The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-19


Grain dealers in Petersburg are offer
ing 81 bushel for good dry wheat. At
Orwell. in eastern Pike county. border
ing the Dubois county line. millers are
/ paying 81 busheI for wheat. but say
that in some of the crops bought there
were three pounds OF cheat to the
bushel. but that the grain was solid
and the wheat graded high. At Wins
! low, the Winslow Mining company is
paying Sl.10 for new wheat. AT Stem
dal. in southern Pike county, the Stem
dahl Milling company is Offering S1lO
a bushel. The quality of wheat i'm Pike
county is good. but In some parts OF
the county the yield is disappointing.
IndianapOlis.-The state board Of
education approved tentative plans for
the classification of elementary public
! schools i'm Indiana. The board
made changes In teacher training
courses. arranged details for the APP
picati0n Of the new state school at
tendance law and attended TO other
important business. Elementary
schools are to be rated according TO
their scoring on points, which include
sanitary condition of buildings. play
ground facilities, modern conveniences.
equipment. supervision, janitor serv-
ice, fire escapes and many other
points TO be taken into consideration
In judging a well-appointed school
Columbus.-Wheat harvest is prac-
tically completed in Bartholomew
county and thrashing has begun. The
estimated yield is approximately one
half of the usual crop. Trashing
prices as set by the Bartholomew
County Brotherhood of Transformer
are as follows: Wheat. s cents
bushel; rye. u cents, and oats 8
cents. Prices last year were 10 cents
for wheat, ID for rye and for oats.
The thrashermen say they reduced
the price on wheat and rye because
of the reduction i'm the price of these
grains.
lndianapolis.-Th Indiana Fedora
tion of Farmers Associations made the
second and final payment of $4,000,
the unpaid part of its $4,000 loan
TO the United States Grain Growers,
Incorporated. at Chicago. The pay
ment was authorized by the directors
Of the federation last month, and the
first half Of the sum was paid some
time ago. The money with the other
quotas lent by the farmers assOcia-
tons of the various states, will be
used TO finance the preliminary work
of the growers marketing project.
Petersburg.-Ra have been
selling Mt 81 gallon and blackberries
at 30 cents. The blackberry crop
is the largest in years The price may
reach 30 cents a gallon before the end
of the season. Cantel0upe and water
melons are growing under favorable
weather conditions. but the crop is
not large. Corn is doing well. One
half of the wheat crop has been cut,
and this week will finish the harvest
i'm Pike county.
Indianapolis 30 per cent OF
the scales tested in southern Indiana
counties by representatives of the
state department Of weights and meas
ures were found incorrect and about
- per cent were condemned. Inac-
curacieS averaging ] per cent on the
ton were common. according To the re-
ports of the inspectors TO the state
food and drug commissioners. who has
charge of the department.
Indianapolis.-As a result of action
taken by the city authorities at Lafay-
cite. when they ordered detour tracks
of the Lafayette Service company torn
up. thus preventing the Terre Haute.
Indiana & Eastern Traction company's
interurban cars from entering the
downtown district of the city. the trac-
ton company filed a suit in federal
court. in which il asked 81 600 dam
ages from the city
Shelbyville dealers in
grain announced that they will pay 81
a bushel for new wheat. Dealers in
other parts of the county name the
same price At Morristown. il is re-
ported that S1.1O a bushel is being Of
fered, with contracts made for grain
at that price. The present price is the
lowest since 1914.
South Bend.-George l.. Addison
I whose name appears first on the slack
, or list for division No. ], city of South
Bend. made public at headquarters OF
the Fifth army corps area, Fort Ben
jamin Harrison. Indianapolis, served
with the marines at the tattle OF Cha
teau-Thierry and was killed in action
, at scissors. July Is. 1913.
ENansville.-The Evansville Central
: Labor union passed resolutions against
} the petition recently filed with the
board of county commissioners asking
> that the salaries of the judges of the
: Circuit, Probate and Superior courts
be raised from $500 To $1,000 year.
, The commissioners will take action on
the petition July 81.
, IndianapoliS-The Indiana state
= highway commission proposes TO
/ stand pat" on its decision not TO buy
more crushed stone than is at Soutely
( necessary until the present high prices
r are reduced. Charles +. Zeigler chair
> man OF the commission. said
: Shelbyville.-Fortytw Shelby coun-
, " farmers have entered the five-acre
corn contest. Others are expected 10
? enter before the list closes. Shelby