Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1918 — Page 1

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PASSES SIXTY-THIRD MILESTONE

Mrs. T. F. Warne of Parr was sixty-three years of age last Sunday, and a large number of old friends and neighbors gathered at the Warne home with well-filled baskets of good things to eat and spent the day with her and her Husband. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Babcock, son James, Jr., and Mrs. Moffitt, the aged mothdr of Mr. Babcock: Mr. and Mrs. John E. Alter and grandson, Keith MoAuley; Mr. and Mrs. Fred IlifiC, two daughters, son-in-law, and grandson Fred; Mrs. Mary Cox, Mr. and Mrs. William Myers, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Sanders, Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. S. A. Myers and son, Mr. and Mrs. John Lakin and two daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Sheffer, Mr. and Mrs.- G. L. Thornton and grandson, James Abbott; Miss Lottie Nichols and Mr. and Mrs. Everett Warne. All enjoyed the occasion very much and wished Mrs. Warne many happy returns of the day.

ENORMOUS EARNINGS MADE

By Farmers’ Elevator Company During Past \ T ear. The annual meeting of stockholders of the Rensselaer Farmers’ Elevator company will be held next week, on June 15, The Democrat is informed, and at this time directors will be selected in place of those whose terms of office expire, and it is presumed a complete report of the business of the company for the past year will be made. While the company was at considerable disadvantage at the start and could not dispose of as much stock as desired and therefore incorporated for but $14,000, the net profits on the grain and coal handled during the year have made enormous earnings on the stock, The Democrat is informed. We are told by an officer of the company who is in a position to speak authoritatively that each SSO share of stock is now worth S6B, after pacing .7 per cent interest or divion the stock in one year. In addition to this the stockholders who sold grain to the company received 4% cents per bushel more than market price at the time their grain was sold —or, rather, . a bonus of 4% cents per bushel in addition to the 36 per cent earnings on their stock above the 7 per cent dividend. This stock is taxable, of course, hut the company pays the tax, the same as does a bank on its stock. In other words, the taxes are paid out of the gross earnings. The company also paid an income tax of $2,100 on its net earnings after paying all expenses.

This is certainly a remarkable showing for one year’s business, but conditions were exceptional, in that grain was bought for most part on a Tising market ;right along, and it is probable that the profits on the coal handled by the company considerably more than paid the en* tire operating expenses of the business, as stated at the time stock was being sold, that it had been doing. It is understood that no cash dividend will be declared other than the 7 per cent, but it is the intention to increase the capital stock to $20,000 or $25,000, and a stock divident of about 36 per cent will be declared in r lieu. of cash.

WHO OWNS THE BANK STOCK

list of Stockholders in Jasper County’s Financial Institutions. The following information taken from the 1918 assessment lists, \ showing the capitalization, par value, actual cash value, surplus, undivided profits and dividends paid year by the various banks of Jasper county, together with the names of the stockholders and the amount of stock held by each stockholder, will be of general into readers of The Democrat: TRUST & SAVIXG-S BANK Capital, $100,000; surplus, $lO,000; undivided profits March 1, T9lB, $2,521.69. No dividend declared last year. Par value of etock, $100; actual cash value, $112.52, which would mean earnings of $12.52 per share from Defccember 5, 1917, when bank was to March 1, 1918. B STOCKHOLDERS ®. Frank Alter 5 Geo. M. Babcock . . 1 ®. Besser, Remington 5 H. 1> Brown 5 jjfe-\att . 5 Coen (Chicago) .... 8

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COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. The registration in Newton county totaled seventy-nine men. Fred Tresmer and Alfred Duggleby of Kankakee township were visitors in the city Wednesday. New suits filed: No. 9833. Theodore H. Smith vs. Victor Johnson. Action for specific performance of contract. Marriage licenses issued: June 5, Leonard Harmon Dickinson of Rockford, Illinois, aged 33 July 2 last, carpenter, and Mae Frances Bjlite of Remington, aged 25 May 26 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. One Oliver typewriter No. 3, one each Smith Premier No. 2, No. 4 and No. 10 at bargain prices in The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department. _ Will sell on monthly payments if desired or will take your old typewriter in on for these thoroughly rebuilt ones. ts Victor Hoover, who is attending Rush Medical college .in Chicago, was down Tuesday for a few hours’ visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. I. Hoover, and to register with the Jasper county young men who have become twenty-one since June 5, 1917. Victor has enlisted in the navy and will be called to report about June 28, if he passes the examination O. K. His registration card has been transferred to Chicago and he will be examined there. In the list of new suits filed in Newton county last week, as published in the Kentland Democrat, was “Leon V. Gridley vs. Fern Gridley; action for divorce.’’ The defendant, it is understood, was formerly Miss Ora F. Bruner, formerly of Rensselaer, who was married to Mr. Gridley of near Brook something like one year ago, this being her third marriage, both former marriages having been dissolved by divorce. Mr. Gridley was likewise divorced by his first wife.

THE JURY FAILED TO AGREE

In Case of Bank of Wheatfield vs. Joseph Salrin. The case of Joseph Salrin vs. W. V. Porter and the Bank of Wheatfield vs. Salrin, have been grinding in the Newton circuit court this week, George E. Hershman of Crown Point being Mr. Salrin’s principal attorney. In the former case Mr. Salrin had sued Mr. Porter for a balance due on a stone road contract which Porter had sub-let to Salrin’s son Orvis, who had thrown up the job and the father had to complete the contract. The court here had decided that this money belonged to the elder Salfin, and Porter, to whom it had been paid

by the county as the original contractor, was perfectly walling to pay over the amount, $1,209.34, but did not want to be compelled to pay the amount twice, and the Bank of Wheatfield was trying to get this money to apply on an indebtedness of some $4,000 which Orvis Salrin owed the bank. Therefore Porter paid the money into court at Kent-, land and will let the other parties squabble over it. In the other Salrin case the Bank of Wheatfield was suing Joseph Salrin for some $4,000 which Saljin’s son awed the bank in notes of $14)00, $1,500, SBOO and S7OO, respectively, and on which the elder Salrin wah admittedly an endorser. These particular notes were taken up and merged into a note given by young Salrin, it is alleged, and on which his father’s name also appeared as surety, but which the latter denied having signed and a Jury in the Jasper .circuit court (had so decided in a lease brought by the bank against the Salrins for the collection, thereof. The present case was filed here, but taken to Newton county on change of venue and was heard be-

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 1918

BIG DREDGE REACHES OUTLET

The big dredge on the lower end of the Monon ditch went into the river in White county yesterday, thul practically completing the big job that was tackled nearly six years ago. Construction Commissioner E. C. Williams of Medaryville was here yesterday, and expressed his belief that the big ditch will do the work expected of it. On an inspection trip a few days ago he found several feet of water above the temporary dam back of the dredge, and considers that an indication that the new channel will prove a success. The cut is not quite deep enough at the lower end, but the contractors Lave not yet decided what they will do about it. They may find it necessary to use a dry land machine. The contract for the big ditch was let on February 28, 1912, at $3 64,000 for the 2,990,487 cubic yards of excavation. The work on the upper end and the laterals was done in fair time, but the deep cutting on the lower end, where the channel is nearly a hundred feet wide in some places, has caused much delay, along with changes in sub-contractors , and dredges. The contract price was about 70 per cent of the original estimate, and Mr. Williams states that it will just about pay out with the collection of all the assessments. —Pulaski County Democrat.

HUNDRED ARMY TRUCKS A DAY

To Pass Through Rensselaer Beginning Tomorrow. Ross Ramey, local manager for the Standard Oil company, has received notice from his company that commencing tomorrow one hundred army trucks per day would be driven through Rensselaer for the next thirty-six daye—a total of 3,600 trucks —on their way from Chicago to the seaboard. Mr. Ramey instructed to have plenty of oil and gasoline on hand, as the trucks would stop here over night and take on about 2,000 gallons of gasoline and 100 gallons of cylinder oil here each day. The trucks are supposed to be driven about ninety miles per day, and the drivers are equipped with camping outfit* and camp out each night, Rensselaer being their first camping place after leaving Chicago, and on the second day out they will camp some place near Indianapolis. It is probable that the route selected is from Thayer to Mt. Ayr and thence east to Rensselaer, following the Jackson highway from this city to Indianapolis.

B. F. Fendig, Delos Thompson, C. G. Spitler and L. A. Bostwick, who have been appointed by the National Council a county highway commission and. who have been asked to designate a route through this county to be used by the government, made an inspection tour Wednesday and decided to recommend a route coming from Remington on the main stone road, passing through Rensselaer from College avenue onto Washington street, then north on Cullen street to Clark street, then west on Clark street to Mt. Ayr. From Mt. Ayr the route runs north with two turns to Thayer.

CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS DEAD

The death of Charles W. Fairbanks, former United States senator from Indiana and later vicepresident of the United States, occurred at his home in Indianapolis Tuesday evening after an illness of four weeks. Mr. Fairbanks was sixty-three years of age. One son is with the American forces in France.

fore T. B. Cunningham as special judge. The jury failed to agree and the case will be tried over again. In the case of the Virginia Fertilizer Co. vs. Conrad Kellner, taken from Ja’sper county to Newton on change of venue, judgment was given plaintiff for $315. Charles Bohanan, the young cripple from Lexington, Kentucky, who was charged with robbery and beating up of James Hyer of west of Fair Oaks and had lain in jail here as a prisoner of Newton county, mention of which was made In Wednesday’s Democrat, was found guilty and sentenced to the reI formatory.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SNORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby .Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. WILL MOVE MONON OFFICES Lafayette, June 6.—Announcement was made today that the car accountant's offices of the Monon railroad wopld be moved from Chicago to Lafayette this month. This is in line with the policy of the railroad to Consolidate all its business officafe outside of the passenger department In this city. F. D. Ong is at the head of the department, and. will bring about fifty clerks here.

NINETY POT. WILL RECOVER

Say the Principal Surgeons Caring for American Wounded. Paris, June 7.—Ninety out of every hundred American soldiers wounded in the Catigny battle will recover. This is the judgment of the principal surgeons in the American army medical corps, which is caring for them. The wounded were brought :fwav from the battle line without delay when the battle was at its bitterest. Wounded have been brought to American hospitals in the neighborhood of Paris, both from Catigny and Veuilly wood.

PRO-GERMAN GETS TWO YEARS

Indianapolis, June 6. Henry Wolf, sixty-one years of age, a naturalized citizen of German birth and a justice of the peace in Laporte county, today pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with irregularities in (making out questionnaires for men subject to conscription, was sentenced to' two years in the federal prison at Atlanta, Georgia, by Judge A. B. Anderson in the United States district court here. Wolf was alleged to havfe made the remark that he was “doing more for the kaiser than any man in his neighborhood.”

NINETY-SEVEN ARE REGISTERED

Nearly 100 Men Have Become of Age Since June 5, 1017. Wednesday was registration day for all men who have become of age since the selective draft registration of June 5, 1917, and ninety-seven registered in Jasper county. Of this number several are already in the service through enlistment, and a large per cent of the remainder will be placed in class 1. Following are the names of those registering Wednesday: Floyd V. Jones, Medaryville. Ernest L. Bachman,Pleasant Ridge Ernest R. Beaver, Pleasant Ridge. Gerald Edwin Gifford, Rensselaer. Charles Otto Tilton, Wheatfield. Amiel Hotler, Goodland. Claude Wiseman, Wheatfield. Harry Ivan Stembel, Wheatfield. John F. Mutter, Collegeville. Donald Guild Prevo, Medaryville. Berger Arvesen, Wheatfield. Geo. John Niekamp, Coldwater, 0.

Lemuel Leonard Braddock,Wheatfield. Chas. Elijah Williams, Rensselaer. Virgil Fleet Rude, Fair Oaks. Victor Boud Hoover, Rensselaer. Bert Franklin Bennett,Wheatfield. Everett Ray Fidler, Rensselaer. Richard Earl Gratner, DeMotte, Orville Hanaway, DeMotte, Teddie Edward Keen, Gifford. Carl Paul Trump, Fair Oaks. Ira Albert Hurley, Rensselaer. Chas. I. Kosta, Fair Oaks. Lou yd Earl Hansford, Gifford. Win. Ernest Eiglesbach, Rensselaer. Frank John Gariach, Tefft. Victor Peregrine, Tefft. Dale Edward Thurlow, Rensselaer. Clarence Lawrence, Tefft. Chas. Franklin Kepner, Rensselaer. John Frederick Ahlemeier, Tefft. Elmer Morgan Davis, Tefft. C. Ray Wesner, Wheatfield. Owen Simons, Rensselaer. Peter Nannenga, DeMotte. Ray C. Israel, Rensselaer.

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SPECIAL. MEETING C. O. P. There will be a special meeting of members of Rensselaer Court No. 418, C. 0. F., at Parodhial School hall at 8:30 a. m., Sunday, June 9. All .members urged to be present,--!*. C. RAMP, Rec. Sec.

DR. ZARING AN ABLE SPEAKER

The graduating exercises of tjie Monnett School for Girls were held at the Methodist church Thursday evening. Seven girls comprised the graduating class. In the absence of Dr. Gwin, Rev. ,E. W. Strecker acted as chairman. Dr. George W. Switzer of Lafayette offered the invocation and presented the diplomas. The address of the evening was delivered by Dr. E. Robb Zaring, editor of the Northwestern Christian Advocate, of Chicago. The speaker used for his theme, “The Art of Living.’ It was a thoughtful, eloquent and very practical address, well suited to the occasion. This institution is one that the community may well be proud of. Its splendid work will attract to it many substantial friends who will secure for it a large circle of influence.

LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

June 6, to Mr. and Mrs. William Simons, in the north* part of town, a daughter. June 6, to Mr. and Mrs. O. B, Roy of west of town, a son.

IS YOUR NAME WRITTEN HERE?

List of Those 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 tho date on the label of their paper is changed. Those indicated by an * are lew subscribers: Mrs. Laura Michael, Monte Vista, Colo. P. W. Clarke, Rensselaer C. E. Prior, Rensselaer Matt Worden, Rensselaer Geo. F. Meyers, Rensselaer A. F. ,Long, Rensselaer Robert Jordan, McCoysburg W. F. Reynolds, Lark, N. D. Mrs. Vivian Boicourt, Rensselaer C. F. Stackhouse, Rensselaer, R-2 S. A. Austin, Wheattteld Louis W. Misch, Wheatfleld, li-1 Louis M. Misch, Camp Taylor, Ky. S. S. Shedd, Rensselaer *H. J. Murray, Hammond, Ind. J. B. Thompson, Remington C. W. Beaver, Rensselaer, R-4 J. J. Lawler, Chicago S, J. Ash, Rensselaer, R-4

BURIAL YESTERDAY MORNING

Of Frank Hanley, Formerly of Rensselaer, Who Died Tuesday. Frank Hanley, who underwent an operation in Wesley hospital in Chicago a week ago last Monday for cancer of the bowels, died Tuesday afternoon and the burial was made yesterday morning at Mount Olivet cemetery in Chicago, his brother, Judge Charles W. Hanley, and wife of this city attending the funeral. Mr. Hanley was horn in Hanging Grove township fifty-six years ago May 8 last, and was, the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hanley. He lived in this county up until about twenty-five years ago when he removed to Chicago, where he had since resided. Previous to moving to that city he had resided in Rensselaer for some eight or ten years, being engaged in the livery business here during that time. He was married to Miss Emma Martin of Rensselaer, who, with six children, four sons and two daughters, survive him. One of these, sons—all of whom have reached their majority—James F. Hanley, is .a music writer of considerable note and is the composer of the music of the song“ Indiana,” which has a national reputation and is as popular among the American soldiers as is “Tipperary” with the English Tommies. James is now in France. Another son is in the army and two sons and the two daughters’ the youngest of the latter being some fourteen years of age, are at home. Mr. Hanley’s illness dates back only about three months, and his death is great shock to the family, relatives and friends. In addition to the wife and children he leaves two brothers, Judge Charles W. Hanley of Rensselaer and Ord Hanley of Gary, also one sister, Mrs. Lester A. Sayers of Valparaiso. IHfls parents have both been dead for several years. %

SPECIAL NOTICE

All members of the Gifford I. O. O. F. lodge. No. 779, are requested to be present at the meeting on Saturday, June 8, at lodge hall. Urgent business. —CHAS. BRITT, Secretary.

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U. S. MARINES DRIVE TEUTONS BACK TWO MILES

Americans Attack Foe in Chateau Thierry Sector and Win Heights. TAKE OVER 100 PRISONERS Yankees Make Second Attack and Germans Are Forced to Throw Three More Divisions in the Line —New Battle Raging. With the American Army in Picardy. .Tune 7. —American marines attacked the Germans at dawn Thursday morning npd gained three and a liulf kilometers (over two miles) over a four-kilometer front and captured more than 1(H) prisoners in the Chateau Thierry sector. Tire French attacking at the same time on the left took 1(10 prisoners. The Americans now hold all the important high ground northwest of Chateuu Thierry. New Battle Raging. The marines again attacked at five o’clock yesterday afternoon and the battle is still raging. The light started at 3:45 o’clock Thursday morning and the Americans had attained all their objectives by 7:45 o'clock.

The Americans have been pressing the Germans so hard that the enemy lias been forced to throw three new divisions of hjs best troops in live line during the last three days. The Americans sang and whistled “Yankee Doodle” and cheered as they wont over tin; top. They made their way swiftly through the German dead! that lay strewn in No Man’s Land. 1 Prisoners Tired of War. In addition to prisoners, the Anieri-i cans cnpturotfi ten machine guns. Ger-' man prisoners said they had not been* fed for four days owing to the deadly' fire from the French and American guns which prevented the bringing up' t)f supplies. * These Germans were without hel-i diets. They were tlred of the war.! They hud been told that the British opposed them, ns their commanders! were afraid to let them know that it' was the Americans. The Germans were cleared out oft Veullly wood also by the Americans, whose guns were thundering against! die enemy last night. Struggle Near Torey. The fiercest lighting was in progress it last reports neat* Torey, which llesj about two und u half miles east of Veuilly. The French attack was to straighten out the American line, and it was 1 i brillant performance. In (ids they were assisted by the American forces. American Infantry cleaned out one group of thirty-live Lilians, who were mounted.

“Don’t let one escape,” shouted u big American. All but one wus killed; be was captured. Soon after the attack the Americans jarrled hill 142 (about two-thirds of a mile south of Tofey), the highest point in this vicinity, and swept on and stopped at the foot In a wheat* Qeld on the other side, from where they raked the Germans with machine guns. One entire enemy machine gun company was almost annihilafed.

Huns Wear French Uniforms. The Germans had donned French uniforms, but the Americans, forewarned, poured volleys of fire Into them. One German soldier had 32 wounds. Among those captured were two officers. The Americans advanced In a solid phalanx, their strong determined faces and great physique gave an' inspiration to their gallant French comrades, who now regard them with brotherly affection. On Tuesday the Americans faced a Saxon division; on Wednesday a guard division; today a crack Prussion division and also a battalion of famous Jaeger sharpshooters. The Americans .caught one scouting party of eight sharpshooters and killed them all. Fight Like Tigers. The Americans are like tigers. Their commanders have all they can do to hold the men back. Even the wounded! nre enthusiastic *and eager to fight. They are proud of their wounds. A general who visited a field dressing station said he was elated by the sight U. 8. Valor Stirs French to Ecstasy. Washington, June 7. —In addition to telling of American operations near Toni and Lnneville, General Pershing’s communique includes a French official report on American participation in

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