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THEFOUNTMNCITYEKTERPRISE7ol. XIV. NO. 19.Flora, Indiana, Friday, September 30,1898.8 Pages.Lenon’s BankRobbedI *rate. Just at this time the possefrom Flora came into town and Lock Company examined theployed by the Nat ora! Safe ami indiawa weather and cropsBold Burglars Blow Open The Vault TuesdayMorning and Escape with About $12,000.BANKER LENON WAS SHOTwere told of the fellow s actions, wrecked vault Wednesday andA hand car was secured and the pronounced it the m ist completeReport of Affrictiltnriil DepartmentWeek Ending Sept 19posse started in pursuit. Thefugative. seeing that he was bejob he ever saw. and evidentlydone by experts.ing overtaken, took to the woodsbut it was not lone until he wassurrounded. He was taken toMr. Lenon has offered f.VK) forthe arrest and conviction of the!of robber-' and ten per cer.t ofI 'n4 *the railroad track and searcned, 1 money recovered.he all the while protesting his I Up to the time we go to press,With His Own Shot Gun Which Was Taken nnlt; K*ense of any connection with 1 Thursday afteruonn^re noWarm weather prevailed, with frequent local showers; on Saturday very heavy rains fell during thunderstorms in many localities. The rains interfered with wheat seeding and corn cut ting and other farm work. Corr s safe from frost; most is cut ami in shock, and husking Iras begin on some farms: a heavy yield o'*l/ 4F-:'sound corr U ♦ xwm ‘ 1goodecFrom The Bank.the bank robbery and claiming | new development'. *hat he on.v had However,! The bank?4I • 4-Clr, ’1■ *Y*1r iAoiieneu tornone;] kh »rHer seed itire viek %lualitv.ISiings s rr a 11 ooacco/ *o*•e the search was completed1 busine1© andcontinued; in troneral the (* d »11 1I is j V * N t[ )1 * tit •A Anearl andutting rop isBlood Hounds on the Trail of the Fugatives. .10. besides two gold watch-1 depositors will not lose anything.A Suspect Jailedgolt;itvx; ms til*es were found. The posse blt;lieving they had one of the rightBold, bad robbers visited Flora a mile north of town tne bur-Tuesday morning, and as a result j glars boarded a hand car. whichWilliam H. Lenon. owner of the I they had taken from the toolmen, returned him to Burrowsecured a rope, fastened one endDr. T. O. Gasaway, of LoganIor;. visited his parents westtown last week.* arricK county tneqmr-best in years, and in%•jetterson county the vield is ux-w* %Icellent: in Ohio county the crop0 j is nearly all housed. A fair cropof potatoes is being dug; the Frank Daggy went to Lebanon quality is good, but in manyabout his neck, threw the otherover a limb, and stretched t unFarmers’ Bank, suffers from agun-shot wound, fired from hishouse and left north of town astil he was black in the face, butthey entered, and escaped,he would not confess that he waslast week where he will work for a couple of months.M r.Shoer Taylor and Missfields there are but few in the hill.Sweet jKitatoes yield unusually well, and the pumpkin crop isElEe Sine., of Galve,u,n. are the Sort-hum i. all cuttraests of MS, Ida Sine-, aestof olt^S Theown gun in the hands of one ofthe desperate robbers, and while Mr. Lenon was standing in hisA ]K)sse was made up, composguilty. He was then turned overed of determined men. many ofown yard, ju6t across the streetfrom his bank; his bank buildingis a mass of tangled ruins andwhom had money on deposit into Sheriff Bridge and taken tojail He is a short, heavy set.the looted bank, and started inpursuit of the fleeing robbers.sandy complected man. and worea slouch hat. He had on a pairTne Sedalia blood nounds wereof gloves with blood stains onabout 112.000 is missing fromthe vault.About 2:40 o’clock Tuesdaysend for and when they arrivedtney were given the scent from athem, but he accounted for theblood by saying his nos** hadmorning Mr. Lenon was awakened by the sound of a muffled explosion. His suspicions were aroused and he hurriedly arosea track left in some fresh limejust opposite the bank. Thedogsbeen bleeding. On his arm wastatooed the word “Bingman.”followed the track north on theand went down stairs and intorailroad to where the robbers hadHe was recognized as being oneguesttown.Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Moke, of Monticello, were attending thefair and visiting friends here a few days.• /A bright little son arrived at the home of Mr and Mrs. Henry Shafer, north-east of town last Thursday. Sept. 23.Now is the time to prepare for business. Write to the Union Business College, of LaFayette, Ind., and see what they are offering.onion harvest has begun; in Kosciusko county from 50.000 to 00.-00 bushels will be marketed. Cabbage, turnips and other veg etables are good and abundant. In some localities beans, kale, clover and timothy are growing rank. Quinces are abundant. Although showers delayed seed ing. wheat sowing is nearly done in most localities; a large acreage has been sowm.and rye and wheat are coming up nicely, strong and vigorous. Live stock is in good condition on excellent pasturage.of a gang that was here duringboarded the hand car. Theywere taken to Camden and givenfair week, and who was then regarded with suspicion.Frank Gulbreth came down last Thursday to attend the fair. He said he hardly knew the town, it had made so many improvements ! since he left here.the yard, where he saw whatthe trouble was. His Dank hadbeen entered by burglars, whohad blown open the vault; a manstood in the street guarding theresidance, and when Mr. Lenonappeared he was met with thecommand, “Get back there, youand two shotsfrom a shot gun, belonging to Mr.Lenon, which bad been takenfrom the bank. Lenon repliedwith a 22-calibre revolver, andseveral shots were exchanged.One charge from the shot guna fresh start at the Vandalia toolhouse, where the robbers hadabandoned the hand car. Thedogs followed the track to theedge of a large forest near ClyThe watches -alien from mmwere brought here for identification. but the numbers on them donot correspond with the numberson record at Shirar’s jewelrymers, and there they lost the trail. Telegrams had been sentto the authorities in all the adjoining cities to be on the lookout for suspicious characters.store, where the watches stolenLeRoy Knettle, son of Nelson Knettle. of Pomoray, Washington. was visiting his grandfatherand other relatives in this neigh-» ..borhood last week.sfrom the bank were bought. Thefellow was released Wednesday,the evidence against him beinginsufficient to warrant the filingOfficer Tom Burns, of Frankfort,and Detective Welty. of Kokomo.of an affidavit.arrived and took a hand in thesearch.Detective Silas Morgan, of LoJohn F. Wickard. of Carrollton township, was kicked by a horse one day last week and injured so badly that he was confined to his bed for several days.gansport. came down Wednesday. He says he is confident helodged in the banker’s body taking effect in his left breast, faceand arm. Mr. Lenon retired toMeanwhile the town of Floraknows who the robbers are andwas all excitement. People fromcan have them all under arrest inall directions Hocked into town tosee the w-recked bank and heara few days. He has been hot onthe trail and lias several valuablethe house and going to a sidedoor up stairs, aroused CharlesE. Nobes, who lives next door,and medical attention was hastilythe latest news. Various reportsclews.Mr. Lenon was much improvedwere in circulation all day to the_ , ^ xuu , , , 1 Thursday morning and was abieeffect that the robbers had been Jto ride out. His injuries are notsummonsed. Mr. Lenon had afew days before removed theloads of buck shot from the gunand placed in shells loaded withbird shot, otherwise it is probable that he would have beencaught and most of the stolenmoney recovered, but none ofthe reports could be believedthey were too conflicting. Mr.now regarded as dangerous. Hewsays the following amounts werein the bank at the close of busi-Lenon was removed to his fath-ness hours Monday night: Gold,ers home in the forenoon.When the searching party remurdered outright. As it was turned Tuesday night the reporthe was terribly riddled with the, that a suspect had been arrestedsmall shot, the lightness of which near Burrows, was confirmed.15,000; currency, 17,000; silver,tl .000; Mrs. Jenny Myer’s pocket book containing $35; MissMaud Wingara’s pocket bookprevented them from reaching a capture was made after ancontaining $35; an envelope be-vital spot.exciting chase. Tuesday morn-tilIt was only a few minutes un- j iDg the fellow appeared at the many people were on the restaurant at Burrows and order-scene. L. S. Myer and his sons ed breakfast. While he was eat-longing to Wm. Hare, containing$205 and another pocket bookcontaining $100. After businesshours about $200 was brought inDora and Roy had been awaken- }ng the telegraph operator ated by the explosions and arrivedby business men and placed in adrawer. There were also threethat place appeared and announe-just in time to see the robbers I e(j the bank robbery at Flora.making theii escape down the The stranger glanced around in railroad tracks in the directiona startled manner which was not-of Camden. Dora Myer followed heed by all present, and imine-with a revolver, but afraid to diately arose, paid for his mealshoot for fear he migth shoot one from a iarge roll of bills, left theof the citizens of the town who place and started up the railroadmight be following. About half | track toward Clymers, at a rapidnotes, aggregating $120. All isThere is an indication in the wheat market that the price will go higher and those who have been holding their wheat feel happy over their prospects.W m. Hair moved his family to the county farm Tuesday and took possession. His sale will be held next Saturday, afterwhich Louis Myer will occupy the farm.L. F. Flora, of Peoria. Ills., a son of A. J. Flo-h, east of town, arrived Thursday fox a visit with his parents and other friends. It has been eight years since Frank has been here, and he finds many changes, both in town and the surrounding country.Horses are selling at a much better price than at any time in the past eighteen months, and it is considered an unfavoiable time for selling. A good, sound animal will bring from $100 to $150. A shipper recently said that of a car load shipped to Chicago the \ least one in the entire lot sold for $100.Frank Flora and family, of Peoria. Ills., are visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Flora, easf of town. Frank was familiarly known as “Shorty’’ sorue nine years ago and was well known to everyone here. Time has evidently dealt gently with him for he looks quite natural and is easily recognized by his old time friends.Rcmarkabl* Reacne.Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfield. 111., makes the statement that she caught- cold, which set tied on her lungs; she was treated for a month by her family physician, but grew worse. He told her that she was a hopeles; victim of consumption and that no medicine could cure her. Her druggist suggested Dr. King's New Discovery; she bought a bot tie and 10 her delight found her self benefitted from first dose. She continued its use and after taking six bottles found herself sound and well; now does her own housework, and is as well as she ever was. Free trial bottles of this great discovery at Nobes' drug store. Large bottles 50c and $1.00.Dutk of Xn. Marx Brown.Mrs. Mary A. Brown died at her home in Jackson township on Monday of last week, the result of a stroke of paralysis, at the age of eighty-three years. The deceased was born in Chum-bersburg. Pa . and came to this county in 1837 with her parents. In 1*41 she was united in marriage to Elisha Brown, who died in 1*54. She was the motner of eleven children, among them being Dr. N. and Z. A. Brown, ofthis place. For many years she was a member of the German Baptist church. The funeral was conducted Wednesday from the Nebo church, by Rev. Baulty, of Mexico.gone with the exception of $337Bad of tho World.William Henriten, a wealthy farmer of Brown county, claims to have received an inspiration to the effect that the world will come to an end tomoiTow, October 1. He alleges that angels visited him during his sleep and told him that the world will be reduced to dust. He has the entire community in which he lives worked up to a great pitch of excitement. He says all the elect will be saved the night before the millennium.in silver which was scatteredover the room and was overlooked by the robbers. PostmasterBell also had about $5lt;X) worthof stamps in the vault, but they were also overlooked and were not damaged.E. M. Jones, an expert em-Delphi Times: Mrs. Levi Noble near Burrows, was driving overthe Rock Creek l-ailroad crossingAdvertised Letters.Flora P. O., Sept. 1, 1898. Letters addressed to personslast Saturday morning when her named below remain unclaimedhorse became unmanageable because of a passing train andin this office, and will be sent to the Dead Letter Office if notdashed in front of it. Mrs. Noble claimed by Oct. 1st, 1898:miraculously escaped, but the buggy was a total wreck. Mrs. Noble has a broken nose and is severely scratched about head and body.Miss Lenna Louis. Mr. Fred Egan. Miss Hurt ba Wagon s. Miss Etta Foust. A. J. Allen.Please say “advertised” when the | asking for advertised letters.L. T. Bell, P. M.
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Flora Fountain City Enterprise
Flora, Indiana, US
Fri, Sep 30, 1898
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