People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1895 — NEWS OF INDIANA. [ARTICLE]

NEWS OF INDIANA.

TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS OF THE EVENTS OF SEVEN DAYS. Political, Religious. Social and Criminal Record of the Past Week*/ Occurrences—Minor Happenings Carefully Coad eased for Our Readers. Avilla—A stranger, giving his name as W. W. Cole, was arrested here for passing counterfeit money. Winamac—lra Kelly, aged 22, and unmarried, was drowned while bathing in the Tippecanoe river near this city. Colonel J. N. Wallingford, of Greensburg, has been appointed receiver for the Wild West show that stranded there last week. Two tramps who took part- in a general fight at Greensburg ar? in jail there. One has a slash across the face, from a razor, that will mark him for life. Kokomo.—Charles, the fourteen-year-old son of Dr. Rush Fee. a well known resident of this city, was driwned in the Driving Park lake this afte.nion. Anderson—A trust deed of $500,0M from the Indianapolis, Anderson & Marion Electric Railway company to the Farmer’s Loan and Trust company was filed here for record. Jeffersonville. John McKinley, sr., one of the most prominent residents of Clark County, was suddenly stricken dumb with paralysis last week at his home. His condition is serious, as he is perfectly helpless. At a special session of the Brazil council, William Bubbs, Councilman from the First Ward, was chosen as Mayor, to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of A. T. Herb, to accept the position of warden in Prison South. Jeffersonville. Aloysius Gerber wronged and deserted Miss Stengal, a niece of Frank Gebblns, a wealthy contractor. Mr. Gebbins hunted up Gerber and at the point of a revolver conducted him to Justice of the Peace House, who performed a marriage ceremony.

Crown Point.—Henry Kirkland, of Chicago, a colored stable attendant at Roby, quarreled with a fellow-workman and stabbed him almost to death the other morning with a pitchfork, putting' out an eye, and forcing four tines of the fork into his lungs, also breaking four ribs and cutting his body badly. The man will die. Kirkland was arrested and placed under SSOO bonds for manslaughter. Henry Palmster was also arrested for holding up an old man and taking S2OO in cash. He was placed under bonds of S3OO. Wabash.—A thlrteen-year-old boy, named Gottlieb Free, living on Manchester avenue, this city, together with three of his brothers and three or four other boys, went to the woods on the dairy farm, a mile north of this city. Young Free discovered an owl's nest containing four young ones near the top of a large beech tree. He climbed up after them and when about fifty feet from the ground the limb on which he was standing broke and he was precipitated to the ground. He landed on the top of his head and his skull was crush-" ed. He died instantly. Marion.—A Good Citizens’ League was organized here last week by the election of George A. Osborn, president; C. C. Gordon, vice-president; C. E. Coffin, secretary; Joseph Small, treasurer, and W. L. Lenfestey, O. H. Keller, H. M. Elliott, John Ratliff and G. D. Dean, executive committee. Speeches were made by the Rev.‘J. H Thomas, the Rev. J. C. Cain, C. C. Gordon. G. D. Dean, J. H. Snodgrass, D. E. Wilson, James E. Covey, and others. The attendance was not large, but there are Indications that the organization will grow and become effective for good in the enforcement of the laws. Jeffersonville. Charles Wilson, a veteran of the late war, residing in this city, is dying by inches. During the war he contracted rheumatism, for which he now draws a pension. Some time ago he purchased from a patent medicine vendor a bottle of liniment, which he was assured would permamently cure him. He applied the ointment several times, and it was so powerful that it produced a sore, which was not properly attended, and gangrene set in. Since then, in tyi attempt to save him, all of the toes, successively, on his right foot have been removed, and a day or two ago his foot was removed. Knightstown.—Matt Barnes, a local tough, while burglarizing the home of John D. Maple, received a gunshot wound in the left shoulder, after which he was easily captured. Mars James and a number of citizens scFrqunded the premises, and although it is not known who did the shooting the marshal's gun is supposed to have done the work. When searched a pocketbook containing a number of valuable papers were found on the burglar, which proved to be the property of Mr. Maple. Barnes' wound was dressed, after which he was given a preliminary examination before 'Squire Forbes and bound over to court. Wabash.—James H. Emmet Post, No. 6, G. A. R., last week celebrated the twelfth anniversary of its organization at a public' meeting held courthouse. The exercises opened: with priryer by Chaplain Wilkerson. Alvah Taylor read a sketch of the post’s history and called the roll of Charter members.' B. F. Williams Spoke of the history of the post. an<j Daniel Ferguson, a well-known colored citizen, presented to the Junior Zouaves a handsome silk flag. Capt. Atkinson spoke'on the subject of the Chase memorial fund, and was followed by\ Mrs. Minnie Brown on a paper on the .W- R. C. as an auxiliary ■of the Grand Army. Department Commander Shively delivered an address on “The G. A. ; R. oPthe Present,” and Rev. A. W. Lamport read an original poem. The exercises closed with an address by Capt. G. W. Swadley. Evansville.—The Knights of St. John elected supreme Officers as fcs'.ows: Supreme president/ Capt. Henry Werst, Wapakoneta, O.; first vice president, William Hernbusch; second vice president, G. M. Geiger, Covington, Ky.; eu- , preme secretary, M. J. Kane, Buffalo, ’ bi. Y.; supreme treasurer, Louis M. Wemer, Sandusky, O. Dayton, O„ was chosen as the uext place of meeting. Jeffersonville —The Republican board of prison directors met and assumed charge of that Institution. A. T. Holt of Brazil was elected warden and John A. Tate of Bloomfield clerk. Capt. Patten, the ex-warden, and ex-Cierk Fergus- n will remain at the Institution Unt* 1 * neiief