The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-19

I'm Charlottesville next year and elect
ed officers as follows: President, Miss
Anna Wilson. Charlottesville; secre-
-tary-treasurer, G. F. Leonard; execu-
tive committee. X. C.. James. Craw-
louisville; l.. G.. Hickman, Frankfort,
and +. B. Long. Thorntown. Resolu-
lions adopted urge the legislature TO
any teacher at any time can retire on
Il pension after having met the re-
quirements of the law: ask for In
creased salaries for teachers and for
pay u times q year advocate compul-
sorry medical inspection of schools;
sive form, and indorse the prosecution
of the war to a successful conclusion
by the United States.
Danville.-Although he nravely
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. age ~eighty-nine, finds that he is
an 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 lie was in every
sense II citizen of this country. Mr..
Craus came 10 America in 1854, settling
ut 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 wal broke out, although
he had lived here only a short time. he
enlisted and fought throughout the con
flict. He was once in the German
army.
Franklin. - Johnson county. the
worlds banner corr county, is without
sufficient seed corn 10 plant the 1918
crop. There are blue ribbons and corn
champions galore here. but no corn.
County Agent Ellis has been conduct
ing n 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
5000 bushels short. \ 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, ii. +. LOchry.
Lafayette.-W. +. Stone, president
of Purdue university, made his annual
report to Governor Goodrich for the
year 1916-17. which enumerates the
improvements, legislation, etc. The es-
timated value Of the real estate and
personal property of the university Is
S2,123,256, of which total $4,000 is
the estimated value of the land acre
age and equipment. The declaration
of the wal made its appeal Il 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 sam
purpose.
Jeffersonville.-The trustees of tn
Indiana reformatory parOled 81 in
mates out of 75 examined, a high pro
portion, but not Il larger gross numbe
than normal. Twenty paroled men wer'
released, the first since the fire. Abou
twenty more We're released Thursda,
and that leaves thirty or forty still L
: go out, apart from those just paroled
: The demand for labor on the farm i
l beginning to be felt and many will e
there, n considerable number havin
had training on the institution farms.
SeymOur.-After reaching an agree
ment TO adopt the "cash-and-carry
plan, the Jackson County Retail Gre
: GERS association has decided not t
start Ii on the date previously fixed
so that radical notifications can b
! made. The grocers had announced tina
IL fixed charge would be made for d,
S livery service. hut they have found tina
. this resulted in many customers buy
4 ing i'm large quantities, to reduce tn
!; delivery expenses as much as possible
r which virtually amounts to boarding.
AltltTSDD-"1l -. -. -NoiilN. Git
6 chemist. has reported to the Anderso
board of works hat in investigator
z the artificial gas served in Anderso
e he finds it is above the quality usual
e required. He reported that it cOntaine
e 500 British thermal units. and tn;
pure artificial gas has n maximum {
q $50 units. He learned that some ma
ural gas has been used in the mair
with artificial gas in Anderson. whiC
5 increased the number of thermal unit
Washington, u. C.-Former Repr
e sentative Ralp W. Moss. while here, e.
deavored 70 get some definite informs
: ton desired by the stock raiserS of L
diana. At Il conference with the Sc
II rotary of agriculture he pointed o'
n that ii Is important from the stan
n point of the farmer that the COVER
4. ment undertake 10 stabilize prize
.e which farmers receive for their catt
n and hogs.
al NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is comiI
I. across with her quota of 10.Si7 ms
lie for the public reserve. That Indian
n will do her full part in the constru
II ton of ships. which are essential
'e transporting soldiers and food 10 f