Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1911 — Page 8

__ *T j i C tf|T it«n» of Inters News Notes pf ts 3*£^ f Nearby Towns I I P cn ' n ® s ' n *^ e Territory , l y Adjacent to the Jasper As Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents 1 f County Metropolis

NEW CENTER. . , r Jacob Spitzler spent Sunday mornwith Harry Davis. John Southard transacted business in Wolcott Tuesday. Sanders hauled tile from Wolcott Wednesday. William Miles called on G. W. Caster Tuesday afternoon.;

Ernest Miles attended church at Black Oak Saturday night. William Miles and son Ernest -were Wolcott guests Monday. George Beaver has made the purchase of a new phonograph.

Miss Ara Griswold called on Miss Mary Miles Saturday afternoon. Mary Miles, spent Friday night with Jessie and Belle Southard. Gladys and Blossom Grauns spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Chas. Sommers.

Mr. Oppie of Wolcott moved Friday on the Holdridge farm, vacated by Mr. Gross.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Caster and family spent last Sunday with John Ward and family.

Mr. and Mrs. ' Elmer Clark and children spent Tuesday with George Caster and family, ' Mary Miles, Jessie and Belle Southard attended church at Black Oak Friday evening.

Mrs. Will Vanatta and Mrs. Wiley Latta spent Tuesday afternoon at the home of John Southard.

Mrs. Nick Dignan after spending a few days with her parents at Kokomo returned home Monday. Mrs. Mabel Miller, Miss Maud Dobbins and Mrs. Lena Hemphill attended church at Black Oak Friday eve.

Wiley Latta, Will Vanatta ‘ and Chas. Sommers, Jr. .assisted Mr. Howell of Piper City, 111., in moving Thursday. / Oliver Hamilton, assisted by his brother James, moved Thursday? to a farm near Lee. Abe Woosley moved into the house vacated by Hamilton.

George Coffman’s moved to a farm southwest of Rensselaer Thursday. We deeply regret the loss of them as friends and neighbors, and their children will be greatly missed at school and Sunday school.

T. M. McAleer of Henry, 111., and household goods arrived in Wolcott Saturday. Wiley Latta and Will A'anatta assisted him in moving his goods from Wolcott the same day to a farm south of the Queen City school house. Mr. McAleer and family stayed from Saturday evening until Monday morning with Mr. and Mrs. Vanatta, after which thejr were able to get into their new home. OBITUARY. Alden Glen Harris was born Feb. 25, 1911, and departed this life March 1, 1911. Funeral was held Thursday at the home and interment made in Remington cemetery. Darling baby thou has left us, And our hearts with sorrow mourn But in heaven we hope to meet you? When our work on earth is done. We desire to thank our neighbors and friends who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and death of our darling son.—Mr. and Mrs. Will Harris.

LEE. Mr. Gilmore’s butchered Monday. Miss Myrtle Lewis visited home folks Sunday. Ann and Nancy Peregrine are both down sick. Korah Eldridge apd wife were Monon .goers Saturday. Isaac Parcels has moved ontp his farm just south of here. Arthur Stewart and wife visited Sunday at Walter Jordan’s. J. H Culp and family took dinner Sunday at Mrs. Holeman’s. Mrs. fiarriet; Jacks was able to ride to her farm' a few days ago. Miss Morris, the school teacher, is able to be in her school again this week. > Asa Holeman and wife visited her parents Sunday, near the Monon Chapel. . ■

O. A. Jacks has improved his store building by putting in a new sgsh door in the front. John Jordan and family and Joseph Stewart anjf wife took dinner Sunday at H. C. Anderson’s.

Friday of last week Ray Holeman and family of near Reyonlds visited Mrs. Holeman’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilmore.

Mrs. Mary Ann Smith visited hdr brother and' family, David Culp, from Tuesday of last week till Wednesday of this week Alf Jacks’ daughter, Miss Ethel, and his son-in-law, Len Lefler, of Lafayette made- them a short visit the first of the w-eek. ~ Charley Jones and family have moved into their new home, having bought the former De.nton farm one and a half miles south of Lee. J MILROY. j John R. May left Wednesday morning for his home at Worla.nd, Wyo., after a few weeks visit with relatives* ' ’ • • G. L. Parks, Prank May, Ed May, Howard Stuart and families spent Tuesday'evening with James A. May and family. Tuesday, March 7, being Mrs. W.

P. Gaffield’s birthday anniversary, a surprise was planned by a few of her friends. About noon the guests arrived bringing well filled baskets and quite a feast was spread. At four o’clock the guests departed wishing Mrs. Gaffield many more happy birthday anniversaries. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. James A. May and daughter Belle, John May of Worland, Wyo., Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stuart and little daughter, Mrs. Frank May and daughter, and Mrs. G. L. Parks and daughter.

BEAVER LAKE. —; Mrs. Albert Wilson is on the sick list. * . Samuel Butts is on the sick list this week. ' , William Lyons butchered . a fat hog Tuesday. Lewis Guthrie moved out in this vicinity Wednesay. Henry Brady has returned from Jvankakee, 111.

J. M. Pritchett called on friends in this vicinity Tuesday. / Dan Wilson’s daughter Pearl, is visiting with her aunt this w;eek.

Geo. Zobroska is hauling s%w logs to the Geesa saw mill this week. Tunis Wildrick moved onto* the Tolin & Hillis ranch the first of the week. J

Fred" Dewey and family of Brook are spending this week with Samuel Butts' and John 'Wildricks.’,. Mrs. Annie McCoombs was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Earl Kennedy, Tuesday and Wednesday.

[ SCHULTZ SETTLEMENT. -j - - 1 - ■ • -| —* Paul Schultz took cream tQ Parr Saturday. Rinehold Schultz spent Sunday with home folks. Adolfe Schultz has been hauling wheat to Rensselaer the last week.! Hattie Schultz and mother called on Paul Schultz and family Wednesday., Fred Krueger took a horse to the horse sale Saturday, but did not sell. It. Mrs. Michael Schultz spent Wednesday with Mr-' and Mrs. Amiel Schultz. '• Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krueger called on Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schultz MonJay evening. Antona Schultz called on her mother, Mrs. Wm. Schultz, Wednesday afternoon. Frank Wolfe and two sisters took dinner with A. R. Schultz and family Wednesday.

Leo Schultz is helping Paul Schultz cut wood this freek, getting ready to buzz.

Mrs. Michael Schultz spent Saturday and Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Amiel Herre.

Olga and Marie Schultz spent Saturday and Saturday night with their sister, Mrs. Fred Krueger. Mr. and Mrs. Amiel Schultz spent Sunday afternoon with the latter’s mother, Mrs. Christian Schultz. Soon the farmer will sow the good seed broadcast for another year. ‘‘Sow* well, reap well,” is a good motto for all of us.

Miss Hulda Herre and brother Otto returned home Saturday and the latter returned with his grandmother to continue in school.

The housewife will now try her hand, once more at raising poultry, and soon the. peep! peep! of little chickens, will be a very common thing.

Mr. and Mrs. Rinehold Teska and son Will, Mr. Teska’s brother and family, A. R. and Paul Schultz took dinner Sunday WRIT Herman Schultz and mother.

A fine snow fell Tuesday morning which was very beneficial to the wheat, and also afforded a sleigh ride for those who were quick enough and ready to take it. > Say, Mt. Ayr! Talk about your ■hearty singers. There is a gentleman who drives through Our settlement frequently with a very strong voice. No matter how hard the wind blows, whether -it rains or hails, you can hear his voice clear and distinct above the gale. How is that for some ‘.‘voice?”

SOUTH NEWTON. | —I 1— There was school at No. 6 Saturday making up a lost day. Charles Weiss helped Harve Pearson haul hogs Thursday. Earl Leek is on the sick list with a complication of diseases. Little Glen Mayhew was on the sick list Sunday and Monday. A 1 Wortley and wife were Sunday visitors at his brother Henry’s. Robert Overton helped Arthur Powell with some work Monday. Philip Paulus transacted business in Chicago Monday and Tuesday. Philip Paulus helped Clarence Pruett. break colts Friday afternoon. Bert Mayhew and family spent Sunday with, Ernesf Mayhew and wife. 1 ' The Grimes family' spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Mayhew in Brook. , Mrs. Arthur Powell called on her sister, Mrs. Fred Waling, Thursday afternoon. Frefi .Powell of near Monon made a business trip to his brother Arthur’s Saturday. . Silas Potts of near Brook transacted business In this locality several days this week.

Everet Grimes returned home Friday from Danville wherj he went to seek employment. -

Miss Sadie Paulus visited with Misses Leona Weiss and Margaret Yeager Sunday afternoon. yl' Marshall Pruett of near Ade spent Saturday night and Sunday with his brother Clarence and wife. ?

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Weiss spent Sunday 'With Mr., and Mrs. John Weiss, Jr., of near Good land. Mrs. Frank Irwin of near Brook spent Saturday .night and Sunday with Mr. and, Mrs. Arthur Mayhew. Miss Ruth Marsh went Saturday to visit with her brother and family east of Rensselaer for a few days. Albert Potts returned to his home near Brook Saturday after a visit with his sister, Mrs. Arthur Powell and family. Ed Waling of near Brok brought his gasoline engine up to this vicinity Thursday and will buzz wood for several men.

Mr. afad Mrs. Clarence Pruett helped the former’s sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Dunn of near Foresman, to move Tuesday,

Miss Hazel Lamson visited over Sunday with home folks, returning to Chicago Sunday evening where she teaches. Miss Helen returned home Saturday from an extended visit at several places.

j : j NORTH UNION. -! T ! —" Marion Meader spent S nday in Rensselaer. Grace spent Sunday night with Mrs. Meader. Mr. and Mrs. Griff spent Sunday with Ernest Stibbe. I. F Meader and Lois went to Rensselaer Saturday. Will Weston went to Fair Oaks Wednesday afternoon. £VIr. and Mrs. James Garriott were in Rensselaer Saturday. T, Mrs. VV ill Fay lor called on Mrs. M. Davisson Friday afternoon. J. W. Faylor and Albert Keener were Rensselaer goers Saturday. J. W. Faylor and Will Weston hauled wood Monday afternoon. Grace Peyton spent Friday night and" Saturday with Lena Schultz. Amos Davisson bought some steers from Paul L. Schultz Monday. Earl Wiseman, Louis Miller, Fred Kullus took in Rensselaer Saturday;

The men buzzed wood at Fred Schultz’s and B. D. Comer’s Wednesday. Mrs. Will Faylor called on Mrs. W«. Shaffer of Aix Wednesday afternoon.

B. D. Comer is having a telephone put in on his place north of here, v : - : Vyy-

A great many from around here attended the wrestling match Saturday night.

James McClanahan called on Will Faylor and I. F. Meader Tuesday afternoon.

Marion Faylor spent Sunday with his ‘tfncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Will Faylor. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krueger spent Tuesday in the Schultz neighborhood with relatives.

Will Weston spent Saturday night with Estie Keener at his uncle's, George Casey’s. Lorene Schultz and Marie spent Saturday night with their sister, Mrs. Fred Krueger.

We were visited with another snow a few days ago, and the roads are quite soggy again. George Cover was quite sick Saturday night from food poisoning, but he is better at present. Fred Krueger started Monday to plow. Don't be in too big a hurry Fred, spring is not here yet. J. W. Faylor and family attended church Sunday at Brushwood and spent the rest of the day with Frank Vest and family.

Homer Lakin and Rettie Brown were married Saturday night, but We did not hear the name of the place they" Went to.

Mrs. Will Faylor and little Marion called on Mr. Wiseman’s near Virgie Saturday afternoon. They also visited* Mrs. J. W. Faylor. Mrs. Christian Schultz and youngest daughter spent Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. Amiel Schultz and Mrs. Michael Schultz, We understand that Amiel Schultz and Emma Schultz were married last Thursday at Milwaukee, and commenced housekeeping Friday. They have our best wishes.

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1111 Continued from Page Four, creese In the salaries of prosecutors and their deputies in Allen, Lake, Vigo and St. Joseph counties 6. Clark; The election registration act, providing for the registration of voters at stated intervals, before any general or city election.

127. Kistler. Providing for/ the payment of salaries of special Judges in change of venue cases at the same rate as the regular judges. 197. Ratts. Providing for depositing township funds in banks outside townships when no bank exists within the township.

116. Royse. Directing county auditors to draw warrants for claims duly allowed by board of county commissioners.

320. Trautman. Permitting electric railway company to contract with hydraulic companies for supplying electricity. 47. Yarling, Providing for the appointment by the governor of a commission to Investigate industrial education.

244. Proctor. Restrictive and regulative act, prescribing regulations for the operation of saloons in Indiana.

174. Stotsenburg. Providing for the release of all funds set aside for the use of cemeteries from taxation. 125. Himmel. Permits city treasurers in towns and cities that are not county seats to collect city taxes. HOUSE BILLS. 274. Ciore. To consolidate farmers' institutes and the extension department of Purdue university, an act for the improvement and advancement of agriculture, domestic science and rural life by the dissemination of information relative to agriculture, domestic science and rural life among the people of the state. ’ 68, Strickland. To enlarge the eligible list of applicants for admission to the State Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home at Knightstown, admitting orphans of regular army soldiers and grandchildren of civil war veterans whose parents are dead or who are unable to take care of them.

401. Billman. Providing that graduates of noncommissioned high schools shall have equal standing with graduates of commissioned schools in the matter of obtaining licenses to teach in the public schools. 30. Van Horne. Providing for two additional superior court judges in Lake county, one additional for Hammond and one to divide his time between Hammond and Crown Point. 6. Colvert. To require all railroads to stop at least two regular trains each way, if that many are run, at county seats having a population of 1,000 or more. 176. Van Home. To legalize records of conveyance, now recorded in proper offices, where acknowledgments were made by officials not having official seals.

20. Stevens. To provide for the maintenance and repair of drains and ditches and providing for lien on ground for pay for drain tile. 164. SunkeL Regulating fees for justices of the peace and constable in felony cases where preliminary examinations are held.

64. Thornton. Authorizing boards of trustees in small towns to fill vacancies among officials without calling a special election. 147. Foor. Requiring payment of salaries weekly to employes of mines and manufactories and to prevent the Issuing of script. _ . - 180. Oorr (request). Appropriating $12,000 for encaging the state’s battle flags, recently prepared for preservation. \

180. Cohee. To give clerks the right to cancel outstanding city and town orders issued but never called for. ; i ; :

189. Sunkel. Providing that counties with population from 75,000 to 150,000 may have probate commissioner.

47. Voris. Regulating the investment of funds held by insurance, casualty, bonding and surety companies. 178. Seidensticker. Concerning reciprocity agreements with other states in relation to registered nurses. 173. Cravens. Appropriating $103,000 to redeem state fair ground live stock pavilion bonds aiyi pay interest. 32. Grieger. Requiring the unloading of passengers on mixed trains before doing any switching. 223. Lieb. Authorizing cities of the fifth class to dispose of park lands for courthouse purposes. 69. Cravens. To levy a tax of 1% cents for the state debt sinking fund for 1912 and 1913.

228. Sunkel. Legalizing redemption of road receipts and providing for such redemption. 440. McMullen. Regulating settlement of county treasurers with the auditor of state.

152. McMullen. _ Providing for the purchase of toll roads and their maintenance as free gravel roads. 175. Grimmer. Providing for disposal of cases on dockets at the close of court term. 158. j McClew. Changes library law to permit assessments in adjoining townships. , ■ 316. Oldaker. Authorizing cities and towns to buy lands for school purposes. _ g *7. Higgins. To fix the time of holding court in the Twenty-first judicial circuit, 87. Sunkel. Fixing the time for holding court in the Parke-Vermillion circuit. 115. Benz. Fixing the time for holding court in the Third judicial district 258. Ault. Providing for recount at •lections where voting machines are used. 641. Cravens, Providing for a com-

mission to visit San Fran cisco-Pan-ama-Pacific Exposition ground and report to legislature In 1913 on advisability of erecting Indiana building at exposition. 607. Seidensticker. Providing that payments made under the acts of 1909 authorizing a tax in snpport of the John Herron art institute In Indianapolis shall be valid.

301. Cravens. Empowering boards commissioners to retire and recall unsold bonds issued for road building and to Issue other bonds. < y 56. Poor. The board of health act providing for the care of the eyes of children at birth by requiring the use of an antiseptic wash. 494. Strickland. Requiring county commissioners to compel surveyor to draw plans for bridges instead of employing an engineer. 292.- Lyon. Giving power to railroad commission to select date at which increased railroad tariffs shall be in effect if at all. 116. Guild. To discontinue school hoards in towns under 1,500 and place property and control of schools with township trustee. 35. Keegan. The child labor bill, regulating the hours and manner of employment of children under sixteen years of age v .

548, Van Horne. To prevent Hammond, East Chicago, Whiting and Gary from annexing each other without a vote.-'/'

616. Cook. To allow high schools to continue longer terms than intermediate grades in certain townships. 218. Wise. To regulate benevolent institutions and provide for educational facilities for children therein. 375. Butcher. To provide for Indiana to participate in the fiftieth anniversary of tlie battle of Gettysburg.

417. Stevens. Requiring the appointment of probate commissioner in counties of over 7,000 population. 312. McGinnis. Requiring justice of the peace to notify prosecuting attorney at trial of criminal cases.

98. Veach. To shorten the residence qualification of library trustee from five years to one year. 501. Branaman. Providing for the appointment of a summary court for trial of enlisted army men. 233. Duncan. To empower township trustees to appropriate mogey to erect soldiers’ monuments.

653., Strickland. Extending the scope of legislative reference department of the state library.

268. Williams. To reimburse Henry county for money wrongfully paid into the state treasury. 321. Seidelsticker. Requiring other state Institutions to purchase produce from state reformatory. 431. Branaman. Authorizing,cities, counties and townships to appropriate money for hospitals. 217. Seidensticker. Amending the present city council law as to jurisdiction over teachers.

199. Duncan. Miners’ qualification bill, providing for licensing miners and apprentices. 637. Cravens. Providing for the redistricting of the state for congressional purposes. 692. Branaman. Providing for annual report by township trustee to advisory board. 682. Moran. Regulating the incorporation of laundry and renovating companies. 221. Billman. Defining partition fences and providing for their construction.

557. Moran. To establish free employment bureaus in cities of the second class. i

559. Ault. Giving townships the delinquent tax funds collected ,in the township. 439. Oldaker. Providing for the payment- of teachers for attending Institutes.

282. Spencer. Establishing uni-' form scales, weights and measures system.

99. Thornton. To prevent misrepresentation concerning honesty of employes. 289. Wells. To exempt from taxation free gravel and macadam roads. 481. Frisse. Making it unlawful to obstruct ferries on navigable rivers. 421. Wasmuth. For the incorporation of livestock insurance companies. 15. Wider. Regulating the storage of benzine and gasoline kept for sale. 421. Wasmuth. For the incorporation of live stock insurance companies. 294. Sunkel. To maintain night schools in cities of the second class. 484. Lieb. Fixing the fees to be collected by the secretary of state. 560. McMullen. Making it unlawful to solicit aliens to become citizens. 65. Young. To legalize the incorporation of the town of Hillsboro. 570. Racey. To establish levies in the reclamation of swamp lands. 317. Moellering. To regulate the licensing of veterinary surgeons. 293. Frisse. Regulating the speed of automobiles on highways. 79. Voris. To legalize county and township highway bonds. 70. Clore. To regulate the branding of renovated butter. 103. Carter. To extend library privileges in townships. - > 160. Tingle. Providing a tax levy for free kindergartens. 1. Appropriating $120,000 for expense of the session. 90. Foor. , Regulating the sale of dangerous drugs. 78. Voris. To legalize certain city and .town 92. Brown. Fixing a bounty of 10 cents on crows. ' 133. Lieb. To protect squirrels In public parks. , 408. Cravens. The general approI iatlon act \ 407. Cravens. The specific appropriation act. j ‘ . ' t 170. Rentschler. The anti-"blaek

list” act, requiring that a railroad company shall pay wages to discharged employes within twenty-four hours after 'discharge and furnish a letter showing cause of dismissal. 279. Seidensticker.- To amend law, regulating railroad commission by striking out the two-year clause as-, fecting orders of the commission after a second,hearing. 319. Wider. To empower common councils to appropriate money for expenses of delegates to municipal or civic conventions, limiting the amount to ssoff*annually. > 33. Grieger. Extending the terms , pf present township trustees two. years and making elections of trustees hereafter come in "off” years. 624. Faulknor. To appropriate SBOO to pay the expenses of county treasurer in going to other cities besides the county seat to collect taxes. 600. Keeney. Authorizing the Indiana board of pharmacy to register assistant pharmacists as regular pharmacists in certain cases.

143- Keegan. Making Oct. 12 state holiday to be known as Discovery day, and making afternoon on Saturdays a half-holiday for banks. 626. Colvert. Legalizing the acts of the town board of Boswell, Benton county, for the purpose of erecting a Carnegie library. , 24. Catrer. Prohibiting the use of> the name of any church or benevolen* organization as a trademark on merchandise.

489. Roggen. Providing, for discharge of feeble-minded women from schools for feeble-minded upon court’s order.

542. Campbell. Providing that a township may assist a city in erecting high school buildings in certain cases.

44. Wise. Re-appropriating $380.81 to erect monument in the Menominee Indian village and improve grounds. 269. Wasmuth. Compelling railroad companies to make advance notices of proposed increase in rates. 224. Bedgood. Providing admission to state soldiers’ home of all soldiers of five years’ service in the army. 4. Roggen. To amend park board act Of 1909, providing legal tender in 11 payment for condemned property. 400. White. Empowering clerk of court instead of- county auditor to collect cost in change of venue cases. 231. Plummer. Extending powers of notaries connected with corporations and banking institutions. 149. Pleasants. Regulating the construction and maintenance of levees to reclaim swamp lands. 234. Eward. Regulating the display of flags over public school buildings and creating a flag day. 275. Racey. To extend franchises to public utilities, including the construction of sewer drainage. 420. Benz. Requiring a license from commissioners of corporations maintaining public ferries. 22. Ratliff. The “white slave” act. Defining and prohibiting pandering and providing a penalty. 125. Foor. To provjdd for the sale of drugs by merchants who are not licensed pharmacists. 263. Myers. To protect shippers against damaged freight by making railroads responsible. 356. Corr. Regulating the joint construction of school buildings by two or more districts.

213. Colvert. Defining imprisonment for horse stealing and providing disfranchisement. 393. Seidensticker. Amending an act to protect passengers on steam roads from injury. 443. Rentschler. Fixing the time of holding court in the Forty-first Judicial district. 897. Corr. Empowering state institutions to exercise the right of eminent domain. 669. Fitzer. Giving taxpayer right to appeal to circuit court in omitted tax suits. 57. Foor. To prevent the spread of hydrophobia and providing a tax therefor. 183. Buennagel. Prohibiting rebates on fire and other insurance premiums. 514. Corr. Defining Sixth, Eighth, Tenth and Fortieth judicial circuits. 527 r Dunoan. Regulating the construction of levies In certain oases. 478. McMullen. Regulating the contest of wills.

VETOED BY GOVERNOR. S. B. 92. Akin. Legalizing all eertiflcates of tax credits issued by county auditors. S. B. 96. Farlow. Legalizing ttye issuance of warrants by county auditors for townships or improvement districts on authority of board es county commissioners. 5. B. 99. Greenwell. Legalizing warrants issued by county auditors on order of boards of county commissioners and judgments of courts. H. B. 131. Hufford. To regulate fees in and applications in making school fund loans. SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION. I. Stotsenburg. Ratifying the Sixteenth amendment to the constitution of the United States. HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS. 7. Guild. Auhorizing Indiana and Illinois to join in the work of draining the Kankakee region. 9. Strickland. Memorializing the president and congress in behalf of the construction of an American Indian memorial and museum building. HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS. 6. Smith and Merriam. Authorizing the state board of accounts to prepare a report of all county and township offices for the general assembly' of 1913.