Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1916 — Page 1

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MRS. A. G. CATT DEAD

Rensselaer Lady Passed Away Thursday Afternoon After Years of Suffering. Mrs. A; G. Catt, who has been in poor health for the past four or five years and had undergone several operations which afforded temporary relief, passed away at' the family home on River street at 4 p. m. Thursday, aged 38 years, eight months and 26 days. The cause of her death was tuberculosis, brought on from her other trouble and the operations she had undergone. She leaves a husband, Dr. A. G. Catt, a father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kight of Thayer, and hosts of friends who deplore her untimely death. < The funeral, conducted by Rev. Winn of Chicago, former pastor of the Christian church of this place, will be held from the house at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon, and burial made in Weston cemetery.

Drove Through Via Auto From Oklahoma.

Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Warren, daughters, Mrs. Grace Woolverton and little son Ralph, and Ruth, sons, Merle and Edwin, of Lawton, Okla., reached here Tuesday evening in their Dodge touring car, having driven through from Oklahoma. They came from LaFountaine, Ind., to Rensselaer and were accompanied from the latter place by Mrs. Warrell’s mother, Mrs. Jerome Martin, and husband and his son Levi. They are visiting Mr. Warren’s brother, I. N. Warren, of north of Rensselaer, and other relatives here. The distance traveled from Lawton to Rensselaer was 1,347 miles. They drove about 200 miles a day, carried a tent and camped out part of the time along the road. They will return home by auto, except Mr. Warren who will go back by rail. They, experienced no automobile trouble and found the roads good practically all the way. They visited Company M at Fort Benjamin Harrison before the latter’s departure for the border, while visiting Mrs. Warren’s mother at Lab ountaine.

Aged Mother of Alfred Peters Dead.

Mrs. Ann Peters, aged 81 years, mother of Alfred Peters of south Maripn, died at the home of the latter at 3 p. m. Tuesday and the body was shipped Thursday to her old home, Chicago, for burial. Mrs. Peters had been in poor health for •some time. The remains were accompanied to Chicago by Mr. and Mrs. Peters, Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Peters, Mrs. Mary Lane, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Umphress, Sidney and Gladys Peters. Mrs. Peters was born in South Wales, England, Nov. 29, 1834, and was therefore nearly 82 years of age at the time of her death. Her husband died many years ago. The funeral was held at 3 p. m. Thursday in Chicago and burial made in Rosehill cemetery.

Rebekahs Install Officers.

Following is a list of the installed in the local order of Rebekahs at the regular meeting last Friday night: N. G., Mrs. G. L. Thornton; V. G., Miss Fern Osborne; R. S. N. G., Mrs. C. B. Steward; L. S. N. G., Mrs. G. H. McLain; R. S. V. G.» Marguerite Irwin; L. S. V. G.. Emily Bull; Sec., Mrs. Maggie Huston; Warden, Ruth Gorham; Conductor, Mrs. George Collins; I. G., Pearl Lewis; O. G., Mrs. Katie Critser.

Redmen Install.

Following are the officers installed by the local order of Redmen at a special meeting last Friday night: Sagamore, John R. Merritt; Junior Sagamore, Ivan J. Carson; Chief of Records, Charles Simpson; Collector of Wampum, J. W. Coen; Prophet, George Reed.

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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. County Treasurer and Mrs. Charles May spent Wednesday in Indianapolis New suits filed: No. 8644. Joseph H. Hickman et al vs. Frederick W. Sackett et al; action to quiet title. The Williams ditch case, the proposition to extend the Kankakee river drainage scheme known as the Marble ditch on west from where the Marble drainage ends, is still on trial in Newton county with Special Judge Elmore Barce of Fowler in the woolsack. Speaking of the matter the Newton County Enterprise says: “The proposed improvement is estimated to cost in the neighborhood of $90,000. Many property owners affected contend that so long as the Momence rock ledge remains the further ditching of the rivecould result in no benefit and these men are remonstrating against the improvement. The hearing of the case involves first the force of the reinonstrators, and then the readjustments of assessments. The case has been under hearing now for over a week, and will probably continue during the month.”

A FARMER’S UNIQUE DEVISE

Uses Automobile for Hoisting Power in Stacking Hay.

“Uncle” William Hoover’s inventive mind suggested a unique power for use in stacking hay and one that saves the work of a team of horses and allow the driver to sit in the shade and smoke perfectos. It is pretty hot work to drive a team to a hay stacker these days, and Mr. Hoover’s son Frank, who has long been in quite poor health, was not able to stand old Sol’s rays on the sunny side of a big hay stack with the mercury registering about 100 flat in the shade.

So Mr. Hoover, Sr., hit upon the scheme of using his old White automobile for hoisting as the hay was brought to the stack by the “gatherers.” The car is of the vintage of 1909, but still does yeoman service, and with the top raised Frank sits comfortably in the shade facing the stack, a bucket of ice cold lemonade at his side and a box of 10-cein cigars near by. A rope from the hoist or derrick is attached to the front axle of the car and when the men at the stack give the word he shoves the gear into reverse. Back goes the automobile and skyw’ard goes the hay. After a few trips back and forth a track is worn in the ground and the car guides itself. Then all Frank has to do is sip lemonade, puff cigars'and shift the gears. P. S.—-You can’t do this with a Flivver unless you weight the animal down with several hundred pounds of ballast, but with a heavy car it works to perfection.

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Henry Putt of Near Monon Bead. Mr. and Mrs. George Putt, Charles Put- and Mr. and Mrs. William Cain of near Goodland passed through Rensselaer yesterday to attend the funeral of George’s uncle, Henry Putt, who resided on the Wren farm east of Monon and who died at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon, after a few hours’ illfiess from uremic poison. He had been a sufferer from Bright’s disease for some time but had been up and about. He was seized with convulsions at 10:30 Wednesday forenoon and passed away a few hours later. The funeral was held at 1:30 yesterday afternoon. Mr. Putt was the last surviving son of Richard Putt, a well-known pioneer resident of northeast of Goodland who died several years ago. One brother Frank and two half-brothers preceded him in death, but two sisters and two halfsisters and a wife and seven chil : dren survive him. His age was 48 years.

I | Presbyterian Rev. J. Budman Fleming, minister.—Bible school, 9:30 a. m.; morning worship and sermon by Rev. F. P. Leckliter of Indianapolis, 10:45 o’clock; union vesper service on the court house lawn, 7 p. m. The public is invited to all of these services and those who have no church home in Rensselaer- are especially invited to worship with us. Christian Rev. Asa McDaniel, pastor.— Bible school, 9:30 a. m.; communion and preaching, 10:45 a. m.; preaching at James school house at 3 p. m., and bible school at 2 p. m.; the union service at the court house lawn. Rev. G. W. Titus will preach at both services. Come and hear your old friend and pastor. Baptist Rev. F. H. Beard, pastor.—Sunday school, 9:30 a. m.; E. A. Miles, representative of the Anti-Saloon league, will occupy the pulpit at 10:45 a. m.; union service on court house lawn, 7 p. m., Rev. Titus and others of the Anti-Saloon league will speak. Let us give them a goo 1 hearing. Prayer meeting Thursday evening, 7:30 o’clock. Parr Rev. F. H. Beard, pastor.—Sunday school, 10 a. m.; preaching, li a. m.; C. E. meeting, 7 p. m ; evening worship, 7:45 o’clock. E. A. Miles, representative of the Ami Saloon league, will deliver the message of the evening. Prayer meeting Thursday evening 7:30 o’cloca. The public is cordially invited to all these services. Horse and Motorcycle Collide at Lafayette, A horse and buggy belonging tn Edward Hathaway of near Romney, Tippecanoe county, and a motorcycle driven by Carl Gates of Buck Creek, collided about it o’clock Wednesday night at Fourth and Columbia streets, Lafayette. The motorcycle struck the horse’s hind feet, throwing it to the pavement on top of the machine. Tne gasoline tank burst and was set on fire by the presto light lamp In a flash the horse was a mass of flames. The animal was held down by the harness for a few momems but finally got free and ran at breas «*ecK speeo down the street. It was one mass of flame from one end to the other and as it raced south to Romig street, east to Sixth, south to Kossuth and west to Fourth, where it was caught by Robert Reileneier, it was a frightful looking object. It was burned almost to a crisp end the. burned flesh was hanging in shreds from its body. It was shot by the police to put it out of its misery. Gates, who was driving the motorcycle, escaped injury except for a badly\ bruised ankle.

The Sunshine Juniors of the Parr Union Sunday school will give an ice cream social on Saturday evening, July 15, in,the park at Parr. Everybody invited.—Advt.

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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.

HANKERING FOR HOME Jim Patton, Hoosier Exile, Acknowledges Receipt of Invitation. James M. Patton, formerly of In diana, now editor of The Odd Fellow World published at Sioux Falls, So. Dak., wants to come back to Indiana to help observe centennial year. He acknowledges receipt of an invitation and in the last issue of his paper comments as follows: "This year 1916 marks the centennial anniversary of Indiana’s admission into the union, and every county in the state will take special notice of it, by local celebrations, and then in the fall they will wind up with a great big time at Indianapolis. An effort will be made to have every old “Hoosier in Exile” to Come back home for these events, and we acknowledge receipt of an invitation. It is a unique idea, being a collection of letters in a neat pamphlet form, compiled by George Ade, entitled “An Invitation to You and Your Folks, From Jim and Some More of the Home Folks,” in which Governor Ralston, Vice-President Marshall, Charles W. Fairbanks, James Whitcomb Riley, Booth Tarkington, Gene Stratton Porter, Meredith Nicholson George Ade, and a whole lot more of the Hoosier statesmen and autaors, present the case; and say’—the rascals have so worded these letters, it just makes a fellow feel that he must go back. As one reads them a thousand memories crowd forward urging and pulling and compelling, and we doubt not that hundreds will heed the call. Whether the World family will get back or not we shall do a lot of wishing, and Crawfordsville, Lafayette, Indianapolis, Fowler, wemington, Kentland, Rensselaer, and many other places and hosts of old friends, relatives and school mates, and the resting places of ’hose who have gene before will occupy our thoughts. “Why, just a chance to shake hands once more with Brothers Leedy and Cockrum and Dick Hollywood, Will Ade, George Ade, Bill Pfrimmer, Doo McCain, Willis Kirkpatrick, and a hundred or so of other old friends, would be a great treat. “Good old Indiana. May peace, prosperity, and happiness abide within her gates.”

FIRE AT BURNETTSVILLE

Business Houses Burned, Causing a Loss of About $25,000. Monticello, Ind., July 11. —Fire caused about $25,000 damage at Burnettsville, nine miles from here, last midnight. The west side of the business block \yas burned. The fire originated in Benjamin’s grocery from an unknown cause. The flames were fought by a bucket brigade, aided by a chemical engine from Monticello. The State bank, a grocery and Buchanan’s hardware store were destroyed. The loss is partly covered by insurance. John Duffer was the owner of the buildings burned.

FLORIDA TOURISTS LOSE WAY

Motorists Traveling Over Dixie Highway in Kentland Thursday. Twenty-three carloads of motorists, embarked on the first motorcade’"from Lake county, Florida, to Chicago, over the recently planned Dixie highway, passed through Kentland Thursday. In the party were men of all professions, and they reported a most enjoyable and interesting trip. Just how they came to pass through Kentland was not explained as it is not our understanding that the proposed Dixie highway will touch this county.— Newton County Enterprise.

INDIANA TROOPS AT MERCEDES

W. H. Blodgett of Indianapolis News Tells of Ideal Camp on Border. W. H. Blodgett, special correspondent of the Indianapolis News, who accompanied the Indiana boys to the Mexican border, has written an interesting story to his paper concerning the camp life of the soldiers of the 162 d regiment, of which Co. Mis a part. Mr. Blodgett says: “The camp of the Indiana troops is at Llano Grande, about three miles west of this town, and if they

had been permitted to select their own camping site they could not have chosen a better one. The folks back home must not imagine that the Indiana soldiers are wandering about sandy plains, filled with snakes, bushes, spikes and thorns. They are not doing anything of the kind. They are in the lower Rio Grande valley. There are 10,000 acres in the Llano Grande tract proper, of which 350 acres are used by the troops of Indiana and Nebraska. “A force of men has been at work for several days clearing away the underbrush. The large trees are left standing, so there is a great deal of shade, more shade than at Fort Harrison. “A big building that was originally built for a hotel, but never used as such, is on the ground and has been converted into a hospital. There are also several small houses that can. be utilized for living purposes if needed. “The Llano Grande lake, the prettiest body of water in southwestern Texas, is within a mile of the camp. This lake is nine miles long and affords every facility for bathing, boating and fishing. “The Llano Grande tract where the Indiana soldiers are in camp is high and perfectly level. The climate is fine but the days are hot. It has registered 127. The nights are cool and pleasant. There are few mosquitoes and not many flies. Typhoid fever is almost unknown and there have been only a few Isolated cases of smallpox. There was some malaria and one or two cases ot typhus fever have been reported in the last year. “The citizens of Mercedes contributed $4,000 to pay the expenses of the piping of water into camp and that work is now going op, so it will be two or three days before the camp has an adequate water supply. The water is conducted through pipes for about 4,000 feet and the camp site is considerably higher than the land through which the irrigating canal from which the water is taken runs, it is necessary to pump it. “To be sure the camp is situated in the bandit district. It is six miles from the Rio Grande which is the boundary line between the United States and Mexico. It is four and a half miles from Progreso, a village that the Mexicans looted a short time ago. The troops are surrounded on every side by Mexicans. In tlhi brush two miles from the camp are the whitened bones of eight bad Mexicans, and four miles farther on are the bones of nine more. No one knows who killed these 1 7 Mexicans. All that is known is that they were shot, piled up and left, without burial. These were outlaws and abettors of outlaws from Mexico and the death of them frightened all the bad Mexicans away. .“The outlaws never invaded Mercedes, though they passed over a road on the edge of town. Of course, there is no certainty that not be another raid, but the camp and this town are prepared should one come. Besides the Indiana and Nebraska troops three miles away there are two troops of cavalry and a company of infantry In Mercedes and there are in the city five Texas rangers, and if there Is anything that will start a Mexican going it is a Texas ranger.

“It has not rained here since last January until 10 days ago and it hatbeen raining ever since, not an ordinary sprinkle. The water com*s down as if the Gulf of Mexico had been turned upside down and the water poured over the camp of the Indiana soldiers. The heavy drops pelted battery and the staff officers as the horse artillerymen unloaded their equipment, but the thunder, the lightning and the deluge did not deter the boys in the least. They showed that they knew how to meet one of the disadvantages of a soldiers’ life. There is not a case of serious illness among the Indiana troops.”

To the Stockholders of the Farmers’ Rensselaer Grain Company.

There will be a meeting from 1 o’clock Saturday afternoon at th< east court room in the court house, held continuously until 8 o’clock, for the purpose of signing the articles of association and hasten this farmers’ co-operative organization to completion that we may soon be transacting business. FRANK HOOVER, Chairman Board Directors.

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FOOD EMBARGO ON MEXICO IS LIFTED

Munitions Still Barred From the Country. PERSHING TO WITHDRAW War Department Notified by Com* mander of Forces Over the Border That Natives Are Very Friendly.

Washington, July 14. —The administration has lifted the embargo on all supplies to the de facto government of Mexico, except munitions, which it put into effect through instructions to consular and treasury officials when war recently was threatened. From high administration officials the Information was forthcoming that the president contemplates withdrawing General Pershing's column Just as rapidly as possible. The way for the withdrawal was paved today by the war department, which made public a report from Pershing saying that all of the Mexicans near his army now are friendly to the United States. He also pointed out that the approach of the rainy season will make conditions bad for the maintenance of his army in its present location. With the army out of Mexico, the administration plans to maintain the National Guard along the border for a number of months. Then, in the negotiations with Carranza, the United States will Insist that he carry out his promise to guard the border. This country probably will demand the right to send troops after raiders in case they get through the Carranza guard and by the American army. In demanding this right, however, the United States will specifically agree to withdraw Its soldiers us soon as the raiders have been caught or driven far enoygh down into Mexico for Carranza to handle them. Nogales, Ariz., July 14. —Another revolutionary plot, set on foot by Felix Diaz to cause the overthrow of the Carranza government in Sonora, was revealed in the United States district court when Col, Alejandro Barron was held on a charge of starting a military expedition into Mexico. Ramifications of the plot extended through half a dozen border towns. A number of high military officers were implicated. Funston-Asks More Troops. Columbus, N. M. July 14.—General Funston telegraphed for definite statements from here <s to the number oi militiamen and. what state organizations were physically fit to take the field at once. Japs in Carrizal Fight? San Antonio, July 14.—United States military authorities are wondering ii Japanese were in the ranks of the Mexicans who ambushed the American troops at Carrizal. Negro soldiers, who were wounded in the fighting, arriving from the hospital, declared that they noticed among the Mexican troops some small dark men who did not resemble the usual type of. Mexican. Furthermore, the Carranza machine guns were operated with dexterity seldom before shown by Mexicans.

MORE TROOPS FOR LA SALLE

Three Additional Companies Ordered Out for Strike Duty in Illinois Town. Sprtngfield, 111., July 14. —Governor Dunne ordered three more Companies of the state militia to La Salle for strike duty. They are Cos Galesburg, D of Oak Park, and E of Sterling, all of the Sixth infantry. JJpoij receipt of messages, signed by citizens of La Salle and Oglesby, and by Sheriff E. M. Davis of La Salle county, urging the Immediate necessity of sending two companies of militia to protect property during the strike of 1,200 cement workers in the two cities, Governor Dunne dispatched company A of Rock Island and Company B of Geneseo, both of the Sixth regiment, to the district. They have arrived there to cope with the strikers. Governor Dunne said he would depart for La Salle to get first hand information of the strike situation there. The situation about the cement plants is quiet, but Sheriff Davis is taking no chance. Union recognition is the issue at stake. No strike breakers have been Imported. “

What’s the Answer? Editor Democrat: Here is some figuring for the taxpayers of Jasper county. If the commissioners allow SSO for attending the court house heating plant in July, when the thermometer stands at 94 in the shade, what will they pay in January, when the temperature falls to eight below zero? xx Subscribe for The Democrat. u

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