The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-07-25
Observation-Disclosures
Indiana
BreVitieS


Carey company, Hills South Merid-
ian street. and spread to adjoining
buildings. for a time threatening enor-
nous damage to the Meridian street
Wholesale district. The fire is OF un-
known origin. The first alarm was
turned In about $3.50 o'clock. and IL
was lot until nearly midnight that
the fire was under control. An esti-
mate OF the losses follows: Layman-
Carey company. $500. o00: Hamilton.
Harris & Co., dealers in tobacco and
cigars. 117-119 South Meridian street.
500, 000; Atlas Paper company, 100
South Meridian street, $4,000; l.. c.
Thiele company, manufacturers OF
furnaces, 107 South Meridian street.
$4,000. The loss to the owners OF
the buildings is about 500 900. Esti-
mates of the insurance carried by the
firms could not be obtained with GER
tainty, but it is understood that the
losses are fairly well covered. The
only serious accident was the injury
of David Dillon, stoker on engine No.
II, who Ia believed to have walked
of a roof and suffered probably fatal
injuries.
Shelburn. Probably the first case
under the new automobile law
was the action brought in the
court of Justice Boyd against Hersch-
ell Ford of Sullivan for permitting the
engine Of his automobile TO continue
-r,pnino urhila tho ontnnonhi1n xToC
standing in one of the principal
streets of Shelburn without an attend
ant This is believed to be the first
case filed under the acts Of 1913 in
the state for this offense.
Terre Haute.-William Henry OF
indianapolis, a factory foreman,
was declared state secretary Of
the Socialist party. He defeated Ira
c. Tilton of Valparaiso, 635 to 433, in
a referendum vote. The party head
quarters will be moved to I~ndianapo-
lis.
South Bend.-James Grimes, age
seven, of Mishawaka, was drowned
within sight of his mother when wad-
ing. The woman came near losing
her own life in an effort to save him.
The boy had wandered too far from
shore and began sinking, the mother.
although she had just recovered from
a serious illness, plunged into the wa
ter to save him, but failed.
Lafayette.--More than five hundred
leading stockmen and farmers OF the
state will meet August Z at the Tippe-
canoe Stock farm, near Battle Ground,
and addresses will be made by Presi-
lent w. T. McCray of the Live Stock
Breeders association, President d. c..
Pohn of the Corn Growers, Dean H. S.
Skinner and Superintendent G.. |.
Christie of Purdue. The first picnic
of the stockmen of the state was held
last year at Kentland and proved SO
successful that the Indiana Corn Grow
ers' association has joined with the
Live Stock Breeders this season. ]. II.
and ]. w. VanAtta have donated a
fine Hereford steer for the barbecue.
which will be one of the features OF
the outing.
Winchester.ICharged with murder
In the first degree, William S. Circle.
forty-fve years old, is confined in the
county Jail. The Randolph county
grand jury, in special session. re-
turned the indictment charging him
with killing Mrs. May Brown, thirty
three. The shooting occurred July 10,
near the business district of this city.
Circle asserts he will prove an alibi.
The case will not come TO trial uStil
the September term of court. Circle
nearly collapsed when the warrant
was read to him by Sheriff Henning.
the revolver which figured in the
case.
Richmond.-The big farm of the
county infirmary has not been self-sup-
porting because most of the inmates
are unfit to do farm work. Sheriff
Bayer suggested a remedy to the coun-
ty commissioners. He asked them for
authority to work the prisoners in the
county jail on the infrmary farm. n
commissioners have taken the plan
under consideration.
Goshen.-The body OF George A
Nichols. eighty years old. a native OF
Servia, and king OF the gypsies, was
brought here from Topeka. and buried
In Oakridge cemetery. Elaborate GER
emonies were held in ST. Johns Cath
Ollie church. where the gypsy mourn
ers assembled. When It was found i'm
possible to hold a Catholic funeral at
Topeka, the journey was made to
Goshen.
Vincennes.-Franklin Fossmeyer,
nineteen years old. drug clerk. was
drowned In the Wabash river at Fort
Knox. while swimming with three
friends.