The Jasper weekly courier., 1921-06-10
INDIANA
StateNews

consideration was SlOJ.OOO. The land
lies south of 219 acres bordering on
Lake Michigan. which the company
owns. II has been announced that the
company intends to build a steel mill
on this property. Lake Longius. which
is a part OF Lake Michigan, extends
far inland or the cOmpany's land, and
would make an ideal harbor. AS 6
result of the purchase by the steel
company land in the vicinity has in
creased in xalue Ii is understood
that site for the proposed plant has
been selected at a point three miles
west of Waverly beach, where IL is
expected state park will be estab-
lished
Fort Wayne.-With n woman judge
Oh the bench for the first time. Fort
Wayne court wheels turned rapidly a
few days ago Mrs. c. c. Warning
ton, sitting as special judge in the alb
sence of Judge J. Frank MCngOvan.
disposed of 2S cases in 35 minutes.
There is no use fussing with them,
said Mrs. Warrington. sas she handed
out fines with alacrity as pleas OF
guilty came over the bench. Only enc
was let go. Mrs. Warrington is an
attorney and a member of the Allen
county bar.
Warsaw. Four alleged bandits,
charged with the murder of J. Russell
| Saline, Culver merchant, during an
attempt 10 hold up the Exchange bank
at Culver were found guilty by jury
which fixed their punishment at im-
! prisOnment for life. The men are
Peter Fox, J. r. Burns and Arthur
Silbert, all of Chicago. and Joseph
Byers of Knox. They were arrested
following a street battle in Culver
with citizens. Saline was wounded
during the shooting and died several
weeks later.
| Indianapolis VanNuys
United States district attorney, has
forwarded to Washington a letter re
ceived from the Marion county audi
tor, in which the county asks the gov
ernment to pay 81 day for care o.
| federal prisoners in the county jail
The government has been paying 6t
cents day for meals for federal pris
oners, but county officials hS$e pointed
out that this does not include an!
charge for upkeep or overhead ex
| penSes.
Indianapolis.-Or Of q
skeleton" army of commissioned anC
noncommissioned officers, following
The provisions Of the federal act Of
June 4, 1920, will be effected in In
diana. Ohio. West Virginia and Ken
lucky, under the direction of Col E
a. Root, commanding officer of For
Benjamin Harrison during the earl,
part of the World war, who has JUS
arrived in Indianapolis, under order!
TO superintendent the organization.
Lafayette.-More than 10000 per
sons witnessed a parade here, which
preceded the Purdue University cir
Gus. revived after lapse Of five years
on account of the World war Studen
! organizations and business house:
competed for prizes for the most beau
tiful and comic floats. The May day
exercises were held as a part of tn,
festivities, and the freshmen cal
burning was on the program before
the performance of the circus.
Elwood.-The Elwood board of edu
cation on the eve of the closing of th'
city schools for the summer. has is
sued notice TO about twenty boys anC
girls, who are members of fraternitie:
and sororities. that they must relin
quiSh their membership immediatel.
If they wish 70 receive school hOnOrs
The state law regarding pupils hold
ing memberships in these societies ha'
not been enforced strictly heretofore
Ii is said
| ersOnville.-FrOman NJ. COots
coroner of Clark county. completed
the hearing of testimony In regard I,
the murder of John II. Grimm. guart
at the Indiana reformatory here, wh'
was killed when six prisoners attempt
ed TO escape. He returned verdic
TO the effect that Grimm was killed b.
hammers of the prisoners who wer
attempting 70 escape.
Indianapolis.-The tax collection il
Marion county for the first half o
the year was SS,230.627.45. the big
gest collection of taxes In the histor.
of the county. The total exceeds tn
collection for the first installment o
taxes last year by S2.751, ,295.73. tn
collection of the first installment las
year totaling S5.479.331.12.
elbyyille.-Relatives of Mrs. Min
erva Thompson gathered recently n
her home in Waldron. Shelby county
TO celebrate the one hundred and frs
ar nversary OF her birth. Mrs. Thonp
son is in good health 4 sister o
Mrs Thompson. who is ninety-fou
years old. also lives at the Thompson
home.
anapolis.-Seventy-fv per cen
of the Indiana corn crop is in and wa
put in under favorable conditions. say
George c. Bryan. agricultural stati:
tician for the cooperative crop report
ing service in his summary of Ir
diana farm conditions.
ndlanapolis.-After the ney auto
mobile certificate OF title law goes int
effect the automobile license divisio