Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1919 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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ANNUAL TURNER EXHIBITION

* Circus day will again be celebrated at St. Joseph college on Wednesday, May 7, and on Sunday, May 11, at 8 p. m. in the college auditorium. Although everything has Its war price, the admission to the Turner program remains the same as In former years, 25 cents. Bring the kiddies and show them the clowns. All will enjoy the apecial features which will be pre- ' seated. Among the new features are the performances on the horizontal and parallel bars. Many interesting stunts are produced on the horse. Watch the clowns and split your sides! Did you ever view a human wall? If not, here is your chance. The pyramids are a variety of living buildings. The drills are uniform and show the result of patient and . unrelentless practice. Don't miss these features for they are well worth seeing. Those who • were not there last year and have heard about our ‘‘circus day” declare that they must see It this year. Those who were present last year said it was the “best ever” and that you couldn’t hold them away this year.

OLD RESIDENT IS SUMMONED

8. 8. Shedd Died Suddenly at His Home Friday Afternoon, Spaulding S. Shedd, for the past 25 years a resident of Jasper county and for several years a highly respected citizen of Rensselaer, died at his home on Grace street while sitting in a chair about 3 oclock Friday afternoon) from an attack of heart trouble. Mr. Shedd had not been very well of late and Sad suffered several attacks of /heart trouble in the last few months, but he had been about as "usual most of the time, being up town Friday morning and again shortly after dinner, and his death at this time was a great shock to the family as well as to the entire community. Deceased was born in New Hampshire in 1845, and when a young man went to Colorado, where he resided for some time, coming to Jasper county in 1895, where, with his family, he took up his residence on his farm about three miles east of this city, and resided there until about five years ago, when he moved to Rensselaer. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, Mrs. Alice Randle and Miss Harriet Shedd of this city, and Mrs. Samuel Sparling of Demopolis, Ala.; two sons, Harry Shedd of New York city and Arthur Shedd of Demopolis, Ala., and one brother, John G. Shedd, of Chicago. The funeral services, \ conducted by Rev. J. B. Fleming, were held at the late residence Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock and burial made in Weston cemetery. Those from a distance here to attend the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shedd of New York city, Arthur Shedd and Mrs. S. E. Sparing of Demopolis, Ala.; Frank Porter and Mrs. John G. Shedd of Chicago.

FARMHOUSE BURNED IN GILLAM

The house on the Charles Odom farm in Gillam township was struck by lightning and entirely destroyed at an early hour Sunday morning. The house was occupied by Mr. Odom’s son Bryan, and the bolt struck within about 10 feet of where the occupants were sleeping. They escaped with very little clothing, but neighbors coming to the scene succeeded in saving the greater part of the household goods. The house was one of the best in Gillam township bnd it would probably cost $3,000 to replace it. There was $1,600 insurance carried.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL Mrs. Nelson DuCharm of near Remington underwent an operation for appendictis Saturday. ;A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tanner of Barkley township May 2. Herbert Schultz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Schultz of Union township, underwent an operation for appendicitis Friday afternoon. Mrs. Hascall Randolph of near Mt. Ayr was brought to the hospital Monday night and underwent an operation for a ruptured appendix the same night. Place your "Want Ad” in The Democrat and get results.

ANOTHERCYCLONE HITS MARION TP.

Several Thousand Dollars Damage Done Sunday Evening A. QUINN FARM HIT HARDEST I And AU His Farm Buildings Completely Wrecked and House Is Moved Off Its Foundation. A cyclone struck a small part of Marion township about 7 o’clock Sunday evening Ibr a short distance, leaving a mass of wreckage in its wake. While no lives were lost nor stock killed, the damage wrought to buildings will probably total |IO,OOO to $12,000. The storm followed a day of continued showers, the first coming during the night or early morning and continuing at intervals throughout the entire day. At about 5 o’clock came a tremendously heavy rain, probably the heaviest that has fallen in this section since the big rains of four years ago this summer. The water came so fast that the sewers were unable to carry it away and in many iplaces it filled the streets from curb to curb, and ran across the sidewalks. There was lots of lightning during the afternoon showers and several bolts evidently struck near town, burning out electric light fuses in quite a number of places.

The first damage observed was out at the old Daugherty farm, where some small buildings were wrecked. About one-fourth of a mile east the old house on the Nancy Reece farm was next in the path of the cyclone, and here most all of the trees surrounding the house were broken down or twisted off and the house itself, which was •unoccupied, was completely demolished and pieces of boards and joists were scattered along on each side df the road for a distance of several hundred yards. At the next house, on the north side of the road, occupied by Vincent Quinn, the shingles were torn from the house badly in several places and some other minor damage done. At the Alex Quinn place (the former A. K. Yeoman farm) the full force of the storm struck, and the wreck there almost beggars description. The three barns, smoke house, two double cribs, scale house, wheat and oats granary and windmill were completely demolished and the debris scattered for quite a distance on northeast, some of the debris being lodged in the hedge on east and just across the road on the north. The house was moved about eight feet off its foundation and badly racked, the chimneys being ruined and the wings torn loose from the main part, etc., etc. This house was built by Mr. Yeoman several years ago and was very strongly constructed, otherwise it would have been completely demolished. The east side of the house was dropped off the foundation and lies on the ground, while the floors and the interior present a sad scene of wreckage. Several of the panes olf glass on the west side were broken out and the total damage to the dwelling house alone is probably between S6OO and SI,OOO. Several shade trees were blown over and broken and quite a niuimiber of trees were uprooted in the orchard. The Alex Quinn house was among the best farmhouses in Jasper county, being nicely finished throughout and supplied with furnace heat.

Mr. Quinn was in one of the barns at the time and it is miraculous indeed that he escaped alive. The family took refuge in the cellar as soon as they could get there, but Mrs. Quinn suffered considerably from the shock and the wetting they received, and was under the doctor’s care Monday. Otherwise all, escaped serious injury. Mr. Quinn had some windstorm insurance, but we were unable to learn the amount of same. Mr. Quinn and family are moving into the house with their son Vincent until their own home is restored to a habitable condition. The Oscar Hauter buildings which were just north of the nar-

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row path of the storm, were ontouched, but the wreckage of the old Nancy Reece house was scattered over Mr. Hauter's field east of his (term buildings. The path of the storm was but a hundred feet or so in width evidently, and it lifted or had spent much of its force as it proceeded slightly norfteastward, as most of .the damage east of the Kohley farm was confined to a windmill or two and the breaking down of quite a number of telephone poles. At Mr. Kohley’s, in addition to ruining the orchard, the barn was moved two feet off its foundation, tool shed, hog house, granary, pump shed, etc., were all or partly demolished; some windows broken out of the house, etc. A new hay ladder was lifted off the wagon in the barn lot, struck the hen house and stove a hole in it, thence struck a tree, thence struck the house,* thence dropped to the ground and struck a lilac bush, then raised and was carried off through the trees and part of it landed across the road. A piece of the steel roofing .from the Quinn barn landed on the Lawler barn at Pleasant Ridge, about two miles farther northeast.

INTERESTING HIGHWAY TALI

Made by Chairman of Highway Commission Monday Night. E. L. Wright, chairman of the state highway commission, made an interesting talk Monday night in the court room at the court house, in which many features of the new highway laws that were not generally known were explained and made more clear. However, there are muddles in the county unit law that will probably have to be ironed out in the courts notwithstanding the “opinions” of the governor’s accommodating attorney-general. Hon. W. L. Wood was chairman of the meeting and introduced Mr. Wright in a few well chosen words. The Democrat cannot at this time cover all of Mr. Wright’s 'talk in the time and space it has to devote to it, therefore will confine its remarks to the snore important details and those in which the people of this community are most Interested.

The state highway law provides that the state highway commission shall lay out a system, of state roads before April 1, 1920, that will connect every county seat in Indiana. It also provides that the system laid out by the commission under the old law, which was declared bad by the courts, should be retained and constructed first, as \ye gathered from the speaker. The entire cost of constructing state roads is paid 50-50 by the national government and the state —not 50, 25 and 25, 50% by the national government and 25% each by the state and county, as generally understood. The cost of upkeep of the state roads is to be borne by the state. As soon as a road is designated by this commission a "state road," it is at once taken over and maintained by the state or reconstructed by the state and national government. It ceases to be an expense to the county and thereby a great saving is effected to the county, as the roads that will be taken over will be the main market highways, the roads that are most traveled and therefore have been the more expensive to keep in repair. The new 10-cent state road tax, together with the inheritance tax and the automobile license tax after this year, will bring in perhaps $7,500,000, which, with the federal aid, will total about $10,000,000 per year which the state commission can expend for roads. It is expected to lay out a system aggregating about 3,500 miles of roads, to build about 100 miles of these this year and 400 miles each succeeding year, of hard-sur-faced roads. While it is up to the commission to say what roads shall be designated as state roads, Mr. Wright said that he believed the Corn Belt line would be designated as one of these. This road, we understand, starts at Peoria, 111., and comes to State Line, west of Kentland, where Indiana will probably connect therewith and continue lon east through Kentland,- Goodland, Remington, Wolcott, Monticello, Logansport and probably on to Ft. Wayne. This would give Jasper county nine miles through

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COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

lulirusllng Paragraphs From thu Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL ■,egal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gather'd by Us From the Various County unices. Attorney W. H. Parkinson of Lafayette was a visitor in the eity Monday. New suits filed: No. 9050. Minnie Lander vs. Vincent Quinn; suu for possession of certain personal property valued at SSOO. John Erwin of about Wheatfield has been arrested and Is now in Jail on an affidavit unade by Tony George, who says that on the 4th of February, 1919, he set on fire a certain building or bam valued at $3.u00, the property of George H. Helman. This is the last week of the April term of court, and after this term court will not convene again until the second Monday in September. So far this term the jury has heard but one case, changes oif venue having taken cases that were ,set for trial to other counties. In the case of Quinn vs. Landers, a change of venue was taken and cause sent to Newton county. Ditto in case of Laßue vs. Sternberg.

The jury was excused again yesterday morning until this morning. The Marion Township War Mothers will meet In the Q. A. R. rooms at the court house Saturday, May 10, at 3 o’clock. The following program will be given: Woman’s Part In the Reconstruction of the World Mrs. E. W. Strecker Reading Mrs. Crooks Talk Mrs. Samuel Duvall An offering will be taken for Noyon, France. This meeting is open to all the mothers and wives of Jasper county soldiers. m!1 ■ A petition has been filed by A. Halleck and Mrs. E. P. Burton as members of the county board of charities, asking to have George Berry, aged 12; Alma Berry, aged 9, and James Balang&r, aged 2, declared wards of the board. The mother, Katie Balanger, is now living in one of the homes on the Benjamin Harris Home for Widows and Orphans grounds. The father, Brick Balanger, died last fall from influenza, when the family resided at Kersey.

Judging from the sample of binder twine sent out by an Indianapolis concern, which is offered at a few cents per pound less than gebd twine can be purchased for from the local dealers, our farmers will save much time and annoyance by not buying any of it. The following resolution passed by the Jasper County Betterment association last Saturday speaks for Itself: This Is to certify that on this day the farm management committee "of the Jasper County Betterment association examined a sample of binding twine submitted to it by the Indianapolis Cordage company and arrived at the following conclusion: That the twine is NOT of standard grade and quality. The com/mdttee has therefore passed the following resolution: Resolved, that the farm management committee does not recommend the twine manufactured by the Indianapolis Cordage company 1 for use by the farmers of Jasper county. RALPH JOHNSON, Cbm. Farm Management Committee. P. H. HAUTER, Secretary. The county commissioners met in regular session Monday and were still in session yesterday, when, in the afternoon, there was to be a meeting of the county council and the committee appointed at the road meeting of Monday night. The auditor was directed to giye notice of letting contract for the Julius Hine et al stone road at the June meeting of the board. In the Henry M. Rayburn road the board found that notice had been given. No appearance made and contract was cancelled. Final report was made in the D. H. Yeoman stone road, showing completion of same. , Balance of $1,194 due contractor was allowed and S2O balance in attorney fee. The law requires that notices of petitions under the county unit road

law shall be posted In the county commissioners’ room, and thio not having been done, the technicality was used to continue for further notice all petitions filed under this law, Including petitions of Charles Parks et al; Alfred Duggleby et al; J. F. Mitchell et al; William B. Fibber et al; Charles W. Brand et al; George L. Parks et al; Ernest Corner et al; Henry Gushwa et al, and Thomas F. Murphy et al. The county treasurer reported sale of bonds in the George M. Myers ditch of the amo< nt of $2,393.66 at par to the First National bank of Rensselaer. Treasurer also reported sale of bonds for the Ed Oliver ditch to the amount of $80,339.62 to the Fletcher Savings &-Trust Co. of Indianapolis, at ,pa>r. The treasurer showed collections made on assessments on the Milton Roth ditch, and bonds were ordered issued for the unpaid amount, $4,908.57, to bear 6% interest. In the Mm "fritr Wmmto ditch the drainage commissioners were granted until the first day of the June term to file report. 'Proof of notice was filed and found sufficient in the Andrew K. Yeoman ditch. Cause docketed and continued for objections. Contract tor coal for use at the county heating plant was let to the Ogle Coal Co. at $3.86 per ton f. o. b. Rensselaer for lump, and mine run at $3.66. Interest on county funds for the month of April was reported as follows: First National bank, Rensselaer, $187.47; Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaer, $183.28; State bank, Rensselaer, $170.60; State bank, Remington, $140.51; Bank of Wheatfield, $49.99. Several other matters were to coime up yesterday which will be reported In Saturday's Democrat.

MORE LOCAL BOYS ARE HOME

Several Jasper County Soldiers Have Landed in United States. Mrs. K. T. Rhoades and Mrs. James E. Parkinson have received word from their husbands that they had arrived safely from overseas and were at Camp Mills, N. Y. John Faris of northwest of town received word that his son John had arrived in' the U. S. after several months overseas. Ernest Moore, who recently returned frosni overseas, Is now at ■Camp Sherman, 0., and expects to receive his discharge tomorrow. Harvey Davisson had a letter from his son Vern the last of the week and he was leaving CampDlx, N. J., for Cajnp Sherman, 0., where he would received his discharge and will probably be home soon. The 33d division entire, It was announced In Sunday's papers, would embark from Brest the first Of this week. Omar Osborne, son of former Counity Surveyor W. F. Osborne, Is a member of the 108th Engineers, of this division, and he will soon be home now. Mrs. M. D. Gwin received a cablegram last week from her husband, Dr. M. D. Gwin, saying that he expected to arrive in New York today. Dr. Gwin has been overseas Lm hospital work in the A. E. F. since early last fall.

Joseph Nagel was notified Monday through the Red Cross service that his son Walter was taken to a debarkation hospital In New York city last Friday. He received a card at the same time written by Walter, saying that he had underwent an operation for appendicitis on the Monday night previous and was getting along fine; said he was in a fine hospital and getting good treatment. The ship on which he sailed did not dock until Thursday, according to the telegram received by his father, so he was probably operated on while the ship was still on the water.

PYTHIAN MEETING

All local and sojourning brothers of the order of Knights of Pythias are urged to spend an enjoyable evening at the Pythian hall next Friday evening, May 9. Bring a neighbor or friend. Rev. Win. T. Barbre will give an address on Pythlamism. You will t-' treated to cigars and apples, and assured of a general enjoyable evening. Your presence will add that much more life and pleasure to the occasion. Come!! —COMMITTEE.

CARD OF THANKS We wish to express to our many friends our heartfelt thanks for their many acts of kindness shown during the long illness and since the death of our beloved wife and mother.—C. M. PAXTON, MR. AND MRS. HARRY W. PAXTON, ,MR. AND MRS. THOMAS LONERGAN. An armload of old papers for 5c at The Democrat office.

Vol XXII. No. 11

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Conntry. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL IlnmwningH in the Nearby Cities ami Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Localities* ALL TO BK HOME BY CHRISTMAS Says the War Department of the American Men Oversea*. Washington, May 3.—" Plan to get everything out of Europe by Christmas." Thia la the import, If not the precise wording of a cablegram from Secretary Baker, who has been conferring In Paris with President Wilson, General Pershing and representatives of the British, French and Italian governments, In regard to the disposition of the allied armies after the formal declaration of peace. It la to be the policy of this government, it is said, to get every American soldier home just as quickly as it can be done after the release of the army of occupation in Germany. As yet there Is lack of definite Information here as to what the peace treaty will provide, if anything, with respect to any allied military occupation of the west bank of the Rhine.

Members of the general staff say, in the absence of any definite Information, they assume that if there should be any allied military occupation required by the peace terms, the military force required would be provided by Greats Britain, France, and possibly Italy. There has been no hint from any quarter that the American delegates to the peace conference would agree to any arrangement under which American soldiers could be held for police duty along the Rhine or anywhere else in Europe for any considerable period after the establishment of peace. The notice from the secretary of war to the various branches of his (department that everybody must work toward getting the United States forces out of Europe by Christmas, is interpreted to mean that the army of occupation will not be held long after the peace terms are agreed to. The conference in Paris during the last 10 days, attended by the secretary of war, General Pershing and military representatives of the major European powers, has resulted in a general agreement with respect to what may be described as the after-the-war cleanup.

Rapid progress has been made during the last two months, according to the war department, with the disposition of the property which the United States government owned in France when the armistice was signed. The holdings of the United States Included railroads, with railroad rolling stock, docks, warehouses, camp Improvements, wireless stations, etc. It has been necessary to dispose of much of this property at a sacrifice, but no one expected anything else under the circumstances. If all goes well, it was said today, most of the holdings of the United States that could not be brought back to this country would be disposed of before the Ist of July. The government of France Is buying much of this stuff with money lent her by the United States. France was glad to take over the railroads the United States had built, as well as all the rolling stock owned by this government. According to the transportation experts off the war and navy departments it will not be an impossibility to get all the American soldiers back by Christmas. If 300,000 «nen are brought home this month and 300,000 next month, as planned, fewer than a million men will be left on the other side by July 1. Fixing the number still there at 1,000,000, the government would have to bring fewer than 300,000 home a to get the entire force back by "Christmas. As already noted In the dispatches, the plan agreed on in Paris recently provides that the United States shall cease to use

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