The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-08-31
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 80
under the auspices of the G.. a. X. and
other soldiers organizations.
South Bend.-Indiana Real Estate
association will hold its annual con-
ventiOn here October Is and 10.
Brazil.-Alger Dierdorff just accept
ed for army service, stole n pair of
shoes, to escape draft. 1t is thought.
Observation-Disclosures Ertle. eleven,
died from lockjaw caused by running
silver into his foot
Anderson.-Walter b. Lewis park
superintendent. has resigned TO accept
a place at the Central Hospital for the
Insane.
Greensburg-Rev J. c. Nicholson of
Creek Baptist association.
Lafayette.-Harry Il. 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.-R +. +. Lair has
resigned as pastor of the St Luke's Re
formed church 10 90 10 New Philadel-
phia, o.
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 $4,000.
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 $156. 200
BraZil.-The National Concrete COM
pany has been awarded the contract
| for building three-span concrete
bridge over the Eel river.
Kendallville.-Th Farmers and
Merchants Light and Power company
with capital of 100000 has been or
| ganized to utilize water power of rivers
in northern Indiana.
Observation-Disclosures 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council repealed the ordinance fixing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-
tric 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.-JenDingS county
commissioners have authorized tax
for the establishment Of county IL
brary.
Fort Wayne.-The Potato Patch Pa
! triOtS association was organized here
with Robert +. Fuestai as president.
Franklin.-The school superintend-
ents in all the townships or Johnson
| county have organized with Prof. War
rem Yount, county superintendent, as
president.
William Ii. Bates, seventy
seven, found dead in q rowboat on the
Wabash river.
Fort Wayne.-A new Y. NJ \.
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-Cliff Tribolet, II.
fell from hay NOW, fracturing
both his arms.
Muncie.-Rev. J. o. Ledbetter. pas
! tor of the First Methodist church, has
resigned.
Greenfield.-The county commission
sfs have not been able TO secure
s.ngle bid on this winters coal for the
county.
Fit. Wayne.-Ft. Wayne District
Short-Horn Breeders association is
planning n big October sale.
Huntington.-The county board Of
education has decided TO start district
school in September.
Logansport.-Mrs Matilda N. Lout
has been elected president of the
school board here
Logansport.-County commissioners
of Cass and Fulton counties have pc
titioned for a market road from
Rochester TO KokOmo
Rockport.-James Haines, county
treasurer badly bruised when his auto
overturned.
exandria.-Indiana Holiness asso-
citation held its annual gathering here.
Evansvile.-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 l to 10.
Lafayette.-The women of this city
demand that q curb market be estab-
lished In addition 10 the market house
t,,- a . 10 raj