The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-11-05

nestle consumption i'm the state at
prices fixed by the commission. The
order names each company and pre-
scribes the number of tons the COM
pany shall produce and offer for sale.
The 100000 tons does not include
Coal for railroad or manufacturing pur-
poses. The order now is in effect. 1t
requires companies TO report weekly
to the commission the number of tons
mined, the amount offered for sale and
the buyers. Violations of the order
are punishable by a maximum fine of
$1,000 10 which may be added q SEN
tence of one year on the Indiana state
farm.
Delphi.-A recent live stock census
made of Carroll county by the FARM
ers' association shows that only CO. or
less than Z per cent, of the S66 farm
ers who reported cattle on their farms
have any purebred stock. Sheep were
reported on all farms, but only four
farmers, or about 4 per cent of this
number, had any purebred animals.
The greatest percentage of registered
live stock was found in the case of
hogs, % per cent of the ST. farmers
reporting having purebreds. In the
case of poultry, % per cent of SO
farmers also had purebred chickens.
The results of the census are TO be
used by the Farmers association in a
campaign for purebred live stock.
Indianapolis. -Formation of an or
| ganization TO distribute coal in Indi-
ana was begun by the state special
coal and food commission. A. l.. Don
| aldson, examiner-engineer for the state
board of accounts, will have charge OF
the organization. Distribution first
Will be undertaken for the &c cities
and towns in northern Indiana where
retail coal dealers have filed suit in
| the Marion county circuit court alleg-
ing they cannot handle coal on the
$2.25 ton margin fixed by the COM
mission.
Laporte.-The Illinols-Indiana con.
/ vention of Luther societies, which has
been in session at Michigan City, adj
journed TO meet next year at Blue Is
land. Officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, Rev. w. Stein
meyer, South Chicago; first vice presi-
dent, Martin Amelung, Blue Island:
second vice president, Prof NJ. Rolf,
Michigan City; secretary, Miss Emma
Wittstock, Chicago: treasurer. Miss
Irene Wittbrener.
MISUNDERSTANDING meeting OF
the Columbus t5ard of public works
with Frank S. Jones. mayor, it was an
lOunced by the mayor that if retail
coal dealers in the city do not comply
with the provisions of the Indiana
coal commissions ruling as to prices
and supply. the city will establish a
municipal coal yard and sell coal to
consumers.
Hartford City.-FOrt Wayne was Sc
lected Cor the next meeting place Of
the district Womans Relief Corps at
the session held recently at BlufftOn.
The district consists of Blufftcn. Hart
ford City, Columbia City, Marion,
South Whitley. Jonesboro, Decatur and
Fort Wayne. Mrs. Bertha, TwibelI Of
Montpelier was elected president
Portland.-The next meeting of the
| Northern Indiana Superintendents'
club, which recently met in annual ses-
sion at Portland. will be hello ut Gary
for new high school building for
/ Portland were made by the Superin-
/ tendentS. who were conducted on a
| tour of the buildings.
Observation-Disclosures farmers are
reluctant in selling this years corn
crop, and only few bushels have been
sold Farmers are asking 81 BUSH
ell. but buyers are bidding only 30 and
20 cents. and will only take limited
| quantities at this price. Many farm
ers refuse TO sell their corn for 20
cents
Indianapolis.-CG for the
Indiana state legislature ere favorable.
on the whole, to measures advocated
by the Legislative Council of Indiana
| Women, according TO report IF Mrs.
W. c. Smith. chairman of the informal
ton committee, ut the October meet
|
RichmOnd.-Dr. J. NJ. Bulla. health
officer of Wayne county, issued an or
der TO the health authorities at Cam
bridge City to close all schools,
churches and moving picture theaters
until further orders on account of the
prevalence of smallpox in the town.
olis.-Indorsement of the
I Fermentation party by the Indiana
State Federation of Labor has been
rulified by the executive council Of
the American Federation of Labor, it
was announced by President T n.
Taylor.
Evansville-An effort is 10 be made
to raise a propaganda fund in Evans
vile in the interest Of building a
bridge over the Ohio river at that
place. The sum desired is about S1O,-
coo.
Richmond.-Earlham COLLEGES repre-
sentative in the annual Indiana inter-
collegiate Oratorical contest will be Sc
lected al a primary contest Defender
g. The state contest will be held Feb
ruary -. 1921. at Notre Dame