The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-02-28
! HOOSier State
Happenings

hi""lnlh-tnn.-fr rom the annual sale
of delinquent lots and tracts Of land IN
Monroe county the sum II $500 was
realized
Mnrion.-Eishteen veterans Of The
war with Germany have been admitted
70 membership al The Marion branch.
National Military Home for Disabled
Veterans and Soldiers, and six or
seven are seeking admission. Ten are
in the hospital also temporarily al
7 post
Hammond hundred and forty
/ persons are dead as "A result u steam
I railroad. electric railroad and automO-
bile accidents In Lake county ia 1918.
The number includes those who were
I killed outright and those who died Of
4 their injuries. Statistics showing the
total were made public by J. A. Ora
Y ham. county coroner ~ addition the
/ report shows there were - murder
I and man>laughter deaths.
IndianapoliS.-In spite ~ expecta-
+ tion> by both retail shoe dealers and
the general public that the signing Of
the armiStice would result In lower
prices Tor shoes higher prices will pre-
vail during the coming season. accord
in- % announcement made by Harry
Springate. president 81 the Indiana
shoe Travellers association. in an ad
dress before rhe board 81 directors ~
the organization. ar luncheon here.
Upland Taylor university. the
Methodist college az Upland. will pass
under exclusive control Of the north
Indians Methodist Episcopal confer
ence. The national association Of
preachers which has had the manage
meut " the college. having agreed ~
4 meeting at Philadelphia. Pa. 20 quit
claim 400 its interests In the property
in favor 81 the conference. The col
le-s occupies ten acres Of ground. and
fhe property is valued NJ Sl.7S9O0.
IndianapOlis.-An expected shortage
cd natural Ice and how % meet the
shortage VIII be discussed when the
annual convention Of the Indiana Ice
Dealers association + held here on
March : and 6. The executive com
mittee of the association. al "a meeting
here. made plans for the coming con-
venri0u Ice manufacturers say that
uul..~. there l. a big freeze soon ice
making plants viii be- compelled 10 sup
ply The demand next summer.
ColumbuS.-In order 20 determine
whether prize corn which l. shown AZ
curn shows and comes up 90 the score
card j. better for seed corn than the
common variety which does not score
M 20 the card. the Bartholomew coun-
Is Corn Growers association will make
series Of tests during the coming sea
son. 4 record will be- kept Of the vari-
etie~ planted and the yields. The assO-
citation has started membership cam
pai-n % obtain contestants in the five
acre contests for the next year.
Seymour.-The county commission
erS have instructed Albert Luedtke.
county auditor. 20 notify construction
firms which hold contracts for the i'm
proveInent ~ nine miles OF highways
in Jackson township with concrete and
macadam that the work must be start
"a before April or reimbursement for
bids will De- made. The contracts for
these roadS were made in 1915. The
bonds. agEregating 5000. were sold.
and the taxpayers complain because
they are paying interest on the bonds
without getting the benefit ~ the inn
proved highways
Petersburg. -FarmerS in Pike coun-
- are taking advantage of the dry
February weather and are breaking
their oats melon and corn ground In
some localities Tractors have been put
a. work The ground is aS dry n in
March au April. and no freeze is APP
parent The acreage ~ oats planted
this ~ufin- viii be- lOO per cent great
or than last year Tomato ground Is
being gotten ready. and hotbedS for
melons and tomatoes are being pre-
pared Ter planting Wheat j. Ga good
condition and has not suffered from
winter weather No fruit ha> been
killed a. yet. and unless killing froSts
come later. great crop Of peaches
will b.. raised this season.
Anderson Madison county farmers
wish at least one bic blanket Of snow
Tor wheat ln February or early in
March. They SAY that. although there
has NOT been much hard freezing. that
the light freeze 10 night and the thaw
IN daytime for several weeks past are
exposing roots of wheat and that
wheat win hs IN bad shape for strong
wind and much more freezing. Wheat
f. beginning 20 show yellow. though
the stand t. good The winter has
been easy on live stock and farmers
who have turned most ~ their sol land
have been working roads. They are
ahead 81 the usual spring schedule ana
are concerned now only a. 70 how
wheat viii come out 81 the winter.
Some farmers are spreading straw
bedding from stables over wheat
Treatment Of oats for seed will soon
begin for elimination 81 smut.
Martinsville.-The county commits
siouerS have awarded the contract for
the construction Of two ane one-tenth
miles - brick road east % the city fo-