The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-19
HOOSier State
Happenings

rich outlines a tentative legislative
program for a special session of the
legislature If 1t shall be called, and
sounds out the legislators in regard
TO their views on the proposed pro-
gram and additional legislative mat
tiers that should be brought before q
special session for consideration. The
tentative program outlined by Gov
ernor Goodrich is made up of Is leg
islative matters which the governor
says were discussed at the informal
conference of Republican assembly
men the day following the one-day
special session of the legislature, ana
some other matters that have been
suggested TO him since that time.
Observation-Disclosures Y. Howard.
secretary of Towards Shipyards and
Dock company, says that the COM
pany has more inquiries for boat Dulld-
ing now than in all the years he has
been associated with the plant, OF
which his grandfather and father
were successfully the heads through.
al DGIlOu Ol " years IL pAohN
busy building several towboats and a
large number of oil barges, but indi
cations are excellent for a big revival
of river-borne traffic.
Decatur.-The board of county COM
missiOners has ordered that he ques-
ton of building a county hospital In
Decatur be submitted to h voters az
the May primaries. Tuesday, May 4.
Action in the matter has been urged
by the Adams County Medical society,
and petitions signed by more thar one
third Of the voters have beer filed
with the commissioners. The estimat-
ed cost of the new hospital is SI5,OO0.
Evansville.-WOrk has begun on the
preparation of the petition for the
huge Wabash levee in White county,
Illinois, which will extend from below
the Illinois Central railroad bridge in
GRANVILLE to the Louisville & Nashville
railroad embankment at Maumee. ILL.,,
a distance of IS miles. Prominent
land owners Of White county are back
of the project. which will protect APP
proximately 10000 acres Of land.
Gary.-Oficial announcement was
received here that the National Tube
company will ut once begin the cree
ton in Gary of q mammoth tube plant
costing S40,O00,000 and giving employ
ment to 10000 men. Work will start
sOon on the construction of four large
| blast furpaonc RI no fnllnvyad hU tho
erection of miles of tube mills, shops,
office buildings and other structures
required for the plant.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the city cOun-
Gil is unable to determine from the
method of presenting semi-annual re-
ports whether the municipal electric
light and power company is making or
losing money. q special ordinance was
passed authorizing the employment of
experts to go over the plants books
for the last five years and present a
report of its condition.
South Bend.-Twelve suits for dam
ages, aggregating 100000, brought to
st. Joseph circuit court here from La
porte county OF change of venue, have
peer disposed of, the Grand Trunk
Western Railroad company, defend
ant. settling the cases for $4,000. The
suits were the result of d train hitting
a school wagon, carrying a number of
children, six of whom were killed.
Lafayette.-More than 10000 Indi-
ana farmers will keep books" this
year of their business In record books
put out by the agricultural extension
department of Purdue university. OF
this number more than $4,000 were
distributed through banks in all parts
of the state and more than 5000
through county agricultural agents.
BraZil.-BecauSe of Il serious cal
shortage, factories and mines in this
city are handicapped. and Mayor John
J. Jones started q movement which he
hopes will bring relief. The assist
ance of Senators New and Watson and
Representative Sanders in the con
gress have been sought.
Wabash.-Practically every city In
the Eleventh Indiana congressional
district will show an increase in popu-
lation this year, as compared with the
1910 census. according TO announce
ment made by Will Alber. census ST..
p~erintendent for the district. While
the cities will show an increase, the
district rs n whole will show q de-
crease. Mr.. Alber said.
Warsaw.-This winter has estab-
lished a new record In this region for
continued cold weather. The lakes
froze November Is. and the ice is nOw
more than two feet thick. The lakes
have not been open since the first
freeze.
S~helbyville. = Fifty-two precincts
have beer outlined for Shelby county,
an increase of nine over las. year.
Five have been created In Shelbyville.
which will now have IS precincts.
Indianapolis.-The Democratic state
convention will be held Wednesday
and Thursday. May 10 and 20. IN this
city. according TO a decision reached
nv the state committee. a. c. Sallee
state chairman. was instructed TO is
sue the call. Organization will be eff.
fected May 10 and the convention prop