The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1922-03-24

sales contest between pOStnaSterS or
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 us having
raised more than their quota: Akron,
Aviila, Butler. Cloverdale. Coatesville,
Ferdinand, FranktOn, Fulton, Calves
ton. Hilisboro, Howe, Jonesboro. Lynn,
Middlebury, Middletown, MonoIl, Rem
lngton. st. Meinrad, Sandborn, SCOTS
burg. Universal Westtield, 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 X. G. BatZell in
the Gibson Circuit court, rendered
7 Judgment for fine of 500 and costs.
with a sentence of three months AT The
Indiana state farm, against Frank
Bolin and 13 Dtler miners found
guilty 10y 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 by
the defense for new trial was de-
MED. The defendants seyerally were
granted 60 days i'm which TO file bill
OF exceptions. Pending an appeal 10
the Indiana Supreme court. the de-
PENDANTS are at liberty under $1,000
bond each.
| Lafayette. = Certificates signifync
successful completion of the annual
eight weeks winter course i'm agricul-
ture and hone economics were
/ given To % of the 81 persons who COM
! pleted the 1922 course at Purdue uni
versity. The number receiving GER
tificates in the various courses Of study
were: General agriculture, %; animal
husbandry, IA; dairying, IL; home
economics. 4. Those not getting the
certificates did not take complete
courses. entering as special students
in various lines.
Indianapclis.-The 1920 bridge
| building program of the state high
way department includes the building
Of 10I bridges at cost of approx
mately $2.290000. it was said i'm the
department office. a few of tie
bridges will not be built new but
substantial repairs practically will
make them over. The federal govern
ment will share half of the cost Of
60 of the structures, which will cost
approximately 81 ,917,OOO. The state
alone will build 80 structures TO cost
about 1913, 900.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. has a lost
city. 1t is, or was Hindostan, one-time
county seat of Marion county Indiana
state library records show that not II
house or street remains where the
once prosperous little town stood. The
site now is farm land. Hindostan,
practically the first settlement i'm Ma
riOn county, was founded in 1919 or
1870. 1t was located at the falls. on
the east fork of White river, Is miles
east of Washington and 10 miles west
of Paoli.
Indianapolis.-The amount of grains
in the hands Of Indiana farmers March
i, 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
$50 per acre. This is decrease from
last year of approximately $3.50 0O0,-
600 on the total acreage of farm lands.
South Bend.-SchOol teachers in
Indiana may be affected by the out
come of an injunction suit filed i'm the
st. Joseph Circuit court at South
Bend by George Z. ROop, an instruc-
tor i'm 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 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.
Indlanapolis.-Julia d. Nelson of
Muncie, first woman TO hold 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.
Warsaw.-Kosciusko county will
have weigher and sealer if the coun-
" council approrriates money for the
support of the new Office The coun-
" commissioners have voted TO create
the Office.
NaIiOn.-Real estate valuations in
the city of Marion in the 1920 assess
ment will be raised 1O.5 per cent to
bring the average up TO 20 per cent
of the actual value. it has been an
nounced by the county assessor.
indianapolis Sale of the property
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