The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-17


were many fields that were not cut.
The yields In other fields were poor.
Corn prospects are fine. The tomato
season Is near and canning factories
or the county will begin operation
within a few days. Blackberries are
more plentiful this year than last,
when there was a record crop. The
price opened at 80 cents gallon and
mas now dropped to 40 cents. Many
patches have been leased and 90 cents
admittance Is being charged. This.
however, entitled one TO pick all day
ana carry away all he can pick. Own
ers of the patches say they cannot get
pickers and find this the best way to
get the berries TO the public.
lndianapolis.--A total of S1.SS1.-
$3.50 in the common school fund OF
the state is ready for distribution 10
the counties. The June apportionment
to the counties was announced by "a
deputy state superintendent OF pub
lie instruction. Deductions ranging
from $1,000 10 $1,000 were made I'm the
money TO be given to four counties. TO
make up part of a deficit In their
teachers pension funds. The remain
der OF the deficit, which totals $4,000.
Will be made UP from the December
apportionment. The deductions were
made as follows: Knox county, Vim
cennes unit $1,000; Clark county, JEFF
fersonville unit $1,000; jefferson
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tholOmew county, county unit, $1,000.
Indianapolis.-The seriousness OF
the grain car shortage in Indiana has
taken precedence over the coal situa-
ton, according TO statements made by
John W. McCardle, vice chairman OF
the public service commission by
managers of Indiana railroads, at
conference. The managers reports
showed that the coal car situation has
improved about 20 per cent within
the last few weeks. The managers Of
eight railroads reported that they are
moving total of 1,4S5 empty box
cars TO western connections which
will be used for moving grain. Mr..
McCardle telegraphed the interstate
commerce commission in all effort TO
have some Of these cars diverted TO
the Indiana roads.
observation-disclosures of the prior
ity orders given the railroads for the
handling of coal and grain livestock
shippers are experiencing considerable
trouble in getting cars in which to ship
cfC<
dreds OF fat hogs ore awaiting ship
ment, and n delay in forwarding cars
will mean Il big loss TO feeders and
shippers alike. There will be the
greatest corn crop ever grown in Pike
county. and many fields will average
crop in the White river bottoms,
though planted in June, promises To
exceed anything ever grown in the
liver bottoms. Many farmers have
reduced the live stock and will sell
their corn crops.
IndianapOliS-One of the most un-
usual cases that has come TO the at
tention of the Indianapolis police and
coroner in several months developed
with the finding of the body of Paul
Fisher. age elevn. son OF Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Fisher, near Indianapolis, tied
TO a cross beam Of a water tank on
the farm of Henry Weber The boy
was tied with an old rattan whip
which was wrapped around the beam
and his neck in such a way as 70
cause strangulation.
Indianapolis. Announcement is
made by Richard Lieber, director of
conservation in Indiana. that the In
diana Audubon society will establish
headquarters in the state conservation
offices in the statehOuse, and the SOc
ETY. is tn cooperate with department
officials in the work of bird protection.
conservation and propaganda. 1t is
probable the society will establish one
or more of its executives at headquar
tiers
polis.-Indiana farmers are
advised not to contract TO buy fertil-
iZer until an investigation started by
the Indiana Federation of Farmers
associations has been completed ac-
NoihlIS ~ IL given Out DI
Lewis Taylor. general secretary of the
organization. The federation has an
agent investigating the rapid increase
in the price OF fertilizer in the last
few months. Mr.. Taylor said the price
of fertilizer had increased approx
mately % per cent since last spring.
Petersburg. - Pike county wheat
growers are selling considerable
wheat at $3.50 and 500 bushel,
and only those who have granaries are
endeavOring TO hold their wheat The
uncertain conditions of the Chicago
wheat market has caused many TO sell
who had intended holding their crop.
Most of the renters are hauling their
wheat in from the machine as II is
thraShed.
Columbia City.-Each one OF the ten
townships in Whitley county now has
an organized unit of the Indiana Fed
Grafton of Farmers associations. This
makes Whitley county one Of sixteen
counties I'm the state TO be completely
organized
Mentone. - The huckleberry crop
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