Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1917 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat

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SEVENTEEN ARE REFUSED CLAIMS

Second Call Is Expected to Complete First Quota THIRTY-FOUR ARE DRAFTED Married Men Without Children Are Given Little Consideration When » Asking for Exemptions. The Jasper county conscription board concluded its work Monday in connection with the first 112 men called. Seventeen claims for exemption >were denied, and with the seventeen who successfully passed the physical examination and did not ask for exemption, this makes a total of thirty-four men from this county from the first 112 called. Most of the claims for exemption denied were from men who were married but had no children. Two or three were made on religious grounds, and one on the grounds of a dependent mother. The names of these thirty-four men were certified to the district board yesterday as having been legally drafted and eligible for service. Those who asked for exemption but were denied same, together with the township from which! they were drafted, are as follows: Ellert E. Shumaker, Marion John Kaufman, Union Clarence Bowman, Barkley Teddie Miller. Carpenter Orval H. Crisler. Marion Roy M. Burch, Rensselaer John A. Moosemiller, Hanging Grove Leo M. Mutter. Jordan Joseph Hallett. Wheatfield Ben Grube, Fayetteville, North Carolina John Shields, Milroy r Glen Overley. Rensselaer y Perry F. Naylor. Barkley Tunis Snip. Jr.. Keener Clarence V. Sayer. Marion Orla Clouse. Rensselaer Arthur Battleday, Rensselaer Following is a list of the names certified to the district board, and who did not ask for exemption: Carrol W. Leatherman, Carpenter Henry Van Wienen, Keener William Ott, Walker John DeArmond, Kankakee Vernon R. Sterns. Barkley Louis W. Misch Wheatfield « Ernest Smith, Carpenter Joseph J. Thomas, Newton Carl Weickum. Marion Othel Caldwell, Marion Herman Goepp, Barkley Delevan J. Babcock, Rensselaer John Kriz, Newton f Charles P. Potter, Union Oscar J. Stemble, Wheatfield Fletcher D. Minniear. Marion Harold L. Fidler, Jordan Exemeptions were granted to the following who passed the physical examination: Fred E. Robey, Gillam Everett Walker. Newton Charles N. Webb, Union Flovd L. Tanner, Barkley Jeff Randolph. Barkley Abram Keyzer. Keener Arthur B. Cavendish. Barkley Robert H. Hurley. Jordan Dirk Vander Bent. Keener Fred B. Wagner. Carpenter Jefferson E. Cooper, Keener Charles C. Sommers, Milroy Edward SeV-ma, Keener Lee»W. Rardin, Union L. L. McDamel Walker John Walstra. Union Frank W. Goss. Carpenter Joseph F. Nagel. Barkley Jesse H. Beecher, Jordan Menno S. Chupp, Union Otha Spriggs, Barkley Homer Meyers, Walker Albert Ross Ramey, Marion Charles Marchand. Milroy Robert F. Osborn. Pontiac, Illinois.

CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

At the regular meeting of the city council Monday evening all members were present except Councilman Wood. Jesse Gates, who has been hauling coal from the Monon tracks io the light plant at 40 cents per ton, asked tor a raise and the council voted to paWhim 50 cents hereafter. No objections were filed on either the Washington street or Home avenue sewers, and assessments heretofore made were confirmed. In the matter of opening an alley east and west just north of L. Strong's residence on McKinley avenue, over Makemself sewer., from McKinley avenue to the next street east, same was referred to the street committee with powef to act. Usual number of claims were allowed.

CHARLES MARLIN IS INJURED

Caught Under His Ford When It Upset Sunday Evening. Charles Marlin was sbriously injured Sunday evening when he was caught under his Ford “skeeter” as it turned over. Marlin was driving east on the Pleasant Ridge road and in attempting to pass a horsedrawn vehicle two wheels of the car ran into the ditch and the machine upset. Marlin was caught under the machine and w-as injured about the head and chest. He was accompanied by his brother-in-law, who was thrown clear of the machine and escaped injury. A passing machine brought Marlin to the home of his parents where he was given medical attention and has since been confined to his' bed. The machine was quite badly wrecked, one front wheel being splintered, seats broken off and gasoline tank twisted loose. It is said that the driver of the horse which Marlin attempted to pass failed to turn out and give a share of the road.

OATS OVER FIFTY BUSHELS

To the Acre So Far as Reported Thus Far. From the best information The Democrat can get oats are turning out an average of upwards of 50 bushels per acre, some more, some a few less. Emmet Pullin, in Barkley township, thrashed 2,000 bushels off forty acres. He also got 980 bushels of wheat off forty acres. Mr. Kirk, who lives on the Frazee farm near by, also got fifty bushels to the acre of oats and about twenty-three bushels of wheat. Conrad Kellner’s twenty-two acres just at the southeast corner of town, possibly as good a field of oats as there was in Jasper county, turned out eighty bushels' to the acre. Henry Amsler’s forty acres at the northeast corner of town yielded sixty-seven bushels per acre, and a 'few other jobs north and east of there which had been thrashed up to yesterday morning run all the way from fifty-two to sixty-seven bushels per acre, none on this “run” so far making less than fifty-two bushels. The oats are of fine quality and are testing out thirty-three to thirty-four pounds to the bushel. Will Morris, one of the first to

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VETERANS ENJOY A REUNION

T. A. Crockett and Wife Entertain Comrades Saturday. The annual reunion of the 8 7th Indiana Volunteers was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Crockett Saturday. Nine veterans of the campany and three veterans of other companies were present, and the occasion was replete with all the good things that add to the pleasure of such a gathering. The veterans of the 89th Indiana who were present, together with their ages, follow: Whitsell Lewis, S’O; John Nichols, 77: John D. Timmons, Otterbein, 77; Thomas A. Crockett, 75; D. H. Yeoman, 75; Shelby Grant, 74; William M. Hoover, 73; Morris A. Jones, Brook. 70; George Morgan. 69. Other veterans present were; Philip Blue, James Passons and Cain Galbreath. Among the ladies present saw that nothing was lacking that might add to the pleasure of the “boys” were: Mrs. E. M. Snodgrass, Little River, Kansas; Mrs. Eliza Reed, Mrs. E. J. Morris, Miss Edith Jones of Brook, Mrs. J. C. Passons, Mrs. Elizabe+h Powers. Mrs. Thomas A. Crockett and Mrs. William M. Hoover. -

AGED LADY KICKED BY HORSE

Mrs. Marie Middlecamp Brought tn Hospital Sunday Evening. Mrs. Marie Middlecamp of near Kniman is in a 'serious condition at the county hospital, the result of being kicked by a horse Sunday evening and having her right knee crushed. The horse had been quite a pet with the family since it was a small colt and no one expected such suddea\ viciousness. Mrs. Middlecamp is 81 years old which adds alarm 1 to her condition. Immediately after the accident the aged lady was brought to this city in the Wright ambulance and placed in the county hospital. She stood the trip remarkably well, but grave apprehension is felt as to the outcome.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1917.

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. Sheriff B. D. McColly made a businesss trip to Niles, Michigan, Monday. Attorney W. W. Lowery of Indianapolis was in Rensselaer on business Friday. Mr. and Mrs.’ J. P. Hammond and son Maurice enjoyed an auto drive to Michigan City and return Sunday. New suits filed: No. 8799. J. S. et al vs. William H. Dunlap; suit on note. Demand $285.50. -Attorneys Halleck and Foltz and Engineer Hobbs went to Fowler Monday to confer with Special Judge Barce regarding the Oliver and Ryan ditches.

The Jasper county teachers’ institute will be held August 2 7 to 31, inclusive, Gingerich of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Miss Votaw of Chicago will be the instructors. The township schools of the county will begin September 3. Former County Commissioner William Hershman of Walker township was in Rensselaer on business Monday. Mr. Hershman reported that thrashing was progressing nicely in his vicinity and that oats were making as high as sixty-five bushels, per acre. Corn is looking fine and nothing J><t an early frost can prevent a bumper crop. At the regular meeting of the hospital trustees Thursday evening it was the ’ unanimous opinion of all to request the town council to establish a quiet zone in the vicinity of the hospital, and also -o prohibit the parking of automobiles in front of the hospital. These acts are to increase , the comfort of the hospital patients. Marriage licenses issued: August 11, Burl Blackman of Kersey, aged 27 March 29 last, soldier, and Myrtle Ruby Stockwell of Gifford, aged 16 .March 22 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Female being under age her guardian, John Stockwell, gives consent to issuance of license. Married in the clerk’s office by W. I. Spitler. August 14, John L. Rohde n* Hammond, aged 53 January 27 last, and Anna Marie Middlecamp of Kniman, aged 44 July 28 last, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for each. First marriage of male dissolved by death February 28, 1914; first marriage of female dissolved by divorce in November, 1914.

LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

August 11, to Mr. and Mrs. John Duggins of Rensselaer, a son. August 12, to Mr. and Mi’s- Clarence Green of Union township, a daughter.

Bargains in Farm Lands Have some excellent bargains in good farm lands located jn the Great Northwest, Florida, Louis r iana, Illinois and Indiana. Prices and terms to suit any prospective purchaser. Trades negotiated.- - WAYNE C. GILMAN, Goodland, Indiana. a-25

RELIABLE DRAFT NEWS

» Foi* reliable draft news, read 4 * The Democrat. Every bit of * news entering The Democrat * along this line is published. * only after the most painstak- ' * ing care to ascertain its cor- ' » rectness, and it is with consid- ’ * erable pride that we stand ♦ foremost in the county today ♦ in the matter of draft news. ♦ "When you see it in The Demo- • crat you can rely on it, and ♦ if you wish to keep in tiuch ♦ with all the draft news of the ‘ day, read Th? Democrat. 4

FLORA AUTO TURNED TURTLE

Aged Lady Has Collar Bone Broken But Others Escaped. A Ford automobile driven by a Mr. Kingery of Flora turned turtle near the James H. Chapman farm in Union township Saturday night, and Mr. Kingery’s mother-in-law suffered a broken collar bone. In the machine at the time were Mr. and Mrs. Kingery. their four children and Mrs. Kingery’s mother. That the others escaped injury or death is miraculous. The party was coming south on the road leading to Rensselaer when the machine struck some loose gravel and skidded, finally turning over. Passersby assisted in righting the machine and the party was brought to this city where the elder lady’s injury was attended to by a local physician, and they then -proceeded on to their home.

0. K. RAINIER IS PRESIDENT

Of New Farmers’ Bank & Trust Company. At the organization meeting of the new Farmers’ Bank & Trust company Monday evening O. K. Rainier was made president; Walter V. Porter, vice-president, and Charles V. May, secretary-treasurer, or cashier. The directors of the bank are O. K. Rainier, Walter V. Porter, Charles V. May, A. H. Hopkins, Frank J. Donnelly, Charles F. Stackhouse, John A. Dunlap, N. Littlefield, Henry Amsler, A. F. Long and Hale- Warner. The matter of a location has,not been decided upon at this writing, but possibly will be before this issue of The Democrat reaches its readers. The matter has narrowed down to two or three locations and it was thought a definite decision tvould be reached yesterday. It is the intention to get started as soon as possible after a location” is decided ppon. Mr. Rainier is a retired farmer, a man of good business ability and experience, careful and conservative, yet broad-minded and public spirited. He is a former county commissioner of White county and owns several hundred acres of fine land near Chalmers, owns a nice home in Rensselaer and is looked upon as one of the “solid” men of the community. Mr. Porter is also a retired farmer, a man of wide business experience and the owner of considerable good land, Mr. May is the present county treasurer, to which office he came direct from his fine farm near Remington. He was formerly trustee of Carpenter township and one of the most prominent citizens of that township, a careful, conservative business man who, like Mr. Rainier and Mr. Porter, has made a success both in farming and in business life. In both the selection of officers and directors good, substantial men have been chosen, who will inspire confidence in the new institution right from the start.

IN AUTO WRECK IN THE EAST

Wheatfield People Injured Near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, Sunday. Word was received in Rensselaer Monday of an auto accident near Uniontown, Pennsylvania, Sunday, in which Mrs. Simon Fendig of Wheatfield and her mother, Mrs. E. W. Allen, were injured. Mrs. Fendig’s brother, Eugene Allen, who accompanied them,' escaped uninjured. Mrs. Allen suffered a broken leg and was injured internally, and her condition is quite serious. Mrs. Fendig was painfully bruised but her condition is not serious. The party was returning from Allentown,- Pennsylvania, where they had been to visit Allen Fendig, who is stationed there w>th the engineering corps. When near Uniontown their Maxwell auto turned over and all three were caught beneath the machine. Mrs. Allen is about sixty-five years old and grave apprehension is felt for her recovery, from, the best information obtainable here. She is now in the hospital at Uniontown and relatives at Lafayette and Wheatfield have gone to her. bedside. Her husband died a few years ago and she has since resided with her children, and is a most estimable lady.

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GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports Fran M»j Parts of thi Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UMJSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cttiea and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention from Many Places. DRAFTED TO HELP HARVEST Those Needed for Such Work Will Not Go at Once. Washington, D. C-, August 13. — The entire 687,00(1 composing the first increment of the army draft forces will be under training early in October. Under orders issued today the first 30 per cent of the quota Of each district will begin entrainment for cantonments September 5; the next 30 per cent September 15, and another 3* per cent September 30. The remaining 10 per cent will be mobilized as soon after that date as possible. In farming communities local boards wijj arrange the lists o* those to fill the first increment With local crop conditions in mind. Harvesting is in ’ progress in many sections. Drafted men engaged in. that work and who otherwise would go with the first quota, would be passed over to the second or third as may be necessary.

WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS THINK

One Time Main Route Is Now On the Scrap Heap. A number of Fowler people spent Sunday at Cedar Lake. Hundreds of people enjoyed the day .in water of the lake. Roads via Morocco from Fowler were fine, but three or four went over the Jackson highway, which passes through Rensselaer and at one time was the main road between Chi'-ago and Indianaj>olis. and they report the roads miserable, especially between Demotte and Rensselaer. In places it was impossible to run over five miles. an hour and the occupants of the cars were kept busy holding on while taking th*bumps. There was a time when all the tourists took the Jackson highway, but now the Morocco route, which passes through Fowler, is used almost exclusively. It you have any respect for your back, stay off the Jackson highway.— Benton Review.

CORN MADE SENSATIONAL DROP

In Some Cases the Fall Ansowated to 37 Cents I*er Bushel. Sensational breaks in prices of corn for immediate delivery almost monopolized attention this, wc*-k in the grain trade The fall in cash values of corn amounted in some cases to 37 cents a bushel, as compared with forty-eight hours before. No other reason for the setback was apparent except the fae» that the distillers were at least temporarily out of the market altogether. Signs multiplied from the outset that distillers had acquired all the corn that could be utilized in the brief period remaining for - whi-tey manufacture. unchecked by the new food control bill. With the competition from distillers thus eliminated, other industries were not .disposed to pay recent hi«h premiums. Moreover, it was said, that many small industries were closing down entirely until supplies of corn could be obtained on a more reasonable basis as measured by quotations on new crop* month*, which at the lowest point were yet about 75 cents a bushel under spot prices. In this connection Peoria and other important centers noted that cash trade was virtually at a standstill, fully 100 carloads being carried over unsold at Peoria-

Wild Tfev —We have a large acreage of wild hay to jfct 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 Don’t forget The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department when in need of correspondence cards, stationery, type writer ribbons and papers,, the better grade of lead pencile, ink erasers, etc., etc.

BROOK DEFEATED COMPANY M

Clark Blew Ip in the Seventh and Visitors Took the Lead. ' A large crowd witnessed the ball game here Sunday afternoon between Company M and Brook, in .which the latter came out victorious by a score of 4 to 2, The soldiers were all vaccinated on Saturday for both smallpox and typhoid fever, and many sore arms kept their owners from entering the game, and the } team was filled with players about town. Howard Clark pitched for the locals and put such energy into the first seven innings that he was compelled to Quit the game and go home, remaining there until late Monday afternoon. At the end of the sixth inning Rensselaer was leading 2 to 1, when the visitors .began to pound Clark hard and turned the tables in such a manner as to cinch the game. The Company M mess fund will receive about $25 net as a result of the game. Nothing Is known as yet when the company will be called away, but it is thought will not be much before September 1.

WHERE CORN IS INDEED KING

Ikewewrat. Editor and Family Enjoy :<54)-Mile Auto Trip. The editor of The, Democrat, with bis wife and two sons, returned Sunday evening from an automobile trip of nearly 400 miles Leaving Rensselaer Saturday morning at about &:30 o’clock we drove to Rantoul, Illinois, precisely 100 miles distant and where the big 17. S. army aviation camp has recently been located, reaching there, after short stops in Gilman and Paxton, at 12:30 p. m. We went via Kentland, Sheldon, Watseka. Crescent City, Gilman, Onarga, Del Rey, Buckley, Loda, Paxton and Ludlow" Thrashing was in progress all along the route but more machines were at work between Rensselaer and Sheldon than over the state line, and while the acreage of oats on this side of tho line was perhaps nearly as great as that of corn, over in Illinois and especially on south from Gilman, the corn acreage was much larger. Practically every acre of ground in that section Is under cultivation, there being very few ditches and scarcely no timber to take up any poHion of the land, and it was corn, corn, corn everywhere. We never saw so much corn in our life, and it was all good, too. The oats were apparently extra good also and we will venture to say that 30 to 35 per cent of that whole section of country is either in corn or oats. Very few cattle are seen and only an occasional small meadow or pasture. Tho com fields come right up almost to the front door-step and to the barns and outbuildings. Corn is certainly king throughout that section of the state —and it looked as though we saw enough corn growing Saturday to feed the entire country. Reads were all hard, stone to near Watseka, with about five miles of concrete on each side of the latter place.

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TWO AUTOS IN A COLLISION

Jnha Figelstwh in Yates Car Ran Into by a Stranger. Sir and Mrs. John Eigelsbach and Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Eigelsbach figured in an auto collision just south of Wolcott Sunday evening about M:3O o’clock. John was driving lek Yates’ Maxwell car and as they approached a bridge they slowed down to meet another car. The on-coming auto possibly failed to give its share of the road and...™.,, hit the front end of the Yates car, i although both drivers may have been partly to blame and the lights may Wave been partly to blame. The two men were in the front seat and the two ladies in the redr. When the cars came together the elder Mr. Eigelsbach was thrown forward into the windshield, which broke and cut his face in several places. Mrs. John Eigelsbach was injured slightly and shocked to such, an. extent that she was confined to" the house throughout Mon--day. The radiator of the car was also damaged but they)came home under their own power. Thq other car, which was from Lafayette, and was driving quite fast, was also damaged considerably by the impact. It is not Khriy that any damages will be asked from either party.

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