The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-04
Observation-Disclosures
INDIANA
NEWS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

give no definite assurance as TO when
fuel may be obtained. Bids for 925
tons were advertised for, and the con-
tract was To- have been awarded few
days ago. but not single bid was
received. The commissioners were
Informed by dealers that next winters
supply Of fuel for county institutions
probably will have TO be bought on the
open market.
Muncie.-Of the 1862 persons of
school age In Delaware county. i1.00l
live I'm the city of Muncie, according to
the reports of school census enumcr.
ators. The city shows gain OF 342
over the preceding year. Lack of
dwellings, which forces hundreds of
men 10 keep their families elsewhere.
prevents n greater gain In children,
the school authorities say. School age
IL fixed by state law as from six to
twenty-One.
Washington, ID. C.-Adjt. Gen. Har-
ry b. Smith has written TO the In
diana senator's that the National
house provisions of the army bill on
the National Guard, which would leave
the guard as Ii was before the war.
He opposes the organization OF the
guard under the army clause OF the
Constitution on the ground that such
action took too much power from the
states.
Anderson.-Thirty-e head of
Shorthorn cattle sold by DR.. A. t. Har-
Ian at his farm in the north part of
Madison county, brought S15.500. The
highest price paid was $1,000 for a
four-year-old COW. bought by Norris f.
Jones of Culver. Morris Wynn of Lu-
cerne paid $500 for two-year-old
heifer. Another heifer OF the same
age sold for $3.50. The average for
cows was $3.50 and for bulls. $500.
Indianapolis.-Ott A. Boyer of
South Bend was nominated for grand
master without opposition at the clos
Ing session Of the eighty-fourth semi
annual meeting of the grand lodge, In
dependent Order of Odd Fellows Of In
diana held In indianapolis. George
II. HershmGn Of Crown Point was NOM
mated for deputy grandmother. Elec-
ton OF officers will be held nj the No
| vember meeting OF the grand lodge.
East characterization and as
slstant chauffeurs of the East Chicago
police and fire departments, who are
members OF the Transfers union. have
received q 500 n month increase in pay
while other members Of the depart
ment, who also petitloned for an In
crease. received none. The chauf-
feurs In the police department now re-
ceive SITS month. Captains and desk
seargents receive S160
EnglIsh-Floyd Weathers, age thi.-
teen, was shot accidentally and In
stantly killed by Richard Weathers,
his father, while the two were squirrel
hunting north of Marengo. The
youth had climbed into tree TO run
down squirrel and the father, who
Is about seventy years Old mistook
the appearance Of the boys cap for u
squirrel.
Terre Haute.-William Wood Par
sons, president of Indiana State Nor
NAL school here, recently observed his
SEVENTEEN birthday anniversary. Fifty
years of his long life have been de-
voted 10 the Institution OF which he
IS the head. He was student at
the school when II was opened IN
January, 1870.
acknowledgements county. busl-
ness and professional men. acting as
spokesman for the citizens of the
county generally. have volunteered tn
lay a substantial financial foundation
for the S1,OO0,OOO Purdue University
Union memorial building which 1t IL
proposed to erect on the university
campus.
Indianapolis.-Clyd F. Titus of In
dianapols was elected president of
the Indiana Funeral Directors associ-
alton at the closing session Of its for
tieth annual convention at Indianapo-
lis a resolution was passed declaring
that the sentiment Of the association
| is TO discourage Sunday funerals.
Neutrality-suspicious. of per-
sons of school age in HUNTINGTON coun-
~ shows a gain of A persons over that
Of last year according TO a report CON-
piled by Clifford Funderburg. county
superintendent of schools. The total
in the townships is 4r304. In the cities
the number is 3.55s
Gary.-"Sleeping influenza" as Gary
| physicians term 1t. caused the death
| of nine-year-old Ruth Harriet Windlad.
| daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ephran
Windlad This is the third death from
| sleeping sickness in this city this year.
Fort Wayne.-Statlstics recently
| compiled show that deposits in banks
| in Fort Wayne have Increased nearly
| S45OO.000 In the last year.
Terre Haute.-William Franklin,
age thirty-two, son of William L.
Franklin, farmer. living east of ST.
Marys. was shot and instantly killed
| by Benjamin Franklin. age twenty
| eight. his brother The tragedy occur
| red In bedroom at the Franklin
home, where Benjamin had gone TO
| awaken another brother.
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