Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 April 1915 — Page 1

No. 81.

KNOCKS SUBSIDY IN MARION TOWNSHIP

Law Holds That Election Can Not Be Held Within Two Years After Other Subsidy Was Voted. .

There will be no subsidy election in Marion township for the Lafayette & Northwestern Railroad Co., based upon the petition- filed with the county auditor. Attorney Moses Leopold appeared before the county commissioners* Monday, entering an appearance on behalf of several taxpayers who oppose the voting of the subsidy, and showed legal reasons why an election can not be held at this time. Attorney Parkinson, who with Attorney Dunlap, has been looking after the interests of O. L. Brown, the promoter, called Mr. BrOwn by long distance and informed him of the action and Mr. Brown came to Rensselaer this Tuesday morning. He does not care to have a subsidy voted that can not be collected and does not want to jeopardize his promotion plans by any irregularities and he stated while here that nothing would be done to try to force an election. If the subsidy voted something more than a year ago in behalf of the RobertsZimmerman road is still available to that road whenever they conform to the building requirements it unquestionably makes the holding of another subsidy election illegal and that is all there is to it. The old law passed in 1869 provided that the subsidy was only avaialble for one year after the levy was made and that the levy must be made the June following the holding of the election. This law was later repealed and holds the subsidy availabel for five years, after which time it may be annulled by the action of the county commissioners when petitioned by 25 freeholders. Mr. Brown had proceeded on the theory that the Roberts-Zimmerman people had withdrawn from the field, ..which they apparently have done, but no action has been taken to annul the subsidy voted in their behalf and if they should undertake the construction of the road and fulfill the legal requirements at any time within five years, then the tax could be collected. Should an election be held on the petition just filed it would doubtless be illegal and the tax uncollectable and therefore there would be no object in holding it. There is, however, one possibility, and that is that there were irregularities in the’proceedings of the last subsidy election that will give the commissioners power.to annul the election. Then an election in support of the Lafayette & Northwestern coulcj legally be held. The action of Attorney Leopold, Mr. Brown states, meets his enthusiastic approval, as they do not care to have ari election held and then the subsidy lost because the proceedings were not legal. The commissioners ordered an election in Newton township on May 7th, as petitioned for by resident freeholders of that township. In White county Monday the commissioners set May, 11th as the date for holding subsidy elections in Princeton, West Point and Round Grove townships. The elections in Beaver and Jackson townships in Newton county will be held April 24. Mr. Brown said to The Republican that he wished to correct one false statement made in The Jasper County Democrat. He states that he never said on any occasion that he or the company he represents would not seed the aid of subsidies for his road. He. stated emphatically that he had never said to any person that he would not seek this assistance. He knew that he had been quoted as so saying, but that he had not said so himself nor authorized any other person to do so. Mr. Brown said that while there is a beautiful country over the route from Lafayette to Kankakee 'through Rensselaer and that it offers a splendid line for a railroad, the population along the route is not so large as it should be to justify the construction of the road unless assistance was secured either by tax aid or the sale of stock. He says there is no doubt that the road can be financed and built if the subsidies are voted.' Whether the failure to procure an election ip this township will have important effect we can not say, but Mr. Brown expressed himself as confident that some step could be taken ’ to have an election called later, evidently basing his thought on the belief that the subsidy voted for the Roberts-Zimmerman road was not according to law.

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The Evening Republican.

Grand and Petit Jurors Drawn for April Term of Court.

The following grand and petit jurors were drawn Monday to esrve during the April term of the Jasper circuit court: Grand Jury. Wm. Kresel, Marion. Geo. B. Long, Barkley. Herman DeFries, Keener. * Ambrose Blaisdel, Hanging Grove. Wm. Florence, Union. Herbert Faps, Gillam. J»etit Jury. Marion I. Adams, Marion. B. W. Elsworth, Barkley. Frank Bundy, Union. '- ia> Chester Halstead, Newton. Henry Bosma, Keener. Wesley Faylor, Union. Wm. E. Bible, Gillam. «. Wm. C. Davis, Kankakee. Chas. Hensler, Carpenter. P.. O. Kennedy, Wheatfield. . _ Henry W. Marble, Wheatfield. v George Reed, Marion. Chas. Denham, Carpenter. O. S. Bell, Walker. V. G. Boone, Milroy. Chas. Armstrong, Hanging Grove.

Amusing and Ridiculous Mistakes Of Eighth Graders of County.

In grading the eighth grade examination manuscripts for the county recently, County Superintendent Lamson found the following amusing and ridiculous mistakes: The amendments to the constitution are to establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our prosperity,. Some amendments added to the constitution were the stamp act, the Monroe doctrine and the Boston massacre. Some amendments that have been added to the union since the civil war are the telegraph, telephone, phonograph and auto. .Railroad, auto and flying machines are the three latest territorial accessions. Adverbs are words used as frazes and clauses. A follicle is a bone in the leg. The governor of Indiana is Roosevelt and the U. S. senator from Indiana is Marshall. Cabot was the first man to touch the shore of the U. S. only he did not get there because he died on the way. Wood is the governor of Indiana and Hoover is the congressman from this district. - _ Grant Davisson is the governor of Indiana. The 16th amendment* has been added to the constitution to show the people what has happened in recent years. The railroads have been added to the constitution since the war of 1865. The senators of Indiana as the assessors, trustees, principals and board of health. Following are some misspelled words just as they appear: Sumpthing, terrotial, antalize, enimie, Era Cannal, spectalation, Fillipenoes, Missouria, teretoril, ecitated, inhabatance, crewly, modifie, teratery, Phylipeans, Masuria, turnups, groth, frazes, Moussi, Phillipines, whomb, Cansas, Philipeans, Mossuri, telegraph, genarel, Mourisa, Missiouri, Filopin Islands, seperated, specklation, Moussia, Mousaria.

Elizabeth Johnson vs. Thomas Walters. Action asks appointment .of guardian, alleging defendant to be person, of unsound mind. W. H. Parkinson, attorney for plaintiff. Jaimes Arthur Powell, et al, vs. Emma E. Markin, et al. petition for partition. James H. Chapman, attorney for plaintiff. Red and yellow onion sets, 7c the quart.—Home Grocery.

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New Suits Filed.

RENSSELAER, INDIANA. TUESDAY, APRIL I, 1815.

FINE OUTLOOK FOR GOOD TRACK TEAM

Early Indications Show a Husky Lot of Athletes to Compete For High School Honors.

A reporter for The Republican called at the school campus Monday afternoon and saw a fine lot of youthful athletes training for the coming field and track events. Prof. Sharpnack was working with the track team candidates and Rev. Titus was coaching the ball players. Hurdles, pole vaults, high jumps, broad jumps, the sprints and a few other sports were being practiced and the outlook is good for results that will be very gratifying to the black and red representatives and their friends.

Batting practice was worked for some little time, the bunts being .taught as an important factor in the game. Then base sliding was taught. The straight slide with both feet to the base, , and the hook slide, by which the body is swung about to the left and the right foot hooks the bag. The young fellows had some difficulty accomplishing the latter but a few practices are expected to put them right. The team that will represent the high school is composed almost altogether of the players who composed the Naps team of the past two years and the advantage of having played together will be a big factor in their favor. Rev. Titus is giving them lots of pepper . . : * The track work is just being started and Prof. Sharpnack will not be ready to select the contestants for the various events until later, as dark horses are apt to show up and some are apt to develop much more rapidly than others. He is pleased with the prospect, however, and some of the aspirants for field and track honors have shown much initial ability; If it responds to training the team that will represent this city will make a fine showing. In the 50-yard dash there are four, promising caniddates, namely Babcock, Swaim, Cumick and Sage. 100-yard dash —Babcock, Price, Curnick and Walker. 220-yard dash—Babcock, Cumick, Swaim and Price. 440-yard dash-r-Swaim, Simons, Warren and Walker. Half mile run—Lakin, Price, Simons and Walker. Mile run-—Walker, Simons, Lakin and Crooks. Low hurdles —Cumick, McLain, Swaim, Padgitt. ’? High hurdles —Hemphill, Padgitt, English. High jump—-Warren, Hemphill, Walker, English, Simons, Padgitt. Broad jump—Simons, Warren, Hemphill, English. Pole vault —Hemphill, English, Cumick. Shot put—Babcock, Simons, Price, Gourley, Warren. Neither Will or Carl Eigelsbadh have shown up for practice in the field or track events, but both are regarded possibilities in the dashes and jumps. Hemphill has been vaulting but a short time and goes 10 feet without difficulty. The standard is built for that high only and a new one is being procured, also a new vaulting pole. Warren, Walker, Hemphill and Padgitt did 5 feet in the high jump Monday evening and expect by practice to considerably increase this before the date of the meets. Taken all in all the possibility seems excellent There are a large number of enthusiastic candidates and they are -taking the instruction from Prof. Sharpnack in good spirit They hope to win many of the events to be contested for with Monticello, Brook and St. Joe.

St. Augustine’s Church Notes.

The council of the Holy Name Society will meet Wednesday evening at the parochial residence. The dramatic club will present the rural play “Farm Life” on Friday evening, April 9th, at the parochial school hall. The following members will take part: Carl Eigelsbach, Stanley Lane, William Beck, Paul Worland, Thomas Callahan, Martha Ramp, Mrs. Harvey Messman, Charlotte Kanne, Mrs. Ed Kanne, Anna Wagner, Lucy Lane. The play will be given one night only.

10-Cent Social. The Young Peoples’ Mission Band of the Christian church will give a 10-cent social at the church Friday evening,'April 9th, the money to go to the orphans’ home at St. Louis.

WEATHER. Fair tonight and Wednesday, Increasing cloudiness. - -

GENERAL NEWS IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS

Busy Readers Can Thus Keep Abreast of the Times and Not ’. Waste Much of Their Time. The Curfew Will Ring Tonight. As a result of Billy Sunday’s campaign, Philadelphia is to have a curfew order, which will apply to all children under 15 years of age.

Find Large Sun Spot.

A large sun spot has been discovered by the naval observatory. The disturbance showed on the photograph taken on March 29th will be visible until April 10th.

Quiet Easter for Wilson.

President Wilson spent a quiet Easter Sunday, going to church in the morning and spending the rest of the day at the White oHuse. The grounds, as is the usual custom, were thrown open to the children /of the capital for Easter egg rolling.

Indian Register of U. S. Treasury.

Houston B. Teehee is the new register of the U. S. treasury. Teehee is five-eighths Indian and is the second Indian to hold this important position. Teehee was a former Oklahoma lawyer and a member of the legislature.

War On Rats.

The Lafayette chamber of commerce is to make a war on rats in that city, having decided to make this a general feature of the cleaning up of the city. Dr. J. N. Hurty has been asked to help in the cleaning up of the city, which will occur in May.

Sunday School Class of 3,137.

There were 3,137 in attendance at the Sunday School services at the First Methodist church in Brazil yesterday. This is said to be a world’s record. Brazil is less than 10,000 in population. It 1s admitted, however, that they need churches in that locality.

Human Heart Shown at Trial.

A human heart with a jacknife wound in it is being exhibited in the murder trial of Jack Sedan, in the Lake county court. In a controversy .over the war last month in a ,coffee house Sedan thrust a knife through the body of Frank Farkash, a Roumanian.

Jury Holds Fate of Men.

The Terre Haute election conspiracy case, involving 27- men charged with corrupting the election in Vigo county last fall, was given into the hands of Hie jury a few minutes before 5:30 Monday afternoon. Court adjourned immediately after the jury retired and took up at 9:30 today.

Pray For Peace on Mountain Top.

More than 15,000 men and women climbed Mt. Roubbidoux, the highest mountain peak in California, and knelt at the foot of a huge cross and prayed for peape on Easter morning. The service began just as the sun was rising over the summits of the San Bernardino range. Hundreds of visitors from the east attended the services.

Japs Join Russians.

The project to organize and send a volunteer Japanese army to Europe has been abandoned. The promoters explain that they, failed to get the governmental sanction which was necessary. Volunteer forces, however, are being organized and are being drilled to serve in the Russian army. In case of the volunteers being killed or wounded the Russian government will make allowance.

Reunited in Common Cause.

A band of Irish guards who only a few months ago would have received an unfriendly greeting any where in Ireland, were received enthusiastically by the people of Dublin and the Lord Mayor. 25,000, troops were reviewed by John E. Redmond, the Nationalist leader. 50,000 of the Irish soldiers have already joined the allies and are now fighting Side by side with the men they stood ready to fight against only a few months ago.

Bogus $5 Coins.

Turning a five cent piece of the buffalo type into a five dollar gold piece is the latest evidence of cleverness on the part of counterfeiters for whom the secret service operators are searching. Hundreds of the bogus coins have been found and a general warning has been issued. The edges of the coins are being nulled so that they conform to the stars that are to be seen on the new series of genuine coines. Aliens have been the principal victims. The coins are heavily plated with gold, but anyone handling much money can easily distinguish the difference.

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Obituary.

Mary Moore, oldest daughter of Wm. and Elizabeth Moore, was born May 9, 1823, in Shelby county, Ohio, and died in Rensselaer, Ind., April 1, -1915, at the advanced age of 91 ’ years, 10 months and 21 days. At the age of 18 she left Ohio and came with her parents and grandfather to Indiana ,making the trip by wagon, and alnded in Indiana May 25, 1841. With the exception of about 10 years she has resided in Jasper county since that time, being one of the early pioneers. She was united*in marriage to John D. Morgan, June 25, 1842, he having preceded her in death some 36 years ago. To this union twelve children were born, four of whom survive, namely, Mrs. I. J. Karsner, of Colorado Springs, Colo., Mrs. V. L. T6wnsley, of Birchwood, Wis.,. Wm. I. Morgan, of Kingman, Kans., and George L. Morgan, of this city, with whom she made her home for a number of years. When she was 14 years old she confided her love for Christ by uniting with the Methodist church and until failing health kept her from getting about remained faithful to her church, performing her duties cheerfully and with good spirit. She was always ready and willing to keep thosp in need, doing deeds of kindness with a loving hand. Beside her children, she is survived by two sister, Mrs. Sarah , McCurtain, of Watseka, 111., and Mrs. Rebecca Barkley and Olrin D. Moore, of Missouri, and twelve grandchildren and nine great grandchildren and a host of admiring friends.

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Obituary.

Rachael Keopka was born in Germany, March 26, 1852, and departed this life at her home in Milroy township, Jasper county, Indiana, April 1, 1915, aged 63 years, 6 days. She came to this country in 1872 and was married to Chas. Sommers Nov. 16, 1872, at Francesville, Ind. To this union were bom five children: Charles, Lizzie, deceased, Frank, Anna and Lillian. Her husband departed this life March 24, 18971 She leaves to mourn their loss two sons, two daughters and four grandchildren. In early life she united with the German Lutheran church and in that faith built her hope. She was a kind and loving mother and loved by all who knew her.

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