, as did Miller. A war of words waa followed by a fight which lasted over twenty minutes and which resulted in Miller's favor. Muncle Herald Every farmer ought to know how to measure his products without taking the trouble to renioe them from the bins, says the Plymouth Democrat. For Instance, two cubic feet of dry corn in the ear will make a bushel, and to find out how many bushels there are In the crib, take the inside measurements, multiply the length by the breadth, this by the hlght. and divide by two. which will give the number of bushels of shelled com. In apples and potatoes pet the cubical contents as before, divide by eight, and point off one point for decimals; In hay find cubical contents and allow 512 cubic feet to the ton. The result In each case will be so nearly correct that the difference will be inappreciable. Mrs. Dr. J. D. Gatch of this city attended the third annual reunion of the Gatch family near Mllford, O., recently. The family is one of the oldest In the West. Godfrey Gatch landed at Baltimore on Christmas day, 1727. The pioneer of the western settlement located in Ohio rvear Mllford in 1797. The Rev. Philip Gatch was the first methodlst minister to come West. He was ordained by Bishop Asbury in 1794 and Attended the first conference ever held In America. He was a delegate to the first constitutional convention held in Ohio and was one of the first Judges under the provision of the constitution. From this noted man has come the large family which bears his honored name. Lawrenceburg Register. Thursday Thomas M. Maddox. a wellknown and highly respected citizen of our little city, while returning to business from dinner, was stricken with heart failure and fell upon the street, expiring in a few minutes. Mr. Maddox came to Linton about six years ago, running a feed and exchange business for the Gilt Edge Mills company of Washington. He afterward bought out the business and conducted it for himIf until about a year ago, when he sold it to Watson & Ollphant, and accepted a position in the Linton Supply company store. He was subject to these attacks of heart failure, and they were of frequent occurence having had an attack not long ago which very nearly ended fatally. Linton Call. Last week we had a letter from J. J. Higgins, late of Butler, but now a resident of Monmouth, Or. Sinoe locating where he is he has been elected town recorder, an office similar to town clerk here, only that in Oregon he is ex-ofllcio president of the town board in the absence of the regular presldng officer, as well . as being judge of all misdemeanors within the corporate limits of the town. He has also been elected clerk of the school board and Its treasurer. Recently he was made postmaster and we expect when the people there com:- to realize fully that he is from DeKalb county, Indiana, they will send word, "come up higher." 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er has been making rapid strides in hl3 school work, and will graduate next year at the age of fifteen. The state normal school is located at Monmouth, so It will be seen they have a live town. Wheat harvest was just going oa, and that with hopes is their chief crop, both promising well this year. Auburn Courier. The report circulated in the papers to the effect that the Rev. II. J. Talbott will probably be transferred from Trinity methodlst episcopal church, this city, to the methodlst episcopal church at Bloomington, Ind., Is erroneous, notwithstanding the fact that the Bloomington church has unanimously asked for such transfer. Dr. Talbott has not only been called to Trinity for the fifth year by a unanimous vote of the official board, but practically the entire congregation has petitioned the bishop for hi3 retention, and it 13 confidently expected that he will be returned. Dr. Talbott Is not only popular with his own church, but with all the other Protestant churches of the city, and his removal from New Albany would prove a serious loss to the general methodlsm of the city. New Albany Ledger. Darius Cooper has brought to town and placed on exhibition at Dr. Henderson's drug store a specimen snake cucumber, raised on his farm just west of town, that is a sure enough corker. It Is not straight like the ordinary cucumter, but twists and coils like a snake. It Is dark green in color, about three inches in diameter at the largest part and measures forty-eipht Inches In length. If Starke codnty soil will raise cucumbers of that size we see nothing to prevent Its growing watermelons big enough to reach across a ten-acre lot. After the above was In type Mr. Cooper brought to this office a cucumber of the same variety and evidently the father of the one mentioned above. It . Is five feet and one-half inch long and can be seen In our show window. Starke County Democrat. A young man called at the First national bank Thursday morning and told the cashier, Mrs. Dick, that he was on his way home to Sparta, Wis., from the east and that while on a C. & E. train tt'est of Marlon he was robbed of all his money and his railroad ticket. Later he returned to the bank and said he was on his way to Cincinnati. At tho Citizens' bank he told the same story he first related to Mrs. Dick. He wanted to "raise ten dollars to get home. He was "broke" but he finally succeeded In pending a telegram to his father at Pparta by pawning hi.s revolver with Mrs. Anderson, the Western Union operator, to cover the charges. The telegram as;ed that a money order be sent him. The amount stolen from the young man was said to be something near $130. Huntington Democrat. There was a terriile running fire ncuhwest of here, mostly in Rich Grove towyiEhio, last Friday and Saturday. Harve Suttton. Elihu Scott, John Parrolt, Mr kosenbaum, Oiiirley f-'hultz and others lost all their hay, some of it baled, and Scott lost a mower. Parrott a new wngon nnd hay rake. Mr. Flagg a mow?r, and s. cn and the Eniiitt boys lost borne Hshty acres n.t tt mowed. It is estimate! tint not Urs than 600 tons of hay were burned. Charley Shultz Informs us tnat his less alone Is not less that $1.0 0. In a buil l lngs were burned, but the were saved only by the hardest work. The fire came over from toward th Monon. It Is mighty tough luck on a lot of the boys up there, who were depending on their hay to let them out. Pulaski County Democrat. A letter written yesterday by a gen tleman from this city, who called on W Fred Pettit, comfirmes the news of his Illness first published In the Courier. He says: "I found Mr. Pettit out of his room walking about the hospital, hav ing Just returned from a walk In the fresh air about the yard. His condition is serious, yet noe Immediately dangerous. The future developments of the disease depending largely upon the atmosphere changes, the severe lake winds being very detrimental. His courage Is good and he is looking forward to a change back to Lafayette, where he believes the change will be the most beneficial. While it is true that he Is somewhat emaciated, yet his strength holds up remarkably well, having been a man of vigorous constitution." Lafayette Courier. Clover hulling has commenced, the average yield being about one and a half bushels per acre. Much clover is raised in this part of the state by our farmers, and is one of the most valuable crops of the farm. Land reasonably clovered gets better every year. Nothing puts the soil In so good condition as clover. The long roots go deep Into the earth and augment its plant-producing Qualities in many ways. Not only may a good crop be harvested, but a more valuable crop is left In the ground to nourish and aid the succeeding grain crops that the field may be planted to. The long, fibrous roots aereate almost equal to drain tile, and when decompojltlon comes the effects produced far excel those of any of the commercial phosphates that could be applied to the soli. New Waverly Enterprise. A gentleman stopping at one of the hotels Thursday and acquainted with officers at Lebanon, said to a reporter that the Brown-Wesner case had been compromised. He had heard that Mr. Brcwn, the murderer, had given to the widow of Wesner $10,000, and for this she would not assist in the porsecutlon. Rrown is now at Danville In jail, awaiting trial of the September term of the Hendricks circuit court. A few months ago Wesner was prosecuting a case at Danville in which Brown was the defendant, and the speech of Wesner so Incensed Brown that he shot the attorney, killing him instantly. Since then the murderer has been In Jail. He is a prominent manufacturer at Lebanon and reputed to be worth $100,000. Wesner left his family In meager circumstances. Martinsville Exchange. William Dunfee and wife of South Fearl-st are suffering under more trials and misfortunes than usually overtake a family at one time. On Tuesday their little son, Ray Edwin, aged two years and twenty days, died of brain fever and a complication of spinal trouble, after suffering two weeks. After brief services at the house by the Rev. Mr. Faunce the little body was Interred in the Knox cemetery, and while the funeral was in progress Mrs. Dunfee was taken violently 111 and was delivered of a babe prematurely born. The little one Is not expected to live any great length of time, and the mother Is in a very critical condition. As if all this were not sorrow enough, their little girl, about a year old. Is lying quite sick with a fever of some kind. The family have the earnest sympathy of all in their sore trouble. Starke County Democrat. Jesse Armstrong of Old St. Louis was arrested by Constable Dennlson Wednesday for assault and battery on George Snyder. Armstrong is the postmaster of the place, and the boys of the town were gathered In his store, sitting on cracker barrels rehearsing some old tales. The progress of the story was interrupted by young Snyder, who persisted in making a noise by tapping on the floor with a stick. Armstrong, who was desirous of hearing, warned the young man to keep still a number of times, and finally ejected the young man from the store. Snyder then went and sat on the fence and proceeded to make a greater noise than ever, which Incensed Armstrong to auch a degree that he went out and larruped the young

man in a round manner. This is the account that Armstrong gave of the I trouble. The trial is set for Sept. 16. ;

Columbus Herald. Lawrence C. Daly died recently, after an illness of one veek with erysipelas, at his home at Colfax, Ind. Mr. Daly was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1S36. and was fifty-seven years of age. In 18S6 he removed from Lawrencebury to Colfax, Ind., where he has since resided. Irr 1S6S he was married to Mrs. Margaret Monto. They have five children Mrs. Rosie DuBols. Misses Maggie and Rachel Daly. Lawrence, Jr., and George Daly, the youngest, aged fifteen. Mrs. Daly's first husband. Monto. was drafted into the army in 1SC2. where was put in the steamboat service as an engineer and afterward transferred to duty on the high seas, from whence nothing was ever heard of him. She has two children by him Mrs. Sallie Blas.lel of Kansas and Mrs. Mary Gilmore of Sparta. Ind. Mr. Daly was also a soldier In the war. and during his residence here was a friend of all who were acquainted with him. Lawrenceburg Register. Mrs. Elizabeth Griffith Coder did recently in et. Joe at the age of seventyfour years. Mrs. Coder was bom at ML Pleasant. Pa., June 1. 1S19. and was united in marriage to John Coder at Greensburg in the same state, Oct. 20. 1842, so that they had reached their golden anniversary last October. TheV moved to Ohio In 1864, and in H67 to DeKalb county and purchased the farm close to Spencerville, on which they resided till about four years ao, when they located In St. Joe. Here it was their good fortune to celebrate their golden wedding Oct. 20, of last year, ten months to a day before her death. On that brighter occasion thir chidren were all present. Their children were all present at the funeral except one. They are: Joseph Coder of Ursina, Ta,; E. J. Coder of Cleveland with his aausrhter Isa and her husband: F. W. Mcüroom of the same, place; Frank P. Coder of Norval, Mich., Mrs. K. Zimmerman of Auburn, and Mrs. M. E. Olds of St J. Auburn Courier. A dispatch from Shelby ville says: "The John Hogan "affair is still shrouded in mystery, and investigation only adds complications. Some two weeks ago Hogan was found dead in his bed. Twelve hundred dollars In money, a certificate of deposit in the First national bank for $1.000 and a pension check for $215 Were found on his person. Investigation reveals that he has money and property in various places In the country. His identity, however, has not been fully established, as his stories while living are mystifying in the extreme. Father Kothlin, the priest of this city, was told by him that his real name was not John Hogan. The priest, for the present, refuses to divulge his real name. It is said that he was drawing two pensions under the two nams one at the rate of $72 per month in the name cZ John Hogan for total blindness, the other for a less amount for another disability under the othr name. Ills estate is now in the hands of an administrator and waits proof cf heirship." Tuesday cinders from a Lake Shore engine set fire to the dry grass about three miles east of town and it got such a good start and burned and spread with such rapidity and over snh an extent of territory that all the afternoon about fifty men were required to fight it. The men of three sections fought fire all afternoon at different places and were assisted by the neighborhood to save valuable farm property. One field of about forty acres was burned over, in which there was a flock of sheep, and so rapidly did the fire spread that six animals were burned to death and several badly scorched. Only by the most hard work was a large barn-saved. The drought makes this source of fire extremely dangerous along railways and a rain would be of great benefit for this reason If nothing else. Nearly one hundred acres in all were burned over, ruining all the fencing. The farms of John Clark and Emanuel Muesser were the most damaged. The railway company had the damages estimated today and says the losses will be speedily adjusted. Several more sheep died today and in all forty-seven head were more or less burned. Goshen News. Lawyer G. S. Payne had rather an Interesting experience Tuesday morning. He is a very liberal minded gentleman, and bright and early on that morning, when the sun was barely showing its face to the populace, he was accosted by a very seedy looking Individual who asked to be given something to eat, saying he had been without so much as a mouthful for twenty-four nours, ana offering to do any work which might be assigned him. Scott couldn't refuse him, but told Mm he would have to wait until breakfast was ready and in the meantime he could put in the time pumping water from a well which he wanted cleaned Out. Mr. Payne then went to his office, and returning a few minutes later found the tramp gone. He was not surprised, but when he entered the house and found Mr. Tramp seated in the best room and the wife of his bosom In an ecstasy of delight he was dumbfounded. After explanations he was aware that "the tramp" was his brother-in-law, William Triplett, whose home is in Missouri. He arrived the night before and was "fixed up" by his father and mother the next morning to surprise Mr. Tayne and his wife. Mrs. Tayne, however, penetrated his disguise as soon as she saw him at the pump. Clay City Sentinel. Fletcher Emley of Clearcreek township is not a candidate for appointment on the Chicago police force, but if he was. he would be sure of a place. While in Chicago Mr. Emley gave an example of what he could do at criminal catchin?. Mr. Emley was in a street car on his way to the world's fair grounds. The car was crowded. A man edged his way through the crowd and In order to let him bass Mr. Emley had to move. As he did so he felt something at his hip pocket. He reached around and found his pocket-book gone. The man who sat next to him left the car with the one who edged past and Mr. Emley thought they were the thieves. He started after them. They led him a lively chase several blocks down a street. On the way one of the men handed the pocketbook to another fellow standing on the sidewalk, who leaped over a fence and hid in a coal bin. The two thieves ran into a crowd where Emley lost sight of one, but as the other one was boarding a street car Mr. Emley and two or three cltlzers overhauled him and turned him over to the police. Mr. Emley returned to where the man had Jumped the fence. A woman had watched the affair from a window and told where the fellow was hiding. He was found there and pulled out. After Mr. Emley had obtained his pocketbook he turned the fellow over to officers, thus capturing two out of the three pickpockets. Huntington Democrat. In a delirium caused by the excessive use of intoxicants, Daniel C. Nunemacher committed Suicide Friday bv shooting himself through the heart wits a pistol, the deed having been done in a shed attached to the residence of Marion Steele, brother-in-law of rhe suicide, at Greenville, a small village eight miles north of New Albany. Nunemacher had been despondent for several days, but nothing was thought of this from the fact that alter having been indulging in Intoxicants to excess he became In that condition, but had always recovered himself within a few days. About the hour named he left the house and went to the shed only a few yards distant. One report was heard and one of the members of the family, attracted by the noise, rushed to the place, when. Nunemacher was found lying on the ground in the last throes of death with a bulletv.ole through his heart, his end coming within a few minutes after the shot was fired. He was a native of this city, about twenty-eight years of age. About ce year ago he was married to Miss j'.rele, who survives him. His father, Cupt. C. B. Nunemacher, formerly of this city, but now residing in Kansas, Tvas in Indianapolis Thursday attending ine grand encampment, G. A. R., and left that city for Pottsville, Pa., his old home, to visit r'.,itives. He was called from thero last evening by telegraph. Shortly after their marriage, on year ago. Mr. and Mrs. Nunemacher went to

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Peslde all this, it was the polden milestone of their lives, their fiftieth anniversary and light happily was it celebrated. Fifty years ago Miss McCormlok and Henjamin F. Long, after a happy courtship, were married at the old McCormick homestead, in sirht of th present home by the Rev. ltezonv Hammond of the methodlst episcopal church of Charlestown, ia the presence of thier families and friends. Of that Joyous event but few witnesses remain, Mrs. Duffy and Mrp. Patterson and Messrs. KU and Joshua McCormick, sisters and brothers of the bride, alone being present at tha fiftieth anniversary of the wedding, which they witnessed long ago. Twelve hlldren were born to them: Mary A. Long. Mrs. P.elle Graves, Theodore L., Charles W., Mrs. Madeline Wallace, Mrs. Jennie Mannlx. Mrs. Annie Kfjan, Will. Kdgar, Samuel T., and Miss Bertha Long, all living In this county, some at home, and Mrs. L. M. Foster of Colea county Illinois. One child died In infancy. Twelve children and twenty-four grand-children and Grandpa Long la only seventy-four while Grandma Long Is only sixty-five years old. JeffersonVille News. Quite a romantic stry comes fromi Beaver township, or at leat that has been the home of one of tho principal actors In this drama of real life. A week apo last Sunday Mrs. Marth Loh, daughter of Henry White fcnd wife of Heaver and widow of Ueoig'S Losh, was married to a man named Miller wh lives near Rensselaer, and the couple at once went to his home. Two days later, one Tuesday, one Cockel of Monon appeared at the Miller home, where he found en old lady keeping Mrs. Miller company, her husband being away tfrrashing. As the story goes he terrorized the women wltit threats, and compelled Mrs. Miller to pack her trunk and ro with him. Ha drove with her to Rensselaer and thera they took the train for Lafayette, Cockel going with her but, it seems, ch'-cklng her trunk only to Monon. He stopped at Lafayette.but sent the woman on to Louisville, Ky., while he returned to Monon that night or Wednesday morning. On Wednesday Mrs. White, mother of the Miller woman, was in Monon, and saw the trunk and recognised It. She at once connected Cockel with tha presence of the trunk, and Imagined among other things that her daughter had been killed by Cockel and that tha trunk contained the body. She importuned Cockel until, under a ple3i?e of secrecy, he told her that her daughter was alive and well and that he had simply sent her to her brother's in Mcnroa county, Ind. A little later the absent woman's husband at itensstdaer received a dispatch from her, sent from Monroe county, and on Friday he went there and brought her home. She says Cockel forced her to take the entire trip, but that he gave her no money and on her arrival at Louisville f-he had only funds enough to get her lack as far as Monroe county, vh3re she telegraphed home. Cockel was sin old suitor of the woman's. 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