Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1920 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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AGED RESIDENT OF REMINGTON

Frank Kuboake Died Friday Morning , '— Burial Yesterday. Frank Kuboake, aged 7* years. died at hia home In Remington Friday morning after an extended Ulnae*, but had been up and about moat of the time until about a week prior to hia death, when he Buffered a fracture of hia hip which hastened hia death. The funeral waa held from the Sacred Heart Catholic church at Remington yesterday at 9 a. m. and burial made in the Catholic cemetery north weat of Remington Hia age waa 72 year*. Mr. Kuboake waa a native of Poland, but had resided near Remington for many years. He la survived by a wife and ten children. The cbUdren are Mikael Kuboake of j Rensselaer, Agnes Kuboake, now in Japan; Mra. Frances Bell of Nevada; Levi and Robert Kuboake of the state of Washington; Mrs. Arthur Harrington and Mrs. Lucy Ulm of near Good land; Mrs. Eli Zehr and Ed Kuboske of ngar Remington and Mr*. George Murdock of Chicago.

JASPER CO. ASKED TO JOIN

Tippecanoe, Benton and Warren and Build Tuberculosis HospiUl. The county commissioners met in regular session Monday and completed the business of ' the term In one day. The moat Important action taken by the board perhaps waa on a petition or invitation from Tippecanoe county, presented by Rev. J. B. Fleming of the Presbyterian church, asking Jasper county to Join - with Tippecanoe, Benton and Warren counties in building a tuberculosis hospital. The game, invitation, it is understood, was presented to White and Newton counties. White county turned the proposition down, but no reply from Newton county had been received. No estimate of the cost or location of the proposed hospital has been made, so far as The Democrat can learn. The commissioners expressed themselves as favorable to the project and directed the auditor lto notify Tippecanoe county as to the feeling of our commissioners in matter. Other proceedings of - the board follow: Certificate of completion of bridge over the Oliver ditch in Barkley township filed and contractor allowed |2,890 in full. Same over Davis ditch in Kankakee township, and contractor allowed-* 11,395. Same over Delehanty ditch in Wheatfleld township; and contractor allowed SBOO. Same over Thompson ditch in Union township, and contractor allowed SBOO. " Contractor allowed $2,000 on the A. S. Barlow stone road. Same, $5,816.80 on Jacob Johnson stone road. Same, $268.86 on Jacob May stone road. Same, $2,152.80 on the G. I. Thomas stone road. Same, $2,336 on W. L. Wood stone road. Report of special election in Walker township on the C. M. Dewey stone rpad showed 83 votes for to 3 against.' Road established. Auditor directed to readvertise sale of bonds for the W. P. Gaffield road in Milroy township. Bond of superintendent in the D. W. Myers road examined and approved. Extension of time granted for report in the W. W. Sage road to January term. Bonds ordered issued in the Claude Spencer road. John Nowels appointed superintendent of construction. Contractor granted extension of time to July 1 to complete the F. J. Slight road. Extension of time granted to January term for report on the Jesse Eldridge road. Superintendent reported completion of the open and tile portions of the jniain ditch of the M. E. Bice ditch, and showing about 600 feet of lateral partially filled with sand. Main ditch completed and contractor allowed $496.80 .leaving SSOO withheld to be paid when lateral is accepted. Attorney allowed SIOO part pay. Treasurer reported sale of bonds in the Curtis M. Dewey and Riley Tullis ditches, $5,904.35 and $5,311, respectively, to Edward O’Gara of Lafayette. Superintendent reported completion of latter ditch. _ Surveyor reported sale of Russell Van Hool: ditch to Paul Booth for $524.25, with bond of SI,OOO, with Dan Waymire as surety. Certificate of completion filed in the John Zimmer ditch, showing $3,096 85 due contractor, not including S6OO to be withheld pending replacement of fence. John A. Dunlap alIbwed balance of attorney fee. • Drainage commissioners report in Charles E. Day ditch and cause is continued for objections. Proof of notice filed in Eli Wagler ditch. Cause docketed and continued

for objections. ■ ... Notice ordered given for letting contract for books and stationery supplies on December 18. Report of Charles B. Steward, delegate to meeting of state board of W&rities, read and approved. for supplies for poor farm Jor next quarter was let as follows:

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Intirustlug Paragraphs From thu Various Dapartmauts OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized — Together * With Other Notes Gathered by Us from the Various County Offlcaa. There were ten marriage licensee Issued last month, against eleven for the preceding month and seven for the corresponding month of 1919. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Damon of Los Angeles. Calif., who have been visiting relatives in and near Rensselaer for the past couple of weeks, are spending this week with their cousin. Sheriff True D. Woodworth, and wife. mrnmm, * —— • T New suits filed: 'No. 9277; Gurd Serber vs. Charles Bresnahan; complaint on account. Demand $450. No. 9276. Thomas M. Callahpn vs. Philip R. Blue; action for possession. Demand, possession of Chevrolet car and damages in the sum of S3OO. Prosecuting Attorney Murphy was over from Morocco Monday. As the most of the prosecutor’s work is In Jasper county—and this is perhaps no compliment to our county—he asked the county commissioners if they could not fit him up a room in the court house for his use when here, and the commissioners agreed to do so.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. True Culp of Milroy township December 3, and on Sunday a son to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nauta of Rensselaer. Mrs. George Daniels of near Parj entered the hospital Saturday evening, suffering from pneumonia, but »t this writing is reported as improving. Little Billie FeU, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fell, who has been very sick with typhoid fever, is now much better and it was thought yesterday would be able to leave the hospital today. „ * W.-R. Whitby returned to his home near Fair Oaks Sunday. All other patients are improving.

REVIVAL AT VIRGIE CLOSES

One of the most successful revivals ever held in that community closed at Virgie Sunday night. The meeting ran just two weeks. As a result of the meetings there were thirty conversions and two others took memberships with the church which is to be organized. The meetings were conducted by Rev. W. T. Barbre, pastor of the Rensselaer Christian church. The converts will be baptized at the Rensselaer Christian church next Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. There are thirty-two to be baptized, as there are two who made the confession just prior to the meetings. There have been ten other conversions during the past year. The church will be organized in the next few days. '■

CARD OF THANKS

We desire to extend our heartfeld thanks to the neighbors and friends for their many acts of kindness and words of sympathy in the recent death of our beloved mother, Mrs. Mary Jane Crockett. —THE CHILDREN.

Meats, Roth Bros., roast at 18 cents and steak at 22 cents; groceries, to John Eger. Report of the poor farm superintendent showed receipts for the quarter of $463.75 and expenditures of $2,485.40, leaving a deficit of over $2,000. The receipts were from 185% bushels of wheat sold at $2.50 per bushel. There were thirteen inmates in the asylum at the end of the quarter, nine males and four females. The bonds of the county surveyor and county sheriff were presented and approved. Trustee Postill of Marion township was granted permission 1 ' to extend additional poor relief of sls per quarter to Mrs. Joseph Meyer and Mrs. Stella Zea. A , .. Claim of $34.30 of trustee of Newton township allowed, and permission granted t 6 extend additional aid of sls per quarter to Frank Vasta. Interest on county funds for November was reported as follows: First National bank, Rensselaer, $154.28; Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaer, $152.80; State bank, Rensßelaer, $132.38; Farmers & Merchants National, Rensselaer, $117.31;* State Bank of Remington,' $140.01; Farmers National, Remington, $42.95; Bank of Wheatfield, $70.49: - ' - -

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1920.

GEO. SAGE UNITED IN MARRIAGE

Last Saturday Morning to Miss Edna Cecil Hall of Benton County. George Sage, son of Mrs. Charles Sage of Jordan township, a~ prominent young farmer and stock was married to Miss Edna Cecil Hall last Saturday morning, the marriage service being read by the Rev, Servles at the Methodist parsonage in Good land The young couple were driven to Rensselaer where they took the train for Chicago for a few days' visit, after which they will take up their residence on the Sage farm in southwest Jordan. The bride is the only child of Mr. and Mrs. William Hall of south of Goodland, is a graduate of the Goodland high school and also a member of the Methodist church of that city, where she has a host of friends. The groom is a promising young farmer and is welt known in this city. The Democrat Joins the many friends of the young couple In wishing them a long, happy life.

NEW PIPE ORGAN FOR ST. JOE

To Coat *13.000: Will Be Installed At Once. What will very likely be the finest pipe organ In northwestern Indiana will soon be installed in the St, Joseph’s college chapel. Friends of the Institution have donated the sum of approximately SIO,OOO for this purpose, and it is hoped that the additional $3,000 necessary to cover the expense of the installation will be raised. The organ will be built in accordance to the most modern planß of organ builders as recommended by Hope Jones, Audsley, Clarke and others. Two spacious chambers 14x 13x20 feet high are being erected in the choir loft to receive the mechanism and pipes. There will be three manuals and a pedal. The instrument will be divided into four expression divisions —a great, a swell, a choir ai*l a pedal. The great will have six registers; the swell, seven; the choir, five; and the pedal, six, making a total of twenty-four registers. Only one of these will be a duplication in part. There are to be eighteen couplers and twelve combination pistons. The entire organ will have electric action. The instrument will differ In many Tespects from the organs of the pa*t Insofar as all registers will be Under expression and subject t« diminuendo and crescendo. None of the pipes will be visible. The designers have included an exceptional pedal division, the part of the organ which is frequently lacking in power or sacrificed to a larger number of stops. By including these two features, the organ will respond to an almost exhaustless number of combinations, and splendid nuances, inasmuch as it approaches the productions of a well apportioned orchestra. The contract for the construction of the organ has been awarded to the Votteler-Holtkamp-Sparling Organ company of Cleveland, 0., after a full year of study of the various makes by a committee. This company has built some remarkably fine organs which they have placed in the city of Cleveland, some of them being in the best of that city’s churches and theatres, among them being the $40,000 organ at the Euclid avenue Methodist Episcopal church and the fine East End Baptist church. The organ will probably be ready for an opening concert some time in March or April-

THEATRICAL NOTES

The Gordon players will appear for the third week at the Ellis opera house next Saturday night, offering the hilarious comedy success, “Let Jummy Do It.” * Ch'arles Greiner, who is making many friends in Rensselaer, will .play “Jimmy,” which is said to be a much better part than he played in “Bought and Paid For.” Last Saturday night the company offered “The Other Man’s Wife’ to a capacity house, notwithstanding the very bad weather.

Heavy outing flannels, light or dark patterns, now 25c yard.— ROWLES & PARKER.

LAST INSTALLMENT DUE DEC. 16

Days of Grace Denied on Income Tax Paymanta. Ten days' grace will not be allowed on the next installment of Income and excess taxes. The taxes must be paid by midnight December 16, the laat day. Ten Days’ grace were allowed under the 1917 revenue act, but was revoked by the revenue act of 1918, according to William L- Elder, collector of Internal revenue for Indiana. Payment of the tares may be made in cash, but check or money order Is preferred. Checks or money orders should be made payable to Collector erf Internal Revenue. Bills will be sent to taxpayers, but failure to receive a bill doeß not relieve the taxpayer of his obligation to pay on time.

Price! Price! Price! We always have the merchandise and we have now made our prices the lowest. —ROWLES A PARKER.

STILL AFTER “BUCKETSHOPS”

Senator Capper's Measure to Be Offered to Both Houses. Washington, Dec. 4. —Senator Capper of Kansas today made public his proposed bill to stop gambling in foodstuffs and cotton. A tax of 10 per cent, designed to be prohibitive, on "future" trading on grain and cotton, except by actual owners or a limited number of traders under federal license, is the basic feature of the Capper bill, which is to I be introduced .in the senate next week by the author, and In the house by Representative Tincher (Rep.) of Kansas. * „

k The* 10 per cent tax would apply to options and the measure would affect grain producta as well as the raw grain. “The bill will stop gambling in wheat,, corn, cotton and other fArm products," said Senator Capper. “It will eliminate the wheat pit and the blackboard. It will put out of business the thousands of wire houses and bucket shops by making It impossible for gamblers and speculators to 4eal on boards of tradfe. “The bill undertakes to preserve the legitimate ‘hedge,’ but cuts out all gambling and manipulation." Farmers, dealers and manufacturers buying or selling grain or cotton for actual delivery would not be restricted by the proposed law, Senator Capper said. Penalties of 60 per cent of the proposed federal tax, a fine of SIO,OOO and one yeaj-’s imprisonment for violation of the bill’s provisions are incorporated in the Capper bill. Sellers of grain, grain products and cotton who at the time of sale would be owners of the “actual physical

property” and traders regularly engaged in growing, dealing in or in uvanufacturing and registered with the internal revenue bureau would be exempt from the 10 per cent tax. Such traders, however, would be limited in their dealings to three times their actual transactions during the preceding year, and would be required to report all dealings to the internal revenue bureau. In a state-*' ment outlining his bill, Senator Capper said that only- about 1 per cent of “futures” trading in grain and cott6n was bona fide. Millions of dollars were lost by farmers, as well as speculators, in the recent bear raid of the grain markets, Senator Capper asserted, adding that consumers as well as producers were the .victims. “The Chicago Board of Trade, as now conducted,” said Senator Capper, “is the world’s greatest gambling institution. . More wheat was sold in Chicago in the month of October than was raised in the entire United States this year. This year’s corn crop was sold fourteen times in Chicago before a bushel of corn had reached the markets. Only about 1 ppr cent of the trading done in futures is a bona fide transaction for actual delivery. There is not the slightest doubt that the gigantic raid made by the bears on the board of trade was the chief cause of the recent disastrous slump in the price of farm products. Because a lot of market gamblers find it convenient to bet on the daily quotations, the farmers who has been forced to sell his hogs 'and. cattle at a loss, while meat still sells at war prices, is again made the goat The farmer already has lost more than $i,000,000,000 by the bear raid. Brokers and commission houses have cleaned up over $40,000,00(f in margins and commissions alone. The lambs who play the market have lost days in speculating in cotton and wheat.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Tuiugraphlc Reports From Many Parts ol the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings In the Nearby Cities and Towns — Matters of Minor Mention from Many Localities. ST. JOE’S BABKETBALL VARBITY After a number of scrappy und hoty contested try-out games for the coveted positions on the representatrtlve team, the following six men have been chosen: Cox, Laux, Soneidler, O’Brien, Arnold and Flnske. Two more are to be chosen In a few days. Cox and Laux will hold up the heavy end of the tossing, while the rangy Scheidler performs at center, with O’Brien and Arnold ready to stop the opponents in their tracks. This combination should prove one of the strongest quintettes that evor wore the purple and red. Cox, Scheidler and O'Brien are veterans of last •year’s fast team, which defeated some of the best teams in the state. O’Brien has been elected captain, and will be the pivot of the squad both in offensive and defensive work, as he Is an extremely speedy floor guard and one of the surest point getters in the line-up. With Cox, the surephot of last season, at forward, aided by the gritty Laux in the same posltion and Scheidler, the fast, hardworking last year’s back guard, covering the floor, the 1920-21 varsity is going to be a hard one to defeat. George Hlronimus of Rensselaer has been engaged to coach the team and is well satisfied with the team he has selected. Flnske will be ths utility man, showing the ability of a veteran. The schedule for the season will begin next Saturday, December 11, when the fast Brook high school team Journeys here. Brook has played a number of games, but Coach Hironlmoua is confident that the locals can outclass them.

AND ONE SOFT COLLAR!

Franklin, Ind., Dec. 6.—M. E. Scrandrett, agricultural agent for Johnson county, has figured out the buying power of a bushel of Johnson county corn at the present level of grain prices In this region. According to his figuring, one bushel will buy today any one of the following groups of commodities: Three one pound and a half loaves of bread. Two pairs of hulking gloves. Three Ice cream Bodas. Six bars of soap. Sixty pounds of anthracite coal. - One haircut. A half pound of candy. Two calls to Indianapolis. One cheap pair of socks. Two packages of cigarettes. Will pay the interest on $6 sot one year. Will pay taxes on one-sixth acre of Johnson county land. Will pay for twenty-five minutes repair work on an automobile. Will pay for one hour’s lebdr in the harvest field. ■ Corn recently has been selling at a ruling level of 45 cents at most of the Wagon markets.

NEW SONG HIT BY LON HEALY

Lon Healy, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Healy of this city, who has gained considerable note as a song writer, has another song, “When the Moon o’ June Is Shining on the Wabash,” now in the hands of the Gilbert Publishing company of Chicago, which promises to De even better than any of his previous ones. Lon is now at Colorado Springs, Colo., where he has been for several months for the benefit of his health.

It Is now time to oraer your automobile licenses for 1921. Come .in and let me fill out your application for you.—MABEL NOWELS, at The Democrat office.

“I find all grain and cotton dealers, millers and spinners recognize the evils of the present system, and are anxious to stop gambling In food products. They will heartily support this measure to plaoe the business on a legitimate basis. I am also assured of the support 9f the farm organizations. The commission houses, brokers, bucket shops and the market speculators generally will fight

Vol. XXIII. No. 73

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COURT NEWS

Following are the proceedings of the circuit court for the closing days of the November term, which ended Saturday: E. J. Randle ditch. Referred to BL. D. Nesbitt and B. F. Alter, drainage commissioners; John Phillips appointed third commissioner, to meet December 18. Arthur R. Jones vs. Ed Oliver. Continued to Saturday, January 1. 1921, 11 a. m, \ Hlgbt vs. Hlght estate. Commissioner reports sale of real estate to John T. Biggs for »1,900, half cash, half one year. Sale approved and commissioner directed to pay mortgage to Bank of Wheatfleld, and when balance of purchase price is received to report to court for directions as to disposition of same. A. K. Yeoman ditch. No motion for new trial having been filed, court approves and signs up record heretofore made. Nellie Lillian Grnbe vs. Robert BL Orube. Assigned for trial on February 17, IMI. Lyman Raymond vs. Maurice Gorman «t si (2 cases). Assigned for trial February 16. Chris Kropf vs. David C. Wither* et al. Judgment quieting title. W. Leßoy Myer vs. William L. Frye. Continued for term by agreement Bertha Hattie Hammertqp granted a divorce from John Ellas Hammerton and maiden name of Bertha Hattie Zacker restored. Judson J. Hunt vs. Mary V. Hammond et al. Judgment quieting title. Silas Toombs vs. George M. Myers. Jury trial and Judgment for plaintiff for $239.60. Julian Fabyonwuz vs. Dan Bartasm. Judgment for plaintiff for $437.12 and SBO attorney fee. Court finds that Bank of Wheatfleld owns first mortgage. James N. Leatherman vs. George F. Sanders et al. Judgment .quieting title. Orpha Schultz et al vs. Iva Hurley. J. N. Leatherman, commissioner heretofore appointed, flies bond for $14,000 with E. P. Lane and Milt Roth as sureties.

AN APPEAL TO THE JUNIORS! SHALL WE ANSWER IT?

The chairman of the Jasper county Junior Red Cross has just received a letter from the Lake Division headquarters, from which the following is quoted: One of our field representatives hak Just >told us a pathetic story of a little Kentucky county where they have never had a Christmas tree. She’s going to have a community tree for the children this year and wants a few loyal Juniors to make some bright things for the tree—chains of colored paper, paper dolls, etc. There will be about sixty children who will have Christmas with this field representative and I wonder if any of your pupils could make a few little things to send down. Juniors complying with this request should mail their donations to Helen Lamson at Rensselaer by Wednesday, December 15.

A training school for Y. W. C. A. secretaries, the first of its kind In the country, was opened in India, Nov. 1, directed by a secretary from' the United States. Bight young Indian women, the same number as started In the first class of the Association Training school in the United States in 1804, are in the first class, studying administration of association activities, club work with girls and organization of girl students. There are 47 Y. W. C. A. workers in India at present and 161 centers of work. A

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