The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-03-24
| STATE NEWS

Observation-Disclosures Kaiser acct
| dentally shot himself in the head
when handling an old revolver at
his home near here. and physicians do
not expect him to recover.
Greensburg-By a majority of 173
Greensburg is again wet territory.
The election was the hardest
fought campaign between vets and
drys this city has ever seen.
Lafayette.-The Lafayette Mothers
club has decided to have a baby
show at the vocational school
here March 1913. during the celebra-
ton of Baby week
Indianapolis B. Stotsenburg.
attorney general. told the state board
Of tax commissioners that Pennsylva-
MIA railroad stock, owned by Indiana
persons. was subject to taxation
North Manchester-Four famil-
les are quarantined as the re-
suit of an epidemic of scarlet fever that
has broken out in the schools. The
North ward and Central buildings
have been closed
Monticello.-A pageant and a his
torical play, both representing Mon
ticello and White county history,
will be features of Historical day. 10
be held here March IT. by the pupils
of the public schools
Indianapolis Treasurer Bit
Ter received check for s621.15
as payment for nearly fifty-fve
acres of land reclaimed by the Indi-
ana Steel company I'm Lake county.
The land was reclaimed by the COM
pany making deposits of dirt along the
lake front
Evansville.-John II. Rosenberger.
local manufactures. has been no.
titled OF his appointment as one
OF the committee OF FIVE compris-
slppi Valley Terminal league. a body
devoted to lettering middle Vast riv-
or terminal facilities.
Elkhart.-Clarenc G. Myers. ago
thirty. manager OF an oleomarga.
rino store owned by O. II. Files
A. Brother OF Toledo. o.. has been ar.
rested charged with embezzl ,ment OF
$i0G. Ito has confessed. the notice
may. declaring no used tho money 10
pay doctor bills and buy coal and 9th
or necessities.
Bedford. Samuel Robinson. eight.
cen. In In tho county Jail facing
a charge OF flrst.degrce murder
Hc shot and killed Frank Quacken.
hush, forty.llvc. superintendent OF the
Peerless quarry Robinson had been
discharged, but the superintendent re-.
fused To pay him his wages until the
regular pay day. This incensed tho
youth and caused him TO return TO the
quarry with shotgun and shoot tho
superintendent without warning.
lndIanapolis,-lf Evansville moth.
ers want 10 sew underwear on
tho children and leave II there
all winter they are at liberty To do
30 This information was sent 20 Ev.
ansville by tho state board OF health
I'm answer TO complaint from local
officials. who have been trying 10 stop
the practice. Doctor Hurry OF tho
board says the state needs n child by.
giene law TO meet such problems.
Marion.-Clint CLANCY, who was
brought back here from Terre
Haute on a charge OF embezZle-
ment, pleaded guilty before Judge }.
+. Paulus OF having appropriated funds
OF the Mississinewa Motorcycle COM
pany. CLANCY returned s65 to the
club. Miss Fern CLANCY, his sister,
assisted him In paying the money.
Judge Paulus fined CLANCY $50 and
suspended sentence OF from two to
four years TO the state reformatory.
Indianapolis.-Four youthful auto
bandits who were fOiled in an at
tempt to rob a South side grocery
recently were sentenced in criminal
court here to long terms. Ray Davis
goes to the state prison at Michigan
City and Victor Mabrey. Michael Hale
and Elisha Lamantress TO the Jeffer-
sonville reformatory. The sentences
are from five TO fourteen years. Ben
Caldwell. the grocer, opened fire on
the bandits when they entered his
place and ordered him to put up his
hands
Indianapolis TO accusa-
lions of federal officers, Glenn s.
Murphy of Darlington took in s4,-
600 In nine months on slick
mail-order scheme he operated
through the Kokomo post office. Muir
ply was arrested at an automobile re-
pair shop here, and is held under ST.
600 bond to answer TO the charge OF
using the mails to deGaud Ii Is al
legged that he advertised for women
everywhere to make dust caps. Two
thousand replied. Then he sold them
sample for a quarter. and IL they
wrote again he demanded $40 deposit
on the materials he promised to send
them. The officers have been looking
for him since last November. when he
left Kokomo.
Seymour.-Mayor John A Ross
has established the rule OF three"
in dealing with habitual drunk
ards. The name OF each defendant
who is found guilty the third time will
be sent to all saloon keepers In the