The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-03-16

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Muncie.-Grace Episcopal church
has called Rev. Ira Lee Rice of Green
Point, L. l., to pastorate to succeed
fev. Fred d. Graves, resigned.
New Albany.-Plankesha chapter
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton. will purchase the Scribner home
over one hundred years old.
Laporte.-F'ire In William Healds
garage damaged so autos, loss S20.00O
Evansville-Snowstorm In southern
Indiana accompanied by thunder and
lightning.
Richmond.-A Rotary club formed
here with Walter Land president
Greenwood.-Drove of 81 hogs, aver
aging 1913 pounds, sold for s1365.
MISUNDERSTANDING pipe line
from Mount Olympus oil field In
Washington county to this point be-
ing laid.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in state during
January were 1866 against 1914
births.
accommodation for % prisoners has
so locked up.
Summitvile.-Bett Anderson of
Lynn will build a new schoolhouse for
SIG, 400.
Vincennes.-Marble mausoleum for
William II. Vollmer, former state
treasurer. will cost $500.
Shelbyville.-County infrmary will
be repaired at cost of $4,000.
Decker.-The Wabash White river
levee, q miles long, costing 100000, is
complete
Observation-Disclosures of commerce
has elected Roderick S. Munford Sec
rotary.
Boonville.-FOr the fourth time the
vets have lost in their efforts to APP
peal from the order of county COM
missioners.
New CarliSle.-Indiana state prison
will establish a canning factory here.
lndianapOlis.-Hen j. Martin ana
ed lay members of the Marion county
board OF review.
Templeton.-Three young children of
George Sturgeon died within a week
and fourth cannot live.
Bicknell.-New $4,000 waterworks
nearly completed.
Wabash.-Rev. B. II. Flora has just
filed an old marriage certificate. he
having forgotten to file same 20 years
ago.
Evansville.-Madison J. Bray, sup
posedly wealthy, has filed petition in
bankruptcy. Liabilities, S1,300,000 :;
assets, $21S,72O.
Anderson.-This city will hold It's
third annual auto show.
Greencastle.-James and Lewis
Bales have struck coal on their farm
and are mining it in paying quantities.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES found in
seven. has lead to arrest of his father
and stepmother.
MariOn.-George s. Morrow, war vet
eran, rescued from burning building
after being knocked senseless by fall
Ing roof by Stanlet Parsons and Wal
ter Hillsamer.
Evansville.-Robert Garshall. aged
seventy-three, Civil war veteran, died
at his home here.
Antlville.-General store of c. A.
Bockover struck by lightning and
burned with residence adjoining.
Bedford.-Earl Richardson. aged
twenty-one, arrested and is said to
have confessed TO the murder of Bon
nell Edwards, aged fourteen.
Observation-Disclosures are making
war on cedar and Juniper trees be-
cause they produce rust spores that
damage fruit trees.
Muncle. - Thlrd-Class Postmasters
association of state will hold annual
convention here June O and ..
Brazll.-Thls city must pay 5000 TO
Mrs. Serinda Slbella Scobell for In.
Juries received by defective sewer.
Muncie.-Mny II has been desig-
mated as cleanup week.
ansviIle-Solders and Sailors
Memorial coliseum costing S250.000 To
be dedicated Easter Sunday.
Richmond.-D. w Kerber. aged
twenty-seven, took grand prize NJ sec.
ond annual corn show OF Wayne Coun-
" Corn Growers association.
Richmond-H. c. L. is proving fatal
10 dogs here. 2S being brought To
crematory by owners 10 be- killed.
Evansville.-City Sealer ]. c. Wal
lenmeyer reports wheat crop In First
district is 90 per cent failure.
indianapolis. - Thirteenth annual
banquet OF the Indiana Alumni asso-
citation of the Delta Kappa Epsilon
fraternity held and ii. Foster Clip
pinger elected president.
Columbus.-Mayor H. X. volland
has instituted city beautiful and
backyard vegetable garden.
encastle.-Domestic science de-
partment students OF DePauw univer-
slty will prepare meals In the homes
OF the faculty as part of their daily
class work.
Blum Creek-New Christian church
here has been dedicated