Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1915 — Page 1

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Public The Democrat bills for the following public sales: Wednesday, Feb. 10, J. V. Lesh, 4i£ miles north and 1 mile west oi Rensselaer, on the Henry Grow farm. General sale, horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc. Monday, February. 15, W. R. Willet and George Parker, at McCoysburg. Big joint sale, 17 head of horses, cattle, hogs, farm implements, etc. Wednesday, Feb. 17, Charles Pullins, 4i£ miles north and 3-4 mile east. of Renselaer, on the Iroquois Rivgr Farm. General farm sale, horses, cattle, implements, etc. Thursday, Feb. 18, Geo. W. Hoosline, 3 miles southwest of Tefft, 4 miies southeast of Wheatfield. Big general sale of horses, cattle, hogs, hay, grain, farm implements, etc. Thursday, Feb. 18, Dr. H. L. Brown, 1 mile north of Rensselaer. Big general sale, including a lot of Jersey cows, and other good stockand farm tools.

Off for the Big Fair.

T. M. Callahan left Monday morning for Los Angeles, .Calif., where he will visit W. S. Halsey, a brother of J. G. Halsey of Rensselaer, \ who was secretary* for the late B. J. Gifford for so long a time, and is still hero looking after the business of the estate for the executor. From there he will go to San Diego and take in the exposition at that place and thence go to San Francisco, taking in the big fair there. On his return trip he will take in Denver; Salt Lake City and other places, and expects to reach home about March 20. .

Gone to Colorado for Tubercula Treatment.

Simon Leopold left Monday for Colorado Springs, Colo., where he expects to take a year’s treatment for tuberculosis, and Mrs. Leopold accompanied him as far as Chicago, going from there for a visit with relatives in Peoria, 111., from which place she will go to Crystal Falls, Minn., where her daughter, Selma Leopold, is teaching, and remain with her until her school is out, when both will return here. Simon’s condition has not reached the critical stage as yet, and it is hoped that’ the Colorado climate will effect a cure. •

Aged Lady Found Dead in Bed.

Mrs. Hannah Bassett, aged about , 75 years, was found dead in bed I Monday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs.” Richard Fancannon, 10 miles north of Rensselaer, with whom she lived. It was thought she had been dead about two hours when found. She had been in poor health ,for a couple of weeks. Mrs. Bassett had lived with her daughter and family here for several years or since they came from Danville, 111., some ten years ago. The funeral will'be held this afternoon at 1 o’clock, conducted by a Holiness preacher from Chicago, and burial made in Prater Cemetery.

Remains of Mi’s. Minerva Hopkins Brought Here for Burial.

The remains of Mrs. Miner ba Hopkins, a former old and well known resident of Rensselaer and the widow of William T. Hopkins, deceased, was brought here yesterday afternoon on the 2:01 train for burial in Weston cemetery. Hei*' death occurred at Park Falls, Wis., at the home of an adopted daughter, Mrs. Emma Saylor Remack, where she had but recently gone. Her age was about 7 5 years. Mrs. Hopkins’ maiden name was Yeoman, and she was a sister of Ira Yeonian of Remingrton, and James Yeoman of Newton tp., both deceased.'*"

Mother of Mrs. T. J. McCoy Dead.

Lafayette, Ind., Feb. 5.- —Mrs. Susan A. Taylor, age 82, widow of William Taylor, a pioneer banker of Lafayette, who founded the present American National Bank here, died today. Mrs. Taylor’s maiden name was Susan Hubler. She was born in Miamisburg, O.; in 1833. She came to Lafayette seventy-five years ago, and was educated at the Wesleyan seminary at Ft. Wayne. Mrs. Taylor was active in society many years. Two children, W. W. Taylor and Mrs. Thoriias J. McCoy of Chicago survive. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at the family home in this city. Burial will take place at Springdale cemetery.

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COURTHOUSE 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. Trustee A. S. Keen, was down from Wheatfield Saturday. Attorney Jasper Guy and J. H. Gilbert were among the Remingtonians over yesterday. Attorney George E. iHershman of Crown Point, was looking after a case in court here yesterday. The’ 2 % mile lateral of the Eib ditch in Hanging Grove tp., was sold Saturday, by Supt. of Construct tion Joseph Stewart, to W. S. Lowman at $1,875. The February term of the Jasper circuit court convened Not much will be done this week except probate work. Yesterday was “call day,” and cases were set down for trial. In giving the appropriations made by the county council at its special session last week, an error crept in the report published in Saturday’s Democrat regarding the amount appropriated for the appeal in the county agent case. The amount should have read SIOO, instead of S7OO. licenses issued: Feb. 6, Joseph Kolhoff of Rensselaer, aged 27 Oct. 15 last, occupation farmer, to Rose Sigo of Remington, aged 26 March 16 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Feb, 9, Theodore Punter of Demotte, aged 28 Feb. 23 last, occupation farmer, to Clara Esther Feldifian, also of Demotte, aged 19 April 14 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

Isaac Knapp of near Wheatfield, was arrested last week on complaint of Mark Ott of near the same place, on the charge of assault and battery, and was fined $5 and costs Monday by Judge Hanley on a plea of guilty. The trouble arose over a debt alleged to have been owed Knapp by Ott, and it is said that the former collared Ott and made him write a check for the amount. Ott then swore out a Warrant and caused Knapp’s arrest. Through the efforts of Deputy Prosecutor Sands the parties were got together here Monday and their financial differences were amicably adjusted, and they shook hands -and parted on good terms. Firman Rutherford has secured the contract for removing the four bridges in Newton county for the dredge on the Borntrager. ditch, and the replacing of same after the dredge passes through. He gets sl,■'bO for the work, which must be done whenever the' dredge reaches the respective bridges. The dredge is now but a short distance east of the Sapp bridge, and Firman will start work to remove this bridge next week. The other bridges to be moved are, the McCabe bridge, just west of Foresman; the bridge by George Ade’s Hazelden farm, and the bridge just south of Brook. It is expected to complete the dredge contract by about the first of next October. It is said that the work will probably progress quite fast on the Newton county part of the contract, as the depth of the cut is not so great there, The Democrat was in error about Trustee Grant Davisson and others going over to Kentland Friday morning on the law suit of R. M. Hyde vs. Barkley tp. They had got already to go, but at the last moment Hyde dismissed the case and therefore their presence was not necessary. iHyde was the architect employed to draw plans of a high school building for Barkley tp. He had been paid SIOO, and as his plans were not according to the alleged verbal contract and the building was not erected, the trustee refused to pay him anymore money, and he sued for the full amount, some $450, which he would have been entitled to had his

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I 1 ■* plans been as agreed and the building been erected. Truant Officer C. B. Steward returned Saturday from taking Lydia B. Sharp, the 15-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Sharp of near the Monon railroad, to the Julia E. Work training school at Plymouth. The girl had formerly been in the home and was released last October on. representation that a sister-residing-in-Walker tp , would take care of her. She had been at home here, however, for a week or so, and had not attended school since Christmas. It was necessary for the ■truant officer to take the city marshal along to get possession of the girl to take her back to the school, her folks threatening not to let her go. Mr. Steward saw all the Jasper county children now in the school, seven in number, and reports a great improvement in theif appearance and conduct.

Samuel Hoshaw Dies After Week’s Illness. - 1

Samuel Hoshaw of Indianapolis, aged about 26 years, died at 2 p. m. Monday at the home of his father-in-law, Firman Rutherford, in this city, after a’week's illness from pneumonia. He leaves wife and two children, a 5-year-old boy, apd a 7-months-old (laughter, who have been here with her parents since Christmas, one of the children having the whooping cpugh, and they had not returned home on that account. Mr. Hoshaw had been employed in Indianapolis, but recently lost his position and came here on Friday, Feb. 1, and expected to assist Mr. Rutherford on his bridge contracts on the Bofntrager ditch. He was not feeling well when he came here and was soon taken down sick. LHte also leaves two brothers, WiL bur of Wolcott, and Edward of Indianapolis, his father and mother, both having preceded him in death, the mother three years ago and the father two years ago. ’ ‘ The funeral will be held today at 3:15 from the M. E. church, conducted by Rev. Curnick, and burial made in Weston cemetery.

Spectacles and Rheumatic Cure Machines a Specialty.

A couple of men worked the country near Rensselaer about the middle of January and apparently swindled a few farmers "hereabouts. Fred Bachman, of just north of town, alleges that he paid one of the men S4O as advance payment or, rental for an alleged electrical machine which was guaranteed to cure rheumatism. Primarily their business seems to have been in selling spectacles, and at Bachman’’s the man tested Mrs. Bachman's eyes and left -a couple of pairs of glasses at the house for her. After getting into the good -graces of the family he sprung the electrical battery machine scheme, stating that they were worth S3O 0 each but were rented for S4O each with batteries sufficient to run them three months. Bachman did not have the money in the house but came to Rensselaer and drew S4O out of one of the banks here, paid it over and the* stranger gave him a receipt for the amount. The machine was to be sent him from Chicago. Not hearing anything from the man, who gave his name as S. Grier of Chicago, Mr. Bachman wrote him at Chicago. The letter was returned with notification that party was not found, and it is altogether probable that he will not be. The other man gave his name as Graham, and they hired autoes and drivers at the Main garage to take them out. Graham is said to have sold a pair of glasses at John Moore’s in Barkley tp., for the latter’s son, Joe, but Mr. Moore says that the man did not spring any electrical machine scheme on them", and all that he i,s out is about $lO for the glasses. Whether any others were caught, is not known at this wiriting. ' As The Democrat has .frequently urged, people should be very wary in dealing with strangers, and especially in signing any papers or paying any money in advance.

Birth Announcements.

Feb. 1, to Mr, and Mrs. Dolph. Day of Rensselaer, a son. Feb. 3, to Mr. and Mrs." Charles Thompson of Newland, a son. Feb. 5, tQ Mr. and Mrs. George Coffman of Rensselaer, a son. Feb. 5, to Mr. and Mrs. Omar Dooley of Barkley tp., a daughter. Feb. 7, to Mr. and Mrs. Howard Griffin of Rensselaer, a daughter. Feb. 7, to Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Polleck of Barkley tp., a son.

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Motorists Security Alliance .Agents Were Fakes.

A couple of men were here last week soliciting membership in the Motorists Securitf Alliance of Chicago, an organization which insures its members against extortion by garages and hotels, worthless,gccesstories,oils', excessive charges for auto parts, etc;, etc., and is seemingly a good thing tor auto owners and auto tourists. The men roomed at Abe Halleck’s residence and boarded at the White Boarding House. They gave their names as W. F. Dunlap and E. J. Howard, and called on most of the auto owners here and secured applications for membership, it is reported, from Dr. Washburn, Dr. Hansson, W. C. Babcock, Mark Schroer and perhaps one or two others. The printed literature which they had. stated that the admission fee was $25 and the annual dues $lO. They stdted, however, that they would take memberships at $7, and so far as known, this is all they-col-lected in cash, and perhaps then only from one or two of these. The .men were supplied with literature and seemingly had sufficient credentials to convince one that they were bonifide, agents, They did not meet with very much s 'ccess hero and Thursday they left town, returning to Chicago, leaving a $9 board bill and their unpaid room rent at*Halleck’s. Friday J. L. Williams, the secretary of the company, who had learned that the men were Canvassing here, came down from Chicago and branded them as imposters. He said that they had made application to his company to become solicitors and pending their filing of a bond and an iifvestlgation of their references they had been supplied with literature to study up on. They had filed no bond, however, and thair references proved unsatisfactory. Mr. Williams returned to Chicago and through the efforts of his company, the men were arrested Saturday and placed In jail. Sheriff McColly received a telegram from the Chicago detective headquarters Sunday informing him that they had been apprehended, and he went up Monday morning to bring them to Rensselaer, they having stated that they would come without a requisition. On arriving there, however, they had changed their minds and he came hack empty-handed. Yesterda/ the sheriff went to Indianapolis to secure a requisition, the men having been held in Chicago on a fugitive warrant, and he will probably go up again today and bring them here. It is reported that the men have several different aliases and have been in trouble before. The report published in the Republican that the editor of The Democrat was -one of the victims; is without any foundation whatever, j »

Little Business Done by the City Council Monday Night.

At the regular meeting of the city council Monday night, very little business was transacted outside of the allowance of claims, although several different matters were discussed pro and con. The ordinance regarding the removal of overhead signs on Washington street was passed, also ordinance No. 162 relating to the cleaning of the ice and snow from sidewalk.passed to third reading. The usual grist of claims;was allowed.

Notice. The physicians’ blacklist will be' made up on March Ist, and anyone who is indebted to any of thd”Tocal physicians will do well tp look after his standing and keep his name off the -list. This warning is not meant solely for a few notorious deadbeats but refers to all w’ho are slow to pay or careless about keeping their bills paid. REQUESTS HAVE COME IN' FRO MP H YSICIA NS IN NEA RB Y TOWNS FOR A COPY OF THE LIST WHEN IT IS COMPLETED. By all means keep your name off this list. i —JASPER COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. . r , Notice to Trespassers. Cos plaint has been made to me that parties have recently gotten into the habit of entering the Egypt school house at night and destroying property and committing depredations/ Unless this is- stopped immediately, a vigorous effort will be made to learn who the guilty parties are and prosecute them to the full .extent of the Iaw.—JOHN KOLHOFF, Trustee. Sale bills printed while you wait at The Democrat office.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Riports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL ■ —— I. • Happenings in Distant and Nearby Cities and Towns.—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. SIMMER MEETING OF I. D. E. A. Will Be Held at Hammond, Gary and Hast Chicago. Indianapolis, Feb. 6.—After the election of officers at the winter meeting of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association at the Denison Hotel yesterday, the editors a/ccepted the invitation of S. T. Swaim of Hammond, to hold the sumnier meeting of the association at Hammona, Gary, East Chicago and Chicago, including a lake trip. The following officers were chosen: President, Lew M. O’Bannon, Corydon; first vice president, Henry F. Schriclg?r, Knox; second vice president, Henry B. Wilson, Delphi; secretary, G. H. Hazen, Boonville, treasurer, George Saunders, Bluffton. Members of the executive committee —First district, lllioward Roosa, Evansville; second, George R. Griffin, Spencer; third, E. W. Plckhardt, Huntingburg; fourth, R. B. Cass, Aurora; fifth, G. J. Arnold, Greencastle; sixth, W. S. Chambers, Newcastle; seventh, A. D. Moffett, Elwood; eighth, John H. Heller, Decatur; ninth, J. O. Behymer, Tipton; tenth, E. J. Steinbach, Kentland; eleventh, B. F. Louthaln, Logansport; twelfth, A. J. Moynihan, Fort Wayne; thirteenth, J. B. Faulknor, Michigan City. A committee consisting of Dale J. Crlttenberger, auditor of state; S. E. Swaim of Hammond, and A. B. Crampton of Delphi, was appointed to confer with the officers concerning plans for the summer meeting. Addresses were made by H. B. Wilson of Delphi, and Paul Poynter of Sullivan. A committee was named to meet with similar committees from other editorial associations looking to the organization of a non-political state editorial association.

Some Spellers, Those Kokomoans.

Kokomo, Ind., February B’.-—Sup-erintendent of schools Haworth recently planned a spelling contest. Newspaper men, doctors, lawyers, merchants, teachers and scholars were asked to submit lists of twenty words, which, in their opinion, children of the grades should be liable to spell. From the lists twenty words were'chosen for the spelling match. The list was given as a test to the school principals, then to the teachers, the high school and the eighth grade students and to various otherpersons—street car conductors, housemaids, street sweepers, doctors, lawyers, ministers, carpenters, bankers, salesmen, machinists and others. Six hundred and twenty persons took the test. Firty-two made perfect scores. Of the teachers taking the test the sixteen men averaged R1i.06 per cent and the seventy-six women 91.51 per cent. In the high school fi tty-eight boys and JO4 gi rls made 75.77 and 78.65 per cent, respectively. In the eight!) grade ninety boys averaged only 52.34 per cent, while 102 girls averaged 59.01. Not one had all the words spelled bor- ■ rectly. Of the citizens taking the J test ninety were men and eighty were women. The men averaged 78.44 per cent and the women 70.06 per cent. The most misspelled won! in. the list was "miscellaneous.” The complete list, with the number Of times each was misspelled, follows: Miscellaneous, 364; calendar, 324, parallel, 273; privilege, 270; superintendent, 248; principle, 24 2; niece, 223; lose, 201; separate, 196; disappoint, 177; disease, 164; principal, 142; necessary, 137; business, 130; relieve, 125; receive, 109; truly, 85;‘government, 84; grammar, 79; believe, 73. One woman, who made a perfect score, said she had been a servant for sixty-three years and had had only eight weeks’ schooling. A prom* inent county official, who had been in business here all his life, missed every word in the list. Another man

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only got one word right. One woman missed all but three. • [ can't nr terstand it,” said Mr. Haworth.

Smooth Magazine Graft Worked at Winamac.

Pulaski County Democrat: It has developed the last few days, that a large number of Winamac people, mostly ladies, were fleeced by a smooth magazine agent who worked the town last fall—and if reports are true, he was not only a smooth agent but a monumental liar as well. He solicited for a club of three magazines, visiting the homes and doing most of the talking to the women. He told them, we are informed - or at least gave them to understand that the price they were to pay was SI.SO. Scores of people subscribed for the magazines on the agent’s representation, and signed the orders that he presented for signature. ' After the man had solicited the town he presented credentials at the First National Bank und offered for sale a large number of $5.50 notes that ho had secured for magazine subscriptions. Knowing nothing of his representations to tlm signers, but recognizing the signatures as bona fide, the bank purchased tho notes in the usual manner. The notes were for six months, and have just fallen due. Now it becomes apparent that instead of signing an agreement to pay SI.BO as represented by the agent, the victim in reality signed a note for $5.50. Some are paying up, while others propose to test the matter.

Death of Mrs. Voliva.

Waukegan, 111., February 5. —Mrs. Mollie Steele Voliva, wife of Wilbur Glenn Voliva, general overseer of the church founded by John Alexander Dowie, died today at her home in Zion City, after six weeks’ Illness. Her ailment was diagnosed as acute gastritis. Mrs. Voliva was forty-four years old.

Suicide Due to Wife's Death.

Wabash, Ind., Feb. 6. —.Constant worry over the death of his wife caused Theodore Kissinger, 40 years old, of Liberty Mills, to take his 'life this afternoon with a revolver. Two years ago Mrs. Kissinger was killed by lightning. Kissinger became insane, but apparently recovered in a few months.

Worst Injury Received by Jack Lawler Was to-His Back.

•J. J. Lawler, who was injured on' Monday night of last week in jumping from an upper window of his home in Chicago during- tho flro which practically destroyed the interior of the house, was unable to attend tho funeral of his aged father last Thursday and, in fact, no one was allowed to see him because of his nervous condition. His worst injury seemed to be to his back, and an x-ray examination was tp be made. The ainde injury was not considered so serious. .Mr. Lawler’s father, Michael Lawler, who was suffocated in the fire, was a very large man, standing about 6 feet 6 inches in height, and i being quite heavy when 'in good health. He had been an invalid for some time ftnd probably did not weigh to exceed 200 pounds at tho time of his death. On discovering the tire Jack had gone to the second floor and caught up his father in his arms and attempted to return down |he stairs, but a sheet of flame met him and he saw that escape that way Was out of the question, so he ran up another flight to the third floor and seeing that he could not escape there with his father, he laid the old gentleman down by the window and threw a blanket over him and then either fell through or knocked the window out and fell to the ground. His fall was eased somewhat by his body striking some wires, otherwise he would probably have been killed. As ■ it was, he was unconscious when the ■ firemen reached the scene but was soon 'revived and his first words were, "Save father.” Ladders were placed to the window and the olfl gentleman was taken out, but he had died of suffocation perhaps before his son had laid him down, jack’s clothing had Caught fire and he had himself a very, narrow escape from being suffocated and cremated in the burning house. The Laurentide company, of Quebec, producers of pulp and pulp- ' wood, is reforesting its nonagricultural cutover lands. It is also im pbrting reindeer from Newfoundland, to see if they-can take the place of dogs in winter woods work.