The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-06-25
STATE NEWS

| Members of committees. credentials.
! John l.. Norman; permanent organi-
cation, Gov. James L. Goodrich; rules
and order of business, Charles w. jew
EFT, mayor Of Indianapolis; resolu-
tons, Senator James +. Watson. Com
mittee 10 notify candidate for presi-
| dent W. III. McCurdy, Evansville; TO
| notify candidate for vice president. +.
| Fay Kitselman, Muncie. Honorary
vice president Of the convention, Col.
| Hiram Bearss of Peru. and member
of national committee. Joseph b.
Healing, indianapolis.
Evansville.-Lula y. Dyer filed a Pc
tition in the yanderburg county pro-
bate court asking that a receiver be
appointed for the mine of the Lincoln
Coal company at Lincoln City. 1t is
alleged in the complaint that while the
company has a board of directors, that
no manager or general superintendent
has been appointed. but that one of
the directors runs the business in his
own way and that money from the
company is deposited in the bank in
the names of individuals and not by
officers of the company. The director
named is Charles y. Wilson, and it is
alleged that because of bad manage
ment the company is insOvent.
SeymOur.-The watermelon and can
talOupe acreage i'm Jackson county is
the largest in years. Growers say that
an insect has caucad Gonna DAMAGE to
the young plants but it is not be-
lieved TO be general enough 10 seri-
Ously interfere with the yield. EXten-
sive paintings of several new varieties
of cantalOupes have been made. Be
cause of the car shortage growers in
this district expect to make most of
the shipments by motor trucks. Melon
prices were very high last year and the
large profits have caused many farm
ers to devote acreage to melons this
season.
Lafayette. Although Indiana is
probably fourth or fifth in the list of
dairy states. figures gathered by the
department of Purdue university, which
have just been announced. show that
approximately S100,000000 worth of
milk was produced on Hoosier farms
last year. The production figures rep
resent an increase of 90 per cent in the
last four years. All the data are based
on reports TO the creamery division
by the manufacturers of milk products
and on reports of dairymen of the ex-
tension department at the university.
indianapolis. = Twenty-seven stills
and 1900 gallons of raisin molasses
and corn mash for the manufacture of
whisky were seized during the month
of May by federal prohibition officers
of the southern Indiana district. ac-
cOrding to Il report flied with Charles
a. Orbison, federal prohibition direc-
tor for Indiana. The reports show that
$40 pounds OF raisins were seized and
destroyed 81 quarts of bottled-in-bOnd
whisky 1873 gallons Of raisin brandy;
164 gallons of hOme-brewed beer. and
162 gallons of grape wine.
Observation-Disclosures. village in
Warren county most of which is owned
by John +. Judy. real estate dealer
was the scene Of a destructive fire
when a large sales barn, valued at S10.-
600. was destroyed and several adjoin-
ing buildings also burned. The fire
started in hay NOW and tone time
nearly every building in the village
was on fire. The 200 citizens organ
lied into a fire-fghting brigade and
saved the larger part of the town.
The loss is $4,000. with $1,000 insur-
ance.
notwithstanding Lutheran church
In Evansville, the oldest church of this
denomination i'm southern Indiana, re-
Gently celebrated its seventy-fifth an
niversary with elaborate ceremonies.
Many Out-Of-tOwn visitors were pres
ent Since its founding Trinity church
has had but three pastors and two Of
them are now serving the church. The
founder of the church, the late a.
Saupert. founded many Lutheran mis-
sons 10 southern Indiana.
Shelbyville-Ed Cummins. who lives
north of Falkland. has reported 10 the
officers that while he was away from
his home. unknown persons entered his
premises and destroyed 900 of total
OF 10000 tobacco plants which he had
ready 10 he set out. The act was COM
mitted while Mr. Cummins was in Fair
land. attempting 70 obtain men TO aid
him in putting out the plants. He says
that he knows of no reason why the
act was committed.
Evansville-MisS Eva FrOelich will
retire as principal of the Centennial
grade school at the close Of the pres
ent term. after holding the position
40 years. Her record IS unequaled In
the school history Of Evansville. Miss
Froellch has been teaching in the Cen
tennial school A years in all.
Evansville. - Homegrown cherries
are on the Evansville market retailing
at II cents q quart. There is m I'M
usually large crop I'm Vanderburg
county.
Columbus-The Community club OF
Taylorsville has started n movement
for the Incorporation of the village and
the organization Of light and power
company.
Columbia City.-The striped flea