The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-03-12
INDIANA
BREVITIES

Will Il SuolSuu udu DCtn dCspOhu-
ent because of i'll 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
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 TO save
him.
Washington. - Clifton H. Baum.
sentenced to life Imprisonment for
killing his wife. was started ID the
state prison by Sheriff Harmon.
Baum was still i'll from the effects of
al attempt a. suicide. when he swal-
lowed nearly a pint Of disinfectant
used to kill insects in the Jail. Prompt
medical attention saved his life.
Vincennes.-Christ Eheart, a sa-
loonkeeper, was arrested. charged
with having set fire to the grocery OF
Carl Smith on the night of February
H. The fire entailed a loss of more
than three thousand dollars. Eheart
was released on 81 900 bond. His ar
rest was the result of an investiga-
ton conducted by James F. White OF
the state fire marshals 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 16, and his arrest followed a
few days later.
PlyInouth.-Ora c. Glass. aged thir-
ty-two years, 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 1t was born. The
girl is understood to be in the home
of her parents in Fort Wayne.
Fort Wayne.-Anselm Fuel5er 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 Adolrh 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.
Elkhart-Desponde 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
filed with Referee in Bankruptcy Sol
A. Wood here by the secretary of the
association. Sol c. Dickey The as
sets total S116,91S.07 and consist of
the following: Real estate, $50, SS1 !;
cash on hand, s1S20S; personal prop
erty, $27,S77; debts on other accounts,
S1,472, and stocks and negotiable
held are in the other Winona enter
prises The scheduled liabilities are
$775,000
South Bend.-The Northern Indiana
and Southern Michigan Lumber
Dealers association in annual ses-
sion here elected officers as follows:
President, w. y. HaZen, Three Rivers,
Mich; vice-president, J. o. Ferrior,
Culver; secretary-treasurer, w. II.
Haas. North Liberty Haas was re-
elected. The director will be named
by the president within the near fu'
ture. The convention was attended by
175 members, representing almost ev-
cry city and town within radius OF
100 miles of this city. The principal
addresses were delivered by Frank c.
Stockdale of Chicago and DR.. c. A
Lippincott of South Bend,
South Bend.-Announcem was
made of the complete list of speak
ers who will appear in South
Bend before the convention of the
Northern Indiana Teachers associa
ton to be held here April 1-3 They
are Rabbi s. S. Wise of New York
city, Dr. NJ. b. Illegan of Columbia
J university, Dr. f. A. Steiner of Grin
nell college, a. r. Williams, war cor
respondent: Miss Irene Warren OF
Chicago and c. B. Emerson Of Indiana
university The convention will be
the last of the Northern Indiana
Teachers association. The associa
ton has grown TO such gigantic size
being the third largest educational or
ganiZation in the world, that IL has
been decided to split il into district
organizations. The local committee
assisted by the chamber of commerce
is arranging TO care for $500 visitors
Bloomington.-Dr. Charles Serb