Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1911 — Page 1

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HOME AGAIN, SAFE AND SOUND

The Democrat's Party Reaches Rensselaer Monday Night ENJOYED A SPLENDID TRIP And Everything Went Smooth as Clockwork. —'Did Not Miss a Rail or Boat Connection on Long Trip and Probably Suffered No More From the Heat Than They Would Have Done at Home.

The Democrat’s eastern trip party returned home Monday evening all safe and sound and, traveling by such easy stages, all were feeling fine and in good spirits on reaching Rensselaer. It. was a splendid trip all the way through and no one was worn out with long travel as is generally the case with, a trip of this magnitude where it usually takes a week for them to get rested up. Everybody enjoyed the trip immensely, and while some hot weather was found, no serious ill effects were experienced and we perhaps suffered no more nor as much than we would had we remained at home. Drinking too much ice water put a few of the party temporarily on the indisposed list and. two or three got a touch of seasickness, as the water was quite rough on the trip down to. Norfolk, but no one got seriously ill and all were in fine mettle most of the time. With the stop-overs at Niagara Falls, a few hours in_. Buffalo and Albany; the boat trip down the Hudson; two days in New York, several hours of which time was spent on the water in boat trips, where it is always cool and refreshing; The ocean trip of 328 miles to Norfolk, Va., where one day was spent; the trip up Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River to Washington, where we spent one day; thence by rail to Cincinnati where a stop was made over night ; then to Indianapohs where a 3J4 hours stop-over was had, thence on home, made the most delightful traveling without any of the fatigue usually felt on long trips with few or no stopovers.

Ocean Beach, twelve miles from Norfolk, was visited and part of our party donned bathing suits and took a dip of an hour in the ocean. Mr. Ott of Remington is as much at home in the water as a fish. Eight of the fourteen people in our party took a dip in the: salt water while the others contented themselves with sitting in the shade on the beach, and watching their antics and leveling kodaks at them. (There were three kodaks in the party and a fine lot of views were taken along the route.) We met with the'most cordial and courteous treatment all along the line and so nicely were arrangements made that there was not a balk anywhere and the expenses of the trip were no more than calculated upon in our estimate. Owing to our party becoming temporarily divided in New York shortly before boat leaving time a hurry-up trip was made in taxicabs to the boat, and the nearly three miles from the hotel was covered in a little better than six minutes. We caught the boat all right, however, and rather enjoyed the experience. Another time, at 6:30 p. m., we were caught at a little town called Phebus, a mile or a mile and a. half from Old Point Comfort, with the current off the trolley and all cars the track. Our boat left at seven o’clock, and we had plenty of time to have gotten back bad everything gone well. Hurried negotiations were made with three colored gentlemen with carriages and with twenty minutes to reach* the boat we started for Old Point. Just after we drove up on the landing v the first cars for an hour pulled in, but we did not regret the price

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PARALYTIC STROKE

Caused the Death of Mrs. Mary Kannal Sunday Evening After Short Illness. Mrs. Mary Kannal died at 6 o’clock Sunday evening, her death resulting from a strqke of paralysis. Mrs. Kannal had been in poor health for two or three years and had a light paralytic stroke last Tuesday. The deceased was about 63 years old, having been born November 17, 1848. Three children survive: Mrs. Cleve Eger, Irma Kannal and Dr. H. J. Kannal. Mrs. Ida Duck of Salem, Ohio, a sister, also survives. She will be here for the funeral which will be held today at 5 p. m., from the house, Rev. J. C. Parrett conducting the services.

LOSES FOUR FINGERS

By Explosion of Fife Cracker— James Meyer of Tolleston, Is Victim of Accident.

James Meyer, son of our expostmaster F. B. Meyer, who is now employed in his father drugstore at TWleston, while attempting to shoot a cannon cracker on the Fourth, lost four fingers of his left hand.

He had lighted the fuse and carried the cracker to the door, the screen door stuck, and while he was trying to get the door open the cracker exploded tearing off four fingers and ripping flesh from the palm of his hand.

The wound is serious and the danger ,of blood-poisoning from the gun powder is considerable. Meyers was taken to the Mercy hospital at Gary.

BOOZE PURVEYOR

Gets it Handed to Him on an Auto Deal—Called in the Law. A Dyer saloonist recently purchased «a second-hand auto from a young man named Tuttle, who lives near Wheatfield. Then the saloon man was inveigled into separating himself from $475 more to buy another car. Tuttle appeared with the car, a 7-passen-ger Halladay, but took it away with him, and the saloonist called in the officers of the law to locate it. Sheriff Hoover finally found it in a barn at Tuttle’s father’s farm near Wheatfield. All tthe tires were gone and the car was in poor shape generally. To avoid prosecution Tuttle turned the car over to the saloon man, who hopes to be able to get’ seme of his money out of the transfection by selling the machine as soon as he can get new tires on it.

HAD A FINE THIRST

Took too Much Quencher, Got the “Wabbles,” and Now the Front Door is Locked. James Madison of near Virgie, who had been working on the H. O. Harris farm near Mt. Ayr, came to Rensselaer Monday morning and, owing to the vast difference in climatic conditions, proceeded to get a “bun” aboard. About 3 o’clock officer Mustard met James and proceeded to take him in out of the wet. In the absence of a “hurry-up’’ carryall James was assisted before the representative of the blind goddess with weights and measures, and according to his own testimony he was drunk and “his honor” said he believed it.

James was remanded to the county bastile, in the absence of the necessary cash outlay incidental to such experiences, where he may ponder on the vicissitudes of a thirst and will for a short period lead a life of innocuous desuetude.

HOW TO BEAT THE PURE FOOD LAW.

1. Sqfll all your roosters, then eggs will not spoil so easy. 2. Shut up all setting hens so they cannot set on eggs. 3. Destroy all eggs that do not hatch, just as soon as hen is through setting, then they wll not get mixed with the good; when you find a nest in weeds, use the eggs at home. ' 4. Gather your eggs twice each day, keep them in a cellar or some cool, dry place; then bring tehm to Fancy Produce Market twice each week and we will try and pay you fpr your trouble. Phone 39.—C. E. Prior.

THE TWIOE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1911.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized— Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices.

Judge Marvin came over from Monticello Monday to take up as special judge the Marble ditch case. Judge Hanley is suffering from an injured arm, having had the ligaments painfully torn by the “kicking” of his automobile crank. Miss Vera Parker, who is employed as deputy in the county clerk’s office, has returned from Brook where she spent a week’s vacation with her sister, Mrs. Wallace Parkison. Clyde Witham, one of John Poole’s supposed victims, died in Ohio, according to a card received by Wm. LT Wood of Parr." M)r. Wood expects to investigate the matter' Charles S. Chamberlain and ■John Marlatt have sold to Mrs. Eva Greenlee 200 acres of the Gifford lands which they recently bought lying in sections 32 and 33, Walker tp., at SSO per acre, the deed states. They paid $25 per acre for the land only a short time ago. .

The county commissioners Friday decided in favor of the construction of the stone roads in Newton township, after hearing all the-evidence. The remonstrators are not objecting to the construction of the roads but of the manner of payment for its construction, it being under the “two mile law.” They want an election held and let the whole township pay for the two roads. They claim -that the county surveyor should have charge of work of this kind. Air appeal to the commissioners’ decision will be taken to the circuit court. Charles Marlin was arrested Saturday night by nightwatch Critser and charged with having stolen a bicycle Saturday from in front of Gwin & Watson’s bicycle shop, owned by Charles Saidla, which, it is said, he rode into one of the local hitch barns that evening. The owner identified the wheel as his property, Marlin claiming that he did not steal the wheel but that he got it from a boy near the postoffice, but, when asked who the boy was, he was unable to say. A change of venue was granted from Squire Irwin to Squire Bussell’s court in Hanging Giove tp., Monday morning and the case will be heard Friday next.

New suits filed: No. 7738. John Neary, et al. , vs. John Thompson, action to quiet title. No. 7739. Florence May Embree vs. Zimri H. Emfbree; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married Nov. 24, 1886, and separated in June, 1909. Cruel and inhuman treatment and abandonment is charged. * There are two children, both girls, aged 20 and 14, respectively, which plaintiff asks the custody of. The complaint states that defendant is the owner of real estate and personal property of the value of $6,575 and has art income of S4OO per year. Alimony of $5,000 and an allowance of $l5O per year.for each of the girls support is asked for. Rensselaer is given as the home of plaintiff.

The Democrat office is well equipped to do the better grades of job printing.

TWO CASES OF " SUD S ”

Mopped Up By Rensselaer Boys —lrate Fathers Wield War Club. It is reported that some of Rensselaer’s younger set, including a Sunday school teacher, ordered two cases of “hops” from Lafayette for the Fourth in an endeavor to bolster up their spirit of'patriotism. It came, ip-saw-' it conquered. The young men got gloriously jagged, and then waxed pugilistic. By this time the convivial mob had swelled to five members. Following a free-for-all fight to see who would get the remaining “joy water,” the company dispersed for the evening. All reported a pleasant time. Then the paternal ancesters of some of the youths proceeds to demonstrate, with the aid of a large fat club, properly applied, alcoholic beverages in a dry time has its disadvantages at times and this was one of the times. And the end is not yet.

THE CITY COUNCIL.

The city council met in regular session Monday night with all members present. City attorney was instructed to draw contract with Monnett Home and Fred Phillips for extension of water main to Monnett Home, conditioned that said parties pay $lO5 each for such extension and they, to have credit on rentals for said payments. The rate (or water at Monon railroad stock yards was fixed at S2O per year from time same was turned on.

In matter of alley in block 3, the council decided to improve same with brick roadway. Bid of Smith & Kellner of $965.26 was accepted, and attorney instructed to draw contract and mayor authorized to sign same. In matter of Leopold alley in block 4, council took same' action with same contractors and same kind of material to be used. Bid of $1,120 was accepted. Petition of Frank Morrow, et al. for street light was referred to light committee. Petition of Milton Roth, et al. for establishment of alley in block 9, original plat, attorney was instructed to prepare resolution for •establishment of such alley. Mayor was instructed to sign contract with General Electric Co. for between 400 and 500 light meters, to be shipped as needed. Ordinance No. 140, authorizing the school board to build addition to high school building in Rensselaer, was passed to third reading. Ordinance No. 139, providing for regulation and control of water works and electric light plant was taken up and passed to third reading.

The following claims were allowed : CORPORATION FUND. Geo F Meyers, sal mayor. . . .$62.50 G W Hopkins, councilman. . 20.00 D E Grow, same 20.00 W H Kresler, same 20.00 C J Dean, same 20.00 A G Catt, same 20.00 Chas Morlan, clerk 25.00 Moses Leopold, attorney 50.00 Ray D Thompson, treasurer. 75.00 M D Gwln, secy Bd Health. . 31.90 Rens Fire Dept, memb’s 2 qr 71.75 Geo Mustard, sal marshal. . . 30.00 Frank Critser, nightwatch 25.00 ROAD FUND. Chester Zea, teamster...... 25.00 Harry Swartzell, haul sand.. 4.25 O S Baker, mowing weeds. .. 2.40 Elmer Matheny, unload stone 1.60 John Hordeman, wk on sewer 4.60 Monon Crush Stone Co, car atone 25.55 Ray D Thompson, frt on stone 18.25 F Rutherford, remov’g bridgd 33.00 Light fd, pt prin & int to July 25, 1911 ...1080.00 WATER FUND. T E Malone, 5a1ary......... 30.00 LIGHT FUND. C S Chamberlain, salary.:.. 50.00 Mell Afobott, 5ame.......... 30.00 Dave Haste, same. ......... 30.00 W M Lee, wk on furnace. .. , 1.00 Scott Chestnut, wk on line. . 10.75 Western Electric Co, supplies 10.20 General Electric Co, same... 47.6< Wabash Valley Coal Co, coal 54.18 Jesse Gate, hauling coal. 13.56 Ww Lyons, wk on boilers... . 7.00 Ray D Thompson, frt paid,., 2.14

A TESTIMONIAL

on patent medicine always happens a 1000 miles from home, but Bowkers Fertilizer happens in Jasper county where you see results. Try it on your wheat.— J. J. Weast. Subscribe for The Democrat.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

TolograpMc Reports from Many Parts of tka Country SHMT OITS OF THE UNUSUAL The Last Cake of Ice In Hartford City, Ind., Was Sold to Families With Sickness—Loss to Merchants is Heavy.

Hartford City, Ind., July 10.— When the last 150-pound cake of ice in the storage houses here was split up and distributed in small pieces to families in which there was illness tonight, this city faced ice famine. For two days no ice has been sold generally in the residence districts and Saturday grocers, butchers, ice cream manufacturers, soda "fountain proprietors and saloon keepers pleaded in vain. There was no ice to be had and the dealers declared they had been met in other cities with' refusals to their applications shipments. ’• - Saloons served warm beer to those of their patrons that cared for it. Church socials were cancelled because ice cream had become fluid at the factories. Soda fountains ceased to fizz. Meat and other perishable food is regarded as a dead loss by doleful tradesmen.

Most serious was the condition of the sick in the lack of ice, and physicians said deaths within the next few days might be directly traced to the heat and the ice famine.

LARSON WAS MURDERED

Grand Jury in Fowler Mystery Disagrees With Coroner in Manner of Dane’s Death. Lafayette, Ind., July 9.—Petitions were filed with the commissioners of Benton county a few days ago at Fowler asking that SI,OOO be «*ppropriatetd to be offered as a reward for the detection of the person who murdered Peder Larson, the aged Dane, whose body was found floating in a cistern in tjje rear of his home ten dats ago and whose death the grand jury a few evening ago decided was caused by some other hand than his own. The two Chicago detectives who worked on the case appeared before the grand jury. The widow was a witness before the grand jury yesterday, appearing in deep mourning and weeping continually. She told the same story that she fold the coronep The grand jury in its report found that Larsen could not have inflicted the injuries that caused his death and that they must have been caused by another person. Mrs. Larsen is still in Fowler, living at the Larsen home. The report of the grand jury leaves the case a mystery, as the coroner found Larsen committed suicide.

WHEAT LECTURES

Will Be Given Along Chicago, Indiana & Southern Railroad August 18.

Lafayette, Ind., July B.—Arrangements have been completed for the running of a wheat improvement lecture train over the Chicago, Indiana & Southern railroad between North Hayden and Allison August 18. At that time farmers will be interested in preparation for the next wheat crop. For this reason it is expected that the train will mean much to wheat growers along the line.

The soil and crops department of the Purdue experiment station will have charge of the instruction and will attempt to answer questions on the best varieties of wheat, cultural methods, for tilization of the crop, treatment for wheat smut and other (diseases, how to treat the Hessian fly, the joint worm and other insects. • ' t • ' • 4 .75

Vol. XIV. No. 24.

JAMES K. GORE DYING.

Was Adjutant-General of Indiana Under Governor Mount. Elkhart, Ind., July 10.—Janies K. Gore, adjutant-general of Indiana, under Governor Mount, is dying. He was born in New York state seventy-four years ago and settled here in 1855. Mr. Gore was leader of the hand of the Sixth Michigan infantry, and later captain of a company in the One-hundred-and-thirty-eighth Indiana. He was postmaster under Harrison. He has a wife and two sisters.

INDIANA AUDITOR

Arrested on Charge of Embezzling Firm’s Money—Said to Have Confessed. Indianapolis, Ind., July 10.— Charged with embezzling $4,480 from the Brown-Ketchel Iron Works, Frank J. Vinson, auditor of the company was arrested today. A warrant was issued for his arrest Friday on evidence produced by Frank Stalnaker, president of the Capital National Bank, who, as trustee for the creditors of the company, alleges that Vinson has embezzled proximately $60,0Q0. He says Vinson has: confessed 4 Vinson is 48 years old and for yeais has been prominent in business here.

GREEDY LITTLE PIG.

Followed the Family Cow to the Pasture and Milked It Regularly. Greensburg, Ind., July 10.— Henry Rethlake has a pig that is discriminating in its food. He recently noticed this particular pig was growing fat much quicker than other members of the same litter; also that one of his cow was falling off in her daily allowance of milk. Regarding this as a coincidence Mr. Rethlake decided to investigate. He soon discovered that the little pig followed the cow all over the pasture and whenever she would lie down the pig would help itself to all the fresh milk it desired. Mr. Rethlake has moved the pig to another pasture.

BIG FIRE AT KNIMAN.

Two Frame Buildings Destroyed Friday Night. With the exploding of a lamp in the residence of Charles Cramer Friday night at about 10 o’clock, Kniman was threatened with a disastrous fire. The town has no fire protection whatever, but the timely arrival of men from the surrounding farms who formed a bucket brigade soon “had the flames Confined to the two buildings which were a mass of flames. The buildings burned were the general store and residence occupied by Mr. Coamer, owned by a Mr. Croft, and the residence of Wm. Heilscher. The household effects of the latter were, saved. Several other buildings near by caught fire but after a hard fight were saved. Both men had . insurance on buildings and contents.

LOTS UNDER THE LAKE.

Some Who Suppose They Own Land May Be Surprised. Hammond, Ind., July 10.— People who think they own choice lake front lots in blocks 1, 2 and 3 and parts of 5,6, 7 and 8, of Miller, will be surprised to hear that they own nothing, even though they shoufii have tax title, warranty deeds and abstracts. A new survey completed by Melton & Cutler, joint engineers for the Gary Park trustees and the Miller town trustees, shows that the ! and indicated is at the bottom of the lake and therefore belongs to the state.

Heretofore the maps have always shown the Grand Calumet River as having its mouth* in the lake at Miller. Even the government maps show this., In reality, the river does not empty into the lake, as the mouth became clogged years ago. All maps also show the submerged land as being platted, a' though it is now said it neve, was above water.