The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-12

OF tax commissioners. there remains
no litigation Of prime Importance af-
fecting the 1919 assessments or the
taxes TO be collected this year. The
court decision disposes of eight similar
cases i'm other counties. The counties
in which attacks on the increases have
been made in the courts are: Allen.
Clay. Clinton, Dekalb. Johnson. Tippe-
canoe. Vigo and Whitley. Had the
higher court sustained the Marion SUI
perior court In rejecting the horizon
tai increases it is said suit against the
increase would have been filed In vir-
tually every county in the state.
Shelbyville. The Shelby county
farmers, through their county organi-
Zation, are demanding a standard test
for wheat, and have arranged for a rep
resentative of the government agricul-
tural department to hold a meeting
here soOn with the farmers. thrasher-
men and grain dealers to discuss the
matter. The farmers desire that the
wheat be graded the same ut the ma
chine as ut the elevator. and say that
III thC DdSl tHt SuiUc test Has uOl deem
made. Many grain dealers are coop
Grating with the farmers in the move
ment. The County Farmers associa-
ton has also decided TO put on n corn
test here, in order TO provide better
seed.
for the neXt convention Of the Asso-
ciated Building Contractors Of In
diana, who closed their second an
nual session following the election Of
officers. A. J. Hoffman of Evans
Vile was reelected president and G. G.
Pierson of Indianapolis was reelected
secretary. Other officers elected were
Max Irmscher OF Fort Wayne. first
vice president; Charles Morrow OF
Muncle. second vice president, and O..
A.. Roelle of Terrc Haute, third vice
president.
Jcffersonville.-I.ate sown wheat
has benefited by the recent ice glaze,
according TO some farmers. Since the
Ice has gone the late wheat has bee
coming up and looks in fair condi-
tion. Early wheat on the other hand
has been damaged. 1t is estimated
that the crop in this county will not
be one-half of last years yield and
perhaps not more than one-thlrd. Oats
Will be sown I'm many places where
wheat has not come up.
Terre Haute.-The first suit To
test the constitutlonality of what Is
known as the 'shotfrers law" enact
cd at the last regular session Of the
state legislature. was brought In the
superior court by the Glendale Coal
company of this city. A perpetual
injunction 20 prevent Perry s. Doug
lass, prosecuting attorney, from bring
Ing criminal action against operators
or their employees for violation the
law IL sought.
Observation-Disclosures and directors
Of the Indiana Tuberculosis asSocla-
ton were elected nc the closing scs-
sion of n two-day convention In con.
formlty with the recommendations OF
the nominating committee rs follows (:
DR.. Gardner &. Johnson. Evansville.
president Or. Alfred Henry. Indian
npolIs, vice president; Mrs. Ella II.
kehrer. Anderson, recording secre
tnry; James ". Lilly. indianapolis,
treasurer.
Observation-Disclosures Will be one
of the seven district bases I'm Indiana
for the reconstruction and main
%tenancc OF GOO miles of highways un.
der the new system planned by the
Indiana highway commission, accord.
Ing Ia II. II. Kroh. field secretary OF
the iioosicr State Automobile asSocla-
tlon. The Vlncenncs territory runs to
Evansville and Sullivan and 80 miles
east.
Goshen.-Slncc Goshen has teen
advanced from Il city OF the fifth class
To one of the fourth class, powers OF
the common council have beer SO rc-
duccd that the body has voted 60
meet only once a month, instead OF
twice n month ms heretofore. The
city is now practically managed by
the board Of public works.
South Observation-Disclosures Is To
be carried 10 aliens In South Bend
by the organization Of schools In the
factories of the city. Heretofore the
schools have been established In con-
nection with the public school sys-
tenn. and classes have been conducted
In the buildings of the school of the
city With excellent success.
Evansvllle.-A petition for n 80 per
cent increase i'm the salaries OF the
teachers In the public schools here
has beer signed by more than $50
teachers.
Winchester Drilling for oil Will
start soon on 81 acres of land near
Winchester, One we'll will be drilled
on the Anderson Lasley farm and nm
other on the Vanlandingham farm. \
Minneapolis syndicate has pat mp half
the money for the work and the rest
Is local capital.
S~helbyville. - Stockholders OF the
Shelby County Fair association. mt the
annual meeting held here. voted unani-
mously 10 ask the Shelby County
Farmers association TO cooperate and
a fHlfata with tho fair ocSociatiou I'm