The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-10-05
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Russell Sparks, member of 150th
field artillery, the Indiana regiment
at Camp Mills, Mineola, L. l., received
serious injury A train he was try.
ing TO board ran over his foot.
A Christmas cheer fund for mem
bers of the One Hundred and Fiji
tieth Rainbow Division of American
troops has been started at Green
castle at a meeting of citizens A
number of Greencastle and Putnam
county boys are in the Rainbow Di.
vision now ready to go to France.
The First District Dental Society
which closed its convention at Evans
vile, voted 20 refund dues to all
members called to the colors and to
carry them during the war without
fees. DR.. j. A Brumfield of Prince
ton was elected president
Dead in bed for ten days, the body
of Nal Lundy, 20 years old, recluse
of Williamsburg, was found in his
home by William McNutt. a friend.
due to heart disease. He was form,
erly professional nurse.
The police at Anderson have re-
covered automobile electric equip
ment valued at $500. which was stolen
from the Remy Electric plant, il is
alleged, by John Morgan 1t is
claimed he carried the articles from
the factory, a piece at a timee, in his
dinner bucket
Two men were suffocated and three
others escaped death when working
in large silo at the state farm, near
Greencastle, by gas formed from corn
which was being put in the silo The
dead are: Stanley Zuch, age %, of
Hammond, and Charles Chaffin, age
33, of alexandria.
Grace, five-year-old daughter of A.
! w. Dare, was burned to death when
she obtained a can of gasoline and
| poured the fluid in the cook stove.
The explosion which followed caused
the child's clothing to become ignited
and she was fatally burned before
aid could reach her.
George ~ Murdoch, agent in charge
of the bureau of investigation of the
department of justice, at Indianap-
oils, has received word from Wash
ington officials advising him that men
who failed to report for mobilization
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treated as ordinary deserters.
cruel joke was played at Con-
nersville on relatives and friends Of
Chester Quayle, who is in the draft
camp at Louisville A rumor was
started that he had committed sui
eide. 1t spread throughout the city.
Relatives were alarmed and began
seeking information. He was found
alive and we'll at Louisville.
The latest movement started by
the Indianapolis headquarters for
the American Fund for French
wounded is the conservation of yarn.
Odds and ends of yarn left from knit
ted articles, of any color or quality,
are to be collected and knitted into
squares exc inches and made into
afghans for the French children and
convalescent soldiers.
While at play with her four sisters
on her fathers farm near Crown
Point, Ind, Edna, years old, daugh-
ter of August Schneider was shot by
a hunter. The ball lodged at the
base Of the skull and she was rushed
to a Gary hospital. The sheriff is
holding Fred Heising. a photograph
er, and Henry Kreiger Of Chicago
Heights, under $4,000 bail, which each
furnished
William L. Robins of st. Paul Ind.
was returned to Fort Benjamin Har-
rison by Deputy Sheriff David Spell
man, who had captured him at Wal
dron. A few weeks ago Robins was
arrested at ST Paul by Decatur Coun.
ty officials and turned over to the
authorities at Fort Harrison, as he
was wanted for deserving at Fort
Bliss. Tex. and then again made a
cash for liberty escaping his guard.
James Maddey of Norton. kas..
when in an automobile with his sis
tiers. was pursued by automobile
bandits between Gary and Hammond.
who fired on the party. Mr.. Maddey
turned his car into a swamp, turned
off the lights and remained there till
daylight The bandits were in the
vicinity all night but unable 10 find
him. When daylight came the ban
dts left
Eighty-seven tornado and fire in
surance companies doing business in
Indiana are alleged in a petition filed
in the Marion county superior court
TO have violated a permanent re-
straining order. issued by Judge Weir
some years ago 10 enjoin them from
com bining 10 fix rates and stife
competition. The petition, which
was filed IN Room 4. by Ele STAINS
bury, attorney-general OF Indiana,
asks for a contempt OF court citation.
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