Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1917 — Page 1

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MERCHANTS ARE ENTHUSIASTIC

Agitation Started to Bring More Industries to Rensselaer. At a joint meeting of the Business Men’s association and the Commercial club, together with other interested parties, held at the court house Friday night, the prop-, osition of locating industries here and making Rensselaer a bigger and better city was discussed from every angle. AH were of one accord that it was possible to accomplish a great deal by concerted action and co-operation. The meeting Friday evening was presided over by Samiuel Fendig, president of the Merchants’ association. Mr. Fendig, together with B. J. Jarrette, is entitled to much credit for bringing the Roth garment factory here, and both were paid high tributes for their efficient work. D. M. Worland, president of the Commercial club, in behalf of that organization, announced their desire to render every assistance possible in carrying out the proposed program. Details coneerning the location of the Roth factory were taken up and discussed. One of the contracts necessary to this deal was the matter of loaning for one year tp Kellner % Callahan the. sum of SI,OOO, without interest, in order to secure possession of the building desired for the factory. As was previously suggested, the best way to raise this money was by popular subscription, SIQ each from 100 interested citizens. Moses Leopold and George W. Hopkins were appointed a committee to see this part of the deal through. At kud. reports sixty-three persons had subscribed $lO each. Messrs. Kellner Vz Callahan will erect a new storage wareroom with this money. A committee composed of Delos Thompson, D. M. Worland and Moses Leopold was appointed to make arrangements fOT’ a banyuet to be given in the near future, the purpose of which is' to - foster a closer feeling of unity and co-oper-ation that a bigger and better Rensselaer may become the watchword of one and all.

KENTLAND GETS NO SCORE

Basket-Ball Game Friday Night Was an Easy Victory. The basket-ball game at the high school gymnasium Friday night between the Rensselaer and Kentland high, school teams, proved a joke from all viewpoints. While the Kentland team was not even in the same class with the locals, the game was interesting to all in that the Kentland team contained some heavyweights who started the game off by a few demonstrations of football tactics. But before the game had advanced very far they were given a taste of their own medicine not at all to their liking. <At no time during the game were the locals in danger of defeat, and only twice did the Kentland boys come near scoring. The final result was 34 to 0. The curtain-raiser between two freshmen team was an interesting game, and it was a delight to all to see the- fast work**of the little fellows. ' .

SUES TO HAVE TIES SEVERED

Mrs. Coral Bopp-Hunsberger Seeks Divorce at Dowagiac, Michigan. 7 Mrs. Coral Hunsberger, of Dowagiac, by her mother, Mrs. Barbara Ropp, as legal next friend, has commenced suit for divorce from William Hunsberger, to whom she was married fn Kalamazoo April 3 1915, and from whom she says she separated on In her bill of complaint Mrs. Hunsberger charges her husband with excessive use of liquor and says that he has not adequately supported her nor provided her with suitable clothing. An injunction was asked and granted restraining Mr. Hunsberger from disposing or mortgaging his property pending the hearing of the case. Mr. Hunsberger is a grocer in East Division St., Dowagiac.—Dowagiac (Mich.) Daily t News." Mrs. Hunsberger, was formerly Mise Coral Ropp, daughter of Horatio Ropp, formerly of jasper county, who moved to Michigan a few years ago.

NOTICE No hunting, trapping or trespassing will be permitted upon the land of Henry H. Eigelsbach after March 1, 1917, without a written permit. ’ Any violations will 'be frosecmted *to full extent of the Iaw.—JOSEPH TRULLEY. ml 2

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized-—To-gether with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County • Offices. The county board of education met Monday. Attorney S. C. Irwin was a business visitor in Indianapolis Monday. Attorney Jasper Guy of Remington was over Monday on court business. Deputy Sheriff a John Robinson took R. F. Raster to the Northern Indiana hospital at Longcilffi Friday. Township Assessor True Woodworth has appointed former Sheriff L. -P. Shirer as his deputy. Mr. Shlrer will work outside the city limits add Mr. Woodworth will do the assessing in Rensselaer.

* Robert Mannan and John T. Biggs of Wheateflld township accompanied Commissioner Marble to this city Monday. They brought word of the recent deaths of Charles Schatzley and son, both of whom died of pneumonia. The son had been living in Canada and had returned home for a visit when he was taken sick. John DeArmond of Tefft was arrested at. that place'yesterday afternoon py Deputy Sheriff Elijah Wood and brouight here to jail. He is charged with forgery by Joseph Lawrence,» a Kouts farmer, who claims that the spurious paper was cashed at the Stibbe saloon. DeArmond admits cashing the check, but declares that Law r rence authorized his< action. DeArmond is a married man, and his father is manager of . the elevator at Tefft. —Valparaiso Vidette.

Prof. Stewart Learning, who was recently employed as county agricultural agent, and Mrs. Learning have arrived in Rensselaer. They have rented a house but can not get possession of the same until about April 1. Mr. Learning was born and raised on a farm near Riumley, Indiana, and after graduating from the high school there attended Purdue university, from which he also graduated. Ae has been teaching and doing agricultural work in Minnesota for the past several years.

Marriage licenses issued: March 6, John W. Rush of Rensselaer, aged 22 February 27 last, occupation farmer, to Bessie Irene McElfrosh, daughter of George McElfrosh of Jasper county, aged ,22 October 17 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. • 'March 6, Earl Nelson of Tefft, aged 23 November 1 last, occupation laborer, to Ethel May Hammerton, also of Tefft; aged 19 May 20, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married inthe clerk’s ofiice by Mayor Spitler.

A Rensselaer gentleman who is an advocate of better care of the improved roads of Jasper county, tells The Democrat that he drove up to Winamac last Thursday and he found the gravel and stone roads in Pulaski county had been gone over with a road drag and as a result there were no ruts and the roads were in excellent condition. Friday morning he was up at Roselawn and drove out in Newton county from that place. There, also, the roads had been gone over with a drag and were in splendid, i-condition. But in Jasper county nothing had been done and our roads as a rule were in a very bad condition indeed. Is it to be wondered at that Jasper county enjoys (?) the distinction of having the worst-kept improved roads in the country? -

New suits filed: No. 8741. Emil Besser, adm. of estate of Kate Moorhead, vs. Emil Besser, Nina Weiser Oswald and Paul Weiser. Action to construe will. No. 8742. I. J. Cooper Rubber Co. vs. Mark J. Schroer et al. Suit on account. Demand 3127.71.

THE TWICE-A- WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY. INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1917.

No, 8743. Alva L. Hall vs. I Bertha Hall. Suit for divorce. Th© complaint alleges that the, parties were married February 29,4 1912, and. separated January 10,1 1915, when defendant abandoned plaintiff. Defendant is charged with having been guilty of adultery with one Charles Klinger at various times since the separation and to have lived in open adultery With the said Klinger for n considerable time in Pulaski county. Plaintiff makes affidavit that he is a resident of Barkley township, and that defendant is not now a resident o,f\ Indiana, and her present place of. residence is unknown to him. The county commissioners met in regular session Monday and the following business was transacted: | Bond of Simon T, Spriggs as superintendent of the Henry M. Rayburn stone road was presented and approved. Contractor A. S- Keen allowed $2,400 on the George Naninga stone road.

D. H. Yeoman stone road- Report examined and approved, expense account allowed, notice ordered given of sale on April 3, and Williams & Dean allowed SIOO attorney fee. Henry Gowland stone road- Viewers file report. In the B. W. Ellsworth, John F. Payne, John H. Rusk, Judson L. Adams, William Folger and W. H. Gratner petitions for stone roads, viewers asked for and were granted ah extension of time to April 3 to file reports. George M. Meyers ditch. Drainage commissioners granted an extension of time to April 3 to file report. Carl Bass ditch. Auditor presents report of treasurer showing total assessments of $2,064.48 collected. Treasurer is directed to re-, port balance on hand to treasurer of Starke county v and cause is dropped. Interest on county funds in the various depositories for the month of February were reported as follows: National bank, Rensselaer, $122.75; Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaer, $66.69; State bank, Rensselaer, $83.59; State bank, Remington, $46.65; Bank or Wheatfield, $17.31. A report oL yesterday’s proceedings will appear in Saturday’s Democrat.

ELECTION EXPENSES DOUBLED

By the New Woman’s Suffrage Law in Indiana. The new woman’s suffrage law is going to more than double the expense of elections hereafter in Indiana. It will make necessary the doubling of the election precincts in every county and, as the law provides for separate ballots, separate ballot boxes and a separate count for the women’s vote, the cost of election supplies will be practically doubled. In Jasper county there are naw but twenty precincts and there are but two townships in the county— Hanging Grove and Milroy—in which it will not be necessary to double the number if in the rearrangement of precincts the future is provided for some years at least, as it should be. This would mean thirty-eight election boards in Jasper county, where for the past twenty years we have gotten along with but twenty.

Marion township now has four precincts, but if the law had been complied with we should have had six precincts for the past ten years. However, it is difficult to see how we can possibly get along now with less than eight precincts and allow any leeway for an increase of voters in the future. It would appear, also, that Carpenter with three precincts, Barkley and Union with two each, Gillam, Jordan, Kankakee, Keener, Newton, Walker and Wheatfield, with one each, would now require itwo precincts. While this law will add greatly to the expense of holding elections, it will provide that many more jobs for “the faithful’’ and we presume the ladies will also be eligible to sit on election boards. It will make quite long hours for them, however, although few of them will object to drawing the |2 per for the two days service members of the board are paid for in general elections.

FOR RENT Eighty-acre improved farm, located 2 miles north of town, dose to school house; good roads on both sides of it Will rent for eash or grain. See J. W. STOCKTON, Rensselaer, Ind., at once, or ’phone 25 or 915*®. LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS March 2, to Mr. and Mr?. John Marion of Newland, a daughter. March 3, to Mr. and Mrs. Simon Overholt of Union township, a son.

BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL

James Meyers Dies After Short Illness at Gary. * Rensselaer relatives and friends of the Frank B. family of Gary were greatly shocked Monday afternoon when they received word that Mr. Meyer's youngest son, James; had died 'n a hospital there at 1 o'clock that afternocn from pneumonia. His illness was verv brief. He was taken to the hospital Saturday and his death followed as above stated. The body was brought to Rensselaer on the 7:30 train Monday evening and taken to the home of his uncle, Arthur H. Hopkins, on Front street, and the funeral services, conducted by Rev. J. B. Fleming of the Presbyterian church, will be held from the house at 10 o’clock this morning and burial made in Weeton. cemetery beside his mother, who died a few years ago.

"Jim” was born and raised in Rensselaer and resided here with his parents until they moved to Gary a few years ago. He was 33 years old August 17 last, and is survived by his father, one brother, Lawson Meyer, also of Gary, and one sister, Mrs[ Thena Thompson of Winamac. James had never married. His illness was of only about three days duration.

MRS. W. N. WATERMAN DEAD

Former Resident Passed Away in Chicago Monday Night. " Mrs. N. Littlefield received word yesterday morning from her sister, Mrs. N. W. Waterman of Chicago, that Mr. Waterman’s aged mother, 'Mrs. William N. Waterman, who for some years past had made her home with them, had died there Monday night. The remains were to be taken to Goodland yesterday and funeral held there at 2:30 his afternoon from the the M. E. church. Burial in the Goodland cemetery beside her husband. The Waterman family lived for many years about two miles east of Goodland, on the Remington road, and were well known to many readers of The Democrat in thAi section of the county. Mr. Waterman died several years ago, but his widow still owned the farm in west Carpenter at the time of her death. They had but one child, William Newton Waterman, who has been a resident of Chicago for nearly twenty years.

PATRON - TEACHERS’ MEETING

Dear Patron: You are invited to attend a meeting of the Patron-Teachers’ chub of our schools this Wednesday evening, March 7, 1917, at 7:30 o'clock, in the high school auditorium. Interest in your child’s welfare should enlist your hearty co-opera-tion. Come if possible. —Committee. PROGRAM Piano trio, Faust fantasia—Linnie Bird Raines, Helen Parkinson, Lenore Carr. . Girls’ quartet, “Only a Song, Mrs. H. H. A. Beach. Co-operation of < school and home —symposium. I The physical life of the child. 1. Play instincts in relation to physical culture. Miss Ethel Perkin*2. Personal habits and physical development, Dr. A. R. Kresler. 3. Relation of the physical life to the school activities, L. H. Hamilton. - . . , . Question box and round table discussion.

POLAND CHINAS SOLD WELL

Sage Bros.* two full-blood Big Type Poland China fall boars from world champion Superba s Giantess and lowa Big Boy brought, Ist choice >35.50, 2nd slightly hurt in loading, brought >l9, at Depo’s sale. A breeder in the great Poland China state, lowa, offered almost as much for them plus express but they stayed In Indiana. Sage Bros, expect to have some good high pedigreed gilts and boars for sale next spring, some of which will be unrelated to boars sold. And they hope to pot better hogs on the farms of northern Indiana. 777/ xx -

For Sale at Public Auction - Saturday, March 10 I win offer at public tale at the court house square in Rensselaer on Saturday, March 10, at 3. P- m., a good general purpose horse, buggy and harness and some household goods. Horse and buggy may be seen at any time before sale at the Leek hitch barn.—E. J. PITZER. ?■ .

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. ARMED NEUTRALITY MEASURE BLOCKED BY LA FOLLETTE Wisconsin Senator Prevents Vote on Armed Neutrality Bill, Opposing Will of Majority. Washington, March s.—Because its supporters were unable under the rules of fee senate, the armed neutrality bill failed of passage. The sixty-fourth congress came to an end at 12 o’clock noon yesterday with the senate still discussing the bill.

The saving feature of the sltuaiton was embodied in the manifesto to the people of the United States signed by seventy-six senators which stated that this number of senators certainly, or even more who could not be reached, favored granting the President authority to arm merchant ships and to take any other steps he may deem necessary for the protection of the rights of Americans. This signed statement was made a part of the official record of the senate. In spite of the failure of the congress to meet the obligation resting on it, there will be no extra session at this time. Later, if the tension between the United States and the German empire increases, if war seems inevitable, the President will call an extra session. If a crisis of that magnitude does not arise, the government will get along until June, anyhow, without the presence of the legislative body here. Such are the plans of today, though, of course, they might be modified 7 ’ at any time. The thirteen United States senators who refused to sign the manifesto declaring that they would vote for the armed neutrality measure, if possible, were: LaFollette, Gronna, Cummins, Kenyon, Penrose, Works, Norris, and Clapp, Republicans; Vardaman, Kirby, Lane, Stone and O’Gorman, Democrats.

GARDEN CLUB TO FIGHT H. C. L.

Evansville, Indiana, "March 2. A blow has been struck at the high cost of living by the local Garden club. This organization hopes to interest both school children and adults in the cultivation of land inside the city limits. The gardens will be divided into three classes. One of them will be the school experimental garden, /vacant lots near city schools, and school teachers will have charge of the children working these. The second class of gardens will be those in back yards under the supervision of assistant supervisors. The third class will be made up of adults who have no vacant land of their own. The Garden club had appealed to owners of vacant lots tor their use, and many have been donated. The club even agrees to plow and harrow the land and lend it free of charge. .

HAVING FINE MARCH WEATHER The weather for the past several days has been quite nice for March, with the mercury hovering arOundj the freezing point most of the time. | There has been no rain but a little flurry of snow came Monday night, not enough, however, to cover the ground. Sunday was quite a cold, raw day, and at night the mercury dropped to within. 12 degrees of zero. Yesterday was bright and pleasant, but cool. Taken altogether, however, it is ideal weather for March and it is perhaps better that it stays cool now than; for it to be warm with this sort of weather later on after fruit has started to bud. 4 \ 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 — J J I Tuesday ...... 24 21

FUTURE PUBLIC SALE DATES The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Thursday, March 8, Roy Torbet, 7 .miles north and 2y, fnlles east of Rensselaer, 2% miles east of Aix. General sal?, including horses, cows and farm tools., Friday, March 9, Mrs. D. M. Peer, 14 mile west and I*4 miles north of Kniman. General sale, horses, cattle, implements, grain, hay“ etc. Wednesday, March 14,, W. M. Garvin, 2% miles south of Crockett cemetery. ■General" sale, including horses, cattle, farm tools, etc. Wednesday, March 14, A. M. Yeoman, 4 miles west of Rensselaer. Stock sale, including 4 head of horses, 66 head of cattle, some hogs and a few other articles. Thursday, March 15, B. H. Geesa and Thomas Gorman, at Geesa farm 5 miles west of Surrey. Joint sale of 14 horses, 19 cattle, timothy seed, hay, seed corn, potataoes, poultry and farm tools.

NEWS NOTES OF LEGISLATURE

Th© state legislature adjourned Sine die Monday night with hundred? of bills consigned to the legislative graveyard. There was much lack of harmony among the Republicans and very few of the measures advocated by Governor Goodrich got through the senate. Among the laws passed by the legislature which adjourned Monday night are the following of interest that have not been heretofore mentioned in Thg, Democrat: Permitting moving picture shows after 2 o’clock Sunday afternoons. Requiring county commissioners to erect sign posts on principal roads of the county. Requiring that counties shall pay the cost of street lighting around property owned by counties in municipalities. Making it unlawful for any operator of automobile or motorcycle to pass a street car- or Interurban car when such car has heerr stopped to allow passengers to alight. Providing that county commissioners may change the material for road construction after contracts have been awarded. Providing that the estate of patients confined in insane hospitals shall be assessed to pay for the care of such patients. Exempting members of the Amish anti Mennonlte churches from making oath in the application for marriage license. . Amending public accounting act by making report of state field examiners public records. Defining as a misdemeanor the erasure or elimination of the manufacturers serial number on automobiles or to dispose of machines so defaced. It is expected that this law 'Will greatly curb the theft of automobiles. Licensing all poultry dealers. Providing that all dealers in poultry, except raiders, must take out a license issued by the county clerks and keep public records of the number and weight of all poultry purchased by them and also tfhe names and addresses of persons from whom they bought the poultry. This law is designed to assist in putting a stop to chicken thieving, and by requiring such records to be kept it is believed that farmers will be able to’ run down their disappearing chickens.

LETTERS FROM OUR READERS

Unfair Criticism Is Detrimental to Schools. Editor Democrat:- — I wish to voice my protest -to the manner in which the editor of the Rensselaer Republican is seeking to disrupt and belittle the pulilic schools of Jasper county. It seems that no opportunity escapes him to make .some derogatory re- ; mark concerning the manner in which the schools are conducted 'and the progress being made by them. What does the editor of the Rehope to accomplish? Granting that the schools are not being conducted to his satisfaction —and it really concerns 'but few whether he is satisfied or not—has not the present superintendent of schools announced that he would not be a candidate for re-election? It leads one to think there is something personal behind the petty innuendoes voiced by Mr. Jlamilton. Perhaps the fact that he was defeated for the office of superintendent of schools by Mr. Lamson has something to do with his attacks on the latter. \ . Mr. Hamilton says that home teachers are being discriminated against In favor of foreign teachers. Is there realty a case on record where a home teacher has been fonced to go away for a position because of inability to secure a school In this county? Careful inquiry establishes the fact that there

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