Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1911 — NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS. [ARTICLE]

NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS.

Marion Allsop, age forty-five, was instantly killed by a fall of slate at the Vandalia mine at Linton Saturday. The body was badly crushed. He is survived by a widow and three children. John W. Biauth, formerly bookkeeper of the Evansville Trust and Savings company, was indicted by the grand jury of Vanderburg county Saturday on a charge of embezzling 243,128.98 from the institution. At the funeral of Augustus Meacham, a pioneer of Adamsville, Mich., his widow, a young woman, sang several solos, complying with his request. Meacham, who was eighty-three years old, was a California “forty-niner.” - The county commissioners will open bids for the construction of Dekalb county’s new courthouse, May 4. The estimated cost is 3250,000. The present structure is rapidly being vacated. All of the offices except the auditor’s and treasurer’s will be moved to a factory building at once. Lanier Barker, a trapper and fur buyer, has established a skunk farm near iAke Village and will, he says, in the future devote his time largely to this industry. Barker expects in time to have his farm stocked with pure black skunks. He says this may be accomplished by proper care in breeding. A general order was issued Saturday by Commander Alexander P. Asbury of the Indiana department, G. A. R., announcing the appointment of Lase Larsh and William H. Baughman, of Richmond, as officer of the day, and officer of the guard, respectively, for the state encampment at Richmond, May 17, 18 and 19. Professional bank promoters hereafter will have no part in the organization of national banks under an order issued Saturday by Comptroller Murray. Applications to organize national banks hereafter must embody a declaration that no money will be paid for any soliciting of subscriptions to the stock or for any form of promoting in organizing the bank. The remonstrance cards which were filed with the county auditor Friday night show Washington township, Gibson county, in which Spencer is located, will be dry for two years more. Although the county sheriff and others made a hard fight against the remonstrance, the temperance forces have a majority of about 100. Spencer has not had a saloon since 1904. President Taft announced Saturday that he would reappoint H. P. Loveland as postmaster at Peru. The appointment is a slap at ex-Senator Beveridge and a personal victory for George B. Lockwood. Harry S. New indorsed Lockland and insisted that he be reappointed. Senator Beveridge, before his term expired, indorsed J. F. Lawrence for the office to succeed Loveland. A family reunion was held Saturday at the home of Thomas A. Dunlevy, of Henryville, who is head of one of the well known families in that part of Scott county. Seven living children of a family of fourteen were present, besides fourteen grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Four of the sous each weighed nearly three hundred pounds, but two of these have died iu the last few years.