Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1915 — FORT WAYNE GETS NEXT CONFERENCE [ARTICLE]

FORT WAYNE GETS NEXT CONFERENCE

Northern State Methodists Will Meet in 1916. SEVEN CIT'~3 ASK MEETING Muncie, Huntington, Kokomo, City, Mishawaka, Auburn and Fort Wayne, Big for Gathering Next Year. f Auburn. —Fort Wayne was chosen as the 1916 meeting place for tho Northern Indiana Methodist Episcopal conference on the third ballot here. Seven cities asked for the honor of entertaining 'the delegates: Fort Wayne, Muncie, Huntington, Kokomo, Union City, Mishawaka and Auburn. All but Muncie" and Fort Wayne withdrew by the third ballot, on which Fort Wayne got 129 votes and Muncie 74. Fraternity Holds Annual Banquet. Indianapolis.—Members of the active and the alumni branches of the Indiana university chapter of the Nu Sigma Nu Medical fraternity attended the seventh annual banquet of the chapter, which was held in the Florentine room at the Claypool hotel. Dr. J. A. McDonald presided as toastmaster and addresses were made by A. J. Ullrich, Dr. J. F. Barnhill, Dr. W. D. Gatch, Dr. Homer Woolery and Dr. E. O. Llndenmuth. The members of the active chapter of the fraternity are C. L. Bock, C. H. Bruner, W. F. Craft, E. E. Johnson, C. G. Mackey, R. J. Pete Peters, C. K. Startzman, A. J. Ullrich, E. N. Kime, G. M. Cbok, H. L. Foreman, J. L. Glendenning, V. D. Keiser, K. M. Koons, L. R. Lingeman, D. H. Murray, H. S. Sumerlin, B. N. Lingeman, R. Morrison and S. A'. Swayne. The pledges of the chapter are P. P. Bailey, H. B. Decker, H. G. Hughes, W. D. Little, C. G. Kirschman, G. A. Thomas and Michael Gastineau. Woman Shot After Quarrel. Terre Haute.—Mrs. Monroe Bolton was shot and painfully wounded in her home a short distance from Tecumseh, by the former wife of her son, Mrs. Ida Bolton. The shooting is said to have taken place when the elder Mrs. Bolton refused the younger permission to see a child of Mrs. Ida Bolton. Recently Frank Bolton, husband of Ida Bolton, obtained a divorce and the custody of their child. Since the child has been left in the care of Bolton's mother. Ida Bolton -was arrested and is in jail in default of bond. Monroe Bolton, husband of the victim, is a son of James Bolton, former county treasurer. Sessions Open in Laporte. ’ Laporte.—The Logansport Presbytery began its .sessions here with Rev. W. J. Gerlach of Bourbon presiding as moderator. The meeting will be featured with the ordination of Candidates for the ministry and the election of commissioners to attend the general assembly at Rochester, N. Y. All churches in northern Indiana are represented by ministerial and lay delegates., Taken HI on Train; Dies. Hammond.—Taken violently ill on a west-bound Monon passenger train while he was. returning home from a visit to his brother in Flora, Mack Ilolul, 2220 Addison avenue, Chicago, died in St. Margaret's hospital here. Holul was sixty-four years of age and is well known in Masonic circles. He is survived by a wife and two sons and two daughters Man Killed by Electric Shock. Fort Wayne.—Edward Hackett, age twenty-five, a lineman employed by the Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana Traction company, died of an electric shock while St work on some pole lines in the downtown district. Hackett came in contact with two wires. A total of 4,000 volts of electricity passed' through his body., Samuel Coulter on Trial. Greensburg.—The trial of Samuel Coulter, charged with the murder of Samuel Bragle at Shelbyville, and brought to Hancock county on a change of venue, began here with Judge Blair of Shelby county presiding. Most of the day was occupied in obtaining a jury. Arrested for Alleged Bootlegging. Delphi.-—Abe Grelder, a wealthy farmer living east of this city, was arrested here, charged with bootlegging. Greider had eighteen gallons of whisky in hi&automobile when taken in charge. He had sold one gallon to James Timmons, who led the officers to his machine. . Start Work on Gary Post Office. Gary.—Actual construction work was started on Gary’s new $125,000 federal post office building when Contractor J. O. James commenced putting in the concrete foundation. Work will now be rushed to completion which will be about November 1. Farmer Hangs Himself. Camden. —Henry Reichter, a wealthy retired farmer, hanged himself in his barn. He was despondent because of ill health. The body whs found by a ten-year-old son.