The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-02-21
Observation-Disclosures
HAPPENINGS
INDIANA

Diooihlngton.-C. G.. Nance y yrad
ua'e OF Colgate college and until re
n ~. member of the faculty OF
llnoiS college. has come to Blooming
J. -" III order to look into the economic
: phases OF stone quarrying. The mill.
.on oi quarry wastes will be one
, VI the problems that Mr.. Nance vii,
, 0onsider He will examine the coal
shipped here and the methods of
naadiing coal in the quarries. where
Is thought that much of the fpeI
alue oi the coal is lost in using it in
.ne channeling machines. He will also
1onsiuer the adyisability of using
electric channelcrs.
ooiumbus.-The school building Of
oinofu, seven miles east of here was
ui ned' causing loss of $4,000. with
puc so'oO0 insurance. The origin of
the ire is unknown. Mrs Amanda
onipie!' widow, who lives one mile
gu. OF Clifford. walked to the town
anu tod the inhabitants that their
s|nool Dul ding was burning. She saw
the hre When she was awakened bv
hei alarm clock, which she had min.
.en'iohally set to ring at midnight
Inc building will be rebuilt at once
Peru.-The third annual exhihi+ ., |
the Henry township Miami conntv1 |
on'ry association will be held in
AKRON February II, II and Is in con-
nec'ioh with the Farmers institute
anu corn show. A fine premium list
mas oeen issued and good program
70 Planned. Three state speakers have
Deon obtained and arrangements are
Deihs maze for large attendance.
ne AKRON schools will make an ex-
mutt from their manual training de-
partment.
ierre Haute.-The Ohio Valley Vet.
Urinary Medical association concluded
us TWO days session here after select.
ins new harmony as the next meet
ing pace and instructing the legisla-
i've committee to keep close watch
on lhe present legislature and on the
ollls pending. The medical exnerts T
spent the day in performing twenty y
operations L
rensselaer, = Reuben Blackmore. 3
twenty-five years OF age, is in Jail here 3
geo with forging and cashing two u
hecks, each for ten dollars One a.
'"s cashed at Morrow's grocery. and
ore the name OF Walter Porter. q u
ariner The other was cashed at Fen. 70
lg s drug store and bore the name Ju
I'D. Becker, a butcher He tried IN u
40" checks at two other stores. He
~ TOWN. before the forgeres were N
lscoVered, and started to Lafayette III
" became intoxicated and returned ~
ere ana was arrested by Marshal a.
us.aru as he stepped from the train.
'ackmore came from Springfield. III. 49,,
h. p Wheeler. for.
cry or indianapolis. has disan-
ared from East Columbus. leaving Ca
s wife and two small chiIdna RE, inf
nc ihsists that she does not know !
whereabouts and that she does Sig
expect him TO return. lie is re- In
rted to have driven TO Edinburg oh
lere he sold his horse and left q
egy which he borrowed from local T
beer. =,
the city council "
eting Policeman Henry e. Dudley relic
acquitted OF two charges filed the
Iihst MIN by Richard Brown. One up {
'sed that the officer made out a ers
rant Ior the arrest of Brown when "
'her richard Brown was wanted
the other accused the officer OF A
orting money. The council adopted with
esoiutlon appropriating $500 with =,
oh 10 purchase an auto truck and saII,
ipment for the fire department
ashlngton.-Mrs. leila Clark Kit
nan was taken in custody ON an -
nifty charge. Mrs. Kitterman - aa
woman who few days ago was r
py ohcers while approaching the /"
nut street school building after "a
Iiaii' where she commanded Ma -
u. Read. president OF the Wash 2
'n National bank. in a Black Hand =
u place large amount of I-
~. lt is said that the worry in
ilal 10 this event DESTROYED the
ans mind. She was watkins
Darefooted In the snow when an
ended M
'u.-Howard May, aged thirty. I'll
switchman employed bv the Nil
'sn railroad company. was NH
when caught between an engine MN
caboose. kirkwood, the ward MY
an, was standing beside Nav w
TIE crash came. but he jumped Y
vas only slightly injured
re Haute. Charles Thomas
sixty-two. believes he is the "a
est greatgrandfather In In.
His son, Harry, was married so
MY years OF age, to Minnie Ru- Kn
ge seventeen. A year later a
by Edith, was born. Edith was "T,