The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-04-22
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INDIANA
State News

state Soldiers home at Lafayette by
appointing five new members OF the
board. The governor. as provided by
the law. named two Civil war vet
Grams. one Spanish war veteran, one
World war veteran and the wife of Il
veteran. The old board was COM
posed of four members, all Civil war
veterans. The new board members
named by the governor are: Col. ID.
VI. Foster of Fort Wayne and John b.
Lyons of Brook. Civil war veterans;
ex-GOv. Winfield T. Durbin of Ander-
son, Spanish war veteran; DR.. Carl
ton NJ. McCulloch of Indianapolis
World war veteran. and Mrs. Caroline
BlackstOck of Lafayette, wife of
Spanish war veteran.
Nalparaiso.-TwO stills rivaling in
size those used in Kentucky mountains
found in desolate spot amid the sand
dunes on the shores Of Lake Michi-
gan, are i'm possession Of Sheriff Pen
nlngtOn of Porter county More than
800 gallons of whisky was confscated
and John and Charles Woonsman
were captured i'm the sheriff's raid.
Booze running" automobiles had
been used to transport the output of
the stills to Chicago, the sheriff
learned. The cOnfiScated equipment
was appraised at $4,000.
Indianapolis-Mrs Stoughton A.
Fletcher, wife of the president Of the
Fletcher American National bank.
after long period of i'll health, com-
mitted suicide at her home, Laurel
Hall. near MillersviIle. Her mother.
Mrs. Eva Henley. who found Airs.
Fletchers body. swallowed some of
the same poison Mrs. Fletcher haG
taken and died n few minutes later.
Mrs. Fletcher, it was said by her
friends and members of the family.
had been in i'll health for more than
year
anapOlis.-GOvernOr McCray has
| appointed George NJ Barnard of New
castle and Maurice Douglas Of Flat
! Rock members of the public service
commission. and has reappOinted John
! w. McCardle a member of the COM
mission. The governor also announced
the appointment of Fred c. Klein of
! South Bend as Judge of the new SUI
periOr court in st. Joseph county. The
court is the second of the kind in the
county. 1t was created by the last
| legislature.
Indianapolis.-G McCray has
arranged for q conference of men who
operate farms in connection with state
! institutions at the state fair, April Z.
About seventeen of the state institu-
by the state and embracing nearly
! 10000 acres, valued at more than &c.
I 100000. G.. /. Christie. of Purdue uni
versity was with the governor when
the conference was arranged. The
conference may be made an annual
affair
elbyville.-Charity work in Shell
byville, which has been carried on dur
ing the winter through the Office of the
mayor and the community health
nurse, has been discontinued. Lee r.
Hoop, mayor, announced that the ar
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terment in industrial conditions had
caused the decision to discontinue the
distribution of food. clothing and fuel
During the winter approximately
$1,000 was spent for charity, it was
said.
Greensburg.-Th American Legion
membership campaign opened in the
Fourth district will continue for two
weeks. Twenty-three posts situate,
at Greenwood. Whiteland. Franklin
Edinburg, Columbus. Hope, Elizabeth
town. Seymour, Brownstown. Mount
Vernon. Madison. Vevay. Patriot. Ris
ing Sun. Aurora. Lawrenceburg Dills
boro. Friendship Versailles. Osgood
RatesviIle. Milan and Greehsburg. ar,
taking part in the drive.
rt.-Abandoument of th'
Logansport District County Agents rs
ISOLATION has been decided upon b!
general agreement OF the members
The decision reached by the agricul
ture agents places CaSS and Miam
counties i'm the Lafayette district. Pu
laski and Fulton counties i'm the Mich
igan City district. while Wabash an,
. Huntington counties will becom
members of the Fort Wayne asSOcia
+ tion.
ndianapols.-Fewer deaths oC
Cured in February than during tn
same month at any time during th
last six years according 10 III. n
Wright superintendent of the div
sion of vital statistics of the stat
board of health.
indianapolis. - Governor McCra
will plant Il maple tree on the state
house grounds on Arbor day, April l.
\ special tree has been ordered fl
the occasion. The governor issued til
annual Arbor day proclamation.
, IndianapoliS.-The annual Sprin
\ meeting of the history section OF IN
= Indiana State Teachers asSOciatio
will be held April and g.
Gary.-Thomas F.. Knots. first So
:. tier. first postmaster and first mayo
! of Gary is dead at Mayo Brothers ho
nj .al ut Rochester. MINI. followir
an operation During his term. l9t
to 1913 he WAS state figure becau,
= ~ the political turmoil in the Ste