The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-10-23
INDIANA
BREVITIES


| fined five dollars and was sent to jail
for 80 days in city court for assault
and battery on his five-months-Old
daughter. He beat the child when he
was unable 10 silence its crying
reencastle.-When, in a spirit
of bravado. Ray Orrell. nine-year-
old son OF Mr. and Mrs. James
Orrell of Cloverdale. attempted 20 run
across the track in front OF the north
bound evening Monon passenger train
at Cloverdale. the boy was struck BY
the engine and killed.
Sleeps on Tracks; Seriously Hurt.
anapolis-Nathan Shields. thir-
ty-seven, OF Akron. o., had both
feet cut of when he went 10
sleep on the railroad track near Plain
field and was run over by Pennsyl-
vania freight train No. 60. Shields
was brought 10 indianapolis. His con-
dition is serious.
Darlington.-George Miller. fifty
three years old, OF indianapolis is
dead of pneumonia at the home OF his
half-brother. William Lowrey lie
came here a week ago. He is one OF
the survivors of the flood at Indianap-
oils in March. 1913. and was rescued
from a floating housetop after be near
ly persisted
Columbus.-Rolla Devine OF indian
apolis, who was serving a 110-day sen
tence in the county jail here for
'bootlegging" at the recent Bartholo-
fafr hx-
while he was being taken by a guard
TO stone pile to work. An unsuc-
cessful effort was PIade a few DAYS
ago TO effect the prisoners release by
a sabeas corpus proceeding.
Muncie.-At the annual meeting
of the Eighth District Medical so
ciety here DR.. Fred McRuby OF
Union City was elected president of
the society, DR. William ID. Schwartz
of Portland. vice-pTesident. and Or. II.
D. Fair of Muncie. secretary. IL was
decided to hold all future meetings in
Muncie.
Fort Wayne.-O. Henning and H.
Sproyer OF this city, who were
injured in the small Pennsylvania
wreck near Columbia City. will re-
cover. The funeral of Henry O. Rog-
ers OF this city. conductor, who was
killed in the wreck. will take place
Thursday. The accident was caused
by defective rail.
Danville.-Rev. c. w. Bowers.
eighty-two years old, retired
and superannuated minister OF the NJ.
+. church, died at the home Of his
daughter. Mrs. Thomas w. Weishans.
here. He was well known over north
ern Indiana. having flied preaching
appointments I'm many cities, begin
ming with the early days OF the circuit
rider lie was one OF the original ad.
vocates OF the Methodist hospital In
indianapolis.
Fort Wayne.-The ashes of Mrs
Elizabeth NJ. c. Ninde. who died a
year ago I'm California, have been
buried In a grave beside that OF her
husband. The woman's dying wish
had been that the ashes be buried a
year later at her former home. Mrs.
n. G. Thompson and Mrs. Kettle Iior-
daughter. came here 10 witness the
burial.
Burlngton.-An investigation BY
school officials has failed TO clear up
the mystery surrounding the poison
ing OF four girls who ate strychnine
tablets found In the school. Edith
Harmon found chocolate-coated tab.
lets In her desk. and divided them with
Deloris Tinkle. Adra Collins and Mary
Timmons. All became critically III.
but have recovered. Physicians said
the tablets contained strychnine.
Terre Haute.-M. w. Cozart, FRO
moter, of Sullivan, was brought
before United States COMMISSIONS
Hall. here. and gave bond in
81 900 on a charge OF misuse OF the
mails Several months ago he was
taken to Mississippi. where similar
charge was preferred against him.
growing out of his efforts to promote
the Tishimingo Tile & Stone company.
Recently, it is said, he has been oper-
ating around Merom. in Sullivan coun-
ty. selling stock in the company and
promising to establish a large indus
try at Merom.
Anderson.=A distrect convention
of the Woman's Relief corps in
this city adjourned after the eiec-
ton of officers: President, Mrs. Ar
line Taylor, Anderson; vice-president,
Miss Nellie Wene. Pendleton; treas
urer, Mrs. Mary Haas. Anderson. Al
exandria was selected as the place for
the next annual convention. Mrs
Alice Waugh of Upton, patriotic In
structor of the Indiana department
w. r. c., received beautiful silk
flag as token from the district or
ganizAtion. Mrs. Flora Millspaugh OF
Chesterfield. president of the Indiana
department, was among the visitors
There were representatives of corps
from indianapolis. Lapel. Pendleton,
Muncie. Upton. Alexandria and FL
wood.
Boonville-The marriage OF William