Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1916 — INDIANA BREVITIES [ARTICLE]

INDIANA BREVITIES

Evansville. —Daniel Upton, saloonkeeper, was fined $25 uuu costs In the city court here on the charge of violating the Sunday closing law. Greenfield. —Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel for the National Antisaloon league, spoke here on “The Progress of the Campaign for National Prohibition.” Huntfngton.—The third floor of the 11. H. Arnold & Son retail dry goods store was damaged by fire and smoke. A large amount of seasonable merchandise was destroyed. Fort Harrison. —James Hoddy, a private in Company A, Vincennes, died from a nervous breakdown as he was being taken from the field hospital to a city hospital in an ambulance. Terre Haute. —A case in the circuit court against Dr. V. A. Shanklin of West Terre Haute in which he was accused of an illegal operation, has been dismissed by the state for lack of sufficient evidence. Veedersburg.—Perry D. Poynter of Advance has been elected superintendent of the city schools to succeed B. Floyd Stalcup, who goes to Paulding. O. Shelbyville.—Mrs. Harry Romack, eighty-three, fell while walking In the yard of her home at Morristown. Mrs. Romack was carrying water to the house, when she slipped on the wet grass. Her right hip was broken. Nell Warner, retiring secretary of the Greencastle chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, will soon leave for Indianapolis to live. Her friends presented her with an Eastern Star ring. Paoll. —The Cadies. Aid of the M. E. church here gave an heirloom exhibition. Many articles 100 years old were shown. The oldest woman present was Mrs. Anna Wood, age ninety-nine, who Is hale and hearty. Columbia. —Two hundred people attended the twenty-first annual meeting of the Whitley County Sunday School convention, held here. The new officers are W. E. Moudy, president ; A. R. Fleck, vice-president, and S. A. Krider, secretary-treasurer. Valparaiso.—A difference of opinion may cause the abandonment of the Bible Institute proposed for Valparaiso university. President Brown wishes the institute to be of Campbellite affiliation, while others. It Is reported, desire the institute to be undenominational.

Covington.—Through the efforts of James Yerkes the Golden Rod Oil company has been organized In this county and Wicks Holleran, a veteran oil man, is superintending the erection of a large derrick on the Sherman Yerkes farm, four miles south jf this city. About 10,000 acres of land have been leased, Shoals. —A dog thought to be rabid ran amuck In the business part of town. It attacked several other dogs. Its sudden appearance in a large crowd gathered at a free street show caus„ed excitement. John Cutsinger, proprietor of the Cutsinger hotel, was attacked by the dog and one hnnd was severely lacerated. The dog escaped. Hammond.—Many northern Indiana baseball teams have been depleted by the enlistment of members in various militia units and some teams have been forced to disband. The crack Rensselaer has disbanded and canceled its games In the semi-> professional Chicago league because of the volunteers. Indiana is sending 4,000 of her very finest young men and athletes to the Mexican border.

Hammond. —Mrs. Peter Lindquist of Plymouth was drowned when an automobile driven by her husband left the road near Bourbon, turned over and pinned her in a ditch containing water. She suffered almost no injury when the car turned over, but was held a prisoner with her head In the water. Her husband, who is seventy years old, was so dazed by his fall he was powerless to assist her.

Indianapolis. Grand Chancellor Charles Iteniy of the Knights of Pythias of Indiana prepared to send out a circular letter to every lodge in the state, urging them to recruit men for a Knights,of Pythias regiment, to be transferred to the war department as a volunteer regiment if war comes. This action was decided upon at a meeting of high officers of the uniform rank of the lodge with Remy. Columbus.—Rev. William Chappie, formerly of this city and widely known throughout thq. states as an evangelist for the Christian church, sailed from Falmouth. England, for New York and will go to Chicago to visit his son, Garfield Chappie, after which he will return to this city. He preached in Indiana for many years, but returned to his old home in England, a few years ago, intending.to remain there. He never has been satisfied and arranged to return to America. Clinton.—Ur. F. H. beeler, city health officer, has caused the arrest of W. D. Vanness, chief of police here, on a charge of illegally interfering with a quarantine. A smallpox victim In -n tent said rain dampened the tent and that he was without sufficient food. The health officer could not be found, and the chief told the patient and his nurse to go home. Indianapolis.—Adjt. Gen. Frank L. Bridges ordered companies in Logansport, Martinsville, Marion, Fort Wayne and Hammond to proceed to Fort Harrison, even if peace strength had not been reached.