The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-03-19
INDIANA
BREVITIES

FARMER living near mere, hiieu hiihseil |
with A shotgun. He had been despond |
ent because of iii health.
Indianapolis.-The police of this
city and the authorities OF Car
roll county were agreed that the shoot
ing of George Breeze, cashier OF a
bank in Yoeman, was purely accident
al. Breeze died in ST. Vincent's hos
pital here after two operations had
been performed in an effort 10 save
him.
Washington - Clifton II. Baum.
sentenced to life Imprisonment for
killing his wife, was started TO the
state prison by Sheriff Harmon.
Baum was still i'll from the effects OF
al attempt az suicide. when be swai-
lowed nearly pint of disinfectant
used to kill insects in the Jail. PROMPT
medical attention saved his life.
Vincennes.-Christ Eheart, sa-
loonkeeper, was arrested, charged
with having set fire TO the grocery OF
Carl Smith on the night of February
IA. The fire entailed a loss of more
than three thousand dollars. Eheart
was released on $1,000 bond. His ar
rest was the result of an investiga-
ton conducted by James P. White or
the state fire marshars office. Indian
apolis, and the authorities here.
Fort Wayne.-Ralph Porterfield was
sentenced to one to eight years
In the state reformatory in the
circuit court here when he pleaded
guilty to having stolen a bank pass
book. forged an order and obtained
! SO with which to meet the expenses
of his wedding He was married Feb
fruary 10, and his arrest followed
few days later.
Plymouth c. Glass. aged thir-
| ty-two years, a farmer is in jail,
charged with the murder of the
child of Miss Jennie c. Baird, sixteen,
of Fort Wayne. 1t is alleged Glass
was the child's father The girl-moth-
er made the charge against Glass. de-
claring that he smothered the infant
to death just after it was born. Inc
girl is understood to be in the home
of her parents in Fort Wayne.
Fort Wayne.-Anselm Fuelber Of
this city received a letter from
relatives in Germany saying that three
of his cousins have haG the iron cross
conferred upon them by the kaiser.
They are Otto and Adolph Sacksopsi
and Oscal Fuelber. Otto Sacksopsi
was afterward killed and Fuelber's
right hand so badly manned as to
make further participation in the war
impossible.
acknowledgements over his fail
ure to obtain employment after
being out of work for nearly eight
months, Elmer II. Rohrer, aged TWEEN
ty-eight, shot and almost instantly
killed his wife in their little home
here. and then sent one bullet from a
.32-caliber revolver crashing into his
brain. Rohrer was rushed to the gen
eral hospital, where he died. He is
believed to have been temporarily de
ranged.
Fort Wayne.-The schedule Of as
sets of the Winona Assembly and
Summer School association was
~
A. Wood here by the secretary of the
association. Sol c. Dickey. The as
sets total s116,91S.07 and consist o
the following: Real estate, $66,SS1
cash on hand, s1S20S; personal prop
erty. s27,S77; debts on other accounts
s1.472, and stocks and negotiable
bonds, $2O,5OO. The stocks and bonds
held are in the other Winona enter
, prises. The scheduled liabilities ar
, S775,OOO.
; South Bend.-The Northern Indian;
, and Southern Michigan Lumbe
, Dealers association in annual ses
, sion here elected officers as follows
= President, w. n. Hazen, Three Rivers
a Mich; president, J. o. Ferrior
Culver; secretary-treasurer, w. h
Haas, North Liberty. Haas was re
elected The director will be name
( by the president within the near III
ture. The convention was attended b
5 IFS members, representing almost e'
cry city and town within radius
100 miles of this city. The principa
addresses were delivered by Frank {
) Stockdale of Chicago and DR. c.
Lippincott of South Bend.
y South end.-Announcement wa
made of the complete list of speal
ers who will appear in Sout
Bend before the convention of tn
e Northern Indiana Teachers associ;
" ton to be held here April 1-3. The
b are Rabbi S. S. Wise of New 4or
), city, DR.. NJ B. Illegan of Columbi
e university. Dr. f. A. Steiner of Girl
q nell college, A. X. Williams. war co
Y respondent; Miss Irene Warren
6 Chicago and c.. B. Emerson of Indian
IS university. The convention Will
a the last of the Northern Indian
h Teachers association. The associ
e ton has grown to such gigantic siz
n being the third largest educational o
;; ganization in the world. that it he
j. been decided TO split it into distri
e organizations. The local committe
n assisted by the chamber of commerc
It is arranging TO care for $500 visitor
s, Bloomington.-Dr. Charles Scri
1t ner, fifty-eight years old. for thir