Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1914 — Hoosier News Briefly Told [ARTICLE]

Hoosier News Briefly Told

Boonville. Gilbert, six-year-old son of Joe Grissom, a prominent farmer living near Stanley, in this county, was killed by a falling tree cut by his father and some other men. Evansville.—Next Saturday night melon growers of southwestern Indiana will meet here to form an association, the object of which will be to increase the acreage planted in melons. Bloomington.— Eugene V. Debs Is to address a meeting of the Socialists of this city and university next month. The Socialist club of the university will assist in the arrangements for the reception of Mr. Debs. Peru.—lvan Wade, thirty-five years old, was found dead in bed and an open gas jet showed the cause, which is believed to have been accidental. At the time of her husband’s death Mrs. Wade was visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Stiver, in Indianapolis.

Rockville.—Edward Nichols, sheriff, returned from Huntsville, Mo., with Ray Cosby of Rosedale, Parke county, who was wanted here. Cosby fled from Rosedale in March and was arrested at Huntsville on the request of local officials. Valparaiso. When their motorcycle was hit by an auto, Mrs. Louise Snay of Michigan City sustained a fractured skull, and her. husband was badly injured. The woman may die. The automobliist refused to give his name, but took his victims to the hospital. Snay obtained his number.

Boonville. — William B. Folsom, who shot and killed his wife and then fired three bullets into his own body, probably will recover. He is constantly under guard at the jail to prevent suicide. On one occasion he asked for a knife to trim his finger nails, and when it was refused said they knew he would kill himself. New Albany—William Deming, a prominent grocer here, committed suicide by swallowing poison. He was found dead in bed with a glass that had contained the fluid on the floor. Despondency on account of failing health was the cause. He was fifty-five years old and a native of this city.

Frankfort.—Charles W. Fairbanks of Indianapolis, former vice-presi-dent, was injured slightly when the speakers’ stand on the courthouse lawn collapsed while he was reviewing the Arbor day parade of school children. Mr. Fairbanks suffered an Injury to his right leg, numerous bruises on the body and- a nervous shock.

Shelbyville. Mice and matches are blamed for a fire that started in the attic of the home of Jesse Billman, near here, and caused the destruction of the building with all contents. The loss is SI,OOO, half covered by insurance. There was no fire about the house except in a gasoline range Mrs. Billman was using in the kitchen. The roof of the house was falling in When she discovered the fire;

Shelbyville. On plea of guilty to obtaining money under false pretense, Thomas K. Wilkins, fortyeight years old, bayton, 0., was sentenced to the state prison for one to seven years in the circuit court here. He had collected money from a number of persons on subscriptions to magazines. The agency for which he asserted he was working sent word here that he was not authorized to take subscriptions. Vincennes. Robert Griffith of Owensboro, Ky„ was found guilty of second degree murder and his punishment was fixed at life imprisonment by a jury in the Knox circuit court. Griffith shot and killed F”rafik Scott, a mine boss, at Scott’s home at Bicknell December 26. Griffith was a boarder and. going home drunk, began to curse. Mrs. Scott requested her husband to ask Griffith to quit, which enraged Griffith, and he shot at close range. Warsaw.—Between five and six hundred Red Men from all parts of northern Indiana attended the Tweltfh district convention in Warsaw. Large delegations were present from South Bend, Mishawaka, Laporte, Bourbon, Culver, Rochester, Burket, Leiters Ford, Columbia City and Atwood. Five hundred lodge members marched in the parade and attended the banquet in the evening. The great sachem’s degree was given by G. W. Swelgart of Hartford City, great sachem. He was assisted by James W. Lamkin of Indianapolis, great senior sagamore, and Otto Wolf of Indianapolis, great chief of records. The work was given to a large class at night. The adoption degree was conferred by the Appomattox tribe of Atwood; the warrior’s degree by Mishawaka tribe of Mishawaka, and the chief’s degree by Montauk tribe of South Bend. Lawrenceburg. Citizens joined heartily tn a general cleanup, practically . every cart and wagon in town being used. All of the work was done without expense to the municipality. Mayor Blelby hauled the first load of rubbish to the dump and stayed on the job the entire day.

Vincennes.—Bertha, sixteen years old, and Ida, seventeen, daugh : ters of August Schiffko, foreman of a pipe foundry, eloped to Lawrenceville, 111., and were married to street car conductors. Bqrtha married Allen Wall and Ida married Jiun—Bedell. .