Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1918 — Page 1

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MARRIED BY REV. C. W. POSTILL

Milo F. Long of Delphi and Miss Lesta Wasson were married Saturday evening at about 8:30 o’clock at the home of the officiating minister, Rev. C. W. Postill. The young couple was accompanied to the home of the officiating clergyman by Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Payne and Misses Marie Wasson and Bertha Kepner. The bride is a daughter of Mrs. Fannie Wasson of this city and has been employed as bookkeeper by the Rensselaer Lumber company for several years. She is a graduate of the Rensselaer high school and has a host of friends in this city, where she has spent most of her life. The groom is a son of Mrs. John F. Huff of Gillam township and was at one time employed at the Columbia furniture factory in this city, trot later went to Delphi where he worked in a factory there. Mr. Long was one of the young men to go to Camp Taylor last Saturday, but owing to the death of his stepfather he was granted an extension of time until yesterday, when he left on the 10:55 train for that place.

LEAVE FOR CAMP TAYLOR

Twe*ty-Five More Jasper County Boys Pulled Out Saturday. Twenty-three more stalwart sons of Jasper county left Saturday on Monon train No. 5 for Camp Taylor, Kentucky, and two for Purdue university at Lafayette, to take training for the national army. There was a large turnout of relatives and friends of the boys at the depot to bid them good-bye, and the leave-taking in some instances was quite affecting. They were the recipients of hearty well wishes from all. However, there were few, if any, of the boys who were unwilling to go to their country’s service. That all may safely return when this terrible war is over is the sincere hope of The Democrat and their friends. is a list of the boys left Saturday, together with the town or township from which they came: Clarence V. Sayers, Marion township. Hdrold L. Fidler, Marion. ■ Walter L. Nagel, Marion. • David Delos Dean, Rensddlaer. Elmer Daniels, Rensselaer. Howard B. Clark, Rensselaer. Roy J. Heil, Wheatfield. Harvey Austin, Wheatfield. Frank Grube, Wheatfield. Thomas G. Worden, Remington. Thomas J. MeGlinn, Marion. John Chas. Running, Demotte. Albert VanWeinen, Keener. Herman P. Stewart, Wheatfield. ’ Andrew .Hurley, Remington. Jesse E. Wiseman, Virgie. James Hill, Virgie. Leo Kreuger, Union. Paul Sekema, Keener. • Roscoe Hilton, Walker. Leßoy Zimmerman, Carpenter. Samuel Koslowsky, Rensselaer. George Kroening, Barkley. To training camp at Purdue: Guy Minor, Tefft. John Fenzil, Walker township. There were thirty-three Lake county men —including George W. Mauck, son of Lee Mauck of Rensselaer —on the same train, bound for Purdue, and seventy-three Lake county men bound for Camp Taylor.

JASPER COUNTY CLASSIFICATION

District Board Completes Classification of Jasper County Men. The district board of appeals at Laporte has completed Jasper county' classifications as follows: Ray J. Heil, 1-1, re-classified from 3-B; Charles A. Myers, 4-C, refused opening; John Henry Nagel, 2-C, re-classified from 1-1; Clarence Holiday, 2-D, refused to reopen; Bernard Duers, 2-C; Joseph A. Dluzak, 3-J- Ray Clark, 2-C, refused to reopen; William Snip, 2-C; Stanley Ernest Case, 2-d; August Frey, 2-C; Vilas Price, 4-C; Christmas Alter, 2-C' Harvey Dane, 3-J; Ernest Paul Rochwell, 3-J; Claude Stevens, 2- Edward Lonergan, 2-C; L. E. Parks, 3-J; Raymond Herr, 3-J; George Nagel, 1-1; Joseph Nafziger, 3- Frank Steffel, 2-C; Lee Farrell, 4- Caspern Belstra, 2-C; R. E. Ditchings, 2-C; Chris H. Knochel, 2-C; Ellis Marsott, 2-C; Harry B. Barnhardt; 2-C; Floyd Gratner, 2C; Ora Elvis, 2-C; Clement Gangloff. 4-C; George Daugherty, 4-C; John Welch, 2-C; Chauncey Wood, 2-C; Frederick Stath, 2-C; Ira Robinson, 2-C; Joseph Prohosky, 3-J; Hugh Davisson, 2-D; Willie Richmond, 2-C; David Miller, 3-J; Hein Bokina, 3-J; Ernest V. Sayers, 3-J; ; Granville Moody, 3-J; George Parkinson, 3-J; Leroy D. Goter, 3-J; Leroy Anderson, 4-A on appeal; t Jafcntgtine, 2-C; Henry Twede, 2-C; ■HP H. Dougherty, 2-C; Paul W.

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COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

hitiresllno Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—To- • gether With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Attorney W. H. Parkinson was in Lafayette Saturday on business. Attorney John Greve of Demotte was a business visitor in the city Saturday. This is the last week for paying taxes to avoid delinquency. Monday, May 6, is the last day. New suits filed: Julia E. Treanor vs. Caroline E. Bloom. Appeal from Squire Dickinson’s court at Remington. Marriage licenses issued: April 27, Milo Francis Long of Rensselaer, aged 24 June 2 last, upholsterer, and Lesta Jeannette Wasson, also of Rensselaer, aged 24 June 2, last, bookkeeper. First marriage for each. Omar Osborne, son of former County Surveyor W. F. Osborne, who has been stationed at Houston, Texas, for several months, passed through Frankfort Friday with other soldiers in the engineers’ division on their way east, and called up home folks and talked with them over t the telephone during their wait in Frankfort, where they changed cars.

ORGANIZING ALL THE WOMEN

Patriotic Ladies Will Aid War by Conservation and Ecoiomy. This work is being rapidly organized in Jasper county, Indiana. Mrs. I. F. Meader is the president of Jasper county, with the following workers as presidents of the different townships: Carpenter; . . .Mrs. Harriett Rainier Gillam. .... . .Mrs. Lizzie B. Faris Jordan... Mrs. Frank Corbin Hang. Grove. Mrs. John Osborne< Jr. Keener. . . Mrs. Charles Curtin Union Mrs. H. J. Dexter Milroy .Mrs. Will Fisher Newton Mrs. Jay Stockton Barkley. . . . ...Mrs. John M, Moore Kankakee. . .Miss Anna Rasmussen Marion Mrs. W. H. Parkinson Walker and Wheatfield To be supplied Every woman should consider it her patriotic duty to attend all meetings where she can learn to conserve food and learn to use substitutes, and she should be willing to impart her information concerning these things to all the women with whom she comes in contact. If/you signed the food cards last November all that will be necessary for you to do will be that you be assigned to work with fourteen other women under a lieutenant in her neighborhood. It is not only your privilege but your patriotic duty to belong to one of these clubs and when the lady calls on you give her your full support to the work and your membership to the food clubs. The county demonstrator is willing to attend any oif these meetings that she can and demonstrate for us.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Mrs. August Bernhardt of Carpenter township underwent a major operation last Friday night, and is doing fairly well, although in quite a serious condition. Mrs. Fannie Parkison, the agej mother of Mrs. W. V. Porter,, was taken to the hospital Saturday to be cared for. Fred Dunkan of Francesville had his tonsils removed Monday. ...Addison Burton of near Brookwas brought to the hospital Monday and underwent an operation for appendicitis. (He is resting quite well at this writing. Howard Green is slowly improving from a severe attack of pneumonia.

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THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1918

WHEATFIELD LIBERTY GUARDS

Company of 121 Men Organized There Last Sunday. Drillmaster and County Organizer J. M. Sauser, Capt. Mose Leopold, S. (Hl Cornwell and others went to Wheatfield Sunday where a new company of Liberty Guards, 121 tsrong, was organized, the largest company in the county thus far, and it is believed it will soon be grown to 150. P. R. Blue is captain of the new company, the third so far organized in Jasper county; George W. Ferguson is first lieutenant, and Alex L. Johnson second lieutenant. Mr. Sauser will soon organize a company at Parr, making four companies, a battalion, in Jasper county. He Is also desirous of recruiting the Rensselaer company up to .full strength.

REMINGTON PASTOR IS DEAD

Rev. E. F. Lilley, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Remington, died Saturday evening after an extended illness, and the body was taken to his former home in Ohio Sunday for burial. Rev. Lilley had been stationed at Remington for the past two or three years. We were unable to learn any details, of his illness or of the family left.

COURT NEWS

The petit jury came in again Monday, to try the cases of State vs. Clint Casto, brought here from White county on change of venue, but Casto plead guilty to two of the indictments against him, charging the conducting of a “blind tiger” at Reynolds, and the jury was once more excused until yesterday. The third indictment was dismissed. Casto was fined SSO and sentenced to thirty days in jail, but the jail sentence was suspended. On the second indictment he was fined $25. Nearly twentyfive witnesses were on hand for the trial, and a wagon load of booze, including some 600 pints of beer, a barrel of claret wine, etc., seized in the raid on Casto’s place, was brought over the last of the week, to be used as evidence in the cases, and turned over to Sheriff McColly, who, by order of the court, is to destroy all the liquors. So far as the beer is concerned, it is said to have set around in the light for several months and has spoiled for drinking purposes, but to pour the wine and other liquors into the sewer will seem like sacrilege to many thirsty Rensselaer citizens. Yesterday the jury came back, the case of White vs. the H. & D. company being set down for trial, but this case will be dismissed, it is understood, and the jury was excused until today, when the case of Duffy-vs. McCray Grain company is set for trial.

Petition for drain by Wm. Grube, et al. Eugene W. Long and ten others, remonstrate. Clemens Uptmor vs. William H. Barry et al. Court finds for plaintiff. Judgment setting aside conveyance. . Francis M. Walters vs. B. D. McColly. Cause submitted and taken under advisement by the court. Harvey Davisson vs. James Porter and First National Bank of Rensselaer.' Cause set for fourth Saturday conditioned on return of C. G. Spitler. Thos. F. 'Maloney vs. Jesse Kepp et al. Judgment quieting title. Bank of Wheatfield vs. Walter Porter et al. Plaintiff files petition for extension of time as to bill' of exceptions and transcript. Prayer granted and time extended to 120 days for bill, and transcript 120 days from April 2, 1918. Fred Thomas and John C. Lang vs. Fred R. Hine and Edward J. Hine. Continued by agreement for term. Charles J. Smith et al vs. Stewart Craig et al. Judgment quieting title subject to S4OO mortgage in favor of Medaryville State Bank. John W. Beath vs. John B. Tudor. Deposition of Frank McCammon and Ed. Wilson ordered taken at office of John A. Banham at Hartford City, Indiana, on May 1, 9 a. m., on motion of plaintiff. Kennedy & Murphey vs. Henry V. Templeton and Edward H. Hamilton. Judgment for plaintiff for $722.76. Cross-plaintiff dismisses cross-complaint without prejudice. Mary E. Lovell vs W. O. Stoner. Defendant files affidavit for change of venue from court, and names of George A. Williams, A. Halleck and Mose Leopold are suggested from which to pick judge to try cause.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Muy Parts al ths CountrySHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Place*. IN WEST HAMMOND, ILLINOIS The Hammond, Indiana, Denizens Slake Their Thirst. West (Hiammond’s skloons were beseiged yesterday afternoon,. following the <parade, by thousands of thirsty Hoosiers. All streets leading to West Hammond from Hammond were black with men. The saloons were so crowded it was impossible for patrons to get in many of them. The tipplers are not very well satisfied with the average West Hammond saloon. They are dirty, dingy, poorly lighted places and the service is a shame and disgrace, say the drinkers. Many a man who craves toxic stimulant is being cured of his appetite by the lack of accommodations in W. Hammond. “If you, don’t like it get out and go somewhere else,” and “Come on, don't stand there all day; either buy or give someone else a chance,” are some of the slams handed out by the proprietors, stated the injured Indiana camels. —Saturday's Hammond Times.

FIVE LIVES WERE SNUFFED OUT

When Big Four Train Struck Auto Near Lafayette. Five lives were snuffed out in an instant Saturday afternoon at 4:40 o’clock, at she Altamont crossing of the Big Four railroad three miles south of Lafayette when west bound Big Four passenger train No. 19, traveling at a high rate of speed, struck the machine in which were Prof. Charles M. Plank, fifty-eight years of age, of' West Lafayette, principal of the Wea high school; his wife, Amanda Plank, fifty-four; their daughter, Mrs. Ethel Odell, thirty-two, of Gadsden, Alabama, and her two children, Robert Oded, two, and Ralph Odell, six. The party was returning to Lafayette in a Ford touring car and, according to a member of the crew in charge of v the Big Four train, the machine hesitated on the track on which the passenger, which was late, was speeding toward the city, and in a second the tragic scene was enacted. The auto was carried about 300 feet and Mr. and Mrs. Plank sustained fractured skulls and Mrs. Odell and two sons suffered broken necks in the smashup.

Whether Mr. Plank, who was driving, thought he could beat the train across the crossing, became confused, or did not see the passenger speeding at a mile a minute gait, is not known. Mr. Plank, driver of the car, was the father of five sons and two daughters. Mrs. Odell, who was killed-, was the oldest daughter and the other, Amy Plank, has been residing with her parents at their home, 465 Vine street, West Lafayette. The sons are Empry C. Plank, thirty-three years old, of Gadsden, Alabama; Rev. Clayton Plank, tweu-ty-eigbt, of Elkhart, who is doing Y. M. C. A, work at a southern camp; Charles Plank, twenty-seven, Augusta, Georgia; Roscoe Plank, twenty-three, Allentown, Pennsylvania, with the Purdue ambulance unit, and Joseph Plank, a student who lived with his parents. Mr. Plank was well known over the county, having taught school in that vicinity for years. No funeral arrangements will be made until the arrival of the older sons, who are en route home.

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REV. TITUS INJURED IN FRANCE

Former Pastor of Christian Church Stops Hun Bullet. A dispatch in Saturday’s Indianapolis News from Mishawaka, Indiana, said: T “Word has been received here that the Rev. G. W. Titus, of this city, who has been in Y. M. C. A. work in France, has been wounded in action. The dispatch says he was assisting wounded soldiers under fire when hit by a bullet.” Rev. Titus is a former pastor of the Christian church of Rensselaer and is well known to hundreds of people here and in Jasper courity. He but recently went to France. Nothing is known, apparently, as to the nature of his wounds. His many friends here hope that it is not serious.

LETTERS FROM OUR SOLDIERS

Harvey Phillips Writes From France John O’Connor of Kniman has received a letter from Harvey Phillips, who is in the U. S. naval aviation service sfhd at present stationed in France, which we are permitted to publish, together with Mr. O’Connor’s reply thereto: France, March 11, 1918. My dear Friend: — I will write to let you know 1 am doing my bit to get the kaiser. As you well know there was not enough ships for all the men in the navyj I was one of the many that were sent to this country for aviation duty. Of course, when one thinks of aviation, all he thinks of is something that is flying. So far our experience has been to make rocks and dirt fly. Our crew consists of eight men and officers, but our complement will he about 500 when to running full speed. We put~in a full day of ten hours and get three meals and when night comes it finds most of us in bed..

The grub is better perhaps than you had when you were in, and believe me there are none in camp suffering from lack of food. Our daily menu would be something like this: Breakfast-—Oat meal, fresh fruit, spuds, meat, bread, butter and coffee. Dinner —Meat, spuds, corn, string beans, jam, bread and coffee. Supper—Meat, spuds, green peas, bread, butter and coffee. Our meats consist of steak, pork chops, roast pork, roast beef, sausage and corned beef. Spuds are boiled with and without the jackets, mashed and fried. Yesterday we had French fried potatoes. Fruit consists of tinned apples, pears, peaches and prunes. That kind of grub is our regular eats the year round. Prices has nothing to do with it. I have been in the galley for the past three weeks and that means extra work. I had to get up at 4 a. m. and was on the go until 9 every night. But today I was rated storeroom keeper. The Y. M. C. A. is here and with it comes a good place to write and read. The “Y” was fine at home but here it can’t be beat. They gave us boxing gloves, base nails, bats, basket balls, indoor baseballs and lots of other athletic equipment. We get the Paris editions of several States papers and by that means we can see what is going on •in the outside world. You people sure have had a bad winter with plenty of snow and cold weather, besides the coal famine. I suppose most all have observed the wheatless, meatless and

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BIG MASS MEETING AT AIRDOME

The big war meeting under the auspices of the local council of Knights of Columbus will be held at the airdome Thursday evening. May 2. Dean Stanley Coulter of Purdue will be the principal speaker of the evening. No one should miss hearing this eminent speaker. One of the K. of C. secretaries from Camp Taylor, Kentucky, Mr. August Berghoff, will also be His address will be largely a personal message from the boys at camp to the home folks. Arrangements are being made to have the reorganized Rensselaer band furnish music for the occasion.

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Vol. XXI, No. 9

BRITISH AND FRENCH LINES ARE HOLDING

Foe Battling Desperately to Bain Roined City of Ypres. QUIET IN AMERICAN ZONE Haig Reports Efforts of Germans Have Been Fruitless Besides Suffering Heavy Casualties——Enemy Makes Small Gain Near Kemuiel Hill. . Germany’s armies are hurling themselves against a granite wall on three sides of the ruined city of Ypres. After fighting of the most terrific nature, the British and French lines are still intact and the enemy has lost terribly in his repeated assaults against the lines where the allies stand at bay. The objective of the fighting that now is going on is the capture of Ypres, where since 1914 the British have held their positions. Two years ago the allied lines were carried forward and the salient in front of the city was wiped out, but from these positions the British retired a week ago to the trenches where they stood during the terrific fighting in the spring of 1915, when they stopped the Germans in their first drive for the channel ports. o The present battle opened with a bombardment of the British and French lines from Meteren to Voormezeele, a distance of twelve miles. Then came reports of a spread of the fighting around the curve in the line in front of Ypres, until the Belgian armies, north of the city, were involved. Field Marshal Haig’s official report, anxiously awaited, brought the news that the utmost efforts of the Germans had been fruitless all along the line. The field marshal’s statement said that the Teutons • had, paid a great price and had gained virtually nothing. The battle still continues along the front, Put there is little indication .that an immediate withdrawal from Ypres is contemplated by the allies, at least not until they have exacted from the enemy a great sacrifice of human lives.

HEROES THRILL NEW YORK

New York, April 29. —One hundred and five heroes of the French army, members of the famous Chasseurs Alpines corps, nicknamed Blue Devils, who arrived here today, and the fifty veterans of General Pershing’s army who came here yesterday from overseas, gave New Yorkers a series of thrills today. Patriotic fervor reached a high pitch when Pershing’s soldiers, many of them wearing the French war cross, awarded for bravery, marched up Broadway from the battery to the city hall, where they were formally received by Mayor Hylan. After the ceremony they scattered over the city to aid in the Liberty bond campaign. The arrival of the Frenchmen was entirely unexpected. They also came to help the Liberty loan campaign.

HOG PRODUCTION MEETING IN WALKER

A meeting of the hog producers of Walker township will be held on the farm of William Dooley Thursday, May 2, at 2 o’clock, to witness the -beginning of a hog feeding trial to be conducted for the Better Farming association to demonstrate the profit or loss in hog production under present conditions. Prof. John Schwab of Purdue will give a discussion of the most advanced ideas in profitable swine production. All farmers are invited to attend.

LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

April 25, to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Prouty of north of town, a daughter.

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