Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1915 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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„ Public Sales. The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Wednesday, Jan. 13, Herman Schultz 10% miles directly north of Rensselaer. General sale of horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, farm tools, etc. Friday, Jan. 22, James K. Garriott 7 miles north and 2 miles west of Rensselaer. General farm sale of horses, cattle, hogs, chickens, household and kitchen furniture, and 400 bushels of corn in crib. Monday, Feb. 1, Clay Dewees, 7 miles north and 2 miles east of Rensselaer, on the old Renicker farm. .General farm sale, horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc.

SAD ACCIDENT IN UNION TP.

Mrs. H. S. Krout Killed Saturday by Accidental Discharge of Shotgun. Dr. C. E. Johnson, the new county coroner, had his first case Saturday afternoon, when Mrs. H. S. Krout, who with her husband and family ot eight children and son-in-law, Clarence Miller, occupied a tent on Joe Kosta’s farm,, where the men were cutting wood, was the victim of the careless handling of a shotgun in the hands of young Miller. Miller had picked up the gun and went outside the tent to kill a rabbit. The shell caught in the breech of the gun and in attempting to force it in place the weapon was discharged and the load passed through the side of the tent and entered the breast and right arm of Mrs. Krout. One of the younger children was also struck by a few shot, but not seriously injured. Dr. Washburn was called from Rensselaer and went out to the scene. He thought the woman was not critically injured, but shortly after he left she collapsed and died in a few moments. It is thought“ some of the shot had entered a vital spot and caused her sudden death. The family came here from Wallace, Fountain county, about two weeks ago, and were very poor except in the number of children, of which they had eight, ranging from 7 months to the girl -wife of young Miller. All lived in a small tent on Mr. Kosta’s farm northwest of Parr. The funeral was held yesterday at Fair Oaks, at 1 p. m., and burial made there.

HOBBS RESIGNS AS SURVEYOR

And County Commissioners Appoint M, B. Price In His Stead. The county commissioners met in regular session Monday and were still grinding yesterday., C. J. Hobbs of Kersey, who was elected county surveyor at the recent election, tendered his resignation, which was accepted, and former county surveyor, Myrt B. Price, was appointed in bis stead. At this writing we are unable to give the full report of the proceedings of the board at this session, but will do so ih the Saturday issue. >

Catholic Order of Foresters Install New Officers.

On Sunday evening the local court of Catholic Order of Foresters installed the following officers for the ensuing year, after which music and refreshments were enjoyed by the Foresters and a number of their friends. Joseph Nagel was the installing officer: Chief Ranger, William Beck. Vice Chief Ranger, William Walter. , . . Past Chief Ranger, T. M. Callahan. Recording Secretary, Louis Ramp. Treasurer, E. P. Lane. Financial Secretary, J. M. Healy. Senior Conductor, James E.. Walter. Junior Conductor, John Lane. I. S.,.John Moosmiller. O. S., Alexander Hurley. Trustees, Jacob Wagner, Mark Schroer, Joseph fiorntrager..

Mrs. Ed .Reeve Operated On in Chicago Hospital Yesterday.

Mrs. Ed Reeve, accompanied by her son, Joe, and her sister, Mrs. C. W. iy; • . ■ • - , * Hanley, was taken to the Washington Park hospital, Chicago, Sunday for an operation for a chronic ailment. The operation was to be performed at 8:30 yesterday morning. Leo Reeve received a telephone message from his brother, Joe, about noon yesterday, saying that his mother had come out from under the anesthetic, and that she was -suffering a great deal; that the trouble found by -the surgeons was- worse than expected, and he would write. the local physician, went up • yesterday morning to be present at the operation, returning in the afternoon.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUHTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From The Several County Offices. 4- ' County Assessor G. L. Thornton went to Indianapolis Monday to attend the annual meeting of county assessors. He is expected to return home today. New suits filed: No. 8344. E. Makeever, A. M. Stockton and C. M? Williams vs. estate of I. N. Makeever, et al; claim on SI,OOO note given to John Makeever on Feb. 16, 1914.

An error occurred in Saturday’s Democrat in giving the amount of fees turned in for the last quarter by the clerk. The amount should have read $263.25, instead of but $26.25. Several of the old-township trustees were in Monday, including Parks of Milroy, Ship of Keener, Shirer of Kankakee and Keen of Wheatfield. The latter, who was serving by appointment, was eligible to re-elec-tion, and therefore succeeds himself. The new county board of education, composed of the township trustees and the presidents of the town and city school boards, will hold its first meeting next Monday. The the late Grover Smith of Wheatfield, was filed for probate Monday. The instrument was executed August 16, 1913, and leaves a life estate in all property of testator, both real and personal, to the widow, Lottie Smith. At her death the property is to be equally divided to testator’s children, Cora Gibbs, to her and her children, Maude Saidler, the two boys of Mary Yeagley, deceased, Freddie and Eddie Yeagley, as one heir, Mattie Bunch, Grover Smith, Jr., and George F. Smith. If any of the ■ children shall attempt to break the will during the lifetime of testator’s wife, such child or children shall be disinherited and shall receive but five dollars. Joseph Hilliard is named as executor of the will.

Judge Hanley heard, in chambers Monday the case of John D. Moore vs. the Northwestern Indiana Traction Co., and Warren Robinson, for turning over of certain personal property belonging to said company that was stored in a room in the old Nowels house. The action prayed foi the turning over of this property to the sheriff that it might be sold to satisfy a judgment of $l5O secured by the plaintiff recently in the Jas« per circuit court for services as an office employe of said company while it was operating subsidy elections in Jasper county. /The court ordered everything turned over except some surveying instrument's, a typewriter, some clothing, etc., which are said to belong to H. J. Wilson, the engineer of said company, and The Democrat is informed that local creditors of Wilson who failed to get anything out of the sale of the latter’s household goods recently sold here on attachment, will now pounce -’down with all their feet on the Wilson belongings which they did not know about being here until this latter case was brought. Circuit Court Clerk J. H. Perkins has made out and filed with the state, his statistical report for the calendar year 14)14. Thjs report is as follows: Civil cases fi1ed......... 194 Civil cases disposed 0f........ 155 Civil cases venued to other < counties .................. 13 Civil cases venued from other counties . ...... , . . 14 Childpens’ cases in'juvenile court 3 Letters of administration issued 34 Guardianships issued ......... 16 Decrees of foreclosure entered. . 5 Sheriff’s sales ......7 .*. . . 3 Marriage licenses issued 128 Hunting licenses issued .314 Persons naturalized (4 from Germany, 1 from Holland). . . 5 Persons declaring intention of citizenship (1 from Austria, 1 from .England, 6 from Germany, 6 from-Holland and Belgium, 1 from Scotland, 1 from other countries)........ 16 Divorce cases filed ........... 10

THE TWICE=A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1915.

x>.vorces granted 8 Divorces dismissed 2 Criminal cases filed . . v ,. ...... 54 Criminal cases dismissed 8 Criminal' cases disposed of. .". > 12 Criminal cases venued to other .counties 5 Criminal cases venued from •other counties 6 Convictions, felony . . 3 Convictions for felony released on probation 1 Convictions for misdemeanors. . 6 Convictions for misdemeanors released on probation . 2 Cases for violation liquor laws. . 3 Convictions for violation liquor laws . . i Arrests for grand larcency. .... 1 Convicted and sent to jail, for grand larcency .. . . 1 Arrests for petit larcency. . . ... 1 Convicted and sent to reformatory, petit larcency. 1 Arrests, all other felonies. ..... 2 Convicted and sent to Indiana prison, other felonies . 1 Arrests for misdemeanors (assault and battery 2, all other misdemeanors 4) . . . ... 6 Fined for misdemeanors; (assault apd battery 2, all other misdemeanors 3) . . . 5 Finedy£ndXmprisoned for misdemeanor . . . j

Two More Rensselaer Couples Hike to St. Joe EMich.

Two more Rensselaer couples, following the example set by many others from here during the past few years, have gone to St. Joseph, Mich., .to get married since the last issue of The Democrat. The first of these was Tone Overton and Miss Marian Reed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Reed. Mies Reed left Saturday morning on the milk train, ostensibly to visit a girl friend at Surrey, Mr. Overton also leaving on the same train. They did not stop at Surrey, however, but went on to St. Joe, where they were married the. same day and returned to Rensselaer that evening. The groom is about 22 years of age and is employed in the Eiglesbach meat market. Misg' Reed was a high school student and is about 17 years of age. Both were great; chums of Mr. and Mrs. John Horton, who also went to St. Joe and got married several months ago. They are a nice young couple and their friends extend congratulations. The second couple to follow their example are understood to have left; Rensselaer Monday night. The young man in this case is Willard Millspaugh, and the girl Miss Flossie Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J, W. Smith of Union tp. She had beem employed at the home of W. F. Frye for the past month, and yesterday morning they found on her table a note stating that when they read it she would be married to Mr. Millspaugh. The parents of the bride State that they had expected the young couple to get married but did not know pf their intention to marry at this time. The bride is about 22 years of age -and the groom a trifle younger. They have not returned at. this waiting.

Still another marriage of rather ancient origin has come to light with the visit here on New Year’s day of Mrs. Mort Murray. Mort is a son of Rural Route Carrier H. B. Murray, and according to announcement now made, was married on Jan. 1, 1914, at Centerville, Mich., to Miss Marie Ryan, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. •Benj. Ryan, who formerly resided near Gifford, but are now residents of Bloomington, 111. The couple had successfully kept the marriage from their friends for'a year.

Year’s Reception at M. E. Parsonage Largely Attended.

The New Year’s reception and open house given by Dr..and Mrs. Curnick at the Methodist parsonage new year’s afternoon, was a very gratifying success. A large number of church members and friends called during the afternoon. Light refreshments wer served and all wished Dr, and Mrs. Curnick a happy and prosperous new year.

Notice of Annual Meeting. The eighteenth annual meeting of The Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association of Benton and Adjoining Counties of Jasper and White,- will be held in Remington, Indiana, Jan. 9, 1915, for the election of officers and such other business as may properly come before the meeting. w. i. McCollough, Pres. ' FRANK E. FISHER, Sec. Notice to Telephone Patrons. Hereafter all telephone rentals must be paid at the central office of the Jasper County Telephone Company according to the rules of that company.—BßUNEß TELEPHONE COMPANY. . ‘ Sale bills printed while yoji Walt at The Democrat office..

EUROPEAN WAR NEWS IN BRIEF

; German and Portuguese troops are reported to fiave clashed in Portuguese West Africa. Berlin admits the situation is serious. The allies have advanced in tiie vicinity of Altkirche. That town now is being bombarded. The situation in Belgium and northern France has not changed materially in several weeks past, while in the east the reports are at variance. From Petrograd it is announced that the Russians have successfully repulsed the German attacks on the Bzura and Rawka rivers, while the Germans announce the capture by their forces of BorJimow, a strong Russian point of support, in which a thousand prisoners were taken and that to the east of the Rawka river the German attack is proceeding steadily. Newspaper dispatches forecast possible grave happenings in the Balkans. The revolutionary situation in Albania is said to have grown much worse, and it is declared that the efforts of the Christian Balkan states to secure the neutrality of Bulgaria apparently have hot met with complete success, and that Greece, Servia and Roumania are preparing for eventualities. Conscription may be enforced in Great Britian. This was intimated in a speech made by Thos. J. MacNamara, parliamentary secretary to the admiralty. Great Britian has notified the United States government that seized cargoes of turpentine and rosin and copper shipped before they were placed on the contraband list have been or will be paid for. No cargoes for Italy, it is announced, have been held up since December 4. Negotiations are in progress with a view to removing the embargo on rubber.

ASKS ANCILLARY RECEIVER.

Petition Filed on Rensselaer Assets of Israel Koffman. Indianapolis, January 4.- —A petition asking the appointment of an ancillery receiver of the' Indiana assets of Israel Koffman, who has a stock of general merchandise, valued at $2,000 at Rensselaer, Ind., was filed with the United States clerk here Saturday. The petitioners, who are Smith-Wallace Shoe Co.; Frederick Desusauer, doing business as F. Dessauer & Co., and Cluett Peabody & Co., got the appointment of the Central Trust Company of Illinois, as receiver for Koffman’s store in Chicago. The receiver then sent a representative to Rensselaer to act as custodian of the store there. While the custodian was in charge of the store, according to tIQ petition for ancillary receiver, Frank E. Babcock and others brought an action in attachment against Koffman for claims. As a result, the petition says, the sheriff of Jasper county attached the store on a writ and Babcock and the others will, if permitted to do so, sell the store on an attachment sale and thereby obtain a preference of creditors.

ORANGE JUDD FARMER UNTIL FEBRUARY

With The Democrat, Each a Full Year for $1.60, New or Old Subscription. The offer of a year’s subscription to the Orange Judd. Farmer, the great agricultural magazine, free with a year’s subscription to The Democrat, expired with last Saturday,., and we now have another offer to make to all who renew or subscribe for The Democrat before Feb. 1. This offer is, The Democrat and Orange Judd Farmer, each a full year for $1.60, or I’Oc more than the price of The Democrat alone. Now do not delay and ' Wait until the last moment, when you may forget it, but mail, or hand in. your, subscription or renewal ft once. We sent in 76 subscriptions to the Orange Judd last week and about as- many more will be sent in this week. We shall send, in the names each week in order to have (Tie subscriptions start as soon as possible. Remember,-that until Feb. 1 only, you can secure the two papers for $1.60. Act accordingly.

Card of Thanks.

I desire to thank my many friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy shown me dtiring the illness death of my beloved husband.—MßS. GEORGE WERNER.

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. “Boss” Murphy Has a New Stenographer. Indianapolis, January 4.—Miss Jean Moore, formerly stenographer to Thomas M. Honan, retiring attor-ney-general, has been appointed as the private stenographer to Charles J. Murphy, a public service commissioner. Miss Moore succeeded Miss Rose Lutz of Louisville, who returned to Louisville prior to the Christmas holidays. Miss Moore had been a member of the official family of attorney-generals for several terms,

Protest From Indiana.

Washington, January 2.—lndiana shippers who are protesting bitterly over having their live stock docked on account of the foot and mouth disease, will have their case laid before President Wilson toifiorrow, according to an announcement made tonight by Representative William A. Cullop, of Vincennes. “1 feel,” sail Cullop, “that gross outrages are being committed against the Indiana shippers, and I believe the President should know about it. I have made an appointment to see the President at noon tomorrow.”

Terre Haute Arrests Now Total 114.

The arrests on account of alleged election frauds In Terre Haute, as a result of an investigation made by tiie federal grand jury, now total 114, and the grand jury is likely to grind out a few more indictments before taking up alleged election frauds in Indianapolis and a few other notorious machine-ridden cities of the state. Of.. those arrested at Terre Haute, the list includes, besides Mayor Donn M. Roberts, 7 other city officials, including the city judge, circuit court judge Redman, th* county sheriff, 14 city employes, about a dojjpn men whose occupations is given as that of gamblers, 19 saloon keepers and 15' bar-tenders.

Morocco Enthused Over L. & N. W Ry. Prospects.

JJacring the unusual, it seems certain that the interurban line will be constructed as proposed. Manager and Mr. Shellhous were here last week looking over the territory for the most feasible entrance and exit from Morocco; and assured us that they knew of no reason why the line would not go through as planned. They will probably leave Mt. Ayr a short distance to the north and come straight west halfway between the east and west highways until they reach the stone road half a mile east of Morocco and contlue due west over the street past the electric light plant. 'However, this is only suggestive on their part and may be changed when running the Survey which is now being done between Rensselaer and Morocco. Their idea is to follow the shortest route and eliminate all curves possible; E. G. i Perrigo was in Lafayette Monday and called at the office, of the company. He is entirely convinced that the road will go through and believes it. will be a great help to Morocco “ and the territory through which It passes. He expects to have a switch on his farm as it will probably pass the north sicie of his land. Mr. Perrigo also met a man on the train from the Round Grove country in White county, who told him that a, town had been laid out thbre, a farmer’s elevator and a bank organized.——Morocco Courier.

NINE COUNTIES

Jn Kentucky Go on Dry List—Only 15 Out of 120 Ate Wet. Lexington, Ky., January I.—Nine counties in Kentucky, some of them containing large liquor manufacturbecame dry last midnight, liquor hiving been voted out last September, with licenses expiring last night.

Vol. XVII, No. 78

Only 15 counties out of 120 in Kentucky .now are wet. Officers of the state Prohibition League today announced that a fight for state-wide prohibition would be taken up before the legislature as soon as the law permits.

CUSTOM RECEIPTS

At New York Show Big Falling Off , for the Year. New York, January I.—The war in Europe is reflected in the New r York custom receipts f0r~1914, made public today. Receipts were approximately $167,000,000, representing a falling off of about $36,500,000 from the figures of 1913. Imports of Merchandise were about $975,000,000, representing a decrease of more than $35,000,000. Domestic exports in 1914 amounted to approximately $800,000,000, a decrease of nearly $105,000,000. Imports of gold and silver were about $2 1,000,000, a decrease of approximately $20,500,000, Exports of domestic gold showed an Increase, the approximate figures being $155,400,000 in 1914 and $116,500,000 in 1913.

TEN THOUSAND CLINKERS

Paid by Evangelistic Singer to Sootb Spurned Sweet 1i eart. Pittsburg, Penn., December 31. —- Homer A. Rodeheaver, evangelistic singer, announced here today that he had settled for a money consideration the $50,000 breach of promise action Brought against him by Miss Georgia Jay, a Chicago stenographer. Mr. Rodeheaver refused to give the amount paid in the settlement, but it was said to have been SIO,OOO. Miss Jay secured a verdict of $20,000 against Rodeheaver several months ago, but the court set aside the verdict on the ground that it was excessive. At the trial last summer stories of loving episodes, were related by Miss Jay. She told of moonlight boat rides and offered a number of amorous notes, which, she said, the singer had written her.

MANY DIVORCED IN MUNCIE.

Mini.sterH.and Lawyers unable to Explain Situation. Muncie, Ind., January 2. —The records show that in Dele ware county, last year, a fraction more than one divorce complaint was filed for every two marriage licenses issued. Hitherto, the average has gone as high as one divorce complaint 'to three Tnarriage licenses/but the average usually has been about one to four. But 512 marriage licenses were granted in the last year as against 290 divorce complaints filedr -An analysis of the situation fails to give any good explanation. Muncie lias good schools; is without legal saloons, and has no “red light” district. In the point of morals it is doubtful whether any city of its size could make a more favorable comparison. Judge Frank Ellis, of the circuit court, and Judge Robert Van Atta, of the superior court, before whom all domestic difficulties are heard, have no explanation to offer. The Indiana laws bind the courts closely. Some times, jn case of default, the defendant is proscribed from marriage within a period of two years. The court can not go further. “The situation in Muncie is appalling,” said a Muncie minister yesterday. “I doubt that it h,as-its equal anywhere. When one begins to think of the fact that more than one out of every two households is so beset that the husband or wife goes into court he must also think of the many unhappy households where neither goes into court. It almost causes one to believe that our boasted civilization is a sham and a fraud.” A prominent lawyer of the city said: “Something like_a divorce craze has struck Muncie. I like to make money as well as anybody, I suppose, but I do not like to, concern myself" with divorce suits. If I were to file alKthe complaints that Injured husbands and wives wanted filed, I would have little else to do. I’ve talked a lot of them out of the idea, though, and that’s something.” More than a third of all coihplaints filed in superior court in 1314 were for divorce. It is likely that some systematic investigation of the divorce evil in Muncie Will be undertaken by civic and church bodies soon.

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