Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1919 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

12.00 Per Year

MRS. ARTHUR WORTLEY DEAD

Another Victim of Pneumonia Dies at County Hospital. Mrs. Arthur Wortley of near Goodland, who was brought to the county hospital last Tuesday, suffering from pneumonia, following influenza, died at about 11 a. m.' Sunday and was buried at Egypt cemetery in Jordan township yesterday at 2 p. m. Following her death the body was taken to the home of her uncles, the Welsh brothers, on Weston street. Deceased was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Bullis of Jordan township and was 28 years of age last February. She leaves a husband and five children, the youngest only a little more than a week old. The husband and one child were also patients in the hospital at the time of her death there, suffering from influenza.

PUNK MAIL SERVICE, INDEED

Takes Three Days for Mall From Rensselaer to Go Six Miles. The packages of Saturday issue of The Democrat failed to reach Surrey, Parr or Fair Oaks or the rural routes out of the two latter places until Monday, although where they were marooned from Saturday morning until this time is not known, as they were placed in the post office here as usual Friday evening and the postmaster says they were sent out on "the milk train Saturday morning. The mail service we have had on our papers the past few years has certainly been something "fierce,” and it is evident that a whole lot of incompetents should be put back to digging trenches. Since the route carriers at Goodland lhave taken To starting out two hours earlier each morning, that they might Jfihfe^bUrt'Of the forenoon and all afternoon to loaf, and we have been required to reroute opr papery...by Sheldon, The Democrat —in common with all other papers on the routes there —has been a day late all the time. We have been trying to get this matter straightened out, and hope to soon, but the mail service, for some reason, Is and has been the poorest during the past few years* that we have ever seen In our thirty years In the newspaper business. In fact, we have had more trouble with the delivery of our papers during this .time —many times over, more trouble —than in all the .other years we have been in business combined. And the rates of postage we pay has more than doubled, too.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Ada Lambert returned to her borne at Mt. Ayr Monday, and Miss •Mabel Brandt also went to her home at Morocco Monday to rest for a short time before resuming her duties in the Rensselaer postoffice. Both have been “flu” patients. Mrs. Clint Saidla of Morocco Sent out yesterday, going to the ome of her father-ih-law, Isaac Saidla, for a few days. George Daugherty, son of Mr. and Mrs. Al Daugherty of east of town, pneumonia patient, is improving. ' > V Arthur Wortley is Quite a little, better. ' ' Mrs. Nettie Hoover and Mise Bertha Kepner of this city, and Mary Saidla, 8-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clint Saidla of Morocco, entered the hospital Saturday with Influenza. All are doing nicely at / this writing. John Evers of Fair Oaks was operated on Monday for appendicitis, and was reported doing nicely yesterday. Mrs. Caddie Tourhe of New Orleans, sister of Mrs. J. A. Grant pf this city, and Samuel Grant, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hale Grant, entered the hospital Monday night suffering from influenza. Mrs. V. M. Peer and four children of , Gifford and Miss Augusta LjU'Ppe. -’Who makes her home with the Peer family, were all brought ' ito the hospital yesterday morning suffering from influenza. ' innle Arnold of Barkley township is doing fine now and will go to his home the last f .if the week.

M. W. A. MEETING

V All members are requested to be present at the M. W, A. hall on the evening of January! 1. Re* freshmen ..rved—CONBBU

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Intoresting Paragraphs From th* Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomised—Together With Other Notes Gathered Prom the Several County Offices. New suits filed: No. -8999. Henry O. Harris vs. S. D. Xegg; action to cancel lease. J Former County Commissioner William Harshman was from Walker township Saturday on business.

k —T— Charles Stalbaum and Trusteeelect Albert Duggleby of ,Kankakee township were business visitors in the city Saturday. The county commissioners will meet in special session tomorrow to close up the business of .the canendar year and let the stationery contract for next year. „ ■i ; >ii. Marriage licenses issued: December JML Orland 'Jacob Beaver of Milroy township, aged 20 November 28 last, farmer, and Irene Velora McAleer, also of Milroy, aged 18 March 9 last, teacher. First marriage for each. Male being under age his father, Charles Beaver, filed consent to issuance of license.

It is again time to apply for automobile licenses. Mlsg Mabel Nowels, notary public at The Democrat office. wUI be pleased to fill out and acknowledge your application and send same in for you. or the month after and run the risk of ' someone entering complaint and you having to pay a fine. Apply now. • S'heriff-elect Woodworth moved into the county jail yesterday, and Sheriff McCplly and wife moved into rooms over the American express office, and today Mr. McColly will be succeeded by Mr. Woodworth as county sheriff. The former’s daughter, Mrs. . Ethel Smith, will retain her room in the sheriff’s residence with Mr. and Mrs. Woodworth for the present.

Second Lieut. W. H. Parkinson •has received an honorable discharge from the tank service at Camp Polk, N. C., and came here Saturday afternoon from Lafayette for a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Parkinson. Mr. Parkinson expects to again take tip the practice of law in Lafayette. He is looking fine, but has lost about 25 pounds in avoirdupois, which he could well spare.

COMING PUBUO SALE DATES The Democrat has printed hills for the following public Bales: Tuesday, January 7, George Hell, on the Harvey Davisson farm 9% miles due north of Rensselaer. General sale, including horses, cattle, hogs, farqtj tools,. etc. Wednesday, * January 8, J. A. Gilmore and Joseph Scheurlch, Jr., at residence of former, 5 miles north and 1 mile west of Rensselaer. General sale. Including horses, cattle, hogs, chickens, farm tools, etc. Monday, January 13, Elke DeGroot, 4 miles north and 2% miles west of Remington, 8 miles south and 2% miles west of Rensselaer. General sale, Including horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc.?'* ? Thursday, January 16, Wm. Johnson, 1 mile south and 1 % miles west of Mt. Ayr. General sale,' Including horses, cattle, 45 head Big Type Spotted Poland pure-bred hogs, implements, etc.

NOTICE OF . ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the Fanners’ Mutual Insurance Association of Benton and the adjoining counties of Jasper and White will be held In Remington, Indiana, Saturday, January 18, 1919. FRANK E. FISHER, Pres.' D. W. BIDDLE, Sec. 4 ■.. Th * officS thOM

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

WWWWm.Altlt JASPgR COUNTY. INDIANA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY I, 1919

THIS WAS SURELY SOME DINNER

Sergt. A. E. Ixmgstreth Gives Christmas Menu at Camp Beauergard Instructor Sergeant Alfred E. 'Longstreth of Parr, who is stationed at Camp Beauerguard, In the baking and school, writes The - Democrat under date of December 25, and gives the menu served to the soldiers of Co. I, 8.3 d Inf., on Christmas day—as we take it, < although he doesn’t say specifically that it was served Christmas, merely saying "one meal that the soldiers of this camp, or Company, got”’: ;j f Roast turkey, giblet gravy/ oyster » dressing, mashed pqtatoes, candled sweet potatoes, scalloped corn, cranberry sauce, lettuce salad, sliced tomatoes, plum pudding, lemon sauce, lemon meringue pie, cocoanut cake, chocolate cake, •bread and butter, hot cocoa, hot coffee, candy, apples, oranges, mixed nuts, cigars, cigarettes. Total cost of dinner *195.64, feeding 157 soldiers.

PICKING THEIR GRAPEFRUIT

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hopkins Enjoying Themselves in Florida. . D. H. Yeoman received another letter last week from his son-in-law, Bert Hdpklns, who, with his wife, is spending the wfntdr in Miami, Florida, and urging Mr. Yeoman to join them, which he will do very soon. They also Invite Mr. and Mrs. George F. Meyers, who left for Miami yesterday, to stop with themi until they got located: Miami, Fla., Dec. 18, 1918. Dear Dad —We are already for you and your room is watting. Also tell George Meyers and his wife to stop here, ait ,415 2(1X11 street, with us until they find a place. I have fir? Mr and can take them to look *for rooms, as that is , the quickest way to find as we found not one-tenth or the place® advertised. We found the best way was to drive up one street and down another and step and look at-everytWhg. We have an extra couch In our front room and can take care of them, while they are looking around. We have three beds and a eanitary couch, so you see we are fixed. We have three trains a day from the north, 11 a. m., 11 Pand 3:30 In the morning, but are always late, so I may not meet you at the train, but If you wire me from Jacksonville, think I can meet you as it is about a twelve hours’ run from there. Last night and night before were cool here, and what people had grates had fires. Thermometers run down to 56, which is cold for here. But today is fine again. This afternoon Harriet and are going out to our grapefruit ranch and get some more grapefruit. Just think, can get all the oranges we want for 25 and 30 cents per dozen, and grapefruit for picking. But Florida potatoes, celery and tomatoes ,do not compare with Jasper county. So arrange your affairs and come down to stay until It is warm up there again, and tell the Meyers’ to camp with us until they get located. Yours, BERT.

CAN’T A FELLER GO SEE RIB GUYRL?

Joe McColly, 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred McColly, occasioned considerable excitement in his home and the’ city in general Sunday night by his failure to show up for dinner or supper or turn in at bed-time. The boy lqft home some time during the forenoon, and when his continued absence caused concern in the home and inquiries were begun it was learned that, someone had seen him board a Monon train some time during the afternoon, and there all trace was lost. The parents were distracted and invoked the aid of the civil authorities, but about 9 o’clock Mom day morning a telegram was re* ceived from the boy from Edinburg, where he went .to visit the A. W. Sawin family—formerly of this city I —saying that he was in Edinburg and would be,, home on the afternoon train, and everyone breathed easier. One of MT. Sawin’s charming ters of about the lad’s age is said to have been the attraction which drew him to Johnson county.

RED CROSS KNITTING IS SUSPENDED

A letter from headquarters says all requirements in knitted garments have been met, and the Red Cross will therefore suspend knitting. Please complete yarn you have bn hand and turn in at once. If unable to finish bring It in to the ebop to be finished. ORA T. ROSS, Director Knitting.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

telegraphic Reports From Many i Parts at tki Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happrmfugt in the Nearby Cities and Towns Matters e< Minor Mention From Many Plnoeo. 1 -4 ’ * ,a ■ I |I . (O\ril.l(TOßS MUST PAX

Overcharges of g 10,852.87 Found in Building Fleming Road. The state board of accounts has turned over to the governor for (certification to the attorney-gen-eral for collection charges tqtallng 110,552.37 against Evans,. Son A Van Natta, contractors, who are alleged to have fallen that far short of coming up to the- plans and specifications of a road they constructed In Pine tdwnship, Benton county, in 1917-1918. XThe road in question is the William Fleming free gravel' road. The road and the contractors have been in the limelight for some tube and the action Is the first of legal steps for collection of the amount out of which the county is to have been "fllmmed.”

Drt) NOT REFUSE to LIVE IN LAFAYETTE The Democrat recently oopled an article from the Lafayette Journal regarding an action for divorce that defendant refused to live In Lafayette, and that they were married —In Rensselaer—and separated on the same day. August 27. The statements, we are since tojA. axe, not. true. Defendant lived with plaintiff until some two weeks ago, at the home of his daughter, and would have continued to live with him had he rented or procured a house by themselves, which plaintiff refused to do, hence her return, to Rensselaer. His action for divorce on the alleged, false grounds may be contested. .'

TO BE DISCHARGED OUT WEST

Mrs. Barbara Hordeman has received from her son Leo, who is temporarily stationed at Camp Lee, Virginia, a neat souvenir menu' of the -big Christmas dinner enjoyed, by the 'members of Ambulance Company Hi. The names of the personnel at the company was also printed in the souvenir. Leo expects to be sent with his company to Camp Fremont, California; where It had been stationed for several months previous to being sent east and held in readiness for loverseas duty, to receive his discharge and will then return to’ Rensselaer.

LOST AN ARM IN THE SERVICE

Alfred Donnelly of north of town has been notified from Washington, that bls son George, who was wounded in action in France, had suffered the loss of his right arm as -a r result. George and his brother Paul were both wounded October 10, their names having recently appeared In the casualty list among those “severely wounded,” but the extent of the latter’s woupds have not learned .as yet. ■

LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS December 28, to and Mrs. Kenton Parkinson, of Barkley township, a daughter. ' December 27, to Mr. and Mts. John Hill of south of town, a son. December 30,. to Mr, and Mrs. John Borntragcr of Newton township a daughter. r /

GIFFORD I. 0.0. F. MEMBERS All meipbers of Gifford I. O. O. F. lodge are urgently requested to turn out Saturday evening, January 4, for the installation of officers.—BY ORDER OF SECRETARY. J 4 OYSTER' SUPPED AND SOCIAL The Sunshine ' Junior class of Parr Sunday school will give an oyster supper social in the Parr church basement on Wednesday evening, January 1, 1919. Everyone come.—Advt.

A KENTLAND MAN WAS KILLED

Sunday Evening When Speeder Collided tvfth N. Y. U. Train. While rising on a gasoline speeder, two miles out of Kentland, Edward F. Cole, a brother of Mre. Charles Stanley of this city, ran into a New York Central work train and was Instantly killed at 6 o’clock last night. Cole, who Is an employe of the Panhandle railroad, with four other men, had been out in the country hunting rabbits, and as it was growing iate, were rdnning at a high rate of speed, when the speeder ran into the work train, which carried no lights. None of the other men* were seriously injured. -Cole is survived by Ws widow, who lives at Kentland, his sister, MM. Stbfnley, and a Mrs. Ray Dobelbower Of this city. He Is also surby another sister, Mrs, T ameß Redmon of Hedrick, and two brothers, and James Golb, both of Kentland. Monday’s Lafayette Journal.' ,

LETTERS FROM OUR SOLDIERS

• J' t S’* &" 1 " , 1 V-V • Dr. Gwin Writes of Ceremony Attending Decoration of D.S. M. lira. M. D. Gwin received aletter Monday from her husband who is in the medical service in the A. E. F., from which we pub Hah , the following interesting extracts? * Wednesday eve.. Dee 11, 1918. At 2 today we witnessed a sight I hardly expected to ever be fortunate epough to spe. Two America boys were decorated on the field with the American honor, called D. 8. M. (disintinguidhod service medal), > (Imagine a field suoh as you saw at Oglethorpegf, » soldiers, practically all having been wounded and now convalescents in our several base hospital units, marched on the field as for a review—two boys Were standard bearers in the center of the field. Facing the soldiers -was a line of ‘WBmeAimeri colonels’ and majors' (among them our C. O.) and in front of them the colonel in command here, with six fellow eolohels from the French army. The boys came on the field (one a sergeant and one a private) escorted by a colonel, who announced that the soldiers to be decorated were now present. The* national anthem was then played by the band, following which the boys* sponsor read an account of their exploits. The sergeant, in a fierce battle, found himself alone, wounded and unable to stand, on his feet. He was immediately surrounded- by Germans. 'He dragged himself to his knees and killed five Gprmwm with his revolver, and the remaining five ran away, and the sergeant «H#n orderly who succeeded in delivering an important message in spite of A barrage fire and enemy- dre. , Qur colonel now advanced, accompanied by - his, distinguished escort, and pinned the medals to their left pockets. I presume the French gave them the cross of war rteo. Following this the soldiers passed In review before the boys and the officemf, _ I may see such presentations again, often, even, but likely not. Of course, it was photographed from every angle and you may see some o f the prints surely don’t count when country bestows thpge honors. * John WorfW : Writes Interesting letter From France - . * France, Nov. 24» 1918. Dear Father and Alli—- ’ Today is “Dad’s letter day,” co I am not going to miss it I frees you have it coming. The ban on letter writing has been raised and now we can write all we know and some things we don’t, if we can only make you.believe it. I.hpyp afready let you know most all of what I have been doing but I’ll try td tell you what I couldn’t get by the Censor. We have been here at Bourron (Set M) since in June. K4a the French and English tank repair station and the largest In the doubt. There are also some French airplanes repaired here but tanks are the biggest item. From 1000 to 2000 tanks were being Aent to the .front from this camp every week for three months previous to the signing of the armistice. Not all of "them were completely overhauled, but all of them were repaired and tested. A big per cent of them, however, are torn completely down, not even one thing left untouched. I work in the motor room and we turn out about-an average of a motor a week, sometimes jess. They come in in a terrible shape and every thing is put in new that needs repairing. Sprung crank shafts and flat thros are quite common, ecored cylinders and broken connecting rods are expected and we don’t get surprised often. There are several kinds of tanks, but the Renault, a French tank. isSeonsidered the best tank ever by anyone no to date. It is smairaompared to the English tanks but A quite capable. It is manned by Witten, * driver

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Vol. XXI, No. 79

U. S. PLANS TO DEPORTS 4,000 ENEMY ALIENS

Legislation Sought to Prevent Return of Hun Agents to America. * MANY EMPLOYED AS SPIES - iiiin iiiS' - ‘ii »»,! - ■ Half of Those Ndw Detained fa Thi# country gave Been WorkI Ing for the Kaiser, Says the Department of Justice. Washington, Dec. 81.-Deport«tion of most of the 8.000 or 4,000 enemy aliens now interned in the United States will be recommended to congress shortly by the department of Justito- ■ Special legislation will be required for the deportation and it was learned the department will ask also for authority to prevent the re-entry of these men into this country later, Some of the interned alien* are not considered dangerous now and no effort will be made to deport them. Careful investigation of the records, however, convince department of Justice officials that ttorlarger proportion of those Interned should not be left in this country to foment future trouble. Half Are German Agents. The department* never has announced how many enemy aUeps are held in internment camps in Shis country, but the number is understood to be between 8,000 and 4,000. Most of them are Germans and a f,ew are women, About half are understood to be men who served actively at one time as German agents in the Ugited States, receiving and executing orders direct from the German government of its representatives. These Include trained propagandists, men involved in bomb Wto dffifly Wthf during Attier-'" 1 lea’s neutrality, some who plotted diAmerican shipping and the transportation of droop* overseas. There are also many men who were suspected of gathering information for transmission to Germany after the United States entered the. war, but against whom specific prooCcould not be obtained. Many of the prisoners are men with families in the United States and who have lived here for a number of years. The internment eamps tonfine not * few men with large wealth. Chicago Club Asks Deportation. ; ; Chicago, Dec. 31.—Resolutions urging Attorney General Gregory and congress to deport all “dangerous inalien enemies,’’ and all men Interned ih American prison camps described as such, have been sent to Washington by the Untori league club of Chicago. No mention of Count James Minoto, Hon-Jn-law of Bouls F. Swift, or other Chicago aliens now Interned wax made. • •

GERMAN CONDITIONS PROBED

Trained American at Work In Germany. Paris, Dec. 81:—When the lifteralHed conferences begin, the American commission will be fortified With first-hand Information regarding conditions in Germany. The commission has had a cprps of trained investigators In Germany for the last fe'y weeks. These have been inquiring into all conditions there, food, manufacturing, living conditions and the economic situation. They will turn over the result of their Inquiries to the American plenipotentiaries. Possession of all tin? true facts will enable the commission to Judge matters dispassionately. It will see conditions as they are and will be in a position to Ignore the propaganda' which Gcrriiany is putting forth to, the peoples'of the world- ' ’ ■'

SHIPS FOR AMERICAN TROOPS

British to Render Every Possible Aid in Sending Yanks Home. Ixmdon, Dec. 31.—The British govemment announced that it would reh<ier every possible aid to the United States in conveying American troops home. British shipping has been placed at America’s disposal to enable the repatriation of 45,000 troops. Of these ' have actually embarked since the signing of the armistice. Great Britain has further offered to carry in British ships 30,000 American troops homeward during January and 40,000 per month In the futyye.

NOTICE TO MOOSE MEMBERS 3All ■members of Rensselaer lodged; No, 664, L. O. O. M., are urged to come out to regular meeting Thursday evening, January 1. Business of importance.—SECßETAßY, '