Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1915 — Page 8
GENERAL AND STATE NEWS
Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL F Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. Prison Twine Output Sold. The entire output of prison twine for 1915, about three million pounds has been sold already and orders are still coming in. The plant has a capacity of 4,000 pounds every 24 hpurs. Recently Warden Fogarty has added a night shift. This arrangement will be continued to the end of the binder-twine season. Aug. H. Knosman. who is connected with the prison, declares the prison product is as fine a quality of- binder twine as he has ever seen. Last year the twine industry netted Indiana $55,000. This year the net receipts will not fall far short of $90,000. At this rate in a few years the state prison will h?ore than self supporting, indeed, the Minnesota prison at Stilwater, through the twine industry, has become a valuable asset to the state. Michigan City twine is sold to the merchants at 6 8-4 cents per pound and to the farmer at 7 3-4 cents. The manufacture of twine by the state has been highly profitable to Indiana tax-payers, especially farmers. The industry helps support the prison and at the same time makes twine at least a cent per pound cheaper to consumers.—Starke County Republican.
Barnhart Being Talked Of Again for Governor.
south Bend. Ind., March i.- - Although Henry A. Barnhart of Rochester, representative from the Thirteenth district, has made no official announcement that he would Hot be a candidate for renomination the South Bend Tribune says it is generally conceded that he will not he a factor in the next congressional race, preferring to cast his fortunes in the contest for the gubernatorial democratic nomination. As a result fio less than seven men are being groomed as his possible successor. They are William A. Melnerny, Samuel Parker and Prosecutor C. R Montgomery of South Bend; Ralph N. Smith of Laporte; Adam Wise of Plymouth; Anthony Deahl of Goshen and Robert E. Proctor of Elkhart. Melnerny will have the support of the old Fogarty organization. Indications are, the paper says, that the fight will simmer down to a contest between Melnerny and Smith.
Catholics Increase in State.
Indianapolis, April 'The Rev. Francis H. Gavisk, chancellor of the Indianapolis diocese of the "Catholic church,- has received copies of the 1915 Catholic 'directory, which shows that Indiana has a Catholic population of 243,141, an increase of 5,SO3. compared to last year. The directory shows that there are 127,955 members of the faith in the Indianapolis diocese and 117,186 members in the Fort Wayne diocese. The Indianapolis diocese shows a gain of 804 for the year and the Fort Wayne diocese shows a gain of 4,999. Indiana ranks seventeenth among the states of the Union in Catholic population and the Indianapolis diocese stands thirty-fourth in the list of dioceses of the church. The enrollment in the parochial schools of the Indianapolis diocese is 18,559.
Girl's Story of “Black Hand" Attack Is Laid to “Movies."
Bicknell, Ind., April 1. gation of the report that pretty Miss Carona Chasteen, ie years old, was gagged and bound to a telephone pole near her home by persons who had been sending her “black hand” letters, resulted in the assertion of police here, today that the affair was a joke. The young woman frankly admitted that her story was a "fake" and she seemed highly pleased that her efforts caused such a stir. The girl had declared that she was attacked as she went from her home to a well for water and that her parents found her inesnsible and bound to the pole. The girl is a motion picture “fan” and gained her idea from the “movies.”
High School Track Meet at Monticello May 1.
The principals of the Monticello, I>elphi and Rensselaer high schools had a meeting in Monticello Saturday and settled the preliminary questions relative to the triangular track meet. They decided to hold the track meet May Ist at Monticello, and further that only county seat high I schools be eligible to the league.
They felt that the first year had better be started with three schools. The same events will be used in this meet as are used in the state meet, except the 50 yard dash, which will be substituted for the mile run. Renssqjaer claims that the whole town will come down with theii band, and Delphi will endeavor to do equally well. The schools are considering having an oratorical contest in the evening. This matter, along with other questions, will be settled at the next meeting of the principals on April 10th. The high school is enthusiastic ta show the other schools a god time in Mtonticello, socially as well as in a literary and an athletic way.—High school correspondence in Monticello Journal./'
Too Scandalous for the Press.
A most lamentable and regretable occurrence which involves one of our citizens and his most estimable famGy, has been current talk the past few days. Out of respect for the family we will not be the first to publish an account of the matter, although in passing it up, we may be accused of failing to get the news. The fact is there are many things of one nature dr another that comes -Q the ears of the printer which for reasons best known to himself, he doesn't pur into type.-—Remington Press.
“BEEF TRUST” REALTIES STRANDED
Perhaps Rensselaer Could Help Them Out a Little. Port Wayne, Ind., March 30. >\ith tears in their eyes, penniless and with no place to. go, twelve chorus girls, ranging in age from 16 to 40 years, appealed to Trustee Henry Scherer for township aid. They were members of a company w'iueh has been traveling as the “Beef Trust Beauties,"’ playing the theaters in northern Indiana cities. The company was stranded in Wabash Saturday, but the girls managed to reach Ft. Wayne oyer the trolley line. The trustee gave assistance to enable two of them to reach their homes at Bellevue, 0., but declined to supply money to the rest of them. They are still here.—Hammond Times. And why Rensselaer, Bro Parry? Are we considered such easy marks?
Obituary of Theresa Nagel, a Former Jasper County Young Lady.
The last sad rites in memory of sliss Theresa Nagel, who passed away Wednesday morning at St. Joseph’s hospital, where she had been a purse for nearly three years, were paid in the funeral services yesterday morning at the Holy Family Catholic church. Rev. M. J. Harte, chaplain of the hospital, preached the funeral sermon and Rev. C: E. O’Flaherty, pastor of the church, said high mass. The pall bearers were six of the sister nurses of the deceased, the Misses Donovan, Mitchell. Laughlin, Morrow, Quaekenbush and Lang. They .were assisted at Calvary cemetery by Messrs. Martell, Burg, McGovern, Scott. Strouble and Collins. Theresa Madaline Xagel was born at Rensselaer, Ind., on November 28, 1890, being 24 years, 3 months and 26 days old at the time of her departure. Death came after an illness of four days, caused by appendicitis and pneumonia. Miss Nagel would have graduated from the hospital on September 1. .
The deceased leaves to mourn her departure a father, mother, two brothers, six sisters and many relatives and a host of friends. She was the firstnf nine children to depart this life and her going will be greatly mourned.—Mitchell (S. D.) Republican.
STUDEBAKER PLEASURE CARS.
Two Carloads Just Received l»y Dr. J. H. Hansson & Co. An invitation is extended to all prospective purchasers of automobiles%to call at my office and see the new Studebakers, Fours and Sixes. Two carloads of pleasure cars just received. The Studebaker Six is no doubt the most beautifully designed car for the money that will be offered. It is noted for its lightness of weight, and is the smoothest, cleanest and easiest driven car ever shown to the public. I have been in the business of selling pleasure cars for the past six years. J have individually sold more pleasure cars than all other agents or pretended agents in Jasper count} - . I will absolutely show you a car worth the money and will represent nothing except what can be proven to your satisfaction. Above all—remember that Studebaker cars are the Final Product, the culminating embodiment of all * the great re sources &nd the .62 years* experience of one of the largest manufacturing firms in the world. Tht> ideals, the character, the full possibilities back of the great Studebaker name are all represented in the present Studebaker cars—Four and Six. It will cost you nothing to have one of these splendid cars demonstrated to you at any time.—Dß. J. H. HANSSON & CO.
A Rensselaer Woman’s Experience! Results Tell The Tale. Can you doubt the evidence off this Rensselaer citizen ? You can verify this Rensselaer endorsement. Read this: Mrs. Aaron Hickman, N. Front ® St., Rensselaer, says: “I have taken ' Doan's Kidney-Pills at different times when suffering from attacks of, backache and other symptoms of kidney complaint and I have always’ had prompt relief. Over three years ago I first used them and I was so well pleased with the benefit I got that I gave a statement for publica-, tion recommending them. Since then, ’ when I have heard from anyone complain of kidney trouble or backache, I have suggested that Doan’s Kidney Pills be procured at Fendig’s Drug store and given a trial. Different ones of my family have taken this medicine and like myself, havo been greatly benefited.” Price 50c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan s Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Hickman had. Fost?r-Mil-burn Co., Props., Buffalo, X. Y.—• Advt.
March Departed As Peacefully As It Came In.
The month of March passed out very lamb-like. In fact, the entire month was the freest of storms of any March in the memory of the "oldest inhabitant." While generally cooler than usual for the month, there was no severe cold and no bad storms. The roads were the best ever known here for the Reason of the year. The cool has held back the fruit and all vegetation, and no garden making has been done as yet. \ April was ushered in Thursday no perceptible change of temperature, although it did not freeze as usual Wednesday night. Rain is needed very badly, and it is to be [ hoped that we will get plenty of moisture this vnofitb. Oats sowing is pretty well over with, and a good acreage has been put out, the weather having been such as to enable the farmers to do all the plowing and harrowing they desired to. It is probable that there was never so much plowing done in this section of the state during the month oi March as w'as done this spring. With the bright prospects- for splendid prices for grain next fall and winter, a larger acreage of corn will probably . be .planted here than ever before, and every farmer should make an effort to put out every acre' that he possibly can. It is the corn crop that brings in the largest returns, and the next crop is going to bring an extra good price. With fav-, orable weather conditions the farm-1 ers should experience one of the | most prosperous years they have ever | known, and if they do not take ad-j vantage of the opportunities before j then; they have no one to blame but | themselves.
Omens of Springtime.
The u sual crop of “panhandlers" are making their appearance, and they seem to be in greater profusion than ever before. Not a day goes by but from one to a half-dozen of these apparent unfortunates evidently hnd it more profitable to beg than to work, strike practically eVery business house in Rensselaer. Only Thursday our old friend, the man"afflicted with palsy," who was through here about a year ago and induced the Republican to give The Democrat man a write up because, as he falsely alleged, we told him we “didn’t want any cripples" #o conne into the office, when as a matter of fact we simply gave him the cold shoulder w - hen he extended his hand for alms, was in town again. The writer first saw this same fellow at Remington more than twenty years ago, and gave him a calling—after having fallen for a quarter on his first visit—when he evidently had got his routes mixed and came through the town twice within a month's time. He has evidently worked this palsy racket all of these years and has possibly at last really become afflicted with the ailment as a result, of his practicing the deception so long.
Card of Thanks. A e wish to express our sincere thanks to the friends and neighbors for the many acts of kindness and assistance during the sickness and death of our beloved mother. Mrs. Rachael Sommers.—THE CHILDREN. Take Care of the Children. A lingering cold, distressing cough, sleepless nights, a raw, inflamed throat lead to a run-down condition in which the child is not able to resist contagious diseases. Foley’s Honey and Tar is truly healing ana prompt in action. It relieves coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough! Contains no opiates.—A. F. LONG. Notice of Election of Officers. Notice is hereby given to the members and supporters of the First Presbyterian church of Rensselaer, Indiana, that the annual election of trustees and other officers of said church will be held at the church at the annual business meeting, on Wednesday, April 7, at 7:30 p. m. A full attendance is desired. J. H. S. ELLIS, Secretary Board Trustees.
Wm. Traub The Reliable Clothier A Saving of $3.00 to SB.OO on your Clothes; your Easter suit is a lot of money, just as good in your pocket as in the other fellows. That is just what you can save by buying your spring clothes of this—Rensselaer’s best clothing store. Will Show You the Largest Variety of Stylish Suits for Young Moo aod Older Men The Kirschbaum Special Suits at $15.00 are equal to suits anywhere at $lB to $20.00 Saving you $3.00 to $5.00. Styleplus Clothes at $17.00 yqu have been accustomed to see in $20.00 to $25.00 suits. Saving you $3.00 to SB.OO. Other high=class suits $9.50 to $30.00 The Nobby Furnishings Are Here for you. Hats, Shirts, Neckwear, Hose, Etc. Come out Easter Sunday in an entire new outfit from Traub’s store. Correct Styles Lowest Prices Wm. Traub The Only One Price Clothier Odd Fellows’ Bldg. Rensselaer, Indiana
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FAIR OAKS. Arvel Bringle was home from Remington over Sunday. Mrs. F. R. Erwin made a business trip to Brook last Friday. Charles Penright of Mt. Ayr, was p visitor in‘ F4ir Oaks over Sunday. Cottage prayer meeting Was held at Ben Richards’ Wednesday evening. William Blankenship of Parr, came up Monday and moved a barn for Will Warne. Jake Trump and Frank McCoy went to Foresman Monday to lay track for the new stone road in Jordan tp. Lou Moffitt has so far recovered from his attack of appendicitis as to be able to go back to the ranch on Monday. Mrs. J. T. Right and little daughter of Inffianapolis, came up last week and is visiting relatives here nowadays. James Erwin of Demotte, came down and begun the work of painting the interior of F. E. Erwin's store, Monday. Fonda Clifton moved back to Fair Oaks a few days ago from the Fred Schultz farm. He will occupy Enos Moffitt's new house when completed. Maurice Gorman went down west of Rensselaer, in Jordan tp., Sunda> to visit his parents, who are quite aged. His mother in particular is very poorly. Lou Smith, the present owner of the old Lambert property, is here, dismantling the old blacksmith shop. He will probably use the lumber to build a woodshed. We are having fine weather nowadays, just cool enough to keep back the fruit buds. It still continues to freeze some at nights. We got quite a snow storm Sunday afterrfoon. The writer recently received a letter from Mrs. S. B. Thornton of near Spokane, Wash., stating that Sam was quite poorly and not able to work, on account of a painful growth in his side. Frank Husted, whose job came to an end here a few days ago when the railroad company took off permanently one of the operators, went to Bell Junction Monday to take up a like position. Joe Wilson’s wife of Parr, who was so close to death’s door from an abscess on the brain, for which she was operated on in a hospital in Indianapolis, came home last week, and is said to be feeling fine. She had been away for five or six months. Next Sunday is Easter, and the Methodist people are planning to
have something extra in services. A fall house is wished for. Rev. I’ostill will he, on hand to deliver r bne of his all-convincing sermons which he has had locked up in his vocabulary and saVing for this special vice.Rev. Ed Blinlime of Pennsylvania, a young Methodist minister who has just finished a post-graduate course at Moody Institute, expects to begin a series of meetings here Sunday evening. The place is not decided upon as yet, but they will probably be held in ' the school house. lie is a fine speaker and should be heard by a full house continually. ~ SOUTHEAST JORDAN. Anthony Nesius was a Remington goer Tuesday. Miss Anna Stein is working for Mrs. Anthony Nesius. Frank Nesius and son, Carl, were Remington goers Tuesday. Miss Zona Dillion and pupils visited at Blake school Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Parks were shopping in Logansport Saturday. Mrs. Barney Stein and daughter, Mary, helped Mrs. Tom Stein paper Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Tony Nesius took Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wagner. Mrs. Matt Nesius and son, Henry, called on Mrs. Frank Nesius Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Nesius called on Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nesius and family Friday evening. Henry Shide and Barney Stepn have purchased a Ford automoible: Hurrah for the little Fords. Mrs. Rose Roy went Saturday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Irene Anderson, at Sherryville, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. John Nesius and children and Fred Bells called on Mr. and Mrs. Barney Stein and family Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stein entertained the following at dinner Sunday: Harry and Dorothy Shumaker, John, Mary and Anna Stein. LEE Mrs. H. C. Anderson is 'having a siege with the grip. A Harley Clark spent Sunday with Glenn and Gail Culp. Mrs. C. A. Lefler has beep on the sick list the past week. 1 Miss Mattie Jordan did sewing last Saturday for Miss Lural Anderson. Our school closed Thursday with the usual big dinner and a fine program. Miss Marie Calhoun of Lafayette,
j visited with Miss Dollie Jacks over | Sunday. i R ay Holeman has put up a new j yard fence on his farm during the j past week. - • Frank Overton and family spent Sunday at Hoy Rishling’s, north of j Rensselaer. i The young people did choir practice Wednesday evening at Miss Geraldine Morton’s. John Osborne and wife and Alvin Clark and wife w T ent from church Sunday to S. M. Jacks’ for dinner. Mrs. Ethel Otterberg and baby of Rensselaer, was here this week visiting her parents, G. A. Jacks and wife. A man and wife and little girl, traveling through here, gave two illustrated lectures on the temperance cause this week. Mr. Mann and family of Kankakee, 111., and his brother-in-law. Arthur Steirs, came in the former's auto and visited their relatives, the Stiers’, during the past week. Our “Jitney” Off e C---This and sc. Don’t miss this. Cut out this slip, enclose with five cents to Foley & Co., Chicago, 111., writing your name and address clearly. You will receive in return a trial package containing Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound, for coughs, colds and croup. Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley’s CatharticTablets.—A. F. LONG. POSSUM RUN. Estel Marion is the owner of a new buggy. Everett Myers called on 1 1 William Polleck Thursday morning. Eh A. Merrill called on Thomas Parker Thursday morning. Thomas Tanner buzzed wood for Thomas Parker Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred McCoy were Rensselaer callers Wednesday. Tom Lambert took dinner with Thomas Parker and son Sunday. Charley Parker and William Polleck were Rensselaer callers Saturday. Mrs. John Price called on Mrs. Francis Marion Wednesday after noon. Ross Polleck went to Rensselaer Monday afternoon to have his teeth* treated. Mrs. Alfred Caldwell and mother called on Mrs. John Price Tuesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Price spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Parker. Mr. and Mrs. William Polleck called on Mr. and Mrs. James Myers Sunday afternoon. Jennie Openohain of near Possum Run, spent Saturday night and Sunday with Gladys Baker of Pine Grove,
Calling caras, the correct sizes, both plain andHlnen finish, constant* ly in stock in The Democrat’s fancy stationery department. ’