Rensselaer Republican, Volume 22, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1889 — INDIANA STATE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

South Bend has a policeman [named Kosczorowski. Monticello is afflicted with the roller skating craze. _ The pickel crop at Walkerton is estimated at 100,000 bushels this year. 7 New factories are new locating in Anson at the rate of about one a week. The Brazil strike is ended, the miners returning to work at the terms of the mine owners. The new mill of ‘William Emjnons at Jamestown was destroyed by fire Tuesday. Loss $7,000. The attendance at the State Fair Thursday was the largest in the history of the State Board of Agriculture. Laurel Fugit of Jeffersonville, lost His life in a burning building, Friday, while trying to save that of his dog. The annuaTconvention of the Indiana National Woman Suffrage Association will be held at Rushville, beginning October 10 and continuing two days. Laporte will enjoy the sensation of a female pastor. Rev. Miss Mila F. Tuppor having t accepted a call to the pastorate of the First Unitarian Church.

W. W. Dunn, of New Albany, while rid • ing on top of a freight car on the Monon Line, Wednesday, was struck by the bridge crossing Lime Greek and instantly killed. Rev. A. Z. Wade, supernumerary member of Southeast Indiana Conference, was Friday found guilty of immorality and expelled from the Church Conference and Ministry. . Howard Lee, of Boggstown, claims ownership of a hen which is befriending a litter of kittens, sheltering them with her wings/and in other ways caring for their comfort and safety. Lightning rod sharks secured a contract for minor repairs to the electric protection on William .Waliup’s farm house, in Allen county, and the contract afterward turned up in the form of a note calling for $l4O.

Miss Lillian M. Briggs, of Fort Wayne, several days ago had a tooth extracted, and a severe hemorrhage followed. Monday, so great had been the loss of blood,the young woman was lying at the point of death. A fire at Crawfordsville Tuesday, de stroyed the three story flouring mill of Ed Coleman, a two-story empty warehouse, the Crabbs elevator, a small dwelling and a stable. The loss is $19,000, with SB,OOO insurance. Dr. F. L. Pond, a wealthy member of the First M. E. Church, of Aurora, was tried before a jury of his fellow church members Monday, He was found guilty of lying and dishonesty and expelled from the church. The new saw mills belonging to the Ohio Falls Car Works at Jeffersonville, were destroyed by fire Thursday. The flames were discovered about midnight and a call was sent to Louisville for assistance. Two engines were sent over the river and succeeded in saving the car work shops. The loss is about $35,999. Insured. Jndge A. A. Chapin, of the Superior Court, Fort Wayne, is the victim of a mistake so peculiar that it has probably never before occurred. The Judge is the owner of a lot in Fort Wayne, and recently he decided to build a handsome residence. Plans were made, anti in due course of time the house was finished and ready for occupation, when it was discovered that it had been built on the wrong lot. The Judge is now negotiating with a house mover. Indiana inventors were, Tuesday, grantel patents as follows: Jacob Albin, Seymour, carpet tacking and stretching machine; Peter Anderson, Fort Wayne, fifth wheel for vehicles; Elon E. Cass, Noblesville, bed bottom; Frank P. Cox, Terre Haute, arc lamp; Wm. R.Cunningham, Frankfort, machine for cutting brick or Other clay products; Josiah O. Keller and D. D. Weisell, Fort Wayne,dental vulcanizer; Wintield W. Mullen and F. M. Mullen, Bunker Hill, grain drtHT-Johir-J. Sted man, Laporte, dental plate. Boyleston, Clinton county, is all stirred up with excitement occasioned by the elopement of Rev. Chas. Woodruff, their U. B. pastor, with Mrs. Louisa Cavett, the wife of a well-to-do farmer, and a sister in the church. Tuesday evening Mrs. Covett drove to the city, cashed a note of her husband’s for SIOO, took the money, and, joining her preacher paramour, left on a night train for unknown parts. Woodruff leaves a consumptive wife and five small children in destitute circumstances and Mrs. Covett a husband and two children. A reward has been offered for the runaways.

The single-tax advocates did not attend ' the State Conference at Indianapolis Thursday in great numbers. A series of resolutions setting forth their beliefs were adopted and it was decided to ask Robert P. Porter, Superintendent of the Eleventh Census to collect statistics of the number Of persons owning their homes, what proportion have their property free from debt and the number and value of mortgages. The first steps taken towards State organ- 1 ization were taken by the appointment of an Executive Committee of ten members: Henry Rawie, Anderson ; Dr. C. A. Kersey, Richmond; Samuel W. Williams, Vincennes; L. O. Bishop, Clinton; Charles G. Bennett, Evansville; William Henry, Connersville; W. E. McDerMott, Fort Wayne; T. J. Hudson, J. F. White and L. P. Custer, Indianapolis. The recent legislature created a Live Stock Sanitary Commission, whose duty' it is to see that contagious diseases are not allowed to exist among the domestic animals of the State. The expenses, according to the statute, are to be paid from any funds of the State not otherwise appropriated and no limit is placed upon their amount. Monday the commission met and desired the State Auditor to draw warrants upon the Treasury for about $l,00(, which is the expenses so far incurred. This Auditor Carr refused to do, giving as a reason that hb doubted the constitutionality of the law because it does not limit the amount of moqey which the commission may use. The'commission appealed to the Attorney General, but learned the only course Open was to institute mandamus , proceedings against the Auditor and allow the Supreme Court to settle thequos Itfon;