The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-06-24

TanStiueutS mace VIII representatives
Of the HoOsier State Automobile asso-
citation by the secretary of the
Atlantic-Pacific Highway association.
The Atlantic-Pacific route is declared
TO be the most direct route from New
York city to Los Angeles and the one
more apt To be passable every day in
the year. The Atlantic-Pacific high
way will enter Indiana opposite Mt.
Carmel. H.. running then 10 Patoka,
where II will cOnnect with the
state highway system of roads, going
TO Princeton and thence east TO Wins
low. Jasper. French Lick, West Baden
and Paoii. From that point the route
will go to English and Corydon,
thence TO New Albany, JelfersOnyille,
, Hanover. Madison, Vevay. Florence,
Patriot. Rising Sun and Aurora.
thence to North Bend, o., and into
Cincinnati.
Indianapolis covering Indiana
and Ohio, John lnglis crop expert. re-
ports wheat crop has steadily declined
in condition from its early prom
ise Some parts of the Wabash
bottoms and limited areas around
Evansville and Seymour promise an
average crop. Even in these favor.te
localities there are so many thin and
unpromiSing fields that general aver
age will be low Northern Ohio and
/ Indiana have some fair wheat. but the
greater part of both states shows Il
low and declining tendency. Would
estimate probable yield of Indiana az
30,OO0.0O0. as against last government
600, as against governments last eS-
/ innate of 390OO,OOO bushels. Too
early TO make any reliable estimate OF
! final yields. as weather conditions dur
/ ing harvest are of great Importance.
Anderson.-The presence of much
rust in Madison county wheat has
caused many farmers to doubt the
theory that the barberry bush or hedge
was the cause of spread of rust in
wheat. The barberry has virtually
been exterminated in Madison county
/ by direction of agents from Purdue
university and while doing so many
persons protested against having to
remove barberry shrubbery frOmttheir
| premises. 1t was argued that with bar
berry eliminated rust in wheat would
be overcome. but i'm Madison county
this year wheat suffers more from
rust than for many years. Smut and
the Hessian fly also are doing damage
and farmers assert the yield will be
reduced by the three pests.
. lndianapOlis.-Ana OF the an
nual school enumeration in Indiana. Of
persons from six to twenty-one years
old, completed under the direction of
the deputy state superintendent OF
public instruction, shows that in cities
the school age population Is 11,1I1
greater than last year; that in towns
it Is 969 greater and that in townships
it is 1,039 less. The 1921 cities school
age population is 3S7, 437 the towns.
30, 194. and the townships, 36s,9O6. Ia
1920 the cities gained l.. 457, towns lost
4.15S and townships lost 2,G65. In 1919
the cities gained 11,4d4. towns lost GA
and townships lost $500.
Observation-Disclosures of Boone
county fixed the price for thrashing
grain this season at cents for oats.
cents for wheat and 10 cents for rye.
This is, with the exception of re-
duction of one-half cent bushel on
oats, the price that prevailed last year
i'm the county. The Farmers Fedora
tion of the county, with strong or
ganzation. asked for price of
cents for oats. g cents for wheat and
8 cents for rye.
Terre Haute.-Jesse Runyan and his
son. Ben Runyan. alleged proprietors of
whisky still near Centenary. Nermll-
ion county, were shot and killed by
Roy Strauss and Roy Wright. special
officers employed by the board of com
mssioners Of Vermilion county. The
officers were employed to enforce the
prohibition law in mining camps adla-
cent 10 Terre Haute and Clinton. The
men were killed in pistol battle with
The officers.
Goshen.-GoShen city lost long
fight To compel the Chicago, South
Bend x Northern Indiana Railway com
pany to give city car service nj
Goshen. The company surrendered its
local franchise and was. cooperating I'M.
der the Indiana public service commits
sion. Tracks on one city line are being
torn up. Expenses of operation were
more than revenue received, il was ex
planned
Portland.-Wincheste was named rs
the convention city next year by the
Northern Indiana Industrial and Vol
unteer Firemen's association, at the
sixteenth annual meeting at Portland
The date fer the meeting will he desig
mated by the executive committee
which will be called in session in Jan
uary George F.. Butt of Mishawaka
was elected president.
Richmond.-Noters of Richmond a
special election defeated the PROPOSED
city manager form of government. n,
provided by the Knapp law passed by
the last session of the general assem-
bly,. by majority of 1,231 votes.
, Indianapolis.-The closed season OF
| small-mouth and large-mouth LlacI
{ bass and blue gills. In force since Apri
, 2O Il at an end II will no lawful n