Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1899 — INDIANA INCIDENTS [ARTICLE]

INDIANA INCIDENTS

RECORD OF EVENTS OF PAST WEEK. i| 1 T , ■ Jbß Mystery in a Disappearance—A JH Kills Two Men—Beer Censes rlaj der- Y. M. C. A. Homes Are PrOjs4H —Sale of Light and Power. I j* v-;v‘- -f£. i.-V*-V Most mysterious circumstances round the disappearance of Hetugr® Brown of Anderson, one of the bel known and wealthiest men in tbatseCtiM It is thought that he has killed hiiwH He left home the first of last week,iH| later addressed a letter to the memM of his family, stating that he had for good and that they would never II him again. lie told them how all of 'm financial affairs stood, where his moati was and that he had taken but $lO-3| that he would need. No trace has been found as to his whereabouts. BroM is 63 years of age. His finances wer#|| good condition and his family relatlml twere pleasant. I Boy f hoots Pawnbrokers. - 1 Willie Brown, a 16-yoar-old boy, M tered the pawnshop conducted by H. HoJ witz at Marion and asked to be showal revolver. The clerk, Max Cunapop, w<jj ed on him and filled the chambers tn loaded shells. A dispute arose as to til payment of the purchase price, and til proprietor and clerk attempted to the|| the boy out of the store, when he opexa fire on them, shooting Cunopop twjti through the stomach and Horwitz onJ through the bowels. Cunopop is deal The boy was taken to jail. I Plan Y. M. C. A, Homes In Cttles»„|| At a State conference Anderson was ita looted as the place and Nov. 23 to 26 J the dates for the State Y. M. C. A. ceal vention this year. There are many issfiH on which will make this the most impol taut annual State convention yet hew The movement to establish and build M. C. A. homes in all cities of 20,000 aa over will be pushed through. | Wedding Ends in a Tragedy. At Jonesboro a keg of beer given I friends by the bridegroom resulted in n killing of one of the wedding party. Aft* drinking the beer James Terrell and Sam uel Wiley quarreled and Wiley killed Tm red. Wiley says that he killed Terrelllj self-defense. Wiley was arrested. vll| Light and Power Plant Fold. The Hartford City Light and PoUm Company has disposed of its businetaS 11. M. Herbert of Cambridge City and 9 Ellison of La Grange, who took imm diute possession. I Within Onr Border*. I Robbers are making nightly raidsJjl Princeton.- 1 Ed Hevenridge, Ladoga, cigaretfejl golden gates. I Leah Stanton, 2, Sweetser, drank gam line and is dead. I Mrs. Mattie Gorman, Centerville, sol denly went insane. I Edwin Terrell, farmer near Franklil found dead in his barn. I Logansport police will get more motel for guarding the town. J Mrs. Lueretia W. Denlingen, Morrfl town, found dead in bed. I Washington letter carriers promom from S6OO to SBSO a year. 1 George Armstrong, 32, Newport, ne« ly sawed in two iu a sawmill. j Charles Wilcox, Elkhart, caught tnj pound pickerel in Baldwin lake. I Evansville cops are arresting even body that hasn't taken out vehicle licen Swain Bros.’ sawmill, Rusrhville, is l ashes. Loss $20,000, and forty men® out of work. I Rev. Alonzo Childs, 88, Franklin, sin years iu the ministry and an old circa rider, is dead. 1 Mrs. R. E. Johnson. Hartford, fo|3 a blue racer coiled on the bed with JB sleeping baby. No one hurt. I Godman Brake Company, Anderam has been taken from a receiver’s ha 9 by a new company, which paid all dell William Eicheie, 26, EvansviHe, wi drowned in Pigeon creek by a boat cte sizing. Three companions narrowly M caped. ’ 1 James Lytle, Strawtown, returned frtj| the Valparaiso school, with what Im been diagnosed as chiekenpox, but it turned out to be smallpox. I Charles Schultze, aged 50 years, a fan er, committed suicide at taking half a pound of paris green, IB leaves a wife and six children. 11l hen was the cause. ]

The whole family of John Bruceville, consisting of eight persraH was poisoned by eating green beans tbfl had been in a brass kettle. The prOjgH arrival of a doctor saved their livearJ B The Russell Harrison Street Raiivrß and Electric Lighting Company’s prtfl erty at Torre Haute lias been sold at tfl reiver's sale for a total of $5(1,000. lB purchasers are representatives of lB Iligginscn A Co. of Boston, who in tttfl represent Boston capitalists. B Thomas W. Wright of St. I.ouis plfl down $503,120 in cash for the Unifl ste<d mills in Aftderson, which he ptß chased at receiver's sale. He will at turn them into the Republic Steel CoB pany. The Standard Oil and, other nnß cured creditors, who will not' get $ JftS on the settlement, began suits the validity and the priority of the mß| ed claims. |B The extensive barn owned by Lawson, near Gaston, was bura«Hfl other night. This makes the tenth bttjfl| ing that has been mysteriously burtßj and the farmers are greatly believing that a gang of robbers are jaß ing the buildings and then on tire. The farmers will orgaafmi|Htfl ilnnce committee and endeavor to nq9H gang to earth. •'•JB Edward Fitzpatrick. 15 years mouths old, is the youngest graduamßß Terre Haute high school has had; Jg B The Hartford City Natural Oil Company has notified its i)ntrona>wl|l 50 per cent reduction iu the for domestic purposes. M John Yoar’s elevator, OvermaitjlßH merman's store and the Odd FefM||| Hall at Amboy burned. The los«llSl|f 000. & Ou petition of the creditors offl cM Wayne Club, the most fashionable smH| organization of Fort Wayne, weidH ike hands of Hugh Keegan as