The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-04-15
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INDIANA
StateNews

letter sent out from the offices of the
board. under the direction OF Commits
siOner Philip Zoercher. I'm reporting
averages said the letter" do not In
Guide under household goods anything
else except such as r. listed under No.
| Oh; likewise farming implements
should include only such items as are
property schedule. There is nothing
In the law 10 change the assessments
this year Of money and credits"
is.-RernOnstrances pend
Ing with county councils against pro-
posed bond issues for roads. building
and various other improvements by
cities, towns. townships and counties
need not be started anew because of
the issues. Instead, the remonstrance
should be certified over 10 the state
board, according TO an opinion given
the board by Attorney General Lesh,
who holds il is unnecessary TO start
the proceeding all over again or 10 go
back 10 and enact new bond ordi-
nance. Control OF the local county
council over the issues lasted scarce
| ~ more than two months.
| Shelbyville.-Donald CarmOny. elev-
en- years old. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
| Carmony. who will be graduated from
the common schools Of Shelby county
at the close of the present semester,
Is believed to have the distinction OF
i hni
q diploma from the common branches
| Of school i'm Indiana. His record is
very unusual. He has attended school
since he was four years old, and dur
ing that time has never been absent
or missed recitation nor has he ever
been tardy.
| Indianapolis-It is estimated 1000
quarts of liquor are made here
menthly. Bonded goods are SIS 70
SIS quart; mule" SO a gallon.
Much colored moonshine is sold as
bonded goods. Latest tricks of boot
leggers-hollow canes holding three
or four drinks woman's skirt with
"half-pint pockets" liquor concealed
in loaves of bread. hauling booze in
hearse.
Rushville.-The Rush County Farm
ers' association has awarded the con
tract for fertilizer. TO be sold TO its
members to a company quoting $19.2J
ton, based on rs per cent acid phos-
phate. Orders OF members at the tine
the contract was let amounted to Oh
tons and 1t was said by officers of the
association that the total would
amount 10 100 or 400 tons.
Indianapolis.-Re from
all parts of the state attended Il meet
ing held recently In the headquarters
Of the Farmers Federation at Indian
apolis for the purpose of organizing q
cooperative live stock shipping asso
citation in Indiana Bylaws and a con
stitution were drawn up. A meeting
will he held in the near future for the
purpose of their approval.
Vaiparaiso.-Porter county orchard
lists will lose considerable money as q
result of the cold weather of the last
few days. Examinations of fruit trees
indicated that cherries are practically
destroyed. but apples, plums. peaches
and pears are not materially injured
Blackberries. raspberries, strawberrie:
and huckleberries suffered seriously
i'm the lOwlandS
South Bend.-GeOrge Y. Hepler, state
senator. was chosen secretary of tn,
Interstate Fair association by the
board of directors at South Bend I,
succeed. Walter Lindley, who resigned
short time ago to become manager
of the Illinois state fair.
Logansport.-One hundred and six
ty-five acres of land adjoining the
Northern Indiana Hospital for the III
sane have been bought by the state
The deal was made for $4,000 Thi
makes q total of 357 acres on the hos
pital farm.
Indianapolis.-One hundred and tel
candidates for Democratic and Repuh
lican nominations for nine offices ha,
filed their declarations of candidac.
when the lists for the primary election
were officially closed ut Indianapolis
South BeII.-TwO women filed a
South Bend as candidates for city OF
J fees, Miss Gladys Monroe entering tn
race as n candidate for city clerk. an
Mrs. Lillian Kreigbaum filing for tn
nomination for city council.
Scipio.-PrOspects are for goo
/ oats crop in Jennings county. Nor
than COCO :creS have been planted aC
: cording 20 n census made by The cour
: " agent. Geneva township leads wit
an acreage Of 1.415 acres.
FrankfOrt-The tenth annual NEE
ing of the Wabash valley branch @
: the Western College Alumnae assoc
; alton was held here with more tha
: forty members and guests in atten,
ance.
HdianapOlis.-High electric rate
| for the Hawks Electric cOmpan,
which serves Goshen and ten othe
nearby towns. are requested in ~
tition the company has filed with III
f. public service commission. The con
panv lost $4,000 last year becaus
= its rates were too low. the petitiO
AYERS
Muncie-When the time limit e
= the filing OF candidates. for nomin;