Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1919 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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AN OLD RESIDENT OF NEWTON

Henry Zacher Died Sunday Afternoon at the Age of S 2 Years. - .Henry Zacher, an old resident of Newton township, died at his home near Surrey Sunday afternoon at o o’clock after an extended illness. The funeral will be (held today /at 12:30 o’clock at the late residence, conducted by Rev. W. L. I Schroeter of the German Lutheran church of Union township, and burial made in Weston cemetery. Mr. Zacher was born in Germany, coming to this country at the age of 47 years, and settling in Newton (townslUp where he had been a continuous resident for the past 34 years. He was almost 82 years of age at the time of his death. Deceased is survived by his wife and 11 children, 44 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. The children are: Carl Zacher of Iron, Minn.; Mrs. Frances Lytle of Chicago; Frank, Gustav and Will Zacher; Mrs. Louise Nesius, MrsLill Nesius, Mrs. Chafes Platt, Mrs. Anna Hielscher, Mrs. Ola Batchelder and Mrs. Hattie McFadden, all of and near Rensselaer.

EVIDENTLY TAKE WRONG VIEW

Of Jasper County’s Fill to Newton County For Use of Jail. Newton county evidently, in its objections to Jasper county’s bill of. $4,000 for use of our jail in housing its prisoners for the ipast 10 years, is ignoring the fact that she Ihas used our jail without paying one penny for the past 35 years. Our county commissioners, in fixing the price at S4OO per year for the past ten years—as far back, as we understand, they could go—no doubt took into consideration to'-some extent the 25 years for which no was rendered and no pay was /‘received. \ Perhaps S4OO a year might appear a little excessive for the ten years’ service only, but when this $4,000 is divided by 35 it really amounts to less than $l5O per yeafr, y.nd we do not believe any taxpayer in Newton county can possibly object to this amount. , Even the S4OO per year, S6OO, 0,000, or $2,000 per year would be much less than Newton county could maintaiji a jail for, to say nothing of the initial ex pen He of erecting and equipping the building. Instead of rending their linen and feeling grievously offended over this bill, Newton county people should thank their lucky stais that they have a jail in a neighboring county that they can use at so reasonable an expense as this amounts to con--1 sidering the 35 years they have been using it. In the future, no doubt, a smaller amount can be agreed, upon for its use.

BOTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Sunday was the 56th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Press F. Roberts of west of Rensselaer, just over the line in Newton county, where this worthy couple have resided for many years. Mr. Roberts will be 77 years of age Jan. 12, and Mrs. Roberts was 79 years old to October. The latter is enjoying fairly good health, but Mr. Roberts has been quite poorly of late. Mr. and Mrs. Roberts are the parents of five children, Claude Roberts and Mrs. Lillian Cole of California; Jesse Roberts of Chicago; Mrs. Roy Flanders 6f Columbia City, and Bela F., who resides at home.

WILL BUILD NEW RESIDENCE

Noah Zeigler has (purchased from Mrs. Howard Mills the latter’s lot. 60x107 feet, lying immediately 'south of the W. H. Parkison property on College avenue, and will build a modern new residence thereon and move to town with / his wife find daughter. The youngest son, it is understood, is to be married soon and will occupy the Zeigler farm 3 .miles north of i Rensselaer. *

NOTICE [ Public sale, Jan. 14, 1920, 4 | miles east of Rensselaer, mile [west of Pleasant Ridge. 14 horses |— -1 pyre-bred French draft stallion; Il pure-bred Mammoth Jack; 35 ■Wd cattle; 50 head hogs; 10 head wres; implements, etc. —I. L. Bines and fred linback. j 3 forget that Pefley is payK 12.60 for good muskrat skins. K-Advt. . ~ y / ■ ■»

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered by Ns From the Various County Offices. Attorney A- Halleck was in Whiting on business Monday. Attorney Truman F. Palmer of Monticello was a business visitor in the city Monday. New suits filed: No. 9153. Theodore T. Dunlap vs. Joseph Davis et al; action to quiet title. Marriage licenses issued: Dec. 27, Harry D. Lane of Tefft, aged 36 April 28 last, farmer, and Hulda Will, also of Tefft, aged 37 Oct. 27 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Come in and look over our line of new and rebuilt typewriters before buying one. We can save you money. Have on hand at present 10 machines of various standard makes.—THE DEMOCRAT. ts The Democrat has Just received a shipment of 100,000 “second sheets’’ B%xll, same size as regular letter head, for making carbon copies of letters for filing or other use; in both white and canary thin paper and, white and yellow in heavier weights. By reason of buying in such a Jarge quantity we can make an especially attractive 'price on this paper in 1,000 sheet lots or more.

There will be a few important Changes in the offices of Jasper county tomorrow. J. P. Hammond, auditor, Charles V. May, treasurer, and D. S. Makeever, county commlsmissioner, will retire after having’ served two terms each. Mr. Hammond will be succeeded by Schuyler C. Robinson of Gillam township, a former Rensselaer boy; Mr. May by John T. Biggs of Wheatfield and Mr. Makeever by Bert Amsler of near Rensselaer. Mr. Biggs will not take active charge of his office at this time, having made arrangements with Mr. May to continue to look after the office until sich time as he decides to move here and take the office over in fact as well as in name. Mr. Robinson will move here immediately after his public sale, it is understood, but he has not as yet secured a house, so far as The Democrat is able to learn.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Charles Eib, Jr., of McCoysburg had his tonsils removed Monday. Mrs. Elmer Brenneman entered the hospital Sunday for medical attention. Dr. Merry of Mt- Ayr, who underwent a major operation last week, is doing as well as could be expected. Mrs. Alfred Randle entered the hospital Sunday for medical attention and at this writing is improvtog. Miss Ruby Standish was able to return to her home at Mt. Ayr Sunday. Mrs. Frank Webber of this city underwent a major operation yesterday morning. • A son was born Monday noon to Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Eger of Rensselaer.

LESLIE MILLER IS INJURED

Leslie Miller of Barkley township got his left ankle badly sprained and one bone broken Monday when he slipped and fell on some ice. Mr. Miller was hauling a load of corn and was walking z beside the wagon when/ he slipped on some ice? and to falling under the wagon, dropped down, letting his weight fall on the ankle with the above result.

AUSTRIAN EVANGELIST SPEAKS New Year’s Eve at The Trinity Methodist Church. Rev. S. E. Polovina, converted Austrian, will speak at the Methodist church, December 31, New Year’s eve at 7:M. Everybody welcome.—Advt.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1919.

MALCHI P. COMER Is DEAD

Old Resident Passed Away at Local Hospital Monday Evening. Malchi Prevo Comer, a "Well known old resident of Jasper county, died at the county hospital Monday evening at 6:45 o’clock. The funeral will be held from home in Barkley township 1 p. m. today and burial made in the Samdridge cemetery. Mr, Comer was 77 years of age and was perhaps one of the oldest continuous residents of Jasper county. ' He had been in poor health for some time and was brought to the county hospital last Saturday, but passed away as stated above. Deceased was for many years a justice of the peace of his township. He is survived by three dh4l- - John Comer, Who resided with the father; Victor Comer of this city and Mrs. Joe Norman of Union township.

MEETS A PECULIAR ACCIDENT

William M, Morris of Jordan township met with a ipainful accident Sunday and one that will keep him Indoors for some little time. In company with a neighbor, James Fleming, he was riding on the running gear of a low-wheel wagon, and when one of the wheels into a rut his feet caught on the frozen ground throwing him under the wagon. Both feet and ankles were badly bruised and It is thought that one ankle bone is broken.

BEGIN TAKING CENSUS FRIDAY

Dearth of Enumerators Is Reported in Many Counties. Tenth District Census Supervisor Kent of Brookston was in Rensselaer Monday morning to arrange for filling the vacancies of enumerators in Jasper county, and it is understood that a tentative list was completed. There are supposed to be 20 enumerators for the county, or as many as there are voting precincts. Mr. Kent only had eight of this number filled when here. They are: C. W. Harner, Remington; Roy Culp, Milroy; Percy iHauter, Marion; Mrs. Maggie Houston and Miss Alice Worland, Rensselaer; StanItos Lane, Newton; James B. Erwin, Keener, and W. A. Witham, south Union. This leaves two vacancies in Carpenter, two in Barkley and one each in Hanging Marion, Jordan, Gillam, Kankakee, Walker, Wheatfield and Union.

The census takiing is to start Friday, Jan. 2, and is supposed to be completed within 30 days. MrKent stated that he was having trouble to secure enumerators, owing to the fact that competent people seemed to all be employed and were making so much money that the job did not appeal to them, notwithstanding the fact that the government has increased the fees of 2% cents for each, person enumerated to 4 cents, and each farm from. 20 cents to 30 cents. He stated he had but two enumerators yet in Newton county, but expected to complete the list there in a day or two, and that the enumeration would start Friday all over the district with the force available at that time.

NOTICE OF COMBINATION SALE Having rented* the Norgor hitch barn, I will hold a combination sale on the FURST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH. Anyone having any property to sell should see me at once, before sale day. First sale will te January 3, and among the stuff listed to sell now are 8 cows, 4 with calves- by side, I will be fresh by day of sale, others fresh in February, all good milkers; 1 team black mares C an ! 7 years old, sound, wt 2900. WALTER SIMPSON. W. A. McCurtain, Auct, NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING “ The annual meeting of the Jasper County Shipping association will be held Jan. 3 at 1:30 p. m. in the court house- The election of officers and other matters of importance regarding the coming year’s business will be decided uipon. Suggestions as to how this association can further perfect its accommodations to the public will be discussed. The stock raisers of this county should make It a point to be present. W. H. PULLIN, President. ,J. N. LEATHERMAN, Sec’y-Treas.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

BRUSH UP A LITTLE, BROTHER

Jasper County Has But 20 Election Precincts, Instead of 21. Bro. 'Hamilton should get posted up a little on Jasper county. Not? withstanding the fact that he has lived here all his life and served for twelve years as county superintendent, he Is densely Ignorant of things pertaining to county matters with which any 10-year-old school boy is familiar. As evidence, he says, in commenting on the census enumeration: There are twenty-one precincts in the county and there must be one enumerator to each precinct. As a matter of fact there are but 20 election precincts in Jasper county—4 in Marlon; 3 in Carpenter; 2 each in Barkley and Union, and 1 each in the other 9 townships. And this has been the precise number for the past 20 years or more. There will probablf have to be a rearrangement of the precincts and many more added before another election. If the women are to vote, and the county commissioners must not let the time slip by for making this change, as it must be made several months (previous to the electionHowever, there are but 20 voting precincts in the county now aind never have been more in the writer's recollection, and we have not lived here snore than half as long as the Republican editor.

OLDEST CONDUCTOR IN WORLD

Is John Bills, Whose Run Is From Orleans to French Lick. On the Monon, John Bills, age 89, alert and active, is a conductor. iHe makes the round trip three times dally between Orleans and French Lick, a distance of 18 miles. He has been in Monon service approximately 40 years, having been a railroad man prior to that time in the west during the pioneer days. Bills is married, he and his wife having made their home at Orleans for many years. He not only performs the usual duties of passenger conductor, but at times when it becomes necessary to turn the accommodation into a mixed train, Bills helps out as a brakeman. As the slow moving engine picks its way through southern Indiana hills John Bills frequently may be seen scaling a box car and riding atop his train. He is the oldest active railroad conductor In the world. For many years he was to charge of a passenger train on the* main line through Bloomington.

MANY DEATHS HAVE RESULTED

From Effects of a Vile New “Hardware" Now Being Sold. More than half a hundred deaths have occurred throughout Che country within the. past week from drinking a decoction of which wood alcohol is said to form the “kick" ingredient. Lots of this dope has been surreptlously made and sold by bootleggers, with terrible results to those who are foolhardy enough to drink the stuff. Government agents are trying to round up the makers and dispensers of this "booze," and several arrests have already been made.

A NEW SUPPLY OF TYPEWRITER RIBBONS

Another Invoice of the famous Neidlch brand typewriter ribbons just received in The Democrat’s Fancy Stationery and Office Supply department. We carry a large stock of these ribbons at all times and can supply them for almost any make of typewriter you may name, including not only the later makes but for the old wlde-rlbbon machines as well. Very few people use anything but a black record ribbon or black and red, and we carry a full supply of these, but very few purple ribbons, as the latter are scarcely ever called for. We solicit mall orders for typewriter ribbons and send them postpaid to any part of the U. S. for 75 cents, cash with order. Always give the name and model number of your typewriter, and if you cap use a two-color ribbon on same, and want such, so state. Few people use the two-color ribbon any more, as the red Is seldom needed and by using the stogie color they get just twice as much wear out of a ribbon as they do out of a two-color ribbon.

Sale bills printed while you welt at The Democrat office. .

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 LocalitiesCATTLE PRICKS TO CONTINUE High for Seven More Years, Says Stock Yards Statistician. Chicago, Dec. 28. —A shortage of 1,000,000 cattle in the year just closing will cause high prices for beef and beef products for at least seven years more, it was declared by M. F. Horine, statistician for the Union stockyards. In his annual report. Mr. Horine said it will be impossible to make good the shortage of 1919 before 1927, and that the department of agriculture’s report concerning the number of cattle in the United States was too optimistic. An Increase of 377,000 animals of all kinds received at the Union stockyards for the year 1919 over 1918 was reported. Cattle receipts, however, decreased 290,000. Decreases in cattle slaughter were also reported by the markets in Kansas City, Omaha, St. Joseph, St. Louis and Sioux City.

BRINGS HOME FRENCH BRIDE

Vance Brickies, son of J. H. Brickies and wife of Hamlet, has the unique distinction of being the only Starke county soldier in the world war to win a French brideVance served in France for more than a year, being stationed to several large cities. Shortly before the armistice was signed he was stationed at Tonnairre, a city of about 5,000. It was here that he met his future bride. After the armistice was signed he spent about eight months In Tonnairre awaiting orders to come home, which came in June, and about the first of July Vance landed in Hamlet. He remained at home for about eight weeks and then without telling anyone but his Immediate family, he started after his future wife. He arrived in France the last of September and In a short time had all arrangements made to return to America with his French wife. They arrived In Hamlet last week. Mrs. Brickies is one of three children from a prosperous French home. She Is an exceptionally well educated and talented lady and Is rapidly Americanizing herself.— Starke County Democrat.

IS YOUR NAME WRITTEN HERE?

List of Those Who Have Paid Subscription Accounts During Week. Following are the names of those who have paid their subscription for The Democrat during the past week and, especially to those received by mall, this publication khall act as a receipt until the date on the label of their paper Is changed. Those Indicated by ap ’* are new subscribers: *Jesse Snyder, Rensselaer, R-4 •Mrs. J. B. Martin, LaFountaine, Ind. •G. W. Thompson, Columbus, Ind. Frank Corbin, Brook. Henry Ploutz, Fowler. William Gladdin, Goodland, R-l- ---• Mrs. Oliver Hammond, Enderlin, No. Dak. Ross Wood, Tiensin, China. Ray Wood, Fair Oaks. S. L. Johnson, Dyer, Ind. Edward Bill, Goodtond, R-l. Andrew Kahler, Rensselaer. •William F. Rockwell, Francesville, R-5-•Arthur Wells, Fair Oaks, Bx. 2. Martha Anderson, Battle Creek, Mich. •Miss Salome Leichty, Fair Oaks, R-2. Winfred Lafoon, Rensselaer, R-4. D. S. Ohupp, Parr. Festus Chupp, Surrey. Walter Wiseman, Wheatfield. C. M- Dunn, Rensselaer, R-4. H. L. Harshberger, Parr. •E. C. Forbes, Wolcott, R-R. Simon Hochstetler, Rensselaer. Frank Crltser, Rensselaer. M. I. Adanns, Rensselaer, R-4. •Miss Lucy Manck, Logansort. Fred Baler, Remington, R-4. John O’Connor, Wabash, R-7. •Maurice Gorman, Wheatfield. Frank W. Hamer, Remington, R-3. Albert Hurley, Rensselaer. •Mrs. R. B. Harris, Indianapolis. Thomas May, Remington, R-4. J. J. Lawler, Chicago.

Vol. XXII. No. 79

POISONED BY EATING SAUSAGE

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Beam have been very sick since Sunday night or early Monday morning from ptomaine ipoisoning, but at, this writing both are reported quite a little better. The poisoning was caused from some country sausage they ate and which they had had in the house for about a week. It seemed all right, but the doctor who was called examined it Monday morning and said if they had eaten of it then it would have killed them both.

COMING PUBLIC SALE DATES The Democrat aas printed bills for the following public sales: Wednesday, Jan. 7, Virgil Hobson and Fred Rose, 8 miles east and 2 miles north of Rensselaer. Big general sale, including 18 horses, 30 head of cattle, 30 head of hogs, farm Implements, etc. Tuesday, January 13, A. K. Moore, 6 miles east and one-quarter mile north of Rensselaer on the J. J. Lawler farm. Big general sale including horses, cattle, hogs, farm implements, household goods, etc.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH REVIVAL

A series of Gospel meetings will be conducted at the Christian church beginning next Sunday, January 4. The pastor of the Church, Roz. W. T. Barbre, will do the 'pretching. One of the features of this meeting will be the mvrlc. The church has endeavored to get the very best Evangelistic helpers procurable. For this week, they have secured the

PROF. V. P. BROCK

services of Pr"f. and Mrs. V. P. Brock, Winoni Lake, Indiana. Prof. Brock Is th 3 director and soloistMrs. Brock Is pianist and soloist. In addition to their musical work they will direct the personal work. They will arrive In Rensselaer Friday and will meet the singers at the church that evening at 7:30 o’clock to prepare for the Sunday services, Including the Union service Sunday night. They will be glad to have f the singers of the

BLANCHE KERR BROCK

other churches assist during these special meetings. The service oh Sunday might will be a union service. There will be meetings each night in the week except Saturday night. It is the hope of those in charge that these meetings will do very much to revive the Interest in religion in this community.. The meeting is expected to last only two weeks.

Better apply for your 1920 auto license now. Miss Mabel Novels, at The Democrat office, will fill out your application and send it in at no expense or trouble to you other thah the license fee and the small notary fee. ts