Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1914 — Page 1

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ANOTHER SUBSIDY ELECTION

Will Be Asked For by Railroad Promoters in Jordan and Carpenter Townships. The present promoters of the Northwestern Indiana Traction Company, announce that they will ask for another subsidy election in Carpenter and Jordan townships, where the proposition has twice been turned down in the past two months. This time, they say, they will ask for % per cent less than in the previous elections—l% per cent in Carpenter and 1 per cent in Jordan. It is understood that petitions are now being circulated to file with the county commissioners at their regular meeting, one week from Monday. Now, regardless of whether one’ favors or is opposed to this subsidy 1 , it seems to us that it is an infernal outrage on the people to attempt to wear them out on this proposition. They have twice spoken very decisively in the matter in the past 60 days. It ought to be unlawful to call an election oftener than one or two years, at least, to vote on the same proposition, and our remembrance is that an act of this kind was passed by the last legislature, but was lost or destroyed in the disgraceful rampage that some of the members of the “late lamented’’ went on the last night of the session, and it never reached the governor.

If it is right for one side to call another election when a question is decided aversely to them by the voters, it should also be right for both sides to do this. It is an imposition on the people of Carpenter and Jordan townships to compel them to leave their work again at a busy season of the year and go to the polls and vote on a proposition which they have already sat down upon twice, and it is hoped that if they are compelled to do so, they will defeat the proposition so badly that it will never be heard from again.

The Democrat believes that the county commissioners should refuse to grant a third election in either of these townships, and if the promoters want to carry t’.e proposition further let them appeal to the circuit court with their petition.

CLASS OF THIRTY-TWO

Will Graduate From Rensselaer High School Next Month. The Rensselaer high school graduating class this year will number thirty-two, 19 girls and 13 boys, against a class of 29 last year, 17 boys and 12 girls. The graduates are,-boys: Dorris Crooks Harold Fidler Ernest- Garriott George Healey Edward M. Honan Ralph Lakin Kenneth Groom Emil Hanley Worth McCarthy Paul Miller Edward Rose Ransom Sawin Laban Wilcox Girls: Orpha Barton Amy Bringle Ethef Clarke Jennie Chamberlain ' Nellie DeLong Gertrude Faylor Neva Garriott Lura Halleck Lucy Harris Marjorie Loughridge Isabel Martin Gay Makeever Edna Price Marian Parker ’ Hazel Reeves Feme Tilton Beatrice Tilton x Emily Thompson Catherine Watson Commencement week will begin May 24, with the baccalaureate sermon at the M. E. church by Rev. Curnick, Sunday evening.

Attention I. O. O. F.

Members of Iroquois Lodge, No. 143 I. O. O. F. are notified to meet in their lodge room at 7:00 p. m., Sunday, April 26, for the purpose of attending anniversary services at the Christian church.—F. M. NORMAN, Noble Grand. Concrete Cement Work a Specialty. Sidewalks, cisterns, water tanks and all kinds of cement work done. All work guaranteed.—J. J. MILLER, phone 458.

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. The White circuit court convenes next Monday. Albert Knovsky, of Demotte, will ask for a renewal of his license to conduct a saloon at that place at the May meeting of the county commissioners.

Mrs. W. I. Hoover, wife of Sheriff Hoover, accompanied by Mrs. Jesse Nichols, matron at the poor asylum, took Mrs. Emily Magers, 85 years old, to the insane asylum at Longcliff yesterday. Mrs. Magers was an inmate of the poor asylum, and was adjudged insane last week.

Another of those “nasty” cases, which have been altogether too frequent in Jasper county for the past year, was filed in the circuit court last week, the prosecuting witness being Vina Smith, a girl 14 years old, who charges Lem McCarthy, her brother-in-law, with assault upon her on March 21 last with intent to commit a felony. McCarthy resides in the north part of town and is employed on the Sternberg dredge.

An affidavit has been filed in the circuit court by Carl Steinhilb?r, a young German blacksmith of Kniman, against Janie's Davis,, also of that place, charging the latter with assault and 1 battery on the person of the former on April ? % but at this writing no arrest has yet been made. According to Steinhilber’s story the trouble was caused over remarks Davis is alleged to have made about the former’s wife; that some one had been peeking about Steinhilber’s house of nights, and a watch-charm was found at the side of the house that is alleged to have been the property of Davis. The alleged assault occurred in the store and postoffice at Kniman, and it is said to have been caused from Steinhilber’s refusing to give up the watch-charm on Davis’ demand for it. The former was beaten up considerably about the face, but alleges that he struck no blows in return.

The action of the county council at its meeting this week, in refusing to appropriate funds for the salary of a county agent after tihe expiration of the present appropriation, July 1, it seems to us is to be regretted, although it is not probable that this failure on the part of the council to appropriate funds for the purpose would mean that the office is jfp be abolished if anyone cares to take the matter into court, for it is likely that the county council could be mandated to make such appropriation. In fact, a case is now pending in the higher courts from Fountain county, wherein this same question has arisen, and it is believed that a decision will be rendered in a few weeks.

In our opinion JaSper county has not tried this matter out for a long enough period to determine whether it is a good thing or not, and it seems to us that it should have been continued for another year at least before giving it up. Perhaps then we would dot care to. Quite a number of the more progressive farmers have consulted with our county agent—who is working all of the time in conjunction with Purdue University—and are carrying out experiments in crop growing under his directidn. Especially is this true with Alfalfa and other crops comparatively new to Jasper county. Another thing that'is of vast benefit to our people, as a whole, is the interest that County Agent Barrett has aroused among the boys and girls of the county, and in the boys’ corn contest for this year he has enrolled 184 boys, who will contest for the prizes offered; and

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1914.

in the girls’ poultry club, 124 girls of the county have been enrolled. This means that they will take a special interest in, these two important branches and the experience that they gain will be of inestimable benefit to them in the years, to come. J

Loses Many Hogs From Cholera.

- S. A. Brusnahan, of near Parr, has lost over forty head of hogs from cholera during the past few weeks, and the number will probably reach fifty ere its ravages is stopped. He has vaccinated the remainder of his herd and hopes to save most o> them. Moet of his neighbors in that vicinity lost no time in having their herns vaccinated as soon as it was definitely learned that the disease was cholera, while others hastily sold off their herds before they became infected. Firman Thompson had already had his big herd vaccinated.

Remember the Hanging Grove, Marion,and Newton township democratic township this afternoon, the official calls for w r hich appear on the second page of today’s Democrat.

Among the republicans from here who attended the state conventioh this week were: County Chairman McLain, J. N. Leatherman, A. H. Hopkins, Mose Leopold, Judge Hanley and Rex Warner.

Ele Stansbury, of Williamsport, has withdrawn from the race for the republican nomination for congress from this district, which leaves only Will R. Wood, of Lafayette, and W. O. Thomas, of Monticello, in the field. Wood will no doubt secure the nomination very easily. The convention will be held in Valparaiso next Tuesday.

Big Ditches Work Wonders in Country About Monon.

Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Rabcbck, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan, took a delightful automoI bile trip Wednesday of 60 miles, goi ing from Rensselaer to Lee, Monon, Reynolds, Wolcott, Remington and , thence back home. The stone road , from Rensselaer to Monon is but little known to Rensselaer autoists. A part of the road east of Pleasant ' Ridge is quite rough at present owing to there being so many loose stone in the road, but from Lee on south and into Monor. the road is i better than anything we have in i Jasper county. I To one who has known this section of country for a number of | years, the improvements made of late in' the way of drainage, new i buildings and farm improvements, is ' something wonderful. Out on the former Thompson ranch, east of Pleasant Ridge, Jack Lawler is spending a great deal of money tiling, fencing, etc. A very large new barn has been put up at Pleasant Ridge, and his two brick or tile silos east of the Ridge, perhaps a couple of miles, are said to be the largest in the state, each having a capacity of some 500 tons. All the way into Monon a great change is noted in the farm lands along the route, and there are now many very nicely improved farms in that section. Between Monon and Reynolds one also notes a great change in the country. All of that section used to be quite wet and consequently not very productive. The big ditches put through there in recent years have furnished an outlet, much tiling has been done and the country is improving very rapidly. The same is true of the country on west of Reynolds, and in about Seafleld, which used to be a by-word all along the state line division of | the! Panhandle road, there are now fine productive farms and the country looks very prosperous. The roads were fine ail the way from Lee around to Remington, and except for the loose stone above referred to on the road east of Pleasant Ridge, the Range Line road from Remington to Rensselaer was in the worst condition of any part of the route traversed. In fact, the latter -oad has been in the worst condition all spring that we have ever seen it since it was improved.

Odd Fellows’ Anniversary.

The brethren of our order will celebrate its anniversary, Sunday, April 26. Rev. Postill, of Rensselaer, will deliver the address at 11 a. no., at the Parr dhurch. A cordial invitation is extended to all.—Sec. of Parr Lodge No. 789.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

Political Notes.

GENERAL ANU 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. BLIW~TIGER AT MT. AYR. , I . Raid Made and Three Men Bound Over to Newton Circuit Court. On a warrant sworn out in Justice Mock’s court, Sheriff Dowling and Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Ross went to Mt. Ayr Tuesday and placed George Eggleston, August Buck and J. M. Miller under arrest, charged with violating the liquor laws. They were brought to Kentland and at a pleliminary hearing waived examination and were bound over to the circuit court. On searching the premises the sheriff and prosecutor found eight barrels of bottled beer and a quantity of whiskey and wine, which they seized and will Introduce at the trial.—Newton County Enterprise.

HEMP ON MUCK LAND.

New Industry Growing in Kosciusko County Marshes. Warsaw, Ind., April 24.—Hemp growing is becoming one of the leading industries in Kosciusko county. Muck land, originally almost worthless, is now being used for hemp. J. B. Abbott, head of the department of soils and crops of Purdue university, is now hero studying the muck soil for the purpose of finding a fertilizer that will improv? the quality of the hemp. The Purdue experiment station is co-operating with the bureau of plant industry at Washington. A representative of' the bureau will come to the county this week to make further investigation.

Deplhi Factory Burns.

Delphi, Ind., April 23.—Fire tonight destroyed the plant of the Great Western Canning Company here. The loss is $150,000, partially covered by insurance. The origin of the fire is unknown.

Bass Lake Fire Loss Is $40,000.

Knox, Ind., April 23.—Fire today destroyed the buildings at the White City Amusement Park at Bass Lake, causing a loss of $40,000. The buildings were erected several years ago by a syndicate and had been leased for an Industrial school to be opened in June.

Not in the Trust. The Mighty Haag railroad shows, which exhibit in Rensselaer on Wednesday, May 6, are not in the show trust. Several inducements were made to Mr. Haag to join the show trust, but .he refused all offers, and will continue to give the public the same high class shows, only this season will be enlarged in every department, as the show now travels on its own special trains k of cars. The trust magnates advised Mr. Haag to obliterate the street parade, but he refused positively, and this year has enlarged his street pageant so as to make it two miles in length, with plenty of music, pretty ladies, fine horses, funny clowns and massive open cages of animals and takes place <daily on the public streets free.—Advt.

Pythian Sisters’ District Meeting.

The Pythian Sisters, of Rochester, are preparing to entertain the district meeting which will be held in that city on May 15tb. The district is composed of the following Temples: Rochester, Galveston, Young America, Logansport, Star City, Monticello, Chalmers, Brookston, Francesville, Rensselaer, Goodland, Brook, Morocco, Kentland, Oxford, Fowler, Monon and Reynolds. The Rochester sisters expect about 200 visiting members to be present. The Grand Chief, Mirs. Laura Smith, of Marion; the Grand

DAY’S WAR DEVELOPMENTS

Plan* are practically complete for the advance of American troop* from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico. Fifth brigade and battery of artillery ordered to Vera Cruz to aid the naval force*. Three regiment* and artillery ordered to the border. Carranza warned <by President Wilson that United States will deal with all who support Huerta. Mexican Charge Algara leave* Washington for Canada, accompanied by secret service chief, and American Charge O’Shaughnessy arrives at Vera Cruz escorted by Huerta's chief of staff. Reports anti-American disturbances at capital and recommends sending troop*. General Villa tells state department agent he will not be dragged Into war with United States by anybody. Three more Americans are killed and 25 wounded In the fighting at Vera Cruz. Secretary Daniels order* an extra squadron of 16 warships to leave Sunday for the gulf. Anti-American mobs are forming In the City of Mexico. More than twelve hundred refugee* leave Tampico on British and German ship*. The embargo against shipping arms Into Mexico was restored, cutting off the rebel source of supply. President Wilson may appear before congress within forty-eight hours and ask authority to call for 400,000 volunteers. s. Brazil consent* to look alter Interest of the United States during Inter* ruptlon of diplomatic relations.

Mistress of Records and Correspondence, Cora Hood, of Bluffton, and the district deputy, Mildred Graves, of Morocco, will be in attendance, besides members from all nearby towns. A large class will be initiated.

Purtelle Freed in Frankfort Check Case.

Frankfort, Ind., April 22,—Eugene Purtelle, erstwhile promoter of a mammoth subway project for Chicago and also the promoter of the Tipton & Frankfort and other traction lines in this state, was acquitted by a 1 jury in the Circuit Court here today of passing fraudulent Checks. It was while Purtelle was at Tipton engaged in backing the Tipton-Frankfort line that he is alleged to have passed fraudulent checks, the specific charge being that he issued a check for S2OO, which was cashed by a bank here, without having sufficient money in the banks fit Tipton to meet the check. The state failed to prove Purtelle’s intent to defraud. Following his acquittal Purtelle departed for Chicago to make arrangements with his backers for resuming work on the Tipton-Frankort line. Purtelle abandoned work on the line after his arrest last May.

Milk Train Will Go Back to Old Schedule.

Milk train, No. 40, will return to practically its old schedule on Sunday, May 3. It will leave Lafayette at 6:00 a. m., reach Rensselaer at 7:33 and arrive in Chicago at 10:40. Returning, No. 39, will leave Chicago at 3:10 p. m., and arrive at Lafayette at 8 p. m., running on the same schedule as at present. Some other slight changes will also be made in the running time of some of the trains, it is understood, and trains 5 and 6 will stop at Parr on Saturdays, it is reported.

Birth Announcements.

April 21 to Mr. and Mrs. Vern Michael, of near Kniman, a daughter. April 22, to Mr. and Mrs. Ross Ramey, a daughter,

Highest prices paid for cream, butter and eggs.—JOS. A. LUERB, Parr, Ind. a -25 Vulcanizing and Tire Repairing. Tom Bissenden is now located in the Rensselaer garage with a full equipment for vulcanizing, repairing automobile tires. Take your work to him and get satisfactory results at reasonable prices. ts I <?arry one of the finest oil stoves on the market. Bolts, nails and fence staples, oils, gasoline and auto acessories.—JOS. A. LUERS, Parr, Ind. a-25 Calling cards, the correct sizes* both plain and linen finish, constantly in stock in The Democrat’s fancy stationery department. An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office.

Vol. XVII. No. 6.

3 MORE KILLED Al VERA CRUZ, ATTACK AWAITED

Admiral Intrenches Troops to Meet Federals. RED CROSS FIRED UPON Nine Mexican* Captured Said to Have Disregarded Flag and May Be Executed—Business Is at Standstill.

Vera Cruz, April 24. —American marines are intrenched outside the city awaiting an attack by General Maas, who has 2,000 troops at Terela, 15 miles distant. It is said he is expecting 4,000 more from Pueblh. Nine Mexicans were captured after they had fired on the Red Cross and probably will be executed. It was learned that an American marine was killed early in the morning by an American sentry. The latter was a bluejacket and when he saw a form approaching him in the dark forgot his orders to challenge three times before firing but fired immediately. The marine was shot dead. Intermittent firing by snipers at marines and bluejackets disclosed the fact that General Maas before fleeing from the city liberated the convicts in the penitentiary on their promise to fire at the Americans from ambush. About one hundred Mexican prisoners were taken during the day. It is estimated the Mexicans have lost 100 dead and 150 wounded. Three More Marines Killed. Washington, April 24.—Admiral Badger reported to the navy department that three more men had been killed and 25 wounded in the fighting at Vera Cruz.

The Dead. D. J. Lane, seaman. E. H. Frohllchstein, ordinary sea- • man. E. C. Fisher, ordinary seaman. The Wounded. Frank Phillips, drummer; George J. Boden, gunner's mate, second class; E. G. Wright, ordinary seaman; H. Flrdth, ordinary seaman; L. H. Taylor, seaman; W. O. Keas, chief turret captain; R. E. Lee, ordinary seaman; Edward C. Walker, seaman; H. P. Nagorowski, private; R. O. Jans, seaman; W. L. Hawk, boatswain’s mate, first class; T. V. Blscup, boatswain’s mate, second class t J. L. Harris, seaman; P. A. Stevens, ensign; C. C. Wilcox, ordinary seaman; S. J. Everett, ordinary seaman; L. F. Bates, seaman. Troop Convoy Ordered. Secretary Daniels said that he had directed Admiral Badger to designate such ships he thought best to act as a convoy for the troops ordered by the war department to proceed from Galveston to Vera Cruz to co-operate with the naval forces. Secretary Daniels gave the news in this statement: "Admiral Badger wires that he landed the battalion from the Minnesota, Michigan and South Carolina and that the landing forces now ashore totals about five thousand four hundred men. The Minnesota, Chester, Prairie and San Francisco are lying in the inner harbor. "Admiral Badger reports that as a result of desultory firing, which continued about the city at night and morning, three more American sailors were killed and about twenty-five wounded.” "The landing party now occupies all the city,” continued the statement, "and outposts have been stationed on the sand hills in the rear, who have been engaged in constructing defensive works. All Work I* Stopped. "Admiral Badger, who is in command on shore, is making every effort to Induce Mexican municipal authorities to resume their duties and take up the early administration of the city. He reports negotiations fairly successful so far. All work in the city is still stopped and no business is being transacted. “The public service utilities have stopped because the employes refuse to run the eventual risk to themselves of resuming employment. "Very little food supply has been 1 coming into the city and it is thought that in a few days the question of feeding the people of the city will become paramount, and that it is possible the United states will be called upon to furnish food. The water supply also is causing some anxiety. "The Mexican forces are disposed along the railroad line and, while Admiral Badger reports the rumor that they are preparing to attack, he adds that he doubts if this is true, and expressed his belief that any attack can be successfully resisted,”

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