The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-08
Seen and Heard
I'm Indiana

llUl3fditbli~. iVi 'ob'AA ~
has peer chosen rs teacher of the
business mems Bible class of Memorial
Presbyterian Sunday school, and he has
accepted the appointment. He VIII
continue To teach his class in his home
church at Winchester on one Sunday
n month aud will have charge of the
Memorial class on other Sundays that
he il in indianapolis. Governor Good
rich has been teacher OF n Bible class
for - years. The class has an or
ganiZation OF more han fifty workers,
formed on d military basis. with gen
erals. captains and lieutenants III
charge Of ten companies. There are
committees on personal work, welfare
publicity. entertainment. finance. pro-
gram and music, and there are door-
men on duty each Sunday To welcome
members and visitors. The class also
has an orchestra.
Indianapolis.-Many barrels of corn
meal will go promptly to- Indiana deal
ers to be sold rs n substitute for wheat
-four, as the result of Il decision by
Herbert Hoover, United States 1000
administrators. made known in n tele-
gram received by Harry +. Barnard,
federal food administrator for INDIANA.
Shelbyville.-The Fair association
here has elected department superin-
tendents as follows: Speed. Otto Har-
ris: horse. y. G. Howe; cattle. A. l..
Pond; swine. John Meiks; sheep, VII
liam Midkif. poultry. Henry Pond /;
agriculture. August Schefler; mechan-
zeal and vehicles, Joe Crum; art, d.
T.. shelton; stable. Frank Cotton ;
gates and grand stand, Thomas Bone;
straw. Elisha Sexton marshal. I. IL.
Amos. President William NJ. Huffman
also announced the members oil the
special committees
Indianapolis.-A warning 10 farmers
that If they Go not take advantage Oh
mild weather and put their potatoes
on the market, they are likely to re-
ceive very low prices later in the
spring. was given by Harry +. Barnard
federal food administrator for INDIANA
Reports from. many parts OF the state
tell of large supplies of potatoes still
on the farms. From the Shelbyvliie
chamber of commerce n letter was re
ceived by Mr.. Barnard telling OF the
situation in Shelby county AMI urging
action to prevent waste.
ST. Louis. Mo.-By unanimous vote
VIII III. Hays of Indiana was elected
chairman of the Republican nationa
committee i'm session here. Mr.. Hays
is chairman of the Indiana RepuDlcai
state committee and the Indiana coun
ell of efense. He is q new figure III
national politics. Hays Is n lawyer O
Sullivan. He has held numerous i'm
portant political positions in his nom
state.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of n tractor
visited Alexandria 10 1901
over several sites for a factory to ID
brought here in the spring. Two TOT
mer Alexandria men are interested II
the tractor company and negotiation
have been opened with the Genera
Insulating and Manufacturing con
many and the Imbler Fence compan
for the purchase of factory buildings
The new factory will employ ooo me-
Washington. D.. C.-That Indian
families already are making plans 10
war gardens is reflected in calls fo
garden seed already pouring In o
members of congress. Ordinarily men
hers of congress send out the seeds II
discriminately. using any list of name
they happen 10 have, but this year hui
dreds of requests for seeds are con
ing To them from their respective Oil
tricts.
Danville. Ill.-At Il meeting OF repr
sentatives of n number of Illinois ar
Indiana fair associations held her
the Illinois and Indiana fair ut TN
Mace was admitted tn the associate
and will be on the regular circuit WI
Charlottesville. Ind; Lafayette, IND
Kankakee. Ill. and a number OF 9th
large fairs this year.
Eyansville.-A service flag of
stars was dedicated at the Simpson
r church here. one of the stars bell
for lanes Bethel Gresham. one of 4
first three Americans To die in {
fighting i'm France. The services we
largely attended. The flag was pr
scented i IN ii speech by Mayor Bosse al
the response was made by Rev. j.
Lenig. pastor.
Petersburg.-Many Of the resider
Of Petersburg have been eating che
fish during the last few days. VIII
cutting a hole in the ice on the ed
of the government ditch three mi
west of here. Harvey Hays found Il |
fish frozen in the ice. He cleared
the snow. and soon found others.
n few minutes he had chopped out I
big carp and buffalo. All were froZ'
ness ,nen to- expect 10 carry on Il lar
civilian with the caste
part Of the United States. Sevel
reasons are assigned for this bell
1t Is pointed out hat the u%nfavoral
weather conditions pre- ably will C
tinue for some weeks. but ever W
this feature eliminated. as IL will
with the coming Of spring. the Quito
for Indiana shipping 10 the East
not at al bright.
EobleSville-William Holton Dye