The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-02
Observation-Disclosures
INDIANA
NEWS
Observation-Disclosures

operated steadily, according TO a report
made public Labor trouble, which
caused the mines to shut down, was
responsible for a loss of S399.613 fig
ured on a basis of 81 a ton. There
was loss of $1,715,131 on account
or car shortage. Wages were de-
creased $S1.713 by breakdowns In min
Ing machinery. The total number OF
tons of coal produced was 1.4O4,6S1,
while the full time capacity is 3,601,-
IA tons. or more than twice the
amount produced. The percentage of
time worked was 1876. The car shor;-
age was responsible for more than
half of the time lost.
IndianapOlis.-The state highway
commission has decided that it will
advance TO contractors building state
highways 100 per cent of the contract
price a mile on the completion of
each mile of road. The advance is
not to be regarded as final until the
whole is completed. Heretofore the
limit was so per cent. The change
was effected after a conference the
commission held with contractors who
have been comforting on the subject
The commission declined to lower
gravel standards as proposed.
IndianapOls.-Five of seventy-elght
men indicted on charges of conspiracy
TO violate the Reed amendment by
transportating liquor Illegally from
Henderson. KY, to Evansville. were
found guilty by jury in the federal
court here. They are Edgar Schmitt
chief of the Evansville police depart
ment; Abe and Moses Klyman, whole
sale liquor dealers; Andrew Freddie,
police captain. and Fred Ossenburg
politician. All are residents of Evans
vile.
IndianapOls.-Som Hoosier ice
cream manufacturers are dangerously
CLOSE to the illegal limit for starch
aduteration Of their product. accord
ing TO /. l.. Miller. state food and drug
commissioner. The adulteratiOn may
not legally exceed l per cent for gel
attn or vegetable gums or starch. Last
en- successful prosecutions for viola
lions of state food and drug laws and
recommended many changes.
Muncie.- All members of the facul-
ty of the Indiana State Normal school.
eastern division, were reelected for
terms of fifteen years. at meeting
of the board of trustees of the school
held in Muncie. Professor T. J. Brett
wieser was named dean. temporarily
to take the place of Professor W. o.
Lynch. who is head of the history de-
partment at the school, and who is to
be away on leave of absence.
Alexandra.-David Harris, con-
stable who has been connected with
justice of peace courts i'm Alexandria
for more than slxty-two years, has
handed his resignation to the county
clerk. He says his salary is not suifi-
cient TO meet the high cost of living
demands. Mr.. Harris was connected
with the first court established in
Monroe township. He expects to en-
ter business for himself.
Decatur.-Shafer Peterson, age six
ty-nine, president of the Adams Coun-
ty Bar association and for AZ years a
leading attorney here, is dead of n
complication of diseases following n
long Illness. For years he had been
a partner of John c. Moran. the part
nership being dissolved when Mr..
Moran became circuit Judge
EvansviIle.-H. S. Sadler. living In
Kentucky south of Evansville. has
sold his tobacco crop raised on %
acres of ground for $500. Wander
burg county farmers are having trou-
BILE with aphids. commonly known cs
plant lice The insects are Attacking
trees.
notwithstanding of wheat In
yanderburg county is expected to start
in few days. Many fields are about
ready for the binder. The crop looks
considerably better than ii dm1 n
month or six weeks ago. The acreage
this year IS not much more than one
half what it was last year.
BlufftOn.-An unsuccessful effort
WIS iilsiNt ItttilllN ~ iOO tiC
State bank at Poneto II was the
fourth attempt in the last two years.
An acetylene torch was used and two
combinations were melted. hut the
safe was not opened.
Auburn.-Farmers of DeKalb coun-
" will pool their wool rather than
take the present price paid for their
product. The farmers will sack their
own wool. prepare II for shipment and
then hold it.
Petersburg.-Raspber have APP
peared on the Petersburg market.
selling az 50 cents n quart. The -rOp
will be large. The early blackberries
are beginning to ripen and the crop
will exceed that of last year.
Logansport-The Cass County
Chamber of Commerce sent request
To the state board of health at In
dianapolis 10 send health officer 70
Logansport TO take charge of the ty-
nhoId situation that has developed In
Shutdown. a part of this city. Many
cases OF the disease have been re-
ported within the last few weeks and
several deaths have resulted.