The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-22
HAPPENINGS
INDIANA !

| mat had begun to sprout were
found in the appendix of James b.
Powell. a wealthy farmer. when he
was operated upon for acute append
citis. The appendix was eleven inches
long. Powell had habit. he said. OF
eating few grains OF corn every time
he fed his stock.
Rushville.-The charred body OF
Mrs. Minnie Harris, forty-five
years old. was found in the ruins OF
her country home northeast OF this
city. Mrs. Harris was the wife OF l..
Il. Harris. stock dealer. and was
alone In the house when the fire
started in an upstairs room. and ii Is
supposed she was overcome while
fighting the flames.
Terre Haute.-East-bound pas
senger train No. 80, known as the
"Twenty-four hour ST Louis TO New
York train" crashed head-on into a
freight train on the main track with
In two hundred yards OF the station.
Engineer j. c. MILAN of indianapolis.
'iding in the cab of the freight engine.
was killed
Anderson.-Charles Harmon, nine
teen years old. is In iail on
charge of assaulting. with intent TO
Kill, Theodore Eckles. thirty-two years
old. The men are drivers of garbage
wagons and. while emptylng barrels
In the rear of hotel. became involved
in quarrel. Harmon used a spade
on his companion, who. the physicians
say. will die
Greenfield - The movement has
been started in this city for a
public park along Brandywine
creek which was made famous by
James Whltcomb Riley. II is pro
posed that the city buy land on both
sides of the creek. which will include
the old swimming hole" and coop
crate with the Indiana Forestry as
ISOLATION In organizing n local branch,
shelbyyille Mrs. Mary Montgom.
cry. one OF the very few real
celebrated her ninotysceond birth an
niversary at her home here. She was
born in Butler county, Ohio. March i2,
1920. and her father, Philip Young.
wax a soldier ia tho Revolutlonary
war
Marion Fire destroyed four frame
buildings at Thirty.oighth street
md Home avenue with nm ea.
.imated loss OF 10000 The buildings
we're beyond The city IRE limits. Tfe
restaurants OF Minerva Sanders and
James Tucker and the drug stores OF
Joseph Stoebo and Henry nefgef were
burned. There was no insurance.
Shelbyvlle The town OF Wal.
IRON near here. In 20 have na.
ionel bank With capital atock OF
100000 Dr r. ] Mccain. Henry {.
Ionen, Thomas stanHifer aud Roy
ones IRE the organizers, The laat.
famed viii be- cashier A lot. on which
bank building viii De erected, haa
een purchased for $1,000.
South lend For entertaining
he Indiana q. A. a.. which
VII hold It's annual eneampment IN
south liend Ia May. the chamber OF
commerce. has arranged ~ raise $4,000
y public subscription next Monday.
'ofly mon viii canvass the city under
he direction OF Mayor Charles l..
loels, oIllelala Of The q, A, II. will
rive IN South tlend Friday 90 aid
! the arrangements for tho reunion,
Ahelbyylle Clarence Goodrich ten
ears old, son OF bert Good.
ieh, was ground 60 death BY the
White city special on the Zig Four
10 jumped from freight train on
'hleh he and score OF boys were
Ieallng ride and was caught by
le passenger train.
Rochester,-A WellhFargo express
rain was badly wrecked about
ve miles east OF this city,
hree ears left the track and were
lied In n mass Expreasman Down.
* OF Huntington was mangled be.
'''' hf'f ''hfa@ aHN ~ ~ iUuUkut ITO
III die.
Marlon'~-john II. Hicks, the old.
u resident of Upland and the
aly surviving Mexican war veteran
tho county. excepting one or two I'm
10 Marion National Military home.
'lebrated his cightyfourth birth an.
yersary. Mr.. Hicks has been Jus.
CO OF the peace at Upland for sixteen
.ars -
Newcastle. - After nearly three
eeks' deliberation 20 find plan
: which they could curb the divorce
III. the majority OF the ministers OF
enry county made public a signed
atement In which each agrees not 20
'rform the marriage ceremony where