Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1917 — Indiana News Tersely Told [ARTICLE]

Indiana News Tersely Told

Richmond. —Two of the largest con Crete bridges in the state are to b< built Over Whitewater river. Warsaw. —Mrs. Alfred Goshert was severely shocked, and burned when she poured water over a fire caused -by crossed wires. Anderson.—A pet rabbit bit the finger off of the twp-year-old son of Mrs. William Bryant. Evansville. —The Ohio river is above the danger poiirt and rising. Seymour.—The Rider Packing company will open another plant here. Indianapolis.—The Indiana Shoe Dealers’ association will Introduce feathered pumps. Terre Haute.—James Gray, farmer, is dead from injuries received in a mysterious way. Elwood. —Elmer Tunis, member of the city council, was elected mayor pro tern. Terre Haute.—William Tryon, white, and Aleck Canthorn, Jr., negro, tried to settle a chicken dispute with shotguns, with the result that both are wounded. Connersville. —Preston 11. Kensler, aged sixty-two, president of the Fayette National bank, dropped dead. Bicknell.—The city council has passed an ordinance forbidding screens in saloons. Tipton.—Five . weeks’ tabernacle revival services ended with 1,278 converts and an offering to Evangelist E. J. Bulgl.n of $2,121. Newcastle. Alore than a score killed and fully 200 injured in tornado that swept through'*' this city and wrecked over <3OO homes. Damage sl,000,000. Storm struck other point* in Wayne county. Bloomington.—Police Superintendent J. B. Hensley says he was discharged because he would no longer pay mayor for his job. Laporte.—Miss Lucy D. Lemon, aged seventy-five, incinerated by exploding lamp. Elwood.—Mayor Francis M. Harbit, aged seventy-three, is dead. Akron.—Homer Richter, aged thirty, killed himself because he feared he would have to go to war. Lafayette. Clarenc e W. Cates, twenty-seven, expert lineman, killed by 2,000 volts while it is alleged he was stealing copper wire. Gary.—Mayor Johnson will contest primary vote iq, which he was defeated: Petersburg.—Edward Wilson, aged sixteen, arrested for alleged bootlegging. Laporte.—John . Black, aged eighteen, crushed by crane in Haskell-Bar-ker plant. « • Indianapolis.—State food commissioner inspecting sausage meat because markets continue to sell at 15 cents per Bound when pork is selling at 15 cents on the hoof. Greencastle. Thomas T. Moore, sixty-eight, author of Moore Remonstrance bill, is dead. Gary.—ln ten years this town has attained 50,000 and Indiana Harbor has gained 98 per cent. Making them the most rapidly growing towns in the world. Rushville. —Arbuckle & Co., tile manufacturers, will reopen their plant here. Winamac.—l. J. Matthews elected county agricultural agent. North Vernon. —Money is being raised for agent for Jennings county. Petersburg. —•Southern Indiana Clay Products company organized for $600,000 to take over the plant of the Patoka Brick and Tile company at Huntingburg and to build a new plant at Dale. Terre Haute.—James S. Roycebanker elected president of' chamber of commerce. Shelbyville—The Shelby County Better Farming association formed with Ortis Headlee of Addison, president. ■' Connersville—Wheat kernel removed from ear of Paul Ervin Fiant, aged six, where it had been for two years. Crawfordsville—Banks hold savings of 870 school children. Alexandria.—Miss Jennie Henshaw appointed librarian of public library. Paoli.—This town will get a Carnegie library. Bloomington—Mysterious fire destroyed stone mill of John Hoadley & Sons Stone company. Loss, SIOO,OOO. Riverside. —Mrs. Maud Samuels has succeeded Will Mason as town marshal. Indianapolis. —■ Royal Hammer, known as “Indiana Lottery king,” killed himself on the grave of his wife. South Bend. —John Cramer, accused of passing forged check, killed himself. Evansville.—Orpheurn theater, oldest opera house here, burned; loss, $40,000. Princeton.—John Reese killed his sweetheart, Mady Jones, then fatally shot himself. ' Gary.—The steel plant here has bought an additional twelve acres. Mauckport.—Four children died here of the whooping cough. Laporte. —-The plant of the Argus burned. Loss, SIO,OOO. Evansville. —Louis P. Benezet has been- re-elected superintendent of schools. Columbus. —The city council has accepted Donner park, a 20-acre tract, from William H. Donner. Milton. —The four-month-old babe of Mrs. Verne Warner swallowed an open safety pin. . Hammond. Albert 1 Brennans dropped red-hot rivet into his shoe and fbot will have to be amputated. . , , ~ :