Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 May 1914 — Hoosier News Briefly Told [ARTICLE]

Hoosier News Briefly Told

Aurora.— A rush order for whMts for gun carriages for th© United States government Is under way at the Royer Wheel works. Columbus.*—A Roys’ County Corn club has been organized here, with 95 members, by County Agricultural Agent Johnson and County Superintendent Talkington. I-aporte.—Rev. G. E. Francis, pastor of the Methodist church at Westville, has resigned to accept a call to Jamestown, Ind. He will be succeeded at Westville by Rev. C. L. Law. Bloomington.—Because a colored man was sent down from Chicago to work in the mill of the Central Stone mill of this city, the 80 employes of the company quit work. The places of the strikers with new employes. Terre Haute. Members of the Christian churches of Terro Haute are rapidly concluding plans for the diamond Jubilee convention of the Christian churches of Indiana, May 11 to 14. One thousand persons from all parts of the state are expected to attend. Columbus. Jack Arner, eighteen years old, who, with two other youths, is walking from Birmingham. Ala., to Indianapolis, the winner to receive SSOO, and the losers to receive full outfits of clothing, two weeks’ board at the Claypool hotel and their car fare home, arrived here. Hartford City.—An estaje worth $90,000 is left by will to the widow of A. R. Weiler, former resident of this city, who died on the streets at Columbus, 0., April 9. Mrs. Weiler was formerly Miss Blanche Kahn of Indianapolis. Among numerous bequests are SI,OOO each to Carroll and Dorothea Weller of South Bend. Rushville.—Miss Leah Flint will represent the local high school at tho oratorical contest of the Central Indiana High School league in Shelbyville, May 8, having won the preliminary contest here. There were seven contestants and Miss Flint took for her subject Toussant L’Overture.” She is a senior in the high school. Columbus.—Salum Wilbur of Eliza-, bethtown filed suit in circuit court here for $2,500 damages against tho Chicago, Terro Haute & Southeastern Railway company. A few days ago his wife, Mary Wilbur, was given a judgment for $1,500 damages for alleged personal injuries In a suit against the same company, which was tried at Greensburg.

Laporte.—Walter Lopathka, bailiff in the Laporte circuit court and a prominent young Polish-American, addressed a letter to President Wilson j offering the services of himself and 25 Polish young men of this city. He algo offers to organize a complete com- ; pany in Laporte, Michigan City and I South Bend to go to the front and fight I the Mexicans. Shelbyville. Harry Neil paid a ; fine and costs of $35 in the mayi or’s court on rf 1 charge of assault and battery on Harry Anderson, a lad whom he ran down with an auto here April 8. The mayor suspended a 30-days’ jail sentence. Anderson's back was broken in the accident, but it is believed he will recover. He will probably be a cripple for life. Delphi.—The Great Western Canning company’s ■ plant was destroyed by fire. The loss was $125.000, with insurance of SOO,OOO. The value of the building was $75,000; stock, $50,000. The owners were W. C. Smith, mayor of Delphi; Isaac Smith of Kokomo, and Earl Smith of Delphi. Fire also destroyed the plant of the Delphi Engineering company, manufacturers of steam hoists. Both plants probably will be rebuilt. Warsaw—The general store of L. D. Menden at Burket was robbed here. Between SBOO and SI,OOO in jewelry, silverware, clothing and shoes was carried away. Late this afternoon Shariff C. A. Kitsell and a posse of deputies surrounded a woods four miles from Burket and captured Thull Mathias, twenty-two, and Herman Wagner, eighteen years of age, both foreigners. They had part of the goods in their possession and led the officers to »be place where the other was hidden.

Connersville.—Stones were hurled through the windows, when lightning struck the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Trusler, during the severe electrical storm here. The bolt struck a chimney above the room where Mr. and Mrs. Trusler were sleeping and both were knocked insensible. Fred Trusler, a son, sleeping downstairs near a window, was greatly startled when a big stone was fired through the headboard of his bed. The lightning ripped the telephone from the wall and bored a hole in the earth several feet deep. Indianapolis. Governor Ralston granted a full pardon to Louis Jaquith of Aurora, who was paroled |n 1911 by Governor Marshall after having served about ten years for killing a policeman at South Bend following a saloon brawl. The state board of pardons recommended Jaqulth’s pardon six months ago, but the governor did not act on it until he was assured that Jaquith is now' living an honorable life. The governor was told by several citizens, both of South Bend and Aurora that Jaquith no longer is a frequenter of saloons and that he is now identified with church work.

Tuesday’s Monticello Journal.—• Frank Haley, a painter, of Remington, ami Airs. Bessie Watkins, widow of the late Perry Watkins, were married by Squire Ross at the clerk's office last Saturday.