Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1916 — Page 1

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REHABILITATING MATCH FACTORY

Columbia Furniture Co. Installing Machinery. WILL EMPLOY ABOUT 25 MEN At Start, Probably, and More Later , On—Reduction Plant Machinery Also Being Placed in Position. I . Rensselaer is soon to have a real, sure enough factory. Messrs. Loy and Besser, who secured the old match factory buildings and grounds some time ago, have been busy for several months in putting the buildings in shape and have lately secured a furniture factory for the large building. This factory will open up for business Monday morning next, Dr. Loy informs us. This company, of which Drs. Loy and Besser are members, is a Chicago concern that had outgrown its quarters there and Messrs. Loy and Besser induced them to come here. They will manufacture upholstered furniture, such as Turkish chairs and couches, and it is the intention to do all of the work here as soon as the necessary machinery and power is installed. About one-third of the ground floor of the big building has been covered with a wood floor and it is the intention to cover the balance as soon as possible. But this portion and the upper floor will enable them to start the upholstering at once. A carload of furniture in “knocked down” form has been received and upholsterers will start to work Monday morning on this stock. Machinery is also being installed for making the chairs and couches here from the raw lumber, and Dr. Loy informs us that the company now has advance orders booked to keep the plant running for the next three months, and orders are coming in all the time. The upholsterers and foreman must be skilled men, and it is probable that ten or a dozen families will move here from Chicago within the next few months to work in this factory. It is the intention to use as much local labor as possible, however, and the company desires young men for apprenticeship. The entire big building must be

reglazed, as every window pane and sash had been broken out during the years it had stood idle This alone will cost several hundred dollars. The company will use electric power and the expense of extending the line out to the plant will be borne by them. A heating system must also be put in, and with the other machinery being installed they will soon have a good many thousand dollars invested there. The manufacture of these chairs and couches is not an experiment. The company has been in the bus*'ness for some time and have already made good. Messrs. Lov and Besser are certainly entitled to a whole lot of credit for doing alone and singlehanded what the entire commercial club had failed to do, and re believe every one in Rensselaer will extend to them hearty good wishes for the success of their undertakings.

Work on the reduction plant which had been delayed on account of inability to get the necessary machinery made and shipped, is also going on now*. This plant will occupy the smaller building on the northwest, and is entirely independent of the furniture factory. Many tons of machinery for this plant have arrived and is being placed in position. However, it will be some time yet before it is ready for operation. Dr. Loy says that there is absolutely no odors from a modern plant of this kind and that there is one o' these plants on the grounds at Purdue university, hut one would never know it from any odors, even from going into the building itself, all the odors being consumed in the furnace. , 1 This plant, when in operation, will gather up the bodies of dead animals that have died through disease or otherwise and make “tankage,” a stock food, and other byproducts from the carcasses. These reduction plants are under inspection of the state veterinary and are kept in a complete sanitary condition at all times.

BAD FIRE AT WISEMAN HOME

Flames Nearly Destroyed the Roof Before Being Quenched. The home of Mr. and Mrs. John Wiseman in the northeast part of the city caught fire Monday evening shortly after 5 o'clock and was damaged considerably before the flames were gotten under control. The fire company made a quick run to the scene but the hose carried on the wagon was insufficient to reach the fire and considerable delay was occasioned thereby. The roof of the entire house was burning and a large portion of the shingles had to be torn off in order to reach the flames. Mrs. Wiseman had just started a fire in the kitchen stove and was preparing the evening meal when a neighbor ran in and said the roof was Off fire. She then ran upstairs and tried to save some of the clothing and furnishings. While thus engaged a piece of burning timber fell from above and struck her across the back of the neck and she was burned quite a little, although not severely. The fire originated either from a defective chimney or a spark alighting on the dry roof. The latter is thought the more probable inasmuch as the chimney had but recently been thoroughly repaired. They carried insurance on the house, which will reduce the loss considerably.

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 A. D. Babcock of Goodland was in the city on business Monday. Application has been made to recommit Mary Fross to Longcliff. She was an inmate of this asylum from September 3, 1915, to July 30, 1916. New Suits filed: No. 8667. The American Can Co. vs. B. F. Spencer; appeal from Squire Dickinson’s court in Carpenter township, where a judgment was rendered for defendant.

Marriage licenses issued: September 19, Ransom Elijah of Newton county; aged SI years February 3 last, occupation farmer, to Ida Lintner of Wheatfield, aged 54 years December 25 last, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for male, first marriage dissolved by death in 1910. Third marriage for female, both previous marriages dissolved by death.

Registration day this year comes on Monday, October 9. Clerks and inspectors for the various precincts have been appointed, and the task this year should he comparatively easy inasmuch as no person who has been registered and has not changed his residence will be required to register. All voters who have changed their residence and those reaching their majority since the last election will have to register October 9 if they wish to vote in November.

Attorney Roy Blue has sold his residence property on Weston street to J. A. McFarland and it will be occupied by Mrs. Pruitt. Mr. Blue has let the contract for an eight-room modern residence, which is being constructed on his farm onehalf mile south of Wheatfield, and will be occupied by himself and family upon completion. Mr. Blue will retain his residence here until after election, but next week expects to move a part of his household goods to a house in Wheatfield, so they may be there a portion of the time during the progress of the building Mr. Blue expects to maintain an office both w at Rensselaer and Wheatfield, and has given notice elsewhere in this paper of his office days, and while he will reside at Wheatfield hr will spend Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of each week at his office as now located, in the Hollingsworth building on the west side of the public square, Rensselaer, Indiana.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1916.

ARRESTED FOR STEALING NAILS

Claud Hickman of Newton County Placed in Jail Here. Claud Hickman, who resides about five miles north of Mt. Ayr in the vicinity of the Layvler ranch, was brought to the Rensselaer jail Monday night after being arrested for stealing some nails. He was taken before Squire .Whitten of Roselawn and bouild over to the October grand jury. Hickman is a married man and was working at the Lawler ramh, where a new silo had been erected recently. A quantity of nails had been left from the job and when Hickman was going home Monday evening it is charged that he filled his dinner pail with these nails. An effort is being made to furnish bond for the young man, and it is probable he will he released before very long.

SPECIAL TRAIN TO LAFAYETTE

On Thursday, Sept. 21, on Account of the Chas. E. Hughes Speech. The Monon will run a special train from Rensselaer to Lafayette tomorrow for those desiring to see and hear Charles E. Hughes, Republican candidate for President. Following is the special train schedule: Round Trip Time Fare Lv. Rensselaer ....7:45a.m. $1.50 Lv. Pleasant Ridge.7:s2 a.m. 1.30 Lv. McCoysburg ..7:56a.m. 1.20 Lv. Lee ......... 8: 00 a. m. 1.15 Lv. Monon 8:25 a.m. I.o<> Lv. Reynolds 8:27a.m. .75 Lv. Chalmers .....8:38a.m. .55 Lv. Brookston ....8:45a.m. .45 Lv. Battle Ground. .8:56 a. m. .25 Ar. Lafayette 9:20 a.m. Tickets good returning only on special train leaving Lafayette at 4 p. m., Thursday, September 21, for Rensselaer and intermediate stations.

DR. JOHNSON HOME SATURDAY

Dr. C. E. Johnson, who has been on the border with Co. M since last June, was in Rensselaer over Saturday night on a twenty-four-hour furlough. He had been detailed to accompany Battery B of Purdue university, which was recently discharged, to Lafayette, and took advantage of the occasion to make a short visit home. Sunday afternoon he left for New Orleans to inspect the Louisiana troops, which are to be discharged from the service. Dr. Johnson said it was the general belief among the guard that they would return north within tho next two or three weeks. In fact, the doctor expects to be home and resume his practice by October 10. Dr. Johnson has not been in extra good health since leaving here and has lost forty pounds in weight.

W. L. BOTT BUYS OUT PARTNER

W. L. Bott has purchased of George M. Myers the latter’s interest in the Jasper County Telephone company, the transfer to take place October 1. Mr. Myers is thinking some of locating in Oregon, hut has not* decided definitely upon his future.

NOTICE After October 1,191 C, my office days will be as follows: Rensselaer Monday. Tuesday, Wednesday. j Wheatfield Thursday, Friday, Saturday. P. R. BLUE Law Abstracts Loans :Y i o-12

—From Denver PoeO

MRS. M’FARLAND SENTENCED

Gets Six Months in Woman's Prison at Indianapolis. The young wife of C. R. McFarland, former court reporter for the Jasper-Newton circuit, mention of whose mix-up in a shoplifting charge and her arrest in Chicago was recently made in The Democrat, was given a six months’ sentence in the woman’s prison at Indianapolis last Friday. The following mention of the matter is taken from Saturday’s Indianapolis News: Carroll Allen, a young woman accused of stealing a fur collar valued at $35 from the H. P. Wasson & Co. store, apparently tried to shield Margaret Heath, accused jointly with Miss Allen, but failed to convince Judge James A. Collins, in the criminal court yesterday afternoon, that the Heath girl had nothing to do with the theft. Each was fined $1 and costs and sentenced to the correctional department of the woman’s prison for six months. After the theft was committed the. 'Heath girl went to Chicago and was married to C. R. McFarland, a dentist. It appeared that for this reason the Allen girl wished to absolve Her friend from blame. The girls were together, however, when the collar was stolen and the court said in his opinion one of the girls had engaged the clerk in conversation while the other took the collar. McFarland came from Chicago with his wife when she was arrested there a short time ago. He was called as a witness in her behalf. McFarland walked to the jail with his wife.

MISS CECIL MORGAN HONORED

Mrs. William Barkley gave a shower yesterday afternoon at her home in Barkley township for Miss Cecil Morgan, a popular young lady of Rensselaer, who will be married next Saturday at .Chicago to Mr. Wallace Miller, a former clerk in the Forsythe department store in this city, but who has beqp employed in Chicago for the past few years. They will reside in Chicago. Miss Charlotte Kanne will take Miss Morgan's place as office girl for Dr. Johnson .and will begin her duties there when Dr. Johnson returns from the border to resume his practice here.

A VICTIM OF TYPHOID FEVER

Miss Cora Keirsma, the 17-vear-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Keirsma, residing two miles northwest of Demotte, died Friday of typhoid fever. The funeral was held Saturday under the direction of Calkins & Worland at the Holland church, near Demotte, the Holland minister preaching the sermon, and burial was made in the cemetery nearby. Mr. and Mrs. Keirsma have two other children down with this disease, a son, 21 years old, and a daughter, 19 years old. Both of these are showing some improvement and their recovery is expected. It is said that the casing in the well become broken, letting in a considerable quantity of surface water, and this is thought to have caused the fever in this family.

B A MOOSE Charter of Loyal Order of Moose now open. Initiation -fee while charter is open on’y $5. Regular initiation fee $-27. Cot in with the class now forming which will be initiated Thursday, October 12. Benefits are $7 per week, sick or accident, SIOO death. Dues only 83 1-3 cents per month. See Thomas A. Maholm, state director, at Moose home, opposite court house, Rensselaer, Indiana. s-23

CHICKEN THIEVES ARE ACTIVE

M. P. Warner Had Two Hundred Taken Sat unlay Night. Chicken thieves visited the home of M. P. Warner on Melvin street Saturday night and stole about 200 spring chickens, but about half of them were recovered later. Mr. Warner had the chickens penned up preparing them for market, and besides a number of hens only twentyfour spring chickens w-ere left. When Mr. Warner discovered the theft Sunday morning he and his son James armed themselves with shotguns and started to follow the trail of the thieves, which led across his corn field east of the house and toward the railroad. About 100 of the chickens were found in the corn field, the thieves having evidently taken more than they could carryvery far. They continued to follow the trail to a point near the old match factory, and it ie thought the thieves escaped on a handcar.

NOTICE TO TELEPHONE PATRONS On account of business changes October 1, all due and past due accounts of the Jasper County Telephone company and paernns on the Bruner lines must be paid on or before September 25. After this date accounts will be given tc- attorney for collection.—JASPEß COUNTY TELEPHONE CO. s-‘>3

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts ot the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention from Many Places. PIIfcHIDENT’S ONLY SISTER DEAD Mrs, Annie Howe Succumbed to Peritonitis Saturday. New London, Connecticut, September IG.- —Mrs. Annie E. Ilowe, only sister of President Woodrow Wilson, died at her apartments in a local hotel early today. Mrs. Howe had been very ill with peritonitis for about a week, and the end had been expected at any moment for the last two days. The President was informed a week ago of his sister’s critical condition, and on Monday came here, returning Wednesday to Shadow' Lawn. Mrs. Ilowe had bien too weak to recognize him. Mrs. Howe came from her Philadelphia home in the early summer with her niece, Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of the President, slopping at a summer hotel in the suburbs. Her health had long been impaired. When her condition became a matter of grave concern, Mrs. Howe was brought to a city hotel. With her were her two sons, George Howe of North Carolina and Wilson Howe of Richmond, Virginia, and a daughter, Mrs. Perin Cothran, of Philadelphia, besides Miss Wilson. Mrs. Howe was horn in Virginia, and like her brother, was educated there. She was GO years old last. Friday.

The funeral was held Monday afternoon at Columbia, South Carolina. Following the services the President spent some time in reviewing boyhood scenes and visiting friends, departing at 6:1 7 p. m. for Long Branch, New Jersey.

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WEATHER FOR WEDNESDAY. FAIR AND „■ JIM

HEAVY DAMAGE BY KILLING FROST

Jasper and Surrounding Counties Suffer From Heavy Freeze. CORN AND BUCKWHEAT HIT Hardest in Earliest Freezes for Sev« eral Years—lce One-Ligiith Inch Thick on Pools of Water. A severe frost visited this section Friday night and was accompanied by a decided drop in temperature. There is a great difference of opinion among the farmers as to the extent of the damage done by the frost. Some* contend that the corn crop has been ruined, while others say the damage was not heavy, and one prominent farmer told the writer that he went over a large portion of his corn Sunday and thought most of it was previously out of the way of frost. However, the frost came too early in the season and the damage wrought is, of course, considerable. Some corn might have been out of the way but there was a great deal that would have been greatly benefited by two or three weeks of continued warm weather. Later investigation seems to have disclosed that not more than onefourth of the corn was out of the way of frost and that practically all buckwheat—of which there was a larger acreage than usual put out because of much ground that could not be put in corn on account of the rainy season—-was killed. There was also quite an acreage of beans put out for the same reason, and they, too, are practically a complete loss. The late planted corn that was only in the roasting ear stage can be utilized to a great extent for ensilage, where the farmers have silos, but not all the farmers have silos by any means and to such the loss will fall the heaviest. Taken as a whole the damage done In Jasper county will amount to several hundred thousand dollars and is a severe blow to many of the farmers who have had a bad season all through to contend with.

Lighter frosts fell Sunday and Monday nights, but the damage had already been done, and the later ones could do nothing to add thereto. A reader of The Democrat who has kept tab on first frosts for a number of years hands us the following record: 19 1 1 frost was first seen October 2.7; first freeze October 27. 1913 frost September 23; freeze October' 21. 1912 frost, September 12; freeze October 24. 191 1 frost October 7; freeze October 28, 1910 frost September 10; freeze October 28. 1909 frost September 1; freeze September 27. 1908 frost September 3; freeze October 2. 1907 frost September 21; freeze October 14. 1906 frost October 1; freeze October 10. , 1907 frost September 24; freeze October 1 2. 190 4 frost October 3; freeze October 7 1903 frost September 18; freeze October 31 1901 frost September 18; freeze October 7. -1900 frost September 18; freeze November 2. 1 899 frost September 14; freeze September 30. 1898 frost October 9: freeze October 27.

Professional Notice Our friends and clients will please take notice that Mr. George A. Williams has moved his law offices from the rooms of the First National bank to yooms just across the stairway in the Odd Fellows building, r occupied by Mr. D. Dejos Dean, and that Mr. Williams and Mr. Dean will practice law under the firm name of Williams & Dean, with offices in the Odd Fellows building. GEORGE A. WILLIAMS, D. DELOS DEAN. Rensselaer, Indiana, August 26, 1916. s-25 Over 2,000 samples to choose your .fall and winter suits from. Now is the time to pick. We will take your measure and deliver the suit whenever you want it. 1 Every garment guaranteed to fit perfectly and hold its shape.—C EARL DUVALL. : rr

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