Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1915 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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Public Sale Dates. - The Democrat has printed bills for Tuesday, Dec. 7, Mose Banks and W. P. Poisel, 3% miles east of Gifford. General sale, 10 horses, 31 head of cattle, 100 head hogs, farm tools, etc. * ' — Friday, Dec. 10, Robert Timmons, 4% miles south, ly 2 miles west of Tefft, on the old Schrader farm. General sale, 7 horses, 15 head cattle, hogs, chickens, turkeys, ducks, farm tools, etc. Wednesday, Dec. 15, Pearl Davis. 1 mile west of Gifford. General sale, including 13 head horses, S head of cattle, implements, etc. Thursday, Dec. 15, Russell E. Morton, y 2 mile east of Lee, on the Linville farm. General sale, S horses, 21 head of cattle, 8 7 head of hogs, farm tools, etc. Thursday, Dec. 23, Daniel V. Blake, 6 miles southeast of Foresman. Stock sale, G horses and mules, 13 head of cattle, 4 8 head of hogs.

Big Meetings Still Continue at Trinity M. E. Church.

The evangelistic services at the 'Methodist church have been drawing large congregations hear the Kerr Brothers, evangelists, preach and sing. The meetings are growing in interest and power and each night the altar is filled with converts and Christians seeking to re-consecrete themselves to God. Sunday will be one of the greatest days ever held by the Methodists. The evangelists will be at the Sunday school service and it is expected that four hundred will be in attendance. The regular services, 10:43 a. m., and 7:30 p. m., will be in charge of the evangelists. In the afternoon two great mass meetings will be held at 3 o’clock. One for women ai the Presbyterian church, and one for men at the Methodist church. Next week will be the closing week and each night will be a spec- . ial service. Those who attend are 'advised to go early as the church is filled before the services begin.

Funeral of Lucy Healy Largely Attended.

The funeral of Miss Lucy Healy was largely attended Wednesday morning. There was also a large number of automobiles and teams in the procession that followed the remains to the last resting place in Mt. Calvary cemetery, south of town. The floral offerings were handsome and included offerings from school and church friends of deceased. The Rensselaer band, of which the father and two brothers are members, led the procession from the home on Front street to St. Augustine’s Catholic church, where the services were held, and from thence to the Washington street bridge after the services. Among those from out of town ■who were here to attend the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Overton of So. Haven, Mich., and Clara, Emma and Albert Plunkett, Marie Haskett, William Scliuh, Thomas O’Neil, William Tully and Michael Dowling of Kentland.

Mrs. Hannon Settles Shortage With Express Company.

Settlement was made Thursday by Mrs. Harmon with the express com pany of the alleged shortage charged to her son, John Harmon, late driver of the express wagon. It is understood that £he full amount of the shortage, $884.91, was settled. Mrs., Harmon informs The Democrat that her son tells her that the former agent, Walter Geher, wai as deep in the mud as he—John—was in the mire, and that an effort will be made to have him “come across’’ with half the amount of the shortage. John claims, she states, that Geher got at least half the amuont, but left John to shoulder it all.

Notice to Woodmen. The annual election of officers for Rensselaer Camp, No. 4 412, will be held at Woodmen Hall in the I. O. O. F. block, on Wednesday niglit, Dec. 8. Camp opens at 7:30 o’clock. A full attendance of members is desired. Refreshments served after camp business is over. CHARLES PLATT, V. C. JOHN MERRITT, Clerk.

Central Delivery Schedule.

The following delivery time schedule will start Monday, Dec, 6: Mornings 7:30 and 1Q:00 Afternoons 2:00 and 4:00 Saturday’s . 7:30 and 10:00 Saturday’s p. m. ... 1:30 3:30 5:30CENTRAL DELIVERY SYSTEM.

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COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs Fromthe Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Commissioners’ court convenes Monday. Squire John Greve was down from Demotte on business yesterday. Seventy-five hunters’ licenses were issued last month in this county. Miss Nell Reisb, who- had been visiting friends at Kokomo and Bluffton for a few days, returned home Wednesday evening. Nine marriage licenses were issued last month, against 10 for the preceding month, and 13 for the corresponding month of 1914. New suits filed: No. 8532. Joseph Kosta vs. John M. Wells; action to enforce landlord’s lien for $44.75, and for the appointment of a receiver. County Commissioner D. S. Malceever has bought of Orpheus C. Halstead the latter’s 24 0 acre farm in section 21, Newton tp., paying therefor, according to the deed, $32,-0-00. The land lies directly south and across the road from Mr. Makeever’s home place.

Monticello Herald: John Burri\ who has been in the White county jail on a charge of forgery was released Tuesday on a bond of SI,OOO, signed by Robert W. Burris and Oscar, Russell of Jasper county. The case came here from that county on a change of venue and will not be tried before the February term.

Any clothing or shoes you are laying aside, or your children have outgrown, if taken to the court house may help another to be more comfortable in the coming wintry weather. A room in the court house is reserved for the use of the charity board, clothing is cared for in good condition, until one who needs it calls lor it. Many have had their scant wardrobes replenished in this way, and it is a burden to no one. Please remember this very important way to help the unfortunate, xx

4 Mrs. Henry Miller, the Wheatiield woman who was arrested some time ago and placed in jail at Watseka, HI., on the charge of murdering her daughter’s illegitimate child by throwing it into a new dredge ditch in Iroquois county, 111., near where the girl gave birth to the child, entered a plea of guilty in court there a few days ago and was given an indeterminate sentence of from one year to life. The old lady was greatly distressed over the disgrace the daughter had brought upon the family and no doubt was driven nearly insane over the matter, which caused her to make way with the newly born child, it is'probable that she will be released from prison at the expiration, of the minimum sentence.

Prominent Carpenter Tp., Farmer Buried Tuesday.

Geprge Fox, age 51 years, a prominent farmer of southwest Carpenter died last Sunday night at about 1 I o'clock from a stroke of apoplexy, and was buried at Goodland Tuesday afternoon, the funeral taking place at his- late residence. He leaves a wife, two sons, Charles and Harold, and one daughter, Edith. Mr. Fox was practically a life-time resident of Carpenter tp., and a well educated and up-to-date farmer. He was a son of Charles B. Fox, who retired from the farm more than 25 years ago and moved to Goodland, where he has since vesided. Mr. Fox and wife had returned Sunday evening from a visit with relatives at Frankfort, t and were met at Goodland by their children in the automobile. They took supper in town and started home about 8:30

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY; INDIANA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1915.

o’clock, George driving the car. On the way home one of the sons who occupied the seat with his father noticed that something was wrong with the latter, and he seized the wheel to prevent the car going into the ditch. A hurried run was made to their home and a doctor was summoned, but medical skill was without avail, and he passeu away a few hours later. Mr. Fox was a Democrat politically and has occupied a place on the Democratic county ticket for county commisisoner and at another time for member of the county council. He has also been nominated for trustee of Carpenter tp. He was a mighty good man and liis early death is deeply deplored by all who knew him. ._w

High School Play Was Well Attended

The high school operetta. A Nautical Knot," given at Ellis theater on Thursday and last nights was well attended and thoroughly enjoy ed by the audience. The pupils dio extremely well and received much applause. A large number of boys and girls took part in the play as is s|iown by the following: CAST OF CHARACTERS ■ Julia . . . . . . ...... Witda Littlefield Nance. Ruth Wood Barnabas Lee. Elvvn Allman Bill Salt. . . . . . . Carl Eigelsbaeh Joe Stout . .......... . . Paul Beam Bar nst a pool e G iris Delia. ............ Doris Morlan Daisy. . . . ........ .Alice Thomas Dora . ... . . . Inez Kiplinger De11a......... .. . Bernice Long Jack Brace . . . . Harry Moore Jim Spray. ... . . . . . . . . . .Robert Loy Ned Bluff. .y . . .v. ... Robert Reeve Artists—Howard York, Paul Healy, Floyd Hemphill, lone Zimmerman, accompanist. Barnstapoole Girls, Sailors and Artists —Evelyn Freeland, Lucile Luers, Helen Leatherman, Gwendolyn Kan nal, Lula Haworth, Marguerite Norris, Leila Paulus, Meta Oglesby, Thelma Martindale, Helen Parkinsou, Elizabeth King, Howard York, Floyd Hemphill, Paul Healy, .Harry Moore, Archie Lee, Harry MeColly, William Eisele, William Tilton, Charles Halleek, Jackson Freeland.

Kentland and Morocco Burglar In Jail Here.

A young man 20 years of age and giving the name of Earl Chase, was arrested at Morocco by the marshal and a posse of citizens after a twomile chase, on the charge of burglarizing the Julius Conen store ai Morocco on Sunday night. He was attempting to get out of town on a C. I. & S. freight train when the marshal tried to place hirn under arrest. He made a break so» liberty and ran until -exhausted before he was captured. Chase was brought to Rensselaer Tuesday evening and placed in jail to await the January term of court in Newton county. He had on three sweaters under his coat when arrested and also now underwear ami sox, which it was thought were stolen from the Fletcher store ar Kentlanor about a week previously. After his arrest Chase wrote a letter to Chicago, and Sheriff Hess and James Fletcher, acting on iuv address given oh the envelope, went up to the city Wednesday and found Mrs. H. K. Jones, who stated that she had moved from Danville, til., about three weeks before, and that her husband was still working in Danville. A search of her apartments brought forth practically all the goods stolen from the Fletcher and Ryan stores at Kent land, other than those worn by Chase. The woman was placed under arrest and the police at Danville notified to arrest her husband. Chase claimed to have formerly lived at Danville.

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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. Tile Factory Burned. Lafayette, lud , Nov. 30. —Fire destroyed the plant of the Clay Products Company at Earl Park, last night, with a loss of SIO,OOO. The insurance is $3,000. A bucket brigade attempted to fight the. fire but was unsuccessful. Three weeks ago the factory closed for the winter. It is supposed tramps set the building on fire. The company manufactured tile, and had been established twenty years. The building originally cost $25,000.

Sheriff Whitaker Taking No Chances With Recaptured Prisoner.

John Yolker, diamond thief and escaped convict is again behind prison bars at Crown Point, having been landed there by Deputy Sheriff Bryce Whitaker, who- brought him from Syracuse, N. Y. From Crown Point Volker will be taken to the Jeffersonville reformatory to se,rve his sentence of from two to fourteen years. IJe escaped from Sheriff Henry Whitafker at Lafayette, while enroute to serve his sentence and was recaptured by the Syracuse police a few hours before Sheriff Whitaker expectei^.^to lay hands upon him. Whitaker offered SSOO reward which will go into the Syracuse police pension fund. In order to prevent his charge from making another dash for liberty Bryce Witaker hobbled the convict with what is known as the Oregon boot, a boot like iron weighing 18 pounds.—Lake County Times. ' .. .w’4

Jackson Club Feast Set for Dec. 30 in Lafayette.

Lafayette, Ind., Dec. I.—Because congress will be in session in January the banquet committee of the Jackson Club today set Dec. 30, as the date of the annual Jackson day banquet here. It was first planned to hold the lovefeast Jan. 8, the anniversary of the birth of Jackson. Senator John W Kern has arranged for the speakers, of whom there will be more than a dozen. Besides Kern it is planned to have Speaker Champ Clark, Senator OUie James of Kentucky, and Senator Thomas Gore of Oklahoma. It will be the twentieth annual banquet given by the famous club and arrangements have been made at the Fowler Hotel to serve 700 persons. All the state Democratic candidates are expected to attend and among those who already has signified their intention of being on hand are Representative J. A. M. Adair, Fred V alleys Of Anderson, Frank (', Dailey, United States district attorney; Horner L. Cook, secretary of state; Geo, A. Bittler, state treasurer, and Dale J. Crittenberger, auditor of state. A special interurban car, in charge of James Fry, former state oil inspector, will be run from Indianapolis on the afternoon of the banquet. Gov. Ralston has also been invited to attend and he will respond so a toast i! business of his office permits him to leave Indianapolis.

EVERY FACTORY GOING.

Pittsburg ( liable to Find Vacant Buildings for New Enterprises. Pittsburg, November 30.—The Pittsburg foreign trade commission in announcing that it was unable to find a vacant factory for a manufacturer desirous of locating in the Pittsburg district, stated, today that every manufacturing establishment in and around the. city, capable of being put in operation without an expenditure equal to the cost of new construction, is now in use. The new business which makes this condition possible, the commission stated, was due to the orders placed by agents of the entente allies now located here, and to orders from Canada. Not all of the business is for

war material, although it forms a large part of the output.

INTERURBAN RAILROAD SOLD.

l’t. Wayne Jfc Decatur Line Disposed tff to Bankers for $75,000. Decatur, hid., Nov. 30. The Ft. Wayne '& Springfield railway was today sold to interests represented by Charles H. Worden, of Ft. Wayne, for $75,000. Cincinnati and Decatur junk dealers bid $71,000. on theii grit. The road is twenty-one miles long, ami cost $750,000 to build. Worden represents the Decatur and Ft. Wayne banking interests which provided most of tlie construction money. These interests may • junk" the rail road, and a jitney bus service may be established between Ft. Wavno and Decatur.

C. B. LANDIS NOW WEALTHY.

former Ninth District Congressman Holds Some DuPont Powder. Stock. Delphi, hid.. Dec. 1. Word has been received here that Charles It. Landis, of Wilmington, Del., who represented the lintli district in the congress for six terms, and was a newspaper publisher until lie became congressman, is now worth $500,000. Mr. Landis, at. the close of his congressional career, was hired as one of the managers of the DuPont Powder Company and, inri dently, bought some of the DuPont stock. The war has sent the stock up to the sky and shares worth at par SIOO are now Belling for S9OO. Landis could get close to $500,000 for his at one time holdings.

A Treat for Music Lovers. Admirers of Ben Holmes, The popular singing Comedian, await Ids coming With keen anticipation. Tm a Jolly German,” ”l Love the* Name 0 f Katie,’’ “My Fatherland” and "The Girl That I See in My Dreams,” are a few of the song successes featured in the big musical comedy drama “Happy Heinie,” in w hich Ben Holmes will appear at the Ellis theater Thursday, Dec. 9. Mr. Holmes is conceded to be the prince of German dialect comedians and lias a reputation of having made millions laugh with his droll humor. Nearly everyone is more or less familiar with the story of “Happy Heinie, ’ and it would be* a superfluity to this most popular of all dialect plays. Suffice to say that Ben Holmes in “Happy Heinie is a Hot of fun, laughter, girls and music, all new this season and bigger, brighter and better than ever, Advt,

Birth Announcements

Xov. z:>, to Mr. and Mrs. Leslie .Miller of Barkley tp., a son. Xov. 30, to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Hopkins of near Parr, a son. Deo. 1, to Mr and Mrs. Tull Malone, a son. Her. 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Sain Walstra of Fair Oaks, a daughter. Dec. 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Amid Shpltz of l.'nion tp., a son.

Boy Social.

There will be a box social and spelling match at the Uni Ills school in Jordan tp., on Saturday evening, December 11. Ladies please bring boxes. Everybody cordially Invited. NEDDIE M. PARKER, Teacher.

Box Social.

There will be a box social at Aix school, Saturday evening, Dec. 4. A short program. Ladies, please bring boxes. Everybody invited.—R. \v. FAIR, Teacher.

COURT NEWS

Circuit Court Docket. This is the last week of the regular term of court, hut Special Judge George \V. Marvin of Monticello, who will hear the Ryan ditch case, will take up same today and the hearing will continue on beyond the regular term for some time, so doubt, Final report filed in the Harvey .1. Deleter ditch and notice ordered returnable Dec. 4. Amos Davisson ditch; report of drainage commissioner and profile filed. James H. Gilbert vs. Charles Ron-,

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Vol. XVIII, No. 71

SHIP PLOTTERS FOUND GUILTY

Dr. Buenz and Aids Convicted of Conspiracy. FOUR FACE FINE AND JAIL Jury’s Verdict Is That They Defrauded the United States in Obtaining False Clearances to Aid German Fleet. New York, Dec. a.— The jury in the United States district court returned u verdict of guilty last night against Dr. Karl Buenz and threo other olllcials of tho Hambiirg-Amorjcan line. Tho four defendants were charged with conspiracy to deceive and defraud the United States government by obtaining clearances for relief shipß laden with coal and other supplies sailing from American ports for German cruisers in the Atlantic early In the war. Tho maximum penalty for each indictment is two years’ Imprisonment and SIO,OOO line'. Sentences were not imposed at once becauso of the late hour when tho verdict was reached. Judge Howe deferred until toddy a hearing on expected actions to set aside the verdict and arrest Judgment. A date for passing sentence will then bo designated. Verdict on First Ballot. Tho Jury is reported to have taken only one ballot and this after several hours of discussion of tho evidence. It was given the case at 2; 40 o’clock in the afternoon. Tho foreman, George W. Palmer, announced the verdict at 10:10 o’clock at night. An appeal, it seemed certain, will bo made to tho federal court of appeals and, in case tho verdict is upheld, to the Supreme court of the United States.

Meantime tho defendants will probably remain at liberty under $5,000 bail each. The four defendants affected by the verdict are: Dr. Karl Buenz, managing director of the Hamburg-American line in New York city and former German consul general.

George Hotter, general superintendent of the line.

Adolph Ilachmeister, general purchasing agent. Joseph Popplnghaus, a former officer in the German navy and at present a second officer in the Hamburg* American line.

Guilty on Two Indictments. The Jury returned a verdict of & guilty on each of two Indictments. A fifth defendant, Felix Heffner, supercargo on one of the neutral steamers sent to supply the German fleet, was not brought to trial. He was captured by the British while on 10s errand of relief and is at present a prisoner in a Canadian detention camp. - .

The four defendants took the verdict calmly. After the jury had filed out Doctor Ruenz turned to Kotter, sitting at his left, and rising, shook hands. “Auf wiedersehen!” he said, and Kotter echoed the words.

LET ANOTHER BABY DIE

Deformed and Paralyzed Infant .Succumbs in New York Hospital.

New York, Dec, 3.—Margaret Roberts, the deformed and paralyzed baby whose birth caused a discussion here similar to th a{ over the defective baby allowed to die recently in Chicago, died in the Rabies’ hospital. No operation was performed. The jjnfant was horn November 23. Its lower limbs were paralyzed and its feet deformed, hut its mental condition was thought to be normal. Dr. Maurice Rosenberg, tho physician who attended Mrs. Roberts, asserted after the child's birth that a simple operation could save Its life and mentality, although it would be a life-long cripple. A board of physicians decided against the operation.

VILLA’S MEN MENACE BORDER

Scattered Bands of Defeated Army Appear at Various Points Near Boundary Line. Douglas, Ariz., L|Ac. 3.—American military authc ities ire confronted by a serious situation owing to tho appearance of scattered Villista forces at various points near the United States border. General Funston has strengthened the patrols along the border In anticipation of raids upon American territory by Villa soldiers seeking supplies. Deserters from Villa’s army who have fled across the frontier say the fugitive revolutionary leader has announced his intention of attacking the American troops that attempt to interfere with his plans. printed while you wait at The Democrat office.