The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-16
Observation-Disclosures
INDIANA
NEWS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

In wages was lost In the month OF
May in 194 mines in the vicinity of
Terre Haute. Miners could have
earned that amount il the mines had
operated steadily. according TO report
made public Labor trouble. which
caused the mines TO shut down, was
responsible for loss of $399,613 fig
ured on a basis of 81 ton. There
was loss of S1,715,131 on account
of car shortage Wages were de-
creased SS1.713 by breakdowns in min
Ing machinery. The total number Of
tons OF coal produced was 1,404, 6S1.
while the full time capacity is 3,GOl.-
IA tons. or more than twice the
amount produced. The percentage of
time worked was 43.6. The car short
age was responsible for more than
half Of the time lost.
Indianapolls.-Th state highway
commission has decided that 1t will
advance to contractors building state
highways 100 per cent of the contract
price a mile on the completion of
each mile of road. The advance is
not to be regarded as final until the
whole Is completed. Heretofore the
limit was so per cent. The change
was effected after conference the
commission held with contractors who
have been comforting on the subject.
The commission declined to lower
gravel standards as proposed.
Indlanapolis-Five of seventy-eight
men indicted on charges of conspiracy
to violate the Reed amendment by
transportating liquor Illegally from
Henderson,. Ky. to Evansville. were
found guilty by jury in the federal
court here. They are Edgar Schmltt,
chief Of the Evansville police depart
ment; Abe and Moses KIyman, whole
sale liquor dealers; Andrew Freddie.
police captain. and Fred Ossenburg.
politician. All are residents of Evans
VILE
IndianapOlis.-SOme HOOsier ice
close to the illegal limit for starch
adulteration of their product. accord
Ing to /. l.. Miller, state food and drug
commissioner. The adulteration may
not legally exceed | per cent for gel
attn or vegetable gums or starch. Last
month the department conducted sew
en- successful prosecutions for viola
tons of state food and drug laws and
recommended many changes.
MuncIe.- All members of the facul-
| ~ Of the Indiana State Normal school,
eastern division, were reelected for
terms Of fifteen years. at meeting
| of the board of trustees of the school
| held i'm Muncie. Professor II. J. Brett
wieser was named dean. temporarily.
10 take the place of Professor W. o.
Lynch. who is head of the history de-
| partment at the school, and who is to
be away on leave of absence.
Acknowledgement Harris. con-
stable who has been connected with
| justice of peace courts I'm Alexandria
for more than sixty-two years, has
handed his resignation to the county
clerk. He says his salary is not sufti-
cient TO meet the high cost of living
demands. Mr.. Harris was connected
with the first court established In
Monroe township. He expects to en-
ter business for himself.
Decatur.-Shafer Peterson. age six
ty-nine, president of the Adams Coun-
leading attorney here. is dead Of a
complication of diseases following n
long illness. For years he had been
a partner of John G. Moran. the part
nership being dissolved when Mr.
Moran became circuit judge.
Evansville.-H. s. Sadlcr, living in
Kentucky south OF Evansville, has
sold his tobacco crop raised on %
acres of ground for $500. Wander
burg county farmers are having trou-
BILE with aphids. commonly known IS
plant lice. The insects are attacking
trees.
| notwithstanding OF wheat In
Vanderburg county is expected TO start
in n few days. Many fields are about
ready for the binder. The crop looks
considerably better than 1t did 2
| month or six weeks ago The acreage
this year is not much more than one
half what ii was last year.
Bluffton-An unsuccessful effort
was made recently to rob the Farmers
State bank ut Poneto IT was the
fourth attempt in the last two years
An acetylene torch was used and two
combinations were melted, but the
safe was not opened.
Auburn.-Farmers of DeKalh cOun-
" will pool their wool rather than
take the present price paid for their
product The farmers will sack their
own wool. prepare II for shipment and
then hold 1t.
Observation-Disclosures have ap
peared on the Petersburg market
selling M 81 cents quart. The -rOI
will be large. The early blackberries
are beginning TO ripen and the croT
will exceed that OF last year.
Logansport.-Th Cass Count!
Chamber of Commerce sent reques
10 the state board of health ar In
dianapolis 10 send n health officer Il
Logansport 10 take charge of The ~
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