Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1916 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Inttristing Paragraphs From the Various Dipartmints OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—-To-gether with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. Commissioners’ court will convene next Monday. Attorney M. E. Graves of Morocco was here Monday on business. Remember that next Monday is the last day for paying the fall installment of taxes to avoid delinquency.

E. M. Laßue has opened a law office by himself in rooms upstairs in the Stockton block, across the the hall from C. M. Sands’ office. Eli Gerber has sold his 400 acres of land in Keener township, in sections 5 and 8, to George Hamstra, the consideration stated in the contract being $22,000. The damage suit of Sam Duvall against the Rev. P. C. Curnick, former pastor of the M. E. church here, which had been set for hearing in the Newton circuit court Monday, has by agreement been continued to the January term.

Newton Circuit items from Kentland Democrat: J. I. Case Treshing Machine Co. vs. John Herr, note, motion for change of Venue from trial before Judge Hanley was granted Wednesday, and names of William Darroch, T. J 3. Cunningham and Frank Davis were submitted for parties to make selection of a special judge from. N. C. Shafer vs. C L. & L. R. R. Co., for damages, continued to next term Wednesday.

Marriage licenses issued: October 28, Harry Shaffer Partlow of Indianapolis, aged 21 March 16 last, occupation traveling salesman, to Sylvia Marie Corn of Kniman, aged 22 September 10 last. First marriage ' for male, second marriage for female, first marriage dissolved by divorce in 1914. October 28, Samuel E. Cook of McCoysburg, aged 22 September 18 last, occupation merchant, to Evelyn A. Johns, also of McCoysburg, aged 17 October 23 last, occupation housekeeper. S'irst marriage for each. Female being under age her father, Roland B. Johns, gave consent to issuance of license.

New suits filed: No 8686. Frank H. Campbell vs. Everett Halstead et al; foreclosure of mortgage. Demand SI,OOO. No. 8687. Walter Adams vs. David L. and Everett Halstead; action for SIO,OOO damages for malicious prosecution. The complaint alleges that on October 11, 1916, defendants maliciously and without probable cause, caused plaintiff’s arrest and brought him before John M. Hufty, justice of the peace, at Mt. Ayr, on a warrant sworn out by Everett Halstead, charging plaintiff with taking possession unlawfully of onions belonging to L. F. Miller & Son of Danville, Illinois, and unlawfully carrying same away; that plaintiff and Edward Stakley—who was arrested at the same time on a like charge—were compelled to give a bond for sloo* for their appearance in said court on October 19, and that on said date defendants failed to appear to prosecute said charge and the justice dismissed the plaintiff and said Stakley, and that the defendant, David L. Halstead, did cause said justice of the peace to dismiss said charge after this plaintiff had been discharged from custody; that plaintiff was wrongfully and mafidiouilly and without any reasonable and probable cause therefor deprived of his liberty and arrested as a common malefactor and suffered great mental distress and anxiety and was put into public Infamy and disgrace, and that he was greatly and specifically damaged in his business and occupation by reason of the necessary damage to his reputation and good name. No. 8688. Alfred Stakley vs. David L. and Everett Halstead; ac-

tion for SIO,OOO damages on like charge as above. Messrs. M. Leopold and John A. Dunlap are attorneys for plaintiffs in both the above actions. No. 8689. Ruth C. Allis vs. Clark Allis; action for separate maintenance. The complaint alleges that the parties were married September 4, 1915, and lived together until September 16, 1916, and that on said mentioned day defendant without cause, deserted plaintiff without leaving her sufficient provision for her support and has not at any time since contributed to the support of, plaintiff except $5 paid her October 20, 1916; that defendant is ablebodied, healthy and has steady employment at good wages. Plaintiff asks for a payment of $25 per month for her support. Plaintiff resides in Rensselaer and her maiden name was Ruth Wiltshire.

HAMMOND MAN KILLED HERE

Crushed Between Cars After Stealing Bide on Monon Train. Alex Joseph, a 19-year-old Sicilian youth of Hammond, was fatally injured in Rensselaer Sunday forenoon after stealing a ride here from 'Hammond, and died about four hours later. Joseph had been accompanying the Hammond football team on several of their excursions this fall, and it is presumed he did not have money to pay his fare here to witness the game with St. Joseph college. He boarded the blind baggage at Hammond and made the trip in safety until the water tank near the depot here was reached. The engineer failed to stop at the water tank and started to back the train just as Joseph started to emerge from his riding place, with the result that he was horribly ( crushed about the abdomen. The Monon physician, Dr. Washburn, was called and had the unfortunate young man taken to the college, where everything possible to save him life was done. He was conscious most of the time and objected to any operation being performed, but his injuries were so serious he died about 3 o’clock. The body was then removed to the Wright undertaking establishment and prepared for burial. Mr. Joseph’s mother lives at Navarota, Texas, and was notified of her son’s death, and wired instructions here to hold the body until her arrival. She was expected to reach here some time yesterday. A letter was found in the young man’s pocket from his mother, telling him to come to her; that she had a good position for . him there. The mother and a sister, both residing in Texas, are the only survivors.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO VOTERS

The voters of Jasper county should make it a point to go to the polls early next Tuesday and cast their votes. There is no good reason nor sense, as a rule, in waiting until late in the afternoon or evening to cast, your vote'. The polls will close promptly at 6 p. m. no matter whether all the votes are in or not, and in some of the larger precincts many voters may not get to cast their ballot at all unless they heed the admonition to “vote early.”

There are six precincts in Jasper county in which the registration exceeds the number supposed to vote in a precinct—2so. These precincts are: Barkley, East, 330; Carpenter, South, 252; Marion, No. 1, No. 2> and No. 4, 310, 356 and 252, respectively; ana Weatfleld. 280. In each of these precincts it is going/to take quite rapid voting to get all of the votes in. Especially is this true of Barkley, East, Marion No. 1 and No. 2, and voters should make it a point to go to the polls early and stay in line till they get to cast their ballot. Should there be twenty or thirty votes at 5:30 o’clock in any one of these precincts—or any other, for that matter—it is not at all likely that all will get to vote, as the polls will be closed before they can be accommodated. Let "vote early” be your maxim next Tuesday.

BOX SOCIAL.

A box social will be held at Banner school house in Milroy township on Saturday evening, November 4. Ladies please bring boxes. —GERTRUDE Teacher. An armload of old papers for five cents at The Democrat office.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 19,16.

WOODROW WILSON President of the United States if mmmsm, h —-C '.v “HE HAS KEPT US OUT OF WAR” This is the face of a man strong, courageous, patient and kindly, a man — Always alert to the aspirations of his fellowman and sympathetic toward their fulfillment; Never complacent toward the encroachments of privilege nor tolerant of social wrong; Always seeking to enhance the dignity of labor and better the state of the toiler; Never lending an ear to the sophistry of exploitation or the blandishments of expediency; Always patient to hear and weigh, to appraise and analyze, and passionate to find the way of right; t Never premature in purpose nor prejudiced in judgment, and never headlong in decision— Such is WOODROW WILSON.

DEMOCRATIC SPEAKING DATES

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Hon. L. Ert Slack, Rensselaer, Ellis opera house, afternoon. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1 Hon. William D. Headrick, Progressive, at Remington, 10 a. m. North part of county rest of day until night. At Rensselaer, Ellis, theater, at night. Mr. Headrick is one of the best speakers in the country and every one should come out and hear him. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Hon. E. P. Honan at Kniman, night. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3—Hon. Frank Davis at Newland school house, night. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3—Hon. E. P. Honan at Charles Welch school house in Carpenter township, night. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Hon. E. P. Honan at Tefft, night. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 Hon. Frank Davis at Center school house, Union township, night. Through an error in giving the speaking dates to The Democrat last

HVCHES AA V/tTIUET) MAfl. “In my opinion, Mr. Hughes, if President, would have found it difficult to decide on the best course for the Government to take in such matters. His capacity for hindsight, as we learn from his speeches, is highly developed, but as to his foresight, we are not equally well, informed.” “They say Wilson has blundered.” He raised both hands to drive home his point. “Perhaps he has. But I notice that he usually blunders FORWARD.” — Thomas A. Edison.

week E. P. Honan was scheduled at the Independence school house in Gillam township for Friday, November 3, when the date should have been Friday, October 27. The Democrat is not at fault for this error as the dates were published precisely as given to us.

HALLOWEEN PARTY LAST NIGHT

Mrs. Ora T. Ross, Mrs. A. F. Long and Mrs. C. G. Spitler were hostesses last evening at a brilliant social affair at the home of the former. About thirty guests were present, enjoying an evening of card games and a delightfully appointed dinner. The decorations were profuse, in keeping with the Halloween season. Out of town guests were Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Honan of Atlanta, Georgia, and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vanatta of Fowler. Place your want ads in Tno Democrat if you want to get results.

SCORES JASPER COUNTY ROADS

Republican Editor Hints at Inefficient. County Management. Wheeler McMillan, editor of the Covington Republican, who recently made a speaking tour of Jasper county, gave a write-up of his impressions of the county after returning home. While very favorably impressed with Rensselaer, *of which he makes special mention, he has this to say of the Jasper county roads; “Fountain county can puff herself up and blow on the road question in comparison to Jasper. We are far ahead on gravel roads, and the gravel roads now built in Jasper are in much worse shape, far rougher and more bumpy than our roads here, although their gravel road repair levy is 15 cents and ours only 13. Fountain county’s efficient corps of road men are keeping our highways in a condition to compare favorably with any county in the state.” This is cruel. Local Republican orators have been going about over Jasper county telling the people what an efficient set of Republican county officers we have had and laying it all to the state administration for the increase in taxes, when as a matter of fact the net increase in all the various state levies in the past seven years has been but 7 cents on the SIOO valuation, while the county levy has been increased 22 cents! McMillan spoke for the Republicans here, but he did not, of course, criticise the Republican county administration in his speeches here—be waited until he got hack home and then printed the above in his paper.

RENSSELAER RURAL ROUTES

Have Been Extended to Make Each About Thirty Miles Length. The four rural mail routes runhing out of Rensselaer have been extended and will each be about thirty miles in length hereafter. Routes 1 and 3 were extended to take effect September 1 last, and the extensions on 2 and 4 will take effect today, November 1. No patrons or territory is cut off that was heretofore served, but new patrons have been taken on. Route 2 now runs a mile further west, passing O. J. Kenton’s farm and through Surrey; thence south one mile and thence back east again to the old route.

Four miles are added to route number 4. The extension is west on the Hill stone road in Jordan township and thence south passed Egypt school house, thence east to the Rensselaer-Remington road, coming out at the Jake Wright or old Morgan Dewey corner. In order to serve patrons who are cdt out by this change the carrier, after going south, east and north to the Joseph Adams farm, comes west to the Remington road again at the Julius Huff corner.

GOOD CROWDS GREET DAVIS

Rr<K>k Attorney Is Doing Good Work in Juspcr County. Hon. Frank Davis of Brook, who has been making speeches throughout Jasper county the past ten days, has proven himself a most able campaigner as well as an entertaining talker. Good crowds have greeted him at every point. Saturday night he addressed a large meeting at Demotte, being accompanied there by the Democratic band and a large delegation from this city. A royal reception was given the visitors, and the meeting was all that could have been wished for. „ Monday night Mr. Davis and quite a number from Rensselaer went to the Egypt school house in Jordan township and expounded the principles of Democracy to the people of that neighborhood. Mr. Davis has made about ten speeches in this county and it is felt by all that his logic and forceful manner has done much good. ,

RECENT BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

October 27, to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Tullis of Parr, a son. October 30, to Mr. and Mrs. Eli Yoder of Mt. Ayr, a son.

Elsewhere in this issue appears the advertisement of L. V. Sayler of near Kniman for a public sale of stock on Thursday, November 2. Those in need of stock will do well to attend this sale. Subscribe for The Democrat.

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. MONON GIRL IN AT TO WRECK Machine Turned Over Near Wolcott When Lights Blinded Driver. Miss Oakle Smith, who was riding in an automobile with Frank Agen of Wolcott, had a narrow escape from death Thursday night when the machine went into a ditch and she was thrown through a barbed wire fence. The accident happened about a mile south of Monon. Mr. Agen was blinded by the lights of another car and off the road. Miss Smith’s ''face was badly lacerated and her throat was cut, the jugulir vein being exposed. She was taken to the office of Dr. Reagan at Monon and twenty stitches were taken to close the gaping wounds.

FOUR HURT IN AN AUTO SPILL

Lafayette, October 30.—Mr. and Mrs. T. J. O’Connor and their daughter Gladys and son Charles of Harvey, Illinois, were injured eleven miles north or Montmorenci late Saturday when the steering gear of their automobile broke and the machine was upset. A son, John O’Connor, escaped injury. The family was on the way here to visit relatives, and the injured were brought to a hospital here. Mr. O’Connor suffered a dislocated hip and internal injuries, and Mrs. O’Connor was injured about the back and cut by flying glass. The two children were painfully bruised and cut.

VICTIM OF FIGHT MAY DIR

Winamac, October 30. Henry Beeber is under arrest here charged with assault and battery with intent to commit murder, having seriously injured John Petoskey with a pickax. Beeber, it is said, had been warned not to haul gravel from a Pit o n Petoskey’s farm, Reports to officials say that Petoskey attempted to use a knife, and that Beeber defended himself with the ax. Physicians say Petoskey cannot live.

HIGH SCHOOL TEAM IN LINE

To Play Curtain Italser at the In-diana-Purdue Game. The Rensselaer high school football team will go to Hammond next Saturday for a game with the Hammond high school. The boys are expecting a hotly contested game but will go prepared to win. The local team is expecting to play the curtain raiser at the In-diana-Purdue game on November 25, and as the teams now stand this ambition will be realized. It is quite an honor for a high school to play this game, and When the Rensselaer team makes its appearance there will be a large number of local fans in the gtandstand to make them feel at home.

TALK OF A CANNING FACTORY

Chicago Parties Trying to Locate Industry Here. Two Chicago gentlemen, J. A. Brent and H. M. Snow, were in Rensselaer last week with a proposition to locate a canning factory in Rensselaer, provided sufficient local support could be obtained. These gentlemen were representing the Hastings Industrial company which specializes in locating factories and selling the machinery to operate the same. They also ask that a certain * acreage of land *in the vicinity be pledged to the cultivation of the produce needed by the factory.

DON’T GAMBLE.

Hamillize your clothes buying and you’re always safe. Society Brand clothes S2O to S3O; Fashion Park clothes S2O to S3O; Michael Stern and Clothcraft sls tQ S2O. —HILLIARD & HAMILL. Do you use the want ad. columns of The Democrat? If not, try an ad.

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