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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1899
Page
3
Anderson Indiana Aug 4 Herbert Es tell scientist announces a chemical treatment to reopen rock pores sealing gas flow from wells in the Indiana gas belt He says dissolving cement in Trenton rock pores will restore gas circulation after cleaning the wells and a public test is planned in Lawrenceburg
Samuel Shackleford of Centerton died after drinking six bottles of lemon extract in one sitting. No relatives in Martinsville. He served as a private in the First Missouri Engineers during the Civil War.
In Logansport Indiana on Friday a Panhandle east bound fast freight engine exploded near Winamac at 3 am injuring engineer Will Nnight fireman Soule and brakeman P J Ruff. Soule is likely to die.
Workmen in Lawrenceburg Indiana uncover relics behind a livery stable wall including copper coins from 1840 and 1952 and a button marked The hero of Tippecanoe with a log cabin image. The item recalls Jim Lane the Kansas senator who once defeated three bullies single handedly in a room, leaving blood stains on the walls.
Solomon Waisner, 79, a Kokomo farmer, was arrested by Constable Lewis on a complaint by Mrs Isaac Klingenpeel, wife of a local painter. She has hired attorneys to file a $10,000 damages suit. Both actions allege criminal assault. The woman is 30. A prior arrest two years earlier on a similar charge involving his sister-in-law ended in a compromise.
Eleanor Scott dies in Freeport Illinois and leaves 35 100 to foreign missionary societies of Methodist and Presbyterian churches. The bequest is part of 30 000 from her father in law William G Scott of Richmond to the two churches.
RIGHMOGND Ind August 4 Frank Osborne was seriously injured when a large tree fell across his wagon Thursday night on Tenth Street. Several men freed him after the crash.
In Valparaiso Indiana on Thursday Charles Briarly aged 3 was bitten by a rattlesnake. He died from the bite. The same snake also bit a man before it was killed. The rattler measured four feet and had ten rattles.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed the Ross & Co. elevator at Brookston. A large amount of wheat burned and the loss was about $20,600. Fire occurred late Thursday night in Lafayette.
Reports from Madison County note Auditor Heath says the county is more prosperous than ever. A mini Ferris wheel appears in Martinsville while a gas well near Ingalls yields oil. The Crawfordsville electric plant suffered a partial fire. A headline on Tom the peeper terrifies Kokomo women. Lightning injures Noah Merilan near New Palestine, killing his barn. A 0-cent sprinkling charge appeal heads to court. Pigeons, garaging in Seymour, and blight threatens Owen County pears and young apples. A Morgantown funeral coincides with Elijah Johnson's decline. Postmaster in Decatur reports 42009 stamps stolen from the office.
Stockholders hear from Zeigler that a Hoosier mine is solid and profitable. Mrs. Sarah Crossfield will speak at Elwood Labor Day events. the Women’s International Union Label League may join the Women’s Federated Clubs. Nickum’s midnight light exhibition deadline passes without word. Miss Glenn Kemper’s accident on Yellow Creek Lake leaves her feet amputated after a shotgun discharge in a rowboat. Tom Warren faces 11 days’ confinement for unpaid dog tax after being arrested near Centerton. Allen W. Clark, Greensburg Bimetallic League figure, eyed as amusement manager for Ludlow Lagoon per Cincinnati reports. Marion township bonds unsold due to constitutional limits. new sale advertised with no bidders. possible suit to test law. Road project may stall due to sale delays.
Atlanta report says Mayor James G. Woodward must resign by Monday or be ousted. He is accused of improper conduct and intoxication after Baptist minister L C Broughton first charged him, prompting council action. Woodward apologized and was placed on probation before new alleged slips.
Campbell Wild & Co. offer RANDALL MORGAN bonds totaling 5 million dollars with 800 thousand in trust for plant securities in Muncie Anderson and Marion and 760 thousand for future improvements. Prospectus claims profitable system and planned line to Indianapolis with 150 miles proposed. Directors include Charles L. Henry and Geo F. McCulloch. Randall Morgan, Philadelphia, is principal stockholder in the Indianapolis street railway.
Sigmund S. Albert son of a Lancaster merchant resigned from West Point after a year as other Hebrew cadets entered the academy. The report states Albert faced persecution for his Hebrew faith and notes Apfel of New York and Hutseler of Baltimore also left, with only one of the four remaining as a cadet.
F R Case of Philadelphia reported seeing a man jump into the Niagara River between Goat Island bridge and the falls Thursday night and pass over the brink. Several others corroborate. A man named Hence of New York, fitting the description, is missing with no money and seems despondent, saying he has a good place to sleep when asked about his plans.
Great Northern to discharge Japanese section hands and hire Americans. July deliveries to stock yards include 140 090 hogs 11 000 cattle 10 966 sheep and 984 horses. Postal clerks to wear badges indicating authority replacing waving caps. Central traffic association weighing and inspection bureau collected 1 770 706 for its roads in the year ending June 30.
Toledo health officials report meat inspector Schurtz uncovered varnished watermelons hermetically sealed eggs process butter and embalmed beef sold locally. Watermelons coated with a poisonous preparation delay ripening. eggs sealed from a Michigan town. butter made from scraps of rank butter lard tallow and grease shipped out and back into the market.
Coroner Nash presents a five thousand dollar salary and related costs for the coming year, while Clerk Elliott critiques the forecast rules. Both officials complain they cannot predict deaths or insanity inquests, and estimate an unpredictable changes of venue expense amid strict funding rules.
Jacob D. Weiper, of Altoona Pennsylvania, recovers his five year old daughter Paulina Vivian who had been taken by an eloping couple. The mother Mrs Walter and Nelson Parker faced no prosecution after the child was returned and Parker assisted the police.
Ollie Dalton a colored man, arrested at 6 30 a m Friday by Constable Pritchard of Squire Clark's court. He had been wanted since March 1897 for bicycle stealing and was imprisoned at Michigan City penitentiary on January 29 1897 for a year. Dalton feigned insanity from arrest, was sent to Logansport insane asylum on February 26 1897, escaped two weeks later, returned to Indianapolis and joined Chickamauga with a colored regiment. He was recaptured after visiting Squire Clark's court.
President Mitchell says the United Mine Workers Association will appeal to President McKinley on behalf of eight miners jailed at Fort Smith Arkansas by Judge Rogers for alleged injunction violations. Mitchell notes the miners merely invited strikers to attend their meetings. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is recommended for wounds and burns with counterfeits warned.
Werman Hauser, 22, treasurer of the Herald square theater, leaped from the Brooklyn Bridge driveway after a woman on a Third Avenue car urged him to jump. He was pulled from the river by two men but badly hurt. he plans to recover. Hauser has theatrical ties in Chicago including Hooley's theater. He blamed excess Coney Island booze for the act.
The fourth grand council of the Indiana jurisdiction of the Young Men's Institute will convene at 615 East North Street on Tuesday August 22. Delegates headquarters will be at the Grand Hotel. A trolley party is planned and the convention will close with a reception Thursday night. Croup instantly renewed. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil advertised.
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