Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1920 — Page 1

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COMING PUBLIC SALE DATES

The Democrat nas printed bills for the following public sales; Wednesday, Jan. 14, I. L. Jones and Fred Linback, at the reaidence of the former, 4 miles east of Rensselaer. Big general sale. Including 15 horses, 19 head of cattle, 10 head of sheep, 50 head ot hogs, implements, etc. Thursday, Jan. 15, A. T. Keiper, 3 miles south and 1 mile east of Rensselaer. General sale, including horses, cattle, farm implements, etc. Monday, January 19, Sam Lowery, 3% miles north of Rensselaer, on Jackson highway. General sale, including horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, grain, etc. * Tuesday, January 20, Simon Civupp & Son, 7 3-4 miles northwest of Rensselaer. Big general sale, including two farms, one of 129 acres and one of 80 acres, cattle, implements, etc. Friday, Feb. 6, Mrs. Mary Friend, 7 miles south and 4 % miles west of Rensselaer. General sale, including horses, cattle, hogs, farming tools, etc. ,

TUESDAY MORNING MARRIAGE

Lee Branson and Miss Blanch Ott Marked by Rev. Strecker, r William Lee Branson, son of Mi. and Mrs. Joe Branson of this city, and Miss Blanch (Helen Ott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George W- Ott of Barkley township, were married at the M. E. parsonage yesterday morning by Rev. E. W. Strecker. The young couiple left on the 10:36 train for .Chicago for a few days visit, after which they will take up their residence on a farm near Foresman, Newton county. The bride is a graduate of the Rensselaer high school and for several years has been employed in the office of the Farmers’ Grain Co. here- The groom is a prosperous young farmer of Newton county. The Democrat joins the many friends of the young couple in extending best wishes. NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL Mrs. Frank Webber was able to return to her home yesterday morning. George Seibel of west of town entered the hospital Monday suffering from a severe case of neuritis. Mrs. Max Schultz of Hobart, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Ritter of Union township, entered the hospital Sunday for medical atten4ioln. . A daiughter was born Sunday morning to Mr. and Mrs- Paul Hall of Barkley township. Mrs. Carl Seip is improving from her recent operation. Mrs. C. J. Dean’s condition is Very good. Mrs. H. P. Childers is slowly improving. ’ Thomlas Huston underwent a major operation Monday afternoon and is getting along very well. George Daugherty returned to his home Saturday and Miss Eva Hopkins Sunday.

PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL

At the regular meeting of the common Council Monday evening all members were present, but not very much business was transacted. In the matter of electric current for Mt. Ayr, which has again been revived, the petition of the trustees of sladd town was ordered 'placed on file and the city attorney directed to submit the matter to the public service commission for a rate. The mayor appointed the following comi- 2ii.be to confer with property owners as to plans of the city burtlding a fire house: Councitoen Allman and Kellner., Engineer Bostwick and Attorney Leopold. The usual grist of claims were allowed.

COLONEL D. B. KEHLER RESIGNS

Has Been Commandant at State Home for Many YearsLafayette, Jan. 12. —Colonel D. B. Ke'hler, for the last nine years commandant at the Indiana State Soldiers’ home, has tendered his resignation to the board of trustees. Col. Ke'hler skid that he was relinquishing Ms position because of ill health. He is about 75 years old. ■Col. Kehler came to the .soldiers’ home 22 years ago, find for 13 years served as adjutant and quartermaster. When ’Col- W. S. Haggard died In 1911 Col. Kehler was appointed commandant. He will 'move to Ft. Wayne when his successor is named.

Pefley pays more money for raw furs. Bring them in; the price will be right. Phone 475. ml

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From ihu Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered by Vs From the Various County Offices. New suits filed: No. 9161. Earl Foulks vs. William Gilmore et al.; action to quiet title. This issue of The Democrat contains . the annual report® of four township trustees —Barkley, Car-* penter, Marion and Milroy. Both the Benton and Newton circuit courts convened Monday. In the latter court two cases from the Jasper circuit court, taken there on change of venue, have been set down for trial —the malicious prosecution case of Jay W. Stockton vsD. S. Makeever for Monday, Feb. 9, and the land commission cake of A. S. Laßue vs. Sternberg for Monday, Jan. 19. The January term of the • Newton circuit court convened Monday. The petit jury is called to appear on the third Monday and is composed of the following gentlemen: Warner Thnunons, L. A. Dickinson, Ray Risley, John W. Smart, Jr., Currie White, Hiram G, Clark, Abram Deweese, A. C. Harrington, Chas. B. Franklin, Ray Wlard, Samuel C- Doty and Henry Carson. A grand jury has been called, but no time fixed for it to appear. Marriage licenses issued: • Jian. 10, David A. Yeoman of Barkley township, aged 21 Aug. 16 last, farmer, and Rllla R. Florence of Union towqshlp, aged 19 June 23 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. C. W. Post ill in the palm room in the clerk’s office. Jan. 10, Frank William Potts of Rensselaer, aged 25 June 21 last, agent Standard Oil Co., and Kila Mae Haag, also of Rensselaer, ag« d 25 Sept. 16 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Jan. 12, John Moolenaar of Demote, aged 28 July 22 last, farmer, and Johanna Borgman of Riverside, 111., aged 21 June 21 last, stenographer. First marriage for each. Jan. 13, William Lee Branson of Rensselaer, aged 30 Feb. 19 last, farmer, and Blanch Helen Ott, also of Rensselaer, aged 23 Oct. 25 last, bookkeeper. Second marriage for male, first imarriage dissolved by death in Junie, 1918; first marriage for female, i

PHONE RATE HEARING IS ON

Utility Commission to Take Up Toll Distance Question Tuesday. The public service camttnission began a general hearing Tuesday on tihe telephone long distance rates in Indiana. The full commission likely will 'hear the evidence. Both independent and the Bell companies are interested. Present rates went intg effect by order of the federal telephone administration and were to have expired Dec. 1, when z the properties went -back to their owners. The Indiana commission, however, permitted the rates to stand pending an investigation.

BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ CLUB PRIZES

Awards Made by Judges at Com and Poultry Show. The following awards of premiums was made for exhibits in the Boys’ and Girls’ club at the Jasper Country Poultry and Corn show held in the Armory last week: POULTRY CLUB —May Todd, Ist, S- C. R. I. Reds! Mabel Yeoman, 2d, White Leghorns; Jone I. Griffin, 3d, White Rocks. CANNING CLUB —Della AmSlet, Ist; Helen Horsewood, 2d; Lillian Kruse, 3d; Emma Zimmer, 4th. CORN CLUB —Charles Waling, Ist, yellow; Theodore Amsler, 2d, yeliow; Carl Wortley, 3d, white; Chester Wortley, 4th, white. POTATO CLUB —Carl Wortley, Ist; Chester Wortley, 2d.

OYSTER SUPPER.

An oyster supper will be given at the Barkley M. E. church on*Thursday evening, January 15. Serving will begin at 6:30. Other lunch for those not desiring oysters. Bring an appetite and your friend.—Advt.

THE 'tWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1920.

RUNS AWAY WITH HIRED MAN

Benton County Woman Disappears With Husband’s Hired Hand. The Gilboa neighborhood is very much aroused over the disappearance of link Harry Pratt in the company of her husband s 'hired manReport has it that on Tuesday night of last week Mrs. Hurry Pratt ran away with Thomas Foreman, deserting her husband, leaving with him their 6-year-old daughter Leia. Young Foreman had been husking corn for Mr. Pratt this fall. All summer he worked in the neighborhood and it is said that he worked for the Pratt family several years ago before they moved to their ipresent home. The family was .living at the time of this occurrence on the well improved farm owned by Mr. Pratt’s parents. Mrs. Pnatt was formerly Miss Belle Bennett, a daughter of Mrs. Charles Bennett of Fowler. The couple were married about 10 years agoMr. Pratt can give no reason for his wife’s action, as he states She had a good home and all the money she wanted to spend and no undufe amount of household cares.——Benton Review.

HELD FOR MURDERING WIFE

Former Kentland Man Charged With Grave Crime in Virginia. Wilson H- Brokaw, aged about 65 years, who many years ago resided in Kentland; moved from here to Sheldon, 111., where he conducted a drug store, and about 15 years ago moved from there to Chicago, is being held In the military prison at Camp’ Eustis, Va., charged with the murder of 'his wife, Who was formerly a Sheldon girl, ahd whose remains were shipped back there for burial. According to last night’s Chicago Evening Poet, the Brokaws, while residents of Chicago, lived at 8039 Luella avenue and conducted a drug store at 43d street apd Calumet avenue, buit, to be near their son Eugene, who is a lieutenant and stationed at Camp Eustis, they moved there. ( When, the mutilated body of Mrs. Brokaw (who was about 15 years younger than her husband) was found in their camp home by men who rushed to the place in answer to a woman’s screams, the husband attempted to lay the crime to a number of negroes that hfad been near the place, but Brokaw was immediately arrested and will probably be tunned over to the civil authorities at Newport News, Va. The imurder was committed Wednesday, and immediately following Brokaw’s arrest a strong military guard Was thrown around the prison In which he: was confined to prevent a possible attempt to lynch him. —Kentland Democrat.

TWO KILLED, TWO WOUNDED

Holdups and Auto Thefts Reduced in Chicago in Two-Day Drive. Chicago, Jan. 12.—More alleged criminals, police characters and vagabonds today were in jails and crime in Chicago temporarily had been nullified by the police department’s two-day drive. Approximately 25 pen cent of those arrested were identified 'as “men with records,” the police said. For the first time in many weeks not a holdup was reported from noon Sunday until midnight and only five automobiles • were stolen. The average had been above 25 street robberies and from 10 to 45 motor cars stolen. The police, dressed in civilian clothes, today continued the roundup and it was announced that the wholesale arrests would continue indefinitely. More than half the number held had been photographed by the bureau of identification and the city prosecutor and the state’s attorney were ready to co-operate in prosecution. The judges will be asked to coarnmit all undesirables to the feridewell pending further investigation, instead of discharging them or assessing small fines, the /prosecutors said. Two men were killed while resisting arrest and two others were' wounded. The policemen searched saloons, hotels, gambling houses, cabarets and poolrooms.

J. G. Culp will have a general sale at his farm in Barkley township on Feb. 26.—Advt.

IS LEAVING FOR CALIFORNIA

Virgil Hobson Expects to Start With Car for West Today. Virgil Hobson of near Moody expects to leave today, if* all goes well, with his car of stock and household effects for his new home At Orning, Oallf., where he purchased a farm several months ago which he expects to turn into a fruit farm. He is loading his car kt Moody. V.His wife and family will visit relatives at Lafayette and In Nebraska until he gets through with the oar, when he will telegraph her and they will join him. Mr. HoMjpn and .family have been highly respected residents of Jasper county for several years and their many friends regret to see them leave. However, they take with them the hearty well wishes of their friends to their new home. Monday evening the Hobson fam»Uy was given a farewell surprise by their neighbors, who gathered in some 50 strong and spent the evening with them and extended to them their regrets at their departure and best wishes for their success in California.

Sale bills printed while you wait at The Democrat office.

MANY CONVERTS BEING MADE

Christian Church Revival Is Attracting Large Crowds. Hunday was a big day at the Christian church revival services. The tide of religious fervor rose higher and higher until it reached its climlax in the invitation at the evening service, when five men and women stepped forward in response tcf the appeal of the minister of the church, W. T. Barbie. There were 17 *decisions ip the morning, making a total of 22 for the day. The ohuroh was crowded! Sunday night and many were turned away. One of the outstanding features of the day was the passing of the Bible school goal of 200 by a margin of 14. The goal for next Sunday was advanced to? 300. Several individual class goals were set, the "men’s Bible class placing theirs at 40. The women then placed theirs at one above that of the men. A campaign to reach next Sunday’s goal was introduced last night. There was another good sized audience present Monday night, when Rev Barbra..preached on ~“Ex--cuses.” His senmon last night was •’The Three Biggest Fools in Rensselaer.” Mrs. Brock began her bible drill work with the ‘‘Booster” boys and girls with 60 present Monday evening. A public demonstration of the drill will be given Friday night from the chorus choir platform. Thursday night is to be “Brook night” at the* meetings, when a large delegation from that place is to attend in a body. There will be a baptismal service at the close of that service. On Friday night a birthday offering will be taken to apply on the expenses of the meeting.

THREE MORE TOWNS GONE

Family Is at Bottom of 140-Foot Quake Chasm. Mexico City, Jan. 13.—Unique in the annals of the earthquake is 4he experience of the family of Prof. Ffiancisco Riveros of ' Barranca Neuva. The quake opened a great Chasm in tihe earth in which their home was enguflfed. For more than a week members of the family have been living in the bottom of this abyss at least 140 feet below the surface of the earth. Surviving neighbors have been lowering food ,and water at the imminent risk of dislodging rocks which might fall and crush those neath. Belief is expressed that rain or new Chocks will mean the deaths of those im/prisoned in the abyss. Reports from the San Miguel district indicate that the eruption of the new crater which opened there as a result of the earthquake on the night of Jan. 3, is decreasing in violence. A telegram from the mfayor of Chaldhicomula, state of Puebla, however, Says' that shocks have been numerous there since the first earthquake, and that he has received information ''that the towns of Satlllo, Lafragua.and Chichotla nearby have been destroyed. Investigators report that in Jalapa 50 persons were killed and 1200 Injured by the earthquake.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns —Matters of Minor Mention From Many LocalitiesU. S. STILL AT WAR WITH HUNS All Other Great Nations Now at Peace With Germany. Paris, Jan. 10. —The outstanding comment tonight on the signing ot the peace treaty Is that It leaves the United States the only power which was actively at war with Germany not now on a peace basis. That was the note sounded by Baron Kurt von Lersner, head bf the German, peace delegation, in a statement to the Associated Press immediately after the ceremony. "I am naturally happy that peace has finally become effective,” Baron von Lersner said. ‘‘My great regret is that the United States is the only country with which Germany is still in a state of war. I hope, however, that this situation will soon be changed. “Execution of the treaty of Versailles Imposes on Germany the heaviest sacrifices ever borate by a nation in modern times. We lost in the west and in the east territories that belonged to Prussia for centuries. We have assumed enormous economic obligations. Nevertheless, 1 am glad that peace Is at last re-established, because It will give back to Germany.her beloved sons still prisoners abroad.” Asked as to the execution of the terms of the treaty,' Baron von Lersner declared that Germany was ready and determined to do her iu<most. He continued: “We have already, even without being obliged by the terms of the treaty, delivered a considerable quantity of products, including 2,500,000 toes of coal, to France, and I can say that Germany will go to the utmost limit in fulfilling all the obligations she has incurred. It will mean hard times for Germany, but with the recovery of our ardor for labor and production we hope to meet every emergency. “The recovery of our economic prosperity is as imuch to the interest of the entente as it is to us, on account of the great economic difficulties that threaten all Eiuirope. It Is obvious, speaking dhlefly of France, that her economic prosperity depends upon the economic recovery of Germany.”

WAS MADE SERGEANT AT 16

Capt. J. L. Hegins One of Youngest Veterans of Civil War. Capt. J. L. Hagins of thia cit), whose picture appears below aa a soldier boy of 16 years, when be entered the service of the Union in the civil war, while going up to Chicago on one of the early morning 'trains recently to visit his daughter, recognized in Conductor McCullough a frequent passenger on the old horse car line of the north division of Chicago on which Mr.

Hagins was conductor from 1875 to 1880, and they had a mice visit together. / In 1880 Mr. Hagine resigned his position with the street ear company and took a place as palace car conductor with the Pullman company, receiving many letters of

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recommendation frow prominent citizen* of the north aide. He served with the Pullman company from Jiune, 1880, until November, 1908, when he came to RenaseDaer, where he has since resided, t'he Pullman company 'having retired him am a pension. Mr. Hagins served in the civil war from 1861 to ’65 in the Bth Indiana cavalry and was sergeant of his company at the age of 16, The last engagement in which he took part during the wfar was at Upton station, Ky., with Morgan's raiders, claimed to have been the first after they had crossed the Ohio river; Perryville, Ky.; Shiloh; Stonee river (was captured in the engagement here and spent three months in Libby prison); Jonesboro and Chickamauga. He joined Washington poet, Chicago, in 1885. While Capt- Hagios Is beginning to show the weight of years, he is' still as straight as an arrow and is almost as active as many men of 50.

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 mail, this publication shall act as a receipt until the date on the label of their paper is changed. Those indicated by an • are new subscribers: •Philip Durant, Remaselaer, R-l. F. W. Schwanke, Lowell, R-2. . •H. C. Anderson, Lee. Cans Cox, Rensselaer, R-3. •Edward A. Nagel, Rensselaer, R-4. •Vern Taylor, McCoysburg, R-l. Everett'Greenlee, Rensselaer, R-3. Arthur Williamson, Rensselaer. C. A. Lefler, Lee. Delbert Aleon, Remington, R-4. ;H. E. Randle,, Rensselaer, R-4. W. C. Fhylor, Rensselaer, R-2. Robi. Phares, Rensuelaer, R-3. Fred Banes, Remington, R-4. Earl Wingard, Remington, R-3. Charles E. Caln, Remington. - Jerome Nelson, Tefft, R-l. Mrs. Fannie Cottingham, Brookatoka George W. Markin, RensseHaer. Mrs. David Hlnea, Rockfleld, Ind. Deidrich Dors ton, Goodland. T. A. Crockett, Rensselaer. John Garriott, McCoysburg, R-l. John A. Jordan, McCoysburg, R-l. Thomas E. Reed, Remington, R-3. •B. G- Parks, Rensselaer. •Ray Herr, McCoysburg. Mfrs. A. J. Freeland, Rensselaer, R-3. •John 8. WtaUfer, Parr, R-l. John G. Hayes, Rensselaer, R-2. V. M. Peer, Gifford. Mm. R. B. Knox, Chicago. Sam Sampson, Foresman. A. L. Moorhead, Limon, Colo. Roy Broubard, Fair Oaks. Joe Shindelar, Fair Oaks, R-l. Joseph Nagel, Sr., Rensselaer. John Moosmiller, Parr, R-l. Joseph Sharke/, Monticello, R-5. A. D. Schultz, Rensselaer, R-2. M. C. Mills, Newpolnt, Ind. J. R. Brandenburg, McCoysburg, R-l. Roy Beaver, Parr, R-l. N. Schmttter, Rensselaer, R-l. Thon. Knox, Rensselaer, R-4’. Geo. Green, Rensselaer. Jesse Nowels, Roselawn. Virgil Hobson, Corning, Calif.

LAST OF BREST SOLDIERS HOME

Final Contingent Reaches New York on George Washington. New York, Jan. 13. —The last contingent of troops quartered at the military camp at Brest arrived here yesterday on the transport George Washington./ She brought 237 officers, war workers and civilians and 615 troops. The George Washington will be turned over to the United States shipping board and will be allocated soon to some steamship company. The publication in Germany of formerly suppressed diplomatic pa-' pers has frightened the ex-kaiser Into the preparation of a defense, in which he says England was responsible for the war “because she refused to offer counsel of wisdom to Franceoand Russia.” Of course it was long since established that counsel of wisdom was needed only by Germany and Austria; also that they received but rejected it when the British premier begged that the Teutonic armies ready to spring be held in leash until the nations could meet In pacific conference. The Bolshevist idea that the way to stop crime is to destroy all the jails seems to be even more. unpromising as to results tham the prohibitionist idea that the way to stop crime is to destroy all the liquor.