The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-22
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Muncie.-Delawar county commits
sioners have refused renewal OF IL
cense 10 c. l.. Centlivre Brewing COM
pany OF TT. Wayne.
Columbus.-One OF the horses OF
George Brannen, farmer, was Knocked
down by n stone thrown by dynamite
blast in quarry half a mile away.
Muncie.-Harold VI. Sheriff.. bust
ness man, is under arrest charged with
giving liquor 10 minors.
South Bend.-Six-year-old Helen NJ
Sawyer burned to death when her
dress caught fire from bonfire.
Columbus.-D. y. Nutter. dry clean
err reported robbery of his cash regis
ter and discovered that friends had
found his place unlocked and removed
the money for safe keeping.
Peoria.-Methodis church here is 10
be re-dedicated.
Anderson.-The open forum on the
constitutional convention held ban
quet here.
Muncie.-The $1,000 bond Of Jennie
Albright, charged with operating
blind tiger" declared forfeited.
Anderson.-The yearly meeting OF
Friends held here, elected Rev. Zeno
II. Doan, Knightstown, president
Richmond.-Wagee arners here have
petitioned for n municipal market
Delphi.-Dr. Charles Haugh of the
Haugh Coal company, died suddenly
of heart disease.
picbpond -Scbooltaa cherS here Civ
en raise of S51 year.
Columbia City.-Corner stone of the
new city hall, laid.
| Brazil.-James a. McNutt, seventy
seven, is dead % old age.
Monticello.-The high school gave
diplomas 10 26 students.
Orleans.-Washington county Sun
day schools convened here and reflect
| ed J. w. Lewis president.
Greencastle.-O. H. Bowen has
! bought the De Sofa hotel at Marion for
$1,000.
Marion.-Thirty of the instructors in
the schools of Grant county are sub
| ject TO draft.
Bicknell.-Four suits have been filed
by miners here for damages for inju-
ries received in the mines.
Noblesville-The ninth district con-
vention of the Indiana Federation OF
Women's clubs was held here, with
nine counties participating.
Wotrhington.-The seventh annual
meeting CT the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary society was held here.
Gary.-P. w. Seyl, head Of the Las
sig Iron and Steel plant, Chicago. has
been made general superintendent of
the American Bridge company plant
here.
solomon Grundy, Civil
war veteran and pioneer, is dead here.
aged ninety-three.
Mount Summit.-A Union traction
car struck motor truck, killing Frank
Seeley, stock buyer, and Arthur Alex
ander.
Peru.-W. w. Stout has sold 2l3
bushels of wheat for S642.
Anderson.-Madison county farmers
report 40 per cent of corn planted
with an acreage of 125,O00, against
10000 last year.
Alexandria.-The Alexandria Paper
company will plant 70 acres in pota-
toes.
Sullivan.-While spading garden
on the Doctor Weir farm, Henry a.
Hazelrod unearthed a small brass
plate, evidently a relic of old colonial
days.
Veedersburg-Ross Furr, farmer,
suffered minor injuries and wrecked
his automobile when he backed over
an embankment near Covington.
Plymouth-"Park day" was held in
celebration Of the formal opening Of
the new Centennial park, tract OF 20
acres, bought by The city for $4,000.
Huntington.-Ernest Hardin, nine
teen, is nursing a broken nose as the
result of being kicked by a horse. Both
his eyelids were cut and turned black,
but the sight was not injured.
Lafayette.-Contracts for Perdue
university's new armory awarded TO
Leslie Colvin OF Anderson.
anapolis-Third annual coven-
ton of the Indiana Retail Dry Goods
Will Dt uCAu -.
Greenfeld.-High school here grad
uated q class Of 40.
Elwood.-Graduatin class from the
high school numbered 30.
Cclubus.-High school alumni cam
celed the annual dance on account of
the war.
New Acknowledgment graduates
from the high school this year.
Columbia City.-Independent Red
Cross chapter of 225 members formed
here.
Bedford.-Thomas W. Box. former
sheriff OF Lawrence county, took horse
medicine by mistake, but quick WORK
saved his life.
Evansville.-Joseph +. Zimmerman,
travelling salesman. arrested for al
legged passing Of fraudulent checks.
Marion.-William L. Pence, forty
eight, farmer, blew his heart out with
q shotgun.
Sharpsville.-Newt0n Jasper Brown
aged sixty-four. first person horn In
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