The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-03-26
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Aioih lA' oculion uotti here nr4
drove them down burning stair.
ways and ladders clad IN night appar
el John Ritts. a fireman. was badly
injured In fighting the lire: Paul Ste,
ems. Waterman. jumped through a
window and was badly cut by elas
The loss is $1,000.
lndianapolis.-Le Lester Mitchell. i've.
ty-seven, dope" dend. Was found
hiding in the basement OF schopn .
drug store. after robbing the cash
drawer OF s45. When placed ua
der arrest he cried that the polio
could kill him. but that he must have
done" Raving. he was locked IN a
padded cell. after a terrific fight v!,h
his captors.
Evansville.-Mayor Bosse has
sued statement to citizens adj
vising them TO refuse TO pay their aas
bills. which the Public Service com
pany has sent out computed az the old
rate. He declared that the s. cents
maximum rate with the sliding scale
fixed by the state public service con.
mission has been in effect since Febru-
airy l last. and citizens should tender
this rate and no more
Laporte.-The $4,000 braeh ~
promise case brought b. James
II. Fort OF this city agains Mrs.
Catherine Bowers Williams Of 01eve-
land was settled here. Auorncs
for plaintiff and defendant mex
behind closed doors 10 arrange the
terms OF settlement. and while the
amount paid by Mrs. Williams 10 Fort
is not known. II is understood that The
heart balm was considerable IN
amount
Indianapolis - Opposition workers
were slugged. challeneers were ar
rested on absurd charges and vile
epithets were applied 10 women
who sought TO stop fraudulent voting
In precinct b Of the Sixth ward az
Terre III ute last November according
10 stories told in Judge Anderson
federal court in the trial Of Mayor
Roberts OF Terre Haute and q other
defendants. for alleged election frauds
Hammond-Sherin White OF Gin
ton county was amazed to find So
many OF his male prisoners accu-
mulating noisy jays during the past
month. and racked his brains 10 find
out how liquor was struggled into the
Jail lie discovered a jug OF whisky
outside one Of the cell house windows
with a long rubber tube extending
from the jug 10 the bars and tied "a
them
Laporte.-In the bankruptcy hear
ing OF Max Barnett. clothing
merchant. it was developed that
Barnett conducted travelling store.
shipping goods from his Laporte
store TO Peoria. H.: Detroit. Mich
and several Indiana towns. Bar
nett's petition in bankruptcy Is
pending in the federal court in Indian
apolis. and the hearing is being con
Quoted by Referee Sheridan OF Prank
fort. Barnett claimed Liabilities o.
$4,000 and assets $1,000
Indianapolis-ln an effort 20 in
terpret the provisions OF the new
~ enacted Jones-Burns statewide
primary election law and determine
course Of action with regard 10 its con
stitutionality. the Republican state
central committee convened al the Ho
tel Severn Confusion OF idea7 exists
as TO the exact meaning Of various
clauses of the act
The clause creating the greatest
amount OF criticism is that which com
pels a qualified voter in the event Of
a challenge 10 make affidavit that AZ
the first preceding general election be
affiliated with the party holding the
primary election and that he voted for
at least so per cent OF the regular
nominees of the party. and that be in
tends TO vote for the regula- nomi-
nees OF such party az the coming cleo
ton.
While contending that this clause
Is unconstitutional. although II has
been In effect in cities only through
out the state since 1907. the Republ-
can solons intend 20 conform 10 the
new law because 1t requires the ap-
pointmcnf OF more committees and the
consequent development Of better
political machine According TO well
informed sources. there will be more
candidates for Republican nomination
at the state convention next year than
ever before in the history OF the state.
Frankfort.-Orville Hodgson. who
was arrested in Pittsburgh after
a long search. was sentenced TO
two to 'ourteen years imprisonment
in the state reformatory at Jefferson
Vile. on his plea of guilty to charge
OF forgery. Hodgson is the son OF
wealthy farmer near Marion. tie con
fessed forgeries in 2S cities in the
middle West. The young wife ana
mother of the prisoner were IN the
courtroom when Hodgson was sen
fenced After the court had finished
passing sentence the young man stat
ed he would start life over again
when he leaves prison. as an honest
man. My parents are thoroughbreds
and have disgraced them" he said
Hartford City.-Win Cook. JACK