The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-08-10
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coal lands are being optioned and new
coal shafts sunk In Warwick county in
anticipation of coal famine next year.
Fort Wayne.-The General Electric
company has distributed the supple
mentary compensation OF per cent 10
its employees amounting 10 $4,000
Lamar.-Bids for a graded school
building here are being received.
Noblesville.-Mrs. Mamie Mace
awarded 5000 verdict against the
Red Mems lodge of Sheridan which re-
fused 10 pay death benefit.
Anderson-The demurrer OF the
Newcastle Courier has been sustained
against the damage suit of Abram
Schuffman of Muncie for $4,000.
Newcastle.-GeOrge t. Keever. ad-
ministrator Of the estate OF James s.
Luellen, sold $50 acres for S27,lO0.
Evansville.-The new ketchup plant
of the W. NJ. Dyer Canning company
here is nearly completed.
ashville.-Chicken thieves were
busy here the other night and stole 80
chickens.
Goshen.-New wheat sold at the
local mill at 81 buShel.
Nashville.-Alonzo Allison. editor OF
the Brown County Democrat. killed
the largest copperhead of the season
In front of his home.
kOkomo.-MayOr G. W. Sidger has
asked the city council to increase cir
cuselicenses from $50 TO 5000.
uS-SuperStitiOuS of his
draft number, Is. William Sonnefield
enlisted in the army.
Observation-Disclosures of the In
sulated Wire and Rubber company held
a flag raising
Columbus.-A movement has been
started In German township. In Bar
tholomew county. to change the name
of the township 10 Liberty.
Petersburg.-Th Ohio Oil company
struck 50-barrel well on the w. III.
Fobling lease near here.
Boonville.-Boonville building and
Loan association with capital stock OF
$4,000 has been organized here.
Terre Haute.-Dennis McCarty. for
ty-two, rescued Betty Schaefer from
drowning but lost his own life when
he tried to save Pearl Parrish. who
was rescued by others.
Angola.-Edward Huber. twenty-sev-
en-, drowned in Lake James.
lndianapOlis.-Cath Of Indiana
have raised nearly $4,000 for war
recreational work.
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the circuit court charged with assault
and battery with intent TO Kill by
Frank BraXton, merchant
1nglefield-Miss Lillian +. Schneider.
twenty-three, is dead here OF infantile
paralysis.
observation-disclosures Alsman has sued
John Tribbey, Posey township farmer.
for $4,000 for alleged alienation of his
wife's affections
RichmOnd.-William Remmert, night
Waterman, shot while preventing rob
berry of safe of Standard Oil comuany.
Fort Wayne.-Thomas Snethers. thir-
ty-three, and Emil Jacobs. forty-five,
killed by live wire while repairing a
cement carrying tower.
Observation-Disclosures George L. Mack
intosh, president of Wabash college.
champion hay pitcher. will lead a band
of business men out into the hay fields.
Hammond.-The By-products COM
pany Of Chicago has purchased 80
acres of land opposite the Inland Steel
plant and is preparing TO spend $4,000
on factories for coke. benzol. etc.
Mishawaka.-Th Perkins Windmill
company has gone into the hands of
receiver.
Evansville New Albany
highway organization formed with
Louis y. Savage of Rockport as presi-
dent.
Jasper.-Lightnlng struck a tree and
killed four COWS belonging TO Mrs.
John Hoffman.
MISUNDERSTANDING cut Off the
top Of n flag pole here and hurled IL
across the street.
Cannalton.-Annual Perry county
soldiers and sailors reunion will be
held here August o.
Windfall.-The Dean, Tennell. Law
son and HORNE families, pioneer set
tiers OF the Indian reserve, hold their
fifteenth annual reunion August ,.
kokomo.-MIrs. Laura j. johnson
has sued the Indiana Railways and
Lighting company for $4,000 for death
OF her husband who WAS killed by
live wire, left hanging after storm last
winter
Orleans.-Local elevators are paying
STD a bushel for wheat.
Terre Haute.-Indiana coal opera
tors have agreed TO allow the - cents
Il ton increase demanded by the rail-
roads.
apolfs.-Federal authority will
soon be given for the building OF the
bridge across the Wabash 1T Logans-
port.
Huntington.-Frank Yeiter arrested
rs the first 'peeper" since the peeping
law was passed.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. w. l.. Bryan.
president of Indiana university. has
started out on mission 10 prevent the
of sessions of the colleges
during fha Wal