Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1916 — Page 1

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HOUSTON MADE GREAT ADDRESS

Rensselaer Entertains Member of President’s Cabinet LARGE CROWD ENJOYED TALK Secretary of Agriculture Ably Explains Many of the Day’s Most Important Issues. Monday evening Rensselaer and Jasper county was host to the Hon. David F. Houston, secretary of agriculture in President Wilson’s cabinet, and paid him and t)ie administration a tribute accorded to no other political speaker in the present campaign. The opera house was filled to its capacity and as the secretary gave first-h»nd information of affairs at Washington the audience was so attentive that the drop of a pin could have been heard throughout the auditorium. The Democratic band assembled in front of the opera house before the meeting and rendered a few pleasing selections and after leading the way to the hall played another piece. The meeting was called to order by Hon. E. P. Honan, who in a few brief but well chosen words paid a tribute to the administration in both state and nation, and then introduced he speaker of the evening. Secretary Houston is a very pleasing gentleman to meet, and while he is not what could be called an orator, he has a vast fund of knowledge of governmental affairs, and states his views with a logic and conviction appealing to all. From his extensive knowledge of political affairs the speaker predicted that Connecticut would support Woodrow Wilson and that his majority in New York would exceed 100,000. That such men as James Garfield, son of the late President, had come out in support of the administration and that Ohio would . in all probability be for Mr. Wilson. The speaker declared that the Republican platform contained but two real, genuine issues, woman’s suffrage by state action and federal control of all railroads. In discussing the Republican candidate, the secretary aptly referred to him as a chameleon, with a remarkable ability of changing to suit immediate conditions. Mr. Houston’s speech, in the main, was from a rural standpoint in particular. He declared that Mr. Hughes’ arguments had but one meaning, that war was the only path to economic supremacy. But that the Democratic party was a party of peace anfr that they had never failed to provide ample safeguards. He declared that the Democrats had provided the first real tariff commission, one charged with the duty of gathering the facts and presenting them to congress and to the people; that for the first time in history the people as a whole were

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RETURN FROM NET-YORK TRIP

Frank Fenwick, Albert Wortley, David and Cecil Shumaker of Jordan township and James H. Keister of Rensselaer, in the former’s Ford car, returned Sunday from an automobile trip to Jamestown, New York. They left here on Saturday, October 14, and went by way of Fort Wayne, Cleveland, Ohio, and Erie, Pennsylvania, stopping at Jamestown, where they met Ross Porter< who visited them at their hotel. They were all over the W. E. Peck farm near Ashville and took dinner one day with William Broadie and family, also formerly of Remington and now residing in that vicinity. Returning home they came by way of Buffalo and Niagara Falls. They had a very nice trip, except for one day when it rained all day long, but most of their drive this day was over fine paved roads and they got along very nicely. They found fine roads practirally all the way. None of the parties invested but they were favorably impressed with the country and Mr. Keister, especially, may decide to locate there.

J.R. LEWIS’ HOGS ARE WINNERS

Drove Shipped From Nebraska to Georgia Hog Shows. John R. Lewis, whose drove of Hampshire hogs is winning national fame in taking prizes at the big hog shows of the country, is showing them this week at Montgomery, Alabama. At the show at Omaha, Nebraska, Mr. Lewis was very successful, and from there took his prize winners to Atlanta, Georgia. At the latter place he was awarded first on junfor yearling male, first on junior yearling sow and third on aged drove. While in Georgia Mr. Lewis attended the William Essig sale of Hampshires and purchased the highpriced gilt for $220. This sale averaged $73 a head.

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 May and.family visited their farm near Remington Sunday. The Rensselaer schools will be closed Thursday and Friday of this week while the teachers are attending the state teachers’ meeting.

City Clerk Charles Morlan, who is also acting as a deputy in the county clerk’s office, goes to Indianapolis today to get the state ballots for the coming election.

Newton circuit court item in Kentland Democrat: David Halstead vs. Walter Adams, temporary restraining order, in replevin of about 400 bushels of onions, dissolved and judgment for costs assessed against plaintiff Wednesday.

Marriage licenses issued; October 21, Marshall F. French of Blue Island, Illinois, aged 24 July 19 last, occupation draftsman, to Lois Lucile Meader of Union township, aged 22 January 18 last, occupation school teacher. First marriage for each.

County Superintendent Lamson and Superintendent C. R. Dean ofi the city schools went to Indianapolis yesterday afternoon to attend the state meeting of county superintendents and city school superintendents and also the state teachers’ association meeting.

Elzie Grow is circulating a petition and the same is being generally signed to have the mile of road in northwest Marion connecting up with the Union township road, improved from the Union school house north to the Union township line, and also for the improvement of the mile of road running west from Union school and connecting up with the Postill stone road. The petition will be filed for action by the county commissioners at their November meeting. The county commissioners have appointed Charles J. Dean as election inspector in precinct number three, Marion township, in place of Clarence P. Fate, who declined to serve, and W. A. Lake for Walker township in place of Trustee Salrin, who was disqualified, Stephen A. Brusnahan, Democratic candidate for county treasurer, being a brother-in-law of Mr. Salrin. The other appointments heretofore published in The Democrat stand as published.

Squire Dean and a jury heard the Marlatt-Ward case at the court house Monday. John Marlatt had sold John Ward a second-hand automobile and some time thereafter one of the axles broke on the car and Ward ordered a new one. When he came after the axle Mr. Marlatt wanted the pay for same before he took it out, and Ward then claimed, it was stated, that the other axle was defective and Marlatt ought to give him this one free. The car was sold on payments, and

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1916.

Ward becomnig delinquent Mr Marlatt sent the sheriff out and got the car. Mose Loepold represented Marlatt and John A. Dunlap represented Ward. After the taking of evidence was begun it developed that there was no basis for the replevin suit, and the court instructed the jury to bring in a verdict for the defendant "Ward. It seems that when Marlatt first sent his men after the machine Mrs. Ward would not let them have it, but Ward came before they w r ent away and told them to take it. They did not do so. however, and Marlatt begun an action in replevin, with the above result.

New suits filed: No. 8684. David L. Halstead vs. John Hansson; action to set aside contract and for temporary restraining order. , -

The complaint alleges that the plaintiff purchased a second-hand Auburn automobile of the defendant upon his representation that the auto could be converted into a truck, that it had been rebuilt at the Rensselaer garage and was in first-class condition. At the time that the automobile was bought Halstead purchased some hogs of Hansson. The price of the automobile was S3OO and the hogs S4O, and Halstead gave his note to Hansson for $340, due one year from date with eight per cent interest after maturity. Halstead alleges that he started to convert the car into a truck at the residence of Hansson when he discovered the auto was not in good condition and that the cylinders were worn to such an extent that there was no compression and that it would not develop power to any extent. He then ceased work and informed Hansson of the condition of the automobile and demanded the return of the note, which was refused, and the present suit is the result. The plaintiff asks for a temporary restraining order restraining the defendant from negotiating or otherwise disposing of said note during the pendency of the suit, and that upon a final trial that the contract for the purchase of the automobile be rescinded and the note ordered delivered up and cancelled. Both the auto and the hogs were left in the possession of the defendant.

RECENT BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

October 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lang of Surrey, a daughter. October 24, to Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Wooley of Mt. Ayr, twin' ( girls. But one of them lived only a short time.

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THE REAL HUGHES PLATFORM—UNCLE SAM’S OPINION OF IT

FIVE TICKETS IN JASPER COUNTY

No Shortage of Local Candidates in Present Campaign ALL HAVE SOME SUPPORTERS Democrats and Republicans Have Full Tickets and Other Three Parties Have Partial Tickets. There are five tickets in the field in Jasper county this election, or, rather, two full tickets and three part tickets. The Democrats and Republicans each have full tickets; the Progressives have only a candidate for congress, John G. Brown of Monon; the Prohibitionists have nearly a full ticket—lsaac S. Wade of Lafayette for congress, John Dickinson of Remington for joint representative, Fred H. Beard of Rensselaer for clerk; Edgar S. Thornton of Surrey for treasurer, John W. Norman of Rensselaer for recorder, Charles H. Leavel of Rensselaer for sheriff, and William W. Reeve of Rensselaer for commissioner for the first district. The Socialists have only a candidate for congress, Erwin S. Whitmer of Indiana Harbor.

There will be but two ballots this year, no township ticket being elected. The state ballot will be printed on PINK paper and will contain the names of the Presidential electors under their respective emblems as well as the state ticket proper. The county ballot wilt be printed on WHITE paper and will contain the name of each candid? te for congress, joint representative and prosecuting attorney as wel' as the county ticket proper.

Through a misunderstanding Democratic County Chairman Welsh appointed B. F. Fendig as election commissioner to serve for the coming election but it was later discovered that former Chairman F. R. Erwin had appointed J. J. Hunt to serve as such commissioner for 1916, and the primary election law provides that the commissioners appointed to serve for the primary shall also serve at the regular election. Mr. Erwin had appointed Mr. Hunt as such commissioner before Mr. Welsh was elected chair,man, as the work for the primary came up before the latter was elected. When the commissioners

DEMOCRATIC SPEAKING DATES

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25 Hon. Frank Davis, Gifford, night. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25. IHon. E. P. Honan, Wheatfield, night. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 Hon. Frank Davis, Atx. night. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27—Hon. Frank Davis, McCoysbtrrg, night. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28— Hon. Frank Davis, Demotte, night. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31—Hon. Claud Bowers, Remington, night. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Hon. L. Ert Slack, Rensselaer, Ellis opera house, night.

met Monday to make up the ticket it was found that there really was no vacancy, and the deputy clerk took the matter up with County Attorney Williams who held that Mr. Hunt was the legal commissioner, ■so he and Commissioners C. C. Warner and Charles Morlan, the latter acting for the cleik, prepared the ballot.

BAD JUDGMENT WAS SHOWN

In Starting Work on Bridge With* out Making a Temporary Structure. Some very poor judgment has certainly been exercised this season in the matter of the bridge over the Howe ditch south of Rensselaer on the Rensselaer-Remington road. One of the abutments of this bridge went down during the heavy rains early last summer, and the bridge was closed for traffic several weeks while repairs were being made. Traffic -was diverted all this time over part dirt roads that were a disgrace to civilization, roads that no effort whatever had been made to put in a passable condition, and scores of automobiles, both local and tourist, were mired down and had to be pulled out with horses in attempting to make these detours, while such a thing as haul* ing loads of grain or lumber over the roads was out of the question. Finally the abutment was repaired, after the rainy season was over and the detour roads had become passable, and this road—we believe the most traveled twelve miles of road in the state —was reopened to traffic. The repairs made were solid and substantial and the bridge would probably have stood for many years, but it was decided to put in a new and longer bridge there, so contracts were let September. 5 for a new 70-foot, 16-foot roadway bridge to take its place; also contract for removal of the old bridge to Barkley township over the Jun-gles-Davla ditch. The contract price •for the new bridge was $3,595,

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Vol. XIX, No. 60

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. FT. WAVNE PAPERS ADVANCE Ft. Wayne, October ■> 24.—Stiff advances in the cost of white paper and other material has caused Ft. Wayne newspapers to advance subscription rates, effective October 30. Ths Journal-Gazette, morning, advances from 10 cents a week to 15 cents, and the Dally News, evening, advances from 6 cents a week to 10 cents, and the Daily Sentinel’s weekly price remains at 10 cents, but sales in the street and at news stands will advance from 1 cent a copy to 2 cents.

F. J. Il ENEY FAILS TO ARRIVE Progressive Does Not Api>ear nt Bloomington—Fertich Speaks Bloomington, October 21.—An audience that packed the court

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E. P. HONAN AT FAIR OAKS

Made Splendid Address to Voters Saturday Night Hon. E. P. Honan of this city delivered a Democratic speech at Fair Oaks Saturday night to a good sized audience. The voters of that section are alive to the Important panes of the day and gave the speaker the closest attention throughout the address. Mr. Honan is a very pleasing and entertaining speaker and with a knowledge of both state and national affairs is being much sought after for speeches in both nearby and distant towns. Tonight Mr. Honan will deliver an address at Wheatfield and will be accompanied by a number from this city.

MRS. ZEB SWAIM PASSED AWAY

Died at Home in Union Township Monday. Mrs. Zeb Swaim, mention of whose illness was made in last week’s Democrat, died at her home at Aix Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. Mrs. Swaim had been in poor health for the past year of more but the Immediate cause of her death was due to pneumonia from which she had been suffering for the past week. She was 50 years of age. The funeral will be held today at 10:30 o’clock at the Brushwood church, conducted by Rev. W. Sherrill of Frankfort, and burial made in the Prater cemetery. She leaves to mourn their loss, a husband and eight children, Jesse Lee, Paul, Lenzy and Alvin Swaim, Mrs. Fred Schultz and Mrs. Iva Hurley of Union township, Mrs. Clint Saidla of Rensselaer and Mrs. Jerry Tullis of Parr.

STREET CONTRACTS ARE LET

A. S. Keen of Wheatfield Lowest Bidder on All Four Streets. At the regular meeting of the city council Monday night all members were present, and about all the business done except the allowance of claims was the letting of the contracts for macadamizing and curbing four streets in the city. Only two contractors filed bids for these streets, Township Trustee Albert S. Keen of Wheatfield and Thomas M. Callahan of Rensselaer. Keen was the lowest bidder on each improvement and was awarded the contracts. The bids of each follow: Keen. Callahan Austin avenue ..$1,610.90 $1,700 South street ... . 3,682.00 4,021' Drove street .... 1,421.73 1,70 b Washington ave. . 1,115.38 1,200 Owing to the lateness of th* season it is understood the con* , , tractor will not start work on •either of the improvements until next spring. I The petition of Delphine Nelson J for a street light on Jefferson street just north of the Monon railroad was referred tq.the light committee. The usual number of claims were allowed.