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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
weddino Fee Counterfeit.

A well-dressed stranger entered the
Office OF Justice William b. Williams,
Montclair. y. j.. and after shaking
hands astonished the justice by say
ing: I'm here to redeem that coun-
terfeit $40 bill ! passed on you. Two
years ago | called on you with my
girl and two Witnesses and you mar
ried us. | handed you $40 bill.
had a counterfeit I'm my pocketbook
that Id carried for several years.
never missed IL until yesterday. Then
remembered that Id accidentally
handed you the bill" The caller pro-
dHced a good $40 bill, but the justice
refused TO take IL. Don't let that
worry you, my dear fellow" be
laughed Il never knew it was a
counterfeit No kind Of money sticks
TO me over night I'm married. my
self"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
OPEN GOOD ROADS FIGHT
Plans Were Laid to Secure legisla-
ton Which Will Result in Making
Highways Of Northern Indiana
Best In the Country.

South Bend. May 2l-With dele
gates present from IA Indiana coun-
ties a good roads congress was organ
lied in South Bend with the following
officers: President. Aaron Jones. South
Bend: vice president. Lemuel barrow,
mayor OF l.aporte, and +. NJ. Chester.
mayor of Elkhart: secretary and treas
urer. Cadmus Crabll.
The conference was called by the
South Bend Chamber OF Commerce.
Definite plans were laid 10 secure
legislation which will result in making
iha highways Of northern Indiana the
best in the country
Roads throughout the northern half
Of the state are at the present time in
a depiorable condition and in some
places are unfit for automobile travel
Because OF this fact business men in
the larger cities realized they were
losing much country trade and they
are supporting the plan 10 build up
the roads
The first contribution toward the i'm
provement OF lndiana's highways was
made this morning hg Carl Fisher of
indianapolis. who notified the congress
hat he would contribute $4,000 Tor the
purchase Of rock TO be used on the
road from South Bend to Plymouth.
he also guaranteed all the oil needed
10 make the road perfect.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
GIVES RICHES TO SERVANT
Poor Woman Who Feeds Tramp OF
ers crumbled Scrap Of Paper
for Probate as Will Of
Miser.

Evansville. May 23.- Seeking an es
tate OF $4,000 left by Marshall Nc
Murren an eccentric miser. who was
found dying ia his hoyel near here
the first OF this year. Mrs Matte Han.
nun Of Ninccnnes. filed in the probate
court a will scrawled upon a piece of
coarse wrapping paper. and which she
alleges was written by McMurren
over twenty years ago.
McMurren. in the role OF tramp.
she declares appeared at the home
where she was employed near Vim
cennes. She gave him some bread
and coffee, but this angered her EN-
ployer and he drove McMurren from
the place He went 10 the home Of
Mrs. Emma Grant and. asking for pa
per. wrote the following viii. says
Mrs Hannun. who was then Miss Mat
tie Drain.
Il do this day viii 10 Matte Drain.
poor servant girl who gave me a
good bite TO eat when | was weak
from hunger and near ready 10 drop,
and the old man she was working for
was cursing her and ordering her out
Of his yard ! do viii that all the
property and all the money that !
have at death shall be hers
Mrs Grant and another witness TO
the crude document are dead Nc
Murren relatives viii contest the al
legged viii.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27

bloomington. May 23.-Discouraged
over his inability to give a surety OF
peace bond for 5000. Tilghman Lentz,
a Washington township farmer. com
mitted suicide AT his home near Dolan
by taking poison His body was found
by bis family Lentz was arrested
after he had threatened to kill his en-
tire family, the wife and eight chill
dren. whom he forced at the point OF
a revolver to fee TO the home OF a
neighbor Lentz entered a plea OF
guilty in court and paid a fine Of
$3.50 His wife then filed a peace
bond against him
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27

There is a new reform out In Iowa.
and II is started by is young ladies,
prominent in social circles. who have
at last discovered the abomination that
exists in mere gossip. and so they have
organized to suppress It. says Ohio
State Journal They call their organi-
cation the "Antigossip society" This
L. fine effort. II means intellectual
and moral uplift II means that con
versation shall deal with real things
with science. philosophy. literature.
history. nature and those things that
adorn and uplift life II is not to be
thought for an instant that it is the
young women alone that need to or
ganize for this high purpose The
male section OF mankind needs just
such a reformatory movement We
might say they need IT more than The
women.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27

Mai Gen. Leonard Wood. who Is on
his way as special envoy from the Uni
ted States TO the centenary celebra-
ton of the independence Of the Argen-
tine republic at Buenos Ayres. stopped
OF at Havana. where the former Amer
lean governor OF the island had a re-
ception which left no doubt as TO the
place he holds in Cuban hearts. In
fact, 1t may be said he showed them
how to govern themselves. and the
success they have attained is a tribute
TO the effectiveness oil his lessons.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
The Valuable Match.

There was "A loud splash. and mo-
ment later a dripping head appeared
above the waves. on the end OF the
dock was a stevedore nonchalan,y
lighting his pipe.
Help. mani" cried the chap In the
water Can't you see ! am over
board2 ] can't swim"
How often have you been down
asked the stevedore, shielding the
Pickering match from the wind.
once. believe. but hurry up, man
Give me a handl"
You wait, You have two more
times yet to go down. and have only
one match Ill catch you on the last
trip Exchange.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
OLD PUBLIC SCHOOL
Institution Founded in 1760 at
Germantown, Pa.
interesting History Come With
Ancient Building Often Visited by
George Washington, Whose
Step-Son Was a Pupil.

Germantown. Pa.-FOunded IN 100,
when Germantown was as yet a vii.
lage. the Germantown academy. which
has been celebrating lbs sesqui cen.
tennial. has most interesting his
tory. I'ndenominational I'm chara cter
the oldest public school in America
and held additionally dear by the
many who owe to II their early edu.
cational training the school stands
as a monument to the progressiveness.
wisdom and determination OF those
early settlers in whom Il had its in.
ception
On April 81. 1860. the corner stone
was laid and in the autumn Of that
year the school was opened with
Hilarius Becker as German master.
and David James Dove. English mas
ter. The first years enrolment was
co English and 20 German pupils. Of
all denominations. but a large proper
tion Friends. The debt Of s5625 in.
CURED in the building OF the institu.
ton was paid off in March Of the
following spring by means OF lot.
terry.
Washington was an ardent patron
OF the institution. visited IL often to
accompany home his adopted son,
George Washington Curtis. In 1875.
when the Bank Of the United States
was robbed, a great deal Of specie
was deposited in vaults under the
building In 1924 General Lafayette
was rendered grand reception in the
academy
The school buildings were used as
a hospital for the wounded after the
historic Battle OF Germantown. and
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
THE HEART OF YOUTH.

We have been told that as long as
We keep our hearts young We need
have no fear OF the depressing loneli-
ness Of advancing years. and many
writers more or less experienced in
such matters have suggested many
ways in which we can accomplish that
desired end. No two natures. however.
are alike. and It follows that no set OF
hard and fast rules .an be made 10 APP
ply to each distinct personality. The
man or woman who passes through life
alive 70 the blessings which abound on
every side rarely ceases TO become an
active contributor 10 the lives OF others.
and as long as a person actually par
ticipates in any work. large or small.
bound 10 be felt and his counsel re-
garded. II is only when one has tired
of the game. or enters only half-heart-
edly into affairs outside Of his own
special interests that he ceases TO ex,
ercise any influence. and his individu-
atty is no longer recognized. Enthusi-
asm seems in some way 10 be an at
tribute of the youthful character. at
any rate. II is far easier 10 become in
terested in what is going on in our i'm.
mediate circle when the pulse beats
high and the blood courses warmly
than in later years when so many Of
us are concerned only with our own af
fairs and eyince but small interest in
the doings Of others
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
Farmer Creates Terror.

Bloomington. May 2l-After driving
his wife and eight children from
home at the point Of a revolver.
Tilghman Lentz. a farmer OF near Do
IAN. north Of this city. was arrested
by sheriff Ratliff on two charges filed
by Mrs. Lentz. Lentz started rough
house" even forcing one OF his sons,
who was IN with measles. to get M
and fee for safety. An elder son
gTappled with his father and wrested
the gun from him. Lentz then mount
"a horse and came TO the city.
where he purchased new 3S-caliber
revolver. In the meantime Mrs. Lentz
came 10 the city and filed affidavits
After paying a fine OF $3.50 for carry
ing concealed weapon Lentz was
placed under a 5000 cash peace bond.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27

In the good old days they used to
have signboards at the crossroads in
the country region to point the pilgrim
on his way. II was always 4 CHEEKY
sign. Ii spoke a welcome 70 the stran-
ger. Il Indicated a disposition TO be
helpful. But these sienbcards are
nearly all gone Only now and then
you see one. and then fl seems like the
relic Of bygone friendship II seems
10 say to the stranger; we once took
an interest in you. but we do so no
longer: if you don't know the way.
what do We care?' That IS the situ-
alton today; a forlorn one. indeed. a
cherries one. No little sign thrown
out saying: We are thinking OF you.
we care for you. We want you TO go
right" Now. this ought not TO be.
There should be little signboards TO
greet him. and to tell him the way be
ought 70 go This thought is getting
some Roadway in Massachusetts.
where there is an effort to restore the
signboards, and to give to the stranger
the help Of knowing where he is.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27

Hammond. May 2l-The Wolf Lake
clubhouse at Roby. 80 years ago the
gathering place OF rich Chicago sports
men. who came TO hunt along the
shores OF Lake Michigan. but Of late
years only an ordinary halfway road
house on the way TO Wolf lake. was
burned TO the ground when the place
accidentally caught fire The damage
is estimated at $4,000. half OF which
is covered by insurance.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27

Shelbyville. May 23.-The final
scene in the famous Walker-Wagner
councilmanic case. which has been
in the courts for two years. was pre-
scented in the Decatur county court
Wagner losing paying Sl60 received
as salary and settling the court costs.
The case grew out Of contest over
a seat in the council. Wagner was
selected for the place in caucus Of
the Republican members. but in the
meeting Walker was selected. He was
however. in turn unseated and Wag-
ner held the place for year pend
ing The court action.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
Is NEW TRAP FOR BURGLARS
6ertillon. Who Invented System OF
Measuring Criminals. Has Device
TO Record Force.

Paris.-M. Bertillon. whose system
OF identifying criminals By measure
ments and minute descriptions which
reveal every mole. scar and other de
feet on the human body. is in use in
al. Of the great police departments Of
the world has invented a new trap for
burglars. II is an apparatus for re-
cording the amount of force represent
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
May Abolish Free Lunches.

Gary. May 21-"Free lunchers."
GROWERS and "hangers-on" about
saloons are to be kept out of the city
II the Gary saloonkeepers have their
way. Frank Zawadsh. president OF
the association. has asked the city
council to pass an ordinance prohibit
ing saloons from serving free lunches.
City Attorney II. J. Curtis is preparing
the ordinance
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27

Two baseball fatalities in one day
one at Freeburg. Ill. and the other at
Troy. y. will be cited by football
enthusiasts as evidence that the grid
iron Is not the only place where sport
Is sufficiently violent at times to cause
death. But If the number Of the games
and the thousands Of players are taken
into account. il will appear that the
risks of baseball are infnitesimal in
comparison with those Of football.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
nelh 70 block sInnaI Order.

The petition Of the Grand Rapids
and Indiana Railway company for re-
lief from the recent order of the com
mission. directing the installation OF
block signal systems on all roads Of
the state having gross earnings a year
mile Of $500 or more, Is denied
The petitioner declared that It's earn
ings were only slightly over the min
imum laid down 10 the commission
by legislative act. and that the money
required for the installation of the
81 gnal systems could be expended to
better advantage.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
Awards DAMAGES 70 Woman.

Princeton. May 23-The jury in the
case of Caleb McRoberts. sued for
$4,000 by Mrs. Maggie McRoberts. di-
vorced wife OF Caleb's brother. Milton
McRoberts. awarded a Judgment OF
$3.50 against the defendant for per.
sonal injuries and humiliation. Mil
ton McRobert and his wife. who IS
much younger than he. were unable
TO get along and Caleb was called in
20 help her from the house. II was al
legged. Milton obtained divorce from
the woman recently
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
eermantown's Ola School

several British soldiers are buried in
the school yards. During an epidem-
ic OF yellow fever. and when Gen.
George Washington was az the home
OF Rev Frederick Herman. the Ger
man instructor. he met his cabinet in
the academy and prepared 10 use the
school as temporary meeting place
for congress These plans did not 60
into effect, as the fever abated.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
Men aMhIttIen Eaeh Other.

Oakland City. May 23.-Following a
fight over a small debt. Alex Amos
and John Simpson. residents OF Mas
sey. mining town near here. are both
so seriously cut that they may die.
The fight occurred in the mine COM
pany's store. Both men used pocket
knives and Whitfield" each other un.
til both were unable TO move.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
Death Calls Judoe Millen.

bloomington, May 2l--Judge Ell X.
Millen. seventy-three years old. one OF
the oldest attorneys OF Bloomington.
died at the Bloomington hospital Of
pneumonia after an illness OF p hours.
He was once prosecuting attorney OF
this district and graduated from the
law departing MT Of Indiana university
in 1858. lie was a lifelong Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27

sd by marks left by burglary tools on
wood
The device consists OF two dynome.
tiers, which. placed al right angles. are
used 10 register pressure and horizon.
tai traction. As accessories to the
machine are pieces Of wood Of all
kinds a piece OF wood similar 10 that
on which the marks OF the tools have
been found o. placed in the machine;
then the marks on the original piece
of wood are reproduced on the new
piece of wood by means OF tools like
those used by the thief The amount
of force used by the burglar Is regis.
tered by the apparatus W. BertiIlon
points out that there are occasions
when IL may be very valuable to know
the exact amount OF force used by a
burglar
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27

Elwood. May 90 Elwood Pythian
Sisters had the honor Of entertaining
the district convention Of the order.
comprising the lodges Of Madison,
Delaware. Upton. and Hamilton coun-
ties a public program was given and
the initiatory work was conferred
upon a number Of candidates by the
local team.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
Gall Ioint cnnxentinn-

Anderson. May 21.-The call for the
Joint Republican convention to nom
mate candidate for senator for the
district. composed Of Madison and
Henry counties. has been issued by
Chairman Hurst of this city and Chair
man Risk OF Newcastle The conyen.
ton Will be held in this city June 3.
Henry county will have % delegates
70 the convention and Madison county
eight
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
Governor Meets Governor.

Jacksonville. May 23.-The COVER
nor Of Kentucky. Augustus +. Wilson.
and the governor Of Indiana. Thomas
r Marshall. met at a dinner given in
their honor by Mai ID. G. Peyton. SUI
perintendent OF the Indiana reform.
atory Together they went 10 New
Albany. where later they addressed a
meeting OF the ID a r.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
Students Give up Lemons.

Columbus. May 23.-As the male
members Of the junior class OF the
local high school entered Crump' 5
theater TO see the class play. "Esme-
relds" by the seniors they were
searched by policemen and a large
number Of lemons and live pigeon
were taken from them. The police
had received a tip that the juniors
had prepared to make trouble.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27

South Bend. May 23-At fhe risk
OF her life Mrs. Arden Kline. wife Of
a South Bend policeman. rushed TO
her blazing home. snatched her baby
from the bed and carried the child 70
safety. Mrs Kline was only slightly
burned and the child was unhurt
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27

In japan, day laborers get 20 cents a
day and women servants receive s4
cents month Our informant does not
explain whether the women servants
get Thursday afternoons or or not.
but we suppose they do our indigna.
tion should be at once aroused If We
thought they didn't
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
Drowned Mans Body Found.

Washington. The body of Luther
Sanders. twenty-five years old.
whose home was just west OF Wash.
ington and who was drowned when he
fell in an epileptic fit while fishing.
was found in a ditch having scarcely
two feet OF water In H.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27

Hammond Charles II Proctor OF
Utica. ~ Y. who shot and killed
friend. Peter Schuyler. here.
has been released from custody Proc
tors statement that he mistook
Schuyler for a burglar gained his free
dom.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27
Hanns tiimseIf h Laundrx.

Goshen William T. Pollock. fifty
five years old. former councilman az
Nappance and a prosperous merchant
there. hanged himself IN the dry room
OF his laundry
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27

Why do YOU always scream every
time a man kisses you?"
why. II scream before they kiss
me they might not do IT,"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27

The Californian who announces that
he has developed an edible rose might
now turn his attention. as other horti-
culturists have been urged TO do, to the
production Of a soentless onion.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27

Hammond. Charles II Proctor OF
Utica. ~ Y. shot and killed
Peter Schuyler in n freight car east
OF here and surrendered himself to
the Hammond police
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27

Possibly It IS no sin TO play golf on
Sunday. except on the theory that II Is
sinful to waste time on Sunday or any
other day Of the week.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27

The Egyptian tombs Guido the New
Jersey cold storage warehouses in all
but quantity.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-27

There is a reason
Why Grape-Nuts does correct
A weak, physical, or a
Sluggish mental condition.
The food is highly nutritious
And is partially pre-digested,
So that it helps the organs OF
the stomach
To digest other food.
1t is also rich in the
Vital phosphates that go
Directly to make UP
he delicate gray matter
Of brain and mere centres.
Read "Thc Road to Wellville'
In pkgs. There's Reason"
POSTUM CEREAL COMPANY, Ltd.
Battle Greek. Mich
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-02-18
Notice to Owners ot DOGS

All owners of dogs in the Town of Leaven-
worth who have not already paid their Ii
cense tax for the year 1910 and received
their metal tag, under the provisions of
Town Ordinance No. 43, are hereby notified
to call upon the City Marshal and pay the
same and receive their license.
special attention is called to Sections five
90 and ten tl0l of the said Ordinance No i3,
which follows:
5th. All dogs or bitches found running at
large without having on collar or license
tag are hereby declared public nuisance,
and it shall be the duty of the marshal or
some person by him appointed, to distrain
or impound all such dogs or bitches, and
when compounded they shall be kept forty
eight hours at the end of which time IL
shall be discretionary with the marshal as
to whether such animal shall be sold to de-
fray the expense of keeping it, or whether
1t shall be killed.
10th. The marshal shall post at the town
hall II description of all dogs impounded, as
soon as the same shall have been impound-
ed, giving o description of all such dogs, and
shall state the day and hour when same
shall be disposed of, either by the killing
of same or the sale OF it.
j. W. TESHERA,
Marshal.