The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-02-13
HOOSIER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

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publicans will hold their primary May
81.
Lyons-A local option election will
be held in this. Washington township.
Feb. rs.
Huntington-United States army
engineers have opened an ONCE in
this city.
Jasper-Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Nor
gan OF ireland have celebrated their
fiftieth wedding anniversary.
Plymouth-Alois Grolist. fifty years
old. hanged himself while respondent
The widow and six children survive.
| Jonesboro-James u. Fort, who
celebrated his ninety-ninth birthday
has 104 living descendants.
Decatur-Fire starting in the John
son soup house destroyed three frame
buildings on Madison street.
Eyansville-The local lodge OF Eiks
will celebrate its twenty-fifth anniyer-
sary when the annual state reunion
is held here May 1928.
Rushville-Bishop Moore OF Indian
apolis delivered the address at the
| dedication OF the Arlington Methodist
| church.
Observation-Disclosures officers have
decided to establish a rock pile back
OF the City Hall for habitual DRINKS
and Migrants.
Bloomington-A jury has awarded
| $1,Sc0 damages TO Walter Hendricks
in an action for $4,000 damages
against the Consolidated Stone COM
pany for injuries sustained
Bloomington-The Bloomington Ma
sonic lodge has decided TO erect =
temple to cost about $4,000 near the
| public square. committee is now
| looking for a site.
Muncie-John Lichler, twenty-eighs
| years old. was killed when his cloth
ing became caught In a revolving
shaft at the plant of the Muncie Eiec-
trio Light company.
Lafayette-Mrs. Belle Pinkerton, a
woman tramp, begged Judge Praff not
to send her 10 Delphi because that
was dry town. but the court sent
her there nevertheless.
! Oakland City-A petition is being
| circulated asking the dredging and
Strengthening out of the Patoka river
from three miles north of this city
to its mouth, a distance of thirty
miles
Fort Wayne-County School Super
! intendent ID. o. McComb has an
nounced that every public school
! teacher in the county will be ex-
pected to attend the meeting of the
| Northern Indiana Teachers associa-
ton at Indianapolis in April.
Danville. = Democrats OF Center
| township elected the following pre-
cinct committeeman: George W.
Merritt, Walter Stickler. r o. Meek
and c. Z. Mitchell Delegates TO the
congressional convention are John
Maron and Horace c. Miles. Dele
| gates to the state convention are Will
lam A. King and David Higgins.
South Bend-Frank Seigfried OF
South Bend, an eccentric charac-
ter, who died recently in the
county infrmary penniless. is likely
to be honored by monument being
placed at his grave. the gift OF the
citizens of South Bend. Seigfried suf-
fered injuries in the Civil war, which
are supposed to have weakened his
mind. A committee Of citizens is anx-
ious to honor the veteran and already
large sum has been subscribed for
monument.
Danville.-The Fanciers' associa-
alton of Hendricks county. having
in charge the annual poultry and corn
show, at a business session elected of
ficers for the ensuing year and heard
reports from the different committees,
all of an optimistic nature, regarding
the future of the association. The
treasurer's report showed a balance
in the treasury after paying all bills
and premiums. The following officers
were elected: President, Martin
MITCHELL vice-president. Edgar Fos-
ter; secretary-treasurer d. X. Jones;
superintendent, Osa Dooley. The as
ISOLATION voted TO hold it's ninth an
nual show the last full week in Jan
uary. 1915
Henryville. The third annual
farmers institute and corn show
was held in the high school building
here. The principal speakers were
w. ii. Senour OF Brockville. Mrs. c. N.
Lindley OF Salem and Aaron Scott OF
Jacksonville. Prizes were awarded
as follows: First premium. ten ears
white corn. Raymond Murphy: second
| Charles Norris: best single ear. Ray
mond Murphy: second. Charles Nor
us: first and second ten ears. yellow.
Harry Gray: sweepstakes. white ear.
Raymond Murphy. Best angel food
cake. Miss Cerelda Kirkpatrick: best
loaf OF bread, Miss Nellie Norris:
best plate corn mullins. Miss Edna
Lawrence best pound butter, Miss
Nellie Norris: best fruit pie. Miss Myr-
tic Prall best fancy pie, Miss Mary
Clegg: specimen crochet work. Miss
Edith Cauble; embroidery work, Miss
Edna Lawrence: layer cake. Miss
Lille Munk; quilt. Miss Geneva Nc
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