The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-07
Indiana News Brevihes

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LAFAYETTE-Joh Berens, 70.
fell dead while digging a grave in the
Orthodox Jewish cemetery. Sunstroke
is believed to have caused his death.
NEWCASTLE Henry county board
of review has announced an increase
of 10 per cent in the assessments OF
Prairie and Jefferson townships,
bringing the average land valuation
in Prairie township to 500 and in JEFF
ferson township to $125 an acre.
ANDERSON Celebration of the
Fourth here became SO loud and dan.
gerous for pedestrians in the business
district that the police were forced to
dispense crowds engaged in hurting
fireworks on the sidewalks and into
the streets. All that was left of a
cannon on the lawn of No. Fire Sta
ton after eighteen hours of continu-
Gus firing was the muzzle.
MARION-More than 10000 persons
gathered at the National Military
home here to attend the Fourth Of
July celebration. A reception was ten
dered to returned service men. Gov
ernor James P. Goodrich and Arch1-
bald Hall of indianapolis were speak
ers.
| FORT WAYNE-Josephus Daniels,
secretary of the navy, was the speak
er at the Independence Day celebra-
| ton held here. Returned soldiers and
| sailors were officially welcomed home.
INDIANAPOLIS-Jo Nicholas, a
driver in the automobile races held at
the State Fair grounds Friday. was
seriously injured when his car going
at so miles an hour. crashed through
a fence.
NEW CASTLE-A stock company is
1 being formed here to rebuild the
| Spiceland sanitorium. 1t Is expected
100000 will be expended in making
improvements.
| COVINGTON-Four men were in
jured SO seriously that their recovery
is doubtful, as a result of collision
on the Covington race track. They
are Glen Fisher, Is; Owen Swearin'
cen, 20; John Roberts and George Nc
Intire.
/ GREENCASTLE-C J. Kline, AZ
was instantly killed when the automo
bile in which he was riding skidded
near this city and turned over. rs
was an automobile accessory manu-
facturer Of Mt. Vernon, Ill.
INDIANAPOLIS-Ev was Sc
lected for the meeting place Of the
II of al r1n
On July 4, 1920.
GARY-B. V. Greenburg, Chicago
was drowned here while bathing II
Lake Michigan.
INDIANAPOLIS James Buckner
%, was drowned in Fall Creek in al
effort to save Gilbert Turner, 4S
whom he heard calling for help in thu
middle Of the stream. The men sanl
together. Arthur Peterson, "a, Of Chi
cago, an enlisted man in the med1ca
corps. lost his life in White Rive
near Ravenswood while bathing will
two other soldiers.
VALPORAISO-Josep Cock, 3s
, and Joe Kruger, AZ, both of Gary
, were drowned in Flint lake when the,
attempted to change seats in a boat
, Neither could swim.
TIPTON-Frank Lee, So was II
stantly killed at Windfall pike cross
, ing, when he was struck by a wes
I bound Indiana Union traction car
:. EVANSVILLE-Four hundred dele
h gates are expected to attend the al
:. nual convention of the Sunday school
l. and young peoples societies of Eva1
!. gelical churches Of Ohio, Indiana, III
:, nois, Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama t
. convene here Tuesday.
, GREENCASTLE - Miss Margare
d Poulton, II, of Terre Haute, was Kill
ed and cousin, Miss Mildred Farme
d OF Terre Haute, was seriously injure
> when an automobile was struck by
:. Monon passenger train.
! EVAN wounded /
r. France and cited for bravery, John A
n thur Crofts, 25, died in a hospital her
e following an operation for append
n cities.