The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-04-17
Hoosier News
Briefly Told
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ansport.-The Broadway VI. r.
church will invite the Northern Indi-
ana NJ E. conference TO hold its an
nual session here In 1915.
Rochester. After a fourth attempt
to get undesirable Ash in Lake Mani.
tou here the seiners gave up their job
and the big nets will be shipped back
TO Wisconsin
Evansville.-Kirk Tabor, who had
escaped by leveling a revolver at
Patrolman Tornatta, was captured in
railroad yard here. Tabor is said
TO be concerned in a robbery at Patoka-
Elkhart-Leonidas ]. Ensing, who
admitted issuing false trading stamps.
pleaded guilty and was fined $50 and
a sentence of two to fourteen years
was suspended.
Anderson.-"Woman Suffrage" Will
be the subject of ten-minute talks TO
be given by every Protestant minister
in Anderson at the Starland theater
Sunday afternoon.
Rushville.-The contract for the
| building OF the Masonic Temple, to
replace the one destroyed by fire last
summer, was awarded 10 Bert Ander-
son OF Lynn, Ind His bid was s27 ,995
Rushville.-L. B. Smelser, a teacher
in the high school, has been named "a
secretary for the chamber OF com
merce, which was recently organized.
Smelser was formerly of Richmond
and is a graduate OF Earlham college
Columbus.-William Wilmington,
Terrell Wilmington and James Whit
tington filed suit against DR.. Gran
vile L. Oldham of this city for $4,000
damages The plaintiffs allege that
the defendant unlawfully entered on
land owned by plaintiffs and cut green
trees of the value of $4,000.
South Bend.-Alumni of Indiana Uni
versity in Elkhart county have organ
ICED and elected the following officers.
E. H. Drake, Elkhart, president: A T.
Weaver, Goshen, vice-president; Miss
Stella Peede Goshen, secretary treas
urer.
Rochester-Great Commander Milo
Meredith of Wabash, Deputy Com
mander Fred Gildersleeve of Laporte
and Great Record Keeper J. w. Rep
logic of Goshen were present at
Macabee gathering here. when 25 men
were initiated.
Shelbyville-A woman's Loyal
Moose circle has been instituted here
with 80 charter members by Mrs. Ma
honey and Mrs. Hayes OF indianapolis.
Mrs. Leila Fletcher is the worthy
matron and Mrs. Olive Price the sec
rotary
Wilkinson-The election was held
here for the incorporated town
of Wilkinson. The officers fol-
low: Matt f. Cook, trustee First
ward; John c. Cooper, trustee Second
ward; s. c. Staley, trustee Third
ward; ]. w Garriott, clerk; DR.. E. r.
Gibbs. treasurer; X. c. Garriott, mar
shall
Laporte.-Despondent because tho
girl he loved would not marry
. him, but Tilted him for another,
William A. Schaveder, eighteen, com
mitted suicide at Klinger Lake by eat
, ing paris green. A photograph of his
sweetheart was found in his clothing.
and on the photo cover was written;
! "She fell In love with William; L
would kill him and spend my life in
prison If i could muster the cour-
age"
Linton-The report OF the treas
I urer of District II, United Mine
Workers OF America, featured a
session of the bienniel convention.
which is being held here. The report
showed the receipts for the two years
ending March l, were s147, S45.34 and
a the disbursements s96,075.44. leaving
b a balance OF 51,76s.90. Mrs. Anna
Clement OF Calumet. Mich, and Miss
= Josephine Brewer OF Columbus, o.
: addressed the miners.
Z Terre Haute.-Claude Trent, age
n eighteen. and Pansy Fuller, ageC
q fourteen, accompanied by his IA
ter and with a letter OF consent
from the girls mother. appealed frs
v TO the county clerk and then TO Judg'
G. NJ. Fortune of the circuit court IL
n vain for marriage license. The cleri
said that the law required the consen
r of the circuit judge for girl under 1
= given age. and after Judge FORTUNE
>. had questioned the youth and the "a
7 Their he declined to give consent
South Bend.-Fred Miller. ag
=. eighteen. who says his home Is II
T. New York, explained 10 Walter A
/. Funk, Judge OF the circuit court. tina
8 he was lust in fun" when he held III
"a a Baltimore & Ohio freight train a
" Walkerton, St. Joseph county, I've
days ago Miller faces a charge o
N robbery. He pleaded guilty. The bo'
h. stopped the train by uncoupling tn
q air brakes and then rified the caboose
II He held up two trainmen In the ca
~ boose at the point OF a loaded re
volver.
10 Terre Haute-"Do what you wis
% with my body. | have no desir
N to cause any OF my relative
any trouble or expense. have Away
been unfortunate. a failure and foo
N all on account OF religious training 1
my childhood days. have no fear
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