The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1922-03-10

make a living under the present rem
tails for farm lands, the prices for farm
products and taxation Many owners of
large tracts OF land are confronting
a problem OF having 10 reduce rentals
for farm land or to hire help and con-
duct their own farming Tenants COM
planning say that many farmers hav-
ing large tracts are holding for SO
to SD an acre, against So an acre
prior to the World war. and that there
are few tracts available at less than
so an acre. Sharing of farm products
is also said 10 equG a Sl0-an-acre con-
tract. Owners of land assert they
have TO contend Wit. the highest taxes
that ever prevailed. including income
taxes, and that insurance rates and
many farm supplies, including farming
implements, are still at high prices
Marion.-By the decision of the
members OF the Paramount Agriculture
al association the farmers will enter
new line of cooperative effort when
they establish a cream station. the
first in the county, at Paramount. in
the next few days There are four or
five cream stations nj Paramount 1T
the present time, owned and operated
by creamery and packing companies.
Farmers say there is a difference i'm
the price they receive on butterfat of
cents compared TO the Marion price.
and that by establishing co-opera-
tive station they will be able 10 get
the difference and ar the same time
operate the station ar less expense
than the present stations are able
TO do.
Lafayette.-Fears that Lafayette's
street railway system would be junked,
following the sale of the cOmpany's
property under federal court order,
were dispelled when il became known
that local business man had bid in
the property for $4,000. 1t was an
nounced that citizens were planning TO
organize a new company and rehabli-
tate the lines. Rebuilding and opera
ton of the car lines, however, is con-
ditonal on the city granting protection
from jitney bus competition and au-
thOriZing the discOntinuance of a few
unproductive lines
Lafayette.-The Farmers Co-opera-
tive Grain Elevator company. COM
posed of 80 representative farmers OF
Tippecanoe county, completed negotia-
| tons for the purchase Of the Born &
Co. elevator at Lafayette. The price
was $4,000. The elevator plant in
cludes a corn tirier as well as other
apparatus usually found in grain
elevator. The farmers will operate
the plant as cooperative project
and have already disposed of q large
amount of stock 10 individual farmers
throughout the county. Ii will be a
unit of the U. s. Grain Growers, Inc.
lndianapolis.-Many maple sugar
camps have been opened during the
last two weeks, and with present favor
able conditions large production is
expected, according TO the semi-monthly
report of George c. Bryant. state agri-
cultural statiStician.. The report is
sent to the United States Department
of Agriculture. The report SAYS that
corn prices are advancing and that
larger amount is being sold now, and
that winter wheat in some localities
of the state looks poor.
Indianapolis.-Withi four weeks the
price of I'll ,544 barrels of cement went
down more than $4,000. il was
shown when the state highway COM
! mission opened its second set of bids.
The first bids, opened February ..
were not accepted, and the second set
was called for. The bids are on
cement TO be used in the hard-surfaced
construction of 90 miles Of the Ma
tiOnal road from Richmond to Terre
Haute.
Columbia City.-Two daughters and
one son of Mr.. and Mrs. OHM III. Smith
Of Collins were married a few days
ago in n triple wedding at the Smith
home The marriage was performed
by Rev. Ed Hively. an uncle of one Of
the brides. The same ceremony suf-
feed for all three couples. and follow
ing the service, which was read in the
presence of only the immediate rela-
tives, wedding dinner was served.
Vincennes.-Mrs. Artie c. Cullop,
wife Of eX-Representative William A.
CullOp of Vincennes, has announced
her candidacy for nomination for con-
gresS from the Second district Mrs.
Cullop's plans call for a complete
canvass OF the district. She is the
first woman of any party TO become
a candidate for congress in Indiana,
although women have held seats In the
house of representatives from other
states
Greencastle Announcement was
made by the board of trustees of the
Greencastle Orphans home. which was
destroyed by fire few days ago, that
il has bought the Lockridge home. adj
jacent 10 Greencastle. and will take
immediate possession. 1t is one Of the
finest homes in the neighhorhOod, and
Is acres OF land were bought with it.
The price paid was $4,000.
Portland.-The contract for a Ma
tional Guard armory for Portland was
awarded 10 a contractor. on his bid Of
So. 800. Work is TO be started on the
brick structure as soon as the weather
permits
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