Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1916 — INDIANA BREVITIES [ARTICLE]

INDIANA BREVITIES

Bloomington.—Leslie Hardy, two-year-old child of Joseph Hardy, choked so death while eating an apple. ; Noblesville. —Mrs. Amanda Campi bell, fifty-six, was granted a divorce and $24,013 alimony from James Campbell, sixty-five. Aurdra. —Wilson Parker of Indianapolis will draw the plans and specifications for the new Rising Sun library building. Shelbyville.—A divorce has been granted to Ora Walker. He and his wife were married in Indianapolis and I lived together 24 days. ? Indianapolis.—Evan B. Stotsenburg, ; attorney general, told the state board ; of* tax commissioners that Pennsylvania railroad stock, owned by Indiana [ persons, was subject to taxation. ; Newcastle. The flour mill at ■ Springport, operated by George W. • Ruff, was destroyed by fire with a loss of about $5,000. The fire originated in the elevator. The building was owned by Dr. C. R. Applegate pf this city. Columbus. —It was announced that IT. P. Fitzgibbon, superintendent of schools here, has withdrawn from the race tor the Democratic nomination for state superintendent of schools. Anderson. —complete settlement of all claims against the estate of C. W. Hoover has been made. More than $50,000 was in claims that were not contested. Contested claims aggregated $20,077.59. Brazil. —The Fraternal Order of Eagles will hold an Indiana centennial celebration here during the week of March 27. One side of a skating rink will be used to present scenes of pioneer days in Indiana. Darlington.—The Flamnlgan & Bocher department store and the K. of P. hall are in ruins, caused by a disastrous fire which did $20,000 damage. The fire started In the basement of the store. Fort Wayne, —The aniline works, containing quantities of dye-stuffs, acids and phenol tanks at the plant of the Western Gas- company, was destroyed by fire here, causing a loss of $2,500. Lafayette.—Thinking the gas radiators were steam radiators, Theodore Eides and Jim Karolis of Danville, 111., turned them on before retiring at a local hotel. The clerk found them uneonscious next morning, and both men may die. T . Lafayette.—The task of selecting a jury to hear the much-talked-of “moving picture show case” has been resumed. It is found most of the veniremen are prejudiced one way or the other. M. Rublnoff is the defendant in the case. He says because he is a Jew he should be permitted to keep open on Sundav Indianapolis.—Thomas R. Stout, twenty-six, and Edith Lewis, seventeen, are free after being held a week while the police a report that a masked man had entered Mrs. Stout's bedroom and attempted to pour carbolic acid down her throat. The police claim Mrs. Stout "framed” the story. Bed ford . A divorce was granted David E. Burton from Mattie Burton. Mrs. Burton received $3,250 alimony. Burton alleged his wife refused to stay at their home on the farm. Mrs. Burton filed a cross-com-plaint in which she asked $7,000 alimony, alleging her husband was worth $20,000. Boonville.—The jury in the case of Andrew J. Keuber, charged with selling a hog cholera remedy without a license, returned a verdict of gulltv. Keuber lives in Posey county and advertised his hog cholera medicine extensively throughout the state. The prosecution of the case was pushed by agents of Purdue university. Indianapolis.—Great crowds swarmed to the milllon-dollar automobile show at th.’ state fair grounds’ coliseum. It is the opinion of some of the older salesmen that the amount of : business done this year at the show will far eclipse fast records, which 0they say is because of the prosperous condition of the state. Newcastle. —Suit has been filed by Mrs. Josephine Lewis against Mrs. Anna E. Burton, the proprietor of a restaurant, complainant demanding $5,000 damages for defamation of character. The libelous statements were alleged to have been made In a letter to the plaintiff's father, Morton Huffman, living at Orleans. South Bend—Ralph A. Richardson, alias George A. Morris, alias A. Z. Wilson, wanted in Joliet, Peoria, and other cities for forgery, was bound over to the grand jury here under SSOO bond for issuing fraudulent checks. Richardson admitted that he had tendered a $16,000 check as the purchase price for o. hotel In Niles, Mich., and suspicion was aroused here when he gave a garage company a sl,200 check for an automobile and offered $1,200 a year for a chauffeur. E vane vllle.—Proceedings In Involuntary bankruptcy have been filed here against the Progress Clothing company, one of the biggest retail clothing stores in southern Indiana. The complalit is filed by throe New York clothing firm? with claims aggregating SI,BOO. Indianapolis.—The Indlauapolls and Franafort Railway company filed a petition with the public service commission, asking that the grade crossings and grades the company has planned to < stablikh on the new road from Ben Davis to Frankfort be approved