The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-12-02


at Chicago last year In the interna-
tional grain and hay show. will again
compete for the honor at the show this
year. He will also exhibit the ten ears
of corn which won the championship
last year. Mr.. Troyer produced the
championship ears last year ON land
which is no better than any OF the sur
rounding property and he attributes
his entire success TO scientific meth
DDS which are employed ON his farm.
The land Is river bottom and oil land.
q number of oil wells being In opera
ton on his farm and adjacent prop
erty.
anapOlis--Sympathy for farmers.
who, he said, are getting the bad end
of the bargain in the business depres-
sion resulting from the war, was ex-
pressed by Governor McCray, in an
address at the third annual conven-
ton of the Indiana Federation of Far
mers' associations, at indianapolis.
The governor left Washington TO con
fer on matters of farmers interests.
and won applause az the session when
he announced his intention of making
the trip. when 60 per cent OF the
population of the country derives its
living from the products of agricul-
ture, Ii means that we cannot let the
farmers interests suffer and expect
general industry TO progress" the gov
ernor said.
South Bend.-The Indiana teachers
retirement law, as it was amended by
the 1921 legislature, Is drawing the fire
OF the South Bend teachers. They say
that the law works an injustice against
the persons it is supposed TO benefit in
that Ii makes necessary the deposit
ing of too much money on the part of
teachers who are making only small
salaries. For the purpose of carrying
the fight against the law to the courts,
an organization has been brought
about with ]. a. Byers as president. A
fund TO meet the expense of the action
is now being subscribed.
Shelbyville.-She county boys are
becoming better corn growers than
their elders, according To figures on pro-
ductlOn this year among the boys Of
the county entered in the One-acre corn
contest, and of the men who were en-
tered I'm the five-acre contest. The best
average among the men was 96 bushels
To the acre, while one boy produced
los bushels of corn on his one acre
and, i'll addition aided his father in the
cultivation of 10 acres. This lad is
twelve years old Another Shelby
county boy produced more than 100
! bushels on his plot.
Indlanapolis.-"On and after jan
uary l, 1920, all agents of Indiana
insurance companies, including inter-
insurers, will be required TO obtain a
/ license from the insurance depart
ment," reads a notice the state in
surance commissioner has sent to in
surance companies. Companies must
/ file with the department separate
requisition for each agent TO be H..
| censed. Companies other than life
/ insurance companies will not be re-
/ quired to pay license fee"
! Washington, u. C.-Indianapolis.
Gary, Hammond ard East Chicago are
listed among 129 cities having 100000
or more of postal savings deposits on
hand November l. Decreases in de-
posts throughout the country were
noted because of unemployment and
wage reductions. indianapolis with
$162,93S or deposit. ranked eighty
second iii the list of cities. Gary with
S2G2,9IG was fifty-second.
MariOn.-At mass meeting Of
voters dissatisfied with the result Of
/ the city election, In which DR.. George
Ii. Daniels was elected mayor by "A
plurality of 20 votes over J. NJ. Wal
lace, the Citizens Law Enforcement
| league was organized and more than
$500 subscribed for the purpose of de-
handing recount of the ballots and
contesting the election on the grounds
Of alleged illegal voting.
Franklin.-The ninety steel
bridge over Sugar Creek near Need
ham, collapsed. Last year a new con-
crete floor was placed in the bridge,
and il was used until short time be-
fore ii fell The crash was heard for
more than a mile, and caused con-
siderable anxiety until the cause OF
4 the disturbance was learned. \ tenn
porary bridge is being constructed.
Columbus.-At q meeting Of the Co
lumbus township farm bureau. held
recently. the members voted unani-
mously To curtail production of grain
crops until the prices of other COM
modities that farmers must buy are
lowered. The Union township bureau
also held meeting, at which the MEM
berS decided unanimously to post their
land against all uniting.
WarSaw.-SiXty farmers in Koscius-
ko county this year used mari as fer
tilizer. The mari is found in album
dance in at ledst a dozen places in the
county. beds Of il being i'm and around
most of the lakes near Warsaw. Farm.
ers who have used mari say they have
benefited greatly through improved
crops.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Hereford
breeders OF Gibson county voted Il
provide 100 calves for the farm boys
OF the county TO raise next summer