The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-11-13
INDIANA
BREVITIES


Peru with a ball
Kokomo.-Earl Kinder OF Forest
was seriously injured when he
was crushed between a traction engine
and a corn shredder on the Roberts
farm in Honey Creek township. The
engineer became confused and backed
The engine Unexpectedly. Kinder suf-
fered a fractured skull, broken collar
bone. fractures of his left arm and
three ribs and internal injuries. No
hope is held for his recovery.
Observation-Disclosures Bales. who
lives in Dublin. FIVE miles south OF
here. has finished the making OF
stringed instrument of an al
together different type from any pre-
viously invented. and which he has
named the new violin. This instru-
ment. he believes, will be recognized
by the musical world as giving
quality of tone not capable of being
produced by any other stringed in
strument.
Rochester.-The Winona inte5urban
flyer had a narrow escape from
a wreck near Akron when the car,
going perhaps fifty miles an hour.
struck a bull. The big animal
met the car head-on and the cow
catcher" was completely carried
away. the forward trucks passing over
the bull The rear trucks were
thrown off the rails. The passengers
were badly shaken up. but no one
was seriously injured.
Brazil. = Cornelius Schrepferman
settled his $4,000 damage suit
against his father. Nicholas Schrep-
ferman. when by agreement Judge ].
NJ. Rawley, in the Clay circuit court.
gave judgment for $1,000. Cornelius
Schrepferman was hurt several weeks
ago at his fathers mine. He lost one
OF his legs as result. He alleged
that the accident was due to negli-
gence on the part of his father. and
filed suit against him.
Valparaiso-Mrs. Fletcher White.
sixty-eight years old. was instant
ly killed: her husband. seventy
one. suffered fatal injuries. and their
auto was wrecked when White tempo
rarily lost control and the machine
crashed into a Wabash railroad en-
CINE at a crossing near Chesterton.
They were pioneer settlers. and two
years ago retired from a farm and
moved to this city. Mr.. White died
OF a fractured skull.
Anderscu.-Five men were arrest
ed in a dugout under trestle
OF a Big Four railroad bridge over
White river at the north side OF this
city. The discovery OF the cave was
made when patrolman trailed two
men who were seen acting suspicious
ly at rear door OF a home. In the
cave the police found an old carpet.
which served for bed: gunny sacks.
two flashlights, skeleton keys. razors.
knives, soap and bandanna handker-
chiefs.
Evansville.-'T pity the poor old
fellow. He has a guardian ap-
pointed over him and he is not quail
fed to hold the Office of trustee"
Francis II. Wood, former minister of
Howell and now serving as a Demo
cratic justice OF the peace. is alleged
to have said OF Alex Rhinelander
while speaking in behalf OF an indie
pendent candidate for trustee OF Perry
township. Rhinelander, Republican
candidate for trustee. filed suit for
$4,000. alleging SANDER.
Laporte-A dispatch just received
from the chief of police at La
fayette reports the finding in that
city of Hazel Spore, the missing sew
enteen-year-old girl The chief OF po-
lice wired that she had walked nearly
the entire distance from Laporte TO
that city, according TO her story and
that when found she was wearing a
boys coat and other articles OF male
attire. The Sewers family still cling
to the belief that she was abducted
by unknown men in an automobile.
Shelbyville.-Dr. ]. w. L. Duvel OF
the bureau of grain standardiza-
ton, department of agriculture.
and Prof. George /. Christie OF the
extension division of Purdue univer-
sity, addressed a number OF the farm
ers and grain men OF this region re-
garding the grading of corn accord
ing TO the new United States stand
ard. They impressed upon their hear
ers that the corn grower eventually
bears any losses that result from the
shipping OF corn Of poor quality and
low grade.
Hammond-Costa Juric. desperate
federal prisoner under arrest for
passing bogus money. rearrested
after release in habeas corpus
proceedings. calmly broke Jail at
East Chicago while the turnkey was
admitting a prisoner. Two drunken
men, by engaging in well-staged
wrangle. are believed TO be members
of a plot TO get Juric out OF jail.
Juric brushed past the turnkey. who
was watching the DRINKS. and is at
large. A hundred policemen in north
ern Indiana seek him.
Terre Haute.-Harry Barker. Tay-