Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1920 — Page 1

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A SCARCITY OF CITY WATER

is One Reason Given for Not Sprinkling Streets More. The Democrat has been informed that there are two very good reasons why the streets are not sprinkled.' These reasons are that the marshal has not the time to give from his other duties for this work and that there is a scarcity of water at the plant. These reasons we are perfectly willing to grant. During the summers months, the streets are flushed twice a week, Sunday and Thursday mornings, but, as good as these occasions are, they are not enough. At that only the brick streets receive the water. Concerning the second reason, it has been suggested that the city install an automatic electric pump and a tank, holding several sprinklers’ full, near the river, say at the old creamery bridge, near the planning mill. This would relieve the pumps at the water station and besides it would not take perhaps as much current to pump the water from the river as from a deep well. It may be that the river water would not be as clean as desired, but it would be much better for sprinkling purposes than no water at all.

YOUNG ATTORNEY IS MARRIED

Delos Dean Takes Charming Chalmers Lady as His Bride. Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock in the city of Indianapolis Delos Dean and Mrs. Verna M. Holtzman were married. This came as a surprise to his many friends, who were looking for the occasion but were not quite prepared. The bride Is a daughter of Joseph S. Minch, a wealthy White county land owner and a prominent resident of Chalmers. She has attended school at Western college and Northwestern university, and is a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. She is a prominent young woman and is known to several of our people. This is her second marriage, her first husband having died a couple of years ago from influenza. The groom is a graduate of Rensselaer high school in the class of 1907, and a graduate of the Indiana university law school, class of 1911. He is a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and president of the local Van Rensselaer club. At present, he is a member of the well known law firm of Williams & Dean.

The party, including the bride’s mother and sister, Miss Gladys Minch, and Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Dean, made the trip by automobile to Indianapolis where the services were read at the Washington hotel by the Rev. E. W. Strecker of this city, who went down via rail. After a short trip through the southern part of the state the-bridal couple will return to this city next week where they will make their home. For the present they will reside with the groom’s parents until the new bungalow Mr. Dean is building on Home avenue is completed, perhaps about Sept. l, when they will move into same. The Democrat joins Mr. Dean’s many Jasper county friends in extending congratulations.

AN AGED RESIDENT OF UNION

Mr*. Bertha Schultz Pasted Away Wednesday Afternoon. Mrs. Bertha J. Schultz, widow of the late Christian Schultz, died at the home of her son, Herman Schultz, in Union township, shortly after noon Wednesday. Mrs. Schultz was born in Germany Meh. 21, 1848, and at the time of her death was 71 years, 2 months and 18 days of age. Deceased is survived by a number of children. The funeral was held at the Lutheran church in Union township yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock, services being conducted by the pastor, Rev. W. L. Schroeter, and burial made in the Lutheran cemetery.

ARTHUR J. QUINN IS MARRIED

Announcement have been reAnnouncements have been received here of the marriage Tuesday, June 8, of Arthur J. Quinn, son of Mr. ' and Mrs. Alex Quinn of southeast of to Miss Alice M. Cavander, daughter of Mrs. N. G. Cavander of Charleston, W. V, the wedding taking place at St Anthony’s Catholic church in that city. The young couple will be at home to their friends after July 1 in Rensselaer. "V . •

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal Nevys Epitomized — Together With Other Notes Gathered by Us From the Various County Offices. Miss Rosa Krouse of South Bend, field representative of the AnieNcan Red Crxts, was here on. Red Cross business Wednesday. The township assessor sheets arrived from the bindery Wednesday and the board of review at once buckled down to business. Marriage licenses issued: June 10, Robert Arthur Schembs of Remington, aged 26 Feb. 13 last, farmer, and Hazel Belle Lucas, also of Remington, aged 20 May 9 last, bookkeeper. First marriage for each. An adjourned term of the Newton circuit court, with .William Isham of Fowler as special judge, will be convened in Kentland July 19 to hear remonstrances against additional assessments on the L. R. Williams ditch. The result of this suit will probably determine whether the proposed improvement of straightening the Kankakee river will be carried through or abandoned. Very little attention seems to be paid by numerous people to the automobile license law, and cars are frequently seen in Rensselaer bearing no license plates whatever, while others are seen bearing dealers’ licenses when not entitled to same, and touring cars and runabouts bear truck licenses, and vice versa. No attention whatever is paid to the law requiring licenses for trailers. All this is unfair to the man who obeys the law and pays his money for the ■proper licenses. The prosecuting aL torney could reap a harvest by pub ting in a few days in Rensselaer. Perhaps, though, it is no worse here than in many other places, yet thus permitting by inaction these open and flagrant violations of the law is an injustice to the man who conh plies with its provisions.

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS

The Marion township division of the League ''of Women Voters will ,'hold its first monthly meeting in the auditorium of the public library on Tuesday, June 15, at 2:30 p. m. Every woman should endeavor to be present and to establish an Interest in this great vital’movement. The program which is uniform throughout all the townships of the county is as follows: Leader: 1. Why do women, more than men, require special political education at this time? Discussion. 2. What is the most practical plan for carrying political education to every election district? General discussion. The first unit is the family. Quizzers: < (1) What would happen if every woman felt her full obligation concerning citizenship? (2) Is a woman citizen responsible for sanitary conditions in her neighborhood How about epidemics, general health, etc.? . (3) When will you have to regis->‘ ter in order to vote in November? Where do you go to register? (4) Do you believe in voting for the “party” or for the “man”? Why! (5) Why are, women desiring citizenship? Is it for office? Money? s 3. Current political events. All. 4. Questions.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Miss Mildred Strain of Brook had her tonsils removed yesterday mornign. Emanuel Layman of Goodland entered the hospital Wednesday for medical attehtlon. Mrs. Don Beam returned to her home Thursday after having an injured. knee treated. A son was born early Wednesday morning te Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wood of Rensselaer. It has been named John Carlton. Miss Lulu Rowen, daughter of Charles Rowen of this city, underwent a minor operation Tuesday aftj ernoon. Little Kenneth Hooker remains in a very serious condition. Don Wright is improving nicely and will probably be able to go to hl* home Saturday or Sunday. ,

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1920.

FORMER RESIDENT DIED IN N. D.

* — ' Mrs. Charles Antcliff Buried at Goodland Last Sunday. The remains of Mrs. Chas. Ant- ’ cliff of'Larimore, N. D., arrived in Brook on Saturday afternoon and the funeral was held from the U. B. church in that place at 1:30 on Sunday afternoon, and burial made in the cemetery at Goodland. Mrs. Antcliff’s maiden name was Jessie Carr. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Carr r former well known residents of Julien, Newton county, but now both dead. She was married to Charles AntcUff some twenty-five years ago and the family removed to Larimore ten years ago Last spring, where they have since made their home. Her age was about 45 years at the time of her death. She is survived by a husband and four children, two sons, and two daughters; also three brothers' and three sisters. Mrs. Antcliff died on Tuesday of last week in a hospital at Northwood, N. D., where she had undergone an operation for gallstones. The funeral was attended by many old friends and former neighbors in the vicinity of Brook, Goodland and Jordan township, Jasper county. The family resided in Jordan for a number of years before moving to North Dakota.

ST. JOSEPH COLLEGE CLOSES

Thirty-Three Young Men Received Diplomas and Honors Wednesday. St. Joseph College closed this week with fitting services and with many prominent men in attendance. On Tuesday evening a drama entitled “A Celebrated Oase,” was rendered under the auspices of the Columbian Literary Society by members of the graduating class. It was very successfully presented to a packed auditorium. The college orchestra, under the direction of Prof. Paul Tonner, furnished music for the evening. Ose feature of the orchestra selections was an original composition “Overture Rolando” by Prof. Tonner. The Baccalaureate address was delivered .by the Rev. John William McGuire, chaplain In the late war. He served over a year with the army of occupation. At present, Rev. McGuire is the Columbus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Illinois. He spoke under the auspices of the committee for Social Activity of the National Catholic Welfare Council, Washington, D. C. Subject, “Social Reconstruction and the College Graduate.” Right Rev. Herman Joseph Alerding, D. D., bishop of Fort Wayne, presided at the graduating exercises. Diplomas were given to the following: CLASSICAL COURSE— Charles Feltes, Gas City, Indiana. Thomae Flynn, Lima, Ohio. Carl Gaul, Chicago, Illinois. Jacob Harber, Sheldon, Indiana. Ambrose Heiman, Massilon, Ohio. Aloysius Huber, Hamilton, Ohio. Andrew Kamer, Chicago, Illinois. Franois McCormick, North Java, N. Y. Francis A. Miller, Lima, Ohio. Harry Shaffer, Piqua, Ohio. Anthony Wolf, Laßue, Ohio. Aloysius Dirksen, Chickasaw, Ohio. Joseph Duenser, Carthagena, Ohio. Alfred Meyer, Detroit, Mich. - Seraphim Oberhauser, Fremont, O. Nicholas Schall, Carthagena, Ohio. Francis Weiss, Cleveland, Ohio. ACADEMIC COURSE— Paulus Brady, Payne, Ohio. Alvin Hegman, Dayton, Ohio. Leon Hutchins, New Haven, Ky. Francis Kramps, Chicago, Illinois. Joseph LaMere, Hammond, Ind. Herbert Reed, Knox, Indiana. Walter Regnier, Beaverville, 111. COMMERCIAL COURSE— Charles Geidner, Youngstown, O. - Urban Goettemoeller, Chickasaw, -Ohio. Omer Hermlller, Glandorf, Ohio. Joseph Hoelker, Oldenburg, Ind. ‘Francis Kahle, Kalida, Ohio. Joseph O’Meara, Chicago, Illinois. Anthony Scheele, Morris, Indiana. Gerald Shank, Winamac, Indiana. About fifty members of the clergy from Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois attended, also about 300 lay visitors from all parts of the Central States.

PROMINENT ROSELAWN CITIZEN

Isaac N. Best Called By Death Angei Last Tuesday Evening. Isaac N. Best, coroner of Nr county, and son many years a prominent resident and business man of Roselawn, died at his home in that place Tuesday evening after an ex-i tended illness, aged 84 years. He is survived by a wife and several children. Funeral service* were held at the late home in "Roselawn yesterday morning at 10:30 o’clock and the remains brought to. Rensselaer and laid to rest in Weston cemetery.

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 Localities. •— ANOTHER RENEGADE GETS HIS Tennessee Democrats Censure Senator for Opposition to Treaty. Nashville, Tenn., June 9.—Tennessee Democrats, at their state con* vention here, adopted resolutions det nounclng the stand taken by Senator Shields in opposition to the treaty and league of nations covenant as presented by President Wilson. The resolutions approved the Wilson administration and the action of Senator McKellar in voting for ratification of the treaty as presented. The resolution directed at Senator Shields aroused a bitter fight in the convention, Governor Roberts sup-, porting the senator. A motion to table the amendment to the party platform containing the denunciation was lost, 1,279 to M 4. Women were seated in the convention for the first time in the history of the party In Tennessee, and it was due to them that Davidson county, the second largest delegation, changed its vote before the roll call was announced and voted to censure Senator Shields. * Delegates-at-large to the Democratic national convention were elected as follows: Senator McKellar, T. R. Preston of Chattanooga; Colonel Harry S. Berry of Sumner county, and Mrs. Guilford Dudley of Nashville. The delegates-at-large, as well as the district delegates, will go unlnstructed for the presidential nomination, but directed to place the name of Brigadier-General L. D. Tyson of Knoxville before the convention as a candidate for vice-president.

MT. AYR TO HAVE LIGHT PLANT

Contracts Let This Week and Work Will Soon Start. The contracts were let this week by the town board for the building of the Mt. Ayr electric light plant and lines as well as those for materials, and the work is expected tu begin as quickly as the material arrives and rushed through to finish as early as possible. • Harry J. Fritch of Watseka, 111., was the lowest bidder on the bpllding contract and was awarded same. The structure is to be of cement blocks and to be 14x20 feet, and will be located on the park just south of the school well house, unless some public-spirited citizen comes forth and donates a site otherwise for it. This is all the land the town owns, and it is not in position just now to buy any, hence the selection of the above place. The contract for the building of the town Unes was let to T. H. Dixon of Kentland, while the contract for the engine, went to the Fairbanks-Morse company and the generator and material contract was awarded the Western Electric Co. The bonds were handled by the local bank. —ML Ayr Tribune.

ITEMS FROM AROUND ABOUT US

Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt has resigned the presidency of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance. She gives her advanced age and her diminished energies as her reasons for giving up the task to a younger woman. A. C. Culp and John Brewer of Delphi, were seriously Injured Tuesday at Camden when a Vandalia freight train struck a closed autoobile In which they were riding hen it stalled on a crossing. The .utomobile was demolished. The injured men were taken to a hospital In Logansport. Culp, who is a lumber buyer, has a broken leg and is hurt otherwise. Brewer is hurt internally. .The county council will meet Saturday morning at-JO o’clock to take action on the petition for the construction of the W. C. Brown road under the county unit plan. The road will extend north from the Sol-

MISSES THOSE FAMILIAR FACES

Of Former Rensselaer Patrons of Beaverville Thirst Parlor. William Johnson and family of near Donovan, 111., drove over Thursday and visited Mrs. Johnson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hitchings, also Mrs. Orval Hitchings of Hang* Ing Grove, who is a patient In the county hospital. Mr. Johnson says that crops look fine In his vicinity. Wheat Is good, there being no evidence of fly damage so far as he has learned, and other crops are looking well also. Mr. Johnson Ilves on the once famous road to Beaverville, for some time the oasis to which pilgrimages were made regularly and often by people from all over northwestern Indiana who were afflicted with ther thirst habit, and he states that this road is little traveled now, since last July 1, when the entire country went "dry,” and he mdsses the familiar faces from Rensselaer and other towns In this vicinity that he used to see so frequently passing his place.

Reduction In price on all silks in stock. This includes Meesalines, Taffetas, Satins, Georgette, Crepe De Chine, etc. A beautiful seelction.— FENDIG’S FAIR. JIB

COUNTY BANK STOCKHOLDERS

Names of Owners and Amount of Stock Held by Eacn. Following are the stockholders of record on Meh. 1 last of the various banks of Jasper county and the place of residence and number of shares held by each. The par value of these shares is <IOO each. The Farmers and Merchants National bank of this city and Farmers’ National bank of Remington are each new banks, having been in operation less than one year:

Flrat National Bank Renaaelaer Capital |60,000, surplus 160,000, undivided profits >12,449.61, net earnings for year ending March 1, >14,912.54, dividends paid last year 5%, book value of stock >220.75 per share, market value of stock March 1, 1920, based on recent sale prices of transferred stock, per share, >260. Stockholders and number of shares held: A. R. Kresler, Rensselaer. 45 Geo. E. Murray „ .. 48 J. N. Leatherman .. 27 A, G. Catt 5 Edd J.' Randle 59 W. H. Kresler 1 Joseph; Nagel _ 5 Rose Luers 6 D. S. Makeever 62 Amos Davisson 38 W. O. Rowles 10 Eva M. Rowles 2..20 O. F. Parker 15 J. D. Allman 30 J. J. Elgelsbach 5 F. M. Parker 24 Clara Andrus 12 P. W. Clarke 4 Margaret Washburn — 1 T. M. Callahan . 6 J. C. Kresler 5 C. F. Stackhouse 3 Floyd Amsler 5 D. E. Grow — 3 Frank and Catherine Crltser — ft E. P. Honan - 10 W. L. Myer 15 Helen Wasson Hunt J.—2o G. H. McLain 10 G. E. Hollingsworth 1 Iva R. Bill 1 Henry Ameler a 48 Addelene P. Ketchum 26 Avanell Wasson Coen, Berwyn, 111.. 5 _D, A. Rodgers, Star City 10 Mary E. Harris, Indianapolis. 5 State Bank, Rensselaer Capital stock, >75,000, surplus, >25,000, undivided profits, >2,008.77. Dividends paid during past year 4%. Book value of stock March 1, >136. Stockholders and number of shares held: Wm. C. Babcock 8 T. M. Callahan * J. H. Carr ------w 3 Carey L. Carr 3 Orville Crlsler - 1 James H. Chapman 210 Delos D. Dean 3 Wm. H. Daugherty 5 Hiram Day <- ft C. W. Eger 3 Henry H. Elgelsbach •- 2 John Eger - 168 Benhart Fendig 2 BenJ. F. Fendig 4z Samuel Fendlg 14 Walter Harrington — 3 Harve Hemphill , 3 Mrs. Emily J. Harris 2 Chas. W. Hanley - 14 Conrad Kellner — * E. P. Lane « 5

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diers' home to the county Une and will be the first county unit road constructed here. Plans and specification wUI be presented for approval to the council on Saturday.—Lafayette Journal. A new Invoice of correspondence box stationery in all the latest shades and tints Just received In The Democrat’s fancy stationery department.

Vol. XXIII. No. 22

G.O.P. DELEGATES FOLLOW LEADERS

Republican Convention No Long- - er a Gathering of Leaderless Men. OLD GUARD AT THE HELM Chairman Lodge Geta the Machlnd Running According to Program—* Delegates Do as They Are Told.

By WRIGHT A. PATTERSON.

Convention Hall, Chicago, June IL —lt is no longer proper to refer to this as a lenderless convention. The delegates have passed through the various stages of their education, have received their diplomas and given evidence that they have learned to follow the leaders. And there are leaders now, not one but a number of them. They are the men who have been leading the Republican party for some years. Thein number Includes Senators Lodge, Penrose*—who Is not present but whose influence Is here —Knox, Watson, McCormick, Johnson,, Borah, former Senator Murray Crane, and several oth; ers who have been prominent In the councils of the party. The leaders are by no means men who were novices In the game of national politics when this convention opened. The delay In getting down to business was a disagreement among the leaders on the subject of the League of Nations. There had been much talk about opposition from high places if the convention Indorsed the league with reservations, and there was further talk of opposition from other high places If the convention did not Indorse the league with reservations; In the end It was so fixed that each delegate and each voter might interpret the league plank as best suited his taste, and of the 984 delegates there were not ten men who voted against Its adoption.

Delegates Do as Told. At the Wednesday morning session! Chairman Lodge seemed to have everything running smoothly and according to program. The delegates werei doing as they were told, and without any argument. When the convention met, the first and only business on the program was the adoption of the platform, but the platform was not ready. Up to that time the leaders had radically disagreed, and It was Accessary to give them more tlnfe. Senktor McCormick appeared for the platform committee and asked that the convention adjourn until four In the afternoon, and Chairman Lodge called for the ayes and noes on the motion to adjourn. A part of the delegates at least promptly voted as they were told, but the vast audience of some 12,000 people promptly voted “no.” They had.' fought and pleaded for or purchased convention tickets for that session and did not propose to be satisfied with any 16-mlnute performance. It took a consultation of leaders at the back of the speakers’ stand to decide what to do, but in the end it was ruled that "the ayes seem to have it; the ayea havd it,” and the session adjourned, as It was planned that'it should. At the afternoon and evening session there occurred only one evidence of insubordination on the part of any considerable number of the student delegates. -The roll was called for the naming of the new national committeemen. Georgia reported the name of Henry Lincoln Johnson, the negro who was alleged to have received $9,000 for Lowden organization purposes in his state. Other members of the state delegation objected and Georgia was passed for the time being. After Chairman Lodge had called upon the delegates of the convention to vote their approval of the members of the new committee with the exception of the member from Georgia, he ordered a roll call of the delegation of that state for the purpose of deciding the controversy. Henry Lincoln Johnson was the choice of a majority of the delegation, including his own vote. The chairman then asked for a vote of approval or disapproval of the delegatee of the convention on the member from Georgia. There was a roar of "ayes” and an equally loud roar of “noes.” Another conference was held at the back of the speakers’ stand, after which it was announced “the ayes have it.”

Roll Call ts Refused. The decision brought a vociferous and insistent demand for a roll cal), but the chair ruled a roll call out of order and the convention settled down for another long wait for the repo’t of the committee on resolutions. By the time this is off the press the balloting will have begun. The wild guesses as to the initial strength to be shown by each candidate will have

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