Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1916 — HOOSIER NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD [ARTICLE]

HOOSIER NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD

Evansville. —Physicians used 30 different kinds of remedies in an effort to save Albert Dhonau, who died here after hiccoughing for five days. Anderson. —A charge of forgery has been filed in the circuit court against Berryman Hurley, wealthy young man living near Daleville. Fort Wayne.—More than four hundred Eagles attended the northern Indiana meeting hero. A parade was a feature. Winamac. —Samuel and William Hook, father and bou, are on trial here for the murder of Oris Fout, nineteen, in Knox, October 21, 1915. Newcastle. —Benjamin Barnes, an employee of the Maxwell Motor company, was seriously injured when a heavy piece of steel struck him In tha abdomen. Warsaw.—James Elliott was arrested charged with malicious trespass by the Pennsylvania Railway company. The lobs of two freight cars by fire led to the arrest. Hlllisburg.—The home of George Kelly, a produce dealer, was destroyed by fire. Small children playing with matches are supposed ‘o have caused th' blaze. Evansville. —Charles Kaiser accidentally shot himself in the head when handling an old revolver at hlB home near here, and physicians do not expect him to recover. Oaktown.—Prof. A. E. Steele, who has been superintendent of the Oaktown schools for the last two years, has resigned and Prof. W. P. Harrell of VincenLes will succeed him. Lebanon. —Between SSOO and SI,OOO in gold coin was taken jfrom the home of John W. Small, a farmer. Small had the coin hidden beneath a floor in a closet. Bluffton.—Frank R. White, the oil driller, who was killed at Lawrencevitle, 111., moved from Wells county to Lawrenceville five years ago. Ho was well known here, and was highly regarded. North Manchester.—Four families are quarantined as ths result of an epidemic of scarlet fever that has broken out in the scLools. The North ward and Central buildings have been closed - Petersburg.—Judge John L. L’rttz granted a divorce tc Mrs. Jacob Burton in ten minutes She alleged cruel and ir.human treatment and testified that her husband at tempted to kill her. Montfeello.--A pageant aid a historical play, both representing Moutlcello and White county history, will be features "f Historical day, to be held here March 17, by the pupils of the public schorls Terre Haute.—John O uarrbus, coroner, reported that Mis. Am* Fisher, whose body was found under a bed, February 17, !hl not die of poison; and the mystery of her death remains unsolved.

Indianapolis. Mayor iuii announced that after Ajril 1 the dimmer lights ordinance will b* enforced and that automobiles violating this measure will be arrested after that date without further warning. ishelbyville.—Thomas VLxn Gordov., thirty-five- years old, pleaded guilty to a charge cf hounet rv-akiug and a sentence of ninety days at the state farm was suspended. He broke into tin. home of John Reed at midnight and narrowly eseap .1 being killed by Ree-d Shelbyville.—The Jury in tie case of Charles Hui.uaond against David McCord and Walter McCord or McCord3Yin*-, brought in a verdict of $330 for the plaintiff. Hater end alleged that the defendants refused tc pay for a race in rse which they had bought- of Line Th.- def- nd&uts assert 1 3 that the horse was not of the stock guaranteed by Hammond. Hartford City. The. death of Dona Baker, nine, daughter of A. C. Baker of Montpelier, is as much cf a mystery today as it was before Coroner Rutledge tiled his verdict. The verdict said the girl had come to death by carbolic acid poise nl: g, hut said it was not knew i\ whether she had administered the poison or whether another person had done so. The girl died last August, and r..any persons suspected ti e wes a victim of foul play. Her mother is dead and she his been living with her father and stepmother. Laporte—James A. Young, who served as deputy postmaster it Conrad, under iho crime of F. W. Smith, and who ba3 a wife and children l.i Saratoga Springs, N. Y., said to be in ignorance of ’Ms whereabouts, has been taken to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to answer tc the charge cf embezzling $1,700 from the American and Canadian E* press companies at 3t. John, a town near Montreal. He disappeared about two years ago, and since that time detectives have beet on his trail. Young had only lived in the Indiana town a few months when he was made an assistant lo the post office. Alexandria.-—Further plans for the “City Beautiful” campaign were laid before the ways and means comirJttee by W. P. Snethcn, secrotary of the Business Men’s associate n Prizes amounting to SIOO will be offered. Special prizes will he offered for the best-loosing yards along the Hoosler-Dlxi« highway In Alexandria. Ji ffersonvillb. —A Judgment of $2,,wO, the amcUut asked, was given Albert Stamback, white, against Most Hays, colored. Stamback alleged that Hays struck him on the head. Hays did not defend the action.