The Jasper weekly courier., 1916-12-01
Indiana
BreNitieS


Rochester-A touring car driven by
Elsea Blackburn struck a machine In
which were Earl Smiley and Gus Metz
ger. and both Smiley and Metzger we're
injured.
Greencastle.-Levi Howard. colored.
was arrested here. accused OF the
theft of 5000 from the Citizens Nation
al bank a week ago Howard was jani-
tor at the bank.
Henryville.-Mrs.H Henry Richardson,
forty-five, and her daughter. Bessie.
seventeen, were burned 10 death In a
fire which destroyed their home here.
Richardson escaped.
Lagrange.-William Davis was at
tackled by rat he was releas-
ing from n trap and developed blood
poisoning. His condition is critical.
Logansport.-Ralph Hunter. age
twelve, fell 80 feet In the city
electric light plant to a cement floor.
He suffered only slight bruises. as his
fall was broken by a projecting board
Corydoa.-Chris Shaffer is dead at
his home in this county OF an injury
caused by brick falling on his head
from a chimney that was being re-
paired.
Indianapolis. p. III. Wolfardt OF
Newcastle has been appointed chief
deputy under Ed Jackson, secre-
tary of state-elect, and John +. Reed
has been named chief deputy by Otto
Klauss, auditor of state-elect.
Elwood.-Stating that the high
cost of living has made their sal
aries insufficient, the members OF the
police and fire departments have filed
q petition wit the city council, asking
for an increase of SO a month
BloomfieId.-While hunting on the
Hanegan Rainbolt farm. near the
Greene-Lawrence county line, I'll
measured seven feet two inches across
its wings. The bird was brought to
Bloomfield and will be mounted.
Butler. = Charles w. Warren,
sales manager for MANUFACTURE
| ing concern in Chicago, was killed ana
DR.. w. Montgomery. Chicago dentist'
was seriously injured here when the
automobile in which they were return
ing home from Detroit overturned
Indianapolis.-A campaign TO teach
the schoolchildren of the state to
help conserve the paper supply was
launched by Charles A Great
house. state superintendent of pubic
instruction. Greathouse issued set
of rules for children TO follow In gath
ering waste paper and selling it.
Knox. - The Ten Wrinkle OIL
Reclaiming company, capitalized at
$4,000, has been Incorporated under
the laws of Indiana. and will locate a
plant for the manufacture OF oll-re-
claiming machinery here, it was an
nounced. Arthur l.. Kline of Chicago,
head of the company, said 100 men
would be employed at the start.
Muncie. I'm sorry / didn't
kill the cur" was Rollin HOwelPs only
comment after he had been charged
with attempted murder for shooting
Frank Shockey, when he found him
with Mrs. Howell Interference OF
policemen who heard the first SHOTS
probably saved Shockey's life. Two
bullets hit him, but he was not seri-
ously wounded.
Indianapolis-Gov. Samuel Ralston
will ask the state legislature to pro-
vide for the calling of constitutional
convention in Indiana. In an
nouncing his intention, Governor Rails
ton declared he was adhering TO his
pledge when he went into office, and
added that both the Republican and
Progressive parties had declared for
such q convention. The governor also
pointed out that suffragists can obtain
the ballot only through this method
and asked them to support IT.
Hammond. - Steps TO investigate
the recent election in Lake coun
; ty were taken by the government
, when subpoenas calling for their i'm
, mediate appearance before a federal
: grand jury at Indianapolis were served
: on Auditor Edward Simon and Coun
q ty Clerk III. Wheaton. Simon has
: charge of the registration records ant
3. Wheaton of the election returns from
8 112 precincts in the county. Similal
Z summonses were TO be served upoi
@ officers of both Democratic and Repub
Z lican organizations at Gary.
[ apolis.-Neariy 1000 persons
O in Indiana voted for presidential
d elector who had no party candidate
for president to vote for. The oficia
z count. now being completed, showe'
S that the first elector on the Progres
l. siye ticket received 3.S9S votes, tn
II count shows that the first presidential
l. elector on the Republican ticket re
ceived 6,S94 more votes than the eles
tor on the Democratic ticket. bearin
z out the unofficial tabulation of Nj
Hughes plurality. The vote ais
- shows that although the plurality q
Mr.. Hughes fell several thousand b'
low that OF Governor-elect Goodrich
he received more popular votes tha
~ Goodrich.
- Observation-Disclosures stole $50 froi
a. small metal box in the Undel
=. wood typewriter Office here. rea
"a window in the building was prled opel
, Seymour.-Joseph Miller. twent,
~ one. of Reading, Pa. pleaded guilt
m 10 burglary in the Jackson ci
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