The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-09-09


iaski, Starke and st. Joseph, give the
number of beef and dairy cattle and
results Of the tuberculin tests by state
and federal officials. Dairy Cattle
Lake. 1896; Laporte, 1871; Porter,
11,0S5; Marshall. 1874; 81. Joseph,
1871; Fulton. 11.99S; Pulaski. 9,224:
Starke, 1918 Beef Cattle-Marshall
1854; Pulaski. 1889: Fulton, IL, 142;
Lake, 1866; st. Joseph 4,T06: Porter.
4.5l6: Starke. 1910 Number Cattle
Tubercuiin Tested in last Two Years
-LapOrte, 1.150; Lake. LIPS; Porter,
917; ST. Joseph. $50; Starke, $50: Mar
shall. 80: Pulaski. 80; Fulton, 81.
Number Cattle Reacting-Lake, 100;
Porter, 9S Laporte, 60: ST Joseph.
90; Starke, 9; Marshall, 8; Pulaski. s..
CultOn, 3. Number Accredited Herds
st. Joseph, 9; Porter, 5; Starke. 3;
Marshall, 3; Laporte. l; Lake, l Full
ton. o; Pulaski. o. Number in Process
of Accreditation-Lake. 10; st. Jo-
seph, 90; Porter, Al; Marshall, %:
Laporte. d. Starke. IS; Fulton, p;
Pulaski l.
North Vernon-Under auspices Of
Purdue university, 1000 farmers and
their families of southern Indiana at
tended picnic in the Klein woods and
visited the Jennings county expert
ment farm. near this city. The land
comprising the experimental plot was
acquired by the county two years ago
and under instructions from Purdue
in conjunction with the county agricul-
tural agent experiments have been
carried out in lime materials, fertility,
rotation, clover and drainage; corn
variety tests have also been conduct
ed. The average yield of wheat in
Jennings county was eight bushels to
the acre. The average yield on treat
ed land on experimental plot was 17.2
bushels.
Observation-Disclosures county has
virtually no tomato crop this year,
according to the county marketing
agent for the farmers bureau. He
says that fewer tomatoes were plant
ed this year than for several years.
Many of the plants set out were killed
by blight just as they started to bloom.
The melon season in POsey and Glib
son counties Will bring about $4,000
and $4,000. according to the presi-
dent of the POseyville National bank
at POseyville. The season is now
drawing to a close and because of the
lack Of demand, melon shipments, both
watermelOns and cantalOupeS, have
not been up TO the average of former
years.
napOlis.-Regular army officers
! give the new Indiana National Guard a
high rating after their inspection Of
the HoOsier units at their encampment
o. Camp Knox. Ky. Maj. Albert Rich,
in his report TO the War department,
| says the Indiana companies made re
markable shOwings in firing practice"
and a report by the militia bureau at
| Washington shows that Indiana is
among the leading states Of the coun-
! try in organization. Indiana has met
all requirements on unit organization,
the militia bureau records. adding that
the personnel requirements are 81 per
cent complete.
IndianapOlis.-Sca of pay on all
state road construction has been re-
/ duced for teams and labOrers. il is an
nOunced by Lawrence Lyons, direc-
tor Of the state highway commission.
Transfers with teams have been re-
duced from 30 cents To A. cents an
hour The wage reduction for labor
erS will vary. Where the work is be-
| lieved TO be up to the standard set
by the commission he is given % cents
an hour: otherwise 20 cents. Mr. Ly-
.OnS said the new scale will make il
possible for man with a team TO
earn about $3.50 day or S27 a week.
Washington. l.. C.-FOr the week
ended August 6. the bituminouS oper-
atOrs of Indiana produced 35.S per cent
Of full time output, which was a slight
gain over the preceding week when the
percentage was 34.4. OF the total loss
Of GO per cent. 53.4 per cent was on
account of mo market" and 60 per
cent was due TO mine disability. La
Dor shortage and strikes were respon-
sible for loss of 80 per cent
Indianapolis.-GOv McCray has
issued a statement disclaiming respon-
sibility for the issuance of a certificate
by Secretary of State Ed Jackson. au-
thOriZing the Ku KluX Klan TO operate
in Indiana. A letter made public in
kOkomo protesting against the action
Of Mr.. Jackson in granting the Khan
a certificate caused the governor to
make the statement
South Bend.-JOhn WOzner. age
eighty-seven. died of heart disease
while robbers who had bound and
gagged him were searching his home
a mile northeast OF Notre Dame uni
versity. Wozner had lived alone for
more than a score of years. When
found he was fully dressed. with the
pockets of his clothing turned inside
out.
GOshen.-Dr. b. L. Donaldson. age
fifty-five, formerly Of Hartford. Mich
and of Eikhart, who several months
ago began practice here. committed
suicide i'm his apartment by shooting
himself through the mouth with a re.
vOlver. His widow found his body