Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1915 — Page 2
For Your Baby. The Signature of is the only guarantee that you have the Genuine fifTSTiTn n iflM liJ »1 r_f prepared by him for over 30 years. YOU’LL give YOUR baby the BEST Your Physician Knows Fletcher’s Castoria. Sold only in one size bottle, never in bulk or otherwise; to protect the babies. The Centaur Company, <22^^55 "%5&u »™t;
THE JASPER COUNTY DtMOGRHT F. S. BABCOCK, EDIIOR AND PUBLISHH. OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY Long Distance Telepnones Office 315 Residence 311 Advertising rates made known on appli- ■ <■. cation. .Entered as Second-Class Mail' Matter June 8, 1908, at the post office at Rensselaer. Indiana, under the Act of Match 3. 1879. . " -'■■■"■ I ■ 111.1— !■■ ■ 4 Published Wednesday and Saturday. Wednesday Issue 4 pages; Saturday Issue 8 pages. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17,1915,
Tin- “Boss” Murphy-Peterson axe has fallen on two more postmasters • £ ; v ■ v in *Ws district, Charles Daughertj at /(,'rQWn; Point and John Call at Garr;' 4«)'tk "of whom have been removed on the usual charges where the places is wanted for a llenchman of the party jrnpo\ver. . Daugherty’s commission would not have expired lor years yet. and Mr. PalVs commission runs out June ,*>, 19l 6. At this writing no recommendation has .been made for the place at Crown Point, imt Henry B. Snyder gets the plum at Gary, which is one of the best paying offices in this district, the salarjf being $3,500 per year. The Democrat still believes that it has been mighty poor politics to oust all these postmasters in the 10th district before their com-
missions expired, as it is contrary to former precedent of both democratic and republican administrations, and we fail to see where the appointees vwill profit any by ’it, for it is as certain as fate that when a change in administration occurs—and this is bound to come sooner or later—-the; party coining into power will surely retaliate and will probably do so at the earliest possible moment. Whereas, had the reVubliean incumbents hern allowed to serve out their terms, the new appointees could reasonably have expected the same generous treatment that had been accorded by tlie deano- < rats. Especially, in view op the fact that this has been the policy heretofore of both the great parties. But now they can only anticipate' the same "sauce" that has been given their opponents,
THE LOBBY QUESTION.
The senate yesterday adopted, with practical unanimity, a resolution offered by Senator Ballou, declaring it to be The sense of the senate that, in spirit at least, the provision of the anti-lobby bill apply to state officials and their appointees, the heads of superintendents of benevolent, correctional and educktional institutions of the state, and their appointees or persons under their control, and ■that their attention be respectfully called to said act.” We think that the resolution should also cover all political bosses, whether they -are public officers, or officers of political committees or not. In other words, the members of the legislature, as representatives of the people, ought to act on their own initiative, subject only to the dictates of their own conscience, and In the light of their own intelligence. They are not sent to Indian-
apolis to register the will of arty man or interest. It is not the will of the people of Indiana that the state should be controlled by a local machine. We do not go to the trouble and expense of nominating and electing legislators in order that they may put their power in' pawn to the bosses. Were that our wish we should have made it known. This pulling and hauling of mej. who would like to. he free and independent, notably in evidence at this session of the legislature, and who can not serve the people unless they are, must cease. Men who hold no "Mice. and Who therefore are charged with no responsibility, must be made to realize’that the legislature does not belong to them. The trouble '■nh representative government in this country is, not that it does not represent, blit .that it so Often represents the wrong people. There is no legislative body jii. the world that can not, if it will, be true to its rightful constituency. The people can help greatly, by remembering the men who betray them and by punching the traitors. The evil against which the Ballou resolution is directed is a. great and growing one. We trust that the resolution will also be adopted by the house, and that the legislature will construe the antilobby law in the spirit of its own expressed opinion. For there is certainly nuich yet to be done to relieve the situation that is last, from the people’s point of view, growing intolerable.-—lndianapolis News.
A Teachers’ Retirement Pension Proposed.
A teachers' pension bill,, now pending in the legislature, is apparently meeting with considerable favor over the •state and it is thought will be passed at the present session. it is stipulated that every city of , l: oii.oiKJ or more is to be a unit; th v it every county_ls. to be a unit and the Indiana State Normal School - all be a. unit under the terms of the act. Each unit is to be'separate > com ail others. Any district designated as a unit may come under the provisions of the proposed law on petition of a majority of the teachers together with a majority of its school officials.
.Acceptance of the benefits of the proposed law is to be optional with the teachers in any unit. Any city or unit , now having a pension system may take advantage of the proposed law by paying into the state teachers’ retirement fund the money needed to carry out the provisions of the pension -law. The bill stipulates that teachers shall pay into the fund $lO a year for the first fifteen years of teaching, S2O a year for the next ten, $25 for the next ten, and S2O a year for the next five years. Any teacher may retire after thirty-five years of service and receive an annuity of S6OO. The amount of the annuity is increased to S7OO for retirement after forty years of service.
Provision is made for payment of $350 to $575 a year for disability, after twenty-five years of service and up to thirty-four yeats of service. It also provides that service in schools outside the J state, not to exceed twelve will be counted prgvid-
ed payment to cover that time is made to the retirement fund.
LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY IS CELEBRATED BY K. OF C.
Harry C. Hubbard Gives an Original Poem, and Talks Are Made by Captain Foster and Others.
Indianapolis, Feb. 14*—Lincoln and the Stars and Stripes were eulogized at the Knights' of Columbus celebration of Lincoln’s birthday last night in the Knights of Columbus building in Illinois street. Harry C: Hubbard . gave original poems on Lincoln and the flag. Captain Wallace Foster gave a life picture of Lincoln as he looked when he was in Indianapolis on his way to Washington for the inauguration. “He looked like an honest, hard working man,” said Captain Foster.
At the end Of his talk, Captain Foster insisted that his old friend and comrade, Captain Cj J. Murphy, make a talk. Captain Murphy refused until Captain Foster walked up to his seat and escorted. him to the speakers’ stand. When the two grayhaired veterans marched down the aisle, arm in arm, the house shook with applause. Captain Murphy highly complimented Captain Foster’s brother, who became a major-general in the civil war. Captain Murphy then recited the Gettysburg address. Charles W. Moores was the principal speaker of the evening. He described Lincoln'' as the greatest and the most sympathetic figure in Amer-‘ ican history. He asserted that Lincoln’s success was the natural result of his sympathy for all mankind. Mr. Moores has made an intensive study of Lincoln’s life and' has written “A History of Lincoln for Boys and Girls.’’ John Buning presided. Mr. Moores was introduced by J. P. O’Malioney. A vote of thanks was given Mr. Moores following the address. The Knights of Columbus quartette furnished the music for the evening.
W. L. Wood Introduces Hill.
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act to authorize aid to the construction of railroads by counties and townships taking stock in and making donations to railroad companies,’’ approved May 12, 18(59, 4Tnd amended by an act entitled “An act to amend the first i Ist), second (2nd), third (3rd), fourth (4th), eighth (Bth, thirteenth (13th), and seventeenth < 17tli) sections of an act entitled ‘An act to authorize aid to the construction of railroads by counties and townships taking stock in and making donations to railroad companies,’ approved March 17, 1875, and declaring an emergency approved March 8, 1879, and declaring an emergency approved March 2, 1889. and to amend section nineteen (19) of an act entitled ‘An act to authorize aid to the construction of railroads by counties and townships taking stock in, and making donations to railroad companies,.’ approved May 12, 1869.’’ 1 SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF INDIANA, That Section one (1 i of the first above entitled act be amended to read as follows: Section 1. Whenever a petition. shall be presented to the board of commissioners of any county in this state, at any regular or special session thereof, signed by twentyfive freeholders, of any township of such county, asking such township to make an appropriation of money to aid the railroad company named in such petition, and then duly organized under the laws of this state, in constructing a railroad in or through such township, or to aid any railroad company having its road alreadyconstructed into or through such township, in the reconstruction of the same, by changing or completing the change of gauge of its line of road, or otherwise, by taking stock in or donating money to such company, whenever such township may have hertofore voted aid j for
Ihe construction of such road to the company named in the petition, or its predecessors; Provided, It shall be first ascertained by said hoard of commissioners that the reconstruction of such road, (.hanging its gauge, or otherwise improving the same as contemplated in said petition, will be of public utility and benefit to the citizens of the township so petitioning to the amount and upon the terms and conditions as to freight, rates, location of machine shops, depots, and such other terms and conditions as may be specified in such petition, not exceeding, however, two per centum (2 per cent.).upon the amount of taxable property of such township oh the tax duplicate of the county delivered to the treasurer of the county for the proceeding year. It shall be, the duty of such board of commissioners, after being satisfied that such petition has been properly signed by the requisite number of freeholders of such township as aforesaid to cause the same to be entered at full length upon their record: Provided, also, That at the time of filing of said petition such petitioners shall give a bond with good and sufficient freehold sureties, payable to the state, to be approved by the hoard of commissioners, conditioned to pay all expenses of the election hereinafter provided for and any and all other expenses of the proceedings in the event that the election should ■result in opposition to an appropriation. ! ’ Section 2. That section nineteen (19) of the second above entitled act be amended to read as follows: .Section 19. Th# officers conducting the elections, provided in this act, shall be allowed the same pay as Is allowed for like services in case of a J
general election. Should the election result in favor of a railroad appropriation, the expenses of the election, after being paid by the county or township, as the case may be, shall be charged against the railroad’ company benefitted, and deducted out of the first moneys collected by virtue of the appropriation. Should the election result in opposition to a railroad appropriation, the expenses of the election and the cost of the proceedings shall be paid b\ the petitioners.
COURT NEWS
Trial Calendar. Feb. 17, Ward vs. Vernon et a-1. Feb. 22. State vs. Chafles Fox. State vs. Henry McColly. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. vs. Granger. Feb. 23, State vs. Daniel Waymire. P>b. 24 White vs. Miller. Feb. 25—.Me111 wrath vs. Konovskv. James W. Gilbert vs. J. Luce Bartoo. Feb. 26—Gwin et al vs. Medlana et al. ' ... ;*■ N ■■■ March 1, James and Joseph Lane vs. Edward Lane. March 2 —Wolcott Brick & Tile Co. vs. Thompson et al. Gaines vs. Johnson .March 3, Norris vs. Warren et al. Linton vs. Eicheiberger. ’ Binford vs.^Ejchelberger. March 4—McConnell vs. Herr. Judy vs. Brown. March s—Callahan vs. Burkhart. Progress Grocery Co. v.s. Granger et al. State vs, Edward Casey.
Items front the circuit court docket: State vs. W. F. Dunlap and E, J. Howard plea of not guilty entered and bond fixed at SI,OOO each. A. C. Pancoast ditch: court finds that no costs should be taxed against Randolph Wright, but costs against petitioners, if any, should go against remaining petitioners. Leave granted petitioners to amend their several replies. Special Judge Wason challenges himself to sit in cause and resigns jurisdiction. William IT. Boyle ditch; personal inspection of p/oposed ditch made by Special Judge Wason, evidence heard and cause taken under advisement. ‘ John V. Lesh vs. Phineas Thorington et al; judgment quieting title. Shaffer vs. Kennedy; dismissed at plaintiff’s cost. Fred J. Wessels, adm. of estate of D. H. Meyer, deceased, vs. Reake Meyer, et al; sale of real estate ordered at private sale after ten days notice bv posting. Appraisement ordered, John Herr vs. Edward S. Moon and the State Bank of Rensselaer; defendant bank moves for judgment on garnishment. Simon T. Spriggs vs. David H. Spriggs, et al: amended complaint filed making new parties defendant.
Our Prices of Shoes. 4 new shoes, common, $1.50; 4 new shoes, steel plugged, $2.25; 4 new never-slip shoes, $2.75; 4 old shoes sl. All shoes over No. 5 are 25 cents extya.—HEMPHILL BROS. BIG PUBLIC SALE. Having -decided to quit farming and move to Valparaiso, I will sell at public auction at my retyrtence 3 miles southwest of Tefff, 4 miles southeast of Wheatfield, and 1 mile south of gravel road, commencing at 10 a. m., the following personal property on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1915. 11 Head of HorsesT-Consisting of 1 team bay mares 6 years old, wt 1500 each; 1 bay mare 9 years old, wt 1200; 1 sorrel mare 9 years old, wt 1100. Above mares are bred and safe in foal. 1 black gelding 5 years old, wt 1600; 1 sorrel gelding 7 ■years old, wt 1400; 1 roan gelding 7 years old wt 1350; 1 brown gelding 9 years Old, wt 1350; 1 black gelding S years old, wt 1200; 1 black gelding 13 years old, wt 1500; 1 sorrel, well bred yearling traveling. colt. - b - . 2 Head - Cattle—Consisting of 1 extra good mi-lch cow 7 years old, giving milk, will be fresh in June; 1 yearling heifer. 12 Hogs —Consisting of 1 sow' with pigs; 5 brood sows, bred to full blood Berkshire boar, to; farrow irf May; T full blood Berkshire boar, 1 1-2 years old. 9 Tons No. 1 Timothy Hay in stack. 6 t«a.ns of millet in stack, some corn in shock, 20 bu. buckwheat seed, some corn and oats in bin, some potatoes, 12 bu seed corn, 3 bu. seed sweet corn. Implements, Wagons, Etc.— s sets double work harness; set double driving harness; single harness; 2 wide tire" wagons with triple boxes; wide tire wagon with hgy rack; 2 sleds, 1 with double hox; .set dump boards; scoop board; top,buggy; 8-ft. McCormick grain binder; McCormick corn binder; Great Western manure spreader; 12-disk Buckeye grain dMll with fertilizer attachment; self rake reaper; Gale corn planter with fertilizer attachment and 160 rods wire; Gale gang plow; Oliver sulky plow r ; scoop shovels and forks; steel walking plow, cast walking plow; 2 2-row P. & O. cultivators; single row cultivator; walking cultivator; garden Cultivator, all with gopher at-' tachment;: disc cultivator; flexible roller and clod crusher; tool shed 8x12x6 shingle roof with L 6x10; 3-horse gasoline engine; pump Jack; 60 rods wire netting; 200 rods barb wire; 180 feet 1-inch pipe; 200 feet rope and hay fork; double ’disc; 4-horse spring drag; 4-section pegtoofh harrow; 3-section pegtooth harrow; harrow cart; Deering mower; hay ricker; bull rake; side delivery rake; hay loader: hay rake; corn and grain grader; feed mill; tank heater; hog oiler; buggy pole;
2 400. bu. slit corncribs; sor e| horse strung-out hitch; 5 horse abreast hitch-4-horse abreast hitch; grindstone, some household goods, and other small farm tools and articles too numerous to .men. tion. The above implements are all In first-class condition, several of them only used one Season. Terms— Ten dollars and under cash in hand; on sums ober $lO a credit of 12 months will be given, purchaser executing note with approved security, with Interest at 6 per cent if paid when due, but if not paid at maturity 8 per cent interest from date of sale. A discount of 2 per cent for cash will be given where entitled to credit. GEORGE W. HOOSLINE. M. A. McCurtain, auctioneer; H. W. Marble, clerk. Hot lunch served free. big public Vale. As I expect to retire and move to Rensselaer, j. will sell at public auction at my Iroquois Farm, 4 miles north and % m ii e east of Rensselaer, commencing at 10 a. m., on Wednesday, February 17, 1915. 8 Head of Horses—Consisting of 1 sorrel gelding 6 yrs old, wt 1870, a good one; 1 bay mare, aged, but raised a colt this season, wt 1260; 1 dark gray filly coming 3 yrs old’, wt 1370; 1 light gray filly coming 3’ yrs old, wt 1300 ; 1 bay filly coming 3 yrs old, wt 1235; 1 bay gliding coming 3 yrs old, wt 13J)0; 1 9-
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FOR SALE For Sale—Southeast Missouri lands where they get two from the same land in the sapie year. Corn from 40 to 90 bushels. Wheat from 18 td 45 bushels, followed by a crop of cow peas which makes from $25 to $35. Alfalfa makes from 4 to 6 cuttings and pays from SSO to SBS per acre. Cow peas are sowed in cornfield ldst cultivation and will produce as much hog fiesh as. an acre of corn. Go there and see if we have told the truth; if we have not we will pay your round-trip railroad fare, which is $7.96 one way from Rensselaer. Unimproved lands can be bought from $25 to S4O; partly improved from S4O to SSO; improved from SSO up, according to location and improvements. Terms: Onethird down, balance on time at 6 per cent. Charleston is the county seat of Mississippi county, Mossouri, and is situated in the heart of the finest farming country in the world. Charleston has three railroad connections and ten trains daily. Mississippi county comprises 265,000 acres of fine black alluvial soil which grows in abundance corn, wheat, alfalfa, clover hay and in fact all kinds of farm products. It is a city of beautiful homes, churches (all denominations) and is not surpassed by any city of like size in the state for general neatness and an attractive appearance. It has a population of 4,500; has great thrift and enterprise. Three newspapers, three banks, large flouring mills and wooden ware enterprises. The farm products marketed in Charleston reach very large proportions and the general inerchantile business would be a credit to any city twice its size. The population is growing steadily and substantially. Most of the Inhabitants own their own homes. They have excellent schools. There are no saloons. They have the finest water. A healthful climate the whole year round. Mississippi county corn exports, 1,500,000 bushels. Mississippi county wheat exports, 1,100,000 bushels.—JOHN O’CONNOR, ex-sheriff of Jasper county, L. B. 475., Rensselaer, Ind. “
Hot; Sale— Hedge fence posts, 20c apiece.—INDIAN SCHOOL, phone 83 For Sale—lllinois silos, the silo of merit, tightens the hoops at the door. —B. D, COMER & SON. For Sale —5-room house, lot 6Ox 180, lights, drill well, in west part of town. Small payment down, balance $lO per month.—Enquire' Democrat office. For Sale—l4o-egg incubator, $5; 140-chick brooder, $2.50; S. C. White Orpington pen, l male, 3 females, SS;R. I. Red pullets, 75c each.— J. M. ALLEN, Fair Oaks, Ind. f-28 For Sale—Remember, I have a nice lot of Barred Rock cockerels for sale yet; can not be .excelled, for $2 apiece.—4A. d. HERSHMAN, Medaryville, Ind. '• m -i For Sale-rr-Choice timothy hay in barn; also team of young mules, wt. 2300. CLARENCE GARRIOTT, Parr, Ind., R-l, phone 953-D. For Sale—Bo acres good corn land in cultivation, well located, splendid buildings. Price $75. Terms, SI,OOO down, long time on remainder. — ARTHUR G. CATT, Rensselaer, Ind.
For Sale—lo acres good black land, all in cultivation, fair buildings, fruit, etc.; onioti land close that can be rented, $1,500; SSOO cash, time on balance to suit; 7%
months-014l horse coit. These' horses are all good ones. Also 1 3-year-old dapple gray stallion. Sire Gabon; dam, Bauly, 7-8 Percheron mare; this colt will be a money-maker for you. Has sired some good colts. Will give you two payments on him on sale terms, his wt is 1750 lbs. 6 Head of Cattle—Consisting of 1 red Shorthorn cow 7 yrs old, a good milch cow, fresh in May; 1 half Guernsey and Jersey 6 yrs old, and splendid milch cow, fresh in May; 1 pure bred Jersey 3 yrs old, giving good flow of milk, fresh in June’; 1 half Jersey 3 yrs old, a good milch cow, fresh in June; 1 4-year-old e°w, half Jersey and Holstein, calf by side, a good milker. Implements, Wagons, Etc. Consisting of 1 Burdsell cloter huller, self feed and blower, in fair condition; 1 wide tire wagon, triple box; 1 low-down farm truck; 1 buggy; 1 Janesville cultivator; 2 16-in. walking plows; 1 14-in. sod pjow; 1 lhorse weeder; 1 Champion hay rake; 1 Excelsior alfalfa drill, will also drill timothy, clover or millet seed, a good machine; |. endgate seeder; 1 2-section wood frame harrow; 1 3section steel harrow; 1 new double wagon box; 1 Grain King scoop board; 1 feed grinder; l stump puller; 2 sets good heavy farm harness; 400 bushels of old corn, mostly white, a good chance to get some good seed corn from this; 3 or 4 tons of alfalfa hay in barn, and numerous other articles. Terms— l 2. months credit, will be given on sums over $lO with the usual conditions. 6 per cent off for cash where entitled to credit CHARLES PULLINS. W. A. McCurtain, auctioneer. C G Spitler, clerk. Frank McGinnis will serve lunch
miles Rensselaer.—J. DAVISSON Rensselaer, Ind. For Sale—6o acres, ten acres timber, remainder black corn land in cultivation; on main road near school and station; fine outlet for drainage. New four-room house, barn and well. Price $75. Terms, SBOO down, long time on remainder.—Enquire at First National Bank. For Sale—s head of work horses consisting of 2 mares 7 and 8 years old, with foal, wt. 1300 each; 2 geldings 4 and 5 years old, wt about 1200 each; 1 mare wt. 1200, 8 years old. HARRY HIBBS, Rensselaer, 10 miles due north of Rensselaer - • m-6 For Sale—lo 7 acre farm in Otsego county, N. Y.; 8-acres maple, beach and hemlock timber, including sugar grove, balance in good state of cultivation; good living springs in pasture lots, good well of water at house, land is gently rolling but not hilly and is easy to work. House recently remodeled, and practically good as new; 2 large barns in fair condition, and other outbuildings; farm well fenced, wire fencing; on R. F. D., and telephone. New evaporator and sap buckets goes with farm, all for $2,100. Reason for selling, poor health and too old to farm.—Address L. J. SHELLAND, Worcester, Otsego county, N. Y.
WANTED Wanted—To borrow at once S3OO. Leave word at Democrat Office. Wanted— To buy for cash 160 or more acres of good, level black land. Give full description and location in first letter, do not use postal cards. ,9 agents.—Lock Box 475, Rensselaer, Ind. * Wanted— To borrow $4,000 on good real estate security on 5-year, loan; will pay 6 per cent interest, semi-annually if desired.—Enquire at The Democrat office. * MISCELLANEOUS Oak Lumber—All kinds for sale, or sawed to order, at farm, 2 miles south and 4 miles west of Rensselaer. ARTHUR POWELL, Rensselaer, Ind., phone 29-M Mt. Ayr exv change. • Auto Livery—“Frenchy” Deschand, prop. A new car just purchased. Will drive any where at any time. Phone 319. Storage Room—Storage room for household goods, etc., on third floor es The Democrat building. Prices reasonable.—F. E. BABCOCK. Mutual Insurance—Fire and lightning. Also state cyclone. Inquire 9t M. I. Adams, phone 633-L. FINANCIAL
barm Loans—l can procure you a five-year loan on your farm at a low rate of interest. See me before placing your loan. Office, west side public square.—P. R. BLUE. Farm Loans—Money to loan os farm property in any sums hs to SIO,OOO.—E, P. HONAN. Farm Loans—l am making farm loans at the lowest rates of interest. Ten year loans without commission and without delay.—JOHN. A. DUNLAP 1 flnf hnl Wlthout D^ay. If I I II w,thout Commise om, I UUI HU I Without Charges for H Making or Recording Instruments. W. H. PAKKINSOr Calling cards, the correct slzee, both plain and linen finish, constantly in stock in The Democrat’s fancy statiqpery department.