Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1920 — STATE NEWS ITEMS [ARTICLE]

STATE NEWS ITEMS

The Doings of Hoosierdom Reported by Wire. MRS. BRUNER ASKS DIVORCE Charges Millionaire Husband Failed to Provide Necessaries of Life and Ordered Merchants to Refuse Her Credit. Vincennes, Jnn. 9. —Andrew Bruner, millionaire oil operntor, was made defendant in a suit for divorce filed by Mrs. Anna M. Bruner here. Mrs. Bruner alleges In her complaint that her husband failed to provide her with the necessaries of life, ordered Vincennes merchants to refuse her credit and refused to pay accounts she contracted for many things necessary to maintain their palatial home. Mrs. Bruner also asks S3'JO,QOO alimony and seeks to enjoin her husband from disposing of his property, which she says is worth more than $1,000,000. The Bruners are among the most prominent people In the community. They were married in June, 1802, and have two children, Miss Loretta Bruner, prominent social leader, and Txnils Bruner, who served with Battery E, One Hundred and Fiftieth field artillery, In France. The suit caused a sensation here.

Hoosier Tells of Chaos In Russia. Seymour, Jun. o.—Edwin O. Henne, former cashier of the First National bank of Seymour, who has just returned after two years lu Russia where he was a represenatlve of the City National bank of New York, declares that country is In a deplorable state due to the bolshevistic regime which is tantamount to anarchy. Lenfne and Trotsky continue in authority, he said, as they CQhtrpJ all food supplies which are dls-

trlbuted only to those who swear allegiance to the rod armies. Deserters are threatened with the death of their wives mid children and hundreds of women have been shot because their husbands left the ranks of the revolutionists. Discuss Co-Operative Marketing. Lafayette, Jan. 9.—An address on “Systems of Marketing Wool," with special reference to the co-operative scheme worked out In Illinois by Prof. W. C. Coffey of the University of Illinois, will be one of the Important features of the annual meeting of the Indiana Sheep Breeders’ and Feeders’ association, which will lie held 1‘ riday, January 10, at Purdue university, in connection .with the annual farmers short course. Discussion of his address will be led by Claude Hnrper of Purdue, secretary-treasurer of the state association. To Consolidate School*. Wabash, Jan. 0. —Better rural schools, as suggested Wy L. N. Hines, state superintendent of public Instruction. at a meeting hold here several weeks ago. was the chief topic of discussion nt the regular monthly meeting of tile county board of education. At present there are but IT one-room rural schools In the county, ns compared to ten commissioned consolidated schools where both grade and high school pupils are taught, and nine consolidated schools for grade pupils, ns compared with fifty-four one-room buildings four years ago. r • M Veterinarian* Elect Officer*. Indianapolis, .Tan. 9. —Dr. J. Lee Klotz of Noblesville was elected president of the Indiana State Veterinary Medical association nt the opening session of the twenty-fourth annual convention of the organization nt the Clay- # pool hotel. Other officers elected were: Dr. L. A. Rt/y. Quincy, vice president; Dr. Emmett Davis. Plainfield, secretary. and Dr. J. W. Klotz, treasurer, Over 300 veterinarians of the state are registered at the convention.