The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-02

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS last toll
road will soon become a public high
way as the result of the action of
the state board of tax commissioners
in approving n bond issue of $4,000
asked by Floyd county TO purchase
the Corydon turnpike. The turnpike
extends from New Albany 10 Lanes
vile and is owned by the New AL
bany. GAINESVILLE & Corydon Turnpike
company. The petition for the bOrd
issue sets out that $4,000 is to be
paid for the road and $4,000 for the
property of the company, which in
cludes the only stone quarry in Floyd
county available for road building.
The county is particularly DESTROYS of
obtaining title TO the turnpike for the
reason that Ii will be included in the
designated state highway system.
Kendallville.-At a meeting of more
han 200 farmers held mere and pre-
cided V by W. c. Amman, township
chairman of the Federation of Farm
ers "a resolution was passed protest
ing against the proposed increase of
% cents in the monthly rental rates
by the Central Union Telephone com
pany. The farmers agreed TO pay the
present rate of $3.50 and no more.
They pledged themselves to have their,
telephones removed If the rate recent
ly authorized by the public service
commission is put into effect. Peti-
tinDr D-ftl, -. H., 400 1900 -,a
signed TO this effect.
IndianapOlis.-Carl j. Fletcher of
Indianapolis, secretary of the Knox
County Coal Operators association,
surrendered himself to the United
States marshal here. Fletcher is one
of the 125 coal operators and miners
indicted here by a special federal
grand jury on a charge of conspiracy
to enhance the price of coal and TO
defraud the United States government.
Fletcher was the first man indicted TO
surrender himself. 1t was said here
that other indicted men intended TO
give themselves up.
Evansville. = Governors OF seven
states have been invited to attend the
interstate good roads congress-, 70
be held in this city April %. the invi-
tations being sent by Samuel L. May,
president Of the Chamber of Com
MERGE. The eve governors invited
are James L. Goodrich of Indiana, Ed
win 7. Morrow of Kentucky, a. II.
Roberts of Tennessee. Charles III.
Dronnl nf kIo~- w II II1ll.. "a
Texas, Frank o. LOwden of Illinois,
and O. a. LarrazolO of New Mexico.
MISUNDERSTANDING of the rural
school survey, which the state depart
ment of public instruction began In
January, are being compiled at the of
flee of l.. n. Hines, state superinten-
dent of public instruction. A resume
of the results will be made at a rural
school conference which will be held
at Indiana university in July. COndi-
tons in O~ne-teacher schools where, Mr..
Hines said, nearly half the teachers
are planning TO resign, will receive par
ticular attention.
Aurora.-AmOs \. Oberting, a young
farmer. who lives neal the Ohio and
Indiana state line, sold a crop Of to-
bacco on the floor of the Aurora Loose
Leaf Tobacco Warehouse company, Of
1880 pounds. averaging 60 cents a
pound. which was raised on q little
less than two acres of new land. The
two best baskets sold at % cents a
pound. This was said to have been
the best-handled crop of tobacco sold
on the floor this season.
Noblesville.-Real estate has been
very active In Hamilton county during
the last few days. For the six days
there were SO transfers made I'm farm
land and city property which, accord
ing TO the considerations specified in
the deeds, involved S271, 900. This is
the most property TO change hands in
the county during any one week in
the last year:
indianapolis Confidence that ratif-
cation Of the woman suffrage amend
ment will be complete in time for the
women OF Indiana to vote in the com
ing primary election is expressed in
a telegram Governor Goodrich has re-
ceived from Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait,
honorary president of the National
League of Woman Voters.
Indianapolis.-The clouded atmos-
phere that has prevailed in Democrat
ic circles since Gov. Edward 1. I'd
wards was entered here as a candi-
date for the presidential nomination
was suddenly clarified when the gov
ernor sent a telegram TO Secretary Of
State Ed Jackson asking that his name
be withdrawn.
South Bend.-Although the prices of
milk. wholesale. has been reduced TO
the producer i'm ST. Joseph county, the
price to the nsume still remains at
II cents a quart and 8 cents u pint.
Farmers say they are receiving only 30
cents a gallon. or 5h cents a quart,
which is n reduction of s cents on the
gallon.
Lafayette.-The county agricultural
agent situation throughout the state IS
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