The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-15

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO ply
over 20 routes. carrying goods from
wholesalers TO retailers In IL terminal
cities within a radius of 80 miles OF
indianapolis. will be placed I'm opera.
ton on April IL. according 10 plans
OF the Intercommunities Transfers
Terminal company. which was incor-
porated with "A capital stock OF $4,000
The directors are T.. l.. Kelsey. j. Il.
Elliott, q. IL. Ent, J. g. Marshall and
III. j Alsop. all of indianapolis. Mr..
Kelsey said the terminal cities on the
routes radiating from indianapolis are
Cambridge City. Nashville 1.-TWO
routes), Greensburg. Columbus. Nash
vile, Bloomington. Gosport. Brazil,
Greencastle. Bainbrldge. Crawfords-
Vile 1.-TWO routes). Frankfort. Upton
1.-TWO routes). Elwood. Kokomo. An
derson and Newcastle.
lndianapolis.-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 policy OF restrict
Ing large expenditures 60 improve
ments regarded necessary for winning
the war. l.. III. Wright. chairman OF the
Indiana state highway commission.
VIII soon 20 to Washington. He re-
CARDS prompt action necessary TO save
for the use OF this state the $s12 600
OF federal funds that have accumulat.
ed In the last three years. and he fears
that the policy OF the federal govern.
ment may put serious Limitation on
highway improvements. except on
relatively few roads that would be OF
special value In the promotion OF the
war.
-BloOdhOunls from Bed.
ford. followed by Sheriff Shaw and
posse OF % farmers, tralled thieves
who stole II beehive containing n gall
Ion of honey belonging 10 Robert A.
Coy. farmer ten miles north of here.
The dogs led the posse TO the home OF
William Mckinney, twenty-six, who
with his brotherin-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 lunch TO all pres
emit The service of the dogs cost $50.
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 10 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. NJ. f. Nc
Clean, Morgansfield, KY; vice presi-
dent; w. G.. Hassell, Graysville, H.,
vice president; S. " Ramsey, Terre
Haute, secretary. and +. G. Shake,
Huntsville, H., treasurer.
Evansville.-The coal operators and
dealers of Evansville who are asking
for an increase in price have taken an
appeal TO III. A. Garfield, national fuel
administrators. The coal men recently
asked George s. Clifford, Vanderburg
county fuel administrator, for flat
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
IF 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 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
,ody of Clyde +. Scott of battery c,
)ne 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
Unlisted at Fairmount, Ind, ten DAYS
fter war was declared.
Princeton.-ln accordance with the
rider of the food administration.
Ienry Tichnor. Gibson county food adj
took charge of the entire
rheat flour supply in the county for
lstribution. There was no complaint
rom grOcerS.
Sullivan.-R. l.. Ladd, jackson