The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-22
Indiana
BreNitieS
DRAFTS STATEWIDE DRY BILL
Senator Oorrel's Measure Would Ex-
clude All intoxicating Liquors and
Specifically Names Alcohol,
Whisky, Wine and Beer.

Brown, Johnson and Monroe counties.
outlined the provisions of the bill
which will exclude all Intoxicating
liquors and will specifically name al
cohol, whisky. brandy. gin. rum. wine.
beer or ANY Spirituous, vinOus. fer
mented or malt liquor or LIQUID con-
tanning Intoxicating properties capa-
Die OF being used as n beverage, wheth-
er medical or not, and all liquids
whether proprietary or patented.
which contain alcohol" In a word.
alcohol is to be banned in all forms
for sale, purchase or TO be furnished
or disposed of in any manner except
for medicinal, mechanical or sacra-
mental purposes. 1t is also made un-
Intoxicating beverages.
Indianapolis.-The public service
commission reorganized with Thomas
j. Duncan as chairman; Joseph o'Reil-
ley as secretary and Charles J. Stew
art as chief clerk. The voting for Of
ticerS was unanimous. Chairman Dun
can, in announcing the review for re-
ports from railroads and coal mines
in the state, said there was every In
dicatfon that the situation is greatly
relieved and prospects for averting
a coal famine are a great deal bet
ter" The Clinton Electric Light and
Power company petitioned the public
service commission for authority TO
construct a transmission line TO Dana
TO supply electricity at six To eleven
cents per kilowatt hour for lighting
and as low at 21a cents for power.
Indianapolis.-Afte many weeks
delay awaiting new equipment, Field
hospital No. ., Indiana National
Guard, comprised Of five officers and
30 enlisted men, left for Liano Grande,
Tex. The hospital corps was recruit
ed by Maj. A. G. Chittick and is made
up of men from Frankfort, Noblesville
and Upland. Col. Aubrey l.. Kuhlman,
commanding the Third Indiana regi-
ment, has received a letter of appre-
citation from Brigadier General Lewis,
stationed at Llano Grande. who de-
clared that the Third Indiana made
an excellent record on the border.
Elkhart.-Announcem of the ap-
pointment Of Wilson Roose of this city
as member Of the state board OF bank
examiners has stirred up a veritable
hornets nest In Elkhart county and
city Republican circles. Local party
leaders declare they have been "dou-
Mr. nf
the foremost workers in the Progress
sive ranks when the new party was
organized in this county and q. O. l..
leaders maintain he had no connection
with the Republican organization dur
ing the last campaign.
Cicero.-The new Christian church
was dedicated Sunday. Ii has just
been completed at cost of $4,000.
by II. q. Hufford & Son, contractors, OF
Shirley, and is OF brick veneer. with
Bedford stone trimmings. The church
has a seating capacity of about 80,
with classrooms, robing room, choir
loft and baptistry, I'm addition 10 the
auditorium and n basement under the
entire building. Rev. +. =. Couch of
Cicero is the pastor.
Bloomington.-St outly declaring his
innocence. Guy Reeves Of Indianapolis.
representative of the American Cast
Iron and Pipe company, Is out on bond.
following his Indictment on n charge
Of obtaining S2075, graft money from
the Monroe county council. The charge
is the outgrowth of a contract for sup
plying plans and materials for the pro-
posed $4,000 enlargement OF the
Bloomington water works.
Seymour.-The dryhouse OF the
Whitewood Products company Of
Crothersville was destroyed by fire of
undetermined origin. The factory
manufactures wood novelties. For a
while the entire factory was threat
ened. The loss was about 81 200.
Anderson.-The heavy pull of fac
tories using natural gas Is blamed for
the threatened shortage In several
cities in central Indiana. Upton. An
derson and Noblesville already have
suffered.
Evansville. Transportation and
wire service III lnlS VI
were paralyzed when binding bliz-
card and zero weather came out of the
West.
anapolis.-Governor Ralston. IL
Is announced. will join Edwin Gates
and Quincy Myers in n law firm after
he leaves the governors chair.
yincennes.-Floyd Duckworth. TWEEN
~. was killed when run over by IN
electric-driven car in the Indiana
Creek Coal company mine.
New Albany.-Charles Miller. thirty.
of Louisville, fell from Southern
train on which he was stealing n ride
here. and suffered such severe injuries
he may die.
Hammond.-Omaha Burse. fourteen.
q Mexican Indian, was convicted here
of second-degree murder for killing
Richard Calveron. colored. OF Chicago.
at Gary, September 10.
Oaktown.-The new building OF the
Holmes Christian church on Grays
ridge. seven miles west OF town. was
dedicated by the congregation. sun
day. Rev. A. NJ. Ewing of Frankfort