Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 November 1914 — Page 1

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REPUBLICANS ELECT ENTIRE COUNTY AND DISTRICT TICKET

Peterson Defeated by About 4000 Plurality, and Pat Hays by a Small Plurality. JUDGE 0. W. HANLEY ELECTED BY ABOUT 700 PLURALITY Republicans Also Get Practically All the Township Trustees and Assessors.

The election Tuesday was almost fin entire rout for the democrats in Jasper couhty as well as other sections of the state. The entire republican ticket was elected from top to bottom, including the district ticket. At this writing, with incomplete official returns in, it is thought that W. I. Hoover for treasuier, who is high man on the democratic ticket, is defeated by from 50 to 75 votes. Judge Hanley carried Newton county by 156 and Jasper county by about 700. C. A. Tuteur for prosecutor, made a good race but was defeated by a few hundred votes. Peterson is said to be defeated by Will R. Wood for congress by about 4,000. While Ade ran quite well through this section of the district, he made a very poor showing in Lake county. Pat Hays, for representative, carried White county by something like 200 plurality but it was insufficient to wipe out the big plurality against him here. The republicans elected their entire township tickets so far as we are able to learn at this writing, with the exception of Barkley tp., where Grant Davisson, democrat, was elected by a small plurality; Walker tp., and Jordan. In Union, Hammerton, rep. was elected by one plurality. In Jordan township the democrat and progressive candidates for trustee—John Kolhoff and Emmet Fidler, tied, each receiving 55 votes,

Election Held in High School Tuesday

A mock election was held in the high school Tuesday on county, township, constitutional amendment and centennial celebration, with the the following results: The constitutional convention received 157 “Yes” to 34 “No.” Centennial celebration appropriation, 117 “Yes”; 73 “No.” The entire republican township ticket was “elected,” the vote received being from 44 to 116, the latter vote being received by Harvey W. Wood, Jr. The republican county ticket was also elected with the exception of C. A, Tuteur for prosecutor, who received 86 votes to Reuben >Hess, republican, 58; and Mark Foresman, progressive, 29; and surveyor and county’ assessor, both the progressive candidates for these two offices receiving the highest number of votes, as follows: Surveyor, Bostwick, dem., 42; Hobbs, rep., 66; Gamble, prog.. 69. Assessor: Thomas, dem., 38; Thornton, rep., 68; I‘ostill. prog. 72. In the head of the county ticket. Peterson, dem., for congress, received 48 votes; Will R. Wood, rep., 73; Will H. Ade, prog., 60; Ernan’ A. Bush, prohi., 6.

Yes, Democrat Want Ads Bring Results.

The Democrat has often said its want ads bring results, and as another evidence of this fact, Monday morning's ipail brought a reply to the ad of a correspondent wanted by a young widow, with a view to matrimony, which appeared in Saturday’s Democrat, and the party replying, according to his statement, is ,a well-to-do farmer and a man whom almost any woman would do well to get. He resides quite a long distance from Jasper county. Monday afternoon’s mail brought still another reply to the ad, and both were forwarded to the advertiser on the day they were received, and thete will likely be several more replies. If the young woman doesn’t find a good husband as a result of her ad it will not be The Democrat's fault. The Democrat still has a few copies of Rev. Father Krull’s book, “A History of Religious Denominations,” left, and until the supply is exhausted a copy will be given free with all paid-in-advance subscriptions, new or old.

while William Morris, the republican candidate received but 50. In casting off Kolhoff won. The constitutional convention was defeated in every precinct heard from, although receiving perhaps ten times as many votes as the centennial celebration proposition. Returns were very slow in coming in here. The 3d precinct of Marion tp., was the first to report, at about 3:30 this morning. Marion, No. 4, was the next to report, and Milroy was third, it reporting about 4:30 a. m. Marion No. 1 did not report until 6:15 and No. 2 until after 10 a. m. A very good vote was cast in Jasper county, practically the full registration, or as near the full registration as could reasonably be expected, removals from precincts, absent and from home, similar excuses accounting for most of the number rather than willful staying at home. In Newton county the entire democratic ticket was defeated except McCorry for clerk and Rich for treasurer. We are unable to give the complete tabulated vote in this issue of The Democrat owing to the lateness of returns coming in and the time it takes to canvass same. The canvass will not be completed until late this afternoon hence we must leave out a few precincts until the Saturday issue, when the complete tabulated returns will be given.

Making Good Time on Road Contract in Carpenter Tp.

Gifford & Callahan, contractors on the Hunt stone road in Carpenter tp„ which starts one mile west of Remington and runs three miles north from the Remington-Goodland road, are making good time in the construction of same. Up to Monday they had worked about 16 days on this contract and had all of the grading done, the coarse, rock on two miles of the road and a part of the screenings on same. If the weather continues good and there is no delayin the shipments of rock, they will probably have the road entirely completed by about the middle of the present month. The stone on this road is being rolled right along everyday and there is to be four inches of screenings put on top of the coarse rock, instead of two inches, which has been customary in many of the late contracts.

Mor e Deviltry Committed in High School.

All the books in the high school were “stacked” again Wednesday night, the vrork supposed to have been done by some of the high school hoodlums. As usual when these criminal “pranks” are engaged in, many of the books were badly damaged and some of the manuscripts of the pupils totally destroyed. It would seem that the only way to put a stop to these acts is to make an example of a few of the perpetrators, who are usually found out sooner or later.

Just why any pupils of ordinary common aense will wantonly destroy private property in this manner, is beyond the comprehension of ordinary mortals, but judging from the many times this same thing has occurred in the Rensselaer schools, a certain element among the pupils seem to take a peculiar delight in such acts and think that they have done something real smart. It is indeed hoped that in this case, if the guilty ones can be ferreted out, they- should be arrested and fined. It is probable that the parents, of course, would have the fines to pay, but it is likely that the boys in each case would be invited out to the Woodshed and a barrel slave applied to a certain portion of their anatomy with such vigor that they would be entirely cured of this deplorable habit. Procure your printed or engraved calling cards at The Democrat office.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1914.

COURT CONVENES NEXT MONDAY

Grand Jury Not Called, But Petit Jury Called for Second Monday. The November term of the Jasper circuit court will convene next Monday. The grand jury was drawn, as usual, but has not been called. The petit jury is called for the second Monday of the term. Following are the names and places of residence of both the grand and petit jurors: GRAND JURORS Alf Donnelly Marion Joe Salrin .Walker Bert DeMoss Keener L. M. Ritchey .Jordan John Thorn ...Wheatfield Jas. W. Culp Gillgm PETIT JURORS Wm. Jacks Marion Alfred Dugglesby . . Kankakee Charles Grantßarkley Frank M. HershmanWalker Frank W. Norman Marion Wm. Gratner ..Barkley Albert Brooks ..Keener Chas. Halleck Union John Biggs .Wheatfield J. W. Hamilton Carpenter Frank Wingard .Jordan E. S. Thornton Newton W. W. Vanatta . Milroy Opha Bisher Gillam John R. Phillips . . . Grove George B. Fox Carpedter

Funeral of S. R. Nichols Held Sunday Afternoon.

The funeral of S. R. Nichols’ who died at an early hour Friday morning, was held at his late residence north of the railroad Sunday afternoon, Revs. Parrett and Curnlck conducting the services. The Masons had charge of the burial, which w r as made in Weston cemetery. Mr. Nichols was a native of Jasper county, having been born in Barkley tp., on Oct. 28, 68 years ago. He leaves a widow, formerly Mrs. Hettie Reynolds, and four children by his first wife. The children are Alva Nichols of New Florence, Mo.; Mrs. Hale Grant of Spokane, Wash.; Mrs. Bertha Bishop of Canada, and Orth Nichols, who is some place in the west. The two former were here at the time of his death.

Obituary of Samuel Clark.

Samuel, son of Samuel and Elizabeth Clark, was born In Coshocton county, Ohio, June 7, 1846, and died October 23, 1914, age 68 years, 4 months and 16 days. In young manhood Samuel Clark gave himself to Christ. He remained in the faith until the hour of his death, trusting implicitly in God and manifesting a most kind and tender love to all his relatives and friends. He was the third child of a family of ten children—eight sons and two daughters—Elizabeth, Samuel, Nancy, John, Oliver, Douglas, James and George. Of these, who beside him have departed this life, are: William of Laporte county, Iowa; Elizabeth Sebring of Shasta county, Cali., and Nancy of Wheatfield, Ind. Six brothers remain to mourn the loss of a very’ kind brother. Many other relatives and a hqst of friends will sorrowfully miss a life that hqs been lived among us full of truWt and faith.

Samuel, when a. small boy, came to Indiana with his parents. With the exception of a short period of time spent in his native state, Ohio, and a few months in lowa, his entire life was lived in Indiana. The deceased had not been in good health for some time, but nothing serious developed until October 18th, when he suffered a severe attack of kidney trouble. Drs. Fyfe of Wheatfield, and Solt of San Pierre, were called and relieved him of his suffering for the time. He was apparently better, but on Wednesdaymorning following grew again. The same physicians ; were again called in consultation. They decided that it was necessary to perform an operation. Though his age was against him, they thought his chances for recovery were good. On Thursday evening he was taken to the People’s hospital in Chicago. There they found hirh too weak to undergo an operation immediately and decided to operate for temporary relief and wait ten days for the major operation. The first work of the surgeon was done as soon as possible, but he never fully rallied from the effects. At 4:20 Friday morning the death angel called him to the home beyond where wdtare told: “There’s a land far away ’mid the stars Where they know not the sorrows of time, Where the sweet waters wander through valleys of gold. And life is a treasure sublime. ’Tis the land of our God, ’tis the home of the soul, \V here rivers of pleasure unceas--1 ingly roll. And the way-worn traveler reaches his goal On the Evergreen Mountains of Life." xx Card of Thanks. We wish to express l our sincere thanks to the kind friends and neighbors for their help during the sickness, death and burial of our brother, Samuel.-—THE CLARK BROS. AND FAMILIES. 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.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments DE JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From The Several County Offices. ■ . ’ Attorney Frank Davis of Brook, was a business visitor in the city Monday. .— \ ■?* New suits'filed: No. 8299. William iH. Walters vs. Lizzie Johnson et al; suit for partition. Only two marriage licenses were issued last month, “against 12 for the preceding month, and 8 for the corresponding month of 1913.

There was a big rush at the county treasurer’s office Monday to pay taxes, it being the last day for paying the fall installment to avoid delinquency. Co. Supt. W. 0. Schanlaub and J. A. White of Kentland,, were business visitors in the city Monday. Mr. Schanlaub has built himself a fine new $5,000 home in Kentland this season. The three bridges at Remington on the south side of town, over Carpenter creek, two at the east and the other at the west, have just been recovered with cresote blocks, the same as was put on last year over the bridge at the north side of town. A warrant was sworn out a few days ago by Mrs. Sarah E. Clark of Milroy tp., against John Havens and wife, also of Milroy. The trouble ariose over some cattle of the former getting into a field of Mr. Havens’ who, it is alleged, demanded $1 per head for, damages done before he would turn them over. A squabble arose over the matter and Mrs. Clark charges that Havens and his wife beat her up. An affidavit was filed in Squire Irwin’s court and a warrant issued. The parties were bronight in and they filed an affidavit for a change of venue and the case was sent to Squire Gaffield’s court in Milroy tp., where it will come up for hearing tomorrow at 10 a. m.

The county commissioners met in regular session .Monday and transacted business, adjourning over election day and re-convening today, hollowing is a report of the business transacted Monday: C. S. Chamberlain petition for vacation of highway; no objections filed and viewers report being favorable, highway is ordered vacated. Lewis Zick stone road in Walker tp.; Joseph Fenzil, William Jasperson, Robert Zick, Louis Fritz and Chris Dougleby file objections to report of engineer as to completion of road according to plans and specifications, charging that the road has not been built according to suc’n specifications, and the board, after hearing evidence thereon, i took the matter under advisement until the first day of the next term. J. J. Lawler, petition for ditch, Joseph E. Thomas appointed third commissioner, and cause referred to drainage commissioners for report Nov. 15. Cause No. 9623 is consolidated with this cause under name of ■King-Lawler ditch. , Horace Marble ditch; C. J. Hobbs construction commissioner, files report of letting of contract and assessments, after which bonds will be issued. Estimate of Jesse Nichols, superintendent of poor farm, of supplies needed for next quarter was filed and notice ordered given for letting contract. George H. May stone road, viewers and engineer ask for additional time to make report, and time is extended to Nov. 25. Gifford & Callahan were allowed $1,300 on the Irwin stone road in Barkley tp., and $4,574.15 on the Hunt stone road in Carpenter tp.

COURT NEWS

Appellate court decision of interest to readers of The Democrat: No. 83 49. American Bonding Co.

vs. Edmon G. Hall. Newton C. C. Reversed, Lalry, J. t 1 » The Goodland State Bank was placed under receivership and the three appellees were appointed receiver. gave a joint bond with appellant as security and the court ordered the premium of $235 per annum paid out of the assets. The trust was thus administered for three years, $705 being paid as premiums, when the court ordered the receivers to give new individual bonds in the stead of the joint bond, on which appellant was security. The new bonds were given and the court entered an order discharging appellant from all liability occurring in the future in the trust. The trust continued for two years and appellant brought this action for the two additional premiums. The trial court held an answer setting.up the giving of new bond and the court’s order of appellant’s discharge sufficient defense. This was error. A Security once liable on an appeal bond can only be discharged in a mode provided by statute, and the only statute in Indiana providing for discharge provides for a petition by surety, notice, etc., which was not followed, so the surety could still collect annual premium. Circuit court items from the Kentland Democrat:

Ezra C. Voris vs. John Herr et al. suit on note; by agreement reset for trial next Wednesday, November 4th. State vs. Zalem Harris for surety of peace; defendant defaulted on call of his case Monday. Frank Teach, surety on bond, was called to bring body of defendant Harris Into court and he, too, defaulted. Prosecuting attorney was ordered to file suit on the forfeited recognizance bond. ! The case of Nettie N. Hubbard vs. the Newton County Stone Company, a suit for $5,000 damages for the death of plaintiff’s husband, Chas. A. Hubbard, from injuries sustained while working 'at the defendants’ stone quarry, east of Kentland, on August 5, , 1913, occupied thq attention of the court Tuesday, Wednesday and yesterday, It was tried by jury before Judge Truman F. Palmer, of Monticello, and terminated at about ten o’clock last night when the jury, after being out about five hours, returned a verdict for the plaintiff, allowing her the full amount sued for—ss,ooo. Counsel in the case were Judge W. A. Ketchum of Indianapolis, E. B. Sellers of Monticello, and Rogers & Rogers of Morocco, for the plaintiff, and Judge. Darroch of Kentland, Charles M. Snyder of Fowler, and Krumler and Gaylord of Lafayette, for the defendants. Motion for a new trial will be argued next week. Tn case of State vs. Clarence Messenger, for robbery; defendant filed affidavit for a continuance until next term, Monday, and same was granted.

Actual Work Begun on Interurban.

W. T. Elmore, who is actively interested in the Lafayette & northwestern Traction Co., reports to us that actual construction work has begun. This is a little previous to the way they wished to do things, but Hie law is such that it was necessary in order to hold their franchises that they begin work and make a showing of actual construction work.

There are at present four or five teams at work making grade at or near the Round Grove location. The surveying corps are still at work and making good progress. It is estimated that they will reach Remington in about a week. A slight variation in the route formerly selected has been agreed upon, but of no perceptible importance.

Ixit us hope that the eomjiany’s assertion that the road will be completed and running cars in a year comes true, as there is a decided need for the construction of such a road and we have always asserted that the company that has foresight enough to construct a line between Chicago or connecting points and Lafayete will eventually reap a big reward.—Remington Press.

Name of Pleasant Grove Changed to Moody.

I he Monon has changed the name of its station at Pleasant Grove to Moody, we understand, and the postoffice has also been changed to that name. This change is made to avoid the frequent confusion made in both mail an dshipping because of the fact that \we have another station and postoffice in Jasper county and on the Monon of almost the same naine ; —Pleasant Ridge, t was a wise move to make this change, or, at least, to change the name of one of the places to something else. In selecting the name Moody, an honor is conferred upon Charles.and Granville Moody, large farmers, stock growers and shippers of near that Place. : When your friend tells you a joke, laugh! Laugh again, and laugh heartily. You may want him to return the courtesy some day.

Vol. XVII. No. 60.

SHIVELY CHOSEN mom SENATOR

Incomplete Returns Give Democratic Candidate Victory Over Hugh T. Miller. STATE OFFICERS DEMOCRATIC Marlon County Overwhelmingly Republican—Democrats, It Is Seemingly Assured, Will Lose Some Representatives in Congress. Indianapolis, Nov. 4. —Judging from the latest incomplete returns from the majority of Indiana’s 92 counties the liemocrats will return Senator B. F. Shively to Washington by a plurality close to 35,000 votes. Hugh T. Miller (Rep.) will run second and Albert J. Beveridge (Prog.) ft weak third. In spite of the senatorial victory for the Democrats, it appears almost a certainty that they will lose at least two seats In congress, probably three, and possibly four of thirteen. Two years ago the Democrats made a clean sweep of the state, sending Democrats to Washington in the 13 districts.

Aside from winning the senatorial contest the Democrats were returned the victors In all of the state offices by approximately 10,000 plurality. Reports from 800 precincts In Indiana, outside of Marlon county, give Shively, for *Unlted States senator, 20,598; Miller, 15,596, and Beveridge. 7,222. It Is believed, however, that the state has gone Democratic and that the Democrats will carry all congressional districts except the Seventh. Marlon county. Marlon county experienced a landslide that gave the county to the Republicans by large pluralities. Returns from the first 131 precincts that reported indicated that the pluralities might run as high as 6,000 for some of the Republican candidates. It was apparent that the entire Republican county ticket had been elected. Charles W. Jewett, Republican county chairman, claimed the county by 5,000. Democratic leaders conceded the election of the Republican county ticket by not less than 3,000. Every county office went to the Republicans, and the district gave Merrill Moores, the Republican nominee,., a plurality of 5,000 to supplant Charles A. Korbly, the present Democratic congressman. Two years ago the Republicans were swamped by 18,000 votes and the Progressives polled double their total. The two districts in which the Republicans are conceded victory, so far as congress is concerned, are the Tenth, in the northwestern part of the state, and the Seventh, which includes Indianapolis. The Sixth, near the Ohio line, appears a close race between the Republicans and Democrats. For congressman, TV.O precincts in Marion county (Seventh district) gave Moore (Rep.), 21,724; Korbly (Dem.), 17,415; Hibben (Prog.), 9,264. For secretary of state, 130 precincts gave Jackson ( Rep.), 22,428; Cook (Dem.), 17,390; Pierson (Prog.), 7,647.

Among the counties In which the Republicans made heavy gains was Monroe. Beveridge, as expected, received a heavy vote in Wayne county, the Bull Moose stronghold of the state. He l>olled more votes in Madison county, where Progressive State {Chairman Toner lives, than the Democrats, who control the county generally, predicted he would receive Probable congressional make-up: 1st —’Charles LiebDem. 2d—’William A. CullopDem. 3d —’William E. Cox Dem. 4th —’Lincoln Dixon ....Dem. 6th —’Ralph W. Moss. Dem. 6th—’Finly H. Graj’ .Dem. 7th —Merrill Moores Rep. 8th —’J. A. M. Adair.... Dem. 9th —*M. A. Morrison...;.Dem. 10th—’John B. Peterson Dem. 11th—’George W. RauchDem. 12th —’Cyrus Clyne .....Dem. 13th—’H. A. Barnhart.Dem. ’Re-elected.

Workman Ground to Death.

Frankfort. Nov. 4.—Gus Geise, an employee of the Clover Leaf railroad here, met with a tragic death while he was at work in the coal chute owned by the company in the yards. The chains that operate the giant buckets were out of repair and Geise had gone under the chute in order to repair them. Another workman, not knowing that he was at work at the buckets, started them and Geise w'as trapped and ground to death as the buckets revolved: Geise was fortytwo years old and leaves a widow and six children.

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