The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-15
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Dor, Bert Whey, fOrty-four, e a
drain.
MISUNDERSTANDING county commits
sioners have refused renewal of If
cense TO c. l.. Centlivre Brewing cCm-
7 pany Of FIT. Wayne.
COlumbus.-One Of the horses OF
George Brannen. farmer, was knocked
down by a stone thrown by dynamite
blast in quarry half a mile away.
Muncie.-Harold VI. Sheriff.. busl-
ness man, is under arrest charged with
giving liquor 10 minors.
South Bend.-Six-year-old Helen VI.
Sawyer burned To death when her
dress caught fire from a bonfire.
Columbus.-D. y. Nutter, dry clean
er, reported robbery OF his cash regis
ter and discovered that friends had
found his place unlocked and removed
the money for safe keeping.
Observation-Disclosures church here is TO
be re-dedicated.
AndersOn.-The open forum on the
constitutional convention held a ban
quet here.
Muncie.-The $1,000 bond of Jennie
Albright, charged with operating a
blind tiger declared forfeited.
Anderson.-The yearly meeting Of
Friends held here, elected Rev. Zeno
II. Doan, Knightstown, president.
Richmond.-Wae earners here have
petitioned for a municipal market.
Delphi.-Dr. Charles Hangh of the
Haugh Coal company, died suddenly
of heart disease.
Observation-Disclosures here Civ.
en raise of SOL a year.
Columbia City.-Corner stone of the
new city hall, laid.
BraZil.-James A. McNutt, seventy
seven. is dead OF old age.
MonticellO.-The high school gave
diplomas to % students.
Observation-Disclosures county Sun
day schools convened here and re-elect-
ed J.. W. Lewis president.
Greencastle.-O. III. Bowen has
bought the De Sofa hotel at Marion for
$4,000.
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.
Notwithstanding seventh annua
meeting Of 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.
Evansville.-Solomon Grundy. Civil
wal veteran and pioneer, is dead here,
aged ninety-three.
Mount Summit.-A Union traction
car struck q motor truck. killing Frank
Seeley, stock buyer, and Arthur Alex
ander.
Peru.-W. W. Stout has sold 213
bushels of wheat for S642.
Anderson.-Madison county farmers
report 40 per cent of corn planted
with an acreage of 49, 600, against
10000 last year.
Alexandria.-The Alexandria Paper
company will plant 80 acres in pota-
toes.
Sullivan.-While spading a garden
on the Doctor Weir farm, Henry A.
Hazelrod unearthed a small brass
plate, evidently a relic of old colonial
days.
Veedersburg.-Ross Furr, q farmer,
suffered minor injuries and wrecked
his automobile when he backed over
an embankment near Covington.
Plymouth.-"Park day" vas held in
celebration of the formal opening of
the new Centennial park. a tract OF 20
acres, bought by the city for $4,000.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 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.
Indjanapolis.-Third annual coven-
.tion of the Indiana Retail Dry Goods
association Will be held here June i.
Greenfield.-High school here grad
uated a class Of 10.
Notwithstanding class from the
high school numbered 30.
Cclubus.-High school alumni can
celed the annual dance on account OF
the war. +.
New Acknowledgements graduates
froI, 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. bat quick work
saved his life.
Evansville.7Joseph +. Zimmerman.
travelling salesman, arrested for al
legged passing Of fraudulent checks.
Marion.-William f. Pence, forty
eight, farmer. blew his heart out with
a shotgun.
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