The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-08-11
State
Happenings


Wayne's leading stores will close Sat
urday evenings at six o'clock during
the remainder OF July and all OF Aug
ust.
Boonville.-The county commission
ers have decided that the wet and dry
election here June 80, and carried dry,
was illegal and will issue licenses 10
applicants who have been running open
without licenses.
1ndianapoIs.-Two fires, both OF I'M
known origin, caused $4,000 loss here.
The Gibson Wholesale Automobile
company's warerooms were Quilted by
fire which caused $4,000 loss and the
Citizens Ice plant was damaged $1,000.
Fort Wayne.-Business men and
others who volunteered TO become I'M
derwriters Of the statehood centennial
pageant here will be forced TO pay n
deficit of about S11 600, IL is estimated.
The total cost of the pageant was $751;
600.
Muncie.-The only industry OF Sara
toga, in Randolph county, was wiped
out and 100 persons were thrown out
of employment when fire completely
destroyed the canning factory there. 1t
Is thought the fire was of incendiary
origin.
Muncie.-The jury sitting in the
case OF Mayor Rollin Bunch, charged
with conspiracy TO solicit bribes from
blind tiger operators and other law
violators, reported hopeless disagree
ment and was discharged. The jury
had considered the case 40 hours.
Indianapolis.-Mrs. Hugh Kenyon
demonstrated her faith In her husband
here when she gave up three ounces OF
blood to save his life after he had
been stabbed by John Wright, who &C
cused him of paying attentions TO Mrs.
Wright. The TRANSMISSION OF blood will
save Kenyon's life. physicians said
Greenfield-This little city yet has
hope that the final resting place of the
body of James Whitcomb Riley will be
In Park county The city council has
offered the heirs of Riley the finest
plot In the cemetery and has peu-
toned for the removal of the body
from a vault at Crown Hill cemetery,
Indianapolis.
Indianapolis.-The camp of the In
diana National Guard at Mercedes,
Tex, is taking on permanent aspect.
according to advices received here In
addition to q $4,000 field hospital a
field bakery with capacity of 1000
lOaveS of bread will be built immedi-
ately for the division of militiamen en-
camped there.
Indianapolis. - Indiana university
has established In Indianapolis an ex-
tensive center that will be developed
as rapidly as possible into an institu-
ton of magnitude, and which may be
the start toward the establishment OF
similar centers in other large cities Of
the state, such as Fort Wayne, South
Bend and Evansville.
Hammond.-James Alfonzo, aged
seventy-five, and Gastova Gentele, sew
enty-two both Sicilians, fought a duel
with stilettos IL a box car here over
an Italian lass whom they both loved
so years ago and who had been dead
half century In Sardinia. Both men
were cut into ribbons and the box car
looked like n slaughter pen. Neither
is expected to live.
anapolis.-Physicians at a char
ity milk station here have accom-
plished what they believe is one of the
most unusual blood TRANSMISSION cases
on record. To save the life of four
months-old baby the physicians trans
fused two teaspOonfuls of blood which
the father. Charles Lockwood, gladly
gave. Immediately the baby showed
much greater vitality, and Ii is be-
lieved 1t will live.
anapolis.-Because insanity is on
the increase In Indiana, the state
board of health is planning to intro
duce in the legislature next winter
bill to create the Office of sanitarian in
each judicial circuit in Indiana. That
insanity is on the increase Is the
statement of DR.. j. n. Hurry, state
health commissioner, in a circular just
issued and which he is sending broad
cast over the state.
indianapolis. = Indiana Guardsmen
who went to the border with the ex-
pectation of going into Mexico. may
not be disappointed after all. Ad-
vices from the field camp received here
state that the soldiers have been or
dered ready TO go across the border
TO hunt down arms Struggled, and Brig.
Gen. James Parker is quoted as tell
ing the troops in an address that he
believe yet there will be a scrap"
Hammond. - Sixteen-year-old Lelia
Tanner Of Jackson. Mich, was found
hidden by the police In the room of
John II. Pollard, son of Rev. |. Pol
lard. She was doped and declares thar
Pollard, on n trip TO Whiting, induced
her to dring some funny fzzy stuff"
Leila is beauty and engaged TO Gayle
Mathews Of jackson. She quarreled
with her mother and ran away to
Hamms nd Pollard met and befriend-
ed her. BE will be tried before Judge
Barnett with statutory charge.
Gary.-The posi- Offices at New Chi
cagO and Clarke statiOa have haan