Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1920 — Page 1

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SOME COLD IN NORTH DAKOTA

Average Temperature Past Three Months 22 Degrees Below Zero. A. E. Arnold writes The Democrat from Emerado,, N. D., under date of Jan. 27, and says: ‘‘l notice by The Democrat that you are haying some real winter, or, at least, you think you are. But I am sending you a clipping from the Grand Forks American of Jan. 24, showing you what a northwest winter really is.” The clipping follows: SOME WINTER Today coldest of the season, and snow has covered the ground for 9 4 days. Cold! Listen to this: X Today is the coldest day of the year, and winter up to Jan. 1 has ibeen the second coldest winter on record for 30 years, according to Prof. Howard E. Simpson, weather observer at the university. The thermometer at the university registered 30 degrees below zero at 7 o’clock this morning, and at 8 o’clock It registered 32 degrees below. Tod'ay is the 94th day of sleighing. The average temperature for October, November and December was 22 degrees below zero, while during the second coldest winter in 30 years—two years ago—the thermometer averaged a registration of 22% degrees below for the same months.

LEG GUT OFF AT REMINGTON

Frank Claus of Goodland Falls Under Pan Handle Train. Frank Claus, 50, of Goodland, was terribly injured Monday evening when he fell under the wheels of a Pennsylvania railroad train at Remington, his left leg being cut off below the knee. Claus 'had boarded the train at Logansport and was on his way home. At Remington he left the train and stood on the station platform while zither passengers were getting off Knd on. When the train again parted he attempted to board it but missed his footing and his left leg went under the wheels. It was practically severed. He was taken to St. Joseph hospital, Logansport, and Dr. J. J. Stanton attended him.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

SSylvanis of south of town was brought to the hospital Thursday suffering from and is in a very critical condition at this writing. Mrs. Nelle Tritt-Schafer, ‘ home service secretary of the Red Cross, entered the hospital Tuesday with influenza, but was reported better yesterday. Mrs. Thomas Callahan entered the 'hospital yesterday with influenza. Mrs. Eva Goff of Mt. Ayr and Paul Gunder of thiS Clty' entered the hospital Tuesday with influenza, but both were reported better yesterday. A 2-year-old daughter of Clayton Ward of Parr was brought to the Ihoapital Thursday suffering from ‘ bowel trouble, and is very sick. * Andrew Frisk, Who bad been staying at /ihe John Werner home, was taken to the hospital Thursday with pneumonia. Miss Blanche Elijah of Mt. Ayr, who baa been in) a very critical condition from pneumonia, was reported a trifle better yesterday, althonugh her condition is still most critical. Hawley Ramey entered the hospital Wednesday with a severe case of grip. Mrs. Frank Garvin of near Rensselaer is quite sick with pneumonia. Mrs. Ida Coover, nurse. Miss Ida Ham and Mrs. Nellie Williams, hospital help, are still confined to their homes with sickness. A son was born; Tuesday night to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wood of southeast of town;

TWO FIRE ALARMS WEDNESDAY

The fire company was calle<| out Wednesday morning About 10:30 o’clock to the Russell Morton home the north side of town owned by William Daniels. A spark from the chimney had set fire to the roof and a hole about a foot square burned before it was extinguished. The company was called out again 4 A the afternoon by a fire which Also started from a spark from the chimney th the house owned by O. K. Ritchey in the northeast part of .town, occupied by Charles Marlin. Ramage to the extent of about SIQ v&y s sustained in each. case.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

loigresllngParapapHs From tin Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal t News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered by Vs From the Various County Offices. Commissioners’ court will convene Monday, Senator Will Brown of iHtebron was a business visitor in Rensselaer Wednesday. Attorney John A. Dunlap returned holme Wednesday from a business trip to Dallas, Tex. Attorney and Mrs. Jasper Guy of Remington were business visitors in the city yesterday. Ex-county Treasurer Charles V. May attended the Paul Weiss sale near Remington yesterday. County Commissioner iH<. W. Marble and Robert Mannan were down from Wheatfield on business Wednesday. New suits filed: . No. 9165. Agnes Banghart vs. Andrew J. Bush and Etta Bush; complaint on note. Demand, |350. County Road Su’pt. W. S. Parks attended the statp road school at Purdue Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Representative W. L. Wood was also down Tuesday and Wednesday. Fred Dowell, ’of Crescent, la., came Wednesday evening for a visit with his uncle, Thomas banner, of near Gifford. He is a son of S. A. Dowell, a county commissioner of Jasper county some 15 or 18 years ago. Miss Jennie Conner, who has been the surgical nurse at the county hospital for some time, resigned her position last week and leaves this Saturday morning for Watseka, 111,, where she will be employed in the Iroquois hospital at that place. Miss Glenn Day, who ‘has been employed in the Rowles & Parker department store, will be employed in the county auditor's office, commencing her duties Feb. • 2, and succeeding Miss Agnes Platt, who has held the position for several years. County Assessor G. L. Thornton has appointed Harvey E. Roadifer as assessor of Jordan township, to succeed James Bullis, who moved to Rensselaer last fall, and Everett E. Shearer as assessor of Carpenter township, to succeed Robert Shearer, deceased. The suit of Herman Messman of Rensselaer vs. Warren T. McCray, filed in the Newton circuit court several months ago to quiet title to certain real estate near Kentland which had been formerly owned by the plaintiff and in which sensational charges were made, was dismissed this week on motion of plaintiff, settlement having evidently been reached out of court.

It is a diffleult matter for a township trustee to copy all the items from his financial record to his annual reports and get every item under its proper head. It is also difficult for the printer to take all these hundreds of items from the report and put them in type without an error. In the union township report there were a couple of errors that Mr. Harrington asks The Democrat <0 correct. Both of these were in the dog fund. Instead of a balance on hand of $20.84 when Mr. Harrington took charge of the officd, this fund was overdrawn $20.84. There is also an item of $6 given as paid out to J. W. Hammerton, when as a matter of fact it should have read as received from Mr. IHammerton. Several wills have been filed for probate in the Jasper circuit court recently, as follows: Will of William Gushwa, who died July 25, 1916. This instrument was executed Oct. 24, 1901, and was witnessed by A: D. Babcock and John T. Haimeton. All of the real-estate and personal property was bequeathed to the wife, Avelloni Gushwia,

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1920.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

COMING PUBLIC SALE DATES

The Democrat, aas pr nted bills for the following public sales; Wednesday, Feb. 4, John M. Dale, 11 miles northeast of Rensselaer. General sale, Including 7 head of horses, 14 head of cattle, 45 head of hogs, farm tools, 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. Friday, Feb. 6, Cass Cox, 6% miles west and 3 miles north of Rensselaer. General sale, Including horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, implements/ etc. Monday, Feb. 9, Louis Zick, on former old Louis Fritz farm in Walker township, 3 miles south and 1 mile west of Tefft. General sale,, including horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc.

MANY SICK IN RENSSELAER

Conditions Here, as Elsewhere, Are Worst Ever Known. • Probably never before in the history of Rensselaer has there been as much sickness at one time as we have had during the past week. Much. of this sickness has been of a rather imlld character and has only kept the patients confined to their homes for a day or two. Just what the ailment is is perhaps a little ipuzzling to the doctors. Practically the same situation prevails a large scope of country and it generally has been called influenza in a mild form, although in some places it is pronounced grip, and not influenza at all. In numerous cases pneumonia has followed and there has been many deaths as a result. In Rensselaer the county hospital has been filled to overflowing and there has also been a scarcity of nurses as as 'help of any kind both in the hospital and private homes. Aimong the number of Renselaer people who have been confined to their homes for from a day or two to a week past are the following: Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Ctarke, Mrs. S. H. Cornwell (the lattW now ‘has pneumonia), Charles Baker, C. E. Lohr, MrS. Carrie Dayton, Mrs. True D. Woodworth, Mrs. George M. Wilcox.

during her natural life and was then to go to the children equally— Jacob, Peter, Mary, William, Jr., Henry, Elizabeth and Katie GuShwa. The will of Ann Eliza Stephenson of Parr was executed Sept. 17, 1917, and was witnessed by W. L. Woou and John N. Price, Jr. Mrs. Stephenson died December 24, last. The instrument bequeathes $5 each to the sons, Alva, Albert, Elmer E., Alfred D. and Robert R. Stephenson, and all of the remainder of testatrix’s estate, both real and personal, to her son, Isaac Stephenson. The will of Ann Eliza Ritchey of Rensselaer, who died December 26, last, was executed June 11, 1919, and was witnessed by Moses Leo-, pold and Van R. Grant. A life estate in all the real and personal property of testatrix is bequeathed to the husband, Osiander K. Ritchey, for his separate use and benefit, including all rents, income and profits. At death of the husband all personal and realty goes to the following children and grandchildren: Allie B. Kayes, O. A. Rltdhey, Chase Ritchey, Wilbur Ritchey, Lawrence M. Ritchey, Lyda Farmer, Mary Fleming, Ocie Sayler and Russel Vaughn Ritchey, each to share equally. The will of Malachi P. Comer of Barkley township, who died December 29, last, wias executed 1 December 5, 1919, and was witnessed by C. J. Dean and G. A. Williams. The son, Daniel V. Comer, is named as executor, and he is directed to convert all of testator’s estate, both personal and real, into cash as soon as possible; Mary M. Norman, Daniel V. Comer and John W. Comer are each to be paid a reasonable compensation for services rendered testator; executor also to erect a suitable monument for deceased. The sum; of S2OO is bequeathed to Jessie L. Garriott; S6OO to James M. Comer; and $5 each to Clara B. Sheets, Charles G. Garriott and Madeline Garriott. Residue of estate to be divided equally between Mary M. Norman, Daniel V. and John W. Comer, provided that latter shall be chargeable with S9O heretofore advanced. The will of Myrtie Z. Clark of Renlsselaer, who died January 7, was executed November 1, 1918, and was witnessed by Allen Boulds and Jeanette Boulds. Leslie Clark is named as executor. The sum of SIOO each is bequeathed to |he following Children: Leslie Clark, Gertrude Porter, Carrie Johnson, Orrie V. Carson, Myra Mead and Eva M. Remmek. After such bequeaths are paid the executor is directed to divide the remainder of the estate equally between Bayard T. Clark, Leslie Clarfk, Ernest L. Clark, Gertrude Porter, Carrie Johnson, Orrie V. Carson, Myra Mead and Eva M. 'Remmek.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts ot the Country. SHORT GITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many LocalitiesPAT O’BRIEN IN CUBA In the society items from Havana, Cuba, published in the Chicago papers on Sunday, was one that was of particular interest to the people of this city, as among the guests at the Plaza hotel was Lieut. Pat O’Brien of war fame. The article also stated that Pat is the most popular guest at this famous hotel, and that he is always surrounded by a crowd of admirers. The article also\ states that the hotel is only charging |6O a day for the privilege of sleeping in the building and watching the elite of the world bathing on the beach and enjoying the freedom of a nonprohibition country with all that the term now implies. While it was known that Pat was wintering in some balmy clime, it was not known to many just Where he was doing it until the item appeared in the Chicago papers.— Momence Press Reporter.

EVERY VOTER REQUIRED TO REGISTER THIS YEAR

New State Law interpreted as Only One in Effect—Precinct Boundary Issue. Indianapolis, Jan. 29.—That every voter in Indiana will be required to register in order to vote at the election next November regardless of whether the voter has registered for any previous election or whether he baa since changed his residence, is the opinicu of Charles O. Roemler and WiUkim H. Thompson of Indianapolis who were recently asked by Edmund M. Wasmuth, chairman of the Republican state ‘ committee, to give their interpretation of the registration law. The attorneys say that the 1919 general assembly passed an act providing for the registration of voters. A separate act specifically repealed the registration law passed in 1917, Which had repealed the laws passed in 1915 and 1911. Thus the 1919 act is the»only one now In force. It makes It unlawful for any one to vote at the general election unless he has registered. i response lo the Inquiry concerning when and how voters must register to be entitled to vote at the November election, the attorneys detail the various steps required by the law. The law requires the registration board to hold in each precinct two regular sessions this year, the first on the fifty-ninth day before the regular election ini November and the second the twenty-ninth day before the election. Every person having the qualifications required of a voter rniay register. Any woman voter whose name has been changed by marriage, divorce or cowrt decree subsequent to the registration and prior to the election must file with the election board on the date of the election a certified copy of the court decree or certificate of marriage.

A person who Is unable to appear before the registration board in person may sign and swear to an application, or have it certified to by two voters living in the applicant’s precinct, and the application may then be delivered to the registration board, either by messenger or mall. The attorneys were asked when precinct boundaries may be established, altered dr changed. They say that the law specifies that every order of the board of county commissioners for such changes must be made not later than the March session, and the precincts shall remain throughout the year as they are established at such March session or previously. The 'notice required by law of the establishment of precincts or boundary changes shall be announced not later than ten days after the March session. In counties where there is a usp of voting machines where machine® were not need at the time of the passage of the act, there may be

changes in precincts before the first Monday in June, but only by combining two or more precincts into one.

FUNERAL HELD YESTERDAY

The burial of Mrs. Mary J. Richardson, aged about 74 years, who died at her home on Cherry street at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon after an extended illness, was held from the Methodist church yesterday morning at 10 o’clock and burial made In Weston cemetery. Deceased is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Beach Peterson of this city, Mrs. Sherman Richards of Akron, 0., and Mrs. M. D. Root of Detroit, Mich.

ANNOUNCEMENT

E. P. Lane and D. M. Worland have formed a partnership and will open a real estate, loan and insurance agency in Rensselaer, under the firm name of Lane & Worland. Their quarters will be in the new Farmers & Merchants National bank bqllding. List your property with them.—Advt.

COL. HAMMOND OBSEQUIES

Remains of Former Soldier and Jurist Are Laid to Rest. The funeral of Col. E. P. Hammond, who died at his home In Lafayette Tuesday morning, was held at the home at 11 o’clock Thursday and, the body brought to Reneselaer on the afternoon Louisville-Chicago train and taken from the station to the court house where the body lay in state for one how and was viewed by hundreds of old .friends and acquaintances of the deceased. The remains were then laid away In the family plot In Weston cemetery. The following Interesting sketch of Col. Hajmmond’s life is taken from a Lafayette paper, where he had made his home for the past thirty years, after leaving Rensselaer : In the death of Col. Edwin Pollok Hammond, Which occurred at 9 :.l 8 o’clock Tuesday morning at his home, 1102 South street, one of the eminent soldiers, lawyers and jurists of this community has gone to the great beyond. Col. Hammond had been in poor health for many weeks and his condition had grown weaker day oy day, so that bls many friends throughout this city, county and state have long been apprehensive. His death, however, was none the less a severe shock to his admiring fellow citizens. Col. Hammond was born November J 6, 1835, at Brookville, Ind.,

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COMING TO THE OPERA HOUSE

Saturday, January 31st, let nothing prevent you from attending the performance of the great comedy, ‘‘Friend Wife,” America’s foremost vehicle of ceaseless laughter and a play that ie different from any other and one that is positively makAg Its first road tour after a long New York City run. Owing to a Change of route, the company had this night open and Manager Hill at this late date secured them to appear here on Saturday, January 31, and has made special arrangements with the manager of the company to present this play at 50c, 75c and |I.OO top price/ instead of |2.00 top, which the company * has been playing to in other cities. —Advt.

“FAIR AND WARMER”

Spaeth and company will present “Fair and Warmer,” the farce by Avery Hopwood, Which was famous all over the country before one half of Its year run at the Harris theatre, New York, was completed, at the New Ellis Opera House, on Wednesday, Feb. 4t?h>. “See ‘Fair and Warmer’ When it gets ihere,” was the admonition of every visitor from New York as soo'n. 1 as he reached his home town. Its success measured in terms of dollars and cents, was unprecedented in New York. Its theatre was so filled to overflowing at every performance that before it was four months old, it had bettered the brilliant record of “Within the Law,” and in Chicago, at the Cort theatre, it duplicated this success. Avery Hopwood has never written anything so Incessantly amusing, so adroit, so witty or so sympathetic as this tale of two innocents who tried to revenge themselves on two giddy marriage partners. Spaeth and company have selected cun admirable cast of farceurs for its local presentation.—Advt.

Vol. XXII. No. 88

STOLEN BONDS SEIZED BY U. S.

Brokers and Accomplices Arrested In Raids In Various Cities. BOBUS PLANTS ARE FOUND Elaborate Equipment for l*rinting War Saving Stamps Discovered by Sleuths—Women Taken, Too. Wasinngton, Jan. 30. —Secretary «f the Treasury Glass consented to a reduction of the amount in the European relief bill from $150,000,000 to $125,000,000, but insisted that to cut it to $50,000,000, as proposed, would be worse than nothing. Mr. Glass told the house ways and means committee he had discussed with Herbert Hoover the suggestion that the amount should be out to $50,(X)0,000, which are the profits of the t.e Grain corporation. “Mr. Hoover confirmed my opinion that $50,000,000 would do more harm than good and would not relieve the situation," Mr. Glass said. Hoover Agrees to Cut. "We concluded, however, that the $150,000,000 might be pared to $125,000,000. This is not, as you know, an additional appropriation, but will come out of funds already on hand in the grain corporation. “Those who have come to my office to depict conditions in Europe literally horrified me with their recitals. They tell me that men, women and children are dying by thousands. “One gentleman told me that within two squares, In one of the Austrian cities, he counted 87 dead bodies lying on the streets unburled; that the children who survive are growing up deformed. , May Lose Some of It. “We shall hope to get some of it back, hut shall not bo disappointed if we don’t get it back, directly. Mr. Hoover thinks some of the securities which we shall receive will be good; all will be slow, some will be bad, some worthless.” Norman Davis, assistant secretary of the treasury, told the committee that the British government had agreed to furnish all the tonnage available for the transportation of the food from the United States or to pay for It. Mr. Davis said that the freight on $110,000,000 worth of food would be about $30,000,000.

FOOD ROTTING AT DANZIG

Packages Sent From U. 8. Held Up Since Last Summer. New York, Jan. 30.—The American Relief administration notified the state department that thousands of packages of food sent by persons in America to starving relatives and friends in south central and eastern Europe, have ben rotting In huge piles In Danzig since last summer. There Is no prospect, It added, of the goods reaching their destinations. Cable advices said that the loss of fobd and money would total “hundreds of thousands of dollars.” In reporting the matter to the state department, the relief administration pointed out that it had warned against shipment of food to Europe because of the lack of warehouse space and distributing facilities there.

MARK WORTHLESS IN BERLIN

Jewelry Merchants Close Their Shops In Money Panic. Berlin, Jan. 30. —All the leading Berlin jewelers closed their doors and one refused to sell diamonds, precious stones and jewelry of all kinds for German money, whicl| is almost worthless. The action is the first visible effect of the tremendous drop In German exchange in neutral countries. Before the jewelry shops had become awarb of what had happened they were suddenly swamped with buyers who purehased diamonds, pearl, silver and gold plate, paying any price demanded. Dutch, Swiss and Americans were heavy buyers.

SOMETHING DUE UNCLE SAM

interest on Loans to European Countries Now $325,000,000. Washington, Jan. '3o.—Accrued interest on loans to European countries totals approximately $325,000,000, according to a table submitted to the house Ways and means committee by the treasury department, which plaps to defer collection for a few years pending reconstruction. Great Britain owes the most interest, $144,440,837. Interest owed by other countries Is: France, $94,021,749; Italy, $54,256,589; Russia, $16.882,662; Belgium, $11,465,278; Czechoslovakia, $1,668,083; Serbia, $917,299; Roumania, $609,878, and Liberia, $548. J