The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-12-27

der, which has come TO light by the
discovery OF the body OF a man about
thirty years old, In the sand dunes
east OF Miller. The body was found
by Gustave Kimmel OF Willow Creek.
a section foreman, who was burning
grass on railroad property. When
the ground was cleared the body was
revealed. Although the victim had
been dead three months. employees OF
the sand company say that the body
was placed on the spot where 1t was
found the past week.
Indianapolis-A dispatch from
Washington says that the follow.
ing Indiana postmaster nominations
were sent to the senate: Roach.
dale, A. G. Coffman; South Whitley,
Glenn D. Foster; Albany. Elmer Fergu-
son; Greenfield, Ora Meyers; Lyons,
James eastman; Arcadia, w. G. Petit
john; Cicero, Shad Young; Laporte,
Phineas o. Small; Rushville, Charles
A. Frazee; Sheridan, Howard H. New.
by: Shirley, Leonard E. Moore.
Brazil-The magnificent country
home of Lewis McNutt at the
Idlewilde Farm, south of this city,
was destroyed by fire, involving loss
of $4,000 on the house and $4,000 on
the furniture. The fire was started
by Jesse Smith and B. r. Norfolk,
timers, who upset a coal lamp In a
closet. Mr.. McNutt was in Gosport a
the time.
| Laporte. = Charles Dennison of
Michigan City, aged twenty-one
years, while riding motor cycle to
his home crashed into the rear OF a
wagon and was killed. The body was
brought to this city. A small piece OF
steel became lodged in his eye. and
it is supposed that this SO blinded
him that he was unable to see the
vehicle just ahead. His skull was
crushed.
ara,so-Following the rob
berries of Grand Trunk merchan
disc cars, two burglaries of local
ticket offices and an unsuccessful at
tempt to burn the telegraph Office at
this place passengers arriving here
from Chicago reported they had been
victims of a sneak thief or pickpock-
ct They asserted their losses amount.
ed to SITS in cash, SIS worth of tick
cts. three watches and other jewelry
Columbus.-A fire started by
cigar stub thrown in the grass
along a roadside swept a forty-acre
orchard, destroying most Of the trees
The orchard was on land owned by
the heirs of the late Terrell Newsom
near Clifford The fire was stopped
by the snow. Had the fire continued
immense damage would have resulted
Michigan Cfty-Miss Ethel Rod
man, sixteen years old, leaving {
boarding house where she was EN-
pIoyed. committed suicide by jumping
into the harbor from a bridge She
: attended a dance, and told girl friend!
/ that she intended to drown herself
: but her companions thought her re
: marks idle talk. 1t is believed tina
3 she was subject to spells OF menta
3 alteration.
r Acknowledgement came to Waite
l Pike, nineteen years old. nea
: his home west of here. He ha
8 gone to the rural route box, some dis
: lance from the house, and bled t
y death in the road from hemorrhage O
the lungs He had been in failin
: health, but his death came almos
:. without warning, as neither he no
his parents suspected that he wa
\ suffering from tuberculosis or tina
his condition was dangerous.
Wabash.-Bert Jackson, aged thu
ty-five, an inmate OF a count
infirmary here, died from fright du
to the sudden death of two other Il
mates. Jackson has long had mo
/ tai fear of q corpse, and on the occ
sion of a death at the institution wei
. In hiding, where he remained until al
er the funeral, doing without food du
70 ing the interval The two deaths wit
IN an hour caused him to immediate
pass away.
Newcastle. - The Henry coun
:. committee of the Prohibition pa
IN ty met here and elected Rev. c.
Holiday of Newcastle chairman f
III two wears. Everett Worth was che
en- secretary and John c. Cook trea
:" urer. The committee passed res
luton declaring against the cham
o' of the name of the Prohibition part
Vincennes.-Orin E. SchdntZ,
travelling salesman OF Hamilts
Ohio. was arrested here. He
- said to be wanted at Eldorado. /
on charges of defrauding bank, a
at Liberty. on forgery charges Sh
o.. in Line OF Liberty arrived for I
On prisoner.
ar- Mitchell.-Fire here destroyed
ny -four mill and contents owned