Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1919 — CLEANED from the EXCHANGES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CLEANED from the EXCHANGES

Count George F. Von Bertling, former imperial German Chancellor, died Saturday night at Ruhpolding, Bavaria, after a six days illness. Dr. Henry W. Tanner, the man who astonished the world some 35 or 40 years ago by fasting for 40 days, died last week in San Diego, California, as£ed 91 years. He resided at one time in Indiana, at Danville, in 1900 and 1901, where he managed a steam laundry.

Mugavan *& Bowers, owners of the John Robinson shows, the head- > of which are in Peru, have I bought the • Hagenbeck-Wallace shows, whidh are in winter quarters at West Baden. It is understood that Edward Ballard, former owner of the Hagenbeck-Wallace shows, will retire from the circus business and devote his time to hotel interests. The future of the Hagenbeck-Wallace property has Inot yet been fully determined. No announcement has been made of the price paid for, it. Special Judge Wason/of Delphi, was here last Friday and entered the final order in the Singleton ditch matter, which has been pending in the circuit court for the past three years. He ordered the ditch constructed and denied all motions of the remonstrators. Attorney George Hershman, who was one of the representing the petitioners in that case and who is also acting .in the same capacity in the Beaver Dam and "Bezor” drainage matters, reports that the latter action will come up for hearing between now’ and March 1. This also promises to be a long drawn out "scrap” before it ends. It has been resting peacefully on the court calendar for the past year on account of the war.—Dake County Stdr.

During the last 20 days of 1917 the automobile license department of the Secretary «of State’s office put outg 15,411 sets of licenses, while ln*the last 13 days of 1918, 17,990 sets were put out. There were issued last year 227,160 licenses to owners of automobiles; 192,195 were issued in 1917i_167,165 in 1916, and 137,000 in 1915. The dealers’ licenses last year numl- - 990; motorcycles, 9,111; chauffeurs, 14,641. The increase in automobile licenses issued each year over the previous year is 34,965 more in 1918 than in 1917; 25,030 more in J 917 than in 1916, and 30,165 more in 1916 than in 19-15. With the sfate’s population estimated at 3;000,000, it is estimated that there is one automobile to every thirteen persone in Indiana. Tn round figures the sale of licenses, brought into the state $1,300,000. i