Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1911 — Page 5

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. _ Brief Items of Interest to City ancK Country Readers. ■/ ' ' ! Farmers’ Institute next week. V. Nowels was a Chicago visitor Thursday. ; Frank Donnelly was a Lafayette visitor Thursday. Today’s markets: Corn, 37c; Oats, 27c; Wheat, 84c. Gwin & Watson have on hand four “Stay-Down” Tank Heaters. Local dealers yesterday were paying but 13 cents per dozen for eggs. Mrs. Simon Fendig of Wheatfield visited relatives here Wednesday. Vern Cristler and J. H. Dunlap were in Hammond on business Thursday. Clifford Parkison has been appointed postmaster at Pleasant Ridge, this county.

Dr. English w r as at Roselawn Thursday to see Mrs. Geo. Hopper, who is suffering from pneumonia. Tom Huston has sold his Roselawn real estate and expects to make Rensselaer his home hereafter. Frank Borntrager of Ft. Wayne returned 'home Wednesday after a few' days visit with relatives here. , J. M. Knapp and wife were called to Sugar Grove, Pa., the first ! of the w r eek by the death of a sister of the latter. , W. 11. Bowers of Beardstowm, 111., returned home Thursday after a few days visit here with his brother, C. H. Bowers. Henry Gilbert of Mattoon, 111., moved onto his farm east of Parr yesterday. He purchased it of George Casey last fall. While practicing basketball Wednesday afternoon, Clarence Smith collided with another player and his nose was broken. Don’t forget the Farmer’s Institute at the court house next Monday, and Tuesday. See program elsewhere in this paper. Mrs. Eleanor Adams was at Logansport Wednesday to see . her son “Shorty,” who is confined in the asylum at Longcliff.

John Behles, Wm. McNeil, Sr., S. C. Coleman and N. A. Stonebraker were down from the north end yesterday on business.

Mrs. Will Rofh of Monticello returned home Thursday after a few days visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Rayher. SyHenry Wortley has bought the Benjamin L. Sayler farm of 120 acres in Newton tp. Consideration, as stated by the deed, $9,-* 600.

Try The Democrat’s want ad column once and you will be convinced of our claim that “Democrat want ads bring results.”

O. F. Bell and family, -who have been living on the Arthur Watson farm near here t-he past few .months, went to Medaryville Thursday to visit relatives..

No progressive family should overlook the special arrangement with the Weekly Inter Ocean and Farmer, whereby $2.00 pays for one year’s subscription to it and this paper.' '

Dr. Reed’s Cushion Sole shoes will, keep your feet dry during these rainy, damp days. We have them for men and women. — Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block.

When the time comes to buy rubber boots we : urge you to try the Century Boot. Price $4.50 and every pair guaranteed.— Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block.

The Damon colored minstrel show at the opera house Tuesday evening gave general satisfaction and was pronounced one of the best shows of its kind that lias ever visited Rensselaer.

Remember that when you decide to dispose of an old “Maxwell” ,that you have a better ar- , gument than for any other car. It goes to him the same as it went to you “guaranteed for life.”— Maxwell.

The annual anniversary sermon of the K. of P. order will be preached tomorrow by Rev. Parrett at the Presbyterian church. The Knights will meet in Castle Hall at 10 a. m., and march in a body to the church.

Mrs. Mary Patterson of Piqua, Ohio, came Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs. J. T. Murray and family. Ms. and Mrs. Murray and son, Harry Murray and wife will move soon to near Hamilton, No. Dak., where they traded for a farm some time ago.

We are again agents for the Barnyard shoe which gave universal satisfaction last year. We want every person, when thinking of spring footw r ear to try, these. They resist the manure \yhich is so deadly to most leathers. Sold at Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block.

Kentland Enterprise: Otis Shepard and Charles Spinney were over from Goodland Tuesday. About the middle of Mkrch Mr. Spinney, his brother Art, Warren Washburn and Andy Hawn will move to Dakota and go on a farm of twelve hbndred acres. All work will be done with a steam outfit.

We have some broken lots in men’s, women’s and children’s shoes, which we are offering at tremendous reductions. We must dispose of these and offer them at less than the original cost. Come in and inspect these if you want good footwear for a little money.— Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block.

Wm. Rayher, who for several years has been “delivery boy” at Eger’s grocery, is packing u{£ his household effects and will move to his farm in Clinton county. Their daughter, Mrs. Asa Stump of Wheatfield, is moving to Ft. Sill Okla., with her husband, where he has secured a position as telegraph operator.

Mrs. Minnie Williams cf Downs, 111., who had been visiting the past two weeks with her sister, Mrs. J. M. Torbet and family of north of town, went to Indianapolis and Greensburg to visit relatives, and also at Crawfordsville.. She is a telegraph operator at Downs, and is spending her vacation in visiting relatives.

Bro. Schotts of the Medaryville Advertiser has sent out a card to his subscribers stating that the damage to his newspaper plant on Thursday night of last week was such that an entire new outfit of type must be purchased and that it may be a month before the Advertiser can resume publication. The damage to his office, he states, was about $450. "Movers are cutting up the rpads quite badly. Seems as though our “annual change” in farms comes at about the worst season of the year —March 1 — that it possibly could come for the good of our roads and all parties concerned. Would it not be much better to change to February first, when the weather and roads are more propitious for moving?

The Democrat editor moved this week into the former F. B. Meyers property on River street, which he recently purchased. Owing to weather conditions the improvements which he planned to make to same have had to be deferred until the contractors can raise the house. Charlie Pullins, who bought the old Dr. Washburn property, vacated by us, will move into same next week.

XThe robins put in their appearance the first of the week and ’April showers” have also a place in the week’s weather record. Wednesday, Thursday and yesterday were quite warm and the light rains have started the grass to turning green and lilac leaves are beginning to ppen. Another week of this weather will start the fruit trees along so much that all the fruit is likely to be killed by the colder weather that is bound to come ere real spring weather arrives.

..The case of the Union Trust Co., vs. Marion I. Adams has been appealed by the former to the appellate court. This is the case wherein the said trust company sued on a note given by Mr. Adams for stock in the hot air Hamilton Insurance Co., for some $250. The trust company came into possession of the note, and when payment was refused by Adams, because of certain

matters connected with the .giving of the note and the failure of the company a-bomin’, it sued in the Jasper circuit court for the amount. In the trial Marion whipped the socks off the plaintiff, but it thinks, evidently it will fare better in the higher court, hence the appeal.

Mrs. John Gray of Lafayette idled in a hospital in that city Monday following an operation [for cancer, and the funeral took place at Monbn Wednesday. Mrs. [Ethel Rush Gray ivas about 29 [years of age and with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Rush, [resided for a couple of years in Rensselaer. While here she was employed for about a year as. compositor in The Democrat office. She was a splendid girl and made a fine woman. Her friends here will be very.sorry to learn of her early death.

While taking a load of Odd Fellows over to Remington Monday night, Bruce White’s auto collided with a car driven by John Reed and coming north, some eight miles south of town, disabling Bruce’s car to such an extent that the trip could n it be continued*. Mike Kuboski wa* telephoned for to bring back the party and the disabled car, and when he got five miles south of town his front axle broke aind he had to abandon his car in the road. Bruce and his party had started back to town and had to walk all the way in. Such is automobiling when things don’t go right.

KITCHEN SHOWER.

Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Michael of Jordan tp., gave a kitchen shower Wednesday evening in -honor of Miss Estella Cain of Goodland, who became the bride of Louis Matthew of Kankakee, 111. Refreshments were served and a jolly good time had by all. Many handsome presents were left in token of the esteem in which Mrs. Matthew is held, and at a late hour the guests dispersed to their respective homes?

GUARANTEED BANK DEPOSITS.

Will the National Bankers’ Association, at its next meeting, denounce the bank guaranty system as it; did just before the election of 1908? Or will it read the handwriting on the wall and prepare for a national guaranty system? Every certificate of deposit ought to be as good as a government bond and the bankers ought to have been the first to advocate the plan. Had they joined in this effort two years ago they would not now be worrying about the postal savings banks. With guaranteed banks postal savings banks would be unnecessary.—The Commoner.

SOME SHAM DEMOCRATS.

The Tipton Times, one of the best Democratic papers in Indiana, says: “The Democrat who is too cowardly to take his home Democratic paper should be ashamed to ask for anything politically. The Times is sorry to say that Tipton county has a few of such fellows, and they generally have their plates up for something. We also have a few Democrats who have Republican wives who object to them taking a Democratic paper. Such men, who claim to be Democrats’ would better ‘wear petticoats’ and s stop the pretension of being American citizen's.”

NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. As usual, there will be many changes in postoffice address of readers of The Democrat this spring, and we want to urge upon all such to either notify us or their postmaster or rural route carrier, as the case may be, of their new address. If you notify your postmaster or rural route carrier before you move, giving a list of the newspapers and periodicals you are taking, it is then their duty to notify the publishers thereof of your new address on cards furnished by the postoffice department for precisely that purpose. The safer way, however, is to drop a card to each publisher by the party changing his address. If you are taking the National Monthly or any other publication in connection with The Democrat, do not w-rite us to have sudh publication changed to. your new address, but write the publishers themselves. Please remember this. < »•'

LECTURE DATES.

March 13—The Reilharz Entertainers. April 7—Byron King:

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A SWEEPING DECISION.

Meander Lands Belong to Abuting Landowners, Says Judge Vurpillat.

Starko County Democrat: The anxiously awaited opinion of the court in the Kankakee meander land case, better known on the court docket as the case of The State of Indiana vs. The Tuesburg Land Company, et al., was handed down by Judge Vurpillat Saturday forenoon, at an adjourned term of court. The case, because of its vast importance, has attracted unusual attention and nearly every member of the local bar and several outof town attorneys were present throughout the reading -of the voluminous and carefuHy-prer pared opinion. The opinion is undoubtedly the longest ever handed down by a judge of this circuit and covers 38 pages in a closely type-written manuscript. After reviewing the case from every possible angle and citing the law as laid down in numerous Supreme Court decisions, Judge Vurpillat holds that the State of Indiana is not the owner of any lands lying within the established meander lines of the Kankakee river, but that said lands belong to and are the property of the owners of the abutting shore lots or fractional subdivisions. As a basis for this conclusion Judge Vurpillat takes the position that the meander lines as established by the United States Government Survey are not boundry lines separating the lots and fractional subdivisions of lands bordering thereon from cither lands located within such meanders, but that such lines drawn upon the official plat are, in fact, the meander lines defining the banks of the Kankakee river, and that between such meander lines there is no land- except the bed of the Kankakee river. In other words, Judge Vurpillat holds that all of the territory within the meander lines must be recognized under the government survey as being the bed of the Kankakee river, and that under the law of riparian rights this territory becomes part of the abutting lots and subdivisions as the waters recede. The state, according to the court’s opinion, conveyed all of its rights, title and interest in and to this meandered territory when it sold the abutting lots and subdivisions to the present owners or their remote grantors. In case the state still owns any of the abutting lots or subdivisions it would, of course, be entitled to its proportionate share of the reclaimed river bed. The question of establishing the property lines in this meandered territory or reclaimed river bed \vas also, settled by the court in this cJecision. Judge Vurpillat’s position "on this important question is that the defendants in this action—and generally speaking this would also apply to all owners of lands along the meander line& in both Laporte and Starke counties—are the riparian, owners of all the land and river bed lying be-» tween two lines extended from the extreme ends of the shore line to their tracts to the center of the thread of the river at right angles. The decision is a signal victory for the principal defendant, the Tuesburg Land Company, and establishes its title to hundreds of acres in the old river bed vt’hich have been reclaimed in recent years by the straightening of the river and the digging of many dredge ditches. And what is true of the Tuesburg Land Company, in this connection, is also true of all other owners of lands along the meander lines in both counties. Under this decision the court also held that William E. Pinney and \ William B. Biddle, cross-complainants, are the riparian owners of 9.80 acres located in the north-west corner of Section 21, township 33 north, range 3 west, and as such owners are entitled to the land and river bed lying in front of their shore hold-

6BEAT FLOUR SALE | We will unload another car j of our “A. & K. Best” i : • ' , ■■ i Famous Flour l .X . • 1 this week \ —— ' \ ! Unloading (Friday and j Sale ( Saturday i February 17-18 j Sale Price C*J 281 $1.32 a Sack ■ yUil BBL i > ___________ v. ; Y V.'.'i ; !' i This Flour is No Experiment j We have handled it for three years, and j guarantee every sack to give satisfaction. J ■ \ i To you who are paying $6.00 to $6.50 ] far your FLOUR, this should be welcome | news. Don’t forget the dates, and the Big | Savings. Home Grocery! "Growing Better Every Day" • A ) J I

ings. These cross-complainants have been asserting title to the greater portion of Section 21 on both sides of the river, and this decision, therefore, is clearly adverse to their contention and position. Mr. Finney indicated Saturday, following the decision, that he would appeal the case to the Supreme court without asking so a new tial. Although Judge Vurpillat’s decision has a far-reaching effect it is in no sense revolutionary. Every feature of the decision appears to find strong support in many of the highest courts of the land, and the prevailing opinion seems to be that the Judge has once more “hit the nail on the head” in this important case. ,

NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that after Monday, February 13th, all rigs left in my barn after 12 c/clock midnight will be unhitched, and horses hayed and bedded. The barn will not be opened until 6:30 a. m. — Charles Hemphill.

TWO OF A KIND.

Pillsbury and Gold Medal. These two brands of flour are more widely distributed than any other dozen brands. Do you know why? Buy a sack of either, at McFarland’s and the qpestion is answered. We now have an arrangement whereby we can get the car rate, therefore can sell as cheaply as any other house for the same grade. •

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EGGS CHEAP IN COLUMBUS

Product Retails at 16 Cents a Dozen With Market Full. Columbus, Ind., Feb. 17. —Possibly never before have fresh eggs been so plentiful in Bartholomew county as now, nor has the price of eggs been lower for many years. A local huckster drove out into the country and collected 1,800 dozen fresh eggs. Buyers are paying 12 cents a dozen for eggs and they are being retailed at 16 cents.