The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-06-12
Hoosier News
Briefly Told

| ID Two years.
Lafayette. = Axel Wahlstrom. if
teen years old. son OF Oscar VAIL
strom, was struck by an auto driven
by Otto Peters OF Mulberry and prob
ably fatally injured. His left lung was
crushed and his left leg lacerated. The
boy was riding bicycle
Muncie.-Two hundred and fifty
pounds OF dynamite were stolen
from the powder house OF the Muncie
stone & Lime company. Tracks lead
ing to White river indicate that the
dynamite was taken across the stream
east of the city and then conveyed
eastward by wagon.
Tipton.-The Princess theater here.
was damaged 10 the extent or
$500 when hot carbon was thrown
against film. An explosion followed
and fire destroyed the front OF the
building and picture machine. The
crowd was dismissed with little
| trouble.
Rochester-Plans are being made
to observe Peru day, June II,
again this year. A year ago many
citizens Of Peru came to this city to
show their gratitude for aid rendered
during the spring floods. Twelve
thousand persons saw the all-day pro-
gram This year aeroplane flights
and other features will be staged on
the same day. 1t will be a general
celebration and Peru will be invited.
posure by newspaper reporters,
Harry Heinrich, saloon keeper in the
tenderloin district. was arrested on
two grand jury indictments for keep
ing place where intoxicating liquors
are sold on Sunday, and his bartend-
e., George Smith. was arrested on six
indictments alleging the sale of in
toxicating liquors Sunday Two of
TIE witnesses are newspaper report
ers, who said they purchased the
liquor to obtain proof of the law vio-
lations. The men were released on
bond furnished by Harvey Weber.
member of the board OF public works.
tte.-Automobilists on their
way TO the Indianapolis motor
speedway discovered home of
Mrs. Selma Reene, eight miles south
of here. on fire, and awakened the oc-
cupants just in time to save their
lives. The entire lower floor of the
house was ablaze. Mrs Reene and
her small son were asleep upstairs,
but they descended through the fire
to safety. Both were badly scorched.
Mrs. Reene may not recover The
automobilists, with the aid of their
horn, aroused the neighbors, who
saved part of the furniture The house
was destroyed
Princeton.-A health parade a mile
long was the feature of the pro-
gram In the centennial celebration
here. The parade was one OF the larg-
est and most elaborate ever seen
here. 1t was under the auspices of
the Anti-Tuberculosis society of the
county, and was in charge of Miss
Lillian Wilson, a member of the Indi-
ana Society for the Prevention of Tu-
perculosis. Assistant Health Secre-
tary King and Secretary Thurber OF
the State Anti-Tuberculosis society
and other officials of the state organi-
"a participated in the event A big
fraternal parade with band concert
was among the attractions Every
lodge in the city was represented
Connersville.- Connersville is fac
Ing water famine. The four pumps
at the water works are pump
ng only 100000 gallons of water
day. The city normally uses more
han a million gallons. All sprinkling
has been forbidden. The city changed
20 deep we'll system four years ago.
ABANDONING the old White Water val
ey canal, which supplied an unlimited
quantity OF water, which, however,
vas warm in summer and unfit for
drinking at all times. The water
works has cost more than sixty thou
sand dollars since the change, and the
attest expedient, that Of large wells,
worked by air lift pump, is not in OPP
grafton.
Shelbyville.-The Sunday schools
and Christian Endeavor socities OF
he M. p. church of the Indiana
,Ohi CASc, III dlluQdl convention.
elected the following officers: Frank
". Lineberry of Elkhart, presi-
lent; w. L. Heitz Of Fowler.on, vice
PRESIDENT: c. J. Herlin, Greenfield.
ecretary; A. L. Poundstone. Frank
ort. treasurer Superintendent OF
pecial departments: Selma Stephens
f Greenfield. mission department.;
red Clark of Anderson, evangelism:
,mma Fox of Muncie. junior work: A
/. earn Of Bryant. teacher training:
l. V. Sharp OF Forest, Christian citi-
enship; J. c. McCaslin of St Joe,
hurch extension; E. T. Howe. Frank
ort, Christian stewardship This
losed the work Of the convention
Rochester. - During the thunder
torn lightning struck the big
arm on the farm Of F. Z. Robbins.
ire destroyed the structure, causing