The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-03-14
Observation-Disclosures
HAPPENINGS
INDIANA

Washington.-U. S. Holder. county
coroner. says that in his opinion The
odore T. Jones, county treasurer. who
killed himself, was insane, due prob
ably to the excessive use or intoxi-
cants O. C. Herdrich and Ed Farm
ers. field examiners, were sent here
by the state board OF accounts to
check over the books OF Mr.. Jones
while he was in office. The county
commissioners appointed John l.
Clark, farmer CT Steele township.
and tIeasurer-elect, TO serve the un-
expired term OF Mr. Jones.
Madison.-The funeral OF young Ly
man Boggs, the railroad fireman killed
near Noblesyille, was held here. The
body came from Indianapolis on a
special train. and was accompanied by
thirty-two railroad men and friends.
Six young men OF North Madison were
active and six young women honorary
pallbearers.
Shelburn.-The different mine work
ers' locals under the jurisdiction OF
district No. IL forwarded resolutions
TO Representative William Cullop. de-
manding a congressional investigation
OF the West Virginia strike situation.
They also sent resolutions TO State
Senator c. T. Atkins and Representa-.
tive Bedwell. demanding favorable aos
ton on proposed mining laws.
Fort Wayne-M ID. Dean. thir-
ty-two years old. conductor on the
Grand Rapids G. Indiana. was run over
and killed in The yards here. He was
helping to make up his train and had
just thrown a switch when locomo-
tive ran him down. He had been mar
| ried but three weeks.
Richmond-In the court OF Mayor
| Zimmerman. William r Felty, an en-
gineer on the Pennsylvania railroad.
was fined $50 and costs on a charge
OF cruel treatment to his children. the
oldest being four. the youngest a babe
In arms.
Richmond.-While attempting to
escape from the county inflrmary.
Alexander Druley. sixty-five years
old, slipped in a gutter on the roof and
fell TO the ground. fracturing his skull
The body was not found until six
hours later.
Columbus-Dr. e. c. Regennas
OF Hope has adopted the use OF
rattlesnake venom in the treatment
of epilepsy lie administered the first
Of the treatment when he injected
some of the poison into the arm or
Irene Cook, a victim OF the malady.
Noblesville.-Two men killed, one
perhaps fatally injured, and Penn
sylvania freight in a tangled heap
were the results of a sideswipe wreck
: on the Lake Erie G. Western railroad
five miles north OF this city. Both
trains were south bound. The freight
train had taken the siding TO give the
passenger train the right OF way on
!. the main track. The latter train was
running forty-fve miles an hour. ac-
| speed faster than usual. as he says
: they were fifteen minutes behind the
/ schedule and desired TO make up the
time before reaching Indianapolis.
r Shelbyville.-Dr. James T. Lamb.
r ffty-nine years old. for many years
a prominent practicing physician in
southeastern Indiana, died OF locomo-
: tor ataxia at his home. 35s West Tay-
D Tor street. He had ben a resident OF
; Shelby county for nearly three years.
: but had been living in Shelbyville only
e few months. Devotion to his profess
:, sion wrecked Doctor Lambs health.
which first began to fail while he was
rracticing in Delaware.
r Shelbyville. - The Shelby County
O Bar association has elected officers
n for the coming year as follows: Pres
&: ident. David Smith vice president,
@ Thomas II. Campbell; secretary-treas.
;. urer. u. z. Tlndall; executive commit
q tee President Smith. Charles A. Hack
4 and Elmer Bassett: admissions com
;. mittee. Ed X. Adams. Isaac Carter and
,. George II. Meiks
Columbus Shortly before Rev. ia
g cob Henderson,, ninety-five years old
q pioneer preacher OF Indiana, died Al
, the Bartholomew county inhrmary
II near here, he requested that his IN
: neral be not held in the chapel OF the
y infirmary, because there was an or
gan in the chapel In his sermons ant
church work the preacher had alwayI
condemned instrumental music In
'e churches. holding that the instruments.
=" were of the devil
% Washington.-Coroner II. s. Holde
says that Theodore T. Jones. count,
)" treasurer, who shot himself TO death
u committed the act while insane from
Il the use OF intoxicants. The count,
'e commissioners have appointed Johl
81 L. Clark. a farmer OF Steele TOWNSHIP