The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-07-09
State
Happenings


chief of the fire department here.
dropped dead of heart failure.
Linton. McClenahan. for
mer treasurer OF Jasonville, alleged TO
have embezzled s700. was arrested
here. Police Of many cities have been
searching for him for three months.
ianapolis.-Charles Goetz, for
mer mayor OF South Bend. died
OF Bright's disease az Hot Springs.
Ark, according 70 a dispatch re-
ceived by friends here. Goetz was
prominent in state and national poll
tics. having been a delegate TO the
Baltimore convention as a supporter
OF President Wilson.
Evansville Webster Cline, age
twenty. was found unconscious in
the dark room OF Wallace's studio.
where he was employed When physi-
clans arrived be was dead The young
man locked himself in the dark room
and near his side was a half empied
bottle OF ammonia Coroner Neal Ker-
ney thinks Cline committed suicide.
Laporte.-The monster elevator OF
the Hamlet Grain company at Ham
let was destroyed by fire. causing
a loss Of $4,000. with insurance OF
$4,000. The entire town, aided by the
fire department of Knox, turned out TO
/ fight the flames. which threatened to
sweep the town number of small
buildings were burned. but the busi-
ness portion of the town was saved.
Hartford City.-It became known
that a detective from the state fire
marshals Office has spent several days
in this city gathering evidence TO pre-
sent to the grand jury regarding the
destruction by fire Of the barn on the
John Schwartzkopf farm several
months ago. The barn burned at a
time when Mr.. and Mrs. Schwartzkopf
were involved in a divorce trial.
Union City. - The Northeastern
Indiana Volunteer Ffremen's asso-
citation. with thirty-five cities rep
resented. met in convention here.
These officers were elected: A. w.
Beelhler. Garrett, president: Bert
Wells. Montpelier, yice-president:
Charles Willis. Union City. treasurer;
G. F. Rogge, Fort Wayne, secretary.
Berne was selected as the next con-
vention city.
Marion.-Mr and Mrs. Monroe
Leach of Marion were severely injured
when the automobile they were driv-
ing turned completely over three miles
north of Fairmount. Mrs. Leach's left
oil diclnaatnd hnnaQ
were broken near the joint. A piece
OF the windshield was forced into the
calf of her leg. Mr. Leach's injuries
consisted chiefly of bruises.
Evansville.-Simon Winfrey, a life
prisoner at the state prison at
Michigan City. who has asked the
state board of pardons for parole. is
colored man. On September 81,
1913, he shot and killed George Hines.
another negro. The men were hod
carriers and Winfrey killed Hines be-
cause Hines did not carry a union
card
Roanoke.-Mrs. Ralph Bump, age
thirty-three committed suicide by
shooting herself through the head
with small pistol She had
been in poor health for several weeks.
When Mrs. Bump lived In Allen coun-
ty six years ago she gave her baby
three poison tablets and took some
herself She was tried and acquitted.
The tragedy preyed on her mind and
Is believed to have been the cause or
her suicide.
Sheridan. - Jealousy is said to
have prompted a shooting affair
here, IN which Miss Marie Kirby. her
mother Mrs Madison Kirby, and Les
ter Brandenburg were the targets.
One shot was fired but the bullet went
wild. The weapon seemingly was
aimed at all three. Mace Remson was
later arrested by Marshal McCarty.
The latter's theory is that Remson
fired the shot when he discovered
Brandenburg talking to the mother
and daughter. Remson has been at
tentive to Miss Kirby. McCarty de-
clares that Remson had been drinking
and that the pistol. which was later
found in a pile of weeds, showed that
a second cartridge had been snapped
but had failed to explode.
Evansville.-Inspired by story
that appeared in paper here.
gold hunters for the last several days
have been digging at nights beneath
large poplar and oak trees on Coal
Mine hill. two miles west OF the city.
in the hope OF finding a pot contain
ing $4,000 in gold coin. No lost treas
ure has been recovered. but about
twenty-five trees, each one hundred
years old. have been ruined by the
fortune seekers. The gold seekers
read of a man who died in Kentacky.
across the river from Evansville, many
years ago. and OF how. before he died.
he pulled across the ohio river In
skif and buried $1,000 in gold in pot
under the roots OF large tree. Own
ers of Coal Mine hill have found holes
in .he ground as large as graves or
cisterns and IL will require consider