The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-09-01

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state board. said that the board Will
act upon the petition in the near
future.
Misunderstanding has broker
Ill shipping records this year for
Indiana %seaports. eclipsing evsn
Gary and Indiana Harbor. Ninety-five
million gallons of oil have been
shipped from the oil refineries TO the
northwest. This has been shipped in
twenty-one cargoes. The Perfection"
the first OF the new fleet being built
by the STANDARD oil company put out
for northern lake points with nearly
a millions gallons OF oil. She is the
largest oil boat in the world. Indus
trial conditions at the oil refineries
eclipse formal years and the plant is
unable 10 fill orders.
Fort Wayne Relatives OF Mrs.
Emma Nolan. killed while stand
Ing over the washtub by her husband.
James Nolan. who was intoxicated al
the tine. will institute proceedings TO
obtain possession OF the real estate
held jointly by the Nolans on the
ground that a murderer cannot gain
any BENEFITS from property which
might have accrued 10 him through
the natural death of his victim. The
hard working wife. through her own
efforts largely. had saved enough to
buy two small houses and lots in the
20 years they had been married.
Gary.-The New York police
have taken in tow Milan Peccar.
the former manager OF the foreign
exchange department OF the First Ma
tional bank Of Gary. Peccar is want
ed on an embezzlement charge where
in he is alleged to have stolen hun
dreds OF dollars. He fed 10 Europe
and was arrested when he returned
to America.
Fort Wayne@The ends OF the
middle and index fingers OF Turn
key Charles Akers' right hand were
chewed OF by a Polish laborer. who
was committed 70 Jail after trying 10
annihilate his family with an ak. The
prisoner. Almon Bajavica. tore loose
a pipe and felled another prisoner
when Akers closed in on him. The re-
suit was that Akers lost two OF his
digits.
Shelbyville.-Mrs. William Crosby.
age nineteen. and Juanita Nc
Claim, four-mouths-old child OF Mr..
- AZ. - Nf.D1,g- I---l
In Swamp creek when they fell from
a trestle. Mrs. Ida Crowley, the
child's grandmother. was with the
party when they started across the
trestle and says Mrs. Crosby. who was
carrying the child. stumbled and-fell.
Observation-Disclosures a quarrel
In Williams garage. Ill Ken
lucky avenue. Ralph Henry, twenty
years old. a chauffeur. was shot and
instantly killed by Robert Taylor.
Shortly afterward the police arrested
Taylor and he was charged with muir
der. He admitted killing Henry, but
said 1t was an accident.
Fort Wayne.-The city admin
istration, in a letter TO Prosecutor
Thomas. asked the latter to call the
grand jury for the purpose OF investi-
eating the specific charge made by a
newspaper that there was a crooked
Zeal between the city and the rail-
roads on the track elevation work.
Mr.. Thomas says he will put the mat
ter up to Circuit Judge O'Rourke.
Columbus.-After being overcome
by the intense heat while wad-
ing in White river. below Colum-
bus. Eta DIETRICH. age fifteen. daugh-
ter OF Henry DIETRICH. a farmer. was
drowned in three feet OF water. Miss
DIETRICH swooned and fell face forward
In the water. Her companions thought
she had fallen in deep water and We're
afraid to go to her aid.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by three
thugs who demanded his money.
Timothy Fell OF this city was badly
beaten up when be refused to comply
with their request. Fell was found in
the railroad yards unconscious and
was sent 20 st. Vincent's hospital.
where he Is in a serious condition.
Anderson.=A novel method OF
stopping a runaway horse was
employed when a horse belonging TO
Beverly Rector became unmanageable
along Columbus avenue. IL happened
that the fireman at the No. 3 hose
house was sprinkling the street with
the fire hose hen the runaway ami
nal approached. AS II reached the
hose house the strong stream was
directed at its head and the animal
dropped as II shot. Before II could
recover and resume It's flight II was