The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-02-01
USE WOOD FOR COAL
Vigorous Campaign Going on in the
Hoosier State Under the
Direction OF the State
Fuel Director.

states. Indiana is the latest state 10
follow the lead of the West, notably
OF Kansas. and vigorous campaign
is going on in the Hoosier state. the
United States fuel administration re-
ports. Evans WooIan, state fuel adj
miniscrator of Indiana, has succeeded
so well In his campaign already that
In many of the counties the coal deal
ers are refusing TO sell coal TO those
In the rural regions where wood is
easily available. The state forestry
departmen. also is cooperating, show
Ing where wood may be Obtained.
Sale Of the Gillette Motors company
at Mishawaka to VI. w. Mix, president
OF the Dodge Manufacturing company,
has been approved by Judge w. A.
tuak of the circuit court mt South
Bend. the consideration being S151 900.
preferred stockholders of the defunct
company, which has been in the hands
OF the receivers for some time. opposed
the sale, contending that an effort was
TO be made 10 reorganize.
Two more Gary soldiers serving in
the Canadian army have been killed in
action in France. according to word
received at Gary. Arthur Robertson.
formerly steel worker, was killed Oc-
tober 81, according to news received by
his sister, Mrs. J. Agen. The Red Cross
chapter has been notified of the death
In action Of James Mckenzie. whose
father is commander Of United States
army transport and whose brother is in
the American army. Mckenzie fell at
Vimy ridge
Nearly 100000 tons, or more than
has ever before been taken out of the
mines OF the state, will be the total
coal production in Indiana during the
month of December, according TO
Chairman Lewis of the public service
commission. This record is considered
remarkable in view of the fact that
during the week of December 10 a bliz-
zard cut heavily into the mine output.
Pat Carey, sixty-sIx, employed at
the Speedwell mine, was injured Seri-
ously at Terre Haute when he was
struck by Frank Skaters taxicab.
Mrs. Sabon Smith, who lives seven
miles northwest of Fort Wayne, is i'm
local hospital with serious injuries re-
ceived when the automobile in which
she was riding went into ditch. She
is suffering from n fractured skull and |
internal injuries.
Two cases of acute spinal menn-
gifts have appeared in Huntington |
county, and are being closely watched /
by the health authorities.
A number of National Guard officers
are due TO lose their chevrOns at Camp
Shelby, Miss, as q result of the deci-
sion of the division efficiency board, if
rumors of coming shakeup in the
'taffs of the One Hundred and Fifty
second infantry and One Hundred and
rhirty-ninth infantry and the One
hundred and Thirty-seventh artillery
AIRY weight
Mayor-elect Charles w. Jewett of
indianapolis announced the appoint
nent of officials who, with him. will
axe Office January Z. George V. Cof-
in. sheriff of Marion county. will be
he next superintendent OF police.
robert II. Bryson is recommended for
ity controller. The new mayor will
re sworn in on his thirty-fourth birth
lay.
John McGrew. a miner in the Ayr
hire coal mine at Petersburg suffered
he loss of finger when il was caught
etween two cars.
new automobile owned by the
uick Automobile company of Indian
polls. on the way from the factory
Flint, Mass, was struck by Lake
RE Western passenger train at
rossing ut Alexandria and badly dam
ged. The driver escaped injury.
When his brakestick broke, Earl
tinehart. car rider in the Lake
hore gravity yard at Elkhart, fell on
ie track directly I'm front of the NOV
X car. Although his left leg was
'actured. he quickly pulled himself
ut OF the way of the car, thus escap-
* death.
\ steam radiator which heats the Of
ce of the Greencastlc kitchen cabinet
ctory at Greencastle exploded and
lrtly wrecked the Office.
John stephan, age siXty-elght, died
his home in i. ndrcws OF injuries suf- :
red the other night, when he fell {
'wn the cellar stairs. He was known q
Ter the middle West rs dealer and ,
'eeder OF Poland China hogs. y
Part OF the brick wall and roof OF :
e foundry of the NJ. \. Sweeney COM {
my collapsed NJ Jacksonville. Ten n
ON working inside the plant escaped
Ithout serious injury. a slight fire {
arted, but soon was eXtinguished. {
Eleven fine pigs belonging 10 Sam II
i G. Phillips, president of the Alex v
dra bank. were stolen from his farm II
nst of Alexandria,
Cyrus w Heath of NobleSville and Y
lrl Spiller of New York. both for
Pr residents OF Muncie, are said 10 !,
We bought the site OF the old Ire
)nt hotel here and intend 10 erect a
>dern building there.
Fort Wayne wholesale grocers are
thout n grain of sugar In their ware -
uses. Little relief is in sight until ~
g Cuban crop arrives. sometime In =
nuary. Persons having ten or more n
unds of sugar in their homes are {:
ged by George NJ. Haffner, food adj ~
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