The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-10-14
INDIANA
StateNews

pecialIy in the automobile and auto
mobile parts factory.
i Laporte.-Laporte cOuntys' second
carload of wool this year was shipped
TO Columbus, o.. in farm bureau con-
signment OF 10000 pounds. The farm
bureau shipped $4,000 pounds to Col
umbus in May.
Bloomington. - Elghty-one students
We're recommended for degrees at In
diana university by the faculty. The
names will be submitted to the board
of trustees at its October meeting anu
diplomas will then be granted.
Indianapolis.-The fire loss in In
diana last year was more than $780,
600 greater than the cost of operating
the state government Chester A:
Davis. attorney for the state fire mar
shall. said i'm an address before the
indianapolis real estate hoard. The
fire loss was S9.924171.
indianapolis Il. ]. Burris, state
superintendent of public instruction.
has called q conference Of persons in
terested i'm county and township
school teachers Institutes. 1t will be
held in the state Office October 20.
Mr.. Burris said he hopes through the
conference TO promote better work and
better teaching
LOganspOrt.-Mrs Florence Lancas-
ter has been named secretary of the
Logansport city board of healthy by the
mayor Mrs Lancaster succeeds DIR.
James V. Stanton, who has been APP
pointed to government service, To be
stationed at the Marion Military home.
This is the first time in the history of
the city that Il woman has filed the pO-
! StiOn as secretary Of the board of
| health
South Bend.-Asserting that the in
roads made by the bus lines operating
between south Bend and Elkhart, via
Mishawaka. and between South Bend
! and Niles, Mich, are such as to make
Ii necessary for the Chicago, South
Bend & Northern Indiana railway to
go into bankruptcy or increase rates,
Ralph Smith. general manager. APP
peared before the city council with a
plea for aid.
IndianapOlis-A deficit of $751;
691.24 existed i'm the Indiana state
teachers retirement fund when the
new board of trustees took charge of
the fund, August i. This is shown
In q report, made TO Jesse z. Esch-
bach, chief examiner for the state
board of accounts. by ]. III. O'Neall
and l. ID. Weist, field examiners for
the board who recently completed an
| examination.
Evansville.-MOst OF the corn in the
! pocket counties has matured and farm
ers have started gathering the crop
| Farmers do not expect any trouble
this fall in getting corn huskers and
at lower wages than paid last fall.
/ 1t is expected that many of the I'M
employed men in the towns will seek
work on the farms. Many farmers
still hold old corn. as they are not
satisfied with present prices. Some
farmers also are holding wheat.
indianapolis breeders of
] pure-bloOded cattle In conference with
Governor McCray agreed among them
selves that there should be a
definite program in Indiana for the
promotion of purebred stock ideals
among Hoosier farmers. They de-
cided 10 make an investigation TO see
whether the New York Central Rail-
road company's purebred stock train
idea can he carried out i'm Indiana.
The conference was one of two the
| governor held on farm conditions. the
other being for the discussion of farm
financing.
Fort Wayne.-A. l.. Harter of Koko-
mo was elected president of the North
ern Indiana Dental society for the
coming year at the annual meeting of
the organization. held at Fort Wayne.
other officers chosen are: Vice presi-
dent. +. Il. Garner of Muncie; secre-
tary. " w Hiatt of Marion; treasur-
or. w. +. Neunschwander of Fort
/ Wayne; registrar, III. L. Gravelle of
Marion; superintendent of clinics, Doc
tor Shaffer of North Manchester and
master of exhibits, NJ. A Payne of Wa
! bash. Wabash was selected as the
next meeting place.
Indianapolis.-Re possibly
! 10 10 II per cent or mere. in Indiana
| freight rates on sand, gravel and stone
used by the state highway depart
ment. or by contractors doing work
for the state. are being considered by
some railroads as result of the con-
| ference the state highway commission
held with representatives Of railroads
| in Indiana in the office of Governor
McCray. Ar the request OF the high
way department. the conference was
an open one State officials were in
siStent that reductions be made In
the rates. They talked OF a ~ per
cent reduction. but il was understood
that. the railroads regard such a re-
duStion rs entirely ont of the posi-
biitieS.
napolis.-General orders issued
at the office of Harry b. Smith. adju-
tant general Of Indiana. announce the
opening M Culver Military academy.
October is. of a small arms firing
school "for the instruction of certain
selected noncommiSSioned officers of
tie Indiana National Guard