The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-06-08
Hoosier News
Briefly Told

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Goodrich
has issued a proclamation calling on
the clergy Of the state 10 meet at the
~statehouse' Tuesday. May Il. to consid-
er what course the churches OF the
state can best pursue to aid in the
present war crisis. He has appoint
ed a committee Of representative
clergymen to formulate n program for
the meeting.
BlOOmington.-Three hundred stu
dents of Indiana university nave al
ready signed up To go to the farms.
Aurora.5George w. Irwin. thirty-six.
arrested for insult OF National Guard
and fined SO.
West Lebanon.-Siebert Johnson.
thirty-two. farmer. found in haymow
hanging at the end of n halter.
Marion.-Local branch Of Red Cross
society has enrolled a membership OF
1893 and raised S1.193.
Rochester.-Fulton county issued Ia
marriage licenses in April as against
four in March.
Greensburg.-Lewis Moss has been
appointed military instructor at Miami
university.
Hartford City.-ThiS city with an en-
rOllment of 2,093 has is more school
children this year than last.
Columbia City.-Deputy Game War
den John Fleming expects TO produce
spawn for 100000 wall-eyed pike at
Trilake hatchery.
Evansville.-Red Cross society has
nm enrolment of nearly 5000.
Hymera.-Flag raising here attended
by 1.50O.
MISUNDERSTANDING Of the men of
Franklin township of military age
have enlisted, keeping up Civil war
record when 90 per cent of men in
township volunteered.
Columbia City.-Ninth annual meet
ing of Federated clubs of Twelfth dis
trict held here.
Zionsville.-Mr. and Mrs. David AL
mond celebrated their fiftieth wedding
anniversary.
AnderSOn.-Annual convention OF
State Federation of Labor held here
with 600 delegates in attendance.
Goshen.-Smallpox is spreading in
Goshen and Elkhart counties.
Columbus.-Golden wedding ami
versary of Mr.. and Mrs. Poppenhaus
celebrated and at the same time the
daughter, Mrs. William Mundt and hus-
band celebrated their silver wedding.
Peru.-Two hundred attended the
Phi Delta Kappa fraternity district
convention here.
Tell City.-New Moose home costing
$4,000 dedicated here.
Marion.-Elisha Roberts, former
marshal of Van Buren,. arrested
changed with arson in burning store at
Ridgeville.
Elkhart.-By court order county
auditor must pay commissions due Jo-
seph B. Workman, tax ferret"
Terre Haute.-Mine superintendent.
mine bosses and fire bosses of Indiana
coal fields will hold general conference
May 20.
Terre Haute.-Of the 100000 need
ed for Rose Polytechnic institute $780,
900 has been raised.
Greensburg.-James Grinstead APP
pointed deputy by Sheriff Beeson.
Fort Wayne.-Building operations
for first four months total S1,OOO.OOO
against 100000 for a like period last
year.
Evansville.-Henry Boyer is in Jail
as the result of a spanking bee ct his
home hat started with the baby and
ended with Mrs. Boyer.
ri FL tAsrtnnn
months, killed by his brother. Charles.
aged twelve. with a pistol mot load
ed(D"
Bloomington.-Alva Flynn blowing
his garden unearthed body of infant.
Princeton.-Red Cross chapter for
Gibson county organized here.
Angola.-Death of Genevieve Hendry
from %diphtheria has caused the closing
of the schools.
Bicknell.-J. T. Wright. former own
er of the Gosport Reporter. will start
a newspaper at Edwardsport.
MISUNDERSTANDING G.. Schu-
macher. aged thirty-four. jumped In
front of a Big FOUR train.
Bicknell.-S. L. Marsee has sold the
Monitor TO F.. +. McNaughton of Good
land.
South Bend.-George Nickel. sixty
one. and wife. f~fty-seven, murdered in
their home near here.
Gary.-In basement Of n~aturalized
German 100 pounds of dynamite was
seized.
Observation-Disclosures Cloe. thir-
teen. son of Judge Cloe, has won the
county oratorical honors.
Observation-Disclosures Loeper has
asked for the resignation Of the entire
police force for incompetency.
indianapolis. - Eighteen Evansville
Democrats. including the city control
Ter. chief OF police, two detectives and
clerk of the board OF public works.
pleaded guilty TO charges OF conspiracy
to commit election frauds.
Newcastle.-The Union District Med
ical association meeting here was at
tended by - physicians.
Muncie. Representative Charles