Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1916 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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Public Sale Dates. The Democrat Das printed bills for the following public sales: Wednesday, Feb. 23, Wm. H. Asher and Love C. Asher, 214 miles west and y 2 mile south of Tefft. General sale, including 8 head of horses, 23 head of cattle, 14 hogs, farm implement?, etc. Thursday, Feb. 24, D. E. Lakin, 7 miles north of Rensselaer. General sale, including 15 head of horses, 32 head of cattle, 18 head of hogs, farm impleurents, etc. Friday, Feb. 25, Joseph Cain, 3 miles south of Rensselaer. General sale, including 8 head of horses and colts, 12 head of cattle, 24 head of hogs, farm implements, etc. Friday, Feb. 25, Levi J. Stutzman, 2 3-4 miles northwest of Mt. Ayr. General sale, including 20 head of horses, 7 head of cattle, 15 head of hogs, farm tools, household goods, safety corn shredder, etc. Tuesday, Feb. 29, F. P. Morton, 2 miles southeast of Lee. Stock sale, including 3 head of horses, 38 head of cattle, 1 feed grinder, etc. Thursday, March 2, J. F. Grouns, 9% miles southeast of Rensselaer. Closing out sale, including 3 head or horses, 4 milch cows, one fat sow, chickens, farm tools, household goods, etc.

Dr. Brown Invests Further in Florida Real Estate.

Dr. H. L. Brown returned Sunday from a three weeks’ sojourn and business trip to Palatka, Fla., where he and Mrs. Brown own a flat building. Mr. Brown also purchased a 94-acre tract of land on the St. Johns river, four miles out from Palatka, while there on this trip. In speaking of his purchase Dr. Brown said he figured he bought 35 acres and the rest, or 59 acres, was practically thrown in. The land lies well, extending down to the river front, and is located 30 miles inland from the ocean and 50 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. He had the entire tract fenced before leaving for the North. Thirty-five acres is of a good soil and will be given over to the raising of peaches and between the rows of peach trees Mr. Brown will plant pecan trees. There are two small buildings on the land. Palatka lies at the head of navigation on the St. Johns river and is the terminal for the large river boats which ply between that city and Jacksonville. He also says that the largest cypress lumber mill in the country is located at Palatka, which is a substantially growing city, and quite a winter resort for Northerners. The climate there as a rule is very mild, although Mr. Brown reports frost fell there on two nights during his visit, damaging the potato crop perhaps 25 per cent. One of the most enjoyable experiences of Dr. Brown’s trip wag his visit to the battlefield at Chickamauga, Ga.

Should Invoke “Lazy Husband” Penalty.

With all due respect for the work that has been done by the local charity board, in some cases it could have done more real and lasting good both to the families helped and to the community by prosecuting some of the family heads under the “lazy husband” law. In helping some families oue is but encouraging idleness, lazyness and loafing. We were told of a case a few days ago where a husband is earning good wages but absolutely refuses to contribute anything except the house rent to the support of his wife and large family of small children. The wife works every day that she can get work to buy groceries and raiment for hqp brood, while the husband “dolls up” each night and comes up town and spends his money in riotous living—or what is riotous living for one in his circumstances. There are other cases perhaps even worse than this, and example should be made of some of these men.

Largest Plate Glass Ever Shipped to Rensselaer.

D, M. Worland started tearing out the old front of his furniture store Monday to put in an entire new front of more modern design, the plate glass of which are the . largest ever shipped to Rensselaer. All the glass are eight feet high, and the two large front glass are 164 and 152 inches long <l3 feet ' 8 inches and 12 feet 8 inches) respectively? The doorway side glass are each 8 foot 8 iches long ( by 8 foot high. Mr. Worland will have a very fine store front indeed when the work is completed.

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. Attorney C. M. Sands was in Monticello Monday on legal business. Attorney Jasper Guy and James H. Gilbert were over from Remington yesterday looking after matters iu court.

Fred Irwin was arraigned before Mayor Spitler Sunday on the charge of intoxication, and was fined SSO and costs, making S6O in all, and sentenced to the state penal farm to remain 60 dayg in lieu of the cash. He was taken to the penal farm yesterday by McColly. An inquest was held at Newland Monday by Squire Dean and Drs. Kresler, Johnson and Gwin to inquire into the sanity of Mrs. Newton Kupke, who recently attempted to commit suicide by shooting herself with a revolver, mention of which was made in The Democrat at the time. They found the woman to be insane and application will be made to send her to Longcliff. New suits filed: No. 8574. State Bank of Rensselaer vs. Herman Messman et al; suit on note. Demand SSOO. - No. 8575. State Bank of Rensselaer vs. Hqrman Messman, et al; complaint on note. Demand SSOO. No. 8576. State Bank of Rensselaer vs. Herman Messman, et al; suit on note. Demand $350. No. 8577. N. C. Shafer & Co. vs. E. M. Baker;* suit on account. Demand S7O. No. 8578. Grace C. Ensley vs. Charles W. Bussell; action to foreclose chattel mortgage. Demand S4OO. No. 8579. Joseph Carr V 9. Elmer Clark; action to foreclose chattel mortgage. Demand $75. Marriage licenses issued: Feb. 18, Harry Ernest Saltwell of Pulaski county, aged 24 Jan. 31 last, occupation farmer, to Carrie Eliza Robinson of McCoysburg, aged 22 on date of issuance of license, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Feb. 19, John Henry May of Remington. aged 22 Nov. 27 last, occupation farmer, to Leona Edith Lewis, also of Remington, aged 24 Jan. 20 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Feb. 19, Alonysius Kasper Hart of. Fair Oaks, aged 22 Aug. 15 last, occupation farmer, to Irene Marie Jungles, aliso of Fair Oaks, aged 19 March 22 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

A Little Historical Sketch By John O’Connor.

To the Editor: : . Just 46 years ago today, Washington’s birthday, the U. S. S. Iroquois, homeward bound, met the Great Eastern, then the largest ship afloat. She was on her way out from England to lay the India cable. We met the Great Eastern about 20 miles south of the island of St. Helena, which place she had just left, and to which place we were headed for. It was just a little before noonday and after the usual customs of important ships at sea when they meet, especially in those days with no way of finding out the latest news, we hove to, meaning that both ships practically stopped so that we exchanged a short visit, got the latest news from each other, then resumed our journey. We told them that being Washington’s birthday we would soon fire a national salute of 21 guns. We then dressed ship and fired the salute. The Great Eastern, not being a warship, carried po guns but run Old Glory up to the main mast head and kept it there while we were in sight, and also ae was usually done in those days when we passed each ship dipped their colors—dipped the flag jby lowering it several feet three [times —meaning a cheerful good-bye.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 23. 1916

We soon anchored at St. Helena, where the great Napoleon slept. We remained there for a long time, giving - every person on the ship a chance to sell all the sights to be seen at St. Helena, which is an island in thq . south Atlantic ocean 15 degrees south of the equator or, say, 990 miles. After a pleasant stay there we again started on our last lap of our trip around the globe, arriving home at Hampton Roads on Good Friday night, midnight, April 15, 1 870. On the following Wednesday noon at the place where we started from the navy yard, New York, making a four-year cruise arid traveled over 1.00,000 miles. That was the record of the ship’s log book. —JOHN O’CONNOR.

Williain R. Bennett, the lyceum course lecturer, addressed the student body Wednesday morning on the subject: “The Training' Table.’’ He touched upon smoking, swearing and the usage of intoxicating liquors. The students were very much pleased with Ahe address and n*f doubt will be benefited by it. The Chaos staff has received 500 souvenir pencils. The inscription on the pencils is “Rensselaer High School, Chaos, ’16.” The price of each is five cents and the receipts will go to the aid of the Chaos. The junior class held a meeting Wednesday evening. The literary exercises which were rendered last Thursday afternoon were splendidly _given. Owing to the illness and absence of some of the participants two numbers were not had. Several visitors were present. The senior clastp has received their class pins and rings. Everyone is very much pleased with them. The Monticello high school basketball team defeated the locals in a hard fought battle by a 44 to 26 score. While Monticello gained a large score over the locals they were obliged to contest every point which they received. The game with the Culver high school, scheduled for Friday night, has been cancelled. The representations of the freshman literary w r ork for the Chaos is now being selected. The literary exercise which was to have been given on Feb. 24 was postponed until March 2, and the exercise which was to have been given on March 2 was postponed until March 9. The program which will be given on March 2 is a Scandanavian program and is a jointsociety program. The program Ist as follows: “Interesting Phases of Scandinavian Music”—-Robert Reeve. Scandinavian Musicians—Doris Morlan. Gade (Sibelius.) Sinding. Ole Bull. Sibelius. Piano Solo: “Rustle of Spring,’’ Sinding—Cornelia Leonard. Essay: “Jenny Lind”—Vera Healy. “Angels Ever Bright and Fair,” Handel— -Alice Thomas. Essay: “Edward Grieg”—Paul Healy “Flower Song.’’ Niels Gade—Girls’ Quartet. The literary program to be given .March 9 is entitled “Peer Gynt” and will be given by. the Webster society. The program is as follows: Dramatic prose reading from the drama by Henrick Ibsen with music by Edward Grieg -Paul Beam. Piano Duet: “Ase’s Death’ -Inez Kiplinger. Margaret Babcock. Piano Duet: ' Anitra’s Dance”—lnez Kiplinger, Margaret. Babcpck. Vocal Solo: “Solveig’s Song"- ■ Wilda Littlefield. On March 16 a recital by Miss Selma Esther Leopold will be given. These programs are all musical and the public is most cordially invited to attend. There will be given at the school house Saturday night a jitney carnival. The side shows will consist of the following: Clowns, refreshment stands, Japanese tea room for the older people, an exhibit of the treasures of the seas, Jarley Waxw’orks, where all the local notables are to be seen: two-ring circus, “nigger” babies, oriental crystal reader and gypsy palmist, a Salvation Army band, and a continuous vaudeville. These attractions should draw a large crowd. The admission is 5c and each attraction is sc. Come and see a good carnival and help aid the Chaos in its Endeavor to produce a splendid annual.

The Corset Shop. The following celebrated brands —Gossard, Nemo, Hendersen and C 1 B, complete line of each. DIG’S FAIR. Spring Shoes Now Ready. Hamillize your feet, wear Crawford shoes.

High School Notes.

RULES FOR RELATOR BUDD.

Judge Hanley Decides That Trustee Shall Maintain High School in I nion Tp. The case of the State of Indiana on relation of R. L. Budd, a citizen and taxpayer of jjpion tp., vs. George H. Hammerton, trustee, wherein tlje relator sought to mandate said trustee to erect and maintain a high school in said township as required by the Acts of 1913, came up before Judge Hanley Monday morning and the court held that the trustee should go ahead and secure site and erect building and maintain a high’ school? The relator was represented by attorney John A. Dunlap, while Trustee Hammerton, who opposed the law, was represented by attorneys W. L. Wood and George A,. Williams. An appeal will be taken by the trustee to the supreme court, in the hope that the next legislature will repeal the law or that a reversal may be had. In any event, it is argued by appellant, the matter can be staved off for at least a year by taking an appeal. The law makes it obligatory on a trustee to build and maintain a high school in a township having no other high school within three miles of its borders and having had a certain number of township graduates, as set out in the act. The Democrat has never thought very much of this law —which is alleged to have been put through by the state educational trust—but it is the law nevertheless, and Judge Hanley could not do otherwise than make the order that he dfd.~

Mrs. Katie Brought Here for Burial.

Mrs. Katie Lee, mother of Miss LaVera Lee, a teacher in the Wheatfield high school, and Walter Lee of Mt. Ayr, died Saturday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Will E. Yocum, at. Checotah, Okla., where she was called about a month ago by the illness of another daughter, lira. Jennie Maxwell, who underwent an operation and is sfill in the hospital. Mrs. Lee had not been feeling well for some time but was not seriously in until the last few days, when pneumonia developed. The body was brought to Rensselaer on the 11:17 train yesterday and taken to her home on south Cullen street. The funeral services will be held today at 1:30 o’clock from the Presbyterian church conducted by Rev. J.. C. Parrett, of Jiamniond, and burial made in Weston cemetery. Mrs. Lee is survived by three daughters and two sons, Mrs. Will E. Yocum, Mrs. Jennie Maxwell and Charles Lee of Chetotah, Okla., Miss LaVera Lee of Wheatfield and W. R. Lee of Mt. Ayr. Two sisters, Mrs. C. A. Roush of Peoria, 111., Mrs. Harry Porter, of Pekin, 111., and a brother, R. F. Shepard, of Peoria, HL, are here to attend the funeral.

Obituary of .Mrs. Ellen Rees.

i Clyata Ellen Rees was born in i Hamilton county, Ind., April 13, 1574; died at her home in Barkley tp. 1* eb. 19, at 7:30 p. m. She was the eldest child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Enlow. Her father died when she was but 15 years old. She was united in marriage to William J. Rees on April 30, 1890, and twelve children were born to this union, all ; living except one which died in in- ■ fancy. The sorrowing children are i Letha, Ernest, Low, Rus- | sei, L< onard, Harold, Chester, Hazel, Charles, Isabel and Earle. Mrs. Rees united with the United ■ Brethern church at the age of 13 I and had lived a consistent Christian : life, loved by everyone and mourned jby all. Besides the husband and i children she is survived by her mother aged 67, who resides at Lebanon. Ihe tuneral, which was in charge of undertakers Calkins & Worland, was held Monday afternoon at the Barkley church, and burial made in the cemetery near the church.

Residence Property at Public Auction. The Leech property on west Vine stieet will be sold at public auction to nettle, the estate, on Saturday, March 4, at 2 p. m., at said residence. . Possession can be given at once. Terms will be made known on day of saIe.—FRED PHILLIPS, Auctioneer. ■ > Suits to Order. Spring samples now on display; orders taken for later -delivery HAMILL & CO. Hendersen corset, front and back Iace.—FENDIG’S FAIR.

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. Mudlavia Physician Dies Fromlnjuries. Attica, Ind., Feb. 21.—Dr. D, Burr Stone, who was so severely burned in an explosion at the Mudlavia laboratory on Tuesday afternoon, died at 4 o’clock this morning after suffering intensely ever since the accident. Dr. Stone had been laboratory physician at Mudlavia for some time, and was popular with all. He was a 32d degree Mason and was very highly accomplished. The body was shipped to his old home at Burdett, N. Y., today for burial.

STOLEN AUTO FOUND.

Wolcott Man Recovers Machine Through Aid of Frankfort Police. The automobile belonging to James Millard of Wolcott, which was stolen -several weeks ago, was recovered by the Frankfort police at Winamac, on Sunday. An officer from Frankfort and Joseph Mcßride, also of that city, were trailing a machine that had been stolen from Mr. Mcßride when they found the Millard car in the possession of Charles Merritt. The Frankfort men learned that Zinn Merritt had stolen the Mcßride car and had left Winamac. Charles Merritt, who is being held in the Frankfort jail, claims that he purchased the Millard machine from his brother. Mr. Millard has been notified of the finding of his car and the subsequent arrest, and will go to Frankfort today to recover his automobile.— Yesterday’s Lafayette Journal.

RUNS INTO OPEN SWITCH.

Monon Passenger Train No. 32 Wrecked Near Frankfort Monday. Frankfort, Ind., Feb. 21.—The “Hoosier Limited” train, on the Monon railroad, when running between Indianapolis and Frankfort, on the way to Chicago, was partly wrecked near the fair ground here about 9:10 this morning. The engine and baggage car were turned over and three coaches derailed. The engine crew escaped by jumping, A car inspector, Edward E. Bunch of Frankfort, who was riding in a baggage car, received slight injury when he jumped. The names of the crew are: J. A. Reed, conductor; Janies F. White, fireman; John O’Hern, engineer: W. A. Fisher, brakeman: Harry Wilson, baggageman, and J. H. Bear, all of Indianapolis. The train was running at a rate of about 35 miles an hour. It is believed the accident happened when Hie brake beam dropped from the tender of the engine, causing the en-’ gine to jump the track. The engine ran 200 feet on the rails before it turned over. When the emergency brakes were applied the pasengers braced themselves against a shock and none was injured. A Clover Leaf crew was brought to the scene of the wreck and began clearing the track, alabor that will require most of the day.

ASSESSMENTS of personal PROPERTY ARE LOWERED.

State Board Authorizes Deduction of 25 Per Cent When True Cash Value Is Given. Indianapolis, Feb. 21.—The state board of tax commissioners, in a letter to county assessors throughout the state, today announced that “on account of the low valuations made in the assessment of real estate, it has been agreed that 25 per cent shall be deducted from the assessment of the true cash value of personal property for the purpose of equalization, but it must be understood that the true cash value is the basis of assessment, otherwise the 25 per cent should not be deducted.” Wherever the focal assessor be-

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lieves that the one assessed is not giving the true cash value or is concealing information necessary to arrive at this, he should not make any deduction if he feels that the valuation ’does not represent- the true cash value, the board said. “Jn other words,” the letter said, “we want Ito impress upon you to your assessors that there shall be no deduction for equalization unless the true cash vallie is the basis of assessment.” The board continued: ‘‘We also insist that statements must be sent to us of (lie average assessments made by your township assessors of the different classes of personal property as has been the order of this board in the last two years. The blanks will bo furnished you by the county auditor to make such reports. These statements should be furnished us at least every two weeks after the assessing period has begun. In making these reports we want the net assessment or the amount that is to be placed Upon the duplicate.”

TWENTY MILLION MEN

Will Want io Come to United States After War, Says Howe. New York, Feb. 21,—Twenty million men who have been living in the trenches in Europe and have developed the spirit of demoncracy will become restless under old restrictions after the war and wish to come to this country, declared Frederick C. Howe, United States commissioner of Immigration, in an address before the National Democratic club here today. Mr. Howe said it Is Impossible at this time to forecast with any degree of certalnity what the immigration problem will amount to after the war. Bad times abroad, he added, sent people here, and bad times here check the Inflow. The large influx of Immigrants, Mr. iHowe pointed out, may be expected from Russian and the Balkan states, while Great Britain and Austria-Hungary also will have trouble keeping their people. He said we might also expect many from other countries whose business has been ruined by the war. There Is rapidly developing In the United States, according to Mr. Howe, what he termed a ‘‘labor vaoudm,” and we must be prepared for the exodus of many foreigners now here who will return to Europe at the end of the war to learn what had become of their relatives. In a year or so, he predicted, there will be work for everybody and conditions for the laborer will be better than at any time since the Civil war. "4

TRAGEDV AT FRANKFORT.

Young Man Kills His Mother and Slashes Own Thoat With Razor. Frankfort, Ind., Feb. 21.—Mrs. Alice Oliver, 4 8 years old, was shotl and killed at the dinner table in her home here- yesterday by her son Harry, 29 years old, because she had reprimanded the young man for laziness and drinking.. After the shooting the son cut his throat with a razor and is in a precarious condition at the Frankfort hospital. Oliver’s father and two sisters were in the house at the time of the tragedy and saw Harry Oliver, after slashing his throat, stagger into the kitchen and seat himself at a table, whore, with blood streaming from the gash in his throat, he wrote a note as follows: "Good-by to all. This has beep coming for eight years. Mother can not live and stand it all.” Neighbors, attracted by the cries of the two women, called the police and a physician. The latter pronounced Mrs. Oliver dead and arranged for the son’s removal to the hospital, where it was said that the razor had penetrated the windpipe. His jugular vein, hbwever, wrys not touched and it is believed he has a chance to recover. In the event of hig recovery, he will be charged with the murder of his mother. An uncontrollable temper, which had kept young Oliver in almost constant trouble since early childhood, is believed to have been responsible for the crime. He often flew Into a rage over most trifling incidents, according to other members of the family, and frequently has been known to attack playmates when a boy and other persons later when his will was opposed in the least manner. Recently« he had been drinking, heavily, it is said, and this tended to aggravate his temper.

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