The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-15
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Peru.-LorenZ Hoffman has been
chosen councilman-at-large In Peru 10
succeed Harvey ~ SauSaman. who has
resigned and gone 10 Richmond.
Fort Wayne.-Louis Watterson, for
| tytwo. farmer Of Whitley county.
died in a hospital here of injuries suf-
fered at his home when lighting
plant exploded.
Huntington.-When returning from
trip 10 Wabash, Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Mitten were injured when their light
car struck fresh gravel and. skidding
into n ditch, upset.
Columbus.-Willard Wright. rural
mail carrier, was caught under his
overturned automobile after collision
with car owned by \. Van Den En-
der, but escaped without a scratch.
Eyansyille.-Th body of the man
found at Wadesville, Posey county.
has been identified as that of +. III.
Belknapp, fifty-five. Ii is believed
Belknapp livel somewhere in western
Kentucky.
Shelbyville-Dr. Bayard q. Keeney.
secretary of the city board of health,
said no new cases of infantlle paraly
sis are likely TO appear here because
OF the sickness of Paul Morgan, who
died here of the disease.
Gibson.-Roy Johnson, George An
COMO and Frank Bucha, track inspec-
| tors for the Michigan Central railroad,
were killed near here when the cleo
trio speeder in which they were riding
vas struck by passenger train.
Franklin.-Nrs. William Collins of
indianapolis was injured when an au-
| tomobile in which she and her hus-
band were riding plunged off an EN-
bankment south of this city. She was
taken 10 Edinburg and later 10 her
home.
PrincetOn.-With a goose under one
arm and jug under the other Ival
/ LOveleSs started home from Haubstadt
on traction car. He fell off the rear
platform and was seriously hurt The
goose escaped and the jug was
smashed.
Lafayette.-Henry Snyder, seventy
two of Elston, and Miss Anna Snyder,
his daughter, a nurse here, were in
jured when their buggy was struck by
Monon train. Miss Snyder's in
juries are serious. and her father suf-
fered severely from shock.
Richmond. Through efficiency
methods in good farming, the main
tenance cost of the Wayne county
infirmary this year was reduced TO
$139.49 per capits. which is said TO be
lower than in most institutions of the
kind in Indiana and the middle West.
Berne.-Paul Rhorer, nineteen, is
dead victim of his first aerial flight.
he spent more than year building
machine. After attaining a height OF
100 feet he lost control of his plane
He vas a son of Fred Rhorer, editor
Of the Berne Witness.
Evansville.-Mayor Bosses actiyi-
ties already have reduced the high
cost of living i'm some lines in Evans
vile. Large shipments of rabbits
reached The city, 10 be sold for 171z
cents each, as substitute for more
expensive meats. City Sealer Wallen-
meyer has found Kentucky farmers
who will ship eggs here for 80 cents
a dozen. Forty thousand bushels Of
coal have been ordered from the coal
mines along Green river.
Indianapoiis.-D an estate
Of S1SS.63 among the branches of
family tree. which occupied eight type
written pages and included III per-
sons, was the problem TO which Judge
Mahl0n +. Bash announced the answer
in Probate court. The distribution in
Guided awards ranging from four cents
to $13.41. The estate was that of Mrs
Elizabeth Eskew, who died February
3, 1914. She was one of family OF
10 children. Her father, David Stops,
was married twice and had seven chill
dren by his first wife and eight by his
second. Mrs. Eskew died with no
children or parents living. and Judge
Bash ruled that her next of kin en-
titled to inherit were two brothers and
the descendants of l. brothers and sis
tiers. who are dead. In passing on the
evidence in support of the proof OF
heirship. the court found III persons
were entitled TO participate in the dis
trihution of the estate, which amount
ed To $1SS63 after all debts and costs
of administration were paid. The sur
viying brothers are entitled 10 S13.47,
each and the remaining y shares are
divided among the descendants. or next
kin. of each brother and sister, who
are dead. One brother. who is dead.
was the father of ten children. whose
ninth child. son. died before the
death of Mrs. Eskew, leaving as his
heirs three grandchildren Each grand
child will receive 1-315th of his great
grandfather's share. or 1-4410th OF the
amount OF distribution. These shares
amount TO four cents each. The eight
pages of the family tree were incor-
porated in the courts order of distri-
button.
North Vernon.-When trying TO sur
prise thief he thought was robbing
his chicken roost. Bert Crist. a farmer,
accidentally discharged his shotgun.
the load striking his right foot and