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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

Newcastle May Mrs. John Da-
kins. twenty-seyen years old. died al
the Butler hospital from frightful
burns caused by an explosion at her
home in East Plum. Death occurred
within ten hours after the accident.
and during that time the unfortunate
woman suffered great agony. her en-.
tire body being burned TO a crisp. Her
death is among the most terrible oc.
curing in this city in years. Mrs.
Dakins poured kerosene into the cook
stove al her home TO start a fire. not
knowing that there were live Goals in
the stove. The flames flashed up and
caused the oil can to explode. throw
ing the burning fluid all over her.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13
GRAND JURY MAY
PROBE SHORTAGE
Trustees Reports to Be Sent &c
lnquiSitoriaI Body.
$4,000 WAS CHARGED BACK
State Examiners Find Shortage In Ac-
counts in Raecoon Township,
Parke Countrywide Is
Held Back

Indianapolis William A. Dehority
chief of the state board OF accounts,
has certified to the authorities OF Rae
coon township. Parke county. a charge
OF sl2.s53.jl against Harold Vegoe.
now 81 Terre Haute. trustee OF the
township from January /. 1905. 10 De.
cember 81, 1908, and charge OF
I sl.99l.25 against his predecessor. H.
p. Brown. The examination was made
by field examiners Lloyd Christman
and Ulysses jordon
The total charged against Vegoe
and Brown. in addition to the approx
mate $4,000 charged against former
Trustee Fred Calvert OF Rockville.
makes the total charged back in that
county thus far amount approximately
TO $4,000 So startling were some
Of the details in the Vegoe examina-
tons that the department is with
holding some Of the data collected for
decisions concerning contemplated
grand Jury action.
Negoe's alleged shortage is dis
tributed by the examiners as follows:
Balance charged account failure OF
county auditor TO accept the annual
report for 1908. slO,79e IS: amount to
be accounted for in the dog fund.
sS2s: transfer unaccounted for. Sal Is:
Illegal credits taken in the tuition
fund, s6li.l5; Illegal draws from the
poor fund. $3.50; credits taken for
supplies FURNISHED by HIMSELF
s312s6. Total. s12S53.5l.
The 1908 balance charged against
Vegoe is made by the examiners be
cause of the absence of vouchers OF
any kind in the Office OF the county
auditor to show for what the moneys
during that time were expended. On
the back Of the report submitted to
the auditor for that year. the ex-
aminers found the following. This
report is not approved because no
vouchers have been filed with the
same. although | have made frequent
demand OF Harold vegoe for same"
The entry is signed by H. A. Hender-
son. auditor
The examiners had reliable informa- |
ton. they reported, that persons from
Raccoon township called az the office |
OF the auditor TO see the trustees |
vouchers. after the annual report had |
been published by Vegoe. declaring |
that the amounts they had actually |
received and the amounts as shown |
in the published report did not CORE |
spond. Continuing the examiners
said
This information and other circum- |
stances coupled with our findings here !
matter enumerated lead us to believe |
that Harold Vegoe had reason for not |
Cling the 1908 vouchers. and making |
them matter OF public record as is /
required by law"
Accompanying the report filed were /
number OF vouchers discovered /
among the effects Of the trustee show. /
ing certain amounts paid TO certain /
persons. These supposed recipients /
have made numerous affidavits TO the 4
effect that such amounts as set forth \
in the vouchers were not received by \
them. These afIidavits the depart
ment Of examination has declined to
make public. since they will probably |
go 10 the grand jury for considera-
ton.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13
Repair Men Go on Strike.

Terre Haute. May 2-Twenty-seven
repair men in the Southern Indiana
car shops here struck when they were
refused raise OF three cents an hour.
The force was recently cut down. and
the strikers represent all OF the re-
naming repair workers THERE'S no
disposition among other employees OF
the shops to join the strike. and the
officials expect no trouble.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13
Physician Goes 70 Cell

Huntington. May DIR. Eugene
Redlinger was sentenced to the states
prison for term Of three TO fourteen
years on a plea of guilty 10 perform
ing an Illegal operation upon his step
daughter. aged seventeen. He was also
under a more serious charge. in
which the same daughter was the
complaining witness. but this charge
was dismissed upon his plea Of guilty
70 the first
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

A Denver man who visited the mn.
scum at City park recently tells OF "a
farmer he saw there. The ruralist
stepped in front OF a portrait which
showed a man sitting in a high backed
chair. There was small white card
on the picture reading:
"A portrait of L. II. Smith, BY him
self
The farmer read the card and then
chuckled to himself.
Regular fools these city fellefs
are he said. Anybody who looks ID
that picture d know Smiths by him
self. They amt no one in the paintin
with him. Gin cinnati Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

Turkey has just ordered some new
warships from English firms. passing
over the advantages held out by Amer
lean concerns. But that country Is
not wholly neglectful of the chances
offered on this side of the ocean. Con-
sular reports indicate that such cities
as Bagdad and Bassorad are good
markets for American motor boats.
which are admitted to have no SUI.
periors So 1t is evident that the
Young Turks know some good things
when they see them.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13
Jury Members Ask for sIayer,s Parole

Wabash. May Judge Plummer
and the jurors in this county have
signed a petition for the parole and
ultimate pardon of Charles Sprong.
the Marion man who killed Wilson
Addington. liveryman. five years
ago. Sprong was convicted in the
Wabash court and given a life SEN
tence. His sister Mrs. Mahlon Pear.
son. has remained ever loyal to him.
and it was through her efforts that
the officials signed the petition.
sprong has lung trouble and cannot
live long He shot Arlington while
intoxicated because Addington ordered
him from his livery stable. Sprong is
about thirty-fve years old.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13
At or About This Time.

why do they call them ocean
liners" she asked.
They're getting new terms every
day he said. without looking up from
the sporting page. II never heard il
before, but an ocean liner is probably
hot one that isn't infielded well and
rolls into puddle or something
She made no answer. but when he
had gone to business she phoned the
doctor about him.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

The biggest aeroplane yet construct
ed Is the invention Of a German army
officer II is run by 100 horsepower
motor and is said TO be capable OF
long-sustained flights Preliminary
tests have been made with apparent
success, and the next thing will be
something more thorough in the way
OF experiments. Germany has the big
gest dirigibles in the shape OF the
Zeppelin balloons. and seems deter.
mined to lead the procession in
heavierthan-air machines.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13
Why Tenders Leave Rails.

The railroad commission OF Indiana.
which is trying TO solve the problem
OF why locomotive tenders leave the
rails so easily. has exhausted the data
supplied by the railroads several
weeks ago. without arriving al a salts
factory explanation OF why the ten
ders seem to defy all laws relative TO
the control of railway rolling stock.
and second circular is being pre-
pared. calling for additional informa.
ton. The commission believes that
the tenders. when properly under
stood. will provide means OF explain
ing causes OF many railway accidents
heretofore unexplainable
Some Of the railroads are building
their tenders on longer and lower
lines. with heavier trucks. and report
that their behavior on the rails is
much more satisfactory than that OF
the lighter and higher tenders of the
old type
The commission has instituted an
investigation into the condition OF the
Wabash railroad bridge over the Wa
bash river. az Andrews The bridge
was built before the day of heavy
locomotives and long trains and is
held TO be unsatisfactory II is prob
able that new bridge will be con.
structed. The commission also is
sued an order exempting the ST. 10.
seph Valley Railroad company. short
line oDpratinp only dav traf,v fro,,,
the general order requiring power
headlights on all locomotives in gen
eral road service.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13
Dies 70 Save Children

South Bend. May ID. y. Smith.
who has a wife and several children
IN Chicago. was killed at Laporte
while trying 10 save school children
from death. He was electrocuted
when he seized a live wire near which
the youngsters were playing.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

Nature appears to be indulging in
an exceptional display Of its powers
Following the Etna volcanic eruption
comes great hurricane in the South
seas and the upheaval in the sun
steamers from Bermuda report a re-
markable display Of northern lights
unusual In the latitude where seen
And no doubt a great many persons
VIII lay 1t all to the visit OF Haley's
comet.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13
Fines Bedford Strikers for Contempt.

bloomington. May p When Judge
James p Wilson. three weeks ago.
found eight Bedford stone quarry
strikers guilty Of contempt OF court
for violating permanent injunction.
he announced that he would suspend
sentence until later day in the term
He passed judgment on all the men.
giving Boone Byers fine OF $40. with
a jail sentence of 30 days.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

Poets Wife-My husband read This
poem at public celebration before
thousands of people Alas. ii was the
last poem he ever wrote.
Publisher see. Did they lynch him
or shoot him IL eslie's Weekly
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

One publishing house in New York
alone has published $4,000. 600 copies
OF the Bible and IS still at il. Leaving
out the sacred character OF the book.
these sales prove that old Samuel and
the others are still regarded as the
best story tellers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

II Is said that the wife Of an emf
nent British statesman may not get
divorce If she can become a
peerless by staying married. How
strong are the bonds of conjugal af-
lection,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

The conclusion OF American and
European medical experts in the orient
concerning beri-beri is reassuring. II
Is that 5eri-beri is non-infectious and
non-communicable disease. and that il
Is caused by the practice OF polishing
rice. which removes The skin contain
ing phosphorus.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13
Take Up ssre Fourth.

The Seventh district meeting OF the
state Federation OF Women's Clubs
which closed a two-session meeting al
indianapolis. voted TO bring before
the annual convention Of the state
federation meeting al Richmond in
October plea for a sane Fourth OF
July and the introduction OF domestic
science and manual training in the
schools and also to invite the federe.
tion TO hold it's 1911 session in Indian
apolis Previous to the Fourth OF
July OF this year. the district fedora
ton will ask Mayor Shank to promote
sane Fourth in this city.
A nominating committee decided on
the names Of Mrs. d. c. Brown. Mrs.
+. + McWhirter and Mrs. s. ID. Farra-
bee. TO be voted on at the October
meeting, for a chairman Of the Sew
enth district.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13
Flour Weight Shortage Shown.

n 7. Barnard. state food and drug
commissioner. issued a circular letter
to the millers. -four merchants and
dealers Of the state. calling attention
10 recent Investigations of the weight
OF sacks Of -four which disclosed in
many instances shortage in legal
avoirdupois. In part the circular.
which is warning to -four men, says:
There has apparently been a uni
form custom among the millers Of
calling sacks labeled "a pounds one
eighth barrels and of selling the
packages as gross weight instead OF
net weight This trade practice is H.
legal. for the weight OF a barrel OF
flour is fixed by law to be 1876 pounds
net. One-eighth barrel is therefore
24i7 pounds net; one-fourth barrel. 40
pounds net. etc"
Quoting a section OF the statute the
circular then says. This paragraph
makes the buyer and seller equally
responsible and requires both parties
TO buy and sell only on the basis OF
barrel Of -four being 1876 pounds net"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

Why will people continue to build
their homes on the sides OF vol.
canoes?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

II you fail to run your business and
allow 1t TO get the upper hand it is
likely to run you into the ditch.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

Many heads of households are think.
ing OF subsidizing hen and thus put
ting something over on the cold stor
age plants.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

instead of injuring the man with a
nat pin Eve should have hurled her
other bead at him and retired half
dressed.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

bavaria is to try a balloon service.
but for a time yet Americans will be
willing 10 stick 20 motor cars and
railroads for rapid transit.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

California fears an invasion OF
trained feas. The general impression
has been that the amateur feas were
Just as annoying as the professional
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

A Connecticut woman died OF joy.
caused by receiving a large sum in
cash. II is not. however. a complaint
which is catching.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

And remember that custom does not
sanction straw hats until June /.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

one OF Chicago's new hotels has
tanks Tor living brook trout That is
an Improvement on the ordinary kind
of tank.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

II the sidewalks belong 10 the city
that is another reason for not splitting
on them.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

Now that mere man has secured
footing in Chicago through the hatpin
ordinance. why not limit the height
OF the heels, the depth Of color on the
checks AID a few other idiosvncrasies
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

Has not Chicago the price required
TO flag the best Elgin butter as II
whizEes through on its way TO New
York?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

Missouri has a school for poets. The
street car ad. is as yet in its infancy
In Missouri.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

Uncle Sam has torpedo boat that
can travel 80 miles an hour. That
would he a grand little vessel If one
had to run away from something.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13
INDIANA

Reno. New. should organize an all.
star stock company.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

AS things are going a cold pigs foot
and stein viii soon replace the small
bird and the cold bottle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

Politicians who run in a circle End
II hard 10 be on the square.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

There never yet was a spring IN
which the calendar and the climate
worked in perfect harmony.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13
Set Date for Convention.

The Democratic congressional con-
vention for the Tenth district will be
held June % There is now one
avowed candidate In the field.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

A man in California has two extra
ribs and is said TO suffer constantly
lie is twice as badly of as Adam
was.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

From the corn husk. goose bone.
grounding day and other prophets rise
a chorus Of we told you So"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

Evidently the man who took 43
years 10 milk a COW was a hired man.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

Help the census takers 10 do their
work right and get their figures cor.
rect
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13

To love abundantly, is TO live album
dainty, and TO love forever i5 10 live
Drummond
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13
HE0AUSE:


The arnuine have W, = DouFlAs nanlr a7I -
gafnred on the bottom. Take No sohstttutc.
81 yoar dealer for VII Dougiss shoes lllltf
rot Tor sale In write Tor NAL 'frirf a
Apg. giving fuil directions how 70 order y niAll 49,
ordered direct from fartorv delivered 20 TIE weA ~
charges prepaid W. T. DOUGLAS. hrvvktof Mass
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-09-15
Votes Cast at the General Election 1908

At the request OF several voters the who
formed publish
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-09-15
Come Out Into the Opsn

John B. Stephen, state senator from
Ell PasO and Teller, announces himself
as candidate for the Republican NOM
ination for governor. Senator Stephen
has made a good legislative record. al
ways standing for the right of every
citizen in the state. His announcement
will add interest to the already over in
terested political situation. 1t will
serve to bring out his friends to the
Republican primaries.
The Cheiftain suggests that all Re-
publicans who intend to announce their
candidacy for any Office do so at once.
The primary voters have right to
know who are candidates and for what
principles they stand. Incidentally The
Chieftain wants every reader of this
paper to read and study Senator Ste-
phen's interview on those principles for
which he stands. 1t is clean cut and
to the point. Every candidate should
express himself just as strongly when
he makes the announcement of his can
didacy. Chieftain.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-09-15
u. s - Csak Panaaaa

In IN interview last Friday Richard
o. Marsh. charge d'afaires of the Am
erican legation at Panama, intimatsd
that if the Panama government should
ignore the wishes of Washington, the
United States would be compelled to
occupy or annex the republic of Pana-
ma.
Marsh's statement was made as q
consequence of the evident intention of
the Liberal party, which has a majority
in the assembly, to elect as the next
vice president to fill the unexpired term
of the late President Obaldia, at anti
American citizen. Yesterday the as
sembly was occupied with very heat
ed discussion on the matter.
Marsh made this statement:
IF in view of all that the American
government has done for Panama and
its great interests. present and future
on the isthmus, the Panama assembly
and government should persistently se-
fuse to accede to the clear wishes of
the American government, that gov
ernment can only adopt such means to
prevent such opposition in the future,
as occupation and annexation"
The foregoing is published in today's
papers and has stirred up something of
q sensation.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-09-15
Maine Coes Democratic

Maine went Democratic today. 1t
elected Frederick w. Plaisted Of Au-
gusta, democrat and the first for 80
years, as governor; upset the hitherto
solid Republican congressional delega-
tion in at least two and possibly all four
of the districts and to the surprise of
all of the political leaders, Democratic
as well as Republican. The returns
indicate the possibility that the next
state legislature will be Democratic.
The senate will surely have a Demo-
cratic majority. The house complexion
is in doubt.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-09-15

Several of the Denver papers are
speaking of Judge H. P. Burke as q
possibIe nominee for governor on the
republican ticket. This corner of the
; state will be solid for Mr.. Burke if he
wants it.
The federal grand jury. which has
been Investigating Chicago packers,
late today returned indictments against
ten high officials of the Swift, Armour
and Morris concerns. There are three
indictnents against each, charging
combination. conspiracy and illegal
monopoly.
M. Fred X. Huffman has his cards
out announcing his candidacy for the
nomination of county clerk. subject to
the action of the republican county con-
ventio0. Mr.. Huffman is making an
energetic canvass. and is perfectly cap
able Of telling the voters what he wants
and where he expects to find it.
With the return of Theodore Roose-
Sett w -Ne" AoTh lEOHi Hib "cstcIu
trip. the struggle between the stand
pattefB and the progressives for the
control of the state convention has been
renewed. 1t does not seem likely that
Roosevelt will win, for the reason that
New York has always been run by the
bosses in both parties, and the time
ha. hoop too chor fo q ro,,ao tho ,,onp1o
On another page of this paper will be
found the Semi-Annual report of the
county clerk, published in very detail
ed form, showing the conditions of the
various county funds and expenses fol
six months. and also showing the bal.
ances in the school districts of the
county. These statements are prepared
and published under the direction of the
law to the end, that the people may be
informed concerning everything con
nected with the expenditure of allkinds
Of money derived from taxation.
A big surprise was sprung up in the
democratic county convention held al
Boulder, Saturday. Olney Newell, 6
prominent state leader and presen,
county clerk of Boulder county, wai
up for denomination. Some one pro
posed the name of Miss Mollie O'Day
q competent and popular deputy in Mr.
Newell's office, and before any one
realized what was happening, Miss o.
Day was nominated by large majority.
You can never tell what an Irish wo
man is going to do, but she always
lands on her feet.