The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-03-04
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
INDIANA
NEWS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


TO the fact that the town is situated in
the corner of three townships. For
years past the school of New Market
has been supported by the taxpayers
of Union, Scott and Brown townships.
Scott and Brown townships adiuin,
Brown being. 10 the west Of Scott and
both touch Union township on the
south. The corner of Scott and Brown
townships and the point at which they
join, Union is in the center Of New
Market. The present schoolhouse has
been condemned by the state fire mar
shall. The trustee of each township is
cOntending that the new schOolhouse
should be constructed in his township.
The present school site is i'm Union
township.
Seymour-Although most of the
wheat in Jackson county is i'm splendid
condition, there is danger that Ii
would suffer damage from cold wealth
er, according TO farmers. The winter
has been so mild that the roots are
not deep in the ground and hard
freeze would tend to draw them out.
There are indications that the Hessian
fly is attacking some fields. The
wheat ut this time is estimated at so
per cent normal condition.
Columbus-The Columbus Teachers
Federation voted approval of a bill
new pending in the Indiana legislature,
which provides for a change in tho
teachers license law by which life IL
censes would be granted after the
teachers have certain requirements,
but opposed a bill providing a reduc-
ton in the minimum wage for teach
ers. The teachers went on rec ord as
opposed to any change in the wage
scale at present.
Fort Wayne-That the value of
stolen property recovered by the Fort
Wayne police department during the
year 1920 was within $4,393 of
the entire expense of maintaining the
city police department for the year
was shown by figures compiled by the
chief of police. The total apprOpra-
ton for the pay roll and incidental ex-
penses of maintaining the Fort Wayne
police department was S13S,410 for
last year
Washington, d. C.-Appointment of
Burt New, an attorney of Indianapolis,
as executive secretary of the Demo
cratic national committee was an
nounced by Chairman White. The ap-
pOintment was made under resolutions
adopted at the meeting of the national
committees executive committee. Mr..
New, who will have direct charge of
the party's national headquarters
here. will assume his duties March /.
Wabash.-At the close of the Farm
ers' institute for Wabash county, at
LagrO a few days ago more than 1000
farmers of Wabash county announced
that they will attend the annual con-
ventiOn of the Farmers Grain Dealers
association of Indiana, which is to be
held in Wabash, March and f. Rep
Iesentatives are expected here from
all parts of the state.
Coumbus.-Eli Welmick, age eighty
four was arrested at his home in
Hope on an indictment brought by
the grand jury, charging him with
being lazy husband. Welmick was
i'll and in bed when the sheriff went
to his home to arrest him, and could
not be brought 10 this city for ar
raignment in Circuit court
RichmOnd.-A bond issue of $4,000
by the city of Richmond, was author
lied by the city council, and was APP
proved by the board Of public works.
The bond issue is TO cover the cost
and setting in place of new machinery
fer the city's electric light and power
plant. and also for extensive repairs
now under way.
Greensburg.-AccOrding TO reports
by the county road superintendent the
expenditures for road material during
the year of 1920 i'm Decatur county,
amounted to S46,S44.40. The cost Of
labor and other items ran the costs
for the road work during til. year TO
S90,536.32, according to the superin-
tendent's report.
Anderson Thirty weight brood sows
consigned TO the Boys and Girls Pig
club of the high school at Summit
Vile several months ago were sold at
auction for total OF approximately
S3420 The club will share part of
the proceeds with the breeders.
WabaSh.-Wabash cOuntys legisla-
tive committee favOrs a I-cent state
levy for vocational educational pur-
poses instead of the one-half-cent levy
as authorized by the Indiana house Of
representatives in bill passed re-
GENTLY.
Greenfield.-CalebW Moncrief has
brought suit in the Hancock circuit
court against Eli Albert Paris for pos
session OF the Office of county assessor.
Bloomington. - Indiana university
has the largest library OF any of the
standard colleges Of the state. with
Notre Dame ranking second. ac-
cording TO a tabulation made by state
school officials Altogether the col
Ieges OF the state have almost SOC. 900
volumes. The tabulation follows: In
diana. 127.700 volumes: Notre Dame,
los 600: Wabash. $500; DePauw. So
600; Butler. 1900; Earlham. $4,000;
Franklin. $4,000 Hanover. 10000;