Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 81, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 January 1920 — Page 1

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FORMER RESIDENT IS MARRIED

Mrs. Ethel Ferguson Foscott Becomes Bride of Chicago Man. Mrs. Ethel Ferguson Foscott of Chicago, daughter of the late Frank Ferguson, a former resident of Rensselaer, and a niece of Mr. and Mrs. John R. VanAtU of this city, was married New Year’s eve to Robert Peck, ai the latter’s home at 7720 Exchange avenue, Chicago. Her first husband died three years ago this coming March. Mr. Peck is a railroad engineer, and his first wife also died some three years ago. They had taken a child to rear shortly before hfs wife’s death and he did not want to give the child up. His sister prevailed on Mrs. Foscott, who was childless, and the latter’s mother, who lived with her, to go to Mr. Peck’s home and keep house for him, and their acquaintance and friendship grew into love and their marriage followed on New Year’s eve.

NOTICE, METHODISTS! Will the members and attendants of the Methodist church kindly note that tickets for the Thursday evening meeting must be procured before Thursday morning. The limit is 150. Please attend to it at once. Thh ilace is Collins’ Shoe Store.

GERALD NEWMAN IS ON TRIAL

At Elkhart oh Manslaughter Charge —Drunkenness Alleged. Gerald Newman, a former manager for the Standard Oil company, and located in Rensselaer, but who was transferred to Elkhart about a year ago and was recently transferred from there to South Bend, is now having his trial in the circuit court at Elkhart, it is understood, on the charge of manslaughter. Newman is charged with driving his Ford runabout at terrific speed past a street car where a group of people were getting on the car, plowing through the crowd and instantly killing Mrs. Harriet Heath, aged 62, and badly injuring Orel Hendershott and Don Snader. The car ran two hundred feet before stopping, and Newmah fled the scene, but later surrendered himself to the police and was released under <3,000 bond. Newman id said to have been in. toxlcated at the time of the accident, which occurred .about 7:30 o’clock on Christmas eve. His parents reside In Elkhart, and following the tragedy he went to their home. Later, in company with his brother-in-law, he appeared at the police station and surrendered to the officers, and was locked up. Bond was arranged the next forenoon. The charge placed against him was involunatry manslaughter. The radiator of the Newman car was crimpted and racked as though it had hit a tree or a telegraph pole, instead of plastic human beings, says the Elkhart Truth in Its account of the tragedy, and the wrecked lights and other parts of the front also showed the effect of the terrific Imfiußt A jug of intoxicating liquor is # said to have been found in the car. Newfnan and his wife parted when they were living in Rensselaer..

ATTEMPT TO KILL IS CHARGED

Four Mtn Metd In Culver Jobbery to Be Taken tb Prison for Safety. Plymouth, Ind., Jan. 1. —Joseph Byers, J, R "Burns, J. J. Fox and Albert Sllbett, held for an attempt to rob the Culver (Ind.) Exchange bank Wednesday, have been charged with assault and battery with intent to kill, rather thaii robbery. Judge Reuben Carr, of the Marshall circuit court here, has ordered the prisoners transferred from the Plymouth jail to the Indiana state, prison at Michigan City for safe keeping. The more serious charge has been tiled because of. the probability of the death of Jacob R. Saine, one of the Culver merchants shot by the bandits in a running gun battle. Robert Osborn, of near Ober, who was taken in dbatody and questioned in connection with the attempted holdup, although not present at the raid, has been admitted to bond in the sum of S2OO by Justice of the Peace Riggins at Culver.

RECENT BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lanham, at their home in San Francisco, Calif., a son, Raymond Albert, December 36. Clarence Lanham is a sbn of B. T. Lanham of near Rensselaer and well known to many of The Democrat’s readers. ,

—— Democrat want ads get results.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Ospariments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized — Together With Other Notes Gathered by Us from the Various County Offices. The January term of the Newton circuit court will convene next Monday. A. D. Hershman was among the Gillam township farmers in town Monday. Judge and Mrs. ’ George A. Williams returned home Friday evening after spending the holidays with relatives at Carthage, 111. Attorneys Jasper ’ Guy of Remington, P. R. Blue of Wheatfield and M. g. Beard of Wolcott were visitors in the city on business Monday.

New suits filed: 'No. 9296. James S. Higgins vs. Isabella Hicks; suit on contract. Demand SI,OOO in first paragraph and $l5O in second paragraph. No. 9297. Grace Esther Maibauer vs. Ralph G. Maibauer; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married on May 4, 1911, and separated November, 1918, when defendant abandoned plaintiff and since that has made no provision for her support, although fully able to do so. Plaintiff asks for divorce and that her maiden name of Grace Esther Zea be restored. No. 9298. Andro Maslanka et al vs. John O’Mera et al; action to quiet title. No. 9299. Edward E. Smith vs. Hiram Day; complaint on account. Demand SIBO.

Notwithstanding the special meeting of the county commissioners Saturday to close up the business of the year 1920, there was considerable work for the board at the regular meeting Monday, of which the following is a report of the proceedings : Viewers granted extension of time to report in the Jesse G. Eldridge road. I W. P. Gaffield road contract in 1 Milroy township not let for lack of funds. Contractor allowed $4,000 (part pay) on bridge in Barkley township. Petition for bridge in Walker township referred to county surveyor for plans and specifications. Contractor allowed $3,000 in the A. S. Barlow stone road. Auditor directed to advertise sale of Richard Gravenstuk, Simon Groet and Emil Herre roads. The treasurer reported sale of bonds in the A. D. Hershman road in Gillam township In the amount of SB,BOO to the Myer-Kiser bank of Indianapolis at par And accrued Interest. Eighty per cent of attorney fee ordered paid and contractor allowed $3,748- i Certificate of completion of the Jacob Johnson road filed and contractor allowed balance of $2,443.20 and SSO for extra work. Balance of attorney fee ordered paid. , Contractor allowed $1,668.80 in the Jacob A. May road in Carpenter township. Contractor allowed $503.20 in the D. W. Myers road in Wheatfield township. . Bonds ordered issued for $24,400 in the Thomas Abbring road; $20,400 in the Alfred Duggleby road; $6,900 in the John O’Connor road, and $3,500 in the W. C. Rose road. Certificate of completion filed in the G. I. Thomas road in Carpenter township and contractor allowed balance of $1,373. Reports filed and causes continued for supplementary reports and expense accounts allowed in the following roads: Elmore Barce, Joseph W. Brown, Isaac Kight, William M. Morris, E. E. Rockwell, W. W. Sage and Arthur L. Waymire. Time extended to the February term for filing of report In the Ellt Toben road. _ Remonstrance of Cordelia M. Williams and Albertus M. Yeoman in the Charles E. Day ditch in Newton township heard and assessments reduced in part; ditch ordered established and other assessments confirmed. Referred to E. D. Nesbitt for letting of construction, and an attorney fee of ssoo allowed. Attorney fee of $l5O allowed in the S. E. Hutt dutch. In the John F. Zimmer ditch, Joseph Kosta filed a claim of $595.30 for teplacement of fenoe. Agreed by parties to let the board determine claim, such determination to be final. Decision to be, announced at the February term. Contractor granted extension of time to June 1, 1021, to complete the Frank Zacker ditch to Newton township.

THE TWICB-A-WEBK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1921.

IS BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL

Thomas Paris Died st Masonic Home Near Franklin Saturday. Thomas Paris, an uncle of Bruce and H. E. White of this city, died at the Masonic home at Franklin Saturday. Deceased was a former resident of Monon, but for the past three years had been at the Masonic home. The remains were brought to Rensselaer Monday afternoon and taken to the H. E. White home on South Cullen street, where the funeral was held yesterday afternoon at 1 o’clock, the services being conducted by Rev. E. W. Strecker of the Methodist Episcopal church, and interment was made In Weston cemetery.

NO IMPROVEMENT IS SEEN

At Remington In Diphtheria Epidemic, Says The Press. The diphtheria situation is getting no better fast. New cards are going up every now and then and some are being taken down. The report from the public school disclosed six pupils who carrying diphtheria germs, and they have been quarantined, although none of them are sick or have been. They were Vincent McGlynn, Cecile Rawlings, Harold Brand, Theodore Richcreek, Clara Dluzak and Jean Ochs. From the Catholic school two cases of germs were' found, Edward Budreau and Charles O’Connor. Another case in the Dennis O’Connor family is Laurence, the elder boy. Also, Mrs. Lough is still under quarantine, and the young son of Mrs. Ray Milner.

The condition, so far as real sick-' ness Is concerned, Is nothing serious. Hardly a case has been sick or confined to bed. The two deaths that occurred were probably caused by the disease not being recognized in time for antl-toxin to get in its work. However, all amusements and gatherings have been ordered off and are remaining closed for the present and there will be no services next Sunday at the various churches. —Remington Press.

“GRIN, AND THE WORLD GRINS WITH YOU.”

Ray Thompson informed the writer Monday evening that he had made up his mind to grin all this year, and so far he had kept to it. He had hardly got done telling us about It, however, until a gust of wind came along and blew the hat off his bead, and something might have happened right there, had not the offender contented itself with simply dropping Ray’s headgear in a clean spot on the pavement Iriffead of compelling him to chase It for a block or two and stopping It in some dirty puddle of water. Ray’s reso - lution Is a laudlble one, though, and we hope that fate doesn’t tempt him too far until he gets sort of broken In, at least

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Morton Wells, who has been suffering from inflammatory rheumatism fbr several weeks, is considerably imp-ovad and was able to leave the hospital yesterday. A sbn was born to Mr. and Mrs. V. O. Ray of this city Sunday. A stili-bbrn babe was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Cox of Kentland Sunday. Pahl Schriver, 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Schriver of Mt. Ayr, was brought to the hospital on Tuesday for treatment. Mrs. Ezra Whitehead of Wheatfield underwent an operation Saturday for an infection in one of her ankles. Mrs. Deborah Barton returned to her home Sunday. Leander Lipscomb returned to his home near Newland Sunday. <

Drainage commissioner filed assessment sheet in the Milton M. Bunnell ditch in Jasper and White counties and notice of time for paying assessments ordered published. The various banks of Jasper county were designated as depositories for public funds. E. M. Laßue was reappointed county attorney at a salary of S4OO per year. The trustee of Carpenter township was granted permission to extend additional poor relief, not exceeding the designated amounts per quarter, as follows: Petey Mann, sls; Mrs. Bartlett, S3O; Mr. Dunham, s3oi Marion township trustee, same order: Mrs. Lyman Zea, S3O; Rose Culp, S3O; Mrs. Mary Deere, S3O. Interest on public funds for the month of December was reported as follows: First National bank, Rensselaer, $113.09; State bank, Rensseb aer, $119.40; State bank, Remington, $133.33; Bank of Wheatfield, $65.39. Reports of the other banks ‘not in.

FORMER RESIDENT OF BARKLEY

Mrs. Burlie Harrod Diss of fuberoulosls In Colorado. Mrs. Burlie Harrod, a former resident of Barkley township, who, with her husband, went to Colorado Springs, Colo., about five years ago for the benefit of her health, died at that place on December 27 from tuberculosis and was buried In the Cemetery there. Deceased was bom May 14, 1892, in Jasper county, being a daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Morgan egg, former residents of Barkley township, but now deceased. She is survived by her husband and three children, several sisters and one brother, most of whom still reside In Jasper county.

WAS SON OF F. M. HERSHMAN

Doctor Accidentally Electrocuted st Alliance, Neb., Born Near Tefft. The Dr. C. E- Hershman of Alliance, Neb., mention of whose accidental electrocution while examining a patient with an . X-ray apparatus was made in last Wednesday’s Democrat, was a son of Frank M. Hershman of Walker township, as was inferred in the mention made in this paper, but, as stated then, we were unable to reach any of the Hershmans in Gillam township or Walker township to confirm this because of the telephone Jines being out of commission.

Under date of December 30, F. M. Hershman write The Democrat from Alliance, and saya: "We were called here by the sudden death of our son, Dr. C. E. rfershman of Alliance. I will send you clipping from paper which will explain All.” The clipping, from an Alliance paper, reads as follows: Dr. Charles 0. Hershman, physician and surgeon and president of the Guardian State bank of Alliance, #as almost instantly killed by an electric shock about 3:30 o’clock yesterday afternoon while treating a patient in his office with an X-ray machine. The patient, Lyle Rose of Alliance, and Dr. Hershman were alone In the operating room when the accident occurred. Treatment was being administered b . X-ray, when Dr. Hershman X, staggered, grasped hold of the machine and fell to the floor, pulling the apparatus and the table on which the patient was lying over on top of him. Miss Nellie Tyree, Dr. Hershman’s office attendant, who was in another room, heard the 'commotion and when she ran Into the operating room Di. Hferdhman was lying on the floor in an unconscious condi-1 tion. She assisted in carrying him! to a couch in the outer office. Dr. । Minor Morris was summoned and arrived immediately, but Dr. Hershman breathed his last within a few seconds after Dr. Morris' arrival. At first it was not believed that death had been caused by electric shock, as there was no visible evidence at the time. It was stated that death had been caused presumably by apoplexy Or stoppage of an artery leading to the brain. Not unt«l after the body had been removed by Undertaker George Darling Was evidence discovered that death had been caused by in electric shock. It was fouhd that two hbles had been burped through Dr. Hershman’s chat, shirt and. underwear, on the Outer side of the right forearm, just below the elbow. There were two brown spots on his arm at this point, indicating that the shock which resulted in his death had been received by contact with live wires running into the X-ray apparatus. The two live wires that are believed to have caused his death are connecting wires between the generator and the X-ray. The burned marks oh Dr. Hershman’s arm and the holes burned ’in his clothing were the same distance apart as the two wires leading into the machine. Dr. Morris stated that Dr. Hershman had apparently reached for some-' thing across these wires, as he might naturally have done, and that his arm came In contact with them. The wires were not insulated and are not intended to be Insulated, it was stated. The X-ray apparatus carries only 110 voltage at the most, and usually only about 105 volts. This is not sufficient to electrocute a person ordinarily and this was why it appeared Improbable at first that death had bden caused by an electric shock. It was stated today to Dr. Hershman had a weak heart and it is believed that the shock probably resulted in heart failure. Dr. Morris stated that he did not deem it at all probable that death was due to the shock alone, but advanced the belief that the victim’s weak heart had been unable to withstand the shock that otherwise would not have Carl Rockey, chief electrician for the city, immediately examined the fuse box and the wires in the vicinity of Dr. Hershmdn’s office and stated that only the ordinary current of 110 volts was carried. He said that there could not possibly have been more than 110 volte carried by the X-ray machine. The electric

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GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

WapNc Repurts From Mibj Parts of tha Country. short bitFofthe UNUSUAL Happenings In the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention from Many Localities. WEST VIRGINIA CAPITOL BURNS One Man Rifled and Several Firemen Are Injured In Blaze. Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 4. —The capital building of West Virginia was destroyed by fire late yesterday. A laborer was killed and several firemen were Injured, one seriously, when a section of the roof under which they were standing caved tn. The spectacular nature of the fire was enhanced when much ammunition, stored on the third floor of the building,- exploded. The building was of brick construction and by no means fireproof. The fire broke out on tjie Lee street side and within half an hour two floors of that wing were a mass of flames. All the fire companies In the city were called to the capital, which stands tn a park directly across the street from the executive mansion. The fire started on the third floor just above the senate chamber and In a few minutes the chamber was reduced to ruins. It then spread along the corridor to some of the state offiqes, where valuable records have been stored since the organization of the commonwealth. No suggestion as to the cause of the fire had been made by Governor Cornwell or other state officials tonight. An Investigation is tn progress to' determine the origin of the flames.

TWENTY YEARS AGO

[From The Democrat of Jan. 5, 1901.) Frank King hag disposed of his hitch barn to John Kresler. D. B. Nowels left for LaMar, Colo., last Saturday on a business trip. Ice about fire inched thick is being put up by some of the local ice dealers. B. M. Donnelly of Monticello has succeeded Mr. Soneback at the Pavilion Photo Gallery. Bruce White went to Crab Orch- i ard, Va., this week to superintend ’: some well drilling. The mercury registered 10 degrees below zero Tuesday morning, the I coldest of the gentury. Miss Grace Jacks will leave next Tuesday for Danville, 111., to enter a training hospital for nurses. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Catt of Greenfield spent the holidays with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al Catt, of this city. Mrs. Richard Schanlaub and four children of Wabash county are visitIng the family of her brother-in-law, John Schanlaub, and other relatives here this week. Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat, 65c; corn, 32c; today the prices were: Wheat, 65c; corn, 26c; oats, 21%c; rye, 45c. State Chief Ranger Edward P. Honan goes to Elwood today to install officers of the Catholic Order of ’ Foresters of that city tomorrow, and I will deliver an address to the order.. The “Good Roads movement” in be- j Ing agitated in Newton county, espe-l dally tn the south end. It is also, talked of building a north and south! gravel or stone road the entire length of the county. Marriage licenses: Dec. 29, Vernon Nowels to Rozella Smith; Dec. 28, • Henry 6. Gilbransen to Della Smith; ' Dec. 29, Charles Ross to Netta Collins; Jan. 4, Chase Burns to Anna) Nightengale; Jan. 4, Charles Hickman to Maud Barbour. A. B. Cowgill and David M. Wort-’ and have formed a partnership in! the undertaking and the buggy and carriage business. The office for the present will remain at Mr. Cowgill s old stand on East Washington street, but they expect later to move into quarters on South Cullen street, opposite the court house square, where Judge Thompson will erect a building for them. The 13-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Burton died at Champaign, 111., last Monday of typhoid fever. The parents went to Champaign to spend the holidays and Fred was taken ill soon after arriving there. He was their only remaining child, they having lost an infant a little more than a year ago. The remains were brought back here for interment and the inneral was held from the Presbyterian church Wednesday afternoon.

In Ashanti a child usually receives the name of the day of the week on which it was born.

Vol. XXIII. No.

LAFAYETTE SPORTS IN TOILS

Thirteen Taken In Gambling Raid ori Attorney’s Home. Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 1.-—Thirteen men, a fai*o table, a quart and a half of whisky, |FO in cash and a table for crap shooting was the haMl made in a raid early this morning on the farm of Attorney Walter M. Friel near Monitor, In this county. Prosecuting Attorney Morris R. Parks afftl Sheriff Wffttam Weinhardt, assistW by local police and special prohlbltion enforcement officers, made the raid, and they hauled in the gambling paraphernalia in a motor truck. All of the men were charged with gaming and three pleaded guilty add paid their fines this morning. Friel denied that he kept the gaming outfit and whisky for anyone but hta friends whom he entertained at the farm. Those who pleaded guilty were Jesse Turner, Cocfc* ran and William Brummert. Each was fined |ls. The others who face gaming charges are Jack Friend, Charles Jones, George Smith, C. W, Williams, Paul Pickard, Roy WendHng, Louis Wendling, Clarence Bryant and L. H. Long. Friel facea charges of gaming, conducting & gambling house and having liquor in his possession.

MCCRAY IS RETTING IN BAD

By Promoting Oandidsoy of McClura for Speakership of House. Governor-elect McCray seems to have made a bad start with some of the’'politicians of his party by trying to bring about the selection of John F. McClure, formerly of the Indiana Pnblic Service Commission, for speaker es the lower house of the coming legislature. He admits that he brought McClure out, and yet soon after the election Mr. McCray said that he proposed simply to be governor and to leave the legislature to manage Its own affairs. He has apparently abandoned this policy, and the backers of other for the speakership are naturally quite wroth. Omer U. Newman, a Marlon county representative who Is for Clinton H. Glvan of Indianapolis for speaker, condemns the efforts of Governorelect McCray in behalf of McClure and asserts that the house will stand on Its constitutional right as a separate' branch of the state government to vote its own conscience. Ha asserts that in the campaign Mr. McCray declared against executive Interference with the other departments of the government, and hla position was widely approved at the time. The friends of Jacob D. Mlltenberger of Muncie, another candidate for speaker, say he will fight it out to the end, despite the efforts of Jet Mooreman of Winchester, Charley Watson, Lawrence Lyons, Fred Robinson and others to put McClura over. So bitter has become the contest that there is talk in some quartern of bringing out another candidate. In this connection the name of Representative Claude A. Smith of Princeton, who was a member of the IWB house, Is being mentioned. The fear Is expressed by several Republicans that no matter how the race for the speakership ends, there will be a "nasty” feeling in the house which may last throughout the session and seriously affect the adminlstfatlon. Newman has issued a lengthy statement in which he says among other things: "The boldest stroke at representative government in Indiana that has been made Is that of the governorelect and his friends by their open and public declaration that this 1* his administration and it is his right to dictate the man who should ba the speaker of the house.”

PUBLIC SALE DATES The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Monday, January 10 —Nat Heuson, 1% miles north of Rensselaer. General sale, consisting of horses, cattle* hogs, farm implements, etc. Wednesday, Jari. 12. —George Wenrick, 3 miles north and 2 miles east of Goodland. General sale, including horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc. Thursday, Jan. 13. —Marion Ma- ; keever, 6 miles west of Rensselaer. ; General sale, including horses, hogs, cattle, farming implements, etc. CITY HOUSES AT AUCTION The city team, two sets of harness, blankets, etc., will be sold at k d’cioA Saturday Afternoon, January ' 8, at public auction, at the new city (wall.— Adtt.