The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-07-18


third annual meeting OF the Indiana
Society ~ Architects M Indianapolis
10 publish "A handbook for architects
covering all laws ordinances and rul-
ings relative to construction work
A good oil well with n production Co
30 barrels was completed few days
ago on the Andrew Clark farm. north
east Of Muncie. number OF new
wells are being drilled in the same
vicinity. which has about - wells In
operation.
The city council AT Sullivan elected
Mrs. Helen Mapley. circuit court
stenographer. as member Of the
school board 10 succeed H. r. Mccoy.
whose term has ended. She is The
first woman ever elected 20 such
position there
Because Of the ravages of the cot
tony maple scale on shade trees In
Anderson. the trees while In foliage.
will be sprayed with Kerosene emul-
sion. and after the trees are In dor
mant state lime and sulphur will he
used. The city will direct the work.
Rural mail carriers In the Ninth In
diana congressional district elected
officers at meeting held az Frank
fort They are: g. H. Wright. Green
town. president: Cecil Street. James
town. vice president. and liver skid
more. Frankfort. sccretary-treaSurer.
\ branch factory of the American
Tobacco company will be- established
in Shelhyyille. according 10 an an
nouncemeni Of the Shelbyville cham
ber of commerce The plant which
will employ from go "a 3nO men and
girls. viii be In operation by Septem-
Der l.
More than 81 .OsooO worth ~ food
will be produced this year by Indian
apoli> home gardeners if the season
continues a. favorable ~ IL has been.
g. II. Hilbert. garden director for the
Patriotic Gardeners association. estl-
mated after making n tour II inspec-
iion over the city.
The Nunderhurg County Medical as-
sociation has voted 10 20 on an eight
hour day basis. a. nearly a. possible.
and to increaS the fees about ~ per
cent. Members will observe office
hours strictly Il j. announced. \ com
mittee also has been appointed IN
work out a scale of prices.
When Patrolman Likens " Evans
Vile saw two men unloading an un-
wieldly package from an automobile
h. scented conirahand liquor and
rushed the pair They fled. The pack
age was heavy safe stolen from the
Newark shoe store a few minutes be-
fore The strong box contained sew
eral hundred dollars.
Mayor Black of Anderson ordered
that no more search warrants be is
sued from police court which would
permit the secret invasion OF home
at an unseemly hour NJ night. He
stated that the danger Of entering n
home at night was too great 10 allow /
The issuance OF such warrants. The |
liability for possible damage suits also 1
prompted the mayors action.
The state board of pardons has fixed I
July IL as the day II will transmit TO
Governor Goodrich its recommended
lions In the matter Of clemency pleas /
made before it at It's public sessions I
last week. The recommendations Will Z
be made public July L. The board Is
investigating some ~ the representa- |
tions made To IL in number of cases I
heard. II VIII complete it's work In a
few days.
No,,- hoad. 80 ,xro dana rfrnantS will !
be the principal changes in the But /
Ter college faculty for the 1a19-l920 7
college wear. Prof. Wilmer C. Har- I
ris Pm. D.. 81 Ohio State university. /
has been made head Of the history de-
partment to succeed Prof. G. II. Cole 4
man. Prof William X. Richardson Of 7
the University Of Toronto will be the 4
head OF the new Butler department Of i
education.
Indianapolis as recruiting center 4
has been placed In the same division I
as New York. Chicago. San Francisco /
and Los Angeles by the navy depart 1
ment. as n result OF the number Of 4
the last few months. Word was re
ecived by Lieut.. Thomas Orr OF the 4
recruiting station that a captured Ger
man 105 centimeter rifle was being 4
sent there for display nj the station.
Ambrose Banta. sheriff OF Fountain 4
county. has a 5000 stock OF liquors /
Estored In the Jail there. II was taken
in recent raids on blockade runners
who were hauling IL from Westville.
H.. 10 different points In Indiana. The \
liquor is in all sorts Of containers. bot
ties. jugs. small kegs and earthenware.
Besides the whisky the sheriff has two
high-powered automobiles and one
smaller car. which were taken from
the blockade runners.
AIiss Ella Hopkins. nearly ninety
years old and who was a llneal de-
cendant Of Daniel Boone. Is dead at
Evansville. following a surgical oper-
alton. She Is survived by her sister
and one nephew. Capt. Clarence Shri-
yer OF INDIANAPOLIS who returned from