The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1914-05-22
Hoosier News
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TIC couiSc Va SoLuc ulih WHICH, pIOscu
to be bad.
Terre Haute.-After celebrating
for less than half an hour the
jury returned verdict of not guilty
in the case OF Mayor Roberts. tried on
an indictment charging conspiracy
to corrupt the elections Of 1913. The
day was marked by demonstrations In
court by Roberts friends. The trial
has occupied more than forty days.
South Bend-South Bend and Niles,
Mich, will suspend business May
81, when 500 men from the two
cities will work on the highway
connecting the two cities. with the
idea of putting it in condition for
motoring. Final arrangements were
made at a meeting in Niles Mayor
Fred W. Keller and several officials
represented South Bend.
Columbus. William Hibbs,~ Lon
Conway and William Cowan, farm
ers near here, were arrested by
three deputy fish and game wardens
and brought to this city, where they
pleaded guilty to gigging fish in Drift
Wood river, and were fined SO and
costs each. The affldavits were filed
by Deputy Fish and Game Warden
Ehlers.
Rochester.-Charles Delaney, r.
E. Shubert and William DAILY OF
Akron, little town near here, at
tempted to paint up the village OF
Athens in true Western style. They
loaded up on cheap whisky, drove all
the people off the street and attempt
ed to beat up several men. A tele-
phone call to the police here brought
the officers in autos. The men were
quickly subdued and lodged in Jail.
Greensburg Bushhorn,
farmer near Smyrna, is having a
series of experiences with hydro
phobia. A dog was first afflicted. Be-
fore being killed it bit Bushhorn, who
took the Pasteur treatment. Later
cat developed the disease. and bit
nephew of Bushhorn's. The latest
victim was a horse. 1t was killed and
the head was sent to the state au-
thorities for examination.
Indianapolis.-A movement to raise
a fund of $4,000 with which to
prosecute a vigorous campaign OF
education with the aim of Sc
curing the ballot for women in Indi-
ana and the advocacy of a constitu-
tional convention to bring about vari-
Gus reform" legislation, constitutes
the work Of the Indiana Woman's
Franchise league. 1000 members of
which began four-days' convention
here.
Washington.-The new First Bap-
fist church was dedicated with a
program that lasted all day, all
churches in the city taking part in
the exercises. The dedicatory ad.
dress was made by Rev. Myron d.
Haynes of Franklin college. Ezra
Mattingly, J. G. Allen and the pastor,
Rev. S. A. Hayworth, were among
those who spoke in the evening. The
new church was built at a cost OF
100000 and is almost free Of debt.
Shelbyville-The county commits
sioners let the contracts for the
improvement of the Wicker, Phares
and Hutchins roads in Union
township, respectively: William Az
cry, Waldron, SS,079; D. H. Fatout. In
dianapolis, s6,2S5; Jasper Hoster, Shell
byville, S4,715. They also ordered an
election for May q in Washington
township to determine whether road
1896 feet long in that township shall
be improved. The estimated cost OF
the road 10 s1O,9s9.25.
Lebanon. = The Woman's Home
Missionary society of the Craw
louisville district will hold it's annual
convention in the First Methodist
Episcopal church at Charlottesville
May 20 and II. The officers of the dis
trict society are: President, Mrs.
Monroe Bush, Lebanon; recording Sec
rotary, Mrs. Mary johnson, Crawfords-
vile; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Candice v. Hartzog, 933 West Thir-
teenth street, Indianapolis; treasurer,
Mrs. Hattie Kinney, 81 North Addison
street, indianapolis.
Sullivan. = Charles G. Riggs, a
real estate dealer Of this city, who
was convicted Of highway robbery at
Carmi, H., about two years ago. has
been paroled by the board OF pardons
Of Illinois. He was serving a term of
three to twenty-one years. Riggs was
charged with robbing a hardware
store at Enfield, III. Henry Davey OF
Shelburn, an accomplice. escaped from
the Carmi Jail and has never been
caught A petition for Riggs parole
was circulated by his wife, who re-
sides here. James Leonard and Sam
Woodsmall OF this county, accomplices
with Riggs and Davey in robberies.
were convicted here. Leonard Is In
the state prison and Woodsmall is out
on bond. pending q retrial.
Terre Haute.-Joe Riska, the third
victim Of John Demetro. the giant
gypsy who killed two persons in
a camp near here. died of his wounds
The other victims were Socca Deme-