Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1911 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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Knox Is a Wet Town.

A blue' racer snake, tour feet in length,-was discovered in the branches of a tree at the home of M. Walter on South Main stieet, Friday. Several persons assisted in’. dispatching the reptile. —■Knox Democrat. .

Prospecting In South Dakota.

L. A. Harmon, accompanied by Adam and Joe Xagel and F. O. Churchill, left Wednesday for Mitchell, So. Dak., on a land prospecting trip. The Xagel boys will also visit their brother, Mike Xagel and family, while there. They ’ will be gone a week or ten days. Mrs. Joe Xagel and daughter Mildred accompanied her husband.

A Ten-ton Boiler.

One of the heaviest pieces of freight ever hauled in Rensselaer was unloaded here Thursday afternoon. It was a big boiler for use at St. Joseph’s College, and weighed ten tons. A wagon was brought here from Lafayette especially to handle four horses abreast pulled it out to the coyege. Extra plank were laid down on the Washington street bridge for it to pass over.

Will Try It One More Year.

Marshal Mustard received a letter yesterday from his broth-er-in-law. Frank Plummer, who took up a claim near Welliston, Xo. Dak., about eight years ago. They had very good crops there until last year, which was a failure. This year they had a prospect for half a crop, but last week.a hail storm came and absolutely ruined everything. Frank has taught school of winters and has had an advantage in that line. He states that he will try it one more year and if crops fail then, he will strike out for God’s country.

Will Now Run Out From Chicago.

In the readjustment of the mail service brought about by the discontinuance .of full railway postoffice service on trains 30 and 33, Charles Grow, the mail clerk, received the cheerful news Wednesday evening that he not only retained his place as clerk in charge, but will hereafter head from Chicago, which will be much more convenient for him. It came as a surprise, as there were several clerks older in the service whose claims he supposed would be considered before his. It is a decided compliment to him. »

One of the Finest Seen Here.

An Oldsmobile Special, seven passenger touring car stopped over night in the Rensselaer Garage Tuesday, and, because of the great size of the car and the fact that it had 43 inch wheels together with the size of the engine and the finish and style of the machine, it furnished a novel sight for many people, who uttered exclamations of astonishment at the enormous proportions of the car. The machine, which was from Tennessee, is rated at $4,500, without the extras, such as windshield, top. etc. It certainly was handsomely appointed, and with every convenience for the motorist.

City Schools Open Sept. 4.

The Rensselaer schools will begin Monday. Sept. 4, with the following teachers in charge: I. N. Warren, Superintendent C. R. Dean, Principal and History Adaline Barnett, Latin Louise Kiefer, German Ethel Perkins, English Carolyn Dudley, English and History William Lee. Science Chas. M. Sharp, Physics and Chemistry Mrs. Nuthall of Detroit, Mich., Music and Drawing. Mathmetics teacher to be supplied later on. In the grades the following teachers are given: 1. Edith Adams and Lora Bruce. 2. Cora Dexter 3. Minnie Hemphill 4. Tillie Malchow x 5. Ethel Sharp i 6. Josie Miller * 7. Alice Smith An armful of old papers for a nickel at the Democrat office.

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. The Jasper County Teachers’ Institute will be held here next week, commencing Monday; The sessions will be held in the Presbyterian church. —o—' ■ -■ ' Judge Marvin, who is sitting ‘as special j.udge in the Marble ditch case, adjourned court Thursdav until Monday. The hearing of the remonstrances is now practically down to ■ Lake county. —o—• Judge Hanley came down from Rensselaer Monday to resume the hearing of the SoudtWhite ditch case. After hearing a portion of the evidence the parties got together and effected a compromise and the court will convene again next Tuesday to make up the record in conformity with the agreement. —White County Democrat. Hammond Times: Judge James B. Wilson and Dr. Max Wilson of Bloomington, brothers of Attorney Jesse E. Wilson, former assistant secretary of the interior, are in Hammond visiting Attorney Wilson at his home in 28 Indiana avenue. Judge Wilson has been on the bench for 19 years and his circuit covers two counties. The visitors will remain for a day or two to look over the region.

MAY REMONSTRATE.

Parties Opposed to Bricking Street May Be Heard. Regarding the street improvement petition now being circulated for the bricking of Forest and Cullen streets from the Jailroad to Washington street and thence west to the \\ ashington street bridge, and improving the roadway from there out to St. Joseph’s College by making a tarvia road, nearly two miles in all, the petition, we are told will come up before the county commissioners at their regular meeting one week- from Monday, and should the commissioners act favorably on the petition, then those opposed to the improvement have a certain length of time —probably ten or twenty davs—to file remon- - ■ » strances. It is proposed to pay for the improvement by a general tax on the city and township, under the three mile law, No estimate of the probable cost has been made, but it will probably be somewhere from $40,000 to $60,000.

HOME FROM NO. DAKOTA.

Frank Welsh and Son Return From Two Weeks Visit in the Northwest. , Frank Welsli and son Merve of Jordan tp., returned yesterday morning from a two weeks visit in North Dakota. They visited Larimore, Castleton, Davenport. Sheldon, Buttzville, Lisbon and Fargo. The best crops were about Larimore, although they have had an excess of rain there and about Davenport, and the black rust will reduce the yield. If the straw would thresh out like it does here the wheat ought to go 23 to 25 bushels per acre. But it will not likely yield that much. Oats are extra good, also potatoes. Oats look like they ought to thresh 50 bushels per acre and potatoes yield 100 to 150 bushels per acre. Corn is also looking, well. j They visited many,former Jas-; per county • people, including.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. SATURDAY, AUG. 26, 19111

Bert Welsh, Charles Antcliff, Mrs. Shide and sons, David Harris, Jake Wagner, Wm. Stover, Henry Simonin, Ralph Martin, Henry Hoffman, Albert Beaver, Wr. Dunn, and Bud Hammond. Bud Hammond and sons who are farming together, have out 2,200 acres of wheat, oats, flax and millet, and Bud is one of the big men of Ransom county. They have put about 40 acres of corn and will cut 200 to 300 sons of wild hay. They own two sections of land one section having a fair house, barn 60x89 with cattle shed and stable for 24 head 'of horses and 60 head of cattle. This farm has a grain elevator 20x60 with driveway and dump at side, an artesian 3% inch well that will throw a stream of water 30 feet high, which is piped to hquse and barn. Four threshing outfits were hauling water from this well. Their other section has a good modern house, ordinary barn, and two granaries of 5,000 bushels capacity. They have 100 head of horses, including 25 work teams, two driving teams, 28 coming two-year-old colts and 21 sucking colts. They also have 50 head of cows, yearlings and calves, and 80 head of hogs. They have two threshing outfits, one new this year, 9 binders and 25 farm wagons. Their personal property alone is worth a small fortune. Besides the two sections which they own they rent several hundred acres more land, Bud himself living on a rented section. Mr. Welsh found everyone well and they desired to be remembered to all inquiring friends.

MAUSOLEUM PROJECT

Will Come Up Before City Council Again Monday Night. The International Mausoleum Co., of Chicago, in their determination not to see Rensselaer without one of their remarkable mausoleums, has acquired an option on the Mrs. Zard property north of the cemetery. The proposed building is remarkable for beauty, strength and sanitation, being, in fact, the only scientific method of sanitation now in use. A standing reward has been offered of $1,000.00 to anyone detecting any odor from decaying corpses within any of the buildings having their stamp of approval. This plan of doing away with the burying of people has •so grown in popularity in Indiana as seen by the large number of buildings completed and in course of erection. One of the finest of these built at Connersville, holding 500. tombs. Lowell, Valparaiso, Crown Point, Rochester, Peru, Franklin, Hopewell, Monticello, and many other towps either has one or is about to have a building completed. All of these are built under the license of the International people As the city council meets again next Monday night it is to -be hoped that our city will take up this proposition in earnest and acquire the rights and control of this beautiful and sane method of disposal of its dead. Dr. Evan Tucker is again here to push this matter in earnest and in as far as is possible work in co-operation with the trustees of the cemetery and the city council for the closing of a contract so that the building shall be built in the cemetery. xx

Fred Baker, who is working on the O. H. Swigart farm in California tp., says that they have out 75 acres of potatoes that will make a yield of 300 bushels to the acre. At the present price of potatoes Swigart will doubtless start a bank soon. —Starke County Democrat.

The fourth quarterly meeting of the Bafkley M. E. circuit will be held next Sunday morning at 11 o’clock at the Barkley church. The district superintendent will preach in the morning, (followed by communion. A basket dinner at noon and quarterly conference at 2 p. m., followed by preaching service. The whole Barkley circuit is invited.

This Sounds Good.

Quarterly Meeting.

THE PIANO RACE

Has Numerous Changes and One New Candidate—Leaders in • Same Position. Another new candidate has entered the race for The Demj ocrat’s piano and starts with a nice bunch of votes to her credit. There are numerous changes in the general lineup this time, but none so far as the leaders are concerned though none of those now in the lead are any too secure in their position. Remember that a new subscriber is not merely transt’ering the subscription from one member of a family to another member, but must be a genuine new subscriber to entitle one to the 3.000 votes. We want, all contestants to be fair in this matter. and we cannot permit any switching of subscriptions to gain more votes. The line-up today is: Ma id bell Kays, Rensselaer Lizzie Wiseman, Virgie Ethel M Fisher, Rensselaer Loretta Nagel, Rensselaer Ida Hurley, Parr Bessie McElfresh, Rensselaer R-l Alice Daniels, Rensselaer Lucy Morgenegg, Rensselaer R-l Mildred Rush, Rensselaer R-3 Victoria Marsh, Rensselaer R-3 Ark ana Ritchey, Remington R-3 Fairy Pollard, Rensselaer R-4 Mary Bice, Rensselaer, R-4 Stella Platt, Rensselaer Bernice Yeoman, Rensselaer R-2 May Shook, Kniman Ruth E Bull, Rensselaer Lena Trulley, Rensselaer, .R-l Mary Potts, Rensselaer Wilda Green, Remington Mary Gaunt, Remington R-3 Anna Marion, Parr Myrtle Leavel, Rensselaer Ruth Wiltshire, Rensselaer Edna Ward, Rensselaer R-4 Lucy Fulks, Remington R-4 Elsie Smith, Rensselaer Mary Halsema, Rensselaer Lois Spencer, Wolcott Hazel Shumaker, Rensselaer R-4 Martha Critser, Rensselaer, R-3 Marie Moore, Rensselaer Star Route The following stores give certificates, one vote for a cent, with each cash purchase. Cut the list out, and carry it with you every time you go shopping. And ask everybody you see to do the same, reminding them, of course, to save their coupons for YOU. The list is: D. M. Worland, Furniture and Rugs Cleve Eger, Hardware C. Earl Duvall, Clothing and Gents Furnishings B. F. Fendig, Drug Store Sam Fendig, Dry Goods Mrs. Mary Meyer-Healy, Millinery Store Scott Bros., Harness Home Grocery, Groceries Jessen, the Jeweler Depot Grocery, Groceries B. N. Fendig, Exclusive Shoe Dealer C. A. Roberts, Buggies, Wagons and Corn Harvesters. Spencer’s Jewelry Store, Remington. Peck’s Drug Store, Remington. Worden’s Harness Shop, Remington. Surrey Store, General Merchandise, Surrey W. L. Wood, General Merchandise, Parr Aix Store, General Merchandise, Aix Whited’s General Store, Wheatfield No, it is not too late for new candidates to enter The Democrat’s piano contest, but it soon will be. No new candidates can enter after the date soon to be announced. While the early candidates have, of course, got a lead now, a few new subscriptions and renewals will place a new candidate right up among the leaders.

Printer Expert Goes to Noblesville.

Bradshaw, sometime principal of Rensselaer high school, expert extraordinary on printing, and eminent authortiy on sports and all things else, goes to Noblesville the coming year as principal of the schools. Whether he will exercise his wellknown ability along his several lines of accomplishment is as yet unknown.

Church of God Services.

Although disappointed as to the coming of H. V. Reed, as expected, who is now in great affliction, and if none other is procured to fill the appointment, D. T. Halstead will endeavor to minister some nutriment from the Word of Life at 10:45 a. m.. which may be helpful to the hearers, in giving spiritual health and strength, if not so pleasing or entertaining in manner of presentation. - >

THE NEW TRAIN IS INSPECTED

By Many Patrons of the Road on Its First Appearance MONDI'S "HOOSIER LIMITED" Attracts Much Attention on Initial Trip—ls Only Chicago Train Originating In Indianapolis. There were probably more than 200 people down at the sta-! tion Wednesday noon to see theMonon's new train, the *Hoos-[ ier Limited,” pass through. It: was an hour late here, but washeld long enough for everyone to pass through the entire train. ! \\ hile the cars and engine are all new, except for the air of newness the day coaches have a cheap look, low-backed seats and single windows, and are nor as good coaches as most of those run right along on the Louisville coaches also have highville division. The latter are of steel construction, we understand, while; these new coaches are wood frame. The Louis- 1 backed seats, double windows," electric fans and are electric! lighted. The new train is also electric lighted throughout. | The “Hoosier Limited” is two trains, and will replace the trains* now passing through Rensselaer' south at 1 :58 arid north at S:SB ' Both trains were hhuled up to, Chicago and one will go back: through Rensselaer today to start north on its first trip from Indianapolis tomorrow. The two new trains which' will run only between Indianap-| olis and Chicago, beginning next Sunday, will have a running time of four hours and forty- 1 five minutes—seven minutes shorter than the present sched-l ule. and it is said they will leave l their teminals just on the dot' each day. The locomotives are of the Pacific type, weighing' about one hundred and nine tons each without tenders, and having seventy-three inch driv-i ers. T The general polor scheme of the trains is green, that being the color of their exterior finish and of their carpeting and draperies and the upholstering of their chairs. The interior woodwork is of Cuban mahogany, inlaid with white holly. In addition to the white holly, some of the inlaying panels contains various other woods to give the proper color effect. In addition to the locomotive and tender each train contains a mail car, combination baggage and smoker, a day coach, a diner and ’ parlor car. The coach has a seating capacity of eightyeight. the parlor car fifty, the smoker thirty-two and the diner thirty. One of the features of the train that stands out in the recollection of a visit to it is the parlor car and its observation platform, when it is sufficiently dark to show to a good advantage a neat electric sign will announce that the train is the “Hoosier Limited.” The train is lighted by electricity, the most modem type of electric lighting being used. The “Hoosier Limited” bears the distinction of being the only train for Chicago originating in Indianapolis. On its regular schedule it will stop at Sheridan. Frankfort. Delphi. Monticello, Monon. Rensselaer and Hammond leaving off Westfield; Kirklin, and Cedar Lake, which are now stopping points on the Chicago train which will be replaced by the “Hoosier Limited.”

Birthday Anniversary Surprise.

Neighbors and friends to the number of about 125 gathered at the home, of Mr. and Mrs. C. Morgan egg of Barkley tp., last Tuesday evening, each bringing well-filled baskets tried to give Chris a good square meal on his 53rd birthday anniversary. He I ; .. A —<7

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and everyone present certainly did justice to the bountiful supper, which i** usually the main thing on such occasions. Young folks as well as old came, for the next day was the sixteenth birthday anniversary of Miss Kathryn Morganbgg, and both were celebrated on the same evening. Everyone had a good time and lift wishing them many mor? such happy birthdays.

Disease and Death In Indiana In July.

The Bulletin of the State Board of Health just issued for July says: Ihe deaths in July, 1911, were less than in July, 1910, by 20. Diarrhoeal diseases were most prevalent, with typhoid fever next. 296 cases of Typhoid fever were reported in ?9 counties, with 72 deaths. In July, 1910, 246 cases were reported in 47 counties with 45 'deaths. The Southern Sanitary I section of the state reports the , highest death rate from typhoid fever, being 51.7 as compared with 31.3 in the entire state. The I State Board of Health is now engaged in making a sanitary ‘survey of the Ohio river from Cincinnati to Mt. Vernon, in. order to determine to what extent 'the stream is polluted by sewage and factory waste and to what ’extent the water supply from the stream is impaired. Ihe cities report 1,450- deaths, a rate of 14.8 or 2.1 higher than the rate for the whole state. The rural deaths number 147, a rate of 11.1 or 1.6 lower than the rate i for the whole state. Pulmonary tuberculosis caused 287 deaths. .In the same month last year, 305, a decrease of 18. Infantile paralysis caused two deaths, number of cases reported 19, One death was reported from “Hookworm Disease” in Posey county. Deaths from violence numbered 296. Births for June: Birth reports continue to be a month late and will so continue until I physicians and midwives comply 'with the law requiring births to be reported within 36 hours. I Total births, 4,443. (Still births excluded.) Males, white, 2,208; females, white 2,152. Males, colored, 23; females, colored, 44. Stillbirths, 128; white 122; colored 6. State birth rate, population 2,700,867, 30. Northern Sanitary section, i pop. 927,229, 19.2. Central Sanitary section, pop. 1,114,087, 18.9. Southern Sanitary section, pop. 659,560, 23.3. " * Highest birth rate, Martin county, 33.8. Lowest birth rate, Carroll and Whitley, 10.8. Lost—Sunday, between J. F. Irwin’s residence an 4 Remington, a child’s black plush coat. Finder please return to A. E. Wallace, Rensselaer, and receive reward.

Why don’t you get envelopes printed with your name and address in one corner? None of your letters can then get lost Looks business-like and makes a good impression on those you write to. You can get 100 for 50 cents at this office. The regular annual session of the Marion Township Sunday School Association will be held in the Presbyterian church, Sunday, September 3, 1911, in the afternoon and evening. State Secretary J. N. Burnie will be present. —John I. Gwin, Twp. Chairman. Don’t fail to ask for the free piano certificates with each cash purchase at the stores handling them, a list of which appears elsewhere in this paper. Remember you can fill in the name of any candidate you choose to vote for, and if you do not care to vote them now you can do so later. Ready for delivery off our fioor, two of those staunch, reliable runabouts that have made the Maxwells “the great economy cars.” A car which can run on Jasper county roads at a total cost of 1 3-10 cents per mile. A nice carrying space on these cars, too. Step in and let us show you how to save money.—Maxwell.

One dose of Anti-Phymin gives immediate relief from Asthma. For sale by A. F. Long.