Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 November 1914 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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Public Sales.

The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Tuesday, Dec. S, John Akers, i miles north of Gifford. General sale of horses, cattle, hogs, farm imple- 1 ments, etc. j Tuesday, Dec. 15, Charles Guttrich, 5 miles south and 3 miles west of Rensselaer. General sale of horses, cattle, hogs, farm imple-; ments, etc.

Not Down on the Program.

During the Sunday morning services at the .VI. E. church, soon after Rev. Curnick had begun his sermon, a lady by the name of Mrs. Amanda Kernahan, 48 years old, of Freeport, 111., came into the church and after quite a little difficulty was had in getting her seated, she soon left her seat and went up to the front of the church, and sat down. The woman acted very peculiar, to say the least, and soon changed her seat near the rear of the church, and finally went out into the vestibule. While in the church room Rev. Curnick asked her what she wanted, and telling her she was disturbing the services, but received no answer, and after she had gone to the vestibule, W. F. Shesler, city marshal, got her to go into one of the class rooms and remain until church was over, when she was taken to the jail. It was thought she was intoxicated, or was a drug fiend.

When she first arrived here she went out to the Mgnnett school and asked to see little “Dottie” Kernaihan, a girl aged 9 years, who is attending school there, sent to school by her father, who is separated from hig wife, and who is a missionary preacher in Chicago. The father of the child had already notified the school authorities to be on the lookout for the girl’s mother, as it was feared that she would try to take her child away from the school, and when she inquired for the child, Mias Ball, the deaconess in charge, told her she could see the child in company with others, but not alone. And it was from there that she went to the church, where the children all were. In the evening she was taken to the school by Sheriff Hoover to see the child and later he accompanied her to the depot, where it was supposed she returned to her home, though she had no ticket, saying she had lost it. Her peculiar actions in the church practically broke up the services there,

Mel Griffith in Auto Accident.

Saturday Mel Griffith drove to Hebron in his Overland car to get the two daughters, Misses Alice and Olive Gibbs, and a sister, Miss ],* >•- nice Gibbs, of Clyde Gibbs, the gentleman who recently purchased of T. B. McDonald the Benson delivery system here, the girls desiring to 4 pend Sunday with their father and brother, respectively. About ntile north of the Wess Hinkle corner the cay skidded and turned over in the ditch, pinning Mr. Griffith beneath it. The girls tried to lift the car but were unable to do so, so two ot them ran for help. After the car was raised it was found that Mr. Griffith had received four broken ribs, but fortunately the girls were not hurt, only badly frightened. The accident occurred about 3 o’clock Saturday afternoon, and the girls returned to their home Sunday by train, where all are attending school at Hebron. The car was quite badly used up, one rear wheel being smashed to pieces, and other parts bent and twisted.

City Council Proceedings.

At the regular meeting of the city council Monday evening all members were present and the following business was transacted. i Petition of George Markin et al to extend water mains from Elzie and Clark streets to Madison street, in Austin & Paxton’s addition, was referred to the water' committee. Light committee reported favorable on petition of Leslie Clark et al for a light at the intersection of Division, Cornelia and Franklin streets, and superintendent directed to install incandescent light. Light committee also reported favorable on extending power line to the Donnelly planing mill. City engineer presented preliminary assessment roll on the Angelica street sewer, and council fixed Dec. 14, as time for hearing objections to same. The usual grist of claims were allowed.

Sale bills printed while you wait at The Democrat office.

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. Attorneys William Darroch of Kentland, and Dan Fraser and William Isham of Fowler, were looking after cases in court here yesterday. Several of the township schools will close this afternoon until Monday-, for tire Thanksgiving vacation, while others will only close for tomorrow.

There was quite a ‘killing” of old bachelors in Jasper county last week, no less than three, ranging in age from 37 to 51, falling victims to Dan Cupid. John F. Pettet was down from Walker tp., yesterday and reports that Fred Karch, township trustee of Walker, has practically recovered from his recent stroke of paralysis. A. J. Law was over from Morocco Friday as a character witness in the two state cases against Eugene Kirk, brought here from Newton county. There was apparently not ery much in the cases as the court instructed the jury to bring in a verdict for the defendant after the state had introduced its evidence. New suits filed: No. 8320. Soloman E. Rees vs. Docy M. Rees; action for divorce. The oomplaint alleges that the parties were married June G, 1900, and separated in 1913. Cruel and inhuman treatment, failure to perform the ordinary household duties as wife and mother, frequeting houses of ill fame and associating with'people of bad repute, is charged. Plaintiff asks for the care and custody of the two children. Plaintiff resides in Barkley tp., he alleges. No. 8322. The State Bank of Rensselaer vs. # Abner C. Pancoast and Benjamin B. Miller; suit on note. Demand S4OO. No. 8321. Mary L. Douglas vs. lames and Alice Poshand; suit on note. Demand $328.86. No. 8323. Julia Schneidt vs. Hattie Schneidt, et al; suit to annual divorce.

The Democrat has frequently re I erred to the matter of allowing rocks and other debris to be thrown in the river where it passes through Rensselaer, and the allowing of small dams to be constructed across the river by boys, and perhaps by fishermen, who set their traps therein for catching “minnies.” The dredging out of the river cost the taxpayers affected, including Rensselaer, an immense sum of money, and it seems to us that it is a crime not to put a stop to this practice of filling up the channel. We will venture to say that this channel, where it passes through Rensselaer, has been filled up at least a foot, since the ditch was first dug, by the practice of boys throwing loose rocks from the banks into same. Only last week, when the river had frozen over in places, hundreds of pieceA of stone, weighing from perhaps 7 to 30 pounds, were thrown in on the ice, either as a pastime by young boys or to test the strength of the ice for skating. This is a matter that should -interest out city authorities and every taxpayer in Rensselaer and Jasper county. We need every inch of space in this channel during high water, and it seems as though there should be some means . of putting a stop to this unseemly practice and the building of obstructions to the free flow of water. If the judge of the circuit court or the county commismopjers have any authority in this matter—and certainly some one pas such authority—they should use it to force the city officers to action. It seems to us that the city ought to be compelled to remove all these loose rock and other debris that it 'has allowed to be dumped In the river since same was dredged out,

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25. 1914.

and to do it at its own expense, too.

Republican Candidates Contributed Liberally to Their Campaign Fund in Jasper County. According to the reports of candates for county offlte filed with the clerk of the circuit court, the republicans seem to* have had a pretty good-sized campaign fund in this county. The republican candidates generally contributed quite liberally to their county campaign fund proper, the candidates for clerk, treasurer, auditor and sheriff each contributing SSO; surveyor, assessor, commissioners and representative, $25 each; prosecutor sls. This is a total of $3 40, which is more than ten times the amount contributed by the democratic candidates for county and district office to their campaign fund. The lollowing expense accounts of candidates for county and district office have been filed, many of the amounts being for meals, traveling expenses, gasoline, auto hire, etc. Quite a number who filed reports had no expenses whatever, and the names of such do not appear in this list, only those who had some actual expense, and so stated in their reports, being given herewith: JOINT-REPRESENTATIVE Patrick Hays, deru ......... $ 23.95 W. L. Wood, rep... 96.50 CIRCUIT JUDGE C. \V. Hanley, rep 5.00 PROSECUTING ATTORNEY C. A. Tuteur, dem 30.50 Reuben Hess, rep ’.. 40.00 CLERK T. F. Maloney, dem 19.50 J. H. Perkins, rep.. 166.30 AUDITOR L. A. Sayers, dem 15.00 J- P. Hammond, rep 78»16 L. B. Elmore, prog 20.26 TREASURER William I. Hoover, dem.... 26.50 Chas. V. May, rep 63.83 D. L. Halstead, prog 25.50 SHERIFF John G. Culp, dem 29.00 B. D. McColly, rep 73.25 J. A. Kolhoff, pr0g........ 11.40 CORONER Dr. C. E. Johnson, rep. .. 1 300 SURVEYOR L. A. Bostwick, dem...... 11.50

C. J. Hobbs, rep. ..... 28.00 H. L. Gamble, prog 2 50 ASSESSOR Joseph Thomas, deni. ..... 20.00 G. L. Thornton, rep 57.95 C. W. Postill, prog 9io COMMISSIONER, Ist' Dist. F. W. Fisher, dem .. . . ... . 14.80 H. 'W. Marble, rep. ....... 36 50 COMMISSIONER, 2d Dist. I. A. Washburn, dem 11.50 Charles Welsh, rep........ 31’25 Patrick Hays contributed $lO each to the Jasper and White county democratic campaign funds; T. F. Maloney and L. A. Sayers, each $lO and L. A. Bostwick $5 to the Jasper county campaign fund. Charles May, B. D. McColly, J. H. Perkins, J. p. Hammond contributed SSO each; G. L. Thornton, C. J. Hobbs and Charles Welsh, each, $25; W. L. Wood and H. W. Marble, each,

$26, to the Jasper county republican campaign fund, and Reuben Hess sls each to Newton and Jasper republican campaign fund. L. B. Elmore $5, C. W. Postill $2.50 to the progressive fund. In addition to the above were the expenses of securing the nomination, some of the republican candidates spen3ing as high as $25 for that purpose alone.

Notice. All parties knowing them/selves indebted to me, will please call and settle by Dec. 5, 1914.-—H. B. BROWN, Kniman, Ind. Procure your printed or engraved calling cards at The Democrat office. i

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GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in Distant and Nearby Cities and Towns.—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. Logans port Business Property Burns. Logansport, November 20.—Fire destroyed one-quarter of a business block in Fourth street, early today, causing a loss estimated at $76,000. The cause is unknown. Glen Obenchain, a photographer, who was asleep in his studio, was overcome by smoke, hut was rescued by firemen.

Gasoline Substitute Test Was Perfect Success.

The final test of "zoline,” the new substitute fuel for gasoline, was held at the Indianapolis speedway Friday, 1,030 miles being covered in all 'Thursday and Friday. The actual running time for the entile distance was 18 hours, 24 minutes and 8.4 seconds, an average of 55.95 miles per hour. The mercury during this test was from 10 to 25 degrees below the freezing point. The engine of the car used was taken apart Saturday to determine what effect the chemical had on the mechanism, and it found that the engine was in splendid condition. Steps will be taken at once to manufacture and put the new fuel on the market. It is claimed that zoline can be manufactured for 1% cents per gallon.

Now at Head of Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co.

Thomas E. Mitten, a former Goodland boy, who has gained wealth and fame in the street railway business, has recently been elected president of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co., succeeding the late Charles Kruger. Mr. Mitten long ago joined the millionaire class, and has held some of the most responsible positions in the street railway business in Omaha, Buffalo, Chicago and Philadelphia, going from Chicago to Philadelphia, where he has been chairman of the exeeu--live committee of the Rapid Transit Co., since 1911. His to run into five ciphers. .Mr. Mitten started railroading some twentylive years ago with the old Chicago &. Great Southern, now the Brazil division of the C. & E. 1. road. His aged parents, who have reached almost the century mark, live with lmn in his palatial home in Philadelphia, and enjoy all the luxuries which great wealth can bring.

“Hank" Geanger’s Bond Fixed at $1,000.

The authorities at Hammond arrested Hank Granger and sent him to Thayer on Tuesday by Captain 1 Geo. T. Hanlon of the Hammond po-j lice. Lacy Davis and Sam Curts went after him. Granger was expecting a bond and when none was] forth coming parley was Jield with Prosecutor Longwell at Brook. This proved, unsatisfactory to the Captain and he turned Hank loose and adised him to do as he pleased about going to Brook. Hank signified his] intention of remaining in Thayer] but both, of these gentlemeij were! disappointed l by Deputy Davis who informed them that he was going to execute the warrent which commanded him to bring Granger to Brook. The captain called Davis to one side and advised him as to the impossL bility of taking Granger on account of the blood-thirsty gang around ■him who would never allow Hank to be taken. Davis says, “You may know these fellows but you don’t know' me. I’ll take care of Mr. Granger and a few of them and my .partner will care for balance.” Another conference was then "held with the prosecutor and Granger was taken to Roselawn and released under SI,OOO bonds to appear at the court of Squire Mauck in Kentland on Nov. 28th. The bond was signed by James Craig. If Hanlon Is a sample of the Hammond police no wonder Virginia Brooks had V *

trouble in cleaning tip the town.Brook Reporter.

BURNED COINS FOUND.

Money on Motion Tracks Thought Fart of Chalmers Bank Loot. Lafayette, lnd., November 21. Searching parties are looking for the five bandits who robbed the State Bank at Chalmers. It is believed an automobile was hidden north of Chalmers, arid that immediately after the robbery the men made their way to Chicago. One of the men left an overcoat bearing the label of a Chicago tailor. The robbers obtained exactly $2,289. They also carried away three gold watches which were in the safe with the money. .1 • It is believed the robbery was planned by one member of the gang, who came to Chalmers several days ago, and that he obtained an intimate knowledge of the premises. It Is believed the same band robbed the postoffice at Idaville, Carroll county, the night before the bank robbery.. The New Amsterdam Casualty Company, in which company bank’s money was insured, has sent detectives to Chalmers to work on the case. Several coins were found on the Monon railroad tracks yesterday afternoon, a short distance north of Chalmers. The coins were bent and burned, and it is thought they came fronj the Chalmers bank safe.

Committee Treasurers File Reports.

The democratic and republican county campaign treasurers have filed their reports of the receipts and expenditures through them for the recent campaign. At this writing the progressive and prohibition treasurers have not yet filed, although this should have been done not later than last Monday—within twenty days following the election. Following is a report of the receipts and expenditures by the democratic treasurer: RECEIPTS Balance from last report..s 27.85 W. H. Wortley, Jordan tp. . 6.74 E. P. Honan . . . 10.00 Thomas Maloney 10.00 Lester Sayers ........... TO.OO Patrick Hays ........... 10.00 John Culp ...... 10.00 F, E. Babcock 5.00 R. J. Yeoman 5.00 J. R, Hazen 2.50 J. VV. Smith . . . . 3.00 Joseph Salrin ............ 5.00 John Selmer 3.00 Win. Fitzgerald 5.00 L. A. Bostwick 5,00 Felix Erwin . 5.00 W. R. Willets 2.50 J. A. McFarland 2.50 Frank Welsh 5.00 L. Strong 2.50 John B. Peterson 25.00 Ed Herath 5.00 N. Littlefield 25.00 C. A. Tuteur 5.00 State Central Committee.. 150.00

Total receipts ........ $348.59 EXPENDITURES C. A. Tuteur, postage.... $ 2.00 Rensselaer Republican, adv 2.00 John Gush, auto hire. ..... 2.00 Rensselaer band 20.00 John Bowie, hall rent and advertising meeting .... 7.00 M. B. Fyfe, auto hire 10.00 Wm. Fitzgerald, same 10.00 J. R. Hazen, same . 10.00 J. D. Murray, same 10.00 F. It. Erwin, postage, telegrams, etc 9.50 Same, auto hire. . . 2.50 Warren Zellers, auto hire.. 18.00 J. H. Ellis, opera house 2 meetings 20.00 Hotel Makeever, entertaining speakers 5.00 Central Garage, auto hire. . 7.00 J. Garriott, poll-book holder 2.00 j Fred Cavery, same. . ... . . . 2.00 ! Jerry Healey, same (1912). . 1.50 Max Kepner, auto livery. ... 8.25 TtAueru.C 1T,e55e5......... C. A. Tuteur, exp as secretary 0.03 | Total expenditures ....... $459.78 Balance on hand. ...... SIBB.BI ! From this balance is due and un | paid bills for auto hire, poll-book holders, etc., to an amount not yet reported.

C. G. Spitier, republican treasurer, made the following report: RECEIPTS Bal. on hand last report. .$ 92.20 Will R. Wood 100.00 B. D. McColly 50.00 C. V. May 50.00 Chas. A. Welch 25.00 G. L. Thornton .... . ... 25.00 J. P. Hammond . ........ 50.00 J. H. Perkins ......? 50.00 H. W. Marble 25.00 W. L. Wood 25.00 C. J Hobbs ... ,-rr7fi .... -25.04) Total receipts ...$517.20 EXPENDITURES Indiana State Journal..... $ 76.00 Geo. E. Murray .......... 5.00 W. S. McConnell, livery, reg 12.00 Ben. Zellers, same 12.00 J. N. Allen, same 12.00 Geo. W. Ferguson, same. . 10.00 *A. E. Zook, satne ..... .. . . 10.00

Vol. XVII. No. 66

EUROPEAN WAR IN BRIEF.

Tl»p greatest activity of the warring factions still appears" to ho ccaltered along the front in Russia Poland, between the Vistula and Warta rivers, where the Germans are endeavoring to press back the Russians to Warsaw. Roth Berlin and Petrograd admit that violent lighting continues. In the contests further south In Poland and in Galicia a similar state of affairs exists, so far as knowledge of the trend of events is concerned. Vienna declares the capture of 15,000 prisoners in Rower Poland and that an im--1 (octant battle is proceeding near Bonajes, Galicia, and in the Carpathians. In the west there has been comparative quiet, so far as infantry attacks are concerned, but heavy artillery duels are in progress. The most violent of these was ti|H»n \ pres, where the German guns knocked down the city hall and tlie market place. Paris records in its otlicial report that the allies demolished many lines of German trenches. Turkey, according to Merlin, Inis inflicted heavy losses on the Russians near llatuin, Asiatic Russia. The Ottoman forees on the Shftt-cfr-Arab river declare they have defeated a Rritisli force, and that a shot from a Turkish cruiser caused an explosion on a Rritisli gunboat. A news agency dispatch from Holland quotes fishermen us declaring that the German fleet is preparing for a decisive action in the North Sea. Rritisli aviators have made a daring attempt to Mow up the Zepiielin balloon works at Friedrlchshafen by dropping Rhombs. One of the British aeroplanes was brought down by the German guns and a Lieutenant aviator captured. A Pretoria dispatch announce* that the rebel General I)e Wet’s force in South Africa again lias been defeated. Members of Russian Houma caught in revolutionary plot against tlie government. tier many lost two warships Monday. The sulnnartne U-IH was rammed by a British patrol l>oat. The torpedo boat destroyer 8-124 was in collision with a merchant steamer in the Baltic. The. second German advunce toward Warsaw has been checked, according to Russian reports. The German otlicial statement says decisive activities are im)M>ssihle bemuse of the number of Russian re-enforcements that nave been brought up. As usual, Turkey reports victories iu the Caucasus and says her troo|>s are at tlie Suez canal. Re-enforcements have lieen rushed into Relguim by the Germans, who, it is suspected, are planning to make another attempt to reach the English channel l»e----foro winter sets in. Because of luck of enlistments in England tlie government may lie asked to stop the football which seem to attract more attention than the war.

Harvey Moore, same., 10.00 F. G. Cavindisb, same 10.00 Wm. Kennedy, 5ame...... 10.00 J. A. Smith, same 10.00 P. Schwartz, -band service. . 10.00 A. G. Catt, postage, etc. . . . 5.87 G. H. McLain, office expense 25.48 J. li. Ellis, adv. and hauling 53.25 Harve Moore, livery 10.00 Rensse. Republican, printing 24.75 Leo Kolhoff, livery 7.00 Jamep W. Stevens, same. . . . 8.00 M. I. Gundy, hall rent 3.00 H. .1. Karch, railroad fare. . 4.92 Max Kepner, livery 11.25 Harve Moore, same 6.00 Frank McKay, poll-book holder ~ 1.50 Leon Lewis, same 1.50 Ed Johnson, same ....... 1.50 May, hall rent .... 5.00 Henry Nevll, poll-book Jioldfer 1.50 J. Spitzer, livery..... 9.00 R. B. Wright, same . !V. ~ . 10.00 Wm. Kennedy, same . ..... 10.00 A. S. Keen, poll-book holder 3.50 Balance on hand ' 97.26 Total ...$517.26 -' The following bills in addition to the abqve are obligated the treasurer to. jmy:- Poll-book holders in . Walter, Kankakee, East Barkley,, South Union, Newton, Marion Nos. I. 2. 4, Hanging Grove, Jordan, Carpenter, east, west, south, $1.50 each; W. S. McConnell, livery, $9; C. H. McLain,"postage and livery, $35.74. Pledged and unpaid contributions: Reuben 'Hess, sls.