The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-02-11
State
Happenings

March ~.
ShelbnilitS-John A. Young. seven
ty-seven. started his ffty-iirst year OF
service wigI the First National bank.
He is the cashier.
Hazelton.-One hundred cars OF
stone are standing ON the 1. & +. 1.
tracks. owing TO the White river flood
washing the track away.
Hartford City.-James Lewis. son OF
Cyrus Lewis of this city. lost HIS right
foot and narrowly escaped death At
Dunkirk when he attempted TO board
a moving train.
Elkhart.-Rev. c. l.. Owners. who
recently resigned as pastor of the First
Baptist church here. has accepted a
call from the Baptist church at Mont
pelier.
Elkhart.-Mrs Elizabeth Infeld.
one hundred and one years old,
died at the Elkhart county infirmary.
where she had been an inmate for i've
years
Wabash.-Nine horses and cattle
were cremated in a $4,000 fire
that destroyed a barn owned by Frank
Tate. a farmer. near here. The orb
gin of the fire is unknown
Richmond.-Five persons were in
jured. two seriously. in a run.
away i'm a funeral party. The horses
drawing a hack In the party became
unmanageable and crashed into a tela-
graph pole.
Fowler.-Wesley Chatham OF At
kinson was found guilty in the Ben
ton circuit court here OF attacking
Miss Gladys Nichols. the fourteen
year-old daughter OF Abncr Nichols OF
Oxford
Laporte. - Failing 10 see Grand
Trunk train. Fred Blum. Jr.. thirty
years old, n business man. drove
his automobile In front of the engine
at Union Mills and was instantly
killed
Logansport. - Highwaymen robbed
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carter OF
this city of $40 on country road.
Mrs. Carter removed the diamond
rings from her fingers and hid them
in the seat of the buggy.
Marion.-W o. Watson. farm
er, who lived near Mount Etna. was
so seriously injured by ram that he
has been brought to the Grant county
hospital for treatment. He was
knocked down and his right knee frac-
tured. Neighbors beat off the ram
and carried Mr.. Watson to his home.
Richmond-R G. Leeds. millionaire
owner OF the Richmond Palladium
and the Leeds stock farm. an
nounced he had purchased from w.
+. Corsa of Whitehall. H.. half in
terest in the champion Percheron stall
lion Carnot. 1t is said $4,000 was in
volved In the deal. Carnot was bred
in France in 1909.
Columbus.-John w. Morgan. at
torney, has advised the marshal
of Hope, Bartholomew county, not TO
obey the w. G. T. u. which does not
want cigars, drugs. ice cream and
newspapers sold on Sunday. The w.
c. I. u asked the marshal 10 arrest
all persons found doing business on
Sunday.
South Bend.-Rev. John M. Cava-
naugh, president OF Notre Dame
university, instructed chaperones for
the annual Notre Dame military bali
to be held here tonight that girls at
tired in sleeveless and low-necked
gowns must be barred from the floor.
In the edict he also said that extreme
dancing would not be allowed.
Lafayette.-When the civil docket
was called in the circuit court
two cases of George r. Durgan
against Thomas Bauer. one asking for
q recount of the ballots H. the city
election In 1913 and the other an cleo
ton contest, were dismissed at the
petition of the plaintiff The costs
were assessed against Former Mayor
Durgan.
Greencastle-The funeral of Wilbur
Starr, Greencastle concert singer.
who was drowned near Stockport.
o., in crossing a creek. was held
at the College Avenue Methodist
church in this city Thursday after
noon. DR.. III. A. Goblin. vice-president
metrius Tillotson. pastor of the
church. conducted the services.
indianapolis. = Democratic editors
IL their annual convention got
down to business at Fridays sessions.
There was a large delegation here.
President Wilson Turing a larger rep
Fascination than usual Although the
editors were disappointed because or
their failure TO induce President VIII
son TO stop off an hour and make an
address at the banquet. they heard
an enthusiastic address by Governor
Major of Missouri and short talks by
several other prominent party lead
ers. The following officers were elect
ed: Henry r. Schricker OF Knox was
elected president: Henry b. Wilson OF
Delphi and G.. H. Hazen of Boonville.
vice-presidents; George F. Sanders OF
Button. secretary: K. w. Pickhardt
OF Huntingburg. treasurer.
Columbus.-Mrs. Amelia Steinker
has filed suit in the Bartholomew
circuit court to have the will OF