The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-12-12
Observation-Disclosures
HOOSIER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

his home here when, in play
full mood to brighten his wife, he
placed his thumb on the trigger OF a
rife with the muzzle to his temple
His thumb slipped The bullet was
dicharged and he died instantly. MI
Miller had made two 32-caliber rifles.
and with his wife and Mr.. and Mrs.
Pritchard. who were with the Millers
at the time, intended TO start on
hunt. Mr. Millers parents live az
Richmond He leaves, besides MS
widow, a son. two years old
Sullivan.-Fourteen men of Car
Isle have been arrested on grand
Jury indictments charging gambling.
The men under arrest and the
charges against them are: Rush
Trimble, keeping gambling house;
Floyd Shepherd, Ed Whitfield Joe
Wallace, George Ballow, Harry Ward
William Myer, Rice j. Davis, George |
Willis. Biford Williams, Charles |
Davis, Jr; Frank Warner, gaming; |
Joe Wallace, keeping gaming house;
Steve Dooley, keeping gaming house.
Marion. The Frank Middleton |
bakery in this city, one OF the
largest in central Indiana, was prac-
tically destroyed by fire, entailing
loss estimated at $4,000. The fire was
caused by combustion in the rear OF
the ovens. Chester Cook, an employe,
was overcome by smoke and was In
serious condition for several hours.
Seven thousand loaves OF bread ana
81, 500 worth of flour were consumed.
The bakery will be rebuilt.
Laporte.-Rev. Father Vanrie OF
Fort Wayne was assigned by Bishop
Alerding of the diocese or Fort
Wayne to the pastorate of the Cain
Ole parish at North Judson. Father
Vanrie will succeed Rev. Father hey
ser. who disappeared about eight
weeks ago and of whose Whereabouts
no trace has been found though he
is believed to be in one of the Paclnc
coast states.
Brazil.-Mrs. Louise Swinehart,
age seventy eight, was instantly
killed by a traction car on the Terre
Haute. Indianapolis & Eastern Trac-
ton line, four miles west of Brazil.
She lived with her son, Albert Swine
hart, and had gone to a mail box and
was returning to her home when she
was struck. The trainmen say they
blew the whistle, but as the woman
was a little deaf, she did not hear 1T.
Terre Haute. = An agreement TO
permit employees of the Terre
Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Trac
ton company to organize union with
out interference ayerted threatened
strike here. Announcement was MADE
after a conference between represen-
tatives of the union and officers of the
traction company that there would
be no strike.
Terre Haute-Harry Phipps, a
lineman of this city, has received
check for 500 from Nathan
Strauss of New York city. Some time
ago Strauss saved the life of TEL
low lineman at the risk of his own,
and Mr. Strauss, reading of his hero
, ism in the papers, sent the check as
an evidence of his appreciation OF
! bravery.
Laporte.-Grand Chancellor Lewis
of the knights OF Pythias has
!. called the Second district convention
to be held in this city January q. The
district comprises the lodges in the
counties of Laporte, ST. Joseph. Elk
hart, Marshal, Stark, Kosciusko and
Fulton. Laporte lodge is planning to
entertain several hundred visiting
Pythians.
Parr.-Burglars entered the store!
of G.. H. Hammerton and w. l.
Wood and the poolroom of w. H. Mey
ers obtaining $500 in cash and money
orders from the safe in the WOOD
store Wood is postmaster and $14s
was government money. A small
amount of money and merchandise
was taken from the other places.
Laporte. = Antoine Malaria. sen
fenced to the Michigan City prison
q from Marion county, surrendered him
self to the authorities. asking to b.
returned to the prison. Malaria wa!
@ recently paroled. He has not violated
g his parole but during the coming win
e ter he believes he will be better caret
for in the prison.
Princeton.-Joseph Metcalf Of Win
't cennes. fifty years old, linemal
p for the c. & E. |. railroad. wa
Q struck by a train and instantly kille'
near Hazelton, this county, while n
q was attempting to pull handcar from
u the track. His body was taken to Win
5. cennes, after being viewed by the col
oner
l. Rochester. = Sylvester Spohn de
3. here In the hospital of tetanu'
70 He fell a week ago and broke his lee
70 The attending surgeons set his les
using steel plates, which were screwe
into the bone. Infection followed
u Spohn was a painter.
- Columbus.-The Bartholomew coul
l. ty commissioners have received lie
IL ter from the Indiana good roads con
81 mission asking that thorough
qualified man be chosen as road 81
perintendent
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