Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1914 — Hoosier News Briefly Told [ARTICLE]

Hoosier News Briefly Told

Madison —There was a large attendance at the Jefferson county veteran’s reunion at Camp Garber, near Dupont. Alexandria—At a meeting here of the executive committee of the W. C. T. U. It was decided to hold the 1915 convention at Elwood. Alexandria —Alva Cunningham, a rurar mail carrier of the local post office since the rural service w'as established, has resigned. Hartford City—Word has been received here of the death by drowning at Three Rivers, Mich., of Roland Doans, twenty-four years old, a former resident of this city. Evansville—Edward Hedderick, who left a farewell note pinned to a pile of clothing on the local river front, has returned, asserting he planned and executed the “suicide” while drinking. *-/; Anderson —N. A. Free, Madison county highway superintendent, was injured painfully when his automobile went into a ditch as he was running ahead of a storm. He was caught beneath the machine. Martinsville—Delbert Crone, Dr. G. M. Dickson and W. F. Cunningham were slightly injured when their automobile turned over in a ditch near here. Harry Preston, Alonzo Clark and Oscar Marshal escaped injury. Sullivan—Albert Asbury of Sullivan, charged with profanity and provoke, escaped from jail at Shelburn by bending the bars of the cell window, but was recaptured an hour later by Marshal Bradshaw.

Lafayette—Doctors of Tippecanoe county are making preparations to entertain the Indiana Medical society in its three-day convention here, commencing September 23. About six hundred doctors are expected to attend. Clinton —Clinton coal operators, who are Interested in the national first aid meet to be held at Terre Haute, have announced that they will offer prizes for contests to be held every three months after the national meet. Jeffersonville James Walker of Henryville was fined $lO by Justice James S. Keigwin for selling articles of drink with misleading labels, the charge having been filed by A. W. Bruner, state food Inspector. Walker sold dry beer” in bottles bearing lager beer labels.

Greenßburg— Harry Herbert, thirtyfour years ( old, a farmer living near this city, died of injuries sustained when he fell from the cab of a traction engine. His body was caught in the machinery near the rear axle aj*d was terribly mangled. Noblesville Mrs. Bertha White, widow of Jesse White, who committed suicide at Terre Haute, is unable to explain the suicide, as her husband was in good health and in no trouble. White was thirty-four years old and a molder in the Union Sanitary Manufacturing company's plant. He leaves a widow and two children.

Rockport-—The Rev. Pryce E. Gatlin of Evansville wase re-elected moderator of the Evansville Baptist association at the close of a two-day session here. G. A. Condit of Evansville was elected clerk to succeed B. F. Boultinghouse of this city. The First Baptist church at Evansville was chosen as the 1915 meeting place.

Scottsburg.—Miss Kolb, thirtysix, who has been missing from her home in Vienna, two miles south of this city, since last week, was found a suicide in a corn field about a quarter of a mile from her home. Near the body was found a small glass Jar, which had contained poison, which Miss Kolb had taken.

Anderson.—-Nathaniel A. Free, slx-ty-seven years old. highway superintendent of Madison county, is dead of injuries sustained several days ago when his automobile turned over near K 1 wood. He was believed to be recovering, but heart disease caused his death. Besides the widow he leaves six children.

Wabash. Mrs. Sarah Derickson, one hundred and two years old,’ died at her home here after an illness of 18 months. Before the sickness which resulted in her death Mrs. Derickson had never suffered a day’s illness and never wore glasses. She was born in Kentucky and spent the last 40 years of her life in Wabash. She plainly recalls having heard President Lincoln deliver an address. Kendallville.—Fire, which for several hours threatened an entire business block in the heart of the city, was confided to the brick livery building of John A. Cain. It was destroyed, with adjoining flats, involving a loss of $25,000, less than one-third of which was covered by insurance. Fanned by a high wind and with the fire gaming a big start because of a lack of water, many adjoining structures were threatened for a time. The Garrett fire department was brought here on a special train and aided in bringing the fire under control. Evansville Philanthropic robbers, who in Princeton held up a man, took $4 from him, then presented him with an $lB revolver, are believed to have “struck” this city, held up Edward Severan, obtained 70 cents from him and then returned it when he said the change was all the money he had. Corydon Aaron Evans, sixty-two years old, and married, committed suicide here by cutting his throat. Hagerstown—Orville Wood, twenty years old, son of Bertram Wood, was drowned in Nettle Creek, four miles north of here, when he fell from a footbridge.