Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1915 — Page 1

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NEXT WEDNESDAY APRIL 28

Special Bargains Galore Offered By Our Merchants. SECOND GREAT MARKET DAY for Rensselaer, and It Promises to .Eclipse That Held in March in Many Ways—Come Take Advantage of the Bargains. Offered. Come to Rensselaer next Wednesday, April 28, and secure some of the many special bargains offered by The merchants of this city on that date, and also lay in a supply of staple supplies. If you were one of the many satisfied people who attended our March Market Day sale, you trill know that it was a success in every way and that many special bargains were offered by the merchants; that practically every store in the town sold some line of goods at cost or less. The crowds in attendance at the March sale was greater than had been anticipated and as a -consequence in some of the special lines the tradesmen run out of such goods Yery early in the day. They profited by the experience at that time, however, and a larger supply will be had in these special lines for the April sale, and they will not be put on sale until a later hour in the day, thereby giving people from a distance a chance to “get in” on them. The April sale is being extensively advertised in the surrounding towns and a big crowd is looked for. There will be a free public sale as before, music by Prof. Braun’s Rensselaer band and everything possible done to make it both pleasant and profitable for the out of town visitor. Remember that Rensselaer wants your trade and will make it to your interest to come here regularily for ycur supplies. Read the page ad of the Rensselaer Retail Merchants’ Association on another page of today’s Democrat and also the individual ads of the various merchants who are talking to you through this issue of The Democrat, then make your arrangements to come to Rensselaer next Wednesday. If you own an automobile, a run of 20 or 30 miles to this city over the improved roads extending out in every direction from Rensselaer will he a pleasure, and you will save many dollars in addition by laying in a good stock of staple goods and supplies while here.

Nearly One and One-half Inches of Rain Fell Wednesday Night.

We trere visited Wednesday night by the best rain thus far of the season, a total of 1 2-5 inches falling during the night, as shown by the government gauge at St. Joseph’s college. The rain was accompanied by some lightning, and the rainfall continued at intervals during the entire night and Thursday forenoon. This rain did a wonderful amount of good to wheat, oats and grass, and soaked up the ground to considerable depth. It was a real warm, growing rain, and was worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to the territory covered, and it was quite general.

The Sellers’ Kitchenead

With genuine porcelain top, with roll-up curtains in place of doors, with glass sugar bin and spice jars, with sliding shelf in lower cupboard, with ant proof metal casters, with dovetail construction, with flour bin that lowers to fill, with five coats white enamel inside, with oil finish outside smooth as glass. There is no comparison between the Sellers’ Kitehenead and other makes of kitchen cabinets. You will have to see it to appreciate it. If you call at our store Market Day, April 28th, we will take great pleasure in showing you this grand Kitehenead.—WOßLAND’S FURNITURE STORE.

A Car Just Received.

If you want to see a fine lot of quality buggies, call on C. A. ROBERTS, Front street, Rensselaer.

But Who Is This [?]mous New York Banker?

According :o a dispatch alleged to have been sent out from Rensselaer Wednesday, O. L. Brown, promotor of the Lafayette & Northwestern Railroad Company, was here Wednesday in company with a “New York banker" and one or two other gentlemen, and "went over the route” of the proposed road, and that the “Xew \~6rk gentleman” represents interests that will finance the road. As usual, however, the name of the “noted banker” is not given.

Jasper county people have heard this same siren song for many, many years. There is always “financial people” behind these projects for subsidies, but some way they all seem to lay down without lwiming any road, and it has been the experience in the past that the finances have frequently run so low that local bills have not been paid. So far as the Democrat knows the present projnotors have paid all their bills and may be financially able to build the road, but a gentleman who was formerly connected with the organization, informed The Democrat that several who were cbnnected with Mr. Brown some time ago have withdrawn and that he does not believe the company has a full organization at ihe present time. A prominent White county gentleman, who is a large taxpayer in that county and is among its most public-spirited citizens, informed the writer that the subsidy would be voted down in those townships, and his word or opinion, rather, is as good as that of any other citizen in the three townships where subsidies wil] be asked for.

Bargains in Envelopes for Market Day.

For Market Day only, The Democrat will furnish 100 envelopes—a good XXX 614 or smaller size—and print your return card thereon, for only 40c. Every farmer or other person, even though they write but occasionally, should have their name and address printed on the envelopes they use. Then, in case the letter is miss-sent, it will be returned to the writer. No one can afford to do without their return card on the envelope they use these days, and here we are offering them for orders received on Bargain Day only, at the same price or less than they would pay for the blank envelopes elsewhere. This is a reduction of 20 per cent over our regular price, and the envelopes will be printed and sent postpaid at the price given. In fact, it is probable that we can deliver in the afternoon all orders received during the forenoon, and you can call at the office of The Democrat and take your envelopes home with you.

Aged Remington Woman Buried Last Sunday.

Mrs. Mary E. Clark, widow of George B. Clark, a former well known business man and postmaster of Remington, died at her home in that place last Friday after an extended illness, and was buried there Sunday. Mrs. Clark is said to have been the oldest continuous resident of Remington, she and her husband having come there in 1860. Her husband was engaged in the grocery business in Remington during the CO's, and in November, 1870, was appointed postmaster, continuing as postmaster until 1886. Her death leaves Samuel Bowman as the oldest continuous resident of the town, it is said, he having resided there for 45 years.

Notice to. the Public. The grove opposite my home near Brook, Indiana, is no longer open to the public or available for picnic parties except by special arrangement. Under no circumstances will Sunday picnics be permitted on any of the grounds at Hazelden. I am compelled to enclose the grove and deny admission to sight-seers because the crowds are swamping me and converting my home into, a noisy public park. This notice is inserted so that pleasure-seekers may not find disappointment at the end of a long motor ride.—GEORGE. ADE.

Services at Baptist Church Sunday. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.; preaching both morning and evening at the regular hours by Rev. J. m, Kendall of Morocco. Everybody invited to attend. Subscribe for The Democrat.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1915

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments ■■ ■ ■ ■ i OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. The White circuit court will convene Monday. Co. Supt. Lamson and wife, accompanied by Dr. Kresler, went to Chicago Tuesday where Mrs. Lamson entered a hospital for treatment and a possible operation. The will of Mary E. Clark, deceased, late of Remington, was filed for probate Thursday. The instrument was executed Sept. 2, 1910, and bequeaths everything to the son of decedent, John A. Clark, who is named as executor. While the date for holding the subsidy election in Xewton tp., was originally set for Friday, May 7, and was so published in the newspapers, the date was later changed it seems to Wednesday, May 26, so that it will be a month yet before the election is held. Charlie Remmek was placed in jail Saturday night and kept there until Sunday night, when he was turned loose, no charges having been filed against him. But later Deputy Prosecutor Sands filed an affidavit charging him with carrying concealed weapons, and he was arraigned in the circuit court on this and fined SIOO, but sentence was suspended during good behavior. Young Remmek is alleged to have drawn a revolver Saturday evening-, when Dr. Hemphill and John Critser were having an argument, and pressed the revolver against Critser's side. He was arrested by Nightwatch Critser and placed in jail. The revolver is said to have contained four loaded shells, and an “unloaled” pint whiskey bottle was also found in his pocket.

The Democrat was somewhat in error in its statement in Wednesday's issue that the line of the proposed Lafayette & Northwestern Railroad, according to the blueprints filed, would enter Rensselaer over College avenue. This error occurred by reason of the inaccuracy of the blue-print in showing the river in Rensselaer, which it apparently Crosses at the south side of town and some distance west of College road, when as a matter of fact the line is surveyed to cross the river a few rods west of Weston cemetery. It seems that the route branches off west a trifle some place north of St. Joseph college and crosses McCoy avenue near the old McCoy place, instead of following up College avenue to the railroad, as we at first inferred. As staked off, it crosses the river and follows the west bank of the open ditch between the old Washburn place and the W. S. Day pasture, and runs thence north on Elza street and near the church of God to the south side of the Monon. The route as described on west was easier to follow and is pre-: cisely as stated in Wednesday’s Democrat.

New suits filed: No. 8428: Mary A. Norris vs. estate of F. W. Bedford, deceased; claim for services as housekeeper for decedent Under a verbal agreement by which when she became housekeeper she was to receive a home and board and lodging for her daughter, it is alleged, and $3 per. week. The complaint alleges that she begun services in September, 1902, and continued in said service until September, 1905, when plaintiff’s daughter married and went to a home of her own; that plaintiff then told decedent that she was dissatisfied with the many additional duties required of her, and requested that he find another housekeeper; that decedent requested and urged that plaintiff remain with him during his lifetime and said that he would not only pay her the $3 per week, but would make ample provision for her on his death; that

relying on such statement she continued as *uch housekeeper and cared for him until his death on Feb. 24, 1915. Plaintiff alleges that decedent did not make any additional provision for her as agreed, and only paid her $3 per week; that the services she performed were worth $7 per week from September, .1905, until November 3, 1914, when decedent was injured by a fall and was thereafter helpless, and S2O per week from then to February 24, 1915. Wherefore plaintiff asks for $3,652 from said estate in addition to the sum received from decedent and $63 received from a lodge of which decedent was a member.

Willette Taylor Co. Leaves Good Impression at Frankfort.

With the presentaTTon' “of :v His Only Son,” the Willette Taylor Stock Company closed its week’s engagement at the Blinn last night and ended their second week’s work since the company was organized and started out of Rensselaer, Ind. That the company is ahead of the average repertoire show is a safe statement to make. The characters used in all the productions offered by the company are well fitted for their parts and are capable of giving high class performances. The company is headed by Cash Tomlinson, one of the most popular men now in repertoire, and under his capable direction the company promises to become one of the best stock organizations in the central west. The company"' is managed by Mr. J. Hu Ellis, a well known theatrical man, who has been associated with shows that have visited this Gity for the past thirty years. While in the city Mr. Ellis renewed acquaintances with many of the “boys” of days gone by and recalled many of the incidents that occurred wdien he came to this city with show’s years ago and played in the old town hall. He has the distinction of having served as mayor of Rensselaer for twelve years and although he was long in the harness as an official he is more than evtr interested in theatrical work. Among the plays that have been presented by the Willette Taylor players since they opened their engagement here are: "His Only Son,” “The Confession,” “On the Road to Casse Grande” and a number of other high class bills, all of which were ably presented and pleased Blinn patrons.—Frankfort Morning Times.

United States Cream Separators.

Are yon reading an interesting series of United States Crpam Separator advertisements being run in our columns, one of which appears in this issue? For all who are anxious to make their dairy profits greater, these ads contain things well worth knowing. The United States Cream Separator has so many features that appear to be unusually important and so different from anything ,found in other separators you certainly- ought to investigate this machine before buying any other. Hamilton & Kellner, having the selling agency for this vicinity, would be very glad to show you. The United States Cream Separators have been manufactured for twenty-five years. The improved separator now being advertised is the perfected product of that experience. •—Advt.

Additional Train Service to Be Added On Gifford Road.

A new train service is to be put on the C. & W. V. Ry., known as the Gifford road, it is announced, giving two trains each way per day instead of one. The train will come down from .Kersey in the morning connecting with the milk train at McCoysburg. It will then go back to Kersey and return for connections with the milk train in the evening. This will be of advantage to milk and' produce shippers and travelers to Rehsselaer and Chicago, along that line of road.

Another Pioneer Resident of Carpenter Tp., Dead.

Mrs. Hardy, widow of Christopher Hardy, deceased, and for many years a resident of Remington, died at the home of her son near Rogers, Ark., Tuesday, and the remains were brought back to Remington yesterday for burial. Hfer age was about 90 years. Mrs. Hardy was one of the pioneer women of Carpenter tp., locating there in the early 50’s. Her husband died in 1892.

Birth Announcements. April 20, to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Miller, a daughter.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. The Dixie Highway. The project to build a highway .From Chicago to Cattanooga, Tenn., has been launched. The road will be built and eventually will be paved all the way. This is a road we should look into and do our utmost to have come through Lowell. The Hammond Commercial Club sent representatives to Chattanooga and came hack with the report that Hammond will be on the route. And now comes Rensselaer with the statement that the road will pass through that city. Now is the time for Lowell to come forward and put in her claims for the road, as she is nearly on a direct line between’ Hammond and Rensselaer. The magnificent stone roads in Luke county and the many other resources will be a great inducement for the promotors of this road to consider our claims when they are presented. The road is to be built without a cent of cost to the taxpayers of the county, the company will bear all the expense of its building. It will be purely an auto road and will be the best that money can build. It is worth trying to get and we would suggest that our business men’s organization affiliate with the Commercial Clubs of Hammond, Rensselaer and Lafayette in the matter and do their share towards getting the road. —Lowell Tribune.

Should Brush Up On Our Congressional District.

The writer of the high school notes in the Monticello Herald says of the district oratorical contest held here last week: “Miss Faye Bending, who represented the local high school in the 13th district oratorical contest, which was held at Rensselaer last Friday, was awarded fourth place. Albert Gavitt, of the Whiting high school, was first and was given a bronze medal. He will represent the 13th district in the state oratorical contest, to be held at Bloomington next month. Twelve counties were represented, and each speaker looked like a winner, thus making it very hard for the judges to decide.” The above is correct except that it was the 10th district oratorical contest and that but five counties were represented, instead of twelve. Also, there are but eight counties in the 10th district.

Who Is the Oldest Resident of Newton County.

The Morocco Courier is endeavoring to ascertain who is the oldest continuous resident now living in Newton county, and in its last issue it mentioned the names of Mrs. Win, Corbin of Brook, who came there in 1 836, when but three months of age, making her 79 years a resident: Samuel Deardurff s who came to Morocco in November, 1 844, when but six months old; Ranson Elijah, who came to the county in 1840, but who was away one year, which he spent in Montana. Mrs. Catherine Deardruff of Brook, wrote an interesting letter to the Courier of her early experience in Newton county, and as Newton and Jasper used to be one county, her letter will be of interest to many readers of The Democrat, we therefore publish it in full below: In response to your request published in the last issue of “The Courier,” I am sending a few facts relative to< pioneer life. Whether or not I’m the oldest settler in Newton county, remains to be seen but I feel sure I’m one of the oldest. We came here from Kosciusko county in 1842 and settled in Turkey FOot Grove. The Indian’s camps were still here and we used a tent cloth which they had discarded, as a carpet for our dug-out. Our nearest neighbors were one and a half hiije away but there \yere only seven families between the Iroquois river and as far north as we had any knowledge. One day just before leaving our old home, my father came in and requested mother to prepare some food as he was going on a journey.

Vol. XVIII, No. 5

EUROPEAN WAR IN BRIEF

Impending operations in the North sea are thought to be foreshadowed by the incursion of British submarines in Heligoland Bay. and the embargo of all shipping between England and Holland. During the past Week the activity of the German submarines has decreased to a marked degree, and, coincidentally, British submarines, of which nothing has been heard for months, have put in an appearance, and apparently are operating along the German coast and around Heligoland. The German Admiralty's report, anthat one of the British underwater craft was sunk on April 17. The campaign on land has supplied no engagements that affect the situation. In Alsace the French continue to push forward along the Fecht River in the-di-rection of Colmar. In Belgium the British and Germans are fighting savagely for the important strategic point near Ypres, known as Hill CO, which the British captured some days ago, with heavy losses to both sides. On the Eastern zone the two armies in the Carpathians are engaged at various points along the front in determined efforts to better their positions, notwithstanding the difficulties of the ground, and, while the Russians lay claim to having repulsed many Austrian attacks, the Austrian War Office reports successful counter attacks by the Austrian infantry around Uzsok Pass, in which many Russians were killed and 1,200 were captured. Amendments to the prize rules governing the operations of the German navy, which will work, It. is said, to hamper shipping of contraband and conditional contraband goods between neutral countries, have been designed by Germany. One change reads that conditional contraband may be confiscated without regard to the consignee when a ship is destined for a neutral country from which the nations at war with Germany obtain articles of the kind in question. Washington officials fear that Germany may Initiate a submarine campaign against neutral shipping. A note of protest will be sent to Berlin, it is expected.' A A A * * * * * - * A " a a a

He said, “I don’t know how far I’m going nor how long I’ll be gone, but When I return I’ll have a home for you and the babies." Whh that he departed taking with him our “coon’ dog which Was favorite with us children. Several days elapsed before he returned and the “coon" dog was not with him. In answer to our questions as to where the dog had gone, he replied, “Now, children. I’m sorry to take your dog away from you but we had to have a home, so I sold him and with the $5 I made the first payment on our new home.” Then we started on our journey. I was only eight years did but 1 walked most of the way from Rensselaer at which place we had stopped for awhile. It fell to my lot to drive the pigs and look after the sheep, while my sister drove our one team of horses and my father and brothers drove the cattle and the ox team. Mother rode in the ox cart and a toilsome ride she had. At this time, John Murphey, grandfather of George and Ira, was the only one in what is now Morocco. He lived in a log cabin surrounded by under-brush and swamps with no neighbors nearer than a Mr. Reynolds and his son who lived on the hill across the road from the farm now owned by Otha Smart. There were no schools here then. Two years later, however, our father hired a woman to teach my three brothers and myself. Mother’s loom house was used as a school house, The next year, the children of our nearest neighbors and those of another family who had moved iu, together with some’ children from the Murphey and Reynolds families joined us and we had a school of twelve pupils. There were no churches, but services were held every three weeks at Michael Bridgeman's, whose cabin was about two miles from Turkey Foot Grove. These services were conducted by an itinerant minister whose circuit comprised a distance of from thirty to forty miles. Since 1842 I have not lived outside the boundary of Newton county, and what is more I have no desire to live elsewhere. I have learned to love my home and am content to remain here the summons comes to cross Over and take up my abode in that city “eternal in the heav ens.”

Calling caTas. the correct sizes, both plain and linen finish, constantly lc stock in Tho Democrat’s fancy stationery department.