Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1917 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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WILL HAVE A CHAUTAUQUA

Arrangements Completed for Holding Assembly Here This Year. We have been informed by Mr. G. H. McLain that arrangements have been m3.de to hold a Chautauqne Assembly in our city next, summer. A number of our enterprising people have signed ar. agreement with the Lincoln Chautauqua people by which they are to present their splendid program. We are assured that this program is' of real merit, setting highest standards in all lines of Chautauqua endeavor. This will be an event to which our people will look forward with pleasure. Chautauqua week is coming to be regarded all Over the country as the “cultural week of the year,” and there is no doubt but that it will be of great value to many of our people who could not go elsewhere and hear the good things which the chautauquas, in our own town, places in easy reach of all people. Plans are being matured by which a ticket campaign can be put on in the near future. This will furnish an opportunity for all people who are interested in the best things to boost this worthy enterprise be securing a sufficient number of tickets for themselves and their families. A little later we will have more to say concerning these arrangements when the local committee have matured their plans and are ready to put on the ticket campaign, at which time we will say more in detail concerning the splendid -program which we are <0 enjoy next season.

RISING MERCURY YESTERDAY

Zero Wave Subsides After Reaching 12 Below the O. After a four days’ seige of zero weather again the mercury started on the up-grade Monday afternoon and night, and yesterday morning stood at 7 above the 0 dt 6 o’clock, with further rise prophecied. Following is the official temperature as shown by the government thermometer at St. Joseph college for the twenty-four hours previous to 4 p. m. of the dates given, except yesterday, which was taken at 6:30 a. m., and was for the time between 4:30 p. m. and 6:30 a. m, of the hours proceeding: \ High Low Friday ■.. 20 8 Saturday 16 Sunday ....13 Monday ....... 15 —l2 Tuesday (a. m.) j. .16 7

SAVE—PENNIES MAKE DOLLARS

Farmers and others having occasion to buy anything from Chicago or other out-of-town cities may not be aware of the fact that their personal checks—if they have a bank account —will be accepted at full face value practically every place, and it is unnecessary for them to pay from 3 to 10 cents for a postoffice or express money order. While this is but a few cents in each case, at the end of the , year it may amount to . quite a little sum in the aggregate, and it is the pennies saved that makes the dollars.

LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

February 9, to Mr. and Mrs. Otto Ritter of Walker township, a still-born babe. February 10, to Mr. and Mrs. James Hall, south of town, a daughter. February 11, to Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Conover of Virgie, a daughter. February 11, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chamberlain, who recently moved here from Francesville, a son.

RECLAIM WASTE TOWN LANDS

The question of using idle city lands for food production is joist now engaging the attention of the people of England, as it has already done those of Germany, and efforts are being made to conserve this potential source of wealth. It is estimated that in the city of London alone there are 14,000 acres of idle land, capable of producing annually >SOO worth of stuffs per acre —an amazing total of >7,000,000 yearly. In connection with the present high cost of living this item of news should carry a potent lesson for every town and city in our own country. The subject is full of possibilities for Rensselaer.

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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. Attorney Jasper Guy was over from Remington on legal business yesterday. —1; t Attorney W. W. Lowry of Indianapolis came Monday for the opening of the February term of court. i' Homer Lakin of Union tow’nship was arrested Saturday night by Nightwatch Critser on a charge of drunkenness, and when taken before Squire Spitler Sunday was assessed a fine of $1 and costs, amounting to $9.05 in all. Judge C. W. Hanley was at Lafayette Friday sitting as special judge in the superior court hearing a remonstrance in the McLaughlin ditch case. The ditch is a very extensive one, beginning in Clinton county and running through Tippecanoe and Montgomery counties.

The slander suit of Ochs vs. Zirainerniaa,froinliemington, taken to/Newton county on change of venue from the Jasper circuit court, will come up for trial, it is expected, at the March term. Judge Berry of the Benton-Warren circuit has been agreed upon as special judge to sit in the cause. The Democrat understands that an affidavit w-as filed ‘by Prosecutor Hess Monday against Jay W. Stockton in the old perjury case which ended abruptly in White county recently when Judge Wason held the indictment, bad after the jury had heard part of the evidence, and that the arrest was to be made yesterday afternoon. * Commissioners’ court Item in Kentland Democrat: Purchased ten new voting machines —one for each of the ten townships in the county—from the Automatic Registering Machine company, of Jamestown, N. Y., for SB,OO0 —or SBOO per machine —less SSOO that had been paid as rental for the use of the machines in the last November election and $450 allowance for the nine old machines which they took in (at SSO each) in the deal. The remaining $7,050 are to' be paid in ten equal annual payments, beginning next year.

~ Marriage licenses issued: February 10, Joseph Murdock Yeoman, son of R. J. Yeoman of Newton township, aged 23 July 17 last, occupation farmer, to Jennie Merle McColly Johnson of Rensselaer, aged 22 February 10 last, accupation ‘ housekeeper. First marriage for male, second marriage for female, first marriage dissolved by divorce in November, 1916. Married by Rev. F. H. Beard at his residence. February 10, Gustave Schultz of Walker township, aged 26 October--27 last, occupation farmer, to Edith Blanche Wenrick of Jasper county, aged 24 August 25- last. First marriage for each. Married in clerk’s office by Rev. Edward W. Strecker. February 13, George' W. Peart of Roselawn, aged 23 February 2 last, occupation railroader, to Viola E. Baker, also of Roselawn, aged J 8 November 28 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married in the clerk’s offiae by Squire Spitler. New suits filed:’* No. 8733. Robert Burris vs. A. H, Hopkins and other members of the Rensselaer public school board and C. R. Dean, superintendent; injunction. Plaintiff sets out that his granddaughter, Lucille Richardson, and her mother, have been members of his household in the city of Rensselaer since October, 1915, and that he expects to have her continue as such until she shall have reached her majority; that she was enumerated among the school children of Rensselaer and attended

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1917.

the <?ity school until a few weeks ago when she was sent home after plaintiff had refused to pay tuition upon the demand of Superintendent Dean; that C. B. Steward, attendance officer, served notice demanding that child be sent to school: that plaintiff then again sent the child to school, but the defendants continued to threaten and make demands for the payment of tuition. Plaintiff therefore asks that the case be heard and defendants enjoined from cpllecting any tuition money or preventing the aforesaid child from attending school.

The Jasper county schools, presided over by Superintendent Ernest Lamson of Rensselaer, have made some long jumps along the road of progress this year. The items we have in mind, in particular, are as follows: The extensive remodeling of the Remington high school, a new two-room building in Jordan township, nt which five schools are consolidated, a new modern two-room grade building in Marion township, in which seven rural schools are consolidated. At the latter point ample provision has been made for teaching agriculture and domestic science, and an auto bus is used in hauling children to school. Further improvements are a modern three-room grade building at Parr and two-room grade buildling at Virgie, in Union township, two years’ high school work started at Fair Oaks, in same township. This is an old building, but the intention is to erect a modern building there for high school purposes next year; a modern sevenroom grade and high school building at Tefft, in Kankakee township—the . entire township is consolidated here and a full four-year high school course is given. Rupils of the township have heretofore been transferred to other townships* for high school work, but now they have their own high school and they are a much pleased community of people. Plans for doubling /the size of the Demotte grade and high school building in Keener township have been made. The old building was built two years ago with only four rooms. It was then thought to be too large and the trustee wife censured for erecting so large a building, but it is already too small to meet 4 ? the demands. Jasper county now has three new high schools and thus the number in the county has been doubled. —The EducatorJournal.

ALEY PAYS FOR A. B. DEGREE

University President Unable to Get Diploma Thirty-five Years Ago. Valparaiso, Indiana.—Henry Kinsey Brown, president of Valparaiso university, has just forwarded to Robert J. Aley, president of the University of Maine and formerly state superintendent of public instruction in »Indiana, his diploma for his degree of bachelor of arts from the university here. .. . . When Mr. Aley graduated from Valparaiso university, nearly thirtyfive years ago, after working his way through school, he was unable to pay his diploma fee of >3. He refused the university’s offer of the diploma, saying he would wait until he could pay the fee. President Brown received Mr. Aley’s check for >3 this week. Mr. Aley came to Valparaiso university with, just enough money to pay his tuition for the first year, and he earned money for the remainder of his course here by doing any work he could get.

MONON MARSHAL QUITS JOB

MonOn, February 9.—Marshal George Davis tendered his resignation at a called meeting of the town board held in Attorney H. C. Thompson’s office Tuesday morning. He asked to be relieved at 6 o’clock the same day, which necessitated a pro tern officer until his successor can be appointed five days later. No reason was assigned for the action in the resignation, though we understand from Mr. Davis he had been contemplating the step for some time, having other and more inviting employment in view. ‘He was elected by the Republicans at the last municipal election and his term was a little over half out. Purchase your calling cards, correspondence cards, correspondence stationery and envelopes from The Democrat’s fancy stationery department We carry the most complete line to be found outside the large cltlee.

RYAN DITCH REPORT FILED

Report Covers Nearly 500 Pages ot Manuscript COST WILL RE $357,642.87 And Benefits $450,884.80 —This Includes All the Laterals, Arms and Spurs of Proposed Ditch. The report in the proposed big Ryan ditch was filed in court Monday. The report covers 488 pages, and the total estimated cost of the entire improvement, including the main line and all the arms and laterals is $357,642.87, and the estimated benefits are $459,884.80. The main line ditch benefits are estimated at $360,778.29 and cost $279,411.44. The Kays lateral, $1,642.50; sl,074.16. Luken lateral, $3,461.25; $2,324.10.

Clear Lake lateral, $2,111; sl,497.70. Zick lateral, $7,747.45; $6,787.84.. Joseph Salrin arm to Zick lateral, $2,021; $1,751.28. Washburn lateral, $3,241; $2,364.36. Chris Salrin lateral, $1,280; sl,005.50. Johnson lateral, $273; $212.70. Stalbaum and Herahman lateral, $3,503.50; $2,527.76. Frank Hershman arm to Stalbaum and Hershman lateral, sl,309; $1,041.93. Spriggs arm to Stalbaum and Hershman lateral, $770; $550.30. William Hershman lateral, $750.40; $497.68. Guild lateral, $1,788.95; sl,' 414.96. Vanatta lateral, $4,117.09; $3,383.12. Deselms arm to Vanatta lateral, 121.398.08. , x , __ Michaels arm to lateral 77, s<>583 15* $3,477. Michaels ’ spur to Michaels arm, $325.50: $238.85. Record lateral, $10,511.65, $6, 899 98. Mead Rayburn lateral to Record lateral, $1,802.35; $1,337.30. Phillips arm to Mead Rayburn arm, $741; $425.75. Rufus Record arm to Record lateral, $2,005; $1,189.65 _ Maddox spur to Rufus Rayburn arm. $857.50; $644.90. Freshour arm to Maddox spur, $220: $157.30. Parker arm to Rufus Rayburn arm, $148; $92. Iliff slough lateral, $13,144.57; Makeever lateral, $3,471.55; $2,649.40. Randle lateral, $1,445.15; sl,300. Parties desirfng to remonstrate will have ten days, we understand, from Monday in which to file their remonstrance.

MONON BANK SAFE WRECKED

Officials Use a Hammer to Gain Access to the' Vault. Monon, February 9. —The inner door of the safe containing the valuable papers of the Monon .bank, including notes, deeds and mortgages,. was opened Wednesday for the first time in ten days, and then entrance was gained only after breaking the door to pieces. Something went wrong with the lock a week ago Monday, and all attempts to open the door proved futile. Friday, ap expert came from Chicago who after pounding with a sledge hammer two days he was allowed to depart in peace. Last Monday a local force, with Andy Hazel and Will Saltzman in charge, introduced a drill, which the Chicago man had pronounced impracticable. After, proceeding threefourths of an inch through the hard steel, a revolving substance was encountered which hindered further penetration. Then heavy blows were resorted to and “the door was completely wrecked before the hidden treasure was once more within the reach of bank • officials.

HOGS SELL AT $12.67½ PER CWT.

The. commission firm of Morin & Mason of this city sold 106 hogs averaging 301 pounds in weight Saturday to the firm of Mansfield & Co. also of this city for >12.67% per 100. The hogs were purchased for the Henry Burkhardt Packing Co. of Dayton, Ohio. This is said to be the highest, price paid here for porkers since the civil war.— Lafayette Journal.

FUTURE PUBLIC SALE DATES

The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Thursday, February 15, Clyde Gunyon, 1 miles east and % mile north of Parr. General . sale, including 7 horses, 27 head of cattle, 62 head of hogs, 24 tons timothy hay, farm tools, etc. Saturday, February 17, W. F. Hayes and Sam Scott. Stock sale, on what Is known as Frank Hayes farm, miles horth and 2% miles east of Rensselaer, consisting of. 3 head of horses, 27 head of cattle and 14 head of hogs. Tuesday, February 20, Lee Mauck, 2% miles east and 1% miles north of Mt. Ayr, 2 % miles north and 5% miles west of Rensselaer. General sale, including horses, farm Implements, 20 tons of timothy hay, etc. Wednesday, February 21, Joseph Graber, 7 miles north and 1% miles east of Rensselaer. General sale, including 11 horses, 14 cattle, farm tools, etc. Monday, February 26. Daniel Wolf, 1 mile south and 1 mile east of Demotte. General sale, including 10 head of horses and mules, 27 head of cattle, hogs, 6 dozen chickens, farm tools, 800 'bushels seed oats, 400 bushels corn, etc. Wednesday, February 28, J. W. Phares, on the H. O. Hlarris farm, 1 mile south and 1% miles east of Mt. Ayr, 6 miles west of Rensselaer. Stock sale and some implements, Including 7 horses and mules, 20 head of cattle, 14 head of hogs.

HIGHWAY BILL IS MENACED

Amendments Added Likely to Endanger Federal Aid. ROAD BILL AMENDMENTS County commissioners given power to advertise for bids and award contracts on specifications drawn by highway engineer. Two or more kinds of materials to be specified, no type to be selected except that approved by the engineer. Complete control of highway engineer in awarding contracts removed. Highway commissioners required to give bond in sum of $25,000. Provision that fees from automobile licenses be turned over to road fund removed. A blow at the state control feature of the highway bill was delivered Monday when the senate sent the bill to engrossment with amendments curtailing .the powers of the state highway engineer. An amendment offered by Senator Culbertson, Democrat, giving boards of county commissioners the right to advertise for bids and award contracts, instead of vesting that right in the highway engineer, was adopted by a vote of 24 to 20, As the bill now stands It provides that the county commissioners in the counties where the main market highways are to be buiß shall receive bids for road construction on two or more kinds of material. The chief fight centered on the provision for the commissioners to specify more than one material. The original measure provided for the highways engineer to receive bids, and made it optional with the highway commission whether bids would be for two or. more types. In the amended form the measure sets out that the county commissioners shall receive bids “upon the order of the state highway engineer and shall advertise and receive bids for two or more kinds of material and types of construction for said road, as well as the bridges proposed to be constructed thereon, specifications for which and the types or forms of construction for the same to be prepared and determined by the state highway engineer.” The provision that all fees from automobile licenses be turned over to the state highway fund, which was contained in the original bill, was stricken out on motion of Senator Jackson. The measure also > was amended to provide that in the selection of members of the highway commission the governor shall name persons from different parts of the state.

PHONE MANAGER GOT PEEVED

We have -a real good joke on the central girl.. Thursday afternoon Mr. Washburn, the telephone manager, was in our office and wanted central. He rang four or five times before central answeredand we actually believe central thought it was us that wanted service when the bell raag.—Goodlland Herald.

U. S. REJECTS GERMAN OFFER

Latest Proposal Is Regarded as Utterly Insincere —————. . • AMEICANS TO QUIT BELGIUM I ■ '» Orders From Civil Governor Terminates the Great Relief Work Being Done in That Country. Washington, D. C., February 13. —The United States has flatly rejected Germany’s offer to discuss differences between the two nations while the ruthless submarine campaign is in progress; In a note yesterday to the Swiss minister, who on Saturday presented orally the German proposal, Secretary Lansing said the United States “does not feel that It can enter Into any discussion with the German government concerning the policy of submarine warfare against neutrals which it is now pursuing, unless and until the German government renews Its assurances of the fourth of May (the Sussex note) and acts upon the assurances.”

The state department made public the secretary’s reply*, together with a memorandum which at Mr. Lansing’s suggestion Dr. Ritter, the Swiss minister, had prepared last night, setting down in writing the suggestion originally transmitted orally. In view of the fact that the United States has taken the most vigorous course possible short of war to denounce the ruthless submarine warfare, officials of i;he government regard the German proposal to negotiate while the campaign is in progress as utterly insincere. From the first the move has been looked upon and resented as a piece of propaganda, designed to becloud the Issue and put the United States into a false position of belligerency. Formal notification Of the re-de-tention in Germany of the seventytwo American sailors brought in as prisoners on the prize ship Yarrowdale, was given to the state department today by Dr. Paul Ritter, Swiss minister here, acting for the German government, together with an inquiry as to the status of the crews of the German war bound ships in American harbors. Germany, Dr. Ritter said, had decided to hold the Yarrowdale prisoner until she had had definite assurances that German crews in American harbors would not be held or imprisoned. This development, wholly unexpected, was amazing to the American government officials here who had come to the conclusion that the early reports which misled the German government as to the treatment of German crews here had been effectively dispelled by the forwarding of complete details. As this Included the Presidential announcement that German ships would not be seized now or in the event of war and full information about the fair attitude of the govi eminent toward the German sailors, officials are wholly at a loss tto know what kind of report could I have so suddenly changed Germany’s attitude. | - Expulsion by the German military authorities of the American : commission for relief in Belgium and northern France after its two iand a halt yeaffe of devoted service during which the greatest and inlost sustained relief work In his*tory was built up, was officially re-

■ ported to the state department yesterday in a telegram from Ambassador Page in London, ! The news was received here with profound regret, the development being regarded as one of the most deplorable of the many deplorable results which have flowed from Germany's announcement of unrestricted submarine warfare on January 31. Officials here refuse comment. They say that the facts speak for themselves. Germany has made the position of American relief workers untenable and the workers have fen withdrawn. There is ne * rse or palliative. The mil its Jthorltiea have spoken

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