Chesterton Tribune -August 6, 1885 cont.
CUT TO PIECES
Ira Holland meets His Death just West of Suman.
Caused by liquor sold on Sunday from the "New Saloon".
Struck By a Passenger train.
Last Sunday Ira Holland a stone-cutter in the employ of the B. & O.
railroad, working on the culverts near, Woodville, went to Suman. In
Suman there is a saloon, started but a few weeks ago. Ira drank of the
refreshments served, and between seven and eight o'clock in the evening,
started for his boarding place, at Mr. McAllister's. On leaving the
station, the watchman warned him not to attempt to cross the bridges
until after the fast train had passed. This warning he disregarded, and
said that he was young and could jump if necessary. This was the last
seen of him alive. Shortly after he was found a few rods west of the
water tank literally cut to pieces, having been struck by Passenger
train No. 18, at about 8 o'clock p.m. The unfortunate man's legs were
entirely severed from the trunk, the entrails torn out, and the body
badly mangled. Holland was on the west side of the bridged when struck.
The coroner was notified and held an inquest Monday. The dead man had a
wife living in Ohio, but had no children. His remains were sent to her
for burial Monday evening.
Suman is a quiet little village about 7 miles south-east of Chesterton,
and around it live some of the wealthiest and most respected farmers of
the county. This village has always been a model, until a saloon was
started in it. The proprietor of course sells liquor on Sundays, and it
did not take long to find a victim. Hollan, if not drunk in the fullest
sense of the word, was under the influence of liquor. Where did he get
it? He was at Suman. It was Sunday, and of course, if liquor was sold,
it was sold unlawfully. If the saloon had not been there. Holland
would very probably have remained at home. But he went, drank, and
died. Who is responsible for his death? The Coroner says it was
accidental. The TRIBUNE says it was whiskey, the same as if it was a
bullet fired from the hands of that saloon-keeper.
Will return when He gets them Berries picked.
Sawyer, Mich., July 25 '85
John Gondring,
Dear Sir:- I understand by report there has been papers taken for me.
All I can say now is that as soon as I get through with my
sister-in-law's berries here - she has a fruit farm here, and my wife
and I are helping to take care of the berries - I will be down to Porter
and defend all such charges. I may be down by next week if I get
through with the berries by that time.
Yours, etc.
W. H.
Gray
WOODVILLE
Mr.Huckleberry, a farmer living west of Woodville on the Baltimore
railroad had a $200 horse killed last Monday morning about 4 o'clock by
a passenger train on the B. & O. railway. The fence was down and the
animal walked out on the track. The railway company is responsible for
the loss.
The grass-hoppers are doing considerable damage to the oat crop. They
seem to cut the berry from the stalk and utterly ruin it. They appear in
large numbers in some places.
Thos. Johnson is sowing turnips this week. He puts out about three
acres.
Your scribe was in Valparaiso last Saturday, and happened to get in
conversation with a saloon-keeper. During the conversation the subject
of selling liquor on Sunday was brought up. "Why" he said, "since they
have had the rumpus with Hillsdale park, Sundays are our best days. You
see, the _____Methodists can't watch but one thing at a time, and while
they are watching the park fellows, we get our work in." Besides, you
see, we've got the police all fixed. In fact they help us along. Its
nothing like having good sensible police who don't stick their noses
into every thing." The Knight of the bar was evidently satisfied with
everything, and though talkative, told the truth.
A Married Man's Elopement With a Handsome Young Single Lady.
A number of Valparaiso barbers are the victims of a borrowing fiend to
the amount of a dollar or several dollars each. On Wednesday last a
barber by the name of Joe Gallagher arrived in the city and by
representing that he had been robbed in Chicago succeeded in borrowing
quite a sum of money from the members of the barber fraternity. Mr.
D.Pomeroy, whose home was formerly in Ada, O., saw him on the street and
recognized him as a married man who a few weeks ago had deserted his
wife and eloped with a Miss Chat Shockey, a handsome and well-known
society young lady of the same place. Gallegher before eloping borrowed
all the money he could get, and Miss Shockey, by representing that she
was engaged by an old professor to sing in a concert at Warsaw, Ind.,
was enabled to get away without suspicion. The Ada Record gives the
following additional particulars:
"When Gallagher left he took his tools and a trunk filled personal
effects. The theory is that he went west on Monday evening on the night
train or was on the train Tuesday morning, and the old gentleman's story
is all a myth, and the letter sent to allay suspicion and gain more
time. All in all, the case is a curious one and the man's motives are
only to be guessed at. He had always lived pleasantly with his now
deserted wife, who has borne a good name while in Ada. Mr. Smith,
Gallagher's partner, knew nothing of Gallegher's loans until after the
latter had left and no blame can be attached to him. He knew of course
that Gallegher expected to leave, but thought it was for reasons
mentioned in this article. The girl's parents are quite aged and live in
the south-west part of town, the father being an invalid. Mrs.
Gallegher, feeling that she has been deserted by her faithless heartless
husband, has gone to her parents in Van Wert."
Pomeroy found that Miss Shockey was in the city with Gallegher and
telegraphed to Ada that the "eloping couple" was here. Before an order
for his arrest could be sent he and the girl had left for Plymouth,
where they will probably be captured. The young lady has written
several letters home since she left, always representing that she is in
the old progessor's concert troupe singing at a good salary. - Vidette.
Robbed by tramps.
Last Saturday a Polander on his way to South Bend afoot, was held up
between Hageman and Chesterton, on the railroad and robbed of $15. The
man was badly beaten by his assailants, who numbered fifteen
professional tramps. The Polander wished to save his money, and instead
of riding on the cars, undertook to walk. He told his story to Andrew
Drevetski who cared for him that night. No arrests were made.
To Burn the Courthouse.
Dispatch
Some individual who probably has a grievance against the county
authorities attempted to level the Laporte Court house to the ground
between 1 and 2 o'clock Friday morning. A fire had been kindled at the
rear of the building inside the storm-doors with kerosene and pine
sticks, and was under food headway when the light attracted the
attention of a policeman, who extinguished the blaze without sending in
an alarm. If the blaze had been started in the basement which is filled
with old rubbish, nothing could have prevented the total destruction of
the entire concern.
GLEANINGS FROM OUR EXCHANGES
Crown Point Reflector - Bro. Zimmerman, of the Valparaiso Messenger, was
in Crown Point on Monday, making inquiries, and probably arrangements
for a red hot democratic paper in the English language. He says the
mechanical work of the paper will be under the control of a young man
from Valparaiso. The editorial work will probably be done by Thos. J.
Wood and Johannes Kopelke, Esq. They are looked up to as the most
influential Democrats in the 10th Congressional District, and have the
official patronage of the district at their disposal. Bro. Lehman, of
the Crown Point Free Press looks upon the scheme as one not likely to
succeed.
Laporte Herald-Chronical. Some of our enterprising merchants advertise
in the Chesterton Tribune.
Yes, and it pays them too. If Laporte ever builds up anything of a
wholesale trade, it will be by the efforts of such wide awake men.
Laport Herald-Cronical. Chesterton has a new Postmaster, R. O. Taylor.
If he does half as well as his predecessor, Dr. Marr, the appointment
will prove to be a good one.
If he does half as badly, he ought to be kicked out of the office and
out of the democratic party.
Vidette: The woolen factory which was bought a short time since by M.
Barry will soon be occupied. Mr. Barry will rent portions of the mill
to a spectacle manufacturer and a felt manufacturer from Mishawaka, and
the other parts he will convert into a carriage, buggy and wagon
manufactory. He expects to fire the boilers this week and examine all
the workings of the engine and make all necessary repairs.
On and after this date, the rates for general blacksmithing will be
reduced to the following prices for cash:
Horse-shoeing, new shoes, each, 35 cts.
Horse-shoeing, old shoes each, 15 cts.
General blacksmithing and wood working at prices correspondingly low.
A good wagon _____ and first class blacksmiths always ready to do cutome
work neatly and with dispatch.
Give me a call.
Jno. Stemper
Chesterton, Ind.