The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-08-27

consiueT emergency TAX legislation
and appropriation measures adj
jOurned sine die. A total Of So bills
were acted upon favOrably during the
special session. The legislature has
been i'm session since July u. Final
action was taken by both houses ap-
proving remedial legislation designed
TO meet the situation created by hori-
Zontal increases made i'm 1919 assess
ments by the state tax board and later
declared valid by the state superior
court. The assembly also approved a
home rule tax bill giving local taxing
units authority over bond issues and
tax levies, which has been held by the
state tax board. The emergency ap-
preparation measure passed during the
second week of the session provided
approximately $1,200,0OO for the use
Of state institutions until September
30. the close of the present fiscal year
Another important measure pissed
provides for the construction by the
state of a war memorial building TO
cost S20O0.OO0 on ground donated by
the state on the North side in Indian
apolis. The building will provide ma
tiOnal headquarters for the American
Legion.
Jasper.-The approximate acreage
Of wheat thrashed and to be thrashed
I'm Dubois county is about 6S per cent
Of last years crop. The average
yield for the county will be about If
bushels an acre. The best yield vet
reported is % bushels an acre. One
man thrashed only ten bushels from
eight acres. The acreage of corn Is
about % per cent of last years crop
and condition at present is good. The
acreage Of oats Is about 9S per cent
of last years crop and condition is
about normal. The rye crop is some
what above normal. perhaps 107 per
cent as compared with the crop Of
1910. The normal acreage of toma-
toes Is out The crop is n little late
and yield cannot be estimated now.
Entire crop contracted 10 canning COM
panies. There is good crop of fruit
OF nearly all kinds. Apples are selling
for $3.50 busheI. Prospects for
peaches are excellent, with none yet
on market. The number of farm la
borers Is under normal Wages aver
age about $50 month. There is no
demand for boys without farm expert
ence, and many farmers are dragging
their work along with only sufficient
help to do what really has 10 be done.
Seymour.-The wheat crop In Jack
son county will be the smallest i'm ten
years. according to milers and grain
buyers who base their estimates on
threshing figures. A crop Of $4,000
bushels was produced on $4,000 acres
last year and II is not believed that
the yield this year will exceed 100000
bushels. The wheat ground will not
exceed 10000 acres. grain men say.
An exceptionally large acreage was
sown last fall, but many Of the fields
were damaged by the early freezes
and were sown to oats and other crops
this spring. The wheat crop is valued
at about $5SS,OOO
Greensburg.-A loss Of many thou
sands of dollars threatens the farmers
of this county who have not threshed
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to the car shortage all the elevators
and mills Of the county have become
full 10 their capacity and have issued
n notice that they will not he able 10
handle any more grain until they can
get cars for transportation. II Is al
most impossible Ia get ears, local
firms say. and the situation has be-
come serious.
dianapolis.-Indiana high schools.
both rural and city. now have vacan-
cies for 1.07G teachers. and only
enough teachers in prospect TO fill GAG
Of these vacancies. according TO
report submitted 10 l.. y. Hines, state
superintendent OF public instruction.
by f.. Il. Wetherow. state high school
Inspector The shortage OF high school
teachers. Mr.. Wetherow said. is con-
siderably greater than at this time
last year. and the available supply of
unemployed teachers much less
Hammond.-The report OF r. ].
White. White county coroner. follow
ing an inquest In the death of Arthur
Becker. Il Chicago chemist. contains
the charge that Becker's death result
ed from the criminal negligence Of Al
vim Schneider of Hammond. Becker
was killed while riding i'm Schreiber's
car when ii hit heavy truck Schreib-
or. the coroner's report says. was driv-
ing 81 miles an hour without lights at
midnight. when the accident occurred
Indianapois.-Sh of black
bass and crappie from the Riverside
state hatchery in the two weeks end
ing July 23. totaled 43,075. OF this
number 1000 were bass and Z,075
were crappie. according to announce
ment of The superintendent of the d.
vision Of fish and game under the state
conservation department The finger
Iings were distributed in streams and
ponds on applications filed with the
department.
Leban0n.-Thc Davis Construction
company Of Arcadia has appealed its
case against Eagle township. Boone
county. for release from road con-
tract. 10 the Indiana state supreme
court This action was taken as the
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