Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1918 — Page 1
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COPIOUS RAINS FELL THURSDAY
Drought Broken by General Rains Both Afternoon and Night. Several showers Of rain came Thursday afternoon and evening in the vicinity of Rensselaer, followed by a general rain about midnight in which nearly an inch of water fell, breaking -the drought, which had reached a stage where rain was needed badly for oats and pasture, also for garden truck and potatoes. The latter rain was accompanied by considerable lightning and a heavy wind, but aside from blowing down a few cherry trees and breaking off branches of shade trees, knocking down the wheat and oats to some extent, no particular damage is reported Ijere. R. D. Thompson, in whose agency insurance was carried by Alfred Lowman, now of near Hebron, was informed that Lowman’s barn had been struck by lightning and two cows killed. The barn was not set on fire, however.
DWELLING DESTROYED BY FIRE
Oil Stove Explodes and House and Contents Burned. The former Clift property on College avenue, now owned by Charles Battleday and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Bowen and family of four small children, was totally destroyed by fire starting from an oil stove at about 7 o'clock Thursday morning. Mr. Bowen, who is employed at the Main garage, had got his breakfast and gone to work.' Mrs. 'Bowen had put over some water on an oil stove for a washing which she was doing for other parties and had gone over to Guy Hudson's, a neighbor’s, for a moment, when one of the two small children which were up mn over and told her the stove was on fire. She hurried home but just before, reaching the house the stove exploded, throwing burning oil all about the kitchen. She called to two of the children who were upstairs in bed. One of them came r <l«jwn but the other became confused, •and she rushed up the stairs, bringing the child down through the flames, receiving a number of burns in doing so. Before the fire company could reach the scene and get a stream of water playing on the fire the house and all its coi«~ tents were almost totally consumed. The family had nothing left but the clothes on their lack, and subscription papers were circulated during the day and a goodly sum raised for their benefit. The dwelling was insured but the contents were not covered, the family moving her j a few from Winaipac and having failed to have the policy on their effects transferred.
JOHN K. GOWDY PASSES AWAY
Former Resident of Jasper County Dies at Home in Rushville. John K, Gowdy, formerly United States consul-general at Paris and prominent in Republican polities in Indiana for many years, died at his home in Rushville last Tuesday, aged seventy-four years. Mr. Gowdy was born in Rush county but when he was six years of age his parents moved to Jasper county and the family resided in west of Rensselaer some miles for several years and resided there when John K. enlisted in the war of the rebellion in 1862, at the age of eighteen years. He wa? a member of Cor-*L. sth Indiana volunteer cavalry, and enlisted at Lafayettg July 17, 1862. His father, Adam 4 M. Gowdy, was a delegate to the constitutional convention which met at Corydon (then the state capital), and was a mdmber of the legislature that ratified the first constitution «of Indiana in 1851, having been elected to the legislature from the district then composed of Jasper, Pulaski and White counties. Jasper county then included all the territory now comprising Jasper and Newton counties. After the close of the Civil war John K. returned to Rush county where he was married in 1867, and followed the occupation of farming for many years. ' He gained much prominence in the McKinley campaign of 1896 and was later appointed U. S. consul-general to Paris by President McKinley.
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COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF
Iftiristißi Paragraphs From tin Varins Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. The county commissioners will meet in regular monthly session next Monday. No, 8941. Kathryn B. Casey vs. David R. Todd, et al; action to quiet title. No. 8942. James C. and Wilson A. Clark vs. Clifford Melvin Clark, et al; petition to sell real estate. Marriage licenses issued: June 26, Chester James Miller of Rensselaer, aged 23 May 23 last, farmer, and Edith Pearl McConahay, also of Rensselaer, aged 22 September 17 last. First marriage for each. Judge Hanley, while at Chicago the first of the week, ‘’found" a coffee mill somewhere along the road and brought it home with him to drive back and forth to his farrri just north of town. It seems to answer the purpose and saves the Court's Hudson for pleasure riding.
The 95 new registrants in Jasper county had not been given numbers up to yesterday, the local board having been informed that numbers would be furnished them later, therefore the drawing list published elsewhere in The Democrat should be preserved for future reference and the registrants can determine the order in which they will be drawn, after the numbers are assigned. by referring to this list. No numbers above 99 will apply to registrants in Jasper county: .In the reclassification of registrants, 7« more men were placed in class 1. and this class will be exhausted before the later registrants will be called. J. J. Montgomery and Deputy Sheriff John Robinson returned Thursday evening from Indianapolis, Where they had gone Tuesday afternoon with Harrison Lytle of southeast of town, the young man who failed to show up here to go with the other Jasper couuty boys to Casxp Sherman, and whom the officers went out after. Young Lytle who is twenty-six years of age and should have a litte common sense* of his own, seemed quite penitent and said that he had been wrongly advised by his parents, or he would cot have done as he had. Mr. Montgomery felt that it would be better to make a soldier of him than a federal prisoner, and personally interceded for him before the U. S. district attorney, who turned the matter over to an officer at Fort Benjamin Harrison, where Mr. Montgomery again interceded and, after giving the young man a Severe lecture he was allowed to be sent to Camp Taylor. Kentucky, for military instruction. He promised Mr. Montgomery to write his parents and tell them the error of their way of thinking and endeavor to impress upon them a respect for the government under which they live.
AGED LADY DIED THURSDAY
SiMer-in-Law of Decedent Xow Lies at the Point of Death. Mrs. Rebecca -Robinson, who had been in the county hospital since February 28, when she fell at the home of her son, John Robinson, in Ranging Grove township and fractured her hip, died Thursday morning about 5 o’clock at the age of eighty-five years. The funeral was held at the McCoysburg school /bouse yesterday afternoon at 3:30, services being conducted by Rev. J. B. Fleming of the Presbyterian ch&reh, and burial made in the Osborne cemetery. She is survived by three sons, John of Hanging Grove township; Marion of Taft, California, and Charley of Mitchell, South JJakota; also three daughters, Mrs. L. H. Hamilton of this city, Mrs. Clarence Maxwell of Jordan township, and Mrs. Landrum of Taft, California- Her tnisband, George R. Robinson, preceded ter in death
THE TWICE-A-WEEK
RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1918
about six years ago. Mary Ann Robinson, a sister-in-law of deceased and about the same age, is lying in- a critical condition at the home of ( her daughter, Mrs. John Phillips, at McCoysburg.
BIG CHURCH RALLY SUNDAY
The second annual big U. B. day will occur at the Mt. Zion church in Washington township, Newton county, tomorrow, June 30. A great time is promised. Dr. P. M. Camp of Dayton, Ohio, is to be the speaker of the day, and he comes well recommended as being a great platform orator. The services include a union Sunday school service at 10 o’clock, and over 600 are expected at this service in the Sunday school. Then will follow the regular services at 11 a. m. and 2:30 p. m. The Brook orchestra has been secured to furnish music throughout the day. A big picnic dinner at noon will bring together old friends and neighbors.. Last year many from Jasper county were there and this year no doubt many •more wilj. attend.
OIL INSPECTOR HONAN AGAIN
Supreme Court Upholds Appointments of Barrett Deputies. By the unanimous decision on Thursday of the supreme court of .Indiana holding that the oil inspectors and deputies appointed by State Geologist Barrett, Democrat, are.,entitled to hold their office end thaL the appointees made by Governor Goodrich must step aside. E. P. Honon of this city again takes up his duties as deputy oil inspector for this, district. The Democrat understands that the old-deputies—at least.those who had up their bonds—will be entitled to all the fees they would otherwise have earned since they were ousted by Governor Goodrich, amounting perhaps in Mr. Honan's case, to nearly $3,000. As the supreme court stands two DemocratsAo three Republicatis, and the decision was unanimous, it cannot be said that the court was biased. The holding of the court is to the effect that Adam Felker is entitled to the office of state supervisor of oil inspector as against Caldwell. The court in holding that Felker is entitled to the office, holds that the whole of the oil inspection law of 1901 is uncoMstitutional, including the part which provides that the supervisor of oil inspection shall be appointed by the, Governor.
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PARR COMMUNITY CLUB MEETS
JULY 5. The Parr Community club will hold its regular meeting at the Parr school Friday evening, July 5. Chairman Charles U. Garriott reports the (following program: Song .Girls’ Chorus Benefits of Child Welfare Work Mrs. John Gwin Recitation .....Gladys Hammerton Song . ...... ... .... . . .... Hazel Lowmam and Anastatie Lakin Americanism, by C. U. Garriott Read by ....i.L. L. McCurtain Solo ,Trellis Wood Talk Mr. Learning Song . .Girls’ Chorus Demonstration ....... .'Miss Geyer
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GENERAL AND STATE NEWS
Telegraphic Reports From Many Paris ot the Country. SNORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Place*. ENGINEER SARGENT IS HELD TO GRAM) JURY Hammond, June 26.—-Alonzo Sargent, engineer on tire Michigan Central equipment train which last Saturday crashed into the rear end of a Hagejibeck-Wallace circus train, today was held to the grand jury on charges of involuntary manslaughter on affidavits presented by Acting Coroner H, C. Green in the Lake county superior court. Gustave Klauss, Sargent’s fireman, also was held, charged with involuntary manslaughter. Bond was fixed at SB,OOO for Sargent and $5,000 for Klauss. The unidentified bodies of fortysbven victims of the wreck were buried today in one grave with ceremonies under the auspices of the Showman’s league of America. A Roman Catholic priest and a protestant clergyman officiated jointly at the services. Several hundred showmen attended. The funerals ot six identified victims also were held today. Latest estimates fix the number of dead at seventy-eight.
PROSECUTOR ENTERS MINISTRY
Fred Longwell of Brook Now a Methodist Divine. Rev. C. L. Harper and family and Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Dixon drove to Rochester Tuesday to attend 1 a conference of the Methodist church, and had the pleasure of helping induct Fred Longwell of Brook into the ministry. Mr. Longwell successfully passed the exam ination, and the conference voted unanimously to recommend his admission to the annual conference. Mr. Longwell is qualified as a. man and a student to’enter tne ministry, and in this work we believe a f eld opens where his clean character, keen mind and oratorical abilities will accomplish even greater re» suits than has been the reward of his efforts as an educator and lawyer, and in these callings Mr. Longwell was recognized as a leader. His friends will wish him abundant success.-—Newton County Enterprise.
WOMAN DIES FOLLOWING ACCIDENT
Mt’S; John Eilts of Union town ship was badly injured Tuesday afternoon when she was seized ,with an attack of heart trouble and fell from the buggy in which she was returning home, catching her feet in the wheel and was dragged for some little distance before being found by friends; the horse having become frightened and ran away. She was immediately brought to the county hospital where it was lounl hgr back was badly injured and the left arm was almost severed below the elbow. It was thought Wednesday that she would recover, and when the nurse went to her bed at 3' o’clock Thursday morning she seemed to be doing nicely, but when she went to the bed again at 5 o’clock it was found she had evidently suffered another fainting spell, which she was subject to, and was lying on her face, dead. Mrs. Eilts and her husbhnd were in China when the European war broke out and could not get back to Germany, so they came "to this country, where he had a brother residing in Union township, and where they have since remained. Both were well educated, but The Democrat is unable at this time to learn very much regarding the woman, as the body is still at Worland’s undertaking establishment, to which it was taken from the hospital, and the funeral arrangements had not been made, and the undertaker not yet having secured the usual data.
WAR MOTHERS MEETING
The Jasper county 'council of War Mothers will hold their county meeting here in the Presnyterian 'church Saturday afternoon, June 29, at 2 o’clock. , t
KEEP PLANTING WAR GARDENS
.“Most people think of spring as the only planting time," says a prominent seed company, “when in fact the most important planting may be done during the summer months. Seventy-five per cent of the war garden value lies in the vegetables that may be produced for canning and winter storage. The root crops such as beets, carrots and turnips planted in the spring are tough and woody by fall—-the time to plant such crops is during June and July. This fact can be brought home to our w.ai - gardeners and a big blow struck in the fight 'or liberty if all merchants who sel» seeds will urge their customers to keep the.: gardens pr'oduc.-.'ve by planting such seeds as turnips, beets, carrots, .parsnips, salsify and late cabbage for winter storage.”
LETTERS FROM OUR SOLDIERS
Vein Davisson Is “Still in the Ring,” and Busy. Somewhere in France, May 26. Dear Pa and Ma: I received your letters dated April 16 and 21. Glad to hear from you. We are working day and night now. Have been up for about eight or nine days. Up to date 1 have managed to get about twentyfour hours’ sleep out of nine days and nights. The roads have been so badly shot up we had to fill in big shell craters and cut trees from across the road so we could get through with our ambulances to the poste to get the wounded. Had to do all that under shell fire. Have bad several cars hit. Two nights ago my car received two nice holes through the body. It is thy second new car in two weeks. The first night at poste the road just in front of the poste was so full of big shell craters .that I stopped my car and borrowed a pick and Shovel from the cave and filled two big holes so the cars sould be turned around in front of the poste. The French told me not to do that, to stay in the car until things quieted down a little. They lent me the tools but they were afraid to come out and help, so I continued to do the work.- Every little while a shell would hit close and I would jump in the ditch to avoid the spray of shrapnel, then continue until the next one. Finally I get it done and turned my car around and had a had waiting for me. so I to k them and wound my way around ..’he rest of the shell holes for about two kilometres to a good road and felt much relieved to get out of that place. It is not so bad now as it was for awhile at first, but we, all feel shaky down that strip of road, for every two or- three minutes shells drop all along there. We call that place “Dead Man’s Gulch,” because the road is strewn along either side with dead soldiers. Some were laying there' two weeks, as there was no time to bury the dead an I too dangerous to hesitate along there. Dead horses, wagons, ambulances, guns, helmets —everything lay just as it was killed or shot to pieces—the most terrible sight anyone ever saw on any part of the front. We were about tired out. Several of ■us got a slight touch of gas—not bad enough to stop work. Duvall is back to the section now all O. K.
June 3, 1918. Have been so busy lately have not had time to write even a line. Getting about five or Hix days rest now, then return into the hell again. One of our drivers got hit in the leg by a piece of shell a few days ago, but his wound was not serious. Several of our cars got chewed up a bit by shells. I got another new car a few days ago and it has a few shrapnel holes through the body already. This is my second new car in a month. Have almost seen my finish several times during the big battling, but pulled through O. K. by some good luck. Just took a load of wounded from the poste, which was located in the remains of a little town just behind the trenches, which were exceptionally close, and came back after another. The town was being fiercely bombarded. The streets were full of buildings tumbled down, and large shell holes.’ A shell hit the Red Cross poste and tumbled the building and knocked the cellar in just before I could get there again. The shells were coming so thick I had to pull my car behind the big brick church and wait awhile. While I was dodging around from one corner to another a big one hit the church, blew the windows out and the doors open and knocked part of the church down. 1 almost gave up the ghost. I could not find a place anywhere where the shells were not coming, therefore I just kept-on-dodging behind the corners to save myself from the flying pieces of shell. It got so hot around the church I had to vacate that place, so I began to look for a way out of town. Every street I went to "was tumbled full of debris afid blocked up," so 1 cranked up “Lizzie” and imagined she was a goat and drove oyer the remains of a house in the Street a'hd managed to get out. I bursted a tire in the attempt but had no time to make any repairs there, besides I was the only person left In that town. Believe Jne, I tnwust
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Vol. XXI, No. 26
PERSHING SENDS U. S. TROOPS TO ITALIAN FRONT
Baker Says Regiment Will Be Sent at Once—Mure Will Follow. HUN CAPTIVES TOTAL 311 Americans Also Seized Eleven Mainline Guns a|>il Other Material at BelltMiu Wood—Yank Who Ca|>lured Eighty-Three Germans Tells How He Did it. Washington, June 23.—General Pershing under instructions from Washington, has selected a regiment Of infantry to be sent immediately to Italy, Secretary Baker announced. The Secretary would not disclose the identity of the troops. The regiment is in training in France and will be replaced there by one from this side. Mr. Baker indicated that the sending of this regiment was not to be taken as representing the full extent of American military .participation on the Italian front which may be carried out later. Take More Huns on Marne. Will the American Forces or the Marne, June 28.—The number of prisoners captured by the Americans in tjheir drive on the German ppsitions in the Belleau Wood sector was officially increased to 311. The Americans also . captured eleven big machine guns, ten automatic rifles, a quantity of small arms and ammunition and other material.
Tells How He Captured 83. Henry P. Lenert. Jr., the oddest hero Chicago ever produced, told how he was forced to capture S 3 Germans in the midst of Tuesday night’s fierce battie at Belle au Wood. He had just arrived with his prisoners, breathless with pride. "You see, I. got caught between the lines,’’ he said. "I discovered a machine gun staring straight at me, and dived into a shell hole. "The gunner did not shoot, so 1 waited awhile and then put up my hands, gingerly hiding my head. Still he didn't shoot,' so I slowly raised my head, and there stood the gunner with his hands up. He motioned for me to come up and took me to the captain, who conveyed me to his dugout. He gavo me something to drink and some cigarettes and asked if be wasn’t surrounded. I assured him he was. “He said, ‘Wait a minute’ —you know I vertsrhe the German—and <vent out. When he returned he said the others wanted to surrender before they were killed and asked me to take them to the American lines. "We started off with all hands, including mine, held up. We got lost in the woods, and it took a long time to find an American sentry, who was surprised to see me with the Germans. Then, some more Americans came up and wanted to escort my prisoners to headquarters. . “I said, ‘Nothing doing. They’re mine.' They let me have 'em, and I brought ’em here.”
COMMUNITY CLUB TO BE ORGANIZED IN JORDAN
Following the lead of other progressive communities, the people of Jordan township will meet at the Union school house Wednesday evening, July 3, for the purpose of organizing a Community club. A good program has been arranged and everyone is attend. The community club is becoming a valuable aid in Indiana in offering a channel for the interchange of local, state and national ideas and the need of more tions is being the present time. Z .1 You are welcome. Come.
LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS June 24, to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith of this city, a daughter. June 24, to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Poquette of southeast of town, a daughter. June 26, to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Daniels, a son. June 26, to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Phegley of southvrest of town, a daughter,