The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-15
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Lawrenceburg.-Job c. Miller. aged
eighty-one, is dead of pneumonia
and heart disease. Mr. Miller was
the largest land owner in south
eastern Indiana. He was more in liti-
cation than any other person in this
part OF the state, having been engaged
In more than seven hundred lawsuits
during the last sixty years. The ma
Jority of these cases were damage
suits against railroad companies. Mr..
Miller dismissed the last two suits
he had in the Dearborn circuit court
during the January term, and said 1t
was the first time for over half cen
fury that he did not have a suit filed
or pending in the court.
Newcastle.-A petition signed by
nearly two hundred taxpayers OF
the northern part of Prairie town
ship, Henry county, vas pre-
scented to the county commissioners,
asking that the township be divided
into two townships, and the northern
part be given another name and it's
own government The northern part
of the township has the town of
Springport, while the southern part
has Mount Summit At the latter
place school building was erected
some time ago for which the township
paic. and now $4,000 addition Is
planned.
dianapolis.-From the names
listed in the new indianapolis
city directory, which will be issued
about March 20, it is estimated by the
publishers that the population of In
dianapolis is now 26O,715, an increase
of 1915 over the figures of last year.
The directory contains ,2S6 names,
compared with 1925 names in the
1911 directory. The United States
census for 1910 gave the population
of Indianapolis as 233, $3.50, but the city
directory estimate, which is always
larger. was 24S,645.
Columbus.-At A meeting of the
American Poultry Breeders and
Fanciers' association held here it was
decided to make a stock company and
Incorporate. The stock will sell at
two dollars per share and no holder
will be permitted to own more than
five shares. Stock will be sold
southern Indiana, and in
this way it is hoped to get the
strongest association in the state.
Hamnond.-Dr. E. NJ. Wells of
editor of the Scott Coun-
~ Journal, who left for the south |
n gasoline launch last October and |
was given up for lost by ais relatives.
has been discovered working as a
newspaper reporter in New Orleans. |
The boat was wrecked near Memphis |
and it was believed that Wells was |
drowned.
Wabash.-Henry Baker, aged one
hundred and eleven years. one
If the oldest persons in Indiana.
S dead at his home in this city.
Death followed brief illness of pneu-
nonia, the first illness in % years.
Baker had been an inveterate smoker
ince twelve years of age and attrib-
tied his longevity TO the use of TO-
acco.
Petersburg. river broke
Trough the levees west of town
nd thousands Of ocroe &c 1..l :: a.,
d. Much wheat planted in the bot
oms will be lost Eight inches OF
now covers the high ground and both
he east and west forks of White river
re rising. The river is higher than
/ has been for five years.
indianapolis. = Governor Marshall
as accepted an invitation 10
peak to an association of Louis
Tile lumbermen at Louisville tonight.
he governor has declined invitations
speak at a number of places where
e had been invited TO so during the
ext few weeks.
Indianapolis.-The Democratic state
'mmittee has decided on Cover :
Or Marshall for temporary chair
an of the state convention on
arch p. and Senator Johnson w
mes for permanent chairman Gov l
nor Marshall will make the keynote
eech for the campaign.
Goshen.-Miss Edith Brumbaugh of 7
lnlap won the county spelling =
ntest here after nearly 1900 II
ords had been used. She fell on the f.
ord "Hoosier," emitting one %" Z
Vincennes.-The campaign for a
ovation Army citadel in Vim
nnes TO cost $4,000 was started when
lpt- and Mrs. j. L. Hinshaw. the To-
officials received 800 from Mrs. =
nina 4. Johnson.