Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1912 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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COURTHOUSE 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 White circuit court opens its September term next Monday. —O — Attorney A. D. Babcock of GoodInd was a business visitor in the city Thursday. —o— The September term of the Jasper circuit court will convene one week from Monday. The Progresives of the CarrollWhite Judicial circuit have nominated L. D. Boyd of Delphi for judge and M. B. Beard of Wolcott for pros? ecuting attorney.

Registration blanks for the September registration may be had at The Democrat office; at Harvey W; Wood', Sr., south of town; at the State Bank, Rensselaer; and at Joe Luers’ south of town. —°“~ Remember that next Friday, Sept. 6, is the date for holding the September registration of voters. If you have not already registered, you should not delay the matter longer. The places for holding the registration were published in Wednesday's Democrat, and are same as for the May registratioon.

John Madison, the tenant on the Frank Foltz farm, northeast of the city, was arrested Monday when he became rather hilarious on Washington. street, and was hauled up before Judge Bruner where he plead guilty to a charge of drunkeness and was fined and costed $4.80, which he was unable to pay, but which Mr. Foltz paid for him, and the tenant beat it for home. It seems that Madison and his brother had been to Lafayette and had unsuccessfully tried to . make it a dry town. —o— New suits filed: No. 7902. Majy M. Chappell vs. P. C. C. & St. L. Ry. Co.; action for the loss by fire on June 7, 1911, of a one story frame building in the town of Remington which it is alleged was set afire from hot cinders from one of defendant’s locomotives. Demand $350.

No. 7903. George N. Annin vs. M. W. Lynch, et al.; action to quiet title. No. 7904. Greenip I. Thomas vs. Alfred Collins; action for possession of the residence property on Cullin street, occupied by defendant, for which plaintiff alleges there is now due $225 rent, from March 1, Ijpi, at $12.50 per month. No. 7905. Thomas M. Callahan vs. John Craig, Sr., and John Craig, Jr.; suit on note. Demand $75. No. 7906. John Gaffey vs. Cliffofd Wells; action for damages. Demand $2,000. The above action grows out of plaintiff having been struck by a motrocyde June 7, at Parr, which defendant, the complaint alleges, was riding at a high speed and in a careless and negligent manner, while plaintiff was walking upon the public highway, throwing the latter to the ground and bruising and crushing his left side and back and rendering him sick and permanently dsabled, the complaint alleges. The plaintiff is a very old man. No. 7907. Salem D. Clark vs. George G. Cox and Harvey J. Dexter, garnishee defendant; suit on note. Demand $l5O.

Found Many Bull Moose In Ohio.

Rev. and Mrs. Parrett returned Wednesday evening from Winona Lake, where they spent the past week. They have been gone from Rensselaer about three weeks, two of wMch Rev. Parrett spent with relatives at bis old home, Lydon, Ohio, and Mrs. Parrett with her par-

ents at Chalmers. Rev. Parrett states that he found many Bull Moosers in Ohio. In fact he was surprised art the large number who stated they were going to support the Bull Moose candidates.

Falls Down Cellar Steps and Breaks Her Ankle.

While descending the cellar steps at her home about 7:30 Tuesday evening, Mrs. Anna Teuter, tripped and fell, breaking the two bones just above her ankle of the left limb, and sustaining other minor bruises and cuts. Notwithstanding her crippled condition, she dragged herself back up the stairs and succeeded in reaching the telephone and summoned aid from the neighbors. Mrs. Tuteur was alone in the house at the time of the accident. The broken bones were set by a surgeon Thursday and she is now getting along nicely.

Interesting Souvenir From His Birthplace.

While A. Leopold’s daughter, Mrs. Leo Wiolf, husband and children of Hamtoaond, were in Europe recently, Mrs. Wolf had a large photograph taken of the hfonse where her father was bom, in Gruenstadt, Rheinish Bavaria, Germany, Dec. 2, 1833. Mr. Leopold’is sister who still resides in. the old town, and Mrs. Wolf’s two children, Philip Mossier and Helen Woilf, were standing by the side of the house when the picture was taken. The picture showtsi some of the adjoining houses and a part of the brick paved street, all of which looks just as it did as Mr. Leopold remembers it when he left there over sixty ago. The house is probably <>ver 250 years olid, pethapsi still older as there is little change made in these quaint old towns, and buildings erected centuries ago are standing today in the same condition—natural jwear excepted—as when they were first built. -Mir. Leopold values the picture highly, and it has brought back such memories of Ms boyhood days that he is determined 1 to pay the place a visit within the next year if his health will permit.

School Opens Monday.

The 1912-13 term of the RenseeUaer schools opens Monday with the following corps of teachers: Wm. F. Clake, Supt. Ross Dean, Principal of High school. Grace E. Stover, Supervisor of Music and Drawing. Edith Adams, First Grade. Helen Lamison, First Grade. Cora Dexter, Second Grade. Myra Watson, Second Grade. Minnie Hemphill,, Third Grade. Tilllie Malchow, Fourth Grade. Edith VanArsdel, Fourth and Fifth Grade. Ethel Sharp, Fifth Grade. Bessie L. Wiley, Sixth Grade. Clara Holmes, Seventh Grade. (Mildred Vanderburgh, Eighth Grade. C. M. Sharpe Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, High School. Ira Coe, Botany, Zoology and Agriculture, High School. Ethel Perkins, English, High School. | Alice Shedd, English and Latin, High School. Naomi Gregg, English and German, High School. Nora A. Sevfeion, Latin and Mathematics, High School. The pupils will have to be accomodatd for the present in the old quarters. The high schood will move to the new building as soon as it is ready for use. i Children who axe just entering school for the first time will be accomodated at the room fitted up for tbite purpose in the basement of the library. "A meeting of the teachers is called for two o’clock this Saturday afternoon, to meet with the superintendent in the “new” building.

Political Speaking.

The Progressives of Rensselaer and Marion Townships will hold their first political meeting, at the court house, Monday evening, September 2, at 7:45 p. m. This is the peoples’ meeting to discuss the political issues by our citizens. Everyone is requested to come out to this meeting and hear a discussion of real issues. ' The meeting will be addressed by the following named citizens: Dr. Samuel E. Sparling, James H. Chapman, Louis H. Hamilton and William H. Parkinson. , COMMITTEE.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. SATURDAY, AUG. 31, 1912.

O’SHAUNESSY WHERE ART THOU?

Match Factory Promoters Have Been Quiet for Two Weeks. At the meeting of the City council September 12, the' clerk was instructed to write attorney O’Shaunessy of Chicago, who is interested with promoter Sterling in “Rensselaer’s big match factory,” and inform him that the “bond” filed by his company, to indemnify the city for extending water mains out to the “factory”, had been rejected, but that the city was ready to accept actual cash or a reliable surety company bond for the amount, $750, which the company was to receive back water rentals therefor. Clerk Morlan wrote Mr. O’Shaunessy, but has had no reply to date. Young Donalson of Kansas City, whom this company sent here several weeks ago to superintend the laying of the mains, etc., and who remained here a week or ten days, is said to have bought some $14,000 stock in the concern, paying half cash and giving his notes tor the balance. He is alleged to have been inveigled into purchasing stock on alluring representations made to him of the big profits in the ’ business, putting in all the money he had, but after he had been here a few days he is said to have consulted attorneys to see whether there was any chance to get back his notes. Perhaps the active officers are so-

journing at some seashore resort, celebrating the sale of their stock to Donalson, and we will hear from O’Shaunessey, et al., after they return home from their celebration. Later—Mr. Sterling and a man from Toledo, 0., said to be the manager of the North Baltimore, Ohio, match factory, were here in an auto Thursday. He asked what the chances were for calling a special meeting of the city council, presumably to submit some other unreasonable proposition, but did not receive any encouragement.

REPORTS ARE NOT TRUE

Concerning the 1914 Ford Automobiles, Say the Manufacturers. Concerning the rumors that there wias to be a radical change in the selling policies of the Ford automobile company for 1913, that they were to make a six cylinder car and sell it for about one-third less than the present price; were to cut out all state andi local dealers and sell all cars direct from the factory to users, the Ford people have sent out a circuiHar letter to all Ford dealers, both state and local, from which the following is taken. “There have been all sorts df ridiculous rumors afloat concerning Ford carta, Ford prices and Ford policies for 1913. There isn’t a single word of truth in any of these reports that have so far come to our notice. “We are not going to build any six cylinder Ford cars. •»“We are not going to cut out our good dealers and sub-dealers and sell Ford cars, either through mail order or jobbing houses, or from the factory direct to user. “Our license agreement with dealers, w proposed for next year, will not differ materially in the essential features, such as discounts, rebates, terms, etc., from the present form of contracts, so there is no occasion for unrest or worry on the part of any good dealers regarding the terms of our 1913 agreements.”

HIS ALIBI.

—From New York World.

ARE YOU A GOOD GUESSER?

Name States That Roosevelt Will Carry and Get a Cash PresentHearing that the bolters from the Taft convention were going to carry a number of states' on November 5, 1912, it caused me to come to this conclusion: I will divide the states into four sections—the Southern; the Eastern, as far west as Ohio; the Northern, including Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, lowa, Minnesota, and the rest as Western states. I have twenty dollars, five dollars to a section, that the bodters in Marion tp., Jasper county, Ind., can not name one in each section where Roosevelt will get all of the electors from the states named, without fusion or agreement that may give Roosevelt the electors from said state.

Now, this proposition is on the square, I have not made a guess with any person, for any amount, nor do I ever expect to again, since McCoy got all my change and my calves, but I shall make you a present of twenty dollars if Roosevelt gets all of the electors in the four sections above named. If three, fifteen; if two, ten; if one, five dbllars. Now, you can see that one guess is all. So you Roosevelt followers, male and female, get together and agree upon the four states, one in each section named above. All guesses to be registered with the Jasper County Democrat. I shall give plenty of time to come to a conclusion. It will be on or before Sept. 15, 1912. The twenty dollars will be placed in the hands of the editor of The Jasper County Democrat next Saturday, Sept. 7, 1912. The guessing, if you so desire, wilffi be secret, till after the election. W. H. RITCHEY.

“NO COMPROMISE"

With Progressives Except It all Comes Our Way, Say Republicans The republicans of the CarrollWlhite circuit had a peculiar situation to face at their judicial convention held at Monticello Wednesday. L. D. Boyd of Delphi, who had been a candidate for the nomination for come time, was nominated only Monday before by the Progressives, who in a resolution, stated that should Boyd be “nominated by the republican convention such nomination would be considered endorsed and approved by this convention, and such nominee will receive the support otf the Progressive Party if his name appears on an independent ticket, but that a failure of saad Republican convention to so nominate said Leander D. Boyd will be regard ed as a refusal to join the Progressive Party in nominating a nonpartisan judicial ticket, and the Progressive Party will work for the election of the nominee of their own party.” The republicans had expected all along to nominate Boyd, but they are making no compromise with the tPoogressives— except they don’t want them to put out county tickets any place—and when the convention

met Wednesday a delegate put a motion before it that all candidates 'be permitted to address the convention before nominations were made, the object being to allow Boyd to> explain that the nomination from the Progressives was a surprise to him; that he was not alied with that party and would decline the nomination of that party, but the convention voted down the motion and gave him no chance to explain. The convention then nominated “Deacon” Roach of Delphi by a vote of 18 to 11 over Boyd. Henry C. Thompson of Monon was nominated for prosecutor. Boyd, the maddest man in the state, then got up and addressed the convention and is said to have skinned the delegates from head to heels in one of the bitterest and most cutting speeches ever made in White county.

To School Patrons

The public school will open on Monday, Sept. 2. It is very desirable that each child who is to attend should be present on the first day. Children who will be six years old on or before Jan. 1, 1913, may be admitted to the schools, and should enter at once if they are to attend at all during the year. No provision has been made for beginners later in the year. THE SUPERINTENDENT.

First Anniversary of the “Hoosier Limited.”

Tuesday was the first anniversary of the Hoosier Limited, the Monon’s two trains de luxe running between Indianapolis and Chicago, and the occasion was fittingly, observed by the entire trains being beautifully decorated throughout with cut flowers, while specal Hoosier dishes were served in the diners. These trains, and their crews, the cream of the Monon’s best men, have made for themselves and the operating officials of the road an enviable reputation, having made their fast for the last year without any accident or mishap in any way to mar the pleasure of the traveler, who is accorded the utmost in courtesy and comfort in riding on these, the Monon’s finest twin trains.

Have You Registered?

If you have not yet registered and thus qualified yourself to vote at the November election bear in mind another opportunity to do so will be given you September 6,- sixty days prior to election. The registration boards will be in session in the several precincts at the same places add during the same hours as the May registration. Let no good citizen, disfranchise himself by neglecting to register or refusing to register because the law imposes unnecessary •burdens upon him. It is unwise to quarrel with the law now. Do not take the narrow view that the law seeks to disfranchise you or any other legal voter. It but seeks to tnrow the cloak of honesty about our eltctions that every legal and hones: vote may be iijnestiy counted. if the next legislature can find a way to amend the registration law making it apply only to the larger cities and keep within the constitution no doubt this will be done. But for the purposes of the coming election we must qualify according to the law as it is now. Delay is dangerous. Possibly that next and last chance may find you unable to attend. Register September 6 and have it over with. It is surprising how easily and quickly it is done. Remember not to register means not to vote.

Presbyterian Church.

The subject of the morning sermon for next Sunday will be, "Preening Forward.” In the evening the choir, under the direction of Mr. Prior, and assisted by Miss Laßue at the organ, Will give a service of songs. The public most cordially invited to both services.

Methodist Church.

Sunday morning at Trinity M. E. church “Holy Communion and ReIception of members.” Epworth League at 6:30 p. m., addressed by Mts. Elta Mae Schwind, of Vandalia, 111. Dr. A. T. Briggs will preach at night. r Quarterly conference Monday at 7:30 p. m. Mrs. Schwind will talk to the women of Rensselaer Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 3:00 p. m., at the Methodist church.

Buy the boys their school trousers this week at our sale. All grades of knee pants at 25c and 50c. C. EARL DUVALL.

Vol. XV. No. 43.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports from Many Parts of the Country SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in Distant and Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention from Many Places. Little Girl Badly Bitten by Dog. Little Maxine Burger, six-year old daughter of Fred Burger and wife was very severly bitten by a dog belonging to Napoleon Budreau, who lives in the west part of town, last Thursday. The little girl had gone to the Budreau home to play with their Mrttle girls. As she entered the yard the dog, a large shepherd, who has been very cross to visitors, came up to her. She had put 'her arms around his head in a friendly way when the brute attacted the child biting her first on the arm. As she threw up her hand push him off the dog bit her hand and then her face. She was taken care of and Dr. Rainer attended her and she is now getting along nicely, and it is thought that her face will not show, soars from the wounds, The owner of the dog offered to kill it but it was thought best not to do so at once but let the matter go for 30 days and see if he developed any symptoms of rabbles, in which case they would know what was the best treatment for the child.—Remington Press.

Getting Mary Ready to Attend High School.

“Come hither, little Mary Anne” the doting mother said: “I have about three pounds of jute to put upon your head I see the neighbor’s daughters go to school, fixed up eo fine, and I won’t have it said, my dear, that you are not in line; so let me kalsomine your face with pigments rich and rare and put some red paint on your lips and cook and curl your hair, and pudh you in a narrow skirt that shows your every curve, so you will get from rub-ber-necks the notice you deserve. And you must wear your snowy shoes that advertise your feet, and eke that crazy hat that horses on the street, for I won’t have the neighbors say that my dear little maid is not as good as any or as stylishly arrayed. Of course you don’t look like a child with all your paint and curls, but your upholstered just as well as any other girls, of course you run and play, as children used to do, but we must show the neighbor’s girls they have no edge on you, of course you are like a monkey dear; of course it is a shame; but since the nighbors turn out apes I have to do the same.

Birth Announcements.

A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Borntrager, on the Thompson ranch east of town, Wednesday, Aug. 28. ’ A girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bert Amsler, of northesat of town* Thursday, Aug. 29.' August 27, to Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Chupp, of Newton tp., a son.

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