The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-01-03

lndianapoliS.-Wi william Howard Taft.
former president of the United States,
VIII be one ~ the speakers of the six
ty-fifih annual meeting II the Indiana
State Teachers association. which will
meet m indianapolis November -, -
and 80. He will deliver an address At
TomlinS0n hall the morning Of Noyem-
her 80. TIE date of the annual meet
ing as originally announced has been
changed o. the last three days Of this
month. In addition to the general
meetings az : y. m.. November = and
"a. and az . a. M. November 30. there
Will Dee numerous sectional meetings In
the morning and afternoon of Noyem-
her - and ~. There viii also be vari-
Gus luncheons and breakfasts. II prom
Uses 10 be- one ~ the most notable Of
The many educational Symposiums con-
fucted by the Indiana State Teachers
association. Noted educators and pub
llc men II other states a. we'll aS OF
Indiana. are on the program. Al the
first general association session. the
evening OF November =. az TOmlinSon
hail. Frank -. Lowden governor of II
inois. will make an address. and the
Inaugural address will be made by
Horace Ellis. president of the general
association.
Indianapolis. - - public service
commission authorized the Wabash
Water and Light company. Wabash. 10
add a II per cent surcharge 10 all bills
Tor electric light for commercial and
municipal purposes in the city OF Wa
hash and "a surchnrge Of 81 per cent 10
an bills for power and light for the
town of Roam. Il authorized the com
pany also o. increase it, water hydrant
charge to the city Of Wabash from S2S
to $50 and It's water charge "a the c..
e. g.. * 81 l.. railroad from the pri-
mary rate Of cents 10 the primary
rate nj q cents 1000 gallons. The
commission authorized the Washington
Mater Light and Power company
Washington. to Increase its gas rate 10
the primary charge ~ Sl.4O and to col
lect 10 cents l.Osp cubic feet on de-
iinqueut bills 70 increased the city's
fire hydrunr bin from SO 20 so a by
drant.
indianapolis Praise for the way in
which the Indiana state penal farm is
conducted and suggestions o. the HooS-
Ter authorities relative 20 the possible
construction ~ new reformatory for
men are contained in letter received
hy The board of state charities from
John l.. Whitman. superintendent Of
prisons Ia Illinois Mr. Whitman who
BIAS hau .u wears experience In prison
work IN Illinois visited the state farm
and the womuns prison several weeks
ago. IN the letter he refers 90 the In
diana state refounatory az Jefferson
Vile and The plans now being c0nsid-
erred for the enlargement or removal 81
the institution 20 "a more central loca-
zion Dob The state. Mr. Whitman sug-
gests that the labor Of constructing the
new buildings be done by the inmates.
Indinnapolis-Thc Central States
Broom Manufacturers association. of
which Grant Shearer Of New Bremen.
o. has been president held a special
meeting here recently. Indiana. Ohio.
Michigan. Illinois and Iowa were rep
resented. The meeting was called 10
elect a president a. Mr.. Shearer has
transferred his business 20 oklahoma
and Is no longer a member Of the or
ganlZation. J. II. Valentine. Urhana.
~. was elected president and John q.
Reinert Of Indianapolis vice president.
Harry Jennine Of Greenup. III. is sec
Rotary. Manufacturers say that al
though they are unable 70 make enough
brooms 20 supply the trade there will
Doe no increase In prices.
parnlsO.-Circuit Judge LOring
handed down a decision Ia which he
held that a person divorced IN Illinois
and ordered by a court not 10 remarry
within n year cannot be married le-
gally IN Indiana before the year is NJ.
This decision holds hundreds ~ mar
riages wherein couples have crossed
from Illinois and have been married
here 10 evade the Illinois law 10 be- H.
legal Judge Loring held that the mar
rage would be illegal even though the
couple did not return 20 Illinois
Indianapolis-The Indiana reforma-
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nor Goodrich met az the statehOuse and |
selected Winfield Miller to be chair /
man; Robert Bracken. vice chairma~.
and Amos W Butler. secretary. other /
members Of the commission are q. A. |
II. Shldeier. superintendent Of the in
stituiion. and Or. 5 +. Smith. superin- |
tendent II the Eastern Hospital for the 4
Insane. The commission VIII visit the /
rcformatory and determine n basis on /
which 90 begin It's Investigations.
Petersburg. ~ Homegrown potatoes I
sold here az 81 bushel until several I
cars ~ imported potatoes arrived. /
These sold at S1.35. Home growers 4
then cut the price 10 $50 bushel \
good crop ~ turnips Is being harvest
ed. Turnips are selling at 81 n bushel.
Kokomo.-IIoward county voted by
q majority ~ 2.T32 to establish n tu-
l.r..fs.r rI-f,a prnfsagf tr-ug T