The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-02-20
HOOSIER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

publicans will hold their primary May
81.
Lyons-A local option election will
&c held in this. Washington township
Feb. rs.
Huntinston-Un United States army
engineers have opened an office in
this city
Jasper-Mr and Mrs. Samuel Nor
gan OF ireland have celebrated their
fftieth wedding anniversary.
Plymouth-Alois Grolist, fifty years
old. hanged himself while respondent.
The widow and six children survive.
Jonesboro-James ID. Fort, who
celebrated his ninety ninth birthday
has 104 living descendants.
Decatur-Fire starting in the John
son soup house destroyed three frame
buildings on Madison street
Evansville-The local lodge OF Elks
will celebrate its twenty-fifth anniver-
sary when the annual state reunion
is held here May 1928.
Rushville-Bishop Moore OF Indian
apolis delivered the address at the
dedication OF the Arlington Methodist
church.
Observation-Disclosures officers have
decided TO establish a rock pile back
| OF the City Hall for habitual DRINKS
and Migrants.
Bloomington-A jury has awarded
$1,000 damages TO Walter Hendricks
in an action for $4,000 damages
against the Consolidated Stone COM
| pany for injuries sustained.
Bloomington-The bloomington Ma
sonic lodge has decided TO erect
temple TO cost about $4,000 near the
looking for a site.
Muncie-John Lichler, twenty-eight
years old, was killed when his cloth
ing became caught in a revolving
shaft at the plant of the Muncie Elec-
trio Light company.
Lafayette-Mrs Belle Pinkerton. a
woman tramp, begged Judge Praff not
to send her TO Delphi because that
was a dry" town, but the court sent
her there nevertheless.
Oakland City-A petition is being
circulated asking the dredging and
Strengthening out OF the Patoka river
from three miles north of this city
to its mouth, distance Of thirty
miles.
Fort Wayne-County School Super
intendent ID. o. McComb has an
nounced that every public school
teacher in the county will be ex-
pected to attend the meeting OF the
Northern Indiana Teachers associa-
ton at Indianapolis in April.
Danville. - Democrats OF Center
township elected the following pre-
cinct committeeman: George w.
Merritt, Walter Stickler. r. o. Meek
and c. E Mitchell. Del> otes to the
congressional convention are John
Maron and Horace c. Miles. Dele
! gates to the state convention are Will
lam A. King and David Higgins.
South Bend.-Frank Seigfried OF
South Bend, an eccentric charac-
ter, who died recently in the
county infirmary penniless. is likely
to be honored by a monument being
placed at his grave, the gift OF the
citizens of South Bend. Seigfried suf-
fered injuries in the Civil war. which
are supposed to have weakened his
mind. A committee of citizens is anx-
ious to honor the veteran and already
large sum has been subscribed for
monument.
Danville-The Fanciers' associa-
alton of Hendricks county, having
in charge the annual poultry and corn
show, at business session elected Of
ficers for the ensuing year and heard
reports from the different committees,
all of an optimistic nature. regarding
the future OF the association. The
treasurer's report showed a balance
in the treasury after paying all bills
and premiums. The following officers
were elected: President, Martin
Mitchell; vice-president, Edgar Fos-
ter; secretary-treasurer, ID. r. Jones;
superintendent, Osa Dooley. The as
ISOLATION voted to hold it's ninth an
nual show the last full week In jan
uary, 1915.
, Henryville. The third annual
farmers institute and corn show
| was held In the high school building
: here. The principal speakers were
| v" H. OcAOui VI IolOOhftltCs WI D. - ~
Lindley OF Salem and Aaron Scott OF
Jacksonville. Prizes were awarded
as follows: First premium. ten ears
| white corn, Raymond Murphy: second.
Charles Norris; best single ear. Ray
mond Murphy: second. Charles Nor
ris; first and second ten ears. yellow.
Harry Gray; sweepstakes. white ear.
Raymond Murphy. Best angel food
: cake, Miss Cerelda Kirkpatrick; best
: loaf of bread, Miss Nellie Norris;
best plate corn mullins, Miss Edna
Lawrence; best pound butter, Miss
| Nellie Norris; best fruit pie, Miss Myr-
tie Prall; best fancy pie. Miss Mary
: Clegg; specimen crochet work. Miss
/ Edith Cauble; embroidery work, Miss
, Edna Lawrence; layer CAKE. Miss
1 Lille Munk; quilt Miss Geneva Nc
: Clure: buttonhole work. Miss Marga-