The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-10-20
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Indianapolis.-The Ninth Indiana
remnant OF cavalry met in tina
courthouse In It's thirty-fourth reunion
An address OF welcome was delivered
by Judge Newton M. Taylor OF the
juvenile court I'm which he called At
tention to the good record OF the regi
ment Judge Daniel w. Comstock OF
Richmond addressed the regiment on
the subject OF good citizenship. He
invited the regiment TO meet at Rich.
mond next year. and the invitation
was accepted. The officers OF tho
regiment were reelected. They have
served the regiment In their respec.
tive capacities for many years. They
are: c. Merrick OF Rushville. presI-
dent; George w. Parker. Greenville.
vice-president; ]. @. Holt. Spiceand.
secretary; Rev. M. ID. Walker, Fort.
Vile. chaplain: o. d. Hayden. Tacoma.
Wash, historian.
Hillsboro-A cyclone OF terrific
velocity struck this town and al
most wiped IL from the map The
property damage will amount TO
100000.
Half dozen persons were injured.
two seriously. but nobody was killed
The streets were crowded with shop.
pers at the time the cyclone struck.
The cyclone came from the north.
west and cut a path about two miles
wide through the surrounding coun.
try. II leveled or damaged every
business house and residence in
Hillsboro. Not shade tree or tele.
phone or telegraph pole was left
standing and the Big Four railroad
was placed entirely out of commits.
sion.
Ben Davis. - Dozens were made
homeless. six persons injured and
this town was practically demol
ished when tornado swept the east.
ern part OF Hendricks county and tho
western part of Marion county. caus
ing loss OF $4,000. For miles trait
of wreckage n mile wide showed tho
terrible wrath OF the wind. Thl
''twlster" struck Ben Davis and
wrecked or damaged almost every
building in the town.
Indianapolis. Following con.
ference held between Mayor Shank
and Superintendent Hyland, when It
was agreed that the lid should be
clamped on at midnight and remain
all day Sunday Is saloonkeepers
were arrested charged with violations
of the liquor law.
Lafayette.-Purdue university IL
the recipient OF $4,000 and 800
acres of land In Minnesota by the
opening OF the will OF the late William
c. Smith OF Williamsport. an alumnus.
The gift Is TO be devoted to the cree
ton OF new buildings for the college
OF agriculture.
South Bend.-The men and re
iigions movement last night reached
the theaters OF South Bend. services
being held in the vaudeville and NOV
ing picture houses. Institute meetings
were also held In all OF the leading
churches, the meetings being conduct
ed by members OF the committee Of
100 headed by Fred b. Smith OF New
York
Gary.-George Davis, colored. who
VIII be hanged in the state prison
some time next month for the
murder of his common law wife. May
Marshall. will be the first citizen OF
Gary to be executed. Davis was sen
fenced by Judge Reiter in the superior
court at Hammond. Although a score
of murders have been committed In
Gary since It's founding in 1906 a life
sentence heretofore has been the ex-
IRENE penalty.
Wabash-Mrs. Rena Ridgeway
received word from government
in Arizona that her husband,
Oliver Ridgeway, a government eng
neer. had been murdered by Yaqh
Indians in a sparsely settled part OF
Arizona Beside the body Of Ridge
way were found three dead Mexican
miners and eight Indians.
Indianapolis. Beatrice Rob
inson returned from her work IN
n laundry to find her daughters. Mary
and Beatrice, aged thirteen and seven
seriously III and a quantity OF car
bolic Ecid on the food she had leit
for the children's lunch. The childrcn
had attempted to eat the food when
they returned from school and became
I'll. The police found window w
locked and a bottle which had con-
tanned the acid In the rear OF the
home.
Lawrenceburg Because Mrs. Joln
Goodpaster with hatpin thrust
aroused her husband from n nap
during a sermon at the Holiness
church he struck her. the service was
disrupted and both Mrs. Goodpasier
and her husband were fined s. ana