The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-08
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ment charging him with embezzling
$500 OF county funds obtained from
the sale OF chickens. McGrin paid
this sum and other amounts into the
county treasury. He gave bond for
his appearance for trial
Evansville - John Riley. twenty
three years old. formerly OF this
city. has enlisted in the Canadian
contingent and Is serving somewhere
in France. according to word received
by friends here. After leaving this
city Riley went to northwestern Can
ada. where he became naturalized and
took up government land lie was
born in PaOli.
Evansvile.-LOcal Boy Scout Of
ficials presented TO Mayor Bosse
plan whereby picked members
OF the Boy Scout court OF honor would
be given police power 10 enable them
10 aid the board OF health in cleaning
unsightly parts OF the city and render
ing aid in accidents. The privileges
would not include the power OF arrest.
The plan will be submitted 10 the city
attorney for a decision as to its le-
gality
Wabash - Dayton Hoover. thirty
years old. was instantly killed at
sawmilI ten miles north OF here.
He was engaged in hauling logs when
he lost his footing and fell against a
large saw. His head was severed from
his body before IL could be dragged
from the carriage carrying the timber
to the saw. The accident was wit
messed by two other employees Of the
plant. His widow is Frustrated.
Hoover had been employed at the nill
for several months
New Abany.-The fall session OF
the New Albany Presbytery ad-
journed at Henryville Rev. c. J.
Armentrout OF this city was elected
vice-mOderator. The relations be-
tween Rev Charles /. TRULY and the
First Presbyterian church at Jefer-
sonville were formally severed. the
minister going to Union seminary in
New York city Optimistic reports Of
progress throughout the presbytery
were made by the pastors All pull
pits are filed with the exception OF
those at Brownstown and Paoli The
next session of the presbytery will be
held at the Second Presbyterian
Noblesville.-A stranger passed sew
eral forged checks on merchants
here The names of the Mobiles
vile Milling company and the
Union Sanitary Manufacturing com
pany were forged 10 all the checks.
which ranged from $3.50 to $40. and
were made payable 10 Charles Ed
wards. In each instance the stranger
/ passed the bad paper at a grocery he
would order a small bill OF groceries.
+ let the proprietor deduct the cost from
the check and receive the remainder
in cash The groceries we're ordered
delivered to sig South Tenth street.
and investigation shows that vacant
lot is at that number.
Spencer.-The indianapolis Presby-
terry. at its stated fall meeting here.
elected the following delegates to
the synod meet October GO at Del
phi Ministers-M L. Haines. f. w.
Clippinger. o. ID. Odell. A. l. Duncan.
John h. Ferguson. r. o. Ballard. l.. A.
Hartman. w. H. Gray. B. w. Tyler.
o. G. v. Skinner. J. 5. Martin. c. l.
Shaw, and ". l.. Clark Elders-T.
c. Day. F. o. Good, c. W. Castor. II. s.
Shepard. A. b. Milligan. o. Holiday.
W II. Hubbard. Charles Moores. G. ii.
Voris. b. s. Binford. ]. b. Sellars, L. II.
Griswold. T. F. Fitzgibbon and w. c.
Van Arsdale. Roachdale was chosen
for the stated spring meeting. Rev.
L. A. Hartman OF Martinsville and
Elder c. w. CASTOR OF Danville were
elected temporary clerks. Rev. John
Newell OF Bloomington preached the
opening sermon and in the afternoon
Rev. o. c. V. Skinner OF Indianapolis
presented the report of the committee
ON religious life.
Indianapolis the first election
marked by the use Of the Aus
tralian ballot system. Theodore Perry
was reelected president OF the In
dianapolis Musicians Protective asso-
citation. He has served in this ca
pacity for six years and at this time
was not opposed. The other officers
who were elected without opposition
are. Nice-president, l. L. Ruth, re
cording secretary, J. J. Curley; finan-
cial secretary. w. G. Ulrich; treasurer.
A. Y. Schellschmidt The results OF
the balloting for the other officers with
the number OF votes cast for each can
didate was as follows: Sergeant at
arms. A Young 81; p. Murphy 10. p.
]. Schuesler IL: trustees three to be
elected). f. H. Michelis 49, o. Boecher
81. JAG Leider 81. II. II. Thomas Sc;
executive board tseven to be elected).
c. j. Kiefer rs. j. b. Cameron Il.
George Mills II. j. Earl Shea 60. A. A.
Davis o.. W. Greuling 81. H. Spreng-
pfeil 81. w. s Mitchell ST. W. A. Glib
son as: delegates TO c. l. u. three
elected). H. H. Rhine u, Ed O'Con-
nor IL. II. Arndt GO: business agent.
II. j. OLeary 60.
Laporte-A post Office robber was