Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1919 — Page 1

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SATURDAY EVENING MARRIAGE

Rensselaer Young Lady Marries Indiana Harborian. Kiss Gladys Reeve, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Reeve of this city, and Howard Guy Abbott of Indiana Harbor were quietly married in the clerk’s office Saturday night by S. C. Irwin. Miss Reeve has been employed as stenographer in the Continental & Commercial National bank of Chicago for the past year or more and has a host of friends In Rensselaer where she was born and grew to womanhood. Mr. Abbott is. employed by the city of East Chicago, and is a nephew of -Mrs. B. D. McColly and Mrs- Korah Daniels of this city. The young couple left afternoon for Indiana Harbor where they will make their home. The Democrat unites with the many Rensselaer friends of the bride in extending congratulations.

WORK OF THE GRIM REAPER

Three Deaths Occur in Rensselaer in Past Few Days. Three deaths have occurred in Rensselaer since the issue of The Democrat —Philip Roy at the county hospital Friday afternoon; Mrs. E. J. Richardson at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. W. Postlll, Saturday, and Mrs. Lucius Strong at the family home on McKinley avenue Monday forenoon. MRS. E. J- RICHARDSON Mrs. Elizabeth J. Richardson, aged 87 years, who had been in very poor health for some time, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. W. Postlll, in the north part of town at 1 p. m. Saturday. Deceased Is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Postill; her granddaughter, Mrs. Edith Lonergan, of near Surrey, and grandson, Harry Paxton, of Hobart. The funeral was held from the Postlll home Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock, services being conducted by Rev. E. W.' Strecker, and burial made in Weston cemetery.

MRS. LUCIUS STRONG

Mrs. Lucius Strong, an old and respected resident of Renssefaer, suffered a sudden stroke of paraly,sis Saturday at the Strong home on McKinley avenue and passed away at about 10 o’clock Monday forenoon. Her age was 70 years. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock from 'the home, services being conducted by Rev. E. W- Strecker of the Methodist churcn, and burial made in Weston cemetery. Mrs. Strong is survived by her husband, one daughter, Mrs. D,. M. Yeoman, of Tab, Benton county, who whs summoned here Saturday nod was at her mother’s bedside when the end came; two sisters, Mm. E. T. Harris of Rensselaer and Mrs. D- W. Brunton of Wall Lake, la., and two brothers, Walter Ponsler of near Columbia City and L. L. Ponsler of lola, Kan., and many friends. It is expected that the brothers and sister residing in other states will be here U attend the funeral.

PHILIP ROY

Philip Roy of . Jordan' township, who had been in the county hospital for several weeks suffering from cancer of the stomach, died Friday afternoon at about 3:30 o’clock. The funeral was held at the Sacred Heart Catholic church at Remington yesterday morning and burial made in the Catholic cemetery west of that city. Deceased was born in Canada July 29, 1860, and was therefore 59 years, 5 months and 6' days of age at the time of his death. He Is survived by his wife and several children. - Mr. Roy resided for several years In Goodland before going on a farm in this county.

BOX SOCIAL AT KNIMAN There will be a short program an£ box social at the Knlman M. E. church Saturday evening, Dec. 13. Ladies bring boxes. —Advt. dl3 wiy ■/ ’7 REAO 4 AOS Qj 5k

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From tbs Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL \ Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notos Gathered by Us From the Various County Offices. Attorney John Greve was down from Demotte on business yesterday. At the regular meeting of the city council Monday evening all members were present except Councilman Allman.* Other than the allowance of the regular grist of claims no business* was transacted. John Vlsak of Indiana Harbor, who had been in jail here for some time for shooting a deputy sheriff In Newton county, was taken to the state penal farm Monday by Sheriff Woodworth to serve a 90-day sentence. It Is understood that the 1920 automobile licenses will begin being sent out from the secretary of state’s office about Dec. 26. The plates are made at the state prison at Michigan City and will be a buff background with olive green letters. The plates for trucks will have the'"word “truck’’ stamped perpendicularly on the left end.

Marriage licenses issued: Dec. 5, Willie T. Neal of Bethany, Mo., aged 23 Aug. 10 last, farmer, and Marguerite Swartz of Rensselaer, aged 18 Nov; 20 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Dec. 6, Charles Ray Pollock of Jasper county, aged 24 Aug. 10 last, farmer, and Lera Hope Standish of Mt. Ayr, aged 21 July 7 last, housekeeper. First marriage for eachDec. 6, Howard Guy Abbott of Indiana Harbor, aged 34 Juue 29 last, engineer, and Gladys Reeve, daughter of Mr. , and Mrs. Ed Reeve of Rensselaer, aged 27 Aug. 22 last, stenographer, marriage for each. Married in the clerk’s office by S. C. Irwin. Coroner W. J. Wright was called to Laura Sunday afternoon to investigate the death of an illegitimate child born to an 18-year-old daughter of W. O. Cunningham, and which was apparently born dead, although the circumstances looked a little suspicious at first and a Wheatfield doctor who was summoned called Mr. Wright to investigate. The parents of the "girl testified under oath that their daughter had successfully kept her condition from them until after the child was born. The family came here from Boone comity some years ago and bear a good reputation in the neighborhood in which they reside. Mr. Wright was satisfied, after thoroughly investigating the matter that the child was a stillborn.

New suits filed: No. 9144. Charles H- Mills, adm. of estate qt John W. Hurley, vs. Robert M. Hurley et al; petition to sell real estate. . . No.z 9145. Arthur Turner vs. Josephine Turner; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married in 1904 at Mineral Point, Mo., and separated on March 5, 1916; that they have five children, ranging in age from 16 to 6 years; that defendant Is not a fit person to have the care and custody of said children, therefore defendant asks for a divorce and the care and custody of the children. No, 9146. Fritz Ramme vs. Dorette Ramme; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties separated on July 25, 1917, on which date defendant drove plaintiff from their home and has since refused to live with him; that plaintiff is 73 years of in frail health, while ,the defendant is 50 years of age and in good health.

NOTICE The annual election of trustees and officers of Prairie Lodge, No. 125, F. & A. M., will be held Monday evening, Dpc. 15, 1919. • All members requested to be present. —BY ORDER OF THE W. M. i

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1919.

PRAISES LOCAL MANAGEMENT

Of Rensselaer’s Municipal Light and Water PlantCity Light and Water Supt. C. S. Chamberlain, in reply to a letter written the Indiana Public Service commission regarding the proposed iplan of building a.-new and modern light plant in Rensselaer next season and the hope to then be able to furnish electricity at a reasonable rate for cooking and moderate heating, received the following letter from Chairman Lewis: Indianapolis, Dec. 5, 1919. Mr. C. S. Chamberlain, Supt., Municipal Light and Power Plant, Rensselaer, Indiana. Dear Sir: I have yours of the 3rd in regard to the cooking rate. Firsf, I was not aware of the remarkable showing you were making in keeping your rates down to Bc, 5c and 4c with a 10 per cent discount. I want to compliment you and your city most highly on this remarkable performance over a period in which the cost of everything from eggs to electricity has gone sky-high. You and your council undoubtedly understand that I was not arbitrary in my suggestion in the matter of cooking rate, but was only putting it up to you to consider. I believe that such a rate is going to be universal in a very short time and that you should take such steps to keep in pace with such forward movement. ' Of course it is impossible for the commission to sit m Indianapolis and know all the little turns and personal equations that enter into local situations, but do not believe that a man who can make the remarkable showing that you have in the matter of retaining low rates, is going to let any false, personal elements enter into service conditions. With regards, E. J. LEWIS, Chairman Public Service Commission of Indiana.

BUSH FLAYS THE TAX LAW

Lieutenant-Governor Makes a Very Good Democratic Speech. Lieutenant-Governor Edgar .D. Bush, one of the several Republican candidates for the nomination for governor of Indiana, spoke in the court house Friday evening in the Interests of his candidacy. While Mr. Bush is seeking the nomination, for governor on the Republican tick to hlte veiled criticism of the present gubernatorial administration and open condemnation of the Republican tax law was * about as strong as any criticism that has been made by the Democrats. Of cpurse it is possible, with the training he has had in the g. o. p. ranks, that Mr. Bush adapts his speeches to the feeling in the community in which he talks. The Goodrich administration and especially the tax law enacted by the legislature which the governor denominated as the “best legislature in 50 years,” is not very highly esteemed by Republicans of Jasper county. Perhaps in a Goodrich county—if there are any such now —Mr. Bush talks differently. However, as he openly opposed many of the Goodrich pet measures in the legislature, we believe that he actually feels as he talked here. But should he be nominated and elected governor—he or any other Republican—he would probably find his hands tied by the Goodrich faction and unable to do what his unbiased judgment now tells him should be done. Mr. Bush made it i£lain to his hearers that he was a real bonafide farmer—not. a kid glove agriculturist or a farmer and stock grower by proxy. He owns a fine farm near Columbus and said that every dollar he had in the world was invested in his farm and its equipment. ‘He opposed the centralization of power in the hands of the governor—one . of Governor Goodrich’s pet school book trust and the power vested in the state board. He believed the governor should manage the executive department of the state and not attempt to usurp the power or infringe on the legislative and judicial functions. He favored the organization of the farmers, not for ’ selffish purposes but to aid in greater production, myre economical marketing of their products, etc., etc 1 . The Democrat believes that Mr. Bush is the best man for the nomination that has yet announced himself, but it is better to put a man in the governor’s chair to whom the politicians have no strings tied, and no Republican can go sh. without being In duty bound —politically—to stand by much of the Iniquitous acts of his party.

A TH$ TWICE-A-WEEK

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Tilegraphlc Reports From Maily Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many Localities. 1,100 ARE HOME FROM SIBERIA, Returning Soldiers From Far East Warn Bolshevists to Beware. San Francisco, Dec. 8. —Eleven hundred American arrived from Siberia yesterday on the transport Sheridan. A sign on the ship’s side read: “Bolshevists, beware! We are coming home to join the American Legion.” The Sheridan also brought the bodies of 45 Americans killed in a surprise attack by the Bolshevlkl In the Suchone region. Another bbdy brought was that of a quartermaster agent, Andrew Ryan, holder of the congressional Medal of Honor for valor displayed In the chase of the Indians who massacred General Custer’s command- - Ryan died at sea last Friday. W. F. Rellley, former acting British high commissioner in Siberia, arrived on the Sheridan on his way to Bolivia where he will become British minister.

IN GOOD OLD PIONEER DAYS

When Potatoes Were 18c a Bushel and Hogs $2 Apiece. Shelbyville, Dec. 9. —In this day of the high cost of living, some people wonder how the pioneers managed to live. An Inventory of the estate of Richard Pile, a Shelby county pioneer, filed Dec. 4, 1826, show the following Interesting facts as to iprlces at that time: One rifle, $8; 11 hogs, different sizes, sl4; one sorrel horse, $4 0; one bay mare, $27.50; two heifers and steer, $10; one white cow, $7; one steer and two calves, $7; 400 bushels of corn, SSO; one sheep, $2; 15 bushels of potatoes at $2.65, about 18 cents a bushel; six bushels of salt, $4.50; five hogs and a sow, at $2 each; gne joke of oxen at S2B; 260 bushels of corn at 12% cents a bushel, and four shoats for sl.

EVERY LITTLE HELPS, YOU BET

And Rensselaer Will Do Her Part in Conserving Fuel. In compliance with an orddr of the national fuel administrator for the conservation of coal, several trains on the Monon have been temporarily discontinued. None of the trains passing through Rensselaer, however, have been taken off. The discontinued trains are Nos. 1 and 2, running between Monon and Michigan City, Nos. 9 and 10 between Lafayette and French Lick and Nos. 20 and 21 between French Lick and Orleans. The order is effective Dec. 10. Jasper county has about 300 tons of soft coal on hand for the heating plant, having bought its coal last summer and stored same while 'it was plentiful, and at a meeting held Monday afternoon by the coal dealers and Monop agent, W. H- Beam, who is at the head of the/local fuel conservation, at the Farmers’ Elevator office, and it was shown that the supply of soft coal in the hands of the dealers was practically exhausted, the county commissioners were called by phone and agreed to release 100 tons of this coal to four of the dealers here, the dealers to replace the coal when the supply became more plentiful. This will give each of tjie dealers 25 tons. D. E. Grow is to have charge of the weighted and keeping account of the coal taken from the county bins. The city light and water plant has enough coal on hand to run approximately five or six weeks, and while the national conservation order has been put into effect here, as to unnecessary lighting, such as cutting off window display lights, the outside lights of the picture’ shows, etc., and all patrons are requested to use no more lights than are absolutely' necessary, neither the sewing factory nor the furniture factory will be ordered

BUY MOROCCO DRUG STORE

Ernest Moore and P. W. Clarke Purchase Purkey & Son Store. Ernest Moore of Lowell, son-in-law of P. W. Clarke of this city, in connection with the latter, has purchased the A, E. Purkey & Son drug store at Morocco and started invoicing same Monday. It is understood that the store will be in active charge of Mr. Moore, who is an experienced druggist, and that a stock of jewelry wllL be added.

PRIMARY TEACHERS INVITE YOU

The following Invitation is issued this week: We want you, as a mother or friend of our boys and girls, to meet with other mothers and friends, In our building on Saturday, Dec. 13, at p. m- There will be a program and discussion of questions of Interest to mothers, followed by a social hour. Please plan to be with us.— PRIMARY TEACHERS.

COUNTY OFFICIALS ENJOINED

From Collecting Taxes in 8 Town- — ships in Marion County. County officials are enjoined from attempting to collect taxes in eight townships of Marion county under the property valuations as assessed by the state board of tax commissioners in a ruling by Judge Linn D- Hay of the Marlon superior court. The ruling was given in the injunction suits of farmers In the eight townships of the county outside of Center township. Leo K. Feeler, county auditor, is enjoined from certifying to the treasurer the tax duplicates bearing the assessments as fixed by the state tax board, placing blanket increases on the assessments that previously had been fixed by township and county taxing officials. In effect, Judge Hay ruled that the action of the state board in placing a horizontal increase on the property valuations as determined by the county and township -officials was illegal and void. The plaintiffs alleged In their Injunction suits that the order of the state tax board, iplacing the increased valuation on all property, real and personal, was not taken under the powers actually granted to the board to equalize tax assessments. Judge Hay upheld this contention of the plaintiffs. U. 8. Lesh, assistant attorneygeneral, who had charge of the case .for the state, and the other attorneys for the state went Into consultation Immediately after the court’s decision. After the consultation Mr. Lesh announced that inasmuch as the issue had been exhausted in the local court the case would be appealed at once to the supreme court and the higher court would be requested to advance the case so as to decide finally the important issue, on which many other similar cases outstate are hanging-

CHRISTMAS STATIONERY The Democrat now has oh hand its holiday stock of fine correspondence papers and cards In all the latest styles and shades. Our stock Is very complete at this time and the wise Christmas shoppers will get In early and make their purchases soon, rather than waft until the last moment when the stock has been depleted and only odds and ends are left. -A box of correspondence paper and envelopes, or correspondence cards and envelopes make a very acceptable and appropriate Christ, mas present and something that is useful as well. We have them in prices to suit. — THE DEMOCRAT. d 24 ♦ BOX SOCIAL There will be|a box social at the Independence . school z in Barkley township on Tuesday, evening, Dec. 23. Everybody Invited. Ladles bring boxes.—EDNA REED, Teqcher. d!9

closed down, as It Is thought that It would work a greater hardship to close them than the small amount of “juice” saved thereby. A few cars of both soft and hard coal have been received in Rensselaer during the past week, and there Is no very severe shortage of fuel experienced in this city and probably w|ll not be, as It Is likely that the resumption of mining will soon relieve the stringency.

Vol. XXII. No. 7*

COAL STRIKE PROBABLY ENDED

Conference ol Mine Heads Yesterday Expected to Accept Terms. TERMS ARE NOT MADE PUBLIC Until Presented at Meeting of Miners' Officials Held in Indianapolis Yesterday. . x . _.X An agreement was reached between the national heads of the striking miners Saturday night at a conference held In Washington by which It was agreed by President Lewis and Secretary Green of the national miners' union to call a conference of the sub-officers in Indianapolis yesterday and present the terms of the agreement and urge its acceptance, in which event the strike would be ended at once and mining would be resumed in all parts of the country at once. Hope for the settlement Tuesday afternoon of the “controversy between the miners, the operators and the government’’ whs expressed In a formal statement Issued Monday at the White House. The statement follows: "It is hoped that there will be a settlement on Tuesday afternoon

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NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Ruth Kanp, daughter of Mrs. Replogle, entered the hospital Saturday for medical attention. David, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hancock of Morocco, entered the hospital Saturday for medical attention, but was able to return homd Tuesday. The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Thurston Otterberg of Union township, had his tonsils removed Saturday. Orval Crialer .of northeast of town underwent an operation for appendicitis Saturday. Hugh Gaffey of Gifford entered the hospital Sunday for medical attention. Delos Dean underwent a major operation yesterday morning. Mrs. C. E. Lohr , was able to return to her home Supday after her recent operation, and at this writing is Improving nicely. Miss Goldia Bridgewater was taken to her home near Fowler yesterday. , Miss Bridgewater, it will be remembered, was accidentally shot in the head and shoulder Thanksgiving day, the shot going in one ear and coning out at her eye, totally destroying both members. She can see out of the uninjured eye and hear with the other ear, but as yet has been unable to / speak, the nerves of the vocal organs being paralyzed, but it is hoped that in time this may be overcome.

PUBLIC SALE DATES The Democrat has printed bllle for the following public sales: Thursday, Dec. 11, Samuel Scott and G. B. Lewis, at residence of latter, 6 miles north ,and 2 miles east ot Rensselaer. General sale. Including horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc. « Friday, Dec. 12, Jesse Bringle, on the old George Pumphrey farm, 1 mile northeast of Julian. General sale, including horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc. Tuesday, Dec. 16, T. G. Brown, on the Lida Conger farm, % mile west of Roselawn. General sale, including horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc. * t Wednesday, Dec. 17, Barney Kolhoff, 2 miles north and 1 mile west of Rensselaer. General sale, including horses, cattle, hogs, ensilage, hay, grain, farm tools, etc. Thursday, Dec. 18, Joe Shlndelar, on the Carl Middlestadt farm, 2% miles southwest of Surrey. General sale, Including horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc. Friday, Dec. 19, J. C. Bristow, 2 miles east and 4 miles south of Rensselaer. General sale, Including horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, household goods, etc. Friday, Dec. 19, Harry M. Wood, 11 miles north and 1 mile east of Rensselaer. General sale, including horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc. *• /