Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1915 — Page 1

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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 cattle, hogs, chickens, household and kitchen furniture, and 400 bushels ,of corn in crib. Wednesday, Jan. 27, John Etibbe, 3 miles northeast of Parr. General sale of horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc. Thursday, Jan. 28, Fred Schank, on the "Coon Island” farm in Gillam tp., 7 miles southwest of Medaryville. General farm sale of horses, cattle, hogs, corn in crib, farm tools, household goods, etc. Monday, Feb. 1, Clay Dewees, 5 miles north and 2 miles east of Rensselaer, on the old Renicker farm. General farm sale, horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc. Tuesday, Feb. 2, Ed Barkley, 2% miles northeast of Aix. General farm sale, horses, cattle, implements, household goods, etc.

FUEL GAS AND LIGHTS.

Plant May Be Installed In Rensselaer Coming Season. Arthur Smith of Kankakee, 111., representing the American Gas Construction Company of Newton, la., was in the city Monday interviewing the city council and business men regarding the putting in of a gas plant here for furnishing fuel and light, principally the former. Mr. Smith states that his company has put in many such plants in towns as small as„ 1,500 population, and that they are paying investments there. The plan would be here to have the plant put in by- the city and operated in correction wtih the present light and water plant, and the operating expenses would thus be very small indeed, while the gas could be manufactured at much less expense than were the plant an independent one. Gas is now used in many of the smaller towns in industrial lines and for cooking and heating, especially cooking and water heating. It surplants the, gasoline stove and is very much more convenient and at least as economical, it is said. Perhaps more so. K A plant such as we would require here will probably cost in the neighborhood of $30,000, which would give us to start on perhaps five to eight miles of 2-inch mains, the size used in towns of this size and even larger sized towns. That such a system would be greatly appreciated here and would be of benefit to the town in many ways, goes without saying. It would not be long until a majority of the homes were equipped with gas stoves for cooking, at least, and the city would be at very little more expense in operating and looking after the business than it now is. So far as Mr. Smith was able to interview citizens and business men, the expressions were almost unanimously favorable to the proposition.

Young Frank Alter Discharged.

The preliminary hearing in the case of the State of Indiana vs. Frank Alter, the painter, was completed before Squire Dean Friday afternoon and the defendant was discharged. As stated in the last issue of The Democrat, ajl the evidence possessed by the state was purely circumstantial, and the court did not think it sufficient to bind the defendant over to the grand jury. Young Alter was arrested last Thursday for—the alleged theft of a pocketbook containing some sl7 or $lB, frotn the pocket of the pantaloons of John Medicus, the plasterer, who was doing some patching on the second flooi- of the K. of P. building the day before. Medicus had laid off his coat and pantaloons, while working in his plastering clothes, and placed them in. one of the small rooms at the north end of the building. Young Alter came up there during the afternoon and was. also on the third floor where some paint- ' ers were at work. Shortly after he had left Medicus went to his coat to get some tobacco and found that some one had disturbed the clothing. X)n examination he found that his pocketbook was gone* The empty purse was picked up Thursday morning in the gutter near the State .Bank building.

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COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUHn CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From The Several County Offices. Attorney John A. Dunlap was in Morocco on business Monday. Deputy clerk, Miss Ethel Perkiqs, went to Terre Haute Monday for a week’s visit with old friends., Clerk Perkins would almost give a premium if some couple would come in for a marriage license. None have ben issued thus far this year. Miss Iva Bill, who will remove to the country with her parents shortly, has resigned her position as assistant in the office of Co. Supt. Lamson, and Miss-Hazel Reeve has been installed in her place. Ex-Sheriff Hoover has rented hiq farm, southwest of town, to George Sigo, for the coming year. Mr. Hoover had been working it himself, with the aid of a hired man who lived on the farm, but being unable to procure a suitable man this year, he decided to rent the place outright. General Passenger Agent, F.“ P. Cockerell, accompanied by John Priest, F. B. Humpston and Herbert Wylie, also of the passenger department of the Monon, was here last Fridhy evening and held a meeting at the court house for the purpose ot informing the people of the necessity, so the officials claim, of an increase in passenger rates in Indiana from the present 2c per mile to 2%c. An effort is to be made to secure a 2%c law from the present legislature. The Democrat is informed that a petition is being circulated for a new stone road in north Jasper, connecting with the stone road from Wheatfield towards Demotte and the Demotte gravel road near the latter place, passing through Kersey. If this road is built, it will give us a good stone or gravel road practically all the way between Rensselaer and Wheatfield, via Virgie, although a little out of the way of the direct line. The stone road through Kniman should be connected on at both ends and give us an improved road to Wheatfield that way, which is the most direct route.

New suits filed: No. 83-50. Edward White vs. Lillie Miller; action in replevin of certain personal property: One 3-year-old heifer and calf, 1 sow and pigs and 1 red cow. Plaintiff demands judgment for the possession. of said property and $25 damages. No. 8351. John Marlett vs. Frank B. Ham; action on account, auto repairs, gasoline, oil, etc. Deihand $69.95. No. 8352. Harry W. Gilbert vs’. J. Luce Bartoo? doing business firm name of Auto Sales CO.; a/ction for dissolution of partnership and appointment of a receiver. No. 8353. James H. Gilbert vs. J. Luce Barton; suit on note. Demand

Co. Supt. Lamson accompanied the winners in the Jasper County Boys’ and Girls’ Corn and Poultry Club to Lafayette Monday ’for the week’s Short Course at Purdue. The Winners here were Blanche Peterson, Clarence Stack, Cecile Fisher, Bdward Ryan, Laura Maxwell, Husshell Bice, George Schreiber, Anna Spangle,-- Fred -Spangle, Marquis Peek, John Stockton, Lonzo Wise-/ man, Elsie Peer and James Alexander. Harold Weiss of Newton township and a Cooper boy from Jordan, also accompanied the party, which will remain at Purdue during the week; returning home Saturday afternoon on the 3:44 train.

There are a large number of boys and girls present at the Short Cburse thig week, and at Monon the Jasper county party met fourteen from Starke county in charge of County Agent Smalley, several from Pulaski

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1915.

county in charge of County Agent Nye and wife, and 70 from Laporte county, in two special cars, in charge of County Agent Clore, Mr. Ball and (others. The latter party had tele--graphed on ahead to Monon and had two milk cans full of hot coffee and sandwiches galore served to their party when reaching that place, and all were having a fine time when the train pulled in with the Jasper county crowd. N

County Recorder George W. Scott has filed the following stastical report of the business of his office with the State Bureau of Statistics, for the calendar year 1914: No. deeds recorded ............. 666 Consideration in dollars. .$2,158,370 No. sheriff's deeds recorded 5 Consideration Tn dollars. .. .$18,222 No. of $1 considerations, in above 122 All other miscellaneous papers filed, 344. No. mort. filed, farm lands. .... 337 Consideration in above. . $1,091,001 No. satisfactions, farm mort.... 328 Consideration in above. . $3,312,191 Mort., city and town. ......... no Consideration in above. ... $92,479 No. satisfactions of above. . . .... .110 Consideration in above $73,256 No. school fund mortgages 21 Considerations in above. . . .$13,460 No. satisfactions of above. . 14 Consideration? in above.... $10,120 No. chattel 'mortgages. 419 Considerations in above. . . $173,336 No. chattel mortgages satisfied. . 186 Consideration of above. . . . . $87,310 No. of mechanic’s liens filed...’. 45 Amount, represented in above $8,340 No. liens satisfied \ ... .39 Amount represented in above $4,587 Total No. of mortgages, liens.. 932 Dollars represented . . ... .$1,378,616 No. mortgages, liens satisfied.. 677 Dollars represented . ...$3,487,464

Will Be at Princess Theater Saturday Afternoon and Evening. The Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows wilt be seen here in moving picture at the Princess theater at 2:30 and 7:00 p. m„ Saturday, Jan. 1-6. A mammoth production, participated in by 700 people, 300 horses, 200 wild beasts, 14 elephants, 200 performers, 50 clowns.

A genuine treat. Many original features. Something for all. Showing from time of arrival of No. 1 advertising car, unloading of circus, putting up tent, parade and entire performance from start to finish. Grandest spectacular of modern times. Postively nothing like it ever shown here before. World’s greatest and most reckless bareback riders, daring, fearless, (graceful equestrains performing evolutions of incomparable horsemanship. Pictorial j»pectaula( of America’s greatest circus and wild animal exhibition. Don’t miss it—2:3o and 7:00, at Princess theater, Saturday, Jan. 16.

Water Meters to Be Installed.

At the regular meeting of the city council Monday night all members were present except Councilman Kresler, and the following business was transacted: The ordinance providing- for removal of all overhead signs on Washington street was passed to second reading. Supt. of light and water plant was instructed to install an incadescent street light at the corner of Susan and Division streets, and also to buy new valves for water pumips at water plant. The city marshal was instructed to to submit aplication to the Public Service Commission for installing of water meters and a system of water rates for consumers. / Teh city marshal was instructed to notify the Main Garage and J. J. Norgor to put up eave troughs on side of their buildings on Cornelia street. The marshal was also instructed to shut off all public water fountains except that on the west side of the public square. The usual number of claims were allowed including the city’s assessment on the'WaShingtOn street brick paving amounting to $2,467.27.

Aged Man Found Dead in Bed.

John Gaffey, an. old gehtleman living alone with his grandson at Parr, was found dead’in bed - yesterjjay morning, and Coroner Johnson and Undertaker Wright were called to take charge of the body. The old man was a native of Ireland, was 83 years of age, and had been in rather poor health and suffering from shingles "for some time. When The boy got up yesterday morning he found his grandfather dead. It is supposed that he died from an attack of heart failure. The funeral will be held some time tomorrow, but the hour had not been set at This writing. * . -

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BIG CIRCUS COMING.

SHOULD TRADE AT HOME.

Township Trustees Should Buy Everything Possible in Jasper Coiinty. The Democrat regrets to note in looking over the reports of the various township trustees that a great deal of money is spent outside of Jasper county that should not be so spent. All the money that passes through the hands of a township trustee comes from hte people of his township and county. It should therefore be his honest endeavor to spend every dollar of this money, so far as possible, in the township and community where raised. Providing, of course, the local dealer does not attempt to hold him up for exhorbitant prices.

Every dollar sent to "Kiger & Co.,’, or other supply companies, in Indianapolis or elsewhere for coal, sewer pipe, culverts, or printing supplies? that can be purchased at home, is taken out of circulation in the trustee’s township and county for all time, is it not better to leave this money at home where it will be in active circulation to the benefit of the commuinty in which the officer is interested and which is interested in him? —The Democrat hopes that our township trustees will be more careful about spending township money with these supply house in ' the future than they have been in the past. We all know that many supply houses have borne the reputation in the past of being most awfully crooked, and no officer can purchase supplies from them which he can buy equally as good and equally as cheaply at home—and perhaps more cheaply—-without arousing a suspicion -in the minds of the tax payers. A suspicion that perhaps it is made to the officer’s personal gain to purchase from the distant supply house.

Your home dealer is entitled to whatever public patronage you have to bestow, and in 99 cases out of 100 will sell you as good or better goods for less money and give you full count and full weight, than will the supply house located a hundred miles or more away.

We hope that in the reports published next year we shall see less of this buying from the foreign dealers, who have no interest whatever in our townships or county and pay no taxes here.

Another Aged Resident of Rensselaer Dead.

William Smith, who since breaking up housekeeping recently, has been living with his daughter, Mrs. Hiram Day, in the east' part. of town, died at the home of the latter at 4 a. m„ Sunday, aged a little more than 84 years. The furieral was held from the residence yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock and burial ih Weston cemetery. Mr. Smith leaves a wife, who now makes her home with her son, Ben Smith, and six children, as follows: William C., of San Pierre; Edward E., of Chicago; Theodore, of Gillam tp.; and Benjamin and John W. Smith and Mrs. Hiram Day of Rensselaer.

Deceased resided for a number of years in Remington, from 1869 to 1 880, and came from there to this city where he has since resided. For many years he followed the vocation of carpentering, later when lie became too old for this line of worls he took up market gardening and followed it for several years. He was a good citizen- and respected by all who knew him.

Why Saturday’s Democrats Were latte On Panhandle Road.

We understand that th e special mail sack containing the packages of Saturday s Democrats for towns west of Reynolds, on the Panhandle road, did not. reach their destinations until Sunday, and on investigation find that the sack laid in the Rensselaer ■postoffice for 24 hours before it was sent out, not going until Saturday’s milk train, instead of Friday night, as usual. The sack seems to have been overlooked in the ’pbstoffice here.

As Tjie Democrat has some 50Dsubscribers who get their paper at Wolcott. Remington, Goodland, Kentland arid Brook and on the rural routes out of those towns, and this special sack is made - up on purpose to have the paper reach those points in time for the rural routes Wednesday and Saturday mornings, it is a great disappointment to hundreds of readers to have it thus held up. However, mistakes, will happen, and it is hoped this will not occur again.

Sale bills printed while you watt at The Democrat office.

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! Thieves Steal a Whole Carload of Sugar at Hammond. An entire carload of over 15,000 pounds of sugar was stolen from a C. & O. car in the Hammond yards last Tuesday night. The sugar was in 125 pound bags and was carried entirely away by the thieves. The Hammond News states that a railroad watchman counted nineteen men leaving the car at one time, each with a sack of sugar. Just wfiiy the watchman did not attempt to stop the thievery is not slated. in a round-up of a bunch of car robbers and chicken thieves in Hammond Wednesday night, eight men were taken, and when arraigned in court plead guilty to, the charges against them and each was sentenced to from one to eight years in the penitentiary. All the men were married and most of. them had families.

Not Enough Water to Run Dredge.

Excavation on the Clayton ditch has been delayed for lack of water, strange as it may sound. This applies to both the main ditch and ditch tributaries, the latter being held back by the former. The dredge boat is headed north, but has been stationary for some time because there is not enough water to make it float. On the other hand tile drainage elsewhere has been going forward under favorable conditions, the dryness of the soil contributing to its success. The frost, as one would suppose, does not interfere with the digging, the snow having prevented it from penetrating the earth so as to become an obtsruction. Ed Kentnick, who has been quite busy surveying for individual drainage, informs us that the farmers are doing a great deal of this work under very favorable auspices, considering the severity of the winter. —Monon News.

“THE HELL OF WAR”

Is Topic of Barnhart’s Address— Plea for Disarmament Made Washington, January 10.— Representative Heriry A. Barnhart, of Indiana, addressed a large mass.meeting at the Y. M. C. A. this afternoon on “The HeTl of War.” He made a strenuous plea for disarmament, saying in part: “We may claim justification for so-called military preparedness on the grounds of self-defense, but others look upon it as threatening offense, and just as long as the peoples of the earth arm and drill and cheer preparation for war, so long will peac% and safety and prosperity and happiness of mankind be jeopardized by the hazard of impulsive destruction of the shot and and hell of war.”

Remains of David Hilton Brought Here for Burial.

the remains of David Hilton, a former resident of Rensselaer, were brought here Monday evening from .the Soldiers’ Home at Marion, where he had died last Friday. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon from the Baptist church, the G. A. R. Post having charge of the burial services. Burial was .made in Weston cemetery beside his wife who died here in July, 1906. Mr. Hilton was 83 years of age. He was a native of Pennsylvania an<f served during the civil war in Company A, 5.3 Illinois regiment.

He leases two daughters, Mrs. Sadie White of Chicago, and Mrs. Alma Harrington of South Dakota.

Birth Announcements— Jan. 7, to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Watkins, of the west part of town* a son. ■ " ? ' , Jan. 11, t oMr.- and Mrs. Alva Pott®, a ’ son.

Those nice, large sweet oranges, the 40c variety, at 27c dozen.— ROWLES & PARKER.

Vol. XVII, No. 80

EUROPEAN WAR NEWS IN BRIEF

A late dispatch from Boulogne., by way of lamdon, declares that the Germans have evacuated Lille and that that city virtually is in the possession of the British. Dunkirk has lieen bombarded again by German aeroplanes. Thirty bombs were thrown, but the Havas Agency reports t|iat the victims were few JWI the unit erial damage was unimportant. In Russian Poland and Galicia the struggle seems to be one which embodies very small gains for a vast amount Qf erfort. Nothing has come, out of that territory to indlcate a decisive result at any point. The British's government’s reply to the'American note regarding the treatment of American commerce by the British fleet has been given out at Washington. The reply, which is merely preliminary, concedes the principles of the American government’s contentions, dwells upon the difficulties confronting the British government and declares that Great Britian desires “to restrict its action solely to interference with contraband destined for the enemy.’* Petrograd rejiorte that the Turkish cruisers Breslau and Hainidicb were considerably damaged in a recent battle In the Black Sea with Russian warships. Complaining that the Germans are holding captive French surgeons and nurses, France declares that hereafter she will repartrlate German surgeons and nurses hel«J by the French onfy in proportion to the French surgeons and nurses returned to France. Refugees, who have, arrived at Bergen-Op-Zoom from Brussels, says the Nleuws Van Deli Dag, report that a great fire has broken out at the former Belgian capital.

FOOT AND MOUTH HUMBUG AGAIN

Opinions Differ as to Methods Used for Eradicating Disease. The Democrat received the following clipping from the Indiana Farmer* through the malls Saturday, with a notation that we “please publish.” No name was signed to the request, but we must Infer ttnrWt—was sent by some reader who endorses the wholesale butchering of “exposed” stock that was pursued until the past few weeks in “stamping out” this ailment. We copy the article as requested, and below It publish an article from Monday’s Chicago Herald that reads different. Arjd we might add that Indiana stockmen have alsb taken the matter up with our state legislature in an effort to relieve conditions here.

The Indiana Farmer editorial says: The foot and month disease has ceased to be a topic of general discussion. The fact is that it has. practically been stamped out, an accom plishment that was thought impossible in such a short time judging from what is known of this dangerous disease in European countries where it has been known and where outbreaks have occurred for hundreds of years. Although the recent outbreak in the live stock producing center of this country has resulted in great losses of both money and valuable breeding stock, we should congratulate ourselves that it was not more serious, and should join in our praise for those who did such splendid Work in stamping out the plague. We c*n enter upon the new year with confidence in the future of the live stock industry and with an assurance that our interests are being guarded by federal and state authorities. After all only a very small per cent of the tQtal number of farms suffered loss and the radical steps taken and the wide quarantines that were made were in most cases preventive maesures to make sure that Jhe disease would not spread. With; the release and modifying of quarantines stock raisers .will proceed with renewed energy and with more confidence than ever before. The outbreak has taught us in a most forceful way the utter dependence of our country upon this great industry and the confidence that we can place in the fedbral and state authorities to come to our assistance in a time of need. A With, this in view stock raisers should have high hopes for the future and start the year 1915 with a brighter outlook than ever 'before. " The Chicago Herald article is as follows: Legal batteries will be unmasked this morning in an attempt to prevent the further slaughter of animals in Illinois that are infected by or exposed to the hoof and mouth disease. This move is being made while farmers are arming their employes to resist the state’s icattle killers. A bill for a preliminary injunction will be filed before one of the

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