The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-07-01


IL culverts on seven principal roads
In II counties. The total of The con-
tracts TO be awarded. probably about
the middle Of June, will be approx
mately $4,000, ranging from about
sl,VO for the smallest project 10 S40,-
OOO for the greatest. Later in the
month other bids will be advertised
for and by the end Of the year. the
chief bridge engineer for the depart
ment has estimated. the department
VIII have contracted for between
Sl,OO0,00O and 100000 of bridges.
lndianapolis.-The final meeting Of
the state live stock sanitary board. as
now constituted, was held here. en-
DER provision of an act Of the last ses-
sion of the general assembly a new
! board viii take over the work July 2.
The contagious disease report. made
by DR.. L. E. Northrup, state veteri-
marian, showed the state 10 be freer
from live stock diseases than IL has
been for u years. The report midi
Gated that hog cholera has been CON-
pletely controlled In many sections OF
the state. The board fixed the salary
OF the state veterinarian for the COM
Ing year at $1,000.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS McCray has
promulgated the acts of the 1927 legis-
lature. They were declared in effect
as Of May 81. at p. M. the time
when the distribution of the printed
copies OF the acts was completed ac-
cording 10 law. A number of the laws
enacted by the last legislature. which
had emergency clauses, became effec-
tive when signed by the governor, but
the majority did not become opera
tive until promulgated. Many impor-
tant changes will be effected by the
new laws, more of which were enacted
by the last legislature than in many
previous sessions.
Valparalso.-The May report of the
Porter County Cow Testing association
shows that five cows produced over 20
pounds of butterfat during the month
II cows produced over 80 pounds, and
So over 40 pounds. The report shows
slight Overproduction exists at the
present time, but farmers are urged
TO keep on pushing production as
when pastures begin to get short and
dry. the cows which have been we'll
Kept will be the ones TO hold out until
the late feeds come in. There were
372 COWS on test during the month.
Indianapolis-In some parts Of the
state the impression prevails that own
ers of small fruit crops damaged by
robins and other insectivorous and mi
gratory birds are permitted to kill
feathered marauders, according TO
state conservation officials. The In
diana law does not permit the killing
of these birds. Officials pointed out
that persons found killing migratory
and insectivOrous birds will be prose-
cuted.
IndianapOlis.-U. S. Lesh. attorney
general Of Indiana, in an opinion SUBJ
mitted TO the state department of con.
servation, says neither the governor
nor the state conservation commission
has any authority to regulate the tax.
ing Of sand from Lake Michigan in
Indiana. The state department has
been trying to find a way to control
the operation of sand mining COM
panies just off the Indiana shore.
anapolis.-Governor McCray has
approved the May term report of the
state board of pardons and granted ex-
ecutive clemency TO six persons, all
except one of whom were convicted
and sentenced for violations of the
state prohibition law. The governor
also approved the pardon boards rec
ommendation that clemency be denied
twenty-eight persons. four Of whom
were convicted in Indianapolis.
Evansville. Vanderburg county
farmers will have a county fair this
year, for the first time In several
years, if present plans are carried out.
Township fairs, which have been held
annually, will be consolidated. The
association has been named theAScott-
Vanderburg County Fair association.
The fair probably will be held about
the middle of November.
i4lbis W lDdt'
terry d, One Hundred and Eighty-first
artillery. the medical corps of the One
Hundred and Eighty-first field artil.
lery and the aviation unit Of the In.
diana National guard will be built al
cost estimated from $4,000 TO S40..
900. A site has been leased and the
state armory board will advertise fol-
bids at once.
Evansville.-The loose leaf tobacco
floors at Madisonville, KY, a few
miles south of Evansville, have closed
after one Of the most improbable sea.
sons in their history. Little more than
2.50O,OO0 pounds of tobacco were sold
The top price of the season was $50
AS q result II is predicted that the
acreage put In this year will be greatly
reduced.
Petersburg.-Butter fat reached Is
cents q pound at Petersburg the past
week. the lowest price In seven years
Many farmers are doing their owl
; churning and have quit selling TO tie
creamery companies.
Shelbyville.-The Shelby County Fish
and Game Protective association has
J acted 10 protect farmers who own land
along streams from depredations by