The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-09-03
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tNhe'N W lou udys on the penal
farm by Judge James f. Deery N cl,v
court, on a charge OF Illegally selling
cocaine. Two affidavits charg,nr I,
violation OF the same law had h...
filed by the police against King He
was charged with selling cocaine n.
legally TO Fay Dewitt. 1851 IVES,
Washington street. one OF the vic.
Tins OF the alleged cocaine trns.
which has been working in the civ
for years. She has been ASSISTING tho
police in investigating the illegal sala
or drugs and has been instrumental
In convicting five men on the charge
OF the Illegal sale OF drugs within ,he
last few months. The other Affidavit
charges that King sold quantities OF
cocaine TO Myrtle Ward King was
found guilty on the testimony 81 tho
Ward woman and was hound over 20
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 confscation
at 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
OF 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 10 a
point beyond the western city limits.
is TO be partly Strengthened. deepened
and widened. the width Of The struam
TO be unir I'm at 175 feet. a now I'd
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 $500. 600
indianapolis 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 APP
plause President Wilson was the
only Democratic candidate discussed
for 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 10 permit the progress
sives TO test the validity OF the law
through the courts
Huntington-Jesse McCnntock. a
barber. committed suicide by hang
ing himself from a bedpost IN his
rooming house. He used his belt,
passing one end through the buckle
TO form a moose and attaching the end
TO the bed How he succeeded in end
ing his life with his body 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
only explanation Coroner r. s. Gal
breath could find Two years ago Nc.
Clintock and his wife separated
Brooding over this and the disposal
of his two children is believed the
cause of the suicide
Bluffton. Henry. nine-year-old son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. William Engeler Of
Pennville. died Of suffocation In a
corn chute in his fathers elevator
The father was filing a car with
shelled corn frora a bin. and when the
chute clogged the DO. was sent 70 the
bin 10 investigate. One hour later tho
boy had not returned. but his father
supposed he was still at the bin. The
chute became clogged again, and Mr.
Engeler opened q small door leai-
ing into II from the outside Of he
building. The boys leg protru-ed
from the opening. and II was found
that he had falleL into the bin and
was suffocated in the shelled corn.
Angola.-The body of Irving Brown.
a farmer. was found hanging from
the limb of a tree not far from
the Brown home near the Congre-
gational church at Lake Gage.
Brown had been in the hospital within
the last year for an operation and
treatment for nervous trouble. Ills
wife died January l and his mind was
One son, Harold Brown. sur
wives. He went TO the California o.
positions last week.
Warsaw-Charles Percival Of In
and Mr.. and Mrs. Otto fhil'
pott and daughter. Katherine. Of War
saw. were thrown into the Tippecanf
river near here when their boat turned
over. Mrs. Ihilpott sank and would
have drowned but for the assistance OF
her husband ard Mr.. Percival. kath-
crime Philpott swan to shore. Inc
water was nine feet deep.
Terre Haute.-Harry Wilson, pa
rolled from prison. where he was
sentenced from two to twenty-one
years for an attack on a girl two
years ago. was arrested for perjury ID
getting a marriage license under an
other name and marrying Miss MARY
Davis. He will be returned to prison
for IT,, remainder of the Fl years
Indianapolis-P looking tc mo
OF a school in Indian
apolis for the instruction Of socia'