The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-07-29
INDIANA
STATE NEWS


east on its annual summer tour This
year a 3,5O0-mile trip through Eastern
states Is scheduled. About forty
scholars from the normal school will
accompany Professor Breese, head of
the geological department, the pur-
pose being to study geological condi-
lions In the eastern mountains and
along the Atlantic coast. The entire
trip will De made by automobile. Two
speed wagons fitted with bus bodies
will, with touring car, serve 20 carry
the entire party. The baggage al
lowed has been limited to % pounds
per person, but two dresses being al
lowed to each girl and no more than
two suits for each man. In each case
there will be on outing costume and
the larger cities. For the most part
the scholars will sleep in the open.
hammOcks being carried which will be
pitched between trees at the evening
camping spots. The entire trip is
scheduled to take 81 days, an average
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cred by the speed wagons
JeffersOnville.-The thrashing of the
wheat crop in Clark county. which it
was believed was better han the av
erage, has brought oEt the fact
that the crop is practically Il failure,
due TO rust, resulting from rains that
were heavy just before the harvest.
The crop developed with heavy straw,
but the heads are poorly filed. 1t is
estimated there will not be more than
q third Of the normal crop of 20 bush
els an acre. The hot rainy weather
has been favorable for corn, and il is
coming on well with a null stand on
nearly normal acreage. Discouraged
by the low price of the product, to-
bacco farmers whose industry has be-
come an important one in Clark cOun-
~. have set out only about a third of
the crop they raised last season.
Indianapolis.-Org of sec
ond regiment of infantry for the In
diana National Guard was authorized
in a letter from the War department
TO Adjt. Gen. Harry +. Smith. The
regiment will be known as the One
Hundred and Fifty-second infantry
and the work of organization will
start soon. General Smith said it was
impossible to tell the number of men
enrolled i'm the new regiment, but he
said that organization of the unit
would require two or three months.
The Indiana National Guard now il
cludes one regiment of infantry
known as the One Hundred and Fifty
first
napolis.-Formal approval of
the action of the state live stock sani-
tary board in electing Or. Il. c. Julien
of Delphi secretary of the board and
state veterinarian was given by Gov
ernor McCray at the meeting OF the
board. Doctor Julien will succeed
Doctor NOrthrup in office probably as
soon as the state board of accounts
can make the proper audit of the
books of the department such as al
ways is done in case of change of
administration.
Lafayette.-Personal property tax
valuation in Tippecanoe county have
been reduced nearly S4,000,OO0 by the
present township assessors and the
board of review, il was revealed in
! the report Of the board The falling
off i'm valuations is due To the re-
duction i'm the price of commodities
generally. including farm crops and
merchandise stocks.
Lafayette.-A total of 1149 men in
siXty-two counties of the state have
enrolled i'm the five-acre corngrowing
contest for 1921, according 10 the soils
and crops staff mt Purdue university,
i'm charge of this work This is a
larger enrolment and includes more
counties than at any time since the
contest was started in 1914.
Columbus.-A decision. made 10y
| John w Donaker. Judge of the
Bartholomew circuit court. in the case
| of the city of Columbus against
Bartholomew county, if it stands. will
require counties in the state To pay
! for repairs on roads in municipal cor
porations built under the three-mile
road law.
Kokomo.-The total assessed valua-
ton of taxable property in Howard
county this year will be S6,000,OO0 less
than that for 1920. according to figures
made public by the county assessor,
after the board of review had com
pleted its work. The slump is prin-
cipally i'm the valuation of farm prod
ucts and live stock.
Petersburgh.-A two-weeks' strike
ended at the Gladstone coal mine in
Petersburgh when the mine resumed
operation with full force of miners
About sixty men are employed.
Columbus = The Indiana State
Grange has accepted an invitation
from the Columbus Grange TO mold
the next state meeting in Columbus
| next October.
Seymour.-The First Church of the
Nazarene here was destroyed by fire
The loss Is estimated ar $4,000 tC
$4,000. with $500 insurance.
Indianapolis.-The Indianapolis city
| directory for 1921 published by r. l..