Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1914 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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SUBSIDY TAX KNOCKED OUT

At Least It Will Not Be Collected Here Just at l*iesent. The matter of the $60,000 subsidy voted in Rensselaer and Marion township, for the Indiana Northwestern Traction Co., was set for trial in the circuit court Monday morning, and W. T. and Blanchard Elmore of Remington, xvho own a farm in Marion township, and are the parties who sought to enjoin the placing of this tax on the duplicate, wejre.on hand ready for trial. Both the local attorneys for the traction company were out of town, however, and after waiting until along in the afternoon and neither of the attorneys showing up, Abe Halleek appeared for the railroad company and Judge Hanley held that the prder of the county commissioners placing one per cent of this tax on the tax duplicates to be collected this year (the order of the commissioners, however, w T as really that the tax should not be collected until the said railroad company had built some of its road, although such order, it is said, could not be legally made) should he set aside, because the proposed road had not been permanently located through Marion township. This action of the court knocks out the collection, or placing on the tax duplicate of this tax for the present, and probably ends the matfor good. How r ever, should the traction company comply with the law as to permanently locating a road and demand that the ,tax be collected, then action will likely be brought to enjoin the whole proceeding. The Democrat has not believed that there was very much prospect of the Indiana Northwestern Traction Company building this road at any time, and had this one per cent of the two per cent tax voted here been placed on the duplicate, our taxes in Rensselaer would have been $5 on the SIOO valuation, instead of $4, and if the road was not constructed it would have been a hard matter to have got this money back. Mose Leopold was attorney for the Elmores in this matter and he is to be congratulated for knocking out the order placing the tax cffi the duplicate, as are also the Elmores for taking the initiative in the matter. Their action has saved every tax payer in Rensselaer and Marion tp., for the present at least, $1 on each SIOO assessed valuation.

Abandons Endurance Ran to Coast Because of Bad Roads.

Hugh Kirk returned Sunday from his “trip to the Pacific coast.’’ The roads were so bad that the trip was abandoned at Omaha, where he stored the car and returned home. Hugh had started to drive an American Underslung car from Chicago to San Francisco on an endurance run. Two other cars started from Chicago the same time, one taking the northern, one the central and one the southern route. Hugh’s car was stripped for the run and covered with banners, but so much rain was encountered that the roads were somthing fierce; the banners became covered over with mud and the owner of the car and another party who accompanied (hint, took a train at Des Moines, la., and told Hugh, to go on through and make the best time he could. Further on, on the clay roads, it was such hard pulling that he had to be pulled up a couple of hills, and as it was still raining and the roads were becoming worse instead of better, while tourists he met informed him that it kept getting worse the farther west he went, he thought the only thing to do was to give up the trip. Some of the thrifty farmers would be stationed at the foot of the hills with a span of mules and did a land office business pulling tourists to the top at $5 per Phil. Hugh has not heard from the drivers on the other routes and dont’ know what kind of roads they encountered and whether they have also given up the trip or not.

Davis Was Also Unpopular at Other Towns.

Wtm. Loyd Dkvis, ond of the Chautauqua speakers here last week—and, by the way, he was the platform manager of the Chautauqua last year —did not seem to take any better at other towns than he did in Rensselaer, and the Chautauqua bureau will do well to leave Mr. Davis out of its list of speakers next year. As the Monon News says, “It was not that what he said was not true in the main, but because of the way he said it,” that did not set well with his hearers.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—-To-gether With Other Note* Gathered From The Several Comity Offices. W. H. Parkison was in Indian'apolis on business Monday. Attorney George A. Williams was in Winamac on business yesterday. There will be a special teachers’ examination held next Saturday, Sept. 26, in every county in the state. W. T. Elmore and son, Blanchard, G. 1. Thomas and Charles Plefley were among the Remington people in town Monday on business. Charles Carpenter, an employe on the new gymnasium at the college, was fined and costed SB.BO by Squire Irwin Sunday on a plea of guilty to intoxication the Saturday night previous. Ora Fay of near Parr entered a plea of guilty to assault and battery on Walter Dewitt in Squire Irwin’s court Monday. The alleged assault occurred on Wednesday previous, and the fine and costs amounted to $15.50. The affidavit against John Platt for the alleged furnishing of liquor to Jerry Karsner, which came up in Squire Irwin’s court Friday evening on change of venue from J. F. Bruner's court, was quashed as being faulty in several important particulars. No new affidavit has been filed as yet and it is not probable there will be any filed.

Sheriff Hoover was telling the biggest snake story of the season yesterday. While driving to Wheatfield Monday afternoon with Robert Mannon of Wheatfield and ‘ Gum” Phefley of Remington, they ran over a big bullsnake in the road near Zadoc, which stunned the reptile enough so that they got out and procured a club and killed it. It measured precisely six feet in length. Mr. Hoover wishes it understood that this was in going to Wheatfield, not in returning. County Chairman F. R. Erwin has appointed J. J. Hunt as the democratic member of the board of election commissioners for Jasper county. The progressives have appointed •T. W. Tilton as their member. Clerk J. H. Perkins, by virtue of his office, is the third member of the board. The republicans only get to “look on" at this election, the democrats and progressives filling all the places on the election boards, both state, nty and precinct, except inspectors, who are appointed by the county commissioners in precincts where there fs no township trustee or where the latter is disqualified to act. Sheriff Hoover received a telephone message from the Lake county sheriff Sunday afternoon to be on the lookout for an auto load of colored people whom it was alleged had forced another car off the Hebron bridge grade, near the Kankakee river, and who were said to be headed towards Rensselaer. Just how much damage was done to the automobile and occupants who went off the grade, we have been unable to learn. A watch was kept for the' party here, but they did not pass through Rensselaer. It is reported that they turned off west and went to Brook, takipg supper there and returning to Chicago by way of Morocco.

Marriage licenses issued: Sept. 19, Hally Orval Alter, son of Amos Jf. Alter of Parr, aged 24 April 28 last, occupation farmer, to Lillie Jane Williams, daughter of Mrs. Joseph S. Williams of Union tp., aged 24 August S last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. B. Ej Chambers. Sept. 22. Ernest Nuss, son of Win. S. Nuss of Laura, aged 20 July 20 last,- occupation farmer, to Cora

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1914.

Ethel Cavinder, daughter of Samuel Cavinder of Gifford, aged 16 Oct. 31 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Both being under age, father of male and mother of female filed written consent to issuance of license. Married by Rev. G. W. Titus. Kemington Families to Leave for “York State” Tomorrow. Clyde Reeve of Remington, was visiting relatives here Monday evening and yesterday. He and Ed Peck expect to leavg with their household goods for their new home in New York tomorrow. Mr. Reeve bought a farm in Deleware county and Homer Babb, also of Remington, has bought a 100 acre farm right near him. Mr. Peck has bought in Chautauqua county and William Broadie has bought a farm near Peck's. Mrs. Reeve and children and Charles Leavel, w ife and children of Rensselaer, are visiting her parents. Ml-, and Mrs. I. A. Leavel at Bainbridge, Ind., at present.

Cook Likely to Get Cooked Next November.

Homer L. Cook, democratic candidate for secretary of state by virtue of the Taggart-Fairbanks machine and to whom some of the vicious legislation of the last legislature is alleged to be due, including the uncalled for extension of term of county superintendents for two years more, notified County Siipt. Lamson yesterday morning that he would be in Rensselaer that afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mr. Cook will lose thousands of democratic votes in Indiana and many in Jasper county. It is said that he is enlisting the aid of county superintendents and teachers over the state to offset these losses. Other democratic candidates for state offices were to be here with Cook.

Questionable Methods Alleged to Have Been Used.

The Republican’s voting contest closed last week and the awards were as follows: Ford auto, Miss Mary Comer, daughter of Shelby Comer of Union tp.; piano, Mrs. Louella Golden of south of Rensselaer; lot at east side of town, in Marion tp., Madeline Abbott, of Rensselaer; sewing machine, Mrs. Blanche McCurtain, Parr; watch, Cecil Ridenour, Seattle, Wash.; $25 cash, Ruth Callahan, Rensselaer; $5 cash, Clifford Wasson, Rensselaer. One of the contestants is reported to have done even better than the published report shows. He is said to have raised a kick over the closing methods alleged to have been used to bring in money and got sll3 baftt, which he refunded to the people he had collected from. For further information, ask some of the people up about Parr, or L. L. McCurtain, also of Parr. There may be some further developments in the matter soon, it is reported.

Hoosier's Impressions of Holland.

Goodland Saturday Times: Lieutenant Leslie Oswald, who was one of the officers in command of the warship Tennessee, which went to Europe with funds to assist stranded Americans, made a visit to Holland on the return trip. He went through the country by train, and was greatly impressed with the beauty and cleanliness of the country and the courteous intelligence of the people. He said it seemed lfke sacrilege to walk over the beautiful walks and drives of the Hague, so immaculate clean were they.

Price of Daily Papers Raised.

The price of the Chicago papers have been raised to newsdealers, owing to the advance in print paper, and we must therefore raise our price to 18 cents per week, or 65 cents per month to cover this advance.—MONTGOMERY & WARNER.

Registration Day October sth * • £r*' You cannot vote at the approaching election unless you 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.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

———— # Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts ot the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL o * Happenings in Distant and Nearby Cities and Towns.—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. Democrats Nominate Ticket in Gillam Township. The democrats of Gillam tp., at their convention Saturday nominated the following excellent ticket: Trustee—-A. D. Hershman. Assessor—Lewis Selmer. Advisory Board—John W. Selmer, S. J. Ash, N. Osborn. Road Supervisors—No. 1, Jerry Shea; No. 2, George Winters; No. 3, Larkin Logan; No. 4, Adolph Onken.

Had Better Paid His Car Fare.

The young man killed at Monon one night last week while riding the blind baggage of the Chicago & Louisville train No. 3, proved to be Allison Dodson of Louisville, Ky., cards in his pocket bearing his name leading to his identification. The young man had been working In the harvest fields in South Dakota, and was on his way home. While he bad plenty of money to pay his way, he only bought a ticket from Chicago to Hammond. He had been put off the train twice before reaching Monon, but had climbed back again unnoticed, in his attempt to beat his way of Louisville. He was the support of his widowed mother, who came to Monon with her son-in-law and took the remains back to Louisville. He was 20 years old and was to have been married soon 'to a yrung lady of that city.

An Cnhappy Allusion.

In his “Keynote” speech at Indianapolis last week Governor Ralston said: -tt" ‘Democrats have made mistakes, of course, in their legislative policies, but no Ananias Baker has ever flourished in the face of a democratic legislature the money given him as a bribe. No Joss bills have flooded democratic with a corruption fund to secure legislation to remove the railroads of the state from the jurisdiction of the courts of our state.” This reference to the Joss Bill might better have been unsaid, since the man who stood sponsor for that outrageous measure was none other than Charles J. Murphy of Brookston, present District Chairman and dispenser of postoffices-in this congressional district, and who is also holding a six-thousand-dolalr-a-year job on the Public Service Commission, given him by Governor Ralston. Wonder if Murphy blushed when he heard the Governor try to unload the Joss bill onto the Republican party?

No Truth in Rumor.

The rumor that the Dexter creamery had sold out here and a new man would be placed in charge, is without foundation. We still continue in business and will pay the highest market price for cream at all times. Bring your cream to us.-—W. E. HARRIS, Manager.

City Treasurer Now Located in His New Office.

City Treasurer C. M. Sands is nowlocated in Mb new office over Burchard’s 10 cent store, where all light and water bills are payable. Parties having business with the treasurer will govern themselves accordingly.

County Institute Next Week.

Next week the annual County Institute will be held in Rensselaer. This will bring to town all the teaclf> ers of Jasper county, and Superintendent Lamson will be very thankful for any acts of courtesy shown them during the week. Any citizens "ho are willing to furnish board might telephone Superintendent Lamson that he may have a list of available places ready. During the >veek talks will be given by Professor U. J. Hoffman of the Illinois State Department of Education, Mrs. E. E. Olcott of the Danville Normal, Miss Dyer and Miss Stover of the Rensselaer schools. On Thursday evening. October 1, County Superintendent Driver, of Randolph county, will give an illustrated lecture on Consolidation. At present Randolph county lias more consolidated schools than any county in the United States, and Superintendent Driver will tell in a very able way how this has been accomplished, the results obtained and what the people there think of the movement. People over the.county who are interested In the future school system of Jasper county should not fail to hear Superintendent Driver whether they, at the present, believe In consolidation or notl All lectures will he held in the high school assembly hall and are free to nny person who cares to attend.—ERNEST LAMSON, Co. Supt.

Lafayette Jahr-Markt Festival, Oct. 5 to 10, Inclusive. Never in the history of Lafayette has there been gathered such an array of music, circus and vaudeville features, and sensational out-door novelties as will he witnessed at the Jahr Markt and out-door festival October sth to 10th inclusive. All absolutely free, given under the auspices of the Chamber of Commerce and the Retail Merchants’ Association. A large appropriation has been made for advertising and a publicity campaign, same will be state wide and from present indications gives promise of an unusually large attendance. Arrangements are being perfected with all interurban lines for a special excursion rate during this festival week. One has to be in close touch with this immense project to realize the stupendous proportions it has taken on since its conception, and it is claimed that it will really be the largest and grandest project of Its kind ever attempted In the state. An enthusiastic, ‘'booster” said: ' Lafayette has got to stay on the map, interests will be greatly conserved and benefited by projects of this kind and the world and the state of Indiana will know that Lafayette does things.”—Advertisement.

Alter-Williams.

Mr. Hally jOrval Alter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Amos H. Alter of near Farr, and Miss Lillie Jane Williams, daughter of Mrs. Joseph Williams of near Aix, were married at 2:30 Sunday afternoon at the home of the bride's mother, Rev. B. E. Chambers officiating. , The ceremony was held on the lawn. Miss Iva Pullln played the wedding march, Geneva Williams acted as flower girl, while Lloyd Johnson and Miss Gladys Harriott were best man and bridesmaid, respectively. Refreshments were also served on the lawn. There were about 110 guests present, and among those from a distance were Lloyd Williams of Ashtabula, Ohio, .Mrs. Frank I). Bolt and Florence Adair of Chicago Heights. L. S. Alter and sons of Carpenter tp„ Charles Borklund of Brook. The young couple Received many handsomp presents. The newly wedded couple went via automobile to Brook for a short visit with friends there, after Which they will take up their residence on the farm of the groom’s father in Union tp. They are a highly respected and industrious couple, and The Democrat joins their many friends in extending congratulations.

John Morgan Married.

George Morgan received a telegram Saturday evening from his son, John, who left here last week, stating that he and Miss Hazel Kenton, daughter of Elmer Kenton of near Mitchell, S. Dak., were married at 4:30 o'clock that afternoon at Sioux City, la. The bride was formerly of near Rensselaer, but her parents have resided in South Dakota now for several years. Their plans for the future are unknown.

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Vol. XVII. No. 49

FRENCH FORCE GERMANS BACK SEVEN MILES

Von Kluck Caught Between Two Fires —Crown Prince at Bay. KAISER SHELLS VERDUN FORt Both Sides Receive Re-enforcement* —Poincare's Troops Move Forward in Center and Capture Two Towns. Amsterdam, Sept. 22.—Au official dispatch from Antwerp states that General von Kluck is establishing his headquarters at Mods, for his retreat from Prance. l’aris. Sept. 22. —The German right wing under (Jen. Alexander von Kluck has been forced back seven miles during the paat 48 hours. It has beeu driv 'ii back onto Noyon, .where It has been forced to seek defensive strongholds to the southeast of the city and on the left bank of the Oise. General von Kluck is now exposed to the flanking movement of the allies' left, which has been progressing up the right bank of the Oise in an enveloping maneuver. The French and British have driven forward until now they occupy the heights of Lassigny, west of Noyon, have swept by Noyon Itself on tbe north, and have stretched their lines as far east as Laon. Air Scout Seas Germans Flee. An officer r< turning from Solssons to Paris reported that an aerial scout Just back from a reconnalsance of the Germans’ position says the Germans were seen retreating In large bodies. An announcement from the war office at Bordeaux said that the fighting had become less violent. It added that obvious progress had been made by the French troops operating between Hhelms and the Argonnes. Allies Repulse Bayonet Charge.

This report indicates that a lull had come in the afternoon, for the fighting early, in the day and during theprevious night had been furious. Most terrific were the onslaughts directed, by the Germans against the allies* lines in the region of Craonne. Here, with the British troops under Field Marshal Sir John French bearing the brunt of the attacks, the invaders charged desperately, with bayonets, fixed, and ferocious hand-to-hand combats ensued, in which the Germans weto hurled back, but came on agaiu and again. ' Town* Being Shelled. The great conflict, now entering upon its tenth day, saw the titanic struggle of the big guns fast reaching a climax. Thus far the artillery duel has been a draw and the contest now has resolved itself into one of human endurance. The bombardment of Soissons continued with undiminished and deadly effect, while Into Kheims, already practically laid waste, a steady stream of German projectiles still fell, although the bombardment lacked the energy of the previous day's fusillade. The heavy guns were the only arms in action around Rheims, the infantry still remaining in the trenches.

Fresh Troop* Arrive. The Germans have received re-en-forcements at several points hlong their front, but these have been met by detachments in strength being brought up from the French reserves^ In the center, west of the Argonne and in Champagne, the French have taken Mfisnilles-Sur-Lus and Massigea. The crown prince appears to have reached a position to the north of Montfaucon, where he has intrenched th a defensive position against the pursuing French column. Here he has been driven to stand at bay to protect the avenues of retreat which are still open to him through Luxembourg. A German officer captured at Rheims says that not a single officer remains in the First battalion of the First Guards regiment. Anqther officer of the Prussian Guards says that of the €0 officers in his regiment only five are alive. Arid more than two thousand men have been placed hors du combat. Two Million to Aid Kaiser. Paris learned in dispatches from Copenhagen that the kaiser soon will pour 2,000,000 armed men into the war, in addition to the 1,000,000 already at the front, and the preparations already are being made for the winter campaign. The German military authorities praise the bravery of the allies highly, according to the Copenhagen reports, and agree that the war is far from its close.

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