The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-27
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fenced to $50 days on the penal
farm by Judge James E. Deery in city
court, on charge of illegally selling
cocaine. Two affidavits charging a.
violation Of the same law had been
MED by the police against King. He
was charged with selling cocaine IL
legally to Fay Dewitt. 1884, West
washington street, one OF the VIC
TINS OF the alleged cocaine trust
which has been working in the city
lor years. She has been assisting the
police in investigating the illegal sale
or drugs and has been instrumental
IN convicting five men on the charge
or the illegal sale of drugs within the
last few months. The other affidavit
charges that King sold quantities OF
cocaine to Myrtle Ward King was
found guilty on the testimony OF the
ward woman and was bound over 10
the grand jury in the other affidavit
on the same charge
Muncie. = The preliminary food
prevention plans for Muncie prob
ably will call for the confiscation,
al prices fixed by appraisers, of much
valuable real estate in the district de-
sired for the use OF additional river
bed space. No estimate of the value
Oh THIS property nor the cost of the
improvements as proposed are made.
The course of White river for a dis
lance of about four miles, beginning
east OF Muncie and extending TO a
point beyond the western city limits,
is TO be partly Strengthened. deepened
and widened, the width Of The stream
to be unif rm at lis feet. A new bed
must be dredged, several bridges al
tered and increased in length. and
many other improvements made. A
rough guess is made that the proposed
improvements would cost 100000.
lndianapolis.-At the meeting of
the Democratic state committee.
held at the Dennison hotel here.
Governor Ralston, Senator Kern. Ma
tional Democratic committeeman
Thomas Taggart made the opening
speeches. All were received with ap-
plause. President Wilson was the
only Democratic candidate discussed
Tor the 1916 campaign, and the war
situation was put under the ban OF
silence. No definite stand was an
nounced on the primary law, the MEM
bers of the committee apparently be-
ing willing to permit the progress
sives to test the validity of the law
through the courts
Huntington.-Jesse McClintock.
barber, committed suicide by hang
ing himself from bedpost in his
rooming house. He used his belt,
passing one end through the buckle
70 form moose and attaching the end
10 the bed. How he succeeded in end
ing his life with his tody almost
prone on the floor, when only a slight
effort would have been required to
slacken the belt, has caused much
comment. Sheer will power is the
'nly explanation Coroner r. s. Cal
breath could find. Two years ago Nc
Clintock and his wife separated.
3rooding over this and the disposal
If his two children is believed the
'ause of the suicide.
Bluffton.-Henry, nine-year-old son
II Mr.. and Mrs. William Engeler OF
'ennville, died of suffocation in a
orn chute in his fathers elevator.
The father was filing a car with
helled corn from bin, and when the
hute clogged the boz was sent to the
in to investigate. One hour later the
10Y had not returned, but his father
opposed he was still at the bin. The
hute became clogged again, and Mr..
'ngeler opened a small door lead
ng into 1t from the outside of the
uilding The boys leg protruaed
rom the opening, and il was found
hat he had fallen into the bin and
Tas suffocated in the shelled corn.
Angola.-The body of Irving Brown.
farmer, was found hanging from
ne limb of a tree not far from
ne Brown home near the Congre-
ational church at Lake Gage.
rown had been in the hospital within
ne last year for an operation and
'eatment for nervous trouble. HIS
lie died January and his mind was
fected. One son, Harold Brown. sur
ives. he went TO the California ex-
ositions last week.
Warsaw.-Charles Percival of In,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Phil
Dit and daughter, Katherine. of War
NV. were thrown into the Tippecanoe
yer near here when their boat turned
yer. Mrs. Ihilpott sank an! would
ave drowned but for the assistance OF
er husband AID Mr.. Percival. Kath-
inc philpott swan to shore. The
alter was nine feet deep.
Terre Haute.-Harry Wilson. pa
lied from prison. where he was
'ntenced from two to twenty-one
ears for an attack on a girl two
ears ago. was arrested for perjury in
citing marriage license under an
Ter name and marrying Miss Mary
avis. He will be returned to prison