Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 133, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 June 1915 — Bird Killing By Boys Will Not Be Tolerated. [ARTICLE]

Bird Killing By Boys Will Not Be Tolerated.

Boys with airguns have been killing birds for the past two or three weeks and two persons have complained to The Republican and also made a protest to the proper authorities and any who kill birds in the future will stand a chance of being arrested and fined. Probably the 'boys dft so thoughtlessly, but it is a violation of law and also cruel. Dr. W. L. Myer had several robins and other birds about his’ premises. The robins were nesting and this morning a boy with an airgun shot and crippled one of the robins and then threw it behid some boxes in the rear of the Methodist-.church, there to suffer until relieved by death. ' Probably it leaves a nest of eggs or young birds also. The name of this boy is known and will be reported to Marshal Robinson and if he is not willing to pledge himself to forbearance in the future he will be arrested. There are others also who are guilty. Parents should have a talk with their boys if they have airguns and notify them that the killing of birds will result in the banishment of the guns. Rensselaer has many song birds and many squirrels and these can be propagated and made more fetrne if they are never given cause for alarm. Let our boys be too manly to kill birds.