Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1919 — Page 1

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TO INSTALL STEAM SUIT PRESS

Dry Cleaning and Pressing Business Outgrows Old MetiuMis. H. B. Tuteur has ordered an up-to-date steam suit pressing machine —such as are used in the large city pressing shops—and expects to have in' a few weeks. It has a capacity of 40 to 60 full suits per day, where the hand presser can not do over 8 to 10 suits, and is much less Injurious to fabrics than hand pressing. Mr. Tuteur’s business has grown to such an extent that he can no longer keep up with his work by the old imethod. The machine costs about >SOO. Mr. Tuteur has also recently added some late Improved machinery to his dry-cleaning plant, and with the new steam suit and garment presser— he will be able to turn out a much greater amount of work and in an even more satisfactqry manner than heretofore.

FURNITURE FACTORY BOOMING

Rensselaer Manufacturing Co. Plant Now Employing 31 Men. The furniture plant of the Rensselaer Manufacturing company is almost swamped wfth orders, and more men have been put on this week in an effort to keep up with the manufacture and shipment of goods as nearly as possible. Ar total of 31 men are now employed and more will be taken on as suitable men can be secured. Orders simply rained in on the corupany last month, and they have enough now booked to keep the plant running to full capacity for several months. And it is expected that the September orders will surpass in number and quantity of goods sold even the big month of August. While this plant had a very humble beginning, it is now growing by leaps and bounds, and the fact that 31 men are now employed there and aLP-at good wages, means a great deal to the prosperity of Rensselaer. A number of these men are skilled workmen and are drawing $6 per day or more. This means a weekly pay troll of about SI,OOO, and the present prospects are that this will be considerably Increased very shortly if the kind of help needed can be secured.

DEWEY POST ELECTS OFFICERS

A meeting of the Dewey Biggs post No. 29, the local post of the American Legion, was held In the west court room Thursday night, and the following were elected officers of the local post; these offices are to be held until the first anmual meeting of the post, which will be held May 1, 1920; President—George H. Healey. Vice-president—l. M. Washburn. Secretary—Cope J. Hanley. Treasurer —M. D. Gwin. War Risk Insurance Officer— Cecil E. Johnson. Representative for District Committee —C. A. Tuteur. Executive Committee Floyd Meyers, chairman; Nelson Shafer, Don Beam. The local post has a nucleus of 40 members with which to build up the organization. A membership campaign is soon 'to be launched and it is the desire of the present members that every exservice man in the county become a member. The American Legion has 4,000 posts in the United States, every state being represented with a total membership of over 350,000. Over one-half the counties in Indiana are represented and applications for posts have been received from nearly every county in the state. Every honorably discharged soldier, sailor or marine who served in the recent war is eligible td membership in this organization. It is a purely non-political organization and the slogan “Policies not politics’’ has been adopted. ' The legion in its recent St. Louis caucus adopted very commendable resolutions and committees were appointed to investigate other matters of nation-wide interest which are to report at the first national conjvention which is to be held in Minneapolis in November. # *•

SEED WHEAT CLEANING

We are prepared to clean seed wheat up to Sept. 15, after which date we will need the equipment for other work. Those desiring to hate cleaning done must have their wheat in 'before the above date. Price for cleaning 5 cents per bushel. Good work guaranteed or no charge.—POTTEß & SAWYER SEED CO., phone No. 7. si3

COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From tlw Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered by ¥s From the Various County Offices, z Attorney A. D. Babcock of Goodland was a business visitor in the city Tuesday afternoon. County Auditor-elect 8. C. Robinson of Gillam township was a visitor in the city Thursday. Attorney W. H. Parkison, Harvey Davisson and Mrs. Alda Parkison were In Hammond on legal business Thursday. T. F. Maloney, Simon Fendlg and E. J. Steinke were among those down from the north end of the county Tuesday afternoomu Court Reporter Mike Wagner has returned from spending his summer vacation with his parents in Wisconsin and will take up his official duties again Monday. County Treasurer C. V. May is driving a brand-new Studebaker car, making the third car of this make he has owned since he entered the joy-rider class some years ago. A large new’ supply of Napier bond, that excellent typewriter paper handled by The Democrat for the past 20 years with such complete satisfaction to its users, has just been received in The Democrat’s job department. Both letterheads, envelopes and legal sizes are carried in stock. Marriage licenses issued: September 3, Earl Joseph Burling of Remington, aged 28 February 14 last, farmer, and Eva Marie May, also of Remington, aged 23 January 14 last, housekeeper.- First marriage for each. Septembec/4, Alonzo Chapman of Jasper county, aged 38 June 6 last, farmer, and Irene Marie Marchand of Milroy township, aged 28 December 11 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Squire Irwin in the clerk’s office.

GOOD THING WALL WAS THERE

B. J.' Jarrette can drive a 'motor car alright, alright, so long as he has a straight road and no stops. Otherwise he is not always a howling success at the wheel. With his wife he drove down town Tuesday evening and turned up Washington street at a lively gait, but no motor cops were in sight and this didn’t matter. He intended to stop Ln front of his store, and he did so, right smack up against the front* the brakes not being applied early enough to stop at the curb. The front of his new Oakland was damaged somewhat and the display platform on the walk in front of one window of the store was badly racked, but neither the occupants nor the brick walls of the store front was seriously injured by the compact.

MENU CAFETERIA DINNER NEXT TUESDAY EVENING

Following is the menu for Cafeteria Dinner to be given at M. E. church Tuesday evening, September 9, at 5:30 o’clock: Baked Ham .with Horseradish. . 15c Chicken and Hot Biscuit 20c Roast Beef, Brown Gravy 15c Browned Potatoes 5c Mashed Potatoes 5c Noodles .. . 5c Baked Beans . 5c Spaghetti with Tomatoes 5c Cabbage Salad 5c Stuffed Tomatoes 5e Cottage Cheesb ■ 5c Pickle . ..., < .". .. 1c Rolls 2c Butter 2c Pie 5c Cake ■ 10c Ice 'Cream ,10c Coffee . 5c

NOTICE All Redmen are requesed to be at the hall Monday evening, September 8. Eats and a big time. — Advt. s 6

SCHOOL MEETING AT PARR

There will be a meeting of the school patrons at Parr school house on Saturday evening. , All interested are requested to come out to this meeting.—COMMITTEE.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, SEPT. 6, 1919.

THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Proceedings of TueMlay’s Session Briefly Mentioned. At Tuesday’s session of the county commissioners considerable business was transacted, and the board adjourned Tuesday afternoon to meet again on Saturday, September 13, to file supplemental reports and hear objections in the various county unit highway petitions. Comimissioner Welch —any The Democrat believes I l ® * 8 right in his position—is opposed to most of these county unit petitions, while Commissioner Makeever, whose township (Newton) wamts $65,000 worth of roads, and Commissioner Marble, whose township of Wheatfield and the township immediately east, Kankakee, wants a system estimated at about $62,000, are very ahxlous to have the roads approved, at least those affecting their own immediate bajllwicks, it is said. It is reported that the county council is opposed to bonding the county at this time for any such- amount as is asked for on these county unit roads, about $335,000. x B. D. McColly was allowed $595, contract price in full, for bridge

PARING DOWN THE ESTIMATES

County Council Cuts Road Repair Estimate to 835,000. The county council cut down several of the estimates for county expenditures for next year on the first reading of same at its session Tuesday. These estimates will come up for second reading W when the council meets again on September 15. The $50,000 estimate for gravel road repair was cut to $’35,000. The suggestion was made —and an appropriation will probably be made for this purpose—to purchase a couple of auto trucks for hauling stone used in road repair work. It is understood that the council was unanimous for cutting out the appropriation for a county agent for next year. The Democrat believes that great good has been accomplished hy this office Mr. Learning and thinks it would be a grave mistake to cut off this appropriation and thereby abolish this office. Many savings could be effected in other places, without detriment to the county as a whole, but the county agent’s office —and especially where we have am agent of the ability of Mr. Learning— Should by all means be continued. It will be a long step backward to refuse this appropriation. The matter of a county celebration for the returned soldiers was discussed by a delegation having the matter in charge and who met before the council, and it was decided, in view of the fact that the sdidiers are now bo scattered over the country that many would not be able to attend such a celebration, to provide souvenirs in the shape of sterling silver .rings, with appropriate emblems and engraving, at a cost of $2 each, and the council appropriated $1,200 for buying 600 of these rings, which were later ordered by the commissioners, samples having been submitted.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Everett, little son of Mr. and Mirs. Russell Morton, had hie tonsils removed Wednesday. Bruce Sommers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Somm€rs of near Mt. Ayr, had his tonsils removed Thursday.-* Ethel Shriner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Shriner of near Moody, who underwent an operation for appendicitis recently, was able to return to her hcune Thurs day. . ) Cawol Doxzen of near Mt. Ayr had the femur in the left leg splintered Thursday night. The young man was driving home in his automobile from Morocco about 11 o’clock when the car struck a calf in tho road and turned over. He was brought to the hospital yesterday morning. The records of the hospital show that up to Tuesday, September 2, 1,000 patients had entered the institution since its opening on January 19, 1917. , The hospital board met in regular monthly session Thursday evening. The report shows the expenses for the month to be sl,239.83, receipts $989.18, leaving a .net deficit of $250.65.

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GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Conntry. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns-—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Localities. WINAMAC IS TO BE HOOKED Free (?) City Mail Delivery Expected There in Near Future. Winamac expects soon to have free city mail delivery—one of the most foolish and expensive mistakes any town less than 8,000 to 10,000 population can indulge in. "Free” city delivery means that there will be no more 1c postage on drop letters, but each letter for local delivery must bear .as much postage as it would take to carry it to the Philippine islands—a tremendous additional burden on the merchant or tradesman who mails out monthly statements and which must be added to his overhead expense and passed on to the consumer. It means the payment of regular newspaper postage on all newspapers entered for mailing in the city or on rural routes going out from such city and which now go free —another big expense which must be borne by the publisher or passed on to his readers. There are many other items of expense and disadvantage that go with free city delivery in small towns that largely overbalance the benefits derived. But the people seem io think they are going to get something for nothing when they have an opportunity to secure this "service,’’ and of course take the cork clear out of sight, only to be sadly disillusionized after they are “■hooked.” Rensselaer has this "service” and The Democrat speaks advisedly, as any business man—and it Is the •men in business who support and are the heavy patrons of the mail service—will tell you. Free city delivery is a share and a delusion. Steer cleat of It if you can.

MEETING OF RURAL CARRIERS

Monday, September 1, the plural Mail Carriers’ association of Jasper county met at the home of the president, John G.' Hayes, in Rensselaer. This was the regular Labor day meeting of the association and invitations were Issued to every carrier and family in the county, and the social side of the association was intended to take precedence over the business side, which it amply did. Nine carriers and families responded, arriving shortly before noon with well-filled baskets and prodigious appetites, and when the dinner was spread in the shade on the poroh the heaped up plates of chicken, fried to just “that golden brown,’’ cake that would melt in the mouth and—and —(well, who can name it all?) —was sight enpugh to make water drip from a hungry mall carrier’s mouth like that from the sap spile in sugar.making time. Then, after dinner, here comes John, surprising us with some excellent ice cream. Oh, my! At such times one is so tickled all over that he is a mail carrier. The afternoon was spent in pleasant conversation and exchange of experiences, pleasant, amudlng and otherwise, that falls to a mail carrier’s lot, after which Mr. ‘Hayes was given a vote of thanks, and with best wishes for those that were ■not present as well as soy those that were, we betook ourselves home, longing for the next similar meeting, to be held not tar away. • *

NOTICE TO THE STOCKHOLDERS Of The Farmers’ & Merchants’ National Bank. Having received notice of the charier being granted, the board of directors of the above named bank has authorized and • directed the collection of subscriptions to the capital stock. Payments made be made to Jos. P. ‘Hammond, cashier, at the temporary' bank quarters in the Hollingsworth building, west side public square.—Advt. ts Advertise in the “Want Column."'

YOUNG MURRAY GOES TO PEN.

Young Man Who Stole Auto and Robbed Store Given Sentence. Edmund Murray, who resided in Rensselaer for a short time last spring and was recently arrested for stealing an automobile in Lafayette and robbing Archie Lee’s electrical stoire in Monon, Is now in the reformatory at Jeffersonville. Concerning his arraignment and sentence in the White circuit court the Monticello Herald says: One of the first cases disposed of during the present term of the White circuit court was that of the State oif Indiana against Edmund •Murray, who has been confined in the local jail since August 11, charged with grand larceny. Murray pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced by Judge Carr- 1 to the Indiana reformatory for a period of 2 to 14 years, disfranchised for a jterlod of five years and given a fine of $25. He was taken to the reformatory Tuesday by Sheriff Price. M-urray is 19 years of age, acFording to his statement, and is a esident of West Lafayette, where his mother resides. On August 9 he stole a*n automobile from a resident of West Lafayette and drove to Monon, where he entered the electric shop of Archie Lee and began carrying supplies to the machine. Marshal Wilson saw him and entered into conversation with

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YOUNG LAD ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

Sixteen-Year-Old Son of Jacob Dewey Shoots Self With Rille. Ira Dewey, \the 16-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Dewey, residing about 7 miles south of Rensselaer on 'the Rensselaer-Remington road, attempted suicide Tuesday evening by shooting himself with a rifle. ' The bullet 'ipassed through the stomach and the left lobe of the liver, lodging near the spine. The young man was brought immediately to the county hospital and an operation performed and a drain placed in the stomach, but owing to the weakened condition of the patient no attempt was made to remove the bullet. It is understood the lad has a violent temper and was discontented with farm life, and on the evening of the shooting he and his father had a few words over doing the chores. He became very angry when asked by his father to assist with the work and refused to do so, and remarked that he would shoot himself. He grabbed up a rifle and ran down the road a short distance, shooting himself as above stated and falling to the ground before his father could reach him or wrest the weapon from his grasp. The outcome of his rash act is very uncertain, his condition at this writing being very critical.

EXTENDS HIS THANKS (?) TO “YOU AMERICANS”

J. M. Sauser received a letter this week from one of bis brothers in Germany, the first he had heard from them since the big war started, or at least since the United States, declared war on Germany. He has five brothers over there, four of whom were in the German army. All came through alive, and the one who wrote said: “We halve to. thank for 'losing the war.” Thirty-six soldiers were killed from the small town where they reside. He also said that they were very glad that Germany had become a republic, and/that all were sore at the kaiser for leaving them in the lurch. He bald they had plenty of money but that everything was so scarce that it v was almost impossible to buy any goods or supplies with it.

LECTURE COURSE

Our city is to have a Lyceum course during the coming winter. One of the most enthusiastic committees that ever took up the question of a Lyceum course met at the public library Wednesday evening and decided to put on a series of entertainments and lectures. The tried to anticipate the wishes and needs of the community In selecting the talent. Four big numibers with a probable home talent number will make up the series. The four .numbers consist of an orchestral ' number, male quartet, a humorous lecture and one educational lecture. This will be a better course and a more expensive one than was ever put on in Rensselaer.

LATE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS August 30, to Mt. and Mrs. William Jordan of Barkley township, a daughter.

Vol. XXII. No. 45

WILSON GREETED BY BIG CROWDS

Indianapolis Gathering So Large It Made Speaking Almost Impossible. MEETS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE President Rung Whole Gamut «»• Human Emotions on the First Day of His Transcontinental Trip. Indianapolis, Sept. 5> —President! Wilson's address in th# coliseum of the state fafr grounds here was practically a failure because of the else oC the crowd on hand to hear him. It was estimated at 12,000 to 15,WK* persons and was so huge it was unmanageable. Added to this featurewas the unfortunate occurrence which befell Governor Goodrich of Indiana, who was Intended to introduce the president. The governor made the mistake of talking too long and the crowd resented It, causing great confusion. Meets American People. The president ran the whole gamut of human emotions on the first day of his transcontinental trip. Figurative-, ly, he met the American people at every waystation and crossroads where his special train stopped. Andi the American people congratulated him, called him by his first name* shouted for him, whistled In his honor and asked him all manner of questions. - From daybreak till nightfall the president was kept busy. His first scheduled stop was Qolumbus, 0./but the train stopped at Dennjson, and of course, most of Dennison was out to meet him. i He made no speech there, but greeted the crowds cordially and conversed with many individuals. An old man hobbled up to the observation platform, squinted at the president, then raised his right hand, which the president grasped heartily. "I lost two of my sons in this war.** he said, “and I've got one left. I don’t want ttTlose him in another.” | The president was much affected by the white-bearded man’s story. All along the route, whenever the train would stop, and the president would appear on the observation platform, there would be calls for Mrs. Wilson. And each time Mrs. Wilson would appear. “It’s much more worth your while to see her than to see me,” said the president several times to his audiences, and the audiences, with many a “by cracky” to spare, would allow that the president was right. Not A Candidate? It was at Dennison that some one in the crowd reminded the president that In 1916 Mr. Hughes fared better in the country than he did. "Well, you’ll have things your own way in 1920, though,” was the added assurance. "Oh, no, no,” laughed the president. The president’s confidence in hie fight was shown better, perhaps, at Urbana, Ohio, than any other place, in response to a question from the crowd regarding Shantung. Japan, he said, could not begin to return the province to China until three months after the ratification of the treaty. “I think you will beat them,” said the man with whom the president was talking. "Their case is so weak,” replied the president, “they are not hard to beat.” Urbana, it became known, is the birthplace of Brand Whitlock, American minister to Belgium. The president was informed of this by an Urbanite, who is evidently not a believer in letting glories of his home town remain unsung. "I’m glad to/know that/* said thepresident, as he took a hasty survey of his surroundings. "It’s such a nice place that I wonder why he left it.” Makes Platform Speech. The president made an inspectiontour of the traveling “White House” and stalked with the newspaper correspondents for half an hour. At Richmond, Ind., the president made his first platform speech. It was a synopslzed version of his address at Columbus, and he delivered it before several thousand people. Including the Richmond speech, the president. If he adheres to his present program, will have made 31 speeches by the time he returns to Washington. The president was escorted to the Coliseum at the state fiiir grounds here by a committee which included Gov. James P. Goodrich, Mayor Jewett, Indianapolis; Thomas Taggart, former Gov. Samuel L. Ralston, and Franklin. McCray, president of the Indians, branch of the League to Enforce Peace. Thousands of persons, including many visitors to the state fair, crowded thestreets and cheered lustily as the president passed. *Hls sefeech was along the lines of his -address earlier in the I=7 at Columbus, O.