The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-10-27
STATE NEWS

lnuldndpohS.-AlTS tnurleS Il. nor
stein. one of James whltcomb Riley's
closest friends. is dead here.
Laporte. - Alexander Klebinkls.
twenty-eight, Laporte business man.
was run down by a Lake Erie & West
ern train and instantly killed.
Petersburg.-Alonzo Coleman. twen-
". was shot in the legs 10y Thomas
Crow. when the two were hunting rab-
bits 1t took two doctors an hour TO
remove Al shot from Coleman's legs.
Anderson.-At the entrance 10 the
new city hall there viii be erected an
electric flag TO be Illuminated at night.
The board Of works has estimated
that the flag will cost about $500.
Evansville-The automobile OF John
w. Boehme Of this city. former mayor
and former congressman, that was
stolen about a year ago. has been re-
covered near Hebbardsville. Ky.
Logansport-Ellis Jones. ten. was
burned by the explosion of dynamite
cap with which he was playing. His
eyes were injured. and physicians fear
he may lose his eight.
Rushville.-Alfred Norris. a high
school student. was injured severely
when n generator in the chemical lab
oratOry exploded and threw monoxide
in his face
Crown Point-Oscar Kalawa, eight
een-year-old Hammond moron. who
confessed attacking nine little girls in
two years, was sentenced 10 life I'M
prisonment by Judge w. C. Mcmahon
Bloomfield.-Rev.T Thomas A. Cox or
Bloomfield, county evangelist for the
Christian churches, and Rev. w. ID.
Terrell of Elnora are conducting re-
vival ut SwitZ City.
Logansport-John Bowman, sixty,
died at ST. Josephs hospital of inJu-
ries suffered when he was struck by
an automobile driven by Walter Thorn
as of Royal Center.
Tipton-A five weeks union taber-
nacle revival meeting will be conduct
ed under the direction of the churches
here. beginning February IL. DIR. T.
j. Bulgin will be the evangelist.
Observation-Disclosures Keller OF
Harrison was killed by train near
here when trying to flag another train
He was employed on a Big Four con-
struction train.
Muncie.-Charles Smith, painter,
and his wife, Eva, are under arrest on
blind tiger charges. 1t is alleged
that they conducted kitchen bar" In
their home.
IndianapOlis.-A suit for 100000
damages has been filed i'm federal court
by the Interstate Motor Car company
of Muncie against the Rutenber Motor
company involving an alleged breach
of contract.
Muncie.-Because Thomas Richard
son was unable TO show he was legally
adopted by John w. Cruel. Judge
Frank Ellis, in circuit court, has held
Richardson cannot share I'm the Cruel
estate.
Huntington.-Health officials have
issued warning TO patrons of the
Huntington city water works that the
water contains typhoid bacilli. DR.. Is.
ii. b. Grayston. member of the city
board of health. issued warning that
al, city water should be boiled ten min
utes.
Sullivan. - A compromise was
reached In the suit Of Claude Has
tings against the Chicago, Terre Haute
& Southeastern Railroad company for
$4,000 damages for personal injuries
suffered when his wagon was struck
by train on the Southeastern road
The terms of the settlement were not
announced.
Indianapolis.-The state board OF
health decided 10 ask the next legisla
ture TO authorize department OF
school hygiene, TO supervise medical
, inspection In the schools OF the state
r The board also decided To recommend
, an appropriation for n new building
for the medical department Of Indiana
/. university.
Hammond.-A government quaran
, tine was slapped on the Calumet Parl
I stockyards in West Hammond ant
: shipment of horses 10 the allies ha!
7 been stopped owing TO the discovery o.
l. new infectious disease Ii Is moutl
$ disease, but not the hoof-and-moutl
5 ailment that terrified stock raisers |
e year ago. Three hundred and fifty o.
, 400 horses of 1000 head at the Calu
met Park yards are said TO be affected
I with the disease.
ndianapolis.-There is little poss
bility that the Indiana soldiers at tn
border will get the ballot In Novembel
Governor Ralston said that he had RI
cefved legal opinion TO the effect tina
an amendment TO the state counstitI
ton would be necessary before the
could be allowed 10 vote. The govern
or's statement followed plea by New
ton Gilbert Of Fort Wayne that a sp'
e cial session of the legislature be Gale
to save the votes of the Guardsmel
Gilbert suggested that If the member
Of the legislature would not join I'm
Il special session without either salary {
e expense money being paid them, POI
d ular subscription TO meet the expens
k be started.
e Noblesville.-The receiver of IN
n Hamilton Trust company. one Of tire
financial institutions which failed