Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1915 — Page 1

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ROSS RAMEY BADLY HURT.

Driver of Indian Oil Co. Truck Struck By Train at Parr Thursday Afternoon. Ross Rainey of this city, who drives the big red oil truck for the Indian Oil Company, was badly hurt at Parr Thursday afternoon when the truck he was driving was struck hy the northbound Indianapolis trhin. Young Ramey was on his way with a load of oil to take to Firman Thompson’s place west of Parr. He evidently did not hear nor see the train, and had started to cross the track at the crossing just north of the depot. He had gotten nearly over the track when the train came rushing by and struck the rear end of the truck, turning it over and smashing it up quite badly. Young Ramey was thrown with considerable violence for some distance, and when picked up was unconscious. He was taken to Lafayette on the milk train, accompanied by Dr. I. M. Washburn, the Monon’s local surgeon, and placed in a hospital there for treatment. It was found ■ that two ribs were broken and that j he had suffered a concussion of the brain. When Dr. Washburn left the 1 hospital yesterday morning he was still irrational, but it was thought! that he would recover. The rear axle and one wheel of the automobile was broken, the tank stove in and the frame of the truck' otherwise damaged. The truck belonged to the Shafer garage, and it* is said that it will cost s2sb to repair the damage done to it. .here” was no insurance on the wrecked! truck. i

Dr. Brown Home From Sojourn in Florida.

Dr. H, L. Brown returned Tuesday morning from a few weeks’ sojourn with his-wife and daughter at Palatka, Fla., 75 miles south of Jacksonville. Dr. Brown and family visited Tampa, crossed the bay to St. Petersburg and visited the George P. Meyers family and Mr. and Mrs. William Bennett at the latter place. From St. Petersburg they went to Pass-a-Grille, returning from there tc Palatka. Their little daughtei, Mary Jane, is" doing nicely, but Mrs. Brown will remain there with her -for a. week or two longer, it depending on the weather here when they return. The Bennett’s were to leave St. Petersburg Thursday and will probably reach home this week. The Meyers family do not expect to return until early May.

C. A. Roberts Secures Patent On Wagon Box Yoke-Rod.

C. A. Roberts, the well- known Hbhggy and implement dealer, has recently been granted a patent on a yoke-rod for a wagon box. It is Intended for use where an extension box is added, and is a simple and rather inexpensive attachment, but is superior to anything yet devised. Mr. Roberts is corresponding with various manufacturers of farm wagons with a view to having them adopt his invention. Some years ago he invented a similar yoke-rod, but it was found to be most too expensive to manufacture to make its use popular. This latter invention can be made for one-third or one-half less money than the former, and we hope Charlie will make a barrel of money out of it.

E. P. Honan Retained as Oil Inspector for This District.

State supervisor of oil, John O. Behymer, has announced the appointment of oil inspectors in the reorganization of his force of deputies, and they will consist of 58 instead of 46, as heretofore, made necessary by the enlargement of the oil business and the curtailment of some of the territories. Twenty-seven new inspectors are appointed while 37 of the old force are retained. E. P. Honah of Rensselaer, and S. E. Swa.im of Hammond, are among tho§e retained in this section of the state. Mr. Honan’s many friends will be pleased to learn that the new state supervisor has reappointed him as deputy here.

City Marshal Resigns.

W. R. Shesler has tendered his resignation as city marshal, to take effect tonight, and will take a posi- ' tion as salesman for the Steel Hay Rack Co., of Chicago Heights. At this writing no successor has been appointed by Mayor Spitler, but there are several applications for the place, including township assessor True Woodworth, Verb Robinson and others it is said.

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WILL ASK FOR SUBSIDES HERE

Promotors of Proposed L. & N. W. Railroad Change Front. "GRAB ALL YOU CAN GET" Seems Now to Be Motto of Promotors Who Formerly Denounced the Subsidy Scheme As Reprehensible. That O. L. Brown and his co-con spirators or promotors of the socalled Lafayette & Northwestern electric road are in about the same class of subsidy-hunters with which Jasper county has been harrassed for many years, would seem to be shown by the activities now being made in trying to get subsidies voted along the line of this proposed paper road, although it is not many moons back that he was denouncing the subsidy plan as a thing to be frowned upon by the voters; said that it was a relic of the “dark ages’’ and was no longer permitted in but three states in the union. It is generally known that he and his co-workers vigorously opposed the voting of subsidies to the defunct—at least, like all those before it, it is supposed to now be defunct—lndiana Northwestern Traction Company, and because of remarks they are alleged to have made in opposing same, the aforesaid company begun an action against Brow T n and several others for $50,000 damages in the federal court at Indianapolis, which case was later dismissed. We only mention these matters here because of the fact/ that the aforesaid Lafayette & Northwestern Railroad Company, of which Mr. Brown is the president and the general manager, as we understand, is now asking for subsidies in Jackson and Beaver townships, Newton county, where elections have already been called, and his agents are also circulating petitions for like elections in White county, and Marion and Newton townships, Jasper county, through which the proposed line has been surveyed. Mr. Brown had all along talked against any subsidy, and the first time he was ever in Rensselaer he called at The Democrat office and told us we could say that his company “would ask for no subsidies.”

The effort being made now, it is paid, is to get in ahead of the new subsidy law passed by the recent legislature, which carries no emergency clause and therefore does not go into effect until the laws are put in force by proclamation of the governor, which will probably be about April 15. It is the intention, it is reported, to get these petitions filed with the board of commissioners so that they can be acted upon at their meeting next week, and thus forestall the new Wood law. It is to be hoped tihat our commissioners will decline to be parties to any such slick work as this, and will refuse to accept the petitions because of the evident desire to defeat the provisions of a law which will be in effect when the elections would be held, if ordered. All this talk of some of our tinhorn financiers that an electric railroad through here would advance the value of real estate 75 per cent, or would even advance it 10 per cent, is mere buncomb. It never has done this in other places and never will. Another thing that should be taken into consideration by the people affected is this: Have the enthusiastic supporters of subsidy propositions ever shown any extraordinary business ability themselves? it is an old axiom that when one wants advice he should go to a man wiho has made a success in life, rather than to one who has always been a failure, and this is a good rule to follow, too. Xo one has any objections whatever to any of these enthusiastic supporters of a subsidy tax donating all they wish to every scheme that comes along, but they have no moral right to force others to donate against their will. This is not a public enterprise, such as the building of ditches or highways, but is proposed to take money out of the pockets of the taxpayer, whether he favors the proposition or not, and give it to a private corporation. As Mr. Brown himself has many times stated, the proposition ig entirely

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RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1915

wrong and the people should h<s' stand for it. f

MRS. MARY MORGAN DEAD.

Rensselaer’s Oldest Resident -Died At An Early Hour Thursday Morning. Mrs. Mary Morgan, perhaps the oldest resident of Jasper county, died at the home of her son, George DMorgan, on Front street in Rensselaer, at 2:30 o’clock Thursday morning of ailments incident to old Mrs. Morgan was born in Ohio May 9, 1823, and was a daughter of William and Betsey Moore. She came to Jasper county seventy-three years ago, and was married to John B. Morgan in 1843, in Jasper county. After her marriage she resided for a time in White, Clinton and Boone counties, moving back to Jasper county in 1853 or ’54, where she has since resided. Twelve children were born to this union, only four of whom are now living. They are: W. I. Morgan of Kingman, Kan.; Mrs. I. J. Kaessner of Colorado Springs, Colo,; Mrs. C. L. Tousley of Birchwood, Wis., and George L. Morgan of Rensselaer. Her husband died in 1879. Mrs. Morgan w r as the eldest of a family of eleven children, all oi whom have died except two sisters and one brother, Mrs. Sarah McCurtain of Watseka, Ill.; Mrs. Rebecca Barkley and Allrin P. Moore of Missouri. Her age at death was 91 years, 10 months and 22 days. Mrs. Morgan was particularity bright for, one of her advanced age, and enjoyed good health until the past few months, when she gradually began to fail and her decline has been quite rapid of late. The funeral services were held from the house yesterday at 2 p. m., conducted by Rev. J. C. Parrett of the Presbyterian church, and burial made in Weston cemetery, where her husband and three of her children are buried.

Return From Attending Funeral of Cousin in South Dakota.

John and Lore'tta Nagel, who were called to Mitchell, S. D,, last week by the death of their cousin, Miss Theresa Nagel, returned home Thursday on the 11:20 a. m., train. The, report lots of \now about Mitchell yet, the drifts, in many places being four to five feet in depth. Last Fn day it was 2 below zero there, but Wednesday morning, when they -started home, it was 12 above. The days were bright and pleasant and it thawed considerably each day. They met while there A. J. Harmon and other former residents of Jasper county. Mr. Harmon is at present feeding about 100 head of cattle, and is doing well there. He is engaged in the stock buying business ans is one of the solid business men of Mitchell. Their uncle, Michael Nagel, is farming on quite a large scale and is a successful stock grower. The Mitchell Gazette says of Mr. Nagel: “Mike Nagel, who leases one of the McCartney farms west of the city, came home from Chicago last evening, having taken 30 head of Hereford cattle to the market. In a shipment of 14,000 head Mr. Nagel won the distinction of topping the market for Monday when he was paid $8.75 per hundred for his They were all young cattle and in fine market condition. He bought them a year ago last fall m the Smith & Davison sale, paying S3O a head for them, and has cleaned up a good sum of money from the investment. It is some credit to Davison county to be able to top the market with a bunch of cattle and emphasizes more than ever the money that is to be made in stock raising. Mr. Nagel was called home soone* than expected, by the sudden death of his daughter, Miss Nagel, who was a nurse at St.. Joseph’s hospital.”

M. Y. Slaughter Died at 5:30 Yesterday Morning.

M. Y. Slaughter, an aged resident of Rensselaer, who had resided for many years over in southeast Marion, died at the home of his daugii ter, Mrs. Kenton Blankenship, on Elm street, at 5:30 a. m., yesterday. Mr. Slaughter had suffered a second stroke of paralysis only a few days before, as 'stated in Wednesday’s Democrat, and his death had been looked for since that time. He leaves a wife and several children. At this writing the time for the funeral has not been decided upon, but it will probably he held tomorrow.

A Car Just Received. If you want\o see a fine lot of quality buggies, call on C. A. ROBERTS, Front street, Rensselaer.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From tho^Several County Offices. Attorney A. D. Babcock was over from Goodland on business Thursday. # J The county stone crusher is again at work crushing rock for road repairs on the Kurrie place, at the south edge of town. New suits filed: No. 8397. James H. cfilbert vs. J. Luce Bartoo; action in aid to execution.. No. 839 8. James Arthur Powell et al, vs. Emma E. Markin et al; action for partition of real estate..

Mrs. Frank Swartzell was taken to Longcliff by Sheriff McColly Thursday. He was accompanied by Mrs. G. L. Thornton. Mrs. Swartzel has been in the asylum once before, having been .sent there from White county. She is sent there now on recommitment. Her home is here at this time. A petition has been filed from Wheatfield tp., for action by the board of county commissioners at their regular meeting next week, asking that a local option election be called in that township to determine whether or no the sale of intoxicating liquors in that baliwick shall be continued. The township is now “ wet”:'having one saloon. A mistake was certainly made in the specifications for the new Work street bridge. This bridge should have been raised a foot or two higher on the abutments. As it is, it sets considerably lower than River street or even Front street, and the approaches go down to the bridge instead of up to it. It would have cost but little more to have raised it to the proper height.

The contractors on the Hill stone roads in Jordan tp., have over a half mile of road built from the county line east and connecting with the stone road leading into Foesman. A prominent landowner of Jordan tp., tells The Democrat that he thinks a mistake is being made in the spreading of this stone in the center of the grade, instead of building a stone road at one side and leaving room for a dirt track at the other. He says that the specifications call for a 20-foot grade, and that the stone is being spread in the center thereof—or, rather, in the center of the roadway, as theyihave not graded any where they are now spreading the stone, he states.

Marriage licenses issued: March 30, John Henry Johnson, son of William R. Johnson of Medaryville, aged 26, Sept. 3 last, occupation farmer, to Versa Priscilla Watson, daughter of John Watson of Medaryville, aged 18 March 15 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. G. W. Titus. March 30, Samuel Wentworth Bellamy of Hammond, aged 21 Sept. 1 last, occupation clerk, to Lorna DeField Smith, also of Hammond, aged 20 March 25 last, occupation stenographer. First marriage for each. « ApeH 1, Walter DeYoung of Demotte, aged 24 Jan. 2-0 last, occupation farmer, to Susie Kamstra, of Rensselaer, aged 24 August 15 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

Several Took Examination for P. O. Clerk.

The following persons took civil service examination here Saturday before Examiner Miss Fame Haas of the Renfeselaer postofflee, for the position of clerk in the local postoffice, -to take the place of Arvii Bringlb, who was recently appointed carrier on one of the rural routes out of Remington: Lon Healy, Orabelle King, Charles Spain and Anna Peek of Rensselaer; Gaylord McFarland of Wabash; Floyd Schwanke, Marion tp.; Elizabeth Wiseman, Virgie; Roland Eib, Barkley tp., and a

young lady from Morocco, whose name we were unable to learn. The examination papers are sent in to the division department for grading, and the selection will probably be announced soon. It is understood that John Daugherty, who has been the rural carrier out of Rensselaer on route No. 1 since same was established several years ago, will resign on account o. his advanced age, and that W. A. Davenport, one of the clerks in the Rensselaer postoffice, will endeavor to secure his place as carrier. One of the parties who took the examination here Saturday will succeed Davenport, it is supposed.

Farewell Functions for the John M. Knapp Family.

Thursday evening the W. R. C. gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Knapp on "River street, and had a 5 o’clock basket supper as a farewell to the Knapp family, who are soon to leave Rensselaer and take up their residence in Chautauqua county, New York. They presented Mrs. Knapp with a W. R. 0. spoon as a remembrance of the occasion. Yesterday noon the “Jolly Club,” of which Mrs. Knapp is a member, gave a dinner at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Haskell for Mrs. Knapp. Mr. and Mrs. Knapp have made many friends during their residence in Rensselaer and all are sorry to have them leave here.

Rensselaer Boys Rounded Up for Robbing Monon Freight Car.

Monon Detective John Hayes was here Thursday and rounded up some Rensselaer boys who had robbed the local south-bound freight car on the Monon Wednesday. Orville Bowser and Elzie Swim, aged about; 17 or 18 years, had jumped the train near the old depot Wednesday and rode down near the “match factory,” where the train was left, while the crew did some switching. They found a local freight car door open and entered the car and broke open a box of shoes consigned to Jacks Bros., of Lee. Each took a couple of pair of the shoes and later they gave one pair of them to “Bud” Norris. The theft was reported and Hayes came here and arrested Bowser and Swim Thursday night, and they were placed in jail. The two boys were arraigned before Squire Dean yesterday morning at which time Norris also appeared, wearing the shoes that had been given him. Each of the boys confessed to their part in the roSbery and said that this was the first time they had ever stolen anything. Squire Dean bound them over to the circuit court under S3OO bonds each. At this writing Norris and Swim are at liberty on bonds secured by their fathers, but Bowser is still in jail.

C. A. Tuteur Undergoes An Operation.

C. A. Tuteur, who was recently brought home from Indianapolis, underwent an operation Thursday by Drs. Johnson and Washburn, for the removal of puss which had formed in his side as a result of his illness. A drain tube was inserted and he Is getting along as well as could be expected, but it will probably be several weeks before he is able to be up and about.

Remains of Former Resident to Be Brought Here for Burial.

Mrs. Hannah FuUon, the aged grandmqther of Charles 11. Porter, died at \he home of her daughter, Mrs. Loshbaugh, in Chicago, at 8 o’clock Thursday night, aged about 88 years. The funeral will be held in Chicago this afternoon and the body brought here Sunday on the 2 o’clock train for burial beside her husband in Weston cemetery. Short, services by Rev. Parrett will be held at the cemetery.

Mrs. A. A. Hoover Operated On for Tumor.

Mrs. A. A. Hoover, of south or town, underwent an operation Thursday morning in the Streeter hospital, Chicago, for tumor. Mr. Hoover, who accompanied her to the city Tuesday, returned home Thursday night, and it was thought then she was doing nicely„and that the operation was successful. / •

Ditchers Take Notice. I 'have ditchers staffs for sale, divided in tenths and hundredths, for $1 to $1.50. — L. A. BOSTWrCK. Birtb Announcements. March 26, to Mr. and Mrs. Marion Brown of Union tp., a daughter.

Vol. XVII, No. 103

ROSSIS KEPI FROM HUNGARY

Premier Says Troops Have Repulsed Invaders. CZAR'S MEN LOST HEAVILY Thousands of Prisoners Said to Have Been Taken by Both Sides Our* Ing March—Austrians 22 MUes in Bessarabia. Amsterdam, April 2.—The Budapest Azeßt states that the Austrians have penetrated 22 miles into the Russian province of Bessarabia. Russ Suffer Heavy Losses. Vienna, via Berlin (wireless to London), April* 2.—The following statement signed by Premier von Burlan was issued: “The lull in the combat on both sides of the Dukla pass lasted only twenty-four hours. The Russians have put new reserves into action and are fighting in the Ohdawa and valleys with the greatest intensity. Our troops are showing wonderful and heroic bravery. The numerous Russian attacks again broke down with heavy losses to the enemy.” Fighting Is Violent. In the region of the llszok pass and on the front west of there as far as the Haligrod highway the fighting is of an especially violent character. Up to the present, in spite of their colossal attacks, the Russians have not been able to achieve their purpose of again invading Hungary. All the fighting in the Carpathians is taking place on Galician territory except the tenacious struggle in the Dukla lowlands, where the Russians occupy the same positions as in January, with quite small changes on the front. “On the Bukowlna frontier we had isolated successful engagements, while in East Galicia and on the rest of the front all remains quiet.” The official statement Bald that since March 1 the Austrians have captured 183 officers, 39,942 men and six machine guns. V Claims Advance. Petrograd, April 2.—Fierce fighting Is taking place southeast of Baligrod between the upper reaches of the River San and the great Carpathian ridge. The Austrians during the last few days have made serious and determined counter-attacks with the object of recapturing positions recently lost; but the only result of these desperate struggles has been that they have left thousands of prisoners in the hands of the Russians. The latter in following up their successes have gained additional ground. The war office statement says: “From the 20th to the 29th of March the Russians in the Carpathians, In a sector occupied by three artny corps, took as prisoners 202 officers, eight surgeons and 16,207 of the rank and file and captured 62 machine guns and ten guns.”

Austrian losses in the Carpathians in the last two weekß are offl daily estimated at more than 45,000 men. Bmash at Mackensen’s Line. The Slavs have delivered swift smashes against General Mackensen’s forces along a 50-mile front from the Vistula to Opoczno. Almost hourly since Tuesday morning fresh Russian battalions have hurled themselves on the German trenches, and reports Indicate gains at several points. There are Indications that an offensive designed to throw back the Germans from in front of Warsaw before the spring campaign opens is about to be launched. 55,800 Russians Captured. Berlin, April 2.—The German official statement on operations in the Bast reads: “In th< districts of Augustowo and Suwalki the situation is unchanged. The Russians attempted to cross the Rawka during the night southeast of Skierniewice, but failed. Russian attacks near Opoczno were repulsed. “During March the German east army captured altogether 55,800 Russians and took nine guns and 61 machine guns.”

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