The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-06-06
HOOSiier State
Happenings

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ment exercises for Miami countys
schools will be held in Peru June a.
Eleven Of the fourteen townships will
join In the event. and there viii be
30 graduates.
lndianapolis.-The state board Of
tax commissioners declined TO consid-
er the petition 81 Madison county Off
cials for q $4,000 bond issue Ga IL
nance a new Madison county tuher-
culosis hospital
Elwood The American Shee' and
Tinplate mills which closed down I'm
definitely May 10 viii resume opera
tions June @. A number 81 employees
who have left the city are expected 70
return. The mills VIII run each day
IN the week. instead 81 part time.
Terre HGute- Nearly $4,000 cal-
Ions 81 spirits and Gin have been found
by the assessor for Harrison township
stored al the commercial di>tliery
here. without oSteusihle owners and
therefore. not returned for purposes of
taxation The assessor was informed
that IL was impossible To- give the
names OF The owners as certificates
had been issued for H. and no record
kept ~ Them.
Chicago lil.-UniXcrSal military
training Will work wonders toward the
elimination Of feeble-mindednesS in
America and the degeneracy and vice
accompanying h.. in the opinion % Or
George :. Bliss. superintendent of the
Indiana School for Predetermined
Youth az Fort Wayne. lie spoke here
before the opening meeting 81 The for
ty-third annual conference OF The
American Association FOR the Study -
Predetermined
Shelbyville.- Mrs Raymond Heck.
Mr.. Minnie Eugle. Mrs Lizzie Martin
John Heck and William Talhert. qll Of
MorriStown. Shelby county. and Edna
Heck 81 this city. were sentenced 90
serve two 20 tweniy-one years in
prison and each were fined so IN the
shelby circuit court by Judge Aionzo
Blair. on pleas ~ guilty 10 charges ~
gerjury The sentences of impriSon.
ment were suspended during good be
havior IN each ~ the cases.
Rushvillc-That the iaxahles If
Rush county viii be- almost tripled
his year il indicated from reports
from seven ~ tire twelve townships IN
the county. which show valuations for
the purpose ~ taxation This wear total
$40 SRI 7a3 rs compared with com
hned valuation in the same township
last year of SlOS027a3 The biggest
increases. according "a the township
assessors reports. have been made in
real estate and Improvements.
MISUNDERSTANDING the last year
The growth in membership Of the Ma
sonic lodges in Indiana has resulted
in the greatest net gain In the history
of the grand lodge according 70 the
annual report ~ Thomas y. Bohon ~
Jacksonville grand master. ~ the
business session ~ The n'nety-eirhfh
annual meeting 81 The grand lodge.
r. and A. Mason. 40 ne Masonic TEN
pie The membership ~ the Indiana
lodges is @ooro representing q gain
Of 2o,eo0 in thc gear
Franklin The highest ~rhola~-ie
honor that can De- given student 30
Franklin college al thc close 81 hi~
four-year.' course VIII DE- conferred On
Clarence q. Lowe of Columbus. when
he graduates with ne 1919 class on
june Is. H. viii receive bis diploma
and bachelor ~ art~ degree summa
cum auie" and uil be the frSt 70
cirenf ~ This honor Boz the history ~
fhc college. Mr. Lowe has won bis
right ~ ihe honor with ~ average Tor
ths entire scholastic course ~ about
IS rer cent
lndunapol !. y. IIurty state
health commissioner has advi- ed resi-
Dent. 40 Culver and along the shores
~ Lake MaxInkuckee that previous
experience with The epidemic which
now O. >courcing fish 90 the lake gives
q ~surance that the epidemic probably
cannot De- transmitted "a human be-
inrs. Doctor Hurry said thar even IL
fish in the lake are eaten NO danger
Gus results likely would follow. The
FISH are afflicted with waer mold. q
fungus growth more or less prevalent
in Hoosier lakes.
Indianapolis.--The alignment ~ the
separate units Of the canning indus
try in Indiana TO put into effect plan
81 competitive inspection ~ al canned
goods. devised by the National Can
ners' association. has been in prog
ress with excellent prospects Tor its
acceptance 10y all Indiana packers
The ultimate object ~ the plan is to
promote the use ~ canned foods hv
guaranty 10 the consumer Of the pur-
ify and excellence OF the products. Ger
tined by label ISSUED ~ the national
association under ririd restrictions.
Lebanon. Reports % township as
SCISSORS. just tabulated show that. ex-
elusive ~ The corporation valuations
yet 20 be- added the faxables of Boone
county have Jumped from S2Sc00OOn
10 SGOWp.OOO. An estimate IL the
corporation valuation gives the county
total II SSiO00Oco Of taNahies.
Jefiersonville- Farmers report 10 y