The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-01-14
INDIA. MA
- STATE NEWS


power act of last June, a gigantic wa
ter power system for northern Indi-
ana. He proposes TO divert the waters
OF the kankakee river through the
yellow river TO the Tippecanoe river.
Inc Yellow river, he tells the power
commission, empties into the Kanka-
kee river near Knox. Stark county,
and has its source not a long distance
from the source of the Tippecanoe.
The diversion scheme would cause
some canal work connecting the yell
low river with the Tippecanoe river.
The engineer shows that If the wa
tiers of the Kankakee should be d.
verified TO the Yellow river and through
the Yellow river TO the Tippecanoe,
the flow of the Yellow river would be
reversed.
Anderson.-Waldo c. Quick, son Of
George f. Quick of indianapolis. and
Joseph b. Draper, near Alexandria,
have for the second time in consecu-
tive years won gold medals offered TO
producers Of more than 100 bushels
OF corn an acre. Quick, on n farm
near Anderson, raised 1917 bushels
an acre in q five-acre contest, and
Draper produced an average of 104.7
bushels on five acres. David Conger,
near Anderson, received a silver med
al from the Indiana Corn Growers
association for an average of 94.2
bushels of corn. and bronze medals
were awarded TO Arthur Draper for a
yield Of SO bushels and to George w.
Booram for production of S1.5 BUSH
els.
Brazil.-Abandonme of some of
the larger mines in district s, United
Mine Workers of America, known as
the Indiana block coal field, is predict
ed by several mine operators. who as
sert the cost of production of the
harder coal is so great now that 1t
cannot be mined profitably. Some Op-
orators contend that the cost of pro-
ductiOn, liability insurance and other
expenses amounts TO $3.50 a ton, and
that they are unable to get this price
on the car at the mine in competition
with the larger bituminous mines.
where coal is more easily produced.
Warsaw. c. Breckenridge. ex-
dean of the Winona College of Agri-
culture, was chosen by the directors
of the WinOna Assembly and Bible
conference to succeed DR.. S. c. Dickey
as secretary and general manager.
Doctor Dickey died recently in Flori-
da. Mr. Breckenridge's appointment
was made with the understanding that
he may be relieved by the election of
permanent general manager next
August. Lincoln G. Dickey of Cleve-
land. O.. was elected to the directorate
to fill the vacancy caused by his IA
theirs death.
Gary.-Gary bank clearings for De-
cember were S7,1SS,909.62, and those
for the year aggregated S74,124, pa O3,
setting new records in the history Of
the city Rail mills expect to turn
out 100000 tons of steel rails i'm 1921.
Nearly 10000 men are working in the
steel industries. At the American
Sheet and Tin Plate company two
more hot mills have gone into opera
ton. making the largest number ever
operated at one time in this plant.
NewcaStle.-In his annual message
TO the city. council. George A. Elliott,
mayor of Newcastle, recommended the
passage of an ordinance to collect a
tax on gasoline sold within the city,
the proceeds to go TO the street re-
pair fund. He pointed out that il
seems only fair that persons and firms
who wear out the pavements with au-
tOmObiles and trucks should contrib
ute to the expense of repairs and
maintenance.
Fort Wayne.-TwO persons are dead
and two others injured. one probably
| fatally, as the result of a mysterious
explosion which destroyed the home of
j. w. Shelter. fancy live stock trader
at Auburn, 90 miles north of Fort
Wayne. The dead are: Ebber Shelf
! fer. twenty-fOur. and Ellen Shelter
twelve, son and daughter of Mr. Shelf
| fer.
East Chicago.-East Chicagos small.
| pox situation is growing more serious
and the disease has spread TO the
! north end Of the city. where new cases
| have been reported. According TO fig
ures given out by the board of health
the city has more than 260 cases OF
| smallpox. Four thousand citizens were
vaccinated one day recently.
Greensburg-An epidemic Of scar
let fever has caused the closing OF
the schools ar Grammar. While the
epidemic has not reached a dangerou:
stage and so far is in very milo
form. ii was deemed advisable 10 close
the schools as a precautionary meas
ure against further spread Of tn,
disease.
notwithstanding free milk 70
underweight pupils In the schools o
Franklin. financed by Franklin citi
zens, was started when 11S pupils
were served. 1t is expected that ~
pupils will be provided with milk be
fore the close Of the term.
Elwood.-The report of the Elwoo,
board Of health for December is un
usual In that there were more death
than births. there being 81 deaths an
] Is births during the month.