Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1914 — Page 3

LOCAL AND PERSONALBrief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Feed of all kinds at the mill, phone 456. The price of fat hogs advanced 25c per cwt. last week. County Agent Barrett went to Chicago Saturday evening, returning Sunday. Mrs. Scott Johnson returned to Morris, 111., Saturday after a visit here with Mrs. Emma York. Gerald Strong, a student at Ann Arbor, Mich t> was the week-end guest of Miss Anna Hartley. / Buy a “Staydown” tank heater from The Watson Plumbing Co., and keep your stock tanks from freezing over. Mrs. James Fisher and daughter, Miss Clara, of Hamomnd, were in Rensselaer' a few hours Saturday on business. Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Fendig and daughter, Miriam, of Chicago, were week-end guests of his aged mother and sister here.

“Aunt” Mary Jane Hopkins returned Friday afternoon from a month’s visit with her son, Homer Hopkins, and family in Monticello. Henry Jones, who had been visiting his brother, John, in this county for some time, left Friday for Black Mountain, N. C„ to spend the winter. Miss Selma Leopold went to Joliet, ill., Friday to spend a few days with her college roommate, and from" there the two returned to Ann Arbor, Mich. Call on us for anything,in a full line of bicycle tires, supplies and repairing. Free air. Also gun and lock work, and everything in the mechanical line.—MAlN GARAGE. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Prior were Chicago visitors Friday. Mr. Prior’s nephew, Walter Crampton, who had been spending the holidays here with him, returned to Chicago with them. Joseph Willetts writes from South Dakota, in renewing his subscription to The Democrat, and instructs us to change the address of his paper, from Fufton, S. D., R. 1, to Artesian, S. D„ R. 1. Floyd Spain, who went to Texarkana, Texas, a couple of months ago with Stewart Moore, in search of employment as a chauffeur, returned home Saturday evening. Stewart returned a few weeks ago. They did not find employment there as they had hoped. 1

The matter of employing a new English and Latin teacher in the city schools was not settled Friday afternoon as anticipated, owing to the non-arrival of some of the applicants who were to appear in person before the school board and Mi's. Ross Dean is still teaching these branches temporarily.

A. B. Crampton, of the Carroll County Citizen-Times, was a pleasant caller at The Democrat office while in the city Saturday afternon. Bro. Champton, who is one of the oldest newspaper men and also one of the most prominent old soldiers in Indiana, was here for the purpose of installing the new officers of the Rensselaer G. A. R. Post. Indianapolis had a $300,000 fire Friday night which burned the 4story Langen business block on west Washington street. The loss on building was $80,000; loss on stock of the E. O. Langen Co., SBO,OOO to $90,000; L. S. Ayres & Co., $60,000; W. jK. Stewart Co., $50,000; L. S. Ayres & Co., on main building, stock and stock of Albert Gall & Co., S7O - 000. 1 ■ D. J. Babcock, who is employed op the liiiotype force of the Elkhart Truth, came down Saturday evening for a short visit with bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Babcock, returning to Elkhart via Chicago Sunday afternoon. He likes his work at Elkhart very mpch, and is pulilng down from $24 to $32 per week, depending on the amount of overtime put in. The regular scale is s2l per week of M 8 hours.

We are paying for Butter fat this week 35c WILLIAM IL DEXTER Rensselaer, Indiana

Lon Healy was a Chicdgd business goer Friday. Today’s markets: Corn, 52c; oats, 35c; wheat, 75c; rye, 55c; buckwheat, 75 c. Mrs. Ernest Ramey returned Saturday from a week’s visit at Wheatfield and Demotte.. Advertised letters: S. W. Moore, James B. Neff, Mr. Walter Kelly and Miss Mary Harris. C. A. Tuteur \yent to South Bend Saturday to attend a banquet of his insurance company’s agents. AV ash Lowman, who is conducting a hotel and restaurant at Goodland, was a business visitor here Friday. Call phone 6 for all kinds of hard and soft coal. Quality and service guaranteed.—J. C. GWIN LUMBER co - \ j!2 Call at Rhoad’s grocery for the Rose Bud Farm mill buckwheat flour, graham flour and corn meal.—AMOS H. ALTER & SON. j_n We have reduced the price on all our remaining blankets. It will pay you to see ours before you buy. E. VAN ARSDEL & CO. A large number of the St. Joseph’s college boys who had been home for the holidays returned Monday evening to take up their studies again. The Poultry and Corn Show opened in the armory yesterday. With good weather there should be a large attendance at the show this year.

Mrs. J. W. McConnehay, who had been visiting here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Randle, returned to her home in Pullman, 111., Saturday. I am willing to prove to you that 1 can save you money, tipae and worry on that hard Monday morning job (washing).—McKAY’S LAUNDRY, phone 340. The sun did condescend to shine for sbout five minutes Monday, about 2 p. m., after weeks of hiding, but so brief was it appearance that but very few people here saw it at all. Joe Putts, who is traveling for the N. K. Fairbanks Company of Chicago, with territory in Illinois and Kentucky, returned to Chicago Friday after a few days visit with home folks. When ordering buckwheat flour, graham, whole wheat flour or meal, insist on having Sprague’s. Made fresh every day. Guaranteed highest quality. Your grocer, or phone the mill, 456. Get your sale bi’ls printed at The Democrat office. A free notice of the sale in full is carried in i’he Democrat up to the date of the salt, with each set of bills printed, and everyone reads The Democrat, therefore you cannot secure such great publicity for your sale elsewhere. A telephone message was received by officers here Sunday morning, from Medaryville, requesting them to be on the lookout for a horse and buggy stolen from a hitch-rack tUere Saturday night. No trace of the stolen property has been found at this writing.

Some idea of the growth of business of the city of Gary may be had from the bank clearings and postoffice business for the year 1913. The bank clearings aggregated $19,684,014, a gain of 30 per cent, over 1912. The postofflce receipts aggregated $65,077, an increase of 29 per cent, over the previous year. Probably no other city in Indiana and probably not in the entire country can show such a remarkable increase of business as this. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Milliron of Flint, Mich., came the latter part of the week for a brief visit with his parents here, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Milliron, and Monday night all left for a month’s sojourn at St. Petersburg and Tampa, Fla. Mr. Milliron left his restaurant in charge of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Ramey during their absence. George Casey an<J Dr. S. H. Moore returned Saturday nigtyt from Jackson, Miss., where they had gone on a real estate deal. Dr. Moore was to trade his land near Hamilton, N. D., for a farm 6 miles from Jackson, and the deal would have gone through all right except that Dr. Moore became sick while down there and was unable to transact any business at all. A physician was with him all of one night and he got enough better to travel, so Mr. Casey hurried back home. With him. The weather there was delightful, Mr. Casey says, and Friday people were going about in their shirt (sleeves like it was summer.

Ellis Theatre Friday Matinee and Night January 9, 1914 All Star Vaudeville 5 Feature Acts 5 Matinee 3:30 Prices 15 and 25 cents Night 7:30 and 9 o’clock Prices 25c ' "I | t You know I will wash it. —McKAY’S LAUNDRY. James Amsler went to Chl.ago Monday evening to be examined for a chronic ailment. ftfisses Rose and Amelia Lane of Newton tp., were Sunday' guests of Miss Tillie Malchow.

Mr, and Mrs. Levi Salingue and family visited Mr. and Mrs; John E. Sayers and family over Sunday. Sylvester Adams of Barkley tp., went to Chicago Monday to undergo an operation for a diseased kidney. J. J. Montgomery went to Chicago yesterday to ’ attend a convention of telephone men at the LaSalle hotel. You can get your family washing done at McKay’s Laundry, even if you do live in the country.—Phone 340. Mrs. Earl Wicks, after a ten days’ visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bruner, returned to her home in Rochester Friday. While they last we will sell you a ladies’ regular SI.OO union suit at 75c. Don’t wait too long, but get in on this.—E. VAN ARSDEL & CO. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Raridan of Parr, returned Sunday from a couple of weeks’ visit with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. O. S. Raridan, at Dunkirk, Ind. See us for high ggide furs. ’ We have a few choice sets left; also a few muffs that we will close out at a big discount.—E. VAN ARSDEL & CO. E. P. Honan will go to Indianapolis tomorrow to attend the big democratic love feast at the Denison Hotel, and will be the only democrat from Jasper county to go, so far as learned. Miss Nellie O’Connor, who has been spending the holidays here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John O’Connor, returned to South Bend Monday to resume her studies at Notre Dame. Can you read wltncrut frowning, scowling, squinting your eyes or knitting your brow? Our glassej remove these symptoms of defective sight. Dr. Rose M. Remmek, office over Jessen’s jewelry store.—Advt.

Children’s Court Is Worst Agent of Gossip and a Place to Hold Sob Parties By Judge WILLIS BROWN of the Parental Court of Gary, Ind., and Founder of the Utah Juvenile Courts IDO NOT BELIEVE IN JUVENILE COURTS. THEY ARE THE WORST AGENTS OF GOSSIP. WOMEN LIKE THEM BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE A PLACE TO HOLD SOB PARTIES. THEY RESULT IN MAKING SPECTACULAR THE MISDEEDS OF CHILDREN. The entire school system is wrong. If a boy attains high honors as a pupil he is marked as a fine example of the system, NO MATTER IF HE IS A THIEF. Public school honors are reckoned by the educa tional marks a boy attains, no matter what his morals may be. So long as this is true we will have criminals. The trouble is the LAWS ARE WRONG. When it comes to a boy trying to get along in the world by attempting to buy or sell something the law raises its hand and says, “NO; YOU’RE AN INFANT.” When he is held back in desperation until he steals something the law suddenly switches and DEALS WITH HIM AS IF HE WERE A 31 AN. Animals are better protected here than boys. A man is arrested for beating a horse, but he may flog his boy if the youth disobeys him. All children in the country under eighteen should be considered infants and only subject to - the law in that they would be PROTECTED. Evil also must be divorced from good in theLpublic schools in order that the good may not be contaminated by the bad. Parents may choose their associates, but the LAW FORCES CHILDREN TOGETHER IN SCHOOL.

Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wright were Chicago goers Monday. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Davis and little daughter returned to Gary Friday after a few days visit here with the P. W. Clarke family. There is a correct way of doing everything. Scientific correction of optical defects is the specialty of Dr. Rose M. Remmek. Office in former Harris block, over Jessen’s jewelry store. Phone 403. —Advt. Frank Kresler traded the equity in his Chicago Heights flat last week for the A. K. Moore 160 acre farm mile north of Kniman, putting in his property at $1,600 and taking the Moore farm at S6O per acre. The deal was, made by Josiah Davisson. While assisting in installing the new engine at the light plant, Mel Abbott got two ribs broken Sunday by the slipping of a big wrench which he was using, allowing him to fall heavily against the engine, and a heavy block fell on Dave Haste s foot the same day and crushed one of his toes quite badly. The little Toombs girl of Barkley tp., who was so terribly injured recently by the accidental discharge of a shotgun in the hands of her young brother, by which one side of her face was practically shot away, has recovered sufficiently to be able to leave the hospital. The sight of her right eye was ruined and the eyeball had to be removed.

Otto Braun, the music teacher, came down frojm Lowell*" Monday afternoon. He irnorms Thq, Democrat that he has rented the house on South Front street, now occupied by Mrs. Ida Pierce, and will become a resident of Rensselaer about March first. Mrs. Pierce will move back to her farm south of the city, we understand. Ed Oliver was in Gary on land business Saturday. Ed has sold a great deal of land In and about Newland during the past few months and many people will move in there the coming spring as a result. In fact, many new families have already got moved and located, and they will help to bring that section of the Gifford district to the front more rapidly. J. D. Allman received a card from Rev. H. M. Middleton of Moore’s Hill, Ind., a former pastor of the M. E. church here and at Remington, a few days ago, stating that their son,'Fred, who had been living with them until three months ago, when he went to Santa Barbara, Cali., had been killed on a railroad near Santa Barbara recently, his iferents receiving the news of his tragic death on Christmas morning. Lecture Course. Auspices of churches of Rensselaer. Season tickets SI.OO each. LECTURE DATES: Waterman Co., concert company. —Jan. 29. Regimental Quartette.—Feb. 10. Amsbary, lecture.—March 9. Plumstead, an impersonator.— March 23. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the S/V/F z'*" Signature of

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. WARNING SENT RALSTON ? To Withdraw All Troops From the Armories at Indianapolis—Strike Trouble Is Blamed. Indianapolis, January 3.—A mysterious warning to withdraw all men from the national guard armories here was received today by Governor Ralston. The closest investigation by the Governor’s private secretary failed to reveal a trace of the source of the letter and no one in the Governor’s o ce remembered having received such a communication by mail. A former warning came to the Governor’s attention several days ago through George W. McCoy, formerly Adjutant General. Another letter of warning was received by officers of Battery A. The warning follows: “Keep men out of armories. Plans are made to destroy said property. H you don’t went innocent men murdered take heed.” One armqry was destroyed by fire recently. Extra guards were put on duty today by the Governor. It is supposed that the threats came from persons who were bitter because the Governor used the soldiers to check the street car strikes.

BRYAN IN PRAYER

Hopes This Country Will Not Bo Forced to War With Mexico. Lincoln, Neb., January 4.—-In speaking today on a semi-religious subject, William Jennings Bryan, Secretary of State, stopepd in the middle of a discussion foreign to the Mexican situation and exclaimed: "The peace movement—God speed it in its passage around the world. I pray God that He may help me to make it unnecessary that this government shall go to war with Mexico. I do not want men to die before guns for their country; I want them to live for their country.” Other than this one declaration the Secretary of State did not touch on government affairs. Mr. Bryan leaves here tomorrow tor Topeka, Kan., where he speaks tomorrow night. Tuesday he will address the chamber of commerce of Lincoln on the subject “The New Era.”

Gary Alderman Is Jailed on Coast.

Los Angeles, January 3.—A fugitive from justice for two years, Anthony Baukus, former aiderman of Gary, Ind., was arrested in Los Angeles today by city detectives. Baukus will be held pending the arrival of an officer from Gary with requistion papers. During the bribery trials in Gary two years ago Baukus was arrested, with Mayor Knotts and five other aidermen. The charge against them is said to have been soliciting bribes in connection with the famous Dean heating franchise. It was developed afterward that, the franchise matler was a scheme of the detectives to land the city officials in prison. Baukus and several other aidermen mysteriously disappeared, and it is alleged that before he left, Baukus made a written confession.

North Judson Is Installing Cluster Lights.

North Judson is to have one of the swellest main streets in this part of the state. Both sides of the principal thoroughfare are being lined with 34 artistic iron posts, supporting a cluster of five lights each, and they are so well distributed that the entire street will be as light as day when once the current is turned on. Bully for North Judson.—Pulaski County Democrat.

Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Company

The 17th annual meeting of the Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association of Benton, Jasper and White Counties will be held in Remington, January 10th, 1914. This association has had a most prosperous year in point of increase of new insurance and the losses were about normal. The Secretary’s report will show $.220,000 net new business has been written which Same, same 33.75 brings the total amount of insurance in force January Ist, 1914, to $2.600,000. The 1913-14 assessment has been made which will be 10 cents per SIOO to pay present indebtedness,

and-19 cents for future losses, or 20 cents in all on the SIOO.OO on the face of policies. The rule of the Board of Directors is to make but one assessment per each year. Of course the assesments have varied for different years from 0 to 33 cents. The rate has never gone above -5 cents butt? twice, one year 29 cents, once 33 cents. The yearly average cost per the SIOO.OO being about 22 cents, which is certainly cheap protection against loss by fire and lighting as compared to 50 cents for SIOO.OO in old line companies. The assessments are paid at the end of the year, instead of in advance as in old lines which makes the saving of interest on premiums quite an item. The success of this association has proved the wisdom of the co-operative efforts, this Company giving as safe, as fair and as cheap protection for its members as can be written. It’s dealings have always been on the square and it has met its losses promptly. Hence it s popularity with the progressive farmers in it’s chosen field of useI illness.-—Advertisement.

COMMISSIONERS' ALLOWANCES. !lre the allowances by the Board of Coinmlsisoners of Jasper Coun-termlni9l3n-n ’ at thClr spec,al December Judson H Perkins, clerk's sal $375 00 Horney & Wright, exp clerk’s of 2160 Jasper Co lei Co, same 31.35 J I Hammond, sal co auditor.... 425X0 Same, sal clerk co council 150.00 Same, sal sec bd of finance.. 50.00 Same, postage auditor office 5.00 Jasper Co Tel Co, exp aud office.. 47*20 A A Fell, sal co treas... 562 50 Same', postage same 12X0 Healey & Clark, exp same IXO Jasper (-0 Tel Co, same.. 25.25 Geo \\ Scott, sal recorder 425.00 Samp, recorder fees.. 136 86 repairs co farm..’.’.*.* W 1 Hoover, sal sheriff 350.00 Same, sheriff fees att co council.. 14.00 Same, same, com court.. 52.00 Same, boarding- prisoners 145 80 Same, same 57.45 DeV’ere Yeoman, per dlem’ surl ' 1 16.0*0 * harles 1< Spain, asst 5ame...... 6XO vi usp £ r , (, xp stir office.. 26.70 Kennel At Esser Co., supplies same 12.24 Ernest Lamson, bal sal for i 913.. 12150 Same, exp co supt office 11.97 Henley & Clark, same.. 34.50 I nderwood Typewriter Co, same.. 4X5 Jasper Co Tel Co, 5ame....... 47.80 J. v . a T l V.’r 1 ’. ofllce help Co 5upt...... 15X0 W J Wright, nxp in Albert Bates 5.00 Same, same, T.ena Harper 660 Same, same, Mary E Whited ... .<BO Same, same, Cleve En51ey......... 5.00 Same, postage coroner's office. . 500 nr. C Sharer, exp Bates inq; 5.00 Charles R McFarland, 5ame...... 9 I'o , E „ S *! arf T- Bame Harper 5.00 Hr F Il Hemphill, same, Mary E Whited ....... 5.00 D N Loy, same, Cleve Ensley 10.00 Same, sal health com. .' 48 91 A y,;l„Wrlgiit, Pm bd Of health. '. 7’oo 1, •' f’hjckhcpse, sal co com for dec 18.75 V J < rlsler * Co, sprinkling c h nq ! 45 00 Smith X- Kellner, repair c h.... 6.50 J L Griggs, fireman c h......■ . 45 00 Charles Mot.an. j.i -,-ltor < h 15 00 Same, exp >■ h 5Q City of Reus, lights c h. ....... . 5037 1 led Hemphill, exp c h 1’75 Willis Supply Co, same..... 3,50 l.em li.si >n. haul coal ch...... 15 45 Monon Cuiil Co. coal c 1....... . . . 10123 A A Fell. ft & drayage, coal c it, . 57 f j Fred W Clss‘l supplies ch....... 125 Matson Plumbing Co. exp e h..... 120 Donnelly Bros, 5ame........ . r> 60 Jasper Co Tel Co, tel jail 25.85 City Of Rens, lights jail 792 Willis Supply Co, exp jail 2.00 Hamilton At Kellner, coal jai1.,... 6.00 Smith X- Kellner, exp jail 32 75 C E Osborne, paint and labor jail 40.05 S < Irwin, [m in Ins co farm 30.00 J .1 I hint, Same 30.00 C G Spitler, 5ame.......... 30.00 It B Harris, same.... 30.00 Mary Anderson, labor co farm.... 17X0 John Bennett, same .............. 7.56 J E Cooper, same 37.33 Win Smith', same , 2441 Arthur Kres< I. same 13X1 Dr A R Kresler. med s,er co farm 36.00 Standard Oil Co, supplies same... . 7.88 Watson Plumbing Co, 5ame....... 2.20 C A Roberts, same 3.45 Scott Bros, same. 4.95 H F King, same ............ 1/ ’’ 9.25 Jasper Co Tel Co, 5ame........... 13.30 Julia E Work Training School, exp poor children and other Inst 217.00 Gun Grant, same 14 18 A S Keene, burial soldier .'. 5000 Isaac Kight, same 50 00 F E Babcock, pub printing....... . 84.15 Healey <v Clark, 5ame............. 8115 F Meader, exp farmers Inst.... 23.82 VVm E Bible, cleaning alott prevo d 4.50 De V ere Yeoman, bridge eng 16.50 Charles Spain, asst eng 200 V ,lpy Warne, exp poor children 50X0 J P Hammond, elec com Zick s r 2.00 John W Nowels, same.. 2.00 Edw Heath, same. 2,00 Healey At Clark, elec supplies..,. 6XO r hisn At meals elec Zick sr 12.90 J L Smith, judge same.... 2.00 H C Meyers, same 200 O W Nickerson, clerk same 200 J A Smith, same.....> 2.00 Jero Nelson, sheriff same 1.50 August' Woolbrandt, same j'so Wm I Hoover, app elec sheriff... $ 4.R0 Joseph Dluzack. crow bounty GO Dewey Biggs, same 2XO i too W f‘aster, same ............. 2*40 ■Philip Guttrich, same ...... ..... 60 Orvilh- Huff, same ...... x (;o Frank Mosier, same 390 C H Peck, same 9.50 Max Shields, same 1.70 Ray Waymire, same ’BO Hattie Wa.sHor, same ~ jo Jacob A May. exp supt Putt s r. . 215J0 Vra_nk I-, Lewis, ass eng Mar’de s r 4.00 L J Hobbs, eng same 41.00 Fred .xiMott'*. ass eng Halstead s r 8.00 Kenneth Allman, help on same 10.00 ypVere Yeoman, eng and exp same 38.50 ‘has F Spain, rodman same 7.50 Worth McCarthy, chainman same.. 200 Ben D MeColly. bridge No 2531.. .1,280.00 Same, same No 2565 1 725 00 Same, same No 2533 ’473 00 Same, same No 2566 473.00 John Rush, same No 2596 352 83 c? zY May ’ rep Carp tp. . 119X0 £.7 W l r te . n - K r repair dist No 1 3.00 ao E ~? ,1 ,r u. , ' ild ' sa ’ne --- 18.00 Alien White, same 9.00 C W Gilmore, same 14.00 Harrv Gilmore, same 150 Clif Hanaway. same 450 W If Horsham, g r dlr dist No 1 32X0 James ( lark, g r, repair dist No 2 18.00 Noble York, same 6.00 John KOhler, same ~ ,i.......,... f 12 00 S’ a 2*V. W . Ilson " same 33X0 VV S Parks, same 7’oo Rens Cement Tile Co. name ...... 480 Fred Hemphill. sam« 965 Larsh & Hopkins, same 23X0 "rue Robinson, same 19.50 Paris T Robinson, same 8 00 ■Charley l . Smith, same ........j... 4’50 Ihomas Walters, same 1.60 7 incent Eisle, same 3 00 D G Daniels, same IXO Wm Beasey, same 2XO Jacob E Gilmore, same 66X0 I N Wanern, same . 10 66 C F Slackhouse, g r dii- dist No’2 38X0 Ducas. g r rep dist No 3 19.00 Burdette Roush, same 10 50 Frank J - Babcock,' samd BXO v'narles A Welsh, g r dir No 3 ... 36.05 O G Barrett, sal for Nov co agent 166.67 Donnelly Bros, ex co agenf 25.50 A A Fell, fnt Akers d 30.00 Same, same 675X0 Same, int c h bonds 675 00 Same, int Delehanty d .1,575 00 Same, same 70 00 Sarne, int Fox s r /' 663 Same, same 663 Same, int Haynes d 47 Same, Hoagland d ' 354 00 Same, Marble s r........ ’2 50 SnUl!’ Maxwell d 25X0 name, Jungles d 170 69 Same, same 39'39 Same, same 157X6 Same, Maxwell d << 374 00 Same, Ott s r 500XO Same, same 105.00 Same, Prouty s r... 35.00 Same, Randle s r • 40 00 Same. Strfbaum s r.; 672 00 Same. Stoller d 35 00 same, Stewart s r 652 - JOSEPH P. HAMMOND* Auditor Jasper County.