Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1915 — Page 5

K WEEK’S I

Yoii will like O’Riley s Golden Loaf bread. It satisfies. C. G. Spitler returned Tuesday from a business trip to Bowling Green, Mo. Mrs. L. A. Busha and Miss Elizabeth Blaze of Lafayette, are visiting the E. P. Honan family. The rain Wednesday night made it impossible to give a band concert, and it was given Thursday night instead. Mrs. C. P. Fate and son, Joe, returned Tuesday evening from a three weeks’ visit with her folks in Cincinnati, Ohio. Pulaski County Democrat: J. M. Baker and wife were in Rensselaer Friday visiting at the home of the former’s brother, E. M. and wife. Piano Tuning and Repairing—All work guaranteed, at the music store, north of Rowles & Parker’s store, or phone 566.—H. R. LANGE & SON. ts Mr. and Mrs. Charles Slaughter and family autoed to Brookston Saturday to spend the Fourth with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kious, and family. It seems that there are some chicken thieves still at liberty. Lou Robinson, of east of town, reports having had 40 old chickens stolen from his place Saturday night. Miss Chede Jordan, who is completing a course as in St. Luke’s hospital, Chicago, came Wednesday to visit her mother, Mrs. S L. Jordan, of Barkley tp., for a couple of weeks. Dr. Hemphill reports the two diphtheria cases in the family of Nate Richards in Barkley tp., as doing nicely. Anti-toxin was administered and the disease was completely broken up. No new cases have developed at this writing. A card received from Jerry Healy by The Democrat Wednesday, said. “While waiting for my train which left Chicago last night at 10 p. m., over the Rock Island, I had the pleasure of seeing the Old Liberty Bell at the LaSalle street station/’ Miss Florence Gorham went to Chautauqua county, N. Y„ a few days ago to visit her brother, Frank, who has been working for John M. Knapp. Frank has quit his job with Mr. Knapp and after a visit at Niagara Falls, they will return home together.

Rensselaer is among the 71 Indiana postoffices given an increase of SIOO each in salaries for the ensuing fiscal year, the increase making the salary of the postmaster now $2,200. Neighboring postoffices that received increases are: Crown Point, to $2,400; Earl Park, to $1,200; Hebron, to $1,400; Knox, to $2,000; Monticello, to $2,200. Among the neighboring “backsliders” are Gary, ro $3,100; Indiana Harbor, to $2,500; East Chicago, to $2,500; Attica, to $2,200.

REMINGTON Moot Scenes at the PRINCESS THEATRE Rensselaer, Indiana WEDNESDAY, JULY 14,1915 I will show 60 slides of the Remington cyclone of houses, barns, and other buildings destroyed by same. I will also have 3 very fine Movie Reels. Be sure and see what a storm can do. EVERYBODY COME Geo. Nierengarten.

I The. D. A. R. met yesterday at the home of Mrs. Granville Moody, in Barkley tp. Mrs. Frank Austin of Boynton, Fla., is visiting S. A. Austin and family near Wheatfield. . Mrs. Charles Weiss of Wheajfield, and guest, Miss Thulin of Chicago, were Rensselaer visitors Tuesday. Miss Ada Vandegarde returned to Chicago the first of the week, after a week’s visit with Mrs. Harry Thomas of Parr. Young Chickens—Nice 2-lb. fries, dressed and delivered Saturday afternoon for 50c each.—Mrs. Andy Ropp, phone P23-F. The regular monthly meeting of the Round Table Club was held Thursday evening at the home of Dr. and Mrs. H. J. Kannal on River street. Workmen are now engaged in putting in the new front to the A. Leopold building which is to be occupied by Hamil & Co., with a clothing and gents’ furnishing store. Mrs. S. J. Dowle and daughter, Gertrude, of Chicago, came Saturday to visit C, E. Prior and wife. Miss Gertrude returned to Chicago Tuesday, while her mother remained for a longer Visit. Mrs. Simon Leopold and daughter, Miss Selma, are preparing to go to Colorado Springs to remain indefinitely. Mr. Leopold is taking treatment at the M. W, A. tuberculosis camp there. Miss Elizabeth Cameron returned to Chicago Tuesday after a few days visit here with her cousin, Mrs. George Reed. Miss Grace Cameron of Pana, 111., who was also visiting Mrs. Reed, remained for a longer visit. Peter Greiser, who was married a few days ago in Chicago to Miss Christine Boes, with his bride, is visiting here a few days with his mother, and then expects to go to ePoria, 111., to seek employment at his trade as boilermaker. Rev. J. F. Rainier and family of Indianapolis, stopped here Wednesday for a. short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Rainier, While on their way to visit in Oskosh and other points in Wisconsin. They are making the trip in Mr. Rainier’s auto. Nightwatch Critser’s inseperable companion while Mr. Critser is on duty, his dog “Aleck,” returned Tuesday morning after an absence of a couple of days’ celebrating the Fourth. The dog doesn’t like fireworks or firecrackers, and Saturday evening he broke through the screen at the Critser home and left. Hd was not seen again until Tuesday morning. Mr. Critser thinks the dog was stolen by some one .and had been tied up.

Mr. and Mrs. John Burris, formerly of Rensselaer, who have been employed on the farm of William Coyne of near Reddick, 111., the former as farm hand and the latter as housekeeper, caused Coyne’s arrest last week on the charge of criminal assault on Mrs. Burris, it being claimed that he had assaulted her on two different occasions. Coyne says, that he had discharged the Burris a few days previous, and that the bringing of the case is an attempt at blackmail. The government record at St. Joseph college shows that for the 24 hours proceeding 7 o’clock Wednesday evening 1 1-5 inches of rain fell and from that time to Thursday morning, 1 1-7 inches fell. It is reported that considerable damage was to the onion fields in about Newland by the water covering them. The choking of sewers in Rensselaer caused the water to back up in a number of basements for the first time and to cover the lawns in a number of places. Owing to the fresh oil that had been put on a number of the streets, this made a nasty, sticky mess, and it is probable that the grass of the lawns will be killed in some places.

Try O'Riley’s Golden Loaf bread once and you will be a continuous user. ' ■ Come to the polls next Wednesday and vote against the giving of $61,000 to a "“paper railroad.” We drill water wens anywhere and any size.—WATSON PLUMBING CO., phone 204, Rensselaer, Ind. ts J. Q. Alter went to Hammond Thursday afternoon to visit his daughter, Mrs. Bertha Grant, and husband. The carpenters are now at work erecting the frame for C. W. Eger's new house on the west side of Milroy park. Thursday and yesterday were pleasant days, and rising temperature is the weather bureau’s perdiction for the next few days. Mrs. J. Q. Alter went to Delphi Tuesday afternoon to see her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Fritts, who had fallen and broken her arm. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Harris of Delphi, returned home Wednesdaj- after a few days’ visit here with his brother, W; E. Harris, and family; —— Come out next Wednesday and vote against the proposition of raising the tax levy in Rensselaer to over $6 on each SIOO valuation. Miss Dorothy Petty of Lafayette, returned home Wednesday after a few days’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Stackhouse of north of town.

Mrs. J. P. Hammond and, son, Morris, and step-son, Herbert, drove through to Joliet, 111., yesterday, to see Mrs. Leo Colvert, who is suffering from an attack of- appendicitis. Mrs. Grant Warner is reported.to be gaining steadily from her recent operation in a Chicago hospital, and Dr. Washburn went up yesterday to see about when she could be brought home. Amanda Lucile Daniels, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Daniels of Gifford, born April 23 last, died Thursday and was buried yesterday forenoon at the Smith cemetery-in Barkley tp., Rev. Titus, of the Christian church in Rensselaer, conducting the services. Ex-sheriff Hoover, the Ford agent, has sold new cars this week to Frank Tillett of Gillam tp., W. A. -McCurtain of Barkley tp., and E. P. Honan of Rensselaer. They surely will have to make the Fords shorter next year in order to get them all on. the road. ■' Word comes from Springfield, 0., that C. M. Sharp, who has been principal of the Rensselaer schools for the past three years, is having trouble with his eyes and it is not likely that he will teach the coming year. The school board is holding the matter open for awhile in the hope that he may be able to return here.

Mallie Clark and A. L. Jensen of Wheatfield, were called to Chicago Tuesday to testify in the case against “Red” Barnes, who is aleged to have stolen several of the automobiles that were recovered last fall in north Jasper. Their testimony was wanted to identify “Red” as the party who drove the cars here. George M. Myers of the Jasper County Telephone Co., left Tuesday morning in his auto for Chicago and thence to Kewanna, 111., where he will be joined by a number of Other people, and all will start on a trip for Yellowstone Park and the exposition at San Francisco. Mr. Myers expects to return about Sept. 1. Misses Ruth Bott and Pearl Comer accompanied him as far as Chicago for the ride. Trustee John Kolhoff of Jordan tp., has purchased a new school wagon costing $l9O, which eclipses anything in this line yet seen in Jasper county. The wagon is equipped with what is known as the Miller heater, hanging below the floor, and is fully enclosed. It will accommodate the driver and 16 or 18 pupils. The Reed and Raymond schools in Jordan will be abandoned and the pupils hauled to Union. There is also some talk of moving the Bullis or Reynolds school house to Union and running a two-room school there, abandoning the Bullis school.

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Miss Ivy Irwin of Chicago, is visiting Mrs. Mary D. Eger. Miss Mary Eisleman of Lafayette, was the guest of Miss Charlotte Kanne the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. John Horton have rented the west rooms over Warner Bros, store and will begin housekeeping in same as soon as they are repapered for them. County Supt. Schanlaub and wife of Newton county, and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. White of Kentland, were visitors jn the city yesterday. Yesterday’s markets: Corn, 68 c; oats. 42c’ new oats, 31c: wheat, 90c; rye, 7.7 c, The prices one year ago "ere: Corn, file; oats, 30c; wheat. Tic. Leopold Weil, of New Orlean • came yesterday, his wife having been here for several weeks, and after a couple of weeks’ visit with the family of her mother, Mrs. Nathan Fendig, they will go to Cleveland, 0., to visit a sister of Mr. Weil’s before returning home. 6—PEOPLE—6 Big doings at the Gayety Airdome next week, beginning Wednesday, the 14 th. Pictures of a rare variety. Admission 5 and 10c.—Advt.

HERE THERE and EVERYWHERE

Kentland Enterprise: Will H. Ade continues to improve, and if no backset comes will be home next week. He now enjoys daily walks from the hospital and is feeling fine. The Monticello Masons have purchased ground and will proceed at once to build themselves a new lodge home, the location being next to the Presbyterian church, on Illinois street. The building will contain in addition to the lodge hall, reading looms, rest parlors, gymnasium, kitchen and banquet hall. The 128 people who were indicted by the Marion county grand jury on June 22 for alleged conspiracy to commit election frauds in that county, were arraigned in court Wednesday when seven—4 Democrats, 2 Republicans and 1 Progressive—plead guilty to the charge, and three of them were released on their own recognizence while 3 were remanded to the custody of the sheriff. One hundred and six took a change of venue from the court. The sheriff of Carroll county, who went to Sinton, Texas, some ago to bring back Charles Lawson of Lafayette, who is alleged to have been the member of the Lafayette gang of drunken young men who shoe and killed the nightwatch at Delphi recently when the latter remonstrated with them for raising a disturbance on the streets of Delphi, has telegraphed back that the party held at Sinton is not Charles Lawson, although bearing a close resemblance To him, ' Thursday’s Lafayette Journal stated that the Monon railroad suffered heavily by the storm Wednesday night. About a mile north of Logan, a small station between Gosport and Bedford, a landslide 1,000 feet long and 4 feet deep covered the tracks. The debris consisted of trees, earth and boulders and it took several hours to clear the track. Near Ellettsville a washout 200 feet long was reported, also a bad washout at Thorntown. Telegraph poles and wires were down and details were meager.

B. B. Curtis, on the Kelley ranch near town, bought four tons of binder twine, thinking it would be sufficient for his 700 acres of wheat and 300 acres of oats, but it now appears that he will need it all for the wheat alone. Much of the wheat is down, making it difficult to harvest, but the yield will be enormous. Five machines have been engaged in cutting the wheat and harvesting on the ranch is at presnt about the biggest thing in farm work going on in the state. The 300 acres of oats which will be to care for later, also promise a bumper yield.-: Monon News. ■1 ' Anew Reo automobile was practicaly destroyed by fire and the driver of the car suffered a broken ankle when the machine, which was being driven at a rapid speed, ..went into the -ditch and overturned oh, the Delphi-Monticello road, a half-mile north of Yeoman, Monday afternoon. The parties refused to give their narpes, but stated that they were on their way to their home in Chicago

after a visit at Frankfort. Most of tae party were pinned under the car when it overturned and had barelybeen released when the machine took fire and was soon a mass of ruins. The Jackson club, the popular Democratic organization, will hold its annual outing this year at Cedar Lake on July 25. The viub has held several outings at Michigan City, but 'his will be the first one to Be held at the lake resort. The Monpn railroad will provide a vestibuled train for the excursionists, and the company has named the low ,ate of $ 1.50 for adults and 75 cents for children. A number of stunts will be pulled off On the train and there wall be picnic contests of all kinds at the lake. The outing promises to be the most popular the club has ever held. —Tippecanoe County Democrat.

Tippecanoe County Democrat: The proposition to oil the highways in this county which is to be a part of the 'Dustless Airline’’ from Indianapolis to Chicago, and of which 24 miles is in Tippecanoe county, was brought before the board of county commissioners at their regular meeting Tuesday. Talks were by Prof. Martin. Thomas Follen, William B. Foresnian. Thomas Duncan, George Beadle and Edward M. Watson. Each one expressed the opinion that it was a good step to take, and that there would be no adverse criticism from the public if it was done. The estimated cost is $2,500. The board was unanimously in favor of the work and four bids were submitted, and were taken under advisement.

The Thompson Bros, drug store at Brookston, was gutted by fire about 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. The lire starting, it is supposed, from spontaneous combustion in'the basement, where a lot of paints, oils and other inflammable stock was stored. The Lafayette tire department was called to assist in preventing a spread of the flames, and the Monon railroad provided an engine and flatcar for taking the fire fighters to Brookston, Th© drug store was a total loss, only the brick walls of the building being left standing. The loss was practically covered by insurance. Former Democratic district chairman, Charles J. Murphy; of Brookston, who is a member of the public service conimi-sion. v.as arrested at Indianapolis Wednesday for "jay walking.’’ The arrest was made at Illinois and Washington streets, and is said to have grown out of Murphy’s refusal to obey the instructions of the traffic policeman relative to the manner of crossing the street, lie was sent to police headquarters in a patrol wagon, according to report, and was facing the lockup when Judge Decry, of the city court, went to his rescue and he was permitted to go on his own recognizance.

Charles M. Daniel of Goodland, has been appointed clerk of the Newton circuit court to succeed Howard McCurry, who died at Goodland last Sunday. McCurry, who was a democrat, was still serving on his 'first term when he died. This term would have expired April 26, 1916, when he would have entered upon this second four-year term to which he was elected last fall. Mr. Daniel is a Republican, and has been employed as book-keeper by the ColbornEales Lumber Co., of Goodland, for the*past few years. His appointment extends to the election and qualifying of his successor in November, 1916. There were five applicants for the place, Samuel E. Mblter, A. E. Purkey, C. E. Hosier and J. G. Davis being the other four.

ho Y’ou Want Lightning Protection? I have been in the lightning rod business for 15 years and during that time have never lost a building by lightning. A five-year guarantee with all rods. If interested call and see me or phone 568.—FRANK A. BICKNELL, Rensselaer, Ind. ts Notice to Delinquent Debtors. A large number of small accounts due The Democrat for subscription and job printing and from which we have gotten no replies to the numerous statements sent, will be placed in the hands of a collecting agency on August 1, if not paid prior thereto. Statements will be sent to all these debtors once more before placing them in hands for collection, but if responses are not received to this last request for settlement, the accounts will be turned over for collections as above stated. While the accounts individually are small, in the aggregate they foot up to SI,OOO or more, and mean considerable to us. We hope the number that it will be necessary to enforce the collection of will be very small. Subscribe for The Democrat.

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Commissioners' Proceedings.

Following is the report of the proceedings of the board'of county commissioners for Tuesday, the last day iof the July session: Ihe auditor was directed to have plans and specifications prepared for a new bridge in Marion tp., and also one in Barkley Ip. In the W. R, Custard stone road letting in Wheatfield t |»., A. S. Keen bid $3,G60 and Charles Kain, $3,1 ’**• The board found that Keen was t he lowest and best bidder and awarded him contract. Kain demurred over the award and demanded (Contract, which was refused, and he appealed to the circuit court, Board appointed It. A. Mannan as superintendent of construction. The Julius Hine stone roml" was ■ iablislu-d, and George A.- Williams stowed-. $1 00 attorney tee. I’he- board appointed the following n;.-pectors lor i in* railroad subsidy • lection to fie held in Marion tp., next Wedpesday: Precinct No. 1, ill Coen; No. 2, ,1. F. Hardman; No. 3, C. J. Dean; No. 4, Harvey Wood. The Trust & Savings Bank report'd the interest on county funds in that institution for the month of .fune to bo $ 1 1 8.53. Advertisement was ordered made lor Bids lor electric fixtures, wiring, c c., of the poor farm buildings and ;• so lor the erection of a wash house ;b the poor farm. It is understood that arrangements will be made to extend the "juice” wires out to the farm from Rensselaer. '1 he petition of John O'Connor et al for abatement of the sinoke nuisance at the county heating plant was continued. Contract for coal for county use for the ensuing year was let to the I’rOver Coal Co., at the following prices per ton,\f. o. b., Rensselaer: Linton No. 4 and Indiana Lump, 52.22; egg, $2.12; mine run, $1.92; Panther, W. V., smokeless, mine run, $3.10; lump, $3.75. The petition for a co*unty hospital in Rensselaer was granted and same ordered established. A tax of 1 mill on each SIOO for maintenance of same, was ordered made. C. H. Peck of Remington, F. E. Lewis of Kersey, J. I). Allman, E. 1$ Honan and L. H. Hamilton of Rensselaer,’ were appointed trustees. The petition of C. B. Steward, probation officer, to transfer Dorson Fross from the Julia E. Work Training School at Plymouth to the school for feeble minded at Ft. Wayne, was granted. There were eight bidders for the construction of the Lewis S. Altei stone road in Carpenter tp., although there is but three miles of this road. Most of the bidders were from outside the county and there was a large range in the bids, running from $7,218 to $9,464. The contract was let to Taber & Hallahan of Wabash. Mr. Taber is the O. P. Taber formerly residing at Remington and a former commissioner of Jasper county. He used to be engaged extensively in stone road making some fifteen or twenty years ago, but we have not heard of his doing much in this line of work in recent years. Following are the bids of each firm bidding on the road: Taber & Hallahans7,2lß A. E. Gray... 7,798 Alva, Harriman 7,981 Smith & Thompson 7,300 George Gilman 8,496 Dolen & Kinney 9,464 Ed Mahoney. 7,775 O. E. Shafer 7,797

HUGH KIRK PUBLIC CHAUFFEUR

Motor Troubles Car Washing with M. J. Schroer. PHONE 78 Another new supply of correspondence stationery, calling and invitation cards, correspondence cards, etc., has just been received at The Democrat’s fancy stationery department.