The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-10-27
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Indianapolis.-Ths Ninth Indiana
remnant OF cavalry met IN thu
courthouse In its thirtyfourth reunion.
An address OF welcome was delivered
by Judge Newton NJ. Taylor OF the
Juvenile court in which he called al.
tenticn TO the good record OF the regl.
ment. Judge Daniel w. Comstock o.
Richmond addressed the regiment on
the subject OF good citizenship. lie
invited the regiment TO meet at Rich.
mond next year. and the invitation
was accepted. The officers Of the
regiment were reelected. They have
served the regiment in their respec.
tive capacities for many years They
are: c. Merrick OF Rushville, prcsl-
dent: George w. Parker. Greenville.
vice-president; ]. G. Holt. Spiceland.
secretary; Rev. M. II. Walker. Fort.
willie, chaplain: o. b. Hayden. Tacoma.
Wash. historian.
Hilisboro.-A cyclone OF terrific
velocity struck this town and al.
most wiped II from the map. The
property damage will amount 10
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 norlh.
west and cut path about two miles
wide through the surrounding coun
try. IL leveied 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 a tornado swept the east.
ern part OF Hendricks county and thg
western part Of Marion county caut
fng a loss OF $4,000. For miles a traii
of wreckage a mile wide showed ths
terrible wrath Of the wind. The
'twister" struck Ben Davis AMI
wrecked or damaged almost ever
building In the town
Indianapolis Following a con
ference held between Mayor Shank
and Superintendent Hyland. when y
was agreed that the I'D should be
clamped on at midnight and remain
I all day Sunday 10 saloonkeepers
were arrested charged with violations
of the liquor law.
Lafayette-Purdue university Il.
the recipient OF $4,000 and 1900
acres OF land in Minnesota by the
opening OF the will OF the late William
\ c. Smith OF WiIliamsport. an alumnus.
The gift Is to be devoted to the cree
tion Of new buildings for the college
OF agriculture
South Bend.-The men and re
ligions 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 ID. Smith OF New
York.
Gary-George Davis. colored. who
will 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 life
sentence heretofore has been the ex.
IRENE penalty.
wabash.-Mrs Rena Ridgeway
received word from government
engineers in Arizona that her husband.
Oliver Ridgeway. a government engi-
neer, had been murdered by faqui
Indians in sparsely settled part q
Arizona Beside the body OF Ridge
Way were louHu tnftt 0coI MtA+~""'
miners and eight Indians.
Indianapolis.-Mrs. Beatrice Rob
inson returned from her work In
laundry to find her daughters. Mary
and Beatrice, aged thirteen and seven
seriously Ill and a quantity OF car
bolic geld on the food she had lei'
for the children's lunch. The children
had attempted to eat the food when
they returned from school and became
Ill The police found a window IN
locked and bottle which had cor
tanned the acid In the rear OF the
home.
Lawrenceburg.-Beca Mrs. Joln
Goodpaster with a hatpin thrus'
aroused her husband from a Ia