Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1918 — Page 1

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PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY

Candidates for District, County and Township Offices to Be Named. The primary elections in Indiana will be held next Tuesday, when delegates to the state convention and candidates for district, county and township offices will be voted for. It is not probable that a very large vote will be cast except that where there are opposing candidates on the same ballot the former will make an effort to get out every vote possible. Voters who have not yet registered may register with the election boards at the primary at their respective precincts and the primary will be conducted along the same general lines as the general election. A full list of the candidates to be voted for, together with the location of the polling places and the hours that the polls will be open, have been published in The Democrat and should be familiar to all voters.

A NEAR TRAGEDY ENACTED

Only Bad Markmanship Prevented Fatal Shooting Affray. Charles Marlin of Rensselaer, ■who has figured in the police court records several times on intoxication charges, is confined in the county jail in default of SI,OOO bonds on the charge of shooting at Nightwatch Critser at an early hour Thursday morning. It is alleged that Marlin and some companions drove over to Beaverville, Illinois, a little town just over the line in our sister state, which has become quite no- . torious since Indiana has gone dry and is the nearest “wet” station from Rensselaer, and had probably filled up on booze to a considerable extent. Mr. Critser went down to the Central garage after the party had returned about 2 o’clock Thursday morning and in conversation with Marlin, who is said to bear a grudge against the nightwatch who ’ had arrested him On numerous occasions heretofore, hot words were exchanged and Mr. Critser ordered Marlin to go home. The latter left the office and later, when Mr. Critser also left and started up town, Marlin, who had been laying in wait for him, assaulted Critser with a brickbat, striking him on the head and cutting quite a gash therein. Marlin then ran away, according to Critser, and the latter came on up to Van Rensselaer street

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MRS. JOSEPH FRANCIS PASSES AWAY

Mrs. Joseph Francis, Sr., died at about 4:30 Thursday afternoon at her home in the south part of town after an illness of several months. She was born in Ohio, August 12, 1542, and was therefore sixty-five years, four months and twenty days •f age at the time of her death. She leaves a husband and several •hildren. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the house, conducted by Rev. Ade of Mt. Ayr, and burial made in Weston cemetery.

CELEBRATES 85TH BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY

Mrs. E. J. Richardson, the aged mother of Mrs. C. W. Postill. was eighty-five years old Thursday and the occasion was celebrated by having a number of her old lady friends take dinner with her. Among those present were Mrs. Peter Rhoades, Mrs. J. M. Wasson. Mrs. Henry Wood, Mrs. James Yeoman, Mrs. Orville Lambert, Mrs, Smith Newell, Mrs. John Lonergan, Mrs. C. E. Maxwell, Mrs. Kate Rowen, Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Strecker, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Paxton and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lonergan.

WE TOP THE MARKET.

May 4.- —The Fancy Produce Market pays the highest price for your produce. They are open on Wednesday and Saturday evenings until <» o’clock. Prices today are: Butterfat 45c. eggs 29c, hens 23c. young chickens 15c and old roosters 12c.—C. E. PRIOR. Prop.

BOX SOCIAL

The Ladies’ Aid society of North Star church will give/a box supper at No. 1 school house on Thursday evening. May 9. Everybody invitted. Ladies please bring boxes, m-9

GOURI HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

hitorostiniPininphsFrainthi Vinous Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. * 1 ■— The county council, county commissioners and county board of education will meet Monday. Remember that next Monday is the very last day to pay the spring installment of taxes to avoid delinquency and having penalty added. There were ten marriage licenses issued last month, against fourteen for the preceding month and twelve for the corresponding month of 1917. Jasper county’s subscriptions to the Third Liberty loan have now reached $4 25,000 and it is possible that they will go to $450,000. Our minimum allotment was $170,000. Marriage licenses issued: May 1, George A. Miller of Wheatfield, aged 34 December 21 last, laborer, . and Mabie Harriet Jones, (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Jones, formerly of Rensselaer) also of Wheatfield, aged 19 October 13 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each: Married in the clerk’s office by Mayor C. G. Spitler.

New suits filed: No. 8929. Frank C. Eh'ans vs. Everett Halstead et al, Action to foreclose mortgage. Demand $15,000. No. 8930. Joseph Salrin vs. Bank of Wheatfield; action for damages growing out of notes given to defendant bank by Orvis Salrin, a son of plaintiff, and on which the bank alleged plaintiff was surety. Demand $15,000. The liquors brought here from White county to be used in evidence against Clint Casto, charged with conducting a blind tiger at Reynolds, and who entered a plea of guilty on two of the indictments and was fined SSO and $25, respectively, and costs, and the liquors ordered destroyed by the court, were emptied into the Iroquois river Wednesday by Sheriff McColly. Peter DeGroot and Lewis James Williams of Remington, John Terborg of Keener township and Freddie G. Lange of Wheatfield, four Jasper county conscripts called to Ft. Thomas, Kentucky, in response to an official call from the government, left for that place Wednesday. Young Williams was in Missouri at the time and went direct from there to Ft. Thomas. Rensselaer was full of Republican candidates for office Wednesday. Among the number was Dwight M. Kinder of Gary, who is a candidate for renomination for joint senator for the counties of Lake, Porter, Jasper and Newton. Kinder may run well in Lake county. where it used to be almost complete ostracism for a candidate for office to oppose the liquor traffic either by word or deed, but he was lined up too closely with thesse interests, it is said, in the last legislature to receive a very hearty support in the dry counties of Jasper and Newton. iH® Republican opponent. William Brown of Hebron, also Burke Walker of Fowler, who is seeking the toga of W. L. Wood for joint representative of Benton, Jasper and Newton ocunties, were also looking after their interests before the primaries next Tuesday. (C. O. Holmes, also of Gary and likewise a Republican candidate for joint senator, was looking after his fences here Thursday. Through some error some place Mr. Holmes’ name was not included in the list of candidates published in the official list, but* his name appears on the Republican ballot.

IMPORTANT MEETING

of the Sunday school workers 'pf Jasper county, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the Christian church in Rensselaer. E. H. Hasemeier of Richmond, president of the Indiana State Sunday School association, will be present. COME.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1318

THE HIGH SCHOOL PLAY

Will Be Presented Tonight at the Gaiety Airdome. The annual high school play was given last night and will be repeated tonight at the Gaiety airdome. The play given this year is entitled “A Strenuous Life,” and is chock full of vim from beginning to end. Following is the cast of characters: Tom Harrington, football captain Paul Beam Reginald Black, his chum...... Harry McColly Byron Harrington, father of son .Jackson Freeland James Roberts, a freshman . lay Dee Roth William Ernest James a new professor from Stanford ..George Hbover Dan Davenant, from the hills. . . .Leonard Gourley Prof. Magee, director of th? “gym” 'Laurence McLain Nugata, “Good, honest, intelligent Japanese school girl” . Elizabeth Witham Dawley, a collector. Paul Brusnahan Mrs. Wiggins, the landlady Opal Robinson Marian Devenant... .Bernice Long Ruth Thornton, Mrs. Wiggins’ niece Thelma Martindale Dulice Harrington, Tom’s sister from high school Elizabeth King Widow Maguire, the widow Faustine West

HELPING THE BOYS IN SERVICE

Knights of Columbus Work for All Regardless of Creed. ... -< Letters from Indiana boys in army training camps to their home jye making it plain that in the excitment of departures for “over there,’’ the religious spirit in youth is rising with the enthusiasm to serve under Old Glory, and, while there is much uncertainty as to time of departure and final destination, the soldier boys make spiritual as well as physical preparation for leaving camp. Thousands of unconverted, as well as converted, young men hold prayerful conferences with chaplains, Y. M. C. A. and Knights of Columbus secretaries. Protestant boys are supplied, with New Testaments, Catholic boys receive scapulars, rosaries and Sacred Heart badged, while on their identification tags are stamped. the words, “Send for a priest.’’ The . soldiers leave camp thoroughly imbued with the thought that one of two things will happen to them: They ivill either return to their mothers back home or they will

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BODY BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL

The remains of Daniel S. Pillars, the former Rensselaer old soldier who died at the soldiers’ home at Lafayette Sunday, were brought to Rensselaer Wednesday evening and taken to the Crockett cemetery for burial, Rensselaer vets acting as pall bearers, and Rev. Strecker conducting the brief ceremonies at the grave. The funeral proper was held at Frapkton, to which place the remains were taken overland from Lafayette. Mr. Pillars was born in Carroll county, Ohio, April 14, 1841, and at the time of his death was seventysix years* eleven months and fourteen days of age. Deceased was an .uncle of J. P. Hammond, Mrs. M. I. Adams and Mrs. G. L. Thornton. Those accompanying the body were the widow, of Frankton, and the son, Alfred Pillars of lowa City, lowa.

IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE, SAYS JAMES BRITT

James Britt was in from Barkley township Wednesday and settled for his seed corn ad and had same discontinued. He sold every bushel of the corn he had to spare and could have sold several hundred bushels more as a result of his advertising in The Democrat. This want ad, which cost him but $1 for the four weeks it ran, brought him replies from all over this section of the state and some from Illinois, he stated, and he was more than pleased with the results. Those who are not using The Democrat’s Want Ad column in a similar way are neglecting golden opportunities, as the scores of well-pleased patrons who have tried it will cheerfully testify.

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GENERAL AND “STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Ci tie* and Towns —Matters of Minor Mention From Many Place*. CHILI) WELFARE CONFERENCE To Be Held in Indianapolis on Thursday, May 0. A conference on child welfare will be held in the assembly room of the Claypool hotel, Indianapolis, Thursday, May 9, under the auspices of the Woman’s Section of the State Council of Defense. An invitation is extended to every individual especially interested in conserving and bettering the childhood of our country. The list of speakers includes representatives not only of Indiana child welfare agencies, public and private, but of two great national organizations which are concerning themselves with the welfare of the home, the Children’s Bureau and the American Red Cross. The meeting is an opportunity for us to hear what these experts have to tell us, and to become better acquainted with each other and more familiar with the state’s resources for dealing with child problems. At the morning session, Thursday’, May 9, at 9:30, Dr. Horace Ellis will preside and a program of short talks will be given regarding the relations of the school to the child.

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YES, JOE HAS “COME ACROSS”

And Will Continue to Do So as Long as It Is Necessary. Joseph Kosta of Union township, a native of Bohemia but now as patriotic a citizen as we have in Jasper county, recently received a letter from his nephew, Stanley J. Lane of Newton township, who is now stationed at, Camp Meade, Maryland, and in it Stanley wrote as to what the soldiers from home thought about the Third Liberty load. He said: “A SSO bond will buy me one ttench knife, five rifle grenades, fourteen hand grenades; a SIOO bond will clothe me or feed me for eight months; a SIOO and a SSO bond will clothe and equip me and keep me in France for a year. Some subscriber may want to know that he has made the above possible. If you have purchased to yoUr greatest possible extent, pass this on to some one else. Every one of us needs some one behind providing the money and the tools. I am 'going across,’ you ‘come across,’ ” In reply Joe wrote: “Dear Soldier Nephew—Your letter received and was pleased to hear from you. I ‘come across,’ you are ‘going across;’ keep on going and I with the other 1 10,000,000 liberty loving people will keep on ‘coming.’ I came across. Bought $1,700 of Liberty bonds so far and promise to keep on coming with every drive to the limit of my means. When 1 arrived in Rensselaer Ihirty-seven

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COMMITTEES FOR K. OF C. DRIVE

The following county and township committees have been appointed for the K. of C. war drive beginning April 5 and continuing up to and including April 12: General chairman, E. P. Honan; campaign manager, T. M. Callahan; financial chairman, Mathew Worden; publicity manager, Lon Healy; lists chairman, Joseph Hallagan; preliminary manager, Ed. Lane. Marion, Ed. Lane; Wheatfield, M. Delahanty; Gillam, John P. Ryan; Keener, William Grube: Barkley, T. M. Walter; Walker, M. Jungles: Union, J. EL Murphy; Newton, E. Myres and W. B. Walter; Jordan, Joseph Kolhoff; Hanging Grove, Charles Brusnahan and John R. Phillips; Milroy, Arnold Luers and George Sheets. The townships in the southern part of the county will be covered by the official war committee of Sacred Heart parish of Remington. On this committee are the following: Mr. Nichols Wagner, Mr. Dluzak and Mr. Mathews. Mrs. M. E. Drake will have charge of the various committees of women t<J be appointed in the different [townships. The committees will be published later.

MRS. AUGUST BERNHART DEAD

Wife of Carpenter Township Farmer Died Following an Operation. Mrs. August Bernhart of near Remington, who underwent an operation at the county hospital on Friday night of last week and had since been in a critical condition, passed away at the hospital quite suddenly Wednesday evening. She leaves a husband, two sons, George and Harry Bernhart, and one daughter, Mrs. Paul Weiss. She was a highly respected lady and her death was a great shock to her many friends. The remains were taken to her late home and the funeral will be held from the M. E. church in Remington at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon.

NOTICE TO LIBERTY GUARDS

All men enrolled for the new company of Liberty Guards at Rensselaer, and all others interested, are requested to meet at the drill hall Sunday evening at 6 o’dock sharp, for the purpose of electing officers.—J. M. SAUSER, Organizer.

IS YOUR NAME WRITTEN HERE?

List of Those Who Have Paid Subscription Accounts During Week. Foljowing are the names of those who have paid their subscription for The Democrat since last Saturday’s issue and, 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 iew subscribers: z August Bernhart, Remington, R-3 L. Alson, Remington, R-4 F. E. Schroer, Rensselaer, R-2 Chas.. W. Ulm, Remington, R-4 Henry Gushwa, Brook Wm. Gushwa, Goodland D. H. Yeoman, Rensselaer Isaac Saidla, Rensselaer Wm. Hershman, Medaryville, RR EdWard Peregrine, with A. E. F. ♦Jas. E. Stowers, Parr, R-l Henry Ploutz, Fowler John Nesius, Remington, R-4 Everett McCleary, Parr, R-l Orval Hitchings, McCoysburg. R-l B. Maienbgook, Rensselaer, R-4 J. A. Knowlton, Mitchell, 8. D. Joseph Graham, Jr., Remington Mrs. Ella Johnson, Lee P. T. Robinson, McCoysburg. R-l ♦Frank Antcliff, Goodland, R-l S. C. Irwin, Rensselaer Clarence Hurley,. Wheatfield, R-l ♦J. H. Kimberlin, Rossville, 111.

THIRTY-SIXTH COMMENCEMENT

Of the Rensselaer High School Now Occupies the Limelight. Following is a program of commencement week of the Rensselaer high school, together with the names of the graduates, the largest class ever graduated: May 2—Class night, high school auditorium, 8 p. m. May 3 and 4—Senior class play. Gaiety theater, 8 p. m. May s—Baccalaureate services, Christian church, 8 p. m. May 6—Senior-Junior reception. Armory, 8:15 p. m. May 7—Commencement, high school auditorium, 8 p. m. May B—Alumni8 —Alumni Liberty lunch, Methodist church, 6:30 p. tn. Alumni reception, Armory, 8:30 p. m. Class Members Arnott, Paul HL Beam, Paul Brusnahan, Edwin Benson, Emma H. Clarke, M- Russell Carr, Grace Lenore Freeland, Jackson M. Gourley, Leonard R. Harris, Marie I. Halleck, Charles A. Hoover, George Huntington, Ira L. , Iliff, Ray Johnson, Worth B. Kight, Dorsey W’illiam King, Elizabeth M. King, Walter C. Karr, Esther , Long, Bernice G. Martindale, Thelma M. McAleer, Irene Velora McLain, Laurence R. McColly, Harry A. Potts, Orie Charles Pullins, Ronald E. Parkinson, Helen Catharine Robinson, Opal A. Rhoads. Edwin P. Rush, Mildred Rachael Roth, Jay Dee Rains, Linnie Bird Sage, Harold M. Schultz, Walter Swaim, Leonard Tilton, Thelma Warren, Stuart E, Weiss, Harold Charles Witham, Elizabeth E. Wasson, William H. - Waymire, 'Hattie " West, Faustine Dyle Weging, Marie

DEMOCRATIC DISTRICT CONVENTION

o The Democratic county chairmen of the several counties of the Tenth congressional district of the state

Vol. XXI, No. 10

FRENCH VICTORS AT TWO POINTS

Foch's Troops Win at Amiens and Picardy-Take Prisoners LULL ON TWO BATTLEFIELDS Germans Enable to Continue Drive Following Defeat Southeast of Y'pres—Reserves Exhausted and Boys Are Called.

GERMANS UNEASY London, May 3. —There is grave uneasiness in Germany ' over the news from the east ' where apparently the Germans shortly will be confronted with ' overwhelming difficulties that will shatter the whole fabric of the Brest-Litovsk peace, says an Amsterdam dispatch to the Daily Express. From Finland to the Ukraine, there is ever increasing opposition to German oppression. Vienna reports, it is added, say that most of the Ukrainian crops were ruined by the peasants, who would rather starve than feed the Germans.

Paris, May 3.—French troops have gained ground on two sectors beforei Amiens, in Picardy. An attack wus delivered against the* Germans in Baune wood, near the village of Mailly-Raineval, 12 miles# sontheast of Amiens. After fighting at close quarters, the Germans were thrown entirely out of the wood. They left 30 prisoners and five machine guns in the hands of the French. A similar assault was made by the French in Hangard wood, just north of the village of Hangard-En-Santerre, on the left side of the River Luce. The French made an "appreciable advance." ’ The French also hold the western: portion of Hangard, and are making the German position In the eastern portion exceedingly uncomfortable. Enemy Artillery Active. London. May 3.—The German artillery became active this morning In tha Vlllers-Bretonneue sector on ’ th« Amiens front and in the neighborhood of Merris on the Flanders front, 1® announced officially. The statement reads: "A raid which the enemy attempted In the neighborhood of Hebuterae was repulsed. Except for thß usual artillery activity on both sides there la nothing to report.” "The enemy's artillery developed) considerable activity this morning Its the Villers-Bretonneux sector and In the neighborhood of Merris. Some activity was shown also during the night in the Arras, Lens and St. Venant sectors. No Infantrv action is reported.” Lull in Battle Continues. With the reports from the French war office and from Field Marshal -Haig showing almost complete Inactivity on both the Somme and Flanders battlefields, observers here ar» speculating on how many more, men the German higher command will be willing to risk In costly offensive operations.

Using New Classes. Not the least interesting of these bits of information is a dispatch from. British headquarters in France, which says: "The German field depots are being . heavily drawn upon to replace recent r casualties. The Thirteenth German reserve division has just received ’a company of 250 boys of the 1919-20 class, who had only eight weeks’ training, and were not to be put into the fighting unless absolutely necessary. But the fact that they are now in the division in the battle line suggests the anticipation that they may have to be used.” Coupled with this is the statement given circulation here and attributed to a source of authority, that the Germans have suffered casualties amounting narly to 900.000 men since Hindenburg and Ludendorff began their offensive oh March 21 which was to crush the power of the allies.

of Indiana, and all who are interested in the welfare of the Democratic party, will meet in convention at Rensselaer, Jasper county, Indiana, on Tuesday, May 14, 1918, at 2 o’clock p. m., for the purpose of electing a district chairman, vice chairman, secretary and treasurer, and snch other officers and committees as may be deemed just and proper, and for the transaction of any other business which may properly be brought before said convention.