Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1914 — Page 1

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DEMOTTE CREAMERY BURNED

boss About $4,000 With Insurance / of s2,Boo—Origin of Fire I Unknown. f The Demotte creamery was totally destroyed by fire Wednesday morning, and the fire is thought to have originated in the engine room. The ice plant in connection was also destroyed and all the machinery rendered useless. Edward Beaman, owner and the irianager, who was the greatest loser, resided near the creamery, but when the fire was discovered it had made too much headway to save the building. The creamery, which was originally built by a stock company and at one time later was owned, by Dan Waymire of Rensselaer, who is understood to have still held a mortgage on the property, has been doing a good business apparently all along. It is reported, however, that it will not be rebuilt. ' There was $2,800 insurance on the entire property, carried in R. D. Thompson’s agency of this city.

Randle-Shedd Nuptials.

Mr. Edward Randle and Miss Alice Shedd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Shiedd, -were quietly married Tuesday evening at the home of the bride at the south side of town at 5:30 o’clock, Rev. J. C. Parrett of the Presbyterian church officiating. The ceremony was performed in the presence of only Miss Harriet Shedd, a sister of the bride, and Miss Ethel Perkiijs, a near friend, after which they left on the “Hoosier Limited’' for a .visit in Chicago, where „ the’ bride's mother is undergoing treatmeat in a hospital. Tflblbride’s father is in New York City ail present visiting his son, and willriiain there a few weeks. Mr. and Mirs. Randle were expected to return I home yesterday and for the present! will remain at the Shedd home, Jlater taking up their residence ill the old J. T. Randle property oi| North Cullen street, now owned by the groom. Both | Mr. and Mrs. Randle are well an|d favorable known in Rensselaer amd vicinity and have the best wishes olf a host of friends.

Joseph Greiser Dead.

Joseph! B. Greiser, who has been in poor fyealth for sonie time, died at his htVme in the porth part of • town at ( about 5 o’clock Tuesday evening, ajged 58 years. Mr. Greiser was born an Illinois, May 29, 1855, and leaved a wife and five children, all grown.* They are Peter Greiser, Mrs. Thomlas Cain and Emma Greiser of Rensselaer; Joseph Greiser; of Peoria, lll.> ; and Frances Greiser of Ottawa, 111. J The family has here f. r a dozen years or ifiore, Mr. Greiser at one time having the contract for carrying the mail between the post- 1 office and the Monon station. The funeral was held yesterday at 9 o’clock from St. Augustine’s I Catholic church, and burial made in ’ Mt. Calvary cemetery, south of town.|

New Year Ushered In Without Any Special Demonstration.

The new year was ushered in in Rensselaer with no particular noise or pomp, and except for the closing of the city schools, the banks, and postoffice and a very few of the business houses during the artefnoon, business went on as usual. The rural mail carriers, who are given no vacation Chrfetrtias because of the extra large amount of mail to be handled at that time, took, their holiday vacation new year’s day. The day was very good except that it continued cloudy and rather dark. The mercury remained right around the 30 degree mark, where it has been for the past ten days with a variation of only a very few degrees night or day. i

G. A. R. Installation Today.

Rensselaer Post No. 84, G. A. R., will install the following officers this afternoon, Capt. A. B. Crampton of the Delphi Citizens-Times doing the installing: D. H. Yeoman, Com.; Burgess Dillon, S. V. C.J Timothy Comer, J. V. C.; John Kresler, Q. M.; A. J. Bellows, Chaplain; Henry Wood, Adjt.: Larkin Potts, O, of p.; W. S. Day, P. I.; Whitsei Lewis, O. G.; W. R Brown, A. J.; Stevens, A. Q. M.

Get Your Automobiles Registered for 1914.

I now have “Registration Blanks” for automobiles, motor bicycles and chauffeurs’ license. Am prepared to properly file game for you prior to January fi rß t as well as later: —JOHN M. KNAPP, Notary Public.

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. Mr. and Mrs. J.'U. Crofoot of Addison, Mich., and Mrs. D. F. Barrett of Prattville, Mich., are spending the holiday season here, with County Agent Barrett and family. The former are parents of Mrs. Barrett and the latter is Mr. Barrett’s mother.

Glen Bumgardner of northern Newton county who was confined in jail here a few years ago pending trial in that county for robebry, -was paroled from the reformatory at Jeffersonville by Governor Ralston Wednesday. Bumgardner had served four years of his sentence. New suits filed: Wililam Slingsby vs. Benjamin and Albert Crawford; action on note. Demand SIOO. No. 814 7. Andrew K. Yeoman vs. Charles Chauncey, et al; action to quiet title. No. 8148. C. M. Dewey vs. Mary Ross, et al; action to quiet title.

Joseph C. Borntrager has bought of John 11. Newman of Cisna Park, 111,, the former Marion I. Adams farm just south of town consisting of 160 acres, paying therefor, as stated in deed, $17,600. Mr. Newman bought this farm in Sept. 1912, paying $109.50 per acre. He hah had one year’s crop and sells it at only a slight advance it being only 50 cents an acre over what he paid. Joe Nagel has invested in another farm, having purchased of C. G. Spitler, the former Bors farm of 160 acres. 1 mile north of Pleasant Ridge. The price paid was a trifle over $20,0 00. Joe’s nephew, John A. Nagel, who now occupies the Overton farm, will probably move on the place. William Eldridge, the present tenant, will move on the Henry Eiglesbaeh farm, just southwest of town. The former George Ketchum farm just southeast of town, consisting of 160 acres, which was sold some three years ago to a Mr. Puckert, a Chicago board of trade man, for SIOO per acre, wes recently sold to Rowels & Parker of Rensselaer at $l5O per acre, all cash. This is an advance of SSO per acre in only about three years’ time. N. Sunderland, who now occupies the farm, has it rented for still another year. —— Marriage licenses issued: Dec. 30, Edward James Randle of Rensselaer, aged 41 Aug. 19 last, occupation farmer, to Alice Emeline Shedd, also. of Rensselaer, aged 31 Dec. 7 last, 1 occupation teacher. First marriage for female, second for male, first' marriage having been dissolved by death, Aug. 30, 1910. Jan. 1, John Louis Kupke of Bark-' ley tp., aged 20 Dec. 31 last, occupation farmer, to Reginia Marie Bur-1 ris. of Rensselaer, aged 16 May 3 last, occupation housekeeper. First ' marriage for each, father of groom ' and mother of bride file written consent to issuance of license. Jan. 1, George Olin Hall of Chalmers, aged 26 Aug. 8 last, occupation laborer to Cora Jane Botts of Medaryville aged 22 Jan. 14 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

Fertilizer Discussions in Township Meetings.

At the various township meetings which are to be held by County Agent Barrett in the month of January, fertilizers and fertilizing will be the topic for discussion. The time is close at hand when you will want to be ordering your fertilizer for the coming season and it will be of benefit to you to attend these meetings and hear the discussions and it ; will also help the meetings if you will offer suggestions and ask questions. During the month of December Kankakee had the largest number in attendance with 71, and Jordan

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JAN. 3, 1914.

second with 65. Several other townships had in the 50's in attendance, and in every case there was a live interest taken in these meetings. The dates for the meetings for the following week are: Monday, Jan. 5. Banta school house, Hanging Grove tp. Tuesday, Jan. 6, Egypt school house, Jordan tp. Wednesday, Jan. 7, Price school house, Carpenter tp. Friday. Jan. 9, Center school house, Union tp. Everybody come out to these meetings and help to make the one in your respective township the best one in the county.

Writes From South Dakota.

Henry Hayes, formerly of this | county, writes The Democrat from Acme, So. Dak., in renewing his subscription, and among other things ' says: "We are having the best of health this year. Have had no winter to speak of as yet. Our crops last season were not very good as it ■ was quite dry during the crop spason, from the middle of July, and small grain was light while the corn , did not ear well, as it was dry just when it needed rain most. There I. are places near where they got rain at the right time and had good crops. The rains went in streaks all over the west this year. We have plenty of good hay, and grazing is splendid. The wheat, grass, buffalo grass cures on the ground here and beats any grass in the United States for grazing, but stock is so high it is hard to stock up just now.”

Purdue University Farmers’ Short Course.

The annual Farmers’ Short ( ourse, established as corn school and stockmen’s convention in 1 903, will be held at Purdue Jan. 12-17. This consists of a week’s instruction for farmers, ; corn growers, stockmen, dairymen, poultrymen, horticulturists and homeseekers. Classes begin Monday, Jan. A, at 1 p. m„ and continue to Saturday, 10:30 a. m. The winter course in agriculture is Jan. 19 to March 13. Circulars of information will be sent on application to J. H. Skinner, Dean of the School of Agriculture, West Lafayette, Ind., or may be, obtained from County Agent Barrett, who strongly recommends these courses.

Celebrate Golden Wedding.

Sunday, Dec. 28th, was the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Preston F. Roberts of Newton county. They were married in Lawrence county, near Bedford, and came to Jasper county the following year. There was only two of their -'five children home, Jesse of Chicago, and Bela, who stays at home. Th,e others live in California. Press is an old melon raiser and is known everywhere by old and young. They received several nice presents.—A Guest.

Alleged Heiress of B. J. Gifford Estate Married Thursday.

Miss Regina Marie Burris, who last week, through her guardian, A. R. Kresler, filed suit in the circuit court to set aside the will of the late B. J_ Gifford, was married New Year’s day to John L. Kupke, son of Fred Kupke of Francesville. Both the contracting parties were under the legal age to marry without the consent of their parents, and the father of the groom filed his written consent to the issuance of the license, and the girl’s mother, Mrs. Mary C. Nutt of Kempton, 111., who is here visiting her parents, also gave her consent.

Poultry and Corn Show Next Week.

The Rensselaer Poultry and Corn Show opens in the armory next Tuesday, continuing throughout the week. Interesting features of the show will be the Purdue University Educational exhibit, the Egg Laying Contest and the Corn Show, in addition to the Poultry Show proper. A pair of pyre bred chickens will be given away at 8:30 each evening. Don’t fail to attend this show.

Presbyterian Church.

The services next Sabbath morning will be the quarterly communion. In the evening the pastor will preach on the subject: “The Compassionate Christ.” A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend these services.—J. C. PARRETT, Pastor.

Notice to Ford Automobile Owners. I am prepared to repair Ford machines and vulcanize inner tubes; also will save you money on bicycle tires. Shop across alley, north of Norgor’s hitch barn.—JAMES C. CLARK. ts

Obituary of William P. Baker.

William P. Baker, son of Bennajah and Mary (Houk) Baker, was born near Bucyrus, Ohio, August 14th, 1838, and departed this life at his home on Weston street, in this city, on Thursday night, December 25th, 1913, at the age of 75 years, 4 months and 11 days. In his father’s family of nine children, five sons and four daughters, two survive, namely: John Baker, of Mt. Ayr, Ind., and Matilda Hemphill, of Rensselaer, Ind. In 1852, when he was about fourteen years of age, he came with his parents to Jasper county. On May 2. 1866, he was united in marriage to Maria Rees. ‘To this union were born two children, Lawrence, who is now in the west, and Mrs. (’. T. Boicouri, of Wolcott, Ind. The greater part of Mr. Baker's life was spent on the farm, where through the exercise of diligence and the most rigid economy, he acquired an excellent farm in Marion township, north of Rensselaer, and other valuable property. In his daily life he was quiet and unassuming, having always the highest regard for honesty and integrity. He united with the Methodist Episcopal church at, Rensselaer, Indiana, during the pastorate of Dr. R. D. Utter, some 20 years ago. His funeral was conducted Saturday afternoon at Trinity M. E. church, being conducted by Dr. Paul C. Curnick, assisted by Rev. C. L. Harper, of Delphi, and burial made in Weston cemetery. xx

Card of Thanks.

We desire to extend our heartfelt thanks to our relatives and friends for the kindness and sympathy shown us during our sad bereavement in the loss of our belover husband and father, William P. Baker. Especially do we thank Rev. Harper and Dr. Curnick for their consoling words, our neighbors for the beautiful tribute, and Mr. W. J. • Wright for his kindness and the efficient manner in which he conducted the funeral.—The bereaved family, Mrs. William P. Baker, Mrs. Taylor Boicourt.

NOTICE OF EARLY CLOSING.

We, the undersigned, agree to close our places of business with the exception of Saturday nights, at 6 o'clock p. m, beginning January 5, 1914, until further notice: Rowles & Parker. Samuel Fendig. , » Traub & Selig. W. R. Lee E. VanArsdel & Co. B. J. Jarrette. Simon Leopold. C Earl Duvall. B. N. Fendig. Geo. E. Collins. Mrs. H. Purcupile. Mary Meyer-Healy. The G. E. Murray Co. Warner Bros. W. J. Wright. John H. Ramp. D. M. Worland. E. D. Rhoades & Son. Rowen & Kiser. J. A. McFarland. Roth Bros. J. J. Eigelsbach.

Annual Meeting of the Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association.

Notice is hereby given to all members of the Farmers' Mutual insurance Association that the annual stockholders’ meeting will be he’d at Remington, Ind., Saturday, .la:). 10th, 1914, at 10 o’clock a. m. The assessment for 1913 was at the rate of 20 cents on the SIOO. W. A. Me Cullough, Pres. Frank E. Fisher, Sec.

Public Sales. The Democrat has printed sale bills for the following public sales: Wednesday, Jan. 7, C. W. Spencer, miles south and 14 mile east of Rensselaer. General sale of horsed, cattle hogs, implements, etc. Thursday, January 15, John and Ray Akers, % mile east and 1 3-4 miles north of Lee. General sale of horses, cattle, hogs, farm implements, etc. \ \ Notice of Stockholders Meeting. Notice is hereby given that the regular annual meeting of the stockholders of The Trust and Savings Bank of Rensselaer, Indiana, will be held at the Bank on Wednesday, January 7, 1914, at 7 o’clock p. m CHARLES G. SPITLER, President. JUDSON J. HUNT, Secretary. Notice to All Woodmen. There will be installation of officers at the Woodmen Hall, Wednesday eve, Jan. 7, 1914. Lunch will be served.—JOHN MERRITT, Clerk.

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. I > Worthless Charity Check. Fort Wayne.—Among the worthless checks issued here by a man giving his name as C. W. Murphy, and who said he lived in Buffalo, N. Y., was one of five dollars to the annual charity ball fund. The ball was given at a local hotel, where Murphy was registered as a guest and where he was entertaining many by playing the piano. Murphy professed to be deeply In sympathy with the charity ball idea, and he readily gave his check to the committee of women which solicited him. Earlier in the day he had passed one fraudulent check and attempted to unload two others on business firms. The checks were drawn on the First National bank of Lima, 0., and bore various signatures. Murphy, who uses a number of aliases, was bound over to the circuit court.

Faces Wife Murder Charge.

Tipton. tC. C. Downer was arrested charged with murdering his wife, who died at a hospital in Peru a few days ago. Four weeks ago Mrs. Downer was shot through the abdomen and a report was given out that the shot was accidental. She was taken to Peru, where she lingered for several days when the wounds proved fatal. The coroner was not satisfied with the story of accidental shooting and went to work quietly. Officers allege that they have gathered enough evidence to hold him on the’ murder charge- Mrs. Downer's father came here from Ypsilanti, Mich., and took his three-year-old granddaughter home with him.

Killed in a Mine Shaft.

Terre Haute. William Wilcox aged thirty-five, a miner, pushing a car of timber to the surface opening of the 300-foot shaft at the Deep Veifi mine, west of the city, fell with the car the full distance and was horribly mangled. Everett Kirby, working with him, released his hold on the car in time to avoid falling. Wilcox had just sent money to England for trans portation of his wife and children, for whom he had prepared a home. A ca ble message was sent in the hope of staying their departure.

Charles Iliff Found Dead in British Columbia.

Relatives here of Charles Iliff, son of Stearfis Iliff of Jordan tp., and a former resident of this county, received news a few days ago of the death of the former near Lac la Che, B. C., where he has lived for some time. He was found dead in his cabin last week, and it is thought he was murdered. But meager particulars have been received here as yet. Charles was about 37 years of age and has been in the northwest for about 20 years. He visited his relatives here six years ago. He is understood to have taken up a claim at Lac la Che, which is nearly 200 miles from a railroad and near the Alaska line. The remains may be sent here for burial by his friends if it is possible to convey the body to the railroad, which is doubtful at this season of the year.

Engagement Announced.

At a dinner given at the home of Mrs. V. M. Allen in Kalmazoo, Mich., Wednesday evening, at which the parents and principals were present, the engagement of her granddaughter, Mis£ Dorothea Hollingsworth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth of Rensselaer, and Mr. Ralph Townley Upjohn of Kalmazoo,, was announced. Miss Hollingsworth is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hollingsworth, and a very talented young lady. She has been attending school in Massachusetts for the past few years. The date of the wedding has not yet been fixed, ,it is understood.

Mrs. Ross Dean Temporary Teacher.

Mrs. Ross Dean is teaching English and Latin in the high school at present, the position formerly held by Miss Alice Shedd, who recently resigned to get marired. The school board met yesterday afternoon to decide on a successor to Miss Shedd, there being several applicants for the 1 place.

Vol. XVI. No. 79.

Indiana Brevities

South Bend, —Mayon-elect Keller haa promised to drive all gambling devices frpm this city. Marble Corner.—Frank Graves accidentally shot himself while hunting. He will recover. Elwood.—Clarence Cole says that his corn yield from 30 acres averaged 75 bushels. Richmond. —Three homes were entered by thieves and money and jewelry valude at S2OO taken. Greenfield.— dames R. Barrett of Green township gathered 1,325 bushels of corn from 20 acres. Lafayette'.--A call has been extended by the First Baptist church to Rev, Robert L. Kelly of Akron. O. Deedsville.— Mrs. Louis Kindig’s sawmill and lumber yard burned causing $1,500 loss, with no insurance. Shelburn —A mail sack thrown from the midnight, train here was stolen, ripped open and its contents rifled. Hartford jCity.—The home of Mrs. A. F. Kinsley, widow of former Mayor and Postmaster Kinsley, was damaged slightly by fire. Winamac. —Henry Barnett killed an eagle, measuring 6 feet 16 inches across the wings, which held a cat in its claws when shot. Lyons.—Veterinarians report severe cases of sickness among horses, which they think 1h caused from feeding smutty corn. Terre Haute.—A highwayman held up the bartender in Oscar Gcckler’s saloon and took sl2 from the cash register.

Logansport.—-May M. Byers, alleging failure to provide,, asks divorce and SI,OOO alimony from Jacob Byers, dry goods merchant. Auburn. —-Fire destroyed the Auburn post card factory, causing a loss of $50,000. Insurance is $13,000. The plant will be rebuilt. Romney. Eighteen cases of typhoid have 'been traced to water from a shallow well recently dug at a schoolhouse. The well has been closed. Attica. —County Progressive Chairman John W. Martin has called a mass convention to be held here January 6 to effect a county organization. Terre Haute.—The grand jury will investigate the death by shooting of Mrs. Mamie Ixmg, and meanwhile William Blacketer, who lived with her, is held. Marlon.—A man who gives only the name “John Doe" is under arrest, charged with obtaining money from Mrs. R. H. Worley under false pre tenses. Huntington.—Ernest Welty has been arrested and taken to Bement, 111., where a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses is made against him. Newcastle.— Mrs Emma Huffman of Mooreland was granted a divorce from William Huffman and was S3OO alimony. She alleged nonsupport.

Terre Haute. —The mother of James Mulvaney, who was on her way to visit her son in a hospital, was injured in a runaway and herself became a patient there. Muncie.—The first suit growing out of the Yorktown traction wreck is that of Anton Lundberg, a farmer, who demands SIO,OOO of the Union Traction company for injuries. Greensburg.—William Rickey, fif-ty-seven years old, is dead at his home near this city from blood poisoning, resulting from a pimple which appeared on his face. Terre Haute. —Following -a blaze in his home Smith Hayhurst, together with his son Harvey, was arrested. They admit having locked the house just before the flames were discov ered. Wabash. —Mrs. ('ora Potters alleges in her divorce petition that Valentine Potters refused to allow their eight children to attend Sunday School. She asks $4,000 alimony and SSO a month for family support. Hammond. —Charles J. Murphy oi Rrookstop syas re-elected Democrat ic chair'man of the Tenth Indiana dietrict here. Congressman J. B. Pe terson addressed the convention, dwelling on the Democratic party’s ten months’ record. Marion. —Arthur, the four-year-olc son of Mr. and Mrs. John Millei of this city, swallowed a penny which lodged in the opening of hie stomach and rendered the boy unable to swallow food, besides causing much pain. The youngster was taken to the city hospital, where surgeons removed the coin with forceps. Indianapolis.—The board of trus tees of the Marion county library at its annual meeting, elected the following officers: President, John L. McMaster; vice-president, Henry Clay Allen; treasurer, W. S Garber; librarian and secretary of the board, Miss Anna P. Blaich. Members of the board of trustees, in addition to those elected officers, are: W. H. Marshall, Miss Lydia B. Blaich, Lee Swaides, Ernest R. Keith and George S. Cottman.

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