Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 October 1917 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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BAND OF TWENTY YEARS AGO

John Healy Is Only Old Member Remaining of Present Band. E. S. Rhoads has an interesting picture in his grocery window of the Rensselaer band of twenty years ago, taken by Photographer Joe Sharp, long since deceased. The band was then composed of thirteen members —or, at least* thirteen are shown in the picture, as follows: John iHtealy, Charles S. Chamberlain, J. J. Montgomery, B. K. Zimmerman, George W. Hopkins, Vern Crlsler and Charles Morlan, all of whom are still here; Jakie Hopkins, now of Superior, Wisconsin; Louie Fendig, now of Tampa, Florida; Dr. Aaron Wood, now of Brook; W. W. Wishard. now of California; David Jaques, whose whereabouts we are unable to learn, and W. F. Baughman, who was later engaged in running a newspaper at Mt. Ayr, but whom we are unable 5 to locate now. Of the players at that time John Healy is the only one who has stayed with the band since 189 7, when this picture was taken, the others having dropped out from time to time, -and for several years John has been the only remaining member oif the old organization.

ADAM D. WARNER TO SPEAK

At Big Patriotic Meeting to Be Held Here This Afternoon. I Adam D. Warner of Chicago, a speaker of more than ordinray ability, will come to Rensselaer today to address the monster patriotic (meeting to be held at the Gayety airdome at 4 o’clock this afternoon. In order to secure a speaker of the caliber of Mr. Warner it was necessary for those in charge of the matter here to assure the head of the speakers’ bureau of a large crowd, and it is now up to the people to make good their promise. And in so doing no one will regret it for Mr. Warner comes very highly recommended by Mr. Abbott, the gentleman who made the Red Cross speech here several weeks ago, and who is personally known to Mr Abbott. At this time in the nation’s crisis there is one good way for the people to show their patriotism, and that is by subscribing liberally to the second Liberty loan bonds. This phase of the situation will be treated by Mr. Warner and will be of real interest as well as of benefit to all. Bach town and township in the county will be " expected to subscribe to its proportionate share of 'bonds, and taking the assessed valuation as a basis the following amounts are considered fair to all - . Rensselaer and Marion township, >110,000; Remington and Carpenter township, $60,000; Barkley, >10,000; Union, $27,000; Wheatfield and Wheatfield township, $17,- •••; G?.lam, $13,000; Hanging, drove, $13,000; Jordan, $13,000; Newton, $13,000; Keener, $13,000; Walker, $10,000; Kankakee, SB,- • ••; Milroy, $4,000. .

OFFERED GROUND RENT FREE

Section of Land in Kankakee Tp. for Bays’ Training Camp. It was announced today at a meeting of the state advisory committee of the United States Boys* Working Reserve, held at the Claypool hotel, that the firm of Straus Brothers company of Ligonier has offered to the state committee 640 acres of ground, free of rent and taxes, in Jasper county, the ground to be used as the site for a training camp for boys of the reserve. The money obtained from the produce raised will be turned into the treasury of the reserve. The establishing and financing of such “Farm Plattsburgs” was the main topic discussed by the committee. It is the plan to give the boys intensive agricultural and physical training before sending them to work on farms.—Wednesday’s Indianapolis News. / The Straus brothers own considerable land in Kankakee township along the river valley, , and the establishment of such a School there ■would not only be of benefit to that section of the county but would undoubtedly enhance the value of their other lands greatly.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

H. J. Bartoo, editor of the Remington Press at Remington, was brought over to the hospital Thursday evening and will probably undergo an operation today. Mrs. Floyd Tow of Newland underwent a major operation yesterday morning.

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. Judge Hanley was in Fowler Wednesday where he is special judge in a ditch case, and appointed Fred Michaels as commissioner in same. ‘ * Articles of incorporation have been issued to the Central garage of Rensselaer. Capital, $10,000; general supply and repair garage business; directors,,. Firman Thompson, Richard D. Wangelin and Emmet M. Laßue. . In publishing the list of names of those /ailed for examination by the local conscription board on Tuesday and Wednesday of next week in Wednesday’s Democrat, the last five names were omitted and are as follows: 29 6 Clarence E. Garver, Rensselaer 29 7 John Prohosky, Rensselaer 298 Harry A. Thomas, Rensselaer 299 William R. Gorter, Remington 300 Melva J. Baker, Demotte New suits filed: No. 8841. May A. Wilmington vs. Jesse Wilmington; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married February 24, 1 887, and lived together until March 2, 1 91.-7. Fourteen children were born to this union, three of whom are living, Ernest L. Wilmington, the youngest child, is now past 15 years of age and plaintiff asks for his custody. Cruel and inhuman treatment is charged. The parties reside at Wheatfield. No. 8842. Ed Cox vs. Fred W. Schultz; suit on note. Demand $250. No. 8843. Alice McDonald et al vs. Fred W. Schultz; suit on account. ‘ Demand $116.40. The Kentland Enterprise states that the Newton county grand jury has returned a batch of twelve or more indictments this ■week, but they were not made public as’ arrests had not been made. In the following cases taken from this county to Newton on change of venue or which are of particular interest to readers of The Democrat, the following action has been taken: Jacob Ochs vs. William Zimmerman, slander, motion filed for new trial. F. W. Rutherford vs. Joseph Putts, suit on note, set for hearing October 25. Edward Shindelar vs. James Prohoski, damages, set for hearing November 1. Wiilliam E. Bell vs. Ed Oliver, on judgment, set for trial October 22. O. Byron Blackburn vs. Ed Oliver, on judgment, set for trial October 22. Edwin E. Smith vs. Ed Oliver, on judgment, set for trial October 22. State of Indiana vs. Ivan Julien, running auto without lights, set for hearing October 24. G. A. Williams, administrator of 4 the estate of Noble Peacock, vs. C. I. & L. railway company, continued for term. Alfred Stakley vs. David L. Halstead- and Everett iHlalstead, damage suit, set for hearing October 29. Jacob White ..vs. H. & I). company, complaint, change of venue granted and cause sent to Jasper county for trial. ■ y ,

EXEMPTIONS ARE GRANTED

Dissatisfaction Expressed Over Some Decisions of District Board. Muelj. dissatisfaction is expressed regarding, the decisions of the district appeal board at Laporte. This board, in decisions rendered this week, reversed the Jasper county board apd exempted Orval H. Crisler, Glen Overly, Rensselaer; Harlow H. Peek, Rensselaer; John A. Moosmiller, McCoysburg; Ben Grube, Tefft, on dependency claims. . ’ \ „ - The board also exempted Ross Porter and Delos McClannahan, Rensselaer; Otto A. Schwanke, Demotte, and Joseph E. Hallett and Walter A. Houck. Wheatfield, on industrial grounds. Lawrence M. Doctor and Arthur H. Doctor, Morocco; Frederick R.

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THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1917.

HOST TO NEARBY BANKERS

Banquet Marks. Completion of New First National Bank. The officers and directors of the First National bank gave a banquet last evening in the parlors of the Christian church—-the ladies of which served the banquet—-to the stockholders and representatives ol many other banks in this section of the state who had been invited to attend. Music was. furnished by Mrs. H. R. Wood and daughter Ruth. E. P. Honan was toastmaster. The address' of welcome was made by James N. Leathermancashier of the First National bank, and the response by Mayor C. G. Spitler, president of the Trust & Savings bank. Other speakers on the program were James H. Chapman, cashier of the State Bank of Rensselaer; G. H. Mueller, president of the Fletcher-American National bank of Indianapolis, ahi Andrew Smith, vice-president of the Indiana National bank and secretary of the - Indiana Bankers’ association, also of Indianapolis. Following the banquet the guests Inspected the fine new banking house of the First National bank, the opening of which was the occasion for the banquet.

TOURIST AUTO INJURES BOY

Elvin Snyder’s Leg Broken When Struck by Automobile. Elvin Snyder, ’ 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snyder, who reside at the corner of Elm street and McKinley avenue, was struck by a large touring car about 4 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. The lad’s left leg was broken near the ankle, a bad gash cut in the leg by the handlebar of the bicycle he was riding, besides numerous other cuts and bruises. Elvin had been working about the garage and had .burned himself. He got on his bicycle and started home to have the wound dressed, and as he turned the corner at McKinley avenue and Cornelia street to go north he collided with the auto. The car was stopped the boy was picked up by the occupants and taken to the county hospital. There were two men and one woman in the car, and following the accident they had some work done on their auto at the

MORE CHARGES AGAINST CASEY

May Be Prosecuted for Violating the Mann White Slave Law. Since the arrest and return to this city of Edward Casey, charged with wife abandonment, more charges have come to light and ~it is said to be not at all improbable that the federal government will take a hand in the matter and prosecute Casey for violation of the Mann white slave law. According to a report from Hammond, where Casey worked for some time after leaving his wife and children here, he left there nearly a year ago and at the same time he left a young girl disappeared from that city. , They are said to have gone to Moline, Illinois, and to have lived together under the names of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Tracy at East Moline. The girl is also said to be the mother of Casey’s 6-months’-old son. It appears that the Hammond authorities have also been seeking Casey, and made several unsuccessful attempts to locate him through the mails. So cleverly ,had he maintained his double identity that when he filed a suit - for divorce last August the officers were still unable to get traces of him for several weeks. The divorce bill charged desertion and statutory offenses, says a dispatch from Moline which contained the above information. '

PATRIOTIC MEETING AT VIRGIE

The Hon. W. L. Wood of Parr, to whom has been turned over the matter of securing subscription of the $20,000 liberty loan bonds alloted to Union township, is unable to make a house to house canvas and therefore has decided to hold patriotic meetings in different sections of the township at which he will speak on the war and the liberty loan bonds in particular. His first meeting will be at Virgie on Thursday, October 18, and the people of that locality are urgently requested to come out.

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GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL r “ Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mentiou from Many Places. PRACTICALLY WAR STRENGTH Is the 309th Engineering Corps at Camp Taylor, Kentucky. Camp Taylor, Kentucky, October 10.—The Indianians from the cities of Gary and East Chicago and the counties off Benton, Jasper, Lake, Laporte, Newton, Porter, Pulaski, Starke and Warren, who were assigned in a body to the 309th engineer regiment, are being joined daily by men selected from other Indiana units and sent to that out,fit because their training in civil life qualifies them for the important work of that branch. As with all other regiments, the first work of the engineers is drill in the school of the soldier and the school of the squad. As the men are whipped into shape along. this line they -will be introduced gradually to the real engineering work. Some are having an opportunity now to sh6w their skill as carpenters. Others are being tried out at various clerical tasks. Three regular army men transferred from the regiments at Fort Benjamin Harrison are the only non-commis-sioned officers in the regiment. All the others who are filling this place in drill are only acting sergeants or corporals. Colonel William L., Guthrie, the commander, believes in going slowly in appointing “noncoms,” and is having his company commanders try out various men. Probably the most difficult problem of this regiment remains the training of those of foreign parentage, who come from the steel mill district of northwestern Indiana, and whose knowledge of English is small. The men just transferred to the 309th engineers include forty-one from Indianapolis and Marion county who were in the 334th infantry, eighty-two from the 3 3 sth infantry or other Indiana outfits, and ninety-seven from Illinois and Kentucky organizations. The regiment now numbers 1,575 men, so that it is not far short of Its full war strength of 1,666.

FAVORITE HAMMOND PASTIME

Puts “Wild and Woolly’’ on the “Has Been’’ List. IHhnimond, October 10. —Fred Bayne of Indiana Harbor was killed and William LangSiister of Indiana Harbor and Mrs. Myrtle Feffer of Hammond were wounded during a trial in the city court today. Langmister had been arrested by Myrtle Feffer, policewoman, of Hammond on a charge preferred by A Idina Hartman, a girl. Fred Bayne was a witness. Langmister suddenly drew two revolvers and fired. One bullet killed Bayne, and another wouhded Myrtle Feffer, her corset saving her life. James Frost, court bailiff, then opened fire on Langmister and Deputy Sheriff Whitaker also, fired at him. Both bullets struck, him. It is expected he will die. Langmister is an itinerant evangelist. The courtroom was crowded and the shooting created great excitement.

TRIALS OF THE AUTO AGENT

Selling Cars Not the Only Difficulties Encountered. Selling automobiles is not the only trouble that besets the wideawake agent today; if anything, it is the least of his worries. Once he sells a car, the next thing he must do is to deliver it, and here his real 'troubles begin. Conrad Kellner of the firm of Kellner & Callahan, local agents for the Buick automobile, has given us an account of his recent trip to Flint, Michigan, the location of the Buick factory, which verifies the truth of the above assertion. Because of the congestion of railroad traffic it is no longer possible for the agent to mail his

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MT. AYR POSTMASTER DEAD

Carey J. Hqpkins Succumbed to Paralysis. Thursday Evening. Carey J. Hopkins, for many years a well-known resident of Mt. Ayr v and for the past several years .postmaster at that place, died Thursday evening of paralysis. About three weeks ago he. suffered the first stroke when apparently in good health, and gradually declined, a third stroke' hastening the end. Mr. {Hopkins and his brother, G. A. Hopkins, were engaged in the mercantile business since the origin of the town until a few years ago, and was widely known. He was 56 years of age and is survived by the widow .and four children, Julian Hopkins of California, and Mrs. Lawrence Gebhart, Bernard and Pfriminer Hopkins of Illinois. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Crlsler of near Renaselaer and Mrs. Etta Robinson of Monon. Funeral services <will be held at. the M. E. church in Mt. Ayr at 10 o’clock Sunday, and burial will be made in Weston cemetery in this city, which is the old home of the deceased.

WRITES FROM CAMP TAYLOR

D. J.-Babcock Gives Interesting Account of the Camp Life. D. J. Babcock, youngest son of the writer and one of the second contingent going from this county to Camp Taylor, near Louisville, Kentucky, has written a further account of the life at camp to his brother, G. M. Babcock, that may be of interest to friends and relatives of the Jasper county boys. The letter, in part, is as follows: Camp Taylor, Ky„ Oct. 7, 1917. My Dear Brother: It was indeed with pleasure that I perused your very welcome letter this evening after returning from spending the day in Louisville. As I told you before, we do no training on Wednesday and Saturday

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EDITOR BARTOO AT HOSPITAL

May Possibly Undergo an Operation Some Time Today. Editor 11. J. Bartoo of the Reinr ington Press, for many years a resident of Rensselaer, was brought to the hospital here Thursday evening in a very serious condition. For about three weeks he has been suffering from gallstones, which caused an obstruction of the gall duct, making an operation necessary. It was the intention to perform the operation immediately upon arriving here but the patient’s condition was so serious that this was impossible, and the operation may be performed some time today, and it is sincerely hoped that it will be successful. Mr. Bartoo’s illness comes at a very bad time as his mother is also very low at her home in Remington, and his sister, Miss Minnie, who assists in the Press office, is obliged to remain at home, thus leaving the newpaper office with only a young girl to look after the business. ..

MRS. JOSEPH I. ADAMS DEAD

Remains Taken to Monticello > for Burial Thursday Evening. Mrs. May Adams, widow of Joseph I. Adams, passed away at the .county hospital at about 8 o’clock Thursday morning. Death was due to a complication of diseases from which she had suffered for some time, and a week ago she entered the hospital in hopes of improvement. . Mrs. Adams had been a resident of Jasper county for many years, first on a farm south of town. Later she and her husband moved to Rensselaer and resided here several years. Mr. Adamis died in April of the present year. For many years She was a faithful member of the Christian church. Deceased is survived by one brother, Robert McElhoe, of Monticello, and one step-son, Earl Adams, of this city. “ - The remains were taken to Monticello Thursday evening and burial made there yesterday.

FANCY PRODUCE MARKET

October 12. We top the market. Bring us your eggs. Price today 36c. We want your butterfat and are paying 4 6c. thickens 18 and 20c. —C. E. PRIOR.

If you want peanuts toasted all alike try those at Jack’s.

ANNUAL STOCK SHOW GOING ON

Fancy Cattle and Hogs Are Guests ot Honor EXHIBITION IS A REVELATION Jais|>er County Proves to Be the Homo ot Hundreds of Head ot Exceptionally High-Grade Stock. Notwithstanding the wintry blasts and discouraging condition of the weather, breeders from all over the county began arriving early yester-i day morning with their fancy stock* and by noon over 100 head were on exhibition at the Leek hitch barn. This number was considerably augmented by later additions during the afternoon and the show bids fair to surpass anything of tho kind ever held in tho county. It was really surprising to the writer to learn that there was so mudh purebred and fancy stock In the county. But It is nevertheless gratifying when the crying need ot the hour is increased stock production, and Jasper county is undoubtedly doing its part, along this lino, Fancy stock raising is also duo for a considerable impetus in this county. Interest is already being awakened by the stock show, and tho direct encouragement by County Agent Learning will co-operate -to make Jasper county become one ot the chief stock raising centers ot Indiana. While attention to purebred stock is increasing by leaps and bounds, the production of all kinds of stock is likewise increasing, as a visit, to the exhibition will verify. Not near all of the stock expected was in the exhibition ring at noon yesterday, and today will be the big day, both as to visitors and exhibits. The rivalry for blue ribbons will be keen in all classes, and those who do not succeed In obtaining one this year will be expected to redouble their efforts for next year. A more complete report of the show, together with the awards ■made, will be published in Wednesday’s Democrat.

ROSS PORTER TAKES A BRIDE

Married in New York October 3 to Miss Clara Broadie. Word was received here Thursday of the marriage of Ross Porter and Miss Claire Broadie at Jamestown, New York, on Wednesday of last week. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter V. Porter of this city and for some time has been employed on a stock farm in the East. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Broadie, formerly of Remington and who moved to New York about two years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Porter are now on their way to Rensselaer, making the trip via auto, and are expected to arrive here very soon. While no announcement has been made as to the future intentions of (he young couple, they will probably reside on one of the Potter farms in this county. The Democrat joins the friends of each in extending best wishes for happiness and prosperity.

COMMENDS BRICK HIGHWAYS

State Officer Approves Democrat's Stand for Permanent Roads. The article concerning brick roads for permanency and economy published in a recent issue of The Democrat, attracted some attention, from men high up in the affairs of the state, and one of these, M. E. Noblet, secretary of the Hoosier State Automobile association, has written us commending our stand and offering his aid in any way possible in securing permanent roads for Jasper county. As time goes on the question of permanent, roads will -become more and more paramount in the minds of the taxpayers of Jasper county. With ever increasing costs of maintenance, which will never decrease so long as the present system is followed, it is but natural that permanent roads should be the ultimate desire of one and all. One source of trouble heretofore encountered by counties in con-

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