The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-12-26
INDIANA
State News


attended tie first county convention or
1 the Knox County Farmers association
here. and voted To affiliate With 'hD
State federation
South Bend. BY seed selection he
fore planting Charles swain a farmer.
reported 10 the county agent. he hal
obtained as many potatoes from Il
rows rs he did from - rows Of nm
selected Sc,d
Lufay cite. Twenty-ci ont ~ thir-
ty-tWo stock-sclling schemes were
branded as worthless by the sheldon
county "huc sky" committee. which
is composed of officers OF the County
Farmers association aud Sheihyrille
chamber OF commerce.
Lafayette There were $500 RAYS
killed in - counties in Indiana May
-. 1919. according to figures complied
by Walter . Fitch of Purdue nnivcr-
siiy. No records of nts killcl in other
counties have beer obtaincd. but IL is
estimated 10y Mr. Fitch that 10000
RATS were PUT to death. The mm-
paisn was arranged by Mr. Fitch lt
the request Of the Indiana food pro-
duction ommittec.
IndauapniiS.-Any person who sells
bay rum with the knowledge that a.
+ to bee used - beverage j. guilt,
of violating the prohibition law. a,-
cor'ling % 20 ruling al Judge : Rob-
bins, Coo the court here. Judge Rob-
bins made the ruling iu thc case of
two local druggists. who had been
charged with operating ''hiind Tiger"
The evidence showed lhaf a half pint
of bay rum had been solid ~ hcyer-
age.
Evansville Srhools of Vundcrlurg
county outside of Union township WIN
become Slu41tl7 richr when mck
money from ihr seminary school lands
in Union township has hevn paid This
was learned when report of Tire
stat. board of accounts was received
hy the Nanderburg county uditor-
The report was maac nut hy A. T.. Don
ald~ou. field engineer. who rcccnll
made an extensive survey OF affairs in
Nanderhur- county.
Cincinnati Fifteen farmer dele
gates representing Indiana. Kentucky
and ohio ~ai 90 ihc zone meeting Of
the Mississippi Valley association hcre.
and Joined unanimously To- adoption
Of !. solutions plclging the conveu-
tion's support % the enforcement II
laws AMI the constitution. sud hlunilv
cond,mnIu- radical trade unionisu.
bolshe,ik propaganda ANA AN move
ments resulting in existing strikes and
general industrial unrest
Princeton Washington township.
Gibson county resembles scenes in the
old days 81 the Indiana gas field. with
its tlambcaux mt night ia farm yuri~
and al pumping stations 4. +. Nor
rson. president of the Farmers as
ISOLATION of Gibson county estimated
that 2..NO.nO cubic feet of gas dail,
Is available for piping To- Princeton
with the nearest Well three and once
half miles distant This city is at
present using manufactured gas
Indianapolis - Resolutions setting
federal and state policies for refer
estution 20 the end that the timber
supply may be- conserved for future
generations for the acquisition hy the
states of forest lands ana for more
equitable taxation of forest land: the
importance Of informing the public
and state and federal Legislators Of ex-
istng conditions. and suggesting
method of cooperation between In
diana Illinois and Ohio Ia an educa-
tional campaign, were adopted at the
session 81 the tri-state forestry confer
ence held under the auspices of the
department of conservation Of the
state Of Indiana.
Indianapolis That the farmers of
Indiana and Of the United States pro
pose 10 exert their influence for an
Increase In production through long
or working day for labor was the pre-
diction Of William Bosson. member
81 the executive committee Of the In
diana Federation nf Farmers assocla-
tions. MIR. Bosom expressed the opin-
farmers associations. which meets
at Chicago November l.. IL and IL.
would adopt resolutions condemnlng
the Adamson cight-hour law and rec
ommendng longer working day and
unstinted production. He added that
similar resolutions probably would %
adopted by the state convention Of
the Indiana Federation of Farmers
associations. which meets IN Indian
apolis November Is. The farmers ~
Indiana. Illinois Missouri and Mlchi
gan. at n meeting held recently in this
city. went ON record In favor Of ten
hour day. and condemned the use ~
the strike rs nm industrial weapon
Warsaw. The anniversary Of the
signing Of the world war armisticc, No
vcmbcr ~ win hc celebrated IN War
saw 10y soldiers homecoming
North Vernon. ~ North Ncrnon IS
shown 10 be winner of the special
..i..tt,,. t,lI I.l.. ION .t..f.t.