The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-08-20
INDIANA
BREVITIES

erection or National Guaru
armory adequate to house the entire
membership OF Indiana's citizen SOL
diery was definitely inaugurated by
thirty prominent men, representing
lied commercial bodies OF the city. A
committee headed by A NJ. Glossbren-
ner took up the work OF organizing
the indianapolis Armory Building as
ISOLATION. Another committee OF Ma,
tional Guard officers, acting with Carl
G. Fisher of the Indianapolis speed
way, began plans for state military
tournament. TO be staged at the speed
way during state fair week. from
which it is expected that an initial
fund of from $4,000 to 100000 will
be raised toward the erection OF the.
new armory The military demcnstra-'
ton outlined will comprise every
phase of modern warfare maneuvers
from the striking of shelter tents TO.
the firing of bombs from rapidly NOV
ing automobiles and aerial craft
Brookville.-Sheriff Cook was called
to Laurel and returned with Glen
Cant. a barber. and his father,
who are charged with the shoot
ing of Vern Ward. a bartender. and
CURED at Coles saloon, where Ward
is employed. The two Giants entered
the place and, becoming boisterous.
were ordered out by Ward Upon
reaching the sidewalk Glen Cant
turned and fired one shot through the
screen, it is charged. the bullet pass
ing through the bartender's cheek
and hitting his brother below the eye.
lodging in the back of his head. Vern
Ward was able TO attend the prelim-
mary trial here, but his brother is in
serious condition At the hearing
Justice of the Peace McCammon put
each of the Giants under 81 900 bond
to appear at the next term of the cir
cult court,
lndianapolis-The Indiana work
mems compensation act was dis
cussed favorably by members of the
Indianapolis Business Mems associa-
ton at the Chamber of Commerce
building. Frank G. West, a lawyer.
explained the terms of the act and
showed its advantages over the old
system. The act is optional TO en-
ployers, who have the privilege of re-
iecting it's provisions IL such notifica-
tion is given before September l.
when the law goes into effect. The as
ISOLATION voted to send a communica-
ton to President Wilson requesting
the discouraging of the sale of ammu-
milton to countries engaged in the war.
Plans were discussed for the protec-
ton of small retail grocers against
concerns operating chains of stores
and advertising to sell goods below
cost. A pure-food exhibit is to be
given in October and committees were
appointed to make arrangements for
1t.
South Bend.-Farmers of st. Jo-
seph and Laporte counties are up in
arms over a project to increase the
drainage of the Kankakee valley at a
cost of s466,000, as petitioned for by
Dixon w. Place of South Bend and
other property owners in St Joseph
and Laporte counties. The petition.
filed more than six months ago, and
the final report of the viewers, filed at
Laporte on June 30. fixed an assess
ment Of from So to $3.50 an acre
against the land affected. The project
also provides for a road to run IL
miles west from South Bend nine
miles of which has been constructed
and four of which is to be built The
opponents of the plan declare that
the real motive behind the movement
is to make 1t possible to build an cleo
trio line through the Kankakee val
ley.
Lafayette.-George Phillips. twenty
eight years old, of Shelbyville. who
was. stealing ride on a Big Four
passenger train, fell from the top OF
a coach on the train at the station.
He landed on his head and was rem
dered unconscious. He was taken TO
a local hospital, and it was ascer-
tanned that his back was badly
wrenched. He said that he was going
TO Chicago in search of work and that
as he had only four dollars he could
not afford to pay his fare.
Muncie.-Frank Dean, forty-two
years old, foreman of Boil brothers
glass plant here and prom
inent dry worker. was stabbed TO
death by John Craig. nineteen, for
mer employee at the plant, who. with
a fellow employee, Earl Hopper. had
been discharged by DEAN for shoot
ing craps" during working hours.
Both men attacked Dean, il is
charged. but Craig did the stabbing
They attempted TO escape. but later
were captured.
Rochester.-Kirk Barkman of this
city, a brakeman on the Erie rail-
road. captured three alleged rob-
bers single-handed when, he asserts,
he caught the men robbing a mer-
chandise car in the yards at North
Judson. Barkman was unarmed, but,
by bluff compelled the men 10
enter the caboose OF his train, where
he turned them aver IN the nolfce