Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1917 — STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

STATE NEWS

Two of the largest concrete bridges In the state are to be built over Whitewater river at Richmond. Mrs. Alfred Goshert of Warsaw was severely shocked and burned when she poured water over a fire caused by crossed wires. 7 A pfet rabbit bit the finger off of the two-year-old son of Mrs. William Bryant of Anderson. The Ohio river at Evansville is above the danger rising. The Rider Packing company will open another plant at Seymour. The Indiana Retail Shoe Dealers’ association will introduce feathered pumps. • James Gray, farmer, is dead at Terre Haute from Injuries received in a mysterious way. Elmer Tunis, member of the Elwood city council, was elected mayor pro tem. William Tryon, white, and Aleck Canthorn, Jr., negro, tried to settle a chicken dispute at Terre Haute with shotguns, with the result that both are wounded. Preston H. Kensler, aged sixty-two, president of the Fayette National bank, dropped dead at Connersville. The Bicknell- city council passed an ordinance forbidding screens in saloons. ,

Five weeks’ tabernacle revival services at Tipton ended with 1,278 converts and an offering to Evangelist E. J. Bulgin of $2,121. Cyclone which struck New Castle wrecked 300 homes, killed a score of people and injured 200 others. Property damage $1,000,000. Other points in Wayne county were hit. Police Superintendent J. B. Hensley of Bloomington says he was discharged because he would no longer pay the mayor for his job. Miss Lucy D. Lemon, aged seventyfive, Incinerated by exploding lamp at Laporte. Mayor Francis M. Harbit, aged sev-enty-three, of Elwood, is dead. Homer Richter, aged thirty, ■ killed himself at Akron because he feared he would have to go to war. At Lafayette Clarence W. Cates,-twenty-seven, expert lineman, killed by 2,000 volts while it is alleged he was stealing copper wire. Mayor Johnson of Gary will contest primary vote in which he was defeated. Edward Wilson, aged sixteen, arrested for alleged bootlegging at Petersburg. John Black, aged eighteen, crushed by crane in Haskell-Barker plant at Laporte. \ „ ■ State food commissioner' inspecting sausage meat because markets continue to sell gt 15 cents per pound when pork is selling at 15 cents on the hoof. Thomas 'L Moore, aged sixty-eight, author of Moore remonstrance bill, is dead at Greencastle. In ten years Gary has attained 50,-. 000 and Indiana Harbor has gained 98 per cent. Making them the most rapidly .growing town in the world. Arbuckle & Co., tile manufacturers, will reopen their plant at Rushville.

At Winamac I. J. Matthews was elected county agricultural agent. Money is being raised for agent for Jennings county. Southern Indiana Clay Products company organized at Petersburg for $600,000 to take over the plant of the Patoka Brick and Tile company at Huntington and to build a new plant at Dale. James S. Roycebanker elected president of Terre Haute chamber of commerce. The Shelby County Better Farming association formed with Ortis Headlee of Addison, president. Wheat kernel removed from ear of Paul Erwin of Connersville, aged six, where it had been for two years. • Crawfordsville banks hold savings of 870 school children. Miss Jennie Henshaw appointed librarian of public library at Alexandria. Paoli town will get a Carnegie library; ■ « Mysterious fire at Bloomington destroyed stone mill of John Hoadley & Sons Stone company. Loss, SIOO,OOO. Mrs. Maud Samuels of Riverside has succeeded Will Mason as town marshal. Royal Hammer, known as “Indiana Lottery king,” killed himself on the grave of his wife at Indianapolis. John Cramer of South Bend, accused of passing forged check, killed himself. - y Orphemn theater, oldest opera house at Evansville, burned • loss, $40,000. The plant of the Argus at Laporte burned. Loss, SIO,OOO. e The Gary steel plant has bought an additional twelve acres. •! Four children have died at Mauck-. port of whooping cough. Louis P. Benezet has been re-elected superintendent of Evansville schools. Albert Brennans, at Hammond, dropped red-hot rivet into his shoe and foot will have to be amputated. Attica schools and theaters closed on account of smallpox. Clinton school children have been vaccinated against smallpox. Columbus city council has accepted Donner park, a 20-acre tract, from William H, Donner. At Milton- the four-month-old babe of Mrs.... Verne Warner swallowed an open safety pin. . N Plans for a new combined school building at North Manchester have been, accepted.