The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-07-27
STATE NEWS

Vocational department OF Anderson
high school is giving a six-weeks' free
course In canning and drying.
Rev. w. /. Waggener has resigned
as pastor OF the Bluff Creek Christian
church.
Miss Annie Wright. twenty-five, has
been employed as watchwoman at one
of the important grade crossings OF
the Nickel plate road ar Hammond.
At Franklin William Carter. four
teen, exploded a giant f~recracker in
a bottle on the Fourth and will prob
ably lose the sight OF his eye as a
result.
County commissioners at Mobiles
vile have appointed J. S. Shannon as
county surveyor to succeed E. G.
Baker.
John Wilson. thirty-three. OF Jack
sonville, vas %suffocated while firing
shots Mt the West Clinton mine.
At Greensburg Dale Tumulty. nine.
fastened a chain with which he was
leading a cow about his waist, the
COW ran away and he was dragged
and trampled probably fatally.
DR.. ]. NJ. Morris of Fulton. his wife.
son and daughter were killed when
their auto turned turtle near Peru.
Muncie dogs are suffering from a
disease strongly resembling rabies
a revival service has been conclud-
ed at Twelve Mile with 100 conve
SiOnS.
Rev. ]. c. Todd, head of the Bible
chair in the Christian church in the
Indiana university at Bloomington,
has been asked TO take the head OF the
school of religion at the university.
Rev. Thomas L. Gray, pastor of h
Marion Temple Congregational church,
has resigned.
At Shelbyville Mary Farley. four
teen. is suffering from wounds caused
by dynamite cap which she struck
with a hammer.
Henry Humphrey walked into 20 feet
of water at Indianapolis. claiming he
could walk on the water as Christ did.
He was drowned.
Sixty farmers living near Stockport
demand that Vernon Wood, twelve, be
prosecuted for killing Gilmer, six. de-
claring that he did not shoot him by
accident as he claims.
w. j. Warehouse, thirty-one, Of La
porte, has been called TO Dayton, o.,
by the government 70 direct the work
of building 1900 airplanes.
Capt. Basil Middleton of the First
Indiana infantry has resigned owing
TO ill-health.
Cedar Lake resorts were pulled"
because women were kept there.
Annual retreat of the priests Of the
Order of the Holy Cross, attended by
800 priests, has ended at Notre Dame
university ut South Bend.
d. B. Rumsey of Richmond has been
elected principal Of the grade schools
Columbia City.
Omea Lent OF Jacksonville has
named township trustee for Utica
township TO succeed Frank w. John
son who dropped dead. He will pay
half of the salary Of $500 TO the
widow.
Study of German in the Churubusco
high school has been stopped.
Annual meeting of the Indiana Let
ter Carriers association held at Terre
Haute with 80 delegates present, who
c. O. Methorn of Connersville,
president.
L. A. Bowman of Indianapolis elect
oil nrnCf6nnf of tho Indiana CfafA
branch of the United National Assoc
of Post Office Clerks.
Indiana has 167.1s1 automobiles
worth SS5,O00,00O.
Frank Dawson of Angola was killed
auto accident at Lake James.
At Newcastle Arthur Dawson fined
$50 and 80 days in Jail for carrying
dice in his pocket.
Mrs. Blanche Lundy OF Muncie drank
iodine solution after quarrel with her
husband.
At Huntington Nathan Z. Ledbetter
his $4,000 damage suit for per-
sonal injuries against A. c. Beeson
whose auto frightened the formers
horse.
A. f. Moore, farmer, Anderson. has
hiccoughed for twelve days and may
not recover
City playground opened in the city
park at S~helbyville.
Rev. S. a. Massey OF the Laporte
Disciples church has resigned 10 re-
his trade as painter.
Princeton Central Labor union has
+. j. Schmitt. a machinist,
president.
County Agent Loew is holding meet
Ing to induce farmers OF Huntington
county to build more silos.
George G.. G.. Hall OF Louisville has
been made general manager OF the
Southern Telephone company OF Indi-
ana. with headquarters In Evansville
Henry p. Shields, grocer. has as
sighed for the benefit of his creditors
nc Boonville.
Mrs. Berne WEIGH has been appoint
member Of Peru board Of health.
Increase OF 1.140 in population OF
Fort Wayne shown by the new city d.
rectory.
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