Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1912 — STATE HAPPENINGS RECORDED IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

STATE HAPPENINGS RECORDED IN BRIEF

NEWS ITEMS FROM ALL OVER INDIANA. v ■ ; \V •. PURDUE EGG SHOW A SUCCESS ) ,— —, . ' V I *■ : V r ¥ Winner* of Exhibit* From All Sections of State Are Awarded Cash Prizes and Silver > Trophies. Lafayette, May 3. —Purdue university's fourth annual egg show, with its 150 entries, is the most successful ever held at the university. With Stanley Wyckoff of Indianapolis acting as judge the selection of prize winning eggs was completed and the winners announced. The grand sweepstakes in the commercial class was awarded to A. J. Bullis of Tippecanoe county. The grand sweepstakes ,in the fanciers class were as follows: Light Brahma department, Mrs. A. B. Slaybaugh, Action; rose comb, White .Minorca, J. J. Wingert of Crawfordsville.' In the students class the grand sweepstakes went to R. E. Arnett of Lafayette. In this class the sweepstakes on white eggs were awarded to Raymond Gardner o» Indianapolis, and the sweepstakes on brown eggs to E. I. Voight of Holgate, O. All parts of Indiana were well represented in the show, and the prizes included cash and silver trophies given by poultry associations, dealers and others. The show will close tonight.

Seeks Heir Who Saved Lives. Marion, May 3. —J. H. Horch of Boise, Idaho, was in Marion searching for Will H. Pritchett, a former resident here, to irMjrm him that he is heir to an estate of $25,000, which was willed to him by the late Frank Horch of Pocatello, Idaho, whose death occurred recently. The fortune is left Pritchett because of his bravery in rescuing Horch’s two little daughters from iheir burning home on a ranch. Pritchett was traveling as a billposter for a circus and on the night of June 27, 1911, put up at the ranch home of Frank Horch. Fire started during the night and Pritchett made his way to the rooms on the second floor, In which the girls were sleeping, and performed a heroic rescue. Horch’s will leaves $65,000 to his daughters and $25,000 to Pritchett. Pritchett is about twenty-eight years old and formerly carried papers in this city.

Indianapolis Boy Is Free.

fcdoomington, May 3.—Because of his youth and also from tHe fact that he had- never been in trouble before, Fred Reeves, seventeen yars old, son of Amzi Reeves, escaped' going to the Jeffersonville reformatory following his plea of guilty to an assault and battery charge with intent to kill Ki Wampler at Ellettsville several weeks ago. With tears streaming down his cheeks the youth promised Judge James B. Wilson, who granted him a suspended sentence, that his conduct in the future would be exemplary. The boy’s father promised the court that he would take his son back to Indianapolis, obtain employment for him and make regular report to the court.

Miami Prosecutor Resigns.

Indianapolis, May 3. —Governor Marshall received the resignation of George F. Merley of Peru as prosecuting attorney for the Miami circuit court, and appointed Hal C. Phelps, also of Peru, to fill the unexpired term. The resignation was accompanied by a petition from a number of the attorneys of the Miami county bar asking that Phelps be appointed. No explanation as to why Merley re-, signed was received by the governor, and he was unable to assign any cause for it, he said.

Says Wheat Supply Is Shy.

Columbus, May 3.—When asked to bid on 5,000 barrels of flour for the Southeastern Indiana Hospital for the Insane at North Madison!, the Columbus Milling company have refused to do so because there is not sufficient wheat to be had in this locqljty tS fill the order. Within the past few days wheat has advanced to sl.lO per bushel and flour has advanced 80c per barrel. The indications now are that the present wheat crop in this locajity wilt; pot produce more than one-fourth or,' a full yield. +

Fort Wayne Shriners Leave.

Fprt Wayne, May 3.—Fort Wayne Shriners to the number of 95 left in a special train over the Nickel Plate and Santa Fe for Los Angeles, where the annual conclave of the imperial council is to be' held. The crowd will he gone about three weeks, making the round trip in the same tfain, consisting of four Pullman sleeping cars and two baggage cars.

Injured in Wrecking House.

Anderson, May 3. —Joseph Guston, seventy-two years old, veteran of the Civil war, will probably die as a result of an accident while assisting to wreck a building in Middletown. He climbed to the second floor, when it gave way beneath him.

Carried to Court to Testify.

Evansville, May 3. —Being unable to walk; Mrs. Mary McMillan was carried on a stretcher into the courtroom here to give testimony in a ca.4rg - suit against a local traction eor n-r,