Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1918 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat

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“I’M RARIN’ TO GO”

A New Patriotic Song Composed by Lon Healy. Lbn Healy, Rensselaer’s popular -pestoffice clerk and occasional song writer, has composed a new patriotic song with rollicking march music, entitled “I’m Rarin’ to Go.” The “plot” is based on the recently published letter of a young Kentuckian conscript, who feared he might not be accepted, and wrote to the examining board to hurry up and call him as he was just rearing to go. The words and music are; both by Mr. Healy, and are protected by copyright. The chorus runs thusly: I’m rar-in, just rar-in, To get a gun and go To Europe, to Europe, And them there fel-lers show. So good-bye, gal, I’ll lick ’em Sal, Then I’ll come back, but oh, I’m rar-in, just rar-in To get a gun and go. This promises to be one of the most popular song hits Mr. Healy has yet composed, and his many friends hope he will make a barrel 0 of money out of it.

SEES HARBINGERS OF SPRING

J. M. Torbet of Barkley township called The Democrat Saturday afternoon and said that he had juet seen eight robins sporting around in his orchard. As Barkley township is wholly "dry” and Mr. Torbet is a temperate and God-fearing man, we may accept his statement as an absolute fact.

LOOEY SMOKED OUT AT LAST

Republican Editor Admits He Is Interested in Coal Profits. r ■ One of Thomas Jefferson’s axioms which we read as a boy in one of our school boo kb, was: “When angry count ten; when very angry count a hundred.” Of course, having been reared in the g. o. p. faith and being a partisan of the most bitter sort continuously all these years—except during the brief time he strayed over to the Bull Moose pastures where he remained until Jim Watson and Harry New had fumigated and purified his old stomping grounds—it is not surprising that the Republican editor has never profited from the words of wisdom that fell from the lips of the immortal Jefferson. In fact, he may never have heard of Jefferson, for Jefferson was a Democrat. But, getting back to the subject. The Republican editor is angry, thoroughly angry. In fact, he is mad clear through at The Democrat man for having partially, at least, smoked him out and shown his personal interest in camouflaging the coal business. He didn't even stop to count ten, nence he wees words and phrases that one would scarcely expect a good, Godfearing Christian gentleman to use. Of course, he forgets that he was the first to cast the dornick, and nerw that he has been hit himself — and that, too, without anger or malice —he is all wrought up and wants The Democrat man tied and gagged. „ For Looey, how could you? V’e submit that we never said a word about your coal interests until you forced it, and now you are crying stop! The boomerang was of your own throwing and you ought to be man enough to take the stinging blow it brought. Well, to make a long story short, Looey now admits that he owns three shares of stock in the Farmers’ Elevator Co., which has probably handled more coal than any other one firm in Rensselaer this season, but he does not say positively that he has no other interests, and we will not press him. This admission is enough, for he well knows, as does practically every other 'person who was asked to subscribe for stock in this elevator — and we do not want to be understood as taking a rap at this elevator, for we are not —was told that the profits from tjie coal business alone paid all the running expenses of this elevator! And if the coal profits did this last year, what will it do now with the much greater profits this year? And the Republican editor admits that he has an interest in this business!! Now, just a word about coal prices in Indianapolis. The Republican copies an article from Friday evening’s Indianapolis News where Dr. Jameson, the fuel administrator of

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COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

hilarestine Paragraphs From th Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized —Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Trustee Burdette Porter, John M. Ott and Charles S. Galbraith were among the Remington people in the city on business Monday. The Catherwood vs Catherwood case, venued here from Newton county, has been, on trial in the circuit (for the past few days and the indications were that it would not be completed yesterday. Marriage licenses issued: February 19, John D. Janssen of Wolcott, aged 24, October 31 last, farmer, and Peterka Petersen of Remington, aged 23 January 23 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. James W. Raines, who purchased the Benjamin Harris farm of 246 acres in Barkley township some two years ago for $30,750, has sold same to James Schafer of Carpenter township for $34,440, and Mr. Schafer has sold his 80-acre farm in northwest Carpenter to Ray D. Gilbert /for $9,875. William Kresel, who sold his farm a couple of miles southeast of town recently to John H. Law, has purchased of George W. Casey for $9,000 the 80 acres Mr. Casey got from Fred Waymire in Barkley township some time ago, and George has bought 120 acres of James E. Moore, in section 11, Barkley township, paying therefor SB,OOO. The will contest case brought by Benjamin Hart et al. against Joseph B. Ross of Lafayette, executor of the estate of Elmira Hart, housekeeper for Elias Ray, deceased, at one time a resident off Carpenter township and who at the time of her death owned a farm just southeast of Remington, has been compromised. Under the terms of the compromise Mary Esther McCoy is to receive a life estate in 160 acres of land in Tippecanoe county in section 19, township 22, range 4, subject to a mortgage of $12,650, and is to pay the executor $3,000. The executor is to receive the 1917 corn crop and it is to be added to the personal estate. Walter M. Friel is appointed trustee to sell the 80 acres in 32-27-6, and 37 acres off the west side of the n% nwy 4 32-27-6 (the Carpenter township lands) and divide the proceeds onefifth each to Jeptha Hart, Beniamin Hart and Jessie Headley; one-tenth each to Simon Hart and Elizabeth Krise, and one-fifteenth each to Elmira Hart, William Harris and David Harris. The trustee is also to receive the grain raised on the Carpenter township land in 1917°as a part of the assets of the estate. All the personal property belonging to the estate of Elmira Hart, including the grain raised in 1917 on the Tippecanoe county lands and the $3,000 received from Mary Esther McCoy is to be held by the executor for the benefit of William Thacker, subject to the payment of debts, costs of administration, etc.

LOCAL BOYS NOT TO LEAVE

Mrs. Ruth Beam received a telephone call Monday night from her husband, Don Beam, who is a member of the N. N. V. band at the Great Lakes Training station near Chicago, and who with three other bands was to leave yesterday morning for New York, one band to go from there to France and the other three to be placed on scout cruisers on the Atlantic- —stating that they would remain at the Great Lakes Training station for three weeks yet at least; that Captain Moffitt had just returned from Washington and issued such orders. (He also said that a petition had been made by prominent Chicago men to have the N. N. V. band returned to Grant Park for the summer, but did not know whether the petition would be granted. It is understood that this similarly affects the other Rensselaer band boys at this station — Don Wright, Thomas Padgitt and Harry Kurlin.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1918

MRS. EGER OPERATED ON

At Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago Y’esterday Morning. John Eger went to Chicago Sunday where his wife has been for several weeks in the Presbyterian hospital, and yesterday morning her local physician, Dr. E. C. English, went up to be present at the operation, which was to be performed at 8 o’clock a. m„ yesterday.' 'Mr. Eger had informed his head clerk at the store, W. I. Yates, that just as soon as she came out from under the anaesthetic, so that something cold be told of her condition, he would wire or call him over the long distance phone, but up to the hour of going to press yesterday afternoon no word had been received from him.

A FEW CASES OF SMALLPOX

Have Developed Recently at St. Joseph College. About ten days ago one of the brothers at St. Joseph college was taken sick with what later proved to be quite a severe case of smallpox and since that time seven other cases ihave developed, all being among the students. These are of a mild character and vaccination and every other precaution is being taken to prevent any alarming spread of the disease.

MOVES INTO NEW LOCATION

Trust & Savings Bank Nicely Domiciled In Remodeled Building. The Trust & Savings bank moved Saturday morning into its handsome and roomy quarters in the remodeled corner building occupied for many years by the A. McCoy & Co. bank and later by the State bank, which the Trust & Savings bank purchased last year and has thoroughly remodeled for its use. The new quarters are certainly very handsome, light and cheery and are the most roomy bank quarters in Jasper county. Practically all the old fixtures have been used but they had been in use but a few years and are admirably adapted to the new rooms and have been brightened up so the look like brand-new. They certainly harmonize nicely and no more pleasing 'bank interior can be found any place in a town of the size of Rensselaer.

ANOTHER PNEUMONIA VICTIM

Ellis Mathena, who had been suffering from pneumonia for several days, died at 12:45 Saturday morning at the county 'hospital. His age was about forty-five years. Mr. Mathena contracted a cold some few weeks ago while working on the section near Hammond and bad since been confined to his home. His condition became much worse on Wednesday when he was taken to the county hospital where he passed away. He is survived by three brothers and one sister, Elmer, Earl and Mrs. Lewis Muster of this city, and James of Cherokee, lowa. The funeral was held at the late residence at 10 a. m. Monday, services being conducted by Rev, C. W. Postill, and the Modern Woodmen lodge, of which deceased was a member, had charge of the burial services. Burial was made in Weston cemetery. This is the second member of the Mathena family to pass away within a week, the mother of deceased having died on Sunday previous

MRS. ELMER E. STUCKER DEAD

Former Mt. Ayr Lady Passed Away at Bluffton Friday. Mrs. Elmer E. Stacker, a resident of Mt. Ayr until less than a year ago when she and her husband moved to a farm near Bluffton, passed away last Friday at the age of thirty-five years. The cause of death was tumor of the brain, from which Mrs. Stucker had suffered for several months. The remains were brought to Rensselaer Sunday night and taken from here to Mt. Ayr, where the funeral was held in the Methodist church at 10 o’clock yesterday and burial made at North Star cemetery. Mrs. Stucker is survived by her husband and a small son about two years of age, one sister, Mrs. Claude Baldwin of Mt. Ayr, and three brothers, Jesse Vestel of near Fort Wayne, Charles Vestal of Montana and Clair Vestal, a member of former Company M at Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of tho Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings In the Nearby Citiee and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. BELL JURY DISAGREED 6 TO fl Fail to Reach Verdict After TwentyHour Deliberation. Indianapolis, February 17.—The jury in the election conspiracy trial o>f Joseph E. Bell, former mayor, and twenty-nine other Indianapolis men, was discharged in the United States district court here today after it had reported to the court that it was unable to agree on whether there was a conspiracy. The jury was out twenty hours, during which time it took many ballots, the vote of each being six to six according to the jurors. The case centered about the campaign and election of 1914 when Bell was mayor. The defendants were charged with conspiring to prevent men from voting by fraud, bribery and intimidation. Most of the defendants were appointees of the Bell city administration. No announcement has been made by the government attorneys whether there will be a re-trial.

SUPREME COURT’S GUESS NOW

Circuit Judge Holds Indiana “Dry” Law as Unconstitutional. Evansville, February 16. —Indiana’s state-wide prohibition law was held to be unconstitutionl and void by Judge F. M. Hostetter of the Vanderburg County Superior court here, today in ruling on a demurrer to a complaint filed by a number of brewing companies against the county prosecutor to enjoin him from enforcing the law after April 2, 1918, the date named for it to take effect. The action of the court disposes olf the last of the preliminary steps before actual trial of the facts and opens the way for an immediate appeal to the Indiana supreme court if the dry interests desire to take that step. Judge Hostetter declared that the prohibition law, in his opinion, was not one designed to limit and regulate the making and handling of alcoholic beverages, nor to confine the use of such beverages within the bounds of temperance and moderation, but absolutely to make temperance and moderate use of intoxicating liquors legally impossible. He decided the present constitution of Indiana would not permit such a law to stand.

AUTO DRIVED KILLED BY TRAIN

Car Struck by Big Four Train in Benton County. Ray Hawkins, age forty-five, proprieor of an auto livery at Oxford, was killed, and Mrs. J. W. Reed, saleswoman for a stock selling concern, was seriously mangled Monday afternoon when an east-bound passenger train on the Big Four railroad struck the auto in which they were riding, at Raub, three miles south of Kentland. Hawkins had been hired to drive Mrs. Reed to several towns in that vicinity and they were trying to beat the passenger train to the crossing. When the crash occurred the gasoline tank of the automobile caught fire and Hawkins’ body was burned to a crisp.

ATTEND LIBERTY LOAN MEET

W. H. Wade of Indfanapolis, vice general director of the next Liberty loan drive in Indiana, addressed a meeting of county chairmen and coworkers from the Tenth congressional district at ’he Fowler hotel in a luncheon yesterday afternoon at 12:30 o’clock. Mr. Wade outlined the tactics to be pursued in an attempt to make the campaign a big success. James H. Chapman, James N. Leatherman, J. J. Hunt and others from Rensselaer attended the meeting. I will sell at K. Zillhart’s sale, Saturday, February 23, two milch cows, to be fresh in March, and a good Hereford bull. —DAVID STONER.

FUTURE PUBLJC SALE DATES The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Thursday, February 21, Norval Osburn, 4 miles east and 1 mile north of Moody. * General sale, including S horses, 35 head of cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc. Friday, February 22, Otha Spriggs, 3 miles west of Gifford. General sale, including horses, cattle, hogs, chickens, geese, implements, 75 bushels of seed oats, some corn in crib, etc. Saturday. February 23, K. Zlllhart, 5 miles north and 2 miles east of Rensselaer. General sale, Including horses, cattle, 200 chicks ens, Studebaker automobile, farm tools, some household goods, hay, potatoes, etc. Wednesday, February 27, Oscar Russell, 1 mile east and 1 % miles south of Gifford. General sale, including horses, cows, 7 head of hogs, 3 dozen chickens, 100 bushels seed oats, 10 tons timothy hay, corn fodder, farm implements, etc. Thursday, February 28, J. W. Phares and N. Selby, on the H. O. Harris farm, 6 miles west of Rensselaer. Big general sale. Including 19 horses and colts, 25 head of cattle, 35 head of hogs, a large number of farm implements, bay, grain, etc. Saturday, March 2, Parmer Wiseman, on the Clay Harris ranch, 4 miles west and 1 % miles north of Fair Oaks. General sale, including 11 horses and mules, 26 head of cattle, 39 head of shoats, seed corn, timothy hay, chickens, implements, etc.

WRITES FROM TRAINING GAMP

Good Eats and Little to Do At Present Time. In letters received a few days ago. from George M. Babcock, who is In the field service of the aviation division at Kelly Field No. 1, San Antonio, Texas, he said, among other things: Things here are running along fine these days, except for the weather, which on Friday night (February 8 ) got away from the prognosticators without the least bit of warning. UP to that time we had been having Indiana July weather and cloudless skies. But on Friday night the wind blew high and hard and considerable of the real estate hereabouts changed position during the night. About 6:30 in the morning quite a bit of rain fell and since then we have been carrying a portion of the state around on our shoes. Ope day last week we oiled the floor of the barracks and as a result we are able to sweep out in the morning without choking up from the rising dust. This (Sunday) morning we began eating /from our new dishes (which members of his company had contributed to a fund to purchase) which helps to recall home life. The dishes are blue enameled ware and when placed on the table present a very neat appearance. It is proposed to get our mess fund collected and working in the best shape possible in a few days, and then we will live like kings down here. As it is we are not doing so badly. For breakfast this morning we had oranges, corn flakes, milk, cottage fried potatoes, bread and coffee. For dinner —roast pork, apple sauce, creamed peas, sweet potatoes, gravy, celery, bread, fruit salad and cocoa. For supper—breaded calf brains, mashed sweet potatoes, lettuce salad, stewed peaches, boiled rice, raisin pudding, apple pie and tea. I believe I have gained ten pounds or more since coming in the army. (It is probable that some parts of the ■menu described above was J>urchased from the mess fund, and not

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ITEMS FROM THE RED CROSS

The following articles were completed last week by the local Red Cross workers: 11 sweaters, 5 helmets, 6 pairs socks, 16 pairs wristlets, 2 scarfs, 1 quilt, 12 suits pajamas. 10 hospital shirts, 4 pairs bed socks, 1 small Oakum pad, 3 large Oakum pads, 3 paper back pads, 20 triangle bandages, 10 T bandages, 10 4-tailed bandages, 5 scultetus, 5 abdominal bandages, 240 large compresses, 260 small compresses, 5 3-yard rolls, 1 5-yard roll, 160 sponges, 60 yard strips. 1 waste gauze pad. 3 small waste gauze pads, 1 split irrigation pad.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Mrs. Homer Hendrickson of this city underwent a major ojeration Monday morning and is doing nicely. Mrs. John Parkinson and baby went to their home yesterday. Riley Miller, who has been bordering on pneumonia, is reported much better.

LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

February 16, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shumaker of south of town, a daughter. February 16, to Mr. and Mrs. John Middlek&mp of Walker township, a son.

GET SEVENTEEN ENEMY PLANES

Allied Aviators Score Heavily on Teuton Airplanes Saturday. London, February 17.—Great aerial activity on Saturday is the subject of an official report issued tonight concerning the operations of British airmen. The statement says: “Fourteen German machines were brought down and seven others were disabled, while British anti-aircraft guns shot down two other machines, while the seventeenth airplane accounted for during the day landed near a British airdrome. Five British air machines are missing.’’ Berne, February 17.—The latest dispatches received here indicate that Germany Intends sending troops to the Ukraine there to occupy important points under pretext of establishing order. With the American Army iu France, Saturday, February 16. —An American field hospital in a town within our lines apparently was tha target for a German airplane which flew over it last night, and dropped several unusually heavy bombs. The hospital, in which were a number of sick and wounded officers and men, was the building nearest the places where the German airmen dropped two different sets->of bombs. Fortunately none of the missies reached their mark, although the hospital patients and residents of the town were severely shaken by the explosions. American anti-air-craft guns engaged the enemy, but without success. The hospital probably will be moved to a less dangerous spot. ,

With the American Army tn France, Feb. 17. —An American patrol having passed the first line of German entanglements and approached the second line Ikst night was suddenly cut off by a current of electricity along the first wire line. Instead of attempting an immediate return to their trenches, which would have meant certain death from electrocution, or machine guns, the Americans clung close to the earth, and, later, when the electricity was cut off, returned in safety to their positions.

CAMP TAYLOR BOYS TO MARCH

In Washington Birthday Parade at Louisville. The 84th division will be one of the few large army organizations In the United States to participate in a municipal celebration of Washington’s birthday next Friday. Approximately 20,000 men will march through the streets of Louisville. Only soldiers detailed to special duty and staff officers in the reviewing stand will be‘excused from the parade. Brigadier-General Wilbur E. Wilder, members of his staff and visiting French and English officers will have places in a reviewing stand which will he erected in front of the courthouse. A. O. Stanley, governor of Kentucky, and other civilian dignitaries will be invited to review the parade with the general. All soldiers will march the five and one-half miles from camp to city, a start to be made at 8 o’clock Friday morning. The parade will form at the edge of the business disict—Third and Broadway—;and ; er the men have had a short rest move along a tfhree-mile routethrough the city, resting again before hiking back to camp. The strenuous physical training and long hikes had by men in every unit preclude the thought of hardship in the march. More than 1,700 officers and men are due to leave Camp Taylor for other cantonments soon. Transfer orders affecting 445 men from infantry organizations have been received. Last week 1,000 men of the 336th infantry were selected for transfer. Little significance concerning the movement of the division to France attaches to the transfers, officers say. Most of them still confidently expect the division to be ordered away within the next three months. —Staff Correspondence in Indiahap"' oils News.

FANCY PRODUCE MARKET.

February 19. —Get the top price. Bring us your produce. We are paying today the following prices; Eggs, 45c; old roosters, 12c; ducks and geese, 17c; turkeys, 18c ,to 23c; spring roosters, 24c; butterfat, 50c. We cannot buy hens or pullets owing to government regulations. Our place of business will be open ,on Mondays.—C. E. PRIOR.

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