The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-09
HOOSier State
Happenings

S150,000, in honor of the Montgomery
county men who died In the world war.
Recently a petition was circulated ask
Ing for the erection in the county
courthouse of a memorial tablet for
the soldiers. On account of the press
ing need that exists for n new hospital,
and In accordance with the request of
the members of Byron Cox post of the
American Legion of this city, the petit
put into circulation.
Observation-Disclosures of the
construction program of the state high
way commission to conserve material
and labor was urged by John A. Riggs,
assistant secretary of the United
States department. of agriculture. at
an informal conference with members
of the highway commission Mr.. Riggs
said that much of the material used
In road construction was needed in
building houses in the city, where the
housing situation is acute and mate
rial difficult to get. The car shortage
was another reason put forward by
Mr.. Riggs for curtailment.
observation-disclosures of the town
ship assessors and their deputies TO
the county assessor, on their first two
weeks work, shows that the assess
ments on personal property in Shelby
county will be about the same this year
rs last on all except farming nipple
ments and household goods, which will
be slightly higher. Horses in the coun-
ty have been assessed at an average of
$50 a head: cattle at Sol: hogs at S14.-
%. and sheep at S16.75; automobiles
at S360.5O: household goods at Sis.
and farming implements at $1,000.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS trustees and
advisory boards who fail TO levy suti-
cient school taxes to run their schools
at least 120 days, or when they find
the levy insufficient fail to refuse TO
borrow money sufficient for such puT-
pose, provided that their school cor
poratiOn is able to borrow money. have
not complied with the Indiana rural
school law. according TO an opinion
given to l.. n. Hines, state superinten-
dent of public instruction, by Ele
Stansbury, attorney general.
Indianapolis.-That it will not be
necessary to hold a special session of
the Indiana legislature in order to pro-
vide adequate machinery to take care
of the woman vote is the opinion OF
Miss Helen Benbridge Of Terre Haute,
president of the Woman's Franchise
league of Indiana. Miss Benbridge IS
supported in her views by other Off
Gals in the state suffrage organization,
so thus far the organization has n0t
urged the calling of a special session
for this purpose.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES county.
with 800 returns for income tax, sent In
the largest number of all the counties
In the district, Of which this city IS
Headquarters, according to officials
here. Counties filing returns through
the Columbus office are Jackson, De
catur. Ohio. Switzerland, Ripley, Dear
born. Jennings, Jefferson and Bartholo-
new. Ohio township sent In the small
est number of returns. Bartholomew S
number Is twice that sent IN last yetr.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS J.. Orbison.
prohibition director for Indiana. has IS
sued n warning relative to the sale Of
Jamaica ginger, laying emphasis on In
discriminate sales by druggists and by
gr0cers, restaurant men and others. II
/ is the opinion of Mr.. Orbison that ouly
druggists, selling the product for med
; icaf PURPOSES, are authorized to sell ia
maica ginger and he asserted that c.ost;
investigation will be made of all other
I sales with a view Of prosecution.
Indianapolis.-The state board of
agriculture. in resolutions. indorsed
the candidates. Of John Isenbarger,
North Manchester, for the Democratic
nomination for governor, and of War
rem 4. McCray of Kentland for the
Repuhlican nomination for governor.
Mr.. I~senbarger is n member of the
hoard and Mr.. McCray formerly was a
member.
Shelbyville.-Seed corn tests in
which 1920 ears were submitted TO the
modified "%rag-doll' method, have been
completed. and the results announced
by the county agricultural agent. The
test shows that the "rag-dOll" test
method is proving a money-saver TO
the farmer In q large way.
Observation-Disclosures of the Hurl-
hurt local Of the Chicago Milk Pro-
ducers' association have declared that
they will not exchange thrashing or
silo feed with any neighbor who will
not cooperate with the local inSthe
marketing Of milk in Gary n Chi
cago.
Indianapolis. Following n brief
public hearing on the daylight saving
ordinance. the common council defeat
ed the ordinance by a vote of 6 10 ..
Newcastle.-A petition asking that
the Dublin pike. n part of the Dixie
highway. be paved with concrete under
the county unit road law. has been
filed with the county auditor. The pc
.itioners desire the highway paved
from the corporate limits of Newcas-
re 10 the Henry-Wayne county line.
Salem.-A movement TO abandon ull
rural schools In this township an 10
centralize the system in the gra led