Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1918 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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PUTT-STATH NUPTIALS

At the home of the bride’s sister, Mrs. O. E. Hitchings, of Hanging Grove, at high noon Wednesday March 6, occurred the wedding of Miss Mabelle Putt, daughter of Mrs. John Putt of Goodland, and Mr. Fred Stath, son of Br. and Mrs. Charles Stath of Barkley township, Rev. Kramer officiating. Immediately following the ceremony the guests were served to a five-course dinner. The young people will spend their honeymoon visiting friends and relatives in Roachdale, and will be at home to their friends after April 1. They will reside in Barkley township. Those attending the weddiug were the bride’s mother, Mrs. John Putt; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stath and family, Mr. and Mrs. George Putt, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Putt and family, Mrs. Catherine Thomas and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hitchings, Walter Erb and Mr. and Mrs. John Osborne, Jr. xx

COUNTY COUNCIL OF DEFENSE

Held Interesting Meeting Wednesday Afternoon at the Court House. At the regular meeting of the Jasper county council of defense, held in the commissioners’ court room at the court house Wednesday afternoon, various matters were discussed and acted upon. —Perhaps the most important action taken was that regarding the cultivation of vacant ground in Rensselaer and other towns of the county during the coming summer, and W. D. Bringle was appointed to look after this matter, appoint such assistants as needed and endeavor to see that every person having a vacant lot or lots that they could not or did not desire to work themselves would list same with his department, and those desiring ground to work should make their wants known to the same committee. While greater efforts were made last year in Rensselaer and the other towns in Jasper county to raise produce than were ever C made before,* and as a result scores of families raised enough potatoes and other produce to last them through the winter, not only effecting thereby a great saving for themselves but releasing just that much produce to the country a’ large for use here or to export, there were hundreds of lots that were not worked and produced absolutely nothing. It will be the endeavor this year to see that all produce something. A communication was read from George Ade of the state council of defense in regard to the showing of a series of war pictures at the various movie theaters in Jasper county. These pictures, of which there are five reels, to be supplied at actual cost to the theaters, consist of official pictures that have been endorsed by the government and are shown educator to the people. The matter was referred to the chairman of the publicity committee and Mose Leopold and B. J. Jarrette, who will confer with the movie jnen of Rensselaer Remington and Wheatfield and endeavor to have them use the pictures and turn a small per cent of the receipts over to the local defense council or to the Red Cross. The idea is to haVo one reel shown of an evening on five different nights. ' J. M. Sauser, chairman of the military committee, reported the organization of a strong company of Liberty Guards at Remington and spoke very complimentary of the make-up of the company. W. L. Bott of the Jasper County Telephone company spoke of the work done by the telephone association of this section of the state last year in its free employment bureau and said that the association was willing and desirous of continuing the service this year if not incompatible with the service which he understood is to be handled by the various postoffices. The council was of the opinion that this work could probably be handled •more expeditiously by the telephone

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LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 4, to Mr. and Mrs. Fayette Burgin, a daughter. March 6, to Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Callahan, a son. March 5, to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Blowers of Union township, a son.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

hilufßStlng Paragraphs From till Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized —Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Now is the time to file your mortgage exemptions. Don’t neglect this matter, if you are carrying a mortgage on your real estate, as it means a marked reduction in your taxes. The following aliens registered with Postmaster Garriott at Parr during the recent registration period for alien residents: August Makus, Paul 'Makus, Otto Schreeg, August C. Shultz, August Krueger, C. Ernest Stibbe, John Stibbe, Paul Leirsch, Robert Otto, Reinhold Teske and Emil Herre. The will of the late Caleb Friend of Jordan township was filed for probate Tuesday. The instrument was executed March 1, 1918, and was witnessed, by W. E- Harry and Russell E. Morton. All the property, both real and personal, after the payment of all just debts, is bequeathed to the widow. The Newton circuit court will convene Monday. The petit jury iscalled for the second Monday of the term and is composed of the following members: Henry L. Wolf, William R. Woolley, F. C. Carlock, John O. Ade, Earl Owens, Charles Schneider, John Rhoades, John H. Howell, John G. Boyer, John Flach, Frank E. Rich and Martin W. Jackson. Full township tickets are to be elected next November. The primary election for nominating candidates will be held on Tuesday, May 7, and candidates for office have thirty days from yesterday, or until April 6, for filing their declaration of candidacy with the clerk of the circuit court. Application blanks for filing may be had at the clerk’s office and any male person having the required qualifications may become a candidate.

James H. S. Ellis of this city, but who has 'been in Chicago for some time, has enlisted in the tank service and left Wednesday night for Columbus, Ohio, and will later go from there to Camp Meade, Maryland, for training. W. E. Marlin and Ray D. Anderson, also of Rensselaer, left yesterday for Ft. Screves, Georgia, where they will enter the ordnance department. Arthur Gosnell of Rensselaer and Fred L. James of Milroy township will leave today for San Antonio, Texas, where they will enter the signal corps of the aviation section. All these young men are registrants in class 1-A and are sent by the local conscription 'board. County Treasurer May received a draft yesterday from the auditor of state for $607.90, being Jasper county’s share of automobile license fees for the 'last six months of 1917. This makes a total of $8,982.88 received for the year. The total amount paid in by the applicants from Jasper county during the year was $7,152.18, therefore we got back $1,867.70 more than was ipaid in from this county. This money goes to the road fund here and is about one-third of the total expenses of gravel road repair in the county last year. The state’s total gross receipts for automobile license fees for the last six months of 1917 was $90,499.06; expenses, $17,692.24, leaving $72,806.94 to be returned to the ninety-two counties as apportioned under the law. The grand total of gross receipts for the year was $1,067,815.97. New suits filed: No. 8903. Charles G. Spitler vs David Halstead et al. Refiling of complaint on note. Demand S4OO. No. 8904. Ruth C. Allis vs Clark Allis. Suit for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married at Kentland

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THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1918

MRS. C. W. COEN IS DEAD

Mrs. - Charles W. Coen, a former resident of this city, died at her home in South Bend at 7 p. m. Tuesday and the funeral was held Elt 2:30 Thursday afternoon and interment made in the cemetery at South Bend. Mrs. Coen was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Headley Brown, who for many years were residents of this county. She is survived by her husband, one son, Delos Coen, of South Bend; three sisters, Mrs. John Randle of Parsons, Kansas, Mrs. Rebecca Porter of South Bend, and Mrs. Minerva Karstner of California, and one brother, George Brown of Knox. Mr. and Mrs. Oren Parker, Mrs. Leonard Rhoades, Miss Mildred Harris, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Leatherman and C. G. Spitler went to South Bend Thursday to attend the funeral.

THE DEVIL AND KAISER BILL

As Portrayed by Well Known Methodist Pastor. Some new features of the war were revealed to a large audience at the Methodist church Tuesdai’ evening by Dr. Wirt Lowther of Logansport, the well known pastor and lecturer. Dr. Lowther’s subject was “The Devil and His Junior Partner, Kaiser Bill, the H’un,” and the truths revealed left no doubt of the relationship. Dr. Lowther’s address was patriotic in all its phases. Beginning with the real cause of the war, the kaiser’s plans for world conquest formulated way back in 1892, he led up to the critical moment when the traitorous march through Belgium began late in the summer of 1914. Then followed revelations of atrocities such as the world had never dreamed —the rape and debasement of innocent women and gfrls and the total destruction of the manhood of men and boys, even to cutting off the right hand of youths to insure their inability to take up arms against the Germans. Horrible as were these things to hear, yet the truth must be known, and the hearing is infinitesimal compared to the experience, and only serves to acquaint us better with the real nature of the enemy.

Dr. Lowther is a very able speaker and was thoroughly acquainted with his subject, as he admitted to the audience. He has a rich vein of humor that served to lighten the spirits of his hearers when the awful tales he revealed became depressing. The meeting was a fitting climax to a. day spent in conference on the war by the ministers of this district. Among the ministers present were Rev. J. B. Fleming, Rev. Asa McDaniel, Rev. C. W. Postill and Rev. E. W. Strecker of Rensselaer, Dr. W. E. McKenzie and Rev. U. G. Leazenby of Lafayette, Rev Wilson and Rev. Dillman of Brook, Rev. W. F. Kramer of Barkley, Rev, Alford of Idaville, Rev. Heimberger of Reynolds, Rev. Rodgers of Wolcott, Rev. T. F. Drake and Rev. J. J. Rankin of Winamac, Rev. Ferguson of Medaryville, Rev. W. B. Wariner of Remington, Rev. Roberts of Mt. Ayr and Rev. Krohn of Union township. Following the conference the ladies of the church served an elegant supper to the visiting pastors and the men of the church, which was not the least of the day’s pleasures.

REV. TITUS OFF FOR FRANCE

Former Rensselaer Pastor Now Tn Y. M. C, A. Work. A recent issue of the South Bend Tribune has the following mention of Rev. G. W. Titus, former pastor of the Christian church of this place: Rev. G. W. Titus, who has been the pastor of the First Christian church for the past year, delivered his farewell sermon Sunday morning and left in the afternoon for St. Thomas, Ont., Canada, to bid good-bye to his wife and children. He is en route to France where he will engage in Y. M. C. A. work, having received his appointment and uniform. His passports were secured for him by his personal friend. Senator Harry New. Mr. Titus received a year’s leave of absence from his church here. Hte is regarded as an orator of exceptional ability. It was his intention at first to become a chaplain of a regiment but his many friends prevailed upon him to take up Y. M. IC. A. work, as he was determined |to enter the service.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Paris of the Country. SHDRT BITS DF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Citleu and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. WOMAN DIES OF INJURIES Lafayette, March 5. —Mrs. M. M. Reed, age thirty-nine, of Chicago, who was seriously injured February 18, when a Big Four passenger train ran into a taxicab at Raub in which she was riding with Guy Hawkins of Oxford, a garage proprietor, killing Mr. Hawkins and crushing Mrs. Reed about the head and body, died today in a local hospital. She was engaged in selling stock for a united grocery store corporation. Her husband, a Chicago business man, arrived today and the body will be taken to Omaha, Nebraska, for burial.

NOTED HOG MAN WILL SPEAK

Series of Talks on Pork Production Scheduled for Next Week. Mr. T. W. Logan, a practical hog raiser of Lafountain, Indiana, has been assigned to Jasper county to give a series of talks on Hog Production, according to information received by County Agent Learning Friday. The following chedule has been arranged: Tuesday, March 12, Blue Grass school, Newton township. Wednesday, March 13, Consolidated school, Marion township. Thursday, March 14, Wheatfield school, Wheatfield township. Friday, March 15, Welch school, Carpenter township. Each meeting will begin at 7:30 in the evening.

This work, which is to be carried out by the swine production committee of the Jasper County Better Farming association, is for the -purpose of assisting the government campaign for a 20 per cent increase in swine production in Indiana. Mr. Logan comes to the county well recommended as an extensive hog producer. He will especially emphasize the value of good summer pasture, care of young pigs and proper rations for finishing hogs. “Under present conditions, hog production can be made extremely profitable as well as patriotic,’’ write# Prof. J. W. Wiley, in charge of this work. “Mr. Logan has a multitude of good ideas that I can safely recommend to the farmers of your county.”

DOWN IROQUOIS AND UP THE KANKAKEE

Fred Hemphill, Charles Pefiey and Landy Magee started Sunday morning on a very pleasant motorboat trip to Water Valley, in the former's boat. They went down the Iroqouis through Foresman and Brook, thence to Iroquois, Watseka and Waldron, Illinois, at which latter place they struck the Kankakee, up which they went to Water Valley, reaching that place Tuesday morning at about 8:45 o’clock. The entire distance is in the neigh-

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COURT NEWS

The petit jury was Ifi again i Thursday but the cases set were i otherwise disposed of and the jury | was excused for the term, but yes-] terday Judge Hanley learned that in a pending railroad case the parties desired to try same during vacation, to the jury was called back for today. Following are proceeding of the term not heretofore reported: The McClintock-Trunkey Co. vs Arthur E. and Cena E. Arnott. Cause continued. Flora J. Poole vs William C. Babcock et al. Continued. David D. Gleason vs Art Hicks and Babcock & Hopkins. Continued.

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FUTURE PI'BUC SALE DATES The Democrat baa printed bills for the following public sales: Monday. March 11, Charles E. Cain, on the D. W. Waymire farm, 6% miles south and 1H miles west Of Rensselaer. General sale, including 10 head horses and mules, 30 head cattle, farm implements, etc. Tuesday, March 15, D. W. Myers, 1 mile southeast of Wheatfield. General sale, including 11 horses and mules, 25 head of cattle, 50 head Chester White brood sows and gilts, 350 bushels seed oats, 300 bushels corn, some Yellow Dent seed corn, implements, household goods, etc. NOTICE. All Redmen are urgently requested to be at the hall next Monday night, March 11. Important business, degree practice for district meeting and eats. —By Order of the Sachem.

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List of TtutM* Who Have Paid Subscription Accounts During Week. Following are the names of those who have paid their subscription for The Democrat since last Saturday’s issue and, especially to those received by mail, this publication shall act as a receipt until the date on the label of their paper is changed. Those indicated by an • are new subscribers. Owing to the fact that it now costs two cents to send a postal card receipt to those paying their subscriptions though the mails, The Democrat has adopted this method of acknowledging receipt of mail subscriptions until further notice. :C. G. Spitler. Rensselaer R. W. Sprague. Rensselaer John Healy. Rensselaer •Pgul Lesh. Parr R-l Mrs. Flossie Dale. Parr R-l Mrs. J. EL McClanahan. Hammond Robt. Phares. Rensselaer R-3 Virgil Hobson. McCoysburg R-l Wesley Price. Velparaiso R-l George Putt, Goodland R-l John L. Jay, Goodland R-l ♦Paul Wood. Rensselaer John Shirer. Tefft R-l ♦Mrs. Laura Harris, Rensselaer R-4 Charles E. Cain, Remington R-3 •Willis J. lines. Indianapolis Joseph Nafziger. Goodland R-l Amiel Schultz. Parr R-l •Hattie Schultz. Chicago George Brouhard. Fair Oaks Edwin Long. Mt. Ayr W. V. Porter, Rensselaer Mrs. Caleb Friend. Goodland R-l Frank Wolfe, Michigan City, Ind. Frank Shindelar. Chicago Mrs. Felix French. Hutchinson. Kas. •Harry F- Parker, Rensselaer M. I. Adams, Rensselaer Charles Pefley. Rensselaer. Charles Saltwell. Francesville R-5 J. A. McFarland. Rensselaer Mrs. Charles Schmidt, Chicago David Blitstein, Chicago •John J. Evers. Fair Oaks R-2

FINE WEATHER IN THE SOUTH

G. M. Babcock Whites Interesting Letter From Sfa Antonio. Lesley Miller of the Democrat force received a letter yesterday morning, written March 4, from George M. Babcock at Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas, in which some extracts may be of general interest. He says: Things here are slipping along in the usual routine manner with nothing exciting taking place. t We are merely living a very easy life with nothing to worry us. During the last few days there have been several rumors to the effect that we are' soon to leave here for some other point, but we are unable to get any official statement regarding a move. However, at reveille this morning we were told to be ready to take a tubercular examination at 7:30. This examination, so I understand, is the final physical examination given here before a squadron leaves. While this is said to be a permanent headquarters squadron, it is possible the examination was ordered to determine the number of “lungers’* the government had in its offices on this field and will not necessarily mean that we are going across, although the different examining officers asked several of the fellows this morning if they knew they were going across. You can see how conflicting everything is here and how hard it is to get a straight tip on anything. In the meantime we are enjoying good eats, plenty of sleep and a regular vacation so far as work

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NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

Many of The Democrat’s subscribers are moving to new pos toffice addresses this spring and in order that they may receive their paper promptly at their new address they should notify us immediately by phone or card that we may know where to send their paper. Please do not forget thia.

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YANKEE PATROL OUTWITS HUNS

Missing Soldiers Dash Across “No Man’s Land.” THREE U.S. ARMIES FACE FOE American Colonel Captures a German Lieutenant While on a Raid With the French. With the American Army in France March B.—The American troops which have taken up their position on th< Lorraine front were billeted in towni back of the lines when they suddenlj received orders to move to the front They were transported in motortruckj over roads an inch deep in dust Streams of cannons, trucks and inoton cycles along the roads raised clouds of dust, w hich stuck to the men and madt their clothes, faces and equipment gray by the time they had reached the towns close to the firing line, from which they marched to their position during the night.. They found themselves in a section of Lorraine whera the ground rose in slight grades. In some cases the enemy lines were a half-mile away. Although this was th« first time they had been in ths trenches the units, from various parti of the United States, quickly adapted themselves to their new 'surroundings, The American patrols have been operating nightly in conjunction with the French and have worked between the lines with the greatest freedom. The artillery has been only Intermittently active, but usually a few shells are exchanged every hour. ■ With the American Army in France, March 8. —An American patrol comprising one officer and eight men which had been missing since last night in the sector northwest. of Toul, suddenly emerged from a shell hole close to the German lines during the day and made a dash across No Man’s Land without a shot being fired at them.

It was noon when the patrol carried out its rush to the American line. The men’s comrades, looking on, expected every second to see them wiped out, nnd their safe return was an agreeable surprise. They explained that they had lost their way In the dark. The enemy artillery has not resumed Its activity. The American guns effectively shelled the enemy first lines and also a town behind the German lines, where buildings their troops were using were destroyed. There was much aerial activity throughout the day, the American antiair battlers driving off a number of enemies. Three U. 8. Armies Face Foe. The American troops In a new sector are training with French troops as at the Chemin Des Dames position. This makes the third American force now facing the enemy. During several days of the Americans* service here, the casualties have been extraordinarily slight, as the sector is one of the quietest. The lines are far apart and the position is held by strong points rather than by continuous trenches. Officer Captures German. An American staff colonel, while with a French raiding party for the purpose of securing information a few days before his men took up their positions in the new American sector on the Lorraine front, met a Prussian lieutenant tn an enemy trench and captured him. The colonel, with an American captain, brought the Prussian officer back to the lines the Americans are now occupying. U. S. Wins Clash In Lorraine. Paris, March 8. —An official statement issued by the French war office, announcing the repulse of German raiding forces on trenches held by Americans in a new sector of the Lorraine, says: "North of the Chemin Des Dames nnd east of Courcy French troops conducted successful raids on the German trenches and brought back about twenty prisoners. “In Lorraine a German raid on trenches held by American troops was repulsed. Patrols of our allies operating in this region took some prisoners. “In the Vosges the enemy made several vain attempts to reach the French lines.”

CARD OF THANKS

We desire to thank our many friends and neighbors for their acts of kindness and sympathy trough the sickness and death of our father and husband.- —MRS. MARY FRIEND, MRS. EMMA MOF< TON.

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