Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 December 1912 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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Public Sales. The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Wednesday, December 11, Ernest Mayhew, 5 miles southwest of Rensselaer. General sale, 9 head of horses and mules, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc. Wednesday, Dec. 18, Edward Her. ath, 4 miles north and 1 mile west of Rensselaer. General sale, 9 head of horses, 32 head of cattle, sheep, chickens, implements, etc.

Legislative Committee Named.

The Indiana Fraternal Congress, at its meeting at the Denison hotel at Indianapolis Tuesday afternoon, appointed a legislative committee to look after the interests of fraternal insurance organizations at the coming session of the legislature. The members are: Gilbert Howell, Crawfordsville; E. P. Honan, Rensselaer; J. W. Reprogle, Goshen; John D. Volz, Charles Darling, E. E. Schroer and George Byrd, Indianapolis. Mr. Volz was re-elected president of the „ congress, Mr. Honan vice-president and Mr. Schroer secretary.

Lodges Elect New Officers.

The Modern Woodmen of America at their regular meeting Wednesday night elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Leo Worland, Ven. Counsel; Clifford Payne, Worthy Advisor; Frank Tobias, Banker; John Merritt, Clerk; Charles Platt, Escort; Thomas Cox, Chief Forester; Ed Miller, Watchman; Oscar Leech, Secretary; John Werner, Trustee; Drs. Gwin, English and Kresler, Medical Examiners.

The Red Men Monday night elected the following officers: Calvin H. Cain, Sadhem; Charles Rishling, Prophet; Henny Tobin, Senior Sagamore; Jesse Snyder, Junior Sagamore; Charles Simpson, Chief of Records; Ivan Carson, Collector of Wampum; William Coen, Keeper of Wampum; John Werner, Trustee.

Big Legal Squabble at Monticello Over Power Site.

Junius G. Smith, who is connected with the Monticello thread mills, has brought suit against the Northern Indiana Utilities Co., in the White circuit court for $5,000 damages and immediate possession ofj the dam and power site of the Utili- ■ ties company, which is used in generating electric power for its various; municipal lighting contracts in Northwestern Indiana, including Remington/ Brook, Goodland, etc. The complaint alleges that Smith is the owner of a leasehold estate for a term of fifty years from August 1, 1907, to the property in question. The Utilities company apparently had clear title to the. property, and the filing of a suit by Mr. Smith seems to be a great surprise to the general public, and its outcome will be watched with interest.

TALKING OF INCORPORATING.

Fair Oaks’ Progressive Citizens Want to Get Out of the Rut. F. R. Erwin was down from Fair Oaks on business a few hours Thursday. Fair Oaks is talking strongly of incorporating as a town, which it is thought will enable the residents to secure some needed improvements such as sidewalks, etc. It is a move in the right direction and should be encouraged. We remember some twenty-five (years ago when Fair Oaks was quite an important place, when, the C. & G. S. made connections with the New Albany railroad, (now Monon) and ran its trains over the latter road into Chicago. It was thought then that Fair Oaks was destined to become a big town, and the man who hadn’t bought a lot in the comipg metropolis was looked down upon with disdain by his more fortunate neighbors. But the sale of the “Great Suffering’’ road to the Eastern Illinois road and the construction of the Momence cut-off from Goodland killed the prospects of the budding metropolis—as it did other towns north of Goodland on that line—and the roundhouse and other buildings owned by the railroad company were torn down and removed. But Fair Oaks remained on the map, and is a better town today perhaps than it has ever been since the balmy days when It was the main squeeze for the Chicago & Great Southern railroad. The developement of the country has made it a better business point than ever before and a few wide-awake citizens like Felix Erwin can do much to bring the place out of the lethargic slate it has occupied for the last score of years. ' '

COURT 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. Attorney E. P. Honan went to Chicago Thursday on legal business. Nine marriage licenses were is- , sued last month, against five for the preceding month and six for the corresponding month of 1911. Marriage licenses issued: Dec. 3, Martin Ray Clifton of Fair Oaks, . aged 21, occupation telegraph opi erator, to -Eliza Jane Thompson, . daughter of J. C. Thompson, also of I Fair Oaks, aged 16; mother of the .bride giving writlen consent to is- ; suance of license. First marriage for each. Dec. 5, Warren E. Reynolds of Chicago, aged 46, occupation land > man, too Esther Mercy of Nashville, Tenn., aged 28, occupation real estate. Second marriage for male, he having been divorced April 13, i 1911; first marriage for female. | Married by Rev. C. L. Harper at the «M. E. parsonage.

C. C. Warner, republican candidate for representative from Jasper and White counties, filed his expense account last Friday. His total expenditures were $17.75, of which $lO was for oil and gasoline for his auto.

C. Arthur Tuteur, democratic cani didate for prosecuting attorney speut S2B, $25 of which was for traveling expenses. A. L. Padgett, republican candii date for Sheriff, spent $61.15, $25 • of which was put hi the county cam--1 paign pot. His democratic opponent expended $15.55, $9 of which was for gasoline for his automobile.

H. E. Parkison, republican trus- ! tee of Marion tp„ has filed his resignation to take effect Jan, 1, at the .end of the four year term for which he was elected. The legislature exj tended the term of all the township ■ trustees of the state two ytars, j making the term six years, but Mr. J Parkison evidently is not enough in love with the office to continue the other two years. He has been a good, economical trustee and there have been nc complaints that we have heard of. Who his successor will be is problematical, but as the resignation is made to the board of commissioners, it will be up to them to appoint, which they will probably do at their January meeting.

Paul Painter, a Deipotte section hand, attempted to spread a littie of his surname -in a vermdlion color over that town for a couple of days the first of the week,, to the great alarm of the denizens thereof, and a distress call was sent to Rensselaer and Squire J. F. Bruner, who was appealed to by Mrs. M. E. Troxell, his sister, who conducts the hotel at Demotte, swore out a warrant for Painter’s arrest. Deputy sheriff Gus Grant went up and took Painter off his job of spreading the brighthued colors, and he was assessed $5 and costs by Judge Hanley, which he paid and went forth to sin no more. It was quite evident that Paul had been looking upon the wine when it was red and that it sorter went to his head.

Charles Elder, who deserted his wife and three children here two years ago and was arrested in Danville, 111., Saturday and brought here Monday by Sheriff Hoover on requisition from the Governor, was arraigned in court Wednesday and a ve/dict of guilty as charged rendered against him by the jury after a few moments deliberation. Judge Hanley agreed to suspend sentence if Elder would furnish bond to pay S2O a month into court for the support of his family, but he had been unable to do so up to the time of going to press, and unless he furnished the bond yesterday the sheriff expected to .take him to Michigan

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, DEC. 7, 1912.

City to serve out a sentence of from one to three years for his offense. His wife and children have been a public charge most of the time since he deserted them, and he has never contributed at all to their support, although his father, David Elder, has aided them occasionally as his own limited means would permit. Elder desired his wife to secure a divorce, and wrote her that he would pay the costs thereof. This letter was in evidence to his detriment. Elder has been working in Danville at his trade as carpenter, and his arrest was the result of a grand jury indictment recently returned in the circuit court.

This is the last week of court and has been quite a busy one. The jury was dismissed Thursday night for the term and the business or the term will be wound up today. Following is a report of the proceed-, ings since our last: - No. 1478. State vs. John Painter; plea of guilty to intoxication and fine of $5 and trimmings assessed. No. 7859. William H. Cheadle, trustee, vs. George A. Chappell, et al; judgment in foreclosure on plaintiff and cross-plaintiff. Penalty 16, per cent ordered paid state. F. L. Lough appointed receiver. No. 7862. Max Weller vs. M. O. Foster, et al; evidence heard. Cause taken under advisement. No. 7874. George M. Kime vs. John D. Miler, et al; plaintiff files appeal bond, which is approved. No. 7896. State vs. Scott Chestnut. Cause dismissed. N. 7910. Lester B. Alter vs. Paul Schultz, et al; judgment vs. defendants for $25. No. 7913. Adelaide E. Lock vs. Jeremiah K. Butz; judgment in foreclosure for $1,762.49.

No. 7916. Walter R. Lee vs. Henry D. Vance, et al; change of venue granted defendants and cause sent to Newton county. . No. 7920. Frank Kuboski vs. Frank Eck; plaimiff granted change of venue and cause sent to Newton county. No. 7932. Whm. E. Marion vs. Mason Barlow; jury trial; judgment for $32 vs. defendant. No. 7946. Standard Oil Co., vs. Theodore Smith; judgment for $109.91.

Proceedings of the county commissioners: '“*■

Charles Erb ditch; certified order from Jasper circuit court filed, report found not according to law. Referred back to commissioner, by agreement, to be reported as a tile drain. Report to be filed on or before second day of January term.

George W. Infield ditch; referred to W. F. Osborne, county surveyor, and L. Strong, drainage commissioner. Charles Harrington appointed third commissioner, to meet Dec. 10 an dreport on or before the first day of January term. George Naninga stone roads; notice ordered for letting on first day of January term.

Royal L. Bussell stone road; supplimental report filed, no damages reported. Report approved and election ordered held on January 7, 1913. Expense account allowoed as set out in report. County surveyor granted an extension of time to file report in the A. W. Sawin, et al. stone road petition, to January term. M. J. Delehanty petition for highway; viewers report road will be of public utility and same is established fifty feet in width. Notice ordered for letting contract for stationery supplies on Dec. 19. The various county depositories reported interest on county funds for the month of November as follows: First Nat. Bank, Rensselaer $118.86 Trust & S. Bank, Rensselaer 76.39 State Bank of Rensselaer.. 92.81 State Bank of Remington.. 52.14 Bank of Wheatfield....... 16.66 County officers reported the following fees collected for the last quarter: Clerk, $330.60; Auditor, $48.80; Sheriff, $89.68; Recorder, $475.95. Petition of Henry Eiglesbach, et al. for highway in Marion township; notice of posting filed, highway to be 33 feet wide. Referred to county surveyor, to report January term. Bond of DeVere Yeoman, county surveyor-elect, with> A. K. Yeoman, Ed J. Randle and Stephen Kohley as sureties, filed and approved. Contest of election' of DeVere Yeoman, filed by W. F. Osborne, dismissed by Mr. Osborne at his costs.

Trinity M. E. Church. Baptism and reception of members at Trinity M. E. church Sunday morning. Evening sermon “The Abundant Grace of Jesus Christ.” The Methodist Brotherhood will meet Tuesday evening, Dec. 10, at 6:30 (supper). Address by Rev. H. L. Kindig. ■ , Quarterly meeting Dec. 14-15. Dr. H. T. Briggs will be here Saturday and Sunday. Preaching Sunday morning Dec. 15. C. L. HARPER, Pastor.

Buy a Kingsbury hat for the husband or boys. AH colors and sizes. C. EARL DUVALL.

Landy Wants Nine Thousand of the Makeever Simoleons. Landy Magee, who fell from one of the windows of the Makeever House, several weeks ago while testing a fire escape and* was conziderably shaken up, has filed suit in the drucit court, through his attorney, George A. Williams, for $9,000 damages to his anatomy. Jay W. Stockton, Almira M. Stockton and Cordelia M. Williams are named as defendants. It is alleged that plaintiff was per. manantly Injured by reason of a defective chain dr support, and $9,000 would be about the proper balm for the injuries.

Presbyterian Ladies' Bazaar.

The bazaar to be held by the ladies of the Presbyterian church will be opened to the public next Tuesday and Wednesday, December 10th and 11th, in the Mrs. J. W. Williams’ Vacant room. Doors open at 1 o’clock sharp. Many Useful and beautiful articles, the handiwork of the ladies, will be offered for sale, and peoople will do well to visit the bazaar for Christmas presents. A market will also be held on Saturday in Warner Bros.’ hardware store.

Parcels Post Law To Go Into Effect January 1.

Postmaster Murray has received a blank which contains the following information regarding the parcels post law which goes into effect on January 1, 1913. In part it contains:

"That hereafter fourth-class mail matter shall embrace all other matter, including farm and factory products, not now embraced by law in either the first, second or third class not exceeding eleven pounds in weight, nor greater in size than seventy-two inches, in length and girth combined, nor in form or kind likely to injure the persom of any postal employe or damage the mail equipment.or other mail matter and not of a character perishable within the period reasonably required for transportation and delivery.” For the purpose of carrying this law into effect the United States is divided into zones with different rates of postage applicable to each zone, as to distance. The local rate (applicable to parcels intended for delivery at office or on rural mail route starting therefrom) including rural routes runs from 5c for one pound to 15c for eleven pounds, while a distance of fifty miles runs from 5c for one pound to 35c for eleven pounds; within 150 mile'llmit, 6c for one pound and 46c for eleven pounds; within 300 mile limit, 7c to 57c; 600 miles, 8c to 68c; 1,000 miles, 9c to 79c; 1,400 miles, 10c to $1.00; 1,800 miles 11c to $1.11; all over 1,800 miles, 12c to $1.32.

It will be observed that the rates of postage are largely reduced and that the limit of weight is increased from four to eleven pounds. Parcels will be delivered at all free-deliv-ery offices and to patrons on all rural ard star routes; they may be registered and may be accorded the special delivery service on payment of the usual fees, and they may be insured against loss in an amount equivalent to their actual value, but not to exceed >25, upon paiyment of a fee of five cents. Distinctive stamps must be used on all parcels, but they may be mailed in quantities of not less than 2,000 identical pieces without stamps affixed, the postage being paid In money.

Box Social.

There will be a box social at the Norway school house, Saturday evening, December 7th. Ladles are requested to bring boxes.— Anna Jasperson. Teacher.

-DAYSTO jpiSTMAS}

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS Telegraphic Reports from Many Parts of the Country

SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in Distant and Near* by Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention from Many Places. Young Check Forger Works Brook Business Men. According to the Brook Reporter, Alfred Dennis, a young man aged about 19 years, an adopted son of John Dennis of northeast of Goodland, got about SIOO out of Brook business men a few days ago by means of forged checks on the company that is building a masoleum at Brook. It had been the custom of the company to pay oft their men with checks each Saturday night, and young Dennis, who was well known and had borne a good reputation heretofore, found it easy to work Lyons & Hershman, A_! Leopold & Son, James Montgomery, H. Gragg, J. A. Sell, Eb Ctisler each for a sls check, while “Peach” Leopold loaned him $25 tor a couple of weeks. The young man then hiked to Chicago on the following Monday before the checks were found to be 'forgeries. Ben Leopold and Eb Crisler followed him on the evening train and placed the matter in the hands of the police in the hope of apprehending the lad, who in addition to securing nearly SIOO in cash, left a sll board bill behind.

Local Merchants Have Advantage.

Local merchants should familiarize themselves with the new parcels post law which goes into effect the first of the year. Many of them are afraid of it, but. those who have given it some attention assert that the law gives the merchant in the small city and country towns a big advantage over his city competitor. As the law now operates the weight on mailable packages is increased to eleven pounds and the rate on rural routes and city carrier service will be five cents for the first pound and one cent ?for each additional pound. Outside of the local office a graduated rate according to distance is in force. For instance: A Renselaer merchant can mail an 11-pound package* to a customer on: any of the routes out of Rensselaer for 15 cents, while a Chicago mail order house would have to pay 4 6 cents to mail a package of the same weight. The mail order dealers are trusting that the country fnerchants will not awake to the advantages of the parcels post law and hope in time to have a bill passed which will make the rates of postage equal all over the United States. It is up to the country merchant to take advantage of the present opportunity to establish a mall order business with the farmers in their trade terrltony. A wise merchant will find the present law a great aid in extending his trade territory.

Collegeville Items.

Last Wednesday afternoon the students who were conditioned in the last quarterly examinations were granted a special test to work off the conditiion. Several of the conditioned ones were strong tryouts for the varsity basketball team, and unless the work is made up they will be ineligible to the team. The Athletic Association board held a special meeting Sunday evening for the purpose of organizing the varsltiy team. The following quintette was almost unanimously selected: Deery, forwards, Sindelar, center, Moran, Barth, for guards. With the exception of Mr. Barth all are college men and three have received their letter in basketball as members of the very successful team of last year, and at that they were the stars o-f the team. Barring accidents this combination ought to better last season’s record, if not in the number of games won for there is but very little margin for that, at least in a'superior total of points scored over the opponents, and in an improved article of basketball that experience has taught them to give.

The schedule is not yet entirely arranged, but negotiations are now in progress with some strong teams for games on the home floor. The first game wil be- on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 7, at 3 o’clock, when the Whiting Owls come to open the Reason. Friday evening at 7:30, December 13, the Idaville high school will make Its first apearanca" on the college floor in quest of our trophies. The general admission to the games on the college floor wl’i be 25 cents.

To Patrons of th e Public Schools.

With the high school in a building of its own, the old building, formerly occupied by the high school, is now available for the use of the grades below the high school. Grades six, seven and eight have been assigned to this building. These grades have been organized into a department and are in charge of four teachers. Miss Mildred Vanderburg, who will be principal of the building; Miss Clara Holmes, who has charge of the seventh grade: Miss Bessie Wiley, who has Charge of the sixth grade, and Miss Edith Easthman, who has just been &ddsd to the Rensselaer corps hf teachers. Miss Easthman comes from Terre Haute, Ind., and is a graduate of the state normal school there. The work in these grades now will be largely departmental. Miss Vanderburg will teach reading and geography; Miss HolmeS. will teach arithmetic and English; Miss Wiley, geography and history, and Miss Easthrnam will teach grammar, reading and writing. This plan Oif organization will make it easier to introduce such special subjects as sewing, manual training, etc. Provisions have been made for work in these

subjects to begin in a few days. Mr. Hopkins will have the boys in maniual training. Anew room for this work has been provided in the new high school building. A complete equipment in the way of benches, tools, etc., has been purchased and will be used in this department. The work in sewing will be in charge of Miss Wiley. A special room has been provided for this puri>ose. In both the manual training and the sewing the system provided by the Progressive Industrial Education

Company, of Indianapolis, will be used. This system has been in use im some of the good schools of the state for several- years. Wabash, for example, iw making use of this system. The plan is for the company to furnish all the material needed and aTso furnish each child with printed Instructions how to proceed with the making of each separate article, both in the sewing and the manual training. The work of the teacher will be to see to it that these instructions are carried out. The lessons furnished have been prepared by three of the most prominent teachers in industrial work and are very clear and explicit in their instructions.

The three grades have been distributed in four rooms. Room one will have grades six and seven, room two will have grades seven* and eight, room three grades eight, and room four grade six. The pupils have been been divided so as to have about the same number in each room, but there will be no difference in the work* done by the different divisions of any grade. For example, the portion of the seventh grade who are in room two will do just the same work and have just the same instructors as the portion' of the seventh grade who are in room one. Eadh teachei* will have general charge over a certain room, but she will not be in this room at all hours of the day. At certain periods she will be teaching her particular subject in some other room. It will thus be seen that the new department will be in some respects like the high school. It will serve as a sort of transition school between' the grades and the high school, yet it will be complete la itself. One of the objects in organizing the school in this manner is to lessen the break now existing between the grades and the high school. There are many advantages in this for® of organization, and the hearty co-operation of the parents is earnestly requested to the end that it may be made highly successful. W. F. CLARKE, Superintendent.

Presbyterian Church.

The' subjects of the sermops at the Presbyterian church next. Sunday are: "The Sanctity of Life,” and "The Truth.” Everyone invited to be present.

Pie Social.

There will be a pie social at Brushwood school house, Union tp., Saturday evening, December 7th. A good program. AU girls invited to come and bring pies, and the boys their pocket books.— Zelda Daugherty, Teacher, i

Christmas Poultry. We will be in the market for Christmas poultry of all kinds, commencing about Dec. 7, and lasting until the" 20th, We are also buying furs of all kinds and beef and horsehides. Get our prices on anything you have to sell. Large hens and springs 10c. Large full feathered ducks, 11c. Large full feathered geese, 9c. FANCY PRODUCE BARKET. Phone 39. C. E. Prior.

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