The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-08-04
State
Happenings

Fort Wayne..-Twenty-tw OF Fort
Wayne's leading stores will close Sat-
urday evenings at six o'clock during
the remainder OF July aud 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 TO
applicants who have been running open
without licenses.
Indianapolis-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 fee plant was damaged 5000.
Fort Wayne.-Business men and
others who volunteered 10 become I'M
derwriters of the statehood centennial
pageant here viii be forced 10 pay
deficit of about S11 900, IL is estimated
The total cost of the pageant was $51,-
600.
Muncie.-The only industry OF Sara
toga, I'm Randolph county, was wiped
out and 100 persons were thrown out
of employment when fire completely
destroyed the canning factory there. IL
is thought the fire was OF incendiary
origin.
Muncie.-The jury sitting in the
case of Mayor ROllin Bunch, charged
with conspiracy 10 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 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 VIII
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 viii 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 q vault at Crown Hill cemetery,
Indianapolis.
Indianapolis.-The camp of the In
diana National Guard at Mercedes,
Tex. Is taking on q permanent aspect.
according to advices received here. In
addition to q $4,000 field hospital
field bakery with a capacity of 1.ooo
| no immA61-
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 or
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
3 enty-two, both Sicilians, fought duel
: with stilettos In q box car here over
an Italian lass whom they both loved
t so years ago and who had been dead
3 half a century in Sardinia. Both men
e were cut into ribbons and the box car
t looked like q slaughter pen. Neither
: Is expected TO live.
q neutrality-suspicious. at char
5 ity milk station here have accom-
plished what they believe is one OF the
e most unusual blood TRANSMISSION cases
q on record. To save the life of four
h months-old baby the physicians trans
fused two teaspoonfuls of blood which
e the father. Charles Lockwood, gladly
d gave. Immediately the baby showed
|, much greater vitality, and Ii is be
f; lieved Ii will live.
). ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS insanity Is oil
the increase In Indiana. the stat'
board of health is planning TO intro
g duce in the legislature next winter
bill to create the office Of sanitarian II
Il each judicial circuit in Indiana Tina
insanity Is on the increase Is III
statement of DR.. J. y. Hurry, stat
health commissioner, in circular jus
# issued and which he IS sending broad
d cast over the state.
K Indianapolis. = Indiana Guardsme
Ell who went TO the border with the e>
g pectation of going into Mexico, ma
ID not be disappointed after all. AC
vices from the field camp received her
e. state that the soldiers have been OF
Is dered ready to go across the borde
lg 10 hunt down arms smuggled, and Bri,
~ Gen. James Parker is quoted as tel
he ing the troops in an address that h
n believe yet there will be scrap"
IN Hammond. Sixteen-year-old Lei
le Tanner of Jackson, Mich, was foun
hidden by the police In the room
John II. Pollard, son OF Rev. l. Pc
IS lard. She was doped and declares tn,
Pollard. on n trip TO Whiting. induce
IN her to dring some funny fzzy stun
Leila is beauty and engaged TO Gay
Mathews OF jackson She quarrels
with her mother and ran away
"a Hammt nd. Pollard met and befrien
10 ed her. lie will be tried before Jud,
TO- Barnett with a statutory charge.
ne Gary.-The post offices at New CT
nc cage and Clarke station have be-
"A abolished and the territory will