The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-15
HOOSIER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

Lafayette.-More than 5000 peo-
pie. representing forty-five counties
In the state, were In attendance
| at the meeting OF the Indiana Live
Stock Breeders and Corn Growers
associations at Tippecanoe County
Stock farm, north OF Battle Grounds.
j. r. and j. W. VanAtta were the
hosts OF the occasion and had every
thing In readiness for the reception
of their guests. Eighteen hundred
automobiles were parked on the Van
Alta farm. The visitors were shown
about the 1,000-acre farm and the
Herefords had been placed In the box
stalls and were arranged as for live
stock show. The corngrowers spent
the greater part OF the morning visit
ing the neighborhood OF the VanAtta
farm and about noon returned 10 the
bottom land, where a fine Hereford
was IN the process OF roasting. at
the call OF dinner the big crowd gath
cred about the roped of space and
were dealt OF their portion OF the
roast. There was a grand parade and
inspection of the farm after dinner.
and the parade was headed by the
Battle Ground band.
gansport-Employes OF the Penn
sylvania & Vandalia railway shops in
this city, representing more than 1000
shopmen, and supported by all the
other railway employees OF the city. be-
gan organizing a $4,000 stock COM
pany TO establish a cooperative auto
mobile transit service in opposition TO
the street car company. Behind the
railroad men is the city council which
has agreed TO give the company a
franchise. The plan is to establish au-
tonobile bus lines on the streets where
the street car lines operate and also TO
include routes on which the car lines
do not operate. The stock is being Ia
ken by the railroad men al 800
share and the committee reports more
than a fourth of it subscribed.
Peru.-The board OF commissioners
having received favorable decision
from Judge Tillett of the Miami cir
cult court, relative to the Injunction
suit filed against the board by the In
diana Manufacturing company and
Thomas McAllister to prevent the con-
struction Of the bridge across the Wa
bash river at Broadway. have begun
advertising for bids, to be opened Sep
TENDER 9. The contention Of the plain
tiffs was that the river should be
widened at Broadway and a longer
bridge should be constructed TO pre-
vent floods in this city. The new
bridge will be built higher and wider
than the old one and $40, 900 has been
appropriated for its construction.
Marion.-The initiative and ref
erendum, for conducting the affairs
of the Green Bottle Blowers associa-
ton Of the United States and Canada
was voted down at the thirty-seventh
annual convention in this city. The
question OF adopting the initiative and
referendum came up in a resolution
Delegates said the question had been
up in conventions the last six years,
and some declared ii was one OF the
greatest time killers" they had to
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initiative and referendum held that
by its use practically all OF the mem
bership OF the G. B. B. A. would be
enabled to have voice in the affairs
Of the association.
Bloomington. = John Stipp, aged
seventy-three, the wealthiest farm
er Of Monroe county, fell dead
of apoplexy in front OF the courthouse
when about to enter the building.
About twenty-five years ago he be-
came well known throughout the state
because of some work OF Reddy Aus
tin, who feeced him OF $1,000 on an
alleged stone quarry trade Stipp new
er recovered his money. but played
even with Austin. He followed Aus
tin for years and had him in Jail sew
eral times, until it is said he finally
confessed that it had cost him more
than he had obtained to keep out OF
the penitentiary.
Evansville-After they had made
numerous requests TO have their
street cleaned and failed to get any
response. women living along Lin
wood avenue formed themselves into
broom brigade and gave the street
good cleaning. 1t is said the Lin
wood women will now organize a
street cleaning club. and that they viii
meet once a week TO clean UP Lin
wood avenue. in the event that the
board OF public works fails
Evansville.-Charges that A. r.
Gore, Republican candidate for city
judge. appropriated $1,000 In notes be-
longing TO him were made here by
William II. Roesner, who says the can
didate gave the papers 10 Oscar Mied-