The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-11-03
STATE NEWS

ern train ana instantly Killed.
Petersburg.-AlOnzo Coleman. twen-
", was shot in the legs by 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 to the
new city hall there will be erected ar
electric flag to be Illuminated at night.
The board Of works has estimated
that the flag will cost about 5000.
Evansville.-The automobile OF John
w. Boehme of this city. former mayor
n former congressman, that was
stolen about a year ago has been re-
covered near HebbardSyille. Ky.
Logansport.-Ellis Jones. ten. was
burned by the explosion of a 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 a 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 I'm
two years, was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment by Judge w. c. Mcmahon.
Bloomfield.-Rev. Thomas a. Cox Of
Bloomfield, county evangelist for the
Christian churches, and Rev. w. II.
Terrell of Elnora are conducting a re-
vival at Swift City.
Logansport.-John Bowman, sixty,
died at st. Joseph's 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. L.
j. Bulgin will be the evangelist.
Lawrenceburg.-J0seph Keller of
Harrison was killed by a train nea
here when trying to flag another train.
He was employed on a Big -Four con-
struction train.
Muncie.-Charles Smith. a painter.
and his wife, Eva. are under arrest on
blind tiger" charges. 1t is alleged
that they conducted a Kitchen bar" I'm
their home.
Indianapolis.-A suit for 100000
damages has been filed in 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 in the Cruel
estate.
Huntington.=Health officials have
issued a warning TO patrons of the
Huntington city water works that the
water contains typhoid bacilli. DR.. b.
III. Il. Grayston, member of the city
board of health, issued a warning that
ali city water should be boiled ten min
utes.
Sullivan. A compromise was
reached i'm 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 n train on the Southeastern road.
The terms Of the settlement were not
announced.
Indianapolis.-The state board of
health decided TO ask the next legisla.
ture to authorize a department of
school hygiene, TO supervise medical
inspection in the schools of the state.
The board also decided 10 recommend
an appropriation for n new building
for the medical department of Indiana
university.
Hammond.-A government quaran-
tine was slapped on the Calumet Park
stockyards in West Hammond and
shipment of horses to the allies has
been stopped owing to the discovery Of
n new infectious disease II is a mouth
disease. but not The hoof-and-mouth
ailment that terrified stock r~aisers a
year ago. Three hundred and fifty or
400 horses Of 1000 head at the Calu-
met Park yards are said to be affected
with the disease.
Indianapolis.-There is little possi-
bility that the Indiana soldiers at the
border will get the ballot In November.
Governor RalstcS said that he had re-
cefved a legal opinion to the effect that
an amendment to the state counstitu-
ton would be necessary before hey
could be allowed 10 vote. The govern
or's statement followed a plea by New
ton Gilbert Of Fort Wayne that a spe-
cha session Of the legislature be called
TO save the votes Of the Guardsmen.
Gilbert suggested that IL the members
of the legislature would not join In n
special session without either salary or
expense money being paid them. a pop-
ular subscription to meet the xpense
be started.
Noblesville.-The receiver of the
Hamilton Trust company, one ot three
financial institutions which failed a
year ago In Hamilton county, will pay
n dividend OF 20 cents on the dollar TO
stockholders. Ii also was announced
that n further dividend may Ia noSci-