Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1914 — Page 1

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COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL U»e Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered Prom The Several County Offices. t -i The county board of education will meet Monday. The progressives of Jasper county will hold their county convention today, in the east court room, beginning at 1 p. m. 1 There were 14 marriage licenses issued last month, against 19 for the preceeding month, and 8 for the corresponding month of 1913. The township schools are beginning to close. Cosy Palace and Center schools in Barkley close this week, the former yesterday and the latter today. The contractor for the new high school building at Demotte, staked off the ground Tuesday and material will begin to arrive for the new building next week. A transposition of figures in the vote on county assessor in The Democrat s report of the republican county corvention made us say that John O’Connor’s vote was but 13. The actual vote was: Thornton 92, O'Connor 39, Moore f 9 and Lewis 2. Marriage licenses issued: April 2, Claude Griffin, of Roselawn, aged 24 Xov. 8 last, occupation farmer, to Ella Harriet Broehet, also of Roselawn, aged 24 August 25 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. C. W. Postill. The county commissioners will meet in regular monthly session Monday. The county council is'also called to meet in special session Monday to make some additional appropriations for 1914. Two members of the latter are no longer eligible to serve as couneilmen, Sylvester Gray, who has been appointed gravel ''Toad superintendent, and Frank J. Babcock, who vacated his office as councilman from the first district by moving out of the district, from Carpenter tp., to Rensselaer. Dr. Moore, who has been staying at the Makeever House for the past few days, is in a rather helpless condition, physically, and his relatives in this county have been notified to look after him. They have telegraphed his daughter in Los Angeles, of his condition, and it is likely he will be better cared for in the future, as he is hardly able to look after himself any more. The daughter may come here and take the old gentleman home with her, at least that seeips to be the hope of his friends here, Mrs. John Lilly, of near Wheatfield, who is mentally unbalanced and has been working in Rensselaer for a couple of weeks, was taken to jail Tuesday by the officers; but her husband came after her and took her home that afternoon. She returned to Rensselaer Thursday with her husband and went to the jail, where Dr. Hemphill examined her and ordered her re-committed to the asylum at Longcliff; from which she was released several years ago, she having been re-committed once b—fore from this county, in May, 1900. She has six children, the youngest being but 14 months old. She is about ,38 years of age.

REV. WINN TO LEAVE CITY.

Popular Pastor of Christian Church Te::*!«rcc His Resignation a Kev, Weeks Ago. Rev. W. G. Winn, who hag been pastor of the Christian ehurah of Rensselaer since September, 1911, and one of the ablest ministers of the gospel ever located_here, recently tendered his resignation to the church board, but the matter was not to be made public until some

time later. In some way, however, the fact of his having tendered his resignation became known to a few people outside of the church board, and Rev. Winn, therefore, decided to make a statement of the matter from his pulpit, and did so Sunday morning. | Xo definite time-is set for the taking effect of the resignation, but it is understood that it will not be until he has decided upon another location. It is also understood that he has two locations in view, one in Chicago and another in one of the southern states. • He will probably accept the Chicago charge. Rev. Winn apd family have made a host of friends since they have resided in Rensselaer wiho will regret very much to learn of their contemplated departure. The family also are much attached to this city, but the opportunities open to him elsewhere are probably better than he could possibly hope for here. It is probable that the date for the taking of effeet of his resignation will be announced soon.

SUBSIDY ELECTIONS TUESDAY.

Opinion Divided As to Probable Result of Second Elections in Carpenter and Jordan. The traction line subsidy elections in Carpenter and Jordan townships, will be held next Tuesday. Opinion! is much divided as to the probable result, those favoring the proposition of voting the tax being of the j opinion it will carry, although, they l say, the vote will be close, while! those opposed, say the proposition j will be defeated by a larger vote i than in February. At the former elections, in Feb- i ruary, the proposition was defeated' in Jordan by a vote of 86 to 58, a majority against of 28. In Carpenter it was defeated by 100, the east, precinct voting 93 for, to 92 against; j the. west precinct 52 for to 114' against, and the south precinct 65! for to 104 against. The tax asked for is 1% per cent in Jordan township and 2 per cent in Carpenter and Remington. _ j

Want Milk Train Put Back to Old Schedule.

A petition is being circulated by Firman Thompson, praying that the Monon change the time of its milk train back to its former schedule, and the business men of Rensselaer and the citizens of Parr signed the petition almost unanrimously. The petition also asks that trains Xo. 5 and 6, the Chicago-Louisville and Louisville-Chieago trains, respective--I>, stop at Parr. There is every reason why the Monon should v ith the demands, or appeals, rather, pi its patrons, as the schedule no\\ - ifi effect cuts out several important connections ufith other raidroads in this vicinity, and makes travel hereabouts very tedious, unless one uses an automobile. . It is also hoped that the Monon officials will soon see their way clear to again put.on the early morning Paper train, the Chicago papers at present being delayed several hours in their arrival here.

Boost Salary of Pastor and Organist.

The annual business meeting of the Presbyterian church was held Wednesday night. At this meeting it was reported that $£,254 had been raised and expended for the support and improvement of the local church, and that $4lO had been contributed to the missionary work of the church during the past year. All officers whose terms of service had expired were re-elected. SSO was added to the salary of the or ganist and SIOO added to the salary of the pastor. This makes the fifth similar increase that the eon-i gregation has given Mr. Parrett during the eight and one-half years of his pastorate here. j

Returns Unexpended Funds.

T. \\. Grant, who solicited funds to assure Ixurial ' and shipment to Ladoga of the body of Harley Brown, who was recently killed while bum-i ing a ride on the Monon near Pleas-' ant Ridge, pro-rated the excess' amount at fifty cents on the 'dollar to all who had eontribdted fifty' cents, or more. All donations of less value, amounting to an undi-i vided 'surplus of SI.BO were turned' over to the Board of ■ Associated Charities by Mr. Grant, who has closed the matter in a manner that should meet with the hearty appro-; val of all donors. ;

Birth Announcemtns.

April 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Miller, of Hanging Grove tp., a son. v

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, APRIL 4, fgi4.

$60,000 FIRE AT ST. JOE COLLEGE

Big New Gymnasium Burned Early Thursday Morning. ORIGIN OF FIRE UNKNOWN Loss Partly Covered by $35,000 Insurance—Structure Will LUkely Be Re-built This Season. The big gymnasium building at St. Joseph s College, just south of Rensselaer, was totally destroyed by fire at an early hour Thursday morning, and nothing but a part of the bare walls are left. The fire was first discovered at about 3:45 a. m„ and an alarm at once given and word phoned to Rensselaer for help. It was about 4:20 o’clock when the fire alarm was sounded here, and it was perhaps a half hour later before our fire company reached the scene. When first discovered the whole

ABOVE IS A PICTURE OF THE ST. JOSEPH COLLEGE GYMNASIUM TAKEN BEFORE THE RECENT IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE.

interior of the big building was a mass of flames, and seeing that any attempt would be futile to try to put out the fire, the efforts Were concentrated bv the college people with their quite efficient fire equipment, in saving the other buildings nearby, in which they were successful. V ith the combined college fire ■fight fig k ‘tifi’cvent and that of the o'ty company there were several streams o. water playing on the building;; nearby, the college ho vina erected a big water supply tank only

S. FENDIG ELECTED DELEGATE

And if. A. Gray Alternate to State Meeting of >l. \V. A. M. A. Gray, of Remington, ( buries Platt and George and Charles Reed, of Renssefaer, were the only ones from Remington and Rensselaer .V. W. A. Camps to attend the county M. \V. A. meeting at Wheatheld Wednesday. This meeting was or Fie purpose of selecting a delegate and alternate delegate troia Jasper county to attend the state -M- W. A. meeting, which will be held at Washington, Ind., in a few weeks. The meeting elected Simon Fen dig of Wheatfield, as delegate, and M. A. Gray, of Remington, as alternate. she Wheatfield Camp is* one.Of the most flourishing ip the country and has added greatly to its membership during the past year. Mr; Gray, w'ho is an old Woodman and has visited many different Camps of toe order, says the Wheatfield Camp is the best Camp that he ever saw At their meeting Wednesday night they had aboirt 100 in attendance and the work, he says, was A-l. Two candidates were initiated, and a banquet was served at midnight. It was about 2 o'clock Thursday morning before the Woodmen left the hall. The visitors say that the Wheatfield Woodmen did themselves pround in entertaining the visiting Woodmen. .

Good Hope Church. There will nojf any preaching at this point next Sunday afternoon. The next appointment will be filled and preaching services held here Sunday afternoon, April 19th.—W. G. WIXX. | . ■ ■ — —— Big Cattle Sale. Attention is. called to the ad else t wjihere in this paper of the public sale! Of 200 head of cattle by John G. and A. T. Brown, at the residence of the former, in .Monon, Wednesday, April Bth. ' 1

a few years ago, which rests on an iron framework 110 feet high, and furnished plenty of water. The fire was at a white heat within the brick walls of the gymnasium and every particle of woodwork was destroyed, while the big steel girders were bent in inumerable shapes front the intense heat. There was eight or more pianos, the band instruments, stage scenery, etc., within the building, all of which were worth several thousand dollars more, and were all consumed. The gymnasium equnpment and a The gymnasium equipment and a The contractor. Frank Medland, of Logansport, also lost some $5,000 to SB,OGu in tools, material, etc., including the unpaid 15 per cent on contract, which he would have received on completion of the work, and he had no insurance whatever. This building was erected in 190'4 and was originally but one story and besement. Last fall the building was raised entire and another story added at the bottom. The Yt'orlj of this improvement was about completed, such as plastering, cement work, etc., and it is understood that the contractors had been paid about 85 per cent of the contract price. The origin of the fire is unknown, but it might have started from var-

ious causes, such as electric wiring, spontaneous combustion or Qther causes arising from the work that was being done in co. leting the bui’ding. The loss is estimated at about > •'•9,000, and $25,000 insurance was .carried in Companies represented by B. Steward. It is a heavy blow to the college people, but they will probably begin at once preparations for re-building, the insurance money turnisblng a nest egg for replacing tile big structure !

ESTABLISH NEW RURAL ROUTE

Route No. '1 Out of Fair Oaks to Regin •lime I. Rural route Xo. 2 out of Fair Oaks, Jasper county, has been ordered established and same will begin June 1. The name of the carrier has not been given out as yet. ~t ;. has not been selected. The route will serve 101 families, but we are unable at this writing to give the line of the route, although it is all in Jasper county, we believe. The establishing of this route will give Jasper county, which is the second largest county in Indiana, in area, but having the smallest population per square mile of any of the 92 epunties in the state, a total of ! f rural mail routes —4 each out of Rensselaer and Ramin stun. 1 fc j : h out of McCoysburg, Parr, Tefft and Wbeatfield, and 2 out of Fdir Oaks. Nt bite county, on the ea--. ! more than twice this number of rural mail routes, yet is much smaller in area than Jasper county. R has, however, about one-third more inhabitants than Jasper. The route runs 3-4 mile north rom Fair Oaks, to the Otis ranch; ,1 mile east to Erwin corner; 2 miles norsh to Fay corner; 2 miles east to Virgie: l mile north to northeast corner of old E. Sayers" farm; T, miles east; 3 miles south to Laura: 4 miles west; ] mile north to Canady school house; mile west; % mile sputh; 1 mile to Virgfe road; 1 mile soufh to Cover's corner: 1 mile west to Kauffman corner: 2 miles south to Joe Brown corner; 3 miles 'Vest to Fair Oaks. The new route will accommodate a ilarge number of people wfio, since the abandonment of the Virgie postoffice, have been obliged to get their mail at Kniman. It will also accommodate >everal in about Laura.

Big Dance at Virgie.

There will be a big dance at Virgie on Saturday night. April 11. Good music and, good order. Everybody come.—H. F. LARSON.

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. RAIL DRIVEN THOUGH CAR. Fast Monon Mail Train Escaped Serious Wreck. Bedford, ind., March 31.—The fast south-bound Monon mail train from Chicago, due here at 3:10 o’clock this morning, escaped a serious w-reck near Harrodsburg, twelve miles north of this city, when a truck of the locomotive left the track. An entire T-rail was driven through the mail car, but no one was injured. The train arrived here three hours late.

Wife of Francesville Editor Dead.

Mrs. Judson Fitzpatrick, aged 36 years, wife of Editor Fitzpatrick of tbe Frances ville Tribune, died of tuberculosis at her home there Thursday, after long suffering from the disease. Mrs. Fitzpatrick, an ; active church and social worker, kind ■ and generous, was a favorite with who knew her.. She was a daughi ter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Petra, and was married to Editor Fitzpatrick in Lafayette, June, 1902. The funeral will be held from the M. E. ! church in Francesville today (Saturday). The Democrat extends deep- ! est condolences to Bro. Fitzpatrick.

Lafayette to Have Big New Hotel.

William A. Holt, manager of the Denison Hotel, will leave Indianapolis the latter part of the summer to (open a hot- 1 of his own at Lafayette. The Tippecanoe Hotel and Realty Company has been organized with Mr. Holt at its head, and a new :.ine-story hotel with 207 rooms will be built there. Mr. Holt began, the hotel business at the old Bates House, now the Claypool Hotel, as a Check boy in He later became manager of the 1 rand Hotel, when Thomas Taggart was at [The head of that institution, snd sires years ago lie went to : the Renisen as manager after Air. Tag • art had taken over that place. Associated with Mr. Holt in the n w business are Clinton B. Marshall, C. M. Henderson, James Bingham and others. In addition to the r * canoe Hotel and Realty Com--any, Holt Hotel Company also has been formed. The new Lafayette structure will be a modern hotel uildiiig. including a ballroom, a roof garden, a college inn, case arid offiier features.—lndianapolis Star.

COURT NEWS

New suits filed: No. 8211. Edward G. Ledke vs. Lewis A. Ledke; action in partition. This is the last week of the March term of the Newton circuit court, and after one week’s vacation the April term will convene in Jasper county, which will be our last term until September. The April term will begin on Monday, April 13. Court, items from Newton County Eterprise: H. T. Griggs, receiver of the Goodland bank, makes current report showing balance on hand of $3,940.50. The cases of John Borntrager and Gus Platt,* charged with violating the road law hy heavy hauling, were sent to .Jasi»er county for trial, and the HQ.OOid damage suit of Nettie M. Hubbard vs. the Newton County Stone Co., and the suit of A. B. Jenkins vs. M. E. Graves, for commission, vtere venued to Benton county. Some little excitement was caused in town Tuesday evening over the

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disappearance of Dr. S. H. Moore, against whose body an execution had been issued on a, judgment secured last week in the Newton circuit court for some $650 on a note given by the doctor to J. H. Hansson for an unpaid balance on an automobile bought by the doctor a couple of years ago, the note having come into the hands of D. S. Makeever, of Newton tp., who sued to recover on same. Dr. Moore was ordered by the court last Monday to turn over to the sheriff a chattel mortgage and note he held against Ancel Potts, also an alleged account against George \V. Casey, to whom the doctor had sold the automobile and whom, he stated, still owed him a balance on same. When the sheriff went to the doctor’s rooms over tne Model Clothing store, Tuesday afternoon, he found the same locked, and finally gaining access thereto, found no trace of the doctor nor of the property sought, it was thought that Dr. Moore had left town and gone to the home of his daughter in Los Angeles, Cal., where it was alleged he was getting ready to go when the execution was issued. Me returned, however, on the night train, and stated that he had been in Chicago on business. He stayed the remainder of the night at the Makeever House. Wednesday he declared that he had lost the note, and a search of his effects failed ot find it. Wtili the sheriff he went out to Potts’ and tho latter gave a new note to take the place of the one lost. Dr. Moore also turned over a check for S3O given him by George Casey, but the latter says this was for money he had loaned the doctor to get the automobile out of the garage, where it was held for storage. Mr. Casey says that he had given the doctor $320 for the automobile and paid him for it In full. This statement was borne out by a canceled check for $320 on the State bank given to Dr. Moore. Mr. Casey ordered payment stopped on the S3O cheek. At the hearing before Judge Han- , ley Monday, Dr. Moore stated that he was 85 years of age, and while he lias been finite a rugged and brilliant man, it is evident that he has failed rapidly in the last year or so and that bis mind is not just what it should be. He owns a 32C acre farm near Hamilton, N. Dak. This is understood to be clear except fob i $6,000 mortgage, and it is reported that the present difficulty win probably bo straightened out by his giving Mr, Makeever a second mortgage on this land.

Important! Read and Act.

Do you want the work of the cottuagricultural .agent continued? I here is mnue opposition on the part of the county council. Some oPilmfu 1 > not want to make an appropria- • >on to pay for the work. They f ’ :i!l > that the work does no good :l that the' people do not want it. * county council will' meet next Monday, April to consider making appropriation for a not her year. You should see your member or the council and express yourself. Tb% members ate: Walter V. Porter, Christian Lensler, Stephen T. Corner, Frank J. Babcock, Sylvester Gray and brank Lewis. Be present at the meeting. Monday, April ti, prepared to state your side of the question. Remember that if Jasper county docs not have a county agent they will have to help pay the bill i n other counties that do have.

Another Candidate for Congressional Honors.

Ele Stansbury, of Williamsport, has dhied his hat in the ring for the republican nomination for congressman from this district, making three candidates for the place, Will R. Wood, of W. O. Thomas, of Monticello, and M'r. Stansbury. 'S he more astute politicians of Jasper county are for Wood, and ft was amiusing to see the efforts made at the county convention Monday to keep the military editor of the Republican from being"'* delegate to 'the congressional convention, as he is said to be anti-Wood and favprs Thomas. By the withdrawing of George Scott, whose name was presented by Mayor Spikier, he became a delegate, however, and will probably be lined up for Wood by the rest of the delegates, although, as a matter of political policy, Jasper may give Thomas her vote on the first ballot. The convention will be held in Valparaiso April 28. A 100-egg Simplicity Incubator ?nd Brooder combined for sll.- -O. W. EGER. % . ....