The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-25
HoOSier News
Briefly Told

tllul the present Schedule OF lllih
prices il ruinous to the industry and
that many farmers are sending fine
milk COWS To the slaughter houses. IL
was said there was no regard for the
quality of the product and that the err
Of price cutting had brought about a
marked lowering OF the standard Of
fcials OF the association said the stu
alton was attendant with serious finan-
cial results, because the banks had
many notes on cows which dairymen
were unable To meet because of the
low price which they received for milk.
The association made an appeal TO the
civic organizations TO give their atten-
ton TO the situation and see If IL were
possible 10 afford the relief which was
said TO be needed to save tire Industry.
Observation-Disclosures banks report
shortage of nickels. One explanation
Is that the PrincetOn-E Evansville trac-
ton line absOrbs the nickels as fare.
the conductors turning them in at Fort
Branch. The Fort Branch banks are
well supplied with the coins. Another
theory is that the nickels are being
saved by the children for Christmas.
Princeton banks report that bills of
large denomination do not circulate
freely. Within the last six months
there has been noticeable increase In
the circulation of bills of the 81, 50
and So denominations. Silver dollars
are Il drug on the market" one bank
er said.
IndianapOlis.-NOn in
city elections may he strongly advOcat-
ed By the Indiana League of Women
Voters AT the time of its next legisla-
/ dive campaign. according to general
sentiment of the board OF directors at
! indianapolis. Mrs. Richard Edwards
I of Peru, first vice-president of the
/ National League of Women Voters, who
| has returned from a tour of cOnven-
| lions In southern states, said that her
! observations everywhere have con-
( firmed her opinion that nonpartisan
elections offer the only method Of get
/ ting good, clean municipal government.
ianapOlls.-Governor McCray is
sued Il Thanksgiving proclamation,
naming November "a as day for
/ thanksgiving throughout the state urg-
ing the people "tO assemble i'm their re-
spective places of worship and offer up
/ to Almighty God their devOut thanks
for the abundant harvest we have en-
joyed, for the general good health
with which we have been blessed and
for the absence of pestilence and
famile such as is prevalent In some
countries of ancient Europe
PrincetOn-The Gibson and Pike
county nut crop for this year is unusu-
ally light, due to the dry summer or
freeze in the late spring, or both, pre-
venting the nuts from maturing Hick-
DRY nuts and the pecan and walnut
crops are about half the normal yield.
Beechnuts, which have constituted an
important hog feed, this season are
poorly matured. Black Walnuts bring
- cents a bushel. The nut buying sea-
son practically closes December l.
Martinsville.-The jury in the Nor
gan circuit court in the case 0f tbs
state against Carl HOuSand, age forty
three, of Mooresyille, accused of kill
ing Simon Chandler of Plainfeld fol
lowing trouble at IL baseball game be
tween Mooresville and Plainfield at the
former place last August. returned a
verdict finding HouSand guilty of man
slaughter, which carries Il term of i'm
priSonment of two To fourteen years
in prison.
InGianapoliS.-Th Indiana Society
OF Architects is preparing to give its
first exhibition OF the work of archi-
tects of the state at the John Heron
Art Institute at indianapolis in De
cember. Letters have been sent out to
architects urging them to submit their
best work and stating that the artistic
rather than the structural side of archi-
lecture should be emphasized in the
matter sent for display.
Indianapolis-Fire prevention cam
paignS. similar 10 one carried on In In
dianapolis, will be organized in II
cities in Indiana in the next few
weeks. Cities where the campaigns
will be started are Evansville, Fort
WAYNE. South Bend. Hammond, Gary
Vlncennes. Terre Haute, Kokomo
Richmond. New Albany. Muncie, An
derson. Lafayette and L0gansport.
Indianapolis.-Go McCray ha:
reappoiuted the five members of-th'
World war memorial commission who's,
terms expired this month. The ap
pointees serve for three years. The!
are: james L. Goodrich, Winchester
Mrs. Charles Arthur Carlisle, SOutl
Bend; Marcus Sonntag, Evansville
Howard O'Neal. Charlottesville, ant
William Il. Gleason. Gary.
indianapolis that the open sea
son for quail hunting again is Oh, tia
director Of The state conservation de
partment has issued statement di
recting the attention of the public L
the law which says: Whoever sells
or offers for sale. directly or indirect
ly at any time. any quail. ON cOnviC
ton. shall be fined SO for each quai
sold or offered for sale"
, Laporte- Might schools, unsuccess
fully attempted at Laporte some year,
ago. have been revived by the board o
education. Elementary work for for
eignerS of limited education in EngliSl
riu be given. and there will also b.