Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1917 — Page 1

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TO GIVE CALVES TO FARMER BOYS

First National Bank Starts New Movement. TO AID CATTLE PRODUCTION 1 Forty Head of Shorthorn Calves Will Be Distributed Among Farm Boys of Jasper County. 'I & . I ■ That more and better cattle is one of the greatest needs of Jasper county farmers is the belief of the directors of the First National bank Of this city. At a meeting the other night it was decided that this bank, with the co-operation of the Jasper County Livestock Breeders’ association, would distribute forty head of registered Shorthorn heifers among the boys of the county this fall, providing enough boys of the right kind displayed sufficient interest to make the plan of practical value. Under the -planproposed, the officers of the livestock association yrili select three boys from each township to receive calves or yearling heifers which will be distributed at the stock show this fall. Each boy will give his note for the cost of the calf. The animals will be cared for on the farms until the summer of 1918? when they 1 will be sold at auction and the boys will receive the difference between the cost and selling price. In the event that a boy wishes to keep his calf he may bid it in at any figure, but his only expense will be the original cost.

In speaking of this plan Prof. Coleman, state leader of counts agents, said: “I wish to congratulate you people of Jasper county on this step. Yours is the first beef cattle club of the state, although dairy clubs . have been worked out which are giving excellent results. Practically every heifer which you will put out under these conditions will found a new Shorthorn herd in your county and it will be only a matter of a few’ years before your locality will have a reputation all over the state as a Shorthorn center. The beef cattle business is founded upon a substantial basis and the demand for good stock will increase as time goes on. If your farm boys and their fathers realize the possibilities of this move you will be swamped with applications, and this will prove one of the greatest things ever started in the county.” County Agent Learning has been selected as executive agent for this distribution and is now busy receiving applications, the distribution being open to boys between the ages of 12 and 20.

DEATH TAKES AUGUST KANNE

Injuries Received in Automobile Accident Prove Fatal. August Kanne, who was so seriously, injured Tuesday evening of last week when his automobile turned over as he was returning to his home near Campus, Illinois, as reported in Saturday’s Democrat, died at 5:30 Sunday morning in a hospital at Streator, Illinois, where he was taken for treatment. Death was due to a fractured skull. At times he gave signs of regaining consciousness but his injuries were so serious that he could nqt survive. Everything was done for him that the best surgical skill could do but to no avail. Mr. Kanne was 41 years of age and had lived in that community practically all of his life. He is survived by his wife and two children, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kanne, of this city, and eight brothers and two sisters, Joseph, Frank, George, Tone, Edward, Alfred, Arthur, Mrs. Stephen Kohley and Mrs. Gaylord McFarland, of this place, and John Kanne of Campus. The remains were brught to Rensselaer Monday evening and taken to the home of his parents where a throng of sorrowing friends and relatives awaited. Funeral services were held at St. Augustine’s Catholic church at 10 o’clock yesterday morning and the remains laid to rest in Mt. Calvary cemetery, south of town.

E. P. HONAN NAMED INSPECTOR

State Geologist Assumes Charge of Oil Inspection. E. P. Honan was notified on July 5 that he had again been appointed deputy oil inspector for this district. The appointment came from Edward Barrett, state geologist, who assumed control of the inspection department on authority of a law passed in 1901, which is still in force and which entitled him to name the inspectors, so he claims. Marion Caldwell, commissioned by the governor as state supervisor of oil inspection, filed a suit in the Marion circuit court Saturday seeking to enjoin Mr. Barrett and the deputies appointed by him from interfering with the oil inspection. Mr. Caldwell had appointed a corps of who assumed the work the first of the year, but the law. of 1901, if in force, disqualifies them from further activities. The matter will be thrashed out in the courts before it is known for certain which of the two officials and his deputies are entitled to have charge of the inspecion of oil.

FACING THE TRUE SITUATION

•Possibilities of Rensselaer Pointed Out by Dr. Shepherd. Dr. Robert Perry Shepherd, constructive community builder and expert in community organization and co-operation,, delivered a •veryforceful lecture at the Chautauqua tent Saturday night. Dr. Shepherd’s first act was to efface any imaginary line that might surround the city at or about the location of the cify limits, and extend our conffnes to the uttermost distances from which people are wont to make Rensselaer their trading and business center. With the help of several in the audience it was shown that this territory embraced about 400 square miles, which is conservative indeed. This he designated as the Rensselaer community. In building' a successful and prosperous cmnmunity a firm and lasting foundation is the first essential and virtually the frame-work of the entire structure. This foundation, the frame-work for this giant structure embracing 400 square miles, as pointed out by Dr. Shepherd, is nothing more nor less than “friendly trade relations..” Simple, but yet so comprehensive; insignificant, but yet so vast. In all these 400 square miles there are no two people who do not at some time or another, in some way or another, have trade relations, and if this community is to be successful and prosperbus these relations must be friendly; we must be like one big family in our dealings with one another and banish avarice and hatred forever hence.

The local merchants, bankers, tradesmen and farmers are the business units of the community, and upon them, and each one of them, devolves the responsibility of success and prosperity. Dr. Shepherd told of a community which he has visited and which is less than 100 miles from Rensselaer, where the trade relations have reached his ideal of perfection. Seldom a dollar -goes from that community to the mail order house; the local merchants meet their neighbors half way and are ever watchful of their interest? as well as their own. This . community is happy and prosperous at all times and the wiles of the city merchant affect them not. Here is food for broad thinking and concrete action for Rensselaer and community. We can co-oper-ate and accomplish much, or we can operate individually and accomplish nothing. Which shall it be? .

MOTORCYCLE RIDERS PILE UP

Devere Zea of this city and Ray Anderson of Newton township, son of Mrs. Emil Johnson, were enjoying a motorcycle ride south of the city Sunday. Anderson’s machine was in the lead and when they were a short distance of the college the front fork broke and machine and rider went down, Zea did not have time to turn out and piled up on top of his companion. Anderson suffered a broken arm and numerous bruises and his machine was badly damaged, but Devere escaped with a bad cut on one knee and slight damage to his machine.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER. JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1917

COURI HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From thi Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. New suits filed: No. 8701. Frank Weber vs. lioy Lowman; suit on note. Demand $l5O. Judge Hanley went to Lafayette Monday to preside in a ditch case being heard in the Tippecanoe circuit court. Attorney and Mrs. G. A. Williams returned Saturday fro East Liberty, Ohio, where they had been for the past several days. Prof. F. J. Pipai of Purdue university was here the first of the week working with County Agent Learning on plant diseases, in which he specializes.

Marriage licenses issued: July 9, John Dennis Maher of Virgie, aged 28 December 13 last, occupation farmer, and Mary’ Gladys Harrington, also of Virgie, aged 23 August 22 last, occupation house keeper. First marriage for each. Attorney George E. Harshman of Crown Point is here this week attending the Ryan ditch hearing, being one of the attorneys for the remonstratorfe. Mr. Hershman has been selected by the Democrats of the Tenth district as their candidate for delegate at large to the constitutional convention, a position he is in every way qualified to fill. The names of the 1157 young men' who registered in Jasper county, together with the serial num; bers given them for use in drafting, has been posted at the court house. The list will be published for the benefit of the registrants in Saturday’s Democrat. Jasper county paid the sum of $13,572.81 to the state for the support of the public schools and in the apportionment received $9,329.3.2 in return. This difference- represents the amount this county is obliged to pay semiannually for the support of the schools of other counties.

John Southard was in from Milroy township Saturday, the first time he had been in Rensselaer for about a year. He had been in quite poor health during the past year and for a time he felt that the grim reaper might gather him in. However, he beat the old boy out and has been doing a bit of work this spring although not with his old-time vigor. He said they got a very heavy rain, almost a flood, over in Milroy Friday night and south of there it was heavier still. This rain extended east and west through a section of country which has been getting too much rain this season. In Rensselaer and immediate vicinity we got a nice shower, just about what was needed.

Chairmen of county councils of defense, editors of the state and as many others interested as can be prevailed upon to come, will meet in a state-wide conference, under the auspices of the State Council of Defense in the chamber of the house of representatives, state house, Thursday afternoon, July 12, at 1 o’clock. The plans contemplated by the state and national councils for the guidance of county councils will be gone over in detail at that time. An effort to secure a member of the national council or a representative thereof from Washington for the conference is now under way. Chairman Welsh and Secretary L. H. Hamilton of the Jasper County Defense, board will attend the meeting.

LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

July 8, to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Garriott of Barkley township, a son. July to Mr. and Mrs. C. c. Parks of Newton township, a daughter. j

DEFENSE MEETING POSTPONED

Will lie Held In Milroy Park Next Tuesday Evening. The defense meeting that was scheduled to be held here next Saturday has been postponed to Tuesday evening. July 17. and will be held in Milroy park if the weather is suitable; Should the weather be unfavorable for an outdoor meeting some will be provided. President George R, Grose of Depauw university, who is working with the State Council of Defense. will be here and speak. Mr. Grose is a very able speaker and a large attendance is urged, as this matter is one that concerns one and all alike. The county council of defense has charge of the meeting and the following committees have been appointed. the first named in each being chairman: Program—G. H, McLain, Dr. W. L. Myer. C. E. Prior and J. D. Allman; arrangements—F. E. Babcock. Fred Phillips. Sam Fendig. Judge C. W. Hanley and B. J. Jarrette.

WHEATFIELD AUTO IS STOLEN

Machine Recovered and Clarence Michaels Placed Under Arrest. Louis Misch and William Meyers were down from near Wheatfield Saturday afternoon to see Sheriff McColly about going after Clarence Michaels of Chicago. Sheriff McColly went to Indianapolis Sunday forenoon and from there to Springfield to secure requisition papers from the governors of the two states, and from Springfield on to Chicago to get the prisoner, expecting to have Michaels in jail here by this evening. The latter is charged with the theft of young Misch’s Grant roadster on the afternoon of July 4, and it is also believed that he is the party who broke into Mr. Meyers’ house, one-.’ourth mile east of Misch’s, and stole $11.90 in cash and a gold bracelet belonging to Anna Garlick, a girl employed as a domestic in the Meyers home! It seems that the Misch’s have two cars, and Louie traded a couple of weeks ago one of their cars for a 1916 Grant roadster, a car different in appearance than any other car in that The family were at Wheatfield the Fourth and on returning home in the late afternoon found that the roadster had been taken. With Oscar Turner Louie got jerry Maloney of Kankakee township in the latter’s father's car. having learned that young Michaels was seen driving the car north through Tefft, and hastened on his trail. xVhen within about two miles of Kouts something went wrong with their car and they had to temporarily give up the chase although they were only about thirty minutes behind the thief at the time.

They returned to the Misch home and Louie and Turner took the other Misch car and traced the roadster to Valparaiso. They thought Michaels might stay all night there or in that vicinity, but he had not done so. They then returned to Demotte and got Mr. Misch’s brother Henry and Caleb Cheever and drove to Chicago, reaching there early next morning. They notified the police of the theft and went to see young Michaels’ father, Joseph Michaels, who formerly lived in the edge of Walker township and not far from the Misch home, but who now lives in Chicago. He is a hard working man and apparently an honest one. He went with the party to the police and told the latter that if his boy was guilty of the theft he hoped that he would be punished. Getting no trace of the car. however, they returned home Thursday evening and soon after reaching there received a message from the: Chicago police that the car had been found on Sixty-fourth street, near Englewood, where young Michaels had broke down with it and left it- Louie went to Chicago Friday and brought the car home. Yesterday morning he received a dispatch from the Chicago police that young Michaels had been apprehended and was in custody there, hence their trip here Saturday" to get the state of Indiana busy. Michaels is said to be about 21 years old and was but recently married to a young woman in Chicago, whom he has deserted, and the police informed Mr. Misch that three of the young man’s pals had

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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 Mentioa from Many Places. SHOULD WATCH FOR NUMBERS Registered Youths Put on Honor to Appear If Drawn. Washington, D. C., July 9. America's men of draft age are on their honor to ascertain whether or not they are drawn in the big human lottery. The war department today asked that in the next few weeks they be on the .alert, follow the newspaper announcements of the draft and when in doubt ask their local exemption board. > .

The provost marshal general, is preparing a brief statement of draft requirements so that there can be no mistaking the duties of the 9,500,000 registered. In brief this is what each man registered is required to do: Go to your exemption board and find out what your red ink -serial number is as soon as your board has finished numbering the cards for the big lottery. Watch for the drawing in Washington. Then find out whether you were drawn and the order’in which you must appear. After that, learn when you must appear for physical examination. In case of doubt as to any point, ask your local board about it. These are the first steps the registrants - must watch but there will be others and as every man is. taxed with the responsibility of knowing requirements, it behoovefi the youths of America to keep close tab on newspapers from ifow on.

WHEAT IS GREATLY IMPROVED

Outlook For an -Average Crop la Very Good at Present. Chicago, July 9.—The Modern Miller’s crop outlook bulletin says - Harvesting of wheat is progressing as far north as the northern part of Kansas, and where threshing has been done the yields are better than expected, in extreme cases as much as thirty bushels an acre being reported. In a few cases the yields are even larger than this. Oklahoma reports twelve to fifteen bushels as the highest yields, and the crop will average about normal. Great improvement reported in Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, and larger yields are expected than looked for a month ago. Ohio and Pennsylvania expect good yields. Spring wheat crop has not gone backward. Conditions are favorable in three states, although there have been some complaints of lack gt moisture in North Dakota. Crops of western Canada holds in balance and conservative men fear losses from recent frost there. Corn is backward, owing to upfavorabl" weather.

SUNDAY SCHOOL ORGANIZED

The Fairview union Sunday school was organized Sunday at the Fairview school house in Hanging Grove township by W. H. Hess of Francesville, missionary of the American Sunday School Union. The following are the officers: Superintendent, Asa Holeman: assistant superintendent, Arthur Stewart; secretary, Ethel Webb; treasurer, James Jordan. The hour of meeting is 2:30 p, m. Mr. Hess will again be present next Sunday afternoon wdth his “baby” organ.

PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL

The Rensselaer common council met in regular session Monday night with all members present. •In the matter of oiling certain streets as petitioned for byE. X Randle, et al., council finding no objections on file as to assessment roll directs clerk to certify same over to treasurer for collection. The usual batch of claims were allowed. , * “Give us this day our daily bread” —and include a few spuds.

ALL NATIONAL GUARD CALLED

Will Be Drafted Into the United States Anny on August 5. The last step necessary to make - the entire nationa| guard available for duty in France was taken Monday by President- Wilson with the issuance of a proclamation drafting the state troops into the army of the United States on August 5. Fourteen camp sites for the sixteen technical divisions in whichthe guard will be organized for war purposes have already been selected. Seven are in the- southeastern department, five in the southern and two in the western. The two others will be in the southwestern department. Russian troops have scored several notable victories along the eastern front and have captured more than 10.0CI0 men, 1,000 German and Austrian officers and several hundred guns. Their imited and effective advances have periled the German line and everywhere it is in danger of crumbling. Important developments are reported from the western front where the French and British continue to force the Germans back. Effective air raids have made on the enemy, one French flier reaching Essen and dropping ten powerful bombs directly on the Krupp gun and munition plant.

EDWARD CAIN DIED SUNDAY

Venerable Irish Citizen Passed Away at Advanced Age. Edward Cain,, one of the old and respected citizens of Jasper county, passed awdy early Sunday morning at his home, where he lived with his son Thomas, south of, Rensselaer. Death was due to advanced age, although Mr. Cain had been in failing health for some time. For several years he hacf'been both deaf and blind and was ready for the summons. , Edward Cain was born in Ireland eighty-nine years ago last February 2. He came to the United States when still quite young and about thirty-five years ago came to Jasper county. .Throughout time he had resided on the farm now occupied by his son Thomas and was regarded as one of the highly respected men of the community. Mr. Cain’s wife died four years ago, and he is survived by four sons, Thomas and Joseph of this county and Frank and Edward of Nebraska. Funeral, services were held at St. Augnistine’s Catholic church at 9 o’clock yesterday morning and burial was made beside the grave of his departed companion in Mt. Calvary cemetery.

HURRAH! RINGLING DAY ALMOST HERE Big Circus and Great Spectaele Occupy Five Trains Crammed With Wonders. The big event for which the youngsters and grownups have been impatiently waiting is drawing near, for on Saturday, July 14, Ringling Brothers' circus is to exhibit afternoon and night in Lafayette. Expectancy never ran so high before and it is likely that this district will send a large de’egation to feed the elephants. Unusual interest cent rs around the gigantic spectacle, '‘Cinderella,” with which the famous showmen ate this season opening their wonderful. main tent program. “Cinderella” is probably the’best loved of all fairy tales' and to see it produced with more than IJ'OO persons, hundreds of dancing girls and glorious pageants, indeed gives promise of making “childhood’s golden dreams come true.” In- the (Continued on page three)

Wild Hay—We have a large acreage of wild hay to put up in Newton county, known as the Kent tract of land, west of Fair Oaks, on shares or by the ton. Hay ready to put up from now on. J. J. Lawler. Phone 337, JAMES E. WALTER, Supt. ts Wanted —Good competent man for our Fair Oaks ranch with wife capable of taking care of ranch house.—J. J. Lawler. Phone 337, JAMES E. WALTER, Supt ts Man With Tractor Wanted —We have several hundred acres we want plowed for wheat, on ranch west of Fair Oaks; ready any time after August 1. —J. J. Lawler, Phone 337, JAMES E. WALTER, I Supt

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