The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-02-16

ordinance. The directors saw If the
ordinance is adopted the members os
the charity organization will aid in
every possible way in the enforce
ment of the law. The police depart-
ment has been enforcing the orders
or Mayor John o. Wilson to rid the
city OF hobos and the result has been
gratifying to the executive.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Keever. thir-
ty-fve years old, married. and VIII
liam Sommers. thirty-seven years
old, single, were killed while engaged
In clearing away the freight wreck
which occurred on the C. & O. rail-
way OF Indiana here. Both men were
members of the wrecking crew and
were residents of Peru. Keever is
survived by a widow and one child.
liz Is said that the men we're engaged
IN coupling two cars when another
member of the wrecking crew gave a
slgnal to the engineer TO back his
train, crushing Keever and Sommers.
They died in the ambulance on the
way to the hospital here.
Fort Wayne.-Daniel Lytton Hard
ing died here from heart trouble.
He was sixty-nine years of age and
came to Fort Wayne from England
more tina 80 years ago. He was
elected mayor on the Republican tick.
ct In 1889 and served two years, be-
ing deleated for reelection. He had
Tor 26 years been secretary of the
wayne lodge. A. Il. and A. NJ. and was
prominent in Scottish Rite work. He
was also one of the prominent insur.
ance men of Indiana.
south Bend.-Frank T.. Arnold.
one of the best known Young
lumbermen of South Bend and School.
craft, Mich. has turned over to the DO
ice n letter demanding payment OF
5000 or forfeiture of his life. Arnold
mas no idea who the blackmailers are.
Arnold n short time ago fell heir TO a
large estate OF his mother. Mrs. Man.
ley u. Andrews of this city. and II Is
supposed the blackmailers, hearing OF
the fact. attempted to force him to
pay over the $500.
Newcastle.-The police discovered
that the city has beer flooded
recently with bogus checks. which 10.
cal merchants have cashed and In
each instance given change. A dozen /,
Inherent schemes were worked. and /,
the merchants. although warned and I
using precautions, were absolutely IA 8
Ken ma Nynrac Cp,rfo,. .g- - 4
also turned up and the police believe !
there is a counterfeiter working in the
city.
Wabash.-Because OF his opposi. p
ton to the operation of motor e
ears on public highways. Ora Abshire. a
years old, a farmer, hurled e
ak at Lewis Bling of indianapolis 4
rs the latter passed him in an automo- h
bile near here. Abshire was arrested. b
The ak just missed Bling. and coming &c
N contact with a tire on one of the p
wheels of his car. cut 1t in two. The re
armer was in a Wagon when the auto
st passed him on a country road.
~Logansport. Mrs. Mary Lands. Ct
eighty, who has been sick
or some time, Is now in a crit. Vi
cal condition. X. NJ. Lands of Chi.
ago, United States district Judge. Is
lere in answer to a DIR. c.
Ohm Lands of Cincinnati, head of the
ealth department of that city, and
ormer Congressman Charles b. Land. kr
5 OF Washington have been notified I'll
| their mothers serious Illness. he
Marion.-Three boards OF county US
commissioners will be in session ye.
t the Grant county courthouse ins
n February %, the boards being those dr.
Grant. Wabash and Huntington on
o%unties. The %tri-county meeting is up'
'r the purpose of passing on matters bee
ertaining to the building OF county :
ne Dads. During the past year cof
and adjoining counties have /
instructed several line roads. tru
Indianapolis. - James Ryan. alias exc
.ck Quinn, OF Cincinnati, who dot
,bbed the post Office AT Swazee last fee
lily. pleaded guilty In the federal the
'uft. Juuse ANDERSON sentenced him Vel
the prison at Leavenworth. Kan. wal
r five years. Ryan Is ffty-four years sire
d. and had served a ~ten-year SEN "
nee previously at Leavenworth. hav. per
& been convicted of a post Office rob. to {
ry In Illinois. out
min,
Terre Haute.-Ray Heiney. mana eau
OF the light and water plant imp
~Jasonville, probably saved his life uaii
rolling in the snow when his cloth. gan
3 took fire from a gasoline explo. chal
m. His burns are serior. hue
Alexandria. Charles + Rax,sr aga
years old. IL dead M pun
; home In Orestes. three miles iriei
st OF here. He had just finished n Tou