The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-06-03
INDIANA
State

consideration was S10J,0O0. 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 part OF Lake Michigan, extends
far inland on the cOmpanys land. and
would make an ideal harbor. AS a
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 it is
expected a state park will be estab-
| lished
Fort Wayne.-With a woman judge
OH the bench for the first time. Fort
Wayne court wheels turned rapidly q
few days ago. Mrs. c. c. Warning
/ ton, sitting as special Judge in the alb
sence of Judge ]. Frank Monogram
disposed of % cases in 80 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 ar
attorney and a member of the AlleI
county bar
Warsaw. Four alleged bandits
charged with the murder of J. RusseI
| Saline, a Culver merchant, during ar
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, ]. R. Burns and Arthur
Silbert, all of Chicago, and JOSEPH
Byers of Knox. They were arrested
following q street battle in Culver
with citizens. Saline was wounded
during the shooting and died severa
weeks later
Indianapolis.-Fred VanNuys
United States district attorney, ha
forwarded to Washington a letter re
ceived from the Marion county audi
tor, in which the county asks the gov
eminent TO pay 81 q day for care o
federal prisoners in the county jail
The government has been paying g
cents day for meals for federal pris
Oners, but county officials have pOinte'
out that this does not include an
charge for upkeep or overhead eS
penSeS.
napOlis.-Organizati of
skeleton" army of commissioned an
noncOmmissiOned officers. FOLLOWING
The provisions of the federal act o
June 4, 1920, will be effected in In
diana. Ohio, West Virginia and Ken
lucky, under the direction of Col. I
"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 pei
sons witnessed parade here, whic
preceded the Purdue University Gil
Gus, revived after lapse of five year:
on account Of the World war. Studen
organizations and business house
competed for prizes for the most beau
tifu and comic floats. The May Ga
exercises were held as a part of tn
festivities, and the freshmen ca
burning was on the program befor
the performance of the circus.
Elwood.-The Elwood board of edu
cation. on the eve of the closing of tn
city schools for the summer. has Is
sued notice to about twenty boys an
girls, who are members of fraternitie
and sororities, that they must relir
quish their membership immediatel
If they wish 70 receive school honor:
The state law regarding pupils holt
ing memberships in these societies ha
not been enforced strictly heretofor,
Ii is said
fersonville-Froman nj. Coot
, coroner OF Clark county. complete
the hearing of testimony In regard
the murder of John II. Grimm. guar
| at the Indiana reformatory here. VIII
was killed when six prisoners attemp
ed TO escape. He returned verde
, TO the effect that Grimm was killed b
hammers of the prisoners who wer
attempting 70 escape.
IndianapOlis.-The tax collection
Marion county for the first half {
the year was SS,23O.62745 the hi,
gest collection of taxes In the histor
OF the county. The total exceeds ii
Z collection for the first installment {
, taxes last year by S2.751. 295.73, n
collection of the first installment la!
year totaling S5.4I9 .331.72.
Observation-Disclosures of Mrs. Nil
erva Thompson gathered recently {
her home in Waldron. Shelby count
70 celebrate the one hundred and fir
: anniversary of her birth. Mrs. Thom
son is in good health. a sister
, Mrs. Thompson. who is ninety-foV
ysars old. also lives at the Thompsc
home.
ianapolis.-Seventy-fiv per cel
: of the Indiana corn crop is in and W,
{ put in under favorable conditions. sa.
:, George c. Bryan, agricultural stQtl
|. tician for the cooperative crop repol
: ing service. In his summary Of
diana farm conditions.
Indlannpolis.-After the new aut
, | mobile certificate OF title law goes in
effect the automobile license divisi'
: Of the Office of secretary of state W