Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1915 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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Public Sale Dates. The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Wednesday, Nov. 17, Fred W. Krueger, 6 miles north, 3 % miles west and 2’4 miles north of Rensselaer, 214 miles north of Parr. General sale, 4 horses, 18 head of cattle, 18 head of hogs, chickens, etc. Thursday, Nov. 18, Isaac Saidla, 2 miles south of Rensselaer. Big general sale, 9 head of horses; 36 head of cattle, 31 head of hogs, farm tools, etc. Tuesday, Nov. 23, Dennis Healey and Wm. T. Porter, 1% miles north and 14 mile east of Parr. Joint sale, 12 head of horses, 63 head of cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc.

PUT TO BAD USE.

“Match Factory’’ Is Alleged Rendevous for Gamblers and Toughs. It is reported that the old “match factory” building is not without its uses—or misuses, rather. It is said to be the Sunday rendevous for a bunch of local boozers, poker players and other toughs, both male and female, who go there to drink, gamble and pull off other immoral stunts. As it is located just outside the city limits, no effort has thus far been made tp put a stop to these doings, but The Democrat is informed that the prosecuting attorney and his deputy, Mr. Sands, have been put next to what has been going on there and a raid is likely to be made on the building some of these days, and the school fund will come in for a good boost in the way of fines.

High School Teacher Robbed of $47.

One of the Rensselaer high school teachers, Miss Mallory, had the misfortune to lose nearly SSO last week when going to the State Teachers’ Association meeting. She, with other teachers, left on the evening train Wednesday. Some of them left their traveling bags and suit cases in the lavatory of the day coacn, when getting on, as the car was quite crowded. Miss Mallory had SSO in cash and after buying her ticket she placed the purse in her traveling bag which was left with others in the lavatory. Perhaps some one had noticed her do this and watched where she put the bag in getting on the train. At anyrate, when about halfway to Indianapolis she thought of the purse and went to the bag, only to find that all the money had been taken except eighty cents in change. The loss of the money is a severe one tp Miss Mallory, as it would be to almost any teacher or any one for that matter.

Lyman Zea Apparently Getting Along All Right.

Mrs. Lyman Zea and sons, George and Chester, returned Wednesday night from Hammond, where they had gone to see her husband, Lyman Zea, who was operated on in St. Margaret’s hospital there Monday evening for an accute attack of appendicitis. The operation is said to have been performed in only the nick of time. It was found that the appendix was bursted, and therefore it was not removed, a drainage tube being inserted only, and it was hoped that the patient would, get along alright, although his being so fleshy was rather against him. It was thought if he got through yesterday that he would recover, and no bad news had been received at this writing, so his family think he is doing all right.

The Smallpox Situation.

Health Officer Gwin\ reports that the little Shaw girl, who has ihad a mild case of smallpox, would be released from quarantine yesterday. The Lon Watkin’s home in the northwest part of town, is still under quarantine because of the fact that one of the children had the measles and could not he vaccinated. No new cases have been reported for some time and it seems that the disease has been practically stamped out. While Dr. Gwin has been critized in some quarters, he seems to have handled the situation about as well as could have been done, and very little inconvenience has been experienced even in families where there were cases of the disease.

Wanted

One hundred fat men to become Htamillized and get one of those perfect fitting $18.50 Clothcraft suits at $15.75. They’re designed to fit a fat man perfectly. You’ll be lucky if you buy one.—HAMILL & CO.

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 the Several County Offices. x Mrs. Joseph Shindler of Newton tp., was arrested Tuesday afternoon on an affidavit filed by Louis Whicker, the man who had a mix-up with Joe Thomas Tuesday forenoon, charging her with provoke. She was arrested and the trial set for today in Squire Spitler’s court. Rev. Postill informs us that the Bedford property, occupied by B. F. Barnes, was advertised to be sold on sealed bids, as the would-be purchasers had the impression, but at “private sale,” and therefore it was his business as administrator, to hold the sale open and get as much as he could for it. The property has not been disposed of yet.

The strife for stone road contracts in Jasper county is becoming quite popular, and the little job in Walker tp., let last Tuesday, the Alva D. Herdman road, there were no less than seven bidders. Oris Salrin was the low bidder, $2,250, and got the contract. The other bids were: Hibbs & Parker, $2,490; Jacob Johnson, $2,495; A. D. Hershman, $2,738; T. M. Callahan, $2,800; B. J. Moore, $2,861.60; A. S. Keen, $3,460. Miss Nell Reish, who has been deputy in the auditor’s office for several years, will remain in the treasurer’s office, where she has been assisting for the past few weeks, we understand, and will be Mr. May’s deputy. Herbert Hammond has been assisting his father in the auditor’s office for several months, and will remain there as his deputy. Miss Agnes Platt, deputy in the recorder’s office, will continue to help out on some of the clerical work in the auditor’s office for the time being.

Charles C. Parks, who drives a school wagon in Newton tp., filed an affidavit Tuesday for provoke against Edward McFadden, a Chicago street car motorman, whose family is staying in Newton tp., and a 11-year-old girl is attending school. Parks alleges that he had to reprimand the girl several times and one time had to slap her lightly. The father of the child took up the matter and wanted to thrash Parks, who had him arrested and arraigned before Squire Spitler, where he entered a plea of guilty and was fined $1 and costs, $10.95 in all.

Marriage licenses issued: Nov. 4, Glenn Chester Brown of Monon, aged 21 March 8 last, occupation barber, to Bethel Bell Rutherford, daughter of Firman Rutherford of Rensselaer, aged 19 Sept. 11 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. P. C. Curnick, at the, M. E. parsonage. Nov. 4, Isaac E. Biggs of Wheatfield, aged 22 Jan. 16 last, occupation carpenter, to Nora Alma Hight of Wheatfield, aged 16 Nov. 22 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Female being under age, father, E. R. Hight, files consent to issuance oj licenses. Married by Squire Spitler, in the clerk’s office.

Three new state cases have been filed in the circuit court in the past few days: One of these ip that against John Burris, Charging the forgery of a check passed upon James Snedeker, the Main street grocer, some time ago, and on which he was acquitted on the charge of endorsing same knowing that there was no funds in bank to meet the payment in the Newton circuit court last week. He was re-arrested then on the forgery charge and arraigned before Squire Dean, who bound him over to the circuit court under S3OO bonds, furnished by his father R. W. Burris. The second case is that of the State vs. Vernon Hazen, charging

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THE TWICE>A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1915.

WANTS AGENTS ARRESTED.

Chicago Woman . Alleges Fraud in Sale of Lands in Jasper Co. According to a dispatch from Springfield, 111., Governor Dunne issued requistion papers Tuesday for J. A. Dunlap and V. J. ’ Crisler of Rensselaer, alleged to have defrauded Carrie C. Gensert of Chicago, in a land sale, but at this writing no arrests have been made, the papers, of course, having to go to Governor Ralston for his approval before the parties could be taken out of this state.

Mr. Dunlap, who is a well known attorney of Rensselaer, is looking after cases in the Newton circuit court in w’hich he is counsel, and has not been invited to go to Chicago at this writing, although it is understood that Sheriff McColly has the papers for the arrest. Mr. Crisler is out in Montana on a hunting trip with W. J. Wright and visiting Joe Pullins at his ranch near Townsend, Mont. It is understood that the prospective arrests are on grand jury indictments returned in Cook county. The connection of Messrs. Dunlap and Crisler with the land sale—which is a 10-acre tract of the Springer lands near Kniman—is simply that of agents, it seems, and they have not done anything unlawful according to Mr. Dunlap. Messrs. Dunlap and Crisler arranged with the Springer estate to plat a lot of this land into 10-aere truck patches, and also arranged with the Southern Land Co., a firm in Chicago to help them in selling the plats. It was muck land, suitable for onion growing, etc., and was to be sold at S2OO per acre. Miss Geisert bought a 10-acre tract of this land in 1914, for $2,000, S2OO per acre, paying SSOO down, and giving notes 'for the balance. This money went to the Springer estate. She later traded her equity to Ed Oliver for a tract of land near Newland, it is understood. The trouble is apparently over the collection of unpaid notes, which it now appears Oliver was to secure and turn over to Miss Geisert, but failed to do, it is said. When the first SSOQ iiotG became due it was sent to Chicago for collection by Mr’ Dunlap.

Man Who Robbed Spate Store At Newland Jailed.

Sheriff McColly returned Thursday night from a quick trip to Michigan, where he got Orvill Grimm, late of Newland or Gifford, and bought to Rensselaer and placed in jail on the charge of breaking into J. W. Spate’s store at Newland some time ago and stealnig a number of watches, etc. The Democrat is informed that Grimm admits the theft, and will take his “medicine.”

Grimm was arraigned before Squir fc Spitler yesterday and bound over to the circuit court. He had one watch and two of the rings taken, which he turned over to Sheriff McColly, and one watch and some rings, he says, he sent to a sister at Madison, Wis. Some of the half-dozen watches stolen he pawned in Chicago. He waived extradition papers and also preliminary hearing.

An Echo of the Lafayette & Northwestern Railroad Project.

Over in White county, where a subsidy tax was foolishly voted that paper traction line, the so-called Lafayette & Northwestern Railroad, in Round Grove and Princeton townships, petitions were filed with the county commissioners at their meeting this week, asking them to order the treasurer not to collect the tax, which had already been placed on the duplicate, and such order was made, whether strictly legal or not.

This probably marks the finis of the proposed L. & N. W. project, and it is doubtlul if another subsidy could be voted in either of those townships again for any such proposition. The people of this section of the state have been slow to awaken to the error of their ways in this matter, and ever yproposition that came along savoring of a subsidy was generally carried through with a whoop. Especially was this true with Rensselaer, but The Democrat believes that a large majority of our people have at last got their eyes opened, and a subsidy to any private corporation can never be carried here again. It is well 4hat this has come about. No community in the country has been so pestered by irresponsible subsidy-hunters in years gone by as Rensselaer, and we certainly should profit by our experience.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happening* in the Nearby Cities and Towne—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Place*. ’ * Suffrage Defeated In Three States Tuesday. Massachusetts, New York and Pennsylvania followed the recent hostile action of New Jersey in hitting woman’s suffrage a hard blow in Tuesday’s elections, returning enormous majorities against ithe proposition in all three states. The new constitution was also defeated, in New York. These three states have a population of about 20,000,b 00» one-fifth that of the entire country, and the verdict against woman’s suffrage must be taken as that of the majority opinion of the voters of the country on this proposition, although a large vote was cast for sufrage.

The Republicans made some gains as was to be in an “off” year, when tbe “outs” usually put it dVer the “ins”, to some extent. In New Jersey they gained two state senators and will control the legislature in that state. In Massachusetts the Republicans elected McCall for governor over Governor Walsh, Democrat. Stanley, Democrat, is apparently elected governor of Kentucky, although the Republicans are loth to give up and it may require the official count to determine the result; In Maryland the Democrats elected the governor and legislature. In Cincinnati the Republicans elected the mayor, and the statewide prohibition amendment to the destitution was defeated by over 60,000 votes in the state.

In the local town elections politics cut little figure, and they went about as usual. In ihany instances citizen tickets, composed of both Democrats and Republicans, were elected. At Remington the Republicans swept the platter clean, as usual. Fred Hicks, Rep., was elected trustee over W. 11. Kenyon, Dem., by 4 0 votes; S. G. Hand, Rep., over D. V. McGlynn, Dem., by 72; G. I. Thomas, Rep., over Dr. A. P. Rainier, Dem., by 27; Charles Hascall, Rep., for clerk, over Thos. Samuels, Dem., by 67; F. L. Lough, Rep., for treasurer had no opposition; Lee Rush, Rep., was re-elected marshal over Len Dickinson, Dem., by 73. At Wheatfield the Democrats elected one trustee and the Republicans got the rest of the ticket; Win. McNeil, Rep., for trustee was elected over Bert Vandercar, Dem., by 13; Joseph Hickman, Dem., over James Keen, Rep., by 11; Joe Hilliard, Rep., for clerk, over Ezra Whitehead, Dem., by 21 ■ E. R. Hight, Rep., for treasurer, over Grover Stembel, Dem., by lb; Frank Johnson, Rep., for marshal, over Lou McKay, Dem., by 42. Som e near by results:

Kentland—Charles A. Rinard, trustee; J. G. Davis, clerk; Roy A. Ross, treasurer; R. M. Monroe, marshal; all on Citizens ticket except Monroe, on Non-partisan ticket. Mt. Ayr—George Corbin, Democrat; J. R. Sigler, rvepubllcan, and Charles Snow, Republican, trustees; J. W. Merry, Republican, clerk; H. S. Hufty, Democrat, marshal. Brook—Dr. C. A. Wood and O. B. Stonehill, trustees; \V. R. Wooley, clerk; J. B. Low’e, treasurer; Henry Deardiiff, marshal; Citizens ticket. No opposition.

Morocco—-C. B. Russell and John Robertsort, trustee; Bruce Stevens, treasurer; Amos Bachelder, marshal, all Democrats. Republicans also had ticket. Medaryville—Arthur Prevo, Theodore Bremer, trustees; clerk-treas-urer, David Lowe; all Republicans; James Anderson, marshall; Citizens. Monon—Republicans elected entire ticket. Richard Foulks, trustee; O. H. Brown, clerkrtreasurer; George Davis, marshal. Francesville—Democrats elected I. J. Lefler, clerk-treasurer; W. R. M hite, marshal. Republicans got what the boy shot at and missed.

Brookston - The Republican ticket .was elected as follows: Clerk, F. Van Camp; treasurer, John Vannata; marshal, Mr. Hudson; trustees, Jas. French; Frank Myers, Emory Brockway', B. Breckenridge and D. Smith. Chalmers—The Democrats elected Homer Fisher, clerk, and Levi Raynolds, trustee. The Republicans elected Morris A. Briggs, treasurer, and John G. Bentz, marshal. Thu total vote was 450. Reynolds—Newton Johnson, Democrat, was elected marshal and the remainder of the ticket was elected by Republ’icans, as follows: Carl Roemler, treasurer; Reed McCoy, clerk, and John Moore, trustee. Wolcott—Light vote with but one ticket in the field.

Mr. Kennedy Replies to Article In Evening Republican.

L. Kqpnedy, of Indianapolis, is here as a salesman for unimproved lots in Indianapolis. The investment may be a good one, but as a rule unimproved lots in cities that are marketed away from home are poor speculation and it is probable that investment in Rensselaer lots would prove equally as good an investment. —Evening Republican, Nov. 4. Referring to the above article appearing in “The Evening Republican,” I wish to state that it is very evident that said article was published offhand without any investigation whatsoever. In order to inform the citizens of Rensselaer who I am, I desire to state that for the past fourteen years I have done considerable business here for the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. Many of the business men can testify as to my methods of doing business. As to my proposition, that of selling lots in Washington Place addition on the monthly payment plan, will say that it is a thoroughly legitimate one, and I will gladly refer the citizens of this community to any bank or trust company in Indianapolis as to the ownership of these lots and their possibilities as an investiment.

I am glad to state that one of the good business men (here was in Indianapolis this week and made a thorough inspection of my proposition. On his return he made a purchase of one lot and paid for it. I desire to state further that this is not an unimproved Canadian proposition, over which I understand the authors of the above articles were very enthusiastic some time ago. But, instead, it is a proposition in our home state. Better than that, it is one in our great capital city, Indianapolis, which statistics show an increase in population the last ten years of 65,000.

I have never met the authors of the above article. From the information I have received from reputable business men of Rensselaer, it impresses me that the community would fare better if they would* ignore the "breezy 4 ’ articles appearing in the Republican from time to time, and not be guided by their influence, unless the citizens here know something of the truth of their statements. L. KENNEDY.

Trying to Straighten Out American Express Co, Books.

There has been some poor bookkeeping at the local American Express office, it is reporter), but it is difficult to secure much information. W. G. Geher, who has been in charge for the past few months, has been checked out and C. N. ('ravens of Tipton, checked in. J. L. Wikoff, auditor for the company, with an assistant, has been here tor several days working on the books, and report has it that there is a discrepancy of about SI,OOO in the accounts. Geher, who is from Lima, Ohio, came here and took the place of Agent Bart, who was sent to Crawfordsville. Hart succeeded Harrison Timmons, who moved to Benton Harbor, Mich.

Just .how far the trouble dates back we are unable to learn at this writing, but Hart seemed a very capwriting, but Hart seemed a very capable man. It is said that much of the discrepancy is in C. O. D. shipments. Some two months ago John Harmon, driver for the company here, had SIOO belonging to the company stolen from his pocket at Fountain Park. He is alleged to have paid the amount back but it is said the loss was never reported to the company’s headquarters nor d.; the books show anything about it.

Vol. XVIII, No. 63

PRESIDENT BARES DEFENSE PLAN TO GUARD AMERICA

Asks Country to Support Program to Protect Nation. WILSON ASKS BIGGER ARMY Wants 400,000 Citizens Trained In the Next Three Years Through Voluntary Enlistment and Approves Large Naval Increase— Hits "Alien Voices." New York, Nov. 5. —President Wilson outlined last night the program for national defense which he will place before the next congress, and appealed to the whole country for support. * In an address before the Manhattan club- at its fiftieth anniversary dinner the president expounded his plans on preparedness and his views on other national questions. President Wilson’s speech in part was as follows: Mr. Tpastmaster and Gentlemen: I warmly felicitate the club on the completion of fifty years of successful and Interesting life. I shall assume that around the dinner table on this memorial occasion our talk should properly turn to the wide and common interests which are most in our thoughts, whether they be the Interests of the community or of the nation. Tells of New Problems. A year and a half ago our thoughts would have been almost altogether of great domestic questions. They are many and of vital 1 consequence. We must and shall address ourselves to their solution with diligence, firmness and self-possession, notwithstanding we find ourselves in the midst of a world disturbed by great disaster and ablaze with terrible war; but our thought is now inevitably of new things about which formerly we gave ourselves little concern.

We are thinking now chiefly of our relation with the rest of the world — not our commercial relations; about those we have thought and planned always—but about our political relations, our duties as an individual and independent force In the world to ourselves, our neighbors and the world itself. U. S. Champion of Liberty. Our principles are well known. It is not necessary to avow them again. We believe in political liberty, and founded our great government to obtain it, the liberty of men and of peoples—of men to choose their own lives and of peoples to choose their own allegiance. Our ambition, also, all the world has knowledge of. It is not only to be free and prosperous ourselves but also to be the friend and thoughtful partisan of those who are free or who desire freedom the world over. If we have had aggressive purposes and covetous ambitions, they were the fruit of our thoughtless youth as a nation and we have put them aside. Wants No More Conquest. We shall, 1 confidently believe, never again take another foot of territory by conquest. We shall never in any circumstances seek to make an independent people subject to our dominion; because we believe, we passionately believe, in the right of every people to choose their own allegiance and be free of masters altogether.

For ourselves we wish nothing but the full liberty of self-development; and with ourselves in this greater matter we associate all the peoples of our own hemisphere. We wish, not only for the United States, but for them the fullest freedom of independent growth and of action. United States' Duty on Military. All this is very clear to us and will, I confidently predict, become more and more clear to the whole world as the great processes of the future unfold themselves. It isjwith a full consciousness of such principles and such ambitions that we are asking ourselves at present what our duty is with regard to the armed force of the nation Force everywhere speaks out with a loud and Imperious voice in a titanic struggle of governments, and from one end of our own dear country to the other men are asking one another what our own force is, how far we are prepared to maintain ourselves against any interference with our national action or development. * In no man’s mind, I am sure, is there even raised the question of willful use of force on our part ..against any nation or any people. No matter what military or naval force the United States might develop, statesmen (Continued ou four./