Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1914 — Page 1

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SQUIRE SPRIGGS DEAD.

Old And Well Known Resident of Walker Tp., Died Thursday Night. Squire Joel F. Spriggs, aged 76 years, and one of the oldest and most highly respected residents of Walker tp., 'who, with his wife, celebrated their golden wedding anly about two months ago, died at his home Thursday night, according to reports that reached The Democrat yesterday afternoon. As there was no telephone within three miles of his place, we were unable to learn when the funeral would be held, parties at Kniman, with whom we talked over the phone, not having been advised, but it will probably be held today or Sunday. A Mr. Spriggs had not been sick but a few days, we understand, word of his illness reached Rensselaer Thursday, when it was stated that he was in a critical condition and likely not to recover.

Harley Brown’s Body Shipped to Ladoga.

Ephriam T. Brown came up from Ladoga Tuesday afternoon to look after the body of his nephew, the young man who was picked up Saturday morning in a semi-conscious condition along the Monon tracks near Pleasant Ridge. Young Brown, who had served for awhile as a U. S. Marine, is reported to have been quite a wild young man, given to drinking, wandering and bumming about the country. T. W. Grant, who secured some cash by circulating a paper to give the body a decent burial, gave this money to E. T. Brown, who is decrepit and was financially unable to bury the young man, and was aided also by money raised at Ladoga. Had young Brown been given an honorable discharge, under the state law, his burial expenses would have been paid by the county where he belonged.

Lyceum Course Announcement.

The next number of the Lyceum course will be given Tuesday evening, at the High School auditorium at 8:15. This, as announced, is not on the regular course but an extra number, free to holders of season tickets. The speaker of the evening is Byron Piatt. The number will be a straight lecture and shoulu be worth attending. This year, th<* course has been such a financial success that the committee are able to bring Mr. Piatt in aawiion to the regular course and have a small sum left to apply on the course for the coming year. Remember the date and place. High School auditorium, Tuesday evening, March 31st, General admission 35 cents. f ity Council Should Decide, Belere work begins on the improvement of Washington street the city dads should get bu6y and determine what is to be done regarding the laying of light and telephone conduits. The unsightly old poles should be removed, of course, and the time to do this is before the street is permanently improved with brick paving and cement curb. The boulevard or cluster street lighting system should also be taken up and an effort ' made to put in such lights from Front to Cullen street at least. The business men ail seem to favor the project and the city should take the matter up and see w r hat it will cost to install such system.

S. Leopold Will Build Bungalow.

Simon Leopold has bought a 50 foot lot of John Werner, on McCoy avenue, and will erect a bungalow thereon the coming season. There promises to be more building in Rensselaer this coming season than there has been in any one season in the past twenty years. The greatest building boom Rensselaer ever had was during the last previous democratic national administration, and it is only to be expected that we shall once more experience a substantial growth now that the democrats are agaiin back in power.

Mrs. T. M. Callahan Laid to Rest.

The funeral of Mrs. T. M. Callahap, held at 9 a. m„ Tuesday wa,s largely attended by the old neighbors and friends of the deceased from her former home in Barkley tp. Solemn requiem high mass was chanted by Rev. Father Christian Daniel, pastor of St. Augustine’s Catholic church, assisted by Rev. Arnold Wevman, as deacon, and Rev. Collins, as subdeacon. Mrs. Callahan, who was but 32 years of age, highly esteemed by all who knew her, and her death is deeply deplored by all.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From The Several County Offices. Attorney E. P. Honan was in Kentland Thursday looking after cases in court. ♦Samuel E. Goldsberry has registered his 63 acre farm in section 34, Gillam tp., under the naige of ■'Glendale Farm.”

The republican precinct primaries L. select delegates to the county convention, which meets in Rensselaer next Monday, will be held at 2 p. m. Joseph A. Downey, the school teacher at Oak Grove in Walker tp., who was recently taken to a hospital in Chicago, died there Sunday night and the body was taken to Ohio for burial. The improved roads of Jasper county, generally speaking, are in bad condition, very rutty and uneven. A good scraping would fill the ruts and improve the roads wonderfully, and it seems strange that this it not done each spring as soon as they have dried out sufficiently to make such work a benefit. George Cover was in from Union tp., yesterday closing up the deal for an 80 acre tract of land lying about a quarter of a mile from his present farm, and owned by Mrs. L. Patterson, of Marion, Vwho caine up Thursday evening to close up the deal. The price paid was $31.50 per acre. This increases George's real estate holdings in Union tp., to 300 acres. The Michigan supreme court has declared the Michigan motor car tax law, passed by the last legislature, providing a tax of 50 cents per horse power on motor vehicles, as unconstitutional. Approximately $226,000 that has been collected under the new law will be returned to automobile owners, with the exception of ?3. which was the tax under the provision of the old law - _____ John Yanßeek. a Demotic merchant against whom several judgments have been taken and executions issued in the Jasper circuit court, has left Jasper county, and report has it that he has gone to lowa. Gerret Gravenstuck, of Demotte, is said to be on bis paper for about $5,000, which he went on before proceedings were instituted in court here to have Gravenstuck declared of unsound mind and a guardian apoinred. The deal of Co. Supt. Lamson for the purchase of the former W. E. Moore tenant house on North Van Rensselaer street has fallen through with, and Simon Leopold has rented and will move into the property. Mr. Lamson, who has rented the former Michael Kanns property, at the west side of town, will move in with his parents on College road until Mr. Ranne gets his new house in town completed and moves into same.

Samuel Price, of Barkley tp., has been recommitted to the insane asylum, and was taken to Longcliff yesterday by Sheriff Hoover. Mr. Price has been in the asylum once or twice before. The last time in 19Q2 and was discharged in 1904, His present trouble is said to have been caused from brooding over the inability to find a couple of witnesses whom, it is stated, would establish his claim to some big estate. At least this is the report, but Whether any such estate really exists or not, The Democrat is unable to say. Marriage licenses issued: March 24, Albert E. Dunn, of Wheatfield, aged 4 1 Oct. 17 last, occupation farmer, to Carrie Belle Hamilton, also of Wheatfield, aged 42 Dec. 3 last, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for each, the former

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1914.

marriage of each having been dissolved by death, that of male Oct. 18, 1912 % and that of female Oct. 10, 1907. March 25, Charles Griffin, of Roselawn, aged 21 Nov. S last, occupation farmer, to Harriet Bruechet, also of Roselawn, aged 24 Aug. 25 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. C. \V. Postill at the latter's residence in Rensselaer. March 25, Frank Lewis Mosier, of Demotte, aged 25 Dec. I*s last, occupation farmer, to Eva Aletha McGinnis, daughter of Samuel McGinnis, also of Demotte, aged 21 Dec. 10 last, occupation clerk. First marriage for each. Married by Squire Jrwin in the clerk’s office. 1 , In the action for libel brought by J. A. McFarland, of Rensselaer, against the editor of The Democrat, which was set for trial in the Newton circuit court next Wednesday, the plaintiff, through his attorney, Abe Halleek, asked for a change of venue frOm Newton county, on Wednesday last, and the case was sent to White county, where the defendant had requested it be sent from this county in the first place, but which plaintiff then objected to. Defendant asked, after plaintiff had filed his affidavit for a change from Newton county, that the case be sent to the Lake Superior court at Hammond, on account of the convenience in reaching there, or that it be sent to Carroll county, but plaintiff did not want to go to either place, and. insisted on going to Crown Point or Monticello. Becaqse of the convenience in reaching the latter place the defendant agreed on Monticello, where it will come up at the May term, it is presumed. At least the defendant is ready to go to trial at any time.

St. Augustine’s Church Notes.

Next Sunday' is known as Passion Sunday 7. From this day the church gives herself up entirely to meditation on the passion of Jesus in order thereby to more us to participate in the same, and to complete our penance, since Christ endured his sufferings for our sake. To that, all the ceremonies of the church point. On this day the crucifixes are covered in remembrance that from this time until his entrance into Jerusalem, Jesus walked no more openly among the people. The services at St. Augustine’s church will be as follows: Early mass at 8 o’clock; rosaryq high mass and sermon at 10 o'clock. At 2:30, Christian doctrine, way of the cross and benediction. Wednesday and Friday' evening at 7:30 Lenten devotions. Each morning at 8 o’clock devotional exercises Friday, April 3. special devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The eouncilmen will meet at the parochial residence Sunday at 4 p. m. - "

Running on Dirty Spark Plugs.

The Monticello Herald, in common with other third party- papers of the country, continues to fill its editorial columns with heart-rending calamity howls, “showing” that the wicked democrats are sending all the people to ihe poor house, while in the news columns of its last issue, in bold-face type, it printed a statement of the conditions of all of the various banks of White county, showing total deposits March 4, 1914 after precisely one year of President Wilson—of $2,357,434.92. a gain of $130,709.76 since January 13,1914, when the last previous Report was made. We don’t want to deprive Pro. Yanßuskirk of jmy 'pessimistic enjoyment he may derive from his calamity howls, but it strikes us that his carburetor is out of adjustment.

Van Rensselaer Club Elects Officers.

At the semi-annual election of officers of the Van Rensselaer Club Sunday afternoon, the old board of directors, composed of C. G. Spitler Moses Leopold, E. J. Randle, Rex Warner, and Judge Hanley, were re-elected. The directors organized by electing M. Leopold, president: IJonald Beam, secretary; C. Arthur Tuteur, treasurer. Plans were discussed for the future, and, as the club is now well off financially and has 4 3 good, active members, the project will probably soon be brought before the club to purchase a site with a view of erecting thereon a clubhouse suitable tor their needs.

March 24, to Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Marion, of near Surrey, a son. March 25, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Saidla, of the east part of town, a daughter.

Birth Announcements.

TANNER ACQUITTED BY JURY.

Barkley l'p. Man Held Not Guilty of \ oung Girl's Charges. The trial of Thomas Tanner, of Barkley ■ tp., on charges made byGladys Hurley Tannef, a young girl whom Mr. and Mrs. Tanner adopted a few years ago, came up in the Newton circuit court Tuesday, where the case was taken on change of venue. The evidence was completed \\ ednesday and the ease went to the jury that afternoon. A verdict was 4iot agreed to, however, until about 6: 30 o'clock Thursday morning, when an agreemeht of not—guilty was reached, it is rumored that the jury stood about evenly divided on the early ballots. This is a peculiar case, as the defendant has always borne a good reputation and people who have known him intimately all his life cannot believe for a moment that he would attempt such liberties with the girl whom he had adopted and who has lived as a member of Mr. Tanner's family for several years. She is a daughter of the late Theodore Hmrleyv of Barkley Tp., by one of his later marriages, and has drawn a pension as a soldier's orphan. Mr. Tanner ha*kept strict account of this i>ension money- and will turn it over to the proper person when someone is selected to handle it. Mr. Tanner desires to be relieved of both the care of the money as well as that of the girl, who has been living with the family of her halfbrother, Alex Hurley, since this trouble came up. ' On the other hand, the girl is of a quiet, timid nature, and it doesn’t seem could or would concoct suGh a story out of whole cloth. It is thought best by her friends that she go to some other locality where she will not be confronted with this trouble, and an effort will he made, it is said, to seouire a home for her outside Jasper county.

POLITICAL NOTES.

Of Interest to Jasper County Readers of The Democrat. The progressives will hold their state convention in Indianapolis April 18 th. The progressives, of Princeton tp., White county, in which the town of Wolcott is located, have nominate* homas H. Covington for tow nshi') trustee; James P. Foltz for assessor: and Jacob Diemer, Edward Bloom and Joseph Burley, as members ol tne township advisory hoard. Benton county republicans have nominated the following ticket: Frank Carter, circuit clerk; Don lleatoil, surveyor: Dr. Arthur Lesage, coroner; P. It. Parker, sheriff; B. F. Hawkins, treasurer; (twin Douglass and G. W. Pfleger, commissioners; Paul Cornwall, Jaqj.es Cowman, George Voliva, W. Tl. Chavis, G. B. James, William Booth and William Patterson, county councilmen.

COURT NEWS

The State cases against Reed and Lucas, of Remington; charged with selling intoxicating liquors without, a license, taken from this county to Newton on change of venup, came up in court there this week ami the defendants entered a plea of guilty and were fined SSO and costs and given a jail sentence, but the latter was suspended by the' court uuring good behavior.

Big Newspapers Are Kicking.

Both Cincinnati and Chicago newspapers are making a kick on (be change in time of trains on the Monon. The C. H. ft D. running through from Cincinnati to Chicago has been abandoned, that is, so far as the C. H. ft D. is concerned, and “The Hoosier,” which takes the place of this train on the Monon ‘from .Indianapolis to Chicago, passes through Rensselaer at- 10:46 a. m. Therefore Cincinnati papers do not reach Indianapolis until 10 o’clock or later, while Chicago papers have no way of getting out south through Indiana until quite late in the day, as they reach Rensselaer as late as 11:05 a. m. rhe matter has been taken up by these big newspapers with the postOffice department and traffic associations in an effort to get better service throughout Indiana.

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. MAX MOVING TO REMINGTON Killed Wednesday Evening at Reynolds By Car Door, 1 Jesse Payne, of South Boston, Washington county, was killed almost instantly at Reynolds yesterday evening. He was in transit with a freight carload of his household goods and farming implements from the southern part of the state to Remington. His car had been shunted in on the “Y” for transfer to the Pennsylvania lines. The door of the car was open and he was standing in it looking out. The local freight crew was busy making up their train and backed in on the “Y,” making a running switch and, in so doing, they struck a blow hard enough to cause the car door to shove shut, catching Mr. Payne and crushing his head and bruising his body. He lived only a short while. Coroner Gable was called at once and after ibis inquest t’ e body was prepared for shipment to his father, S. N. Payne, of Remington. The blow, struck was so hard that it (lented in the case of a gold watch, which Mr. Payne had in his pocket. Mr. Payne was at one time a teacher and had been a student In the Danville Normal. Of late he h... ’ been farming in Washington county. —Thursday’s Monticello Journal

Discharged Switchman Is Accused of Starting Fires.

Lafayette, Tnd . March 25.—Albert R. Nichols, who was arrested early today on a charge 0 r settlhg fire to the Monon shoos, Monon freighihense a nd the Big Four frelghthous--, was given a severe sweating this afternoon by the local police and the railroad detectives and, while Nieh ols did not confess, the officers say he could not give clear account of his actions last, night. The back of Nichols’ coat was covered with cobwebs and his shoes and hands were oily. Waste was found under the lumber at the Monon shops and also under the floor of the Monon freighthouse. At the Big Hour freighthouse a fire had been started under the platform. AH the fires were extinguished before great damage was done. Nichols was formerly a switchman on the Monon and Big Four railroads. He is in jail and a charge of arson will he made against him tomorrow by the state attorney.

Hunters in Lake County Caught by Federal Law.

Hammond, Jnd., March 20. Lake county 'hunters wcr* 1 awakened today to the lore** of the federal law enacted last year, which establishes a closed season from Dec. 15 to Sept. 1 for migratory birds. Five Gary hunters were arrested by deputy state fish and ganie commissioners. Frank Essmeier, a professional Gary hunter, after waiving arraignment, was held to the federal grand jury by United States Commissioner Charles Surprise, of Hammond, under ? 1,000 bond. Lacking sufficient evidence, the deputies did not file charges against the othep four. The arrests were made by .T. B. Williams, of Lafayette, and C. W. Moll, of Ft. Wayne, state deputies. In extenuation the defendants pleaded that they had county licenses Which they thought protected them. The arrests are the first in this part of the fctatd

Want to Stop Manufacture and Sale of Intoxicating Liquors.

A Washington dispatch of March 24 says; Senator Kern today presented petitions of citizens of Flora, Veedersburg, Medaryville, Greenfield, Muncie, Carthage, Mt. Etna, Ft. Wayne and Boonville, of 450 citizens of Hartford City, of 323 citizens of Elkhart, of 64 citizens of Portland, of 690 citizens of BJuffton, of 4 0 citizens of Bright, of 32 citizens of Sullivan and of the congregations of the German Methodist

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Episcopal church, of Boonville. the Methodist Episcopal church, of Medaryville, the United Bretheru church, of Vincennes, and the Englewood Christian church, of Indianapolis, for the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution to prohibit the manufacture, sale and importation of intoxicating beverages.

New Paper for White County.

At a meeting of the county central committee of the progressive party in this city yesteruay, arrangements were made with W. L. Martin, of Mathews, Ind., to move his plant here and start a progressive paper for White county. He was pledged a subscription of 1,000 and it is likely he will move here inside of the next four weeks.-—Monticello Journal.

Obituary of Charles Newman Murray.

* Charles Newman was born January 29, 1883. He was taken from the Children's Home In Cincinnati, 0., by Mr. and Mrs. W W, Murray in 1 889, and lived with them as one of their children. He had the same advantages as the other children of the family and was looked upon ;n the same degree of affect'on as were the others in that home. About iifteen years ago Charley joined the Methodist church in Barkley tp., and was always an active member of the church and bible school as long as he lived in that neighborhood. Ho lived in the home of W. W. Murray until he was 21 years old. Soon after this period in his life his foster parents moved to Oklahoma, where Charles had preceded them, and when they arrived a happy reception awaited them, for Charles had everything ready to receive them even to a hot dinner, which his thoughful nature had suggested. He returned to Rensselaer about six years ago and spent a short visit of three months here with friends of his boyhood days. The following word came from Spokane, Wash., the other day which gives a meager account of his sudden death in that city: ‘Charles Murray, aged 29 years, a porter for the Great Northern Express Company, died at • the Sacred Heart hospital at 6 p. m., Wednesday as the result of injuries sustained a half hour before at the Great Northern depot. He leaves a sister. Mary Donnelly, at Rensselaer, •nd. Murray was pushing a truck which was struck by a freight ear and jammed into the end of a passenger coach.” The above account does not slate Ills correct age. He was 31 years, ! month and 20 days o. at the time of his death. His foster mother died three years ago last November; his foster father died three years ago this coming June. His foster brothers and sisters living today to grieve at his passing are: Harry Murray, Mrs. Mary Donnelly, Mrs. Samuel English, (Who lives in < anada), Will Murray and Charles Murray, who live in Texas. It has been said of him that he was “kind, forgiving and affectionate.” These are Christian characteristics which mark the making of a man whose heart has been given to the Master and Maker of men. The body was shipped to Rensselaer, arriving' here Monday, and the funeral was conducted by Rev. Winn, at the Barkley church, Tuesday afternoon, and burial made in the cemetery near by. xx

High Water Last Year Did Not Cover Floor of Cooper's House.

Apropos the item that appeared in a recent issue of the Rensselaer Republican that “Just a year ago' today (Wednesday) occurred the big Hood and Marion's house northeast of the, stockyards was surrounded by water which stood almost two feet deep on the floor of liis house,’’ I wish to say that the item is wholly untrue so far as the water covering the floor is concerned. It never reached the floor at ill, lacking sevr era! inches of doing so, and we did not move a thing in the house. As I have t'be property for sale, the item referred to is damaging to me. MARION COOPER.

Card of Thanks.

We desire to express our heartfelt thanks to our many friends and neighbors for the kindness and sympathy extended during the illness and death of our beloved wife and mother, also for the many beautiful floral offerings. -T M. Callahan and Family.

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