The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-10-06
STATE NEWS

cut Off In a corn shredder.
South Bend.-Archie Stewart. con-
fessed forger. was sentenced 10 the
state prison for two to fourteen years
by Judge W. A. Funk in circuit court.
Kokomo.-Enectiv Sunday. milk
prices i'm Kokomo will be increased
from s TO o cents a quart. Cream also
will be increased from % 10 - cents
n pint.
New Carlisle. - Tying a strap
around his neck and To a rafter If
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 In
fantile paralysis has been lifted at
Oxford The daughter OF benjamin
Bugbee. who was afflicted, Is improy-
ing. No new cases have developed.
Wabash.-Miss Janet Jones. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs Howard Jones, has
been selected TO represent Wabash
county i'm the cavalcade Mt the state
centennial celebration at indianapolis.
Brazil.-Richard Alexander. an In
surance man, has been missing from
Brazil ten days. An automobile IN
which Alexander left was found In
blacksmith shop north of Terre Haute.
Laporte.-The First Presbyterian
church OF this city has authorized the
voting OF an invitation TO the Presoy-
terrain synod of Indiana TO hold It's
1917 meeting in this city.
Observation-Disclosures Seal Is IN
Jail here charged with setting fire TO
the house of Bert Cook. The FIRE was
| discovered shortly after Seal Is alleged
to have quarreled with Mrs. Cook,
relative.
Indianapolls.-Th new field hospi-
tai unit OF the Indiana National Guard.
recruited by Maj. A. G.. Chittick, was
ordered To move To Fort Harrison, pre-
paratory To being mustered into fed
eral service.
Alexandria.-Fifty indianapolis Ma
sons came here in 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 III. j. Klein of Marion, ran
into n ditch north OF this city
yincennes.-Rev. Lotus Aspy. pas
tor of the First Baptist church at 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 Il
the hardest hit victim Of the local op
( ton election I'm Columbia township
: which resulted In a victory for the
? drys. Anticipating wet victory. III
had already built roadhouse JUS
outside of Columbia City. which Il
I dry.
I Indiana Harbor. - Suffering from
: bruises received when he fell down
{ flight of stairs, Senator Charlan Curtis
of Kansas continued his Republican
e speeches. In the fall Senator Curtis
L legs were wrenched and he was badl'
: bruised, but he gamely completed IN
speaking engagement
: Bloomington Wylie. VIII
e portrayed his late grandfather, Al
{ drew Wylie, first president Of Indian
e university, in the recent centennia
: pageant. killed himself with a shot
gun. Although he was said 10 b
worth 100000, il is believed he con
: mitted suicide because his crops wer
unharvested.
Observation-Disclosures. James Pearso
OF Washington was arrested herr
charged with blocking the streets whe
preaching from q wagon on the publ
square. Pearson was released frol
=. Jail last week on probation after !
- had served four days Of n sentence Il
- having attacked Roy Buckley, specii
Judge. in police court.
:, Fort Wayne.-Seven men were Il
:, =, iured I'm the collision Of an automobi
). and n handcar, ut grade crossing
" the New York Central railroad. lie
- man Stark suffered the fracture or n
." skull and may die. David krider 81
fered the fracture OF his left wri'
III The driver of the automobile escap
~ injuries. although the automobile W
:, demolished.
:" Indianapolis.-The fiscal year OF {
- state of Indiana closed with more tn
10 So. 100000 in the state treasury, ;
cording To the report of Auditor Ds
ITO 7 Crittenberger 10 Governor Ralst,
'! ar this amount over S1.000.o00 Is
III The general fund and no advance ca
'h' for settlements from countries will
on made before the regular December 5
iu' ,lement. Governor Ralston, I'm a sta
ment. declared the financers of
state had never been In better con
IN ton.
yoluaraiso.-A bomb was hur
49,. AGAINST the wall of the book store
Grated In connection with Valpara
university, smashing window q
SCATTERING a part of the wall. Poll
T., man Charles Cook. who was near
huildinr. was SO badly stunned by
Il