Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1914 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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Branson Clark, of Milroy tp., Dead.

Branson Clark, a well known and respected farmer of Milroy township, who has been in failing health for some time, died Friday morning at his home, aged about 45 years. His death was caused from tuberculosis. A wife and family of children are left. The funeral was held Sunday, burial being made in the Benson cemetery in that township.

Contrary to the Weather Sharps. Easter Was Bright and Pleasant.

Except for the air being a little too cool, Sunday was a beautiful day for displaying Easter finery, and the churches all had good congregations. Last Easter was the beginning of the big floods, and rain fell all day. "Rain on Easter, rain for seven Sundays in succession,’’ is an old adage, and last year rain fell continuously all day on Easter Sunday, and we had rain on five of the succeeding Sundays following, it will be remembered.

Bound Over to Circuit Court.

Speaking of the blind tiger raids recently made in Goodland, the Goodland Herald says that Towm Councilman Fred Xoel, in whose rooms were found an eight gallon keg of beer, 29 bottles of beer and several empty whiskey bottles, was arrainged before Justice of the Peace J. W. Baer, and was bound over to the circuit court. Wm. Darroch and T. B. Cunningham, of Kentland, assisted the state in the preliminary hearing and Elmore Barce, of Fowler, the defense, according to the Herald.

Monticello Telephone Situation.

Monticello Journal: On the surface the telephone situation seems, to be about the same as it has been for six weqks past, although it is hinted that overtures have been made towards a compromise settlement between the Buffalo people and the Montlcell© people. A number of the business men, who ordered out their phones are still holding out and waiting for a definite settlement. Other phones have been ordered out since the first of the month. Also about 45 phones that were ou l have been ordered back.

Diploma Examinations.

Diploma examinations for the eighth grade pupils of the country schools 'will be held next Saturday April 18, at the following places' Gillam township. Center school house. Jordan township. Rensselaer school building. Kankakee township. Tefft. Keener township, D.motte. Marion township. Rensselaer school building. Newton township, Surrey school house. Union township, Fair Oaks. Walker township, Center school house. Wheatfield township, \\ heatfield school house Pupils of those townships that took the March examination will be notified in their report where to go for a second trial. Pupils of any township are at liberty to go to the most convenient place, though it may not be in their own township.. ERNEST LAMSOX, Supt. County Schools.

Tippecanoe County Republicans Endorse Will R. Wood.

The republicans of Tippecanoe county have endorsed the candidacy of Will R. Wood, of Lafayette, for the nomination for congress and the solid vote of that county will be cast for him at the district convention at Valparaiso, believed that Wood will secure the nomination. He has a few political enemies, of course, and it is rumored that these are responsible for bringing out Eie Stansbury, of Williamsport, as a candidate in order to split the delegations from the south end of the district, as Wood otherwise would have had a solid delegation from both, Benton and Warren.

Jasper county republicans are for Wood almost to a man, but may vote for W. O. Thomas, of Monticello, on the first ballot. Mr. Wood is a very able man, a good campaigner and no doubt the strongest candidate mentioned. He would undoubtedly carry Tippecanoe county, which went democratic two years ago by something like twelve hundred, by from one to two thousand plurality, his friends say.

A 100-egg Simplicity incubator and Brooder combined for sll. —C. W. EGER,

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 and Mrs. A. D. Babcock, of Goodland, were in the city Monday, Monday, May 4, is The last day for paying the spring installment of taxes to avoid their going delinquent. The big Sternberg dredge at work on the or river ditch, is now about 4 miles out and is throwing dirt arpidly. The second dredge will be ready to start on the Carpenter creek lateral in jfbree or four weeks now.

If you have not filed your mortgage exemptions with the county auditor, you should do So, remember, before May 1, in order to secure the exemption of taxes on same to which you are entitled, provided you file the necessary papers. Recent incorporations of interest to readers of The Democrat: McCray drain Company, Kentland; captial stock, $75,000; grain business; directors, Warren T. McCray, William Smmons and Adah E. Rush. The Ade Grain Company, Ade; capital stock, $30,000; handling grain; directors, Warren T. McCray, William Simmons and Fred Lyons. It is rumored that the progressives of this judicial circuit, will nominate Attorney Rogers, o: Morocco, for circuit judge ami Roy Blue, of Rensselaer, for prosecuting attorney. Present Judge, Charles W. Hanley, who has held the office for the past twelve years, will be a candidate for re-election, it is understood.

Marriage licenses issuted: Apirl 11, Clarence Jesse Hamilton, of Rensselaer. aged 29 ..June 18 last, occupation painter and decorator, to Dora Adaline Knight, also of Rensselaer, aged 25 July 27 last, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for each, that of male being dissolved by death Dec. 2G. 1913. and that of female by divorce in March, 1914. They were married at the home of the groom's mother, Mrs. Svlvester Richards, Saturday n ig':t by Rev. J. • . Green.

Carroll County Citizen-Times: Harry Reed has filed his rei>ort as i ppraiser under the inheritance tax law in the John B. Ellis estate, Jefferson tp. The personal property is appraised at $6,532,90; real estate at $32,840; total $39,272.90. I nder the law the»*e being four heirs. SB,OOO would be exempted which would leave $31,272.90 subject to a tax o"f one per cent or $312.27, which goes to the state, less the expense of appraisement which was slß,llO.

The personal effects of Dr. S. H.. Moore Were sold at sheriff's sale on the court house square Saturday afternoon. They consistod of numerous surgical instruments, medicine cabinets, and some badly bhttered office furniture, books, etc., that had probably cost several hundred dollars when new, but the entire bunch brought only $4 2. The property was sold on order of court to help Pay a judgment-in favor of s. Makeever, secured in the Newton circuit court a few weeks ago. Dr. Moore’s son-in-law came here from Los Angles, Cal., last week and took the old gentleman back home with him, and it is probable he will never see Rensselaer again, as ne is 86 years of age and quite feeblm

MUCH INTEREST MANIFESTED.

Meetings to Organize Roys’ Corn Club and Girls’ Poultry Club. County Agent Barrett, accompanied by Prof. Harper, of Purdue University and Superintendent Ernest Lamson, made a trip over the county last Friday and Saturday for the purpose of organizing a Boys’ Corn Club and Girls’ Poultry Club, Tbe

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RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1914

first stop was made at Center school house in Gillam tp. There a crowd of something like 75 boys, girls and parents had assembled. Mr. Harper gave a very interesting talk on the organization and work of similar clubs over the state. After Mr. Harper’s talk, County Agent Barrett talked to the boys and girls about some of the things they must do to make their club work a success. After this enrollment cards were passed out and quite a number of the boys and girls signified their intention of joining the club. The next stop was made at WheaVfield. Here the boys and girls from the northern part of the county had assembled. A similar routine was gone through here and about 75 boys and girls signified their intention of entering into the work. While the meeting was going on a fire broke out in the west part of town and a call was maae for all the large boys to help put it out, so that some possibly left the meeting without signing up.

Saturday morning, a meeting was held at Remington, and while the crowd was enthusiastic it was not as larg'e as at the other places. Saturday afternoon a large crowd of boys and girls assembled in County Agent Barrett’s office and on account of lack of space they went to the court room to organize. The prospects are for a large and enthusiastic Boys’ Corn Club and Girls’ Poultry dub. Boys or girls from over the county who did not get to attend these meetings and want to join in the work should send in their, name, age, township, postoffice, and parents name at once to Mr. Barrett or to .County Superintendent Lamson. so that they may receive membership cards and full instructions.

The remains of Roy Kessinger j were brought here , from Wabash | county last evening and taken to the | home of his sister. Mrs. Mark Jte-ed', I where the funeral wif. be held this morning at 10 o’clock, conducted i by Rev, C. E. Curnick of Trinity M. ■E. church. Deceased, who was a j former resident of Jordan to.. Jived with his mother near T’rbana. Ind., and would have been 31 years of age August 15 next, had he ilived. He has been in poor health with i liver and stomach trouble for several months. He joined the Methodist church some four yeant ago and lived a consistent Christian life. Burial was made in Weston cemej tery, hesihe hie tether.

COURT NEWS

Higher court items of inreiest to Jasi»er county readers: ■BB4 9.. Jay W. Stockton v Edward P. Lane et al. Jasper C. Appellant is granted time Lne uding May if, 1914. 226 25. -State ex rel. Stockton vs. Lane et al. White C. C. Cause is transferred from 8261 of Appellate court for -disagreement of judges. New suits filed; No. 8221. Ray G. Anderson vs. Harmon Clark suit on note. Demand S2OO. The April term ol the Jasper cir ouit court convened Monday. Yesterday was call day a& the follow’ng cases were set for trial: SECOND WEEK. •Monday, April 20. No. 8210. TKo. 34. Gifford v s. Ed Oliver, et hi. JSo £222. Klinger is. Klinger -ird y Kauger. .. . . - Friday, April 24—No. 814*9. Brown vs. Moody et al. THIRD WEEK Monday, April 27—No. 1542. State vs, Cavendish. No. 1544. State vs. Hocfrn. Jr. No. 7823. Beni. J- Gifford vs. Gifford Gun Club, et al. No. 8076. Port Huron Engine Co. vs. Wolfe, et al. ■V Tuesday, April 28—No. 1533. State vs. Miller.

Wednesday, April 29—No. 1545. State vs. Pratt. No. 1546. State vs. Borntrager. No. 8026. Bennie, et al. vs. Beebe and Lucas. Thursday, April 30—No. 8156. Allen vs. Estate of Gifford. No. 8172. 1 Chizum v§. Bingham. Friday, May I—No. 8167. Thompson vs. Robinson. No. 8170. Pass y*. Estate of Pass. 1 FOURTH WEEK. Monday, May 4—No. 1518. State vs, Clouse. No. 8185. Fenzel vs. Brookie. No. 8192. Jones vs. Bussell. Tuesday, May s—No. 8197. Erickson vs. Oliver and Zehr. No. 8203. Cochran, et al. vs. C. & W V Ry. Co. Wednesday, May 6—No. 8212. Oliver vs. Estate of Gifford.

Roy Kessinger Dead.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

Light and Telephone Pole< Ordered Removed From Washington j Street. At the meeting of the common council of the city of Rensselaer Monday evening, all members were present. The most important business transacted was the ordering of the unsightly telephone poles along the business section of Washington street, from Front to Cullen, This will entail considerable labor and expense, as the wires must be carried down the alleys and connections made front the rear of business -buildings, instead of the front, as now. The matter of installing a new system of lighting along this same street was discussed and it is the intention to lay wires in conwhen the new street improvement is put in, and put in the boulevard system of lighting. This work will be done bv the city front the light fund, and it is probable that the single light, with one large globe, mounted on iron posts, set at the edge of the sidewalk, will be used. These lights use a new lamp which consumes much less ’‘juice” and give a better light than the old kind, it is said. This improvement will add greatly to the. appearance of our principal business street, and the posts should be placed close enough to give the proper degree of light. it would also seem that the lights should be extended on the west to the river bridge. The petition of Charles Battleday et al to vacate part of Elm street and narrow Summer street, was referred to the street coinmit;ee. Petition of \V. O. Rowles et al for street light on McCoy avenue, was referred ot light committtee.

Petition of John A. Dunlap et al! for sewer on south Cullen st.; cityj engineer directed to prepare plans and siKJcifications and city attorney to prepare resolutions for said sewer. Permission was granted to sell 200 crossing brick to Dr. \V. L. Meyer. The price of water rentals for the different churches was fixed as follows: Christian church. $7.50 per annum; Methodist and Presbyterian churches, ffc.oo each. George F. JVleyers was re-appoint-ed member of the City Charities Board. --4------

HUSTLING FOB BUSINESS.

j fee max who whispers down a well about the goods he has to sell, won’t ream the golden, gfearning dollars like the one who climbs a tree and .hollers. I ami selling buggies on Freet street, a mew car just received.—C. A. ROBERTS, Rensselaer, fnd.

LETTERS FROM OUR READERS

From Tarimn Springs. Ha. Tarpon Springs. Fla., April 7ft. F E. Babcock, Rensselaer. Ind. My Bear Babcock: * arirved here Monday evening after spending several days in northern Florida and at Stetson University. I found as fine land in Madison and Suwannee counties as auy one could wish to see. 1 saw a* fine oats and rye as I ever sow grow. A field of rye hi full head that was seven f*-**t tall. The land has a clay sub-soil I iw; s shown a patch of alfalfa that was two years old and had been cut fourteen times. The water :s fine, hut good farmers are scarce. Improved farms can be bought from fifteen to twenty-five dollars per acre. It is sure a paradise for the stockman. Kindly change my paper to E. 'Peacock, Tarpoti Springs, Fla. Very truly, E. PEACOCK.

C.O. Griffith Writes From Milford. Illinois.

Milford, 111., April 12. Jasper County Democrat, Rensselaer, Ind. Gentlemen:—Enclosed find check or subscription to Tbe Democrat to August 3, 1915. We are all well at present but are having an awful wet, cold spring, with hut little work done in the fields as vet. There are very few oats sown. The past week ve have not been able to get in the fields at all. Monday and Tuesday it rained all day- and then turned cold and froze up, with a few snow flurries. I see by The Democrat that our neighbor, Andy Messmaa, and family, was in Rensselaer, last Sunday. Roads have been very poor for auUd»g here this spring. Very truly, C. 0, GRIFFITH.

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. t Generally Fair Weather Forecast f«r Easter Week. Washington, April 12. Generally fair weather for Easter week in all parts of the country except the south Atlantic states, where rain is indicated for the first day or two, was forecast tonight by the weather bureau. "It will lie cool and frosty over the central and eastern districts, ’* said the bulletin. ce there are no present indications of the approach of a disturbance over the north west, for several days at leaSt, the fair weather is likely to continue the greater portion of the week tclearing by Tuesday in the south Atlantic states) with a return to more moderate temperature."

Still in Doubt.

One of our citizens, in close touch with some of the Motion officials, says the company has come to no conclusion as yet as to what they will do with their new purchase of the Gifford road, with the exception that it will be finally used for a double track from Monon, but where it will intersect their main line in this county has not been decided. One line has been run to strike The main line at Cedar Lake, and some grading is done and the right-of-way cleared all the way to the Panhandle road east of this place. Should they connect with the main road as far north as St. John they may strike Crown Point, but up to the present tim** the officials have corne to ho deVisicm. —Crown Point Star. •

Lafayette Pastors Object to Card Party for Charity.

I.afavette, Ind., April 13. —The Ministers’ Association toI ‘lay adopted resolutions by vote of |l2 to 4. disapproving the charity ! card party to be given by tho Piok- : «iek Club, an organization vyhose ; members are young society women of Lafayette, married and single. I'i1 'i ne ministers prot. :t against the public card party, which is to be given to morrow, on he ground that attendances is to be by paid admission and the contestants in the ! card games are to play for prizes, i Th e c ard party is to be given for the benefit of the Martha Home and r tower Mission. More than 1,000 ! tickets have betm sold. The officers of the club held a meting this afternoon and after considering the ministers’ protest and after conferring Aith officers of the Martha Home and Flower Mission decided to hold the party.

Democratic Editors to Picnec June Twentj-fifth and Seventh.

The annual snrnrrer meeting and outing of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association will he held June 25, 2fi and 27 at Evansville and Mt. Vernon. The date for the meeting was fixed Monday at a meeting of the executive committee of the association, held at the office of Secretary of •State ElHngham, who is publisher of the Decatur Democrat. The editors, their families and friends will be entertained at> a banquet given on the first evening by the Evansville Commercial Club ; arid oti the second day they will go jby boat on the Ohio river to Mt. Vernon, where they will be guests at a barbecue given by Charles ALreathcmse, state superintendent of public instruction, an cl citizens of ] p o*ey county. TheV will return to Evansville on the third day for a sightseeing trip over the city. A special train departing from Indianapolis about noon on June 25, will °arry the editors to Evansville,

Dryfus Theater Burned at Lafayette.

The new Dryfus theater at Lafay-«-tte, one of the finest theaters in the state, was totally destroyed by fire at 5 o’clock Friday morning,

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the Are having started in the boiler room of the heating system. Capt. John Mitchell, 45 years old, of fire company No* 4, was killed by one of the falling walls. The loss i 3 estimated at $70,000. with only $12,000 insurance. The Purdue Harlehquin Club, which was to have staged “What Happened to Venice," in the Drvfus yesterday, lost all its scenery and costumes valued at $1,809. A SI,OOO drop curtain, showin- the Purdue campus, donated by George Ade, was also lost. Klaw A- Krlanger’s big production of "Ben llur" was to have been staged there next Mon ’ay and Tuesday. . .' This theater was built originally in 1872, but was remodeled in 1909 at an expense of $50,000 and was named ‘ The Dryfus,"as a monument to its owner, Leopold Dryfiis, a wealthy packer, who was almost prostrated over the loss

Peterson Stood Alone.

With the exception of Representative ,1. H. Peterson, all the Indiana representtaives prose: t when the house voted, late five other day, to retain the “mileage, graft” of 20 cents a mile for congressmen, opposed the measure. Representative Llob, Adair, Barnhart, Dixon and Moss wero even in favor of striking out all mileage allowances, while the others urged a -eduction in the present rate. Tho absentees were Korby, Cline, Culp and Gray. Mr. Peterson believes a congressman should get all the mileage graft he can get out of his job. Representative Cox, of Indiana, another democrat denounced it as a measly and indefensible graft: “I am going to cite a few illustrations of this practice,” he said to the committee. “I shall not dodge the issue at ' all but shall use myself as an illustration. ' I receive S3OO mileage at each session of congress and SSO pays my expenses from my home and from here hack to my home. Therefore I am realizing a net profit of $250 on mileage. Tgo home occasionally but 1 do not think the people of this country should he taxed to pay my expenses when I go home. I think I ought to pay those expenses • myself because when I go back home I go as much for my own interest as for the Interest of my constituents and, as a rule, all others do the same.”—Lake County Times. ,

Change Already Noticed.

Our people going t*o Hammond recently, since the Calumet river overflowed its banks, say there are all kinds of wild ducks there, and they seem to know the new law protects them. They are also reported as numerous on the Kankakee and are already quite tame as compared to other seasons when there* were more hunters than ducks. Another great change is noticed in the county clerk’s office where hundreds of hunters-’ licenses were issued each spring, arid now there are none. The birds also, seem more numerous this spring, especially the robins w’hlch have come ijn great numbers and all seem to prefer making their home in town, rather than the* country.- • Crown Point Star.

Examiners Let Out

Indianapolis. April 1 3. Fifty or "lore of the examiners of the state hoard of accounts today received letters from Chief Examiner Hendren notifying them that the state no longer needed their services. Hendren explained that it was not because of any inefficiency but because through; a hotter system the state is able to hand'** the work with a smaller nurhber of workers. He would ndt make public the list.

What Ho! Captain?

Indiana supreme court has held that the Kankakee river is not a navigable stream Probably some „f the judges are accustomed to fishing i n it and want to preserve its pristine 'ame by keeping deep-sea ships in other waters Those thirsty souls who have fallen overboard, however, while baiting - o. 8 spoons will wonder what theblamed river is ir it isn’t navigable. —Hammond Times.

Hirth Announcements. April 12, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Harriott, of Union tp; a daughter. Aprij 13th, to Mr. and Mrs. Chester Halstead, of Newton tp a daughter.