The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-08-07
HOosier News
Briefly Told
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Fort Wayne. John Schewan. q
wealthy farmer. sixty-four years old.
residing near New Haven. committed
suicide by hanging himself. Three
years ago he sustained an injury to his
head in a runaway, and II is thought
that temporary alteration from this
trouble caused his deed.
Kokomo.-Mrs. d. r. Thompson.
sixty-four years old. OF Crawfords-
vile. a concession holder at the How
ard county fair. dropped dead. Mrs.
Thompson had conducted a lunch stand
at the county fair here for the last ten
years. She is survived by her hus-
band. two daughters and a son. The
body was taken back to Charlottesville
for burial
Shelbyville.-The grand lodge. col
ored Knights of Pythias. at Its
closing session here picked South
Bend as the 1915 meeting place. A
warm fight for the honor was waged
by the French Lick delegation and
the vote was close. Memebers OF the
uniform rank, who have been in Camp
camp.
Plainfeid.-As a result of an eff
fort put forth by the Woman's
club of this place, some time ago. the
old Van Buren, elm, which is one OF the
historical spots along the National
road. has been cemented in order that
its life might be prolonged. The Caro-
IIov- oh rta
of Indianapolis, has taken the matter
up and is preparing suitable marker
10 be placed on the tree.
Jeffersonville.-He Eli, who
appeared in city court 10 testif,
that Rufus Anthem had stolen
pair of shoes from him, said he was
one hundred and one years old. and
served during the Civil war In one OF
the coiored regiments. He has for
long time been at the National Sol
diers home at Marion. and is here on
a vacation.
South Bend.-A search in prog
ress since last February and extend
ing from coast to coast ended IA
the arrest in Detroit OF Herbert Tras-
ka of this city. charged here with hav-
ing passed fraudulent check for $3.50
on the st. Joseph Savings bank. Tras-
ka has been in a Detroit hospital for
several weeks under an assumed name.
The officers say his discovery there
was an accident.
Jeffersonville.-W In a quar-
ry near Cementville. five miles
north of the city. unearthed a grave
about three feet below the surface of
the ground, In which they found what
appears TO be the skeleton OF an in
FAINT or possibly parts OF two skele-
tons. Two tomahawks and an arrow
head were also found In the grave.
The grave had been closed with rocks
placed at its ends and built I'm on the
top.
Elkhart - Eighteen empty stock
cars, the large freight transfer
sheds belonging to the Lake Shore
railroad, and sheds In the Swift Pack
ing company's car repair yards at
Gravitati0n, near here, were burned.
1t is believed the fire was started by
tramps. The loss to the Swift COM
pany is estimated at $4,000, and the
Lake Shore $4,000. The cars de
stroyed belonged to the Swift com
pany.
Lafayette.-The body OF an uniden-
titled man was found beneath the
high Wabash railroad bridge over
Wild Cat creek. east of the city. The
body is that Of a man about thirty-five
years. and there is a bruise on his
head. Evidently the man either fell
from a train or a trestle. or was walk
ing across and was struck by train.
He had In his pockets some poolroom
checks from an establishment I'm Ko-
komo.
Lafayette.-A large grain elevator
owned by Gilbert Hawkins and
located on the Big Four railroad
at Fowler. was destroyed BY fire.
Several thousand bushels OF grain
went up in smoke. and the loss is est
mated at 100000. II Is thought that
the fire started from the same incen-
diary that fired the Babcock K Hop
kins elevator at Rensselaer, Saturday
night The state fire marshal IL here
making an investigation OF the two
fires.
Warsaw-Ralph Koontz. age TWEEN.
ty.eight. graduate OF Indiana
university. and student I'm the
university biological station. WAS WI.
mona lakes first victim this year. He
was swimming with other students.
and started for deep water, when he
suddenly disappeared. His body was
found 10 minutes later in 10 feet OF
water A pulmotor was used hat
proved ineffective. The fact that
there was little water In his lungs
caused physicians 10 believe he died
OF injuries received In diving. Mr..
Koontz was spending the summer
here with his mother and sister. His
home was at sidney. but he was In
structor In the Centerville high school
last year.
South Bend. - A homing pigeon