Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1914 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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Remains of Ella Dwiggins to Be Brought Here for Burial.

The body of Miss Ella Dwiggins, a sister of Robert and Zimri Dwiggins of Ren.-selaer iormer prominent business men both now deceased, will arrive here today for burial in Weston cemetery, where both her brothers are buried. Miss Dwiggins herself was a resident of Rensselaer for many years. Miss Dwiggins had followed teaching all her life, and for the past few years with her sister. Miss Lydia Dwiggins, had taught in the Marion, Ind., schools. She had suffered for several weeks with acute heart and kidney trouble, and died Wednesday evening at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. William Strawbridge, at Breedsville, Mich. Her age was about 60 years. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Long and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hardman, who visited the Strawbridge family in Michigan very recently, found Miss Dwiggins in a very critical condition, and news of her death, which was received by telegram Thursday morning, was not much of a surprise to them. The funeral will be held at Marion, Ind., this morning, and burial made direct from the train this afternoon on its arrival here.

Will Not Install Artificial Ice Plant.

Frank Kresler has decided not to put in an artificial ice plant, after thoroughly investigating the proposition. In the first place, the local demand is not sufficient to justify such an investnlent and the sale to neighboring towns would be very infinitismal. A test of the city water Las disclosed that there is too much mineral in the water to make a good clear ice, and it would have to be distilled. This would add much to the cost of installing a plant and to the operating expenses of same. A plant would cost about SIO,OOO to SII,OOO dollars, and to operate it on a small scale would cost S2O per day. Add to this interest on the investment, depreciation, etc., and the cost of delivery of the manufactured product and one will readily see that the daily expense would run up to a greater amount than the sales would amount to. At least Mr. Kresler so decided, and has given up the proposition, he tells us.

’ROUND ABOUT US.

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Guthrie, of west of Surrey, Thursday evening, but it lived only a few hours. The Newton County Enterprise tells of one field of oats near Kentland that went 42 bushels per acre, and says the average thereabouts is about 30 bushels. Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Alter and grandson, David, of Rensselaer, returned home Monday, after a visit "with Dr. L. W. Benbow and family. —Winamac Journal. Oats over about Remington are reported to be turning out all the way from 20 to 40 bushels per acre, and average about 30 bushels, we are told. This is not so bad considering the dry season. Morris Boatman was at Remington yesterday, assisting his son, Emmet, and family move their household effects into a house there. Em--1 met, who has been operator at the tower at Lacrosse since two or more years, moved from there yesterday to Remington where he has taken a position as operator at the Panhandle depot.-—-Kentland Democrat.

The muck fires are doing considerable damage up in the Gifford district and it is impossible to extinguish them until heavy 1 , soaking rains come. The ditch bank up by the Burke bridge, on the east side has been burning now for two weeks or ore, and over about Newland some timber has been burned up as well as the muck soil for considerable depth. Grace Plant of Delphi the 22-year-old girl who with Emil Buehrer, a married man of Toledo, 0., with whom she was infatuated, attempted suicide ten days ago at the Tecumseh Trail amusement park near Lafayette, mention of which was made in a recent issue of The Democrat, died this week from the effects of the poison she had taken. Buehrer, who also attempted suicide with the girl, has recovered.

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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. Commissioners’ court convenes Monday. Trustee Kight of Union tp., was cown from Fair Oaks Wednesday on business. The progressives of Newton tp., have nominated Omar Kenton for trustee and Henry Wortley for assessor. The rest of the ticket was not filled out. The democrats of Union tp., will hold their township convention on Saturday, August 15, The official call for the convention appears on another page of today’s Democrat.

The nominees for township office should not forget to file their expense accounts with the county clerk within 30 days after the convention. Of course few' if any of them had any expenses in securing the nominations, but they should file just the same. T. M. Callahan and Harry Qifford, who have taken the Irwin stone road contract off the hands of John J. Brehm, expect to begin hauling stone on same Monday. Most of the grading is already completed. This road is 6 % miles in length and runs from the Barkley church north to Gifford. Stone will be used from Illinois, being shipped in over the C. & E. 1., via Goodland to Zadoc. ■ '“ , a ' ■ ■■■

The first arrest to be made here for failure to procure a 1914 auto kcense was made a few days ago, E. L. Hollingworth, being the victim. He was fined $1 and costs, $6.50 in all, by Squire Irwin. Mr. Hollingsworth entered a lea of guilty and paid the amount. A warrant w’as also sworn out against another Rensselaer professional man oh the same charge, but has not been served at this writing.

George Gilman of Goodland, who secured the contract here recently for Evans & Vanatta of Fowler, for building the Eck stone road in Carpenter tp., was over Thursday on business. They are at present building the Andrews stone road in Benton county, he says, and will finish that road this week. They use stone from the Newton County Stone Co. quarry west of Goodland, and haul it out with traction engines, using the dirt track beside the improved roads, and are completting 1,500 feet of roadyay every day, he states. They will begin work on the Eck road as soon as the bonds are sold.

Several weeks ago Charles W. Haskins and Elmer Bush of Demotte. each had a cow out at pasture. According to the latter's story, as we get it, Haskins' cow gave birth to a calf and next day Bush’s cow did likewise. Haskins claimed both calves, claiming his cow had twin calves, and is alleged to have later sold both for veal. Bush swore out an affidavit before Squire Irwin, charging Haskins with the larceny of his calf. In some manner, whether over the calf deal or not we were unable to learn at this writing. Squire John Greve of Demotte, had some words with Haskins and he, also, has filed an affidavit against Haskins charging provoke.

Sheriffs in Indiana are being noticed that the Indiana State penal farm Will be open to receive prisoners August 1. The institution which is located in Putnam county, not far from Greencastle, was established by an act of the last Indiana legislature. The purpose of the institution is to reduce the cost of maintenance of prisoners in the county jails by making them self sustaining, and at the same time provide healthful and useful employment for the prisoners. The inmates will be instructed in scientific farming and the institution will be conducted along the lines of

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RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, ANGUST 1. 1914

a reformatory. Persons convicted of misdemeanors will be sent to the tarm as well as those committed in default of payment of fines. While there is a question as to whether a person confined to jail in default o' bond for h.is appearance for trial can be forced to go to the penal farm it is believed many will -prefer going to remaining in jail.

A Disgraceful Affair at Rniman Mon day Night.

Perhaps one of the most disgraceful occurrences ever known- in Jasper county, if the stories told are correct, happened at Kniman Monday night, when a bunch of five Demotte men, accompanied by a wellknown Rensselaer man, filled up on booze at Demotte and then went down .to Kniman where the Short family, a traveling show troupe, was giving an entertainment. They went in the show, it is said, and acted most outrageously, one of the bunch, it is alleged, exposing his privates and chasing about the woman connected with the show. There was quite a good attendance of Kniman and vicinity people at the show, and the rude and obscene actions of the drunkeq crowd broke up the entertainment. Prosecutor Longwell came over from Brook Wednesday and with Deputy Prosecutor Dean went up to Demotte and filed 14 affidavits against the parties in Squire Greve’s court, John Short, proprietor of the show, swearing to the affidavits. Some of the parties were charged with three separate offenses, intoxication, riot and assault and battery, while all were charged with the two former offenses. All have appeared before the court and plead guilty to the charges, it is said, and have either paid or staid the amount of the fines and costs. Mr. Dean says that he does not know the names of all the parties, Mr. Longwell having filed the affidavits, nor the amounts of the fines and costs. The Democrat has been unable to secure a complete statement of the court proceedings im the disgraceful affair from other sources or the names of all of, the six men alleged to have been connected with it, but one of the parties, a Demotte barber, is said to have been fined and costed about S4O on the three charges against him. Practically all the parties have heretofore kept clear of anything of this sort, it is said, and they can only blame their overindulgence in booze, for which they have apparently altogether too much fondness, for the fix they find themselves in.

Corn Badly Hurt From Hot Weather

ihat corn in this county, as in other places in this section of the state, although less so perhaps than elsewhere, is badly damaged from tiie extreme hot and dry weather, is generally admitted. Fenners say that the hot weather and hot winds have done more harm than the drought and a great deal of it is “badly fired' and no ears are forming on the stalks at all. Some fields are almost entirely ruined and is fit for nothing but fodder. Other fields adjoining that which is so badly damaged are looking quite well and promises a good yield, providing the weather continues cool and we get rain soon. A few weeks ago Jasper county had the finest prospect for a big crop of corn that it ever had in its history. There is a larger acreage in she county than ever before ana .t was the best tended, because of the tact that there were no rains to keep the farmers from the fields. 1 his fact has, no doubt, helped it greatly to withstand the drought, and had it not been for the continued extreme heat and hot winas it would have made a great aggregate yield. The fields are the cleanest of weeds ever known here, and- where trains fell last week, especially in the north part of the county, where they got a 1 ig rain, a good crop is assured.

Visiting Scenes of His Youth.

William Thompson, an old-time resident of Rensselaer, now residing near Gibbon, Ore., is visiting here this week with his ‘ sister, Mrs. C. W. Duvall, and bther relatives. Mr. Thompson left here about 35 years ago, going first to Kansas and later locating in Oregon, where he is engaged in stock raising and has done quite well. He brought a carload of sheep through to Chicago and took advantage of his nearness to his old home to visit here. This is his first visit back home since leaving here, and there is little he recognizes of the Rensselaer of 35 years ago.

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. P. M. Appointed at Wheatfield. The suspense over the appointment of a postmaster at Wheatfield,' to succeed Louis Poulsen, the present republican incumbent, has been relieved by the recommendation Wednesday by Congressman Peterson, of Benjamin F. Knapp for the place. Poulsen, Knapp and John Bowie were the only applicants for the place, and it was generally believed that the latter would be appointed. In fact, several of the sports of Wheatfield offered to bet money that Bowie would land the appointment. The office pays perhaps S6OO to S7OO per year.

Kirkland Church Destroyed When Wind Spreads Fire.

Frankfort, Ind., July 28.-—Fire, believed to have originated from sparks thrown from a passing Monon engine, set fire to a barn in Kirklin this afternoon and within a few minutes the blaze, fanned by a strong wind, enveloped the structure and spread to the First Christian church. The church, a brick structure valued at $6,000, was destroyed. Two barns, a horse and large quantities of grain were burned and a business block and two houses were damaged before the fire was extinguished. The loss is estimated at SIO,OOO, with only $4,000 insurance.

FOWLER ELEVATOR BURNED.

Fire Believed to Be of Incendiary Origin—lx>ss $35,000. Lafayete, Ind., July 28.—The Gilbert Hawkins grain elevator at Fowler was destroyed by .fire early this morning. The flames sweiit through the interior of the sheet iron structure and did not become visible until the building was doomed. The loss is estimated at $35,000, half covered by insurance. This was the largest of a string of elevators owned by Hawkins. '1 he volunteer fire fighters succeeded in saving a number of corn cribs close to the burned elevator. It is believed the fire was of incendiary origin.

Another Reduction in Ford Automobiles.

Local Agent W. I. Hoover has been notified by the Ford Motor Co., of another reduction in the price of these popular cars, for the season of 1914-15, to take effect today. August 1. The new prices are $490 for touring car; $440 for runabouts; $690 for town car, f. o. b. Detroit. Ibis will make the price here $ 1 0 or sls more on each car. adding- the freight. In addition to these prices the Ford people agree to refund to every purchaser from August 1, 1914, to August i, 1915, from S4O to S6O per car, providing they reach an out put of 300,000 cars between the above dates, which they expect to do and more. For further particulars read their new announcement on another page of The Democrat or see the local agent, W. I. Hoover.

C. W. Duvall Returns From Canadian Trip.

C. W. Duvall returned Tuesday evening from his trip to Canada. His cousin, E. J. Duvall, who accompanied him, stopped off in Chicago for a few days visit with relatives before returning home. While they had a very nice trip and one of the times of their life, Wile says, “Deliver me trom ever having to live in such a place." Of the entire number who accompanied the excursion, so far as he could learn, no on made any purchase and he thinks it ought to be a criminal offense to try to induce people to locate in such a section of the country. They went 154 miles east from Calgary to Richdale, and there drove 35 miles south to where Wile's

brother, Samuel H. Duvall, lived on a half section of land. In the entire distance of 189 miles. Wile says he could have hauled everything they raised at one wagon load, Sam had out 100 acres of wheat, 75 acres of oats and a large acreage of other crops, but the dry weather had ruined everything, and Sam said that it had been this way for four years in succession and he did not believe that anything could ever be made of that section of the country, because it was too dry. They assisted Sam in setting his binder to cut the wheat, but the wheat was too short to cut and he had to give it up. His oats were also no good. Before they left there Sam had succeeded in securing some one to look after his farm and had loaded his goods onto wagons and was coming back to the States, intending to locate in Kansas. Wile and Ed went via the southern route of the Canadian-Pacific and returned by the northern route, by way ,of Edmonton and Winnepeg. Up in about Edmonton they had fair prospects for a crop, but in one section they had had a freeze and the wheat had all turned black, and their train passed through another section where there had been a severe hail storm just before they reached there that had cut the crops all to pieces. One man got off the train when it stopped, where this hail had fallen, and the hailstones were so large that he could only hold five of them in his hand at one time, and he was a large man and had an extra large hand, too. Wile says. The hail was so thick on the ground that one could easily sleigh ride over them, and they had broken all the window panes in the houses of this town where the train stopped. Of five towns visited, ranging from 200 to 1,000 population, there was not a church in any of them. They visited Banaff, the noted summer resort in. the Cascade mountains, and enjoyed the scenery there very much. The sun gets up there about 3:30 in the morning and It is daylight until 10 o’clock at night. Many of the people who have been induced to locate there are in hard lines and living on short rations. They are hoping some other sucker will come along that they may sell out so they can get out themselves for the future prospects of that section of Canada from an agricultural view point, are far from bright.

Mysterious Disappearance of Horse.

At this writing, Thursday, no trace nas been had of the horse strayed or stolen from Roy Donnelly’s place in the Schultz neighborhood in Union tp. The animal, as we understand, was in or near the barn and Mrs. Donnelly was at the house all the time. She first missed it about 4 p. m., Monday, and no place can be found w'here it broke out nor have any of the neighbors seen or heard anything of it. Wednesday W. L. Wood of Parr, took Mr. Donnelly al! through that section of the country within a radius of several miles, but no one had seen anything of the animal. The mare was a fine driver and a valuable animal. Mrs. Donnelly drove it in the 191? horse show here and won the prize in the ladies' driving contest.

Band Concert Given From Court House Balcony.

Owing to tile wheels having at last given out on the old band wagon stand, Thursday night's concert was given from the north balcony of the court house. This is a tine place for the purpose, and it would be much t etter to have the concerts from this balcony than to disfigure the court house lawn with a permanent bandstand, which would be a loafing place for toughs, booze-fighters and the riff-raff in general every night after the concerts were over or when not occupied by the band.

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Vol. XVII. No. 34.

CZAR MOBILIZES HIS ENTIRE ARMY, DEFYING KAISER

Russian People United for War And Full of Enthusiasm. GREAT CONFLICT AT HAND England Abandons Hope for Peace and Swiftly Makes Ready Her Forces, White France la Prepared to Invade Germany. WAR NEWS IN BRIEF. Replying to Germany’s demand for an explanation of Russia’s mobilization of the army the czar said the massing of troops had gone too far to be stopped. London considered Russia’s reply meant certain war with Germany and mobilization of the British •rmy began. Austrians and Servians reported to have had five battles, with heavy losses. St. Petersburg, July 31.—The entire Russian army is mobilized, and hostile operations will begin Immediately on receipt of Austria's declaration of war, which Is expected here with certainty In a few hours. The enthusiasm of the whole popul* tlon Is Indescribable. The nation Io united to a man, race hatred being forgotten, even among the jews and Finns. All are fired with an unprecedented patriotism, and are eagerly awaiting the czar's ukase to cross the frontier. It Is reported that the Russiam ambassador at Vienna has been handed his passports. The strictest censorship exists, and only the briefest news messages, couched In conventional language, have a chance to reach their destinations. London, July 31.—The British foreign office sent to Germany a firm note stating plainly that England recognized the possibility of a general European conflict and declaring that the British empire would have to be counted on as a factor if the balance of power in Europe stood to be endangered by the opening of hostilities.

St Petersburg, July 31.—0 n receipt of an ultimatum from the German war office, which is said to have given Russia 24 hours to explain her intentions with regard to mobilization, the Russian foreign minister. Sergius Sazonoff, replied to the German ambassador, who presented the note, that Russia s massing of troops was only partial and could not be stopped. Germany’s note asked these three questions; What is the object of the mobilization? I 5 it directed against Aus-tria-Hungary? and is Russia willing to order the massing of troops stopped?’ One report says a time limit of 24 hours was imposed for a reply, while another version is that no time was. specified. _____ London, July 31.—The exchange of communication between Russia and Germany, in which Russia refused to halt the mobilizing of troops, is considered in diplomatic circles here to mean that war between the two powers Is in* evitable. Berlin, July 31.—1 n the departure for St. Petersburg of Grand Duke Ernest of Hesse, brother of Empress Elizabeth Feodorovna of Russia, was seen Emperor William’s last supreme effort to avoid a general war It was previous to his departure that the German government sent the note to St. Petersburg giving Russia 24 hours to explain her intention regarding mobilization.

Berlin, July 31.—Emperor William has given Czar Nicholas 24 hours in which to explain to the satisfaction of Germany what he means by mobilizing 1,280,000 men on the Austro-Hun-garian frontier, when Germany has declared that no one shall interfere in the fight between Austria-Hungary and Servla. If an answer is refused, or ifthe explanation is not satisfactory, there is not the slightest doubt that Germany will declare war and all Europe w ill join. 1 1 The situation here is more tense than anyone can remember since the days of 1870. Every army officer has been recalled to his company, no leaves of absence are allowed, the reserve officers have been ordered to Berlin, the railroad battalions have been given special orders, the immense balloon corps is ready to take the train at an hour’s notice and the battle fleets are ready at Kiel and Wilhelmshaven. Armed guards watch every bridge and culvert on every road. Nothing remains now except for Eruperor Wil-