The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-11-01
H0Osier Briefs

Hoosier Briefs
WASHINGTON-A leading COM
mission firm here celebrated National
Apple Week" by placing barrels Ii
apples at the doorway TO call schox
banks. the courthouse. city hall, tfrs
postoffice and library. Everybody
dipped in.
DECATUR-Mr and Mrs. Martin
Lord recently celebrated their sixty
fourth wedding anniversary in the
same house in which they started
married life. Mr.. Lord is Sc and his
wife 81 years Of age.
Acknowledgements Of mas
todon have been found on the farm
of Mrs. Blanche Y. Ruffner, near
Shipshewana. Indications are that
the head measured about feet
across.
GREENSBURCf-Isaac A. Pamer
charges in his divorce complaint that
after he bought an automobile his
wife spent no time at home" and
made him cook the meals.
BLOOMINGTON - John Faucet,
living five miles west Of here. reports
that he has this years apples and a
second crop of blossoms on the came
trees.
BRAZIL-James Hoffa almost lost
his right hand when his brother
missed the chicken the two were de-
cani+atiue, and hit his hand with the
Ratchet.
MUNCTE When his brother
stumbled and fell while chasing a rab-
bit. a gun was discharged and Orville
Shuu, IS, was shot through the right
leg. Hospital attendants say the leg
viii have to be amputated.
WABASH-Fred Ward is wondes Il
ing If thieves. like cats, come back. -
set Of forks was recently stolen from
his home. Since then Mr.. Ward has
seen a prowler near his house and ne
is wondering if he is returning for
the knives.
TT. WAYNE-Robert whitecloud,
"a an old Indian of the Miami tribe,
Is preparing here for, another one or
his around-the-country jaunts. The
Big Chief owns $50 acres of rich Ok
lahoma oil land, but prefers tramping
to a life Of luxury, he says
EVANSVILLE Because Fred
Suggs' girl refused to go IN the dt-
rection he wanted. he struck her, the
girl told police when she fled an as
sault and battery charge against him.
COLUMBUS-Not to be outdone by
the apple trees of this county, Val
entine Wendell has reported his grape
vines are growing a second crop this
season.
BLOOMINGTON - '@Bootlegsing'
water has become a new form OF in
dustry here. Students who can get
a supply of water from the university
are said to have been barter1ng It with
the less fortunate natives Of Bloom
ington.
COLUNIBUS-Th explosion OF an
oil stove during an American Legion
feast here failed to stop festivities:
The boys grabbed the burning stqE6s
and heaved It out the window, put ossts
the fire on the floor and continued
their party.
MJ-NCIE-The traffic on Walnut
St here was temporarily halted and
reckless truck drivers proceeded with
a little more care while a gentle COW
wandered ain1lessly down the thor
oughfare. She was evidently city
broke. as nothing appeared to bother
her.
TT. WAYNE-When Mrs. Mary
Kish became annoyed by boys playing
marbles I'm the street near her home.
she ordered them to leave. One young
ster failed to go and she padded him.
A charge of assault and battery was
filed against her by the boys parents.
FIT. WAYNE-Julius Kaplan has
filed suit against his wife. charging
that since his eyesight has failed him
and he IL unable to work, his wife
and family have lost their affection
for him. He says he has been mar
ried ffty-one years.
FRANKFORT-Ofic Frank Corns
is trying to decide whether half
pint bottle found in a machine here
contains distilled water or concentrat-
ed mule. lie has not called for vol
unteers, it Is said.