Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1919 — Page 1

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FEW MORE REAL ESTATE DEALS

Deported 1 hiring Paet Ft-w Days— Many Others Are Pending. x Charles Guttrich has aold his 160-acre farm In Jordan township, the former Jud Adams farm which he purchased some five or six years ago at 1100 per acre, to a Mr. Courtright of Remington, for 1182.50 per acre. Possession is given March 1. Mr. Guttrich does not know at this writing where he will go. Charles McCasben of Milroy township, who advertised his 50acre farm in The Democrat last week at $45 per acre, sold same to Thomas Brown of Newton county at' the price advertised, and Mr. Brown will move upon the farm. Ike Tuteur of Chicago was a business visitor in the city Saturday, closing up the sale of his 50foot lot on south Weston street to Jesse Nichols. The consideration was $525, purchaser to pay for abstract. It was reported yesterday that Everett Hawkins of southeast of Remington, in Benton county, had purchased the Theodore Keiper 160-acre farm, about 4 miles southeast of Rensselaer, paying therefor 5175 per acre. This report v?as confirmed by Mr. Keiper yesterday afternoon. Korah Daniels has purchased the Leslie Clark lot on south Weston street and will erect a modern new bungalow thereon, which he expects to occupy when completed.

NEW BANK PLANS ON

Expects to Be Ready for Business in 60 to 90 Days. Subscriptions for stock in the new Farmers & Merchants’ National bank of Rensselaer are being taken, and from present indications the 500 shares will not be half enough to supply the demand. It is not expected, however, to increase the capital beyond $50,000, and many people who want in on the stock will be disappointed. It is the Intention, of course, to distribute the stock as- largely as possible in small lots in order to get as many people interested as possible. It is generally believed that there is room for another bank here, hence the interest manifested in securing some of the stock. It is the intention to open the bank in temporary quarters in the Hollingsworth room on south Van Rensselaer street as soon as the charter is granted and the books and other necessary equipment can be secured. This room has > good fireproof vault and can be used nicely while the remodeling of the permanent quarters on the corner, now occupied by Duvall’s clothing store, is going on. The remodeling plans include a new front, more windows on the east, an addition with basement for heating plant on the rear, the ground floor to be occupied by the Jasper County Mortgage and Realty Co., a vault, of course, and the stuccoing of the entire building, including the room on the west, to be occupied by Long & Son’s drug store. Mr. Long gets all the property except the corner room with the addition to the rear, which addition extends also back of the Long room. He also gets the business rooms on Van Rensselaer street, the bank promoters paying him 22,500 for the corner property, leaving his own room and the rooms fronting on Van. Rensselaer street costing him but $22,500. The heating plant will supply both the bank and the drug store and i the upstairs rcjjßms with heat. It is hardly probable that thei remodeling can be completed ready for occupancy much before January 1.

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The Democrat has another lot of good quality correspondence paper. , 24 sheets of paper Jsmall American flag In colors stamped in one corner of each sheet), 24 envelopes to box, which formerly sold at 35c a box, to close out at 2Oc per box. Call early if you want some. Only a few dozen boxes left.

V NOTICE TO CAR OWNERS We will continue the repairing ot MMtomobiles under the big tent, of our old garage. After new garage is up our tent will for rent for public sales, public ’’meetings, etc.—KUBOSKE & WALTER. Try a want ad in The Democrat.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From th« Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered by Us From the Various County Offices. Emmet Laßue has rented two of the office rooms upstairs in the Makeever bank building and will again open a law office. New suits filed: No. 9075. Petition to declare the Jasper Co. Farms Co, a legally organized and existing corporation, in accordance with the laws of Indiana. Charles Morlan was in Chicago Sunday and accompanied his eon Forest home. The latter had been in a Chicago hospital for several weeks but is improving now. Jesse Nichols has purchased the lot of Isaac Tuteur of Chicago, lying just north of the Mrs. Addie Comer residence'" on south Weston street, and will build thereon a modern 6-room bungalow.

Mrs. Jesse Nichols received a large steel helmet and canteen Monday morning, sent by her nephew, John Groom, who has been overseas with the sth division for several months, and who is expected to land in the U. S. soon or may even have landed before this. L a ter —Mrs. Nichols received a telegram from John yesterday, saying that he had landed in the U. S. and was at Camp Mills. Marriage licenses issued: July 19, Ernest Orval Rees of Gifford, aged 25 July 29 last, farmer, and Gladys Pearl Smith of Parr, aged 16 December 8 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Female being under age her father, Oscar M. Smith, gives consent to issuance of license. The leasing of several thousand acres of land in Hanging Grove, Milroy and Jordan townships by some parties giving Lapel, Ind., as their residence does not necessarily mean that there is an ocean of oil under these lands, but probably Indicates that an oil stock selling campaign is to be put on somewhere in this land of the free and home of the brave, and it is necessary to have leases to successfully launch a campaign of this kind.

The total farm and personal property assessments in Jasper county for 1919 have not been fully compiled as yet, but will probably be in the neighborhood of $40,000,000, with the railroad and corporation assessments added. The total assessment last year was $15,158,000. This year, (exclusive of railroads and corporations which are assessed by the state bdard of tax commissioners) the assessment of Marion and Carpenter townships alone is $10,000,000, in round numbers. Marion’s assessment last year was $1,942,085. This year it is $4,914,640, an increase of about 133%. Carpenter’s assessment last year wag $1,983,040. This year It Is $5,030,500, an Increase of about the same per cent as Marion. The abo|e figures are exclusive of the town and city assessments and do mot include railroads or other corporations.

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RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1919.

HAYS “HELLO” TO OLD FRIENDS

In writing The Democrat to change the street address of his paper, former Township Trustee Harvey W. Wood, Jr., who is now employed in the A. A. Simons Knife Works at Dayton, 0., says: "Am saying ’Hello!’ to everyone in Rensselaer and vicinity. We are well and working every day except Saturday afternoons and Sundays. Plenty of work here but living is high. War work here is over except some parts or branches of the tanks and the planes. The McCook field is used’quite a bit for flying and testing planes. The Wilbur Wright field is nearly deserted, except for storage, and not much doing at the Dayton-Wright field. Uncle Sam has 25,000 boxes of 3pound shells stored at the place I work. Glad to see that Jasper county boys are nearly all home now. My time was short —in one day and out the next. We are always glad to get The Democrat to keep up with the news of Jasper county.”

FRANK L. PARKISON IS DEAD

Passes Away at County Hospital Last Saturday Evening. Frank L. Parkison, who had been in poor health for some time and recently underwent an operation at the county hospital, died at that institution Saturday evening about 8:45 o’clock. . Deceased was born March 25, 1863. His father was a soldier in the civil war and died of smallpox while i» the 'service. His mother remarried and resided in Kansas for a number of years, but she, too, died some years ago. A son and daughter, the fruits of the latter marriage, are the only surviving rqembers of the family, and relatives here were unable to locate them'. Frank had never married. Deceased was a cousin of H. E., George, James, A. R. Parkison and Mrs. Stella Ketchum of this city, and Mrs. John Moore of Barkley township. Burial was made Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock in Weston cemetery, short funeral services being held at the grave.

VISITED GIRL, SCOUTS SUNDAY

Quite a number of Rensselaer people drove to Culver Sunday and spent -the day with the Girl Scouts, who were in camp there, and among the former were Mr. and Mrs. Abe Wartena, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wartena, Mr. and Mrs. Frank King, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Martindale, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Thompson, Miss Ruth Ames, Mrs. Frank Hill, daughter Charlotte and sons, John Charles and Willette; Edward Kimble, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Potter and son, * Miss Annabelle Wartena, E. D. Nesbitt, Mrs. S. H. Corn Well and Mrs. W. L. Frye. The two latter remained and returned home with the scouts yesterday.

MOTHER OF MILO LONG DEAD

Mr. and Mrs. Milo F. Long were called to Medaryville Saturday by the death of the former’s mother, Mrs. John Huff, who died early Saturday morning following a stroke of paralysis. Her age was 58 years. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at the Independence church in Gillam township and burial made in the cemetery nearby. Mr. and Mrs. Long returned home Monday evening and were accompanied by Mrs. Guy Titus, who continued on to her home at Crawfordsville yesterday.

ARE HOME FROM WASHINGTON

The following Jasper county young ladies who have been employed in clerical work in Washington, D. C., for several months, arrived in Rensselaer the last of the week: Misses Nell Meyers, Gertrude Jackson, Florence Ryan, Duella and Edna Robinson and Wilda Littlefield. Miss Mildred Biggs went to New York to see her sister, Miss Nell Biggs, a Red Cross nurse, who recently returned from overseas and therefore did not come with the other girls. She was expected to reach Rensselaer yesterday.

OF THE FARMERS We are always in the market and will pay a premium on good, sound milling wheat. See us before you seII.—IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS, phone 456. 123 BLACKBERRIES —Now ready for picking, 10 cents per quart, on bushes.—MßS. EMILY LONG, 3 L miles north of Aix. 123

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many LocalitiesSHERIFF TAKES PRECAUTION Dash to State Prison FoUows Light Verdict for Prisoner. . Crown Point, July 19.—Fearing possible mob violence, Lewis Barners, sheriff for Lake county, placed Nicholas Trkulja in an, automobile last night and hurried him to the state prison at Michigan City. A few hours previously the man had been found guilty of manslaughter in the criminal court here. Trkulja was one of seven men accused of conspiracy in the shooting and killing of Herman Uecker, cashier of the First State bank at Tolleston, in connection with am effort to rob the institution. His brother and three others pleaded guilty and were sentenced to die in the electric chair in the state prison before November 1. The other two have been sentenced to life imprisonment. The jury ttiat found Trkulja guilty considered the evidence for seven hours before returning the verdict, which a sentence of 2 to 21 years in the penitentiary. Indignation that was expressed in some quarters at the mildness of the sentence caused the sheriff to decide to remove the prisoner.

BRITISH TAKE TREATY ACTION

Nationalists’ Effort to Kill Peace Pact Rejected 13 to 4. London, July 21. —The house of commons tonight unanimously passed the Anglo-French treaty bill in all its stages. The house of commons tonight unanimously passed the second reading of the peace treaty. The treaty bill passed the committee of the whole without amendment. .When the third reading was moved Joseph Devlin, nationalist, demanded its ’rejection as a protest against the premier's reference to Ireland. Lloyd George, replying, ridiculed the suggestion that his attitude toward Ireland had changed. He said he adhered to his position and was prepared to carry it into effect. The home rulers, he added, could have home rule for themselves, if they wished it, but they could not fdrce it on Ulster. The house then rejected Mr. Devlin’s motion by a vote of 163 to 4 and the bill passed the third reading.

WEATHER (FORECAST FOR WEEK

Washington, D. C., July 19.—Weather /predictions for the week beginning Monday, issued by the weathdr bureau today, are: North, middle and south Atlantic states, east and west gulf states, Ohio valley and Tennessee and region of Great Lakes, normal temperature; considerable cloudiness and occasional rains. Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys: Generally fair and moderate or normal temperature. North Rocky mountain and plateau regions: Generally fair and normal, but comparatively low temperature. Southern Rocky mountain and plateau region: Normal temperature with occasional local showers. Pacific states: Generally fair and normal temperature.

SWISS VOTE FAVORS LEAGUE MEMBERSHIP

Geneva, July 21. —A committee of Swiss experts considering the league of nations adopted today a resolution favoring Switzerland’s membership in the league by a vote of 24 to 2. Two adverse votes were cast by socialist members ot the committee which is composed of members of parliament and experts on ' international affairs. Hope was expressed by members that Switzerland would vote strongly in favor of joining the league at a plebiscite which will be held probably In September.

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SPARK IGNITES STRAW STACK

But Separator and Groin Is Saved by United Effort. While threshing out at Albert Toben’s, five miles south of town, Monday afternoon, the straw stack caught Are, presumably from a spark from the threshing engine, and was completely destroyed.. By the united efforts of all hands everything else was saved, although the separator was scorched considerably before it could be pulled out of the way. No grain was lost and the separator was soon set ini a different location and the threshing resumed after a short delay. Fortunately there was no wind or the farm buildings would likely have been destroyed.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Mrs. Trevor Eger entered the hospital Sunday for medical attention. Mrs. Frank Doerr and 5-year-old niece of Lafayette, were considerably bruised and dazed when the automobile in which they were riding in company with Mr. Doerr, struck some sand and turned over. The accident happened west of town Sunday evening, and the two former were brought to the hospital but were able to return to their home Monday evening. Ellis Hayes, son of Mr. and Mrs. John G. Hayes of Rensselaer, had his tonsils removed Monday. Mrs. Roe Yeoman and baby returned to their home yesterday.

MORE STATEROAD CONTRACTS

To Be Sold Soon —Several Contracts Were Let Last Week.

The state highway commission has advertised for blds "for the Improvement of eight more roads. The aggregate mileage Is 54.63 miles. The blds will be received August 4. The Improvements are to be of brick, concrete or bituminous concrete. The roads to be Improved gre as follows: National road, Elkhart county, from Benton east to the county line, 6.35 miles. Lincoln highway, Elkhart county, Elkhart to Osceola, 3.5 miles. Range line road, Marlon and Hamilton counties, from a 'mile and three-quarters north of Broad Ripple to Carmel, 5.76 miles. National road, Putnam and Hendricks counties, Mt. Meridian to one mile and a half east of Stilesville, 8.12 miles. National road, Clay and Vigo counties, Seelyville to Brazil, 7.35 miles. National road, Hancock county, Marlon county line east, 8.85 miles. Michigan road, Marshall county, .Plymouth to St. Joseph county line, 8.39 miles. Jackson highway, Jackbon county, Seymour to Bartholomew county line, 6.31 miles. The commission last Tuesday let contracts for the Improvement of 22.05 miles of roads. ..This, with the 54.63 miles to be Contracted for, will make a total of 76.68 miles which the commission will build this year. The commission has directed the preparation of plans for 56.5 more miles and the engineering staff now Is at work on specifications. It is not yet known whether the commission will have enough money to do that much additional work. The additional roads are as follows: National road, Lake county, Schererville, east to county line, 11.5 miles. National road, Vigo county, West Terre Haute to state line, 4 miles. Range line road, Howard and Tipton counties, from a, three miles south of Kokomo'south 7 miles, and from a point 3 miles north of Kokomo to county line, 3 miles. x French Lick road, Warrick county, Vanderburg county line to Booneville, 10 miles. French Lick road, Lawrence county, Bedford, south to Orange county line, 12 miles. K Jackson highway, Johnson county, Greenwood to Franklin, 9 miles. The contracts let for the roads Include bridges of not more than a 20-foot span. '‘‘Contracts for larger bridges will be let separately. Contracts were let last week by the commission for 22.5 miles of roads to be Improved by concrete or bituminous concrete surfacing at an aggregate cost of $761,031.35, an average of about $34,600 per

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Vol XXIL No. 33

10 PEOPLE KILLED BY AIRSHIP FALL

Cliches on Fire In Midair and Crashes Through Skylight of Bank Building. OTHEB BANK CLERKS INJURED Frenzied Passengers Leap From Experimental Craft With Parachutea—Two Reach Street Safely. Chicago, July 21.—Ten persona were killed and 25 injured when a large dirigible balloon on Its tost flight caught Are and fell 500 f#ec fc crashing through the glass root of the Illinois Trust and Savings bank, Jackson boulevard and La* Salle street, at 5 o'clock this afternoon. Most of the dead were employee of the bank, trapped and burned to death in a fire caused by the explosion of the baloon’s gasoline tanks, as they hit the floor of the bank rotunda, where more than 200 bookkeepers and clerks, nearly all girls, were working. The baloon, owned by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company of Akron, 0., had been flying above thg city for several hours when the accident occurred. When approximately 500 feet above the bank a spurt of flame was seen to shoot from the top of the gas bag near the center of the aircraft. The ✓crowds gathered on the streets to watch the flight saw the machine buckle and quiver an it started on Its fatal plunge. Four of Its occupants Jumped and two landed safely In the streets as the blimp, a ball of flame, struck the roof of the bank with a crash audible throughout the downtown district. There was nothing to warn the hundreds of employes of the Institution of the coming . tragedy. A shadow passed over the marble rotunda where 150 were and a crash followed. The bank’s closing hour for patrons had passed, but the clerks were still at work in various departments. It seemed, according to the sur* vlvors, that the entire bank was on fire. Breaking through the Iron supports holding the glass overhead, the fusllage of the balloon with two heavy rotary engines and several gasoline tanks smashed to the floor.

Instantly the tanks exploded, scattering a wave of flaming gasoline over the workers for a radius of 50 feet. A panic ensued. There were only two exits through which they could leave the wire cage which surrounded the rotunda. Men and girls with clothing flaming fought their way through the exits. Girls on the second floor ran screaming to the windows and several jumped to the street. In an instant the marble rotunda was cleared except for the dead, fwhose bodies were burled under the mass of debris, and the dying, who crawled away from the scorching fire, their clothes burning off. The Intense heat made rescue work difficult until after the fire department arrived. It was 80 minute® before the bodies under the craft’s fusilage could be dragged out. They were burned beyond recognition. Meanwhile ambulances from every hospital and undertaking establishment near the center of the city came and the police threw a cordon about the place. .Dozens were found to have been more or lees seriously cut by the shower of glass which preceded the explosion. The J cause of the Are which brought the flaming gas bag down Is not definitely known. None of /the crew could ascribe a definite reason. Two theories were offered, however. One was that a gpark from the rotary motors set the gas afire. The other was that the balloon was overcharged and the sun’s rays caused it to expand and burst, the fire following the contact of the gas with sparks in the motors. It was Intended to charge the bag with a pure mixture of hydrogen, which is not Inflamable. It was conjectured, however, that a quantity 1 of oxygen became mixed In the charging process, rendered a high explosive combination.

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