Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1918 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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COURT CONVENES NEXT WEEK

Grand Jury Called First Monday, Petit Jury Second Monday. The April term of the Jasper circuit court, which will be the last regular term before, the summer vacation, will convene next Monday. The grand jury is called this term and will be in on the opening day. The petit jury is called for the second Monday. Following are the naimes and places of residence of both grand and <petit jurors: GRAND JURY Isaac Thomas Carpenter Roht. McDonald. .. .'Hanging Grove Geo. A. Cover Union Ezra Whitehead Wheatfield Alva D. HershmanGillam Wallace B. LeonardGillam PETIT JURY Henry Paulus . Marion Leslie Miller Barkley Milton Julian ..Carpenter George Heil • Walker Frank Garriott Union Herman Hordeman Marion Wm. >HL Shirer ...Kankakee Wim. M. Jordan Barkley Wm. Hoffman . Keener Geo. Kennedy . Marion Grant Culp Carpenter A. J. McCashen Jordan

RAIN FOR NEXT SIX SUNDAYS

According to Old Adage About “Rain on Easter Sunday.” March ended, as it came in, in very beautiful weather—the most remarkable March that old-timers ever recall. There was- not one real oldfashioned March day during the entire month, and the good weather not only made' it possible for the corn left in the fields to be husked out, but it dried out the corn wonderfully and hundreds of thousands of bushels were thereby saved that would have been a total loss with a typical March. It also 'enabled the farmers to catch up with their work after getting their corn out, and oats sowing is ipractically over or will be this week. And the oats were put in with the ground in splendid condition, too. A prominent farmer said to us Monday, in fact, that he never saw oats sown 7-ljder such favorable conditions before.

It is an old “sign” that if it rains on Easter it will rain on the succeeding six Sundays, and we got a few nice “April showers” Sunday evening and during the night that were much needed and started all kinds of vegetation to growing nicely. There was considerable lightning during the night, and a tree on College avenue, near the W. H. Parkinson residence, was struck and split up by one of the Bolts. Both Monday and yesterday were fine bright days, with the mercury up in the neighborhood of 70 degrees.

GILLAM FARMERS’ CLUB WAR RALLY THIS EVENING.

The Gillam Farmers’ club will held a special War Rally at Independence church this Wednesday evening, April 3, according to the plans of the (president, J. H. Guild. The main theme of the meeting will be the government’s war program for the farmers of America. A * number of excellent speakers have been secured who will de- _ liver addresses on agricultural, patriotic and home demonstrational lines. Numerous -numbers of a literary nature have been secured. “We want to imake April 3 a big day for Gillam township,” says the secretary, J. P. Deselms. “Gillam township has always been right at the front and we expect to keep her there this summer.” Everyone is invited.

DAMAGE SUIT IS SETTLED

Mr and Mrs. Kit 'Halsey and daughter of Rensselaer, Indiana, spent Sunday here. They moved to Rensselaer, where Mr. Halsey is in charge of the Gifford’ estate, last fall to remain for the winter, but may continue living there. The suit of William Wells of Hammond, Indiana, who claimed to be a natural son of the late B. J. Gifford and who sued as an heir, was set for trial at Kentland, Indiana, today. Last week the suit was settled, the claimant getting a trifling sum. —Kankakee Gazette.

LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

March 28, to Mr. and Mrs. Bert Abbott, a daughter. April 1, to Mr. and Mrs. Guy Meyers df Walker township; a daughter. '» . ■

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

htiristlniPinriphsFromlhi Various Dipwtments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Miss LaVerne Geyer, home economics demonstrator for this county, spent Easter at her home at North Liberty. The war mothers’ organization meeting held at the court house Saturday afternoon was well attended, there being about thirty-six mothers present. It was decided that the organization would purchase a SIOO Liberty bond. Attorney George A. Williams has been aptpointed by Chairman Welsh of the county council of defense to assist free of Charge in the applications for soldiers’ insurance. The appointment was made in response to a request from the state council of defense. - — I—r Marriage licenses issued: March 30, Frank Sylvester Kng, of Marion township, aged 25 October 16 last, and Myrtle Ann. Kerns of Jasper county, aged 21 October 30 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married in the clerk’s office by Rev. C. W. Postill. Burke Walker, a Fowler lawyer, has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for joint representative for Jasper, Benton and Newton counties, in oposltion to Hon. W. L. Wood of Jasper county. Mr. Wood, however, has made a very satisfactory record during the two terms he has served in the legislature and no doubt will win the nomination hands down.

Deputy Sheriff John Robinson, who was in Chicago last week to apprehend E. H. Alford, who is alleged to have huncoed I. 0. McCullough, former resident of Newton township, out of $5,000, mention of which Was made in the last issue of The Democrat, returned home Friday night. Alford was arrested Friday but was released under $2,500 'bond, to appear in court there on April 16. New suits filed: No. 8912. Rensselaer Lumber Co. vs. Ed. Oliver. Suit op note. Demand $3,300. No. 8413. Martha Ellen Albertson vs. estate of Nancy Songer, deceased. Disallowed claim for personal services from 1870 to October 25, 1917, $2,000. No. 8414. Daniel S. Makeever and Edward J. Randle vs. Stella R. Uphoff, et al. Suit on note and mortgage. Demand $4,500. At the special meeting of the county council Monday the following additional appropriations for the year 1918 were made: For expense township assessors, $250. For new buildings and repairs at county farm, (barn, crib, etc.) $4,500. For Boys’ and Girls’ Industrial club, :S2OO. For use of county council of defense, $1,500. For four new bridges in Carpenter township, $350, $250, $750 and $350, respectively; for one new bridge in Jordan township over Bice ditch, $1,100; one in Kankakee over Fisher ditch, $1,250; two in Walker over Schatzley ditch, $1,250 and SI,OOO respectively.

LADIES’ LITERARY CLUB

The next regular meeting of the Ladies’ Literary club will be held Friday afternoon in the library auditorium. Following is the program: Responses, Little Labor Savers; Social Life and Customs of South America, Mrs. A. R. Kresler; From Rubber Tree to Rubber Tire, Mrs. G. W. Hopkins; Rio Janiero, the Picturesque, Mrs. J. D. Allman; Political Quiz, 81 to 84, Mrs. James H. Chapman.

F shall finish the course in Normal Piano, Methods at Northwestern University School of Music the second week In June, and should like pupils in piano and theory.— FLORENCE ALLMAN. ,

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RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1918

MARTIN CAIN OF REMINGTON DEAD

Martin Cain, an old and well known resident of Jasper county, died at his home in Remington Friday night at 9 o’clock, aged sixtytwo years. The cause of his death is understood to have been cancar of the liver. The funeral was held at the Sacred Heart Catholic church in Remington at 9 a. m. yesterday and burial made in Mt. ■ Calvary cemetery, just south of Rensselaer. Mr. Cain leaves a wife and seven Children, John, who is employed on government work at the aviation field at San Antonio, Texas, Mrs. Art Kanne of near Rensselaer, and Misses Mabel, Grace, Florence and Helen, and Martin of Jasper county. He also leaves one sister, Mrs. W. F. Michael, now the only survior of a large family.

MORE DECLARATIONS FILED

Candidate's Get Busy as Time for Filing Shortens. The following candidates for office at the primary election have filed since the last issue of The Democrat: REPUBLICAN Township trustee—C. E. Weiss, Gillam: George W. Foulks, John Johnson, Milroy. Advisory board —J. W. Coen, C. E. Waling, Marion; R. V. Johns, Hanging Grove; D. H. Weener, Wm. Middlecaimip, C. M. Dewey, Walker; John H. Guild, Paris T. Robinson, George F. Logan, James W. Stevens, Gillam; Edward D. Bellows, August Bernhard, Fred E. Barnes, Carpenter; A. S. Freeman, Barkley. Justice of the peace—Aaron F. Rice, Walker. County commissioner, third district —Charles A. Welch, Will B. Fisher. Coroner —W. J. Wright, Rensselaer. Surveyor—E. D. .Nesbitt, Rensselaer. Precinct committeeman —Will B. Fisher, Milroy; Kenton Parkinson, Barkley Assessor —Charles Scott, Walker; Robert S. Shearer, Carpenter; O. G. Baker, Barkley; John L. Osborne, Hanging Grove; J. Wesley Marion, Gillam; W. C. Hanaway, Keener. Constable —Floyd Garriott, Walker. Delegates to state convention—Henry B. Toben, district No. 5; Charles P. Moody, district No. 4; S. G. Hand, district No. 7; John O’Connor, district No. 3; George L. Hascall, district No. 6; J. P. Hammond, district No. 9. County council —-Wester Bowdy, Carpenter; Elmer E. Pullins, Gillam; George May, Carpenter; H. W. Jackson, Marion; Frank M. Hart, Keener; T. J. Prouty, Newton. DEMOCRAT . sheriff —Vernon T. Jacks, Rensselaer. Trustee —John Kolhoff, Jordan: V. M. Peer, Walker; S. B. Snedeker, Hanging Grove; Charles C. Wood, Milroy. Precinct committeemen —Marion No. 3, Frank E. Babcock.

DISTURBERS COME TO GRIEF

During a class party given Friday night at the high school building, same members of another class were indulging in the favorite pastime of trying to embarrass or break up the party, when some of the members of the class who were holding the party threw ammonia, it is alleged, on some of the boys outside, and some of the liquid got into the eyes of Carl Worland and he has since been having quite a serious time, but the doctors think that his eyesight will not be impaired. The usual secrecy over such affairs is being maintained and it is difficult to learn very much about it.

YOUTHS PLACED UNDER ARREST

For Breaking Into the Murray Store Sunday Afternoon. Claude Moore, son of Forg Moore of Hammond, and Olen Wiseman, son of Henry Wiseman, both of Rensselaer and aged about ten years, obtained entrance to the G. E. Murray Co. store Sunday through the skylight and took a few dollars in change, it is said, and some candy, perhaps. Both boys were arrested and placed in jail. The father of the Moore boy came down from Hamimond and will try to get his boy out and take him home with him. He has been living here with his grandfather, William Moore. It is. probable the’ Wiseman boy will also be released with a good lecture.

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GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Ttltpipblc Reports From Muy Parts of tbi Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Clttas and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Place*. SUES FOR $20,000 IN BAY STATE COURT Springfield, Mass., March 23. —A suit for $20,000 damages has been filed by Everett Halstead of Rensselaer, Indiana, against Frank H. Campbell, the plaintiff alleging misrepresentations by the defendant in a transaction by which Mr. Halstead bought of the defendants the farm in Agawam known as the Hubbard place. A suit, brought by Mr. Campbell against Mr. Halstead for $7,000 balance due on the farm, is now pending In the superior court. In this suit Mr. Halstead was last fall held in custody for a few weeks until he could furnish bond to secure payment of any possible judgment. He was attending the dairy show at the* time.

ELLIOTT R. BURR IS DEAD

Former Jasper County Citizen Dies in Florida. Mrs. Ralph Johnson of Barkley township received Word Saturday of the death on March 27 at St. Cloud, Florida, of her uncle, Elliott R. Burr, a former well-known citizen of Jasper county, who resided some twenty-five years ago in Jordan township/ Mr. Burr was about seventy-five years old and was a soldier in the Civil war. He had resided near Lynchburg, Virginia, for several yegrs. The remains will be brought back to Goodland for burial April 6, beside the grave of his wife, who died’ several years ago.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Frank Haskell, who recently moved on a farm near Winamac, was brought here yesterday morning about 3 o’clock and underwent an operation for hernia, 'from which he had suffered for several years. At this writing ’he is resting quite well. Mrs. Ezra Hershman of Wheatfield was brought to the hospital Monday for medical attention. The eleven-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Kimberlin suffered a broken leg Sunday and was brought to the hospital for attention. He is getting along nicely. Mrs. Hafe Grant returned to her home Monday. Mrs. Joseph Larsh and baby expect to go to their home today. Gail Michal of Walker township has announced his name as a candidate for the nomination for sheriff of Jasper county on the Republican ticket, subject to the decision of the May primaries. Mr. Michal is a well-known farmer of Walker township, and incidently is the only Republican farmer asking for the sheriff’s office in Jasper county. He has the ability to fill the office and should receive due consii deration from his fellow party men at the coming primaries. Medaryville Journal.

Rev. W. E. Hinshaw, who has been confined in the Michigan City prison for more than twenty years past, for the murder of his wife, and whose case has been in the limelight in Indiana practically all of this time, has been paroled by Governor Goodrich. A purple spring has been discovered issuing fronh the side of Soldier Gap, a hill near Bavaria, Kansas. The water is tasteless and odorless. It has been sent to Topeka for analysis.

LISTEN! Do you know that meal made from corn not kiln dried has a better and more natural corn flavor? We have some select white corn from which we are grinding some of this meal, also corn flour. If your grocer can’t supply you, call the mill. 45c 8-lb. sack. Phone 456. —IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS, a-3

CHAIRMEN AND VICE-CHAIR-MEN NAMED

The Jasper County Woman’s Liberty Loan committee has named the following chairmen and vice-chair-men for the thirteen townships of Jasper county, the first named in each township being the chairman and the next the vice-chairmen: Carpenter—Mrs. Charles Parker; Mrs. George Bartee, Mrs. Howard Jones. Jordan—Mrs. Jesse Dunn, Mrs. Mary Fleming. Milroy—Mrs. Thomas McAleer, Mrs. George Foulks. Newton—Mrs. Marion Freeland, Miss Lucy Lane. ■ Marion—Mrs. J. 11. Chapman, Mrs. A. Halleck. Hanging Grove —Mrs. C. Randall, Mrs. John R- Phillips. Gillam —Miss Alice Ryan. Barkley—Mrs. John G. Culp, Mrs. Harry Arnold, Mrs. Fred Markin. Union—Mrs. H. J. Dexter, Mrs. Amos Davisson. Mrs. Shelby Comer. Walker—Mrs. Gail Michael, Mrs. William Dooley. Kankakee —Mrs. William DeArmond. Miss Lydia Sands. Wheatfield —Mrs. Malcolm Clark. Keener —Mrs. Luther Frame. Mrs. John Banning. Women, buy Liberty Bonds, ..that women may have Liberty and not be in bonds.

CO, COMMISSIONERS DOINGS

Considerable Business Transacted at April Term. * Following is a report of the proceedings of the county commissioners at their session Monday: W. L. Wood stone roads. Moneybun & Son allowed $312, partial payment on road No. 3. Northern Indiana Land Co., petition for highway. Notice found sufficient. R. A. Mannan. John T. Biggs and George W. Ferguson appointed viewers, to meet April 15. King-Lawler ditch. Superintendent files report showing distribution of balance on hand except $4.53, and board allows Supt. H. F. King $4.53 for his services for making distribution. Cause dropped. Ditch petition of A. R. Kresler. Report filed March 4 showing lands of J. J. Lawler benefited which are not described in. petition. Notice ordered returnable May 6. George M. Myers ditch. Auditor presents transcript of circuit court showing ditch established. Board reappoints E. D. Nesbitt superintendent of construction. James Newcome ditch. Superintendent directed to present final report at May term. I Aaron F. Rice ditch. Report approved, assessments confirmed and ditch ordered established. E. D. Nesbitt appointed superintendent. S. C. Irwin allowed S6B attorney fee. Mary Bartoo petition for ditch. Drainage commissioners granted td Mav 6 to file report. Interest on county funds for the month of March was reported as follows: First National bank, Rensselaer, $144.61: Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaer, $132.13; State bank, Rensselaer, $131.49: State bank. Remington, $133.44; Bank of Wheatfield, $41.01. Martin Sauser, as agent of county, was directed to arrange for the renting of the armory and the room on ground floor now occupied by th© Red Cross at a rental of S6O per month from March 1 to June 1, and lease for signature of board at next regular meeting. Burdette Porter, trustee of Carpenter township, was granted peronission to extend additional poor relief to the family of William ■ Lock to amount of $45. J Grant Davisson, trustee of Bark- ' ley township, was granted permisI sion to extend additional poor re-

lief of $8.47 for family of William Coffel; $17.0$ for family of Sam Rees: $92.26 for family of Jim Rees.' and $1.90 for family of Frank Walters. County officers reported the following fees collected for the quarter ending March 31: Clerk. $267.55: sheriff. $178.80: recorder, $60315; auditor. $58.35.

CROP PROSPECTS ARE GOOD

Lee E. Glazebrook and C. R. Peregrine accompanied Trustee Davis down from Kankakee township Monday, and the former made a pleasant call at The Democrat office. Lee is looking the best we have seen him in a number of years, and bis health is the best he has enjoyed in quite a long time. Me reports everything thriving in the north part of the county and says he never before saw the country looking so flourishing on April 1 as it does this year. With a reasonably favorable season the prospects for the farmer was never brighter. His son Paul, who has been located in Nashville. Tennessee, for the past couple of years, has been transferred to Cleveland, Ohio, by the firm he is employed with, as chemical instructor in its big plant there.

GERMAN ARMIES LOSSES OVER 275,000 MEN

In Their Great Offensive Which 1$ Halted At All Points. ALLIES REGAIN SOME GROUND And inflict Terrible I‘unisliment on Enemy—loo,ooo American Soldiers Added to Allied Front. Latest dispatches from the great German offensive on the west front state that the German armies have been checked at all points ahdi that the casualties suffered by tlhe enemy in the eleven days' offensive will aggregate more than 375,000 men in killed, wounded and taken prisoner. It is declared that most of the wounded have been sent to Belgium to conceal from the German people their heavy sacrifices, while the dead cover the battlefield in every direction. The losses of the allies have also been quite heavy, but nothing compared to the terrible slaughter of the enemy in the massed attacks made by the, latter. Germany claims to have taken 75,000 prisoners, but this number is greatly exaggerated, it is said. General Pershing's forces, or 100,000 of the more highly trained American soldiers in France, have been turned into the conflict or are on their way to the front and will assist the allies in forcing back the German armies in the great counter attacks that are to follow the halting of the forces of the kaiser.

Washington, April I.—ln the absence of reports from General Pershing showing the disposition made of American troops by General Foch, supreme commander of the allied and American armlee, officials here were watching the French and British statements closely tonight for the first word that will show the Americans to be at the battle front in Picardy. It is probable that not only the first news of the activities of Pershing’s men in their new status will come this way: but that for some time the French communiques will give the American people their only information on the subject. Once the American units have been merged with the French as it is assumed they will be French customs as to withholding designations of units engaged for military reasons will govern news regarding them until General Pershing has had time to set up a method of assembling and transmitting daily reports of his own.

ASKS FOR A WHEATLESS DIET

County .Food Administrator John Eger received the following telegram Monday afternoon from State Food Administrator Barnard: Indianapolis, Indiana, April 1, 1918. 1:41 p. m. Johh Eger, Federal Food Adm. Give fullest publicity to following, it represents the policy of the administration and is in no sense an exaggeration of the vital seriousness of the situation: “I am today asking the peotple of Indiana to go on a strictly wheatless diet. I ask them to refrain from the use of wheat flour and other wheat products until the next harvest. I ask this because I know we have lived on corn and can do so again. I know that our wheat situation is even more pretentious than Hindenburg’s army in Picardy. I know as Hoover points out, this is the most critical hour in our national history since Gettysburg. Indiana patriots do not need a command, they have arisen to every patriotic request made of them to this hour. They will comply with this request. Their devotion to the cause of world freedom will be equal to the

H. E. BARNARD.

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