The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1922-05-26

lTdCls ITOIu ~ 10 ~ dtftS aEt not re-
newing contracts anC will move { o
town because. they say. they cannot
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 TO 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 racts are holding for SO
to SIP 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 equC a SiO-an-acre con-
tract. Owners OF land assert they
have To contend witt. 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
a new line of cooperative effort when
they establish Il cream station. the
first in the county, at F%airlnount. in
the next few days. There are four or
five cream stations at Paramount at
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
= GanfS comma rod IN fhn Marion nriaa
and hat by establishing a
tive station they will be able Ia get
the difference and at the same time
operate the station at less expense
than the present stations are able
TO do.
Lafayette.-Fears that L~afayette's
street railway system would be junked,
following the sale of the company's
property under a federal court order,
were dispelled when it became known
that a 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 rehabili-
tate the lines. Rebuilding and opera
ton Of the car lines, however. is con-
ditional 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 $50 representative farmers of
I~lppecanoe county, completed negOtia-
tons for the purchase of the Born &
Co. elevator at Lafayette. The price
was $1,000. The elevator plant in
cludes a corn drier as well as other
elevator. The farmers will operate
the plant as a cooperative project
and have already disposed of n large
amount of stock 10 individual farmers
throughout the county. 1t will be a
unit of the L. s. Grain Growers, Inc.
MISUNDERSTANDING maple sugar
camps have been opened during the
last two weeks, and with present favor
able conditions a large production is
expected, according 70 the semi-monthly
report of George c. Bryant, state agri-
cultural statistician. The report is
sent 10 the United States Department
of Agriculture. The report says that
corn prices are advancing and that a
larger amount is being sold now. and
that winter wheat in some localities
of the state looks poor.
MISUNDERSTANDING four weeks the
price of 211,544 barrels of cement went
down more than $4,000. it was
/ shown Vrhnn tho rtato If-l--
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 &c miles of the Ma
tional road, from Richmond TO Terre
HHute.
Columbia City.-Two daughters and
one son of Mr.. and Mrs. OHM II. Smith
of Collins were married a few days
ago in a 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, a wedding dinner was served.
Nincennes.-Mrs. Artie O.. 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
G~reencastle Orphans home. which vas
destroyed by fire a few days ago, that
il has bought the Lockridge home. adj
jacent 10 G~reencastle, and will take
immediate possession. Ii is one of the
finest homes in the neighh0rhoOd, and
- acres OF LAND were bought with il.
The price paid was $4,000.
Portland.-The contract for a Ma
tional Guard armory for Portland was
awarded to a contractor. on his bid of