Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1916 — STATE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

STATE NEWS IN BRIEF

Lafayette.—Dared by his companions to walk on top of a high bridge superstructure, Lyle Elevens, ten, fell and was killed. Indianapolis.—Six persons were reported drowned in the state during the Fourth of July holidays. All were pleasure seekers. Greenfield. —Rev. W. C. Howard has resigned as pastor of the M. E. church at Shirley, to accept a pastorate at Hospers, la. Tipton.—Corn and oats suffered considerably when tills region was visited by a hard rain, accompanied by heavy winds and hail. Corn whs especially damaged. Evansville.—A church organization with a charter membership of nearly forty, to be known as the North Park Presbyterian church, has been formed here. Laporte.—Laporte, already represented by 108 men in a company of the Indiana National Guard at Fort Benjamin Harrison, now is organizing a second company. Warsaw.—William Jennings Bryan opened the 1916 season of the Winona assembly, of which he is president, with an address. He was greeted by a large audience. Newcastle. —Mrs. Maria Louisa Good* win, eighty-two years old, a pioneer, died suddenly of acute indigestion. She leaves two daughters who are well-known artist*. J- r Indianapolis.—More complete"" reports from cities in central Indiana showed that immense damage was done by the recent severe storm which passed over this section. Petersburg.—J. L. Sumner, uncle of Carl Sumner of this city, who was killed by John N. Murray, has filed a SIO,OOO damage suit in behalf of Mrs. Carl Sumner. The defendant Is wealthy. Gary.—This city has gained another Industry. The Union Drawn Wire company of Pittsburgh has acquired a site for a steel plant and will build at once. Five hundred men will be employed? Scottsburg.—George Christy was struck by a traction car here while driving his automobile across the track. He was painfully hurt. Some time ago Christy suffered severe injuries, by a fall from a building. Gary.—Building operations in the townsite of Gary during the last six months amounted to $1,307,055. The city keeps no record of steel corporation building, which aggregates several million dollars since January. Indianapolis.—Abandonment of the building now occupied by the Indiana University School of Medicine and the erection of a modern medical school plant Ts contemplated in a resolution adopted by the university trustees. Bloomington.—William B. Leonard has a pet Kansas jackrabbit* which runs about his farm, but comes each night to the kitchen to sleep. He has inserted an advertisement in the papers asking that no one harm the rabbit.

Fort Wayne.—Bichloride of mercury tablets caused the death of the two-year-old daughter of •. D. Rauch, president of the American Dredge company. The baby picked up a box containing the tablets and ate several before discovered. Hartford City.—-The mystery in regard to the music from a piano that had aroused the members of the Lucas family from their slumbers during the night for some time has been cleared up. Two mice, light housekeeping in the interior of the piano, have been caught. Terre Haute. —A special meeting of the Mine Operators’ association was held here to discuss labor trouble at the Shirley mine No. 3 in Sullivan county, where the miners have been on strike since April 1, and at the Speedwell mine across the river from the Shirley mine. Indianapolis.—Ten persons injured but none dead, was the record of a safe and sane Fourth of July here. Two children may lose their eyesight s>nd others suffered burns from the explosion of cannon crackers. No deaths resulting directly from the use of fireworks were reported from outstate.

Elwood. —The First M. E. church here, whose $30,000 property was almost hopelessly involved in debt a few years ago, has paid more than $9,000 of its indebtedness, according to reports of the church stewarts. Another note for $3,300 has just been paid, and will be burned, with public ceremonies in the church July 16. Booneville.—Judge Roberts of the circuit court has granted the saloon men of Booneville an injunction preventing city officials from paying election expenses for wet and dry election held Friday which was carried by the drys. The drys will also endeavor to secure an order enjoining the county commissioners from granting renewal licenses. Aurora. —Rev. Father Joseph C. Stedman, age twenty-five, of St Mary’s college, Elienora, 0., has been appointed pastor of the St Mary’s Catholic church here to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Rev. Father Joseph J. Macke several weeks ago. Mr. Stedman was born and reared in this city. Columbus. —Mrs. Charlotte Krlenhagen is dead at her home here, aged one hundred and two. When she was ninety-five she “grubbed” a stump from beside the grave of her husband to make a place for her own grave.