Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1904 — BOOK CONTRACT LET [ARTICLE]

BOOK CONTRACT LET

Name* of-the Firms Who Will Supply the Public Schools of Indiana. MILLION OF MONET INVOLVED Surprises in the Awards Brothers Near Nashville Prepared for ’ Whiten po—Note*. Indianapolis, March 11. After a meeting fraught with argument as to the merits of the books submitted as samples, the state board of education has awarded the contract for furnishing school books for the Indiana schools for the next five years and succeeded In breaking the alleged school book combination holding the present contract The contract for the primer and the series of five readers went to the Indiana School Book company; the contract £>r the arithmetics to D. C. Heath & Co., and the contract for the series of eight copy-books to Eaton & Co. The contract for the primary geography went to the Macmillan company, and for the advanced geography to Ginn & Co. The value of the books contracted for is nearly 11,000,000. Bigg*«t Surprise of th* AwAfd. The books had been revised under the direction of the board of education, and it was thought that the board would hesitate to change a series a*ready in use in the Indiana schools, with which the teachers were perfectly familiar. The biggest surprises of the award were the contract for the arithmetics and the turning down of the proposal made by Silver, Burdette & Co. It was on the contract for the arithmetics that the most vigorous fight was made. It was expected that the fight on the arithmetics would be between Silver, Burdette & Co., and some other publishing house. The board refused to readopt either of the revised books of that firm, preferring the books of D. C. Heath. Miss Nebraska Oropsey, superintendent of the primary department of the Indianapolis schools, is one of the authors of thearltbmetics published by Silver, Burdette & Co. Her book was very popular with the Indiana superintendents. Indiana School Book Company. The Indiana School Book company has held part or all of the Indiana school book contract since 1888. Samuel Murdock, of Lafayette, is the president of the company, and Edward Hawkins, of Indianapolis, the secretary. The fact that so many Indiana men are associated with this company, and the fact that the readers have been in use for so long, were believed to be In favor of that company.

PETRO BROTHERS ARE "GAME” Tired of Whlteeap Deviltry They Announce That They Are Ready for Any Sort of Trouble. Nashville, Ind., March 1L —The Petrp brothers, who are again being annoyed by threats of “whitecapping, ’* and who sleep with their rifles within easy range ready to do battle if attacked, are lawabidlng, and they have served notice that they will resist to the death any further attempt to annoy them. The youngest of the four boys is 22 years old. Last fall, while in Hamblen township, they were annoyed by anonymous threats, the animus for which could not be traced. To avoid difficulty they changed their home to Johnson township. While still in Hamblen township they slept night after night in the open field, constantly on the alert against surprise by unknown enemies, and they are now taking similar precautions in their new home. Did n Big Bnslneee In Fin**. Evansville, Ind., March 11. The term of court just closed was a fruitful one in the collection of fines. The grand Jury, returned 138 indictments against men for operating slot machines, and each man .paid a fine and costs, amounting to about $36. Forty gamblers were fined on other charges, as were inmates of resorts, and all paid l their fines.

Settlement nt SO Per Cent. Fort Wayne, Ind, March 1L ■— Referee Judge Harris has directed Willis Rhoades, of Auburn, trustee of the McClellan banks in DeKalb county, to accept the offer of Charles McClellan to settle his indebtedness of $33,000 'at 50 cents on the dollar. CXhoedes has gone to Grand Rapids, Mich., to close the negotiations. Indiana U. M. W. Convention. Terre Haute, Ind., March 11.—At the Indiana convention of the United Mine Workers, district No. 2, John Boyle was elected president and George W. Purcell a member of the national board by acclamation. The report of Secretary Kennedy shows a balance in the treasury of $71,680.21. Mob Refugee* tram Ohio. Richmond, Ind., March 11.—More than twenty-five negroes refugees from Springfield, 0., have arrived here. They say that hundreds of negroes will come to Indiana If the threatening demonstrations against their race do not subside. Madison Pnpor Mill* Assign. Madison, Ind.. March 11.—The Madison Paper mill* has made an assignment. Liabilities are scheduled at $46,000, with assets of SSO/100.