The Jasper weekly courier., 1922-05-05


sales contest between postmasters OF
third and fourth class post offices In
Indiana and Illinois was won by In
diana. The following third class Of
fees in Indiana are listed as having
raised more than their quota: Akron,
Avilla, Burler, Cloverdale. Coatesville,
Ferdinand, Frankton, Fulton, Calves
ton. Hillsboro, Howe, JonesbOro. Lynn.
Middlebury, Middletown, MOnOn, REM
Ington. ST. Meinrad, Sandborn, SCOTS
burg. Universal, Westfield, Westport,
Wheatland, Whitestown and WiuslOw.
The following fourth class offices ex-
ceeded their quota: Alton. Elizabeth
town, Flatrock, Hall, Napoleon. New
Salisbury, Patoka, Patricksburg,
Quincy and St. Louis Crossing.
Princeton--Judge II. q. BatzeIl. in
the Gibson Circuit court rendered
7 judgment for fine of 500 and costs.
with sentence of three months at the
Indiana state farm. against Frank
BOlin and 13 )ther miners found
guilty by a jury of rioting. The case
grew out OF disturbances at Francisco
when w. l.. Cox, superintendent of
the francisco mine, anG his family
were driven from home. A motion 10y
the defense for a new trial was de-
MED. The defendants severally were
! granted 60 days in which to file bill
of exceptions. Pending an appeal TO
the Indiana Supreme court. the de-
/ fendants are at liberty under $1,000
! bond each.
Lafayette. - Certificates signifying
successful completion of the annual
eight weeks winter course i'm agricul-
ture and home economics were
given to 81 of the 81 persons who COM
pleted the 1922 course AT Purdue uni
versity. The number receiving GER
tihcates in the various courses Of study
were: General agriculture, %; animal
husbandry, IA; dairying, IL; home
economics, f. Those not getting the
certificates did not take complete
courses. entering as special students
in various lines.
Indianapclis.-The 1922 bridge
building program of the state high
way department includes the building
Of l01 bridges at cost of apprOyi-
mately S2,29O,000. it was said la the
department office. A few of the
bridges will not be built new but
substantial repairs practically will
make them over. The federal govern
lnent will share half of the cost Of
Go of the structures. which will cost
approximately $l,917,000. The state
alone will build 80 structures 10 cost
about S373,OOO.
anapolis.-Indiana has a lost
city. 1t is or was HindOstan, one-time
county seat of Marion county. Indiana
state library records show that not Il
house or street remains where the
once prosperous little town stood. The
site now Is farm land Hindostan.
practically the first settlement in Ma
riOn county, was founded i'm 1919 or
1920. 1t was located at the falls. on
the east fork Of White river, Is miles
east of Washington and 10 miles west
of Paoli
1ndianapOliS-Thea amount of grains
in the hands of Indiana farmers March
J /. this year was considerably less than
last year, according to the monthly
report of the cooperative crop report
ing service for Indiana. Value of farm
lands also shows heavy increase. the
amount for improved lands being SD
per acre, and for unimproved lands
$40 per acre. This is a decrease from
last year of approximately $35O,OOO,-
600 on the total acreage of farm lands.
. South Bend.-SchoN teachers in
J Indiana may be affected by the out
come of an injunction suit filed i'm the
st. Joseph Circuit court at South
, tor in the South Bend high school,
, against the city Of South Bend, the
city board Of school trustees and the
trustees of the Indiana state teachers
retirement fund. ROop's complaint al.
leges that the 1921 amendment to the
teachers pension law is invalid.
Lafayette.-Purdue university goods
: live more cheaply than the men stu
dents, room and board only being
considered, shows a report made pub
lie by the Purdue Union investigating
committee, which sent out question
naires TO all students. The number
of forms filled out and returned was
, 1862. The general average expense
for women was S795 a school year,
; while for men it was 1884.
, Indianapolis u. Nelson of
Muncie, first woman TO hold a seat in
the Indiana general assembly, filed
, declaration of candidacy for renomi-
nation for representative from Della
ware county. She was among 30 to
file declarations
Observation-Disclosures county will
? have weigher and sealer if the coun-
" council apprOpriates money for the
r support of the new office The coun-
" commissioners have voted 10 create
| the Office.
. NariOn.-Real estate valuations in
the city of Marion in the 1922 assess
: ment will be raised 10.5 per cent to
} bring the average up TO 75 per cent
of the actual value, IL has been an.
nounced by the county assessor
, Indianapolis Sale OF the property
ri he Lafal cite Service company. op-