The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-23


ton at the convention here after the
name of William l.. Betz Of vincennes.
the only candidate nominated for the
office in opposition 10 Colonel Gignil-
liat, had been withdrawn at his own
request. Probably the most important
action by the convention. both TO men,
bers of the Legion and 20 the citizens
Of the state. was taken when 10.Os
FORMER service men. members OF the
department Of Indiana. were placed on
record rs urging the governor 20 call
a special session Of the legislature Inn
med.ately. 10 take appropriate action
on the project of war memorial
building for Indiana through the
unanimous vote of the convention. Mr..
Bets was unanimously elected first
vice commander and Robert f. RICH
ardson Of Gary second vice command
er. L. Russell Newgent OF Indlanap-
oils was reelected state adjutant
Hartford City-The reports for he
month of May I'm the egg-laying con-
test, in which 3.945 Blackford county
hens are entered, show some good rec
ords. Those having the highest rec
ords were: Mrs. Il. c.. Depoy. 1913
eggs hen; Mrs. Frank Seelig. 1916:
Mrs Harvey Hartley. 1913: Mrs. O. c.
Holloway. 1914; Mrs. Gideon Warren.
l9.3. The average for all records for
the month was 14.4. The reports for
three months. March, April and May.
show The following records: Mrs.
Gideon Warren, 5O.S; Mrs Frank
Seelig. 1913: Mrs Harry Taylor 80:
Mrs II. G. Depoy. sos; Mrs. +. w.
Myers. 47.3 The average production
n hen for the three months was 1913.
Thirty-one Blackford county women
have hens entered in the contest.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS 10 the buy
Ing of coal mine for the state is ex-
pressed by many state officials and
other citizens. The plan is denounced
as "a step toward state socialism"
Under pressure of such future exigen-
cies, ii is said with the precedent OF
a state coal mine, the state might en-
bark upon the ownership of almost
any kind of commercial enterprise.
prominent state official scored the
| purchase Of coal cars by the state as
being "the first step toward state own
ership of railways" He declared that
the proposal to purchase coal cars
with which TO carry coal from the
state mine is even more insidiouS than
the ownership of the mine.
Lafayette.--Battery c. the Lafayette
unit of the One Hundred Fiftieth Uni
ted States field artillery. which won
! fame in the world war rs one II the
most effective artillery regiments OF
the American expeditionary forces.
has ben asked to reorganize by Harry
b. Smith, indianapolis. adjutant IN
eral Of Indiana. 1t Is planned TO make
the battery the nucleus of an artillery
battalion, which Ii is proposed 10 es-
tablish rs part of the new National
! Guard OF the state.
Jeffersonville Several hundred
hogs are dead from hog cholera near
Jeffersonville The infection is be-
lieved 10 haev originated with some
hogs bought at the stock yards at
Louisville and taken TO Twelve Mile
island and not vaccinated. The entire
herd on Twelve Mile island died. 9th
crS lost from ten TO sixty hogs each.
Muncie.-The Highland Manufacture
ing company plant nj Muncie, which
manufactured electrical fixtures and
novelties, was destroyed by fire. en-
failing n 100000 loss Sparks from
the motor of an exhaust fan, thrown
into a spray of lacquer is given "a
cause for the blaze. The factory will
be rebuilt. officials announce.
LapOrte.-Farmers I'm the western
part of Laporte county are pessimistic
about the wheat crop. The Hessian
fly has appeared and Is running acres
Of wheat that had been exceptionally
promising. Some farmers expect only
abouf ten bushels TO the acre, where
they had hoped for double that
amount or more.
napolis.-Fifty-seven delegates
ist headquarters I'm Indianapolis and
nominated county and district Il ket
to be placed I'm the field ut the coming
general election. Harvey A. Simmons,
state chairman of the Socialist party,
heads the ticket rs candidate for con-
gress.
| BedfOrd.-The harvest Of wheat,
oats and rye is on In the HeltonvIlle
region east Of Bedford. The grain Is
large and the quality good, but the
stalks are light in the fields. The field
is expected TO be larger than that
Of last year.
Wabash.-Wabash is hunting new
police and fire department. They
struck. the policemen TO support a
grievance ofthe firemen against their
chief. The council met and fired the
policemen and firemen and reorgariza-
| ton Is I'm progress.
ndianapolis.-"Dirty people make
dirty towns" according 10 DR.. j. y.
| Hurry. state health commissioners.
Doctor Hurry is advocating cleanup"
campaigns for every city OF the state.
South Bend.-South Bend will oper-
ate on the daylight saving pan for
three months as q result Of on ordi-
nance passed by the city council UNI
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