The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-02-25
INDIANA
- STATE NEWS

schools and churches at Castleton
have been ordered closed for an in
definite period.
anapOlis.-IndIana congressman
are being urged by the Indiana Fed
Grafton of Farmers associations TO
give their support TO the Fordney
emergency tariff bill John G. Brown
Of Monon. president of the federation.
has written Senator Harry 5. New.
declaring relief is necessary as a re-
suit of the decline in the prices OF
farm products.
napolis.-Requests for public
meetings on taxation problems in
many counties of the state are being
received by the state board of tax
commissioners. The board recently
ordered series of meetings for as
sessing officials in all the counties and
much public interest is being shown
in the conference. AS result the re-
quests ask that the meetings be open
TO the public.
Fort Wayne.-An organization 10 be
known as the Indiana vigilance COM
mittee, composed of all the cities and
towns of Importance in the state, was
formed here at meeting o. the eXecu-
tive committee OF the Indiana CONNER
cial Secretaries association. This is
the first statewide attempt TO put a
stop TO the sale of blue-sly stock and
10 do away with fraudulent vendors
Of various kinds.
observation-disclosures TO the
Indiana refOrmatory here in the fis-
cal year, which began October 1.
are at the rate of approximately LOO
a year and the population has again
passed the 900 mark. 1t had not
reached that number since it was cut
down TO below 500 shortly after the
fire Of February 6, 1913. Since Octo-
Der l, counting to February 6, there
have been 377 commitments.
Laporte.-William Warnecke, a La
porte county farmer, has been swim
died out of $4,000 by confidence men
at Wichita, Kan, police here an
nounced. The sum represented prac-
tically all the money he received when
he sold his property in Indiana recent
ly. A few weeks ago he was swindled
out of $50 in Arkansas, so he told the
police. Warnecke, with his brothers,
owned one of tie largest farms in La
porte county.
Columbus.-The cost of growing a
bushel of wheat i'm Bartholomew cOun-
ty is $500; of a bushel Of corn. 81
cents, and of bushel of oats, Sill.
according TO an estimate of the cost Of
raising these crops made by q commit
tee appointed for the purpose by the
Bartholomew County Farmers asso-
citation. The market price Of the three
grains in Columbus few days ago
was $1.75 for wheat, 40 cents 70" corn,
and 40 cents for oats.
Seymour.-The Jackson County Mo-
| tor club started campaign TO in
crease its membership with the view
of taking n more active part in the
movement for good roads. The club
is 10 be assisted by the Chamber Of
Commerce. The organization has
| brought about the permanent i'm
provement of several roads in Jackson
county and has taken the initiative in
erecting signs on highways for the
convenience of tourists.
indianapolis. - Automobiles owned
| by cities of Indiana, other than fire en-
| CINE wagons, ambulances and police
patrols are subject TO the state reg
fcfr 90 nj IN
given by U. S. Lesh. attorney general.
Ed Jackson, secretary of state, had
| asked Mr.. Lesh for the opinion. The
Indianapolis board of public works
several weeks ago announced that 1t
would not buy state licenses for auto
mobiles under its jurisdiction.
Clinton.-The county seat fight in
Vermilion county, which legally start
ed two years ago but which had been
an issue long before that, ended i'm a
! compromise at Newport. Representa-
tive citizens of Clinton, the largest
town in the county, and of Newport,
| the county seat, met with the county
commissioners and agreed that Clin-
! ton was to be unopposed in her move
to have a county hospital. to cost
! 100000, while Newport was be per-
mitted TO retain the courthouse and
Jail.
CoIumbus-The biggest yield of
maple strip In 90 years is in prospect
| for Bartholomew country, according 10
owners of sugar camps. five of which
/ have been opened in the county. The
sap is running more freely and in
! larger quantity than for many years.
Alternate freezings and thawings have
brought about this condition, il is said.
Frank Oberlies. with a camp in which
there are 325 trees. already has made
"a gallons of strip, and estimates that
the yield will be many times that
amount. Last year his camp produced
only 90 gallons the entire season. Sew
eral camps that have not been in use
for several years are open. and all re-
port the same unusually large flow OF
sap.
indianapolis. Father and Son
week" will be generally observed
throughout Indiana February 21-2s
with meetings and banquets. the state
committees OF the Y NJ. c. ~ reports.
Wabash.-Plans for extending the