Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1914 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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Use of Streets Should Not Be Granted

The Democrat's views, on carnivals, past, present and future, are "well known. No one ever made a dollar out of a carnival except the carnival people themselves. They are a detriment to any town or community, in our opinion, no matter how “clean'’ they may be, and the one that is to be here, it is announced ■week after next, nor no other like company or show' of any kind or character should be permitted the use of our business streets. Our streets were ruined here by the permitting of carnival,, shows upon them and the driving down of iron stakes in the same. The mayor and city council—and the business men .and citizens and taxpayers in general should use their influence on such officers—ought not permit the use of our streets for any such purpose. If we must have carnivals, let them be placed on private property and uot on our public streets. Another thing, this carnival company is to be here the week before our Chautauqua, for which latter high-class entertainment most of our business men and better classi of citizens generally helped to secure by subscribing liberally for tickets. The bringing pf this carnival here the week before the Chautauqua will be sure to curtail the attendance at the latter and possibly be the means of our not securing it for another year, as it will be difficult to finance it again if it proves a losing proposition this year, which it is likely to do because of this carnival.

O. E. S. Have Enjoyable Outing at Water Valley.

About a dozen members of the local Eastern Star Chapter went up to Roselawn on the milk train Wednesday morning w’here they were entertained by the Roselawn members of Rensselaer Chapter including Dr. and Mrs. C. M. Rice, Mrs. Crooks, Mrs. Baker, Miss Mulder, Mrs. Wilder, Mr. and Mrs. Lock and Miss Best. They were taken to Water Valley via auto where the day was delightfully spent in fishing, boating and bathing in the river. All returned home on the milk train in the evening. Those going up from Rensselaer were: Mr. and Mrs, Ed Duvall and daughter, Miss Irene, Mrs.'S. C. Irwin and daughter. Miss Geneveive, Mr. and Mrs. George Reed and two children, Mrs. Mary D. Eger, Mrs. McFarland, Mrs. Frank Critser, Mrs. J. A. Grant and sister, Mrs. Tourney, Ray Wood and family and Zern Wright and family, who w T ere occupying a cottage at Water Valley this week, joined the party there and participated in the day’s pleasures.

Fear for Safety of Father Hordeman.

A dispatch from Frankfort to an Indianapolis paper sayp of Father William Hordeman, formerly of Rensselaer, and a brother of the Hordeman boys here: “Apprehension is felt by the congregation of St. Mary's Catholic church, of this city, for the welfare of their pastor, Father W B. Hordeman, who, in company with his uncle, James Hordeman, of Milwaukee, have been touring continental Europe since June 1. The last word received by members of the church here from Father Hordeman said he was about to leave Bterlin for Cologne, and that he planned to proceed from there to Paris. On August 1 be was to leave for Cologne, which is now the center of the German mobilization, that city being mentioned as being in the direct route of German army reinforcements. The German army proceeded from Cologne to Liege."

B. D. Comer and Win. Ott Delegates to Fanners' Congress.

Among the 200 delegates appointed from Indiana by Gov. Ralston to the thirty-fourth annhal convention of the Farmers' National Congress, to be held at Ft. Worth, Texas, Oct. 14 to 17, inclusive, are B. D. Comer of Union tp., and William Ott of Remington, as delegates from Jasper county. For Benton county John Brewer, of near Fowler and D. W. Biddle and Frank Fisher of Gilboa tp., were appointed. j * Newton county—William Littlejohn, Kentland; Joseph Chizum, Morocco; Paul Weishaar, Brook; Geo. Hillis, Mt. Ayr; B. F. Davis, Lake Village; W. W. Miller, Mt. Ayr; John Moran, Goodland; Jennie Conrad, Conrad: White county—David J. Pettit, Wolcott; George G. Breese, Monticello; Homer Driesbach, Chalmers: George Hays, Brookston.

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. New suits filed: No. 8261. Amos Davisson vs. Johnathan H. Pritchard, e aT; action to quiet title. —*'V; Lewis & Spoor of Knox, have been awarded the contract for the addition to the high school building at, Wheatfield for $5,245. The school house bond issue of $7,100 to pay for the addition to the Wheatfield joint high school building, have been sold to Mrs. Maria Biggs of Wheatfield, at par. The bonds draw five per cent interest. The democratic, county central committee meets today to fill up the vacancies on the county ticket from resignations since the convention of last spring. These vacancies are for sheriff, surveyor and commissioner from the first district. County Treasurer and Mrs. A. A. Pell w'ere over to Fountain Park Thursday anu heard a splendid talk by Col. Bob Seeds, the noted Chautauqua lecturer. There wsa a very good attendance, but not as large an audience as he should have had. L. A. Bostwick, the civil engineer, has made a brand-new sectional map of Jasper county, containing all the roads, ditches, etc., and also showing the improved roads. The map is of convenient size and is a nice and accurate piece of work. Mr. Bostv.ick sells the maps at 25c each for blueprint; 50c for tough paper and $1 for cloth. Orders may be sent him direct or if left at The Democrat office we will see that he gets them. J. T. Biggs and William Meyers of Wheatfield, were down on business Thursday. Mr. Biggs, who was recently nominated by the republicans of Jasper and White counties for joint representative, has withdrawn from the ticket, evidently feeling that all h— can’t beat the democratic nominee, the Hon. Patrick Hayes of ldaville, for re-election this year, so good a record did Mr. Hayes make in the last legislature. Mr. Biggs was nominated for representative over W. L. Wood of Parr, through questionable methods in handling the votes of Jasper county. The friends of Mr. Wood did not think he was treated right by any means, and the withdrawal of Mr. Biggs, who was not a party to the methods used to “put him over,” it is understood—is not likely to heal the breach.

APPARENTLY A ROTTEN DEAL

Being Pulled Off by the Republican in Its Voting Contest. Of all the voting contests The Democrat has ever seen pulled off, that now being conducted by the Rensselaer Republican is surely the rottenest. 4 We had not expected to say anything more regarding this contest, notwithstanding the fact that in all the similar contests'conducted by "the Democrat the Republican has complained to the postoffice department and attempted to have the contest off, but some of the parties who have permitted their names to be used as aspirants for the “prizes" offered by 'the Republican have made complaint to The Democrat that they were not being treated fairly , and asked us to inform the public of the fact. To say nothing of the misrepresentations made as to the value of some of the prizes offered, including the “S2OO building lot" in Rensselaer—which is not in Rensselaer at all, but away off to one side of the town where there is not a house within almost a quarter of a mile—it is offering special votes for money turned in on subscriptions to a certain' date, something wholly contrary to the postal regulations and the very identical thing The Democrat was “called" on by the postal department four years ago in its New

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22. 1914

York City trip contest on complaint made to the postal authorities by the Republican itself. We were ordered by the department to eliminate that feature altogether from the contest and not to count any pueh special votes at all, and a public announcement of this ruling by the postal authorities was published in The Democrat and each contestant notified immediately by mail of the fact. The postmaster was directed to refuse to accept for mailing any papers containing any advertising of an offer of such special votes. Yet the Republican is now doing the very thing for which we were called on its complaint. If illegal then it is no doubt illegal now\ and no one should know this better than the Republhcan. Therefore none of the contestants need hustle to secure these special votes as they cannot be counted at all, but must be entirely eliminated from the contest. Another wholly unfair and illegal proposition of its contest is its taking sides or showing unfair partiality to any candidate, as it did in an issue a few days ago in making an appeal for votes for a certain candidate. No doubt each candidate could put up some individual reason why he should be given votes in preference to others, and it is all right for them to do so. But it is clearly against the postal regulations and the rules of any voting contest ever heard of for the parties who are conducting the contest to itself urge the preference of any one candidateanother. As stated at the beginning of this article, The Democrat had not intended to make any further reference to this voting contest of the Republican’s, but some of the candidates have complained to us as stated. If they and others do not have just cause to complain over many other instances of unfair treatment by this Republican crowd before the contest is ended they will indeed be fortunate.

A Couple of Fortunate Fire Losses.

R. B. Harris has had a couple of peculiar fire losses quite recently, peculiar in the fact that the loss was not, much greater and his companies called on to pay several times the amount of insurance did. The first was up on the James Barber farm,'some ten miles north of Rensselaer. Lightning struck in the gable end of the barn, run along the iron hay carrier to the opposite end and down an iron ladder- —an old windmill ladder—and killed two horses, one of which belonged to P. B. Downs of Rensselaer. The men folks were standing near and they hustled up in the hay loft where quite a number of tons of hay was stored, and fpund a small blaze started. A couple of buckets of water put out the fire and saved both building and contents. The other instance was at the D. H. Yeoman farm west of Surrey, occupied by one of the Chupps. In attempting to start up a smouldering fire, Mrs. Chupp got hold of the gasoline can instead of the coal oil. Result, an explosion that singed her hair, burned her skin somewhat and set fire to the kitchen.- Her young babe lay upstairs in bed, and her first thought was of it. She rushed up the stairs and brought the babe down in her arms, having to pass through the kitchen, which had been set afire by the explosion. Fortunately the men folks were nearby and the blaze was extinguished with perhaps $75 to SIOO damage to the house, w'hich was practically new, having been built only some three or four years ago.

ANOTHER CARNIVAL COMING.

Red Men Sponsors for Company to t BC Here Week of Aug. SI to Sept. 5. A. E. Wallace, Charles Risliling and True Wordworth went to Valparaiso Thursday and closed a deal with a carnival company to show here the week of Aug. 31 to Sept. 5, inclusive. They say the company is an extra good one and only shows, as a general thing, in towiis not smaller than Logansport, Valparaiso, Rochester, etc. The Red Men, of coUi'se, get a per cent of the money taken in here, and they announce that the carnival band of 30 pieces will give a sacred concert on the court house lawn Sunday evening, August 30. —Advt. A car of that same excellent flour, White Star and Monogram, just being unloaded. Phone 95 for a sack. —ROWLES * & PARKER.

The Pope’s Plea For Peace.

Solemn Exhortation to the World From the Stricken Pontiff Directed Supplication to God for the End of War

ROME. Via London, Aug. 10. • —The Pope has addressed the following exhortation to the whole world: “At this moment, when nearly the whole of Europe is being dragged into the vortex of a most terrible war, w'ith its present dangers and miseries, and the consequences to follow, the vefy thought of which must strike every one with grief and horror, we whose care is the life and welfare of so many citizens and peoples cannot but be deeply moved and our heart wrung with the bitterest sorrow. “And in the midst of this universal confusion and peril we feel and know that both fatherly love and apostolic ministry demand of us that we should with all earnestness turn the thoughts of Christendom thither. ‘whence cometh help’—to Christ, the Prince of Peace and the most powerful mediator between God and man. "We charge, therefore, the Catholics of the whole world to approach tlie throne of grace and mercy, each and all of them, and more especially the clergy, whose duty, futhermore, it will be to make in every parish, as their bishops shall direct, public supplication, so that the merciful t God may, as it were, be wearied with the prayers of His children and speedily remove the evil causes of war, giving to them who rule to think the thoughts of peace and not of affliction. “From the palace of the Vatican. the second day of August, 1914. “PIUS X., Pontifex Maximus.”

Flag at Half-Mast in Respect of the lead Pope.

Former Sheriff John O'Connor raised “Old Glory” at half-mast at his home on Oullen street Thursday morning on learning of the death of Pope Pius X. Mr. O’Connor is not narrow nor bigoted, and thinks with the public in general, that the death of the Pope is a distinct loss both to church and the country in general. Mr. O’Connor suspended the flag at half-mast at his hoiiie in Kniman a few years ago w-hen a prominent Methodist bishop died and also when a noted Jewish rabbi had answered the death summons. Mr. O’Connor takes the broadminded view that our flag is an emblem of both political and religious freedom and patriotism and is not the exclusive property of any political party or religious sect. Its folds encircles us all, and our tears are mingled today with the ..Catholics of America and the whole world in mourning the death of the head of their church, whose grief over the great European war hastened his end, and whose last public utterance to his people was a powerful plea for, peace.

Finished Threshing Run Last Friday

Ed Kanne finished up his threshing run on Friday afternoon of last week. He threshed 27 jobs in 19% days, a total of 37,808 bushels of oats and 7,632 of wheat, or a grand total of 4 5,4 40 bushels of both cereals. His run extended from the Kanne farms near Rensselaer, out to the Frank Welsh neighborhood in Jordan tp., taking in the Nagels, ,St. Joseph College and Indian school farms, Joe Putts and (Others. A part of the yield of some of these has heretofore been published in The Democrat, and we herewith give the average per acre yield of oats on the latter part of this run, as reported to The Democrat: Alt Hoover .30 bushels Frank Hoover ~22 W. 1. H&over . . .- .31 W. V. Porter 21 (’has. Kessinger .30 Os .atchey, Jr., ... .‘....32 O. K. -utchey . 32% “ Harvey »eene . . 1-7 Mort Ritchey . , . . 30 George Michaels ....... .27 Frank Welsh 35 Jameg Fleming ....... .30 Ira Brown . 1 30 " , ( harles Scripture 26% "

Baptist Church.

Sunday School, 9:30 a. m.; morning sermon, 10:45 a. m.; prayer meeting Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. R. B. WRIGHT, Pastor. Club House Coffee and teas, White Star and Monogram flours, in fact, the best line of up-to-date groceries in the city. Phone 95 and get what you order.—ROWLES & PARKER.

WILLIAM COOPER DEAD.

Another Pioneer Citizen of Jus|»et* County Answers tile Death Summons. William Cooper, an old and well known democrat and resident of Milrov tp., where he served four terms as township trustee in years gone by, died at his hokie in Kniinan Tuesday after a long illness. In tact, he had been in declining health tor the past few years and his death was no surprise to his many friends. Mr. t ooper was a man who was highly esteemed by all who knew him and his many friends among the older residents of Jasper county who knew his sterling character, will be pained to learn of his death. He was for many years prominent in the councils of the democratic party of Jasper county and always stood for a clean ticket and clean politics, lie was a good man. May his soul rest in peace. ' The following obituary was furnished The Democrat for publication: William Cooper was born in Madison county, Ohio, July 25, 1833, and hied at his home in Kniman, Jasper county, lnd., Tuesda.v morning, August 18, aged Si years and 24 days. When ten years of age he emigrated with his parents to Jasper county', which has ever since remained his home.

He was first united in marriage to Miss Mary Price, who preceded him to the world beyond. To this union were horn four children. Later he married Miss Sarah Parker, who died ip 1 875, to this union were born three children. His third marriage was to Mlsa Nancy E. Winrick, who still survives to mourn his loss, together with eleven children, Marion, of Hammond, lnd.; Frank, of Indianapolis; Mrs. Anna Fisher, of Iron Junction, Minn.; Scott, Jasper, Levi, John Harvey, Floyd, Mattie and Mrs. Lilly Jlass, all residents of Jasper county. All were present at the funeral except Mrs. Anna Fisher, of Iron Junction, Minn. In addition lie leaves three sisters, Mrs. Sarah MeCleary, of Jasper county; Mrs. Anna Guss, of Canada, and Mrs. A bigal Call, of Duluth, Minn., together with other relatives and numerous friends who sincerely mourn his loss. While Mr. Cooper made no public profession of religion, the writer, w:ho was a warm personal friend and having had many serious talkH with him on the subject, has no heslitation in saying that he was a firm believer in the Bible being an inspired book and in Christ being a devine saviour, and there was never any question in the minds of any one who knew him but what he carried sincerety into every act of ills life. Heroically and patiently he bore his suffering with a calm resignation which is possessed only by those who have made a complete surrender of the command of the frail bark of their lives into the hand of One who they firmly believe is fully able to steer it over life’s tempestuous sea and finally bring it into a haven of rest and peace.

Mr. Cooper will be sadly missed among that small band of fast vanishing early pioneers of Jasper county, and while they sadly mourn their loss they have the fact to console them, that he left behind a life of nohel manhood, one of the best heritages that any man can possibly leave. The funeral, conducted by Rev. C. W. Postill of Rensselaer, was held at Kniman Thursday afternoon and burial made in the Prater cemetery in Barkley tp. Card of Thanks. We desire to extend our sincere manks to the friends and neighbors for the kindness and sympathy shown us during the sickness and after the death of our beloved husband and father.—MßS. WM. COOPER AND CHILDREN.

St. Augustine's Church Notes.

-Next Sunday, the thirteenth Sunday after pentecost, the services at St. Augustine's church will be: Early mass at 7 o’clock. The Junior League of the Holy Name Society will receive holy communion at this mass, Rosary, high mass and sermon at 9 o'clock. At 7: JO p. m., devotions, special prayers will he offered lor the repose of the soul of our Holy Father, Pius X. Prayers will also be offered to the Almighty for P* ace among the now waring powers. The sisters teaching at the parochial school have returned from their retreat and institute. The school will open on Sept. 7. Another room will he added to the selfool for the coming year. To tlie eighth grades, a commercial course will be added. On,e teacher will devote all her time to music.' Any of the children wishing to take lessons may begin at anj time. If there were better brands of groceries than we carry we would put them in stock, for our aim is to carry the best of everything for our customers. Try an order from our new stock and we know you will be pleased. Phone 95 and have your order filled promptly.—ROWLKS PARKER.

Vol. XVII. No. 40^

KAISER’S TROOPS MARCH ON ANTWERP; BRUSSELS TAKEN

French Army Kills 4,000 Teutons at Charleroi. BIGGEST BATTLE IS NEAR Invaders Reach Neufchateau—Official Diapatches Admit This and Tell of Battle—Retreat to Antwerp Called Trap to Lead Teutons On. \ Paris, Aug. 21.—German cavalry have occupied Brussels. This otllcial announcement was made here. Strong columns are following up this movenieut. London, Aug. 21. Official dispatches from the French war department concede that the German forces in great strength crossed the River Dyle, on which Louvain stands, on the north, and reached Neufchateau, 25 miles east-northeast of Sedan, and 15 miles from the French burden on the south. The lighting was active all day along this entire battle line, which is 75 miles in length. Louvain Is only 14 miles east-by-north of Brussels. The Belgian army abandoned Louvain to the Germans after making a terrific resistance. The IJelgians were intrenched there and inflicted incalculable losses on the German troops advancing across the open country. Brussels Believed Evacuated. It is reported, without otllcial confirmation, that Brussels itself afterward fell into the possession of the Germans, as the Belgians, knowtag they could not hold the unfortified city, withdrew to Antwerp 1o defend their temporary capital from the impending attack. • 1

German cavalry was reported on the outskirts of Antwerp. Their advance, it is believed, screens the forward movement of a great Teuton army. And from Maestrieht, Holland, comes word that for 36 hours a continuous stream of German infantry and heavy artillery has been pouring across tho Meuse into Belgium and westward along the Dutch border toward the Flemish port. Greatest Battle Impending. The Germans have now taken Diest, Tlrlemont, Jodoigne, KamiUiesl Egheeee, Gembloux, Wavre —and Anally Louvain, and probably Brussele. in short, the massiveness and swiftneßs of the first great German advance, once slarted, was all that could bo 'expected from the German army. Your correspondent cannot speak more definitely. If there was any doubt about the situation before, there is none now.

IJ Js the big thl,ng at last, as everyone must recognize, ah tnarnas yet happened In the war is child’B play in compaiison with the colossal shock that is now impending In northern Belgium and along the Meuse river. Sheer hammer and anvil fighting must settle it now. It is better not to anticipate the result. Kaiser's Troops Changed Plans. The Germane for the last ten days have been feigning relative passiveness as far as the bulk of tlielr fighting strength along the Meuse was concerned. Meanwhile they were evidently changing their plana, and the disposition of their troops, so that the general advance might be made with suddenness and sureness and with their utmost strength. They employed cavalry only to feel out the positions of the allies along the whole line. ' i wo days ago the general advance began, along both hanks of the riven, ’• «reat strength, toward Brussels, further south the Germans have pushed in with lirnilar irresistible force along the line from Dinant and Givet on the Meuse to Neufchateau. The advance has been carried on with thoroughness and decision along the whole battle front, f—The light is not only against Humberts, but against time. Allies Perfect Plana. The situation is big enough. It is bigger than history ever has known, but it is simple. ' The allied commanders must have well-settled plans by this time for dealing with it. The arrest of the German advance for a fortnight has given them full opportunity. • For the large force they now have in Belgium there are several very strong lines of defense, curving backward from Antwerp, behind Brussels, and round again to Namur. 1 he Germans, as they advance more deeply within such a curve,, must at least separate their army north of the Meuse from their army in the department of Ardennes, in northern Prance. Part of the great conflict may soon

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