Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1914 — Page 1

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Jasper County Telephone Co. Sell Wolcott Exchange.

In order to give their entire attention to the Rensselaer exchange and its toll and country lines, Messrs. Clark & Bott have arranged to sell the Wolcott exchange, which is owned hy this company, and a notice to stockholders of such proposed sale and a meeting to confirm same appears in another column of today’s Democrat. J. C. Dixon of Earl Park, is the purchaser of the Wolcott exchange.

Parr Postoffice Changes Hands.

The Parr postoffice changed hands Wednesday, when Charles U. Gar riott, who was recently appointed to succeed W. L. Wood, took charge of the office and moved same to the restaurant room of Mrs. Griffith. Mr. Garriott is using the old postoffice fixtures until his new equipment arrives, and he will be assisted by the Wood’s until h 3 gets the run of the office. W. L. Wood, the retiring postmaster, has held the office at p arr since 1897, and also serve! five years as postmaster at Aix before mgving to Parr. He was appointed at Aix in 1890 and served there un til 1895, when he moved to P t arr. He was appointed postmaster at Parr in the spring of 189 7 and served until the present time, having held the office of postmaster for more than 22 years in all. The Democrat extends best wishes to both the retiring postmaster and also to the new incumbent.

Political Notes.

Thomas F. Maloney of Kankakee tp., the democratic candidate for county clerk, has ordered a new Buick automobile and expects to get out over the county to see the voters as soon as his new machine arrives. —:O: Be sure and come out and register next Monday, Oct. 5. Unless you do so you cannot vote at the election on Nov. 3. The places of registration in the different precincts of the county appear on page two of The Democrat. Appellate Judge Milton B. Hottell of Salem, who is a candidate for re-election on the democratic state ticket, was in Rensselaer Thursday and made some remarks before the meeting of the county central committee. “Boss” Murphy was also here. Do not move from one precinct to another after today. If you do you will lose your vote Nov. 3, as to be a legal voter one must have been a resident of the state six months, of the county 60 days and of the voting precinct 30 days, and also must have registered as required by law. Hon. Patrick Hayes and a Mr. Friday came over from Idaville Thursday morning via auto to attend the meeting of the democratic county' central committee and candidates. Mr. Hayes is the democratic nominee for re-election for joint-repre-sentatve of Jasper and White counties, and will not only' receive the democratic vote almost to a unit, but will also get hundreds of republican and Bull Moose votes, for his record in the last session of the legislature was especially pleasing to men of all parties who stand for beneficial and economical legislation. We need more men like Mr. Hayes down there, and if we had only have had them there last session the democrats might now point with pride and view less with alarm the record made by that legislature. Mr. Hayes will return here at some later date and try to meet most of the voters of Jasper county before election day.

Presbyterian Church.

The communion service will be held next Sunday morning, every member should be present. In the evening the monthly union meeting will be held in our church. Rev. G. W. Tittls Will deliver the sermon. There will he special music and the public is most cordially invited.

Evengelistic Meetings.

Rev. J. C. Parrett is planning, with the assistance of the other ministers of the city and Mrs. Fell, to hold a tw.o weeks’ evangelistic meeting at the James school house, south of town, beginning next Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Everyone in the neighborhood is urged to be present every evening.

Don’t fail to come omt and register next Monday, Mr. Voter.

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 convene in regular session Monday. New suits filed: No. 8286. Emmet L. Hollingsworth vs. Ed Oliver; complaint on money paid out. Demand $1,300. Floyd Cavindpr of Jasper county, occupation laborer, and Miss Marie Smith of Monon, were granted, a marriage license at Monticello Sept. 23 and were married in that place; Marriage licenses issued: Sept. 30, Ora Baxter of Jasper county, aged 2 2 Sept. I last, occupation farmer, to Etta Dexter, daughter of Chester Dexter of Carpenter tp., aged 20 Aug. 9 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

Harvey Casto, residing near the Monon railroad, was declared insane Wednesday by Drs. English, Kresler and Gwin, in an inquest held before Squire Irwin. Casto became quite violent after being placed in jail Tuesday night, after having shown marked signs of insanity, and tore up some of the clothing of Pat Miller and Geo. Eggleston, other inmates of the jail, and smashed up some tinware. He kept up a yelling and racket all night long, but was quieted down Wednesday night when the sheriff threatened to put him in solitary confinement!, unless he beJiaVed. He will be taken to Longcliff as soon as they' can receive him there.

Recorder George W. Scott tells us that business is good in his office, about $230 better so rthe first three quarters of this year than for the same period last year. The fees received for thie recording of instruments in his office for the first three quarters of this year were as follows: First quarter, $855.1 5: second quarter, $580.70; third quarter, $438.38, a total of $1,874.23. Last year for the same period the total fees received amounted to $1,156.20, the south quarter’s fees amounting to $502.30. If the present quarter equals last year’s fourth quarter, the total receipts for the year will reach about $2,400. The recorder receives 30 per cent of the fees collected over $1,700, the amount of his regular salary.

Birth Announcements.

Oct. 1, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Green of the west part of town, a daughter. Sept. 25, to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Maines of Three Forks, Mont., formerly of Rensselaer, a son.

Judge Darroch Objects to Being Oslerized.

My Dear Mr. Editor: Some one was kind enough to hand me a card w-ith a picture on one side. On the reverse side and over tlie printed signature of my friend Rogers, who is the progressive candidate for the office of judge, is some printing, one paragraph of which reads like this: “The candidate for judge on the democratic ticket is nearly seventy years of age, too advanced in. years to enter upon the arduous duties of a six-year term.” Now what do you think of that? It is quite true that I am sixty-five years old and do feel some impairment in physical ability, that is, T can’t run as fast or jump as high as in earlier life. Impressed with this fact, and that my competitors both knew it and believe with me in the wisdom of the adage, “Old men for counsel and young men for war,” 1 had fully expected in campaign that two big huskies like my young friends, Rogers and Judge Hanley’ would magnanimously join forces and unitedly and quietly and without .apparently offending, elbow me off the firing line of the active practice, where all 1 the arduous work in the law is. or should be, to that more quiet, peaceful and retired position of a seat on the Wool Sack. Having this in mind, it is indeed disappointing that Brother Rogers should entertain the thought, much less express it so very modestly, that because of increase of years, I should not only be elbowed off the firing line but be backed clear off the deck as jettisoned flotsam ruthlessly cast

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THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY. INDIANA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1914

Admits Having Paid Back Money, But Says ’Twas Voluntary.

The Republican again consumes much of its “valuable space” in explaining a matter connected with its late subscription voting contest, but its explanation is considerably different from the way current report has it and also from the story told by the McCurtain's to many different people, both in Rensselaer and at Pair, where they reside. According to the Republican its return of $136.50 to the McCurtains was wholly yoluntary and was out of the bigness of its heart, rather than there being any compulsion about it. Now current rumor has it that there were other contestants besides the McCurtains who, at least, asked for some of their money back, and they say r that the published report ot the votes cast by the contestants during the contest was juggled in the office of the Republican. That is, in order to make the other candidates believe that they stood some show of winning a “prize,” not nearly the correct vote cast was published along from day to day. Of course the Republican could not prevent contestants from holding back votes, but it had no right to juggle the votes already cast, as it is alleged, was done. But the poor little meazley, dwarfed, picayunish jealous souls of the Republican editors who took on such a spasm of anguish over the success of a similiar contest conducted by The Democrat a few years ago, wanted to get every nickel out of it possible. It is also amusing to note their remarks regarding "The Democrat’s dwindling subscription list,” which “suffered so greatly” by their recent contest. As a matter of fact, during the short period their contest was on The Democrat lost precisely two subscribers whom it thought had perhaps been induced to help out some contestant by taking the Republican, and TWENTY-SIX new paid-in-advance subscribers were added to our list 'during the same time. As this was what is usually considered a dull season for voluntary new subscriptions, and no special effort whatever was made by’ The Democrat to secure them, this was not a bad showing by any means, and if the Republican imagines for a moment that The Democrat’s list is dwindling, it certainly has another think coming. According to the sworn statement of the Republican, which is required to be made every six months, and which appears in its issue of Oct. 2, the average number of copies of each issue of the semiweekly Republican sold or distributed through the mails or otherwise, for the six months proceeding the said statement, was but 500 copies, less than one-fourth the number put out by The Democrat to regular subscribers during the same period.

Now the fact that this statement is testified to under oath before a notary public, as the statement shows. The Democrat will not attempt to say that the circulation of the Republican's semi-weekly edition is less than 500 copies each issue, for were we to do so it would be equivilent to saying that the “business manager” had perjured himself when he swore to the statement. So we will let it go, and admit that its semi-weekly circulation in Jasper county and other parts of the United States did actually average 500 copies each issue during the past six months, which was 1,500 less than the average of each issue for The Democrat.

In its “explanation” the Republican also takes*occasion to say: “Babcock held a piano contest; a merchant on the night before claims to have bought all the trading checks Babcock had left and to have voted them straight out for one of the candidates, when they were presum-

Registration Day October sth I I 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 stb.

ed to be issued only for legitimate trade.” Now, if any merchant ever made such remark as the above, he made a statement -which was absolutely false and which he knew was false when he made it, for at least 25,000 of these trading certificates were still on hand in The Democrat office when our contest closed and no merchant to whom they were being issued, as needed, secured any unusual number on the closing day. Any merchant who would do a thing of this kind is a rascal and unworthy of any respect from anyone, and The Democrat does not believe that any rascals were using its certificates. It does know that the alleged "stuffing of the ballot box” did not occur. in a contest of this kind each contestant knows approximately the number of votes he or she has cast, and not a solitary' contestant ever questioned the count. The Democrat is in receipt of the following letter from Mr. L. L. McCurtain, who is a highly respected citizen of Parr and the progressive candidate for county clerk. The many who know Mr. McCurtain and hate heard from his own lips the story of this “refunding” can form their own conclusions in the matter. Understand, the money paid in earlier in the “game” has not been returned to them, hence his allusion to same. Parr, Ind., Oct. 4, 1914. Dear Mr. Healey: 1 am very sorry I hit you in such a tender spot, and would not have done it had 1 known it wduld hurt like it did.

I was very much surprised to see you boost a Progressive like that and feel that it is going to do me some good, coming from the "standpat” organ. So just go ahead and boost, amd if there’s any oharges just take your change out of the rest of my wife’s money (you know that you didn’t give back); it will be all right with her.

L. L. McCURTAIN.

COURT NEWS

Court has been grinding all week and several cases have - been heard by the jury. The case of Everett Greenlee vs. E. , P. Lane, trustee, and Newton School Township was taken up Thursday and was still on trial yesterday afternoon, 'this case grows out of an alleged contract for hauling pupils in said township by the plaintiff, and was taken to the supreme court, where it was remanded back for a hew,trial. State vs. William Steel, having prairie chicken in possession; jury trial, verdict of guilty and fine of $25 and costs assessed.

Schatzley ditch; commissioner files final report, showing charges of $12,676.50 and credits of $7,456.43. Balance due contractor, $4,299.36. Allowances made: Auditor, $11.50; clerk, $28.55; Healey & Clark, $39; J. Bowie, sls; John O’Connor, $2.75; W. F. Osborne, $392.50: John Knapp, sl2; John Bill, $5; Main Garage, $3.50; A. Halleck, SBO. Balance on hand $331.11. Alexander M. Stewart ditch; cause referred to drainage commissioner, and John F. Pettit appointed third commissioner, directed to meet at office of Harry Brown in Kniman and qualify and report Ist day November term.

James N. Leatherman ditch; cause docketed and time given for objections. Baughman Bros. vs. estate of Samuel Pass, deceased; claim allowed. McDowell, Britton & Cheadle vs. same; judgment for claimant. Andrew J. Granger vs. John Van Beek, et al, ( two cases) ; defendant granted change of venue and causes sent to Newton Martin L. Pass vs. estate of Samuel Pass, deceased; judgment for estate. State vs. William Steel; charged with unlawful hunting; affidavit quashed. Stats filed amended affidavit. Motion to quash overruled. Submitted to jury, evidence heard in

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RUSSIANS BEGIN FIGHT AT CRACOW; IN GERMANY NEXT

Battle Is on Around Outer Forts of City. MILLION MEN IN NEW ARMY 3,000,000 of Czar's Troop* Are Ready to Invade Germany—Fighting Continue* Along th* Niemen River. London, Oct. 2.—The battle of Cracow I* on. The Russians In force have arrived before the city, and the fighting around the outer forts is begun in earnest. The prospect is for the most subbomly fought conflict of all the campaign in Austria. Russian Advance Rapid.

Since the investment and partial occupation of Przemysl by Russian forces the advance of General Rouzky’s men along the Cracow line has been astonishingly rapid. Cracow Is the last important frontier stronghold of the Austrians. Its fall would be an Austrian disaster of thjs first magnitude, its defense will be, accordingly, desperate. In the fighting there during the day the Austrians and Germans are reported to have taken the initiative, attacking the Russian army In the field with great dash and spirit. It is believed that the battle cannot approach a crisis for several days, for it will take time for the Russian commander to select and bo cupy his positions around the city. This is the seventh day of the battle of the River Niemen, the German* striving along a 100-mile fighting line to cross the river. They have not succeeded, according to an official report made by Grand Duke Nicholas, commander of all the Russian armies. The fortress of Ossowec also still stands, It is announced, In spite of constant German bombardment. Rain Causes Discomfort.

The ground west of the Niemen, where most of the fighting is In progress, Is reported to be practically one vast swamp extending to the German frontier. The discomfort of the troops has been increased in the last two days by constant heavy rain. In spite of this the fighting is said to have been exceptionally sanguinary and one unofficial Petrograd message says two entire German divisions have been destroyed. 3,000,000 Russ to Invade Germany. London,, Oct. 2.—According to dispatches received within a week a new Russian army, 1,000,000 strong will join the present armies in Poland and Galicia for “Russia’s principal attack on Germany.” When this army is mobilized it will mean a force of 3,000,000 men to invade Germany. Three great armies are now operat Ing against the Germans and Austrians in addition to two minor forces, which constitute the extreme north and south of the long battle line. General Rennenkampff, with 1,000,000 men, is repelling the Germans’ attempted invasion north of Poland into Grodno and Vilna.

Heading southwest from Warsaw, a new army of equal size composed of fresh trops Jr pushing In the direction of Breslau, with its left wing in a position to co-operate with the third big army of nearly 1,500,000 which is pursuing the Austrians westward toward Cracow.

The Germans are concentrating in the region north of Breslau a force larger than that dnder Gen Von Hindenburg in the north to meet the advance (of the new Russian army.

RAZE ANTWERP FORTS

GERMANS SAY THEY INVEST MOST OF CITY. Official Statement Says Every Sortie by Belgians Haa Been Repulsed— King Ready to Flee.

London, Oct. 2.—According to the Amsterdam correspondent of the Central News, the Germans claim that they have destroyed two of the outer Antwerp forts. Berlin, Oct. 2 (via Amsterdam and London).—The government issued this official statement on the situation In Belgium: “The forts of Antwerp are being bombarded at long range with sue- i cess. The city is almost wholly invested. Every sortie by the garrison 1 has been repulsed. Approach to the city is made difficult by the extent of the area flooded to check our operations.’’ London, Oct. 2. —King Albert of Belgium is preparing to flee from Antwerp, according to informat ion, -from

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rnr" temporary Capital, and the belief is growing that the capture of the city by the Germans Is Imminent. Surrender'6f the forts and the Belgian army has been demanded by the Germans, but the king has refused to comply, and the bombardment of the southern forts at once recommenced with renewed vigor. The Germans are using the ponderous 42-centimeter siege guns that reduced Liege and Namur, and are pouring a rain of shells on Forts Vaelhem. Lierre and Wavre-Ste. Catherine. at a ten-mile range, that military experts believe will result in the silencing of the Belgian guns. The Germans, however, have been compelled to shift the positions of several of their batteries, according to a dispatch from Antwerp to the News, because of the effective reply of the Belgian forts to the invaders’ attack.

The Wavre-Ste. Catherine forte remained silent for some time, he adds, leading the Germans to believe that their bombardment had silenced them. The Garmans then sent a section with field artillery to attack the forts, only to find themselves under fire. Only a few of the attacking force escaped. After this the Belgians made a sortie and captured several guns. The German military governor 1 of Brussels has announced the arrest of Burgomaster Max by public poster as fellows:

"I have found myself obliged to suspend Burgomaster Max from office on account of his irreconcilable attitude, lie Is now in honorable custody in a fortress."

FIFTY MINERS ARE RESCUED

Telephone Directs Men Near Death in Missouri Shaft How to Escape. Joplin, Mo., Oct. 2. —Fifty men narrowly escaped being entombed when the workings of the American mine caved In. About ten acres of ground caved in, carrying with it the powder magazine, oil hoist, sludge mill and a residence. The 60 men were working 250 feet under the surface Newton Kelthley, foreman, nsing a telephone to the surface, advised the rescuing party as to the location of the men. All were directed to go to shaft No. 7to get out. Flight were seriously injured.

GERMANS LOSE 8,000 MORE

Thirty-Eighth Casualty List Includes Three Major Generals, One Killed and Two Wounded. Berlin, Oct. 2.—The thirty-eighth German casualty list, made public, contains about eight thousand names’ It Includes three major generals, one killed and two wounded. Major General Schermenlng was killed, while Maj. Gen. Emil Henlgst was slightly and Maj Gen Oskar Reuter was dan gerously wounded.

British Ship Goes Aground. , Savannah, Ga„ Oct. 2.—The British steamer Concord which cleared for Liverpool and went aground on Tybee bar during a heavy sea, was released by the high tide and continued her journey, The vessel apparently suffered no damage.

Notice. After Oct. Ist, 1914, I wil occupy law offices with Janies H. Chapman, on second floor of the Hollingsworth building, west side public square, and immediately south of the State Bank building. Mr. Chapman and I will be jointly interested in the general practice of law, abstracting and making of farm loans. Our office will have a reliable set of abstract books, which will enable us to furnish abstracts of title without delay. I will give my attention exclusively to law, abstracts and farm loans, jointly with Mr. Chapman, and state that any business entrusted to us will be given most careful consideration, as well as prompt attention, whether relating to matters that reach the courts, or matters that are adjusted and determined out of court 1 wlil make a storng effort to merit a portion of your business and conduct the same in a manner that will be mutually agreeable and satisfactory.—P. R. BLUE.

Telephone Notice.

We are closing up nicely and hope to be entirely through by Saturday. If your phone is not yet in service, report to central each day ; we may miss it if you don’t. A. L. CLARK, Manager.

Baptist Church.. Sunday school, 9:30 a. m.; morning sermon, 10:45* a. m.; prayer meeting, Wednesday evening, 7:30 p. m. You are welcome.-—R. B. WRIGHT, Pastor.

Dance at Virgie.

There will be a dance at the Virr gie hall tonight, Saturday, Oct. 3, with a moving picture show preceding the dance. Everybody invited.— JOHN REED, Manager.

Attention Redmen.

All members are uged to be present next Monday evening, Oct. sth. Important business, degree work., eats and smoker.—SACHEM.