The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1920-03-12
STATE NEWS


In Indiana are advocating a change In
Ing fur-bearing animals, according to
letters reaching the state conservation
commission. Chief objection TO the
law is that mink and muskrat can be
trapped from November / 10 April /,
while %raccoon. fox. opossum. skunk
and other fur-bearers are trapped be-
tween November 20 and February =.
This frequently produces conflict be-
tween trappers and the regulations.
for while II is lawful TO trap mink
and muskrat TO April 1 1t is unlawful
TO take other fur after February ,.
and not infrequently these animals
Will be caught in traps set for animals
lawful TO trap until April. Often the
captured animal is badly injured and
must be killed. Thus the trapper Is
liable TO arrest unless he destroys the
fur.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Indi-
N who have been getting by on small
personal tax returns I'm the past by list
Ing all the household goods or farms
implements i'm n lump sum are due for
a jolt when the 1920 assessing period
starts. In the new sample return
forms that have been mailed TO all as
sessing officers in the state by the
state board of tax commissioners there
appears for the first time an itemiZed
schedule of 80 household articles. and
another list of farm implements. In
making the return the householder or
farmer will be required to set out the
value of each piece of furniture or i'm
plement.
Michigan City-Thomas NJ. Batche-
Tor. Albert C.. Bachelor, James H..
(Ised) Parker and Dan Trkulja were
taken from the state prison here 10
Crown Point for new trials. The four
men were arrested last June following
an attempt TO hold up the First State
bank In Tolleston. n suburb of Gary.
Herman Uecker. the cashier. was shot
and killed nj the time and G.. T.. Phil
lips, the assistant cashier. was slightly
wounded. The men entered pleas Of
guilty on murder charges and We're
sentenced to die.
Washington, II. c. Charles l..
OLeary. census supervisor ut Terre
Haute. was the first of the Indiana
census supervisors Il send I'm results
Of the census enumeration I'm Indiana.
OTcary's returns. IL was said nj the
census bureau. were received only two
days after the returns from n part Of
Manhattan. which were the first 10
be received. Allowing for the differ
cnce I'm time II takes Indiana returns
20 reach Washington. OLeary's returns
were only one dry behind The first to
be received.
Noblesville.=The Hamilton county
board of education has voted not to
adopt the salary scale for teachers
recommended by the state supcrIntcnd-
ent Of public instruction. Walter IIar.
ger. county superintendent, told the
bonrd that there VIII be plenty of
teachers In the county aext year and
that there are nearly enough appll-
Giants enrolled to fll every place I'm the
county during the terms of lo20-2i.
Kokomo.-As u result of n decision
In the Grant circuit court at Marion
the stockholders In the Farmers Mu.
tual Live Stock Insurance company
of Matthews are not llnhlc for claims
that have long been pending against
the defunct company. A large mum.
Der of farmers In Howard. Upton and
Grant counties had taken out poll.
cles. and ms q consequence were
stockholders. All of these were made
parties To the suit.
Goshen.-Tho Influenza epidemic sit.
uatlon here hns become SO serious that
the city board of health issued n dras-
tic order prohibiting public funerals
and forblddlng persons In any stage Of
influenza 10 be In churches. theaters or
Within 20 hours IL residents of Elk.
hart county died Of Influenza or pneu-
mOnia. Many Goshen factories are be-
Ing operated with difficulty.
observation-disclosures have attacked
n number OF large locust groves I'm this
county and have killed many Of the
trees that had been set out years ago
10 Dt uSpu Tor nuSlS III the Coal WllltS.
Farmers say the insects are multiply
ing because OF the scarcity OF birds
that preyed IN these pests. The sap
sucker and the woodpecker that once
abounded In this part of Indiana have
almost disappeared.
Neutrality-suspicious. the first time In
It's history the Daviess circuit court
was convened for the February term
without II single case on the criminal
docket. Divorce suits and personal In
Jury damage suits against coal mining
companies are I'm the majority on the
civil calendar. The probate and civil
dockets contain the average number
Of proceedings.
Anderson.-County Auditor Hardie
Informed the county commissioners
that he bad beer advised funofficially
that the state tax board would allow
no more pond issues for paved roads
In Madison county. Seven petitions
for roads are pending before n com
mlssioners.
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