Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1912 — HOOSIER NEWS [ARTICLE]

HOOSIER NEWS

BRIEFLY TOLD

Lafayette.—Mistaking a railroad right of way for the road, the driver of an automobile from Terre Haute, to Chicago turned down the railroad tracks at a high speed two miies south of here ahead of an approaching Monon passenger train. The car was wrecked and the six occupants, three men and three women. were thrown out and slightly injured. The train was run rung slowly and was stopped ( two feet from the smashed machine. The automobile yeas dragged back to the road by the engine, where it was pulled off the tracks after delaying the passenger train for an hour and a half. The three women in the party were Florence M. Cox. Ada RossTud Edith Kelly, all of Terre Haute.

Anderson.-—At the first religious meeting of Hebrews ever held in this city, the five books -of (Sbofer Thora) were duly dedicated. Jewish people were present from all of Indiana and Ohio. The principal speakers were Rabbi Neustadt of Indianapolis and Dr. Isaac Loeb of Chicago.

Indianapolis:—Lee Pyle of Rushville was elected president of the Laundry Owners' association of Indiana at the annual convention held here. Other officers , elected were Charles Slica of South Bend, first vicepresident: J. L. McAfee of Richmond, Second vice-president; Arthur G Strasser of Frankfort, secretary; F, C. Krauss of Indianapolis, treasurer.

* Rochester—Charles Brandt of this city has been missing since last w r eek, and it is thought he committed suicide by drowning himself In the Tippecanoe river. He left with a horse, and buggy and went west to the Pendleton bridge, where he drove into a ravine arid hitched his horse, which was later found by a farmer.

N-oblesville.—The Muncie Pr<?sbv•tery, including congregations in Blackford, Delaware, Grant. Hamilton, Howard. Jay, Madison, Miami, Randolph, Tipton and Wabash counties, convened here. The opening sermon was delivered by the: retiring moderator, Rev. Robert R. Little Manchester. Rev. J. Herron Miller of Union City was elected temporary clerk.

Washington.—Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sturgeon were found guilty of operating -, a blind tiger and selling liquor without a license. Siur* ?eon was fined S2OO and sentenced to jail for thirty, days, while sentence was suspended upon the; woman.