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

SeltuouF.-sAn lutFfaNF W NiN'.'-f-
40 Ia the taxable property Of Jack
son county. exclusive OF the railroads.
public utilities and other corporations
assessed hy the state tax board. - re-
vealed by report complied by ;he
county assessor. from figures provided
by the township assessors.
Indianapolis Foreign Investigators
from England. Australia aud canada.
Who came 10 Indianapolis with MI
liam Jennings Bryan ~ the guests ~
the Antl.Saioou lci-uc. expressed
themselves a. delighted with Ihe coed
results they found la this state after
more than year 81 prohibition.
Greenca>ile Three fourihs ~ ihe
members of the student hody " -
Iauw university voted in favor % The
immediate adoption of an hoaor >Ns-
fem NJ examinations in me institutions
az mass meeting held hc-r. Tho
matter WAS settled ay q Referendum
vote
Coumhus.-A sair ~ :. per cent
in the valuation nf taxable p~nperry
in Bartholomew county outside he
city 81 Columbus. is shown .u ~
port by fhc county assessor The
total assessment, outside Cuiu;uhuS j.
S2"3Sc ..u. which il gain ~ sl.;-
4:l0 So over The SlIar,gl- ass,~>-
ment in iaiS
Shelby, ine.-- Sheil'ysilo and Nor
r.siown uud TIE townships 80 Addi-
son Hanover. Hendricks Union AMI
Liberty have received honor ras> in
recognition ~ he faci ihai each at
rnined Us quota u ihr ffih Liberty
lo2n drive Despite De- fact ,aai "n,y
five 81 the fourteen townships in .he
county reached ihcir quotas the conn
" exceeded it, allotment
T,rrc Ilaute-William Mitch. >errc-
TAR, 90; district II. United Mine Work
cr~ off Amrriri. has sen out notices 20
locals Throughout; the diStric, which
includes ihe srea,e- part ~ Indiana
calling % meeting ~ Representatives 81
the pc inC,lis ~ hc held in fhis city
July :. II will hc The twcniy-Sevcnth
consecutive and fourth BIENNIAL con
vention ~ The district
loler~onvinc.- Fourteen prisoners
arrived al the InGianu reformatory
here recently These included six
from Allen county four who tried 90
escape go Huntington few days aro
and two brothers from jefferson conn
~. The count has been Increased "a
G4a. which j. The n CHEST since The biz
transfers 20 the state prison and state
farm We're made year ago following
the fire ~ February 1918
Columbus -Thlriy-one cows owned
hv members Of IN. Bartholomew Coun-
~ Cow Testers association produced
more than forty pounds Of butteriat
in the third month ~ The existence
Of The association. as against l3 the
first month and Il The second. accord
Ing 10 The report of +. x. HYATT. test
er. OF tho 81. ten produced 20 pounds.
and two produced more than G.
pounds Mazurka Gem. a calf club
heife-
Michigan City-veterans Of tie .
world war met here and unanimously
adopted resolutions opposing official
participation by Fred &. Miller. mayo-
OF Michigan City. in patriotic cele- .
bration to De- held July T. In addition .
the returned soldiers. sailors and ma
rincs said that they would refuse 70
accept certificates Of appreciation for
their services in the conflict against I
Germany. II they are signed By the
mayo-. as had been planned.
ndianapolis.-Harry r. smith adj
iufani general Of Indiana. announced
thar money for uniforms bought by
members 81 the headquarters com
pany. one Hundred and Tkirty-ninth
hcil artillery can be had 10y calling
40 hi> office in the statehouse. The
money available Is 10 reimburse mem
hers of The company for money they
spent in cquippins themselves for
military service and not since re-
turned 70 them hy The federal govern
ment.
indianapolis Reports received by
officials, indica;ing that thousands ~
families in Indiana have been making
dardpllon wine and other beverages
containing more than 0nc-haif ~ per
cent ~ alcohol have caused warm
in- 10 BE- issued by Peter J. K.nycr,
collector of internal revenue TINT pco-
pie must De- careful ar they VIII he ylo-
lating The federal statute ne inter
prc'~ tire Jaw go mean that anyone
Who manufactures an Intoxicating be,.
crage for sale or private use % Indiana
may make himself liable 90 10 prose
cutiou.
Indianapolis.-The state hoari ~
tax commissioners has completed .he
assessing Of all the property Co.. In
diana over which IL has assessing iur
i~diction ana statistics compiled SHOW
that under the tax reform law enacted
by the 1919 legislature the hoard has
80 increased valuations as 10 require
corporations assessed by q formerly
under the old tax law 10 pay taxes on
nearly three times aS great total as
SessInent a. they are paying taxes On