The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-22


over 20 routes, carrying goods from
wholesalers 10 retailers in IL terminal
cities within a radius of 80 miles OF
indianapolis. will be placed in opera
ton ON April II. according to plans
OF the Intercommunities Transfers
Terminal company. which was incor- |
porated with capital stock of $4,000.
The directors are +. f. Kelsey. j. L.
Elliott, q. Il. Ent, j. G.. Marshall and
III. Alsop, all OF indianapolis. MIR.
Kelsey said the terminal cities on the
routes radiating from indianapolis are
Cambridge City, Rushville 1.-TWO
routes), Greensburg. Columbus. Nash
vile, Bloomington, Gosport. Brazil,
Greencastle, cambridge. Crawfords-
Vile 1.-TWO routes). Frankfort, Upton
! 1.-TWO routes), Elwood, Kokomo, An
derson and Newcastle.
Indianapolis.-To learn how Indiana
/ highway construction projects stand
under the fifty-fifty plan of the federal
| law since the United States govern
ment has adopted a policy of restrict
ing large expenditures TO improve
ments regarded necessary for winning
the war, l.. III. Wright, chairman of the
Indiana state highway commission,
Will soon go to Washington. He re-
CARDS prompt action necessary TO save
for the use of this state the $4,000
of federal funds that have accumulat-
ed in the last three years, and he fears
that the policy of the federal govern
ment may put serious limitation on
highway improvements, except on
relatively few roads that would be OF
special value la the promotion of the
war.
COlumbus.-Bloodhou from Bed
ford, followed by Sheriff Shaw and a
posse of % farmers, trailed thieves
, who stole q beehive containing gall
Ion of honey belonging to Robert A.
Coy, q farmer ten miles north of here.
! The dogs led the posse to the home or
William Mckinney, twenty-six, who
with his brother-in-law, Dale Smith,
, sixteen, confessed the theft and pro-
= duced the honey. Sheriff Shaw arrest
ed the man and youth. When the
sheriff and his prisoners and posse re-
;. turned to the Coy home, Coy served
= the stolen honey in lunch to all pres
E ent. The service of the dogs cost 500
= Seymour.-Rev. J.. L. Freeland OF
;, this city, superintendent of the Sey
> mour district of the Methodist Episco
= pal church, who has taken an active
e part in the removal of Moores Hill
college to Evansville, believes the agi
tation i'm Evansville for the repeal o
: the statewide prohibition law will b'
detrimental to the college cause. H'
says prominent MethOdists throughou
;. the state who have favored he re
- moval of the college TO Evansville ar
'0 keeping in close touch with the actor
= taken by the public there regarding
:" the prohibition enactment.
~ Terre Haute.-The Ohio Valley Vel
Urinary Medical association, In annua
convention here, elected the fOllowin
g officers: DR.. c. B. l.. Stroll, OblonG
: H., president; DR.. c. T. Howard, Su
L Ivan. vice president; DR.. Q. NJ. f. Mo
y Clean, Morgansfield, Ky; vice pres
IT. dent; w. G.. Hassell, Graysville, Ill
o. vice president; S. V. Ramsey, Teri
III Haute, secretary, and +. {. Shak'
IL Huntsville, H., treasurer.
{ EvanSville.-The coal operators an
III dealers of Evansville who are askin
III for an increase in price have taken a
appeal TO III. y. Garfield, national fu'
NE administrators. The coal men recent
III asked George S. Clifford, Vanderbur
county fuel administrator, for fit
vo rate, and failing in this they asked q
lie, increase on the ground that coal price
or in Evansville are lower than in al
ne other part of the state.
In, Fort Wayne.-Cattle prisoners al
no at work In Allen county. Three hea
an of valuable cattle on the farm of Pa
mt and Nathan Kucher have died as a r
ne suit of lead poisoning. The pois6
Is was administered through the mediu
nd of paint scrapings. That the stun WI
Intentionally put on the Kucher far
on TO kill the cattle is believed certai
uit The place where it was found is full
ial 400 feet from the road.
I'm BraZil.-Eleven drivers at the mil
M of the Cleveland Coal company, we
su- of this city, went on strike out of syi
nd patty for their mules. The drive
ep- contend that the mules need rest,
order TO cure their legs, the miner
nd water in the mine having had a chen
cal effect on the flesh. The drive
we say the animals legs have been blee
or ing.
err Houston, Tex.-Beaten TO death e
en- IDENTIFY for the purpose of robbery, q
ed body of Clyde Z. Scott of battery
rt One Hundred Twenty-third field art
en- lery. was found in the railroad d
&c trict of the city. Beside SCOTS boz
nd was his Bible and other personal I
rt- fects removed from his pockets. Sec
enlisted ut Fairmount, Ind, ten da
uit after war was declared.
my Princeton.-In accordance with {
Ing order of the food administratio
Tor Henry Tichnor. Gibson county food d
ro- minIstraior. took charge of the enti
In wheat flour supply In the county
ion distribution. There was no complai