The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-12-08
Indiana
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chosen councilman-at-large In Peru TO
succeed Harvey A. Sausaman, who has
resigned and gone To Richmond.
Fort Wayne.-Lou!s Watterson. for
| ty-two. farmer of Whitley county
died in hospital here OF injuries suf-
fered at his home when a lighting
plant exploded.
| HuntingtOn.-When returning from
a trip 10 Wabash. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Mitten were injured when their light
car struck fresh gravel and, skidding
into a ditch, upset
Columbus.-Willard Wright. rural
mail carrier was caught under his
overturned automobile after collision
with car owned by A. Van Den En-
der, but escaped without scratch.
Evansville.-The body OF the man
found at Wadesville, PoSey county,
has been identified as that of +. III.
Belknapp fifty-five. 1t is believed
Belknapp lived somewhere in western
Kentucky.
Shelbyville.-Dr. Bayard G.. keeney,
secretary of the city board OF health.
said no new cases of infantile paraly-
sis are likely TO appear here because
of the sickness of Paul Morgan, who
died here of the disease.
Gibson.-Roy Johnson, George An
COMO and Frank Bucha, track inspec-
tors for the Michigan Central railroad.
were killed near here when the cleo
trio speeder in which they were riding
was struck by passenger train.
Franklin.-Mrs. William Collins Of
indianapolis was injured when an au-
tomobile in which she and her hus-
band were riding plunged of an EN-
bankment south of this city. She was
taken To Edinburg and later 10 her
home.
Princeton.-With n goose under one
arm and n jug under the other Ival
Loyeless started home from Haubstadt
on Il traction car. He fell off the rear
platform and was seriously hurt. The
goose escaped and the jug was
smashed.
Lafayette.-Henry Snyder. seventy
two OF Elston, and Miss Anna Snyder,
his daughter. nurse here, were In
jured when their buggy was struck by,
a Monon train. Miss Snyder's I'M
juries are serious, and her father suf-;
fered severely from shock.
Richmond. Through efficiency
methods In good farming. the main,
tenance cost Of the Wayne county,
infirmary this year was reduced tos
$l39.49 per capita. which is said 10 bee
lower than In most institutions of the
kind I'm Indiana and the middle Wests
Berne.-Paul Rhorer, nineteen, X
dead, victim OF his first aerial fiighit
He spent more than year building n
machine. After attaining a height q
100 feet he lost control OF his plans
and IL fell, crushing him beneath IT,.
He was a son of Fred Rhorer, editor
Of the Berne Witness.
Evansville.-Mayor Bosses actiyi
ties already have reduced the higl.
cost OF living In some lines I'm Evani-
vile. Large shipments OF rabbits
reached the city. 10 be sold for III.
cents each. as substitute for more
expensive meats. City Sealer Wallep-
meyer has found Kentucky farmers
who will ship eggs here for 80 GEMS
n dozen. Forty thousand bushels OF
coal have been ordered from the coal
mines along Green river
Indianapois.-Dis an estate
of SlSS.63 among the branches of a
family tree, which occupied eight type
written pages and included liz per-
sons, was the problem 10 which Judge
Mahlon r. Bash announced the answer
In Probate court. The distribution In
cluded awards ranging from four cents
10 $l3.47. The estate was that OF Mrs.
Elizabeth Eskew. who died February
9, 1914. She was one of family OF
- children. Her father. David Stops.
was married twice and had seven chill
dren by his first wife and eight by his
second. Mrs. Eskew died with no
children or parents living. and Judge
Bash ruled that her next OF kin en-
titled to inherit were two brothers and
the descendants OF Il brothers and sis
ters. who are dead. In passing on the
evidence In support OF the proof OF
heirship. the court found III persons
were entitled 10 participate in the dis
tribution of the estate. which amount
ed 10 SlSS.63 after all debts and costs
of administration were paid. The sur
viving brothers are entitled TO S13.47,
each and the remaining II shares are
divided among the descendants, or next
kin, of each brother and sister .eho
are dead. One brother who is dead.
was the father OF ten children, who's.
ninth child, son, died before the
death OF Mrs. Eskcw, leaving as his
heirs three grandchildren. Each grand
child will receive 1-315th of his great,
grandfather's share. or 1-4410th of the
amount of distribution. These shares
amount 10 four cents each. The eiyh.
pages OF the family tree were incol:
porated in the courts order of distr;s
button.
North Vernon.-When trying 10 SUI
prise a thief he thought was robbipk
his chicken roost, Bert Crist. farmeE
accidentally discharged his shotgu
the load striking his right foot ary
necessary the amDutation -
two toes. =