The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-09-09
INDIANA
BREVITIES

Washington. ID. C.-Three Indiana
pOstmasters have been reappointed as
follows: Edward Il. Spohr, James
town: Charles H. Oldenburg. The
nomination of Lyman X. Rainforth
10 be postmaster at LeavenwOrth.
has been confirmed by the senate. The
Post Office department has asked the
civil service commission To hold eX-
arpinatiOns for the selection Of post
masters at Bryant and St Mary of the
Woods. Representative Dunbar of the
Third Indiana district recommended
the appointment of Mrs. Mollie L.
Askten TO be postmaster at French
Lick. As the only woman among the
eight candidates. Mrs. Askten, who is
assistant postmaster, obtained the
highest grade at examination. The Of
flee pays $500 a year.
anapOlis.-GOvernOr McCray is
considering the ACCESSIBILITY Of extend
ing the activities of the state purchas-
ing committee, of which Fred X. Rob
inson, formerly one of the governors
campaign managers, is secretary. III
the committee agrees. the plan will be
tried out i'm connection with the new
board Of trustees which the governor
recently appointed for the Indiana
State Soldiers home at Lafayette,
and which has n building project in
hand at the home. The committee is
TO meet soon and the governor and
Mr.. Robinson will discuss the proposal
with IT, Thus far the committee has
limited its work To the purchase OF
groceries and common institution sup
plies.
Lafayette-A yield of 20 tons or
more an acre from tract of one and
One-half acres Of tomatoes, is indicat-
ed by pickings up to the present. This
is the remarkable yield obtained on a
plot being grown by the agricultural
experiment station Of Purdue uniyer-
sity here. 1t is more than four
times the average yield obtained by
thousands of Indiana tomato growers.
A tOmatO-breeding experiment has been
in progress several years at the eX-
pertinent station, in order TO improve
the tomato canning crop of this state,
not only in quality, but also quantity.
NOblesville.-GOod prices are being
paid for products which are being
sold at the many farm sales being
held In central Indiana at present.
Prices for good cows range from 500
10 S125. Corn in the field is bringing
SIT TO $50 an acre, and good feeding
ShOats are selling as high as 20 cents
pound. An average price for tim
being attended by large crowds. and
at times the bidding is spirited.
Knox-W ]. Reed, attorney for
Cecil Burkett, age eleven, charged
with the murder of Bonnie Slavin, age
seven, of Ora, announced that the
state would try the boy for the second
time in Circuit court here I'm October
The Burkett boy was tried several
months ago on a charge of first degree
murder, but the jury failed to reach
an agreement. Many letters have been
received by the states attorney pro
testing against a second trial.
Indianapolis. Additional county
! chairmen and organizations aiding
| the Indiana Educators Amendment as
ISOLATION in its campaign for ratifica-
| proposes TO take politics from the
| states common school system by max
ing the office of state superintendent
/ of public instruction appointive instead
/ OF elective, have been announced by
! the director of the associations cam
paign.
Jacksonville. - Persons from this
city who have made motor trips report
that fine watermelons in the vicinity
of Seymour are being sold cor s cents
! each and choice cantalOupes at the
rate of seven for p cents. Thousands
of melons are in the fields going t.
waste because freight rates are toe
high to ship them. Every farmhouse
! has n wayside market where water
melons and cantalOupeS are piled high
Danville.-Richard Sommerville, age
Seventy-twO, was shot and probably
fatally wounded by Andrew Bales, age
seventy. at North Salem Bales is be
ing held in the Hendricks county jai
here and is believed to be mentally ir
responsible. Jealousy is given as the
cause Of the tragedy. Bales is said t.
have imagined SOmmerville had sup
planted him in the affections of Bales
wife.
Apderson.-BOnd issues for road i'm
provement in Madison county thus fal
this year approximate an expenditure
of 81 ,039. 500. a summary at the Office
of the county auditor showed. Data
was sought by persons who said they
believed II was time for the county
council and the county commissioner:
10 put a check on road construction
for this year.
Culver. - American Legion state
headquarters added 81 200 10 its fund:
for pushing the campaign in behalf OF
! disabled veterans by the exhibition
given in Culver by the cadets of the
! Culver Summer schools who repeated
the program which they presented a
the Pageant of Progress in Chicago
Muncie.-JoSeph d. O'Nein. com
mander of Delaware post No. 10