The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-11-05
INDIANA
BREVITIES

Townley. twenty three, and Ads Hill,
twenty-are under arrest here,
charged with kidnapping Fleita Weav-
er fifteen. daughter Of Harry Weaver,
farmer, living near Nation. Ill.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT hundred work
ingmen of the Edwards Valve and
Manufacturing company engaged in |
the making of shrapnel shells for
the war, walked out and East Chicago |
police were called to dispense the |
mob that stood guard in front of the |
plant
Henryville-Isaac Briner, forty
five years, laborer at Speeds &C.
ment mills, was accidentally killed
while hunting 1t is supposed his gun
was discharged while he was climb
ing through fence. The charge took
effect just below the heart. Briner
| formerly lived at Crothersville. he
| leaves widow and five children.
Anderson.-Three women. accom-
| panied by three sets of children, APP
| peared in court and asserted they
were the wives of Malcolm E Gallo
way. a barber of Elwood. under ar
| raignnent on a charge OF blgamy.
| Mrs Galloway. No. l, is from Elwood;
Mrs. Galloway No 2 is from Evans
Vile and Mrs. Galloway No is from
Kansas City.
| Coumbus-John Taylor. a wealthy
miller and stockman of TaylorS
| Mill, was arrested, charged with
transporting diseased hogs. Taylor is
alleged to have sold hogs believed to
have been infected with cholera to
Smith Carmichael, who. it is charged.
shipped them to indianapolis dealers.
Taylor was arraigned in the city court
here and pleaded not guilty
Bedford-Mrs Sadie Huff of Ma
rion, wife of Ira C. Huff, has
filed suit against Miss Dora Stickles
of Bedford. alleging that Miss Stickles
has alienated the affections Of her
husband. and demands damages in the
amount of $4,000 Miss Stickles is
the only child of William Stickles.
wealthy proprietor of the Stickles no
tel
Evansville-George Driscoll aged
thirty years, an evangelist who has
lived here for the past several
years, is being held by the police
pending an investigation of statements
of the officials of the Citizens Nation
J al bank here that Driscoll tried to pass
a fraudulent check for $500. Th9
, check was drawn on a local business
man, and payment was refused and
the police were notified, and they took
Driscoll in charge
Danville.-The G. A. r. Memorial
hall in Hendricks county's new
2 $4,000 court house will be dedi-
? Gated today The principal address
will be delivered by Charles w Smith
of indianapolis. one of the youngest
veterans of the Civil war. Ii able,
t Judge John " Hadley. who has been
quite ill. will preside. Other speeches
I will be made by veterans and guests.
Veterans and their wives will be the
French Lick.-Optimism pervaded
a session here of the American
:. Association of Passenger and Traf
q fic Officers Every railroad man
s expressed himself as confident that
a prosperity was waving her magic
q wand over the United States An an
d dercurrent of apprehension was shown
a in the contention that the railroads
r cannot profitably carry passengers fol
two cents mile or provide adequate
f freight service under the present
r schedule of rates.
e guests of Danville citizens at dinner
# Newcastle.-A sentence OF ST.
f months at the state farm and
if fine of $50 were imposed by Mayor j
@ Leb Watkins upon arthur Councillor
S q laborer. who stabbed to death {
S valuable Scotch collie dog belonging
4 to James Garvey. contractor. Coun
IT cellor was discharged by Garvey. hi
n went back to where Garvey was work
ing. and after trying to start SOM
trouble with the contractor. stabbed
the dog to death. He was CHARGE
n. with malicious trespass.
a Crawfordsville.-B F. CHI
=, ton. former Methodist minister a
,s Kipgrnan, has been indicted by tn
- Montgomery county grand jury 70
N grand larceny He has been out III
- der bond since last June. when he wa
~ arrested for the alleged theft OF a
. automobile from tabernacle here
of The former preacher is also charge
~ with stealing auto light tanks at Ve'
~ dersburg. His trial in Fountain coul
- ty is set for November %. 1t is e.
90 pected that insanity will be his d.
IN Tense.
% Bedford.-Th home Of Thoma
- Ribble. near Stonington, eight mile
southeast of here. was destroye
by fire. Ribble and the members
his family were awakened by the fal
ing of burning parts OF the roof.
~ escaping, Ribble dropped his woode
leg and vest Two hundred dollar
:" in paper money in the vest VIZ
burned. The family barely escape
no being cremated Ribble had just so
q his butcher business at Mitchell al
., was preparing to leave for Oklahom
Ou Clalhvvilla Andrew DriScOll 81