The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-11-12
HOosier News
Briefly Told

Eiwo0d.-TOmato growers here say
thousands of bushels of fine fruit were
lost in the recent freeze. Some say
they will not grow the crop next year.
Tempted by the high price offered by
the packers the acreage was the larg-
est in years. The crop was at its
best just at the time most OF the fac
tories, because Of the clause in their
contracts relieved them from receiving
tomatoes after a certain date, refused
further deliveries. There was no other
market for the tomatoes and the farm
ers say that they are heavy losers.
High cost of the tomatoes and unusual
wages paid to help in the factories
caused the packers to curtail the out
put and refuse TO take the crop.
Washington, ID. C.-The value of
lana and buildings in Jasper county.
Indiana. increased an even 100 per cent
during the last ten years. They were
valued at $50, 49,, 7S2 in 1920 and at
Sl9111,3OS in 1910. The census bureau
announced returns for other Indiana
counties as follows: Brown, value Of
land and buildings, 1920, S3,S1O,633.
against $2,7O3,474 in 1910. increase of
Al per cent; Gibson, S26,202 1888. 1920,
$1S,92O,1S2 1910, increase of 37.4 per
cent; Marion, 3,275. 400. 1920. $780,
3o2,l6S, 1910. increase of 35.4 per cent !;
Morgan, $22,9S7. 637. 1920. 5,207. ST.,
1910, increase of 53.2 per cent; Parke,
S26,7S5.379, 1920, S15,S9O,2 63, 1910, in
crease of 6S.6 per cent.
Hammond.-In its suit to forecloSe
a mortgage given by the Aetna Iron
and Steel corporation and Chester f.
Writ last September the Aetna ExplO-
SiveS company of New York has been
given judgment for 1923, 50S, plus
S16,36O attorneys fees, in the Circuit
court at Crown Point by Judge +. NJ.
Norton. The iron corporation, organ
lied as an Independent concern by
Writ. had purchased the holdings of
the explosives company at Aetna, in
tending to build big steel fabricating
plant.
indianapolis. Three indianapolis
women were elected to office by the In
diana Federation of Music Clubs at the
recent meeting held in this city.
They were Mrs. Henry Schurmann.
president; Miss Anna May Johnson,
corresponding secretary, and Miss Car
Oline HObsOn, second vice president.
Other officers elected are: Miss Ada
Bicking, Evansville, first vice presi-
dent; Miss Eva Alden, Terre Haute,
recording secretary, and Mrs. Minnie
Murdoff Kimball, Greencastle, treas
urer.
Shelbyville.-Fire, which is believed
TO have been of incendiary origin, de-
stroyed a large barn filled with tobacco
and owned by George Glover at Blue
Ridge, in the eastern part of Shelby
county. The loss is estimated at $1,000
and is partly covered by insurance. Mr..
Glover had 5000 pounds of tobacco
stored in the barn. The barn was the
second one filled with tobacco to be de-
stroyed by fire in the eastern part of
Shelby county within two weeks.
COlumbus-First steps toward or
ganizatiOn of the Wayne Township
Live Stock Shipping association were
taken when five directors were ap-
pointed to draw up a constitution and
bylaws. The association plans 70
market all the live stock of the men,
bers and will probably choose Il man
who will devote the greater part of
his time to the work. 1t is the first
body Of the kind formed in BarthOlo-
mey county.
Valparaiso-The Valparaiso volun-
teer fire department. comprising eleven
men, has petitioned the city council for
an increase in wages. The men have
been fighting fires at all hours and in
all kinds of weather for SO year and
they now wish $50. The petition said
that unless the demand was granted
the city would find itself without
department at the beginning Of the
next year. Valparaiso has a paid fire
department of only two men.
Lafayette.-There will be n big crop
of spring chickens at Purdue university
next year, if the poultry departments
plans hatch out. The department is
counting its chickens before they are
hatched,' Prof n. G. Phillips, head of
the department admits, but he is con
fident that there will be at least 300
baby chicks Matched in the spring. The
department is planning extensive ex-
periments during the winter in the
study of poultry raising.
napolis.-Governor Goodrich is
planning for a rest of six or eight
months Immediately following his re-
tirement from Office after converting
the legislature early in January. He
is thinking of touring southern Cali
fornia and possibly going to the
Hawaiian islands. The governor said
he will not be affiliated in any official
capacity with the national Republican
administration if the Republicans win
at the election.
Rockville.-Dr c. c. Morris. age -,
the Oldest practicing physician in
Rockville. is dead of heart disease at
his home. He was coroner of Parke
county and his name was on the bal
lot for reelection