Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1917 — Hoosier News Briefly Told [ARTICLE]

Hoosier News Briefly Told

Lee to Be Ousted.' , Indianapolis. -—Edwin M. Lee, former Progressive state chairman, who was appointed by Governor Ralston do a $6,000 position on the public service commission, will be ousted. Although he is allowed a hearing on the charges filed against him, he has no appeal from the decision of Governor Goodrich, who demanded his resignation. The charges were filed by Bernard O’Connor, who' rep resen ts himself to be a Democrat. Lee is charged with incompetency, and he is charged with being a Democrat and is ineligible for this reason, as there already were Democrats on the commission.—"

v/ants Estate Divided. , New Albany. The will of Samuel W. Walts, Sr., who died at his winter home in Florida, gives his farm land and other real estate. in White county to his "sons, Wallace, Edgar .and Wilbur Walts ; to his son, Samuel W. Walts, Jr., of this city, 40 shares of stock in the Second National bank, and to his sister-ift-law,' Martha E. Taggart, 20 shares of stock in tile Second National bank. The residue of the estate is to be held in trust for ten years, - then divided equally among the four sons. Question for the Judge. Rushville. James B. Wilson, a cripple, who rides In a wheel chair, was arrested and placed in jail on a charge of intoxication. When ararigned before Mayor Bebout, Milson wanted to know, how the police could determine whether, he’ was drunk, since they could not see him stagger. The city authorities agreed to release bin? if he would leave Rushville, and Wilson went to Connersville. He said he was sent here from Indianapolis by a bartender. 4,- . Witnesses \Have Bad Memories. Brazil. George Moran, who has been arrested several times on charges of violence in connection with strike riots here, was found not guilty by Mayor Jones of shooting a revolver within the city limits. Witnesses who told the police they saw Moran shoot into the air, in .the business district, developed bad memories when on the witness stand. Mayor Jones told Moran he was sure Moran was guilty, and advised him to leave Brazil.

Files Divorce Suit. Redford. Ernest Kersey, who recently was acquitted of the alleged 'murder of Henry Sidwell, near Huron, has filed suit for divorce in the Lawrence circuit court from Eunice Kersey, in which he asks for the custody of their three children. Refusal to attend to their home or to care for their children and threats to kill him are the charges made.

N. Y. C. Gets Road. ' Huntington. —lt is reported that the C. B. & Q. railroad, which was sold to J. M. Wilson of Chicago for $125,000, will be taken over by the New York Central. According to the information given here, the line Will be extended south from Portland to Richmond- and north to Goshen. The read is heavily in debt. .■ V —