The Jasper weekly courier., 1919-10-24


new $500 OO0 hotel. which probably will
be huill ON the site OF the Spencer no
tel, although the question of location
has not been decided.
Charlottesville. The National
Horse Thief Detective association has
taken unto Itself new task--that of
preventing automobile thefts and re
covering stolen machines. The asso-
citation In closing lbs session here chose
Elwood for the next meeting and elect
ci Dora \. Pease of Swayzee presi-
dent
Jcnersonvlle.-Following a recent
visit OF hlgh officials of the Pennsyl-
Nauig lines, vino We're here on a spe-
cial train on tour Of The system aud
visited the scene of The Improvement.
started north OF the city and halted
last Christmas. IL has been scmiofli-
ciaily announced that work on the i'm
proveucnts will be resumed Janu-
airy 10.
Greeusburg.- disease that is puz.
zing veterinarians has appeared
among the hogs on the james A. Burns
farm near Alert Several Of the hog,
have died. although all have been vac
cinnted. Some Veterinarians believe
thr disease is cholera and others de-
clare it is hog plague. The hogs arr
hrSt attacked 10y sort of locomo;or
ataNla, il l. said
Evansville The coal operators as
sociaiion of Hopkins. Webster and
Christian counties. in western Ken.
lucky, has the only contract with the
United Mine Worker. of America.
which j. recognized by them as being
In effect AT present The contract of
this association. which has seventeen
months to run. contains clauses guar
anteeins these operators against
strikes
Huntington The first large farm
deal In which the price reached $500
an acre. was made here. when Fred y.
Michaels of North Manchester. for
merly 81 Benton conuty. sold 100
acre tract In Huntington county 20
Frank T. scott for $4,000. Michaels
bought The farm. known as the r. J..
Corah farm. less than year ago from
+. +. SouerS for S32OoO. or 5000 au
acre
Columbus. A moycrscn, started
several week. ago by The commission
ers of Bartholomew county TO test the
cons'tutlonalty of the part Of the
new tax law that empowers the state
board ~ tax commissioners to grant
or refuse authority 10 issue bonds eor
public improvements. resulted IN an
order by the commissioners of the
sale Of SGS SEQ worth of bonds for the
construction of the Nentrup road in
This city after the tax board had re-
fused To authorize the bonds.
lndianapoli>-Jcssc T. ESchbach.
chief examiner for The state board
of accounts. after conference
with the state board Of tax com
missioner> pointed out that town
ship assessors year hegins Jan
uary !. and that township assessor
entitled to am increase in salary under
the new tax law can not call for the
Increase az once. but must wait until
the first OF the succeeding calendar
year before the increases becomes ef-
fectivc
Michigan City. Robert NanAtta.
sitting as special judge in the superior
court. ruled in favor of the petitioners
IA The Tuesbcrg ditch case The court
held the law TO be with the petition
ers and ordered The diN.h built The
ditch will cost 100000 and is said
20 Toe the largest drainage project
over undertaken in the state The
ease has been fought in the courts for
four years II rs understood the re-
monstrators viii appeal 10 the state
supreme court
indianapolis During the past
wcel. the state board OF accounts Oh
tanned au opinion from the Internal
revenue department. Washington. to
the effect that there Is NO war tax
chargcablc ON an automobile owned
by school corporation aud u,ed ia
the transportation OF children lo and
from schools and homes or used to
transport schooltcachcrS from one
town to another to obtain board and
lodging The war tax applies. how
ever To such motor vehicles when
owned privately and operated by con
tract
Washington -. g.. Pensions OF So
have been granted the following Indi-
anians Mary l.. Scar. Anderson
Martina j. roorman. Saratoga Esther
McEhain. Winchester. Sophia Koch.
Iaporto. Sarah l.. Jones. Twelve Mile:
Sim l. Gelmann. Indianapolis: Jose
phine Hurley. Ewing Hulda lIaycock.
Bethlehem Sarah A. Faubcr. Logans-
port; Theodocia +. ST. Cair. Terre
Hautc; Mary A. McAlllstcr. Tell City;
Sarah G. Lnnk Greencastic; prebe \.
HALL Tippccgnoc Bertha ~ GilwEc
Frankfort Laura 4. Blackburn Decn-