The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-07-18
Observation-Disclosures
INDIANA
NEWS
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BUTTON weeyil has destroyed
M least one-thrd OF the Wells county
wheat crop. Small tracts Of wheat arr
being left uncut
Anderson.-Th wheat harvest l. In
full swing In Madison county Farmers
report that spring wheat tried for the
second time in this country. is far be-
hind the winter wheat. The winter
crop promises yield Of thirty five bu-
shells AN acre
Terre Haute.-The Inland Coal and
Mining company has been placed in
the hands Of receiver on the petition
Of - former employees. who allege
that they are unable 10 collect pay
nent FOR services rendered. Fred
frisz. local attorney. was named re-
ceiyer.
ansville.-Threshin Of wheat is
getting under way in southern Indiana.
II the weather remains fair. il will be
general In this region In few days
Some already threshed In Nanderhurg
county tested - pounds 10 the hushel.
making Il No. in grade. In certain
reg'ons the yield is said 10 be- normal.
while in others the yield Is below nor.
maj
Greenfield.-W Wheat harvest IS near
Is completed in this district. and. al
though the straw is unusually heavy.
Il j. estimated the yield will be about
four bushels am acre smaller han last
year \ tour was made By the county
agricultural agent, and government
specialist. in an attempt 10 find fields
of wheat which might be certified for
seed. Not one field could be found
that did not contain less than 3 per
cent 81 disease or foreign grain
Washington The transport Mag
nolia. which sailed from 81 Nazaire
FOR Boston Mass. June &c. has on
board - Indiana casual troops The
transport Ancon. which sailed from
-. Nazaire for Newport News. Va.
the same day. has on board one officer
and - men from Indiana WIZ are trav-
cling a caSuals The transport Gen
eral Cocktails. which sailed from ~.
Nazaire for Newport News. June -. is
bringing one officer and - men from
Indiana who are listed as casuals
ayette-Lafayeti and West la.
fayette physicians have adopted new
schedule Of fees which j. a decided
advance over charges that have pre-
vailed here for the last few years The
Increase amounts to loo per cent in
some eases and ~ per cent in others.
Office calls which have been 81 are s.
under the new schedule House calls
which are now g. have been raised "a
81. and calls between D. m and a
M. are raised 70 81 Telephone con
suiation and advice calls Tor a fee ot
81.
Hammond.-At joint meeting OF
officials Of the various cities OF the
Calumet region held here 20 consider
santa tion and the pollution Of Lake
Michigan by sewage. Langdon Pearce.
Chicago sanitary expert. said that IL
will cost the cities Of Hammond.
Whiting. Gary and East Chicago So
100000 TO construct an intercepiing
sewage system. II was pointed out
that cities soon Will be prohibited
from dumping their sewage into the
lake. The cities were shown % have
a population Of 25O.Oco. a growth Of
30 per cent since 1910.
lndianapolis.-A Few years ago ten.
twenty and thirty thousand-dollar In
vestments in Indiana farm lands
meant transactions involving large
acreaEes and We're unusual Since 1914
fam lands have been increasing stead
fly in value and now the $4,000 in
veStment is not uncommon. Two such
deals Were reported IN one DAY re-
Gently. Benjamin Johnson ~ Rich
mond sold his farm. known as the
Renner stock farm. situated near
Hartford city. 70 r. A. Simpson ~
HuntlnEburg. for price totaling more
than $4,000. f. VI. Murphy 81 North
Salem purchased for SlOO. 2GO The GTl-
acre farm of Jethro g. Meek. near
GreenSburr In addition. Mr. Meek
received farm land valued az $4,000.
Washington. u. C.-PenSions ~ So
have been granted the following In
dian'ans: Nancy Arnold. Greensburg:
Mary 4. Mason. Columbus: Urilla J.
Guiel. Muncie; Mary Theis. Rising
sun: Cinthy G. Redmon. Denver
Martha T. lines. westvllle: Elsie Dol
man. Kokoma: Lola NJ Crist. Van
Buren, Mary r. AFFORD. Rising sun
Harriet J. Apologize. Frankfort: Harl.
eta r Shrlll. Brimfield: Elizabeth n.
Henninger. indianapolis; Josephine f.
Sears. IT. Wayne; Clara NJ. Gearhart.
RI. Wayne: Mary + Trout. Frank
fort: Della Allen. Cicero; ClarisSa
Brechdol. Walton; Amanda S. John.
Gary: ClarIssa A. Hutton. Greenfield:
Mary Groves. Covington Catharine
Brown. Mentone: Mary J. Kelso. OF
well. and Mary f. Mcconnell. Greens
burg A pension OF sl2 has been
granted Mary r. Conyers Of Attica.
Wheat harvest Is in progress
IN Miami county and most rpporfS In