Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 January 1918 — Page 1

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STATE TO TAKE OVER GUARD

Ia ml Company to Become a Part of the State Militia. The local unit of the state militia, which was organized last summer and has been drilling regularly for the past several months, will be made a part of the Indiana state militia this week, according to the orders issued by J. M. Sauser, chainman of military affairs of the Jasper County Council of Defense. The orders read as follows: Jasper County Council of Defense Military Department Rensselaer, January 7, 1918. Orders:— . . All officers and men of Provisional Company No. 1, Jasper Coimty State Militia, are hereby notified to appear at the drill hall Wednesday evening, January 9, at 7 o clock, for the purpose of reorganization in accordance with the proclamation of the Governor, dated November 12, 1917. Provisional Company No. 1 win be converted into a unit of the Indiana Liberty Guard, and all men should be present to sign the muster roll. Those men failing to appear at this meeting will be dropped from the old organization and officers and non-commissioned officers will vacate their offices. The officers and non-commissioned officers, if they report for muster Wednesday evening, will be transferred in their respective grades

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PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL

Mayor Expressed Belief That a Marshal Was Unnecessary. The city council met in regular session. Monday evening and the certificates of election of the recently elected mayor, clerk, treasurer and councilmen were presented. . The mayor announced his appointments as follows: L. A. Bostwick, city engineer. J. J. Montgomery, chief of fire department Drs. Gwin and Hemphill and C. E. Simpson, city board of health. Committee on finance. Councilmen Tobias, Wood and Kellner? 5 Light committee, Councilmen Wood, Kellner and Tobias. Street committee, Couneilmen Waymire, Wood and Warner. Sewer committee, , Councilmen Kellner, Waymire and Warner. Fire department committee, Councilmen Warner, Waymire and Tobias. No city marshal was appointed, and the mayor in his annual message to the council, said that he thought such officer was unnecessary could be saved In the reorganization of the council F. W. Tobias was elected president. The superintendent of the light plant was authorized to unload one car of city coal in the Kellner & Callahan bins and that dealers be permitted to use such amounts of said coal as was necessary to prevent suffering among citizens of the city, same to be returned by the dealers using it to the city light plant. The annual report or message of the mayor is quite lengthy and we are unable to present same herewith, but give the essential points thereof: It was pointed out by the mayor ' that there was no bonded debt at present against the city proper—the water and school bonds not counting against the city—and that this opened the way for the erection of a city hall and fire house;

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SAM FENDIG NOW A DIRECTOR

In the Rensselaer Building & Loan Association. The annual meeting of the stockholders" of the Rensselaer Building! & Loan Association was held Mon-' day evening, and Sam Fendig was elected a director to succeed George j H. Healey, who withdrew his stock and participation in the affairs of! the organization. G. A. Williams was re-elected a director to succeed himself, and both he and Mr. Fendig will serve for three years. A meeting of the directors will probably be held some time this •week and the officers of the association chosen, aiffl it is the general opinion that B. F. Fendig and D. D. Dean will succeed themselves as president and secretary, respectively. The secretary’s report showed the association to be in a sound and flourishing condition, authough because st the extreme high price building material but little businew tM dope duping the past year.

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. Township Trustee Burr Porter, accompanied by C. S. Galbraith, Lex Fisher and John Bartholomew, were over (from Remington Monday. Marriage licenses issued: January 5, John Ira Coe of Chicago, aged 28 December 2, plant instructor, and Ethel Comfort Parkins of Rensselaer, aged 36 October 29 last, clerical. First marriage for each. D. J. Pettit was over from Wolcott on business Saturday. Wolcott people are weathering the coal shortage fairly well. There is an unlimited supply of wood a few miles north of town and the wool yard is well supplied with this kind of fuel. Several people in town have taken out their base-burners and put in wood heating stoves. The personal effects of George IT. Healey were sold at public auction on the court house square Saturday afternoon and yesterday Mrs. Healey and children left for San Antonio, Texas, where Mr. Healey expects to be stationed for perhaps three months. It was their first intention to locate at Laurel, Mississippi, which is near Hattiesburg, where Mr. Healey was then stationed, but he was recently transferred and caused them to change their plans. Many people, it seems, do not yet understand the provisions of the new income tax law as it relates to NET income. A business man or farmer does not have to file a schedule unless his NET income, if married, for the calendar year 1917 was more than $2,000, or if unmarried was o*ver "If married’’ or “single” means if married or single on December 31, 1917. “Net income” means from all sources, such as net profits from a business or farm after deducting all expenses— except personal olr family expenses— taxes paid, inrepairs to property, ■etc. If your net income does not exceed these amounts you are not .subject to the tax and simply ignore scheduling. But be sure you are right. A married man, in addition to the $2,000 net income, is allowed S2OO additional exemption for each child under 18 years of age. 'Teachers’ salaries are also exempt.

SNOW AND ICE COVERS NATION

Traffic 'Delayed and Many CommunL cation Lines Down. One of the worst storms we have had tfer many years came Saturday night and Sunday. It started here with snow, turning to rain or sleet during the early hours Sunday morning, and ice from one-fourth to one-half inch thick covered everything by eight o’clock Sunday (morning. Limbs of trees were broken down in many places as were telephone and telegragh lines in all sections of the country. The storm started in the southwest Friday night and moved rapidly northeastward. Driven by a thirty-five mile an hour gale snow began falling in Chicago Saturday night and continued a part of Sunday. In many places in the city the snow was drifted six to seven feet deep and traffic was almost completely paralyzed. Scores of railroad trains were blockaded and only the elevated car lines were able to run on regular schedules. In this section of Indiana we got more snow preceding the sleet Saturday night and again Sunday afternoon and night, perhaps four or five inches in all, and it drifted quite badly in places, impeding traffic on the rural routes and country roads in general. Trains were many hours' late on the Monon Sunday night and some trains were not run at all Monday. The Chicago train due here at 1:45 a. m. Monday did not reach * Rensselaer until after the noon hour.

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THE TWICB-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1918

FOUND DEAD SITTING IN CHAIR

Sherman Cooper Died of Heart Trouble Near Demotte, Deputy Coroner Leo Worland was called to Demotte Monday evening to investigate the death and take charge of the remains of Sherman Cooper, a bachelor son of Harrisin Cooper, deceased, who lived al >ne one-half mile north of Demotte. The body was /found about 6 o’clock Monday evening by neighbors who had seen no stir about the place, and was sitting in a chair beside the stove, frozen stiff. It was the opinion of .Mr. Worland that death had resulted three or four days previously and that it was caused from heart trouble. Deceased was aged 53 years and was a veteran of the Spanish-Amer-ican war. He leaves two brothers residing near Demotte and one brother in Michigan. He also leaves five sisters, thrge of whom reside in the north part of the county and two in Chicago. The funeral will be held at 2 o’clock this afternoon at the M. E. church in Demotte and burial made in the Demotte cemetery.

THERE ARE SOME EXCLUSIVE

Names In the List of Postoffices in Jasper County To begin with there are seven other Jasper counties —Georgia, Illinois, lowa, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina and Texas each having a county of that name. It is interesting to note that in the various postoffices of Jasper county there are a few names which stand alone in the list off postoffices in the United States. Rensselaer is not alone, there being three postoffices in the United States of that name—Rensselaer, Indiana; Rensselaer, Missouri, and Rensselaer, New York. New York also has a Rensselaerville and a Rensselaer Falls, also a county of the name of Rensselaer. There is but one other Remington, and but one other Parr, and both are in Virginia. Virginia also has the only other Wheatfield In this country, but there are eight Wheatlands other than the one in Indiana, which is in Knox county.

There are two other Fair Oaks than the one in Jasper county. One of these is in New York and the other is in Pennsylvania. There is also a Fairoaks in California and another in Arkansas. There is a Kersey in Colorado and another in Pennsylvania. Demotte stands alone in the list, as does Tefft, Kniman arid McCoysburg. But there is a McCoy in Colorado, Kentucky, Oregon and Virginia, and a McCoysviTle in Pennsylvania. There are three other Newlands —one in North Carolina, one in Tennessee and one in Virginia. There are seven other Moodys--one each in Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Oregon and Texas. Alabama, Pennsylvania and Virginia each have a Pleasant Ridge, while both Arkansas and South Dakota have a Pleasantridge. There are two other Surreys—■ one each in California and North Dakota, and there are four that spell it Surry—one each in Maine, New Hampshire, North Carolina and Virginia. There is a Gifford in Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, lowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Washington.

COE-PERKINS NUPTIALS

Mr. Ira J. Cop and Miee Ethel Perkins were married at the home of the bride’s sister, Mrs. Jay Stockhon, of northwest of town, Monday afternoon, Rev. D. C. H of the Baptist church officiatir They were attended By Miss Harriett S'hedd of this city and C. M. Sharp of Indianapolis, former principal in the Rensselaer high school. Only the relatives and a few intimate friends of the contracting parties were present. They left on an afternoon train for Chicago, where the groom has a good position and where they will make their home. Both young people are well and favorably known, the bride having spent almost her entire life here and taught for some years in the city schools, as did also Mr. Coe. They have hosts of friends and The Demorcat joins them in extending hearty congratulations.

CO. COMMISSIONERS REORGANIZE

Charles Welch Re-elected President us Board W. J. WRIGHT MADE CORONER To Succeed Dr. C. E. Johnson, Resigned, and Latter Is .Then Made Health Commissioner. The county commissioners met in regular session Monday and, because of much of the work being cleaned up at the special session December 31, were able to close up the business of the term in one day. The certificate of re-election of W. Marble as county commissioner from the north district was presented, and board reorganized by re-electing Commissioner Welch as president. Dr. C. E. Johnson resigned as coroner and W. J. Wright was appointed to fill out the unexpired term'. Mr. Wright has previously served fourteen years as coroner and the office has been in the Wright family except for the past few years for nearly half a century. Dr. C. E. Johnson was appointed county health commissioner to succeed Dr. F. H. Hemphill. « John L. S. Gray was re-appoint-ed county highway superintendent. P. R. Blue was re-appointed county attorney at a salary of S4OO per year. George M. Wilcox was re-ap-pointed superintendent of the poor farm' and his wife as matron at a salary If or both of SBOO per year. Grant Davisson, trustee of Barkley township, was granted permission to extend $36 additional poor relief to Reuben Snyder. The Viewers reported favorably in the petition of James C. Anderson for highway, and same was ordered established 50 feet in width. Board allows expense account, F. M. Hart, $6; John Greve, $6; C. A. Spencer, $6; F. M. Hart, sh. B. Forsythe stone road —Bond of Amos McCoy with U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co. as surety was approved. W. L. Wood stone roads —Moneyhum & Son allowed SI,OOO, balance due on completion of road No. 1, between stations 127, 294 arid 90. Petition of George J. Lawton for a drain was dismissed. Interest on county funds for the month of December was reported by the various depositories as follows: First National bank, Rensselaer, $164.60; State bank, Rensselaer, $162.26; Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaer, $157.73; State bank, Remington, $142.70; Bank of Wheatfield, $48.33.

INDUSTRIAL CLUB AWARDS

The following awards were made in the Boys’ and Girls Industrial clubs at the corn and poultry show held in Rensselaer last week: Boys’ Pig club—lst Lester Alter, 2nd Robert Mayhew. Boys’ Corn club —1 Maurice Reed, z ivan Blankenship, 3 Charles.Stev ens, 4 Charles Waling, 5 Alva Weiss S Arthur Koneger, 7 Earl Parks. 8 Lester Alter, 9 Hershell Bice, 10 Clermont Stack, 11 Üby Golden, 12 (Harold Kennedy. Boys’ and Girls’ Poultry club — 1 George Cooper, 2 Raymond Wilson, 3 Lucy Van Hook, 4 Helen L. Keever, 5 disqualified, 6 disqualified, best male, George Cooper; .best female, George Cooper. Girls’ Bread Baking club—l Emma, Simhauser, 2 Grace Porter, 3 Luella Bashtold, 4 Ester Culp. Girls’ Cake Baking club—l Vern Durbin. Girls’ Canning club—l Bernice Wortley, 2 Fern Fenwick.

MT. AYR LADY DIED SUNDAY

Mrs. Orson Peck Passed Away After a Short Illness. Mrs. Orson Peck of Mt. Ayr died at 8:30 Sunday morning following a short illness, and funeral services were held at that place at 1 o’clock yesterday afternoon and burial made in North Star cemetery. Mrs. Peck had been a resident of Mt. Ayr for the past twelve or teen years and was held in high esteem by a large circle of friends. She was about forty-five years old and is survived by her hueband hilt no children.

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FUTURE PUBLIC SALE DATES The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Thursday, January 10, J. J, Fllginger, 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 olf Fair Oaks. General sale, including 14 horses, 24 head of cattle, 30 head of hogs, fanm tools, etc. Thursday, January 17, J. P. Wagner ajid M. J. Kuboske, 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. Friday, January 25, L. A. Warren, on the Sol Guth farm, 7 miles southeast of Rensselaer. General sale, including 13 horses, 8 head of cattle, 7 hogs, farm tools, etc.

LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

January 4, to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peterson of near Fair Oaks, a son.

PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS

Of the Fuel and Food Conservation Rules Section 17 of the Lever Act Is particularly interesting to the person who believes that he doesn’t have to co-operate with the government in its war program as it deals with food and fuel. This section of the law reads as (follows: “That every person who willfully assaults, resists, Impedes, or interferes with any officer, employee, or agent of the United States In the execution of any duty authorized to be performed by or pursuant to this Act shall upon conviction thereof be fined not exceeding SI,OOO or be imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.” A dealer or a person who is disposed to hoard coal when a fuel administrator Is endeavoring to keep a community from freezing should be interested in knowing that their action may bring a fine of not more than $5,000, or imprisonment for not more than two years, or both. Both dealers and persons should realize, too, that the fuel administration is a part of the war work of the nation and that any hostile act toward it is, in fact, disloyalty to the United States government in its war measures. The offense is against the United States government and not the state government, and L. Ert Slack, district attorney for the U. S. government,

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REVENUE MEN WILL ASSIST

Arrangements Made for Help in Making Out Income-Tax Papers. Fanmiers all over the country are making numerous inquiries about their income-tax returns. Men of the field force of the Bureau of Internal Revenue of the Treasury Department will visit every county in the United States during January and February. Notice of their arrival will be given in advance. The services of these officials in making out income-tax returns will be given without cost to all persons requesting it. Failure to see them, however, will not relieve citizens of the duty imposed upon them to file their returns not later that March 1. Questions as to when a farmer is to rauake his return of the value of crops and stock, the relation of these things to income, etc., and an to employees and other matters, will all be answered by the revenue field force.

A GREAT PICTURE THURSDAY Herbert Brenon’s masterpiece will be shown at the New Princess Theatre Thursday, "The Lone Wolf," in eight acts, taken 'from the famous Lone Wolf stories by Louis Joseph Vance. This production is classed by critics as the biggest dramatic success of the season. All seats for adults will be reserved at 25 cents. One hundred seats are not reserved for children at 15 cents. Arrangements are being made for special music. Seats are on’ sale at the theatre. Plione 20'or call early, as there will be only three showij—--2:30 p. m., 7:00 P- m. and 9:00 p. .m.—Advt.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Citlea and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places.

FOR WORLD SAFETY.

London, January s.—The entente’s peace terms, voiced by Lloyd George today, make these general ideas the only basis on which permanent . peace can rest First—The sanctity of the treaty must be re-established. Second—There must be territorial settlements based on the consent of those governed. Third —There must be created some international organization to limit the burden of armaments and diminish the probability of war. Complete restoration of Belgium. Reparation for devastated towns and cities. Neutralization and internationalization of the Dardanelles. “Reconsideration” of the “great wrong” done France in 1871—referring to Alsace-Lor-raine. Establishment of an independent Poland—"comprising all genuinely Polish elements, because this is necessary to the stability of Europe.” Arabia, Armenia, Mesopotamia, Syria, Palestine —all entitled to separate national conditions. The future of Russia is left to the decision of the Russian people themselves. Inhabitants of African colonies must be “placed under an administration acceptable to themselves for the purpose of preventing exploitation for the benefit of European capitalists and of European governments.”

There is not very much to report from' the various European war fronts. The Italian army with its British and French re-enforcements, eeems to be easily holding the German and Austrian forces in check. On the western front the Germans made a little gain at heavy cost Saturday, only to be ousted in counter attacks by the allied forces. Latest advices are that the peace parley is off with the Russians, the latter refusing to continue negotiations at Best-Litovsk, and the Germans refusing to go to Stockholm, Sweden, which is desired by the Bolshevik! on account of its being in neutral territory. As a result Germany announces that peace negotiations have ended for the time being while the Bolshevik! say that the Russians will take up arms again against the common enemy.

ALLEGED FORGER ARRESTED

Superintendent of Police Osborne received a message yesterday from James Watkins, chief of police at Youngstown, Ohio, to the effect that he had a man named W. W. Buckley under arrest there, thought to be wanted here for passing' a forged check and requesting information as to whether or not the authorities wanted the man held pen ling the arrival of an officer from this city. Buckley is said to have passed a check upon George Strobel, proprietor of the American hotel about three months ago that proved to be a forgery and disappeared at once for parts unknown. Buckley is reputed to be a man of means and is said to own a farm in lhe neighborhood of Medaryville. The Youngstown police chief was wired to ascertain if Buckley would come to this city without extradition proceedings and as soon as a reply is received an officer will, probably be dispatched to the Ohio city and bring the man back here for trial<— Monday’s Lafayette Jour-. ua l

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