The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-10-01
Hoosier News
Briefly Told


by Clark county for coal for county
three times what formerly was paid
for much superior grade. Only one
agent for a company owning its own
mines i'm western Kentucky, submitted
bid. and will receive $1,000 for In
diana mine run. S10.75 for western
Kentucky mine run and S11 for lump
for the courthouse and jail, and $50
f. o. b. mine run for the county in
Urinary near Charlestown. The COM
pany would not make a rate TO Charles
town TO include freight.
Indianapolis-The is a serious
shortage of high school teachers In In
diana at the opening the new school
year, according 10 l. y. Hines, state
superintendent of public instruction.
Superintendent Hines estimated that
200 additional high school teachers are
needed In the state. Indiana has been
more fortunate than some of the other
states in regard 10 grade school teach
ers, the state superintendent says.
There is some shortage in the rural
schools but it is not as serious as In
many other states, Mr. Hines believes.
Indiana Harbor.-A verdict Of guilty
was returned by the first jury of wom-
en- ever to sit in the municipal court at
Indiana HarbOr. Mrs. Anna Mirmak,
who appeared in court with her four
children. was found guilty on a disor-
derly conduct charge in connection
with a spanking she administered 70
Mrs. Anna Maicha and was fined SO
and costs. All of the jurors reported
on time and the verdict was reached
after only ten minutes deliberation.
Washington, d. C.-Residents of In
dianapolis and vicinity have been pay
ing $3.50 TO 50 ton more for coal,
both anthracite and bituminous, this
summer than they paid last summer,
according TO figures issued by the de-
partment of labor. In July. 1919. the
price for anthracite in Indianapolis
was 1925 a ton. while in June. 1920.
the price was S1375. For bituminous
the price last year was S73S, while the
price this year was 1881.
Rolla.-Bodies of two unidentified
men, evidently slain by being beaten
over the heads with q hammer and
shot in the backs, were found in a
field near here by a farmer boy. The
men were about 80 years old. The
authorities believe they were murdered
and their automobile stolen. as tracks
of machine led away from the scene
and tire air guage was found in the
pocket of one of the victims.
BlOOmington.-Fire in the Allen
block. opposite the Monroe county
courthouse here, damaged the College
Avenue Motor Sales company store
room and garage, destroying six auto
mobiles and also damaged the Hub
Clothing company stock. The loss at
the garage is about $4,000, and is
covered by insurance. The Hub cloth
ing store loss is about $4,000, and also
Is covered by insurance.
Notwithstanding Muncie as a
gamblers paradise and declaring that
in the last two or three years gambling
has flourished openly and publicly.
William A. Thompson. judge of the
Delaware circuit court here, asked the
grand jury to set in motion machinery
by which shall be ferreted out all per-
petratOrs of crime. A careful inves-
tigation and the indictment of all law
yiOlatOrS was urged.
Rushville.-Fred Dunn. age thirty
four. shot and killed COrdelia Dunn,
age thirty-nine, at her home in Airing
ton. He also shot and slightly wound
ed Lee Rucker. his brother-in-law, and
then placed the barrel of the revolver
Physicians said Dunn will recover
and the authorities will arraign him
on a charge of first-degree murder.
Rising Sun.-Sidney Thatcher is ac-
cused of murder in the first degree for
killing his brother few weeks ago
and with arson for the alleged burn
ing of three barns in four indictments
returned by q special session of the
Ohio county grand jury. Thatcher will
be tried on the murder indictment
during the December term Of the cir
cult court.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for churches in
scores of Hoosier cities and towns
were announced at the closing session
of the 1920 meeting of the Indiana con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church here. The conference has
eight districts, taking in practically
all of the state south of Indianapolis
Lafayette. County agricultural
agents and agricultural extension
workers will hold their annual confer
ence at Purdue university here No
vember 3, and 3. Various addresse:
dealing with grain raising. stock rails
ing and other farm topics will b'
made.
HuntingtQn.-Every man in Hunting
ton county who has bought q home
during the last seven years, paid tn
mortgage on his home or bought nj
automobile during that time has beer
invited TO take part i'm a ''prosperit,
parade" through the county Septem
Der so.
ianapoIis.-Fishing tackle 1ot per
mitted by Indiana laws. such as net.
and spears, valued approximately a