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

this county t. the largest ever known.
\ few have been placed on the mar
kei az - cents gallon.
uSllyille.-Between lo and 10 In
diana telephone men will he here Fri
day July -. for the annual conven-
tion of the Central Indiana Independ-
I emf Telephone association.
Jacksonville Reports continue 10
Indicate the poorest quality Of wheat
in years. The average j. about fifty
i've pounds 70 the hu~hel The Yield
an acre will be- II 10 Il bushels.
Terre Hnute-Afier passing "a reso-
hutton 10 petition congress to enact
legislation preventing federal courts
from issuing iniunction> in labor trou-
hleS. district No. ~ United Mine
Workers Of AIrrica. ended it, con
Nention here.
Wheat thrc>hing Is well
under way in Marshall county. The
yield j. II To- 10 bushels an acre. about
go per cent 81 last years crop. or 40
pSo bushels against 7J0,oon last year
\ larger area was ~own this year The
bulk of wheat grades No. or lower.
RuShville- hundred wheat
fields IN Rush county have been in
SPECIFIED by the county agricultural
agent. and only fuur have been found
to have less than 3 per cent Of disease
common to wheat. These fonr fields
have been recommends for seed
wheat next year
Shoal>.-Whcat threshins Is pro-
crossing rapidly The wheat in the
river bottom Is of poor quality and
about one-'h.rd the average crop. On
The ridge lands the wheat is better.
Corn Is growing well and may be one
of the largest crops ever harvested in
ihc county Much Of it was planted
late.
Harrington constitution
al elm Is widely known tree. and 10
Huntington goes the honor of having
the largest shade tree ia The United
states The Forestry association urges
the citizens of Huntington To turn the
plot into a memorial park. thus having
The unique distinction of having a
park" with only one tree.
Indianapolis-The Indiana Fedora
tion ~ Farmers Associations will con
duct "a home economies school in the
new woman'S huilding 30 the state fnir
grounds August p 20 September 6.
The school is 10 be attended by one
girl from each county. The selection
Of n cir VIII Ice made hy contests
in thr local farmers association.
Lalayefte.-Ti pDecanoe county has
increased its appraisement Of farm
lands from an average of $40 an acre
to Sl3S.3S an acre. "A go per cent adj
vance In the city Of Lafayette per
sonal property has been Increased 2g2
per cent and real estate l16 per cent.
The highest value placed on any farm
land ia the county Is 500 an acre. and
The township having the highest aver
age j. Randolph with SlG2 an acre.
Hammond Hammond'e largest IN
dustry. the Standard Steel Car plant.
which during war times employed
I 5000 men Ia lis freight ear and ord
nance departments. has been idle fol-
I lowing walkout Of practically all en-
I ployees. Carpenters employed on car
building and the hydraulic press oper-
ators went out a few days ago. Fol
lowing the posting II notices in The
| plant inwhich the company announced
I it would grant no wage Increases the
\ strike became general.
Washington. j.. ca National
7 Guard Of not more than 5000 for the
I state Of Indiana has been authorized
I by the war department for the fiscal
Y year ending July !. 1870, under the
general divisional plan ~ organizing
\ the National Guard determined on
I some time ago. The strength of the
Indiana Guard viii be made a. fol-
lows. according 10 the war department
orders: one regiment Of infantry.
one squadron Of cavalry. one regl-
ment ~ field artillery. one battalion ~
engineers. one radio company. one am
huance company and one field hos
pital
Indianapo.is statewide cam
paign 10 raise money for a guaranty
fund Of Soo0OO0 was started by the
Indiana Federation Of Farmers Asso-
Citations Delegates IN attendance
opened the campaign by signing
pledges for several hundred dollars.
The fund viii be In addition 10 money
raised by membership dues and will
be used Ia maintain an organization
~ powerful influence for nj least three
years to make certain that interests
Of the farmer receive proper consid-
Grafton from the state assembly. the
meat packers and at the stock yards.
The federation adopted a number OF
resolutions. among them one favoring
theGepeal Of the daylight saving law
by the congress and another in favor
az the threc-mIle road law as i'm effect
prior to the last session Of the state
assembly.
Terre Hauie-The report Of inter
nal revenue collections FOR the month
81 lima sIntr that ohouf S1gI Onfl v.os