The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-08-06
INDIANA
StateNews


Purdue man and son Of Alderman
j. {. Becker Of Hammond was killed
while riding at high speed In q racing
car driven by Alvin Screiher, known
rs a speed demon. Screiber, without
lights, drove into heavy laden truck
and his car was completely telescoped.
Screiber was scarcely hurt. being
thrown clear OF the wreck A few
hours preceding, Mrs. Lillian Argo,
thirty-fve years old, while hurrylng
home from work, attempted TO cross
I'm front of q car belonging TO Albert
Pack Of East Chicago, president OF the
Hubbard Steel Foundries company,
and was caught under the car and
killed.
napolis.-Declaring that coal
costing less than 81 loaded on cars
at the mines is quoted TO the state at
S5.25 to S7.25 a ton. Governor Good
rich answered opponents Of his state
mine proposal who declare that ut
is step toward state socialism" Il
am not dealing with theories, but with
points TO the wide range of manufac-
turing In state institutions, the sur
plus product Of which Is sold In the
general market. II know just as we'll
as ] know that / live" he says, that
1 can take an appropriation sufficient
to purchase, operate or lease q mine
and that / can mine that coal, place
1t on the car, operating 60 per cent OF
capacity. for less than 50 ton.
1ndlanapOlls.-A bill creating an In
diana coal commission of three mem
bers, with power to fix coal prices, to
take over and operate mines and TO de-
termine priority of shipments was
passed by the Indiana house under sus-
pension Of the rules. The vote was
IS TO 8. The bill has the hearty sup
port of Governor Goodrich. The bill
Is the most sweeping that has ever
been passed by either branch of any
legislature In the history Of Indiana,
II is believed. 1t affects all whole
salers and retailers as we'll as OPP
orators In the state.
Auderson.-Elevator operators be-
lieve that Madison county farmers are
thrashing too soon because Of high
per centage Of moisture revealed by
tests OF the wheat. The first Of new
wheat delivered in Anderson contained
II per cent moisture. tested Sc pounds
to the bushel and was graded as No. g..
At Pendleton where $500 bushels of
new wheat were received, the tests
ranged from 81 TO 60 pounds to the
| bushel, with yield Of 1S TO 2S1a bush
els TO the acre
Laporte.-The unusual in weddings
took place at Valparaiso when a moth
er md her twin daughters were prln-
cipals in three ceremonies. the entire
family assuming marital vows. Mrs.
Lille Zane became the wife Of John
Hively, prominent business man.
while the daughters, Cora and Nora,
became the brides Of William Baker
and Harry Erler. respectively. Two
clergymen were engaged to tie the
three kn ITS.
Indianapolis.-In proceedings for
contracts for highway Improvements
under the county unit road law, pro-
vision can be made for bids on the
separate units, instead Of on the en-
tire project, II 1t Is desired, according
to an opinion submitted by Ele STAINS
bury. attorney general, to II. X. Bish-
op, chief engineer Of the state highway
commission.
Evansville.-Practi cally no new
wheat is coming 70 the Evansville mar
ket and farmers seem determined TO
goes to SO bushel or more. Wheat
during the last week rose to S2.75 a
bushel but went back TO S2.65.
Seymour.-C. l.. Cope. aged twenty
five years. dentist. was electrocuted
at Seymour while making an X-ray
photograph of a patients teeth. a
spark from the X-ray machine carried
10000 volts through his body. The pa
tent was unframed.
Valparaiso. Announcement was
made that Valparaiso university has
been turned over to a board of three
trustees, the number later to be aug
mented and TO include a number of
prominent educators and wealthy men
| of the country.
Brazil Kenneth Williams. twenty
| four years old. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph W. Williams Of Brazil. an ex-
soldier Of the world war. died of a
broken neck suffered recently when he
dived into shallow water. IA miles
south of here
Observation-Disclosures Hilligoss. age
fifty-four. widely known among coal
dealers IN Ohio and Indiana, died sud
denly Of apoplexy at his home in Shell
byville.
Indianapolis-For second time the
house of the Indiana general assembly
within the last year and half passed
the Symons-Givan blue sky" bill.
Indianapolis. = Governor Goodrich
signed house bill No. 537. which appro-
priated $4,000 for the expense Of the
special session Of the legislature. This
was the first bill submitted 20 the gov
ernor and the first signed by him.
rsonville.-Although the Indiana
| State Reformatory here is one OF the
state institutions which is short OF
4.