Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1914 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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RENSSSELAER TIES FOR SECOND

In Band Contest at Fowler Last Friday—Three bands in Contest. In the band contest at Fowler last Friday in which prizes of SIOO, SSO and $25 were offered at the “business men’s carnival,” the Rensselaer band tied for second prize with the Attica band, although it to be the general opinion that our band should have been given the first prize They had but one judge, a party from Logansport, and according to his scoring there was but one-half point difference between the first and second awards. The weather was bad for the contest and there was no crowd at all in the town. The business men of Fowler, who were putting up the money for the contest, wanted to compromise with the three bands present, Attica, Oxford and Rensselaer to call off the contest. Rensselaer was willing to do this, thinking it but fair to the business men in view of the rain and the fact that there was no crowd there. The matter was finally put up to the members of the three bands, and a majority favored going ahead with the contest, but it was postponed until evening, when it was held in a big tent. Many of those who heard the playing thought Rensselaer was away ahead of either the other bands and were surprised at the verdict of the judge. Of course Oxford is in Benton county, and it is possible that the judge favored the home town, so to speak. Our boys felt that there should have been three judges, instead of one, and belive had this been the case they would have won first prize. As it w’as the second and third prizes were divided equally between Attica and Rensselaer, giving $37.50 to each band, which just about paid the necessary expenses.

Enjoyable Picnic in Jordan Township Saturday.

A very enjoyable picnic was held Saturday out at S. F. Iliff’s, in Jordan tp., in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Foster and Marie Downing of Little River, Kan., who have been visiting relatives here for the past few’ weeks. There were about fifty-five present, practically all of whom were relatives. A big basket dinner was a feature of the occasion. Photographer Parker was taken out from Rensselaer and pictures of the entire group taken, including O. K. Ritekey, who has always fought shy of the camera. Mr. and Mrs. Downing are former residents of this vicinity, but have been in Kansas for a good many years now. It was an occasion the memory of which will long be treasured by all present.

Returned From Enjoyable Auto Trip

Mr. and Mrs. John Borntrager, of west of town, returned Saturday from a very enjoyable auto trip to Wapakoneta, Ohio, where they went on Monday of last week, taking home Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zink, who had been visiting here for about ten days with their daughters, Mrs. Joe and Mrs. John Borntrager. The distance from here was 263 miles, and they made the round trip of over 500 miles in their R. C. H. car without any trouble of any kind. They took in the county fair there, visited other points nearby, and altogether had a very enjoyable trip. The worst roads they encountered any place was between Rensselaer and Remington, they state.

A Splendid Rain Last Friday.

The rain which started in about noon last Friday was one of the best we have had since early last spring. It continued all afternoon and practically all of Friday night, and wet the ground down to a sufficient depth tb make fall plowing comparatively easy. It was quite general, all through thia section of the state at least, and did a world of good to pastures and the late planted corn. In Rensselaer the lawns, which had been barren for a long time, are now generally nicely covered with a green sward and

Birth Announcements.

August 29 to Mr. and Mrs. John Copsey of Lafayete, at the home of the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Carr of this city, where she has been staying for several weeks, a son. This is their third child. August 30, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Behrns of Gifford, a son. Born in the early hours of morning and died in evening of same day. August 31, to Mr. and Mrs. Elizur Ward of Newland, a son.

Lincoln Chautauqua at Rensselaer, Sept. 12 to 17, inclusive.

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 will meet in regular monthly session next Monday. All the township schools of Jasper county will begin on next Monday except Barkley and Keener, which will start one week later. Several of the township trustees were in on business Monday, including Trustees Kight of Union, Selmer of Gillam, and Karch of Walker. A. J. Catt has sold his 80-acre farm in section 23, Walker tp., to Volney M. Peer of Walker; consideration $4,800, so the deed states. The big Sternberg dredge on the Borntrager ditch, the extension of the Iroquois river ditch to west of Brook, is cutting right along and making good headway. It is now near the east line of Ben Harris’ farm and perhaps a little less than one-half mile of the Newton county line. New suits filed: No. 8269. Robert M. Hyde vs. Barkley Township and Wm. Folger, trustee of said township; suit on contract. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff entered into a written contract with said defendant to prepare plans and specifications for a high school building in said Barkley tp., and was to receive S3OO for such work; that only SIOO of said amount has been paid, leaving a balance of S2OO still due and unpaid. Demand is made for a judgment for S3OO.

Marriage licenses issued: August 28, Bert D. Spencer of Parr, aged 35 August 9 last, occupation farmer, to Myrtle Fay, also of Parr, aged 27 Sept. 8 last, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for male, first having been dissolved by divorce Dec. 22, 1911; first marriage for female. August 29, Clyde Cody of Wheatfield, aged 22 March 22 last, occupation farmer, to Myrtle Pearl Stewart, also of Wheatfield, aged 23 Sept. 20 last, occupation housekeeper. First

THE BIG WEEK OF THE YEAR EVERYBODY’S VACATION I National Characters 2S winmnmnmrww>w> TUN - music - thought Your Neighbors will be there. Your **Aln Folk** should be there.] You must not miss a day. 55 People on the Program. 2 Programs every day. 2 Parts to each Program. 11l 111 Bis Tilt by the UNCOLN CHAOTAOBUAB Batter the Th? Business and Professional Men of flris City. A SEASON TICKET MAKES IT ALL YOURS SEE THE BLACK SALE CARDS.

AT THE CHAUTAUQUA, RENSSELAER, SEPTEMBER 12-17, 1914

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2. 1914

marriage for each. Married in the clerk s oflice by Rev. J. P. Henson of Waynetown, Ind., who was here visiting Clerk Perkins.

SEVERAL BURGLARIES IN CITY

Supposed Carnival Followers Got in Their Work Here Monday Night. The houses of Elizur Sage, George Reed, Michael Kanne, A. P. Burton and D. M. Worland, with perhaps others that we did not learn of, were entered by burglars Monday night and the interiors pretty well ransacked. The burglars were evidntly on the lookout for money, and in this, they were very well rewarded. At George Reed's they* secured S2O in cash and stole a watch and some minor articles at each of the other places, except at Worland's w’here they got nothing so far as the family could determine. At Sage s they got a gold watch and several dollars in money. They entered through lower floor windows in each case, and were perhaps frightened away at some of the houses entered before making as thorough a search as they would otherwise have done. Mr. Kanne saw three men in the rear of his place, hear the barn and Chicken house, at about 10 o’clock at night, thinking they were after his chickens. They finally left and he went to bed. When the family got up Tuesday morning they found the screen partly open at the reception room window’ and an investigation showed all the drawers in the buffet open and ransacked and the watch and fob of Arthur Kanne had been taken off the chiffonir in his room. The fob, however, was found in the parlor downstairs. It is thought something had frightened them away before the clothing was ransacked, as no money was taken from them. Bare footprints were found on the lawn, which is practically newly made, leading from the reception room window to the northeast corner of the yard, where the tracks could no longer be followed, as the party took to the w r alk there, presumably. ; Entrance was made to the Burton home about 3 o’clock Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Burton sleep up-' stairs, but were awakened by the noise made by the burglars and they were evidently frightened away before attempting to go to the upper part of the house. Drawers were ransacked and a lady’s gold watch, an old keepsake left Mrs. Burton by an aunt, and 40 cents in change was taken from a handbag hanging in a ' coat closet. A $5 silk plush hat of Mr. Burton’s was also taken. No! silverware was taken, although the thieves had access to and ransacked the drawers where it was kept. The thieves entered by the kitchen

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GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts ot the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in Distant and Nearby Cities and Towns.—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. br. Rudolph Stoltz New Member of St. Joseph's Faculty. Sedalia Daily Capital, Aug. 29, 1914.—-Rev. Father Rudolph Stoltz, assistant pastor of Sacred Heart cnurch, has been selected as a member of the faculty of St. Joseph’s college at Rensselaer. Ind., and will leave for that place on Wednesday, September 2, so as to be in time for the opening of the fall and winter term of that institution. The above information was given a member of the Capital staff last evening by the Rev. Father S. Neiberg, pastor of Sacred Heart church. Rev. Benjamin Alt, C. PP. S., who for some time has been assistant pastor of a congregation in Ft. Wayne, Ind., has been selected to succeed Rev. Stoltz. He will arrive in Sedalia on Sunday, September 6, taking up his duties in his new field of labor at once.

The departing priest will preach bis farewell sermon at the 10:30 mass next Sunday morning. Father Stoltz came to Sedalia seven and dne-half years ago from Collegeville, Ind., several months after his ordination to the holy priesthood. He succeeded Rev. Theobald Right, C. PP. S., as second assistant pastor and upon the removal of Fathei Christian Daniel to Indiana some five years ago, Rev. Stoltz was selected to fill the vacancy of assistant pastor caused by Father Christian’s removal.

While second assistant pastor Father Stoltz had charge of the parishes at Clifton City, Versailles, Cole Camp and other nearby towns, and no priest ever formed a larger circle of friends while on these missions that did Father Stoltz. During his time as assistant pastor of Sacred Heart parish he has been a tried and true friend to those in need and distress. Particularly to the sick has Father Stoltz given his time and attention, and many a night in winter oi summer he has answered the call of a dying parishioner. Besides doing much toward the spiritual welfare* of Sacred Heart parish, Father Stoltz has formed the

Young Men's club, composed of the youths of the parish, thus aiding greatly in molding the character of their future lives. The members of the parish, while they will greatly regret to see Father Stoltz depart from their midst, will wish him all possible success in his new field of labor.

Attorney Frank M. Ross Sues for Lot of Money.

Charging that he was slandered and libeled when he temporarily disappeared from East Chicago recently, with an unpaid bill for an auto mobile. Attorney Frank M. Ross filed a series of five suits in the Superior court in Hammond one day last week, against parties who gave circulation to the stories about him during his absence. After an absence of a few days Ross returned to East Chicago, where he immediately made good for a check that had been protested because of lack of funds in the bank upon which it had been issued; began to nail, as absolutely false, the sensational stories that had been circulated about him, and finally filed his five suits for damages. Two of these actions are against his former law partner, Joseph Meade, of East Chicago—one being for $5,000 for slander and the other for $1,500 as an amount due him in an agreement for his withdrawal from their partnership. Two of the suits are against J. H. Lewis, member' of an auto garage firm in East Chicago —one for $5,000 for slander and the other for SSOO for failure to complete a contract, and the fifth suit is against the Lake County Times,' at Hammond, for $5,000, for its publication of an alleged libelous report of his departure from East Chicago.—Kentland Democrat.

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Only Fair Attendance at Fountain Park Sunday.

A large number of Rensselaer people were over to Fountain Park Sunday, the closing day of the assembly. While the attendance was fair, it was not quite upj to expectations. President W. I. McCollough informed us that it was probable the assembly would not quite pay out. They had an extra good program this year, one which cost them about S4OO more than the programs heretofore, and Mr. McCollough thought that It was probable they would lack about SIOO of breaking e'ven. The Lincoln chautauquas in other nearby towns and other attractions curtailed the attendance this year.

Will Spend Winter in Montana.

Mr. and Mrs. J D. E. Hollister have rented their property here to D. S. Alter and expect to spend the winter with their son, J. S. Hollister at Miles City, Mont. The latter was expected to come yesterday to assist them "in packing heir goods and accompany him to his home. Mrs Hollister suffered a nervous breakdown Saturday which may delay their departure for a few days.

Lincoln Chautauqua at Rensselaer, Sept. 12 to 17, inclusive.

Vol. XVII. No. 43.

FRENCH WIN AT PERONNE; FOE ADVANCES

Army Under Gen. Pau Reported to Have Routed German Forces. WHOLE CORPS IS WIPED OUT Allies Are Being Pushed Back Toward* French Capital and Teuton* Set Wednesday a* Day of Arrival at Outer Fort*. London, Hept. 1. — Reuters has received the following dispatch from It* Antwerp correspondent. It is reported General Pau has won a brilliant victory over 50,000 Geis, mans near Peronnes, in the department of Somme.” The subprefecture at Dieppe, France, reported that General Pau'* troops had wiped out a Gertnan army corps.

London, Hept. I.—The French embassy in London tonight announced that desperate fighting had been renewed along the Vosges and in Lorraine. A regiment of German cavalry was completely destroyed. The Germans aro progressing In their attack on the allies’ left wing. The Russians are moving forward to the south of Lublin.

London, Sept. 1. —Rumors that the huge armies of the kaiser are engaged In a definitive conflict along the lines north and northeast of Paris have reached London. The censorship Is more complete than ever and positive news is lacking. The battle undoubtedly Is being waged along the allied front and probably along the whole 250-mlle line of French resistance to the German Invaders. It Is likely that the chief German attack is being delivered In the neighborhood of La Fere, 75 miles northeast of Paris. Reports here are that the Germans have set tomorrow (Wednesday) as the day of their arrival at the Paris outer fortifications—the forty-fourth anniversary of the battle of Sedan. London, Sept. I.—The allies’ lines have been driven further toward Paris, and a great battle is now being fought between the French and Germans south of the River Meuse, between that stream and the city of Bethel. At the same time Great Britain 1* pouring a second expeditionary force across the channel. British troops in great numbers are landing at Ostend and leaving Immediately for the south to fall upon the slightly defeated rear right flank of the Germans. They also"' will co-operate with the Belgians, who are making sorties out of Antwerp. France is leveling all houses before ♦he nuter rim of Paris forts, and as the city prepares for a siege, officialdom discusses the project of moving the capital to Bordeaux. France la raising another army of 600,000 men. French Win In the Vo*ge*. Admissions that the Germans have advanced further toward the capital In the north of France are contained In an official statement of the French war office, made public. This statement claims important victories tn the Vosges region and declares a battle Is being fought by the armies advancing across the Meuse and the defending forces there. The great battle, the first to be fought Inside the French frontier, is now raging along a front of 100 miles, from Montherme, between Charlevllle and Glpet, to Villers In the department of Somme, In the northwest. It is officially admitted by the Paris war office that the left of the allied line has been steadily pushed back, and there Is fighting repprted at Le Fere, only 60 miles from Paris. Germans Renew Their Attack. The Germans renewed the battle In the morning before ten o’clock, rushing fresh troops instead of those battered so heavily in the' Belgium campaign, and trying their favorite; tactics ot attacking in force, and at* the same time turning the right flank. No news Is available as to the result. The following official statement was issued by the war office: “The situation as a whole Is as follows: “1. The Vosges and Lorraine.—lt will be recalled that our forces, who had taken the offensive in the Vosges and in Lorraine at the beginning of operations, and who drove the enemy back beyond our frontiers, received serious checks before Sarrebourg and in the region of Morhange, where they came in contact with strongly defended positions. These troops were forced to fall back to reform themselves, one body on the great crown of Nancy and the othe.r in.

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