Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1920 — Page 1

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CHARLES BIBOS EFFECTS SOLD

Sheriff’s Sale Saturday and Totaled Over SI,BOO. The sheriff’s sale of the effects of Charles Bibos, the absconding Greek restaurant ntan, by Sheriff Woodworth Saturday, totaled a little more than SI,BOO. The soda fountain, counters, show cases, tables, chairs, etc., covered by chattel mortgage, were bid in for Bender Bros, of Chicago, the mortgagees, at the amount of their Judgments. The other equipment and the small stock on hand at the time Bibos left, sold well and the eale brought in something over SIOO more than the judgments. There are several local creditors, however, who had not filed their claims in court who will now get busy, no doubt, and garnishee this excess. It is understood that Mr. Reames, the Morocco restaurant man who has rented the room, will have special fixtures made to fit the room and will therefore not be ready to open up for 60 or 90 days yet.

A LIGHT PRIMARY VOTE CAST

Yesterday In Indiana Was the General Report Over the State. A light primary vote, especially among Democrats, where the only contest was on circuit Judge and governor, was the prediction for Jasper county and in fact all over the state in the agricultural districts. The farmers generally are behind with their work and a very small per cent could be induced to leave thedr fields to go to the polls. On the state ticket the Democrats had but one contest, that for governor. It was generally believed that Dr. McCullough of Indianapolis would land this nomination, with John Eisen be . ger of North Manchester a close second and Kirby Risk of Lafayette third. The Republican contest for president —the Democrats did not file for a preferential vote —was pretty warm all over the state, and as it looked Johnson, with the support of the pro-Germans and all the antiAmericans of the cities and industrla’ centers might get more votes than Wood. It was conceded that the contest was between Wood and Johnson, with Harding next and Lowden lowest on the list. For governor on the Republican ticket the contest lay between McCray and Fessler, with the chances apparently favoring the latter. The trend has been toward Fessler for the past month, and he has made great gains all over the state duly ing the past two weeks, is the report. Locally the interest centered in the nomination for circuit judge. The Democrats had two good men opposing each other, either of which would be acceptable, and the choice lay only in who could pull the -largest vote in the fall election. With six candidates for Judge on the Republican ticket—five from Jasper and one from Newtoq, although one of the former, Mose Leopold, had announced his withdrawal from the race —the general opinion was yesterday that the Newton county candidate, Ray Cummings, would be nominated. Providing, of course, the Republicans of his home county generally stood behind him. Of the Rensselaer candidates, opinions differed as to the strength of the men.

DRAINAGE DECISION REVERSED

The supreme court has reversed the Lake circuit court for ordering the construction of the combined petitions for drains for the drainage of lands in Lake county, known as. the Singleton ditch. The Northern Indiana Land company and others were appellants and Patrick J. Carlin and others were appellees. The drainage was to affect several thousand acres of land. The opinion is to the effect that there is a confusion of drainage system in the report ot the viewers and that the report was not according to law and the remonstrances against it should have been upheld.

ATTENTION!

All former students of Purdue University from Jasper county are requested to meet at county agents’s office, court house, Rensselaer, Ind., Thursday evening, May 6, 8 o’clock, for purpose of forming an organization to promote a greater and better Purdue—ROE E. YEOMAN, Temporary Chairman.

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COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From Ihu Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized — Together With Other Notes Gathered by Us From the Various County Offices. Attorneys John Greve of Demotte and P. R. Blue of Wheatfield were business visitors in the city Monday. The county council met in regular session Monday and made an appropriation of $22,000 for 14 new bridges in the county. There were ITT marriage licenses issued last month, against 8 for the preceding month and 4 for the corresponding month of 1919. Mrs. Nelle Tritt-Shafer, home service secretary for the local Red Cross chapter, and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Tritt, of Union City, spent the weekend in Chicago. Attorney A. D. Babcock of Goodland, accompanied by his son James of Indianapolis, who is also an attorney and has built up a nice practice there during the few years he has been located in the capital city, were in Rensselaer Monday forenoon in the interests of the elder Babcock’s candidacy for the Democratic nomination for judge of this circuit. William Stalbaum’ was down from Walker township Monday, having come here from Monon where he had been to order rock for his road contracts in Barkley township, the John Rusk and John F. Payne roads, about five miles altogether. He has about 1 3-4 miles graded now, ready for putting on the stone, and expects to begin spreading same Wednesday if the rock gets there in time. He is having it shipped to Moody. It is reported that Trustee Harrington of Union township and John Lesh, a member of the township advisory board of the same township, had a fistic encounter Monday out in the field where the latter was plowing, Mr. Harrington, who was taking the school enumeration, having gone out in the field to see Mr. Lesh and his enumeration. Hot words passed between the men and blows were soon exchanged, but no serious damage was done, it is said. Mr. Lesh has been opposed to some of the trustee’s acts, it is reported, regarding the transportation of pupils, etc., and the mix-up is the ‘culmination of this trouble.

SOME CASES OF SMALLPOX HERE

All Are Very Mild and Patients Are Under Quarantine. Claude Kruzan, who was confined to his home all last week with what was supposed to have been an attack of the “flu,” developed a very mild case of smallpox the last of the week, and the family are closely quarantined. The rest of the family have been vaccinated and it is hoped will not contract the disease. Elmer Jacks of southeast of town is also down with the disease and is said to have contracted it at the same time and place as Mr. Kruzan, where it is said a family having the disease was present. Harry Waymire, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waymire' of this city, is also a victim of the disease, but is getting along nicely as are all the other patients.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Paul McConnahay, nephew of Mrs. Nora Worden of this city, underwent ' an operation for appendicitis Monday evening and at this writing is doing nicely. Alonzo Wiseman of Virgie was able to return to his home yesterday after his recent operation. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schaupp Sunday, and a daughter also to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Recker of Brook. Louis Davisson was able to return to his home Saturday. Van Norman seems to be steadily improving and will undergo an operation today to relieve the pressure on his brain, which it is hoped will greatly improve his condition.

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RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1920.

BUY HOME FOR THEIR PASTOR

Christian Church People Purchase the George Healey Property. The Christian church people, who have been looking around for some time for a property for a parsonage, have bought the George Healey property on south Cullen street, now occupied by W. W. Sage. The consideration was $5,300. The property is quite badly run down, it is said, and it will take about SI,OOO to put in a new furnace and make other repairs necessary. Rev. W. T. Barbre, the pastor, will move from the John Poole tenant house on McKinley avenue into the newly purchased property, Mr. Sage moving to the W. R. Nowels property, which he recently purchased.

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THE REORGANIZATION MEETING

Of Tenth District Democrats Will Be Held Here May X. George E. Hershman writes The Democrat from Crown Point that Chairman Lehman of the Tenth District Democratic committee hae appointed him as his proxy to act until the district is re-organised, and that on Tuesday, May 11, at 1 p. m., the various county chairmen of the district will meet in Rensselaer for the purpose of electing a new District Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer. The various Democratic precinct committeemen of Jasper county, elected at the primary yesterday, will meet at the court house In Rensselaer on Saturday, May 8, at 1:30 p. m., to re-organlze the Democratic central committee by electing a county chairman, vice-chairman, secretary and treasurer. —F RANK WELSH, County Chairman.

PAYS A 6 PER CENT DIVIDEND

Co-Operative Meat Market Makes Good First Year Showing. At the first annual meeting of the stockholders of the Co-Operative Meat Market, held at the market Monday evening, checks for a dividend of 6 per cent were distributed to stockholders and the old board of directors were re-elected for another year. At the reorganization meeting of the directors, held at the close ot the stockholders’ meeting, J W. Stockton was re-elected president; E. S. Thornton, vice-president, and I. N. Warren, secretary-treasurer, T. E. Campbell, manager. The annual report of the secreta-y----treasurer showed that the business was on a sound financial footing and had been making a little mopey right along while keeping the prices of meats down to a reasonable profit and furnishing its customers with high-grade meats. Manager Campbell came in for a whole basketful of bouquets for the splendid showing since he took charge of the market and for straightening out some of the kinks encountered during the experimental stage. This market not only handles meats of all kinds and fish and oysters in season, but also handles canned and package goods of all kinds, cakes, crackers, butter, cheese, pickles, sugar and numerous other standard lines of groceries.

MONNETT SCHOOL CONCERT A concert will be given under the | auspices of Monnett school in the Methodist Episcopal church, Monday evening, May 10. The major part of the program will be given by May belle Crockett Dodds of Chicago, who is highly recommended by Chi cago musicians of note. She will give several piano numbers and a group of songs. The Monnett girls will also sing several choruses. Mrs. Ralph H. Schaupp has been directing the chorus work at* the school this year with excellent results and the girls are prepared to give their part of the program with credit. Admission, 35c and 20c. Tickets on sale at Long’s drug store. —Advt. • NOTICE TO FARMERS We handle the Rumely line tractors, threshing machines and farming implements; also Mid-West Utilitor, one-horse tractor, at White Front Garage. —KUBOSKE & WALTER. _ ts „ Subscribe for The Democrat.

JORDAN TP. COUPLE MARRIED

Russell H. Sage and Miss Ada Huff Wed Saturday Afternoon. Russell H. Sage, son of Mrs. Charlee E. Sage of southwest Jordan, and Miss Ada Huff, daughter of Trustee and Mrs. Julius Huff, also of Jordan township, were quietly married at the home of the officiating minister, Rev. C. W. Postill. Saturday afternoon in Rensselaer at 3:15 o’clock, the only witnesses to the ceremony being the two grandmothers ot the contracting parties, Mrs. John Fenwick and Mrs. Rachael Scott, respectively. The young couple took the 3:30 train immediately after the cere, mony for Chicago, returning Sunday, and will commence housekeeping at once on the Mrs. Mary Friend farm in southwest Jordan. The Democrat Joins the many friends of this worthy young couple in extending best wishes.

SIX ROAD CONTRACTS LET

At Meeting of the County Commissioners Last Monday. The county commissioners finished up the work of the May session Monday and adjourned. Following is a report of the proceedings: The W. E. Cain, S. D. Clark, C. M. Dewey, Alfred Duggieby, Thomas Abbring and W. W. Sage stone road petitions were continued to June 7 for report. Contractor in the W. H. Gratner stone road was allowed balance of $2,064.80, road having been completed, and superintendent was discharged. Albert S. Keen of Wheatfield was awarded contract for the William Grube stone road at $12,292.04. Bonds ordered issued for $16,900, and P. R. Blue was allowed attorney fee of $125. Contract awarded same party for the Lenley Jones stone road at $20,284 and attorney allowed fee of $125. Contract for D. W. Meyers stone road awarded same contractor for $7,182.70, bonds ordered issued for $7,600 and P. R. Blue allowed attorney fee of SIOO. Contract for R. W. Poole stone road awarded same party at $21,441.10, and bonds ordered issued for $22,100. P. R. Blue allowed attorney fee of $125. Contract for the John E. Murphy was let to Floyd Amsler for $7,005.50. Bonds ordered issued for $7,400. Attorney fee of SIOO allowed Williams & Dean. Joe Thomas appointed superintendent. The G. L. Thornton stone road stone road was awarded to E. Grow of Rensselaer for $18,575.04, and bonds ordered issued for $19,100. Attorney fee of SIOO allowed Sands & Wood. William Blankenbaker appointed superintendent. Contractor on the H. W. Jackson stone road was allowed balance of $448.25, road having been completed. In the John A. Jordan stone road in Hanging Grove township, an election was ordered for Monday, June 21. No blds received on the Emil Herre, James E. Lamson, Bert Mayhew ana W. W. Sage roads, and same were ordered re-advertieed. The W. C. Rose stone road was ordered established and notice ordered given for blds. Ed Kanne was appointed superintendent of the W. O. Howies stone road. Joe Thomas was appointed superintendent of the Joseph E. Thomas stone road and E. S. Thornton ot the G. L. Thornton stone road. Auditor was directed to advertise sale of the Jacob Johnson and A. D. Hershman stone roads tor June 7. Contract awarded the Linton Coal Co. of Indianapolis for No. 4 mine run coal for heating plant at $2.80 per ton and lump at $3 per ton, all f. o. b. at mine. Bond of Robert Gardner, highway superintendent, was approved. Notice ordered given for letting contract for poor farm supplies at June meeting of board. Trustee LeFevre of Gillam township was granted permission to extend additional poor relief to Alice Koster, of not to exceed sls pe> quarter, and Trustee Porter of Carpenter township, same to Peter Mann, not exceeding S2O per quarter. Laban Wilcox of Rensselaer was appointed to a scholarship at Purdue. Arthur Downs was appointed justice of the peace for Barkley township. . . ... ~ The various depositories holding county funds reported Interest for the month of April as follows: First National bank, Rensselaer, $170.31; Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaer, $173.49; Fanners & Merchants National bank, Rensselaer, $135.98; State bank. Remington, $133.07, Farmers National bank of Remington, $30.31; Bank of Wheatfield, $45.44. The State bank of Rensselaer had not reported In time to be given here.

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GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happening* In the Nearby Citlea and Town* — Matter* of Minor Mention From Many Localltle*. ORDERS NEW JERSEY RECOUNT Justice of State Court Signa Decree Following Primaries. Newark, N. J., May I.—Chief Justice William S. Gummere of the supreme court today signed an order for a recount of the vote cast in last Tuesday’s presidential preferential primaries for Senator Johnson and Leonard Wood. The order was issued on petition of Senator Hiram Johnson, who aa-< serta he was defeated for the presidential preference vote by Leonard Wood through a miscount. Complete returns for the preferential presidential contest gave Wood a lead of 1,092 over Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California. The vote was Wood 52,497 and Johnson 51,405. The recount will be for the entire state and will begin May 10 In Essex, Morris, Camden, Gloucester and Cape May counties, where the supporters of Senator Johnson allege that mistakes were made in vote tabulations. The sum of $50,000 must be deposited with the secretary of state by Senator Johnson before the recount will begin, to defray expenses entailed by the various county boards in the recount. The justice’s reason for permitting the recount to start in the first five counties, he said, was to give John-, son supporters opportunity to abandon the contest should It be shown by the recount there that the result was not materially changed.

O. K.’S COUNT IN NEW JERSEY

Johnson’s Manager Say* Wood Campaign Wa* Conducted Fairly. New York, May 3.—Allen Trimble, who directed Hiram Johnson’s campaign in New Jersey, has made a statement to the Newark Ledger which printed it this morning, that he was satisfied with the count In New Jersey and that Captain Bob Foster, in charge of the Wood fight in Essex county, played fair and conducted a clean campaign in the interest of Wood.

MONTANA FOR HIRAM JOHNSON

Helena, Mont., May 3.—Official returns from last week's primary tn 28 of the 39 Montana counties showed today Senator Hiram Johnson received 10,153 votes for nomination as presidential candidate for the presi-» dency. In these returns Governor Lowden received 3,519; Major General Wood, 3,472; Herbert C. Hoover, 2,444, and Senator Warren G. Harding, 396.

BROTHER AT COLLEGE DEAD

Brother Adolph Thoma of the Indian school, aged 83 years, died Sunday evening from internal injuries received from a fall down the stairs at the school. Deceased was born in Baden, Germany, and had been connected with the Indian school since 1898. Funeral services were held at the college yesterday morning and burial made in Mt. Calvary cemetery.

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Liat 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: Ed Harper, Francesville. Oscar Paquette, Remington, R-3. X. Geesa. Fair Oaks, R-2. W. E. Culp, Monon. R-2. J. J. Eigelsbach, Rensselaer. H. L. Brown, Rensselaer. Scott Bros., Rensselaer. John Eger, Rensselaer. John Marlatt, Rensselaer. D. J. Hostetler. Louisville, O. Mrs. Zoe Goff, Tulsa, Okla. •Walter Simpson, Kenosha, Wls. John W. Price, Rensselaer, R-2. F. E. Schroer, Rensselaer, R-2. James Lane, Rensselaer, R-3. Elmer Brown, Cleveland, N. D. Albert. Bouk, Norwich, N. D. •Russell H. Skge, Goodland, R-l. J. M. Hill, Rensselaer. R-2. W. C. Sutton, Thayer, R-l. WlHlAm SUlbAum. Tefft, R-l. J. M. Witham, Rensselaer. Jason Bickel, Remington.

ONE REASON SUGAR IS SO HIGH

Logs reporters Mads 13 Cents Pound on One Carload. A felony charge, based on violation of the Lever food control act, has been filed against Mayor James Barnes of Logansport, charging him with making 17,000 on a carload of sugar. The sugar was bought In Chicago at 19 cents a pound and was immediately resold in Indianapolis at 32 cents a pound. It is charged that Mayor Barnes used the name of the Ruch-Drompp Co. of Logansport in the transaction. Neither Mayor Barnes nor the RuchDrompp Co. has a wholesale license to sell sugar, ft is charged. The penalty is |5,000 fine or imprisonment for two years, or both, for operating without a license. A like penalty is stipulated for profiteering. Mayor Barnes denies that he benefited by the transaction. He states that he loaned the Drompp company $13,000 to purchase the sugar, which he supposed was to be shipped to Logansport where a shortage existed, and accepted as security the bill of lading.

CENSUS STATISTICS FOR 1920

Among the population figures of cities announced by the census bureau for 1920 are the following: Pontiac, Mich., 34,273, Increase 19,• 741, or 135.8%. Crawfordsville, Ind., 10,139, increase 768, or 8.2%. East Chicago, Ind., 35,967, increase 16,869, or 88.3%. Plymouth, Ind., 4,338, increase 500, or 13%. Connellsville, Pa., 13,804, increase 959, or 7.5%. Alameda, Calif., 28,806, increase 5,-i 423, or 23.2%. Wilson, N. C., 10,653, increase 3,936, or 58.6%. Clifton, N. J., 26,470, Increase 14,601, or 123%. North Platte, Neb., 10,466, increase 5,673, or 11g.4%. Champaign county, 111., 56,945, increase 5,116, or 9.9%. Pittsburg, Pa., 588,193, Increase 54,288, or 18.2%. Terre Haute, Ind., 65,914, Increase 7157, or 13.3%. Joplin, Mo„ 29,855, decrease 2,218, or 6.9%. Hoquiam, Wash., 9,885, Increase 1,714, or 21%. Billings, Mont., 15,100, Increase 5,069, or 50.5%. Aberdeen; Wash., 15,337, increase 1,677, or 12.3%. Washington, Pa., 21,480, Increase 2,702, or 14.4%. Frankfort, Ind., 11,585, Increase 2,951, or 34.2%. Long Beach, Calif., 55,593, increase 37,784, or 212.2%. Pomona, Calif., 13,505, increase 3,298, or 32.3%. Durham, N. C., 21,719, increase 3,478, or 19.1%.

CITIZENSHIP SCHOOL MAY 8

The women’s school of citizenship will meet promptly at 1:30 Saturday afternoon. The law requires noth parties to call a reorganization meeting so the members of the class who are on time will have a practical demonstration of the party organization. Be on time!—MRS. ALFRED HOOVER, Co. Chm.

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