The Jasper weekly courier., 1917-10-19
State
Happenings

UNION as guests OF the Gary CONNER
cial club.
Marion.-The annual reunion of the
| veterans of all American wars will be
held at the Soldiers home August 30
under the auspices of the G.. A. r. and
other soldiers organizations.
South Bend-Indlana Real Estate
association will hold its annual con-
vention here October Is and 10.
Brazil.-Alger Dierdorff just accept
ed for army service, stole pair OF
shoes, to escape draft, Ii is thought.
Wayne Ertle. eleven.
silver into his foot.
AndersOn.-Walter r. Lewis, park
superintendent. has resigned to accept
a place at the Central Hospital for the
Insane
Greensburg.-Rev. J. C. Nicholson of
Greek Baptist association
Lafayette.-Harry b. Overesch, pres
Aleta elected moderator of the Sand
ent city engineer, has been appointed
highway superintendent by the county
commissioners.
Orleans.-Farmers' school of in
struction under the auspices of Purdue
university will be held for week next
January.
Petersburg.-A 60-barrel oil well was
struck on the Sutton farm near here.
Shelbyville.-Harry B. Griffey, hard
ware merchant, has won the prize Of
fered by the chamber OF commerce for
the best garden.
Jeffersonville.-Rev. +. +. Lahr has
resigned as pastor of the st. Luke's Re
formed church TO go to New Philadel-
phia, ..
Claypool.-John NJ. EmmOns. seven
ty-one, hanged himself here.
Winchester-The Citizens National
bank, with Thomas L. Taylor as presi-
dent. and A II. Farquhar as cashier,
has opened here with capital of S0O,OOO.
Anderson.-The third annual Madi-
son county fair has just been held here.
Evansville-M J. Huffman Con-
structiOn company has secured the con-
tract for building the West Side Junior
High School building for S156, 700.
Brazil.-The National Concrete COM
pany has been awarded the contract
for building three-span concrete
bridge over the Eel river.
Kendallyille.-The Farmers and
Merchants Light and Power company
with capital of $500,000 has been or
ganized TO utilize water power of rivers
In northern Indiana
NOblesville.-Against the protest of
all the grOcers of the city, the city
council repealed the ordinance fixing
fee of SO per day for peddlers.
Clinton-The Wabash Valley Elec-
trio company has petitioned the service
commission for privilege of advancing
rates 80 per cent.
Terre Haute.-Mrs Frank Wright,
wife of member of the legislature,
killed when her horse ran away.
North Vernon.-Jennings county
commissioners have authorized a tax
for the establishment of a county IL
brary.
Fort Wayne.-The Potato Patch Pa
triOts' association was organized here
with Robert f. Fuestal as president.
Frankln.-The school superintend-
ents in all the townships of Johnson
county have organized with Prof. War
rem Yount, county superintendent, as
president.
ClintOn.-William II. Bates, seventy
seven. found dead in q rowboat on the
Wabash river.
Fort Wayne.-A new Y. NJ. c. A.
building costing 100000 will be built
here
KokOmo.-Mrs. George r. Gerhard,
wife of young farmer, had her hus-
band arrested for threatening her with
death if she did not get him exemption
from military service
Huntington.-Clifford Tribolet, IL,
fell from a hay NOW. fracturing
both his arms
Muncie.-Rev J. o. Ledbetter. pas
tor of the First Methodist church, has
resigned
Greenfeld.-Th county commission
srs have not been able TO secure q
Single bid on this winters coal for the
county
ShOrt-HOrn Breeders association Is
planning Il big October sale.
Huntingt0n.-The county board Of
education has decided to start district
school in September.
LoganspOrt.-sIrs. Matilda NJ Lout
has been elected president of the
school board here
ogansport.-County commissioners
of Cass and Fulton counties have pc
titioned for market road from
Rochester TO KokomO.
Rockport.-James Haines, county
treasurer, badly bruised when his auto
overturned
Observation-Disclosures Holiness asso-
citation held It's annual gathering here.
Evansyille.-This city has leased a
coal mine and will operate 1t In the
interests of the people.
Bloomington.-The Monroe county
fair will be held October 1 to 10.
Lafayette.-The women of this city
demand that a curb market be estab-
lished In addition TO the market house