The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-11-05
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the Indiana commandery, Military Or
der of Foreign Wars, has been set for
November - at indianapolis. Maj.
Gen. George W. Read and his entire
staff and Colonel Hatch will De guests
OF the commandery at the banquet. 1t
Is proposed by the commandery to ex-
tend an invitation to all reserve corps
officers, giving them the opportunity
of meeting General Read, who is the
commanding general Of the Fifth army
corps area. which comprises all the
regular army. reserve corps and Ma
tional Guard troops In Indiana, Michi-
gan. West Virginia and Kentucky.
Warsaw-Little wheat will be plant
ed In Kosciusko county this fall. Farm
ers are turning their attention more
each year to stock raising. Wheat has
been found an Improbable crop re-
Gently because of freezing out during
the winter and damage done by fly.
A rapid decline in the price of wheat
also is factor i'm the decreasing acre
age. Rye is taking the place of wheat
corn crop, which is now being harvest
ed, is believed to be the largest in the
history of the county.
EvansvilIe-The pecan crop along
the lower Ohio and Wabash rivers is
practically a failure, and it is estimat-
| ed that not One-fOurth of the normal
| yield of 100000 pounds will be gath
cred. The hickory nut crop also is re-
ported short, but the walnut crop is
| unusually large. The nut market
opened with pecans selling at 17h
cents pound shellbarks, So bushel |;
large hickory nuts. 1918 bushel and
walnuts, 81 bushel.
Logansport-At least LOO absent
voters ballots will be required 70 ac-
commodate those asking to vote in this
manner in CaSs county at the NOvem-
Der election, according toe. o. Brown,
county clerk. More than 500 were
used at the last election. A great
number Of the ballots will be used by
railroad and travelling men who will
use this means for voting because they
may be on the road election day.
Seymour.-Alleging that they have
been assessed more than the actual
cash value of their property. IS cor
porations in Jackson county have in
stituted suits I'm the circuit court ask
| ing that their appraisements which
were fixed by the state board of tax
commissioners for the current year
be reinstated. Included in the list Of
defendants are public utilities, indus
trial plants and banks.
IndianapOlis.-An order authorizing
all Indiana retail coal dealers to
charge % cents more n ton for han
ding anthracite coal than for other
kinds of coal, and establishing Il $40
margin for handling bituminous coal
in ten Indiana cities and $3.50 mar
Gin for nine other cities, including
/ indianapolis, was issued by the sHate
special coal and food commission.
English.-Calvin, Lon and Arthur
Mitchell. brothers, who have been in
Jail at English for several weeks. ac-
cused of killing John Lawrence. have
been indicted for murder by the Craw-
ford county grand jury Their trial
has been set for December - in fhe
circuit court. The accused men were
Lremanded tc jail without bond.
Observation-Disclosures coaching is be-
ing taught in Il class AZ Purdue uni
! versity. The course is designed for
men who expect to take up the teach
ing profession. Many schools now de-
sire men who can take charge Of ath-
| letic instruction in addition to teach
ing academic subjects.
Fort .Wayne-With the completion
of the organization of the Fort Wayne
Union Stock Yards, Inc. Fort Wayne,
the rich farming community sur
rounding the city is assured of a mar
ket for live stock and an outlet for
the stock that will be marketed at that
point.
Noblesville-The largest land deal
in the county in a year was completed
when John Brock of Upton county
paid DR.. ]. l.. Hicks of Arcadia $500
an acre for 40 acres of land in the
northern part of Hamilton county
The land is especially improved. for
the purpose of raising hogs.
Muncie.-The Delaware county coun-
ell, after a hearing of more than a
week on the matter of the budget of
the city of Muncie in 1921, Us prepared
by the city council, has voted 70 de-
crease the city tax rate - cents on the
500 of valuation.
Elkhart.-Thievcs entered the Or
pheum theater at Elkhart. moved an
S00-pOund safe TO the basement of the
building and there broke ii open with
an aX. obtaining several hundred dol
lars.
IndiaIapOlis.-The Bass Lake state
fish hatchery viii be devoted exclu-
sively 10 propagation of Small-mouth
bass for stocking streams and lakes
In Indiana, it is announced by the state
department Of conservation.
Greencastle.-Thea apple crop in Put
nam county is one of the best ever
produced Counties rounding Put
nam are practically without apples.