The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-24
Hoosier News
Briefly Told


highways in Pike county with the new
railroad being built by this company
from Oakland City to the town of Spur
geon in Pike county. The new railroad
pierces the big coal fields I'm southern
Pike county, where the Cummins Goa
company has purchased options on TO-
900 acres. The new railroad will be
eight miles long and for five miles will
follow the survey of the old south fork
drainage ditch. The cost will be about
| S125.OOO.
South Bend.-Transfer men of South
Bend and Northern Indiana cities are
responsible for a new movement for
the Improvement of highways. and
! special legislation will be requested
from the next Indiana general assem-
bly,. 1t is the plan Of the transfer
men to urge taxation for road improve
ment in order that highways may be
put in condition so that trucks may
move from city TO city without trOu-
bic. greater part of this tax, it is
explained, will come from the truck
owners.
Indianapolis.-Emp the need
for more efficient police protection In
rural districts and quoting statistics
to show that nearly 100000 in money
and securities was taken from Indiana
rural banks last year by holdup men
and burglars, Felix NJ. McWhirter, a
member of the Indianapolis board of
safety, urges members of the legisla-
ture to consider the creation of state
department Of police.
Peru.-Hartwell ranch. consisting
of 1900 acres of rich corn land near
Jacksonville, ILL.,, which is valued at
Sl,0OO,OOO, has been decided by James
| .. Cole of Peru to James Omer Cole,
his first grandson, who is a son Of
Mrs. Louis Cole of Peru. Hartwell
ranch was established by a corpora
| ton and is we'll drained and improved
AurOra.-The Aurora Loose Leaf
Tobacco Warehouse company, is pre-
pairing its warehouses for the opening
OF the annual loose leaf tobacco mar
kets during the first week in January.
Many tobacco growers report having
done a great deal of stripping and are
getting crops ready for the market.
Tobacco brokers have been buying a
few yields of good tobacco in the
barn, paying % cents to 40 cents q
pound for the entire crop.
Lafayette.-The annual meeting Of
the Indiana State Dairy association
will be held at Purdue university, here,
Thursday, January 13, 1921. On the
following day, the State Dairy Breed
associations will hold their annual
meetings. This will enable the breed
ers Of the state to attend the two con-
ventiOns as we'll as to attend the SEES
sions of the annual Purdue short
courses. held during that week.
IndianapOlis.-By acting as a clear
ing house for buying supplies for In
diana'S correctional and benevolent
institutions, the state joint purchasing
board estimates that it saved the tax
payers approximately $250,OOO in the
last fiscal year. In addition, the board
has caused several institutions to un-
dertake to manufacture many articles
and commodities needed by the insti-
tutiOns.
Jeffersonville.-The Farmers assoc
citation of Jacksonville has decided to
concentrate on the cultivation of only
two kinds of potatoes instead of each
farmer growing whatever kind he pre-
fers. 1t is said that this plan will
enable the farmers, through their as
ISOLATION, 10 contract for four or five
carloads of the same kind of potato
and that this will facilitate the mar
keting.
Richmond.-Wayne county's forces
engaged in the war on tuberculosis will
be very materially aided In their fight
through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs
David ESteb of Richmond, who have
presented 10 the county farm Of 225
acres. on which 20 erect Il sanltarium
for the treatment OF sufferers of the
white plague, and n cash gift of
$4,000.
Mount Vernon.-Whlle score OF
persons looked on. helpless 20 aid. two
children. Laura Elizabeth Elliott. age
Robert Charles Elliott. seventeen
months. children OF Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
lard Elliott. persisted I'm flames that
destroyed the Elliott home In Point
township. seven miles from Mount Yer
non. II is thought an exploding lamp
started the fire.
South Bend.-Ignltion Of oil fumes
by electric contact when an electric
light bulb over an oil tank broke.
caused n loss by fire OF $4,000 at
Walkerton, ST. Joseph county. VThe
property destroyed was owned by the
Independent OH company. with head
quarters at Mishawaka.
Indianapolis.-The executive COM
mittee OF the American Honey Pro-
ducers' league. at meeting in Chi
cago. selected Indianapolis as the
meeting place for the international
convention OF the league. 10 be held
next February Is TO Il.
South Bcnd.-Fire in the Auditorium
theater building at South Bend caused
n loss Of S130.000. The origin OF the
flames. which started i'm the theater.
has not been determined.
Nashville.-R. NJ. Henderson. Brown
countv clerk during the month of No