Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 68, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1915 — INDIANA BREVITIES [ARTICLE]

INDIANA BREVITIES

Seymour’—A union service of several congregations marked the closing session of the Indiana Elementary Sunday School Workers' conference here. No officers were elected. Indianapolis.—W. H. Leedy of Indianapolis was elected secretary of the grand lodge, I. O. O. F., here, and W. E. Deupree of Franklin was elected grand warden. Lafayette.—Albert Noble, twentyfive years old, who was bitten on the right hand by a dog eighteen months ago, was attacked with a sudden and violent attack of hydrophobia and it required three policemen to subdoe him. He was placed in chains and taken to the jail hospital. Terre Haute.—George M. Ray, D. B. Hill and John W. Palmer of Indianapolis and O. J. Steffey of Carlisle, school supply men, indicted for presenting fraudulent claims to Thomas Ferguson, former trustee of Lost Creek township, surrendered themselves to Sheriff Kreitenstein and gave bond for their appearance in the circuit court to answer the charges against them. Ray gave a surety bond, Elkhart. —Elkhart members of the W. C. T. U., who have been active for several weeks in an effort to get the local school board to adopt Bible study in the school curriculum, failed to appear at a special meeting called for consideration of the matter. A delegation or fifteen or twenty, representing Jewish and Catholic residents and others opposed to the measure, were present to voice their views. No action was taken. Hammond.—The Chicago clothing strike spread to Hammond. Local clothing manufacturing house was besieged by strikers’ pickets from Chicago and threats against the lives of official and girl employees resulted in the arrest of «oe Gross, 1749 West Halsted street ; Meyer Meyers 'm, 1325 South Paulina street, Chicago, aad Harry Weinhouse of Hammond on a charge of intimidation. Bond of SSOO was fixed for each Crawfordsville—Montgomery county took its first step toward a celebration of the centennial of Indiana’s statehood when a meeting was called by L. N. Hines, superintendent of schools. A committee appointed to prepare plans for a pageant and festival consists of Mrs J. H. Osborne, chairman; Prof. George M. Miller and Prof. R. G. Kelcher of Wabash college, and John Shular and George S. Harney. Crawfordsville.—As a for failure to remember Judge West of the Montgomery county circuit court sentenced Howard Harper, a witness in the trial of Thomas Bane for illegal sale of intoxicating liquor, to thirty days in jail for contempt of court. This action was taken only when the judge became exasperated at the forgetfulness of many alleged patrons of “blind tigers” who were called as witnesses.

Franklin.—The $15,000 damage suit of Orren N. Henderson of Indianapolis against the city oPlndianapolis, Thomas Taggart and other prominent men of that city, set for hearing in the Johnson circuit court in this city, for want of prosecution. The case grew out of the collapse of the grandstand erected in Indianapolis August 20, 1912, at the time of the notification ceremonies incident to the nomination of Thomas R. Marshall as vice-president of the United States. Indianapolis.—Rufus Cantrell, politician, gambler, preacher and "king of ghouls,” known in Flint, Mich., as Ralph Moreland, is wanted in this city by the police for petit larceny. His arrest in Indianapolis fifteen years ago caused a nation-wide sensation and he became known as the king of grave robbers' "trust’’ through his admission that he represented medical schools and purchased bodies for them. Moreland revealed his identity when he appeared in a local option case at Flint, Mich. Too much police interest in his affairs is said to have prompted him to leave Michigan. I Indianapolis.—Warden E. J. Fogarty !of the state prison, on a visit I to Indianapolis, denied that he Is 1 about to resign. It is reported, howI ever, that he may decide to retire later, possibly within six or seven months, though this will depend on the progress made in organizing a sl,000,000 company to manufacture binder twine. The fact that Michael E. Foley, a member of the board of trustees of the state prison, and Samuel T. Murdock, who is one of the organizers of the proposed binder twine company, were at the state house at the time Warden Fogarty called on Governor Raleton and Auditor of State Crittenberger, gave rise to a report that Mr. Fogarty’s resignation might be forthcoming soon. Mr. Fogarty, however, denied that the subject of his possible resignation was discussed. Terre Haute. —Miss Helen Taylor died here of lockjaw caused by a blister in the palm of her hand. The blister was caused by beating rugs. The young woman opened the blister with a pin and lockjaw developed. Lafayette.—Without even having seen each other, love came to EUa Ifeeves of Lafayette and Frank J. Wagner of Terre Haute, and still without ever looking into each other’s eyes they were quietly married here recently by Thomas Bridges, justice of the peace. Both are blind, and have been so irom mrin.