The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-05-07
STATE NEWS
in BRIEF

men said when the bonds were given
they would rather work all summer
in the hot fields i order TO repay
their bondsmen than to remain in Jail
ten days, which is the penalty for Wis
iting a resort.
South Bend.-W. T.. Cady and Dud-
ley NJ. 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 officers
we're installed. the ceremony being IN
the charge OF Mrs Emma b. Manches-
ter OF Omaha. Neb.. supreme guardian
OF the order
Bedford.-Champ F. Crawfords OF
Mitchell was found in the basement
OF his house violently insane. II IL
said His suit for damages against
the Lehigh Portland Cement company
for injuries in the cement companys
quarry was set for trial in the circuit
court here. II is alleged that his In
sanity was caused by being struck on
the head by 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 II is pre-
sumed that Cummings rolled into the
reservoir while sleeping after a
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 a
bottle OF carbolic acid from her hands.
She was placed in jail and a charge OF
perjury was lodged against her. Her
father is still in JAIL awaiting a hear
ing.
Frankfort.-Rev. William +. 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 a veteran OF the Civil
war He was superintendent OF pub
lie schools for thirty-four years at
Mishawaka, Shelbyville. Covington.
Bloomington. Brazil. Larned. Kan,
and Eldora. Kan. He is survived by
the widow and four daughters.
South Bend-The annual conven-
ton OF the Woodmen Circle OF
Indiana opened here with 800 dele
gates, representing 1910 members OF
the order in the state. Mrs. Emma b.
Manchester of Omaha. Neb.. supreme
guardian, and Mrs Hadassah Johnson
of Columbus. o.. supreme manager.
are attending the sessions. Mrs. Liz
zie Philon of Mishawaka. grand
guardian. is pesiding. The address OF
welcome was delivered by Mayor
Fred w. Keller. DR.. c. S. Rosenberg
answered for the women. A military
ball was feature.
Columbus Officials of the BGrtho-
lomew County Fishing and Hunting
club have been notified by b. w.
Downing. superintendent OF a gov
eminent fish hatchery at Put-in-Bay,
O., that 100000 pike perch eggs will
be sent here between May l and s. He
asks the club officers TO be ready to
take charge OF the consignment when
Il arrives White river Is lower at
this point than il ever has been at this
time OF year, old residents declare.
The stream is almost as low as II was
in the late summer Of 1914 The wa
ter is so clear fishermen say the FISH
see them first" and as a result only
few are being caught.
Lafayette. - G.. NJ. Mourer. 73l
Fletcher avenue, Indianapolis.
brakeman on the Big Four railroad.
was killed when he was struck by an
east-bound freight train at the river
ROAD Orluge, naiI a mile west ol this
city. INQUIRER was head brakeman on
the west-bound Big Four freight train.
No. 6. Just west OF this city there
is a steep grade and his train was be-
ing pushed up the line by an engine
Mourer was standing on the east
bound track watching the train as IL
passed by TO see IL there were any de-
fects in the wheels or air couplings.
He did not hear the fast train, No. 80.
approaching The pilot Of the engine
struck him and knocked him to the
roadway, twenty-five feet below. His
skull was fractured and one leg brok-
en-. Mourer was hurried to ST. Eliza
beth's hospital and died soon after
reaching that institution. He was
twenty-eight years old and had worked
for the Big Four for four years. He
was not married. The railroad au-
thorities are seeking his relatives
Sullivan. w l.. Bryan, presi-
dent of Indiana university. deliv-
cred lecture to about three hundred
varvore ~ the rlosfnv session of the