Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1912 — Page 1

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SUNDAY MORNING FIRE AT PARR

Co-Operative Creamery and Soft Drink Place Burned. LOSS WILL BE ABOUT $7,000 Fire that destroyed the frame buildings at Parr occupied by the Parr Co-Operative Creamery Co., and by the Griffith soft drink and pool room, was discovered about 4 a. m., Sunday morning, and had gained such headway that efforts to put it out were unavailing. The efforts of the fire fighters were then directed toward saving the adjoining buildings, the row of stores just north of the creamery site and the large frame ice house in the rear of the burning buildings, and in this they were successful. Most of the lostr incurred by the creamery is covered by insurance, and

it is understood that the owner of the pool tables carried some S4OO insurance on "the fixtures in the building, and that the building itself was insured for S6OO. A part of Griffith’s stock was saved. The building he occupied was owned by Mrs. A. Gangloff of Rensselaer, and her loss above insurance will be a few hundred dollars. The creamery company lost in addition to building and equipment about S2OO worth of butter, 20 tons of coal, butter tubs, etc., making their total loss easily $5,000, with insurance on building of $4,000 and on contents S4OO. The front of W. L. Wood’s store across the street was damaged some by the heat, windows broken, woodwork charred and awning burned. Mr. Wood’s loss is covered by insurance.

The fire ie by some thought to have started from spontaneous combustion in a pile of perhaps 20 tons of soft coal which had recently been damped in the rear of the creamery, while others think that it must have been started by a spark from one of the Monon’s engines falling on the roof. The Creamery Co. is going to rebuild on the site of the old structure at once, and will probably make the new building of cement. The company w-ill continue to take in cream, using W. L. Wood’s store nouse as a titation until the new bqilding is completed.

Frye Buys Kanne Bus Line.

W. F. Frye closed a deal Friday whereby he becomes owner of the bus business conducted by Kanne ' Bros., having kept their automobile Bros. He is now the exclusive bus line operator in the city. Kanne Bros, kept their automobile bus which they will use for conveying people to parties, dances, etc., in connection with their horse livery business. They have bought the Ford touring car formerly owned by Frank Kresler and will use it for auto livery also.

Mooted Question to Be Settled By Supreme Court

The application of Fred Timm of Medaryville for a saloon license, appealed to the Pulaski circuit court from the commissioners’ court, where the license was refused because Cass tp., had less than 1,000 population, the ratio fixed in Pulaski county, was granted by Judge Vurpillgt Monday. The court takes the position—as does Judge aHnley of our own circuit—that the 1,000 limit only applies after the first license is granted, but it is understood the dry forces will make a test case of the matter and will take it to the supreme court for a final “guess.” Judge Vurpillat recently decided a like case from Wheatfield, Jasper county, in „the Starke circuit court, wherein, he held the same. It is to be hoped that a supreme court decision will coon be had on this mooted question. The Praetor law says: “That the number of retail licenses that may be granted in any city or township under this act shall not be more than one for each five hundred Inhabitants thereof, which number may be further limited by the board of county commissioners of any county to any number not less than one to each one thous-

and inhabitants of such city or township.” The intent of the law, as Senator Proctor, its author, personally informed the writer in an interview last June, was to make the limit one thousand for thei. first li n cense where this limit was made by the commissioners, and it will be interesting to learn from the higher court whether the legislature accomplished w'hat it intended or not.

Commencement Cards Here.

The high school commencement cards, which are ! being furnished by The Democrat, arrived yesterday, and are undoubtedly the handsomest cards ever gotten out by the Rensselaer high school. The stock is “Crane’s Quartered Oak,” oblong style, engraved in shaded Old English, with che class pin reproduced in the class colors. Over 650 of the cards were ordered, and they wiE be distributed today. |

Wife of Sheriff Hoover Operated On for Gallstones. I

Mrs. W. I. Hoover, who has been in very poor health the past few' months, accompanied by Mrs. E. pj Honan, went to Chicago Saturday to consult a specialist. It was found she was suffering from gallstones J and yesterday she was operated on ’ at the West Side hospital. Sheriff Hoover went up to the city yesterday to be present at the operation. The many , friends of Mrs. Hoover hope that she will pass through the operation safely and have a' speedy recovery.

Chicago Strike Situation.

To add to Chicago’s union labor trust troubles, the 6,000 freight handlers of practically all the freight houses in the city went on strike Saturday and 1,000 nonunion handlers have been imported and put to work, with 450 policemen as guards, to take their place, with more handlens to follow. All - perishable freight ie now being handled, it is announced. The newspapers, despite the slugging tactics adopted by their striking employes and their sympathizers, seem to be getting along very well now by means of imported men, and the Sunday papers as well as regular editions reached Rensselaer Monday afternoon. ■■■

Huntington-Knox.

of the bride’s father, Thomas Knox, jauth of town, took place the marriage of Miss Jessie Knox and Mr. Chauncey Huntington of Mt. Ayr. The groom is a son of E. P. Huntington of Mt. Ayr and is a prosperous farmer. The house was beautifully decorated with pink roses. Only the immediate families of the contracting parties were present at the ceremony, after which they attended a wedding luncheon given by Mrs. Frank Hoover, sister of the bride. Miss Knox has made mlany friends during the 'few years she has been one of the county’s teachers who will join us in extending the best of wishes tor a happy married life. They will reside on a farm 6 miles west of Rensselaer.

A Card to the Public.

I take this means of expressing my heartfelt thanks to the High Courtt of the Oathcflic Order of Foresters for their prompt settlement of the policy of ’my late husband, and also to thank Willard Court, No. 418, for their many acts of kindness during my husband’s sickness and death, and especially I wish to thank those members of the court who accompanied me to Roberts, Ill.— Mrs. Martin J. Gillen, Monon, Ind.

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THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA? WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 1912.

RYAN DITCH REPORT FILED

Estimated Cost About $300,000; Benells $350,000. TO DRAIN LARGE TERRITORY In East Section of Jasper County and Also Furnish Outlet for Drainage In East Portion of Pulaski.

The report of the John P. Ryan ditch was filed Saturday. This ditch is perhaps the greatest drainage scheme, so far as benefits and cost is concerned ever begun in Jasper county. The estimated benefits are approximately $350,000 and the estimated Cost about $300,000. The ditch begins in the southwest part of Starke county and comes on down into Walker tp., where it connects with the old Pinkamink ditch, which is to be widened and deepened, and which empties into the Iroquois river ditch east of town, near the Monon railroad bridge. The proposed ditch will give drainage to thousands of acres of lands in Starke, Pula ki, White and Jasper counties.

The estimates on the main and lateral ditches and arms follow: Estimated cubic yards dirt, 513,977; dirt above rock 124,967 yards; rock 182,522; estimate of dirt excavation 8 cents per cubic yard; rock $1 per yard. Estimated cost of main ditch, $233,637.50, and benefits $289,906.51. Kays Lateral No. 1. Esti mated cost $1,506.60; benefits $1,674;* No. cubic yards of dirt to be excavated 20,199, at 7.45 per yard. Scraper work. Luken Lateral, No. 2. Estimated cost $2,127.60; benefits $2,364; cubic yards of dirt 22,214 at 9.57 cents. Dredge work. Zick La teral. No. 4. Estimated cost $5,008.40; benefits $6,260; cubic' yards dirt 51,640 at D.eo cents. Dredge work. Clear Lake Lateral, No. 3. Estimated cost $2,245.50; benefits $2,495; cubic yards 25,245, at 8.86. Dredge work. Spurs and Arms to Zick Lateral, No. 4. Burger Spur—Estimate $250; benefits $300; 8 inch tile. Ketchmark Spur—Estimated cost $709.85; benefits $888.75; scraper work, 8,578 cubic yards at 8.27. Ketchmark Arm—Estimated cost $238.56; benefits $289.17; scraper work, 2,831 cubic yards, at 8:4 cents. Joseph SaJrin Spur—Estimated cost $1,408; benefits $1,760; scraper work, 17,375 cubic yards, at 10.12 cents.

Toyne Lateral, No. s—Estimated5 —Estimated cost $2,258; benefits $2,705.50; tile and open work, tale S7BO, open work $1,478, at 9 cents. Rouse Lateral, No. 6—Estimated cost $310; benefits $372; tile. Bouke Laterals No. 7 —Estimated cost $1,592.25; benefits $1,769.15; | scraper and dredge work, at 7.4 cents; 21,517 cubic yards. Stalbaum Spur to Bouke Lateral, No. 7—Estimated cart $1,623.51; benefits, $1,803.90; scraper work,: 18,770 yards, at 8.6 cents. Frank .M. Hershman Ann to Stalbaum Spur—Estimate $457.60; I benefits $572; scraper work, 5,787 i cubic yards, at cents per yard. Guild Lateral No. B—Estimate $1,716.29; benefits $1,911.41; 16,001 cubic yards at 10.7 cents. Alt dredge work. Vanatta Lateral No. 9—Estimate $4,587.52; benefits $5,065.44; part tile, part dredge, tile estimate $3,041.15; dredge estimate $1,546.37. !

Record Lateral, No. 10—Estimate $4,708.30; benefits $6,026.64; part tile part dredge; tile estimate $227.50, dredge estimate $4,480.80; 49,330 cubic yards at 9 cents. No. 1, Long Arm to Record Lateral —Estimate $1,160; benefits ■s!,276. All tile. A —Phillips Spur to Long Arm—r Estimate $580.18; benefits $638.20. All tile. No. 2, Rayburn Arm to Record Lateral, No. 10—Estimate $1,023; benefits $1,136.75; scraper work, 7,890 yards at 12.9 cents. B—Maddox Spur to Rayburn Arm —Estimate $245; benefits $269.51. All tile.

C—Parker Spur to Rayburn Arm! —Estimate $95.20; benefits $104.72. All tile. No. 3, Prevo Arm to Record Lateral, No. 10—Estimate $420.71; benefits $525.89; 3,863 cubic yards dvedge work at 10.9 cents per yard. No. 4, Faris Arm to Record Lateral, No. 10—Estimate $1,094.25; benefits $1,266.60; 6,100 yards at 13.184. All scraper work.

Reed Lateral No. 11—Estimate $2,056.30; benefits $2,573; 22.725 cubic yards dredge work at 9.05 cents. Baker Lateral, No. 12—Estimate $6,278.90; benefits $6,976.55. Dredge work, cubic yards at - cents. Barkley Lateral, No. 13—Estimate $1,462; benefits $1,63'9.34; part tile, part scraper work; tile estimate $642; scraper estimate $820; 9,315 cubic yards scraper work at 8.9 cents. Yeoman Lateral, No. 14—Estimate $3,611.58; benefits $4,012.75; part tile, part scraper work. Estimated coat of tile $1,945.98, and scraper work $1,549,35. ■ William Hershman Lateral, No. 15 —Estimate $280; benefits $350; 2,210 yards at 12.6 cents. All dredge work. Lateral No. 77. (This being the number of the ditch in the circuit court when first constructed and is being deepened and its outlet changed by this proceeding)—Estimate $10,310.58; benefits $13,574.80; 73,792 yards at 13.9 cents. All dredge work. Joel F. Spriggs Spur to Lateral, No. 72—Estimate $984.96; benefits $1,231.20; all dredge wogk, ’B,112 cubic yards at 12.14 cents. The report orders that in the construction of the main line or laterals, etc.', any private tile or public tile drains affected the contractors shall preserve the tile removed and place same on banks for use of owner of same, owner to protect the tile at their own expense. In case any contractor should encounter rock not reported within the plans and specificationa on the main line or Yeoman lateral, such additional rock shall be excavated at contract price stipulated for rock, and in., case of any other laterals or arms or spurs, estimate shall be made by the engineer in charge and reported to the circuit court w-ho shall enter into an agreement with such contractor as to price for the excavation of same.

Weston Cemetery Looks Mighty Tough.

Weston cemetery has been “beautified” a great deal this spring, and now looks the worst we have ever seen it. The trees in front have been trimmed down to stumps and if-w-ill take at least a half dozen years for them to «ecover from the damage done to them. It was a grevious mistake to "trim” them off eio close to the ground. The old arched driveway entrance on the front has been removed and large cement posts will be substituted at an expense of about $25, but whether they will improve the looks of the entrance is a question.

Rev. Edward Baech Dead.

Earley this morning Rev. Mr. Baech who has been pastor of the Presbyterian church here since 1903, passed q lietiy away. For over a week his death had been anticipated, consequent upon the malignant disease from which he suffered since last fall. He has borne his illness, and looked forward into his death with wonderful fortitude and Christian patience, dying as be had lived in simple and splendid faith of the Lord he so faithfully preached. He was until midnight keenly conscious of all that was passing about him and talked calmly of the end, until he passed away about half past three. The funeral services took place at 2 o’cflock Monday afternoon at the Presbyterian church. The interment will be made in Weston cemetery at Rensselaer Tuesday. Edward Baech was born in Vincennes, February 7, 1863, of foreign parentage. His mother was a pure Germain, and his father half French, decended on his father’s side of Huguenot ancestry. His father was an accomplished musican and taught in that brandh in the Military Academy at West Point from 1850 to 1851. 1

i Both of his parents died when Mr. Baech was a ctiild, he was ' brought up by Mrs. Emily Simpson, a noble Christian woman, living on ; a farm near Vencennes. He studied at the Vincennes University, the Indiana University and Hanover college, there he graduated In 1890. i Three years Later he graduated . from the McCormick Theoligical Seminary and entered the ministry Jin the Presbyterian church. After a year’s pastorate at Rensselaer he

served as associate pastor of the second church in Indianapolis from 1895 to 1-898 and then at Matoon and Arcola, I’.Q. In 1903 he was called to the Presbyterian church in this city and with what fidelity he has shown in thiis charge is known of all menu—Saturday’s Delphi Journal. <

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from thi Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized——Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. New suits filed: No. 7871. I. M. Washburn vs. E. V. Ransford, adm. of estate of Catherine Fawcett; claim of $247 on account. —o— Marriage licenses issued: May 4, Chauncey A. Huntington of Mt. Ayr, aged 24, occupation farmer, to Jessie Miller Knox of Rensselaer, aged 25, occupation teacher. First marriage for each.

—O— ■ The Pulaski county democratic convention Saturday nominated the following ticket: Recorder, W. B. Henry; treasurer, Jake Lowery; sheriff, Elgie Zellers; coroner, John B. Needham; surveyor, Clarence Paul; commissioners, S. Deck and John Koster. The Central Electric Co. of Chicago yesterday attached the remaining stock of electrical goods of RayDelmar, the absconding electrician. This company has a claim of $381.77 against Delmar, and the entire stock left by him only invoices SIOO. Supt. Chamberjain of the city light plant invoiced the stock yesterday.

Trustee Shirer of Kankakee tp., was down Monday attending the county board of education meeting. It has been so wet up in his locality an spring that little farm work has been done, and thousands of acres of oats are yet to sow. Wheat id practically all gone and the crop prospects for this season are not flattering. —-o ' At the meeting of the county board of education Monday, C. B. Steward was re-elected truant officer for another year by a vote of 10 to 7. Geo. McLain was the opposing candidate. This is the third full term for Mr. Steward and he also filled out the unexpired term of Chas. Sands, who resigned, which would indicate that his administration has been pretty satisfactory to the board.

—o — The report in the John Mitchell d'itch was filed Saturday. The estimated cost of the tile portion is 1656.25; benefits $875. Lateral No. 1, SSO; benefits $65. Lateral No. 2, SBS; benefits $106.25. No. cubic yard of open part of main ditch 11,937, which is estimated at 8 cents?, or $954.96; benefits $2,044.97. The total cost of the entire improvement is estimated at $1,746.21, and benefits $2,216.22. —o— Attorney Geo. E. Hershman of Crown Point was down Saturday as counsel for defendant in the case of the Stat?, ex rel. Day vs. John Mitch, which was compromised by the defendant paying piaintiff $165. George is enjoying a good law practice at Crown Point and is prospering. His wife and little daughter accompanied him from Shelby, they having been visiting his relatives in Walker and Gillam townships. George returned home Sunday in order to be at Michigan City Monday where he had a big quieting title case in court. Mrs. Hershman and daughter will remain here and visit realtives a., few days longer.

Sheriff Hoover has another boarder since Saturday night when Charles Marlin was landed in jail by nightwatoh Critser on a drunk a-nd disorderly charge, after a little argument in which the nightwatch had to use his club. Marlin fell on the iron fence in front of the jail and cut quite a gash in his face. While the officer searched him, Marlin had a knife with a long blade concealed about his person, it is said, and after the jail door was closed on him he pulled the knife and wanted to carve up the nightwatch. Wm. Messenger, one of the boot-legger

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prisoners, made Marlin give up the knife. Sunday he was arraigned before a J. P. and given a fine of sls and costs, about >lB in all, which he will lay cut at the county's expense. This is the third time Marlin has been fined on like charges.

Following are the proceedings in the county commissioners' - court Monday: License was granted Geo. W. Tilton to conduct a saloon at Wheatfield by direction of the Starke circuit court. Temporary bond of $3,500 filed with Simon Fendig and C. G. Spitler as sureties, it being understood that a surety company bond will be filed later. Matter of Iroquois ditch: Supt. Price ordered to allow Sternberg & Son S6OO on contract W. H. WorUey ditch; time extended to first day June term to file report. Contract awarded F. M. Williams of Winamac 'for a new bridge in Union tp„ at iss*x. and to B. D. McCully for new bridge in Newton tp., at $720 '

Joseph Kosta petition for highway; viewers report- approved and notice ordered. Expense account ordeerd paid as set out in report T. M. Callahan petition for highway; report of vieewrs favoring opening of highway. Geo. Putts, et al petition for highway; no remonstrances filed. Walter Porter and Lucius Strong appointed viewers, to meet May 20. John J. Lawler petition for stone rocd in Union tp.; Supt, files final report, which is approved in part. F. Foltz allowed $25 atty, fee; Foltz & Spitler $9.20 for recording and stam|«; John J. Lawler and Chas. G. Spitler each $7.91, and further hearing on report continued to next terra. John J. Lawler stone road on county line between Jasper and Newton ; report filed and approved in part. Frank Foltz allowed SSO atty, fee; Chas. G Spitler. $37.67. Further hearing continued. Interest on county funds for month of April reported as follows: First Nat, Bk, Rensselaer. f$ 150.39 T. & S. Bk, Rensselaer. .. . 67.45 Slate Bk, Rensselaer...... 80.34 State Bk of Remington. . . 45.30 Bank of Wheatfield........ 16.59

Austoists Ditehed While Returning From Cedar Lake.

Sunday evening while returning homo 'from an automobile trip to Cedar Lake in the Ford auto that Kanne Bros, recently purchased of Sheriff Hoover. 'the lights on Che machine suddenly went out when the car was swiftly approaching the first turn, just north of Demotte, and the driver, Ed Kanne, was unable to control the car longer and the machine swerved from th* road and into the ditch, and turned over on one tilde, throwing Che occupants with great force onto the ground. Vern Haas, John Knox, Ed Kanne and Cyrus Raas were in the car when the accident happened, and none of them seem to know just how things happened next. Kanne was the most seriously hurt, his limb being forced through the glass windshield, and a piece of the glass penetrated the calf of the leg shattering the bone. Drs. Hemphill and Washburn cared for the limb after the party reached town, and they stated that the w’ound might prove very serious They removed the glass from the wound and with it some cloth and some dust that seemingly was on the glass when it entered the flesh Vct-i Haas was also injured in the turning over of the car, but it is not now thought that either his nor Kanne's Injuries will prove to be more than annoying because of physical pain.

Enumeration for 1912 Shows Net Gain of 196.

Following is the 1912 school enumeration - of Jasper county, showing the loss and gain over 1911, the figures for which are also given for comparison: Barkley ..359 398 39 Carpenter .... .299 297 2 Gillam . .208 220 12 Hanging Grove. 128 139 11 Jordan .215 186 29 Kankakee 141 147 6 Keener ........212 235 23 Mairion .345 360 15 Milroy 102 122 20 Newton ..146 151 .5 Union .425 436 11 Walker .......293 298 5 Wheatfield ....166 188 22 Rensselaer 608 618 10 Remington ...257 287 30 Wbqlatffidld .... 96 114 18 4000 4196 227 31

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