The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-05-07
STATE NEWS

scheduie adopted by the board OF trus-
tees for the coming year. Increases
were graduated as follows: High
school principal, $40; principal of
ward buildings, $50 10 $165; super
visors Sl45 TO s165; high school in
structors, class A, $40; Il, S145; C..
$50, and ID, S155; grade teachers,
class A. sos; Il, 500; c, SIP; d,
Sll2; special teachers and principals
OF small ward buildings, SIP 10 S135.
Lebanon.-The Farmers Federation
of Perry and Harrison townships.
Boone county, has Incorporated the
Herr Grain and Supply company. capt.
talized at 100000, and will buy or build
a grain elevator at Herr Station on the
Pennsylvania railroad i'm Perry town
ship. They have also placed al order
for their binding twine ut Il cents a
pound, delivered at Lebanon. and have
pooled their 1920 wool clip. The fed
Grafton is well organized in Boone
county and the cooperative idea has
resulted in the Incorporation of grain
and supply companies at Lebanon and
Thorntown.
Valparaiso. = County Agricultural
Agent Stanley p. Sink of Valparaiso
has just completed Il 2OO-mile trip of
crop inspection in northern Indiana
and reports the outlook for the future
as distinctly discOuraging. He says
that more than 30 per cent of the
wheat crop will not be worth cutting.
owing TO the destructive ravages of the
Hessian fly and the damage done by
winter freezing. He says the situation
Is rapidly growing worse because ii is
place of the wheat.
acknowledgements for the
Republican state convention, May -
and IL. at Indianapolis were completed
when members of the Republican state
committee approved the choice of Sen
ator james +. Watson Us the temper
airy chairman and keynote" speaker
of the convention. The convention
will be called to order Wednesday
morning, May -. at ten o'clock. ac-
cOrding TO an announcement by Fred
erick +. Schortemeler, secretary of the
committee.
Rochester-The high cost of pro-
ductiOn and low prices received for ITS
products has forced the Rochester Can
ming company TO suspend operations
for the year. according to Louis HoltZ.
president of the company. A larger
acreage had been offered the company
this year than ever before in its his
tory, Mr.. HOltZ said. Last year the
company handled more than 800 acres
of corn and 400 acres of peas, in addi-
ton 10 Il large acreage Of beans and
tomatoes.
LebanOn.-Plans recently adopted
by the county commissioners and coun-
~ council of Boone county for a COM
bined heating plant and Jail to cost
approximately 100000. do not meet
with the approval of the Indiana state
board of charities and the plans will
be altered So rs to detach the Jail
from the heating plant and attach ii
TO the residence of the sheriff.
indianapolis tractors are
used on the public highways principal
ly as transportation agents, they are
subject to the motor vehicle license
act and should be licensed as trucks.
says the attorney generals department
in an opinion submitted TO the sec
rotary of the state automobile de-
partment
Terre Haute-A system of savings
has been inaugurated in the Terre
Haute city schools under the direction
of the teachers, and II is reported that
at the end of the first week 1887 de-
pOsits had been made, ranging from
one cent to one dollar. Deposits for
the first week amounted to S794.52.
Greensburg.-A Jersey COW. owned
by Ben WATSON of near Milford, began
n system of overproduction during the
war and is still on the job. She turns
up her nose. so TO speak. at the pres
ent popular clamOr for shorter hours
and higher wages Now she has her
third set of twin calves.
Shelbyville.-The shelby County
IlOSlltUl Ull WI
formed recently by Shelbyville and
Shelby county physicians to raise
money for the construction of a hos
pital. has bought a site in Shelbyvlle
for the proposed institution.
South Bend.-SOuth Bend and MSh-
awake will observe AmericaniZation
day May ! with ceremonies. which are
expected TO make deep impressions on
all persons Of foreign birth. In the
schools programs will be presented by
the pupils.
WincheSter-Union City will put in
an $4,000 producing gas plant this
summer.
Franklin-Franklin has n popula-
ton of 1900. an increase of 407, or 9
per cent.
Observation-Disclosures popula-
tion is $3.50; decrease of 10. or 3
per cent.
Edinburg.- Ednburg has n popula-
ton of o316. m increase of 336. or
16.5 per cent.
/ IndianapoliS.-One negro was shot
and Il men arrested i'm the attempt of
n mob of 1000 men 10 take William
RAY. colored. nineteen years old. from
the Marion county Jail. where he is
held without bond for the murder Of