The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-03-08

LehanOn.-lhe teachers OF the MIMI
congressional district of Indiana at
their annual session decided to meet
In Charlottesville next year and elect
ed officers as follows: President, Miss
Anna Wilson. Charlottesville; secre-
tary-treasurer, G.. +. Leonard; execu-
tive committee, X. &. James, Craw-
louisville; l.. g. Hickman, Frankfort.
and +. Il. Long. Thorntown. Resolu-
tons adopted urge the legislature 10
make Il single statewide unit so that
any teacher at any time can retire on
a pension after having met the re-
quirements of the law; ask for In
creased salaries for teachers and for
pay y times a year; advocate compul-
sorry medical inspection of schools;
urge teaching of patriotism in inten-
sive form, and inGorse the prosecution
of the war to n successful conclusion
by the United States.
Danville.-AlthOugh he bravely
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 ei~ghty-nine, find 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 he was in every
sense Il citizen of this country. Mr..
Craus came TO America in 1854. settling
mt Newport. Ind. Their 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 war broke out, although
he had lived here only Il short time, he
enlisted and fought throughout the con-
flict. He was once in the German
army.
Franklin. Johnson county, the
worlds banner corn county, is without
sufficient seed corn to plant the 1918
crop. There are blue ribbons and corn
champions galore here. but no corn.
l County Agent Ellis has been conduct
, ing Il seed corn ssrvey and reports
have been received from more than
1900 farmers. An estimate made by
I Mr.. Ellis is that the county is about
: 5000 bushels short. \ county buying
association has been organized for the
. purpose of supplying the IN of
this county with the necessary seed
corn, which will be sold at cost. The
g officers of The association are: PreSi-
i dent. George Stainbrook; secretary,
e Glenn Ellis: treasurer. III. f.. LOchry.
Lafayette.-W. +. Stone, president
e of Purdue university, made his annual
3 report to Governor Goodrich for the
year 1916-17. which enumerates the
e improvements. legislation, etc. The es-
q timated value of the real estate and
personal property of the university Is
$2,123.256. of which total $4,000 is
IL the estimated value of the lane acre.
age and equipment. The declaration
n of the war made its appeal to Purdue
students TO the extent that $50 enlist
4 ed in various branches of service be
fore the end of the summer semester
OF these 15S entered the reserve Off
n GERS training camp mt Fort Benjamin
* Harrison. Twenty-fOur members O
'e the faculty also withdrew for the same
r purpose.
III JtiltISoilN llt." lt l1uStttS vi III
rs Indiana reformatory paroled 81 in
mates out of - examined, a high pro
n portion, but not Il larger gross humble
~ than normal. Twenty paroled men wer
=. released, the first inc the fire. Abou
n. twenty more were released Thursda,
IN and that leaves thirty or forty still I
or go out. apart from those just parOleC
or. Tl,O Io,,.,J far IolDr ON tho 20 pr, (
beginning to be felt and many will e
n there. Il considerable number havin
n had training on the institution farms.
es Seymour.-After reaching an agree
n ment to adopt the "caSh-and-carry
plan, the Jackson County Retail Gre
Is GERS association has decided not I
start IT ON the date previously fixe'
e. so that radical notifications can /
made. The grocers had announced thu
re. n fixed charge would be made for d'
his livery service. but they ave found thi
this resulted in many customers bu,
It'll ing in large quantities, to reduce IN
j.; delivery expenses rs much as poSS1bl
Ter which virtually amounts TO boarding
Anderson.-Dr. $. C.. Norris, eli
10 chemist, ms reporter 10 the AIlueISe
NJ. board of works that in investigator
ne the artificial gas served in Andersc
he he finds it is above the quality usual
he required. He reported that it c~ontairi
ere 500 British thermal units, and III
pure artificial gas has n maximum
nd $50 units. He learned that some IA
w. ural gas has been used in the mail
with artificial gas in Anderson. whi'
nts increased the number of thermal unit
zap Washington. II. C.-Former Repr
sentative Ralp w. Moss. while here. e
lge deavored 10 get some definite inform
les tion desired by the stock raisers of
big diana. At Il conference with the SC
of rotary of agriculture he pointed o
In that il Is important from the stan
ten point of the farmer that the COVER
ment undertake To stabilize pric
rye which farmers receive for their cat
ern and hogs.
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