Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1917 — STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

STATE NEWS

Suspected incendiary fire destroyed the Henri Clauss Manufacturing company’s cutlery plant at Tipton. Loss, SIOO,OOO. Main building ofthe Canton-Grass company factory at Marion burned, loss SBO,OOO. Dr. Charles L. Thomas, aged eightythree, of Crawfordsville, lifelong resident, is dead. Director George W. Swartz of Gary free evening schools will start women’s classes in civic affairs. F. E. Burgan of Greentown has secured contract to build First Brethren church at Flora costing $13,457.59. Rev. F. C. Overbaugh of the Nashville M. E. church, hurt by fractious horse overturning buggy. Dow"Chapp< I’ . . Tipton farmer, nearly lost his right arm when he fell against a buzz saw. Claude Mikels, farmer near Valparaiso. while hurrying for doctor broke three ribs in his overturned auto. Wayne county is the Reno of Indiana, 29 per cent of all the suits in 1916 being for divorce. Herschel Oldham of Orleans has patented lightweight engine suitable for airplanes. Shaft of new Vandalia mine at Sullivan is completed and mine machinery is being placed. Bartholomew County Fair association will offer 28 free trips to the Purdue university short course next winter to winners of boy and girl club

work. Montpelier Fair and Driving association will sell its 50-acre tract and dissolve. “ . A new. high school to cost $75,000 will be built at Casey. Mayor Batchelor of . Marion vetoed ordinance for municipal coal yard. The Casey Water Extension company organized with a capital stock of $60,000 subscribed. Aroma schoolhouse burned and 200 children safely marched out by fire drill. Samuel Plato. Marion architect, has sued the United Brethren church at Portland for $l5O for plans. Christiana Country club building at Elkhart burned, loss Lafayette strike—settled.

John Taggart, Greentown, sentenced to jail for pouring oil over/ dog and setting it on fire. The Marion Department club backed by the Association of Commerce is planning for vacant lot cultivation this summer. Fire Chief Strack of New Albany rescued his wife and daughter from secand story window of their home. “Aunt" Eleanor Combes, aged one hundred and seven, Indiana’s oldest woman, is dead at Sullivan. She had never ridden on a train. Miss Evelyn Wpod of Lafayette is In hospital at Los Angeles, Cal., owing to injuries received when struck by automobile. Sult for SIO,OOO against Big Four road for killing of Irvin Stewart has been compromised at Winchester by relatives for SI,OOO. At Warsaw the advisory board of Franklin township has been ordered to levy tax for support of public library as taxpayers desire. Campaign for 5,000 members of the Red Cross organization at Fort Waynp Ison.

Goshen college is out after a $200,000 endowment fund. Because of lack of funds Goshen has rejected the offer of estate of Mrs. Louisa Shoup to sell 19 acres of land for $14,000 for public park. Harry Johnson, a missing Hamilton county boy, has been found with relatives at Shelbyville. 0 Jay W. Carson of Alexandria sued the General Insulating and Manufacturing company at Anderson for $34,000 and was awarded SSOO. Police are searching for the owner of horse and buggy abandoned near cemetery at Thorntowd. A. F. Ainsworth of Alexandria appointed deputy to Oswald Ryan, prosecutor of Madison county. A large American flag was unscathed by fire that burned a clothing store at Columbus. Muncie Grace Episcopal church has called Rev. Ira Lee Rice of Green Point, L. 1., to the pastordte to succeed Rev. Fred D. Graves, resigned. .Piankeshaw chapter, Daughters df the American Revolution, at New Albany will purchase the Scribner home, over one hundred years old. Fire in William Heald’s garage at Laporte damaged 50 autos. A Rotary club was formed at Richmond, with Walter Land as president. A drove of 57 hogs, averaging 193 pounds, sold for $13,65 at Greenwood. Anderson will hold its third annual auto show. The- county infirmary at Shelbyville will be repaired at a co.st of $15,000. The Wabash-White river levee, 27 miles long, costing $500,000, is completed. ' ■The general store of C. A. Bockover at Antiville was struck by lightning and burned, with the residence adjoining. A snowstorm in southern Indiana was accompanied by thunder and lightning. - ’ , Delaware county jail at Muncie, with accommodations for 25 prisoners, has 50 locked up. . ' Bett Anderson of Lynn will build a new schoolhouse for Summitville for $26,400. -A marble mausoleum at Vincennes for William H. Vollmer, former state treasurer, will cost $5,500.