The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-08-01

tomato growers Who have the largcst
acreage ever known here.
OwenSville.- -GrasShoppcrs are de
Stroying crops on more extensive
scale In Wabash township than army
worms did few weeks ago.
Anderson.-Iocul elevator men say
Madison county farmers would have
proiited more had they not cut wheat
end ihreshcd too soon. 4 large guam
iity OF wheat delivered recently graded
No. ? To- M. because of shriveled
grain and moisture.
indianapolis ~ The administration
of highway laws and county road
building are topics which will be con
sidered AZ the annual convention OF
The County Commissioners association
90 Indiana when il meets in Indian
apolis September - and -.
Princcion.-The Gibson county com
miSSionerS. acting on Il petition Of l.
a1 signatures, agreed To a memorial
coliseum for the county in memory Of
soldiers of all wars. Ii Is expected
the structure. which Will be built in
Princeton. The county seat. will cost APP
Fortunately Sl0.Oc0.
Columbus. The Bartholomew Coun-
iy Farmers association has sent tele-
grams 10 Senators Watson and New
and Congressman Benham. urging n
further attempt To repeal the daylight
saving law. The Indiana State Broth.
crhood of Threshermen also sent Simi-
lar messages to All Indiana members
Of the congress
lndianapolis.-Thc state live stock
sanitary board selected edward j.
Chambers Of Nashville as chairman Of
the body. The board selected Dr. l..
T.. Northrup ns its secretary. The law
provides that tho secretary OF the
hoard shan bee the state veterinarian.
Doctor Northup has been veterinarian
Tor the last two years.
Elkhart.-The Elkhart Central La
hor union has petitioncd the school
board 10 provide segregated classes
FOR 60 negro children. now enrolled as
public school pupils. The board prom
negro population OF Elkhart has great
~ increased since the beginning OF the
world war. most Of the newcomers be-
Ing from Kentucky and Tennessee
napolis.-Among the $50 high
schools in Indiana there are 80 rural
high schools organized on the SiX-ycar
plan. \ law passed hy the last leglS-
lature makes provision for The eXten-
sion of work along this line that has
been carried on for several years in
the state. The sixyear rural high
schools were first tried IN Tippecanoe
county. Every township high school
On Huntington county is organized on
The SiN-year plan.
Nohlcsvlle.-Thc annual meeting ~
the Mary Association of the United
Slnies win he held IN This city Thurs
day. August H. This was decided by
a special committee which met here
This organization was formed I'm No
hieSvllle four years ago and The begin
ming was very small. More than 1000
MaryS from the Central states were
present NJ the meeting year ago.
All answering 10 the name Of Mary are
invited 10 the meeting
Tcrre lInutc-The board Of review
az Ni-o county has completed It's as
sesSmcnt Of corporations. and the total
shows approximately S19ODWp. an
Increase az about Sl2OOO.OO over the
1918 assessment. About 100 appeals
will be- taken from the assessments
fixed by the board. several Of which
win be taken by the state boards rep
rcsentatiye. The Importance the coal
industry assumes IN this county is
shown by the assessment made on coal
corporations.
Muncie.-Open violations Of Indl-
ana's prohibition law IN this city were
alleged IN the Delaware county circuit
court here. Alfred Davis. "A negro. who
was one 81 The relators described him
self as the bartender 81 Muncie
cigar store. "Oh. we sell whisky most
~. hut sometimes blackberry wine"
replied Davis In answer to the judges
query. Ever see any police in there?"
Yep. lots of them. But. judge. there
amt no secret about our place. We
jest runs it,; that's all" the bartender
stated.
Washington. ID. C.-Thc formal or
der Of the federal horticultural board
entered after the hearing 81 the cases
of Indiana aud Illinois on the proposed
quarantine of grains from the two
states on account ~ the spread ~
what was thought To be the Australian
'take-all" provides that there will be
no quarantine and that the state au-
rhorities will be left To work out the
situation for themselves. a thing which
the board feels confident the Indiana
authorities can do without any federal
aid whatever.
Indianapolis.-The constitutonalty
Of section Is Of the workmen's com
per-. ON act rs amended by the In
din,a legislature in 1919. which has
the 80 OF compelling coal mining