Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1914 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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Class Play a Great Success.

The high school Senior class play, “Adventures of Braggs,” a 3-act compdy, presented at Ellis theater Wednesday and Thursday nights, drew good crowds and was well received. Music was furnished by the high school orchestra, assisted by John Healy and Edwin Robinson, and was a pleasing feature of the entertainment. Following was the cast of characters: Tom Scott, of the “Independent” - - - - - Emil Hanley Arthur St. John, His College Chum - - - - - Laban Wilcox William Blight, Editor, Ransom Sawin Hon. Alex. Braggs, Candidate for Judge - - - Paul Miller Aaron Cutter, a Costumer - - - - Ralph Lakin Dan, Servant - Worth McCarthy Martha Murphy, Tom’s Aunt - - - - -“ Marian Parker Lillian Blight, Blight’s Daughter - - - - - Edna Price Kitty Braggs, Braggs’ Daughter Catherine Watson Mrs. Susanna Bird, a Widow - - - Marjorie Lougnridge The players acquitted themselves with credit, and Paul Miller, as the leading man; in Mr. Braggs, and Worth McCarthy, as the colored servant, were especially good. Marian Parker, the leading lady, and Edna Price, Catherine Watson and Marjorie Loughridge were each and all good, while Emil Hanley, Laban Wilcox, Ransom Sawin and Ralph Lakin carried out their respective parts in a Very creditable manner indeed. ,

The story of the play in brief is as follows: Colonel Braggs, a candidate for county judge, visits the home of his old friend, Martha Murphy, who is in love with him. Her nephew, Tom Scott, persuades Arthur St. John, a friend, to impersonate the Colonel at a military ball where he does some things that make the basis of a spicy newspaper article by Tom in the “Independent,” of which Blight is editor. The actions of the supposed Colonel at the ball also bring the real Colonel two challenges to duels. Arthur St. John falls in love with Kitty, the Colonel’s daughter, is sorry that he has stirred up the trouble, and disguises himself again as the Colonel to fight the duels for him. After some shots are exchanged, Miss Martha rushes in, embraces the supposed Colonel, pulls off his whiskers, and the secret is out. Those who have made the trouble are forgiven, , and everything ends happily.

A Growing Nuisance.

Rensselaer must certainly be considered an easy mark by all the “panhandlers,” beggars and solicitors tor this and that in the country. Scarcely a day goes by but from one to a half-dozen such people make the rounds of the business houses for donations or appeals for money. Some few —a very few, no doubt —-are deserving, but the fa? greater number are fakes and take this means of securing easy money. Thursday morning, within two hours time, three people of this Jdnd including a woman garbed in the Salvation Army uniform—made the rounds of the business district. Two of the launch were men, one at least apparently able-bodied, but carrying typewritten affidavits that he was afflicted with a tubercular trouble, and they picked up many dimes and quarters here. This sort of thing has become a perfect nuisance, and if one Were to give to everyone who came along he would have nothing left for himself. A good policy to pursue, it would seem, is to turn ’em all down except in the apparently most deserving cases, and like as not then one will be buncoed more often than not.

Plano Announcement.

I wish to state that I am the exclusive local dealer for the famous Tonk and Strohber pianos. I cordially invite you to call at my residence on Front and Harrison streets and inspect these beautiful instruments. I buy and sell these pianos outright and am in a position to quote the lowest possible prices. No trouble to show.—OTTO BRAUN, Exclusive Dealer. See this Tonk record—eleven gold medals.

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

COURTHOUSE 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 Ofiices. W. H. Parkison was in Monticello on legal business Wednesday. Supreme court item of interest here, were appeal was taken: 22200. Williams vs. Osborne et al. Jasper C. C. Appellant’s petition for rehearing is denied Marriage licenses issued: May 19, Frank Seifert, of Wolcott, aged 29 this month, occupation painter and decorator, to Jesse Verne Garvin, of Rensselaer, aged 27 Dec. 3 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

Marriage licenses issued: May 21, Wilbus Lucas, of Portland, Oregon, aged 31 June 30 last, occupation machinist, to Violet Sumner, of Barkley tp., aged 22 July 1 26 last, occupation school teacher. First marriage for each. The progressive congressional convention, first decided to be held in Rensselaer, on June 4, will be held in Lafayette instead. The place but not the date has been changed. The progressives of Tippecanoe county will hold their county convention in Lafayette on the same day. The republican judicial convention, for the nomination of a judge and prosecutor ,of this circuit will be held at Brook on Tuesday, June 9. Judge Hanley, who has held the place for twelve years will have no opposition in the’*’ convention. Ray Cummings, of Kentland, is being talked of for prosecutor, but it is also possible that Jasper county may have a candidate, it is reported.

A compromise has been effected in the suit of the Rensselaer rommercial Club against the IT. S Match Co., which was instituted by the former to quiet title to the “factory” and the ground it "occupies. Under the terms of the compromise the Commercial Club gets the factory and the five acres of ground'in connection with same and the unsold strip of land along the Monon tracks, subject to existing leins as we understand it. These with the sheriff’s sale to the Central Rubber and Supply Comany, will total about SI.OOO, it is said.

The supreme court has affirmed the Lake circuit court in holding that the charges against James A. Patterson, prosecuting attorney for Lake county, did not state facts sufficient to warrant his removal from office. The court held that a prosecutor may not* be impeached for mere neglect of duty. “Negligence is a relative term, and to subject such officers to the necessity of defending himself against charges of official neglect that might be made by any one, including possible accusations Inspired by malice or revenge, might cause more harm than gopd.to the public,” said the court.

ON BICYCLE TO THE COAST.

Two Young Meli Pass Through Rensselaer on Way From Atlantic City to Los Angeles. Vernon P. Cox and Jack Edmonds, the former an automobile repair man and the latter a stenographer, ' both of Atlantic City, N. J., passed through Rensselaer Thursday noon and made a short stop here. The young men are making the trip from Atlantic City to Los Angeles op ordinary bicycles, and had traveled 23 days, and 1,168 miles on reaching here. They left Atlantic City April 15 and expect to reach Los Angeles Nov. 1. They were dressed in khaki uniforms with “Atlantic City Y. M. C. A.” in large letters across their shirt fronts. They aim to stop wherever possible at Y. M. C. A. quarters in the cities they pass through. They average from about 3 o’clock in the morning until 8 or 9 o’clock in the forenoon, when they

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RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1914.

rest until 3 or 4 o’clock in the afternoon, and ride until 9 at night, thus taking the cool of the day for it and stretching put on the grass in the shade and sleep during the middle of the day. They state that the best roads that they had found thus far are in Indiana. They encountered some bad roads in Penssylvania and Ohio, and rode four days in the rain. -At each town they pass through they secure the postmark of the postmaster in a book they carry for that purpose. When reaching Rensselaer they had passed; through about 200 towns, some little cross roads places where the postmasters were not even provided with a stamp, but they had about 150 postmarks in their, book. They expect to stop for a few days in Chicago before resuming their journey on to the coast. ' They are not making the trip on any wager or any special stunt whatever, but simply for the experience and pleasure they can get out of it. They either walk or ride their bikes all the way and do not accept any ’ lifts,” or travel by rail at all. Both were apparently quite intelligent young men and made a good impression.

Drive Through From Ft. Wayne.

Dr. J. H. Hansson, the local Overland automobile agent, accompanied by B. F. Barnes, Andrew Kahler, Fred Popp and John Rusk, who had accompanied him to the Overland factory at Toledo, Ohio, Tuesday afternoon, returning home about 10 o’clock Thursday night, in a fine new 5-passenger Overland, which Mr. Kahler purchased. The visitors were all given free entertainment from Logansport on, and were the guests of the Overland automobile factory at Toledo, w’here they were shown through the entire plant ani feted and feasted. Several hundred automobile agents from Indiana, v ith prospective purchasers, all went to Toledo and were guests of the factory there Wednesday. They left Toledo Thursday morning at 8 o’clock, driving several hundred new cars out from the factory. The agents from this section of the state at Logansport where they all went together to Toledo, being furnished free berths in the Pullman sleeper by the automobile company, it was a big advertisement for the Overland people, and a large number of cars were sold as a result.

Dr. Hansson and his party returned via Ft. Wayne, Rochester and Winamac, a distance of 270 miles, and had no trouble with the car whatever on this long trip, which was very much enjoyed by all.

Street Paving Being Delayed by Sewer Work.

Work is progressing slowly on the laying of the sewer on the south side of Washington street, and it will probably take a week or ten days yet to complete the job. It is proving quite a difficult, as well as an expensive undertaking. The banks of the excavation have caved in considerably along in under the sidewalk and the city will have to put the walks in as good condition as they were before deepening the sewer.

This sewer work, which, is being done by the paving contractors, at additional expense, is delaying the paving considerably. Several carloads of the paving brick are here and have been unloaded along the line of the improvement. The work or deepening the sewer and also the removal of the light and telephone poles from the street should have been done • last fall, or very early this spring at farthest, as it is very doubtful if a solid foundation can now be secured where the excavation was made for the sewer work. At least it will not be solid enough by the time the brick Work Is put in to prevent its settling and the concrete cracking underneath.

Buss Line to Remington Now in Operation.

The buss line between Rensselaer and Remington has been resumed and buss will leave Repsselaer each day from the north side of the public square at 7:45 a. m., and 4:00 p. m. Will leave Remington returning, from Panhandle depot at 9:30 a. ni„ and 5:22 p. m. Fare 75 cents each way.—C. L. MORRELL, Prop. Phone 206, Main Garage.

Concrete Cement Work a Specialty. Sidewalks, cisterns, water tanks and all kinds of cement work done. All work guaranteed.—J. J. MILLER, phone 458.

PROGRAM FOR MEMORIAL DAY.

G. A. R. Will Observe Day Set Apart tor Honoring Departed Comrades. , The Grand Army of the Republic has gone forward with arrangements for Memorial Day, to take place Saturday, May 30, 1914. The' following order has been issued: Rensselaer, May 22, 1914. The customary observance of Memorial Day will occur on Saturday, May 30, 1914. All cornet bands, military companies, fire brigades and all fraternal orders and civic organizations of citizens and Sunday schools are respectively* and cordially invited to participate in the usual annual parade and march to Weston cemetery, where the exercises will be as per' program below. All ex-soldiers, Union and Confederate. are cordially invited to fall in with this Post and participate. ITINERARY. At 1 :30 o’clock p. m., the court house bell will be rung, upon which all organizations will meet at their respective places of assembly and form, then march to court house square, reporting to the grand marshal or some member 9 of his staff, by whom each body* will be directed to its rendezvous and to its place in the marching column. The parade is to move at 2 o’clock. PROGRAM. Call to order.. Music, vocal—Choir. Address of Welcome—Post Commander. i Invocation—Post Chaplain. Music, vocal selection—Choir. Oration—Rev. p. c. Curnick, D. D. Music, vocal, “America,” led by the choir and everybody requested to join in singing the same. Benediction—Rev. Wright. Parade to form for return march. By order of the Post. D. H. YEOMAN, Commander. Attest: W. H. WOOD, Adjutant.

“Chaos” Are Delivered.

The high school “Chaos” has been completed by the Seniors by the pasting in of the photos. This was an entirely new departure in the printing of the book, and we did not mention this fact in our previous writeup of the “Chaos” in The Democrat columns, so that it would come as a surprise to the patrons of the publication.

H. F. v Parker, the photographer, did the photographic work in his usual highly creditable manner, Instead of having cuts made Mr. Parker made a complete photo or group as the case might be, which was pasted in the book. This consumed nearly two months time in taking and completing the 134 photographs, some of which were grouped and making 36 pictures to be pasted in. and as 200 books were printed, Mr. Parker had to print over 7,200 negatives.

The high school students are to be commended in their desire to have the money expended in oiir city, instead of having a few hundred dollars sent away for cuts.

Ran Into Street a Flaming Torch.

Newspaper accounts received here ol the tragic death of Roscoe Wilson at AJoline, 111., mention of whlthj was made in Wednesday’s Democrat, state that he was engaged in cleaning some clothing in his tailor shop when the gasoline used in the work caught fire and enveloped him. He rushed from his quarters on the second floor to the street a flaming torch. He ran through the crowded street, screaming in agony, when a couple of men grabbed him and smothered the flames by pulling off their coats and wrapping them about him. He was then hurried to a doctor. One side and one shoulder was .found to be burned to a crisp, while he was badly scarred all over. The accident occurred about 8:30 Saturday evening, and the unfortunate man lived about twenty-four hours before death ended his Bufferings.

Cut Flowers for Decoration Day. Easter lilies, daisies, sweet peas, roses, peonies and carnatiohs. Cycus, oak and magnolia wreaths, plain or with flowers, also wheat sheaves. Give us your orders early, we will hold them for you.—KING FLORAL CO., phone 132. Wool Season Is On. We are in the market for wool; get our prices before you seII.—FANCY PRODUCE MARKET, C. E. Prior, phone 39. Try a Democrat Want Adv.

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. G. A. R. Officers Are Named. A. B. Crampton, of Delphi, the new department commander of the G. A, R. of Indiana, has continued Col. J, R. Fesler, of Indianapolis, as assistant adjutant general and assistant quartermaster general. Recruiting officers have been named for each congressional district, except the Eighth, as follows: First, John C. Shafer, Boonville; Second, S. F. Johnson, Vincennes; Third, Joseph Van Meter, Jeffersonville; Fourth, Lewis King, Columbus; Fifth, Joseph Sherfey, .Brazil; Sixth, J. F. Davenport, Richmond; Seventh, W. D. Wilson, Indianapolis; Ninth, N. B. Dewey, Cicero; Tenth, J. B. Shaw, Lafayette; Eleventh, Milt Ewing, Winamac; Twelfth, Joseph Kickley, Ft. Wayne; Thirteenth, William Hess, Plymouth.

To Ask for a Rehearing in Marble Ditch Case.

William E. Pinny, of this city, one of the appellants In the Marble ditch, has received a certified copy of the opinion of the supreme court on April 9th affirming the Jasper circuit court establishing the ditch An examination of the opinion of the court plainly shows that the court was not fully advised of the questions before it for decision and gave its opinion without deciding the vital questions Involved In the appeal. The appellants will file a petition for a rehearing and expect to have the case set down for oral argument in order to fully present the questions involved in the appeal. I nder the rules of the supreme court, the appellants have sixty days within which to file this petition and their brief. From this it appears that the establishment of the Marble ditch is yet very uncertain and may be in court for years.—Valparaiso Messenger.

Remington High School Functions.

The high school will hold its annual concert on the evening of May 28 at the M. E. church, at 8 p. m. This as has previously been the case will be one of high character and very intertainlng. On Friday evening. May 29, at the M. E. church, will be held the annua) commencement exercises. Dr. Terhune will address the class on this occasion. The Remington school has one of the very best classes to graduate this year that it has ever bad. The admission to the concert and commencement will be 25 cents for both or 1 5 cents for each. The class this year has decided to wear the regulation cap and gown, which in a way is a mighty good thing as it cuts out all the rivalry in creating graduating costumes, and as has frequently been the case some were compelled by the custom to buy costumes which their people were not able to afford.—Remington Press.

EXCITEMENT IN NEWTON TP.

A Lively Kunaway, Also an Alleged Attempt at Suicide in the Zacher Family. Frank Zacher, of Newton tp.; had a narrow escape from death Tuesday when a team of horses attached to a disc on prhich he was riding ran away and dashed into a corn planter being driven by his daughter. Being unable Jto control the team after it had started to run, Mr. Zacher clung to the levers of the disc, while the horses dashed toward the other team hitched to the planter. The girl, seeing that a collision was inevitable, jumped off the planter and got to one side of the road out of the way. The planter team became frightened when the runaways dashed into the planter and they, too, took to running. Both teams tan until tired out, with Mr. Zacher dinging to the levers of the disc

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and being bumped about as they ran. Joe Thomas brought Mr. Zacher to town where Dr. English examined him and it was found that aside from a couple of fractured ribs and severe bruises he was not seriously hurt. On the same day of the runaway, Hus Zacher, a brother of Frank's, who was ill from an attack of appendicitis, and excited because of the accident, took a bottle of chlor _>- Jorm and saturated a piece of cloth with it placed it over bis face after lying down upon a bed. When found by his wife some time later he was unconscious and it was thought he was dead. Joe Thomas, who is a neighbor of ,h eZachers,wasagain called upon, and Dr. Gwin hurriedly called from town. Mr. Zacher was finally brought around but seemed to bo temporarily insane, and considerable difficulty was had in restraining him for awhile. It is hoped he will soon bt‘ all right, once more.

Lucas-Summer.

Ihe culmination of a pretty romance which began in school days, ended Thursday afternoon when Miss Violet Sumner, of Barkley tp„ and Mr. Wilbur Lucas, of Portland, Oregon, were united in marriage at the Barkley parsonage at 2 o’clock, Rev. Sutton officiating. The bride’s sister, Miss Vein a Sumner, and brother, Mr. Aaron Sumner, were the only attendants. The bride and groom left on the Hoosier Limited the same evening. They will visit Yellowstone National Park and other points of interest enroute to Portland, where Mr. Lucas is engaged in business, and has a new home cozlly furnished awaiting the bride's coming. The bride is the daughter -of Mrs. Rozetta Sumner, of Barkley tp., is a school teacher and reader of some repute. The community keenly feels the loss of Mrs. Lucas, who acted as Reacher in the Sunday school and by her charming manner made many friends. All join In wishing them a happy journey through life. xx

Big Dredge Is Making Good Progress

The big Sternberg dredge at work on the lower Iroquois, is now only about two miles east of Foresman. It crossed the road near the Lamson bridge Sunday or Monday, and is making good progress right along. Not many town people have seen the dredge at work this spring, owing to the difficulty in reaching it because of the condition of the roads. However, one may easily reach it now, as the dirt roads out that way are very good, and the proper route is to go west on the Bunkurq, road to the corner turning south past the Carr Bros.’ place, then west one mile and south right to the dredge. In fact, a better opportunity presents itself' right now to see the dredge working than one will have for some little time to come.

Special Notice! Last Warning!

Remember that the big combination offer of The Democrat and five other publications, advertised elsewhere in this issue, will positively be withdrawn May 23. Govern yourself accordingly, and if you want all six for only |2.25, do not delay sending in your subscription. This offer applies to both new subscriptions and renewals, but we must have the ortfer here on or before May 23. '

Dissolution Sale. By 'buying your new Spring Clothes now, at the Dissolution Sale of Traub & Selig at Rensselaer, you will save from 33 to 40 per cent You can make your selections from hundreds of styles—all this spring’* goods. F'hrnlsh’ngs and Hats are also going at low prices for quick clearance. TRAUB A SELIG, Rensselaer, Indiana Wanted Men with, teams, to work for Indiana Northwestern Traction Company. Apply not later than Monday, May 25, at office of company, Rensselaer, Indiana. ; / Birth Announcements. May 20, to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lang, of near Surrey, a daughter. r— Buy your correspondence stationery, engraved and printed calling cards at The Democrat office. We carry the largest stock of this class of goods in Jasper county. Call tn and see for yourself.