The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-04-25
STATE NEWS

March ..
Elwood-The local Socialist organ
ization. ~ which all the city officials
except one are members. has adopted
resolutions fayorins Eugene '. pebs
MS the presidential candidate of the ma
tional Socialist party in the next cam
paign.
Wuhash-Wahas county voted Ia
erect Sl0OOOO hospital. the building
project carrying ~ special election
hy "a majority of 492 This was the
first election in the state under the law
enacted hy the recent legislature gov
erning such elections and was conduct
ed az a cost OF 5000. compared to the
usual expense of more than $1,000 in
such cases.
Frankfort Mrs. Cora Adams ~ this
city has transferred by deed 307 acres
ot land in this county 90 Dcl'auw uni
verSity % endow the chair Of Christian
missions in THAT institution She has
also transferred lO7 acres to the Meth
odist hospital and Deacone~>' home Of
the state ~ Indiana for the building
~ contemplated nurses home for
that institution.
indianapolis. The Henry Kahn
property Meridian street and Fall
Creek boulevard. became the govern
or's mansion when the masters hill
making q gift of the property 90 Tho
state from the city ~ Indianapolis was
filed with the secretary OF state. This
act. with several others filed. were per
mltted 10 beco.ne effective without the
signature of The governor.
Greensburg decatur county farm
land will he appraised ar 500 an acre
under the Now tax law. County A.
SCISSOR BayleS~ has announced. The an
nouncement follows q meeting OF the
assessor AMI deputies. at which tax
experts fixed the valuation I'm Rush
and Shelby counties land win Dee ap-
praised 40 approximately Sl.5 an acre.
il IS said while 10 Jennings the inquire
will he considerably lower
Muncie.-Wiih the present term NJ
the Delaware circuit court near nd
iournmeni. Judge W a Thompson
called the grand jury iu session "a
probe rwo murder cases. illat ~ Fred
VI. Ocic. who shot and killed Mrs
Mary r. Gott and Mrs. Stella Hughes
colored. who murdered Charles Ogeese.
also colored. a former policeman. Both
murders occurred in February since
which time the defendants have been
in custody Neither denies guilt.
Indianapolis.-Ele Stanshury. attor-
ney general has submitted 10 Gilbert
II Hendren. chief examiner FOR the
state board Of accountants. an opinion
IN which be- rules that II township
trustee himself takes the seyennial
enumeration ~ voters the trustee shall
receive no extra compensation for the
work. but that if the trustee employs
assistants the assistants shall he paid
~ the county. The county j. 20 stand
the expenses If blanks and other ma
tcrials
Marion.-Grant county b. candi-
date FOR the title Of FOREMOST hog-rais-
Ing county in the state. ON the heels
Of an announcement heye that rec
ord hog. weight go pounds. had been
purchased bv local packing com
hany comes word from I.aFontaine
that Joseph Davis. a stock raiser. has
q hog that weighs 1.17O pounds. Davis
SAYS that within few weeks the hog
will break the worlds record weight
81 l.e4O pounds The hog j. of the big
type Poland China breed. II has been
gaining weight AT rate Of twenty
pounds weekly FOR the last three
weeks. Davis says.
Indianapolis J. Smith. sec
rotary 81 the Indiana Bankers associ-
alton. issued statement 10 Indiana
bankers concerning the status 81 mu-
nicipal. state and gravel road bonds nm
der the recently enacted state tax law.
lie has received many Inquiries from
Indiana bankers as 10 whether state.
municipal and gravel road bonds are
free from taxation under the new law.
Mr.. Smiths statement. based on In
quiry he made Of the state tax com
mission. said that state and municipal
bonds are not subject 10 taxation I'M
der this law. Gravel road bonds that
bear AZ per cent interest or less are
also free from taxation.
Indirnapolis-R Resolutions We're pre-
sented az the meeting the past week
~ he statewide live stock rally. nlac
ing the meeting on record as being OF
posed 10 further governmental price
fixing. with special reference to IN,
proposed fixing of maximum pric,
on hogs The meetings were the first
state live stock rally days ever held
in America and about 1900 sfockmcr
I OF Indiana and other states were IN
attendance Reconstruction problems
aS they relate 20 The i've stock indus
try. and methods Of eliminating costs
| Of production. diseases NJ live stock
obtaining greater publicity FOR live
stock products. closer cooperation IN
the industry and similar subjects were
\ discussed.
Warsaw Residents ~ Kosciusko
county are preparing Tor q drive M
I raise approximately S-ono0 with which
90 huy the buildings ana property for