The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-07-18
INDIANA
State
Happenings

tina A. Smith. Senator Harry 4. New
~ Indiana recently flew from Wash
ington. u. G.. 10 Hazelhurst field.
Long Island. In ll2 minutes.
OTTO l.. Klauss. auditor OF state. has
appointed Charles Legemnn 81 Evans
Vile as an examiner In the state In
Surance department 10 succeed Fred
+. Hcuring of Rockport who has re
ceived an appointment as Judge.
Several thousand bales of siSal. n
material used in the manufacture OF
binder Irvine, and valued AT approx
mately $50 bale. were ruined in a
fire thar destroyed the greater part of
the indianapolis Cordnge company'S
huge warehouse
William vi. Stephenson Of Indianapo-
- and Henry r. Pope Of Chicago.
we're indicted 10y the Marion county
qand jury on charges of conspiracy
10 commit "A felony. "a the result Of al
legged embezzlement OF the funds ~ tho
Elherfeld. during the war.
Fulton county farmers have formed
the Rochester Elevator association
which has capital stock ~ 100000.
The new manufacturers building ar
the state fair grounds will he complet-
ed in time to house the automobile
show az the fair the first week IN Sep
TENDER
Fire. said To have been caused 10y
overheated machinery. DESTROYED the
large elevator Of the oxford Grain
company The loss on the building j.
estimated az Sl3.oo0 with $500 in
Surance Two thousand bushels ~
wheat and GWp bushels % oats were
stored ia the elevator.
Tom Ferguson county auditor IS
under bail ~ Terrr IIaute on FEEDER
al Indictment charging violation ~
the Reed amendment II was alleged
he and others brought whisky in from
Illinois and stored IL In barn near
there He furnished $1,000 bond.
Ferguson was 70 run for sheriff in
1920
Spontaneous combustion resulted in a
fire which destroyed the planning mill
and lumber wards ~ Theodore Reich
ten at Evansville The los is esti-
mated az Sleo.oO0. part 81 which Is
covered by Insurance. The greatest
loss was in the destruction Of n guam
tity ~ dressed lumber stacked near
the mill
William A. Warrick. sixty years old.
a prosperous farmer near Middlebury.
IS under arrest. charged with assault
Ing his nelghbor. Henry Hout. whose
condition is SO precarious il j. feared
ne will die Warrick and Hout quar-
relied when Hout's chickens went into
Warrick's yard. II Is alleged he
stoned and dubbed Hout He assisted
in carrying the injured man To his
house
The Hancock county commissioners,
at a special meeting. held that u Is
not public necessity 70 build road
eight miles long In Brown and Jack
son townships petitioned for under
the county unit law. and decided that
no petition will he received for road
under this law until II l. determined
whether or not the special session 81
the legislature Is held and changes are
made in the law.
Charles f. Kennedy. superintendent
OF speed events. has announced the
harness program for the Indiana state
fair Monday. September /. to Friday.
September ,. inclusive There will be
four trotting and pacing events each
day for purses of 500 and 500 Six
automobile races have been arranged
for Saturday. the last day Of fair week.
All the harness events Of the week
will be limited to three heats. There
will be no fourth heats even ir cases
Of dead heats.
With the selection Of Richmond as
the seat Of the convention in 1920 and
installation ~ officers the fifteenth an
nual state convention Of the National
Association Of Stationary Engineers
closed at Terre Haute The new Of
fcers are ]. G. Baldus, indianapolis.
president; William Beschel. Evans
Vile, vice president A. y. Barnes.
Terre Haute. secretary; r. s. Heeger
Evansville treasurer: Charles elf
ford, Kokomo. doorkeeper. and George
Leuderdein. Evansville. conductor
Miss Addle Hibbs and John r. Has
lam OF Edlnburg drove 10 the home ~
Rev. Mr. Clnard. pastor OF Shiloh
church 2; Franklin with the intention
u having him marry them. When in
formed by Mrs. Clinard that he was
working in the harvest field they drove
there. and the minister stopped shock
ing wheat long enough to perform the
ceremony. With Mr.. Cllnard attired
in overalls and the harvest workers
acting as witnesses. the wedding scene
was one Of the most unusual in his
career as a minister.
Friends Of owen " Heaton. former
Judge OF the Superior court Of Allen
county have announced that boom
has been started for Heaton TO get
into the race for the Republican GU
he-nniorinl nomination.
The National Potteries company and
liz, Helfrich Pottery company. both in