Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 63, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 November 1917 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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HORRIBLE DEATH OF A YOUNG MAN

John W. Rush Struck by Tram and Fatally Hurt. TEAM OF HORSES KILLED Crossing Gates Were Open and Young Farmer Drove Directly in Front of Fast Train. One of the most horrible accidents in Jasper county in many years occurred' Saturday afternoon at the McKinley avenue crossing of the Monon and cost the life of John W. a young farmer of Newton township. The crossing gates were open and Rush drove squarely in front of northbound passenger train No. 6, which was due here at 3:31 but was several minutes late. Rush was driving a team of large black Ihorses hitched to a farm wagon. The horses were both killed and the wagon was demolished. One horse was thrown about twenty feet and the other carried for about 100 feet down the track. The young man suffered a fracture of the skull an(l his right foot was «ut off just abbv4 the ankle. He wais also cut and bruised in several other places. Mr. Rush had cotae to town Saturday afternoon to do some trading and had just procured some groceries and was presumably going across the tracks to get some lumber when the accident happened. The accident was witnessed by several people nearby and also a number who were at . the depot awaiting the train. A hurried call was sent for Dr. Washburn and the Wright ambulance, both arriving Within a very few moments. The young man was yet alive but breathing heavily. He was placed in the ambulance and taken to the county hospital as quickly as possible. but in these few moments he succumbed to his injuries. The fracture of the skull at the base of the brain caused his death. The body was then removed to the Wright undertaking establishment, where it was prepared for burial. On Sunday afternoon the body was removed to the home of a brother, Dee Rush, at Remington. Funeral services were held at the Christian Church there Monday afternoon and burial made In the Remington cemetery. Rev. Asa McDaniel of this city, who had officiated at the young man’s marriage only a few months ago, conducted the services.. Mr. Rush was a native of this eotmty, having been born at Remington twenty-two years ago last He was a son of John ftush, formerly of Remington but now a-merchant of Inwgod, Indiana. On March 7 of this year deceased was imarried to Miss Bessie Irene ifcfalfresh, daughter of George McElfresh of Barkley township. They established their home on the Shipman farm in Newton township, owned by Mr. McElfresh, and had every prospect for happiness and prosperity before them. The young man was formerly a member of Company M, and served several months on the border with them. While there he suffered a severe attack of rheumatism and was discharged, returning 'home a few weeks ahead of the company, To every appearance the accident is wholly chargeable to the crossing guard, George Gorham,. who failed

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RETAIL COAL PRICES FOR JASPER COUNTY.

Linton No. 4, lump, delivered. $6.00 Minchell lump, delivered .... 6.00 Pocahontas lutrnp, delivered... 7.50 Indiana mine run, delivered.. 5.50 Anthracite, nut, delivered.... 9.50 Anthracite, egg, delivered.... 9.25 Eastern coal, delivered. 7.25 Brazil block, delivered. ...... 6.75 Deduct ' 50 cents per ton from each of the above prices where coal is purchased at bin and delivery is made by purchaser. The above prices have been fixed by the , county fuel administrator and any charges in excess of the above mentioned prices should be reported to him. B. F. FENDIG, County Fuel Administrator.

FORMER PASTOR SPORE HERE

Rev. E. M. Barney Addressed Union Meeting Sunday. Rev. E. M. Barney, a former pastor of. the Barkley Christian church and now with the Anti-Saloon league, addressed a union meeting at the Christian church Sunday evening. In a plea Rr funds + o car -y on their great work in behalf of the nation at this critical time, he received a liberal and substantial response. At the close of the meeting the following resolution was adopted and a copy of the same telegraphed to President Wilson: Resolved, that the Protestant churches of Rensselaer. Indiana,-re-joice in the splendid provisions of our government in protecting our soldiers from intoxicants and the social evil, by surrounding the barracks and cantonments at home with a zone of safety, and that these churches in a union meeting this 4th day of November, 1917, petition President Woodrow Wilson to use the influence of the American government to secure the same zone of safety for the American soldiers abroad.

CIRCUIT COURT NEXT MONDAY

Grand Jury Called for First Monday, Petit Jury Third Monday. The November term of the Jasper circuit court will convent next Monday. A grand jury has been called and will meet the first day of the term. As we had a grand jury in September and it has not been the custom in Jasper county to call aj grand jury more than once a year, it is evident that some special matters are to be investigated. The petit jury is called for the third Monday. Following are the names and places of residence of both the grand and petit jurors: GRAND JURORS John F. Petit Walker Otto Adams .Barkley S. iB. Cornwell Rensselaer A. A. Fell Carpenter Henry Gowland Marion Ralph Zeigler .Newton PETIT JURORS John M. Ottßemington Ernest Stibbe Union Oscar Graves .. . .•Kankakee M. J. Delehanty Wheatfield W. E. Culp Milroy John W. Norman, .... 1 ... Marion Fred Waling Newton Lee Glazebrook . .Kankakee James McClanahan Union A. L. Padgltt Marion Anthony Keiper Marion H. W. Williams Carpenter

MINISTERS FORM ASSOCIATION

A meeting of the ministers of Jasper county was held at the Methodist church here Saturday forenoon and a county ministerial association formed. The purpose of the association is to enable the ministers to bring about a closer feeling of unity among the people during the present troublesome period. Rev. J. B. Fleming addressed the meeting, as did also Rev. W. B. Warriner of Remington. Following the meeting at the church the ministers repaired to the Makeever hotel for luncheon. During this hour the following officers were choser: Rev. E. W Strecker, president; Rev. D. C- Hill, secretary-treasurer. Rev. J. B. Fleming and Rev. Asa McDaniel were chosen to serve as a program committee. The nert meeting of the association will b.» held in this city December 3.

CATTLE BRING GOOD PRICES

Kenton-Price Sale Well Attended and Buying Brisk. The sale of purelbred Shorthorn cattle held Saturday by O. J. Kenton and Estal Price at the former's farm near Surrey, was well attended and the stock sold for good prices. A total of eighty-two head were sold, seventy-one of which belonged to Mr. Kenton and eleven to Mr. Price. Mr. Kenton sold one animal for SSOO, and the entire number brought an average of $270. The highest priced of Mr. Price's stock was $295, and the eleven head sold for an average of $227. A great many of the cattle were sold to local stockmen and will build up many of the Shorthorn herds now started in this county.

BOX SOCIAL

There will be a box social at the Bowling Green school house in Marion township on Friday evening, November 9. A good program has been prepared. Everybody invited. Ladies please bring boxes.—MlSS MABEL McAHREN, Teacher. * ' ..

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 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. Former County Treasurer A. A. Fell and George Besse were among j the Remington people in the city yesterday. County Treasurer May was assisted during the closing days of the rush by Mrs. George Kanne and Misses Agnes Platt and Iva Bilk Attorney A. D. Babcock and wife of Goodland, were in the city Monday. They also drove out Into Hanging Grove township and called on Mr. Peregrine and sister. New suits filed: No. 8851. Victor E. Michaels vs. William P. Michaels. Action on account, plaintiff alleging that defendant is indebted to him in the sum of SI,OOO for grain, money, horses and farm implements. Judgment is asked for $1,200. No. 8850. Clemens Uptmor vs. William H. Barry et al; complaint to quiet title. Brought here on change of venue from Newton county. At the regular monthly meeting of the Walker Township National Farm Loan association Saturday evening, six new members were taken in and new applications for loans totaling $30,000 were received, making a total of applications thus far received of $60,000. Loan* of $6,000 have already* been acted upon by the Federal Farm Loan bank and the parties have got their money. Some of the other applications will not be closed up until about January 1 and later, as the parties do not want the money now. The retail price of coal as fixed by the Jasper county fuel administrator appears in another column. After allowing the dealer 25 cents per ton shrinkage, 35 cents a ton for hinning (shoveling the coal from the car into the bin), 50 cents per ton for delivering to the customer. and $3.47 per ton f. o. b. Rensselaer, (in the case of Indiana mine run, for example,) making a total of $4.57, the price is fixed at $5.50, or a net profit of -93 cents per ton. Now, as a matter of fact, the county and city is now getting their coal shoveled into a wagon, hauled to the heating plants and there shoveled out again at 50 cents per ton, or only 15 cents more than is allowed the dealer tor shoveling one way. direct from the car into his bins, and until very recently the city and county paid but 35 cents per ton for this hauling over half a mile and handling twice. However, this price is said to be some 50 cents a ton less than the price fixed in Indianapolis, where they have a lower freight rate.

R. D. WANGELIN IS MARBLED

Local Garage Owner Takes a Bride at Goshen. Richard IL Wangelin of this city, one of the owners and manager of the Central garage, was united in marriage Wednesday of last week to one of Goshen’s most popular young ladies. Miss Pauline ton, daughter o' Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Coverston. The ceremony took place at the honft of the bride’s parents, Dr. H. C. Harman, pastor of the First M. E. church, officiating. The wedding was one of the prettiest and gayest social events in Goshen this season, and was attended by more than one hundred guests. The bride is a graduate of the Goshen high school and later of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. She is a most accomplished lady and will receive a most hearty welcome to Rensselaer. Mr. Wagelin has not been a resident of this city long, but he is a capable young business man and has made friends with all whom he has had business relations.

DEMOTTE MAN FOUND DEAD

Frans Miessan, an Aged Recluse, Died Suddenly Friday. The body of Frans Miessan, an aged man living alone about two miles west of Demotte, was found dead in his home by a neighbor Sunday forenoon. Miessan was sitting in a chair before a stove and indications were that he had died some time Friday evening. He had removed his shoes but was otherwise fully dressed, and it Is presumed that he bad just settled down for the evening when death came. Mr. Miessan was a carpenter and was last seen alive on Friday. He was addicted to drink and there was a strong odor of alcohol about the body. He lacked- five days of being 70 years old. iHe had no relatives known to anyone, and the remains were buried in a cemetery nearby Sunday afternoon. County Coroner C. E. Johnson of this city was at Demotte Sunday and conducted an inquest, which proved conclusively that death resulted from exposure while under the influence of liquor.

VERN DAVISSON WRITES HOME

Tells Further Details of His Experiences at the Front. The Democrat is permitted to publish another letter from Verr tJavisson, written to his parents here, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Davisson, tlhat gives additional details of hig experiences at the battle front in France. Winter is coming on there now and it would appear that the soldiers dread the cold more than they do the Germans, as the retreating enemy burns and destroys every semblance of Shelter before leaving. The letter in full follows: At the Front, October 17, 1917. Dear Mother and father: Hope this letter finds you all O. K. I am feeling fine but having an awful time keeping myself warm, as we have to sleep out most of the time and the weather is very cold, damp and rainy. At two of the “Poste de Secours” we are obliged to sleep outside as there are no places fixed for us. We move from one place to another and every building is of course shot, shelled, dynamited and burned to the ground by the Germans before they retreat, so there are no places for us to stay except outside or in

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FORMER DEMOTTE MAN DEAD

Samuel L. Luce Passed Away at His Home in Chicago. Word was received here Monday by Mrs. Abraham Halleck of the death in Chicago of her only brother, Samuel L. Luce. Death was quite sudden and was caused by heart failure, with which the ceased had been affected for some months. Mr. Luce was a former resident of Detmotte and at one time served as trustee of Keener township, and was quite well known to many people in Jasper county. Several years ago he went to Englewood and has since been engaged in the undertaking business there. He was forty-four years of age and besides his sister here, is survived by his wife and one son and one daughter, Howard, aged twenty, and Bernice, aged twenty-one. Deceased was a member of the Ogden Park lodge No. 897, F. & A. M ; M. J. M. Pierson chapter No. 231, R. A. M.; Englewood lodge 653 K. of P., and Denmark lodge No. 908, I. O. O. F. The funeral will be held this Wednesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the Thoburn Methodist church, and burial will be in charge of Ogden Park lodge No. 897, F. & A. M. Burial will be made in the Mt. Hope cemetery.

LOCAL MEN ARE PROMOTED

According to a dispatch from Hattiesburg to the Indianapoiis News, several former members of Company M have recently received promotions. Among these, with the office given them, are the flowing. IHarold C. Stiles, corporal; Seaver Davidson, corporal; Harvey E. Myers, corporal; Orvil J. Bowsiher. sergeant, headquarters company. Walter A. Simons of Monticello has been promoted to sergeant.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Mrs. Robert Overton of Union township had her tonsils removed Monday.

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. FIVE KILLED NEAR LAFAYETTE * When Auto Is Struck and Demolished by Interurban Car. One of the most horrible automobile accidents in this part of the state in several years occurred two miles east of Lafayette Sunday forenoon when an a/uito was etruck by a heavy interurban car and five people killed. The dead are John Ellis, 35, of Frankfort; his mother, Mrs. Mary Ellis, 56, of Lafayette, and the former’s wife and two children, Mrs. Ella Ellis, 32; Maxine Ellis, 8, and Edith Ellis, 6. There were three other children in the car at the time and all were more or less seriously injured and two may die. The Ellis family were enroute to Lafayette to spend the day with ihls mother, who bad gone to Frankfort the day before to make the auto trip with them. What prompted the man to drive onto the track will never be known, as he undoubtedly saw the interurban car. The track and road parallel each other for some distance and to all appearances he was trying to bea|. the interurban car across the crossing. The car struck the auto squarely and scattered the wreckage and bodies along the track for a distance of 140 feet. A 16-unonths’-old babe was picked up some distance from the accident, and was taken to the home of nearby residents and it is thought will recover. Twin daughters, aged 4, were both badly injured, but may recover. Later.—The sixth victim, the 16-months-old babe, died Monday afternoon, and one of the twins was expected to die at almost any time, according to yesterday’s Lafayette Journal. Ellis, who lived at 1058 East Walnut street, Frankfort, with his fam-j ily, was employed as a nii'llwrigM at the McDougall factory. About w week ago, discussing an automobile accident that had just occurred, he remarked to the other workmen that “any man who tried to beat a train or traction car across a crossing is a fool.” Yet apparently it was just such an attempt that resulted in the death of Mr. Ellis and six other members of his family. William Holmes of this city was an eye witness to the accident. He was in Lafayette for the day and was enroute to the Crouch stock farm and was only a short distance away when the interurban struck the auto. It was Mr. Holmes’ opinion that Ellis was racing with the traction car and thought he could beat it across the crossing.

RHOADES AUTO HITS BICYCLE

William Platt Thrown From Wheel and Two Ribs Broken. William H. Platt suffered two broken ribs Friday afternoon when he was run down by K. T. Rhoades on Cullen street at the east side of the public square. Platt was riding a bicycle and was going south, intending to turn in at the Milner tire shop. Just as he turned in and had almost reached the curb Rhoades, who was also going south at a speed said to be about twenty or twenty-five -miles an hour, ran into him. Platt was knocked from the bicycle to the brick pavement and the auto ran onto the curb and into the sign post in front of Milner’s tire shop. Luckily the automobile did not tun over the prostrate man, he being knocked clear of its path. Little damage resulted other than to Platt, excepting the breaking of the sign post. Mr. Platt was able to return to his work Monday. ’

You will always find “Minnetonna Brand” butter lower in price than other butter and of better quality. This week 45 c.—J. C. HARRIS & SON.

FUTURE PUBLIC SALE DATES

Thursday, November 15, D. F. Maish and Clyde Garrfott, at the former’s farm, 3% miles northeast of Fair Oaks. Closing out sale of 42 head of Shorthorn cattle and grades, Tuesday, November 20, Davids Peer, 6% miles southwest of Wheatfield. General sale, including horses, cattle, hogs, chickens, oats, potatoes, household goods, etc.

ILLINOIS CITIZEN DIED HERE

Body of L. B. Knickerbocker Taken to Kankakee Saturday. Lester B. Knickerbocker of Kankakee, Illinois, father of Ross Knickerbocker, an employee at the Columbia furniture factory, died at the home of the latter in this city early Saturday morning. Mr. Knickerbocker suffered a stroke of paralysis in September of this year, and three weeks ago he and his wife * came here that he might receive treatment and also be with their eon. The body was taken to Kankakee Saturday afternoon and burial was made at the former home of the family at Herscher yesterday.

FIRST CASUALTY LIST COMESIN

American Forces Suffer Losses in Clash With Germans. With the American Army in France, November 5.—A small detachment of American infantrymen was attacked in the front line trenches early Saturday morning by a much Superior force of German shock troops. The Americans were cut off from relief by the heavy barrage in their rear. They fought gallantly until overwhelmed solely by numbers. The fighting in the trenches was hand to hand. It was brief and fierce in the extreme. As a result of the encounter three Americans were killed and four wounded. A sergeant and corporal and ten men were taken prisoners. Two French soldiers, who were in the trendhee, also were killed. The enemy lost some men, but the number is unknown, as their dead and wounded were carried oft by the retiring Germans. The bodies of the American dead were brought back to divisional headquarters and burled with due honors today. The wounded are at the base hospitals. The whole American expeditionary forces are thrilled by the fight put tip 'by their comrades and all are Anxious to get a chance to deal a blow. Official Casualty List. Washington, November 5, —The official casualty list of the losses of American troops in France in their first clash with Germans follows: KILLED Private Thomas F. Enright, sister,. MF B - Mary Irwln . Pittsburg. Private Ihmes B. Gresham, mother, Mis. Alice Dodd, Evansville, Indian!. Private Merle D. Hay, father. Harvpy D. Hay, Glidden, lowa. WOUNDED Private John J. Smith, brother. F. D. Smith, Ludington, Michigan. Private Charles J. Hopkins, brother, J. W. Hopkins, Stanton, •Private George L. Box. father,' Jaimes L. Box, Altus, Oklahoma. Private Homer Givens, father, W. F. Givens, Cloverdale, Alabama. Private Charles L. Orr, mother, Mrs. Sarah Regnell, Lyons, Kansas.

CAPTURED OR MISSING Sergeant Edgar M. Halyburton, father, George B. Halyburton, Stony Point, North Carolina. Corporal Nicholas L. Mulhall, mother, Mrs. Bridget Mulhall, Jersey City, New Jersey. Corporal Edwin iHI Haines, mother, MTs. Elizabeth Haines, Woodward, Oklahoma. Private Herchel, godfather, William C. Oberst, Chicago. Private Vernon M. Kendall, father, Sam fuel Kendall, Roll. Oklahoma. Private William P. Grigsby, mother, Mrs. Lizzy Grigsby, Louisville, V’p ti fll p Irv Private Frank E. McDougal, father, R. L. McDougal, Maryville, Missouri. Private Daniel B. Gallagher, father, Neil Gallagher, Blockton, Alabama. Private John P. Lester, father, William Lester, Tutwater, Miss : Private Harry Langhman, Ada R. Langhman, Chicago. Private Dewey D. Kern, mother, Mrs. Ella Tilton, Collins, lowa. Private Keckon, cannot be Identified.

FANCY PRODUCE MARKET

November 6. We top the market. Bring us your eggs. Price today 40c. w We want your butterfat and 14c, old roosters 10c, ducks 14e, geese 14c. —C. E. PRIOR.

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