Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 January 1914 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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Sends Copies of Alabama Papers.

We are indebted to our old friend C. E. Harlaoher of Monticello, for • copies of the Fairhope and Mobile, Alabama papers. Both are excellent newspapers and compare favorably with those in the north. Mr. Harlacher, who is formerly from Remington, went south recently with Sylvestor Hatton and daughter of Rensselaer, intending to go to Florida, but is still at Fairhope and may remain there all winter, as he is well pleased with that section of 'the country.

Says Delphi’s New Mayor Is All Right.

W. C. Smith, the new mayor of Delphi, seems to be the , right man in the right place, and he proposes to see that the laws are enforced. Mr. Smith is at the head of the big canning factory at Delphi and in the recent election had the support of all the better element of the people of Delphi. Rev. Harper writes The Democrat a card from and says: “Our new mayor’s stand is O. K„ and he will do what he says. We are all well and like our work £ here very much, but miss our Rensselaer friends.”

Commemorate Anniversary of Indiana University.

Saturday, January 17, there will be a gathering of the local alumni and former students of Indiana University at the high school auditorium, at 8 p. m. Prof. Rothrock, of the mathamatics department, and Prof. Piercy, of the journalism department of the university, will speak. There will also be a program consisting of several talks by the aluimni. The purpose of the meeting is to commemorate the anniversity of the university and to perfect an organization of Indiana University students in Jasper county. An invitation is extended to members of the senior class of the high school, the -entire faculty and school board and to the ministers and editors of Rensselaer.

Elmer Gwin Invents New Typewriter Stand.

Elmer Gwin has applied for a pat-' ent for a swinging typewq-iter stand, which, it would seem ought to take well with the users of typewriter machines and also prove a good thing for Mr. Gwin. The stand is really a swinging bracket, and fastens to the corner of a desk. The main tipright rod, to which the clips are attached and fastened to the desk, has a small bevel pinop at the top which works in a small cog connected with the framework of the oilcloth cover of the machine. In swinging the bracket around in position to operates the machine, the cover is automatically raised and carried over to the back out of the way. In swinging the bracket back to put the machine out ot the way, again, the cover is automatically, raised and closes down over the type- f writer. It is a very simple and convenient device and keeps the type-' writer covered from the dust at all times when not in use, and can be sold complete at a vary small price. 1

A Letter Received From China.

The Democrat is in receipt of a letter from Private Bert L. Wood, of Company L, 15th Infantry, U. S. Armjy, stationed at Tientsin, China.! The letter is written from Longshan, ■ China, and is dated Dec. 20. It was mailed via Sibera railroad. The writer says that China is a poor and unhealthy place to live, and he warns young men from going there. He says that boys had better stay at home; that he has had the exper-' fence, having left a ,good home and enlisted in the army and was sent over 4,000 miles away. ! He says one may think they are going to have a good time, but they will find they will not, for “you have a ‘boss’ wherever you look, and if you do npt do as you are told, into the guard house you will go.” He advises boys to take their parents advice and they will come out all righit. “When pou enlist in the army you will find you are not treated like your father and mother treats you,” -he says. j We are unable to learn of what family of Wood’s this young man is from, but he was formerly of Jasper jcounty, we would infer from his letter.

Notice to Redmen. Pinkamink Tribe No. 533 I. O. R. M., will meet in K. of P. hall Monday evening, Jan. 19. Important business. •BY ORDER OF SACHEM. !

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from lira Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fell and Fred Berger were among the Remingtonians in town Wednesday. Ray D. Thompson, et al, appelants in the Ryan ditch case, have been granted an extension of time to file their brief in the supreme court, to Feb. 20. County Agent Barrett announces the following agricultural meetings, all at 7:30 p. m.: Monday, Jan. 19, Bell Center school house, Marion tp. Tuesday, Jan. 20, Center school house No. 2, Milroy tp. Wednesday, Jan. 21, Hartman school house, Carpenter tp.

Roy Stanton, the young insurance agent who operated in Jasper county considerably last summer, is said to be in financital straits by failure to realize on many notes he had taken for insurance, • and the State bank of Monon has attached his automobile, which is at the Shaffer garage here with quite a bill for repairs, etc., against it. It is said he also owes a good many bills about Rens-i selaer aggregating perhaps SI,OO 0. including a big board bill at Mrs. J. W. Medicus’. The young man came here from Francesville, where he had taught school, but his home was originally Flora, Carroll county. Jan. 15, Clinton Saidla. son of Isaac Saidla of near Rensselaer, aged 22 Dec. 15 last, occupation farmer, to Stella Swaim, daughter of Zeb Swaim of Parr, aged 20 Aug. 8 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for male; second for female, first having been dissolved by divorce May 12, 19 If. Marriage licenses issued: Jan. 15, Harvey Leo Harshberger, son of E. E. Harshberger of Parr, aged 19 October 26 last, occupation farmer, to Lydia Louise Hochstedler, also of Parr, aged 18 May 12 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Mother of male files written consent to issuance of license. Jan. 15, Warren Wilbur Witmer of Woodbury, New Jersey, aged 27 Aug. 9 last, occupation chemist, to Mary Louise Wright of’Rensselaer, aged 2 7 Dec. 5 last, occupation teacher. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. J. C. Parrett at the home of the bride's brother, W. J. Wright, at 5:30 p. m,, of the same day.

Under the Indiana auto license law, more mention of which will be found in another column, and which took effect July 1, 1913, there was collected a total of over $150,000 up to Jan. 1, 1914, with a total expense of about $32,000. Under the law of distributing of this money back to the various counties of the state, onethird of the net amount received goes to, each county. This amounts to $428.42 for each of the 92 counties of the state. The next division of the fund is according to road mileage, and the third division is based on the net receipts. Jasper county receives back a total of sl,042.43 and paid in $1,306.72. On Jasper's improved road mileage, 181 miles, we received $270.79, and on her share of the net receipts from this county $343.22, which added to the $428.42 which each county in the state received, makes the total of, $1,042.43. It wdll be interesting to readers of The Democrat to know something of our neighboring counties in this respept: Benton county has 434 miles of improved roads; paid in $2,393.17 -and receives back $1,706.06. ■Carroll county has 375 miles of improved roads, paid in $1,513.52 and receives back $1,386.49. Lake county has 407 miles of improved roads, paid in $4,628.79 and receives back $2,252.20. Newton county has 280 miles of improved roads, paid in $1,562.25 and receives back $1,254.27.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JAN. 17, 1914.

Porter county has 266 miles of improved roads, paid in $1,348.79 and receives back $1,180.88. Pulaski county has 246 miles of improved roads, paid in $967.42 and receives back $1,050.97, or $83.55 more than was paid in. Starke county has 281 miles of improved roads, paid in $5 65.65 and receives back $996.48, or $430.83 more thin was paid in. Wilhite county has 333 miles of improved roads, paid in $1,893.96 and receives back $1,424.05.

Poultry Association Elects New Officers and Adopts New Name.

The Rensselaer Poultry Association at its annual election of officers last Saturday, Rev. C. W. Postill was made President: A. F. Long, Vice-Pi esident; Riley Snyder, Sec. and Treds.; J. M. Sauser, Supt.; Henry Paulus, and Jesse Snyder, executive committees. It was decided to hold next year’s show Jan. 4 to 9. The name was changed to The Jasper County Poultry Association. The receipts from the show this year aggregated $382.50, and expenses $356.15, leaving a balance on hand of $26.35.

First National Rank Holds Annual Election of Officers.

The First National Bank hald its annual election of officers Tuesday evening 562 of the 600 shares of stock being represented. The board of directors was increased from seven directors was increased from seven to nine, and now are R. A. Parkison, James N. Leatherman, J. D. Allman, A. E. Coen, E. P. Honan, E. J. Randle, G. E. Murray, D. S. MakeeVer and Fred Waymire. The directors elected R. A. Parkison, President: G. E. Murray; Vice-President: James N. Leatherman, Cashier, and J. D. Allman. Asst. Cashier. It was unanimously decided to make application to become a federal reserve bank, under the new currency system.

Miss Mary Wright Married Thursday Evening.

A pretty but quiet wedding was held evening at 5:30 o'clock at the home of the bride’s brother, W, J. Wright, on River street, when Miss Mary Wright became the bride of Mr. Warren Wilbur of Woodbury, N. J., Rev. J. C. Parrett of the Presbyterian church performing the ceremony. Only the immediate relatives and a few intimate friends were present. Miss Wright, with her sister Miss Leatiha, has been teaching in Chisholm. Minn., but recently resigned hei position there. The marriage is the result of a courtship of nearly three years. Miss Wright having first met Mr. Witmer three years ago when she was teaching in Washburn, Wis. Mr. Witmer was born at Newcastle, Ind., but his people have resided in New Jersey, we understand, for several years. He is a ! graduate of Purdue University, and is employed as a chemist by the Dupont Powder Co. He is a bright young man. The young couple left on the “Hoosier Limited” Thursday evening for Chicago and from there will go to their new home at Woodbury, N. J., which is not far from Philadelphia, Penn. Miss Wright has a host of friends in Rensselaer who extend hearty congratulations.

Public Schools Have Now Completed Half Year.

Yesterday ended the first half of the school This week has been taken up with examinations and tests and the teachers are busy jnaking out records and reports of work done. The exemption system introduced last year has been\ a means of increasing the scholarship to a very noticeable degree in the high school, and this 'year a similiar plan was put into operation in the grammer school. The results are very commendable in that building. Briefly the plan is this: All pupils making a grade of 91 in deportment are exempt from the final examinations in the subjects where the grade is 91. As a result, Quite a number have had a little vacation while the rest have been taking their examinations. The term deportment means many other things besides conduct, such as interest in school, application to work, etc. In order to allow teachers to get all work attended to by Monday there was no school Friday afternoon, as was the custom last year. The cards will be sent out the first of next week. Miss Alice White, of Union Mills, Ind., has been employed by the board as English teacher and will commence Monday.

High School Boy Arrested On Serious Charge.

On complaint of Frances Klinger, a young Bohemian girl about 17 years of age, whose home is in Gillam township, Edward M. Honon was arrested Wednesday on the charge of Tape, and was released on $2,000 bond signed by his father, E. P. Honan, pending the preliminary hearing which will come up before Squire Irwin at 10 o’clock this morning. The girl was employed as a domestic in the Honan home, and sbe charges that Jhe alleged offense was committed on Thursday night of last week when both Mr. and Mrs. Honan were away from the house. Young Honan is a prominent senior in the Rensselaer high school and a prominent athlete in the school. He has never been mixed up in anything like this before, and vigorously denies the charge. The many friends of the young man hope that there is nothing to the charge and that he may easily clear himself at the proper time. The Democrat is informed by a disinterested party who heard the girl’s story that it sounded very improbable in many respects. It is also stated that the girl went about her work as usual all Friday forenoon and made no complaint to the family about anything of the kind having occurred, but Friday afternoon came up town and secured a conveyance to take her home. She was cheerful and gave no intimation ' of anything wrong wrong having oc-' curbed. She said she wanted to come up town to mail a letter but ' Instead got a rig and was taken home.

Her mother returned to Rensselaer with her that evening and rumors of the alleged occurrence were public Saturday. Prosecutor Longwell and Deputy Prosecutor Dean drove out to the girl’s home Tuesday and the arrest was made Wednesday morning, when Constable W. S. Parks served a warrant on the young man. The girl is a daughter of Herman Klinger, who resides on a farm owned by J. A. Dunlap and V. J. Crisler, west of Medaryville, and is one of a large family of children. She had been employed for several months at the Honan home. Mr. Honan is convinced that his son is wholly innocent of the charge, and the prosecution will not go by default. He tthinks the charge is without foundation, and this belief Is held by many others.

“The Rosary” Pleases Packed House.

A packed House greeted “The Rosary” at Ellis opera house Thursday night, and everyone was very much pleased with the play and the company giving it. It was one of the best productions ever given in Rensselaer and fully deserved the splendid patronage it received.

Obituary of Joseph B. Grieser.

Joseph B. Grieser was born in Spring Bay, Woodford county, 111., and died in Rensselaer, Ind., Dec. 30, 1913. He was married Jan. 7, 1879, to Miss Mary S. Volz at MetI amora, 111. They lived at Roanoke, 111., for three years where Grieser conducted a bakery and restaurant. From there they moved to a farm . 7 miles south of Secor, 111., where they lived for several years, moving to Indiana fourteen years ago and locating on a farm 3 miles south nf Rensselaer. Four children were | born to them—Peter J., and Joe Grieser of Peoria, 111.. Mrs. Thom: s Gain of south of Rensselaer, ar 1 1 Miss Emma Grieser, who is still at home. He is survived by a wile and : four children, also two sisters, Mrs. Anna Rohman of St. Paul, Minn., and Mrs. Peter Thomas of El Paso, . HL, and two brothers, Charles of El Paso and John of Metamora, Il|. The funeral was held from St. Augustine’s Catholic church at 9 a. m., Jan. 2, the services being conducted by Rev. Father Daniel, \ and interment made in Mt. Calvary ‘ cemetery south of town.

Card of Thanks.

We desire to extend our sincere thanks to the friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy extended us during the illness and death of our beloved husband and father.—Mrs. Joseph Grieser and children.

Birth Announcemtns. Jan. 13, to Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Marion of Parr, a daughter. Baptist Church. Sunday school, 9:30 a. m_; morning service, 10:45; prayer meeting, Wednesday. 7:30 p. m.-.AH are welcome. R. B. WRIGHT, Pastor.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports from Many Parts of the Country «*— SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Hap]»enings in Distant and Nearby Cities and towns—Matters of Minor Mention from Many Places. Mayor Durgan Left a Good Record. No man ever retired from public office who enjoyed more thoroughly the confidence, the respect and the esteem of his fellow citizens than does George R. Durgan. After ten years of faithful service to the city he retires the same George Durgan he was before his elevation to office. Victory never caused him to be vain, boastful or exultant. Defeat did not cause him to be sore, revengeful or disgruntled. Through victory and defeat he remains unchanged. His ten years at the head of Lafayette city government have been ten years of steady, honest prosperity for Lafayette. He turns over the city with its property more valuable than he found it. He turns it over with a lower tax rate; with its bills all paid and a healthy balance on hand in all departments. He has builded Columbian park; started play.grounds in different parts of the city; erected new fire houses; installed motor fire equipment and builded miles of improved streets. He has given the city freely of his time and energy. His office door was always open and in trouble and distress he was the friend of rich and poor alike. He was always fair and did not exercise his office for private gain. He occupied the middle ground between the puritanical fanatic and the lawless extremist. He appointed men of broad views and sterling character on his boards and did not assume their authority but counseled them and advised them. He did not command. No taint attaches to his administration—he allowed no grafting, no payment for si»ecial privilege. George Durgan has made a model mayor and the best wish that can be extended Thomas Bauer is that he does as well. George R. Durgan retires from the mayor’s office a bigger, a better thought of man Ilian he ever was before. He will come back!—Tippecanoe County Democrat.

Monticello Flouring Mill Gets Order For Kosher Flour.

Last week The Loughry Brothers’ Milling and Grain Company completed the milling and shipping of a special order of flour to Chicago that was somewhat out of the ordinary. The order amounted to almost 4,000 barrels, which was nothing unusual; the peculiar thing about it was the fact that it had to be ground specially for the use of orthodox Jews in the making of their bread, especially the the unleavened loaf. The mill had to be stopped and the machinery adjusted and arranged to suit according to Jewish requirements. A Rabbi of Chicago, came here to supervise the work and brought an assistant with him who supervised the milling and shipping; every sack had to be marked “Kosher,” which the assistant did in the Jewish text. Both meh are .well pleased with their treatment and it Is likely that this order is only the forerunner of still larger ones.—Monticello Journal.

FORTY DOLLARS IN PRIZES

To Be Given for Essays on For<*st Influences. The State Board of Forestry is trying to get every one interested in the preservation of our native forests as far as can be done without loss to the owners, and the establishment of forest plantings on all lands that is not suitable for successful farming, and offers forty dollars in prizes as follows: For essays on Forest Influences: $12.50 is to be given for the best essay and $7.50 for the second best essay by pupils in the liigh schools of the state. Also, $12.50 is to be given for the best essay and $7.50 for the second best essay by pupils

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in th% grades and country schools. The essay must be written in ink and is not to exceed 2,000 words. It must be mailed to Elijah A. Gladden. Secretary of the State Board of Forestry, Indianapolis, Ind., not later than May 1,1914. - Those desiring to enter the content are advised to write for literature and rules governing the contest.

Public Sales. The Democrat ' has printed sale bills for the following public sales: Wednesday, .Tan. 28, Dan Tanner and Matt Moosmiller, 8 miles west of Rensselaer. General sale of horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc.

Ex-Mayor Knotts Goes to Cuba.

Accompanied by a young Spaniard, ex-Mayor Tom Knotts of Gary, last night left for a lengthy vacation to be spent at his Cuban hacienda at San Marcos. The Cuban estate of the ex-mayor is in charge of his son, Eugene. Later in the month ex-Alderman Tim Englehart will join the former Gary alcade in Cuba and the two are expected to show the natives some new wrinkles in government. Mr. Knotts is going to stay in Cuba until he gets tired, then he will come home. •—Hammond Times.

Notice to Owners of Stable Horses.

Dr. J. 11. Hansson, the veterinarian, has blanks for the registration of horses used for breeding purposes and is prepared to make the necessary examinations and fill out the required papers. Under the new law, which took effect Jan. i, 1914, it is necessary that these, examinations and the certificates bo made and filed within sixty days of the. taking effect of the law, arid a penalty is provided for failure to do so. No rhlorse or jack can be used for service unless the examination and proper certificates have been made. Owners of horses kept for breeding purposes should not neglect this, and the earlier tfhey attend to it the better. Dr. Hansson will appreciate your patronage.

Christie Vick Writes From Seattle,. Washington.

Christie Vick, formerly of Rensselaer but for the past few years a resident of Seattle, Wash., writes The Democrat under date of Jan. 7, as follows: Editor Democrat: I enclose a clipping ” Piracy on High Seas” cut out of a Seattle evening paper, also one cut out of the Seattle morning paper, and you will notice, by the small clipping, that the accomplice in tlhe crime gives his name as Joseph Laramie, and his home as Shelby, Ind. Do you know of any one by that name at Shelby? The evening paper has his name as Joe Lorain. The small clipping is as follows: San I* ranciseo, January 2. —A. sea rover and Arctic trader turned pirate, Andrew It. Nelson, himself a master mariner and one-time owner of the schooner Hera was brought into port today in irons, locked In the brig of the steam lumber schooner Willamette, and turned over to the federal authorities, who held him tnslo,ooo bail on a charge of assaulting Capt. Reiner on the high seas with intent to murder. With him was brought Joseph Igiramle, a bricklayer, who says he is from Shelby, Ind., charged with being an accomplice in the crime- lie was held In the same bail. Neither man will admit that he knows the other Roth say they are Masons, laramio gave Ix>dge No. 369 at' Shelby as authority for his membership. Nelson would not tell what lodge, if any, he belongs to. The weather here is very warm and it. hue been raining quite a good cfeal lately. From Saturday noon until this morning, it rained 5 11-100 inches. We are all well and feeling fine. Work is *rery quiet at present. They publish in the papers back east about the wonderful advantages of the northwest and Pacific, coast. They make you believe that the streets are lined with gold at»d that money grows on bushes. But it is a mistake, for when one gets here he will find that thev will charge from S2OO to SSOO an acre for stump land that will cost you $l5O an acre to clear; lots 40x110, 0 miles from the postoffice, with no streets graded, no sidewalks or sewers in, sell for S6OO. Then comies high taxes, and the grading, sewers, sidewalks, etc., SSOO more ar lose your lot. Bacon is 35c a pound;'eggs, 50c a dozen: butter, 40c a pound; turkeys, $5 to $6 eaoh; ducks. 25c a pound; chickens about $1.25 each; potatoes, $1.50 per 100 pounds. So you see it costs to live here. The climate is fine but a man gets terrible\ hungry living on climate alone. The water is the best on earth, but. as a man said the other day "a teakettle sings when it is full of water, but who in h— wants to be a teakettle?” With best wishes to yourself and family for a happy and prosperous New Year, etc. C. H. VICK.

Country Market.

Ladies’ Aid of the James school will hold a market, Saturday, Jan. 24, at John Ramp’s grocery store.

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