The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-12-05
Indiana News
Tersely Told

I merly federal food administrators f0T
/ Marion county. and formerly IN charge
OF sugar distribution In the state has
been appointed federal fair price com
missioner FOR Indiana. according to a
I dispatch from Washington. ID. {.
PlymOuth.-Th board 81 county
/ commissioners awarded contracts FOR
four county roads for total Of SiiT,-
600. II also approved and ordered ad-
vertised IL gravel roads M an es;i-
mated cost of S4232l2 making a total
cost Of highway construction OF SIS
200. This is the largest transaction
Of its kind i'm the history Of Marshall
county
Nincennes. The muskrat is coming
into its own. according 10 Nincennes
fur dealers. who are now paying dol
lar up more for the choice hides. Many
Of the hides are bringing 81 each. A
short time ago muskrat hides could be
bought for cents each. Nincenne>
fur buyers. who formerly shifted AZ
the idea OF buying rat skins are
now ready buyers
Logan>port No live tsock is being
shipped ove- the Michigan division 81
The Pennsylvania railroad here. as orr
ders have been received 20 release all
cars for shipment Of cattle out Of The
WSt Al on local stock yard several
cars had been loaded with hogs when
the order arrived. The hogs Were mn
loaded and the farmers hauled them
10 Indianapolis hy truck.
Terre Haute-Two hundred and
fifty employees IN The local plant Of
the American Car and Foundry COM
pany have been laid or as the resul;
Of an order issued by G. A. Garmon-,
superintendent. TO the effect that here
after no union men will b. employed
there. The order affects the machiniSts.
blacksmiths. car builders and labor
erS. an Of whom are organized. and
affiliated with the American Fedora
ton Of Labor
Indianapolis II Governor Goodrich
has inquired of Ele Stnnsbury. attor-
ney general. whether IL Is mandatory
for him % keep the membership Of
the state industrial board up 10 the
five members provided for 10y the last
legislature The attorney general has
advised the governor thar il is manla-
tory for him 10 DO So. Gilbert II. Hen
dren member ~ the board has re-
signed. effective January /. 10 engage
in the banking business al Bloomfield
and the governor is considering anoth-
or appointment.
Indianapolis Agents Of tie bureau
Of investigation. department ~ iu>-
Justice. are busy in Indiana and in
other bituminous coal states a well,
II is understood. gathering Information
about the coal operators with view
20 a prosecution by the federal gov
eminent. n Il be found that the opera
tors have been violating the Lever act.
which makes Il illegal 20 restrict pro-
duction Of fuel. or the sherman law
against combinations in restraint 81
trade
Indianapolis. 60 officers elected by
the Indiana grand encampmenf. !. ..
o. r.. al the annual meeting Of the
encampment. are as follows Grand
patriarch. .. A. Armfield ~ Elwood
grand high priest. r. VI. Hiidebrand
South Bend grand senior warden. g.
III. Chamberlin. salem; grand junior
warden. j. A. Leverton. Huntington:
grand trustee George Rogers. Lafay-
cite: grand treasurer. J. NJ Lang
Sullivan; grand scribe. ". H. Leedy
Indianapolis and grand representa-
tive. Charles II. Allison Russiavillc.
Terre IIaute-The county council
Of vigo county approved the plans ~
the county commissioners FOR the pur-
chase 81 the farm Of Dr. Joseph Fr.sz
north If the city as site for coun-
~ tuberculosis hospital. and appro-
priated So 90 as the purchase price.
The council also recommended the
sale 81 the county infrmary. northeast
~ the city. II T. available FOR city
lots. The council recommended the
sale of the county fair grounds. and
the use % the money derived from the
sale towards the erection 81 The tuher-
culosi~ hospital.
indianapolis With the ratification
OF the proposed national federation IT
farmers. the American Farm Bureau
federation. the Indiana Federation of
Farmers associations is the first mem
her Of the new organization. The
state federation. in convention here.
reelected John G. Brown 81 Monon as
president. Everett Mcclure. Dearborn
county was chosen vice president. and
Maurice Douglas. Shelby county, was
named second vice president. The
five district directors chosen are:
First district !. 4. Warren. Koui~
Third. T.. T. Reynolds. Lafayette;
Fifth. Oscar Larm. oxford Seventh.
J. W. Rauh. Monroe county and
Ninth. j. J. Brown. Rockport Other
directors hold over The convention
adopted the ten-hour day rs q stand
ard. The federation went on record
a. favoring arbitration MS against