Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-12-27
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Indianapolis. While Governor
Goodrich is in the East attending the
governors readjustment conference. |
he will take up with the federal food |
administration the wisdom Of devisiug |
some effective system in the marketing |
Of hogs. Farmers are nervous over
the instability of the hog market, in
that the price is an uncertain quantity
after February. AS q result of this
chaotic condition the permit system
has been established in many large
cities, for example in Indianapolis, and
shippers may not bring in more than
specified number of cars of hogs
day. Even the permit system is not
working properly, for some permits
are said to be going to farmers who
have hogs not fed out but who wish to
sell them off, and other farmers who
have hogs fed out and are buying corn
cannot obtain permits. County ship
ping boards may have to be establish
ed, it is said, to obtain q proper dis
tribution of permits, unless the future
Of hog prices is made more certain.
Washington, D. Cit was happy
gathering of Hoosiers-about 400 of
'eiI.--that attended the seasons first
meeting of Indiana Society of Wash
n;,ton held here recently in the crys-
| tai room of the Hotel Ebbitt. Every
county of the state was represented
| by this Hoosier Four Hundred. Young
women war workers, yeowomen, SOL
| diers, sailors, members of congress and
| old-time Washington residents who
| still think of Indiana as home, were all
there. The meeting was the occasion
| for a reunion of boys and girls from
the same home town for the same col
lege. Many found friends at the meet
ing whom they cid not know to be in
Washington.
| Indianapolis.-The legislative coun-
Gil of Indiana women will put the ma
chinery of it's affiliated organizations
into operation at once to obtain the
passage of a joint resolution by the
state legislature calling for a referen-
dunn vote on a constitutional conven-
ton. The legislative council previous
ly had declared its intention of carry
ing on an educational campaign look
ing to a new constitution for Indiana,
but had not decided to work for pas
sage of the joint resolution by the 1919
legislature.
Muncie.-The lawns here are yellow
! with dandelion blossoms and the pas
lures as green as in midsummer and
excellent for live stock. Bees attempt
to swarm in the evident belief that
spring is here. To keep the wheat
from getting too high stock has been
turned into the wheat fields in many
places. An early snow is needed for
the protection of wheat. Farmers fear
that recent heavy rains will cause
i corn still in the fields to rot. Several
persons report having seen robi2s.
Jeffersonville-E Emergency positions
held by women at the Quartermaster's
depot here are going back to the men
Thirty women guards were laid of
and 35 male guards were reinstated
Women are being transferred to the
sewing machine department, where
they are employed on repair work. The
total forcve has been cut from 6,OO(
a month ago to less than 1000 now
and probably 700 of those dismissed
are women.
Washington.-The constitutionalit!
of the law under which the Indians
public service commission operates il
attacked in a suit filed here by the cit.
of Washington against the commission
| nd no OH Qy1f
Power company, to set aside recen
order of the commission in which tn
water company was granted an in
crease in fire hydrant rentals from
S33.33 a year to S55 a year for eacl
hydrant.
Owensville.-Corns shuckers ought t
head the list of buyers of the fifth Lib
erty bonds in Montgomery township
Never in the history of Montgomer
township have corn shuckers receive
such high pay. The average price thi
season has been 10 cents bushel. 1
fields where corn was not blown dow
shuckers made as high as $40 day
J Many have worked steadily for six o
seven weeks.
Indianapolis.-The special commi:
sion appointed by Governor GOodric
to consider possible revision of the d
rect primary law, the registration Law
, I the corrupt practices law, the absen
voters law and similar election sta
utes, determined to call a state-wid
public meeting on the subject for d.
cember q at the house Of represents
tives in the statehouse.
| Rlchmond.-The Richmond Commel
cial club has appointed committee
r draft bill for introduction in the lei
: islature, which will give counties th
T right to levy taxes for the purpose {
? constructing memorials for the me
who fought in the great war.
/ BlOomington.-Beca of influenz
! conditions the schools ut Harrodsbur
> and Smithville have been closed. A
! schools in the city Of Bloomingto
: have been closed IL weeks and are
remain closed until January l, {
longer.
u Tipton.-Farmers in this county al
losing hogs on account of an epidem
similar to influenza. Several here
which have been attacked have 10
flesh and, while only few have die
feeders have lost heavily.
Alexandria.-Both the Lippinco
= Glass company and the Alexandria P
per company have notified the CO
= scriptfon board of this district th
= they will take back all returning 81
- diers formerly in their employ. TT
concerns named are the largest man
featuring establishments in this ci
). and jointly give employment to almo
:, 1000 men.
Seymour-Unusually warm wealth
- recently caused maple trees here
:, bud and in few places dande1iol
- ire in bloom. One year ago the ter
peratare here was 1874 degrees belo
zero and train and traction servi
xyoc crinDled hadlv hecQuSn Of sno,