The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-04
CONCLUDED from last week.


would be best for you TO let us help
you"
Feeble coughing from one OF the
occupants OF the two beds we could
dimly discern IN the next room
through the burlap bangings. inter
rupted the commandant's remarks
The mans face grew whittier and more
haggard
That's the boy" he said. "He got
sick first. have been up night and
day with him since Thursday a week
ago when the mother took sick. Be-
fore that she tended him and the
three girls and the baby But think
II was too much for her She has
never been very strong"
First the boy had the fu." he con
tinued. Then II turned into pneu
monia and now It's the measles. None
OF the rest OF them got sick until he
got the measles and then they all took
IL from him. Goldie. the NEXT TO the
youngest girl Is having terrible
time with her ear. The doctor saio
the medicine he gave her would stoI
the pain, but II didn't"
The commandant nurmured sympa
thetically and strained my ears To
hear Ii the cous hing III ceased. Sud
denly a noise was heard upstairs
and Mr.. a excused hiusclf 10 &c
lcols after the three girls who were
I'm led upstairs
- o0n returned and after few
more fGs and an assurance OF Cur
interest and help We left
Send Coal arG Provisions.
On our wGy down the street We
stopped at the house OF the neisaGci
woman who hid called Us on thC
phone that morning 10 tell Us about
the As trcuS c. After ge.tins
her promise 10 come To headQuar
ters for a hasfc. ot groceries fol
them. we resumed cur way halt
Ing only to order half a ton of coal to
be sent to the distressed family AT
once.
True TO her word, the neighbor
woman came in that afternoon for
the basket OF provisions. Her eyes
sparkled when she saw the canned
milk, sugar. rolled oats, coffee. hom
iny. canned soup. soap and other
staples that were going to her friends
In trouble She told us that Mr.
A. had broken down and cried
when the driver drove up 10 the door
with the coal.
From her we also learned that the
As were thrifty and try hard to
get along They had never before
had any help from the outside. Mr.
A. was earning s25 week al
the Van Carp packing factory. The
two eldest girls worked. too. at Van
Camps. They are buying their home
Before she left. the neighbor won
an promised 10 keep US informed ~
TO the condition Of the sick family
and TO return for more provisions
later. We got III touch with the doc
tor who was attending them. He
said they were all about over the
danger stage. and that given good
food and heat enough 10 be com
fortable and the continued excellent
care the father was giving them. they
would all pull through.
Thus assured. the commandant
temporarily dismissed the troubles
OF the A. family and busted hei
self with other cases OF distress.
Helps Family Of Murdered Girl.
The next day horrible murder oi
q fourteen-year-old girl stung the
people OF the city TO fury Every
body at Salvation Army headquarters
was on the qui yive TO be OF service
10 prevent the lynching OF the murd
erer, and 10 assist In an attempt tc
assuage the grief OF the bereavet
parents OF the innocent victim
Learning from the papers that prom
ises OF clothing for herself and little
sisters had prompted the girl TO 40
company the man to the lonely spot
where she had been foully murdered