The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-11-17
STATE NEWS
IN BRIEF

Jeffersonville.-Five cases of scar
let fever have appeared at the Jeffer-
sonville Orphans home. where there
are more than 80 children.
Shelbyville.-Judge Alonzo Blair
OF the Shelby circuit court has or
dered the dismissal of a suit for
damages filed by Henry Leo Kelley
against the Indianapolis Traction and
Terminal company, and brought here
on n change of venue from Marion
county, because costs i'm similar ac-
ton filed some time ago have not been
paid.
ingsburg-Claude Stevens. "A
young man about twenty years old. Civ
ing Gibson county. Tennessee. as his
home, was arrested In jacksonville.
Ky. accused OF horse stealing. having
I'm his possession the horse and buggy
of Frank A. Klosterman OF this city.
He was brought here and, after pre-
liminary hearing. was bound over To
the circuit court.
Hammond.-Wil Mil, chief OF
the Hammond fire department. and
his men fought a big fire In North
Hammond i'm full-dress suits. The
chief and Mrs Nil had Just begun the
grand march ut the annual firemen's
pension benefit ball when the alarm
was given. The dance. which netted
the department $1,000, was resumed
after two hours delay.
Princeton.-Guinn Heniken. fifty
five, carpenter employed at the
Southern railroad shops, fell from
pile of lumber and was dead when
reached by fellow workmen. He had
been stricken with heart disease. The
widow and four children survive in
addition to his mother. Mrs. Mary Kim
ball Of Albion. H.. and brother, John
Heniken of Mt. Carmel. Ill.
Quincy.-Thomas Alice is search
ing for his son, Nathan. age fif-
teen, who disappeared and was last
heard of I'm Terre Haute. He is about
five feet eight inches tall. weighing
about 115 pounds. He has heavy dark
eyebrows and blue eyes. and he wore
light suit with belt In the back.
black and white check cap. shirt with
white collar and dark tie, black shoes,
and brown gloves.
Muncie.-Three schoolgirls were IA
tally injured. Peter Knoth. driver Of a
school hack, was seriously injured, and
| IL other children were bruised when
q Union Traction line car crashed into
school hack near Como. The chill
dren expected To dleNare Maggie Cant,
| Mabel Wagner and Goldie Stephens.
| The fact that the traction car only
| struck the rear of the school wagon
saved many from death. 1t is alleged
| the driver failed to stop before at
| tempting TO cross the railroad tracks.
| ShelbyvIlle.-Joseph Bells. who says
| he was sentenced TO the state prison
at Michigan City from Marion county
for term of two 10 six years on n
| charge of larceny. July "a, 1906. walk
ed into police headquarters here, with
| his wife. and said that he desired to
| give himself up. He Is being held here
on IL lettering charge. pending word
from the warden OF the state prison.
| Bells and his wife have been working
on farms In this county for some time.
| Mrs Bells returned to her work after
her husband had been placed In jail
Marion.-The rural churches OF
Grant county will hold "A conference
ut the Maple Run church. I'm Franklin
township. December IL and II. when
Prof. G.. l. Christie, Miss Lulu Gaddis
and O. Hill of Purdue university will
| give addresses This Is said 10 be the
first Of the county rural conferences 10
be held i'm rural church. Mrs. Culla
J. Vayhinger. state president OF the w.
G. r. T.. will be asked 10 give an ad-
dress.
Columbus-At joint meeting OF
the boards of elders and deacons OF
the Tabernacle Christian church, Rev.
Eugene Martin. pastor of the Central
Christian church here, was chosen as
sistant pastor of the Tabernacle Chris
tian church. The congregations OF the
Tabernacle and Central Christian
churches were merged at a meeting at
the Tabernacle The Central church
was organized i'm August. 1899, and
was composed chiefly Of former men,
bers of the Tabernacle. No DISPOSE
ton has been made Of the Central
church property.
acknowledgements, working I'm
the crowd that gathered here 10
hear Charles +. Hughes speak. robbed
at least II persons, who have
reported TO the police losses aggre-
eating about $3.50. Frank Killion Of
Center Point lost $40. The police
arrested man who gave his name as
George Hanna OF Evanston. ILL.,, who
the police said was caught In the
act of putting his hand In a mans
pocket. He had only $24. He said
he was here looking for a location for
grocery. The police fired at several
men who were boarding n freight
train. and arrested Dan Hampton OF
Bloomington. on charge OF carrying
concealed weapons. He had "A revol-
yer, and was fined SO and costs.
which he paid.
Brazil.-Fred Elliott, n wagon driver
for the Standard Oil company. lighted
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