Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1912 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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R. R. ELECTIONS PETITIONED FOR

In Carpenter and Jordan Townships for Purtelle's “Road.” TWO PER CENT TAX WANTED From the Taxpayers of the Two Townships and Town of Remington—Election Ordered for Nov. 5. At the October meeting of the county commissioners held this week, two petitions were presented asking that elections be held in Carpenter tp., (including Remington) and Jordan tp., to vote a 2 per cent tax in aid of the Northwestern Traction Co., (Purtelle’s “road”) and the commissioners have directed that the election be held in connection with the Tegular election on Nov. 5, providing the said “railroad” company shall pay in to the county auditor on or before Oct. 14, 1912, the sum

of SSO to cover the additional expense of notice, printing and handling the subsidy votes. Purt'elle put up an “indemnifying bond” of SIOO for the last subsidy election held in Carpenter tp., which has never been paid, and whetehr or no the SSO now asked for will be forthcoming remains to be seen, but the commissioners were wise in demanding the cash this time, inasmuch as they were practically compelled to order the election on the filing of a petition signed by 25 freeholders of the township. The Carpenter petition is signed by 30 people, but it is doubtful if there are 25 who are bonafide freeholders. , The Jordan petition is signed by 34, and is good. The petitions state that the “railroad” company will issue stock of its corporation to each taxpayer to the amount of the subsidy tax he pays. As the stockholders would be liable for the debts contracted it might be some of the holders of “President” Purtelle’s worthless checks given here more than a year and a half ago could get their pay by suing some of the solid old farmers of Carpenter or Jordan, if the subsidy carries, who are foolish enough to take any of this stock at any old price, or even as a gift. However, the elections will be held if Purtelle’s company can raise the fifty bones to grease the way, and we shall soon see whether or not it can do so.

Other proceedings of the commissioners follow: Interest on county funds for September reported as follows: First Nat. Bk„ Rensselaer. . .$103.96 T. & S. Bk., Rensselaer 34.74 State Bk., Rensselaer. 46.37 State Bk., Remington. ....... 28.97 Bank of Wheatfield 9.23 Washington S. Lowman ditch; drainage commissioner files report and time given as required by law to remonstrate. Expense account allowed as set out in report. Mark Knapp petition for ditch; assessments -of A. N. Demarah and S. Austin each reduced $25. Report approved, ditch ordered established, W. F. Osborne Supt. Attorney fee of S4B allowed. E. L. Hollingsworth ditch; no remonstrances filed, assessments confirmed, W. F. Osborne appointed Supt. Frank Foltz allowed $25 attorney fee. James Newcome ditch; cause docketed and continued for objecttons. George W. Infield ditch; George W. Casey files plea in abatement. Board finds publication of notice in Kankakee Valley Review insufficient and further notice is ordered. Contracts awarded Attica Bridge Co., at $6 75 and $734 respectively for two new bridges in Walker tp. Charles Kain, contractor on H. W. Marble stone road allowed $1,040 on engineer’s estimate. George Putts stone road; contract awarded A. E. Herriman for $9,347. George Nanninga stone road; auditor directed to give notice, of letting. Royal L. Bussell stone road; Walter Porter and Warren Robinson appointed viewers, to meet Oct. 15 and report by first day of November term. Trustee of Milroy township ordered to construct concrete retaining wall on Howe ditch, at public highway petitioned for by G. L. Parks. Notice ordered given for letting contracts first day next trem for one new bridge in Marion township, and four new bridges in Wheatfield tp. Petition signed by C. W. Littlefield and 29 others, asking for an

election in Carpenter tp., to vote a tax or subsidy of 2 per cent of total taxables of Remington and Carpenter tp., for the Purtelle windjammer railroad ’ in connection with the regular election, was granted, said “railroad” to pay in SSO to the auditor Saturday, Oct. 14, to cover extra expenses of said election.

Same action in hke petition for subsidy election in Jordan tp., signed by W. H. Wortley and 33 others. Board employs John A. Dunlap as county attorney at . salary of S3OO per year.

Democratic Nominee Made Good Impression here.

Patrick Hayes of White county, democratic nominee for joint-rep-resentative of Jasper and White counties, was here Wednesday getting acquainted with “the boys. ’ Mr. Hayes is an old soldier and an intelligent appearing gentleman. He is now serving his second term as county commissioner of his home county, where he is considered one of the prominent substantial citizens. He made a very good impression here, and we guess Charlie Warner will have to go some if he outruns Mr. Hayes.

Mrs. R. E. Leatherock Dead.

Mrs. R. E. Leatherock of Putnam, Okla., died Tuesday at that place. She was a daughter of S. R. of Rensselaer, and a former teacher in the high school here and at Remington. Her husband is a physician at Putnam.

Deceased was 41 years of age and leaves a husband and three children, two daughters aged 12 and 15 years, and one son aged 7. She visited Rensselaer four years ago, and her two daughters visited here about two years ago. Owing to her father’s being somewhat on the sick list himself he did not go to the funeral.

Schools Dropping Football.

That football has practically been eliminated from the curriculum of Indiana high schools is the annoucement of Professor Leffele, prominent in high school athletics in this state, who says that the ban has been placed on the game by the authorities in a large majority of the towns and cities. One hundred letters, asking for dates, have been met with the statement that teams have disbanded and very few schedules will be attempted. This action of the Indiana school authorities is believed to be due to the many injuries received by the students.— Journal.

County Institute Ended Yesterday.

The Jasper county teachers have been enjoying a very profitable week at the county institute held at the M. E. church. Supt. Lamison was able to secure a very efficient faculty in the persons of Professors Bittinger, Betts, and Christy. Miss Votaw T gave the music work. In the first three days present Prof. Bittenger confined his topics to the teaching of English and Composition. Prof. Betts, who remained the entire week, lectured on different phases of the teaching problem, including in his topics Pedagogy, Psychology and methods. Prof. Christy,, the expert from Purdue, instructed the teachers in better methods of teaching agriculture. A wide-awake man and full of his subject would properly describe Prof. Christy. Miss Votaw has been doing instructive work in the way of presenting the problem of music to litte folks. Her work Thursday was very novel. Thursday was the day on which all members of the Board of Education were especially invited to attend. Yesterday, in addition to the regular work, Supt. Lamson arranged with Prof. W. D. Palmer of Purdue to give an orchard demonstration in the orchard of Mr. Randle, in the north part of the city. Among the professional visitors at the institute this week were; J. Walter Dunn, representing the Young Peoples’ and Teachers’ Reading Circle of Indiana; Deputy State Supt., Hoffman, and Supt. Henry J. Reid, of White county. 'Schools will be opened again on Monday with all teachers in place and filled full of added inspiration and ideas to be worked out in the schools of Jasper county.

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RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. SATURDAY, OCT. 12, 1912.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs tram the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. Ex-Appellate Judge U. Z. Wiley spoke to a fair-sized audience at the Princess airdome Wednesday evening from a Progressive standpoint. Drainage Commissioner Strong and County Surveyor Osborne went to Tefft Wednesday and with Wil-' Liam Fitzgerald, the third commis-j sioner, began viewing the Powers ditch. The $5,000 school bonds issued by the city to assist in paying for the pew school building, were sold last Tuesday afternoon to Elliott & Son •of Indianapolis at a premium of $86.25. —o . > - 'Elias Arnold of Barkley , tp., who was nominated for county commis-' sioner from the second district on: the Progressive ticket, has declined' ■the nomination, and the committee will place another man on in his stead, it is stated. —o— New suits filed: No. 7929. Benjamin F. Fendig vs. Jesse Sommers, et al; action to foreclose mechanic’s lien. Demand $26.62. No. 7930. Maurice Gorman Jr., vs. Frederick Van Patten, et il; action to quiet title. —o— The County. Institute ended yesterday afternoon after an interesting week. The reception and luncheon at the court house Wednesday evening by Superintendent Lamson was an enjoyable feature of the week’s program. At the regular meeting of the county commissioners this week J John A. Dunlap was hired as county attorney at a salary of S3OO a year. For the past nine months the county has had no regular attorney, but the filing of suits to recover the amounts the county was robbed by the Winamac Bridge Co., made it necessary that one be employed. The salary to be paid Mr. Dunlap is SIOO less per year than that paid under the Halleck regime.

GROWERS TO RECEIVE ADVICE.

Purdue Expert to Hold Meeting tn Leslie Alter Orchard, Wednesday, October 16.

Indiana orchards when well cared for are capable of earning enormous returns on the money invested. The Purdue Horticultural Department has nine orchards located in different parts of state run by their owners under expert direction. These orchards everyone netted their owners over SIOO per acre in the season of 1911. They were negiected when taken by Purdue. Now they are paying ten per cent interest on valuations of $900.00 to $1,000.00 per acre. Purdue does not do the work. Her representative merely tells the owner how. Several leading fruit growers of this community have requested Purdue to hold a meeting in this neighborhood, ex plaining how these results have beea attained. This meeting has been granted. It will be an all day Meeting and will be held in an orchard. In the morning, 'various orchard problems, such as orchard cultivation, cover crops, fertilization and pruning will be discussed. The demonstrator will have with him a set of pruning tools and he will actually prune one or two trees so that those present may become familiar with a properly pruned tree. In the afternoon, spraying problems will be taken up. The reasons for spraying will be given and' the proper times for applying the' mixture will be mentioned. Several of the most prominent spray materials will be made on a practical scale and will be applied to the trees. Every person in the county who owns an orchard should plan to be present at this meeting. Take your

lunch and plan to stay all day for you cannot afford to miss either session. The meeting will be held on Wednesday. October 16, in the orchard of Leslie Alter, 6 1-2 miles north and 1 1-2 miles west of Rensselaer. This orchard can. best be reached by going to Parr. It is 2 1-2 miles from Parr. For further information consult with Ira F. Meader or Mr. Alter.

RED MEN LEASE NEW QUARTERS

Will Occupy Third Floor of The Democrat Building After Jan. 1, 1913. Pinkamink Tribe No. 533, Independent Order of Red Men, have leased the hall on the third floor of The Democrat building for a term of five years, and will occupy same after Jan. 1, 1913. This room was occupied for many jears by the Masonic lodge and was arranged especially for lodge purposes. It will be newly papered, repainted and thoroughly renovated for the Red Men and will make them excellent quarters. They are now occupying quarters with the Modern Woodmen in the Odd Fellows building, but the phenominal growth of the lodge which is now only about a year old and has 150 members with many more applications coming in all the time, has made it necessary for them to secure quarters of their own.

At the rate the order is growing it will probably have upwirds of 200 members before spring, and the lodge has been talking some of leas ing the five-room flat on he <nd floor of The Democrat ou'l •> 4 g i.d fitting it up as club rooms. By so doing it would give the lodge a prestige that would greatly increase the membership and soon make it the largest and most popular fraternal order in Rensselaer.

Mat Yeager Dead.

Mat Yeager, a former old resident of Milroy tp., was buried at Battle Ground Thursday. His age was 88 years, 8 months, and 12 days. He had been living with his son John at Kankakee, Hl., for the past few years. He was found dead in bed Wednesday morning. His wife died several years ago. He leaves five children, John, of Kankakee, William, of Chicago, Mrs. Katharine Cowgill, of Battle Ground, Mrs. Annie Sigman of Carpenter tp., and Mrs. Susie Blakemore of Missouri. All were here to attend the funeral but the latter.

Total Registration Lacks Two of Vote Two Years Ago.

The total registration in Jasper county was much better than expected some time ago, it lacking but two of coming up to the total vote of two years ago. Of course not all those who registered will get out to vote, from one cause or another, but all things considered, the registration is very satisfactory. The republicans lose perhaps 75 per cent of the non-registered votes, so far as can be ascertained, there being more interest manifested in the coming election among democrats than among republicans, and many of the latter would not take the trouble to register. Following is the vote of two. years ago, in the first column, and the registration in .the second column, by precincts: Barkley, East ...... .157 15S Barkley, West ........ 141 133 Carpenter, East ...... 197 « 187 Carpenter, West 168 169 Carpenter, South ......178 169 Gillam ...161 147 Hanging Gfove ...... . 97 108 Jordan .....152 177 Kankakee ...... ....117 119 Keener .. ........... 205 185 Marion, No. 1. .276 286 Marion, No. 2 .290 319 Marion, No. 3.. ......181 216 Marion, No. 4... 205 246 Milroy . . 65 78 i Newton .4 -. .150 142 Union, North ...15? 155 Union, South 175 171 Wheatfield ...... ... .201 257 Walker .... .174 176 Totals .... .....3448 3446

Advertised Letters. Letters advertised for the week ended October 5, 1912: Mrs. Rosa O. Brown; Mrs. L. A. Moore, Mrs. George Brown; Mr. Cunningham, Atty; George H. Knollersburg Co.; James Pendry• R. L. Harris. The above letters will be sent to the dead letter offise October 18, 1912. O. E. MURRAY, Postmaster.

PLURALITY OF 8,000 PREDICTED

For John B. Peterson In Tenth Indiana District. REPUBLICAN VOTE IS DIVIDED And Democratic Congressional Committ te Teels Certain Democrat Will Ik- Elected. Chicago. Oct. 9.—John B. Peterson of Crown Point will be the next representative in congress from the Tenth district of Indiana, instead of Edgar Dean ■Crumpacker, is the assertion made by the chairman and secretary of the Democratic National congressional committee, after obtaining a full and reliable report of conditions in each of the counties comprising the district. So confident are the managers of the congressional campaign of this fact that they are now turning their attention to some of the close districts in Illinois where they hope to overturn republican majorities of as long standing as those that have been the custom in the Tenth Indiana. .. It was stated today that a careful investigation of conditions in the Tenth Indiana district shows that the Republican vote will be divided pretty nearly equally between Crumpacker and and the Progressive candidate, Bowers, although it is conceded that the latter is gaining strength in the cities and Industrial centers. While the congressional committee like the national committee, has very little mondy to use, it is eo sure of its ground in the Tenth Indiana district that it will put eome money into the district to be used in a legitimate way to forward the candidacy of Judge Peterson. Two years ago, when Judge Peterson was also a candidte against Rep. Crumpacker he h succeeded in reducing the normal republican congressional majority in that district to 2,030, the vote of 1910 standing as follows: Crumpacker 27,772; Peterson 25,742. Since that election, La Porte county has been taken out of the Tenth district and attached to the South Bend district. In the presidential election of La Porte county gave Taft a majority of 144 votes,, but gave Peterson a small majority in 1910, so that its exclusion from the district does not materially alter the fighting chance for a Democrat this year. There is said to be a decided gain in Democratic votes this year and the former republican vote will probably be split about even. In view ofi these facta the congressional com-!

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mittee feels waranted in claiming the district this year by a pluralityof not less than 8,000. ' The Democratic committee having in charge the Congressional campaign claims that Judge Peterson will carry every county in the district and that Bowers will probably run third, although his strength in the industrial cities of Lake county is conceded. One thing that is going to cut quite a figure in the Tenth district vote this year and especially in Lake county is ..the fact that the new Indiana registration ilaw is going to cut off a large number of votes heretofore cast by foreigners and others in the industrial centers, which vote has always been controlled and voted to a large extent by the industrial corporations in the interest of the republican party. The democratic congressional committee is in possession of all the facts bearing on the political situation in the Tenth district and is closely watching the progress ofi events in that territory. The probabilities are that the district will be flooded with democratic spellbinders during the last two weeks of the campaign in the interest of Judge Peterson’s candidacy.

Obituary.

John C. Martindale was born in Warren County, Ind., near Pine Village, on December 25th, 1845. He moved to Jasper county about 33 years ago and lived fi/e years on the John Makeever farm. He then purchased the farm on which he Ikved for so many years in Newton township, northwest of Rensselaer. He moved from there to Rensselaer about five years ago, moving into the former M. L. Spitler property, which he purchased. Ror two terms he served as commissioner of Jasper county. His public and private life were above reproach and he was ono of the most esteemed men of our community. Especially had he endeared himself to the old soldiers, whom he used to entertain annually at his farm home and whom he always treated on special occasions. Each Memorial Day he would buy a box or two of good cigars and pass them around among the "boys.” He was not in the army himself, having been only 15 when the war broke out, but he was always with tlhe veterans in sympathy and one of his greatest pleasures as to try to make them happy. It is probable that no other man in the county who was not a soldier was nearer or dearer to them than John C. Martindale. ■He leaves a widow and two children, Jared B. and Nina D., both living in Rensselaer. Also , two brothers and three sisters, all living in Indiana except one brother who Is in California. The funeral as‘ held Thursday at the late residence at 2 o’clock p. m., conducted Rev. Williams of the Church of God, of Forest, Ind. Interment made in Weston cemetery. x x

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