Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1912 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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Attending I. D. A. E. Meeting.

The Democrat editor and wife left for Indianapolis Thursday morning to attend the mid-summer meeting of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association, held at Ft. Wayne Thursday. Friday aid Saturday. June 6,7, 8. The trip from Indianapolis is made by special traction cars and the program of the meeting includes banquets, luncheons, vaudeville attractions, speech-making, etc. The association headquarters while in Ft. Wayne will be at the Anthony hotel, one of the finest hostelries in the middle west.

Broken Box Car Axle Delays Passenger Trains on Monon.

The early morning trains on the Monon were delayed several hours Thursday when an axle broke under a heavily laden freight car on fast freight No. 72, due here at 4:20 a. hl, as it approached the eastern yard limits. The train was traveling at a high rate of speed, and the car was dragged along for quite ■ a little distance before the momentum of the heavy train could be checked. The Monon's wreck train' from Lafayette was called and the track was cleared for traffic about half past nine, the milk train and the north bound early morning trains were then released. No. 31, the Indianapolis train, was held for some time, and tfien was detoured via Shelby and the Michigan City branch of the Monon, to Indianapolis.

Taking an Extended Vacation.

J. A. Lee of Salem, Oregon, who is here visiting his father, A. D. Lee, is taking quite an extended vacation, the first he has taken in years. He is engaged in a prosperous abstracting business in Salem. He recently sold a half interest in the business, which has grown to large proportions, and is taking advantage of the addition of another member of the firm to look after the business awhile and visit relatives in Indiana and Michigan. He was a delegate to the recent Methodist conference at Minneapolis, where he put in a month, and came from there to Rensselaer. He will visit a brother in Lake county, Mich., before returning home, which will not be for several weeks yet. i Mr. Lee is much taken up with the Oregon county about Salem, which is devoted principally to hops and fruit growing. Prune growing is one of the leading industries of that section, while apples and other fruits of the finest quality are grown there in abundance, , The country possesses many advantages for the poor man or man in moderate circumstances, he thinks.

The two hundred and forty-two customers wearing our celebrated Barnyard shoe bespeak their success as the most durable and comfortable shoe ever placed on the market—Fendig's Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block.

COURT HOUSE I 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. Trustee Kight was down from Fair Oaks on business Tuesday, —-o The county board of review is in annual session in the commissioners’ court room. —o—• E. Kersey has been appointed guardian of Lillian Sachs, the only heir to the Rosa Klatt estate of personal property and about eighty acres of land worth perhaps $250 per acre. —-o Marriage licenses issued: June 4, James O. Thomas of Remington, son of G. M. Thomas of Hebron, aged 24. occupation merchant, to Effie Blanch Whitehead, daughter ter of J. H. Whitehead. deceased, also of Remington, aged 23, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

Rich Feed Proves Fatal.

Ray Harris. tenant on the Union tp. rarm of A_ H. Hopkins, shipped in. about twenty head of cattle to fatten for the market, and by feeding rich ensilage, had one cow and several others in a rather serious condition for some time until the cause of the sickness was ascertained. It seems’ that the cattle, which no doubt had been fed dry feed while in transit, were unable to digest the ensilage, but will probably soon adapt themselves to it.

Elect Officers.

At the regular meeting of the : Pome Missionary Society, held Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. . Leslie dark, the following officers were elected: Mrs. W. H. Parkison, I Pres.; Mrs. Leslie Clark, Cor Secy.; . Mrs. Charles Porter, Rec. Secy.; i Mrs. F. H. Hemphill, Treas.; Mrs. Frank Haskell. S. of L.; Mrs E. P. Honan. S. of Mite Boxes; Mrs. .J. P. Hammond, Mrs. Delos Thompson and Mrs. Frank Alter, Com. on Music; Mrs. J. D. Allman. Sec. of F. F. Following the election light refreshments were served.

SOD IS BROKEN.

Active Work Begun Thursday on City's New High School Buildfag- :i, The ground to be occupied by the city's handsome new high school building was marked off by surveyors Wednesday, and Thursday the work of excavating for the basement, which will be under the entire building, was begun by several men and teams. Several of the trees which occupied the ground on which the building will stand were removed for transplanting Wednesday and others were cut down.

Prominent Farmer Charged With Fraud.

Sheriff Hoover received a letter Wednesday morning from the sheriff at Peoria. 111., instructing him to arrest John Zehr. a prominent farmer of Carpenter <p., residing northeast -of - Remington, and to wire him and he would send a deputy with the necessary papers for taking him back to Peoria to answer a charge as a confidence man. Mr. Hoover ascertained that Mr. Zehr was at his home and at work on his farm, and so wired the Peoria officer, and told him that he could be got at any time; that if desired he would meet his man at Remington and go with him to Zehr's home; that Zehr stood well here and there was no danger of his attempting to get out of the country, and to wire reply. .Up ,to yesterday noon Sheriff Hoover had not received any reply to his telegram, and we are unable therefore at this time to give any f particulars about the matter.

All the news in The Democrat

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. SATURDAY. JUNE 8. 1912.

Leaves on Prospecting Trip.

J- D. Allman, accompanied by his mother, Mrs. J, H. Allman of Remington, left Thursday for Boulder, Colo.. where the latter will visit her daughter. Mrs. W. H. Coover, and Mr. Allman, after a short visit there, will go on to Bakersfield, Cali., and later to Redlands, Cali., prospecting. Mr. Allman thinks he will like it about Bakersfield, and if he finds anything to suit him there he wjll invest and return some time next month and move his family there.

Returns From Hospital

Joseph Nagel, who returned Saturday from the Lafayette hospital where he had been for some time taking treatment for pleurisy, expects to return again Tuesday for examination by the doctor. Mr. Nagel lost considerable in weight while at the hospital but has gained some, and says he expects to get along nicely row that he is able to be outside most of the day, and is developing a keen appetite. He does not expect to have his former health restored for some weeks yet, he still being quite weak, and has some fever atn nights.

New School for Milroy Tp.

The old school building in district 3, Milroy tp., is to be replaced by a new one. which will probably be constructed just across the road from the present , one. The plans have been completed, and Co. Supt. Lamson says the contract for construction will be let June 29. The builiding. when finished, will be 30 feet square and will be of wood, will conform to all requirements of school house heating and lighting, and will have a large and -welllighted hall on the south side. The hall will be used partly as a cloakroom and also for manual training.

Rev. Work Now Installed as Pastor of Lafayette Church.

Rev. A. G. Work, former pastor of the Presbyterian church here and recently of Fenton, Mich., was installed as pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Lafayette Thursday night with very appropriate and fitting ceremony, Rev. H. K. Fox, of Crawfordsville, making the installation address, and paid high tribute to Rev. Work’s ability as a deliverer of the gospel. Rev. J p. Hale, pastor of the Second Presbyterian church delivered t e charge io the new pastor. Rev A. C. Skinner, former pastor of the church, was transferred to Indianapolis.

Three to one, St. Viator’s favor; one man down. Such was the state of Wednesday’s game with Kanka'kee when Birkmeier stepped up to bat in the last 'half of the ninth inning. It looked as if St. Joe’s banners would soon be trailing in the dust. But Birkmeier had found a magic bat and as the ball came whizzing across the pan it was made to take a return trip far over the left fielder’s head, while Birkmeier raced around the bases for a home run. The Varsity and rooters were jubilant and fear of defeat was changed to hope for victory. Burkart laced out a single to center, was advanced to second McArdle; Mueller knocked a grounder to third baseman, who threw to second in an attempt to make a double play. Second muffed the ball and the bases were full. Butler then laid a perfect bunt to third and Burkart crossed the pan tieing the score. The yelling and shouting from the grandstand seemed to disconcert the catcher, he let one slip by and McArdle thus came in home with the winning score. This was the second victory for St. Joe in one week, having won from Lafayette Y. M. P. C. last Sunday 17-3. For the St. Viator’s game the Varsity was strengthened by two boys from the southside, Burkart and Mueller, who both did excellent work, Burkart especially featured the game with three hits out of four times to bat and a long running catch in center field. Lili was on the mound for St. Jpe and pitched a fine game.

Birth Announcements. June 4, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hall, south of town, a son. Try a box of dur Wild Rose or Homespun linen finish note paper for your correspondence. Only 35c and 40c per box, 102 sheets. Envelopes to match at 10c per package.

Collegeville Items.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports from Many Parts of the Country SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings la Distant and Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention from Many Places. BOTTLE CAP DESTROYS EYE Explosion Results in Serious Injury of Anderson Man. Anderson. Ind., June 6.—Michael Leary, age fifty, a railroad crossing watchman, is in a critical condition at St. Jahn’s hospital following the removal of his right eye last night. Mr. Leary was cooling a bottle of root beer at his (home last night when the bottle explolded and the tin cap struck Mr. Leary in the eye. destroying the sight.

VAN ATTA GETS LIQUOR CASES

Change of Judge Granted in Marion Saloon Men’s Suits. Marion, Ind., June 6.—Judge Paulus today, on failure of the lawyers to agree on a trial judge in the “wet” and “dry” cases, sustained the motion for a change cf venue from the judge, and certified the cases to Judge R. M. Van Atta as the Grant superior court. Judge Van Atta will take up the cases Saturday morning.

TAFT SIGNS HOMESTEAD BILL

Claims Can Now Be Proved in Three Instead of Five Years. Washington, June 6. —President Taft today signed the three-year homestead bill permitting entrymen on public lands to prove their claims at the end. of three instead of five years, allowing five months absence from a calim each year and reducing the acreage to be cultivated on large claims from eighty to forty acres. The pen he used was given to Representative Taylor of Colorado. The bill is designed to so liberalize the homestead laws as to check the immigration of American farmers to Canada. Senator Borah was one of its supporters.

EXPECTS ROUGH HOUSE.

Barnes Comments on McCormick's Statement—Will Be in Fight. New York, June s.—William Barnes, Jr., chairman of the republican state convention, is going to Chicago in a few days prepared for the worst. He has no hesitation in saying that the “Battle of Chicago” is to be a pretty warm affair. In fact, he made that plain when he said, commenting on the remark of Medill McCormick, the ftoosevelt Supporter, that the Roosevelt men would “shoot the roof off the convention hall” if steam roller methods were attempted. “Mr. McCormick’s remark,” said the state chairman, “is merely proof of what I said last week, that the contest at Chicago is simply to be one between mental courage and physical cowardice.” In other words the state chairman believes that the convention ia bound to be a “rough house.” He is godng out early and he will be in the thick of tihe fight from the start. In all probability it will devolve him to lead the Taft forces or the Ryosevelt opposition forces on the convention floor. “Do you think Roosevelt will be on hand to, run his own cohorts’” he was asked. “I don’t think anything about it,” he retorted. “I know he will be there.”

TO INCREASE MEMBERSHIP.

Democratic Club Offers Prize for Twelve New Names. Indianapolis, Ind., June 6. Beginning next Monday, the Indiana Democratic Club will conduct a campaign for new members in the organization. This campaign will fast for twelve days. It will be in charge of an executive committee composed of Fred B. jonnson, chair-

man; Edward L, Davis, secretary; Samuel J. Miller and Henry Freidman. According to the plan outlined each member of the club who obtains twelve or more new applications for membership will receive a round trip ticket to the Democratic national convention at BaM’more. This differs somewhat from the plan followed in the last membership compaign. a;s under that plan only the five getting the great est number of applications receive ! a ticket. Under the present plan there is no limit to the number of tickets 'hat can be obtained. in addition to the general soliciting teams that will get applications. there will be an organization of teams by wards so that the committee expects the town to be thoroughly canvassed. The members of the several tvard and general teams are to meet at the clubhouse tomorrow night at 7:30. The organization will be made by that time, and the names of prospects will be given out to various members.

TAFT WINS TEST VOTE

REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMIT-! TEE BEGINS ITS LABOR. Victor Rosewater Elected Chairman Until Convention Adjourns—Hearing of Contest Starts. Chicago, June 7. —With only seven, of the fifty-five members absent and l six represented by proxies, the Republican National committee began its convention work at the Coliseum annex. « Victor Rosewater of Nebraska was elected chairman to act until the adjournment of the convention and the organization of the new committee. ; Rosewater was elected without opposition. The Taft men were shown to be in complete control when, by a vote of 13 to 39, a, motion to amend the rules to permit eight delegates to second; a roll call in place of twenty was defeated. This was the first test of the relative strength of the Taft and Roosevelt forces and showed the president to control by 3 to L The vote was not made public. Two representatives of each of the recognized press associations will be i permitted to attend the meetings of ' the committee at which contests are : considered. Individual newspaper representatives will be barred. Hearing of contests was begun today.

RECROSS OCEAN TO MARRY

Two Young Women Survivor* of Titanic Disaster to Have Double Wedding at London. —” New York, June 7. —Sailing on the Celtic were the Misses . Elizabeth and Clare Allen, daughters of Janies B. Allen, former mayor of St. Louis. The young women, who are survivors of the Titanic disaster, are recrossing the ocean for their flouble wedding in London on July 11. Miss Elizabeth is to marry Dr. J. B. Mennell and Miss Clare will Join her fate with that of Prof. Charles Haskins of Harvard university. The Misses Allen were coming to America on the Titanic to complete their trousseau.

Subscribers Please Take Notice.

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Notice to Owners of Farm and City Property.

The following dealers in this Vicinity handle and carry in stock a full line of Usona Roofing, supplied by Hiram Day as our jobber: G. H. Thornton & Son, . Surrey, Ind: W. L. Gumm, Remington, Ind. W. H. Boyle, Rosetawn, Ind. F. R. Erwin, Fair Oaks, Ind. Geo. Stembel, Wheatfield Ind. J. W. Heilscher, Kniman, Ind. Warner Bros., Rensselaer, Ind. John Crook’s, Roselawn, t Ind., asphalt paint. ' Hank Granger, ThaTer, Ind. < _ A. E. KIRK.

MAYSENDWHOLE SQUAD TOCUBA

Insurrection in Island Is Spreading Rapidly. TWO DIVISIONS READY TO ACT Naval Officials Express Belief Entire Fleet Will Be Necessary to Bring About Peace in Southern Republic. Washington, June 7.—So rapid is the spread oT insurrection throughout < üba and so little has been done by- the Gomez government that offi- < ials of the navy department expressed belief that the entire Atlantic fleet of 20 battleships would be necessary to suppress it. Il is .believed that orders for a movement o>f the first and second divisions including eight battleships will be issued within the next few days. Knox Thinks Marines Sufficient. Secretary Knox expressed himself as being unalterably opposed to the use of the army in Cuba except in extreme emergency. The naval establishment, including the marines, be declares, will be able to meet the situation. Allowing sufficient men aboard to operate the ships. Rear Admiral Charles E. Vreeland stated that each one of the first class units In the fleet would be able to land 600 equipped with three-inch field guns. This provides an effective fighting force of 12,600 men ready to take the field'

Gomez Is Pleased. Dispatches to the state department -from Cuba announced that the action of this government in landing marines in Cuba was entirely satisfactory to President Gonrez. The latter has informed Arthur Beaupre, United States minister to Cuba, that the presence of American troops near the foreign properties in the disturbed district will enable the Cuban government to use the Cuban troops in a determined effort to crush the rebellion of negroes. President Gomez has informed the United States through the American minister that he is organizing a volunteer guard to be used for the protection of property. In order to equip these volunteers President Gomez has made requisition upon' the United States government for 5,000 more K rag-Jorgenson highpowered rifles and additional 1,000000 rounds of ammunition.

Insurrectos Are Active. Reports from one end of the island to the other reveal unprecedented activity on the part of the insurrectos. Belief was expressed that Gomez will now content himself wKh letting the United States guard the property and do all the fighting. So rapidly is the insurrectos force under General Estenoz . increasing that he now has an effective army of 10.000 fully armed men in the province of Oriente. In addition he is sending forces sufficiently strong to threaten both Santiago and Guantanamo. In Havana province the rebellion is spreading with such alarming speed that the entire Gomez army is kept busy watching suspects. Isle Under Martial Law. Havana, June 7.—President Gomez issued a decree suspending the constitutional guarantees throughout Cuba. This places all of Cuba under martial law. President Gomez had been authorized by a bill passed by both houses of congress to suspend the constitutional guarantee. All captured negro insurgents will be dealth with summarily by federals while the decree is jn force.

Unless the wishes of Orville Wright are overruled by the board of directors of the Wright company, the secret plans of the late Wilbur Wright, father of aviation, to make aerial navigation as safe and practicable as travel by an ocean liner or a railway passenger train, will be carried out by Orville Wright and Alexander Ogilvie, the English aviator, who assisted Orville Wright last fall tn making experiments. Buy yoar box stationery and envelopes at The Democrat office. '

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