The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-04-30
STATE NEWS
In BRIEF

'vincennes. = The bonds OF six
teen young farmers who were
caught In a raid on resort were for
feited on their failure to appear. The
men said when the bonds were given
they would rather work all summer
I'm the hot fields In order TO repay
their bondsmen than TO remain in jail
ten days. which is the penalty for Wis
iting a resort
South Bend-w. f. Cady and Dud-
ley M. Shively of South Bend, state
manager and state auditor. respec-
lively. of the Woodman circle. were
Endorsed for continuance in office at
the closing session OF the Indiana
circle here. The new state omcers
were installed, the ceremony being In
the charge of Mrs Emma b. Manches'
ter OF Omaha. Neb.. supreme guardian
OF the order.
Bedford.-Champ F. Crawford OF
Mitchell was found in the basemen'
OF his house violently insane. IL Is
said. His suit for damages against
the Lehigh Portland Cement company
quarry was set for trial In the circuit
court here 1t is alleged that his IN
sanity was caused by being struck on
the head by a heavy stone and wor-
rying over his lawsuit and his condi-
ton generally.
South Bend.-The body of James
| Cummings. forty three years old, was
found in one of the city's water
reservoirs. The body was IN an
upright position and was discovered
by small boy. who saw the top OF the
head while fishing nearby. IL is pre-
sumed that Cummings rolled into the
reservoir while sleeping after
spree" A quart bottle Of whisky
was in his pocket
Charlottesville Wells. the
fourteen-year-old girl who two weeks
ago signed an affidavit charging
her father. John Wells. with
statutory offense against her and
later denied the truth of the charge
was thwarted in an effort TO commit
suicide when the police knocked
bottle of carbolic acid from her hands.
She was placed in Jail and charge or
perjury was lodged against her. Her
father is still in Jail, awaiting hear
ing.
Frankfort-Rev. William f. Fer
itch. age sixty-eight, pastor of the
Methodist church of Romney, TIP
pecanoe county, fell dead at the con-
clusion of his address at the meeting
of the ministers of the Charlottesville
district of the Methodist denomination
! in the Methodist church here. Rev.
Mr.. Fertich was veteran of the Civil
war. He was superintendent of pub
lie schools for thirty-four years at
Nishawaka. Shelbyville, Covington,
, Bloomington, Brazil, Larned. Kan.
| and Eldora. Kan. He is survived by
= the widow and four daughters.
South Bend.-The annual conven-
3 ton of the Woodmen Circle or
Indiana opened here with 800 dele
= gates. representing 1910 members or
i the order in the state. Mrs. Emma b.
t Manchester of Omaha, Neb., supreme
|, guardian. and Mrs. Hadassah Johnson
9 of Columbus, O., supreme manager,
:. are attending the sessions. Mrs. LIZ
e zie Philon of Mishawaka, grand
2 guardian, is pesiding. The address or
r welcome was delivered by Mayor
q Fred w. Keller Dr. c. S. Rosenberg
II answered for the women. military
ball was feature.
8 Columbus.-Officials of the Bartho-
e lomew County Fishing and Hunting
t. club have been notified by b. W
@ Downing. superintendent of a gov
8 eminent fish hatchery at Put-in-Bay
70 O.. that 100000 pike perch eggs viii
e be sent here between May 1 and D. he
G asks the club officers to be ready e
d take charge of the consignment wher
n II arrives. White river is lower a.
IT this point than it ever has been at TINS
n time of year, old residents declare
x. The stream is almost as low as 1t wa
e, in the late summer of 1914 The wa
n ter is so clear fishermen say the nsi
IT "see them first" and as a result oni.
few are being caught.
" LAFAYETTE. C NJ Mourer, 10
It. Fletcher avenue, Indianapolis.
es brakeman on the Big Four railroad
is was killed when he was struck by a.
te bound freight train at the rive
Is road bridge, half a mile west or TIL
De city. Mourer was head brakeman o
d. the west-bound Big Four freight trair
We No s. Just west of this city ther
y. is steep grade and his train was o.
as ing pushed up the line by an engine
ef INQUIRER was standing on the cas-
IS. bound track watching the train as
tn passed by TO see il there were any o.
rs fects in the wheels or air coupling
Of He did not hear the fast train, No. y
he approaching. The pilot OF the engin
rs struck him and knocked him TO %
nj roadway, twenty-five feet below. II
es skull was fractured and one leg bro
ng en-. Mourer was hurried 10 St Eliz
es beth's hospital and dad soon aft'
"a reaching that institution. He w
twenty-eight years old and had workt
for the Rig Four for four years +