Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1917 — Page 1

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In RensseUer —Chicago Concern Is Considering the' Change. The Roth company of Chicago, manufacturers of women's house dresses, is seriously considering the matter of moving to Rensselaer in order to free themselves from the troubled labor conditions of the city. B. J. Jarrette of this city has been active for several days in the preliminary arrangements, and while it is not yet a settled fact that |he concern is to come here, it seems reasonably certain. The Roth company has been established in Chicago for eight years and is said to be well rated and a responsible company. They are said to be quite particular as to the working conditions in their factory and insist on the very best, and for that reason Mr. Jarrette has looked at a number of locations in this city which will be shown to the head of the concern when he comes here, which he is expected to do almost any day. It was stated that the upper floor of the Columbia furniture factory building would probably be chosen, but this is probably erroneous as the location is not suitable. /

The concern proposes to employ in the neighborhood of one hundred women and girls, most of whom will be local parties, and about fifty applications have already been received by Mr. Jarrette. At the present time the company is said to have orders ahead for practically |50,600* worth of their product, which would insure their success from the start. Later—The factory people came down from Chicago yesterday noon and spent some time in looking over a few locations down town, and were apparently quite well pleased with some of them. If this factory should locate here, it will be without one cent of bonus, they asking nothing more than .desirable quarters and the assurance that the necessary help can be secured here, and it would appear that both of -'pse conditions are to their satisfaction.

WILL RETURN TO RESIDE HERE

James Lefler returned Thursday from a business trip to Marinette, Wisconsin, »hear which place he owns 400 acres of cut-over timber land which he has had now for several years. He and his wife lived there until her health became so bad from consumption that she wanted 4 to Return to Jasper county and spend her remaining days among early scenes and Acquaintances. ’rtieir personal effects which had beau left up there Mr. Lefler has now had shipped to Indiana and he expects to dispose of his land and make his home with his children. He expects to get a little more for the land than it cost him several years ago. Mr. Lefler says they have been having some mighty cold weather and that a week ago last Monday it was forty degrees zero. Last Sunday it was twenty-four below. Ice in Green bay is said to be three feet thick.

THE ROBINS ARE AGAIN HERE

Wednesday afternoon "the writer • and heard the first robin of the season that has come to 'his notice. There were plenty of witnesses to corroborate this statement, as it ft sometimes necessary to have more than one’s own unsupported word on the early robin question. Bert Overton and Dolph and Edward Day were among those who also saw this harbinger ■of spring. In fact, Dolph, who was topping out a chimney on Park avenue* was the first discoverer of the bird, and he let out a yell that could be heard from one end of the street to the other, and called the otherf’ attention to it. I, But all saw and heard the little redbreast.

“MR BOCK” AGAIN ON HAND

Another harbinger of spring that we have noticed this week is that “Mr. Bock” is making his regular spring visit in Lafayette according to advertisements in pa'fayette papers. Mr. Bock, by the way, is scheduled for but one more visit to Indiana after the present one, and, in fact, the old fellow seems to be becoming very unpopular all over the country. Yet he was a great sport in his day and many there are who will recall his regular spring-time visit with feelings of sadness. An appropriate epitaph to his memory would be "Cone, but not altogether forgotten.” j

COURTHOUSE 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 looking after cases in court here Wednesday.

Attorney W. H. Parkinson is again confined to his home with rheumatism, from which he has suffered considerable of late weeks. Yesterday was the last day for filing remonstrances in the Ryan ditch and, while few had been filed up to yesterday, it was said several hundred would probably be filed, the attorneys for the remonstrators holding the papers back until the last day. In the mention of the marriage of John Osborn, Jr., and Miss “Esther” Stiller, in Wednesday’s Democrat, the name should have been Edna instead of Esther, and she was a daughter of Mrs. Latta Stiller instead of Mrs. Mary Mellender, as erroneously stated in report.

New suits filed: No. 8737. Ransom N. Edwards vs. Chester A. JoneL Action for SIOO expenses in restraining order heretofore granted. No. 8738. The W. Bingham company vs. Frank Conn. Suit on note. Demand S6O. No. 8739. John Q. Lewis vs. Angeline Lewis. Action in partition. Judge C. W. Hanley and Mayor C. G. Spitler, together with the trustees of the county hospital, met Tuesday evening and conducted the drawing through Which the various rooms are to be marked. Following the drawing an appropriate'tablet bearing an inscription designated by the donor was placed upon the door of each room. Marriage licenses issued: February 21, Walter S. Brown of Jasper county, aged 29 August 28 last, occupation farmer, to Carrie Etta Stowers also of Jasper county, aged 23 September 15 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. February 21. Jasper Henry Hurley. of Lafayette, aged 21 October 27 last, occupation electrician, to Goldie Marie Snyder of Rensselaer, aged 19 December 16 last, occupatibn housekeeper. First marriage for each.

On affidavit 4 filed last week by Truant Officer C. B. Steward, a warrant was issued for P. O. Coleman for failure to send his children, Albert, Edna and Ravina Coleman, aged 10, 12 and 7 years, respectively, to school as provided by the compulsory education law. Mr. Coleman's excuse for keeping his children out of school is said to be the fact that from where, he lives , in northeast Walker to a school in the same township is too far for his childreil to walk, but it seems he “had not voiced his complaint until after the affidavit had been filed as the township trustee is said to be willing to grant his children a transfer* to Kankakee township. Up to yesterday he had not been arrested. The will of-the late Elvira E. Bull was filed for probate Wednesday. The instrument was executed October 14, 1911, and Philip R. Blue and W. Frank Osborne were the witnesses to the signature of testator, who signed by mark. After providing for the payment of all just debts, etc., all the property left by testator is bequeathed as follows: One-«ixth each to the sons, William R. Bull and John M. Bull, and daughter, Esther Newell; onetwelveth .each to the grandsons, William H. and Earl Barkley, and granddaughter, Lillie M. Hershman. George A. Williams is named as executor and is directed to procure a suitable joint monument to be erected at the grave of testator and her husband, should the latter precede her in death, which he did. The will provided for a life estate in the husband had he outlived testator. —~

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 1917. .

On affidavit filed by James McKinney, a warrant was issued for Leonard, James and Wesley Welsh, sons of Bert Welsh, George Kresel, son of William Kresel, Fay Minniear. son of Winton Slinniear, and Edward Kirk, son of A. E. Kirk. The boys are charged with assault and upon the person of Edward McKinney. They are all pupils at the Marion township consolidated -school and, according to our informant, the trouble startejl while all were yet attending the O'Meara school. The six boys mentioned were placed under arrest but were permitted to continue in school with the understanding that their fathers were to bring them before Judge Hanley this morning. It is alleged that the boys have had a sort of grievance at Edward • .. .. McKinney for some time and upon frequent occasions proceeded to pummel him. Recently during one of these demonstrations the McKinney boy was to such an extent that he has since suffered a perpetual pain in his side and has been obliged to consult a physician and also school.

OBITUARY OF JOHN B. MARTIN

John Baptist Martin was born at Plaine, France, December 5, 1844. At the age of 21 h,e was in the service of his country, and later served again during the war of 1871. When he was 27 years of age he came to this country and for a time lived at Ottawa, Illinois, going from there to Champaign, and coming to Indiana twenty-two years ago. He was united in marriage to Mary Catherine Faker on January 11,- 1880. To this union was born eleven children, two of whom, died in infancy. Those still living are, Joseph and Mrs. Louise Sites of Brookston, and Andrew, Edmund, John, Frances, Agnes, Isabel and Eugene, all at home. He also had three nieces and one nephew in this country, and seven grandchildren. His wife preceded him in death January 14, 1911. Death came February 20, 1917, and was caused by a general break- 1 down, following a paralytic stroke suffered two years ago. The funeral was held at St. Augustine’s Catholic church Tuesday morning and burial made at Mt. Calvary cemetery. Those coming from away to at- I tend the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Faker and daughter Frances of Brookston, Mrs. Margaret Lohmiller and daughter Margaret Mary and son Leo of Chalmers, Ben Faker of Chalmers, Ed Fa£er and James Marron of Ambia and Dewey Victor of Brookston. **

We desire to express our thanks for the many kind, acts of assistance and deeds of sympathy during the illness and death of our father, John B. Martin.—THE CHILDREN.

WIFE BEATER LANDS IN JAIL

R. F. Kaster of Near Gifford Put Under Peace Bond. Ransom Frank Kaster of near Gifford was committed to jail here Tuesday upon failure to provide a 5400 peace bond; Kaster is alleged to have beaten" his wife recently, for which act he was taken before Squire C. W. Bussell and given a fine of $25 and costs. Laura Alice Kaster, his wife, whom he is also said to have threatened to kill if she told the officers, later came to Squire Spitler and instituted peace bond proceedings. From reports it appears that Kaster'has made a practice of inhuman treatment of his family, and while he provided lavishly for himself failed in all ways to provide for his wife and children.

LOCAL SHIPMENT TOPS MARKET

Joseph Kosta, who lives northwest of Rensselaer, shipped a car containing fifty-four head of hogs to the Indianapolis market this week, which were sold Wednesday morning at the extreme top price —l3 cents a pound. The high price the previous day was $12.80, and the quality of Mr. Kosta’s hogs caused the bidders to boost the price. The carload sold for the munificient sum of $1,557.92,an average of $28.85 a head.

Anybody wanting trees, ornamental or fruit, see Charles Pefley, Rensselaer, Indiana. Every tree or shrub guaranteed to grow and true to name. From . the Guarantee Nursery Co., Rochester, N. Y. Trees replaced this fall free of charge if they die this spring. -ts An armload of old* newspaper* fer a nickel at The Democrat office.

CARD OF THANKS

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities an<? Towns—Matters of Minor Mention from Many Places. t DEFUNCT BANK WILL PAY OUT Depositors of Burrows Bank Have Received $40,000. ‘Delphi, February 22. —Fred Duffy, receiver of the defunct bank of Burrows, has appealed to the Carroll county court for an • order to pay depositors of the bank another 25 per cent. This brings the total amount paid depositors up to $40,000. Ellis Shookman, the defaulting cashier, will be arraigned for trial in the Carroll county circuit court soon. He is out on bond and said to have employment as bookkeeper by a Fort Wayne concern.

CONSTRUCTED HIS OWN COFFIN

The body of William Watkins of Kentland, who died on Wednesday afternoon at St. Elizabeth’s hospital, will be forwarded to Delphi this morning for burial. He will* be buried in a coffin made by himself. Mr. Watkins had been running a saw mill at Kentland for some time and four months ago when his health became impaired he constructed the coffin. It is made from black walnut and weighs nearly 700 pounds. It arrived here yesterday. Mr. Watkins was born in White county fifty years ago, and was well, known throughout White, Carroll. Tippecanoe and Newton counties. He is survived by a widow and four children.—Yesterday’s Lafayette Journal.

BLAMES MONON FOR ACCIDENT

Coroner Says Road is Responsible for Williams’ Death. X With both engineers claimin' that the blocks were green and not red, and an expert testifying that the block system is not infallible, Coroner J. A. Graham of Hammond, who in conducting an inquest into the death of* Fireman Roy Williams in the wreck of a Monon switch engine and a workman’s train at Hammond last Wednesday, the railroad for not running all trains between Hammond and South Hammond under orders by telephone or telegraph.

* The coroner is bf the opinion that the collision would not hav»occurred had the light engine and the workman’s train been running under orders. Dependency on the block system alone is not sufficient, he said. The evidence of Engineer Planer of the south bound engine, which crashed into the "Hurdy Gurdy” train was heard. Planer id that the block was green. Planer had been arf engineer three weeks prior to the wreck and the other engineer, who also maintains he had the green blodk, was not a veteran.

MT. AYR LADY DIED FRIDAY

Mrs. Otto Bengston Passes Away After Long Hlness. Mrs. Otto Bengston of Mt. Ayr, who had been in poor health for several months, died yesterday forenoon at 9:30. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon and burial made at North Star cemetery. Mrs. Bengston was born April 18, 1863, and had lived practically her whole life in the vicinty qf Mt. Ayr. Besides her husband she is survived by her aged mother, Mary Jane Rimer; three children, Yfrs. Earl Leek of southwest of Rensselaer, Charles Bengston of Foresman and Mrs. David Book of Mt. Ayr. She is also survived by three brothers and two sisters, Edward Brown of Wheatfield, Charles Brown of Morocco and Francis, Lizzie and Ella Brown of Mt. Ayr.

LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

February 20, to Mr., and Mrs. John Leichty of near Surrey, a daughter. February 21, to Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Brown of Kniman, a son.

A nice bunch of yearlings at the Harvey Davisson & Sob sale Monday, February 26.

FUTURE PUBLIC SALE DATE

The Democrat has printed bilb for the following public sales: Saturday, February 24, Albert Duggins, at the Hemphill hitch barn in Rensselaer, commencing at 2 p. m., postponed stock sale, including 6 head of horses and mules and several head of cattle.- including cows, heifers, calves and one registered Shorthorn bull. Monday, February 26, Harvey Davisson & Son, B*4 miles northeast* of Rensselaer. Stock sale, 10 good young horses. 38 head Shorthorn cattle, 20 head hogs, Monday, February C$- Daniel Wolf, I 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 2V* JPhares, on- the H. 0. Hanis farm, 1 mile south and 1%, miles east of ML Ayr, 6 miles west of Rensselaer. Stock sale and some implements, including 7 horses and mules, 20 head of cattle, 14 head of hogs. Monday, March 5, J. B. Reed and F. E. Hooper, at residence of the former, 1% miles south and 1 mile west of Virgie. Joint sale of horses, cattle, farm implements, etc. Tuesday, March 6, John L. Daniels, administrator’s sale, at the residence of the late George Daniels, 8 miles north and 3*4 miles east of Rensselaer. General sale, including 6 head of horses. 5 bead bf cattle, hogs and farming implements. Thursday, March 8. Roy Torbet, 7 miles north and 214 miles east of Rensselaer, miles east .of Aix. Genera] sal?, including horses, cows and farm tools.

COX IS A REAL ECONOMIST

Representative William E. Cox. dean of the Indiana membets of the lower house of congress at Washington, has long been known as a sincere economist in governmental affairs, and struck a responsive chord when he made the following remark recently: “I think the real issue before nation and the states afld this particularly applies to the state of Indiana, is that the taxpayers must pay all the bills and that they have a right to exact that not a dollar of taxes be squandered for useless purposes. This principle should be applied wherever possible in the state and nation and should be vigorously applied without regard to politics. The abolishment of all useless positions and curtailment of all needless expense is the direct 'and short route to efficient enoeomy."

NEWS NOTES OF LEGISLATURE

Up to yesterday morning there had been 436 bills introduced in the upper house of the state legislature and 676 in the lower house. About 90 per cent of these bills are foolish and unimportant and ought never to see the light of day. The present session has only about ten days yet to run and very few measures have as yet passed both houses. During the closing days there is always a rush to get bills through, and it is usually then that the vicious measures slide in. A new bill to abolish the oil inspection department—-the first Mil of this kind having "been killed earlier in the session—passed the house Thursday by a vote Of SI to 25. It is known as the Blackmore bill, and as it is an administration measure special effort will be made to push it through the’ senate.

WEATHER OF PAST FEW DATS ■ " While w,e got a little thunder and lightning a bit earlier, the first real thunder shower come Thursday night, when considerable rain fell also. It being a regular spring shower.; The. mercury stood at 41 above the <» at 9:30 yesterday morning in the shade, and at 42- at 2 P- m - ’ : 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: High Low Tuesday ......... '. .... .43 T 9 Wednesday ........... .. 51 . • 21 Thursday .............-48 16

WILL SELL THIRTY SHOTKS James Reed will sell thirty shotes, weight about 5b to 89 pounds each at the Martin Ford sale o> Tpeuday, Iffirwjy-tf. 1 ' f 25

SUFFRAGE BILL IS PASSED

Maston Measure Wins in House by Vote of 67 io 24. '- ■ ■'' ■ ■■ ■.■■ ■ NEW GOES TO THE GOVERNOR l n<ter Terms of Bill Women Will Have Kight to Vote nt Presidential Election and for Other Offices. Indianapolis, Feb. 23.—The house of representatives passed' the Maston woman suffrage bill by a vote ’of UT ayes and 24 noes. The bill has already passed the senate and it now goes to the governor for his signature. Under the terms of the measure women possessing the qualifications fixed for men voters will have the right to vote for candidates for the following officials: Presidential electors, attorney general, state statistician, state geologist, reporter of he supreme court, judges of the appellate court, superior courts, criminal courts, probate courts and juvenile courts, members of the county council, county assessor, township trustee, township advisory board members, township assessors, ail elective officers of cities and towns, ull school officials elected by the people and for a other elective officers not provided for in the present state constitution and which mj be created by the legislature. In addition to offices, they will have ’ the right to vote on all questions, other than amendments to the present constitutor, irtul including thg privilege of voting on the ratification or rejection of the proposed new constitution, which will be drafted- at the constitutional convention. In primary elections, the law says, they will have the right to vote for ail officials nominated or elected at such primaries. • Since the present constitution bars women from voting for constitutional offices, the lull provides that separate ballot boxes and ballots shall be supplied, the ballots to contain only the names of candidates who are to be voted for by women. These ballots are to be canvassed and counted separately;. and then canvassecTwlth the’other ballots. Women will be registered as Voters, ia-rearer, the .4nme as men. State and county offices provided for in the constitution, and tor which worn-, en may vote, include governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, auditor of state, treasurer of state, members of the supreme court, circuit court judges, county {sheriffs, county auditors, county treasurers and county commissioners.

The senate killed the Hemphill hill. The measure prohibited the operation of distilleries and breweries after the prohibition law goes into effect. z The senate has passed the following bills: Providing that county or township bonds issued by any county or township may be paid at banks in Indian- '* apolis. Publication of an Indiama year book which will include summaries of reports of all state officials and departmental' Providing for an economy and efficiency survey of state offices under the . directions of the governor, auditor of state and attorney general and appropriating SIO,OOO to cover expenses of this commission. House bill provided that survey be under direction of governor, but senate amended bill* to include the attorney general and audltoi of state. * To reduce.the salary of the quartermaster general of the Indiana National Guard so that aggregate salary incuding SI,OOO allowed by federal government because of added responsibilities shall be only $2,000 a year. Regulating the licensing of circuses and other amusement concerns.

Increasing the allowance for burial of soldiers from SSO to $75, Authorizing officials of the State Soldiers’ home to deduct certain amounts from the pension of the inmates for the maintenance of the home. Protecting the propogation of the trouts in the waters of the state and proyhfing for organization of associafor the establishment of trout hatcheries. , Making the lidding of teachers’ institute optional with county school superintendents and eounty school boards. Requiring abutting property owners to clear drifts and other obstructions from unnavigable rivers and streams. Extends right of township to bond highway assessment. Authorizing conrtacts between town and township school corporations for attendance of township pupils In town schools. 4 The following bills have been passed . by the house: Establishing a state library commis■Um. and defining Its newer

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