The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-01

HOOSIER NEWS
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was arrested on a grand jury indict-
ment charging him with embezzling
1896 OF county funds obtained from
the sale OF chickens. McGrin paid
this sum and other amounts into the
county treasury. He gave bond for
his appearance for trial.
Evansville. John Riley. twenty
three years old, formerly OF this
city. has enlisted in the Canadian
contingent and is serving somewhere
in France" according to word received
by friends here. After leaving this
city Riley went to northwestern Can
ada. where he became naturalized and
took up government land. lie was
born in Paoli.
Evansville.-Local Boy Scout Of
ficials presented 10 Mayor Bose
a plan whereby picked members
OF the Boy Scout court OF honor would
be given police power to enable them
to aid the board Of health in cleaning
unsightly parts of the city and render
ing aid in accidents. The privileges
would not include the power of arrest.
The plan will be submitted to the city
attorney for a decision as TO it's le-
gality.
Wabash. - Dayton Hoover. thirty
years old. was instantly killed at
a sawmill ten miles north of here.
He was engaged in hauling logs when
he lost his footing and fell against a
large saw. His head was severed from
his body before ii could be dragged
from the carriage carrying the timber
to the saw. The accident was wit
messed by two other employees of the
plant. His widow is Frustrated
Hoover had been employed at the mill
for several months.
New Albany-The fall session OF
the New Albany P~resbytery adj
journed at Henryyille. Rev. c. j.
Armentrout OF this city was elected
vi~ce-moderator The relations be-
tween Rev. Charles |. TRULY and the
First Presbyterian church at Jeffer-
sonvills were formally severed. the
minister going to Union seminary in
New York city. Optimistic reports OF
progress throughout the presbytery
were made by the pastors. All pull
Q pts are nlltu Win lut tAOtIAlOu VI
those at Brownstown and Paoli- The
next session of the presbytery will be
held at the Second Presbyterian
N~oblesville.-A stranger passed sew
eral forged checks on merchants
here. The names OF the Mobiles
Vile Milling company and the
Union Sanitary Manufacturing COM
-. F-...l A.. Al .Lo ~h.,lu
which ranged from $3.50 to $40, and
were made payable to Charles Ed
wards. In each instance the stranger
passed the bad paper at a grocery he
would order a small bill of groceries.
let the proprietor deduct the cost from
the check and receive the remainder
in cash. The groceries were ordered
delivered TO SIG South Tenth street.
and investigation shows that a vacant
lot is at that number.
Spencer.-The Indianapolis Presby-
terry. at its stated fall meeting here.
elected the following delegates TO
the synod meet October 60 at Del
phi: Ministers-M. L. Haines. +. w.
C%lippinger. o. ID. Odell, A. l. Duncan.
John b. Ferguson. F. o. Ballard. l.. A.
Hartman, w. Ii. Gray. b.. w. Tyler.
o. c. V. Skinner. J. s. Martin. c.. l.
Shaw. and w. l.. Clark. Elders-T.
c. Day. +. o. Good. C. w. CASTOR. II. 3.
Shepard. A. B. Milligan, o. Holiday,
W. III. Hubbard, Charles Moores. c. ii.
Voris. b. s. Binford, j. b. Sellars. l.. ii.
Griswold. T. F. Fitzgibbon and W. c.
Van Arsdale. Roachdale was chosen
for the stated spring meeting. Rev.
L. A. Hartman Of Martinsville and
Elder c. w. CASTOR OF Danville we're
elected temporary clerks. Rev. John
Newell Of Bloomington preached the
opening sermon and in the afternoon
Rev. o. c. V. Skinner of Indianapolis
presented the report Of the committee
on religious life.
Indianapolis.-In the first election
marked by the use of the Aus
tralian ballot system. Theodore Perry
was reelected president Of the In
dianapolis Musicians Protective asso-
citation. He has served in this a
pacity for six years and at this time
was not opposed. The other officers
who were elected without opposition
are: Vice-president, l.. p. Ruth; re
cording secretary. J.. j. Curley; fnan-
cial secretary. w. G. Ulrich; treasurer.
A. IL. Schellschmidt. The results OF
the balloting for the other officers with
the number of votes cast for each can
didate was as follows: Sergeant at
arms. A. Young 81; II. Murphy -. y.
]. Schuesler II; trustees three to be
elected). +. II. Michelis 10. O.. Boecher
81, JAG Leider 81, II. II. Thomas So;
executive board (seven to be elected).
c. J. Kiefer rs. ]. b. Cameron II.
George Mills II. j.. Earl Shea 90, A A
Davis 81. w. Greuling 81, II. Spreng-
pfeil ca, w. s. Mitchell 81. w. A. Glib
son as; delegates to c. L. u. three
elected). II. II. Rhine II. Ed 0'Con-
nor II, II. Arndt 60; business agent.
Ii. j. OLeary 62.
Laporte.-A post office robber was