The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-06-17
INDLANA'
State


lies south Of 219 acres bordering on
Lake Michigan. which the company
owns. II has been announced that the
company intends to build steel mill
on this property. Lake Longius. which
is a part of Lake Michigan, extends
far inland on the cOmpany's land. and
would make an ideal harbor. AS a
result of the purchase by the steel
company land in the vicinity mas in
creased In Xalue IL is understood
that site for the proposed plant has
been selected at a point three miles
west of Waverly beach. where it is
expected a state park will be estab-
lished
Fort. Wayne.-With a woman judge
on 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 Monogram.
disposed Of IS cases in 30 minutes.
There is no use fussing with them, .
said Mrs. Warrington. as she handed
out fines with alacrity as pleas of
guilty came over the bench. Only one
was let go. Mrs. Warrington is an
attorney and member Of the Allen
county bar.
Warsaw. Four alleged bandits.
charged with the murder of ]. Russell
Saline, a Culver merchant, during an
attempt to hold up the Exchange bank
at Culver, were found guilty by jury
which fixed their punishment at i'm
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.
apOlis-Frederick 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
eminent to pay 81 a day for care OF
federal prisoners in the county Jail
The government has been paying &C
cents day for meals for federal pris
oners. but county officials have pointed
/ out that this does not include any
/ charge for upkeep or overhead ex
penses.
Indianapolis.-Org 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 early
/ part of the World war, who has just
arrived in indianapolis, under order:
to superintendent the organization.
Lafayette-More than 10000 per
! sons witnessed parade here, which
preceded the Purdue University cir
Gus, revived after a lapse of five years
on account of the World war. Student
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 the
| 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 the
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 Immediately
If they wish TO receive school honOrs
The state law regarding pupils hold
ing memberships in these societies ha:
not been enforced strictly heretofore
it is said
ersonville.-Froman NJ Coots
coroner Of Clark county. completed
the hearing of testimony I'm regard t.
the murder of John II. Grimm. q guarC
ar the Indiana refOrmatory here, VIII,
was killed when six prisoners attempt
ed to escape He returned a verdic
to the effect that Grimm was killed b!
| hammers OF the prisoners who wer,
attempting 10 escape.
Indianapolis.-Th 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 hfstor.
OF the county. The total exceeds tn
collection for the first installment o
taxes last year by S2,751 ,295.73. TIL
collection Of the first installment las
year totaling S5.4T0, 33172.
elbyville.-Relatives of Mrs. Min
erva Thompson gathered recently a
her home in Waldron. Shelby county
70 celebrate the one hundred and frs
anniversary of her birth. Mrs. ThOmp
son is In good health. y sister o
Mrs. Thompson. who is ninety-fou
years old. also lives at the Thompso
home.
napolIs.-Seventy-fi per cen
of the Indiana corn crop is In and wa
put in under favorable conditions. say
George c. Bryan. agricultural staff;
tician for the cooperative crop report
ing service. in his summary of II
diana farm conditions.
Indianapolis After the new autt
mobile certificate OF title law goes int
effect the automobile license divisio
" the Office of secretary of state wi
| iSSue M automobile or mOfOrcVPln I