The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-12-31
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
INDIANA
NEWS
Observation-Disclosures

law yiolators and asked that the court
| transmit his resignation" 10 the gov
ernOr Of Indiana, was fined $3.50 for
contempt when brought before the
| court. The fines were assessed before
a crowd that filled the courtroom to
| overfiowing. and after the court had
| made a careful review of each of the
many sensational charges. An appeal
was taken TO the Supreme court by
each grand juror. Clarence 4. Bena-
| dun, prosecuting attorney, was not
| fined.
MariOn.-Two hundred veterans of
the Civil war left the Marion branch
of the National Military home TO en-
ter the Danville Qll.) branch. Thirty
men left for the northwestern branch
at Milwaukee. and % left for the
southern branch ut Hampton, Va.
| Some Spanish-American war veterans
were also included. The Marion
branch will now be prepared TO serve
as a national sanatorium. Mental
cases will be treated. 1t is expected
| 100 patients will have been admitted
in short time. About 100 persons
will be employed as clerks and assist
ants
BlOomington.--A rumor was in circu-
lation on the Indiana university
versity is TO be dropped from the
big Ten" conference on the alleged
ground that its football team violated
the ruios by starting practice last fall
| before September 10. the day permit
ted by conference regulations. and also
because Purdue has not won con-
ference football game in the last five
years. The action is said to be con-
templated at the next Meeting of big
Ten" officials in Chicago in January.
| Columbus.-At a meeting of the Bar
| tholomew County Farmers association
a committee was appointed to collect
data on the cost of producing all farm
products in the county. The directors
| appropriated money to carry on the
| work, which will be continued from
| year to year, i'm order that the farmers
as we'll as the public in general may
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the profits derived therefrom.
Indianapolis.-A bill which would
| put all Marion county officials on
straight salaries, thus abolishing fees
and profits from the feeding of prison
ers, has been prepared for introduce
ton at the next session of the state
legislature in January. The measure
would not disturb the salaries and
perquisites of present officials or Off
cials-elect, as it would not go into eff
| feet until January 1, 1924.
Washington.-The boards of COM
missioners of Davies and Pike coun-
ties, ut joint meeting at Rogers,
agreed to build new bridge across
| White river connecting the two cOun-
| ties, provided the state highway COM
| mission designates the road leading to
| IT as one of the state highways. The
| commission, 1t is said. has expressed
| q willingness TO do this, If the bridge
| is built
Frankfort.-Farmers in Warren
township, Clinton county, are going
| into the motion picture business for
| themselves. Led by Rev. III. E. Bixsler
their own use, especially TO show edu
| cational pictures along agricultural
lines.
Carlisle.-Two unmasked bandits
held up the Peoples State bank and
escaped in fussilade of bullets with
from 5000 TO $500 in cash. after shoot
ing Ezra Latshaw, thirty-six years old.
n bookkeeper for the institution, when
he attempted TO halt the robbers as
they were leaving.
Bedford.-After filling their automo-
bile with stolen goods. burglars burned
the John l.. Sprague general store at
Freetown and escaped. The stock.
valued at $4,000. was destroyed. Loss
on the building and stock is estimated
at $4,000.
Indianapolis.-Th opinions of In
| diana public school teachers as 70
whether Ii is advisable TO adopt do
nestle science and industrial arts text
books for compulsory use for the next
five years is sought by the state board
| of education.
Indianapolis.-A daily salute to the
flag by school children of the state
Will be legal requirement If the COM
ing legislature acts favorably on n bill
Ia be presented by the legislative COM
mittee of the Indiana department. G..
| 4. r.
MISUNDERSTANDING of S3.15454
and assets OF 81 900 are listed in a vol
untary petition in bankruptcy filed fh
the federal court by John C. thinner
man of Lafayette. a farmer.
Indianapolis.-Bur entered the
Indiana National bank and carried
away approximately $4,000 in cur
rency.
IndianapOlis.-Unl the cost is
prohibitive fire alarm boxes in In
dianapolis will be covered with n
| luminous paint SO that citizens will
| have no difficulty locating them after
| dark.
Shelbyville.-Walter w. Leslie, audi
| ditor of Shelby county. has completed
| the December distribution OF taxes and