The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-09-19


the war are directly responsible for
shortage of ministers. according To the
Rev. Someville Light. district super
intendent of the Methodist Episcopal
church, Richmond district. The war
caused a large number of men that
were I'm the ministry To leave their
pupits TO enter the service either In
the \. NJ. c. A.. the Red Cross or rs
chaplains. and large number of these
have not returned" the Rev. Mr.. Light
said. THE highly commercial atti-
tude taken by many during the war
depleted the ranks OF the ministry.
When calls came for men 10 take high
ly lucrative positions n number Of men
left the pulpit for more remunerntive
work. Here. too, the cost OF living
comes in. With the ever-increasing
cost of living. ministers became unable
To support themselves on their sala-
ries, and as result were forced 10
seek employment in order to maintain
their homes"
indianapolis Arrangement of II
/ indianapolis food handling firms In
| dlcted by the Marion county grand jury
on charges of violating the Indiana
cold storage law. will take place In
/ criminal court about Sept. 10. Meat
/ packing houses. commission firms and
storage companies and their managers
are named in the 96 indictments re-
I turned. Prosecutor Carlis Adams as
serted that the firms and mana gers
would bee placed ON trial during Sep
TENDER. Violations OF the 1911 cold
storage law are charged In the indict-
mcnts. especially that section OF the
statute which provides that foodstuffs
must be- stamped with the date Of en-
try and departure from cold storage
warehouses. Another provision of the
law 10 prevent food boarding specifies
that the products shall not remain in
storage more than nine months.
Indianapolis That Montgomery
county taxpayers have been imposed
upon hy fraudulent bride construction
in the last few years is charged in
report OF field examiners of the state
board of accounts filed with Jesse l..
ESchbach. state examiner and with
the Mont gomery county commission
erS Not one bridge or culVert in the
county examined 10y the accounts board
examiners was built honestly. the re
port SAYS The examinations were
made hy \. l.. Donaldson, civil engineer
OF the board. and Thad l.. Major and
II. w. &. Fosdick. field examiners. The
report indicates. however. that the
frauds alleged go have been perpe-
trated ON Montgomery county taxpay-
ers are not confined Ia that county. hut
are general throughout the state.
! indianapolis Official announcement
of preliminary plans for the distribu-
\ ton to consumers OF the surplus food
/ and household supplies ~ the war de-
partmcnt through zone Offices 10 be
established an over the country was
received In Indianapolis from Col. l..
H. Cabell Of the quartemaster corps,
zone supply officer, with headquarters
at Jeffersonville. Detailed announce
ment about local stores within the dis
\ trici viii be made later. II is expect
\ ed that the stores will be opened soon
after September -
Indianapols-Th state highway
commission awarded contracts for the
I Improvement Of 42.6 miles of highway.
I The five sections comprising the mile
age contracted for are 10 be built Of
concrete M an aggregate cost Of ST.
I 615.OO3.S0. Forty-one firms submitted
\ bids. the largest number of bidders
who have sought state contracts. Ac-
| ton on two sections Of roadway, with
/ mileage of l4.2 miles. was withheld
! pending investigation of technlcalities
| connected with the bids
1 Greensubrg.-Dr. J. H. Alexander.
ninety years old. dean Of the medical
profession in Decatur county and
/ resident here for 81 years. is dead
\ after long illness. He was the last
Of the Civil war surgeons of this cOun-
~ He is survived by the widow and
| two sons John 4. and Joseph ii. Alex
andcr Doctor and Mrs Alexander
\ had been married nearly 80 years
Indianapolis William L. Elder, who
\ took office rs collector of Internal rev
\ cnue for the consolidated Sixth dis
| trict last week. has reappointed all
/ deputies in the collectors office. Pc
ter J. Kruger. the retiring collector.
will 20 to South Bend rs soon as pos
sible to take charage of the district Of
flee in that city
South Bend-Farmers " ST. Joseph
\ county organized and elected Asa Il.
Matthews president. and Frank q.
Yoder. secretary-treasurer. Township
\ units Of farmers also will be organized
Kendallvllle.-H Henry Meyers. thirty
eight years old. farmer and unmar-
ried. committed suicide by drowning
IN Sackrider lake. He had been i'll
and was Respondent.
Wabash.-The Stenman chapter of
the American Legion was organized
when more than 100 former service
men met at the Commercial club.
/ Franklin IIfldphrnnd II araefdanf