Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1912 — Page 1

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One Automobile for Every 60 People in Indiana.

One would scarcely believe that *tf« could be true, yet it is elaimed that there is one automobile for every sixty people, and In Indiana ilg*ra», it is said, bear out this statc•mdhine for every forty-five, people, ■while in Kentucky, which is well toward the bottom of the list, there is on© to every 685 people. There are 46,000 autos in Indiana, to 3,Ml in Kentucky.

A Former Jasper County Resident Dies at Goodland.

Mrs. Peter Buck, a former resident of West Carpenter and well known to many readers of The Democrat, died at 'her home in Goodland Wednesday at about 2 a. m., aged 81 years and four months. The funeral was held at Goodland yesterday. She had been in poor health for several years and for a year or more had been blind. She leaves a husband, one daughter and two sons. She was a woman who was held in high esteem by all who knew her. '.

M. P. Honan One of Speakers At Jackson Club Banquet.

Lafayette, Ind., December 27. The Jackson Club’s -annual banquet •n Monday, December 30, will be a district affair this year. Though Governor-elect Samuel M. Ralston has been invited, it is not probable that he will be able to come. Senator Kern was also expected to deliver an address, but has sent his regrets, and others have also sent declinations. The principal speakers will be state senator Stotsenberg of New Albany; state senator Bernard Shively of Marion; Judge Lawrence Becker of Hanjmond; and E. P. Honan of'Rensselaer. The banqueters will celebrate the victory of John B. Peterson over Edgar D. Orumpacker for congressman in the Tenth district.

Little Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maloy Dies.

The remains of little Katharine Maloy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Malay of Lowell, were Twought here for hurial on the Hoo»ier Limited Thursday afternoon, and burial made in Weston cemetery. The funeral services were held at Lowell, Rensselaer relatives attending. The little girl died Tuesafternoon after a short illness that baffled the skill of a Chicago and the local doctors. Her age was nine years and nine Months, and her death is a sad Mow to her parents, relatives and friends. She was the second child •f Mr. and Mrs. Maloy, their eldest child being a boy of about eleven, 1 years of &ge, now their only sur- . viving child. The sympathy of a t host of friends is with the bereaved ' parents.

New Train -On Coal Road Losing Company $900 Per Month.

T,he new passenger train -on the Goal road is certainly some flyer. It* schedule time from Fair Oaks to Good land, about 22 miles, is one hour and forty-five minutes. It make very good connections south with the Milk train on the Monon, or rather Kite miilk train with it. But the running .time is so infernally slow that if one is in a hurry they had better walk. It is apparently run on a •dhedule on purpose that affords no aeoounodatlons to the people along iflie line wanting to make connections with other lines, and it,i,s said that the company desires to take this train off and substitute two mixed trains instead, and have petitions •at to do this at stations along the itae, hut no one is signing them. We understand the company •tatiims that the new train ip costing about $1,200 per month to operate, >«ad the passenger receipts are only from $8 to sl2 per day, thus being a losing proposition to the extent of about S9OO per month. It Is very evident that the train •annot long he continued on this Mowing, arid unless some different schedule is adopted 'that will afford better connections and an effort Is made to build up patronage, It will have to be taken off.

Notice of Annual Meeting. The regular meeting of the Home Telephone Company of Jasper, Newton, Pulaski and White counties, Indiana, will be held at the court bouse in Rensselaer, on Saturday, January 18th, 1913, at 1 o’clock p. m., to elect officers and directors anid transact such •ther business as may come before tfc» meeting. FRANK WELSH, Pres, v F. E. BABCOCK, Sec.

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. County Commissioner Stackhouse hag been confined to big home north of town for several days this week with ari attack of the grip. " ’ • " • ——" The rush lor marriage licenses during the holidays, throughout Indiana especially, as reported in our exchanges, was the greatest in the history of the state. In our own county five licenses were granted the day before Christmas, and for the month, *up to yesterday, 17. Last December . was also a good month for Cupid in Jasper county, 18 licenses .having been issued.

The stock of electric fixtures and supplies seized several months ago by a Chicago supply bouse when Ray Delmar, the electrician, skipped out of town leaving a bunch of bills behind, were sold by the sheriff Tuesday to K. T. Rhoades & Co , fo r $66, which was about two-thirds the appraised value. Delmar’s whereabouts since leaving Rensselaer are unknown.

The case of Henry Wolcott et al. vs. Eben H. Wolcott, et al., involving the disposition of the Anson Wolcott estate, was settled by agreement this week, thug ending a trial which promised to be long and expensive. By the settlement Henry Wolcott and his. children receive SIO,OOO and 40,000 shares of stock ini th© Wolcott Mining company, while , the title of certain real estate is quieted in the name of Eben H. Wolcott.—Monticello Herald.

Judge Hanley is still grinding on the Ryan ditch remonstrances and will no- finish up until next week at least. The report of the commissioners, L. T. Shirer, W. F. Qsborne and L. T. Timm, was referred back for correction, the court holding that it. was not according to law and gave too much fall from > its source to the rock ledge. The amended report will be ready to file, it is hoped, by January 2, the time given by the court for filing same.

County Surveyor Osborne, who wa s superintendent of the Jungles ditch, was ordered by Judge Hanley Saturday to have a bridge across said ditch in Barkley tp., which had been taken out to allow the dredge to pass through, to replace same and charge it up to the expense of the ditch. John Schroer and son Frank had instituted suit to have same replaced as there was a squabble as to whose duty it was to replace it, and in the meantime cbe public was being nconv^nienced by its bein' o it.

Marriage licenses issued: Dec: 24, Reuben Ray Sc bar bach of Rem in g•:on, aged 26, occupation farme- to Louisa Elsie Knochel, also of Remington, aged 21, occupation housekeeper. Fust marriage for each. Dec. 24, Charles N. Webb of Pleasant Grove, aged 21, occupation farmer, to Effie Markin, daughter of Geolrge W. Markin of Rensselaer, aged 21, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. C. L. Harper at the home ol bride’s father at 3 p. m., Tuesday. Dec. 24, Edward Dean Bourum of Lafayette, aged 25, occupation! night watchman, to AgneS Mable Miller, daughter of Howard Miller Rensselaer, aged 19, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Squire Irwin at the clerk’s office.

Dec. 24, Wilbur Ritchey, son of Osa K. Ritchey of Marion tp., aged 35, occupation farmer, itp Theresa Elizabeth Guttrtch of Carpenter tp., aged 18, occupation) housekeeper. First marriage, for each.

Dec. 26, Roy Clifford Stephenson of Bonesteel, Mont., aged 27, occupation conductor, to Eleanor Constance Adams of Rensselaer, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. C. L.

THE TWICE-A^WEEK

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

Harper at the home of the bride’s mother, Thursday evening.

Newland Farm Sells For $100 Per Acre.

George W. Martin, the Newland mail carrier, whose son recently got in trouble there over an alleged family row, has sold hi 8 15-acre farm at Newland to Ed Oliver, also of Newland, for $1,500, and has bought of Josiah Davisson a 40-acre farm % of a mile northwest of Kniman, paying therefor about S4O per acre. The house on the latter farm burned some time ago and Martin got from Davisson a house in Kniman, which he will move to the farm,

Wife Deserts Husband and Four Children.

Mrs. Wilbur Criswell, who once or twice before has left her busband and four small children, southeast of town, again left them Monday evening, since time nothing has been heard of her. Mr. and Mrs. Criswell were in town Monday ana returned home in the afternoon, everything being pleasant between them. After putting the children to bed about 7 o’clock that evening the wife took off her shoes upstairs and quietly tip-toed down and left the house. She was missed shortly after but it was too dark to make much of a search that night. Next morning, however, buggy tracks were seen nearby and Mr. Criswell thinks that they left with a married man and that they wert to Chicago. It is alleged that she was seen talking with this pian in a Rensselaer store that day. Investigation also proved, it is said, that this man was away from home for'a few days, but returned Thursday. Mrs. Criswell is still absent and it is possible that a tragedy may result over the alleged elopement. Mrs. Criswell left her husband a few months ago and came to Rensselaer and worked for a time in the Rensselaer House, and while there she and her husband had a little

trouble on Front street, it will be remembered, when he attempted to see her and talk with her one evening. Later they went to living together again and he states they had gotten along alright and had no trouble to come up between them. It woud 1 seem that the woman is determined to go to the bad,, and the better plan for the husband to pursue would be to put her out of his mind altogether and secure a divorce, if his story .is true. Later—Aas a matter of fact, the man whom Criswell thinks left with his wife alleges that h© was at home all the time of the evening she left, and was in Rensselaer both Tuesday and Wednesday, so it would appear that the suspicion directed toward him was unfounded.

C. L. Parks Writes Interesting Letter From Tennessee.

To my maniy friends in Jasper county: I take this opportunity io tell you that after we left Rensselaer the night of December 9, arrived at Nashville next afternoon at 3:30. After spending the night in that city we went on to Mlurfresboro, where we viewed the old battlefield and breastworks which seme of the old soldiers still residing in Jasper county will never forget. Then we went on to Tullahoma and Manchester, where we met a number of old friends from Jasper that gladly received uri, and they divided the many good things they had with us.

We have been viewing many scenes since we have been in sunny Tennessee. After visiting the Cooper cave and Big and Little falls in Duck river we made a three days trip to the Cumberland mountains, which are twelve miles east of Manchester. With a guide we started for the top of the highest 1 peak on this range. I will not take space to tell of the many interesting scenes along the way. We saw the ruins of the -‘Old Wildcat Distillery.” After going a mile or so up we came to some small farms and houses and 1 seme beautiful springs. Abbut 3: SO we reached the top, where there are mriny beautiful nut-bearing trees, with an abundant crop. Persimmons were plenty and just ready to eat. One wild plum tree was In bloom.

We expect to remain here and do light housekeeping a month or *o, and then go on to Chattanooga and fchence on to Alabama. This certainly deserves the name of sunny Tennessee, for the weather has been ideal eo far. Well wishes to all. C. L. PARKS.

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Stines-Shunmker. Mr. Thomas Stines and Miss Hazel May Shumaker were married at the home of the bride about eight miles southwest of Rensselaer, on Christmas day, at high noon, by Rev. W. G. Winn of the Christian church. The parlor was decorated for the occasion. The east window- was used for an ailtar. The bridal party con-sisted-of the bride and groom, the best man, Mr. Cecil Shumaker, a brother of the groom; the maid of honor was Miss Florence Putt. The ring bearer was the little sister of the bride. After the wedding the guests were invited to a real country Christmas dinner. There were sixty people present to witness the ceremony and enjoy the feast and make the occasion one long to be remembered. xx

Surprise Steve Kohley on Reaching His Fiftieth Milestone.

A birthday surprise party was given at the home of Stephen Kohley of southeast of town Thursday evening, being his 50th birthday anniversary. There were 25 couples present, besides the children. The evening was spent wilth music and cards. Henry Kolhoff caried off the honors for the gentlemen and Eddie Flynn the booby honors. Of the ladies Miss Elizabeth Luers carried off first honors and Mrs. Al. Ivanne the booby honors. A threecourse luncheon was served. Mr. Kolhoff’s friends presented him with a very handsome rocker, and several other articles. He had said jthat he couldn’t be surprised, but his wife got it on to him this time, which is the best joke of all. All departed in the' small hours, wishing Steve many more happy anniversaries. x x

Two City Officials Come Near Mixing Up.

It is said that there was quite an interesting time for a few minutes Thursday night in the office of a Rensselaer attorney, when a couple of republican city officials pulled their coats and tried to get at each other’s throat, and the city marshal had his hands full In keeping them apart. The trouble is understood to have originated over the arrest of Morris Maloney of south of town one night the first of the week by the nightwatch, for being intoxicated and raising a disturbance. No formal charge was filed against him, and has not been, even yet, we are told, and on the promise of friends to produce him in court whenever he was wanted, the sheriff turned him over to them next da^. This action was not satisfactory to a couple of the‘city officials and they went to another city official to talk the matter over with him, when a quarrel resulted that almost lead to bloody noses.

Public Sales. The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Tuesday, December 31, Albert H. Dickinson, 3 miles nor|Jj and 2 'fi miles east of Remington. Ceneral sale, 5 head of horses, 4 cows, hogs, poultry and farming implements, etc. Tuesday, Dec. 31, Alfred Randle, 4 miles north and 4 miles east of Rensselaer. General sale of horses, cattle and farm tools, etc. Wednesday, January 8, 1913, Mrs. Wiley Latta and Charles Gallaher, eleven miles southeast of Rensselaer. General sale, 7 head of horses, 12 head of cattle, 110 head of hogs, farm implements, 65 acres of stalk pasture, etc. Thursday, Jan. 9, John Bill, y miles soutih and 5 miles west of Rensselaer. ' General sale of horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc. Thursday, Jan. 16, Bert Hale, 2% miles southwest of Gifford. General sale of horses, mules, farm tools, etc. lUrth Announcements. Dec. 25, to Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Price of Barkley, tp., a daughter. Dec. 26, to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jenkins, of near MoCoysburg, a daughter. Thursday, December 26, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Warrie of Parr, a son. Please Take Notice I have equipped my milt with a new grinder for the accomodation of my customers, and will grind every Friday end Saturday. I will keep a large quantity of corn meal and buckwheat flour on hand at all times.— J. W. HoUcher Kalman, Ind.

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. .' Y •. . ■ •. v •• '•. '■"••• .■ '■ y ; Indianapolis, Dec. 27.—Instructed by Judge Albert B. Anderson to receive the testimony of Ortie E. MeManigal and Edward Clark, confessed dynamiters and co-conßpirators In the dynamite case, with caution and to scrutinize it with care, the Jury retired to consider the verdicts of the forty defendants on trial. Judge Anderson required but fortyfive minutes in which to deliver his instructions, and there was a grand rush for Judge Anderson’s private chamber at the conclusion of his charge by both counsel for defense and prominent persons present at the trial to congratulate the jurist on the fairness and clearness of his instructions. Many defendants expressed satisfaction over the Instructions. Excludes the McNamaras. After the customary words to the jury on its duty, Judge Anderson said: “This indictment is against fiftyfour defendants. The present trial, however, does not, and your verdict will not include the defendants John J. McNamara, John J. McCray, James B. McNamara, Ortie E. McManigal, Edward Clark or nlneotherß who have either been dismissed or are not on trial here.” He then read the names of the forty defendants against whom verdicts may be returned, after which he Instructed the Jurors as to the statute of the United States on conspiracy and the transportation of explosives on passenger vehicles engaged In interstate traffic.

He said a conspiracy is rarely proved by positive testimony because a combination of individuals do not act openly, and their guilt can be proved only by circumstantial evidence. He also instructed the Jury not to consider the acts or declarations of individual defendants as affecting any other defendant, unless it finds from the evidence of the existence of such conspiracy, that such other defendant was a member thereof. Organized Labor Not on Trial. He emphasized the fact that, organized labor is not on trial and that men have the right to use their combined power.through organizations to advance their interests in any lawful way. Also that it is not unlawful for the defendants to be members of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers or any other organization. Judge Anderson explained that evidence of the various explosions over the country were permitted to go in evidence to show the community of purpose alone and should mot be considered on any other issue. “The burden of proving each defendant guilty, as charged, rests upon the government, and this burden does not shift from It,” said the Judge. “You may find the defendants guilty upon all the counts of the indictment upon which they are now on trial, if you are satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt that the proofs justify it, or you may find the defendants guilty upon any one or more of the counts, and not guilty upon the others." He instructed the Jury not to consider the failure of the nine defendants to testify in their own behalf, nor draw any inference to their prejudice from such omission. Judge Anderson also instructed the Jury to disregard the testimony of William J. Burns, the detective, detailing a conversation with the defendant, Herbert S. Hockin, in which he made statement to Hockin about defendant Tveitmoe having a penitentiary record. He instructed the Jury to consider the testimony of character witnesses introduced by the defendants. ' ' ' ■ •

Indianapolis, Dec. 26.—Hundreds of school teachers from all parts of the state arrived today for the fifty-ninth annual convention of the Indiana State Teachers’ association, which opens tonight. It is expected that the registration will be the largest in the history of the association. Senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin will deliver an address at the opening session tonight. Vocational education will be the principal topic for discussion at this convention and the commission appointed at the last session of the legislature to investigate the needs of vocational and agricultural education in the Indiana schools will make its report through Senator W. A. Yarllnc of BhelbyvlUe.

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ohainnan of the commission. This oommission also will make a report to the legislature next month and an effort will be made to have the legislature make provision for vocational and agricultural education in the public schools of the state. In addition to general meetings of the association, there will be a large number of sectional meetings for the discussion of school work along special lines.

Cemeteries Too Expensive.

Columbus, Dec. 26.—Criticism of the way the city manages the Columbus cemetery and Garland Brook cemetery is contained in a report from the state board of accounts, mailed to the mayor and city clerk. W, H. Glidewell and Willis A. Sellers, the examiners, say they found that since 1882 the city has been maintaining a city cemetery and has received $6,884.24 from cemetery collections while the disbursements amounted to $21,460.80. leaving an. overdraft of 14,576.46. The receipts from the Garland Brook cemetery have been $4,716, and the disbursements, $10,779.74, leaving an overdraft of $6,082.74. The report shows the cemeteries have cost the city $20,660.21. The examiners recommend that the cemeteries be made self-su porting.

Presents Given 1,600 "Poor Kids."

Terre Haute, Dec. 26. —Two giant Christmas trees were provided for 1,600 "poor kids,” the annual event In charge of Captain Stahl, of the lighthouse mission, and funds for which ire contributed In 25-cent payments. With such payments the men in. the glass- factories alone gave $l6O. Everybody Is glad each year to give to the ‘‘poor kids’’ funds. Each child received a present and candy and fruit. At the Union hospital there was a tree In the women's charity ward. This , ward was established by a society of women in the northern part of the city and they arranged the Christmas tree festivities. The tree was in the center of the ward. There were exercises and then the present and fruit.

Grand Jury Investigates.

Marlon, Dec. 26. —The Grant county grand jury is investigating the conduct in office of H. M. McCaskey, trustee of Green township, following a report from the state board of accounts. George Blttler, of the state board, and a number of people from Green township testified. Charles Leer, former trustee of the township, who asked the state board to investigate McCaskey’s books, testified. The hoard of accounts, in its report, indicated some irregularities, but intimated nothing of a criminal nature. It made some recommendations.

Boy Tries to Burn Jail.

Hammond, Dec. 26.—Eighteen-year-old Frank Graves, leader of a bandit gang, in jail for holding up a West Hammond merchant, tried to burn the Hammond jail by pouring kerosense, used for killing insects, on the floor and lighting it The blaze was discovered in time. Graves then was taken to the West Hammond jail and on the way some one slipped him* a saw, with which he began work on the bars. He was taken to Chicago under heavy guard.

To Boost Educational.”Movies.”

Muncie, Dec. 2G. —With the view of inducing the state to introduce into its common school studies moving pictures of an educational type, such as are being displayed in New Jersey schools and elsewhere, the “movie” men of the Eighth Indiana congressional district have formed an organization here and elected officers. T. C. Lacey was chosen president of the Muncie division, and John Rosenbery, of the Anderson division.

Will Ask Parole for Young Tansel. Winchester, Dec. 26—Parole will be sought for Ruskln Tansel, age eighteen, who was convicted of manslaughter in the Randolph circuit court, December 14. He Is now serving a twelve-months Jail sentence. It is understood the parole will be asked on the ground of his previous good character, and that the son (intervened only to save the life of his father. PLAN 37 STORY BUILDING Structure 435 Feet High Will House Equitable Life Acsurance Society In New York. New York, Dec. 27. —Plans Ur «i th i rty-seven story fireproof b ■ di n g to house the Equitable Life A. tiinrjce society were filed with the bureau of buildings by architects. The new structure will be erected on the site of the old Equitable ' building, at Broadway and Pine street, which was destroyed by fire last winter. The height of the structure will be 435 feet and the facade will be of brick, granite, limestone and terre cotta In the Italian renaissance, with four towers Buy your- envelopes of The Democrat, either blank or printed, whichever you desire. A fine XXX 6% business envelope for only 6o per package of 26; six packages for a quarter.