The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-08
Hoosier News
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tOlumDus.-A Boys County Corn
club has been organized here. with Is
members. by County Agricultural
Agent Johnson and County Superin-
tendent darlington.
Laporte.-Rev. G. f. Francis, pastor
OF the Methodist church at Westville.
has resigned to accept a call TO James
town. Ind. He will be succeeded at
Westville by Rev. c. l.. Law.
observation-disclosures a colored
man was sent down from Chicago TO
work in the mill OF the Central Stone
mill OF this city. the 80 employees OF
the company quit work. The places
OF the strikers we're filed with new
employees.
Terre Haute. Members Of the
Christian churches OF Terre Haute
are rapidly concluding plans for
the diamond jubilee convention OF
the Christian churches OF Indiana,
May IL 10 IL. One thousand persons
from all parts OF the state are ex-
pected to attend.
Columbus. - Jack Amer, eighteen
years old, who, with two other youths.
Is walking from Birmingham. Ala, to
Indianapolis. the winner 10 receive
$500, and the losers TO receive full out
fits of clothing. two weeks board at
the Claypool hotel and their car fare
home. arrived here.
Hartford City.-An estate worth $780,
600 Is left by will 10 the widow et A.
r. Weller. former resident of this city.
who died on the streets at Columbus.
O., April 3. Mrs. Weller was formerly
Miss Blanche Kahn OF indianapolis.
Among numerous requests are $1,000
each to Carroll and Dorothea Weller
OF South Bend.
Rushville.-Miss Leah Flint will rep
resent the local high school at the ora
torical contest Of the Central Indiana
High School league In Shelbyville. May
8, having won the preliminary contest
here. There we're seven contestants
and Miss Flint took for her subject
"Toussant L'Overture." She is q senior
In the high school.
Columbus.-Salum Wilbur OF Eliza
BEETHOVEN filed suit in circuit court
here for $4,000 damages against iae
Chicago. rerre Haute & Southeastern
Railway company. A few days ago his
ment for 1900 damages for alleged
personal injuries I'm a suit against the
same company, which was tried at
Greensburg.
L~aporte.-Walter Lopathka. bailifr
in the Laporte circuit court and a
prominent young Polish-American, adj
dressed . letter to President Wilson
Offering the services OF himself and
25 Polish young men OF this city. He
also offers { o organize a complete COM
pany in Laporte. Michigan City and
South Bend TO go to the front and fight
the Mexicans.
Shelbyville. - Harry Neil paid a
fine and costs Of $35 in the may
or's court on a charge OF assault
and battery or Harry Anderson. a
lad whom he ran down with an auto
here April s.. The mayor suspended
a 30-days' jail sentence. Anderson's
back was broken in the accident. but
Il is believed he will recover He will
probably be a cripple for life
Delphi-The Great Western Can
ming company's- plant was de-
stroyed hy FIRE. The loss was $685.
600. with Insurance OF 100000. The
value of the building was $4,000:
stock, $4,000. The owners we're W.
c. Smith. mayor OF Delphi; Isaac
Smith OF Kokomo. and Earl Smith OF
Delphi. Fire also destroyed the plant
Of the Delphi Engineering company.
manufacturers OF steam hoists. Both
plants probably viii be rebuilt.
Warsaw.-The general store OF L.
ID. Menden at Burket was robbed here.
Between $500 and $1,000 in jewelry.
silverware, clothing and shoes was
carried away. Late this afternoon
Shariff c. A. Kitsell and a posse OF
deputies surrounded a woods four
miles from Burket and captured Thull
Matthias. twenty-five. and Herman
ohhtl tithNtth ItaAo VI abts bOtL
foreigners. They had part of the goods
In their possession and led the officers
to the place where the other was hid
den.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES were hurled
through the windows. when lightning
struck the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Trusler. during the severe electrical
storm here. The bolt struck a chin
ney above the room where Mr.. and
Mrs. Trusler we're sleeping and both
we're knocked insensible. Fred Trus-
Ter. a son, sleeping downstairs near a
window. was greatly startled when a
big stone was fired through the head
board of his bed. The lightning ripped
the telephone from the wall and bored
a hole in the earth several feet deep.
indianapolis. = Governor Ralston
granted a full pardon to Louis
Jaquith OF Aurora. who was paroled
in 1911 by Governor Marshall after