The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-01-09

! perial Desk company. $4,000; Moni-
! Cor Furniture company, $4,000.
anapolis.-Thomas II. Marshall.
vice president of the United States.
who is I'm indianapolis for the holidays.
said positively that he is not n candi-
date for any Office, and under no cir
cumstances would he run for United
States senator from Indiana.
Indianapolis.-The state board OF
pardons nj the conclusion OF it's De-
cember session recommended To Gov
ernor Goodrich that he parole Is pris-
oners. commute the sentences OF six
and refuse clemency To %. 1t recon-
mended temporary parole for one.
Observation-Disclosures county farmers
met here and formed n federation TO
affiliate with the Indiana Federation OF
Farmers, Frank Cast OF Oseola town
ship was elected chairman. Each of
the 10 townships OF Elkhart county
has been organized.
AleXandria.-Truck drivers say ship
ments Of hogs 10 indianapolis markets
are exceptionally heavy this season.
One driver who operates three trucks
between this city and indianapolis
says that he has booked shipments far
into the month of January.
Auburn.-Dan NJ. Link. judge of the
Dekalb circuit court, overruled n de-
murrer filed by the state board Of tax
| IA - - In Int OFT IL
ngs brought by the Dekalb County
Farmers Federation 10 prevent 40
per cent horizontal increase In assess
ment of personal property in town
ships of the county as ordered by the
state board.
Washington, ID. C.-President Will
son sent 10 the senate the nomination
of Frederick Van Mugs of Indianapo-
lis 10 be United States attorney for
Indiana, to succeed l.. Ert Slack, whose
term of office will expire January 10.
Mr.. Van Mugs is now assisting i'm the
work of the district attorneys office
under n temporary appointment made
by District Attorney Slack.
w anu CiedHlllS
the Tippecanoe river from Warsaw
west TO the Marshall county line is
proposed in drainage petition heard
in the Kosciusko circuit court by :.
y. Stevens of Plymouth, special judge.
The proposed drainage would cost
$15O,0OO or more and benefits would
be assessed against thousands of land
owners in Kosciusko county and
against many in Whitley county. A
remonstrance has been filed.
indianapolis. l.. Miller, acting
state food and drug commissioners, has
received number of samples of dirty
sugar, which, it is reported TO the di
vision, is becoming "A common article
in HOosier markets. Mr.. Miller point
cd out that persons who pay present
day fancy prices for sugar are en-
titled TO clean. pure sugar and that
they are being imposed on when they
must pay for II quantity of dirt Mt
sugar prices. The state chemists be-
lieve the sugar has been only partly
refined.
napolis.-Harry Il. Smith. adj
jutant-general Of Indiana. recently put
i'm the mails 500 checks for Indiana
soldiers who ut the beginning OF the
war bought their own clothing or parts
Of equipment and who had not been
reimbursed by the government. The
last legislature appropriated $4,000
for the purpose Of reimbursing and the
federal government. Ii Is expected,
later Will reimburse the state. The
state department Is ha'lng trouble
finding the soldiers, who made the ex-
penditures Of from SO 10 So each.
Two-thrds OF the soldiers never have
petitioned for reimburscments.
ndianapolis.-Dozens of kilograms
going TO Senators Harry :. New and
James +. Watson, asking their support
of n movement undertaken by the Ma
tiOnal Nurses association 10 obtain
military rank for army nurses. The
war has shown clearly how imperative
ii is for such Il change in the general
scheme of military nursing. according
TO Mary a. Meyers, president of the
Indiana Graduate Nurses association
who Is assisting other agencies In
forming an organization Of all nurses
i'm the state To assist I'm influencing
congress 10 enact legislation 10 benefit
the army nurse.
indianapolis. - Maintenance costs.
per capita figures. unpaid bills, unused
balances. number Of inmates and com
parntive statistics with the preceding
year are contained In statement
Amos w. Butler. secretary OF the
board of state charities, has prepared
i'm summarizing the conditions ~ the
IL state benevolent and correctional
institutions for the state fscnf year
lust ended. THE maintenance cost OF
the 10 institutions under the supervi-
sion Of the board" reads Mr.. Buffers
summary. amounted 10 $1,000. psf 81,
and S237 .3i207 was spent for new
buildings and permanent improve
ments. a total OF S3.5i3. 629.Js. The In
situations cared for 1855 inmates
during the year The daily average
attendance was 11.6l6 and there were
II .GS3 present M the close Of the year