Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1918 — Page 1

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MRS. L. H. MYERS IS DEAD

Mother of George M. Myers Passed Away at Eureka, Illinois. Mrs. Christiana Helvring, widow of L. IH. Myers, a former resident of Rensselaer and who died here October |2, 1908, died at 2 a. jn. Wednesday at the home of - her daughter, Mrs. Daisy Enreka, Illinois, aged- 80 years, eight months and six days. She was married to L. H. MyersFebruary 12, 1854, and to this union eight children were born, all of whom survive tier. They are Julia D. Brown, Keokuk, Iowa; S. W. Myers, Monticello, Indiana; Flora Immel, Spokane, Washington; George M. Myers, Rensselaer, Indiana; Jennie D. Myers, Washington, Illinois; Charles Myers, Forest, Illinois; Howard Myers, Brook, Indiana, and Daisy Barrett, Eureka, Illinois. The funeral was held at the home of Mrs. Barrett, in Eureka, and burial made in the . cemetery at Washington, the old home of the deceased.

BELOW ZERO WEATHER AGAIN

Mercury Dropped to 6 Below Zero Wednesday Night. The blizzard Tuesday afternoon was one of the worst that has struck Rensselaer this winter, and it was not so bad here as it was in some other parts of the state. Perhaps eight or ten inches, of snow fell here and in places it drifted quite badly. At Hammond twelve inches fell which, added to the two feet or more which fell the Saturday previous, almost completely paralyzed traffic in the Calumet region. It is said to have been the worst storm experienced there in fifty years, and in places the snow was piled up six feet or more in depth. Coal dealers and merchants were unable to make deliveries in many instances and considerable Buffering resulted. Two and three feet of snow was also reported at Michigan City, Ft. Wayne, Richmond and other points. The mercury! which had been a few degrees above zero for a few days, took a sudden and unexpected drop Wednesday night and the government thermometer out at St. Joseph college Wednesday morning registered 6 below zero. It warmed up considerably Thursday and the coldest point reached Thursday night was 14 above. At the hour of going to press Friday afternoon, the taercury reg; istered 22 above zero, and the weather prediction for today was fair.

ORDER NEW MOTOR LICENSES

If you have not already sent in your application for your auto license for 1918, it is time yon done so. It costs no more to make your application now than it will three months later, and by having your license you may save yourself from arrest and having to pay about twice as much in fine and costs as the license would cost you —and you MUST have it sometime, then why not make application at once. Miss Mabel Nowels, notary public, at The Democrat office, has the necessary blanks for license applications and will fill them out and send them in for you without any expense other than the small notary fee. Application blanks also on hand for dealers’, chauffeurs’ and motorcycle licenses and for transfers and rebate. Also affidavits of lost, mutilated or destroyed certificate of registration or number plates.

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

Prof. Ringham of Demotte resigned the principalship at Demotte to accept the superintendency of the Morocco schools in Newton county. Prof. F. P. Hickner of Wheeler, Porter county, was secured to take the position held by Prof. Ringham. Mr. Hickner is not a stranger to Jasper county. He was employed in the Wheatfield town schools as assistant in the high school six years ago. Since then he has been principal of the Wheeler except the last three months. He has been

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NOTICE - All members of the Red Men are requested to be at the hall Monday evening, January 7. Installation of i officers and important business that > demands a full attendance.- —By V’der of Sachem.

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. The county commissioners will meet in regular session next Monday. New suits filed: No. 8869. Harvey Davisson vs. James Porter et al; complaint in attachlment. Sheriff MdColly and E. M. LaRue were in Monticello Thursday conferring with the White county conscription board. The annual reports of township trustees are now due and must be published during the present month in two newspapers representing the two leading political parties of the county. The receipts and expenditures of the county hospital for the month of December, as shown by the official records in the county treasurer’s office, were: Receipts, $1,370.25; expenditures, $1,001.25. This leaves a net surplus of $368.94. The first surplus shown for any month since the hospital was opened.

Anent the erection of the big billboard on the court house grounds, a gentleman who had just returned from a visit with relatives at Columbus, Indiana, stated a few days ago that they had quite a little discussion at Columbus regarding the erection of a billboard on the court house grounds there, and the officers would permit no billboard on the grounds except it be one containing an honor roll —one giving names of all those in the county who were serving in the army and navy, and such a billboard is to be erected there. The regular meeting of the county council of defense was held at the court house Wednesday afternoon with Chairman Frank Welsh and most of the heads of the various committees in attendance. Matters off various importance were discussed and the council ordered that the minutes show that it was opposed to the teaching of German in the public schools of Jasper county. The action of the Remington schools in running six days per week in order that the school might close earlier in the spring and thereby let the boys out to help in the spring work, was highly endorsed and it was recommended all other schools in the county do the same except where It was necessary for the teachers to attend township institute. The next meeting of the council will be on Wednesday, January 16.

“Commodore” O’Connor came down from Kniman Wednesday and demonstrated knot tying at the farm engineering school going on this week at the Gayety airdome. Mr. O’Connor learned the Various knot-tying tricks -while in Uncle Sam’s service on a man-of-war a number of years ago, when he served in the U. S. navy. By the way, our boys who are now training in the engineers’ division of the U. S. army are taught, among various other accomplishments, knot-tying. Temporary bridges, etc., etc., as built by Uncle Sam's engineers, are lashed together with ropes, not a spike being used in their construction, and the knots are tied in such a manner that they will tighten harder with the more strain put on. them but are loosened in a moment’s time when the structure has served its purpose and is to be dismantled, or torn down.

NOTICE The 21st Annual Meeting of the Policy Holders of the Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Association of Benton, Jasper and White counties will be held at Remingtort; Indiana, January 19, 1918. FRANK E. FISHER, Pres. j-18 D. W. BIDDLE, Sec’y. Subscribe for The Democrat.

THE ■ TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1918.

FUTURE PUBLIC SALE DATES

The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Thursday, January 10, J. J. Fliginger, 13% miles north and 1% miles east of Rensselaer. General sale, including 10 head of cattle, 6 hogs, 6 dozen chickens, farm tools, household goods, etc. Friday, January 11, Gourley & Erwin, at residence of W. O. Gourley, 2% miles northeast of Fair Oaks. General sale, including 14 horses, 24 head of cattle, 30 head of hogs, farm tools, etc. Thursday, January 17, J. P. Wagner and M. J. 1 mile south and 3 miles east of Rensselaer, General sale, including 12 head of horses, 29 head of cattle, 11 hogs, farm tools, etc. Tuesday, January 22, Ira Clark, on the David Wesner farm, 3-4 mile east and 1-2 mile north of Kersey. General sale, including 7 head of horses,. 37 head of hogs, farm tools, etc.

ATTENDANCE HAS BEEN POOR

At the Poultry and Corn Show and Farm Engineering School. For some reason or another the attendance at both the poultry and corn show and the farm engineering school has been far below expectations. Whether the farmers are too busy to get in or do not have the usual interest is not known, but at any rate they are not coming in. It is not at all improbable’ that most farmers regard the engineering school as a selling _ project on the part of the dealers an manufacturers, but this is far from correct. The school was arranged for by County Agent Learning to acquaint the farmers with the latest and best in farm machinery, and he secured the cooperation of the dealers and manufacturers. The latter are, of course, endeavoring to show the good points of their respective wiares, but that ought to be expected. Some very good lectures are on today’s program and farmers would do well to attend. The poultry and corn show has fared somewhat better than the machinery exhibit and rightly so, for the poultry on display is by far the best ‘ever exhibited in Jasper county. The corn is also very good, considering the unfavorable season last year. Following is a list of the awards made at the poultry and corn show:

Barred Plymouth Rocks Jesse Snyder—lst, 2nd, 3rd cock; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th hen; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th cockerel; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th pullet; Ist pen. Edgar Steward —4th cock; 2nd pen. B. I’. Rocks —Pullet Bred Edgar Steward—lst hen; Ist cockerel; Ist pullet. White Plymouth Rocks Guy Dooley—lst cock; 2nd, 3rd, 4th hen; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th cockerel; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th pullet; Ist pen. John M. Johnson —Ist hen; 2nd pen. ‘ Dark Cornish JOhn Webber—lst cock: Ist, 2nd, 4th hen; Ist, 3rd, 4th cockerel; Ist, 2nd, 4th pullet; Ist pen. Frank Putt —2nd hen; 3rd cockerel. S. C. White Orpingtons Charles Postill—lst, 2nd, 3rd hen; Ist cockerel. Partridge Plymouth Rocks Frank Snow —Ist cockerel; Ist pullet. S. C. Buff Orpingtons Fred Linbeck —Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th hen; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th cockerel; 3rd, 4th pullet; Ist pen. R. L. Budd —Ist cock; Ist, 2nd pullet; 2nd pen. S. C. Brown Leghorns Charles Postill —2nd cockerel; 2nd, 4th pullet. W. H. Wortley—--Ist, 2nd hen; Ist, 3rd cockerel; Ist, 3rd pullet. R. C. Brown Leghorns Louis Tobin —Ist cockerel. R. C. Rhode Island -Reds Estel Price—lst cockerel.S. C. Rhode Island Reds Fred Linbeck—2nd cockerel; 2nd hen: .Ist, 2nd, 3rd cockerel; Ist, 3rd, 4th pullet; Ist pen. I. J. Carson—lst, 3rd hen; 2nd pullet. W. D. Baker— 4th cockerel. Black Langshans Simon Thompson—l st, 2nd, 3rd cock; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th hen; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th .cockerel; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th pulletj^lst, 2nd pen. Partridge Cochin Simon Thompson—lst cock; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th hen; Ist, 2nd, 3r4, 4th pullet; Ist pen. White Wyndottes College View Poultry Farm —Ist, 4th hen; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th cockerel; Ist, 2nd, 3rd pullet; Ist, 2nd pen. W. H. Wortley—lst, 2nd cock; 2nd, 3rd hen; 4th pullet. Silver Laced Wyndottes Charles Rishling—let cockerel; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th pullet. John Werner —Ist, 2nd hen; 2nd cockerel. Columbian Wyndottes J. W. King—lst cock; Ist hen.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns —Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. THE NEXT DRAFT CALL Washington, Jan. 1. —The next draift call, including deferred percentages of the first quota, will be made up under the questionnaire classification, Provost Marshal General Crowder announced. There will be no formal call therefore before February la, he said. ’This means that men, included in the deferred list of the quota, will enjoy the benefits of questionnaire classification, and will be drawn only if they come under Class 1. Men selected under the old regulations must continue to go, how- j ever, when needed to make up de-1 ficiencies in calls already made. Crowder announced that “very! soon there will be a call for techni-J cal workers and highly specialized: registrants.’.’

COUNTY NEWS IN GENERAL

Will Be Found on The Democrat’s Correspondence Page. Democrat readers who fail to read all of its correspondence items miss a very interesting department of the paper. The Democrat has had the best country correspondence page of any county paper in Indiana during the past nineteen years—almost twenty years now, as this paper will enter on its twentyfirst year with the first issue in April—and during practically all this time it has had a number of regular neighborhood correspondents. Some of these correspondents have been with us each week from almost the start, and we hope to have them with us yet many years to come. We would like to secure a good correspondent in each village and township not already represented, for The Democrat is a real county newspaper and we want to make it better all the tiime.

STOCKHOLDERS ANNUAL MEET

Owners of Trust & Savings Bank Convened Wednesday Evening. The annual stockholders meeting of the Trust & Savings bank was held Wednesday evening and the following officers were elected: President, Charles G. Spitler; vicepresident, Edd J. Randle; secre-tary-treasurer, Judson J. Hunt; assistant secretary-treasurer, Howard Mills. The directors are Judson J Hunt, Edd J. Randle, Charles G. Spitler, Howard Mills, D. S. Makeever, L. <H. Hamilton, K. Rainier, Frank Donnelly and Charles V. May.

NOTICE Livestock can be accepted from this zone to arrive at Chicago for Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday markets only.—W. H. BEAM.

Silver Campines College View Poultry Farm—lst. 2nd, 3rd, 4th hen; Ist, 2nd cock,erel; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th pullet; Ist, 2nd pen. White Holland Turkeys Thomas-Cain —lst, 2nd hen; Ist, 2nd cockerel; Ist cock; Ist, 2nd, 3rd, 4th pullet. Muscovey Ducks James Amsler —lst drake: Ist hen. Frank Snow —2nd drake; 2nd hen. White Pekin Ducks Frank Snow —3rd drake; 2nd hen. Thomas Cain —Ist, 3rd hen. Fred Linbeck —Ist, 2nd drake. Champion Male Fred Linbeck —R. C. R. I. Red. Champion Female John Webber—Dark Cornish. Champion Pen ' Jesse Snyder—-B. P. Rbcks. Champion Water Fowl Fred Linbeck White Pekin drake. Champion Turkey Thomas • Cain —White Holland turkey tom. ■- Ten Ears Yellow Corn Ist, E- F. Pullins; 2nd, Joe Trulley; sweepstake, E. F. Pullins. Single Ear Yellow Corn Ist, Charles Postill; 2nd, Jesse Snyder; sweepstake, Charles Postill. Ten Ears White Corn Ist, Theodore Amsler; 2nd, Victor yeoman; 3rd, Fred Tyler. Single Ear White Corn let, Percy Hauter; 2nd, W. H. Wortley; 3rd, Fred Feldhaus.

A. M. BRINGLE OLDEST CARRIER

Has Served Fifteen Ye<»rs Without Missing a Single Trip. A. M. Bringle, carrier on rural mail route No. 1 out of Fair Oaks, is the oldest carrier in Jasper county in point of years in the carrier service. January 2 he started in on his fifteenth year as carrier on this route, and during all of the years gone by he has not lost a single day. This is a record possibly not equalled by another carrier in Indiana and probably by very few in the entire country. The patrons of his route would surely think that the world was coming to an end if Abe failed to put in his usual daily appearance.

I AUCTION SALE OF CHICKENS Several of the prize-winners at the poultry show have decided to donate a pen each of birds —one male and four females —4o the Red Cross and. the pen will be sold at auction to the highest bidder this Saturday afternoon. There will be several varities of birds In the various pens.

RAYMOND DIXIE WRITES HOME

Tells of Narrow Escape He Had From Death in the Sea. Under date of December 25, Raymond Dixie writes from the U. S. battleship Montana to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tobias, and says: At Sea. Xmas Day. Dear Frank and Ida: Today is Xmas day and we are out at sea. On Dec. 4 we left New York City with a convoy for France. We left at 11:30 p. to. with two ships, the George Washington and the Huron. They are two of the largest ships in the world. They carried troops. Red Cross nurses and Xmas gifts for the soldiers in France. After being out twelve days we were met by six American destroyers, and we turned around and returned to America. On De-

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NOTICE All those owing us charge accounts up to Jan. 1, 1918, will be expected to call and make satisfactory settlement at once, as after that date we will carry no more charge accounts but operate on the government-approved cash-and-carry plan. This is pay-up time and it will be impossible for us to see everyone, so we trust that this will be sufficient notice and that you will readily respond and favor ns promptly.—THE MAIN GARAGE. j<>

fe? Baptist Rev. D. C. Hill, Pastor. —9:30 a. m. t Sunday school; 7 p. m., union service in the Baptist church. Rev. E. W. Strecker of the Methodist church will preacfh. Prayer meeting next Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. J. C. Kresler. Parr -—l Oar m., Sunday school; 11 a. m., morning worship and preaching service; 6:30 p. m.i Christian Endeavor. On next Tuesday evening, January 8, there will be an evangelistic, rally service at the Baptist church in Rensselaer. The following is the program: “The Claims of Jesus on the Christian in the Church,” Rev. J. B. Little of Morocco; "The Clarrjs of Jesus on the Christian in the World,” Rev. W. H. LeMasters of Chalmers; “The Claims of Jesus on the Sinner,” Rev. A. E. Clem of Monon.

Presbyterian Church. Rev. J. Budman Fleming, Minister. —9:30 Sunday school; 10:45 sacrament of the Lord's Supper; Round table and prayer service Thursday evening at 7:30 at the manse; union service Sunday evening at the Baptist church. Methodist Rev. E. W. Strecker, Pastor. — ’ :30 a. m., Sunday school; 10:45 K. an., morning worship and communion service; 6 p. m., Epworth League, topic, “Our Need of Guidance,” leader, Chauncy Wood: 7 p. m., union service at the Baptist church. ' Christian Science Christian Science services at 11 a. m. Sunday in the auditorium es the public library. Public cordially invited. ts Janies School House. 2 p. m.» Sunday school; 3 p. m., preaching service.

RUSSIANS SCORN GERMAN PEACE

Slavs Will Resume Fight If Necessary to Free Poles? BOLSHEVIKI BACK TROTZKY Kaiser’s Intention to Hold Territory Leads to Drastic Action by Radical Bodies —Teuton Mask is Off. London, .bin. 4.—A dispatch to tlie Daily Mail from Petrograd, dated Wednesday, says the Russians have made counter-proposals to the Teutonic allies which embody the immediate evacuation of occupied territory pending a referendum, the evacuated districts to be governed by locally elected representatives of the people, who are to be assisted by the local militia. Petrograd, Jan. 4.—The bolshevik! foreign minister, Leon Trotzky, declared that the government of the Russian workers would not consent to the German peace proposals. M. Trotzky’s declaration was made before the central committee of the council of workmen’s and soldiers’ delegates, during an address in which he denounced in scathing terms “Germany’s hypocritical peace proposal.’ Asserting that the government of Russian workers would not consent to such conditions, he said that If the central powers did not agree to free disposal of the destiny of the Polish and Lettish nations, It would be urgently necessary to defend the Russian revolution. He said the needs .at the front would be satisfied, whatever efforts might lie necessary. Representatives from all the fronts who attended the meeting declared the troops would defend the revolution, but said bread ami boots were necessary. -r Fight Talk Resumed. The Russian peace delegation officially has suggested to. the central powers that the meeting place of the peace delegates be transferred to neutral Roll. The halt In the negotiations and indications of a German refusal to remove the conference to Stockholm have revived universal discussion in Petro- f grad of a resumption of fighting, with a greatly reduced army, probably 3,000,000 men. Even the most radical bolshevik! and the most ardent pence advocates have been aroused by the German position. They declare that a resumption of hostilities Is imminent and express the .belief that it is possible to organize and make effective a small army. Indications are that the German attitude Is harmonizing domestic differences and Is convincing Russians that they must fight to save their revolutionary principles.

Suggests Stockholm. Chairman Joffe of the Russian peace delegation sent tin official telegram to the chairman of the Austro-German, Bulgarian and Turkish delegations, saying the Russian republic deemed It necessary to conduct further peace negotiations on neutral soli and suggesting a transfer of the conference to Stockholm. The telegram declares that replies to the message are expected by Russia In Petrograd. Teuton Mask Off. Petrograd newspapers are unanimous In declaring that the Germans and Austrians have, after one week, thrown off the mask and made it .clear that the central powers do not want a’ real democratic peace.

TELLS OF WAR CONTRACTS

Eisenman of Defense Body Gives Statement to Senators. Washington, Jan. 4. —In further Investigation of clothing and other army supply contracts negotiated by the civilian supplies committee of the council of national defense, the senate military committee received from Charles Eisenman, vice chairman of the contracting, committee, a statement of merchandise bought from firms whose members or employees are or were connected with the committee. Of supplies worth about $800,000,000 bought during the last eight months Mr. Eisenman’s statement discloses that $128,830,000 worth came from such concerns, but thitt all except $14,830,064 worth was contracted for before the contractors’ representatives became connected with the committee. Members of the military committee are prepared to frame prospective legislation, as first results of the inquiry. Chairman Chamberlain plans to introduce today a bill to create a new cabinet member known as the secretary of munitions, to have complete charge of all war material purchasing. It is promised virtually unanimous committee support. The Democrat’s fancy stationery department can supply your every want In the stationery line. 1

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