Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1914 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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CHAUTAUQUA PLEASES ALL.

Good Crowds Turn Out at Every session, and Program Is Excellent. The Lincoln Chautauqua was opened in Rensselaer Saturday afternoon with an extra large attendance for the opening day, and the program was fine. The attendance was also splendid at night and at both sessions Sunday. In fact, the attendance has been good right along. About $l2O was taken in at the gate Sunday, in addition to the large number of season tickets, about 750, which have been sold. The location of the big tent at the west side of Milroy Park, is an ideal one, the grounds being very clean and carpeted with a splendid growth of bluegrass. No doubt, owing to the location, many are attending the sessions who would not otherwise, and the grouhds w'ill not be injured to any extent by using the park for this purpose. The lecturers state that this is the finest location they have had for iheir Chautauqua tents at any place this season. It is easily accessible and the grounds are absolutely clean and free from dirt or filth in every way. The morning sessions, at which Mrs. Margaret Hill McCarter speaks, are also quite well attended considering the hour and the fact that most every one is attending the regular session of the Chautauqua proper both afternoon and evening. Mrs. McCarter speaks each day at 10 o’clock.

This Chautauqua is an excellent thing for any community and the talent is A-l. The Democrat sincerely hopes that it will be continued and become a permanent fixture here each year and that those of our people whose tastes now run to leg shows, street carnivals and like “entertainment” wilj finally become educated to this high-class moral and elevating form of entertainment. We have not the time or space to mention each of the numbers that have been given so far, but all are exceptionally good and one cannot spend a more profitable afternoon or evening than in attending these sessions.

Tried to Start Rough House.

There was a little altercation in the Fate restaurant about 4 o'clock Friday afternoon, when Leslie Clark, one Of the editors of the Republican, came in there and took “Big Charlie - ’ Crouch, one of the clerks, to task for an alleged trouble Crouch had had with Clark's sister, with whom Crouch had been keeping company. No serious damage was done to either Clark or Crouch, but the former was put out of the restaurant, and Mr. Fate, who was at his home at the time, was called and the trouble reported to him. He hunted up Clark and had a "heart to heart” talk with him and found that all the latter knew about the alleged trouble had come second-handed. He advised Clark to get a statement from his sister at first hand, and he is said to have done so, only to find that there was little or no foundation for the trouble. Xo arrests were made.

Two File Calls in One Day.

The fire company was called out about 9 o clock Sunday morning , to put out a blaze in the summer 1 kitchen at Simon Hoehstetlery residence, the former C. G. Spitler place, just north of the Monon station. The family was all away to church at the time and know nothing as to how the blaze started, as they had ■had no fire about the house that morning at all. The building was a total loss and the paint on the residence was scorched somewhat on that side. The loss is covered by insurance.

Shortly after 8 o'clock Sunday night the fire company was again called north of the railroad, where Geo. Seibel’s barn had caught fire from an unknown cause and was totally destroyed. The fire was about three blocks northeast from the main street crossing.

Jim Brenner Married.

Mrs. F. L. Hoover, of southwest of town, received a card a few' days ago from Mrs: Carrie Brenner, stating that the latter's son, James BVenner, who is an ensifen on the U. s! S. St. Louis, and is now Stationed at the Mare Island training grounds near San Francisco, would be married last Saturday to Miss Florence Marshal of Santa Cruz, a daughter of the late Ralph W. Marshal, formerly of Rensselaer. No further information was contained in the card, which was written from Santa Cruz, Calif.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departmeots OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From The Several County Offices. The Yeppe Hansen stone road in Gillam tp., was completed last Friday by the sub-contractors, W. V. Porter and B. D. McColly. The Marble, or Kankakee ditch, is to be sold here today, and as it is the largest drainage project ever undertaken in the county, it will probably draw a large crowd of dredge men here.

The valuation of Lake county has probably tripled in the last half dozen years, and that county is honeycombed with railroads which Pay a great many thousand of dollars in taxes each year. Yet, notwithstanding all this increase in taxables and the vastly increased sum that is paid in to the county treasury as a result, taxes are on the increase there, and the county council, at its meeting last week, raised the levy from 22.9 cents on the hundred dollars to 48 cents, and raised the poll tax from 50 cents to SI.OO.

Monroe township, Pulaski county and the town of Winamac, will hold an option election on September 30 to decide whether Winamac shall have saloons or not. The town is now df-y by remonstrance, which expires next April. The county commissioners of Pulaski county continued the application of Fred Tim for a liquor license in Cass tp;, until the October term. Cass tp., voted wet by 52 majority two weeks ago. Now the drys have filed a remonstrance iwith eight or ten names more than a majority of the voters of the township. So that it is probable Pulaski county will continue in the dry column, for Winamac is almost sure to vote “dry’’ at the coming option election.

Marriage licenses issued: Sept. 12, Clifford L. Potter, of Hematite, Mo., aged 21 July 4 last, occupation painter and decorator, to Ocal Levica Smith of Rensselaer, aged 17 Dec. 8 last, occupation housekeeper. Mother of female filed written consent to issuance of license. Married by Squire Irwin at home of bride’s mother, in Rensselaer, with whom Potter boarded.

Sept. 14, John Dewin Shuey of Wolcott, aged 20, Aug. 20 last, occupation cigarmaker, to Gertrude Payne of Rhmington, daughter of William Isaac Payne of New York City, aged 18 on date of issuance of license, occupation housekeeper. Male being under age, license was ordered issued by Judge Hanley to whom appeal was taken.

Sept. 14, Joe Leibenguth of Battle Ground, aged 21, Oct. 7 last, occupation farmer, to Kittie Elizabeth Moore, of Parr, aged 19 July 18 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

Sept.i 14, James T. Davis of Kniman, aged 18, Sept 8 last, occupation farmer, to Mima Helsel, daughter of Albert 'Helsel of Virgie, aged 18 Jan. 19 last, occupation housekeeper. Male being under age, mother filed written consent to issuance of license. Married by Squire S. C. Irwin.

New suits filed: No. 8277. First National Bank of Rensselaer vs. Samuel R., and Hettie A. Nichols, et al. Action to have mortgage-deed foreclosed on the former George E. Marshal property in Rensselaer, owned by said Nichols and now occupied by W. C. Babcock. Demand $3,000. State Bank of Rensselaer files cross complaint on first mortgage of $2,000. u No. 8278. Charles W. Bussell of Hanging Grove tp., vs. Estate of B. J. Gifford. Action for damages for burning ove* lands of plaintiff on Nov, 24, 1912, which fire is alleged to have been caused by sparks from a locomotive on defendant’s railroad. No. 8279. H. Murray & Co., vs.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. 1914.

Charles and Anna Gray ; suit on note. Demand $65. No. 8280. Francis M. Hayes vs. Estate of B. J. Gifford; disallowed claim of $48.98. The September term of the Jasper circuit court opened Monday, hut not much will be doing this week except in probate matters and setting of cases down for trial. Yesterday was “call day” and several attorneys from neighboring counties were in attendance, including Judge Darroch of Kentland, and Frank Davis of Brook. The jury is called for the third Monday of the term. V —• _____ Jacob Dluzack, formerly of Remington', died yesterday at about 9:30 a. m., at the county farm where he had been an inmate for about twelve years. His age was about 89 He was a native of Germany. The funeral will be held at the Remington Catholic church Thursday morning. The body will be taken today to the home of his son, Charles, in Carpenter tp. Deceased leaves a widow who lives at Wolcott, and several children.

-. Clerk Xorquist, of the Benton circuit court, Tuesday filed the certificate of nominations of the various candidates for the democratic ticket for the November election. This is the first certificate to be filed, Mr. Norquest himself being one of the candidates for re-election. Certificates must be filed within 60 days before the election, thus the remaining parties will have to have their certifications in during the present week.— Benton Review.

You are a little in error in the above, Bro. Roby. The election law says that certificates of nomination for state office shall be filed with the state board of election commissioners, ‘‘not more than 60 nor less than 20 days preceeding the election:” and for county and township offices, with the county board of election commissioners, “not more than 60 nor less than 1 5 days preceeding the election.”

In the figures given in Saturday's Democrat as to the county tax levy, an error was made in the total and also the amounts for the different purposes. The levy is the same as last year, as stated, but last year the levy was raised to a total of 69.9 cents, divided as follows: 4 4.9 cents for county expenditures proper; 12% cents for gravel road repair, and 12% cents for court house bonds. At the same time we secured our notes on the proceedings of the county council the figures for the tax levy been made up, as the auditor was awaiting a reply from the state auditor as to the state levy, so that the fractions might be made to fit in here, but we were told the levy would be the same as last year, except a possible change in the fractional one cent. In looking up the levy for last year we got hold of a 1912 sheet instead of 1913, which accounts for the error.

Will Build New Residence.

Grant Warner, wmo for a number of years has owned a 30-foot lot fronting on Angelica street, just east of the Mrs. Yates property, has bought ten feet*of ground off of the west end of Mrs. Ezra Clark’s place, where her barn is located, and will erect a nice modern house on same yet this fall, costing from $2,000 to $2,500. It will be something after the style of J. C. Gwin’s new house on College avenue.

Dances Resumed at Virgie.

Dances will be resumed in Reed’s hail in Virgie, beginning on Saturday night, Sept. 19, and every two weeks thereafter. A moving picture show will be given next Saturday night, followed by the dance. Good music will be in attendance and good order will be maintained.—-JOHN REED, Manager.

Registration Day October sth You cannot vote at the approaching election unless you v register in the precinct in which you reside. Monday, October sth, will be your only opportunity to register in Jasper county. If absent from home or prevented from visiting the place or registration by reason of sickness, registry may be made by sworn application. Keep the date in mind, Monday, October sth.

City Tax Levy Totals Same as Last Year.

At the regular session of the city council Monday night, all members were present and the following business was transacted. The tax levy for 1914 was fixed as follows: Road tax . 32c Corporation tax 25c ’ Electric- light 25c Waterworks, bonds 20p Library tax lOe Spec, add sch bonds. ....... 10c Borntrager ditch . . 3c This makes a total of $1.25 on each SIOO valuation, but in addition to this comes in the levy of the school boarfi and the county and state tax. which will run up the total levy which the taxpayers of Rensselaer w ill have to pay, to $4 or better. Last year the total levy was precisely $4 on each SIOO valuation. W. B. Peterson, who bid off scraping and painting of the Washington street and College avenue bridges at a previous meeting of the council, for $i 0, has not signed up contract, and the city ( attorney was directed to present contract to said Peterson, and in the event of his not entering into same, the bid of Frank Alter, at SIOO, will be accepted. Contract was awarded to Lem Huston for a sewer in alley in block 12, original plat, and block 2, Benjamins add, at 4 0 cents per lineal foot and $9 each for catch basins. His was the only bid filed. The bid of the Monon Coal Company of $2.02 per ton for mine run coal, f.o.b. Rensselaer,, was accepted. The city attorney was directed to prepare plans and specifications for a sidewalk on Jackson street, alongside block 14.

The light committee reported unfavorably on street light petitioned for by Joseph Nessius in the west part of town. Two thousand dollars w T as ordered transferred from the light fund to the road fund, to bear 4 per cent interest. « The city engineer reported the completion of the Webster and Main street sew-ers. Superintendent of waterworks was directed to extend a 4-inch main from Vine street south to Elm street. The marshal was instructed to have the city hall foundation repaired. ' ‘ Ihe usual number of claims was allowed.

C. A. Roberts Awarded First Prize for Rest Lawn in Rensselaer.

Rro.f. C. G. Saurers of the horticultural station at Purdue, was here Sunday and made the awards for the best kept lawns in Rensselaer, making them in two classes: Owners, who took care of their own lawns, and tenants, in the former, C. A. Roberts was awarded first prize; Dr. A. G. Catt, second; and E. D Rhoades, third. In the tenants. Dr. E. N. Loy. first; H. E. Hartley, second, and H. \V. Wood, Jr., third. The prize money was divided into three purses for each class, S2O, sl4 and SB. The John Eger property scored the highest but Mr. Eger hires his lawn cared for. Mr. Roberts’ property scored 87, the Catt property 3, and the Rhoades property 82.5. The Loy property scored 83, 'Hartley 80, and Wood 79. -Other properties which were considered as worthy of mention included the Comer House, F. M. Haskel, Mrs. William Washburn, I)r. E. C. English, O. K. Rainier, Mrs. Bicknell and others. Prof. Saurers complimented the general appearance of the lawns in town very highly.

Birth Announcements.

Sept. 14, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sigman of Parr, a son. Sept. 5, to Mr. and Mrs. Gus Grant, a daughter.

GERMANS HALT TO FORCE FOE INTO BATTLE

Kaiser's Central Army Waits Arrival of Enemy on River Aisne. ALUES GAIN MANY POINTS Teutons Continue to Retreat In the East—French Report Victoriee in the Voegee District. 1 .iris. Sept. 16.—The German armies, which have been in a general retreat for three days, have reformed for a stand against the pursuing allies. At a prepared position along the River Aisne the German right wing has attempted to check the victorious onrush of French and British troops. On the center, occupying the heights to the north and northwest of Rhelmß, preparations for another battle are in progress.

Eastward the German retreat continues, and additional gains have been made by the French in the Vosges district.

Bordeaux, Sept. 15.—The war office Issued the following official statement: "On our left the enemy had prepared, to the north of Compiegne and Sol6Bons, a line of defense which he has been forced to abandon. Detachments of the enemy at Amiens have also retired on Peronne and St. Quentin.

“In the center the Germans likewise had prepared a defensive position behind Rheims which they have been unable to hold. In the Argonne district the enemy has retreated towards the north below the forest of Belleneve and Thlancourt.

“On the right wing the German movement in retreat la general from Nancy to Vosges. At the close of yesterday all French territory in this quarter had been totally-evacuated by the enemy.’’ - A later communique says: “Our troops have re-entered Amiens, which was evacuated by the Germans. The Germans are still, retreating between the Argonnes and the Meuse.” Paris, Sept. 15.—The army of Crown Prince Frederick William, forming the German left and the pivotal position of the German battle front, has joined in the general retreat of the invaders. The tardy recession of the crown prince from a position between Verdun and Toul. where he had been attacking the line pf southern fortifications of the former city, probably will result in disaster. There is a grave probability that they will be cut off in the Argonnes south of Verdun. While the main body of the army of the crown prince has been forced to retire to the northward, behind the Belleneve forests and beyond Triancourt, the headquarters of its commander have been removed from St. Menehould to Montfaucon. This indicates that the right wing of this army has been forced across the Aire river by the advance of the allies. Montfaucon is northeast of the Argonne, on the Meuse river.

French Reoccupy Rhelms. The French left has been working around to the eastward of tttfs position, as indicated by the enforced German retirement further toward the frontier, and it has been reported from the front that many of the roads leading toward Luxembourg are being held by the French and British troops. Another element that may operate to effect the capture of the crown prince's army is the general destruction of the bridges by the French along the Meuse river. In their retirement the Germans evacuated Britigny, but still hold Lalmont. The withdrawal of the Germans has been general throughout the day from Nancy to the Vosges, this region being reported completely cleared of the enemy. 1 The next important development of the day is the reoccupatlqn of Rheimß by the French after they had forced the Germans to abandon this defensive position. The Germans have been forced to the north. The Germans are in desperate straits, having been dislodged from all their fortified positions, and being forced to retire with great rapidity and disorder everywhere. Germans Retreat on Half Rations. On the great battle front in which approximately 2,000,000 men have been engaged for eight days, the fighting during the day was nowhere severe. The allies continue to harass the German rear w herever they are in pursuit, cutting off stragglers, capturing guns abandoned in the quagmires created by the rains of the past two days, but always advancing with caution, with the ever-present danger of a fresh German coup In mind. The al)iee, during the pursuit so {pr,

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have capturtetT enough gtxns, ammunition, rifles and othgr war supplies to equip an army, The German loss of life, too, has been enormous. It is estimated that 60,000 Germans fell while trying to cut through the French lines. At Nancy alone 20,000 Germans are reported to ■have fallen, while in the operations about Luneville they lost 11,000, according to official figures. g •" W the retreat continues in lte pre** ent general dlrectiou the allied armies will be forced to face the strong German fortifications along the Ithine and the Moselle. It is officially reported that a new German army has started on its march of relief, it js commanded by General von Hoehn and consists of three or four corps, numbering from 120,000 to 160,000 men. This army has appeared in Belgium In the vicinity of Renalx, which would seem to indicate that its program is to strengthen the German right wing army of the crown prince anfl prevent the cutting of the lines of communication to hie rear.

Von Kluck Retreats Seventy Miles. The army of General von Kluck, the disastrously defeated German right, has been forced back until their lost ground now covers nearly seventy miles. This army has marched 500 miles In the past month, most of the distance under fire, and Is almost completely exhausted.

In the center the Germans had prepared a line of defense between Compregne and Soiesons, to the norfb of the Marne, In the hopfe of checking the allies’ advance, but they have been forced to abandon. The detachment at Amiens has retired on d line from Peronne to St. Quentin, evacuating Valenciennes In the operation. It may be that mans now will attempt to establish a line of defense from Peronne through St. Quentin to the Argonnes. The retreating German armies now form a line from north of southeast to the lower extremity of the forest of Argoane, then northeast to the northward of Verdun and continuing In a northerly direction to a point above and cast of Nancy and Luneyille. The attach upon Verdun probably will be lifted within a few hours, for the French troops which were withdrawn apparently without regard for consequences from the right wing and the left center in order to hurl back the combined attack of the German armies at Vitry, now are being rushed to the relief of Verdun. Battle In Vosges. The German retreat probably lies through Charleville and Mezlerres, and It is improbable that a point of resistance against the French will be chosen in France, because the big army of the defenders which hurled the Germans back at Nancy and Luneville is now in a position to move forward and Intercept the line to the south of Belgium and to Luxembourg. It is reported that the army of General von Kluck and part of that of von Buelow from the territory north of Laon is headed for the line between Givet and Namur. General von Hausens’ forces with part of the army of the prince of Wurtemburg is believed to be retiring toward Bethel, while the army of Crown Prince Frederick William and that of Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria, with the troops under General Heeringen, are retreating generally In a northern direction.

The forces under General tleeringen are reported to have failed in their effort to pierce the outer works of the defenses at Epinal, in the Vosges passes, and to have becorpe engaged In a conflict which has for its battle front a line from Girommy to Altkirch, 25 miles from Belfort. Russians to the number of 170,000 to 200,000 are reported to have landed at Ostend to reenforce the allies. They were brought from England in 42 transports and are reported to be moving southeast to attack the German right wing. Unconfirmed reports tell also of the landng of Russian troops at iiavre and Boulogne.

DUMDUMS ARE NOT USED

Sir Edward Grey Denies Charge of Germans. lxtndon, Sept. 15. —Sir Edward Grey has caused the following categorical denial of the German charge that dumdum bullets are used British and French' trdops to be published in Holland: "Neither the British nor French army has in its possession or has issued any but approved patterns of rifle and revolver ammunition which do not infringe in any respect on the provisions of The Hague Convention, t Signed i ' "ORE*. “Foreign Office, London.”

BRITAIN WINS IN AFRICA

Enemy Driven From Abercorn by Maxim Guns. London, Sept. 15.—A Reuter dispatch from Capetown, South Africa, says the Germans attacked Abercorn, i tracing station at the southeastern extremity of Lake Tanganyika, and were repulsed by the fire of maxim guns. Later the English troops drove the Germans over the border. The? enemy’s leases were considerable.