Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1916 — Page 1

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Fitzpatrick-Porter Nuptials.

Margaret Anne Fitzpatrick of Francesville and George Boyd Porter of Rensselaer were married in St. Augustine’s Catholic church, Rensselaer, Tuesday morning, May 9th, at 6 o'clock, Rev. Father Daniels officiating. They departed shortly after on a short upon their return will make their future home in Rensselaer. Miss Fitzpatrick is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Fitzpatrick of this place. She is a graduate of the Monon high school and afterward attended the Illinois Women’s college at Jacksonville, Illinois. She has taken special musical training and is an accomplished, talented musician. Miss Fitzpatrick has long been a leader among the younger set here, her beauty and accomplishments and her charming personality won her friends wherever she went, and she will be much missed from the younger social set. Mr. Porter has been a trusted employe of the Rowles & Parker department store in Rensselaer for a number of years past, and is held in high esteem by all who know him.—Francesville Tribune.

St. Joseph's College Turnverein to Present Acrobatic Program.

Members of St. Joseph’s college turnverein have been busy for the past few months practicing for an athletic program which is to include among other features work on the horizontal and parallel bars, ground tumbling and pyramid building. A troop of clowns, themselves finished acrobats as well as fun makers, will liven up the intervals between the regular acts. The performance will be the first since a year before the fire which destroyed the old gymnasium. It is hoped by the management that it will awaken the lively interest in the art of turning which marked the years previous to that calamity. Those who witnessed the exhibition in 1913 will recall, the - excelence achieved in the work at that time. Despite the fact that many of the performers in the coming program are first year men, jt is believed that the event will prove equal to if it does not excel all former efforts. The program will be given on Tuesday evening, May 16, in the college auditorium.

Mike Kuboski to Move to Chicago.

Mike Kuboski, who for several years has been in charge of the repair department of the Rensselaer garage, will go to Chicago Monday tc take a position with the Apperson automobile branch, at Indiana avenue and 33d street, and will move his family there later. It is understood that he starts in at S3O per week salary, with a promise of an early increase to $35 and later to S4O per week. Mr. Kuboski is known as one of the best automobile mechanics in this section of the state, and automobile owners in Rensselaer and vicinity will be very sorry to learn that he is to leave here. He is offering his residence property on Main street for sale, and same is advertised in the want columns of The Democrat.

First Program of May Festival Well Received.

Those who attended the Matinee Musieale of the Mhy festival given at the M. E. church Thursday night greatly enjoyed the program and the singing by the Chicago soloists, Misses Farwell and Spalding. The attendance was not as large as it should have been, for the entertainment was good. The music by the Wood orchestra, organ selections by Mrs. Gw r in, vocal solos by Mrs. E. J. Randle, piano solos by Prof. Havorka of St. Joseph college and by Miss Selma Leopold, were well received. Last night the Choral club gave their program at the Christian church and it was expected that every seat would be taken.

Mrs. Elmer Jacks About Recovered From Auto Accident.

Mrs. Elmer Jacks of southeast Of town, who, with her husband and babe was injured shortly after noon Tuesday when their auto upset in the shallow ditch at the side of the road when Mr. Jacks attempted to turn the corner at the O’Meara school house at too fast a pace, an' 1 account of which was given in Tuesday’s Democrat, has practically ' '*Jpvered Lorn her bruises. No bo i\ps were broken, but she was conr bruised up, a bruise on the nfec.c, just below or near one of her ears giving her the most trouble.

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. Marriage licenses issued: May 10, Estil Elias Marion of Union tp., aged 21 March 2 last, occupation tanner, to Clara Ellen C.asaway of Virgie, aged 19 March 23 last. First marriage for each. Married in the “palm room” of the clerk’s office by Rev. McDaniel, pastor of the Christian church. May 11. Otto Emil Ritter of Parr, aged 24 October 17 last, occupation farmer, to Anna Johanna Jungles of Fair Oaks, aged 25 April 21 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. The county road roller was sent out in Hanging Grove tp. Thursday to try to do something toward repairing the damage recently done to the east and west stone road there, caused by the running of a grader over the road and pulling the coarse rock from the sides into the track. It is doubtful, however, if the roller will benefit it very much, as the stone are too large and thick on the ground to crush and the roadbed is too hard to force the rock down into same. New suits filed since our last report: Xo. 8614. Robert Michael vs. Martin Logan and Etna Life Insurance Co.: action in attachment. Xo. 8615. Carrie Baker, and Carrie Baker, guardian of Mildred and Vera Baker, minor heirs, vs. estate of John X*. Baker, deceased; disallowed claim. Xo. 5616. William I. Cullen vs. Clayton Wilkinson and Alfred H. McGuire; action for appointment of receiver. Xo. 8617. Charles E. McMullen vs. Lewis E. Morris et al; action to set aside mortgage as fraudulent. Xo. 8618. Loughry Bros. Milling and Grain Co. vs, Clifford Bever et al: action on assigned insurance policies. No. 8619. John J. Lawler vs. Emnior Greenfield et al; action to quiet title/

Circuit court items from the Newton County Enterprise of interest to Jasper county readers of The Democrat: State vs. William Weisse, public nuisance; set for trial May 22. John Herr vs. Edward S. Moon, damages; cause dismissed and costs charged to plaintiff. Abram Callner vs. George W. Casey, damages; set for trial May 25. American Agricultural Chemical Co. vs. John Herr, suit on note; set for trial May 26. W. T. McCray et al vs. Herman j Messman et al. suit on note and to' foreclose mortgage; set for trial May 29. Samuel Duvall vs. Paul C. Curnick et al, damages; set for trial May 31. A. E. Shafer vs. the C. I. & L. Ry. Co., damages; set for trial June 1. Ross Ramey vs. the C. I. & L. Ry. Co., damages, set for trial June 1. Walter E. Johnston vs. William C. Smalley et al, slander; set for trial June 2. Richard Collins, the suspected automobile thief who ha 3 been confined in jail here for the past ten days, was released on habeas corpus Thursday afternoon and took the 6:50 p. m. train north that evening. The Ford touring car he drove here is still in the sheriff’s possession, also the revolver found on his person when first arrested. The first charge against the young man was carrying concealed weapons, but after being held a few days this charge was dismissed and he was rearrested on the charge of displaying a false automobile number on his car. It was reported Monday that he was to be released on this charge and taken to Louisville, where it was alleged he and the man Colmes arrested in Indianapolis Saturday, had run a small place where they “doctored’’ up stolen cars so that it was very difficult to distinguish them, but Collins left Rensselaer apparently

THE TWICE-A^WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1916

free from any restraint, bought a ticket and boarded the chair ear. He said nothing on leaving to the sheriff regarding the car or the revolver taken from him, so the latter states.

The supreme court on Wednesday affirmed the judgment of the Jasper circuit court in the .Manhattan Lumber Co. vs. Crum packer et al case, brought here from Lake county on change of venue, the case growing out of the collapse of the Mineral Springs race track scheme, where the plaintiff had furnished material for buildings and foreclosed its mechanic’s lien. The racing was put out of business by the action of the governor of Indiana. The court held in affirming Judge Hanley’s verdict: (1) Suit by one appellee to foreclose a mechanic’s lien on certain property and to recover a personal judgment against the appellants and two others as partners in the enterprise for which the materials were furnished, and cross complaints by the other appellees to enforce claims upon the same basis, each of which made the appellants and said two others as defendants. The court found for the foreclosure of the lien and against appellants as partners in the enterprise, but found for the other two defendants and rendered judgment in their favor. The appellants having failed to make the other two defendants parties to the appeal the court can not decide the question attempted to be presented and must affirm the judgment.

First Ball Game Sunday Afternoon

Rensselaer has gotten together a baseball team and expects to put up some mighty good games this summer. Van Grant and B. F. Fendig are manager and seertary-treas-urer, respectively, of the club,“which under their able management should become one of the strongest tions in northwestern JnJThna.. Rensselaer will play St. Joseph’s college at Athletic park Sunday. The grandstand is to he remodeled, work commencing yesterday and it will be put into excellent shape to accommodate large crowds during the national game season. The line-up for Rensselaer will include: Swartzell at first base; Eldridge at second; Quille of Chicago, who played here a few years ago, at shortstop; Lyman, also of Chicago, at ihird base; Elder, left field; Harold Clark, center field; Parks, right field; Wallace of Chicago will preside at the home plate, and Howard Clark will pitch. Healy, Eigelsbach and Blue will he on the bepch ready to play any position. The admission will be 2 5 cents for men and boys, but owing to the work on the grandstand being in progress, ladies will he admitted tree until the stand is in a suitable condition for occupancy.

Reward for Apprehension of Taylor McCoy.

The Tradesman will pay $lO for information relative to the whereabouts of Taylor McCoy, providing the information reaches the Tradesman in time to enable it to secure his apprehension and arrest on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Mr. McCoy has obtained money and credit at. Chicago, Grand Rapids and Detroit , by falsely representing himself to be connected with the Tradesman, which has not been the case lor many months. He has since been employed on the business staff of Good Furniture, published by the Dean-Hicks Printing Co., Grand Rapids, and also by the Michigan Manufacturer and Financial/ Record of Detroit.—Publishers! Bulletin for May.

TRAVEL VIA THE MONOX S|H*cial Rates to Democratic:, Republican and Progressive Conventions. Democratic convention at St. Louis —Round trip rate via Lafayette and Linden, $11.65. On sale June 10, 11, 12 and 13. Return limit expires June 25th. Republican and Progressive conventions at Chicago.—Round trip rate $3.00. On sale June 3,4, 5 and 6. Return limit expires June 21.—Advt.

Free Garden Seeds—Help Yourself. County Chairman Welsh has received a mail sack full of assorted garden seeds from Senator Taggart for free distribution among the latter’s constituents. He has left them at George Collins’ shoe store where they will be given to all callers as long as the supply lasts. Birth Announcements, May 9, to Mr. and Mrs. Adna Warren of Parr, a Bon. May 11, to Mr. and Mrs. Simon Cooper of Barkley tp., a daughter.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SNORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. CALDWELL mi. CASK Plaintiffs in Suit to Break Will Receive Tlicir Pay. Walter Ball and Roy McQueen, representatives of the Lafayette Loan & Trust company, were here Saturday concluding negotiations with the trustees of the Caldwell estate for the loan of $260,000 to pay off indebtedness against the estate. The loan will be for two years at 5 per cent interest and some 3,000 acres of land was mortgaged to secure the loan. Saturday $170,282.32 was paid into the county clerk’s hands and Monday the plaintiffs in the original suit to break the will of the late Jennie E. Caldwell were paid their shares of the first two installments of the $250,000 as per the famous compromise of October last. The l'olowing persons received $18,840.93 each: Edward C. Sumner, Aaron T. Sumner, Reynolds Sumner, Abigail li. Hart, Elizabeth 11. Bond, Minerva H. Ditton and Martha J. Jewell. Kumler & Gaylord, attorneys for the plaintiffs, were paid the sum of $20,340 and Joe Chancellor was given $1 5,255 as his tee lor engineering the compromise. The total court costs up to October last when Excellsen, the Chicago lawyer, got into the case, including $1,255.95 supreme court costs, which reached the huge sum of $28,000, was also paid. The court costs in the contest ot the compromise was $77.05. All the plaintiffs, their attorneys and Mr. Chancellor were paid interest from the date of making the compromise until Saturday.—Benton Review.

GRAIN ELEVATOR BURNED

At Ade, West of Brook, Thursday \ Noon,.Together With C. I. & S. Slat ion. Kentland, Ind., May 11.—The town of Ade, six miles north of here, was almost obliterated today noon by a fire which originated from a hot boxing in the large grain elevator owned by Warren T. McCray of tliis place and Fred Lyons of Brook. The elevator contained 25,000 bushels of grain and all was well insured. The fire spread rapidly and burned the New York Central station, a house and barn belonging to F. C. Wilson and a house and barn belonging to Elmer Duttenhaver. Wilson and Duttenhaver carried insurance. The elevator fell across the railroad and traffic will be tied up until late tomorrow.

Purdue Special Wrecked on Trestle in Kentucky

Lexington, Ky., May 9.:—Eighty senior agricultural students and ‘•several members of the faculty of Purdue university narrowly escaped death shortly before noon yesterday when their train was derailed while it was traveling over a high trestle 25 miles from this city. The. loromotive struck an obstruction in the track and several cars were thrown from the track, but all the passengers escaped injury. Only the guard rails held the, coaches upright and prevented the whole train with its load of men from being plunged into a 50-foot ravine. The students are on their annual inspection trip of the large stock farms in the Blue Grass state.

Woman Burned to Death.

Lafayette, Ind., May 11.—With her- clothing a seething mass of flames, having ignited from a cook stove, Mrs. Angeline Jones, wife of the postmaster at Linden, ran screaming into the yard at her home and fell unconscious before aid could reach her. She died at noon. The accident occurred early in the morning when Mr. Jones was not at home. Wilma, a 12-year-old* daughter, was in' bed, but was awakened by her mother’s outcries. The girl

ran from the house in ‘time to see her mother’s blackened body falL Mrs. Jones was 50 years old.

Ah, a “Shaveteria.”

On Fiftli aventie in Chicago yesterday wias opened a barberless barber shop, which will go nicely hand in hand with the waiterless case, the horseless carriage and the other ■ less'' commodities of the century, The object of the “sbaveteria” is to give man aii the comforts or discomforts he enjoys while shaving himself, there being numerous small compartments in this barberless harber shop wherein he may go and find all the necessities with which to remove a noxious hirsute Vestment. And all for the sum of 10 cents.

.1 Botes I

Epworth League. The Epworth League of the Methodist church is in the most prosperous condition it has been for years Last Sunday 105 attended the Epworth League service. Next Sunday night at 7:30 the Epworth League will hold its anniversary, and a splendid program will be given. Next Tuesday evening there will be held an Epworth League convention at which prominent ministers will speak. Dr. Curnick has had a large experience with Epworth League work and the Methodist young people are progressive along all lines of work for young people. Methodist. Rev. Paul ('. Curnick, pastor.Sunday school, 0:30 a. m.; public worship, 10:45 a. in., special sermon to mothers; 2 p. m., Junior League; 6:30 p. in., Epworth League; 7:30 p. in., special Epworth League anniversary service. “ . .. ( —-■ - i. • Presbyterian. ltev. J. Hodman Fleming, minister. —0:30 a. m., Sunday school; 10:45 a. in., morning worship and sermon, subject: “Mother Love"; 7:30 p. m., evening worship and sermon, subject: “Meeting Mother Love.” This is “Mother’s Day” and ail of the set vices will be in keeping with the thought of the day. “Cod thought to give the sweetest thing In His Almighty power, and deeply pondering What it should be one hour I n fondest joy and love of heart Outweighing every other, He moved the gates of heaven apart And gave to earth - a mother.” First Christian. Rev. Asa McDaniel, pastor. Bible school at D: 30 a. in., there is a place for you in our school if you have not found your place in another school; commuqj’on and sermon, 10:4 5 a. m.; Christian Endeavor meeting at 6:45 p.m., Miss Clay Nevill will lead; preaching at 7:30 p. m. Mother’s day will be observed at. the morning service. Subjects for the day will be "The Mother of Our Lord” and “Loose Him and Let Him (Jo.” Come if you want to enjoy the hour, in worship.

Baptist. Rev. F. .H. Beard, past or.--Sab-bath school, Si:3o a. in., morning worship and sermon, subject: ‘‘Jesus and His Mother,” 10:45 a. nr.; services at James- school house, 3 p. m.; evening worship and sermon, subject: “Our Debt to Mother,” 7:30 p. m.; prayer meeting Thursday evening, 7:30 p. m. The Woman’s Missionary society will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday at 2:30 p. m. at the home of Mrs. James Jordan. “If you have a gray haired mother In the old home far away, Sit you down and write the letter You put off from day to day. Don’t waiit until her weary steps Reach heaven’s pearly gate, But show her that you think of her Before it is too late.”

Curtis Creek

Mother’s Day services will be held at 1 ] a. m. All mother’s to wear at 11 a. m. A 1 mother’s to wear white carnations. Others to wear pink. Rev. W. H. Sayler will preach a discourse suitable to the occasion. A most cordial invitation is extended to the public to attend.

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VoI..XIX, No. 13

MEXICANS ATTACK U. S. MEN AGAIN

Civilians and Soldiers Rout Ban* dits Near Boquillas, Tex. PARLEY ENDS IN FAILURE Disagreement Forces Obregon and General Scott to Leave Future Negotiations to Carranza and Wilson. Brownsville, Tex., May 12. —Curtis Bayles, an American farmer, was shot and killed near Mercedes, Tex., by a small band of Mexicans, who succeeded in escaping, presumably to the Mexiean side of the Rio Grande. Thirty United States cavalry, with a posse of citizens from Mercedes, started immediately in pursuit, but at midnight had found no trace of the band. El Paso, Tex., May 12.—Eight men of the provost guard fired over the heads of a Jeering and stone-throwing crowd of Mexicans in the Mexican section of the city. The crowd dispersed. Marathon, Tex., May 12.—Mexican bandits again crossed into American territory and attacked civilians and soldiers. The raid was made four miles north of Boquillas at an ore terminal station and directly behind Colonel lanighorne’a column, which up to that time had not crossed into Mexico. After a short skirmish the bandits fled. Parley on Border Enas. El Pagp, May 12.—The ObregonScott conferences over the Mexican situation ended in a disagreement. All future diplomatic negotiations—if there are any—will be between the secretary of state and Mexican Ambassador Arredondo in Washington. At the conclusion of the Anal session the following statement, signed by the conferees, was given to the correspondents: “After several conferences, marked throughout with conspicuous courtesy and good will, in which conferences mutual impressions were exchanged and information was collected upon the military situation on the frontier, it was agreed upon by the conferees to suspend the conferences and report back to their governments in order that these may be able through their respective foreign departments to conclude this matter. The ending of these conferences does not mean, in any way, a of the good relations of friendship between the conferees nor between the respective governments. “A. OBREGON. “H. L. SCOTT. “FREDERICK FUNSTON.’* Mexicans to Washington. General Obregon announced that he had informed General Scott that several Mexican diplomats were now on their way to Washington from Mexico City with instructions from General Carranza regarding the representations for withdrawal made to the state department by Ambassador Arredondo. More Troops Chase Bandits. Marathon, Tex., May 12. —Major Langhorne and his two troops of the Eighth cavalry have crossed the Rio Grande into Mexico and are making their way southward rapidly. They have with them the three Mexican bandits who were captured by the employees of the Porto Rico de Boquillas mine to guide the column to the camp of the brigands, who are supposed to be about twelve hours’ march inland. A company of coast artillery of approximately 150 men has been obtained here to guard the line of communications. Colonel Sibley’s command of the Fourteenth cavalry is due to reach the river today and cross immediately. General Funston said he was considering a proposition of calling upon the First cavalry of the Illinois National Guard for patrol work along the Rio Grande. Funston Sees Fight. General Funston said he thought that Major Langhorne and bis troops of the Eighth cavalry were well over the Rio Grande into Mexico and that the Americans had a good chance of at least overtaking part of the bandits that raided Glen Springs. The general said he had learned that some of the bandits had loaded down wagons with their loot and thought this would retard their retreat Into Coahuila and enable Major Langhorne’s men to catch np with them and give battle.

Hirsh Wickwire Clothes.

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