The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-06-16
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BRIEFLY TOLD


been raised for an Irish relief fund
here.
Winchester-The fraternal organi-
cations of Winchester will hold their
joint memorial Sunday afternoon. June
Is.
Greencastle. - Gifts aggregating
$4,000 to Depauw university were an
nounced at the annual commencement
exercises here.
Linton.-SQuib Williams was ar
rested on a charge OF attempting
to kill Alphonso Cuviler. a French
miner. who was shot IN the right arm
Wabash.-Failing to commit suicide
by leap through a glass window. Al
bert Hiatt cut his throat with piece
OF glass. He will die.
Gary.-Bert Ballard. twenty-three.
was killed and Frank Wolfe was In
jured seriously when motorcycle on
which they were riding was struck by
an automobile.
Laporte.-William Rude, thirteen,
was fatally injured when a sledge ham,
mer with which Louis Gruenek, q
farmer. was driving a post struck the
boy on the head. fracturing his skull.
Princeton.-After celebrating two
hours, jury in the circuit court
awarded Sylvanus Rutledge OF Evans
vile $4,000 from the c. & z. /. rail-
road for the loss OF a leg under his
caboose
indianapolis. Governor Ralston is
sued a proclamation for the return
from Cincinnati of Cordie Littell and
Harry Forney, who are said to have
taken Othnile Pinkerton. four, from
Hammond.
Vincennes. = Wilbur C.. Kelley,
freight agent for the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad here, and Miss Hannah
NJ Smith, were married by Rev. Fr.
James Gregorie OF the ST. Francis
Xavier church
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Arnold was
pulled out o. the NOW of his
barn onto the cement floor by one OF
his horses. when handling some hay.
and was injured severely when he be-
came entangled in rope.
Anderson.-When lightning struck
the barn OF Frank Manifold end
burned 1t with its contents. Manifold
was burned seriously and John c.
Manifold and Charles NJ Laws suf-
fered burns OF less serious nature
Indianapolis.-It was announced at
the Prohibition state headquarters
that Elwood Haynes Of Kokomo,
one of the first manufacturers OF auto
mobiles, will accept the Prohibition
nomination for United States senator.
Elkhart The mother OF Clyde
Ivens. a farmer, after fall which
injured her left hip, lay two
hours before she was able to attract
his attention. He WIS planting corn
in an adjoining field. Her condition is
serious.
Laporte.-An invitation was ten
dered Vice-President Marshall to
deliver the address in this city upon
the occasion of the state centennial
Wednesday, August 80. when the big
gest celebration in northern Indiana is
planned.
Dfllsboro.-Lillie NJ. Wilson. wife OF
Robert p. Wilson, has been miss
ing from her home here since May
l, when she left her home to visit her
mother. Nothing has been heard OF
her since, and an effort is being made
to trace her. She is five feet four
inches tall, weighs $50 pounds, has
blue eyes and dark auburn hair. There
are three children in the family.
Brazil.-When 20 applicants for
renewals of saloon licenses ap-
peared in the commissioners court for
their licenses they were surprised
when the commissioners announced
that no licenses would be granted to
applicants whose poll and personal tax
had not been paid. There was a rush
to the treasurer's Office and more than
$3.50 was paid In by the applicants.
Gary.-The editors OF Gary's three
daily and one weekly newspapers
are on the verge Of nervous pros
tration because they are getting no
exchanges. Since last Friday only a
few pieces of second class mail have
been received In the city II is claimed
that a congestion in the Chicago post
office Is responsible for the nonarrival
OF newspapers.
Greenfield. - George Doyle, the
youthful bandit, who attempted to
rob the First National bank at Fort.
Vile, has confessed that be locked AS
sistant Cashier Bailey of the Citizens
State bank Of Carmel in a vault and
robbed the bank OF $1,000 six weeks
ago. Doyle was sentenced TO the JEFF
fersonville reformatory within six
hours after he tried the Fortville rob-
berry
Laporte.-A movement took form
here to have a gigantic prepared
ness parade IN this city July or 4.
embracing II of the cities OF north
ern Indiana The parade will include
the National Guard companies OF South
Bend. Valparaiso and Gary. lavish
decoration Of the city and speeches by
men OF national reputation II Is
planned to bring 10000 visitors to the
city.
Brazil-A verdict OF 500 was given
to Peter Gerlatsch OF Greencastle