The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-12-02
HOOsier News
Briefly Told

prices u fulHOuS 10 TIE lnuuSlfl anu
that many farmers are sending zine
milk COWS 10 the slaughter houses IL
was said there was no regard for the
quality of the product and that the era
of price cutting had brought about
marked lowering Of the standard. Of-
ficials of the association said the stu
alton was attendant with serious finan-
cia results, because the banks had
many notes ON cows which dairynen
were unable TO meet because Of the
low price which they received for milk.
The association made an appeal TO the
civic organizations 10 give their atten-
ton TO the situation and see If IL were
possible To afford the relief which was
said TO be needed TO save the industry.
Observation-Disclosures banks report
shortage of nickels. One explanation
is that the Princeton Evansville trac-
ton line absorbs the nlckels as fare
the conductors turning them in at Fort
Branch. The Fort Branch banks are
well supplied with the coins. Another
theory is that the nickels are being
saved 10y the children for Christmas.
Princeton banks report that bills of
large denomination do not circulate
freely. Within the last six months
there has been q noticeable increase in
and So denominations. Silver dollars
are drug on the market one bank
er said
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in
city elections may be strongly advocat-
ed by the Indiana League of Women
tive campaign, according to general
sentiment of the board OF directors at
Indianapolis. Mrs. Richard Edwards
of Peru, first vice-presidenr OF the
National League of Women Voters, who
has returned from tour of conven-
lions in southern states. said that her
observations everywhere have con-
firmed her opinion that nOnpartisan
elections offer the only method of get
ting good, clean municipal government.
anapolis.-GOvernor McCray is
sued a Thanksgiving proclamation,
naming November "A as day for
thanksgiving throughout the state, rrg-
ing the people "tO assemble i'm their re-
spective places of worship and offer up
TO Almighty God their devout thanks
for the abundant harvest we have en-
joyed. for the general good health
with which we have been blessed and
for the absence of pestilence and
fannie such as is prevalent i'm some
countries of ancient Europe"
Princeton.-The Gibson and Pike
county nut crop for this year is unuSu-
ally light, due to the dry summer or
freeze in the late spring, or both, pre-
venting the nuts from maturing. Hick-
DRY nuts and the pecan and walnut
crops are about half the normal yield.
Beechnuts, which have constituted an
important hog feed, this season are
poorly matured. Black WalnutS bring
10 cents bushel The nut buying sea
son practically closes December /.
Martinsville.-Th jury in the Nor
gan circuit court in the case of the
state against Carl HOusand, age forty
Ing Simon Chandler of Plainfeld fol
lowing trouble at baseball game be-
tween MOOreSville and Plainfield at the
former place last August, returned a
verdict finding thousand guilty of man
slaughter, which carries term of i'm
prisonment of two to fourteen years
in prison.
Indianapolls-The Indiana Society
of Architects is preparing to give its
first exhibition OF the work of archi-
tectS of the state at the John Heron
Art Institute at indianapolis in De
cember. Letters have been sent out &c
architects urging them TO submit their
best work and stating that the artistic
rather than the structural side Of archi
lecture should be emphasized In the
matter sent for display.
! Indianapolis.-F'ire prevention cam
paigns. similar to one carried on in In
/ dianapolis. will be organized In Il
cities in Indiana in the next few
weeks. Cities where the campaigns
will be started are Evansville, Fort
( ANic, NOuln Ais-ihslbithf NNi =
VlncenneS. Terre Haute, kOkomo
Richmond, New Albany, Muncle, An
derson. Lafayette and L0eansport.
4 Indianapolis Governor McCray has
reappoiuted the five members of th'
/ World war memorial commission Whose
terms expired this month. The mp
polntees serve for three years. The!
are: James L. Goodrich, Winchester
Mrs. Charles Arthur Carlisle, Soutl
Bend: Marcus Sonntag. Evansville
! Howard O'Neal. Charlottesville, an'
William y. Gleason. Gary.
Indianapolis.-Now that the open sea
son for quail hunting again is on. tn
director of the state conservation de
| partment has issued Il statement iii
recting the attention of the public &
| the law which says: Whoever sells
or offers for sale, directly or indirect
! ~ at any time, any quail. on conviC
ton, shall be fined $40 for each quai
sold or offered for sale"
Laporte. Might schools, unSucces
fully attempted at LapOrte some year
ago. have been revived by the board o
education. Elementary work for for
eigners of limited education In Englisl
.slu be given. and there will also b