The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-10-20
STATE NEWS

John a. Ross, n farmer of Lovett
township and former trustee. was
cut Off I'm corn shredder.
South Bend.-Archie Stewart, con-
fessed forger. was sentenced To the
state prison for two 10 fourteen years
by Judge w. \. Funk I'm circuit court.
K0komo.-Effectlye Sunday. milk
prices i'm Kokomo will be increased
from 10 o cents quart. Cream also
will be increased from 20 to - cents
pint.
New Carlisle. Tying strap
around his neck and 10 "A rafter. fif-
teen-year-old Joseph Shelby jumped
from the hay loft. hanging himself.
| No reason is assigned.
North Manchester.-Miss Iona Heet-
er, fourteen. daughter Of Peter Heeter,
is dead of infantile paralysis. She be-
came paralyzed Monday evening. and
was unconscious until she died.
Fowler.-The quarantine against i'm
fantile paralysis has been lifted at
Oxford. The daughter of Benjamin
Bugbee, who was afflicted, is improy-
INK NO new cases hive utNttoptN-
Wabash.-Mlss Janet Jones, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Jones. has
been selected To represent Wabash
county in the cavalcade ut the state
centennial celebration at indianapolis.
Brazil.-Richard Alexander. an in
surance man, has beer missing from
Brazil ten days. An automobile I'm
which Alexander left was found In a
blacksmith shop north of Terre Haute.
Laporte.-The First Presbyterian
church Of this city has authorized the
voting of an invitation 10 the Presby-
terrain synod of Indiana TO hold Its
1917 meeting In this city.
observation-disclosures Seal is in
Jail here charged with setting fire 10
| the house of Bert Cook. The fire was
discovered shortly after Seal is alleged
! TO have quarreled with Mrs. Cook, a
relative.
Indianapolis.-The new field hospi-
tai unit of the Indiana National Guard,
recruited by Maj a. G.. Chittick, was
| ordered 10 move 10 Fort Harrison, pre-
paratory To being mustered into fed
eral service
Alexandria.-Fifty indianapolis Ma
sons came here In a special car and
the degree team of the indianapolis
chapter conferred the select master de-
gree. A banquet was served In the
Masonic temple.
Hartford City-Misses Verna and
Glendola Patterson of Marion were
severely injured when an automobile
in which they were riding, with their
mother and H. !. Klein of Marion. ran
into ditch north of this city.
Vincennes.-Rev. LOTUS Aspy, pas
tor of the First Baptist church ut Cam
den, has accepted call to become pas
tor of the First Baptist church here.
Rev. c. W. Chadwick former pastor Of
the church here, has gone TO Linton.
Columbia City.-John l.. Pence is
the hardest-hit victim of the local OPP
ton election in Columbia township.
which resulted in victory for the
drys. Anticipating a wet victory, he
had already built a roadhouse just
outside of Columbia City, which is
| dry.
| Indiana Harbor. - Suffering from
bruises received when he fell down a
flight of stairs, Senator Charlan Curtis
| of Kansas continued his Republican
speeches. In the fall Senator Curtis
legs were wrenched and he was badly
bruised. but he gamely completed his
speaking engagement.
Bloomington.-RaddiclS Wylie, who
portrayed his late grandfather, An
drew Wylie, first president of Indiana
university, in the recent centennial
pageant, killed himself with shot
gun. Although he was said 10 be
worth 100000. il is believed he COM
mitted suicide because his crops were
unharvested.
Bloomington.-Rev. James Pearson
of Washington was arrested here,
charged with blocking the streets when
preaching from wagon on the public
square. Pearson was released from
Jail last week on probation after he
had served four days of n sentence for
having attacked Roy Buckley. special
judge. in police court.
Fort Wayne.-Seven men were in
| jured in the collision Of an automobile
and a handcar, at grade crossing OF
the New York Central railroad. Her
man Stark suffered the fracture of his
skull and may die. David Krider suf-
fered the fracture OF his left wrist.
The driver of the automobile escaped
injuries. although the automobile was
| demolished.
Indianapolis.-Th fiscal year of the
state of Indiana closed with more than
100000 in the state treasury, &C.
cording Ia the report OF Auditor Dale
J. Crittenberger TO Governor Ralst0u.
OF this amount over S1,000,0o0 is in
the general fund and no advance calls
for settlements from countries will be
made before the regular December set
Element. Governor Ralston, I'm n state
ment. declared the financers of the
state had never been in better condi-
ton.
Nalparaiso.-A bomb was hurled