The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-11-21
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
HOOSIER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

age sixteen, WHO Was uuEt III a
Pennsylvania wreck near Vanwert.
received a verdict of $4,000. being
two thousand more than her demand
Her injuries were internal.
Muncie.-Elias Boltz, sixty years
old, OF Dunkirk, died. the third
victim OF the interurban wreck at
Yorktown. Motorman Stanley was ar
rested at Anderson on a charge OF In
voluntary manslaughter. He was
brought TO Muncie, where he was re-
leased on $4,000 bond.
Fort Wayne-Stumbling on a tie
as he threw the knuckle on a
Wabash freight train. Henry Spacht.
brakeman of this city, fell across the
rail and had crawled backward for
nearly ten feet In an effort 10 get
clear OF the tracks when the wheels
caught him, severing his head. a
widow and two children survive.
Acknowledgement Pierce in his
report filed OF the death OF the
two-weeks-old child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles c. Settle, this city. October
Is, found that the baby had been lit
orally Rugged to death. but without
intentional violence. by its mother
when she fell asleep while rocking the
little one.
Bloomington. - Bloomington was
visited by the committee appointed
TO select a site for the state penal
farm. The committee inspected q
tract known as the Kyle-Ferguson
farm. of more than 1000 acres near
Harrodsburg, and went from this city
to Springville to inspect another pro-
posed site.
Fort Wayne.-The biennial in
spection of the local Knights Temp
lar chapter was made a big event
when ii was conducted by Right Emf
nent Commander Joseph Ibach of the
grand commandery of Indiana and Sid
ney Douglas. the inspector general OF
the grand commandery of the state.
both of whom are from Indianapolis.
Evansville.-J d. Barber. age.
seventy-seven, and Mrs. Kate Mar
tin, age sixty-two, both living at
Oakland City, were married here by
Ben, Morris, justice of the peace. IL
was the third marriage for each. Bar
Der said marrying had got to be a sort
of habit with him.
Warsaw-Clarence Duffee. twenty
two, and Chester Evans, seven
teen years old, were run down by
Pennsylvania passenger train and in
stantly killed. They were walking on
the west-bound track as a passenger
train passed on the opposite track.
and failed TO hear the train coming
from the other direction. Duffee is
survived by widow and Evans by a
mother. brother and sister
Bloomington.-Ther will be no
tango dances at Indiana university
during the present school year.
all the students I'm making the dances
this year beyond criticism were given
out by Miss Denise, dean OF women.
and have just been adopted by the
Pan Hellenic council OF young women.
The resolution asks that the students
restrict themselves TO the waltz, two
step, Boston without the low dip
ping. the hesitation waltz and the
one step without the dip).
Marion.-Dr V. w. Cameron. coro-
ner Of Grant county, found that
Jennie Robinson. age thirty-fve.
found dead In the Grant county JAN,
died OF chronic alcoholism. The WON
an was placed in Jail when intoxicat-
ed. She came formerly from Fort
Wayne. Nothing is known of her rel
atives
Evansville.-W II. Blanchett, fire.
man on the towboat Taber. who
shot and killed William January.
the engineer on the boat. on Green
river, near Evansville. gave himself
up at Morgantown, KY. He has EN-
pioyed an attorney and will plead self
defense. The body OF January has
been brought here for burial.
Martinsville.-Mrs William Wright.
age seventy-three, who lived north
of Louisville, about sixteen miles
west OF this city, committed sui
eide by swallowing carbolic acid.
She was found by her son in a dying
condition. Mrs. Wright had dressed
herself for burial
North Vernon.-From all indications
the city election TO be held here
November will be a clean one.
The Progressives and Democrats have
come to an agreement. and no money
will be used or any other means OF
influencing voters. The present out
look seems most favorable for the
Progressives. and there is little doubt
but that they will make a clean
sweep.
Lebanon.-James Welch. seventeen
years old. OF Indianapolis. pleaded
guilty 10 robbing the homes OF
Jasper c. Shelburne and William
Ginger. near louisville. and Judge
Parr sentenced him &c serve two 10
fourteen years In the reformatory.
While In Jail here Welch was inter
viewed by Superintendent Hyland OF
indianapolis. and that Official later
said mat his talk cleared nm several