The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-04-30
STATE NEWS

't'o loI TIE cOlnlDS year. liCIedScS
We're graduated as follows: High
school principal, $40; principal of
ward buildings, $3.50 TO S165; super
%visors, $145 to s165; high school in
structors, class A, $40; Z, S145; G,
$50, and u, S155; grade teachers,
class A. S95; b, 500; c, SIP; d,
Sll2; special teachers and principals
of small ward buildings, SIP TO S135.
Lebanon.-The Farmers Federation
of Perry and Harrison townships.
Boone county, has Incorporated the
Herr Grain and Supply company. capt.
talized at 100000, and will buy or build
n grain elevate at Herr Station on the
pennsylvania railroad in Perry town.
ship They have also placed an order
for their binding Irvine ut II cents a
pound. delivered at Lebanon. and have
pooled their 1920 wool clip. The fed
GRAFTON is well organized in Boone
county and the cooperative idea has
resulted in the Incorporation of grain
and supply companies at Lebanon and
Thorntown.
Valparaiso. = County Agricultural
Agent Stanley r. Sink of Valparaiso
has just completed n 20O-mile trip of
crop inspection in northern Indiana
and reports the outlook for the future
as distinctly discouraging. He says
that more than 20 per cent of the
wheat crop will not be worth cutting.
owing TO the destructive ravages of the
Hessian fly and the damage lone by
winter freezing. He says the situation
is rapidly growing worse because it is
place of the wheat.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for the
Republican state convention, May -
and 13, at indianapolis were completed
when members of the Republican state
committee approved the choice of Sen
ator James f. Watson as the temper
airy chairman and Keynote speaker
Of the convention. The convention
will he called TO order Wednesday
morning, May -. at ten o'clock, &C.
cOrding To an announcement by Fred
erick +. Schortemeler, secretary of the
committee.
ROchester.-The high cost of pro-
duction and low prices received for its
products has forced the Rochester Can
ming company to suspend operations
for the year. according TO Louis Holtz.
president of the company. A larger
acreage had been offered the company
this year than ever before in its his
tory, Mr.. HOltZ said. Last ear the
company handled more than 800 acres
of corn and 400 acres of peas, in addi-
tomatoes.
Lebanon.-Plans recently adopted
by the county commissioners and coun-
~ council of Boone county for a com
bined heating plant and Jail TO cost
approximately 100000. do not meet
with the approval Of the Indiana state
board of charities and the plans will
be altered so rs TO detach the Jail
from the heating plant and attach it
to the residence of the sheriff.
IndianapOlis.-When tractors are
used on the public highways principal
~ as transportation agents, they are
subject to the motor vehicle license
act and should be licensed rs trucks.
says the attorney generals department
In an opinion submitted to the sec
rotary of the state automobile de-
partment.
Terre Haute.-A system of savings
has been inaugurated in the Terre
Haute city schools under the direction
of the teachers. and it is reported that
at the end of the first week 4,3S7 de-
posits had been made. ranging from
one cent TO n dollar. Deposits for
the first week amounted to S194.52.
Greensburg.-A Jersey cow. owned
by Ben WATSON OF near Milford. began
n system of OverprOduction during the
war and is still on the job. She turns
up her nose. so TO speak. at the pres
ent popular clamor for shorter hours
and higher wages. Now she has her
third set of twin calves.
Shelbyville.-The Shelby County
Hospital association. an organization
formed recently by S~helbyville and
Shelby COUNTY physicians TO raise
money for the construction Of a hos.
pital. has bought a site in Shelbyville
for the proposed institution.
South Bend.-South Bend and Mish-
awake will observe .AmericanizatiOn
day May l with ceremonies. which are
expected to make deep impressions on
all persons of foreign birth. In the
schools programs will be presented by
the pupils.
Winchester.-UniOn City will put In
an $4,000 producing gas plant this
summer.
Franklin.-Franklin has n popula
ton of 1909. an increase of 40I. or |!
per cent.
Observation-Disclosures popula.
ton is 3.7SO; n decrease of 10. or :
per cent.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. has a popula
ton of 2.316. an increase of 336, oil
16.5 per cent.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. was shot
and Il men arrested in the attempt OF
n mob of 1000 men to take William
Ray. colOred. nineteen years old. from
the Marion county Jail. where he Is
held without bond for the murder OF