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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1899
Page
3
In Mencrr Indiana a 12 year old boy named Fred Oland is acquitted after twenty minutes of jury deliberation. The murder of Andy Bodenmiller occurred last November in a gravel pit with the victim found under a box. Authorities cited circumstantial evidence and the boy's youth as reasons for the verdict.
A fire at the Berne Adams County orphans home Wednesday morning killed three 14 year old inmates Katie Dibberbaker Mamie Hraddrick and Leila Tanner and injured none else. The blaze started from a third story stove and caused extensive damage estimated at 5000. Fire crews battled flames for four hours rescuing remaining inmates from windows and the ground. the home housed children from many central states.
A disastrous fire swept through Hagenstown Indiana early Tuesday destroying Hicks & Co flour mill and adjacent warehouse near the Pennsylvania railroad station. Firefighters arrived at 4 o'clock but could not save the structure as the entire building burned. Insurance is about 4 000.
Todd Row, a 50 year old farmer from Ind, sick with hydrophobia for several days, deteriorated after confinement in a solitary cell. He was found Wednesday morning in distress and his condition worsened during treatment.
In Evenata Indiana on April 22 Mrs. M. J. Schucmann sprayed gasoline on furniture to kill moths when her three year old son struck a match. The ensuing explosion likely fatally burned two others the six year old gauchier and the weather.
In Dirtshore Indiana on April 22 Cauneil raises the saloon license from twenty five to sixty five dollars as a former saloonkeeper now runs a meat shop. Town residents vow to keep saloons out of the town.
Charles Lenich aged 11 months was killed at Wanatah when a railroad signal post fell during its removal. Henry Bills, a workman, died of injuries. In Washington Indiana an 11 year old son of John Russell died from exhaustion due to a nosebleed.
New AvBANy Indiana April 19 John Clipp and his wife of Campbellsburg Washington county died of measles during the past week. They leave seven children all of whom have not contracted the disease.
INDIANAPOLIS April 20 Adm Brown living at Woodruff place is unanimously nominated for town trustee by villagers despite politics Emma Saxton sentenced to life for murdering her newborn infant by beating brains out and dumping the body in a vault in Princeton Ind April 19
Indianapolis Western league team defeated Grand Rapids Interstate League on Sunday. The score and specific details are unclear due to damaged OCR text but indicate a league victory for Indianapolis.
Miss Jane Brunot, a wealthy Danna resident, was found buried in an abandoned well on a farm near here. Suspects include Mrs Anna Brunet her son Henry Brunet and Frederick Sibley who confessed to police. The killing occurred after Miss Brunot visited the city around April 1.
In Rhiceumoxp Indiana on April 20 Sheriff John P Beard and John A Parr were involved in a street duel at Amhurst courthouse. Parr was seriously wounded in the right lung with a flesh wound in the right leg. Beard suffered a left side wound with the bullet exiting six inches from entry and a minor head injury. The abdominal cavity appears unharmed. The feud stems from old quarrels.
Engine 4 pulling a bell train turned over on a hiwi trestle Tuesday morning at Beprory Indiana. Engineer Charles Meinzer and merchant DeMoss of Limestone were instantly killed. Henry Splitgerberger is mortally injured. Several others are seriously hurt. Details unavailable pending later reports. Remains of the two killed have arrived in the city.
Jackson Landers secretary and treasurer of a Napolis tile works says the firm may join a tile combination if formed. He stresses a strictly cash basis and denies forming a trust. John J. Cooper is named as company president.
Linton miners refused to work on Wednesday morning amid a mine dispute. The New Summit opens and Dugger Neck coal workers get preference, displacing many Linton men. About 700 workers are idle, excluding mine officials.
Max Dessauer a traveling salesman for the Tian Manufacturing Co of Indianapolis died here Monday from an overdose of morphine taken on a physician’s advice for neurasthenia. He leaves a widow and four children.
The Indiana Knights Templars conclave ended in Rucumont with officers elected and installed. Newcastle was granted a commandry and reports were presented. The next meeting will be in Indianapolis.
Nise Alter Dewerpe of Muexcie Indiana died from blood poisoning after trimming an ingrown toenail. An infection in the great toe of the right foot led to amputation and multiple operations before death.
Living eight miles west of Kichuoxp Ind Mr and Mrs John Roberts aged 89 and 83 years old respectively celebrate 65 years of marriage.
The widow of Hon. John Robert Gravens presented a handsome two story building with 15 rooms to the King's Daughters of Madison for a public hospital in Madison Indiana.
An unknown man attempted to assault Bessie Carter Sunday night in Lawrenceburg Indiana. He was frightened away by William Jones and Reverend Haltudge, and a later attempt to catch him failed.
Washington reports the seizure of the Monroe head counterfeit operation led by Arthur Taylor Baldwin S Dredell in Philadelphia and Lancaster. Arrests include William M Jacobs William L Kendig and James Burns with plates for $100 and $50 notes and revenue stamps seized along with printing paraphernalia. Harvey R Newitt, ex assistant US attorney, faces conspiracy charges and heavy bail. Bail details: Jacobs $45,000 Kendig $25,000 Burns $25,000 Taylor $4,000 Kredell $4,000.
Portland reports the Berne Orphans Home in Adams county burned early morning. Seventy seven inmates were saved except three children aged 14, 15, and 7 who died. Fire started from a stove on the third floor. damage about 5000 dollars. The home was run by German Mennonites and housed central state orphans.
On Friday morning at two o clock Chief William Isely and Deputy Frank Cheeney arrested Mrs Anna Brunot age 50 her paramour Frederick Sibley age 21 and her son Henry Brunot age 19 on Brunot s farm near Tunket station five miles north of Tana and brought them to town in jail. They are charged with the murder of Miss Jane Brunot of Danna Ind shot through the head in the garret and her body placed in an abandoned well on the farm. The defendants confessed later in the day.
Washington reports 14 Guo Tegidurs to reinforce Gen Otis in Manila as soon as transport is available. Main arrival delayed until end of the rainy season, with regular troops en route. Combined force to reach 21,725 and grow to 25,000 before aggressive operations in early autumn.
Speaker Thomas J. Reed has accepted an offer to join the law firm Simpson Thacher Barnum in New York. He is expected to resign from Congress and move to New York, with a reported guaranteed yearly income of 50000 dollars. A protracted European visit will precede his settlement.
Springfield reports Gov. Tanner signed a bill allocating 250000 dollars to cover the difference between state troop pay of two dollars per day and federal pay for Illinois volunteers from assembly at Springfield to mustering into U S service. Illinois national guard members will be paid first.
Clinton Arkansas April 19. Monday morning between twelve and two o'clock the Patterson tragedy final scene occurred. Hugh Patterson died December 13, 1897 and others were wounded. A mob shot Will Hardin, one of the Patterson murderers, to death in the jail cage.
Washington April 22 The United States Supreme Court will adjourn for the present term on May 22. The docket call for cases will be held as scheduled and the term’s proceedings will conclude at that time.
Prominent Louisiana legislator J H Caldwell says he uses Peruna for catarrh and would not be without it. A Kentucky resident Gilbert Hofer reports four bottles cured his Bright's disease and he now weighs more than before. The ad invites readers to request a free catarrh book from Dr Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
Notice of annual assemblies at Cumberland Presbyterian Denver and Minneapolis, National Baptist San Francisco, and National Educational Association Los Angeles with cheap excursion rates via the Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway. Details include routes via Omaha or Kansas City return via St Paul Minneapolis and the Pioneer Limited. Contact Geo L Heatford for timetables and rates.
An advertisement urges readers to visit their druggists for Kemp's Galsam to halt a cough. A sample bottle is offered free, with large bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents. Delays are warned as dangerous.
The quotation from the Philadelphia Bulletin laments arithmetic rules in matters of love and fear noting a single becomes one yet two join to form one in romantic or emotional contexts.
An old Town Topics snippet notes Lane's Family Medicine claims to move the bowels daily for health, gently acts on the liver and kidneys, and cures sick headache at price 25 and We. It also jokes about Miss Blythe joining the Vast majority and Wheeler quips about buying a wheel.
Advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets claiming a cold cure in one day. Promises money back from druggists if not successful and lists a 25 cent price.
Iowa settlers from Buena Vista County report Western Canada around Hartney Deloraine and Souris River in Manitoba offers fertile soil and good climate for wheat. They plan to return in March to purchase improved farms and urge other practical farmers to move, citing favorable schools markets and shared success stories.
The Elkhart Carriage and Harness Manufacturing Company of Elkhart Indiana pioneered a consumer friendly direct sale approach 26 years ago. They ship vehicles and harness nationwide for examination and guarantee every item they manufacture. A large illustrated catalogue is available on request.
A physician describes golficitis as the fourth dementia, a permanent English mania. He notes the illness is chronic, curable in its chronic form, and characterized by loathing for legitimate business, profane speech, nervous irritation, eccentric dress, contempt for truth, and a craving for the outdoors.
The readers are told that catarrh is curable in all stages by Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. It claims to cure constitutionally by affecting blood and mucous surfaces and offers one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure.
A suspenseful exchange hints at a dreadful plan as a man prepares to teach a woman to ride a bicycle in a tense street scene. They wait, fearing discovery while contemplating a deadly consequence.
Grain-O is a nourishing drink sold by grocers as a coffee substitute. It tastes like coffee when prepared properly and avoids its injurious effects. It aids digestion and strengthens nerves, not a stimulant, suitable for children and adults, costing about three times coffee at 15 and 25 cents.
A Washington friend at the railway station teases a retiring congressman about his luggage. The statesman replies that he carries more on his mind than luggage, naming his ex as the heaviest burden with a dry sob. Chicago Tribune.
A vintage ad requests readers ask their dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for shaking into shoes to rest the feet cure corns bunions swollen sore hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrown nails. It claims to ease new or tight shoes and notes 23 cents with free sample mailed to Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A collage of phrases includes a protest line about moving ahead in legislation, a senator quipping about the white man’s burden, a child scolding a cat tale, and a joke about Piso’s Cure for Consumption. The excerpts showcase varied old newspaper humor and reader letters.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a universal kidney and urinary cure, claiming relief for kidney and bladder disorders and related ailments. It offers free sample bottles by mail and a book of testimonials, urging readers to mention the paper when writing to Kilmer Co. in Binghamton NY.
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