The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-09-11
Hoosier News
Briefly Told

here, accepted a call TO the pastorate
n. Y.
nceburg.-Anthony 2. Moody,
age thirty-two. a farmer, lost the
sight OF his right eye in a peculiar
manner. He was attempting TO open
a bottle OF beer when he dropped the
bottle on the floor. II bursted and the
tin cork struck him IN the eye.
Gary.-Headed by Mrs Kate Wood
Ray, suffragist leader and president
Of the Gary Civic Service club.
women OF the city have begun q
fight on the higher cost OF living In
cidental TO the war. They have re-
solved not 10 eat pork until its pres
ent price is reduced two cents pound.
Warsaw-One OF the most interest
ing events OF the season at
Winona lake was the annual Bible con-
test. This was won by Mrs. George
Whiteside OF Evanston, Ill. Miss
Myrtle Z. Scott of Goodland, Ind, was
second, and Miss Laura V Cordeley
of Muncie was third. The contest was
conducted by DR.. Harley E. hartman
of the Moody Bible institute.
Columbus.-The officers elected for
the Flatrock Baptist association, at
it's annual meeting here are: II.
n. Spear. Richmond, moderator; j.
ID. Brison. Shelbyville, vice-moder>
ator: Ezra Quick. Columbus, clerk:
two hundred people attended the
annual meeting which closed here
| this afternoon Last night DR. Z. A
Hanley, president OF Franklin college.
made the chief address.
Observation-Disclosures because
her mother is said to have whipped
her for losing receipt book.
Lucille Jackson, twelve years old. COM
mitted suicide here by swallowing car
bolic acid. young brother found a
note in her room where her body lay
on the floor The note read: Dear
Brother: l am going away from you.
Mamma whips me and / can't stand IL
any longer. She will know how mean
she treated me after am gone. Good
by forever" Parents OF the girl say
she had a mania for reading about
suicides in the newspapers.
Wabash.-A shor. cut from his
home to his garage enabled Sher-
III Coble to prevent the escape OF all
the prisoners In the county jail here.
Sheriff Coble was passing through an
alley in the rear OF the jail, when
he heard a disturbance inside. and
promptly investigated. Approaching
the outer door, he found three OF the
prisoners diligently working with an
iron bar. The lock had been broken
and in another minute the men would
have made their escape.
Tipton.-James Whitcomb Riley.
Indiana's favorite poet, has &C
copied an invitation TO speak here on
Homecoming and park dedication day.
August %. The committee having in
charge the arrangements Of the cele-
bration expects $4,000 persons to be
present at the ceremonies The park
was purchased by private subscrip
lions and large majority Of the citi-
zens of Upton county own a share in
the park. Homecoming day was inaug-
urated as an opening feature Of the
fourth annual chautauqua, which con-
venes on the 26th and continues until
September /.
Frankfort-"Mail me 800 within
twenty-four hours or you are a
dead man. read the top lines of a
Black Hand letter received by Thomas
Keussurelis, proprietor of Greek con-
dictionary A large skull and cross
bones were inserted, sketched in ink
and then a footnote reading: Re
member, send me 500 within "a hours
II you don't you will pay with life.
Send money by general delivery to
George Bosalius.' The letter received
by the Greek was placed In the hands
of police officials and a decoy letter
sent TO the post Office and officers lay
in wait Napoleon Yarick, a Syrian
fruit peddler, who has been In the city
for several days, called for the letter
and was arrested and jailed. The case
has been reported to federal author
tiles
Greensburg-G Armstrong, age
thirty, was accidentally shot and
killed at Let's when a shotgun.
in the hands OF Ed Logan, was
discharged Logan had been hunting
and had stepped into the Let's Hard
ware company store TO take apart the
hammerless gun he had been using.
He forgot to remove the shells and
when he broke" the gun shell was
exploded and almost the entire charge
struck Armstrong in the right temple
Horace Taggart, who was near Arm
strong, was struck in the arm by few
shot. Armstrong; father was sitting
near when his son fell of the chair
dead. The load OF shot. after passing
through the screen door of the store,
barely missed brother OF Logan be-
! fore striking Armstrong Logan is
Frustrated with grief over the tragedy.
Armstrong leaves a widow.
Fort Wayne.-Fire, which started