The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-01-09
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Gary.-EaSt Gary, town seven
miles southeast of this city, wishes to
be annexed 10 Gary. East Gary has
n population OF $500.
Logansport. The Cass County
Chamber of Commerce will have n sur
vey made OF the Wabash river mt this
point with view OF using power of
the river for an electric power and
light plant.
Goshen.-five regular army officers
arrived here from Kansas City To in
spect 200 horses purchased I'm this VI
entity for the government. Demand
for army horses is so large that this
territory has been about depleted OF
all surplus stock.
Tipton.-lt is predicted there will be
decided reduction In the amount OF
meat produced I'm this county next
year Several well-known feeders say
they viii cease raising stock because
OF the high price of corn and the un-
certainty of hog and cattle prices.
Scottsburg.-The Baker overall fac
Tory, new company here began OPP
erations the past week. Overalls,
shirts, waists and coats are being
made. Another new industry planned
for the city is being backed by local
capital and has been Incorporated for
$lO0.O0O. The company will manufac-
| ture automobile tires.
Gary.-Charles +. Greenwald Judge
of the Lake county superior court
here, decided that the new Indiana
state tax law is invalid insofar as it
purports to give authority TO the state
| board of tax commissioners to revise
or cut down tax levies made by coun-
ties, cities, school governments, library
| boards and other taxing bodies.
Wabash.-Wheat in Wabash county
| has been damaged to such an extent
by the Hessan fly, according TO re-
ports received at the county agents
| office that the 1920 wheat yield will be
| the smallest in years. Fields in
which grass has started TO grow will
not be touched until spring, but those
in which the wheat has been killed
and which are barren will be plowed.
Terre Haute.-Sevcnteen coal mines
along the Chicago, Terre Haute &
| Southeastern railroad were idle one
day the past week on account of lack
| of cars. This is onc-half of the total
number on that line that had resumed
| operations since the recent ending of
nationwide strike in the industry
| and included some of the largest fuel
producers in Indiana. Failure of Chi
cago roads 10 return empties was as
signed as the reason for the shortage.
IndianapoliS.-Th state board of
tax commissioners. at its fourth SEES
sion. recently ended, reduced by sew
eral millions of dollars previous tax
assessments fixed by township, county
and state assessing officers In Marion
county the board changed 24J out Of
2S3 appealed assessments fixed by To-
cal assessing officers. The board soon
will mail out 10 auditors of each of
the counties the changes IL has made
in each of the other counties from
which appeals were made.
South Bend.-A northern Indiana
industrial baseball league, playing Sat
urday and holiday games only. is pro-
posed for 1920. The promoters expect
To use South Bend and Mishawaka as
Il nucleus for the organization, build
ing the league around the Studeballer,
Singer and South Bend Lathe works
clubs of South Bend and the Dodge
Manufacturing company and Misha-
waka Wooden Manufacturing company
teams of Mishawaka. Laporte and
Michigan City and Buchanan. Mich
will be expected 10 supply the other
three teams.
Indianapolis.-The state board of
tax commissioners approved the fol-
lowing bond issues: Starke county
Wayne and Railroad townships,
Slansky road $1,000; Center township,
Shanks road. 81. 800. Greenfield-Civil,
light plant bends. $4,000. Floyd coun-
ty-Georgetown township, New Albany
and Jasper road No. 3. $35.545: New
Albany township. Speckert road. ST.
GOO. Nigo county-Otter Greek town
ship. maintenance Of road machinery.
$1,000. School. real estate
purchase. $1,000. White countrywide
non township. school. $4,000. Evans
ville-School city. building and re-
pairs, S150.0OO. Attica-Water and
power plant. $4,000.
Indlanapols.-The Farmers Nation
nj council and other farm organiza-
tons whose officers recently sent
letter 10 President Wilson urging gov
eminent ownership of railroads DO not
represent Indiana farmers. according
10 officials of the Indiana Federation
of Farmers Associations. IL do not
even know what this Farmers Nation.
al council is" said Lewis Taylor. sec
rotary OF the Indiana Federation of
Farmers. but do know that II does
not represent Indiana farmers. We
are represented at Washington. ID. c..
only by the American Farm Bureau,
of which j. II. Howard of Clemens. Ia.
Is president. And we have Informed
cur congressman and senator's of this
fact.
South Bend.-South Bend Is no
place for loafers. Following orders
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