The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-12-29
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
HOOSIER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

pellate court has decided that the
will OF the late Col Thomas Harper.
lawyer. was valid. thus defeating the
claim OF Mrs. Winifred Harper Cooley.
suffragist ard lecturer. who is daugh-
ter by his first wife, Mrs. Ida Hustled
Harper The estate is valued at s4O,-
600 and goes TO a second wife. Mrs.
Ella Harper. who since the litigation
began married Percy Stout. govern
ment gauger at a distillery. In his
will Harper said his daughter would
receive the property her mother OBJ
tanned when divorce was granted
her. which was all he possessed then.
tle.-Wo for Depauw
university must obtain $4,000 In
the next twentythree days, or
about $1,000 every day from now un-
| Ill December 81 in their race for the
endowment fund OF 100000. which
must be obtained by January 1. 1912.
They have already obtained $4,000
and $4,000 more is necessary. III
that amount is raised within the next
% days the general education board of
| New York City will make the univer-
sity a present of 100000, This will
make a total addition of half mil
lion dollars TO Depauw's endowment.
Bloomington - While attempting
TO reboard his train. after hay
ing alighted to telephone his moth
er that he would be home TO spend
! Christmas with her. Harvey W. Car
michael. twenty-eight. an indianapolis
Southern conductor. whose home is
at Palestine. Ill. fell under the
wheels in front OF the station here.
His right leg was ground OF 1t is
feared Carmichael will not withstand
the shock.
Terre Haute-John P White.
/ president OF the United Mine
Workers. may withdraw his invita-
tons for a meeting OF representative
operators and miners of western Penn
sylvania. Ohio. Indiana and Illinois
TO be held In Chicago Decem Der IA be
cause the operators already have
taken steps toward reviving their In
terstate association as preliminary 10
resuming Joint wage conferences with
the miners.
Greenfield John a. Riley. only
brother OF James Whitcomb Riley,
died Of heart failure at his home in
this city. He had been in poor health
for several montRs. Mr. Riley was a
man OF high literary attachments and
some of his writings compare favor
ably with those of his distinguished
brother. although he never wrote
other than for the pleasure Of the
work
Fort Wayne.-Endria steiche. who
stole sum OF money from the
safety deposit vaults of the First
National bank here some time
ago. and who was finally arrested,
after being followed across the sea by
bank detectives. was sent to the peni-
Tertiary in Michigan City for one TO
fourteen years by Judge ORourke.
Spiro Alexsi. who was a pal OF
Steiche's. is yet TO be tried.
South Bend.-Grief over the death
OF her son. Charles T Lindsey
former president of the Indiana
Bankers association. resulted in the
death OF Mrs. John T. Lindsey, age
eighty-two. Just nine days ago the
son fell dead while eating luncheon.
Indanapolis-A man who gave
his name as John j. Mcnamara
and said his home was In Cincinnati
was arrested here by the police early
this morning when he was found in
, the Peter Gallagher saloon. Sound OF
breaking glass attracted the attention
, of a passer-by and be called the 20
lice, who surrounded the building
The burglar was found hidden behind
an Ice box and was slated charged
with burglary. The cash register had
been rifled and some stolen tobacco
was found In McNamaras possession
Indianapolis The National Asso
citation OF Furniture Manufacturers
in session here. has adopted a res
olution in favor OF reducing the worI
day OF furniture factory employees al
, over the country from ten TO min,
hours. and has appointed a COMMITTEE,
10 prepare plans and fix the time
when such change shall be made
This will be done without reducing
the pay of the employees. II will affec
many thousands of men.
indianapolis Mrs. Mary l.. Nc
Cormick, forty-seven years old com
United suicide at her home her
last night by taking carbolic acid
The woman was found in an uncon
scious condition when Hiram NJ. Nc
Cormick. her husband. returned hom'
from work The police could learn nj
motive for the suicide. The womal
died al the City hospital