The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1919-04-11

nc telegraph rates ~ per cent ON ~
hours notice. was issued by the In
diana public service commission.
Ander>on.-In the annual report for
. 1915 on transactions i'm the office OF
the Madison county clerk. 6. " Win
frey. clerk shows that 6Ol marriage
licenses were ISSUED and 3S3 divorce
DEGREES granted OF the divorce ind
ingS 80 were granted TO women.
BraziL-The annual convention OF
the coal miners of District :. United
states Mine Workers Of Amcricn.
closed here The newly-clected officers
were Installed John Romans of Car
bon is the new president. District :
includes the block coal region in In
diana.
senator James +. Wat
son of Indiana in his first speech on
IIoosler soil against the proposed
league Of nations here insisted that "A
referendum should be held nj the earli-
est date for the purpose of ascertain
ing whether the people really desire
the adoption Of the Paris proposition.
Jacksonville Remedial effects of
recreation are 10 have n more complete
testing in the Indiaan reformaiory
here than ever before c. \. III.
Shideler. the general superintendent,
says that disciplinary cases among
prisoners the past month are negli-
Chile and he attributes that condl-
ton 10 wholesome entertainment.
Jeffer>onyille.- There il little pros
pect of getting Strawberries at ten
cents box this year Judging by
prices offered To- growers az Borden
Several weeks before the crop will be
ready a nat rate Of So crate. which
contains - quarts. is being offered
for the berries This means l2i2
cents quart 90 the grower.
Evansviue.-NI Miners employed in
four coal mines in Warrick county on
tho Southern railroad have declined 10
advance their timepieceS in harmony
With the daylight saving law, and are
following ont their daily routine on
me on time The miners complain
tlat they see little enough daylight
an THE SUMS Time and would see even
less f they adopted the new schedule
Evansyille.-R Robert H. Pennington
commission man of this city. has
been appointed hy the National Canta-
loupe Growers association as one of
committee If four to meet With rail
roal administration officials Goa A.
lau.a April n and -. 10 make a--
engagements for This years trn~poria-
t.on ol the melon crop The melon
crop m pp-ey county and other roun-
.ie~ Don ihc pocket" this year Viii be
much larger 'han last year.
Indianapolis. Operation % all mo-
TOR mail ROUTES in Indiana has been
suspended hy ihe post office depart
mont Orders 90 suspend the two re-
manning routes to Bedford and Greens
bursl were received by Charles W.
Byfeld assistant postmaster. from
Fourth As slant Postmaster General
niare~i-e 10 take effect nc once. Three
routes from Indianapolis 20 Kokomo.
Iafayr-t" and Marion. We're suspended
hy order. received ~ few days ago.
Indianauoiis-Th state board ~
health has instructed it's inspectors 10
rall FOR strict observance Of it~ rules
ana regulations regarding the sale and
handling of milk. now that the legls-
lamre has provided that owners ~
mb,rcuIous COWS shall be reimbursed
hy fhe state Tor auiml~ Killed under
Me- direction of the state veterinarian
department. 4 new law allows an
owner SO Tor au ordinary COW ami
$50 for purebrcd cow which may be
BILLED under such orders
Lafayette-Milk in Russia now costs
Sl14 = quart against a price of :
cents 600 1913. sugar is Sl677 poand;
ham. SN4G pound butter Sll.29 a
pound. and black bread Sl.5S pound
against "a cents five Years ago. These
figures wore given hy Prof G. I. Chris.
tie. assistant secretary of agriculture
in letter 10 members Of the Indiana
Corn Growers association. cmphasiz-
ing the importance of maximum food
production and support of the VIC
tory loan.
Anderson. An appropriation 81
NliNAHN mas NrNl IdNt nN the MdNl-
son county council for county tuber-
culoSis hospital 10 be situated one
mile southwest OF Pendleton. whore n
tract ~ 1O7 acres. including Idlewild.
In summer resort established three
years ago. has been bought from
Charles McCarty Of Pendleton for $3J.-
100. The councils original appropra-
ton for a hospital building was $50
600. hut on further consideration the
building appropriation was increased
10 100000.
Indianapolis--Inf was re-
ceived in indianapolis that n ruling has
been made by the Joint Chicago west
ern district freight rate and the Chi
cago eastern district freight rate com
mitteeS Of 10 United States railway
administ t.An which places Illinois
and Indiaao 'ntrastate class rates
on on equal footing This ruling.
on the appeal of the public service
commission. II approved by the direct
nr trpunrnl mpnuS "A SAYING pf hun-