The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-01

III OiittfS us lOllONS. ITtSlutnt. MILES,
Anna Wilson, Charlottesville; secre-
tary-treasurer. G.. +. Leonard; execu-
tive committee, X. G.. James, Craw-
louisville; l.. q. Hickman, Frankfort.
and +. Il. Long, Thorntown. Resolu-
lions adopted urge the legislature To
make n single statewide unit SO that
any teacher ut any time can retire or
a pension after having met the re-
quirements of the law; ask for In
creased salaries for teachers n for
pay II times a year advocate compul-
sorry medical inspection Of schools;
urge teaching of patriotism in inten-
sive form, and indorse the prosecution
Of the war to- a successful conclusion
by the United States.
Danville.-Although he bravely
fought In the Civil war, has been re-
ceiving n pension from the government
for many years and Is n member of the
National Soldiers home here, Albert
Craus, Z eighty-nine, finds that he Is
m alien German enemy and must reg
lister as such. At the same time, he
says he is one of the most patriotic
residents Of Danville. Until a few
days ago he believed he was in every
II IL citizen of this country. Mr..
Craus Came to America In 1854, settling
Mt Newport. Ind. There he took out
his first papers. Following this action.
which he believed was all that was re-
quired of him, he voted for Lincoln. In
1860. When war broke out, although
he had lived here only Il short time, he
enlisted and fought throughout the con
fiict. He was once I'm the German
army.
Franklin. - Johnson county, the
worlds banner corn county, is without
sufficient seed corn to plant the 1918
crop. There are blue ribbons and corn
champions galore here, but no corn.
County Agent Ellis has beer conduct
ing a seed corn survey and reports
have been received from more than
loo farmers. An estimate made by
Mr.. Ellis is that the county is about
1000 bushels short. A county buying
association has been organized for the
purpose of supplying the farmers of
this county with the necessary seed
corn, which will be sold at cost. The
officers of the association are: Presi-
dent, George Stainbrook secretary,
Glenn Ellis treasurer, III. f. Lochry.
Lafayette.-W. +. Stone, president
of Purdue university. made his annual
report to Governor Goodrich for the
year 1861. which enumerates the
improyapautc ao;clafiop otto Tho oS-
timated value of the real estate and
personal property of the university is
S2,123,256, of which total S242, 900 is
the estimated value of the land acre
e and equipment. The declaration
of the war made its appeal to Purdue
students to the extent that 2S5 enlist
ed In various branches Of service be-
fore the end of the summer semester.
OF these 15S entered the reserve Off
GERS training camp at Fort Benjamin
Harrison. Twenty-fOur members of
the faculty also withdrew for the same
purpose.
Jeffersonville.-The trustees of the
) Indiana refOrmat0ry paroled 81 in.
| mates out of rs examined. a high pro-
portion, but not a larger gross number
: than normal. Twenty paroled men were
. released, the first since the fire. About
twenty more were released Thursday
| and that leaves thirty or forty still to
go out, apart from those just parOled
The demand for labor on the farm is
4 beginning to be felt and many will &C
: there, a considerable number having
had training on the institution farms.
. Seymour.-After reaching an agree
ment to adopt the "cash-and-carry'
plan. the Jackson County Retail Gro
GERS association has decided not tC
start ii on the date previously fixed
so that radical notifications can bt
y made. The grocers had announced tina
Il fixed charge would be made for de
s livery service. but they nave found tina
n this resulted in many customers buy
ing in large quantities. TO reduce the
r which virtually amounts to boarding.
Anderson.-Dr. S. G. Norris. city
q chemist. has reported TO the Anderson
board of works that in investigator!
g the artificial gas served in Anderson
e he finds it is above the quality usual,
e required. He reported hat Ii contained
e 500 British thermal units, and tina
pure artificial gas has a maximum o
q $50 units. He learned that some nat
ural gas has been used in the mains
with artificial gas in Anderson, which
increased the number of thermal units
p Washington, D.. C.-Former Repre-
sentative Ralp W. Moss. while here, en-
deavored To get some definite informa
ton desired by the stock raisers of In
& diana. Al n conference with the sec
rotary of agriculture he pointed on
n that IL Is important from the tan
n point of the farmer that the govern
D. ment undertake 10 stabilize price
which farmers receive for their cattl
II and hogs.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is COMM
across with her quota of 1O,S41 me-
for the public reserve. That Indian
will do her full part I'm the construc
II ton of ships. which are essential I
'e transporting soldiers and food To Eu