Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1919 — Page 1

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FRANK HARDMAN PROMOTED

Im Now Transport Officer, Having Charge of Motor Vehicle*. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hardman received a letter Wednesday from their son, Lieut. Frank, who has been over in France In the A. E. F. for a year or more. This is the first letter they had received from him for about a month, and they thought perhaps he was on his way home was the reason he had not written. This letter was written May 11, and he stated that he had received another promotion and was now motor transport officer, having charge of the entire motor transport work of his division. He has two captains, two first lieutenants and three second lieutenants under him. • It is probable, being in charge of this work, that he will be among the last to return to the United States. He said nothing In this letter about coming home, but said he would write more in a few days. He will likely see a great deal of the country there in this line of work, with which he has been connected practically the entire time he has been overseas.

FOUND GUILTY AND FINED $50

On One of Newland Eviction Cases Tried in Newton. (Herman J. Huppers, foreman for the Jasper County Farms Co., an alleged offspring of Ed Oliver, was found guilty of assault and battery on the person of Albert H. Grimm by a Jury in the Newton circuit court Wednesday and was fined SSO and costs. M. Leopold of Rensselaer assisted the state in the prosecution of the case. This was one of about a dozen cases filed against Mr. Kuppers, Ed Oliver et al, growing out of the recent high-handed eviction of Robert H. Grimm from a house he occupied near Newland, in Jasper county, on lands alleged to belong to this land company or Ollier, but which a relative of Grimm had a contract |o purchase, as told in - *B eurocrat at the time. The cases first filed here were taken to Newton on change, of venue, and the above case is the only one tried thus far, the others pending there having been continued for the term. Several other cases, filed later, are still pending in this county, all growing out of the throwing of Grimta and his household effects out of the house without any process of law whatever. Mr. Kuppers was an officer in the recent world war and is said to be a fine fellow, but he evidently went a little too far in obeying the orders of his employers, who are alleged to have sent a couple of strong-arm thugs down from Chicago who represented themselves as officers, to throw Grimm out of the house. If these 'men were officers they had no license to use their unique methods in Indiana, and they are said to have "beat it” mighty quickly, with Oliver, back to Chicago, when they learned that the sheriff of Jasper county was on his way out to arrest the entire bunch of them, driving to Lowell or Crown Point to take the train rather than take any chances on coming to Rensselaer. Grimm’s furniture was badly broken u H in the eviction, it is said, and he was quite badly beaten up in resisting the strong-arm bunch who threw him out. Such methods may work in some sections of the old world, where we read of the evictions of tenants in this manner, but the people of this section of Indiana are partly civilized at least, and tjiey prefer to see legal methods used in such cases.

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FOR SALE —Cowpeas, Soy Beans, Rape, Millet, Sorghum seed and Navy Beans. —POTTER & SAWYER SEED CO., Rensselaer, phone No. 7. 117

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized —Together With Other Notes Gathered by Us From the Various County Offices. The Newton county board of commissioners and board of education fixed the salary of the county superintendent there at $lB5 month. J. M. Sauser was informed! Thursday evening by the state committee that Jasper county stood third among the 92 counties of the state in its contribation to the Armenian relief work. Newton circuit court items from the Kentland Enterprise: Economy Hog Powder Co. vs. Elmer Pullins, suit op note; trial by jury. Jury out all night and unable to reach agreement. Herman Messman vs. Warren T. McCray, to quiet title; dismissed at plaintiff's cost. There will be a War Mothers' reception far returned soldiers and sailors in the corridor of the court house Saturday evening, June 7, at 8 o’clock. An excellent program is being prepared and there will be music, refreshments and dancing. Several of the men recently returned from overseas will speak of their experiences on this occasion. All Jasper county men are cordially Invited. Marriage licenses issued: June 3, Samuel G. Gruber of Remington, aged 26 July last, farmer, and Amanda Baier, also of Remington, aged 22 December 19 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. June 5, Francis Marion Sapp of Pleasant Hill, 111., aged 24 November 4 last, mechanician, and Georgie Belle Starkly of Grant Park, 111., aged 24 April 25 list, employe in ammunition factory. First marriage for each. Married by Squire S. C. Irwin in the clerk’s office.

B!3)urdij| ill Uotw II Presbyterian Rev. J. Budman Fleming, minister. —Try going to church for recreation and it might fill a need as well as the movie. A new proverb: “What doth it profit a woman to know where to find the locals in the Republican, the society news in the Democrat, Fendig’s ad, also the want ads and the marriage notices, but she knoweth not whether Corinthians is a book or a new kind of soap.” Methodist 9:30, Sunday school; 10:45, morning worship and sermon. The pastor’s theme: "Pillows or Pillars”; 7, Epworth League; 8, evening worship and sermon by the pastor, theme: “Conquering Evil with Good.” Any of the members of this church who do not want the pastor to deal with their faults in his morning sermon had better not attend that service.

(SAVE LOSSES FROM LIGHTNING By having your farm buildings properly rodded. lam devoting my entire attention now to lightning rod work throughout the season, and solilcit your patronage. With the present prices of grain you cannot afford to take chances of losing it through having your buildings set on fire by lightning. This is my nineteenth, year in the lightning rdd business and no building rodded by me has ever been damaged. If interested, phone 568 or 135. —F. A. BICKNELL, Rensselaer, Ind. ts REMOVAL NOTICE I have moved my office from the Stockton building, into rooms over the Burchard variety s. -re.—DR. I. M. WASHBURN. j 24 Duplicate order books, Fairbanks scale books, etc., carried in stock in The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department.

RENSSELAfiR. JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1919.

VISITS EASTERN PART OF STATE

Many Farmers Replanting There as Result of HainM. J. F? Ryan of Gillam has recently traded his old Pathfinder touring car for a fine Frtnklln, and last week with his family visited in Wabash, Huntington, Ft. Wayne and Payne, 0., returning home via the Lincoln highway through Goshen and South Bend. They were accompanied home by F. A. Coughian of Huntington, a nephew of Mrs. Ryan, who is in the U. S. Marine service and was home on a furlough. He has served 2>4 years in the Marines and has made twelve round trips across the "pond.” He has years yet to serve. Mr. Ryan says that they have had much harder rains over in about Wabash and’Ft. Wayne than here, and as a result the clay ground had baked so hard on the top after the corn was planted that it could not come through the crust, and many farmers were last week replanting.

MEAT PRICES COMING DOWN

At Least Where Competition Enters Into the Question. Following is a report of Tuesday’s proceedings of the county commissioners: Contract was let to John Eger for furnishing quarterly bill of groceries tfr the county farm for $287.63; to the G. E. Murray Co. for dry goods for $84.84, and to Roth Bros., 50 pounds of steak at 30 cents and 50 pounds of roast at 26 cents. For the last quarter (contracts let at the March session of the board) there was no competitive bids on furnishing meat and Roth Bros, was the only bid filed. They were awarded contract then for 50 pounds of steak at 35 cents and 50 pounds of roast at 28 cents — 2 and 5 cents per pound, respectively, more than their bld now, when the Co-Operative Meat Market bid against them. It is a little interesting to note the bids of the two markets made at this session. Roth Bros, bid 50 pounds beefsteak at 30 cents per pound, sls; 5U ■founds roast, 26c per pound, sl3. The Co-Operative bid was 50 pounds roast beef, $12.50; 50 pounds of steak (round, 30 cents per pound; loin, 32 cents per pound; shoulder, 24 cents per pound), and contained this footnote: "We have listed three kinds of steak at three different prices. Will furnish all of one kind or assorted as wanted.’’ This bld particularly specifies the kind of steak, while with the' former bid any kind of steak could be (put in. But the contract was let to Roth Brqs. at about 50 cents more on the total number of pounds than the bid of the Co-Operative market. A. S. Barlow stone road. Reviewers file report, which Is approved, and auditor directed to give notice. Same order in the Frank Fenwick, Bertis C. Eldridge, Julius Hine and John Rusk stone roads. In the H. W. Jackson and Fred Tyler stone roads', auditor was directed to notify Evans & Vanatta, the contractors, to appear before the board on July 7 and show cause why they should not begin work. In the Joseph Kosta stone road, A. Halleck was allowed $75 attorney fee and the bond of the superintendent was filed and approved. Auditor presents certified copy of joint road session. ' In the Robert J. Yeoman stone road, engineer and reviewers filed report showing cost of construction to be $14,699.30. Report approved and notice ordered given for letting. The Alfred Duggleby petition for stone road in Wheatfield township; Elias Arnold a. r. and Edward Tanner s. r. in Barkley; J. F. Mitchell s. r., Henry Kolhoff s. r., Henry Gushwa s. r. in Jordan; B. F. Fendig (north and south road through county); Harvey Davisson s. r., Ernest Comer s. r. in Union; Thomas F. Murphy s. r. in Newton; Claude Spencer s. r., Charles W. Brand s. <r., W. B. Fisher s. r. and G. L. Parks s. r.,* Milroy, all county unit petitions (except Claude Spencer which is continued to July for report) were referred to county surveyor and county commissioners for viewing, to report June 30. In matter of county unit joint stone road, Jasper and White counties, auditor directed to notify White county of joint .meeting of commissioners in Rensselaer on Monday, June 30. In matter of increase of salary of county superintendent, board fixes annual increase at $841.50. , Assessment sheet was examined and approved in the A. R. Kresler ditch, and Monday, September 8, 1919, fixed as last date for paying assessments. County treasurer reported sale of the Frank Nesius ditch bonds to Edward O'Gara of Lafayette at ipar, subject to approval of transcript. A. R. Sargent ditch. Report filed, expense account allowed and ordered paid. Cause continued for objections. Margaret Crawford, Andrus Crawford, N. Y. C. R. R. and Northern Indiana Land com-

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Conntry. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Hap(>eulngs in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From .Many Localities. ABOUT THE.SAME EVERYWHERE Straw Vote on League of Nations Is Taken at Yale. 'New Haven, Conn., June 3.—A straw vote of Yale university students today stood 814 in favor of the league of nations as proposed, to 386 opposed. Of those against the present league 248 were for some form of world league.

ISSUES FOURTH OF JULY RULES

Restrictions Placed on Use of Fireworks in Indiana Cities. H. H. Friedley, state fire marshal, today issued notice to the general public of rules in effect in Indiana by authority of the state fire marshal law, covering the use of fireworks on Independence day, July 4. "Section 45 of the rules,” reads the notice, "prohibits the sale of fireworks ~at retail. Section 46 prohibits the use or discharge of fireworks at any point the limits of a city or town in the state of Indiana, except at such points as may be authorized by the city or town authorities, upon recommendation of the state fire marshal. "Fireworks or other pyrotechnic displays, if not prohibited by local 'ordinance, may be given under municipal supervision, provided such displays are held at least 1,000 ffeet from any building. Toy paper balloons and skyrockets are forbidden. —•* - "Municipal officials are asked to ' co-operate with the state authorities to see that these reasonable rules and the anti-fireworks ordinances of the various cities and towns are properly enforced.”

MORTGAGE AND REALTY COMPANY ELECTS OFFICERS. The Jasper County Mortgage and Realty Company, whose organization was reported a few days ago, has completed its incorporation by the election of the following officers: Emmet L. Hollingsworth, president; Edd J. Randle, vice-presi-dent; George A. Williams, vicepresident and counsel; Jos. P. Hammond, secretary-treasurer. The company will occupy temporarily offices on the second floor of the Hollingsworth building on west side of public square, with Mr. Hollingsworth. The permanent quarters will be fitted up on the ground floor of the same building and be ready for occupancy in the early fall. The company is prepared to make loans on Farm and City property at current rates; to buy Bonds, Mortgages and other good commercial paper; to buy and sell lands; manage property for nonresidents and others; write all kinds of Insurance; furnish Bonds for public and private Trustees, and Officers of Corporations. It has facilities for investment of funds for patrons having idle money, and personal interviews are invited. —Advt.

GOVERNMENT 'HOMESTEADS, under Special Act, requiring no residence, Improvements or inspection; for Indian Lands in Northern Minnesota. Rich loam and muck on clay-marl subsoil. Serviceable timber on creeks, and no stumps nor stones. Highly productive, and never crop failure. Deal with Government; 160-acre Homestead costs $1,260; terms if desired. Selling fast. Mr. Drew, agent, Is in town for a week. Phone 302. —Advt. No better job work produced In this section of Indiana than that turned out by The Democrat.

pany refile remonstrances heretofore filed. Russell Van Hook ditch. Cause continued to July term for filing report. Notice was ordered given for letting contracts for some 16 bridges in various parts of the county on July 7.

NOTICE, CORRESPONDENTS! The Democrat 1 MUST in*i*t that tlio*e person* contributing item* to these column* mend in their new* matter »o that it will arrive at our desk NOT LATER THAN MONDAY NOON for WEDNESDAY ISSUE and NOT LATER THAN NOON THURSDAY for SATURDAY ISSUE. We trust it will not be necessary to call attention to thia matter again.—-THE DEMOCRAT.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Alvin Davis of Morocco underwent a major operation yesterday. Mrs. Albert Toben is improving nicely from her recent operation and is now able to be up. Miss Bess Hitchcock returned to her home at Remington yesterday. Maxine, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Davis of idorocco is in a very critical condition.

IT TAKES LOTS OF GROCERIES

To Feed Inmates and Employes of County Poor Farm. Following is the regular quarterly requisition of grocery supplies for the Jasper county poor farm, to feed the dozen to fifteen inmates, the employes and the superintendent’s family for each three months, exclusive of meats or the food raided upon the farm. The requisition below is that filed for the quarter beginning June 1 and shows the prices of the items. While the 'requisitions differ, slightly in some minor respects each quarter, the principal items are the same—that is, five barrels of flour, 500 pounds of sugar, 100 pounds of coffee, etc., are consumed each quarter: GROCERIES 60 lbs. Navy beans $ 6.60 15 lbs. Royal Bk. Powder 6.75 100 lbs. Carn meal i, . 5.50 100 lbs. Santos Peab’y coffee 6.00 1 lb. Ground cinnamon . . .40 1 lb. Ground cloves . .<. , .60 50 lbs. Full cream cheeee 20.00 5 bbls. Best Minn, flour.. 72.50 1 doz. Maine corn 2.08 % doz. Extract lemon .... .75 % doz. Extract vanilla 75 25 lbs. Cracked hominy . . 1,50 15 lbs. Honey 4.50 10 gal. 1 Karo sirup ...... 9.50 1 lb. Nutmeg 50 100 lbs. Armour’s oat meal 6.00 5 packages Loaf sugar . . .25 2 lbs. Ground pepper .. . .80 25 lbs. Best head rice.... 3.12 15 lbs. Seeded raisins .... 2.25 30 lbs. Best butter crackers 6.00 500 lbs. H. & E. sugar.... 55.00 10 4-lb. sacks Table salt.. .80 2 bbls. Salt 5.50 100 bars Soap •** 7.00 % doz. Sapollo 45 10 lbs. Starch 5 lbs. U. C. Jap tea 2.50 30 lbs. Horseshoe tobacco.. 24.00 5 gal. Cider vinegar 125 16 Yeast Foam <8 6 4-lb. Gold Dust . 1.40 $287.63 Following are the dry goods for the present quarter: DRY GOODS 1 doz. Men’s overalls $24.00 1 doz. Men’s shirts 12.00 u. doz. Fleecelined ..< 6.00 doz.,Undershirts ........ 6.00 1 doz. Socks 3.00 2 doz. Mittens 4.50 doz. Jumpers 6.00 4 pr. Men’s shoes . 16.00 3 Papers pins 24 1 doz. Clarks thread....... .65 3 Suits woman’s underwear 2.25 1 doz. Woman’s hose 4.20

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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 as a receipt until the date on the label of their paper ‘s changed. Those Indicated by an * are new subscribers: v, Ray Casey, 'Kirklin, Ind. •Spencer Holmes, Rensselaer. R-3. Wm. R. Johnson, Medaryville. Ora Fay, Buchanan, Mich. Chas. Kessinger, Rensselaer, R-4. John Shlrer, Tefft. E. J Duvall, Rensselaer. H. O. Shields, Niton, Alberta, Canada.

A new supply of both pen and and pencil writing tablets, lead pencils, indelible pencils, typewriter ribbons and box papers 'just re* celved in The Democrat’s fancy stationery and office supply department. If you have anything to spare that you think someone might use, please leave it at the local market place at Ed Herath’s gasoline station and thus lend a helping hand to your neighbors.—-Advt. Place your "Wont Ad” in The Democrat and get result*.

Vol XXII. No. 20

ALLIES TO REPLY TO BERLIN SOON

Answer to Germany's CounterProposals Will Be Ready Before Juno 12. “BIG FOUR" TO CALL TURKS lielegateM From Ottoman Govern* nient Will lie Considered as WitneMOft —Nmall Nations Win Victory—Armament Vnllmlted, Purls, June <>. Such progress was made by the council of four that by working through Sunday It la hoped the reply to the Herman counter-pro-posals may be ready for delivery before June 12. The council han decided to refuse Germany’s request that a fixed sum ($25,000,(XX),000) for reparations be Indicated in the treaty. Confer With Paderewski. The council of four held a session In the morning, with M. Paderewski, the Polish premier, present, concerning the Polish frontier in Germany, particularly Silesia, and in the afternoon considered the vigorous protests of Roumnnia and other Balkan states I against giving the league of nations supervision over the protection of racial minorities. i M. Paderewski strongly opposed any modification in the political status of Silesia as fixed by the treaty. This led to a proposal to grant the Germans economic advantages in Silesian coal. Iron and xlnc, sufficient to carry on industries and aid in paying the indemnities. Big German Coal Cut. The experts presented tables showing that the treaty’s cession of Silesia and the Sarre region has resulted in reducing Germany’s coal by 81 per cent, iron 74 per cent, and xlnc 80 per cent, and It is to offset these reducI tlons that It Is proposed to establish 1 an economic exchange, without modifying Polish ixilltlcnl control. "Big Four" to Call In Turks. The big four has decided to call In the Turkish peace delegatee, according to an unofficial report. The exact date has not been fixed. From ,the same source it wns learned the Turks wdll be considered merely as “witnesses” rather than fully accredited plenipotentiaries. This was accepted as indicating the Turks will be given practically no opportunity for discussion of the terms and will have to accept the conditions exactly as drawn up by the allies. Small Powers Win Victory. The small powers have won a victory in their opposition to the limitation of armaments of the new states created from the former AustroHungary empire, as incorporated in th© Austrian peace treaty. The council of four has decided to eliminate the provisions for such limitation.

JAILED FOR WILSON THREAT

Q. M. Stall of Chicago Ordered Exam* Ined as to Hie Sanity. • Chicago, June 6. —George Mark Stall, forty-seven years old, 8180 North Troy street, was arraigned before United States Commissioner Mason charged with threatening the life of President Wilson, his bond fixed at SIO,OOO, and ordered sent to the psychopathic hospital to be examined ns to his sanity. Staill married Lucy Parsons, the widow of George Parsons, hanged In Chicago for inciting the Haymarket riots. The woman is nationally known as a radical and an anarchist. Stall is charged with saying that ‘ President Wilson Is a grafter and ought to be killed as he works hand in hand with the rich. Stall was committed to Dunning some months ago, hut later discharged ns the physicians there said he was not Insane.

CHANGE COPS TO FIGHT REDS

Eight Cities in Which Bomb Outrages Occurred Adopt New Plan. New York, June G.—The eight cities in which bomb outrages were perpe* trated this week have arranged for an interchange of police officers to facilitate co-operation of all the agencies at work running down the radicals responsible for the explosions, it was announced at police headquarters here. A letter predicting further bomb outrages was received by the family of William Boehner, the watchman who was blown to pieces by the explosion of a bomb at the house of Judge Charles C. Nott, Jr., of the court of general sessions at 151 East Sixty-first street, early on Tuesday morning.

a free lead pencil given 'with every 6-cent writing tablet—both ruled and unruled—as long as the supply lasts.—The Democrat.