The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-26
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was attended by several thousand
lodgemen. There are more than ne
thousand members or the lodge in
Rush county.
Wabash.-Mrs Amos Reynolds. fif
ty-hve, is dead here OF burns re
ceived when she leaped into a pile
of brush she had gathered and tx
nited. Domestic trouble Is believed
to have prompted Mrs. Reynolds act.
Noblesville.-In a local option cleo.
ton. Noblesville voted dry by a
majority Of 237. as compared
with 10 two years ago The official vote
is as follows: First ward. vets, lis;
drys. 246; dry majority. 131. Second
ward, vets, lie; drys, goo; dry ma
jority. 1S9. Third ward. vets. 81;
drys. 22S; wet majority. SO.
Muncie. "A change in the d.
rection of the wind and light fall
OF rain probably saved from destruc-
ton the town OF Red Key. which is
Is miles northeast OF here and con-
tains 1,S00 inhabitants. One buciness
block was burned before the elements
combined TO stop the blaze
Laporte.-Kendallvill Will decide
the fate of its seven saloons on
local option election on Monday,
November % The date was fixed by
the Noble county commissioners, in
response to petitions signed by 437
persons. Kendallville is the only town
between Elkhart and Toledo having
saloons
New Albany.-ln honor Of Pres
ident Woodrow Wilson. the city
council. on petition OF property hold
ers in East Elkin avenue. has changed
the name of the thoroughfare to
woodrow avenue. Ninety per cent OF
the petitioners were Republicans.
One of the oldest streets in the city
Is Calf street, the name of the presi-
dents fiancee.
Standardization F. Haines. for
years teacher in the schools of
Hamilton county and we'll known in
educational circles throughout Indi.
ana and adjoining states. notified the
county board of education of his inten-
ton to resign next June as county SUI
perintendent He has accepted the DO
sition OF manager of the Young Peo-
pies Reading Circle of Indiana.
Moores Hill. = The old building
or Moores Hill college. an insti-
tuition under the direction of the
Indiana Methodist Episcopal confer
ence' was burned to the ground. The
ME spread from the college to the
new Carnegie hall and to buildings in
the town, and as the place was with
out sufficient fire-fghting facilities.
the whole town was soon endangered.
Naiis were sent to neighboring cities
for aid.
Evansyille.-Announcement that he
mad discovered a treatment for
cancer which has proved success.
lul In a number of cases was made
oy Or. Z. A. Pope of Louisville. Ky.
IL q meeting here of the Ohio Valley
MEDICAL association. Doctor Pope
stated that extracts from the pro-
ems .of certain vegetables. hypo-
lermically administered. compose
lis cure, which is known as "autoly-
in"
ACKNOWLEDGMENT that clover
eed had been stolen from the Gez-
elchter & Silvcrs elevator and that
lover seed was in the bottom OF
'harles Waterman's automobile. which
'as borrowed" by unidentified per-
ons, lead the police to believe that
hieves are stealing machines to trans
ort seed to fence" The car OF
.ev. Elmer Ward Cole was the OBJ
sct OF thieves. but the minister
'ightened them away.
Anderson.-Carl Wipp. thirty-six
eneral storekeper for the Union
raction company. fell dead at
IS home here while he was lighting
lie gas In stove. He had been suf-
ring from excessive blood pressure.
ld had Just returned from Indianap-
Is where he consulted a specialist.
eiore coming to Anderson he was
lditor Tor the Honey Bee Traction
he. His widow is the daughter OF
rmer Chief of Police Benbow of
uncle
Observation-Disclosures played little
ri In the town elections held
roughout Indiana. The issues
ire purely local and in some
aces no tickets were nominated.
present officers being allowed TO
Id over. In many towns nonpartisan
Kets were elected without opposi-
H. There are about four hundred
'orporated towns In the state and
ctions were held in most OF them.
e Offices voted for were those OF
rshal. clerk. treasurer and trus-
IS In Nashville the election fol-
'ed the most heated campaign in
IRIS. the issue being the construc-
q OF municipal plant to give the
IN its first electric lights. with a
I'd issue OF $1,000. The vote was
Tor to 20 against. The plant means
Increase in taxes OF five cents on
n sloO. IL will provide lighting for
Gets. dwellings and business
ses