The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-05-19
HAPPENINGS IN INDIANA
The Happenings Over the State
Briefly Told.

Marlon.-A campaign for cleapn-
ness has been inaugurated at the
Soldiers home.
Evansville Turnerbund has
closed its annual session and will
meet in Chicago next year.
Lafayette.-Louis Krauss, age 81.
supreme treasurer of the Ancient
Order of Druids, is dead at his home.
Indianapolis.-Senator Thomas Tag
CART has disposed of his interests In
the DenisOn hotel to Crawford Fair
banks.
Columbia City.-A petition has
been filed asking for an option cleo
ton. There were 227 signers 10 the
petition.
Wesley Shepard has re-
signed as deputy county clerk TO take
charge of the local Democratic head
quarters.
Marion-Edwin Benjamin, of this
city, has been wounded in the Mexican
service and is in a hospital at Hous-
ton, Texas.
Hanover-Dr. Harvey Wiley, of
Washington, ID. c., has endowed a
chair in Hanover college in honor of
his parents.
Indianapolis Thalman, a
merchant on Washington street since
before the civil war, celebrated his
ninetieth birthday.
Indianapolis.-One hundred and
eleven recruits have been taken into
the army at the Indianapolis recruit
ing station during April.
Anderson.-The city Of Anderson
has bought several lots in the suburb
of Shadeland and will provide an open
square municipal park.
Monticelo.-The report of the
county school superintendent shows
that there is only one negro pupil in
the White county schools.
Fl. Cloyce Tucker, age six
teen, of Claypool, died from a frac-
tured skull. He was struck on the
head when pitching horseshoes.
observation-disclosures Golf, aged
seventy, who lives near here, is in a
critical condition from the loss Of
blood through an liberated tooth.
Newcastle-B Scouts will be-
come members of the traffic force on
Saturdays and holidays after having
had tryout at the work several days
ago.
Tipton.-With a thump Paul Jen-
nings landed on his head out of bed.
He had been dreaming about the old
swimming hole-and it was his turn
to dive.
JeffersonvilIe,- Berry, who
is charged with the murder Of Mrs
Mary F. Brookbank, wealthy widow,
will go on trial before Judge For
tune, June 5.
Sullivan.-Two cigars given to Rev.
Father Sprigler by one Of his parish
toner's more than twenty-five years
ago, on his wedding day, are still in
his possession.
VincenIes.-As a result of col
lision between street car and a buck
ster wagon sixty dozen eggs were
scrambled in the street and a lodge
parade was obliged to detour.
Lawrenceburg-He Henry j. Lenover,
age seventy-seven, a retired farmer
and veteran of the civil war, is dead.
He had been a member of the local
lodge l. o. o. F. for over fifty years.
Columbus.-Perry Park has been
presented to the city by Will II. Don
ner, millionaire resident of Pittsburg.
The gift was made in compliance with
a request of his mother who lives in
Columbus.
ADMINISTRATION Link boosted he
had killed a wolf William N. Len
den lost his dog. A search warrant
brought the "wolf" skin into court,
where it was identified as the 'lost"
dog of Lenden.
Huntington.-Albert Early drove to
town early one morning with load
of grain, which he sold for s34.02.
He went to the courthouse to pay his
taxes. The treasurer informed him
they amounted TO just S34.02.
Lafayette.-The farmers of Tippe-
canoe county have gone on strike and
refuse to deliver milk to the local ice
cream company and milk depot. They
demand the winter rate of $3.50 per
hundred pounds for their milk.
Greenfeld.-The district meeting
of the Daughters of Pocahontas was
held here. Nearly 100 attended from
Indianapolis, Newcastle, Shelbyville,
Rushville and Richmond. A ban
quet was served by the Greenfield
council.
Brazil.-while Harry Little, fore
man of Brazil paper was closing the
last form of the daily edition he
noticed an item about the death Of
his own son at Adrian, Mich. The
boy, age seventeen, left home Mon
day to go to Detroit to accept a posi-
ton in an automobile factory.
Lafayette-Two hundred car re-
pairers, inspectors and carpenters
employed on the Monon have been
granted an increase in wages.
Evansville.-Mrs. Bernardin Nurre,
the city's Oldest resident, celebrated
her Goth birthday anniversary We'd
nesday. She is hale and hearty and
reads the daily papers.
Columbus.-Pressed chicken that
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