The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-02
HOOSier State
Happenings


here of a memorial hospital TO cost
$150,000, in honor of the Montgomery
| county men who died In the world war.
Recently a petition was circulated ask
ing for the erection in the county
| courthouse of a memorial tablet for
the soldiers. On account of the press
| ing need that exists for q new hospital,
and in accordance with the request of
| the members of Byron Cox post of the
American Legion of this city, the petit
ton was withdrawn and the new n
put into circulation.
Observation-Disclosures of the
construction program of the state high
way commission to conserve material
and labor was urged by John A. Riggs,
assistant secretary of the United
States department of agriculture, at
an informal conference with members
| of the highway commission. Mr.. Riggs
said thai much of the material used
In road construction was needed in
building houses in the city, where the
housing situation Is acute and mate
rial difficult TO get. The car shortage
was another reason put forward by
Mr.. Riggs for curtailment.
observation-disclosures of the town
ship assessors end their deputies TO
the county assessor, on their first two
weeks work., shows that the assess
mentS On personal property in Shelby
county will be about the same this year
rs last on all except farming nipple
ments and household goods. which will
be slightly higher. Horses in the cOun-
ty have been assessed at an average of
$50 a head: cattle at sd hogs at Sl4.-
%. and sheep at S16.75; automobiles
at S360.50: household goods at Sis,
and farming implements at $1,000.
Indianapolis.-Township trustees and
| advisory boards who ia. to levy suttl-
cient school taxes TO run their schools
at least 120 days, or when they find
the levy insufficient fail to refuse to
borrow money sufficient for such pur-
pose, provided that their school cor
pOratiOn is able TO borrow money, have
moi complied with the Indiana rural
school law, according TO an opinion
given to l.. y. Hines, state sBperinten-
dent of public instruction, by Ele
StanSbury, attorney general.
Indianapolis.-That it will nOt be
necessary to hold a special session of
the Indiana legislature in order to pro-
vide adequate machinery TO take care
! of the woman vote is the opinion of
Miss Helen Benbridge of Terre Haute.
president of the Woman's Franchise
league of Indiana. Miss Benbridge is
supported in her views by other Off
Gals i'm the state suffrage organization.
so thus far the organization has not
urged the calling of a special session
for this purpose.
Observation-Disclosures county.
with 500 returns for income tax, sent in
the largest number of all the counties
in the district, of which this city IS
headquarters, according TO officials
here. Counties filing returns through
the Columbus office are Jackson. De
! catur. Ohio. Switzerland, Ripley, Dear
born. Jennings. Jefferson and Bartholo-
new. Ohio township sent In the small
est number of returns. Bartholomew S
number is twice hat sent in last year.
Indianapolis.-Charles j.. Orbison.
prohibition director for Indiana, has IS
sued a warning relative to the sale Of
Jamaica ginger. laying emphasis on in
discriminate sales by druggists and by
crocers. restaurant men and others. II
/ is the opinion of Mr.. OrbisOn that Ou'y
druggists, selling the product for med
teal PURPOSES, are authorized to sell ia
maica ginger and he asserted that Cost
investigation will be made of all other
, sales with a view of prosecution.
Indianapolis.-The state board of
agriculture. in resolutions. Endorsed
the candidates. of John Isenbarger,
North Manchester, for the Democratic
nomination for governor, and of War
rem 7. McCray of Kentland for the
Republican nomination for governor.
Mr.. Isenbarger Is n member OF the
hoard and Mr.. McCray formerly was Il
member.
Shelbyville.-Seed corn. tests in
which 3.62O ears were submitted to the
modified melhou, NAVE Deth
completed. and the results announced
by the county agricultural agent. The
test shows that the 'rag-dolr' test
method is proving n money-saver 10
the farmer In n large way.
Observation-Disclosures Of the Hurl-
hurt local of the Chicago Milk Pro-
ducers' association have declared that
they will not exchange thrashing or
| Silo feed with any neighbor who will
not cooperate with the local I'm the
marketing Of milk in Gary and Chi
cago.
indianapolis. - Following n brief
public hearing on the daylight saving
ordinance. the common council defeat
I'd the ordinance ny n vote OF G 70 ..
Newcastle.-A petition asking that
the Dublin pike. n part of the Dixie
highway. be paved with concrete under
the county unit road law, has been
fled with the county auditor. The pc
~.itioners desire the highway paved
,rom the corporate limits of Newcas-