The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-07-09
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bosses licenses and with washhouses
have been issued by Carry LittlejOhn,
| state mine inspector with the approval
OF the state legal department and state
industrial board. Hereafter applica-
tons for hosting engineers and
bosses licenses will be accepted only
from American-bOrn citizens or from
foreiSn-born persons who have be-
come citizens of the United States.
The other ruling requires that water,
ventilation and all accessories in mine
wash houses shall meet modern san
itary requirements.
SeymoGr.-Much land i'm Jackson
county will not be under cultivation
this year because of the shortage of
farm labor. The backward spring de-
,ayed blowing for corn and other work
end land owners are unable 10 find
enough help now to break the ground
winch they intended TO plant in corn.
several large farms are idle this year,
as the tenants moved early in the
spring 10 industrial centers TO take
work III factories. and the owners have
been unable TO find tenants. The labor
shortage has resulted in ON increased
demand for tractors and other modern
farming machinery.
fTerre Haute.-The Indiana Blum
nous Coal Operators association
which held a special meeting here
refused to change the wage scale FOR
shot firerS in mines, although an cf-
fort was made by several members 10
increase the pay. The present scale
fixes a maximum of SIS a day for shot
firers. Nineteen mines in the Clinton
field were shut down the past week
because the men refused TO work for
this scale. Some have been closed for
several days on account of the con-
troversy but the number is now in
creased.
AndersOn.-WOol produced in Mad
ison, Henry, Delaware and Randolph
counties will be pooled and bids on
the clips will be received at Muncie
until May % 1t is estimated that the
pool will represent 10000 pounds of
wool, to be delivered at places desig-
mated i'm the four counties during the
first ten days of June Cash will be
paid on delivery. The wool will be
graded as follows: Delaine, clean ma
tive, slightly bury and taggy. Last
year wool pooled in Madison coun-
ty sold for 81 cents.
Elkhart.-Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Z. Nc
Clelland were instantly killed and
Clyde Johnson was seriously injured
when an automobile i'm which they
were riding was hit by Northern In
diana traction line car near Elkhart.
Gary.-Miller beach, on the outskirts
of Gary. will be transformed into a
miniature COney Island. Plans have
been completed for the construction
of Il five-stOry brick and steel hotel
and apartment building on the lake
front.
Indianapolis. Il anticipate that
within the next ten days or two weeks.
unless something extraordinary occurs.
there will be general cessation of OPP
eratiOns by public utilities in Indi-
ana" said Paul B. Haynes, member
sion. 1.-The situation in which HOOsier
coal-burning utilities now find them
selves is the worst ii ever has been.
1t seems to me that grave situation
confrOnts U.s."
Greencastle=Th DePauw Daily,
the official publication of the DePauw
university at Greencastle, has been
Of 1,n
present college year by a faculty com
mittee. The suppression came as a
result of objection To articles in the
Daily which criticized the faculty be-
cause of its action regarding the flu
ture of the paper
Indianapolis-The bureau of indus
try OF the Indianapolis Chamber of
Commerce announced that the Duesch-
berg Automobile and Motors company
Inc. Incorporated under the laws of
Delaware with Il capitalization OF So
100000 to manufacture pleasure cars
ana motors. hag bought site of 1872
acres in the city.
Goshen.-The fruit crop which
promised To be of record breaking
size. has been badly damaged by
frosts. according TO reports made by
growers of northern Indiana.
South Bend.-Articles of incorpora-
ton for the Indiana Tavern company
which proposes to erect hotel here
at n cost of 81 100000 were filed with
the county recorder.
Greenfield.-Corn planting in Han
cock county has been so delayed by
rains that fully one-fourth of the crop
Is yet to be planted
Laporte-Bank deposits in Laports
nave reached S1O.OS5.O 900. a new record
Laporte's population is approximately
$1,000
Evansville.-The census report gives
the population of Evansville ut S5.26i
an increase OF 1857. or pa per cent
indianapolis. - The Misunderstanding
law OF 1917 does not supersede TN,
grand larceny law, the supreme court
held In affirming the conviction o'
George Leap of grand larceny in the