Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1919 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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[?]SS MARGARET GLEASON HEAD

HWig Suffering From «'»n<<‘r Ended ■ by Death Sunday Evening. ■Rilss Margaret Gleason, who for H| past several months had been jHfering from Tn internal cancer, |Bd at her home on Cullen street evening about 5:30. was born in Union Hribty, Ind> August 10, 1859, and His 59 years, 10 months and 12 Hys of age at the time of her Hath. For the past 17 years she ■d made this city her home. ■ she is survived by three sisters, ■rs. Nora Worden and Mrs. James ■erman of this city, and Mrs. Pat■ck Dooley of Indianapolis; also ■iree brothers, Timothy, with whom Kus made her home; Dennis of ■ werty, Ind., and Michael of ■ hoenix, Ariz. K The funeral will be held this ■ Wednesday) morning at 9 o’clock It St. Augustine’s church and burial laade in Mt. Calvary cemetery, south If town.

[?]MORE CHANGES IN PROPERTY

■W. J. Wright Trades for A. F. ■ Long Residence on Park Ave. ■; A deal was closed Saturday by ■which' W. J. Wright became the ■owner of the A. F. Long residence ■property on Park avenue and is to ■toe given possession of same July 1. ■The consideration was *B,OOO, but ■ Mr. Long takes in on the deal Mr. ■Wright’s two lots on Park and iHome avenues, each 75x150 feet ■in size, at *1,500, and his lot in I Fairview addition at >SOO. I The property secured by Mr. ■ Wright is one of the best and most 1 nicely located properties on Park I avenue, and is a corner lot. It is I modern in all respects and is a very I desirable property. r Long will move into his tenant house, just across the street , from where he now lives, and which ■ is occupied by E. M. Graham, and Graham will move into the BMndle property about one block IwWher south on the same street, be vacated by Mr. Wright, and Hfhlch the latter has occupied for I several years. Later on, it is understood, Mr. Long Intends to build a bungalow on the Park avenue lot secured from Mr. Wright. I. H. Riley of the Rensselaer ’Creamery and Produce Co., has purchased the Hazel Carr property, consisting pf a residence and some 2% to 3 acres of ground on south Park avenue. Consideration *3,500. Mr. Carr has bought of Mrs. Sarah Reed the property on the corner of Clark street and College avenue, now occupied by Ed Herath. Consideration *2,500. Both are cash deala and possession will be given as soon as Mr. Herath can secure a place to move.

PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL

Not Much Done at Regular Meeting Monday Night. At the regular meeting Monday night all members were present, but very little business was transacted, however. Ordinance No. 194, fixing the salary of members of the school board at SSO each per year, was read and on suspension of rules was passed. Rebecca Askue et al remonstrated against the proposed alley in block 1, Thompson’s addition, and same was continued to the next regular meeting. The usual grist of claims were allotted.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Robert, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank King, had his tonsils removed yesterday morning. Mrs. Frank Tobias entered the hospital Monday for medical attention. ' Earl Adams’ condition remains about the same. _ x Gus Larsh, James Akers, Mrs. John McKinney and Mrs. John Krueger are all getting along nicely. Little Maxine Davis still remains in a critical condition.

NOTICE I have sold Clydesdale stallion, Fancier, to Silas Potts at Brook, those wishing service should see PI I . Potts. —FRED WALING. ts REMOVAL NOTICE I have moved my office from the Stocktpn building, into r&oms over the Burchard variety store,—Dß. I. M. WASHBURN. J 24 Subscribe for The Democrat.

JASPER CO. GETS STATE HIGHWAY

Line Designated Over Route Suggested By Committee. GIVES US ABOUT 45 MILES Of State Road Through the Entire Length of County Tentative Outline of Roads Completed.

Indianapolis, June 24. —L. H. Wright, director of the state highway commission, has completed a tentative outline of the roads of Indiana, which will be proposed as part of the state. highway system. The comprehensive plan, which spreads out over the state like a spider web and reaches every county seat and city of 5,000 or more population, contains 3,008 miles. The act of the 1919 legislature provides that the state highway commission shall designate the roads to be embraced in the state system before April 1, 1920. Mr. Wright said yesterday it was probable the road • system would be adopted by January. The law requires that from the date that the state takes over the roads tlfey shall be maintained by the state highway commission. The great system of highways suggested in the preliminary plans of the director would, if laid out in a straight line, extend about one-eighth of the distance around the world. The tentative system includes the "back bone system” designated by the old highway commission. This system included the range line road from Indianapolis to South Bend, the National roai from state line to state line, east and west, the Indianapolis and Louisville road, the Lincoln highway and the French Lick trail, and the road through .the state from Vincennes to Lawrenceburg. The tentative state highway system that is to be proposed to the state highway commission for consideration and approval is set out below. For the purpose of convenience the stafe is divided into four sections; north and south by the range line road and the Indianapolis and Louisville road and east and west by the National road. Northwest Section. Winona trail, Plymouth to Valparaiso. Liberty Way, Logansport through Star City, Knox, Union Center, Tracy, Laporte, Bejfast to Michigan City. Road from Hammond through Cavanaugh, Gary, Aetna, Fairfield and along the dunes to Michigan City. Road south from Gary to Crownpoint, south on Jackson highway to Orchard Grove, east to 2 miles south of Hebron, south to Demotte, east to Kersey, south through Rensselaer and connecting with the Corn Belt highway at Remington. Corn belt highway from west state line east through Kentland, Goodland, Wolcott, Montidello, Ida-

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ARE NOW ON THE LAST LAP

Cards from Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Montgomery, one written last Tuesday from New York city, while sitting on the Brooklyn bridge, were received here Friday and another one, written Sunday from Niagara Falls, wan received yesterday morning and they were then that far on their way home from their extended automobile trip to eastern points.- Later —Another card received yesterday noon, written at Van Wert, 0., Monday, said they would reach Ft. Wayne Monday night,, and therefore should reach Rensselaer Tuesday afternoon.

SELL FARMS FOR $235 AN ACRE Frank Fenwick has sold his 160acre farm in west Jordan to an Illinois party, receiving for same $235 per acre. ' Mr. Fenwick then purchased of Rowles & Parker their 160-acre - farm just east of town on the Pleasant Ridge road for which he paid $235 per acre. Mr. Fenwick expects to move onto the farm next year. The Rowles & Parker farm is the former Sayler farm, sold some 12 years ago for SIOO per acre and five years ago at $l5O per acre. LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS June 18, to iMr. and Mrs. Lew Robinson of east df town, a son. Try a want ad in The Democrat.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 1919.

RECLINING IN THE HOOSGOW

Ed Gilmore Matched Pennies; Re- • reived Stiff Fine Monday. •Ed Gilmore, formerly of Parr, who recently purchased the Jacks barber shop, waa fined 125 and costs and given a 10-day jail sentence by Mayor C. G. Spitler Monday on the charge of gambling, it being alleged that be was seen matching pennies with some boys in front of his barber shop on Washington street. Gilmore paid the fine and is said to have offered to pay >25 more if the mayor would suspend the jail sentence; saying that he had a business here* to look after which would suffer by his incarceration in jail. The mayor was obdurate, however, and Insisted on the jail sentence being served, and Gilmore is now In the county bastile. Friends of Mr. Gilmore Insist that the penalty Imposed Is unjustly severe and Is most surprising In view of Mr. Spitler's former attitude of a few years ago when he said that "the boys must get their eye-teeth cut some time and it might as well be now,” In endorsing the open gambling at a carnival held In Rensselaer.

RYAN DITCH CASE REVERSED

Cause Comes Back for Another Long-Winded Trial. The supreme court last Friday reversed the decision of the Jasper circuit court in establishing the Ryan ditch, one of the largest drainage propositions ever started in Jasper county and which is expected to drain large tracts of land in Walker, Gillam and Hanging Grove townships. The reversal of the lower court means that the case comes back for another twist in our court and some changes made in the Issues. This ditch has been pending for 10 years and it will eventually be built. Many farmers effected have lost during these years several times the amount of their assess-1 ment* in damage to growing crops and in non-productive land. Thg 1 litigation and expenses incurred have also cost many thousands of dollars, as the case has been in the higher courts twice and will probably go there again. Following is a syllabus of the opinion of the court in reversing the case: x DRAINAGE, REMONSTRANCES, PRIMA FACIE CASE. 23462. Austin O. Moore vs. John P. Ryan et al. Jasper C. C. Reversed. Willoughby, J. (1) This is the second appeal of the same case, the former appeal being reported as Thompson vs. Ryan, 183 Ind. 232. After the case was reversed the cause proceeded and appellant filed a remonstrance on the ground that the assessments of benefits were greater than the benefits to the land. On the trial of the remonstrance the qnly evidence to support the assessments was the report of the ditch commissioners, while appellant tes- • tlfied that the assessments were 1941.30 greater than the actual benefits. The court holds that the presumption and prima facie case made by the report of the commissioners disappears upon the bringing of any substantial evidence, and can not stand against the Sworn testimony of the appellant as to actual benefits, the court saying: “The presumption growing out of a prima facie case remain® only so long as there is no substantial evidence to the contrary. When that is offered the presumption disappears and, unless met by further proof, there is nothing to base a finding solely upon it.” The coufrt quotes from a case saying that the jury either took the report of the commissioners as evidence to overcome the testimony of appellant as a witness or ignored the testimony of appellant, neither of which they had a right to do. (2) The report of the commissioners' provided that the contract should be let under a provision that the contractor should maintain the portions dug until the whole ditch was completed and accepted and that the ditch coinmissioner should retain a sufficient amount of the contract price to insure the cleaning out and maintainance of the ditch until fully completed in all portions. The court says that it will not rule on the question of the authority to provide definitely that a certain percent should be withheld for such purpose, but that a provision for leaving the amount to be withheld in the discretion of lhe ditch commissioner. did not make the terms definite as required by law, and that the report was contrary to law. <

Grand opening of the new Gayety—A dance will be given at the Gayety next Saturday evening. All invited. Dance tickets sl. Gentlemen spectators 10 c, ladies free.- I—Advt. 1 —Advt. ’ 328

THE TWICE-. A-WEEK

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

InterestlftcParapaphsFromtiie Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered by Ve From the Various County Offices. "Commodore” O’Connor was down from~Knlman Saturday. Judge T. F~ Panher of Monticello was a business visitor in the city Monday. The War Mothers of the county will meet at the G. A. R. room in the court house Saturday afternoon, June 28, at 3 o'clock. Marriage licenses issued: June 23, William Headlee Grayson of Rensselaer, aged 30 April 8 last, laborer, and Lillie Appllna Howe, also of Rensselaer, aged 31 December 2 last/housekeeper. First marriage for male, second for female, first marriage dissolved by divorce In 1913. Arvle E. Culp of Gillam township reached home Saturday after having spent nine months overseas. He was discharged at Camp Sherman, O. Young Culp left Jasper county for Camp Taylor with the second bunch of boys to leave here In September, 1917. He Is looking well, but glad to get home, of course. William Pagel of Kankakee township, who had been confined In the county jail for the past week pending his admittance to the hospital at Longclfff, died at the county hospital Saturday evening about 5 o’clock, having been removed to the hospital only a couple of hours before. The remains were taken to the home of his half-brother, L. C. Pagel, at Kouts, where funeral services were held yesterday.

> i" Bms The appelate court has affirmed the decision of the Jasper circuit court in the case of George H. Hammerton et al of Parr vs. The J. R. Watkins Medical Co. et al. The case was affirmed on the authority of Hammerton vs. J. R. Watkins Medical Co., 120 N. E. 710. This Is a case where Mr. Hammerton and Joseph Kosta of Union township went security for Ed Longstreth of Parr, who was agent for the Watkins company, .and the decision of the higher court means that Mr. Hemmerton and Mr. Kosta will have a total of about $1,400 to pay. Including attorney fees and court costs, as a penalty for being “accommodating.** William H. Hamelle, a well-known attorney of Monticello, died at St. Joseph's hospital in Logansport last Thursday after several weeks’ illness, aged 64 years. Deceased was a native of Carroll county, and is survived by three sisters. He was unmarried. Mr. Hamelle had traveled very extensively, both in the United States and in Europe. He was a 32d degree Mason and had twice served •as Republican county chairman of his county. At the time of his death he was engaged in compiling a war history of White county, which included a complete history of every soldier who went from that county and many who formerly resided there. Mr. Hamelle was well known to members of the Jasper county bar, who will be sorry to learn of his death. 1 Trustee Postill, accompanied by C. M. Sands, Trustee Fairchild of Keener, accompanied by John Greve of Demotte, and County Superintendent Sterrett, returned from Indianapolis Saturday afternoon where they had gone for the purpose of obtaining permission from the state board of tax commissioners to build some school houses. Trustee Postill was granted permission to Issue SIB,OOO In bonds to build a consolidated school building for the north half of Marlon township, afid Trustee Pettit of Walker was authorized to spenJ $2,500 to rebuild a school house In his township Which was destroyed by fire a couple of years ago. , Trustee Fairchild wanted to issue $14,000 in bonds to build an

addition to th© new acbool building in Demotte, but aueb issue would exceed the 8% bonded limit in the township, under the old appraisement—which in still in forte —and the proposition was continued by the board. ■ The case of Larsh vs, Sternberg, which occupied the boarda in the Benton circuit court for three days the latter part of the week, waa compromised Saturday. Under the terms of the compromise Mr. Larsh gets back the *SOO forfeit money paid, of course, and Is to have all of the 40 acres of wheat, which he put in on the farm last fafl, and each of the parties Is to pay hla own costa, which will amount to several hundred dollars. Thia case grew out of the purchase of the Sternberg farm by Mr. Larsh, the Sternbergs having the farm listed with two different agenta. Ohe sold the farm to Larsh and the other told it to G. A. Williams. Both purchasers were to ’ pay the same price, but the commission which A. S- Laßue, who sold the farm to Larsh was to receive, waa nearly *1,500, while that of C. J. Dean was a comparatively small amount. Laßue waa to have all he got for the farm above a certain price, while Dean was to receive a .fixed commission per acre, and it had been priced to him at a higher figure. Larsh went on the farm against the protests of Sternberg and put out 40 acres of wheat, thus taking virtual possession of the farm. It ft understood that Williams bought the farm for William M. Hoover, whose land It adjoins on the east.

ED. OLIVER IS ONCE MORE

In the Limelight, This*Time In the Federal Court. • Indianapolis, June 20. —Sult for the appointment of a receiver, an injunction and an accounting has been filed in the United States district court, by Arthur R. Jones Chicago, against Ed Oliver and Marguerite Oliver of Jasper county, Indiana. Mr. Jones alleges that he was employed by the defendants in 1916, who were then involved to the extent of more than *BOO,OOO, to manage farming operations on 2,232 acres of land in Jasper county, incumbered by mortgages exceeding *165,000, and that when the *8(W,000 indebtedness was Hfluidated and the land free from incumbrance he was to have for his compensation 25 per cent of the remaining value of the land and the crops thereon. During the life of the contract, it is alleged, the defendants agreed that Jones was to have the sole management of the land, none of which was to be transferreef or conveyed without his consent. Mr. Jones alleges that Jn 1917, in order more fully to protect certain mortgages, the plaintiff consented to the conveyance of certain tracts of the land to Caesar Hester of Chicago; that since that time the defendants have induced Hester to convey these tracts to other persons, have appropriated the proceeds of these transactions to their own use and have otherwise violated the contract. It Is alleged that, had the contract been carried out, Jones’ share of the land and crops would.have amounted to at least *25,000. The court is asked to appoint a receiver to take charge of and manage the farms, to restrain the defendants from further conveying or incumbering them, and to enforce an accounting between the paroles.

HAD TO RAZE ENTIRE HOUSE

The large dwelling house on the Alex Quinn farm, southeast of I town, which with all the barns on the place were recently wrecked by a cyclone, It was found necessary to tear completely down when the carpenters made a more careful examination of the framework. Many of the joists and studding were broken and the entire main part of the building so badly racked that it could not be repaired. The kitchen and dining room, on the south, were saved and put back on the foundation, while the main part will be rebuilt into a square house. The three barns, which were entirely demolished, have been merged into one large cattle and horse barn, using the old cattle barn foundation. This has been completed. J. C. Beckman Is doing th£ carpenter work.

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Vol XXII. No. 25

WILL SIGN UNCONDITIONALLY

Germany Accepts Terms of Allies, As Expected. PLEA FOR TIME IS REJECTED And Foe Then Agree* to Sign Peace Terms Without IlcHcrvatlon*— Ijo«t Action of Treaty Boon. Paris. June 23. German government at Weimar has formally communicated Its tgrllllnfciieaa to sign the peace terms unconditionally, it was announced by* the French foreign office this afternoon. The day and hour for the formal signing of the treaty Is uncertain. The signing possibly may take place Tuesday, but more lileely Wednesday. The Italian delegates at present In Paris have been authorized to sign the • treaty on behalf of Italy. This announcement removed one question which It was feared might delay the signing. Weimar, June 23. —The national assembly this afternoon voted to sign the peace terms unconditionally, the government having succeeded In overcoming the opposition of those who insisted on two conditions. Paris, June 28. —The signing of the peace treaty Is not likely to take place before Thursday, possibly not until Friday. This announcement was made tonight by Premier Clemenceau and Secretary Dutasta. Germany's answer to the peace treaty was received by the peace conference early In the afternoon. The council of three early today flatly refused a request for a 48hour extension of time asked by the - German government within which to make known Its decision relative to signing the terms without reservations that the allies have refused to grant. »

HUNS SCUTTLE MANY INTERNED BATTLE SHIPS

German officers and men on the scores of interned battleships' and battle cruisers at. Scapa Flow Saturday settled the question 'of what should be done with the surrendered German boats by scuttling and sinking all . but 18 destroyers, 3 light cruisers and 1 battleship, /which were beached by tugs when it was found what the crews were doing. The fleet represented a cost of 1350,000,000. Many of the boats can be ralred, no doubt, if desired. The sinking was done on the orders of the German commander of the fleet, the British having made the mistake of leaving the boats in the hands of small crews of Germans.

TO ACCOMPANY LIVESTOCK TOUR

Noted Livestock Expert Will Spend Day in Jasper County. Word z has been received by the committee of the Jasper County Betterment association in charge of the Annual Livestock Tour, that Prof. John W. Schwab of Purdue university, has been assigned to accompany the party which will leave the court house at nine o’clock sharp Thursday morning, June 26, to visit the-leading herds of livestock of the county. Prof. Schwab is well and favorably known all over the central states and is recognized as an authority on livestock. He has been engaged to offer constructive criticism of the methods of breeding and feeding livestock as found on the various farms and will conduct a livestock judging demonstration after the picnic dinner. Members of the committe have carefully "blazed” the trail and instructed breeders along the route to have their animals in shape and convenient to the buildings so that they may be seen i*eadlly and with minimum effort. The schedule has been carefully timed and will move according to the watch. "Predictions are made that there will be a general turnout of farmers and merchants to make this trip. Interest in good livestock has never been greater and the committee has spared neither time nor money in providing for its guests of next Thursday and a party made up of a large number of representative citizens with their families and basket I dinners, is anticipated.