Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1919 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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AN AUTO DESTROYED BY FIRE

Near Lee Monday Evening—Loss Partly Covered By Insurance. Miss B. G. Smart of Morocco, Who (has been stopping at the MBakeever hotel and canvassing the country selling gasoline lamps, had the misfortune to have her Overland automobile burned Monday Afternoon about 4 o’clock. Miss Smart was ovej near Lee when the car began giving her some trouble and soon caught fire and was destroyed together, she says, with SIBO in cash. The car was insured for 600.

TOW “FLU” ’ EPIDEMIC STILL WITH US

There have been perhaps more eases of influenza in Rensselaer and vicinity during the past two weeks than there has been at any timej although they are generally less serious than at the beginning of the epidemic a few months ago. At the telephone office both regular linemen and the extra lineman have been down with the disease all week, and three of the operators were off’ duty yesterday frpm the same cause.

REAL WINTER WEATHER HERE

Mercury 8 Below Zero Yesterday Morning, and Still to Continue. ■ ■ 1 Old Boreas swooped down from the north Wednesday evening and sent the mercury hustling down the tube until It reached about 5 degrees above zero. This was the eoldest it had reached this and Thursday morning everyone was shivering and thinking it certainly was down below zero. However, it brightened up during the day 'and was quite pleasant, but cold. Thursday night the indications were very favorable for the mercury to run below the cypher, . and at 7 o’clock yesterday morning the thermometer in front of The Democrat office registered 8 below — a keen cold morning, the kind that puts /vim into red-blooded people and the shivers into the agqd. "Fair today; continued low temperature” is -the prophecy for Saturday. Considerable ice was floating down the river yesterday, • it, not having been cold long enough for the river to freeze over, and at noon this was forming a gorge just squt?. of the cemetery. * At 1 p. m., yesterday the mercury registered 2 below in the khade.

LEST WE FORGET THEM

While we enjoy this glad time Snade more joyous by the coming of peace, let us remember tha'f the pride of a new hat or of four bushels of corn will keep alive a month one of the hundreds of thousands of starving' . children, many of whom have retained life by eating grass and leaves. Thanks to the Huns, . 4,000,000 people are destitute in Armenia, # Persia and Bible lands. Some have eaten their dead children, in order to sustain life. Let us give quickly or they die. Give through the Sunday schools. But do it quickly. North America Sunday schools are expected to give two million dollars. Pen or tongue cannot describe -the need. MRS. SIDNEY J. ASH, Co. Leader of Arm. Sry. Relief.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Rudolph Ritter and Josephine and David Peer, children of V. M. Peer, all of near Gifford, came in Wednesday suffering from influenza. Joseph Sch eurich and little daughter of Union township came in yesterday afternoon suffering from influenza. Mrs. Nettie Hoover Was able to leave the hospital yesterday after an attack of influenza. Miss Bertha" Kepner will probably go to her home today.

YOUNG PERCHERON STALLIONS FOR SALE —WENTZ SALE. A. R. Wentz & Sons will hold a public sale at their farm residence miles southwest of Francesville, on Thursday, January 9, at which two young Percheron stallions will be sold. One is two years old, weight 1650, color black, registered No. 123045, the other a yearweight 1000, color black, registered No 147201. These are fine ’.ndividuals. Other stock listed will found in their sale advertisemnt elsewhere in this paper.—Advt. } Subscribe for The Democrat. .

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL ' ' The Legal News Epitomised—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Judge Hanley is sitting as special judge in a ditch case in White county this week.

Eight marriage license* were issued last month, against six for the preceding month and 18 for the corresponding month of 1917. —— J—X—John H. Greve (has resigned as jueticer of the peace at Demotte and will devote his attention to the practice of law, so he Informs The Democrat. —2—» Marriage licenses issued: January 1, Justus Hudson Selby of Mt. Ayr, _ aged 22 October 27 last, farmer, a/nd Mary Anne Phares of Newton township, aged 19 November 7 last, housekeeper. First mar* riage for each. A. E. Boyce & Co. of Muncie was awarded the contract for, furnishing books and stationery for 1919 at the special meeting of the county commissioners Tuesday, in Classes 1,2, and 3, and the Rensselaer Republican in Class 4. The clerk’s annual statistical report shows that during the calendar year 1918, there were 131 civil cases filed in the circuit court, 111 disposed of, 11 venued to other counties and 5 venued from other counties here. Two juvenile cases were filed. Twenty-six letters of administration issued, and 6 guardianships. There were 14 decrees of foreclosure and 6 sheriff’s sale. Number of persons adjudged insane, 9. Marriage licenses issued, 88. Hunting Ifbenses issued, 224. Twelve divorce cases were filed, 5 granted, 2 dismissed and 5 pending. Twelve criminal cases were filed, 7 dismissed, 11 disposed of, 2 venuejl to other counties and 4 venued from other counties here. There were 5 convictions for misdemeanor; 2 for felony and 2 for violation of the liquor law. There were 119 natives of other countries declared their intention to become citizens of the U. S. A. —■ 4 born in Austria; 9. in England; 60 in Germany; 18 in Holland; 9 in IrelUhd and 19 in other countries.

The statistical report of Recorder Scott 1 for the calen lar year 1918, shows instruments filed during the year as follows: Warranty deeds recorded 423; consideration of same $1,592,669. Sheriff’s deeds 3; consideration $8,679. Tax title deeds, 10; consideration $58.5. Farm mortgages 244; aggregating $1,099,491. City and town property mortgages 72, aggregating $66,605. School fund mortgages; 8, aggregating $8,075. Chattel mortgages 331, aggregating $253,695. Mechanic’s liens 28, aggregating $5,074. During the same period 302 farm mortgages were satisfied aggregating SBO3/801; 73 city and town mortgages aggregating $69,949: 9 school fund mortgages aggregating 6,650; 173 chattel mortgages aggregating $104,225; 25 mechanic’s liens aggregating sl,517. In the total summary there were 436 deeds of all kinds filed, aggregating $1,601,933; 683 mortgages and liens, aggregating $1,432,940; 582 mortgages and liens satisfied, aggregating $986,142. There were, therefore, 101 more mortgages and liens filed during the year than were released, and the increase in mortgage indebtedness was $446,798. The only reductio-n in any item was in city and town mortgages, where 72 were filed and 73 released, and the total reduction was $3,344. This does not indicate that the city or town dweller was so much more prosperous than the farmer, as,_pne might think. The facts are that very little town property changed hands last year, while there were many farms sold and at a high figure, most of the increase in farmi mortgages being the unpaid purchase price. '

VAN RENSSELAER CLUB SMOKER

U The Van Rensselaer Club will give a smoker In their club rooms on next Wednesday evening, Janulary* 8, commencing at 8 'o’clock. 1 All members drged to be present, i “Eats” and "Seven-Up.”—SECRE-TARY,

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER. JASPER COUNTY. INDIANA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1919

THREE DEATHS IN ONE FAMILY

In South Part of Pulaski County This Week. Three victims of influenza la the death toll in tip family of Otto Weltzln, a farmer living north of here in Pulaski county this week. The wife and two children have died since Monday and Mr. Weltzin himself is affected with the disease. For whole families to be down with the malady at the same time ‘has been common during the epidemic, but this is the first instance reported in Which three members of the home have been called . within as many days.— Monon News. A

LEFT YESTERDAY ON TRIP TO TEXAS

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey* Davisson,' accompanied by Mrs. Alda Parkinson,. Mrs. Mary D. Eger and Chauncey Wood of this city,’ and Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Washburn of Kentland left yesterday on a trip through the lower Rio Grande valley. Mrs. Parkinson and Mrs. Eger expect to leave the party at Houston, Texas, and go to St. Petersburg, Florida, and will spend the balance of the winter there and at other points in Florida.

LETTERS FROM OUR SOLDIERS

D. J. Babcock Is Seeing Considerable of France. Following is the firs* letter received fromi D. J. Babcock, who is with the 30th ("Wildcat”) division in France since the signing of the armistice. This division was attached to the British forces and saw some of the fiercest fighting of the war, its casualties totaling 7,62 S which is about 25 per cent of its strength: Ballou, France, Dec. 5, 1918. Dear Mother —Was very glad to get your letter of November 5 yesterday, but was very sorry to hear of Willard’s (Zea) dehth from influenza. He was such a decent, honest sort of a kid and such a good worker that it was too *bad he should die so young. Our division has had but little trouble from the epidemic 9o far and as it is abating almost everywhere, no serious results are anticipated. I wish you could have been here to witness the French people celebrate the discontinuance of hostilities brought about by the signing of the armistice. It was certainly a spontaneous and altogether a great demonstration of feeling by people who had long ago tired of the misery and suffering caused by wai* Ats the time of the signing of the armistice with Germany our division was back on rest and I believe was preparing to leave the British front (St. Quentin-Cambrai) and if the war had continued it would have had its next try at the Germans on the American sector in Alsace-Lorraine. Since writing you last I have lost my English driver and have been doing all driving miyself. Have traveled about* 2,500 miles, including several large cities and many places noted all over the world for their (historic beauty. The Amiens cathedral was among them. Undoubtedly this is one of

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RED CROSS SEWING NOTICE

Sewing commences at Red Cross shop on Monday, January 6, 1919; hours 2 to 5. The following ladies will act as supervisors: Monday afternoon, Mrs. J. F. Hardman. Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. W. O. Rowles. < Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Milt Roth. Thursday afternoon, Mrs. A. b. Laßue. Friday afternoon, Mrs. Mary E. Drake. Also, there will be sewing on two evenings, in charge of the following ladies, from 7 to 9: Tuesday evening, Miss Martha Ramp. . _ Wednesday evening, Mrs. Roe E. Yeoman. * Ladles wishing to sew can. communicate with one of the supervisors, or call at the shop. f MARTHA E. HOPKINS, . Chairman Work-Shop.

laATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Born, January 3, to Mr. hnd Mrs. Ed Jenkins of near McCoysburg, a son. It is again time to apply for automobile licenses. Miss Mabel Nowels, notary public at The Democrat office, will be pleased tp fill out and acknowledge your application and send same in for you. Don’t wait until next month or the month after and run the risk of someone entering complaint and you having to pay a fine. Apply now. ts

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happening* in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matter* ~of Minor Mention From Many Place*. POST COMMANDER IS NOTIFIED 139th Field Artillery Will Soon Reach Ft. Harrison. «'lndianapolis, Jan. 1. —The 139th field artillery of the 38th division will leave Camp Merritt, N. J., on January 5 for Ft. Bemjamln Harri-. son, according t« s a telegram received today by Colonel Wildurr Willing, commanding officer at the fort. The 139th is commanded by Colonel Robert L. Moorhead of Indianapolis, and contains several hundred Indianapolis men. The personnel of the regiment is largely from Indiana. No information concerning the time the 137th field artillery will leave Camp Merritt has been received. Captain Mark A. Dawson, Battery A, 139th, arrived in Indianapolis last week to confer with officers at Ft. Harrison about receiving the two regiments which are to be demobilized here. Barracks are now ready.

RETURN HOME DELAYED BY THE “FLU”

Mrs. A. S. Laßue returned home Sunday from, a five weeks’ stay with 1 her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. George Neal at Pittsburg, Pa., who were both down with the "flu.” Mrs. Laßue wag also taken down with the same disease after they got over it, and her return was z delayed a couple of weeks on this account. Their son, Dr. Wade Laßue of Indianapolis, has also had a severe siege of pneumofnia and came near dying, but finally pulled through. Wade recently sold his dental office on Central avenue and Thirtieth street, and is opening up a fine new office now in the State K. of P. block, with all new fixtures, etc.

M. W. A. ELECT NEW OFFICERS

At the regular meeting of the Modern Woodman Wednesday evening the following officers were elected: W. F. Osborne, Venerable Consul. N. C. Schafer, Worthy Advisor. William Platt, Clerk. George Mustard, Banker. W. D. Bringle was elected one of the managers of the order, succeeding Charles Spencer, who has moved to Michigan. Installation will take place next Wednesday evening.

GIFFORD I. O. O. F. MEMBERS All members of Gifford I. O. O. F. lodge are urgently requested to turn out- Saturday evening; January 4, for the installation of officers.—BY ORDER 6F SECRETARY. J 4

,| MOfW 1 Presbyterian Rev* J. Budman Fleming, Minister. 9:30, Sunday school; 10:45, morning worship and the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper; 6:00, Endeavor meeting i<n the church parlor; 7:00, union service at the Christian church. Sunday, January 5, 1919, is to be Home Day, and we 1 want all our people at the services and every home represented. The New Year, with the New Era Movement, calls foe the re-enlistment of all God’s people in the . whole jreat task of the church. Methodist 9:30, Sunday school; 10:45, morning worship sermon by the pastor; 6:00, Epworth Lekgue, topic, “Morning Watch.” 7:00, the monthly union service at the Christian church. The sermon will be preached by a visiting pastor.

Service Flags, one. two or three stars, for sale at The Democrat ofthe. •■-4':'. ■ . U

COMING PUBLIC SALE BATHS The Democrat has printed blUa for the following public sales: Tuesday, January 7, George Hell, on the Harvey Davisson farm 9ft miles due . north of Rensselaer. General sale. Including horses, cattie, hogs, farm tools, etc. Wednesday, January 8, J. A. Gilmore and Joseph Scheurich, 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, Win. Johnson, 1 mile south and 1 U miles west of Mt. Ayr. General sale, Including horses, cattle, 45 head Big Type (Spotted Poland pure-bred hogs, Implements, etc. _________ 1 PUBLIC SALE Wednesday, January 15, 1919, Hugh O’Donnell, 6 miles west of Monon, 3 miles south and 1 mile west of Lee, 6% miles north of Seafield. General sale, including horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc. J -15

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 mall, this publication shall act as a receipt until the date on the label of their paper Is changed. Those indicated by an • are rew subscribers: C. N. Dunn, Rensselaer, R-4. Lloyd Williamson, Morocco. Mrs. George Best, Nokomas, 111. •Russell Morton, Rensselaer. David Stoner, Rensselaer, R-l. Albert Wortley, Rensselaer, R-4. •John A. Jordan, McCoysburg, R-l. •John G. Hayes, Rensselaer, R-2. •Sigo Bros., Remington, R-2. Thomas May, Remington, R-4. J. W. Smith, Pleasant Ridge. •William Donnelly, Houston, Tex. Jarties E. Walter, Rensselaer. •Ray Wood, Fair Oaks. R. .Sprague, Rensselaer. John R. O’Ccnnor, Wabash. Samuel Sampson, Foresman. Arthur Hall. Rensselaer, R-2.. Joseph A. Kolhoff, Rensselaer. Noah Zeigler, Rensselaer, R-l. Sharp Hanley, Fair Oaks, R-l. T. A. Crockett,. Rensselaer. D. E. Grow, Rensselaer. Theodore Medaryville, R-R. Marlon Large, McCoysburg. M. J. Kuboske, Rensselaer. •William Steele, Gifford. William Scott, Remington, R-l. •Wilson A. Clark, Saffordvllle, Kansas. 'Hugh O’Donnal, Monon. William' Morris, Rensselaer, R-4.-Frank Donnelly, Rensselaer. Clara Stryker, Remington. •Robert G. Gardiner, Goodland, R-1. Orville Fisher Wheatfield, R-l.

FORMER JASPER COUNTY GIRL MARRIED.

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Grey of .Hbbart send The Democrat the following clipping from the Hobart Gazette, containing an account of the marriage of their daughter. The Grey family are formep residents fit Jasper county and are well known to many readers of The Democrat: Jerry Zelenka, who has been in the employ of Fred Frank upon the farm for several years, and Mids Ethel Grey, youngest daughter of Mr, and Mrs. John A. Grey of tnis dfty, were quietly married December 16, at the M. E. parsonage by the Rev. A. H. Lawrence. The groom was a skilled electrician In his home country, Bohemia, before coming to America, but since coming to this country he has turned his hand faithfully to farming. The young couple will shortly move upon the Owen Roper farm, whldh they will operate for the owner. At present they are stopping at the bride’s home. For the past year and ja half the hride has been working at the Parish Leaflet, but she concluded her work there Tuesday. Both have the best wishes of their many friends.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the Farm- t ers’’ Mutual Insurance Association of Benton and the adjoining counties of Jasper and /White will foe held In Remington, Indiana, Saturday, January 18, 1919. FRANK E. FISHER, Pres. D. W y BIDDLE, Sec. J 7-14 An armload of old newspapers for a nickel at The Democrat office.

Vol XXI, No. 80

BOLSHEVIC ARMY IS WIPED OUT BY CZECHO-SLOVAKS

Forces Under General fialda Capture 31,000 Prisoners ano Many Guns. NARROW ESCAPE FOR LENINE Premier Flees From Armored Train, But Members of Party Are Captured—Ten Regiments Annihilated. Washington, Jan. 3. —Doctor Drinkovlc, commissioned of national defense of lhe JugO-Sluv national council, the government seated at Zagreb, has itsued orders for the moblllzutlou of all citizens of (he cluses of 189599, which Includes men- from nineteen to twenty-three years of uge.„ lu addition, all members of (lie academic classes are culled up. The order was received here and Indicates that th* new Jugo-Slav army will be formed of the 250,00 U men now under arms and atg>ut 350,0 W culled to the service by the new order. Officials her* frankly confessed that the order la a warlike one and could offer no explanation. The state department la without Information. Stockholm, Jan. 3.-—A Brltfch naval wfuadron in a sea tight in the Baltic sea has captured Nikolai Lenine’* minister of the navy, Easkolninov.

Vladivostok, Jan. B.—ln capturing Perm, in the Uraf mountains, General Galda, at the head of Czecho-Slovak and Siberian forces, virtually destroyed the bolshevik third army, from which Nikolai Lenine, the bolshevik premier, was directing operations in the region of Perm. Lenine himself escaped, but several members of hl* party were taken prisoners. The exploit of General Galda in capturing Perm parallels his success in the campaign of last summer. His superiors opposed his plan of attack against Perm, and he carried out theoperation at the risk hf removal from bls command. The bulk of his force was made up of Siberian troops, but he had two regiments of Czechs in hla army. Captures Enormous Booty. In addition to the 31,000 prisoners reported, General Galda -captured 5,000 railway cars, 120 field guns, 1,000 machine guns, 30 automobiles, an entire wagon transport? several dfrmored trains and several thousand VMtees. His movement was a complete surprise to the bolshevik!, as proved by, the fact that he captured several prominent soviet leaders at the headquarters of the third bolshevik army. Ten bolshevik regiments are declared to have been annihilated and the rest of the enemy army was driven across the Karma river. Semenoffa Troops Advance. Troops of General Semenoff, the an-ti-bolshevik leader In the Chita district, have occupied Verkhnl Udlnsk, on the Siberian railway east of Lake Baikal. -Two hundred thousand Russian soldiers released from .German prisons are expected to pass through Omsk within a fortnight. The Russians are destitute and In a serious condition from exposure and lack of food.

CAR LINE IS TAKEN BY U. S.

Federal Marshals Will Run Kansan City (Kan.) Traction Lines. Kansas City, Kan., Jan. 3.—Under orders from Judge John C. Pollock of the federal court, United States marshals took charge of the street cars and property of the Kansas City Railways company here, as a result of the strike of motormen and conductors sifiqp December 11. The order of Judge Pollock was Issued on an intervening petition of the chamber of , comineice Iri an Injunction suit of the street railway company against the strikers. Trainmen now employed, many of whom are discharged soldiers, are to be deputized and armed, and the city will be relieved of providing police protection under which the service has been maintained for several days.

PLEDGE BY LLOYD GEORGE

Says Will Seek Another Mandate if Promises Are Broken. Carnarvon, Wales, Jan. 3.—The recent general election has given democracy an opportunity in the present Brrtisß. government to change the face of the country, Premier Lloyd George declared here. The premier said that unless the government did its best to fulfill Its promises he pledged himself that he would not remain at its head, out would go back to the people for another mandate.