The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-11-25


year. He Will also exhibit the ten ears
of corn which won the championship
last year Mr. Troyer produced the
championship ears last year OH 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.
n number of oil wells being in opera
ton on his farm and adjacent prop
erty
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for farmers,
who, he said, are getting the bad end
of the bargain i'm the business depres-
sion resulting from the war, was ex-
pressed by Governor McCray, in an
address at the third annual convcn-
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 at the session when
he announced his intention of making
the trip. when 90 per cent of the
population of the country deriyes~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 Ii was amended by
the 1921 legislature, is drawing the fire
| al no
that the law works an injustice against
the persons il is supposed to penefit 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 j. 4. Byers as president. A
fund To meet the expense of the action
is now being subscribed.
Shelbyville.-Shelby county boys are
becoming better corn growers than
their elders. according to figures on pro-
! duction this year among the boys Of
the county entered In the one-acre corn
| contest and Of the men who were en-
! tered In 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, in 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.
IndianapOlis.-"On and after Jam
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 90 in
surance companies. Companies must
file with the department a separate
requisitiOn for each agent TO be IL
censed. Companies other than life
Insurance companies will not be re-
! CURED 10 pay Il license fee"
Washington, ID. C.-IndianapOlis.
Gary, Hammond ara East Chicago are
listed among 100 cities having 100000
or more of postal savings deposits on
hand November l. Decreases in de-
posits throughout the country we're
noted because Of unemployment and
wage reductions. indianapolis with
S162,93S OF deposit, ranked eighty
second in the list Of cities Gary with
S2G2.946 was fifty-second
MariOn.-At mass meeting OF
voters dissatisfied with the result Of
the city election, in which DR.. George
r. 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-foot steel
bridge over Sugar Creek, near Need
ham, collapsed. Last year IA new con.
crete floor was placed in the bridge
and it was used until a short time be-
fore ii fell. The crash was heard for
more than a mile. and caused con.
siderable anxiety until the cause of
The disturbance was learned. \ ten,
porary bridge is being constructed.
ColumbuS.-At a 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 least a dozen places in the
county. beds of it being in and around
most of the lakes near Warsaw. Farm
ers who have used mari say they have
, benefited greatly through improved
crops
Shorthorn and Hereford
, breeders OF Gibson county voted L
. provide 100 calves for the farm boy:
of the county 10 raise next summer
1t is planned 10 have sale of all tn,
calves at the Gibson county fair mex
fall
Muncie.-For the second time with
, in n week robbers broke into the Farm