The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-11-14
INDIANA
State News


white. Co protect the travelling public
after darkness has fallen.
Nincsnuc> .--Onc Thousand farmers
attended the first county convention Of
the Knox County Farmers a>,ociat'o
here. and voted To affiliate with 'hr
State federation.
South Bcnd.-By seed selection be-
fore planting. Charles swain. farmer.
reported 10 the county agent. he had
obtained as many pasatoes from l.
I rows as h. did from - rows ~ I'M
selected seed
Lafuyette.-Tw Twenty eight out ~ thir-
ty-two stock-selling schemes were
branded as worthless by the sheldon
county "hlue sky committee. which
is composed OF officers OF the County
Farmers association and Shcibyvillc
chamber at commerce
lafayette There were $500 rats
killed in - counties ia Indiana May
~ 1919. according to figures complied
by Walter q Fitch of Purdue univer-
sity. No records of rats KILLED I'm other
counties have been obtained hut II IS
estimated by Mr. Fitch that lJ00m
rats were put to death. The cam
paiSu was arranged hy Mr. Fitch n
the request ~ the Indiana food pro
duction committee.
lndianapoliS-Any person who sells
nay rum with the knowledge that IL
is 10 be- used 40 "a beverage is guilty
OF violating The prohibition law. ac-
cording 90 % ruling of judy : Rob
bins. in the court here Judge Roh-
bins made the ruling iu the case of
TWO local druggists. who had hc,n
charged with operating "biind tiger.
The evidence showed that "a half pint
~ hay rum had beer sold n q hevcr-
age
Evansville Schools of Nanderlurc
county outside of Union township. viii
become $40 t-I.41 richcr when back
money from the seminary school lands
in Union township has been paid. This
was Learned when g. report of the
state board nf accounts WAS received
10y ihe Nanderhur- county uditor.
Tie report Was mad, out ht a. D.. Don
aldsun. field engineer. WHO recently
made an extensive survey ~ affairs in
Vandcrhurg county
Cincinnati. Fifteen farmer dele-
gates representing Indiana Koufucky
and Ohio >at 600 tlir zone meeting of
the Mississippi Valley association het-.
and Joined unanimously iu adoption
~ resolutions pledgins the ronycn-
lions support o. The enforcement ~
laws and the constitution and hluntly
condemning radical trade unioniSr,
bolshevik propaganda. and ali move
ments resulting 10 existing strikes and
general industrial unrest
Prnceton.- Washington township
Gibson county. resembles scenes in The
old days ~ he Indiana gas field. wiih
IT, hamheaux al night in farm yards
and at pumping stations 4. T. Nor
rison. prpsldrn; of The Farmers 40
ISOLATION Of Gibson county. estimated
that 9.Ia0On0 cubic feet of cas daily
e. available Tor piping Co Princeton.
with the nearest well three and one
half miles distant This city is ST.
present using manufactured gas
Indianapolis. - Resolutions setting
forth the necessity OF adopting dciiai,e
federal and state policies for refer
estation 10 the end that TIE timber
supply may bc conserved Tor future
generations; for the acquisition by the
states ~ forest lands and for more
equitable taxation OF forest land the
Importance Of informing the public
and state and federal legislators ~ ex-
listing conditions. and suggesting
method of cooperation between In
diana. Illinois aud Ohio IN an educa-
tiOnal campaign. were adopted ~ the
session of The iri-state forestry confer
ence held under the auspices OF the
department of conservation az the
state az Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS. That the farmers ~
Indiana and Of the United States pro
pose 10 exert their influence for an
Increase In production through n long
ct working day for labor was the pre-
dicton 81 William Bosom. member
81 the executive committee Of the In
diana Federation 81 Farmers aSs0cia-
ti0ns Mr.. Bosom expressed the opin-
ion that the national convention ~
farmers associations. which meets
at Chicago November l.. - and a.
would adopt resolutions condemning
the Adamson eight-hour law and rec
ommending a longer working day and
unsiinted production. He added that
similar resolutions probably would be
adopted by the state convention Of
the Indiana Federation 81 Farmers
associations. which meets in Indian
apolis November Is. The farmers II
Indiana. Illinois. Missouri and Michi-
gan. az a meeting held recently in this
city. went on record In favor Of ten
hour day. and condemned the use 81
the strike as an Industrial weapon
Warsaw-The anniversary Of the
signing Of the world war arnlstice. No.
vemher H. will be- celebrated IN War
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