The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-04-05

Indianapolis. will be placed I'm opera
ton on April IL. according TO plans
of the Intercommunities Transfers
Terminal company. which was incor-
porated with capital stock of $4,000.
The directors are +. L. Kelsey, ]. 7.
Elliott, o. Il. Ent, j. G.. Marshall and
III. Alsop, all of Indianapolis. Mr..
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. Bainbridge, Crawfords-
Vile 1.-TWO routes). Frankfort, Upton
1.-TWO routes). Elwood, Kokomo, An
derson and Newcastle.
lndianap0lis.-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
VIII 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 Accumulate
ed In the last three years, and he fears
that the policy of the federal govern
ment may put q serious Limitation on
highway improvements, except on q
relatively few roads that would be of
special value I'm the promotion of the
war.
Observation-Disclosures from Bed
ford, followed by Sheriff Shaw and
posse of % farmers, trailed thieves
who stole beehive containing q gall
Ion of honey belonging to Robert A.
Coy, a farmer ten miles north of here.
The dogs led the posse TO the home of
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 n lunch to all pres
ent. The service of the dogs cost 500.
Seymour.-Rev. l.. Il. Freeland of
this city, superintendent of the Sey-
mour district of the Methodist Episco-
pal church, who has taken an active
part in the removal of MoOres Hill
college TO Evansville, believes the agi-
tation in Evansville for the repeal of
the statewide prohibition law will be
detrimental to the college cause. He
says prominent Methodists throughout
the state who have favored the re-
moval of the college TO Evansville are
keeping in close touch with the action
taken by the public there regarding
the prohibition enactment.
Terre Haute.-The Ohio Valley Vet
Urinary Medical association, in annual
convention here, elected the following
officers: DR.. c. B. l.. Stroll, Oblong,
ILL.,, president; DR.. c. L. Howard, Sui
Ivan, vice president; DR.. C. M. f. Me-
Clean, Morgansfeld, Ky; vice presi-
dent; w. G.. Hassell, Graysville, Ill.,,
vice president; S. V. Ramsey, Terre
Haute, secretary, and Il. c.. Shake,
ILL.,, treasurer.
Evansville.-The coal operators and
dealers of Evansville who are asking
for an increase in price have taken an
appeal to III. \. Garfield national fuel
The coal men recently
asked George S. Clifford, Vanderburg
county fuel administrator, for fiat
rate, and failing in this they asked an
Increase, on the ground that coal prices
in Evansville are lower than in any
other part of the state.
Fort Wayne.-Cattle prisoners are
at work In Allen county. Three head
Of valuable cattle on the farm of Paul
and Nathan Kucher have died as a re-
suit of lead poisoning. The poison
was administered through the medium
Of paint scrapings. That the stuff was
put on the Kucher farm
to kill the cattle is believed certain.
The place where ii was found is fully
400 feet from the road.
Brazil.-Eleven drivers at the mine
Of the Cleveland Coal company, west
Of this city, went on strike out of SYM
Dathy for their mules. The drivers
contend that the mules need a rest, in
order to cure their legs, the mineral
water in the mine having had Il chemi-
al effect on the flesh. The drivers
say the animals legs have been bleed
ng
Houston, Tex.-Beaten to death evil
lently for the purpose of robbery, the
body of Clyde Z. Scott of battery G,
One Hundred Twenty-third field artil-
cry, was found in the railroad dis
rict of the city Beside SCOTS body
vas his Bible and other personal eff
ects removed from his pockets. Scott
enlisted at Fairmount, Ind, ten days
after war was declared.
Princeton.-In accordance with the
,rder of the food administration.
Henry Tichnor, Gibson county food ad-
took charge of the entire |
wheat flour supply in the county for
distribution. There was no complaint /
rom grocers.
Sullivan.-R. l.. Ladd, Jackson /
Ownship leader in the seed survey, re- /
,orted that there were SOC acres of /
Orn planted last year and the acre /