Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1912 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

$1.50 Per Year.

JORDAN TP. FARM BRINGS $185 PER

Which Marks the Top Price to Date for Jasper County Land. FARM IS SOLO TO ILLINOISIAN Farm Is Well Improved But Not Exceptionally So—Mr. Bill Expects To Buy Again Near Rensselaer. John. Bill, {former trustee of Jordan township, has sold his SO acre farm in West Jordan to Edwin A. Ropp, of Normal, 111., who owns the 80 acres adjoining, for $lB5 per acre, which is the top price {for land anywhere in Jasper county with the possible exception of Carpenter tp. where possibly a little land may have sold at that high a figure. The Bill farm has good improvements, but not especially so, and there is better land in the township than thi®. Mr. Bill gives possession the coming spring, and Mr. Ropp advertises the two eighties for rent in this issue of The Democrat, the one occupied by Mr. Bill and the adjoining one occupied by Joab Branson. Any good parties wanting to rent a farm in this vicinity will do well to write Mr. Ropp. Mr. Bill still owns a 120 acre farm in Jordan now occupied by Jesse Dunn, near the Bullis school house. It is Mr. Bill’s intention to buy again, we undertsand, but to buy closer to Rensselaer.

Cut Out the Cut-Out.

Drivers oif automobiles and motorcycles should bear in mind that Rensselaer now has an ordinance against the running of such vehicles through the streets with the cut-out open, and govern themselves accordingly. No one wants to see any person “pinched” and fined JSor violating this ordinance, but the unnecessary noise made by many drivers who seemingly want to attract attention, made the measure necessary and Rensselaer has but followed the example of other cities an I towns in the matter of preventing it.

Lute Hemphill Will Build a New Residence.

Luther Hemphill Las bought of T. N. Warren 2 % acres of the latter’s land immediately south of Marsh land immediately south of Marsh Warner’s property, in the east part of town, paying therefor S7OO and will begin the construction at once of a six-room house which he expects to get completed this 'fall in time to move in before the winter starts. Mr. Hemphill has not been actively engaged in the blacksmithing business for the past year, having rented or sold the shop to his two sons, James and Harvey. He expects to keep a cow, raise chickens and garden truck and take life easy in the future.

Bull Moosers Beat ’Em to It.

C. C. Warner, republican candidate for state representative, together with Mose Leopold, drove over to Idaville Tuesday 'night to attend a republican meeting there, at which Congressman Crumpacker was the speaker. Returning home they stoppedl at Monticello for lunoh about eleven o’clock. They found plenty of sandwiches, etc., but a party of Bull Moosers who had been attending a Bull Moose meeting at Lee, had gotten in ahead of them and drank up all the coffee, so theiy had to wash down the sandwiches with plain city water. A moral might be drawn from this and that is that the Bull Moosens will beat the republicans to it also in November, only to find that the democrats have heat both of them to it.

Visiting Relatives in Kansas City.

Mns. C. W. Duvall left Wednesday morning for a month’s visit with her brothers and sisters in Kansas City, Kan. She has one brother, Dr. George Thompson, and three sisters, Mrs. Ella Torrence, Mrs. Alice Casson and Miss Belle Thompson, in Kansas Ctiy, and also one brother, W. H. Thompson, in Denver. Colo., also a brother, Hiram Thompson, in Tulsa, Okla. With the exception of the latter, who was here two years ago, she has seer, none

of them in twenty-three years. The brothers in Denver and Tulsa will come to Kansas City and visit with her there. One sister, Belle Thompson, i'sj in very poor health and has been in a hospital there for near!}' a year. It is not thought she will ever recover.

Mill Locate In California.

Rev. J. L. Brady expects to locate in Stockton, Cal., as soon as he can dispose of the rest of his holdings here. While gone on his western trip, he bought a 10% acre orange and olive farm near Piermo, Cal., and 41% acres of unimproved Tand. His brother-in-law, Dr. Karsner, who resides at Oroville, some six miles from where Mr. Brady bo fight, no doubt Influenced the purchase. Rev. Brady visited several former Jasper county people in California, Oregon, and Washington while away, including Rev. J. D. Carson, former pastor of the Christian church of Remington, who owns a fine 240 acre farm near Pullman, Wash, valued at SIOO per acre. John Kettering, also formerly of Remington, is now located at Pullman. «

M. I. Adams’ Farm Sells to Illinois Man at $109.50 Per Acre.

The public sale of the Marion I. Adams farm southeast o's town Tuesday afternoon brought out a large crowd and there was several bidders for the land, it being finally knocked off to John H. Newman of Cisna Park, 111., at $109.50 per acre, or a total of $17,590.00 for the 160 acres. Mr. Newman is undecided at this writing whether he will move here and occupy the farm himself or lease the place. He has a fine new automobile and was very favorably impressed with our roads, and he thought he would like to live here and get some of the benefit of them. Mr. Adams is well satisfied with the sale, and while some people had thought it would go at a higher figure, he had not placed as high an estimate as they.

The selling of farms at public auction, while quite general in many localities, is something practically new in Jasper county, the first such sale having been made only about a year ago. All the sales have been very satisfactory to the owners and this method olf disposing of farm lands is sure to become more popular here in the future.

Fast Auto Driver Will Know Better Next Time.

The party who was breaking all speed records on the streets of Rensselaer last Sunday, mention of which was made in Wtednesday’s Democrat, was arrested near Templeton, Benton county, Wednesday by Sheriff Hoover on a warrant sworn out in the circuit court and gave the sheriff a bond for his appearance in court next week, probably Monday, providing his father, Patrick Kennedy, who recently returned from undergoing an operation in a hospital, is able to come over with the boy at that time, as he wants to come with him. The boy’s name is Martin Kennedy, and he attended St. Joseph’s college here last year. He is only 17 or 18 years of age, and admitted that he was probably driving 25 to 30 miles an hour on the streets here, and perhaps 35 miles on the country roads.

His father is a wealthy farmer, and does not uphold the boy in bis actions, and told him plainly that it was enough to furnish an auto and buy gasoline without having to pay fines (for him.

The crowd of boys with Kennedy on the streets here were some of the new students at St. Joseph’s college, and the faculty didn’t do a thing to them cut pack them up bag and baggage and send them back home. A student at St. Joseph’s* must conduct himself in a gentlemanly manner or out he goes, and there is little ceremony over his going. It the protestant and secular colleges were conducted in this manner along the lines of St. Joseph’s, we would hear mighty little about the rowdyism of college students, and living In a college town would be more of a pleasure than it is at present.

Lumber.

We want to sell you that bill of lumber you are figuring on getting. No matter how much or how little it may be that you want; of course you want the best and most that your money can buy. Our stock Is complete and our prices as low as you can get. Estimates cheerfully figured.—Rensselaer Lumber Co.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. SATURDAY, SEPT. 28, 1912.

GOORT 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.

County Assessor Lewis raised almost 500 bushels of onions this year in Brrkley tp., and a sample left at The Democrat office proves that they are fine ones, too. Remember that the next and LAST DAY for the registration O's voters is MONDAY, OCTOBER 7. Unless you have registered at either the May, September or October sessions you cannot vote at the regular election in November. If you registered at either of the previous sessions and have not since changed your residence, you do not have to register again. To be a legal voter you must be a resident of the state six months, the township sixty days and of the precinct thirty days, and must have registered. George Wolfe, aged 14 years, was turned over to Truant officer C. B. Steward the other day by City Marshal Mustard, and he was then taken before Judge C. W. Hanley where he admitted his guilt in a number of small thefts of money and fishing tackle, which he took from the boys at the high school while they were practicing football, and the fishing tackle he took from poles left unguarded by fishermen on the river bank. He was suspicioned by the marshal, when he spent money very freely about town, and on being askabout the matter, he is said to have confessed to the theft of a reel and some tackle from a boy, sold the reel and then bought it back and promised not to engage in any such nefarious practices again, under the penalty of the law\ He admitted having also gone through some of the boys’ clothes at the high school, while they were out practicing football and had spent this money so freely about town as to bring about his downfall. The lad is but 14 (years of age and though forgiven for these offenses!, it is not likely that he will be dealt with so leniently next time he gets outside the pale of the law.

New-sufts filed: No. 7920. Frank Kuboski vs. Frank Eck; action to recover for value of certain personal property, including one horse, fafrm tools, etc., of the alleged value of SI,OOO, which plaintiff alleges defendant wrongfully took and appropriated to his own use. No. 7921. Lewis J. Lane vs. the Trust & Savings Bank, adm. of estate of Sarah E. Lane; action on claim for moneys paid out. Demand $6,612.20. No. 7922. Ira M. Wasburn vs. John Middlecamp; action on acoount. Demand SIBO. No. 7923. Bertha Davids vs. Carl Davids; action for divorce. The plaintiff' in this cause lives in Rensselaer and at present is employed at the telephone office. The complaint alleges that they were married here Jan. 24, 1910, and separated Feb. 15, of the same year; that the defendant has failed' to support plaintiff or her child; that repeated efforts to locate defendant have failed and plaintiff now believes him to be in the U. S. armiy. A part of the short time that the«y lived together they resided in Lafayette, where defendant abandoned plaintiff.

No. 7924. Plesa Clift vs. William Clift; action for separate maintenance; These parties also reside in Rensselaer, and were 'married Feb. 7, 1856, and separated March 8, 1912. Plaintiff charges non-support, cruelty, etc. Defendant is an old soldier, and draws $24 per month pen- 1 sion, ( and will soon get S3O per month. Plaintiff alleges that he has taken possession of the house belonging to her and refuses even to pay the taxes thereon; says she is 74 years of age and has no means of support, and asks that the court

make an order for defendant to pay into court a sum of money sufficient to pay the costs of this suit. Items from the circuit court docket. No. 115. Michael Delehanty ditch; contractor allowed $306.66; C. J. Hobbs, $8; G. G. Brown, $2; H. B. Brown $2; Lee Meyers $3; John O’Connor, $73.50. No. 7 793. Eva Greenlee m Herman Clinger; motion for new trial overruled. No. 7801." Albert S. Keene vs. Edward Jackson, et al; sale of real estate to Maurice Gorman, Jr,, for $4,500, 1-3 cash, 1-3 9 months, 1-3 18 months confirmed and deed ordered. No. 7832. Trust & Savings bank, adm., vs. Lewis J. Lane, et al; sale of real estate ordered. No. 7828. Medaryville State Bank vs. Fred Will; evidence heard and request filed for special finding of facts. No. 7852. Thomas W. Grant vs. Mart Reed; motion for new trial overruled.

No. 7857. Central Rubber & Supply Co., vs. U. S. Match Co.; judgment in foreclosure of mechanic’s lein for $637.98. No. 7856. Lendert Mack vs. Clifj ford Dutton; evidence heard in part and further hearing continued to Nov. 14. No. 7874. George M. Kime vs. John D. Miller; jury trial, judgment $52.53. Defendant had offered $55 in settlement which throws costs on 'plaintiff. | No. 7878. Phileas Poutrie vs. B. W. Pratt, et al; cause dismissed at I plaintiff’s cost. j No. 7879. August Elbert vs. 'same; same entry. These are two Goodland saloon license applications, brought here on change of venue from Newton county, and their dismissal ends the matter. License had been refused on remonstrance filed, and the applicants had appealed to the circuit court. No. 7808. Mattie M. Ballinger vs. William Ballinger; divorce granted sand plaintiff given care and custody or Irene Ballinger, 9 years of age. No. 7912. State, ex rel, Lida Mildred Peek, vs. Earl Wiseman; cause taken up before jury Thursday afternoon and still on yesterday.

Electric Railroad ltumors Should Not Be Taken Too Seriously. If one were to believe half he hears on the streets nowadays he would think that the Purtelle electric road would be in operation in about ten days and the population of Rensselaer would be increased to 30,000 before snow flies. As a matter of fact there is some real activity. That is, Purtelle and his engineer are here and are making Some show of doing some surveying near town, but as “the line” has already been surveyed by Purtelle some two years ago, the necessity of again surveying on the same line is not apparent. Rumor has it that John Hack, the Lowell dredge man, already has the contract for the grading through Marion township, in fact a gentleman informs us that Hack told him personally that he had. Other rumors are to the effect that Purtelle is “about rd'ady to let this contract.” Also it is rumored that the line as “projected” from Rensselaer to Mt. Ayr and thence to Roselawn, has been abandoned and it will now run north to Demotte., etc. Carpenter tp., south and the townships north through which the “road” is to be run will be asked to vote subsidies, it is rumored, and no doubt the present "activity” is \lor the purpose of influencing the calling of such elections. As a matter of fact, there has been so many falsehoods told about this paper railroad of Purtelle’s bhat everyone will do well to take all statements eminating from Purtelle sources with a liberal grain of allowance, and be mighty careful about signing any papers for right-of-way or cashing any checks for strangers. If there is new management at the head of the “road” and Purtelle baa nothing more whatever to do with it, as alleged, it is very strange that he should be here on the ground directing all the “work.” If he has nothing to do with it, it would seem that the parties now at the head would not want so thoroughly a discredited personage as Purtelle about at all. We would all like to see a road go through here, but so long as Purtelle or any one connected with him in any way is doing the "directing” and they are all the public can see behind it, we can but regard all these activities with sus- ■ pieicp and distrust.

The Watson Plumbing Co., and Gwin & Watson well drillers, have moved their place,of business across : moved their place of business to j across the street from the postoffice, phone 204. ' o-l

DEMOCRATIC SPEAKING Hon. B. F. Shively Senior U. S. Senator of Indiana will speak at the Princess Airdome in Rensselaer TUESDAY, OCTOBER Ist, 1912 AT 2 P. M. Come Out and Hear the Issues Discussed by one of the Most Brilliant and Best Posted Men in the United States Senate

Was Employed in Yellowstone National Park.

Parker Childers, who returned the -first of the week from Montana, has been working in one of the transportation barns in Yellowstone National Park for the past two months and expects to return there next season. The season 'for tourists lasts only about three months, and the first snow this year came about Sept. 1, and there has been snow snow all the time since,

Parker was located at Norris Geyser Basin, some 25 miles inside the park, which is 35x51 miles in extent and with the forest reserve surrounding it contains some 3,000,000 acres. The sight-seeing stage circuit is 160 miles. The season opens June 15. Parker was all over the park in 1909.

It’s Now Western Freight Agent Beam.”

W. Hurley who for some time past has been soliciting freight agent for the Monon lines in Chicago, has received another advancement and has scaied one more wrung of the ladder of succes in the railroad world He has bu' recently been made the western freight agent of the Monon, and his new duties will carry him clear over the Pacific coast territory, and with the increased responsibilities of the new Job comes a substantial increase in pay. and a greater chance for more advancement. Hurley has been in the employ of the Monon but a little more than a couple of years and his success has ben marked. He started in as a billing clerk at the Chicago freight offices and his ability and hard work have won for him the esteem and confidence of the officials, who have thus rewarded his efforts. His wife formerly Miss True George, and her mother will join him in the city shortly to make their home there permanently.

Excursion to French Lick, Sunday, October 6.

The Monon will run an excursion to West Baden and French Lick Springs Sunday, October 6, the fare for the round trip being $1.75. All from Rensselaer and vicinity who desire to take the train here, from which place the train will start, can do so, but the exact hour of leaving has not atj yet been decided upon, but the schedule will be published in full in a later issue. The round trip fare from Rensselaer is $1.75 and the distance there and return is 412 miles. Those who have never visited French Lick or West Baden-—the latter resort one mile this side of French Lick —will enjoy the trip immensly. There are many hotels in the “valley,” including the fine big round brick hotel df Lee Sinclair—an uncle of Lee E., I. A., and Miss Viola GLazebrook of Rensselaer —and ‘’the big Taggart hotel at French Lick.

The topography of the country in the southern part of the state Is different from what it is here, and there is much fine scenery there. At this season of the year the trip should be a very pleasant one, and the half day spent in Indiana’s noted Catlsbad will give you an altogether different idea of it than you have gotten from the Indianapolis News and the republican press' of the country. The excursion will reach French Lick about noon, and leave on the return trip in the evening, giving about a half day there.

Collegeville Items.

Sunday afternoon the North side Juniors defeated the South side Juniors in an uninteresting game 4 to 7. Tuesday afternoon the All Stars

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defeated the Religious by a score o>* 7 to 11. The game was called in the eighth inning on account of darkness. At times the game was replete with thrilling and brilliant plays, and then again it lagged, very much because of the ragged exposition presented. At any rate it aroused the enthusiasm of the supporters of both the contesting teams. The Athletic association held its second mass meeting Sunday morning and chose the following board of directors: Charles MeArdle, Herman Daniel, Lloyd Curby, Geo. Slndelar, Paul Deery and Edward Shield®. The present list of ofllcers Is a most representative body. »11 the classes whose members are eligible to offices are represented; and, though there are more offices than classes, no class has a greate:* representation than two.

A number of Btreet gamins, who, on doubtful testimonials, succeeded In entering the college, were out the other day seeking some excitement. Not seeing a "blue coat” they got busy disturbing the peaceful citizens of Rensselaer in a fashion they have learned from the sensational evening papers. But they soon learned that the guardian of peace in a country towp is always on duty, and that dirty city alleys are better hiding places than the rows of ripening corn. As a result the Monon has had the benefit of a few untimely ticket®, the college authorities have rid themselves of several dangerous and noxious characters, and the citizens of Rensselaer can still entertain the hope that a college town is not necessarily the home of rowdyism and the harbor of incorrigable ruffians.

One thing at a time is ail that the most adept of us can safely do. If several “sweet sixteens” had been mindful of this fact on© evening lately they would *have escaped the public humiliation that was their lot. A half-dozen or so were pleasure riding on bicycles on College avenue. When they reached the college campus, the calico ideas were uppermost in, their minds, and the opportunity to attract some collegian’s attentions for a game of flirtation became irresistable. As a result neither eye watched the road. The wheel of the leader swirved into a rut, and there was a tumble; the wheels of the other rider® could not, unassisted, hurdle the obstruction and there was a general and genuine spill of skirts and wheels amd tangled hair, punctuated by scarlet 'faces in the very center, of the public highway. Then followed as best they could, the discomfltted homeward steps. Here is hoping that there will be no more strolls down College avenue with similar intent and that, if so, they meet with a similar end.

Snow in The Northwest.

George M. Babcock, who has been operating a linotype in a job office in Fargo, No. Dak., for the past fpw weeks, wrote home Tuesday night that he would leave there the next morning 'for Seattle, Wash., to look about that city a bit. He said a snowstorm in progress at Fargo at the time he wrote, and dispatches from there in Thursday’s papers stated that the snow flattened uncut corn a,nd flax and that thousands of harvest and threshing hands have left the state, unwilling to believe the weather will improve. Snow fell Tuesday night and Wednesday in the Dakotas and in Minnesota.

Church of God.

The services at the Church of God Sunday at 10:45 will be in charge of Elder S. J. Lindsay, editor of the .Restitution Herald, who will also preach at the church at 7:30 p. m. Everybody cordially invited.