The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-11-03
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HOOSIER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

Richmond.-Philip Brookins, a
wealth. negro who died here Satur-
day, by the terms OF his will gave
$3.50 to the Reid Memorial hospital
The gift was made. according TO the
will. on account Of a favor done
Brookins several years ago by Daniel
| @. Reid, muitimillionaire of Kew York,
formerly resident of Richmond One
hundred dollars is also bequeathed to
Miss Rhea Reid
Several years ago Me-. Reid told
BrookiiS that he would assume s4S0
on note which the Second National
bank held against the elderly negro IL
he would remember the Reid Memoir
ial hospital with gift when he died.
Although MIR. Reid gave 100000 to
the Reid Memorial hospital, and was
much interested in its maintenance,
be made the proposition to Brookins
rather In jocular manner. Brookins
was the most influential of the colored
race in Richmond and left an estate
valued at upward of $4,000.
Fort Wayne.-Senator Kern has
been notified of the desire. of the
waterways commission to hear him or
any of his constituents at the public
discussion on the Fort Wayue-Toledo
portion of the route of the proposed
| canal from Lake Erie to Lake Michi-
gan, at the Anthony hotel In this city
November 2, and possibly on Novem-
| Der 3. In reply to the announcement
of the hearing. Senator Kern has
stated he will be present unless pre-
vented by the Lorimer investigation,
he being a member of the inquiry COM
mittee
Shelbyville. - James ]. Corbett,
sixty-two years old, who says his
home is at Chicago, entered plea OF
not guilty in circuit court here to a
charge of child stealing, and will be
given early trial. He was brought
here from Toledo, o., and is accused
of having enticed Harold c. Albert,
thirteen, away from his home here
three weeks ago. He had been held in
the workhouse at Toledo since the
boy was located in his company at
that city.
Terre thanksgiving a bet they
lost on the recent worlds series,
six Terre Haute girls walked to Brazil,
Ind, 16 miles. The girls were on the
road six hours. They returned on an
interurban car The walkers were the
Misses Elizabeth Heidenreich, Edith
Ophoff, Carmen Felthoff Kate Hep
pen, Edith and Julia Henbessy. They
are members of a social cab and took
an active interest in baseball affairs
Columbus.-The teachers in the
Lincoln school building have hit
on an effective plan for beautifying
the grounds about tt : building. They
are having the pupils of the school
sell soaps and other toilet articles, on
which they make so per cent. profit,
and the profit will be turned into a
general fund which will be expended
| for shrubs, vines, flowers. etc. Al
ready the children have raised $50
! for the fund.
Richmond The annual meeting
| Of members of the Association
of High School Principals of north
ern Indiana is in session here
Various phases of high school work
will be discussed. The affair opened
with luncheon at the high school
and Prof. l. e. Neff, principal of the
Richmond high school, entertained the
visitors at the Richmond Country
club.
Attica-Five trainmen were In
| jured, one fatally, at the Indiana
! gravel pit near here. when a fast
freight on the Chicago & Eastern ILL
nois railway collided with gravel
train. Fireman John Clingerman OF
Brazil, of the fast freight jumped and
received a fractured skull. fractured
| jaw and badly torn arms and legs. He
was taken to his home, where his
/ death occurred.
Indianapolis-Chri Piel, six
| ty-seven years old. died at the
| city hospital here, following an at
tsmpt TO commit suicide at his home.
He was found in an unconscious con-
d!tion by his niece, with bullet
! above his heart. "A revolver was found
lying alongside of Piel. He said that
/ he was tired Of life.
| MISUNDERSTANDING a mysterious
| fire of a week ago, which burned
| the pulpit of the Christian church
at Jewell, the discovery was
made that the carpet had been cut
about the pulpit and ruined. The
/ church authorities are at a loss to un-
derstand the motive.