The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-05

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ships of Kosciusko county now have
fully organized farmers associations
affiliated with the Kosciusko County
Farmers association. More than 1900
farmers are members of the county or
g%anization.
Evansville.-A suit 10 enjoin the city
school and health authorities of Evans
Vile from excluding children from the
public schools for failure TO be rae
cinated has been fled in the Wander
burg county superior court by Grover
G.. Mundy.
South Bend.--An aggregate of 276%
pounds has been gained by % children
who are assigned to the fresh air
school of this city. The largest indi-
vidual gain was 17A pounds, and the
average gain ga pounds. Only one
pupil lost weight.
RichmOnd.-The ninth annual stu
dents missionary conference Of Indi-
ana. which was scheduled for Feb
ruary 1919, has been postponed 10
some time in April because of influ-
enza at Earlham college, where the
conference was to have been held.
JefTersOnville.-The delinquent tax
sale in Clark county was the smallest
in many years. Only % pieces of
property were sold. for q total of
S405.93 delinquency. Approximately
$500 worth of property was redeemed
before the sale. and there remains To
be sold about $4,000 worth of delin-
quent taxes.
South Bend.-Forfeiture of the
South Bend franchise Of the Chicago,
South Bend & Northern Indiana In
terurban railway was ordered by the
common council. Thomas W. Slick,
city attorney, was instructed to pro
ceed Immediately with action where
by the municipality will take over and
operate the lines.
Gary.-AccOrding to the estimate of
the government census director Gary's
population now is between 10000 and
$1,000, as compared with 16.SO2 ten
years ago. HammOnd's population is
now estimated at $4,000; East Chicago,
10000; Whiting. 10000. and Lake
county, 10000. The population of the
county is said to have doubled since
the 1910 census.
Wabash.-E. III. Clifford, secretary
of the local chamber of commerce, was
instructed to petition the war depart
ment for Il survey Of the Wabash river
from ~Logansport 10 Huntington. with
n Wow of having fhn channel channnI
so that property in Huntington. Wa
bash. Peru, LOganspOrt and towns in
between those cities would not suffer
each spring from high waters.
KOkomO.-More public sales are be-
ing held by the farmers of Howard
and adjoining counties this winter than
ever before, and in many instances rec
ord prices have been paid for live
stock. grain and implements. At n
sale held near here q mich COW and
calf sold for S214. A yearling heifer
sold for 800. The majority of buyers
are paying cash for their purchases.
Lafayette.-An unprecedented num-
Der of students have left Purdue uni
versity voluntarily or have been
dropped from the classes by the pro-
~fesSOrs during the past week, which
marked the close of the first semester.
Many of the students dropped out of
school because of sickness or financial
reasons, but more han 100 We're
dropped because they were down i'm
their studies.
MISUNDERSTANDING the educa.
tiOnal situation in Indiana not only
alarming but critical, the leading edu-
Gators of the state, including college
presidents, public school superintend-
ents and instructors. representatives
of commercial and civic organizations,
and ministers, met at the s~tatehouse
to devise ways Inc means of bringing
the situation before the public on Edu-
cation week. set by proclamation of
Governor Goodrich for March Z to II.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. has been
placed in the same class with several
other western states for grain car dis
tribution following q request by the
Indiana Grain Dealers association, ac-
cOrding TO q telegram received from
the n service section by Charles Il.
Riley. secretary Of the Indiana asso-
citation. The original order did not in
clude this state, but the telegram re-
ceived said "same instructions relative
to car supply for grain loading have
now been granted ndian as other
states"
Aurora.-Clarence c.. Madison. Dear
born county farm agent, has announced
The result of the COWS tested in the
month Of January. His report shows
that 1870 COWS were tested. 20 Of which
produced more than 40 pounds of but
terfat. The Bruce Brothers herd Of
10 COWS led the association with an
average of 40.4 pounds of butterfat.
Hamilton Rees' herd of IL cows was
second. with an average OF 1866 pounds.
The years results of the Dearborn
County Cow Testing association show
that there were four herds winning
gold medals by having ten COWS each
making more than 300 pounds of but
terfat. Edgar Halls herd averaged
80 pounds: Floyd Jackson's. 341 !: