Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1915 — Page 1

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EDITOR CLARK IS

Taking Treatment at Martinsville Following "Hoard of Trade” . Losses. Leslie Clark went to Martinsville last Friday to take treatment at the springs there for a few days. So far as The Democrat is able to learn neither Mr. Clark nor any of the other local patrons who are alleged to have lost considerable money on the ‘‘board of trade” here through the closing 0 f the head office at Lafayette last week, have been able to get any satisfaction from the latter, and it is reported that the Lafayette man, A. W. Grahan, will be prosecuted. He is alleged to have carried on an illegal business, and some of the Rensselaer losers are anxious to prosecute him. 1

Herman Messman Sells His Farm at $180 Per Acre.

Through the agency of L. A. Harmon, Herman Messman has sold his farm southeast of Rensselaer, the former A. K. Yeoman farm, consisting of 240 acres, to A. Quinn of Strawn, 111., at SIBO per acre. Possession will be given March -1, when Quinn will move on the farm. Mr. Messman will probably retire and move to Rensselaer. Messman purchased this farm some two years ago of A. K. Yeoman for $l5O per acre, which was considered an extra good price at that time. The improvements were good, but have not been added to materially since Mr. Messman has owned the place. Yet, in addition to the crops, he has made S3O per acre on the increase in value of the land since he has owned it, or a total of $7,200. Mr. Messman owns a good farm near Kentland which he had contracted to sell at $225 4 per acre when he bought the Yeoman farm here. His purchaser went back on the deal and it left him with quite a heavy load to carry by taking the Yeoman farm, but he has gotten out in good shape and no doubt his Xewton county farm has increased $25 or S3O per acre in value since he bargained for the sale of it. So he is fortunate all around.

Aged Woman Dies Following Stroke of Paralysis.

Mrs. Anna M. Dillavou, wife of Jacob Dillavou, both of whom lived in part of the house owned and occupied by Miss Hannah Davisson on Division street, died about 11 o'clock Sunday night, following a stroke of paralysis suffered some six weeks ago. Her age was 82 years. The funeral was held yesterday at 1 p. m., from the residence, and burial made in Weston cemetery. Mrs. Dillavou was a native of Ohio, but she and her husband lived in Jasper county many years ago near Pleasant Ridge. They moved to Kansas in 1888 and resided there some twenty years, later moving back to Indiana again. She is survived by her husband, whose age is 80 years.

Mrs. Grant Warner Still Improving.

Grant Warner visited his wife at the hospital in Chicago again Sunday and found her looking quite a little better. She is now able to sit ■up a few hours each day and seems to be gaining, as they had anticipated, following the blood transfusions. Wood Spifler went up Sunday also and his blood was examined with the intent of using for another transfusion if the test showed it to be suitable. Monday afternoon the physician telephoned Mr. Warner that the test of Mr. Spitler's blood had showed it would not do, and for Rex Warner to return to Chicago again yesterday, which he did, for the. third transfusion of his blood to the veins of bis mother.

Miss Lucy Healy Now Doing Nicely.

John Healy returned Sunday evening from Lafayette where he had been since Friday evening with his wife at the bedside of their daughter, Miss Lucy Healy, who has been taking treatment for several weeks at St. Elizabeth’s hospital and who was operated on Saturday morning for appendicitis. Lucy is getting along nicely from the operation and it is believed that she will fully recover her former health. In fact, it is thought this has been the principal trouble with her, it having run along for a long time. Let The Democrat supply you with typewriter ribbons and carbon par pers. We have ribbons for all makes of standard typewriters, and handle the very grade of carbon papers.

COU RT HOUSE 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. Township Tn siee Davis and former trustee John Shirer were down from Kankakee to , on business Monday. . County Treasurer Fell sold the issue of 312,000 Carpenter tp., stone road bonds, for what is known as the Chris Roush stone road, Saturday to J. F. Wild & Co., of Indian apolis, at sls premium and accrued interest. Squire John Moore of Barkley tp., had an assault and battery case before him Friday, wherein Clifford Grim was charged with having assaulted his cousin, Orville Grim. On a plea of guilty a fine of $3 ana trimings, amounting in all to $15.80, was assessed. Both parties reside at Gifford. Sheriff McColly, accompanied by C. G. Spitler, went to Demotte Saturday where he sold the stock of goods of Grossman & Replogle, formerly owned by Andrew Granger, to satisfy wholesale dealers, creditors of the latter, who had filed claims aggregating over SI,OOO. The stock sold for about S9OO, Sam McGinnis being the purchaser.

Attorney Jesse E. Wilson of Hammond, was here Monday and the SIO,OOO judgment secured in the Jasper circuit court a year or more ago by Bayard Taylor, a railroad promoter, against the Chicago, Indiana & Southern Railroad, for promoting a railroad through Kentland, was settled. Taylor had entered into a contract with several of the prominent citizens of Kentland, to secure a north and south railroad , through that town. He made a survey and blue prints. Later the C. I. & S. railroad was built, without Taylor’s influence, it is said, but they used some of the data he had secured and prepared for the Kentland parties. Taylor brought suit against the railroad company and the Kentland men for $30,000, and secured a judgment dor SIO,OOO, as above stated.

The regular May term of the Newton circuit court ended Saturday, but a special adjourned term will take up July 6 with Elmore Barce of Fowler, as special judge, to hear the Williams ditch case. This as a continuation of the Iroquois river drainage scheme and takes up the present Borntra,ger ditch, where same ends in Niewton county, and carries it on to the Illinois line, some six or eight miles. In the case of John Herr vs. Edward s. Moon, taken from Jasper county on change ot venue, B. B. ’Berry of the Benton-Warren circuit, was appointed special judge, but the case goes over until the next term of court. The Case of Glen S. Allen vs. G. H. Gifford, also taken to the Newton circuit court from Jasper county, was dismissed by plaintiff. The case of Francis Makeever vs. Jasper Makeever, to quiet title to real estate, was continued. The case of the state vs. J. Miller of Mt. Ayr, was sent to Jasper county on change of venue.

The county commissioners met in regular session Monday and were still in session yesterday. Not much was done Monday except to allow claims. John A. Scbrieber, contractor on the J. B. DeArmond stone road in Kankakee tp., was gllowed $495.92 on contract. Moifeyhan & Son, contractors o-» the R. L. Bussell stone road in Hanging Grove tp., was allowed $928.16 on contract. James C. Anderson of Wheatfield, was granted a renewal of his liquor license for one year, dating from June 1, 1915. Interest on public funds in the

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1915

various depositories of the county was reported for the month of May as follows: First National Bank of Rensselaer, $188.84; Trust & Savings Bank, Rensselaer, sl39fS4; State Bank, Rensselaer, $151.53; State Bank, Remington, $82.40; Bank of Wheatfield, $25.04. A full report of the proceedings of yesterday will be published in Saturday’s Democrat.

MEANEST THIEF HEARD FROM

Stole 140 Young Chickens From Rev. Petty, the Barkley I*reacher. Rev. Petty, pastor of the Barkley M. E. church, was in town Monday and reported that some low-down thief had visited his chicken house the night before and stole 140 young chickens. They were pure bred Rhode Island Reds and were only six weeks old. Rev. Petty would not have taken $25 for the bunch. As the thief “pased up” the older birds, if is evident that he expects to have a nice hunch of “fries” to put on the market in a few weeks The chickens were in a closed house, and the thief opened the door in going in and closed it again on coming out. Chicken stealing is about the lowest and most despicable business a person can engage in, and to steal chickens from a preacher—when it is a well known fact that all preachers love fried chicken—is still worse. Some of these gay chicken thieves who have been plying their trade in Jasper county for the past few years, are going to be brought up with a short turn cne of these days, either with a load of buckshot or a term in the state prison. In fact, there are four prisoners in the county jail now awaiting trial who are alleged to have been engaged in this business up in about Roselawn and in Keener and Union townships.

Alfalfa Fields Doing Nicely.

“Uncle” Charlie Pullins brought to The Democrat office yesterday morning some stalks of barley and alfalfa of this spring’s sowing on his place in the west part of town. The barley was sown April 10, three pecks to the acre, and the alfalfa sown on top of it. This is on the old Dr. Washburn pasture and the cultivated field south of the house. It has grown very rank, some of the barley stalks now measuring four feet in length and are headed out. Some of the alfalfa is eighteen inches tall and has roots six to eight inches in length. The barley has blown down quite badly and Mr. Pullins fears that it will kill out the young shoots of alfalfa and that he will have to sow the field over again, or at least parts of it. He now has practically all of the old Dr. Washburn place, consisting of seven acres, sown to alfalfa except a small patch for a garden. He finished Harvesting his old alfalfa field there on Monday, the first cutting, and had a very fine crop.

By the way, there are now quite a good many patches of alfalfa growing in Jasper county, in about Rensselaer and the north part of Jasper, and with very satisfactory results as a rule. The total acreage in the county is probably several hundred, and the growers are well pleased with the crop. Several cuttings each year are obtained and at the price which alfalfa hay usually sells for here, in the neighborhood of S2O per ton, it makes one of the best paying crops one can raise. A greater acreage is being put out each year, and it is probable that in ten years’ time Jasper county will be noted for its successful growing of this crop.

A Big Wheat Crop Promised in North Jasper.

Mr. and Mrs. George Stoudt, daughter, Ruth, and son, Robert, and Earl Howard of Remington, and Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Babcock and son, Delevan, of Rensselaer, motored to Dunn’s bridge, San Pierre, Medaryville and Francesville Sunday afternoon. There is a large acreage of wheat this year in Wheatfield and Kankakee townships, and it is all looking mighty fine, too. The farmers of that section of Jasper county, will surely be up to their ears in clover —or wheat, rather: —this year, financially speaking. The big dredge working on the Kankakee river is making good progress and is now about one and a half miles west of Dunn’s Bridge and perhaps a half mile west of the railroad bridge.

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CIRCULATING NEW PETITION.

Traction Line Promoter Will Ask for SOO,OOO From Rensselaer amt Marion Tp. O. L. Brown,.promotor of the Lafayette & Northwestern paper railroad, came to Rensselaer Monday and got busy through his attorneys iu drawing up and circulating a petition for a subsidy election in Rensselaer and Marion tp., under the new law, which requires 75 freehold voters and a bond for costs, instead of 25 freeholders. The old petition, filed at the April meeting of the commissioners, is to be dismissed, The Democrat is told. ' v ' ; ' While we have not seen this petition, we understand that it asks for a 2 per cent subsidy, which would mean about $65,000 in Rensselaer and Marion tp. Just why the people here will be foolish enough to sign this petition and to vote a subsidy for this hailroad, which, if built, would be- of no particular benefit whatever to us, is beyond our comprehension. If the people want to give their money away and also the money of their neighbor, who is opposed to Ihe subsidy proposition, why not give it for something that would be of a little real benefit? This proposed railroad runs from Wolcott diagonally abross to a point south of the Indian school, and thence bearing west and northerly through Fred Phillips’ Fair View addition, crossing McCoy avenue at a point between Ray Thompson’s residence and the old A. McCoy homestead, thence north and westerly to a point near the Monon railroad out north of the former Dan Stoner place, and, then runs directly west across Newton tp., through the center of sections 24, 23, 22, 21, 20 and 19. It runs quite a distance east of St. Joseph college. Now, Rensselaer and Marion tp. has nothing in common with Wolcott by which it would be an advantage to us to be connected up with that town by such a line or road. The object of the incorporation of this company, as we understand is stated in its articles of incorporation, was to build a railroad from Lafayette to Kankakee, 111., and through Remington and Rensselaer. Remington is in our own county, and both Remington and Rensselaer people have much business with one another, and a road running to Remington would give connections with the steam road there to Wolcott as well as on west. Such a road would be of considerablj convenience to people not having automobiles and who must now travel by team, but if run through Wolcott, which the blue prints of the surveyed line show that it will—and this line must be followed if the tax is voted —it would be of no convenience whatever to either Rensselaer or Marion tp., while Remington would be cut off all together. Another point to bo taken into consideration is the line of the proposed road along the west side of Rensselaer. This would be most inconvenient, should the road be built, and yet it must be followed if the tax is voted. If nothing will satisfy the people of Rensselaer but to give their money away to a bunch of promotors, let us wait until a road is proposed that gives some indications of being of a little convenience if it is of no financial benefit to us.

More Warm Weather Is Needed.

Saturday and Sunday were both fine warm days, the warmest we have had since April, if not the warmest of the season. The farmers were all busy in their corn fields Saturday, and as a consequence it was one of the dullest Saturday’s in Rensselaer that we have experienced in a long time. The corn is generally looking well and the weeds did not get very muefi of a start. We are now needing considerable hot weather, however, for corn. It is not now nearly as far advanced this year as last, but with the right sort of weather it will make a rapid growth. A little rain fell Monday morning and the mercury took quite a drop thereafter, ’getting down near the frost line at night. Yesterday was bright and pleasant and some warmer.

To Whom It May Concern.

All parties knowing themselves to be indebted to the Eichelberger Concrete Products Co., are hereby notified to settle their accounts with 'W. L. Wood, Parr, Ind., who has been appointed attorney by the company to close up its business.—W. l. wood. r >. •'

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happening* in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. MONON IIRAKEMAN KILLED. George Mcllrath Died oi' Injuries Received at McCoysburg Sunday Morning.

George Mcllrath, brakeman on Monon extra freight No. 71, died at the St. Elizabeth hospital in Lafayette at 7 o’clock Sunday morning from injuries received at McCoysburg six hours previously, when ho stumbled and fell under a freight car that he was setting out in the yards at that place. The discovery of a hot box on the car forced the train to stop at McCoysburg in order to cut it out from the train. Mcllrath was in charge of the operation and was in front and at one side of the rapidly approaching car. He was walking at a fast pace at the side of the track when the members of the train crew were horrified to see him fall directly in front of the car, which passed completely over both legs dose to the thighs. The members of the crew immediately went to his assistance and Conductor T. Catterman, who was in charge of the train, and who is also a telegraph operator, ran to the station which was locked for the night and broke a window. He immediately wired the Monon authorities in Lafayette and Dr. Clayton was sent from Monon to the aid of the injured man. Mcllrath was placed in the caboose of the train and taken to Monon, where the train was left, the engine and caboose going on to Lafayette with Mcllrath. At Lafayette an ambulance Was in waiting and the patient was immediately rushed to St. Elizabeth hospital, Dr. Clayton accompanying him.

Mcllrath was conscious during the entire time that the trip was being made and as he was being taken from the train he calmly asked the ambulance attendants and physicians to break the news to his family as gently as possible. He was kept alive during the trip by injections and no hope was entertained of his life. After reaching the hospital an examination disclosed the fact that he was too low to withstand the shock of an operation, and everything possible was done to make his last hours as easy as possible. Dr. Beasley was called in on the case at the hospital and both doctors agreed that nothing could be done to save the life of the sufferer. His wonderful fortitude as he lay suffering agony was the marvel of the attending physicians. As soon as the wife and family of the unfortunate man could be notified at the family residence, 2027 Stillwell avenue, they came to the hospital to be with him in his last hours. His parents at Frankfort were also notified and went to his bedside. Besides his wife there are four children in the family. He was a man well known in that city and had an enviable reputation as a citizen of hospital to succeed Dr. O. V. Schuin the employ of the road for over seven years.

TROLLEY LINES ARE HURT BY CUTTING IN OF JITNEYS

Earnings of Connecticut and Rhode Island Systems Shown Seriously Reduced in April. Hartford, Conn., June 6.—Jitney buses have reduced the earnings of the Connecticut Company and the Rhode Island Company, the New Haven trolley systems. If earnings fall off for the rest of the year in the same proportion as in April, the annal income of the Conneticut Company will be reduced about $360,000. The income of the Rhode island Company, which, operates the trolleys in Providence, where there are numerous jitneys, fell off $90,000 ;n April; so that the the New Haven’s trolleys in the two

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states is being reduced at~the rate of $1,500,000 a year. Traffic experts figure that, although the jitneys will not be such active competitors in tbe winter, they will be even greater factors against which to contend in the summer months than JU .-\pni-

Robert Medworth Dead.

Kobert Medworth die 4 at his home in Foresman at 6:45 on Thursday morning, lie had been sick for several ihonths. He was over SO years of age and had lived in this county for many years. He was born in England and came to this country with his parents when quite a lad. They lived near Hadley in Will county, 111. It was from this place that he enlisted to fight for his adopted country in August of 1862. He was in Company F, 100th Illinois Infantry and a comrade of Thorp Beagley of the same regiment and company. Mr. lteagley says: “Never a better boy shouldered a gun, than Bobbie Medworth, and ho was afraid of nothing, and clean as you make them.” That is as good a word as can be spoken for any man. He lived near Foresman for many years and then moved back to Will county and returned to the northern part of this county, where he lived near Koselawn for several years before coming to Foresman where he resided at his death. He was a good citizen and good neighbor. He lived a clean and upright life and answered the last great call as he had that of his country—fearlessly. He is survived by his wife, his son, Robert, and several grandchildren. The funeral takes place Saturday and interment was in the Mausoleum at this place.—Brook Reporter.

Second Marriage Also Unsatisfactory

Dr. Nellie E. Green of Fowler, has filed a complaint for divorce from her husband, Dr. Samuel M. Green, to whom she was married April 12, 1915. The complaint charges cruel and inhuman treatment, in that he cursed and swore at her, called her vile and improper names, falsely accused her of drinking intoxicating liquors, threatened to strike her with a heavy cane, refused to pay any money for their support but required and demanded plaintiff to support him although he was amply able to furnish support for both. This couple were married to each other some thirty years ago, but were soon divorced. The husband married again and located at Dixon, ill. His wife died in Feb., 1914, and he opened a correspondence with his former wife, who had been located at Fowler for many years, and they remarried as above stated. The parties are each about seventy years of age.

Alfalfa and Tile.

Crown Point Register: The past week I helped Mr. Coleman dig down to his tile in his old alfalfa field, to see if the alfalfa roots were clogging up the tile, as is so often predicted and told by those who know nothing about alfalfa. We found that the alfalfa roots did go dowm to the tile, glance' On around it, and keep on going. It is clearly shown that the alfalfa roots care nothing about tile, but are after the moisture and plant food further below. Also we found the stiff/ clayey subsoil had been broken loose and granulated by the alfalfa roots, to such an extent that aid and dark soil from up near the surface were allowedj to penetrate over three feet down in the ground, making it possible for potash and other plant food to be liberated. We also found many clusters of nodules, which had in them bacteria that had the power of taking the nitrogen from the air and converting it into available plant food for the farm.— COunty Agent.

Damm-Goode.

Union Center, N. Y., May 30. Gregory Damm and Miss Emmeline Prudence Goode, of Beaver Falls, were married here yesterday. Rev. George Heller said it w'as a DammGoode wedding, even if a Heller did perform the ceremony.—Baltimore Star.

Ice Cream Social.

There will be an ice cream social Friday evening, June 11, at Slaughter school house, 5 miles southeast of Rensselaer. Everybody invited.— Advt. Another new supply of correspondence stationery, calling and invitation cards, correspondence cards, etc., has just been received at The Democrat’s fancy stationery department