Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1918 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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CARL CLIFT IS NOW IN FRANCE

Mrs. Charles Clift of Brazil, Indiana, in renewing their subscription for The Democrat, says: “Our son in service, Private Carl Clift, is now somewhere in France; has been in Scotland and . England. While in Manchester, England, he wet through a cathedral built in 1093. When crossing from England into France, from some cause unr. known to us, he lost his clothing and all his belongings, but arrived went through a cathedral built in France. He was up in the air a number of times while he was in the U. S. While at z Hempstead, New York, he went up in the big bombing planes which travel 200 miles an hour. This address will reach him and he would be glad to hear from any of his Rensselaer friends: Pvt. Carl Clift, 829 Aero Squadron, Am. E. F.”

WIPES BUT $6,000 ORDER

B. J. Moore Will Not Receive Extra Allowance on Zimmer Ditch. At the October meeting of the county commissioners a petition was filed by B. J. Moore, contractor for the construction of the Zimmer ditch, affecting lands in Newton and Union townships, asking for $7,000 in addition to the regular contract price, and the commissioners entered an order granting him $6,000 extra. This order was published in The Democrat’s report of the proceedings of the commissioners, and several of the land-owners affected got busy and employed attorneys to knock this illegal order out. Accordingly a special meeting of the county commissioners was called for last Saturday, but only Commissioner Welch showed up. When the matter was presented to him by the attorneys for the laudowners and the illegality ci the order shown, he crossed the order from the records as president of the board. The land-owners affected say that Mr. Moore was drainage com.aossioner when the specifications for this ditch was gotten up and that the matter was apparently fixed up especially for him to bid on it. It is reported that he could have sold the contract after securing saime at $5,000 profit, but of course expected to make much more or he would have sold it. He has had considerable trouble and expense on the job, it is true, the land-owners say, but this was one of the chances he took when bidding the contract off. They also say that most of this trouble has been occasioned by using an old dredge that is not large enough to handle the work properly. But the idea of allowing him $6,000 extra because of this and coming back on them with an extra assessment to cover this liberality of the commissioners, is one of the grossest outrages ever perpetrated on a long-suffering body of tax payers, and they did not propose to stand for it.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Mrs. James Parkinson of west of. town was brought to the hospital Thursday, suffering from influenza. Mrs. Walter McConnell is slightly improved. Her little son, Douglas, is getting along nicely. Mrs. John R. Lewis is showing some improvement now, and her son, Russell, was able to return to his home yesterday. David Smith,' John Bartholomew, Clint Colvert, Mrs. Francis Hilton and baby, Mrs. John Hammerton and J«rs. Omar Wilcox, other influenza patients, are all improving nicely. Mrs. Lawrence Sheets, who wa¥finjured in an automobile accident Tuesday evening, was able to return to her home at Francesville yesterday. The accident occurred some eight miles north of town when the automobile in which Mrs. Sheets was riding collided with another car and was turned over. None of the other occupants of either car was injured. .1 I*

CARD OF THANKS

We desire to express our heartfelt thanks to the friends and TMMg-Khorg for the kindness and sympathy shown in the death and burial ,of out son, Private John Stein.— BARNEY STEIN AND FAMILY. » Place your "Want Ad” in The Democrat and get results.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs Froni Un Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. J. A. Dunlap was in Lafayette on business Wednesday. Only one more week for paying the fall installment of taxes. Monday, November 6, is the last day, remember. Court Reporter Frank R. Bell returned from Pennsylvania the first of the week where he had been called by the illness of his daughter. New suits filed: No. 8972. E. A. Bennett Overland Co., vs. Loren C. -Sage; suit on note. Demand sllO. No. 8973. B. F. Fendig vs. Earl A. Reynolds et al; foreclosure of mechanic’s lien. Asks judgment for $120., Marriage licenses issued: October 23, Harold Everett Gifford of Hinkley, Illinois, aged 20 June 3 last, farmer, and Sarah Edith Norton, also of Hinkley, Illinois, aged 18 October 21, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Male being under age his father, Harry E. Gifford, gives consent to issuance of license. ■»

October 23, Alva Brouhard of Fair Oaks, aged 38 October 22, laborer, and Rhoda Brouhard, also of Fair Oaks, aged 41 June 13 last, housekeeper. Second marriagj for each. Divorced from each other in 1909. Rensselaer will “enjoy” again next year the highest tax rate of any town or township in Jasper county —$4.54 on each SIOO assessed valuation. Of this amount 74.9 cents is the county levy, including gravel road repair and court house bonds, and the balance is state and city tax. Wheatfield (town) has the second highest rate, $3.94; Remington, third, $3.80; Keener, fourth, $3.63; Union, fifth, $3.46; Kankakee, sixth, $3.24; Wheatfield, seventh, $3.12; Barkley, eighth, $3.06. In the other eight townships the total rate is unde'r $3, viz: Newton, $2.85; Gillam, $2.80; Walker, $2.75; Marion, $2.72; Milroy, $2.68; Jordan, $2.67; Hanging Grove, $2.47; Carpenter, $2.14, the fatter the lowest rate of any taxable corporation in the county.

BODY OF HERBERT ZEA BURIED HERE.

Herbert Zea, son of Mrs. Lyman Zea of this city, died at St. Margaret’s hospital in Hammond, Wednesday morning about 5 o’clock from pneumonia following an attack of influenza. The body was brought to Rensselaer Thursday on the 2 o’clock train® and taken immediately to Weston cemetery where brief services in charge of Revs. Hill and Strecker, were held. Deceased was about 39 years of age and is survived by a wife, mother, three brothers, Chester and George Zea of Hammond, and Ernest of this city.

DENTAL NOTICE John N. Horton hds completed his course of instructions in the National school of mechanical dentistry and is now engaged with J. W. Horton in his dental laboratory, Those requiring gold, aluminum or rubber plates of the most modern design can acquire same on short notice. Novocaine used for painless extraction free when for plates. Call and get our prices. Opposite court house square.— Advt. n-7

ARRIVED SAFELY "OVERSEAS”

Word was received here Wednesday by Mrs. Jay Nowels of the, safe arrival of her husband over-’ seas. Lieut. Nowels was a member of the Thirty-Eighth Division and some of the other Rensselaer boys belonging to same are Col. G. H r Healy, Laban Floyd IHemphill, Harvey Myers, Parker Childers, two of the Bowpher boys and *Merrill Freehold.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

KRNSRTCT.AFJR JASPER* COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1918.

KILLED NEAR PLEASANT RIDGE

Monon Brakejnan Evidently Fell From Caboose Thursday Eve. “Curley” Hughes, of Monon, a brakeman on the southbound local, No. 45, lost his life near Pleasant Ridge Thursday night. He was 1 not missed from the train, but yesterday morning early, when he failed to show up, a gasoline car was sent out over the line and the body was found just southwest of Pleasant Ridge. The man was dead, but the body was still warm, therefore he had probably not been dead long. Several trains had passed through in the night and had probably run over him, although the body was not badly cut up, it was said. The body was taken to Monon. It is supposed that Hughes fell from the rear of the caboose of No. 45, which was several hours late, and injured himself so badly that he could not get off the track and the passing trains finished the job of killing him. He was perhaps, 33 years of age, and leaves a wife and small children, it is said.

ANOTHER OLD RESIDENT DIES

Mrs. Maria Hopkins Dies After Extended Illness. Mrs. Maria Hopkins, who had been in poor health for nearly a year past and for several weeks had been in a crititeal condition, passed i away at the home of her son, George W. Hopkins, on Park avenue at about 7 o’clock Tuesday * evening, aged about 76 years. , Mrs. Hopkins, whose maiden name was Maria Howe, was born near Akron, Ohio, December 14, 1842. She was married to Joseph M. Hopkins October 15, 1863, in Ohio, and they caime to Rensselaer ( which place had since been her home. Her husband was engaged in the furniture and undertaking business here for a number of years. He was a soldier in the Civil war and died some twenty-eight years ago. Mrs. Hopkins is survived by two sons and three daughters—Arthur Hopkins of Holdridge, Nebraska; George W. Hopkins, Mrs. C. W. Hanley and Mrs. Ed Reewes of i Rensselaer, and Mrs. FranX W. Hardy of Oklahoma City, Okla. Arthur arrived Wednesday night, but Mrs. Hardy will probably not be here for the funeral on account of sickness in their family. | On account of the ban on public i funerals, brief services were held at Weston cemetery yesterday afternoon at 4 o’clock where burial i was made.

NOTICE TO DEMOCRAT SUBSCRIBERS. We have tried to make it plain that under the late order of the pulp and paper section of the war industries board publishers are not permitted to send copies of their paper to subscribers unless payment is made in advance, yet a few subscribers who -S’ere in arrears October 1 and therefore had to discontinue Ending the paper to them, wonder why it was stopped! It is not a question of their ability to pay or that we had any fears they would not pay; it was simply that we were compelled to stop sending the paper to them under order from' the war industries board. This same also compels us to discontinue sending papers in the future to subscribers unless payment is made in advance. Please bear this in mind end watch the label on your paper, which gives the date to which your subscription is paid, and see to it that it is kept paid in advance. The Democrat has no desire to force the paper onto anyone that does not want it, but those who were in arrears on October 1 and therefore dropped from the list will be expected to pay such arrearages. Statements have been or will be mailed to/ them, and if no response is made the accounts will be placed in hands for collection.

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

The schools will be closed until the Spanish influenza is under control. These orders come from the secretary of the state board of health and the local hoard of health Is in no position to exercise an option in the matter. However, State Superintendent Ellis has issued orders to all county superintendents to hold the teachers examination on Saturday, October

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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 Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Places. BRING OUT THE FIRING SQUAD Hanging Is Too Goqd for This Class of Ghouls. New York, Oct. 22. —In an vestigation here of the activities of alleged “coffin ghouls’’ the federal authorities today caused the arrest of two 'undertakers on charges of attempting to defraud the government. The undertakers, it is alleged by representing to relatives of dead soldiers that the government coffins in which the bodies were shipped home were “cheap l pine boxes,” secured orders for expensive caskets and then appropriated the government coffins, in some cases reselling them to the government. The “cheap pine boxes” cost the government $36 each. The "coffin ghouls" are said to have reaped a rich ‘harvest since the Spanish influenza began taking its toll in the training' camps, and several more undertakers are said to be under investigation here.

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 4s a receipt until the date on the label of their paper is changed. Those indicated by an • are row subscribers: George Stover, Fair Oaks, R-l D. A. Augspurger, Goodlan’d, R-l J. D. Cavinder, Fair Oaks, R-2 X. Geesa, Fair Oaks, R-2 Roy Wood, Fair Oaks, R-l Charles Elijah, Morocco A. A. Lockard, Fair Oaks, R-2 ♦Mrs. Ray Casey, Kirklin, Ind. Carl Hamacher, Lowell Samuel Scott, Rensselaer, R-2 Waitman Reeder, Remington, R-4 John Garriott, McCoysburg, R-l Oliver Hamilton, Rensselaer, R-4 James Donnelly, Rensselaer, R-l Homer Lakin, Fair Oaks, R-2 J. M. Hill, Rensselaer, R-2 Geo. W. Davisson, Parr, R-l ♦J. R. Brandenburg, McCoysburg, R-l E. G. Perrigo, Donovan, 111. Mrs. J. B. Crownover, San Pierre, Ind. ' • John R. Gray . Rensselaer Edward Peregrine, France James Grennard, Remington, R-l ♦David Yeoman, Rolling Prairie, Indiana Mrs. Charles Clift, Brazil, Ind. ♦Vestal Steele, Wheatfield, R-l John Guss, Rensselaer, R-2 Ed Eilts, Rensselaer, R-2 Knockel, Remington, R-2. ♦Mrs. Geo. Gorham, Rensselaer A. D. Lee, Rensselaer ♦Mrs. Clifford Hamaher, Cuervo, New Mexico. Charles Stath, Moody William Willetts, McCoysburg Louis Guthrie, Rensselaer, R-3

NOTICE TO THE PUpUC On account of the rapirf thanes in government rules regulating tiie handling and placing in qgrviee teiphones, moving them an ifA OT " ing from one place to anoKBRi it will be necessary to call omc*and make arrangements for Service disconnected for 4non-pay-ment of rentals will in future, by government order, be charged for restoring service. Federal authorities will deal with parties cutting or tampering with lines of communication in any manner.—JASPER COUNTY TELEPHONE COMPANY. n-2

CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank the relatives and friends for their kind assistance, sympathy expressed and floral tributes in the death and burial of our beloved ion and brother. — CHARLES STATH

Purchase your calling cards, correspondence cards, correspondence stationery and envelopes from The Democrat** fancy stationery department. We carry the most complete line to he found outside the large cities. An armload of old paper* for tv* jente at The Democrat ooea.

TWO DEATHS AT MT. AYR

Two deaths have occurred at Mt. Ayr this week from influenza or pneumonia, Mrs. Cale Baker having died on Tuesday evening and W. A. Shinaelar on Thursday morning. Mrs. Baker was a daughter of Mrs. Gish of southeast of Rensselaer, and gave birth to a babe on Thursday previous, which no doubt had considerable to do with her death. Mrs. BMker will be buried here in Weston cemetery at 10 a. m. today. Mr. Shindelar was a well-known resident of Mt. Ayr and had many friends and acquaintances in Rensselaer. He was 33 years of age and leaves a wife and one son and one daughter. Burial will be made in Weston cemetery this afternoon at 3 o’clock.

LETTERS FROM OUR SOLDIERS

Get Three Letters In One Day From Their Son. Mr. and Mr*. J. C. Beckman received three more letters Tuesday from their son, James, who is in France, dated September 10, 12 and 17, respectively. In the first he says, among other things: “The good news here is true and hope to be back much sooner than I first expected to. I do not have time to be lonesome. I don’t have time to do all I must and want to do. Have written you of my transfer here. I was promoted to ser-geant-major, so you will address me Sgt.-Maj. J, W. Beckman, Headquarters Troop, 2nd Corps, Am. E, F.”

In the next letter he says that he Is ‘"working jointly with the chief clerk in 3-2 (intelligence-in-formation section, i The war will soon end and whether I get a commission or not doesn’t matter much. I will have valuable information for after the war in this work, and I will get a commission here as readily as elsewhere. I have had many interesting experiences and after they are over I would not part with them. I have slept and eaten under a variety of conditions. I have slept on board and bridge floors and on the ground, with sometimes only two thickness of blanket under me and sometimes a shelter half boarded over, but I never got sick nor have I been hurt. The best way the Americans can end this quickly is to back up the biggest and best army in the least possible time.” In his letter of September 17 he says: "‘Three of your good letters from August 11 to August 17 came today and yesterday. I was indeed glad to have them. Pa’s letter came in one of the two received today. Tell him I d arrange a meeting between him and the Kaiser only I want to see the latter first. <His jig is up and now "they are squealing, hoping to get off, just like the cowards and bullies they are. They must be made to pay a%d left with no more power in Belgium or Denmark. I hope to be able to return and make a trip to see you and then go to work profitably, as I think I can in New York. In my new work here I am getting information that will be of value to me there.’’

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COMING PUBLIC SALES. The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Tuesday, October 29, F. P. Morton,. 8 miles east and 3-4 mile south of Rensselaer. General sale, including horses, cattle, hogs, implements, etc. Tuesday, October 29, Myer & Logue, at Gifford. General sale, including horses and mules, cattle, chickens, implements, etc. Tuesday, November 14, D. F. Maish and Ray W. Aughe, 10 miles north and 3 miles west of Rensselaer. Big closing out sale of Shorthorn cattle—-75 head of purebred and high-grade Shorthorns. I Sale will begin at 11 a. m.

MARRIED AN ILLINOIS GIRL

Harold E. Gifford, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. Gifford of this city,* and Miss Sarah E. Norton of Hink-j ley, Illinois, were married at the ’ home of the "former’s parents on south Cullen street Wednesday morning at 10:30 o’clock by Rev. E. W. Strecker, pastor of-the Meth- 1 odist ehureh. Mr. Gifford has been farming near Hinkley, Illinois, and after a visit here the young couple will return to that place to make their future home.

WILSON NOTE IS BACKED BY THE ALLIED PREMIERS

Germany Must Yield, Is the View Eiptessed in Official Circles. CALLED A MASTER STROKE Written W’ith Knowledge of Internal and External Pressure —Separate Discussion Ended by Executive Passing Plea Over to Foch. Washington, Oct. 25.—President Wilson’s action in the latest phase of the German peace offensive is believed to have been taken with the knowldftge the enemy would be compelled through both internal and external pressure to submit to whatever terms are set forth by Marshal Foch and approved by the allied governments and the United States. If these terms are tantamount to surrender, and the president has pointed out explicitly that they will be such as to make impossible a renewal of hostilities by Germany, the stage is, all set as far as we are concerned.

U. 8. Envoys In Europe. Representatives of the war, navy and state departments who are qualified to talk with authority are now in Europe. In addition the supreme council of Versailles, which may soon convene, is expected to subscribe foimalfy to the pres'Jjit’’ Uins. The terms already have been approved by the allied pr>m:*..‘s in public ud-lrnssoa, but direct r&ti’tvation would g've thecn the • ‘.n< nig they merit, it was said. This stii wosild be in line with the preiid.Hit’s aAiress at Yoik City when he ‘‘Unity of | u.-pose and of counsel are as .mpo'ati'Kly li this war as war uni*./ of command Th the battle:! rid tnd- with perfect unity of purpose and coutr.ei w'il come assurauje of complete victory. It can be had it. to other way.” Pra'ie Master Stroke. Perhaps no ci.ur message of the president wap received wlcn such satis fact’• i in (Phial and diplomatic quartvs a? his note of Wednesday night tn Germany. The prei.leit is given full pi'i'f-f. for whit is terpifn a mas:-»r stroke of diplomacy "*h’ch accoinpdshea three things. First, the president by the con ciiatory manner in which he re<eived Germany s promises, has satisfied the peace sentiment cihting hi the allied na:i>is, which have had four yearg jf war witu all its hardships. Seconi, he satisfied the tnll'fnt element both in ailied nations and in the •J-iited States, by ‘leaving it to Foch.”

Third, he has satisfied the itihamilitants in both the I filled States iand allied nations by his ’iso o’ the word "‘•.irroider’ as applied to the military and monarchical autocrats of Germans. - Gives Foch the Stage. Germany, it was said, may have reckoned she had trapped the president, but now she knows the contrary to be the case. He has put an abrupt end to further parleys bej tween the German government and the United States by eclipsing himself and giving Foch the stage. From the military standpoint, the situation was made self-evident by • the president. Guarantees are essential, as is disarmament, for un- ■ der other conditions Germany might be in a position to make “a renewal ft hostilities” possible. Furthermore, the doom of autocracy is i sounded by the president’s words with regard to the ‘‘King of Prussia.” Proposed Armistice Terms , London, Oct. 25. —A high authority indicated to a staff corresi pondent that the allies will hold ■in abeyance the announcement of j the armistice terms until Germany ‘I has responded to President Wil--1 son’s demand for the unconditional

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