The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-11-21
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ihe fowls are scarce IN the county
owing 10 the heavy spring rains, which
KILLED the greater number OF the young
birds.
Indianapolis. hundred thousand
acres of southern Indiana corn have
been badly damaged. and 10000 acres
viii be total loss because Of recent
floods. according 10 the weekly report
issued by the cooperative crop ppurt-
ing service.
Indianapolis-Th state board Of ed
ucation recommends that the subject
Of health and hygiene be- taught IN Ia.
diana public schools whenever and
wherever. In the Judgment OF school
officers. the advancement OF pupils re-
quire il and when conditions generally
/ justify H."
Observation-Disclosures highway com
mission law was. in effect. held cons;!-
/ tu.ional here by James T. Hughes,
judge of the Putnam circuit court His
action was taken in sustaining demur-
rers against suit filed by james q.
Campbell and others. in which they at
tackled the legality Of the measure.
indianapolis y. Wallace.
state entOmologiSt and head Of th~
stare bee inspection stan. state conser-
walton commission. has perfected an
arrangement whereby the Holland-St.
Louis Sugar company. Decatur wis
supply Indiana beekeepers with sugar
needed 20 keep bee colonies from
starving.
Indianapolis-The Indiana Fedora
ton Of Farmers associations will he
represented by one Of the largest dele
cations when representatives Of 3
state farmers organizations meet ~
Chicago. H.. for the purpose of form
Ing a national federation Of the state
associations. Il was decided thar the
ten district directors and the officers
81 the Indiana federation viii attend
the Chicago convention.
Princeton.-Hope for wheat sowing
this year has been dimmed by the long
continued bad weather. Some farmers
west Of Princeton have tried 20 disc
their ground. but the teams mired
down in the field. Others Were re-
ported drilling their lands. bur in gem
eral sowing i attended with slight
success Those who have sowed No
wheat find little consolation in the
fact that the fly got into the early
SOwn wheat.
Acknowledgment and sur
rounding counties expected n serious
shortage Of farm labor for corn husk
ing this year. but farmers report tha'
they will be able 10 Get all the work
done without any serious delay. The
number OF farm laborers Is smaller
than usual but the state employment
commission. working with the local
branch OF that organization. has sue
ceeded In meeting the needs Of the
farmers In most cases.
Observation-Disclosures arguments on
the impeachment cases Of Walter :.
Williams and John J. Koch. county
commissioners. Judge Gould overruled
the objections fled by Edgar Dare.
attorney for the commissioners. on the
sixteen charges and sustained the ac-
cusaiionS This will mean that VIII
lIams and Koch will have 20 stand trial
OF the charges i'm the accusations.
Judge Gould did not fix the date for
the Impeachment trial.
BOonville-Surveyor OF the state
highway commission who are working
on the Evansville 20 Boonville market
highway. the contract for which was
let several weeks ago. are surveying
new route from Evansville 10 Boon
vile. which will be submitted 10 the
state highway commission. The pro-
posed change cuts OF over n mile Of
road and saves the state $40 600 10
100000 Cnder the proposed change
the highway misses the town "
Chandler.
Wahash.-The trustees Of Waits.
Liberty and Paw Paw townships have
notified A. y. oswald county superin-
tendcnt. that as soon as the tuition
funds Is exhausted next year they will
close their schools and make no efforts
10 borrow money 20 keep them in or
GRAFTON for the fun term. The tuition
levics IN each Of these townships were
FRNNUftNl IN Nlf ~NtANf AAA NRtNAI HN'A
while the levies for Liberty and Paw
Paw townships were raised. the trus-
tees still say they will not obtain
enough money TO run their school for
the full term.
Bicknell. --American No. mine. said
10 be the largest hituminous coal nine
In the world. which was discovered ON
fire few days ago. has been com
plefely sealed. Because of the size N
tie mine and the valuable machinery
n contained. the FIRE is said TO be one
OF the most disastrous in the country.
The mine Is entirely electr caly
equipped. not n mule being used In Il.
Ordinarily SIC men are employed. and
the mine has n capacity OF 5000 tons
Of coal daily. Only p pIen. including
bumpers and engineers. were employed
/ when the FIRE was discovered and these