The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-10-24
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HOOSIER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD


Sullivan-William Gilmore has sued
the Gregory Mining company for ST.
coo, alleging injuries when kicked by
a mule.
Winchester.-The Progressive COM
mittee has named e Coffin as candi-
date for clerk. vice Harry Wysong,
who withdrew
Jeffersonville.-Mary Denny has
been awarded $3.50 by a jury for
nursing Josephine Denny for five
years She sued the estate for $4,000
Crawfordsville-T the Pro-
gressives have no city ticket in the
field, Judge West had decided that the
party is entitled to representation on
the election board.
reencastle=Thieves are busy in
iormitories where DePauw goods live
Several OF the girls report thefts OF
small amounts of money and one girl
lost a gold watch
Pendleton-Oscar Davis was fined
$50 and costs for operating a blind
tiger and s25 and costs for selling
LIQUOR To a minor He must also serve
six months in Jail.
South Bend.-Mrs. Samuel r. Art
man of indianapolis. president OF
the Marion county w. c. T. u. who
was operated on for peritonitis at the
Epworth hospital here. remains in
critical condition. She is only slightly
improved. although hope is held out
for her ultimate recovery.
Elkhart-Frank Curry, laborer.
committed suicide by shooting
himself with a revolver He died In
the hospital two hours after being
found where he had lain in the rain
for about ten hours after the shooting.
He had been divorced about ten days
| ago.
Franklin-The $4,000 school build
ing at Bargersville was dedicated.
The speakers were Doctor King of the
state board, of health and o. A. Neal
state high school building inspector.
| The exercises were held in the school
yard and were attended by a large
crowd and several school trustees.
The building is modern.
Columbus.-The annual convention
of the Christian churches of the
Eleventh district was called to
order at Huntsville, Bartholomew
county The program included talks
by Mrs. Carrie Robertson OF Browns
town, Mrs. o. III. Griest of Carlyle. and
E. w. Taylor of South Bend.
Sullivan. = Mrs. Eleanor Combes,
one hundred and four years old.
held a quiet celebration of the an
niversary at the home of her son.
Wiley Gambill, former commissioner
OF the county, who lives half a mile
south of this city Mrs. Combes, who
is the oldest woman in the county.
possesses good health.
Princeton.-Mrs. Elizabeth Hitch.
aged forty-two, widow of Harrison
Hitch, the policeman for whose
murder, last May. Walter Brocail is
serving a life sentence, died, never
having recovered from the grief and
shock of her husbands murder. She
leaves ten children, several Of them
small
Greenfield Barnard and Sam
Cummins escaped from the coun-
ty jail here by saving through
three sets of iron bars and lowering
themselves to the ground by means of
a rubber hose. 1t is believed they had
outside help. Barnard was awaiting
trial on charge of larceny and Cum
minis on a charge of forgery
Bedford-Oficers are searching
for Fred Burton, who, ii is
alleged. attempted to kill his wife
with a shotgun at Bryantsville. His
aim was faulty and his fire missed
his wife, but several stray shots
struck his daughter. who was trying
to protect her mother. Burton es-
capped and is believed to have gone TO
Lafayette,
South Bend.-Lyman S. Kent,
well known, one Of the largest
and best manufacturers, filed suit for
divorce from Matte Kent. alleging de
sertion. The suit, although. devoid OF
sensational allegations, has created a
sensation. The Kents live in Navarro
place. one OF the most aristocratic
suburbs of South Bend. and were
members of the exclusive society cir
J cleS- MIS-. henl mas returned 10 uer
home in Chicago.
Noblesville-The Progressives OF
Noblesville met In convention and
nominated the following ticket:
Mayor, Daniel McCoun; clerk. Claude
Warren.
The Democrats have nominated DR.
j. w Koltz for mayor and Vincent
Boyles for clerk
Muncie. Oct 20-In the mass con
veption OF Republicans Michael j.
Broderick was nominated for mayor
and Earl Gruver for city clerk. Brod
erick is president OF the Broderick
Boiler company and is rated million
aire.
Lawrenceburg. Oct. 20.-Progres
sives of this city nominated Edward
j. Metzger for treasurer and n. c.
Klumpp for councilman from the
Third ward.
South Bend.-Joe Shively. seven