Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1914 — Page 3

I Want to Shake Hands With Every Horse in this County. He will be well shod when he leaves my shop. 4 new shoes $1.50 4 old shoes SI.OO Other work in proportion. WM. BURCH & SON Old Warner Stand RENSSELAER, - - , - INDIANA

All Over The County

FRANCESVILLE. [From The Tribune.! Jlrs, Lloyd Low went to Indianapolis, yesterday to visit relatives. A daughter was born to Mr. and Ernest Anlieker, Saturday, Oct. 19th. W. B. Shumacher of Erueka, 111., was here on business, Tuesday and Wednesday. Miss Carney of Pulaski was the guest of Misses Mary and Julia Hubbard a part of this week. Miss Tracy Fitzpatrick visited in Lafayette, Monday and Tuesday with Mrs. Will Hart and Mrs. Gerald Hall. Dr. T. W. Kelsey and family motored here from Attica, Sunday, for a few hours visit among old friends. Miss Anna Kahler has returned from Peoria, 111., where she visited for a month with relatives and friends. George Tudor of Rensselaer was a Francesville visitor, Sunday. George lived here several years ago and he llk4* to come back occasionally and renew old acquaitances.

Mrs. Agnes Howatt and Thos. Howatt of Fairmount, West Virginia, who were the guests last week of Mr. and Mrs. Will Howatt, north of town, are in Illinois visiting relatives.

Jens Hansen returned to Gibson City, 111., Monday, in his Ford runabout, after five weeks’ visit here Mr. and Mrs. Yeppa Hansen, and his daughter, Mrs. Roy Todd, at Grass Creek, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Burchard of Rensselaer, were the guests at the home of W. R. Jones Sunday. Mrs. Burchard remained until yesterday when she went to Monticello to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Thad E. Hannaway and family. R. A. Lawrie of Monticello informed the Tribune that work an the Clayton ditch had to be shut down on the account of lack of water. The rains Friday and Saturday were probably not enough to get digging started again. Edward O’Herron of Chicago was here Monday, the guest of his aunt, Mrs. Patrick Hackett. Monday was observed in Illinois as a legal holiday in honor of Columbus and Mr. O'Herron took advantage of the event and spent the day in Francesville.

Mrs. Mary Hanna is in Philadelphia, where she has taken a position as associate editor of a religious newspaper, the main office of which is in Pittsburg. Mrs. Hanna expects to return here next week and close some business affairs after which she and the daughter will permanently locate in Pittsburg. John F. Kopka recently completed a large substantial home on his farm of 114 acres situated in the southeast part of the township. His son, Robert, will run the place, his other son, Silas, being on the old home place farther north which is located in section thirteen. Mr. Kopka has also made many general improvements to improve the production of each farm and they are sure to show the results of the expenditures. Elmer Williams of White Post, drainage commissioner for the Monon, was here Monday on business connected with the ditch. The dredge on the north part of the work has completed its allottmgnt; dredge No. 2, which last week passed through the bridge space east of town has just finished its work south of Thomas Manion's farm, while the big dredge, which originally began digging east of Francesville, continues on its way through the cut-off towards the Tippecanoe river. Father Krull of St. Joseph College, who conducted a three-days mission at the Catholic church here, left

Coal Time! All indications point to a long hard winter, which means a long big coal bill. Are you prepared? If not, come down and inspect our bins and let us talk the situation over with you. Harrington Bros Phone 7

Wednesday for Medaryville, where he is conducting similar services. He is being assisted by Rev. J. F. Koch, the regular pastor. Rev. Krull is a priest of great ability; as an orator and writer he is eloquent. The services were well attended, the number of communicants was very large, and his well-meaning sermons renewed a new spiritual inspiration and zeal among the members.

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FAIR OAKS.

Peter Bloom butchered and peddled a porker in town Thursday. Mr. Allen is preparing to build an auto shed on the lot near his barn. Cottage prayer meeting was held at Tom Johnson’s Wednesday evening.

Mrs. Ike Kight went to Indianapolis this week to visit her son, John, indefinitely. Jack White of Demotte, came over Monday and got a wagon load of ‘Halleck’s shrubbery. Charles Myers and wife of southeast of Rensselaer, came up Sunday and took dinner at the Cottingham house.

Ray Casey, who some time ago moved onto his father-in-law, A 1 Hensler’s farm, has moved to Rensselaer. -Mrs. A. DeKoker of Demotte, visited her father, James Clifton, of this place, a few days the latter part of the week. Aunt Hannah Culp was summoned to Lee the first of the week to see her brother, George, who was reported seriously ill. James Clifton is building a bay window to Mrs. Moffit’s house this week, "to set her flowers, of which she has a nice assortment.

We have had no frost as yet, but the trees are all turning brown and are shedding their leaves just as though it had frosted heavy. James Clifton reports his wife is slowly recovering from her recent sick spell and hopes to be able to return home by the first of the week. The Hon. 1. S. W r ade of Lafayette, changed cars here Tuesday evening for Parr, where he went to speak in the interests of the prohibition cause.

The new section foreman on the Monon, who succeeded Mr. England, moved his family here the first of the week and they will occupy the Warren property, which Ray Haste recently vacated. Rev. Postill delivered his first sermon here Sunday for this conference year. Lee Mauck and wife accompanied Rev. Postill and his wife here and went to Parr, where he preached Sunday evening.

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“THE JUNGLES.”

Lewis Hymen spent Saturday night with Earl Foulks. Miss Maria Fisher spent last Saturday night with a friend in Monticello. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Ogle took Sunday dinner with J. F. Grouns and family. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beaver called on Jake Beaver and family Sunday afternoon. There are rumors that Louis Martin is the owner of a fine new buggy. Wonder who the lucky girl is? Hk&d on to the nickels boys! There’ll be a box supper at Center school house tonight, Oct. 24. Everybody cordially invited. Lone Star is thinking of having one about one or two weeks later.

Those who called on Anna and Earl Caster Sunday afternoon were Misses Jennie Harwell, Goldie and Sylvia Beaver, Blossom Grouns and Leona Ogle, and Messrs. Ernest Harris, Russell Cristler, Clifford Ogle, Ernest and Orland Beaver. We have organized a Young People’s Society at the church with Lewis Hymen as president and leader; True Culp, treas.; Leona Ogle, sec.; and Anna Caster, Blossom Grouns, Clifford Ogle and Charlie Culp on the program for Sunday evening. The subject for discussion is the “Betterment of Our Community.” We have fifteen active members and would like to raise our number Sunday evening. Everybody cordially invited; 6:30 Sunday evening. Service at 7:30.

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OAK GROVE.

Olive and Emma Lilly spent Sunday with Hazel Hurley. County Suipt. Lamson visited the Oak Grove school Tuesday. David Peer and Roy Wlckizer called on Dave Peer, Jr., Monday. Perry Garriott and John Jungles called on Lloyd Shell Sunday evening. Mrs. Charles Payne and children spent Saturday night with Mrs. John Turner. • John Turner, Charles Payne and Nate Eldridge were Rensselaer goers Saturday. Margaret and Daisy Pettet visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Neugent and family. Mrs. David Peer and Mrs. Mansen helped Mrs. Murry Jenson cook for threshers Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fay and family of Fair Oaks, spent Sunday with J. H. Shell and family. Mr. and Mrs. Art Fleming and children spent Sunday afternoon with Mrs. Sarah Knight and family. Mr. and Mrs. Myers of near Kniman, and Miss Margaret Roody spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Myers. Mr. and Mrs. James Myers of Gifford, and Mrs. Ernest Nuss spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. John Cavinder.

Sunday school every Sunday at 10 a. m.; church services Saturday evening, Oct. 24, at 7:30. Everybody welcome. Jake Myers and family of Porter, Ind., are spending the week with Mrs. Myers’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Cavinder. . Mrs. Charles Tomlinson and sons, James and Marion, went last week to Sidell, 111., to visit her mother and other relatives. Mrs. Gail Michal and children and Mrs. Art Fleming and son, Raymond, spent Monday with J. F. Pettet and family.

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THE CHANGES OF 63 YEARS IN INDIANA

How They Have Made Our State Corv stKution Unequal to the Demands Put Upon It It is no accident of politics or legislation that the question of calling a constitutional convention is upon ua at this time. The present demand for a new constitution is a wholly natural expression of the expanding progressive sentiment in the state and in our local comm unties. Our first constitution, adopted in 1816, was discarded at the end of thirty-five years because outgrown by a generation of progress, and our

present constitution, adopted in 1851, made to satisfy the needs and conditions of the middle of the nineteenth century. Now Bhall we of the second decade of the twentieth century show les6 courage and progressive spirit in meeting the conditions that confront us? What fundamental changes have been wrought during the past 63 years of epoch making history may well give the people of Indiana occasion for profound thought. Our i population has more than trebled, j We have developed from an agriculj tural people to a cosmopolitan commonwealth. largely industrial. in 1861 our largest city was New Albany, with only 7,786 inhabitants. Madison was second with 7,714. Indianapolis had 7,686. There were only nine cities of more than 2,000 people. Today most of the counties of the state can boast a metropolis greater than these frontier towns, and almost onehalf of our entire population is in towns and cities. The city of Indianapolis contains about one-third the entire population of the state when our present constitution was adopted. This tendency from country to city is rapidly increasing. From 1900 to 1910 our city population Increased 30.5%, while our rural population decreased 6.5%. During these 63 years our factory laborers have increased from 14,432 to over 218,000; our annual manufacturing output, from $18,922,565 to $679,000,000; our Investment In manufacturing plants, from $7,760,402 to more than $260,000,000. The so-called manufacturing plants of 1861 consisted principally of small individual shops and mills. The total jUte tax levied at that time was $450,411.78. It now exceeds $6,260,000. Th« 212 miles of railroad which existed in 1850, 124 miles of which had been constructed the preceding year, have expanded to a network of steam and electric lines threading every portion of the state. Indeed, the past 63 years have taken us from the realm of the stage coach and the tow : path canal, and the accompanying simple life of that day, to a highly complex state of society) calling for adequate machinery of organisation to direct it. Our immeasurable progress in education, science, inventions and wealth has created problems that could not have been foreseen in 1851. The inevitable logic of growth and change has compelled government to concern ltr self with the most intricate and complex relations of personal and property rights. There was no problem of public utilities then. It is a most vital one now. We were not troubled with the floating foreign vote, and the machinery of elections was comparatively simple, Our need of safeguarding the suffrage could not have been foreseen. Oar antiquated general property tax, which was then fairly suitable to the simple property forms of that day, is wholly inadequate now. The problems of city government, then of little moment, concern us tremendously today. These and other vital matters are involved ih the matter of calling a constitutional convention to bring our constitution up to date. We shall have the opportunity this fall In voting for a constitutional convention to register a demand for modern forms of government.

HERMAN C. ROGERS -Progressive Candidate for-Judge o< 30th Judicial Circuit.

Since February 3d, 1903, the taxpayers of Newton county have paid out on account of law suits tried on change of venue from other counties, the sum of $3,627.20. The law requires the Judge to allow and certify these costs to the counties owing this money, and that it be Paid back quarterly. In spite of the law, and in spite of a heavy i»enalty imposed for failure to comply with it, there has not been a settlement since Judge Hanley has been on the bench. No doubt the same condition exists in Jasper county. This money belongs to Newton county. Why has ft not been collected? There are four terms of court a year in each county in this,circuit, composed of four weeks each. Out of the 24 days in the present term of the Newton circuit court the Judge set cases on only 9 days. Out of the first two weeks of the term only one day is occupied with the trial of cases. One day is vacant out of the third week and three days are vacant out of the fourth week. In order that all cases might be set for trial in the remaining nine days, it was necessary to set 29 cases for trial on one day, and on other days as high as six and seven cases. Such a calendar permits the Judge to absent himself from the court, and this term is no

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exception iq that respect. Oases are being carried over this term on the pretext there is no place on the docket for them. Considering that the Judge is paid a salary of $3,500 a year, to whom does this lost time belong? I take the position that this time belongs to the people for the transaction of their business, and not to the Judge. On April 31, 1914, Job Miller was arrested, charged with unlawful possession of intoxicating liquors. The case is No. 1945. The sheriff’s return shows that he seized five barrels of bottled beer a^ J 'the property of Miller, took it into his possession, brought it into court and held it subject to the order of the court, The law provides that on conviction for this offense, the court sluall order the liquors destroyed by the sheriff. It has long been rumored that this beer was no longer in existence and could not be produced for destruction, and this rumor was brought to the attention of Judge Hanley last spring. Nothing further happened in this case until the 1 3th day of October, 1914, when, as shown by the record, the case was dismissed. There were other cases against Miller, but the case dismissed was the only one which might make it necessary to produce and destroy the beer.

Judge Hanley has been Judge of this court for twelve years and is now asking for support from the voters on his record for another term of six years. You will either approve or disapprove this record by your ballot on the 3rd day of next November. What changes in the management of the court s business has Mr. Darroch either suggested or promised in case of his election? I have outlined my position on all these questions pretty fully, and if I am elected Judge, the changes to which I have called attention will be made, and I ask the support of every man who honestly believes that some reform is needed in this most important office. Very truly yours, HERMAN C. ROGERS.

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