Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1914 — All Over The County [ARTICLE]

All Over The County

FAIR OAKS. Politics is running pretty high in this part of the township this week. Dick Woods of Lafayette, came Monday to visit his brother, Peter. Mr. and Mrs. McCay went to Kirklan Saturday and visited relatives until Tuesday.

Mr. Clevenger, who had been in Chicago a couple of weeks, came home the first of the week. Walter McConnell returned Saturday evening from an auto trip down to Lafayette, Indianapolis and other towns.

William Faylor of east of town, expects to move to Fair Oaks in the near future. They will live in the house with his mother-in-law, Mrs. Dave Winslow. ■"

Mrs. James Clifton, who has been at Rensselaer the past couple of months, was able to come home Tuesday. She is slowly recovering from her sickness.

Warren Zellars, the Aix mayor, and family, came over Tuesday and reported the Loss by fire of their stock of merchandise, and everything except a little clothing which they had on, and his auto, was destroyed. „

Talk about snow storms, we certainly had a hummer Monday afternoon, which kept at it until after night. There was about four inches of snow fell, it beginning with a stiff w’ind from the north. Tuesday was a nice clear day and a great deal of the snow disappeared.

Rev. Postill will be here next Sunday and will deliver a temperance sermon. The Sunday schools will have their temperance lesson 1 week earlier than usual. They expect to have songs and readings appropriate to the occasion. An invitation is extended to all to come out.

F. M. Hays, formerly of Blackford, but who subsequently moved toTbfarion, Ind., quite recently, visited his children in South Dakota, and while there received information that “Uncle” John Casey had the agency to sell Boditone. He concluded to visit Uncle John and take dinner with him, making application for the agency of Boditone at Marion. He left Fair Oaks for his home a few days ago, where he will sell Boditone to suffering humanity.— Advt.

LEE Mrs. O. A. Jacks went to Chicago Wednesday. Mr. Trout shipped eight carloads of cattle from, here Tuesday. The Mothers’ Jewels held a meeting here Saturday afternoon at Mrs. G. A. Jacks’. J. H. Culp has his new house almost complete, and they are moving in this week. J. H. Culp and wife spent Saturday and Sunday at George Holeman’s, in Monticello. There was no school here Thursday and Friday on account of state teachers association meeting. Mrs. Ida Lewis, who has been with relatives several weeks past at Lebanon, returned home last week. John Robinson and family of near Rensselaer, attended church here Sunday and took dinner with Ray Holeman and family. Our new minister, Rev. Litherland, preaches every two weeks here, on Sunday morning and again in the evening after Epworth League.

Washington, October 27.—The treasury department has prepared a summary of the new direct federal taxes for the benefit of the public. ADHESIVE STAMP TAX The adhesive stamp tax, which will as a rule, fall directly on the ordinary citizen, will go into effect December 1, and is as follows: Bonds, debentures, certificates of indebtedness by any association, company or corporation, new issues, SIOO par value, each 5 cents. Sales or agreements to sell stocks.

SIOO par value, each 2 cents. Agreement of sale of products or merchandise on exchanges, each SIOO, 1 cent. Promissory notes, except bank notes for circulation and renewals, each SIOO, 2 cents. Bundles shipped by freight and express, 1 cent. Telegraph and telephone companies, 1 cent on each message over 15 cents. 'Senders of telephone or telegraph messages on each over 15 cents, 1 cent.

Certificates of profits of corporations, etc., and transfers thereof, face value each SIOO, 2 cents. Damage certificates, etc., 25 cents. Other certificates required by law, 10 cents. Broker’s note or memorandum of sale, 10 cents. Deeds or realty transfers, valued between SIOO and SSOO, 50 cents. Deeds or realty transfers, each additional SSOO, 50 cents. Entry of goods at custom house, SIOO value, 25 cents. Same, not exceeding SSOO value, 50 cents. Same, exceeding SSOO value, sl. Entry for withdrawel of goods from customs 1 bonded warehouse, 50 cents. Insurance of property, new or renewed policies, each sl, one-half of a cent. Policies of insurance or bond of nature of indemnity for loss, each sl, 1 cent. Passenger tickets by sea to foreign ports, costing less than $lO, sl. Same, not exceeding S6O, $3. Same, exceeding S6O, $5. Perfumery, cosmetics, etc., vaseline, hair dyes, tooth washes, graded in values of 5 cents up to 15 cents, each 5 cents of value, one-eighth of a cent.

Same, valued from 15 to 25 cents, five-eighths of a cent. Same, each additional 25 cents retail, five’eighths of a cent. Chewing gum, etc., valued less than $1 a unit, four-tenths of a cent. Same, each additional sl, fourtenths of a cent. Voting powers or proxies, 10 cents. Power to convey real estate, protests, 25 cents. Palace or parlor car seats or berth, 1 cent. The conference committee changed the telegraph and telephone tax to require the company to collect it from the 1 “person paying for” the message, in lieu of the word “sender.” panies. The government will collect the sleeping car ticket tax from the companies. Beer and wine taxes imposed under the new law shall not be levied after December 31, 1915.

The principal feature of the law is the tax on beer, which will be $1.50 a barrel, or 50 cents more than is imposed under the law that existed up to yesterday. The tax is a stamp revenue, and is to be imposed on "all beer, lager beer, ale, porter, and other similar fermented liquor, brewed, manufactured, sold or stored in warehouse, or removed for consumption or sale, within the United States, by whatever name such liquors shall be called.” The new law also taxes all distilled wines, domestic and imported,, when sold or offered for sale or consumption. BANKERS AND BROKERS Bankers on each SI,OOO of capital, surplus and undivided profits employed in the business shall pay sl. This tax applies to any person, firm or company and every incorporated or other bank "having a place of business where credits are opened by the deposit or collection of money or currency, subject to be paid or remitted upon draft, check or order, or where money is advanced or loaned on stocks, bonds, bullion, etc., but savings banks with no capital stock, including postal savings banks, whose business is confined to receiving deposits and loaning or investing the same for the benefit of the depositors, are exempted from the tax.

Brokers S2O, pawnbrokers SSO, commercial brokers S2O, Custom house brokers $lO, commission brokers S2O. AMUSEMENT PLACES

Proprietors of theaters, museums and concert halls where an admission is charged, to be taxed as follows: Where the seating capacity is not more than 250, $25. Seating capacity not more than 500, SSO. Seating capacity not more than 800, $75. Seating capacity of more than 800, SIOO. ' Proprietors of circuses, SIOO. Proprietors or agents of all other public exhibitions or shows heretofore enumerated, $lO,

Lecture lyceums (chautauquas), argicultural or industrial fairs or exhibitions under the auspices of religious or charitable associations are exempt from this tax. Bowling alleys ahd billiard rooms, $5 for each alley or table. TOBACCO DEALERS Tobacco dealers, 50,000 pounds annually, $6, and up to $2,496 where amount is more than twenty million pounds a year. Cigar manufacturers, 100.Q00 a year, $:;, to $2,496 for more than forty million cigars a year.

FARMS FOR SALE. 80 acres—This farm has 45 acres in grain, 35 in pasture, eight acres timber fenced hog tight and lies at the head of a dredge ditch, on stone road, near station and school, on R. F. D. There is a five-room house, good barn, cellar, large poultry house, and other buildings. Price $75. Owner will take SI,OOO down and give long time on remainder. 80 acres—All good hickory land and in cultivation except six acres in timber. It lies in good neighborhood, on R. F. D., and has lots of tile. The buildings are all good and consist of seven-room house on stone foundation, cellar, cistern, well in house, bath and sink in house, large barn for stock, grain, and hay, chicken house 92 feet long with cement floor, and several other buildings. There is lots of small fruit, grapes and young orchard. Price $75. Terms, SI,OOO down and time on remainder. Might trade. 40 acres—2s black prairie land, on main road, at head of large ditch. Price $45. Terms, $250 down. If purchaser will build house, then no cash required.

40 acres—Timber land on road, near school and stations. Terms S2OO down. Price SI,OOO. Will trade for horses.

65 acres—On stone road, R. F. D., and telephone line, three miles from good town with high school and school at corner of farm. There is a five-room house, fair barn and other buildings and fruit. Pric« $47.50. Terms S4OO down. Will tak > horses. 24 0 acres—Near station, R. I>_, telephone, and on dredge ditch. Good buildings. This is all black corn land except 20 acres timber. Price $75. 180 acres—llo cultivated, 70 pasture, near station, on stone road, R. F. D., telephone and school, sevenroom house, barn, cribs, and fine orchard, windmill and tanks. GEO. F. MEYERS. Get your sale bills printed at The Democrat office. No charge made for running the entire list of property in the paper, where we print the bills.

PINE GROVE. Charley Torbet spent Sunday with Newell and Lowell Hayes. Mrs. Janies Torbet and Mrs. Andy Ropp called on Mrs. Graber Friday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gifford and children spent over Sunday with relatives in Herscher, 111. Madeline Garriott and John Torbet and wife took dinner with Chloae and Creola Torbet Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Bluford Torbet and baby and Honness Baker were shopping in Rensselaer Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. James Torbet spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Faylor and family of west of Aix. Mrs. Fred McColly and baby returned home Saturday after a week’s visit with her mother, Mrs. Lizzie Cooper, and family.

Jerome Peak and Ray Vinstra, who have been picking tip potatoes for John Dale, returned to their home near Lafayette Friday. Pauline, the 2-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Torbet, is sick at the home of the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Shroyer. Messrs. Fremont Brown, Elmer Shroyer, Jerome Peak and Ray Vinstra and Mr. and Mrs. John Torbet spent Thursday evening with Chloae and Creola Torbet and Celina Cragun.

Mrs.. Ethel Cragun and daughter, Celina, returned to their home in Indianapolis Saturday after a two weeks’ visit with relatives. They came to attend the funeral of her little nephew, Lyle Dale.

The neices, nephews, great-neices and great-great-neices made a pleasant surpirse on their uncle, Charles Shroyer, Sunday, Oct. 25, bringing well filled baskets and spread the table in the front yard. All did ample justice to the bountiful dinner. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Norman and children of near Fair Oaks; Mrs. Caroline Gorham and three children; Mrs. Della Norman; Frank Norman; John Norman and sons, Oren and Paul; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leavel and two children; Mr. and Mrs. Milt Michaels and five children, all or near Rensselaer; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Torbet and two children; Mr. and Mrs. George Daniels and Fremont Brown.

BELATED REPORTS FILED Of Eight Indiana Candidates for Congress; Did Not Get In Until Tuesday. Under the federal law all candidates for United States senator and congress are required to file their campaign statements ten days before the elections are held. Eight Indianans, who are candidates for failed to file on time, but did file their reports on Tuesday, one week before the election. According to these reports, E. G. Shouse, progressive, sth dist., expended nothing; Pat Linch, republican, 6th dist., S7O; Everet E. Worth, prohibition, 6th dist., S9O; J. B. Peterson, democrat, 10th dist.. $850.15; Will R. Wood, republican, 10th dist., $850; A. J. Hickey, republican, 13th dist., nothing; R. C. Stevens, progressive, 13th dist , $403.65.