Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1920 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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PIONEER RENSSELAER WOMAN

Mr* Norman Pawed Away Yeaterday at 9:30 A. M. yrs Josephine Warner, widow of the late Norman Warner, one of the pioneer citizen* and business men of Rensselaer, died at 9:30 o'clock yesterday morning at the home of her son. Hale Warner, on Front street, aged 84 years. 7 months snd IS day*. Mr* Warner suffered a light stroke of paralysis about a mouth ago, but had practically gotten over IL although she had been fail Ing right along for the past fA weeks snd the end was not unex pected. At this writing the funeral arrangements had not been fully completed. but it was expected that the services would be held at 3:30 p. m. tomorrow, probably at the house, tn charge of a minister of the Church of God. of which the deceased had been a member for many years. Mrs. Warner's maiden name was Grant and she was born in Wabash county, Indiana, May 6, 1836, coming with her parents to Jasper county when about 9 years of age and, except for two years after her marriage to Mr. Warner on February 24. 1857. which they spent in Montgomery county, her entire life had been spent in Rensselaer. Her husband died September 16, 1918, and since that time she had lived with her son Hale. She was the youngest daughter In a family of ten children, only one of whom, her youngest brother, Shelby Grant of west of town, survives her. To her union with Mr. Warner three sons were born: Grant, Hale and Charles, all of whom are living. She is also survived by three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren and many other relatives and friends.

TWO NEAR FATAL ACCIDENTS

At Remington Monday—Switch Engin* Strikes Truckload of Men. —— i Remington was tEe scene of a couple of automobile accidents Monday, one of which was Indeed a miraculous escape from death for several men on an auto truck who had been out to a small fire at William Ott’s, a short distance west of’-Em-ington. This accident occurred about the noon hour. A fire alarm from Mr. Ott’s had taken about every man in the town there who had an auto or could climb on someone else’s car. The Are had been extinguished with but small damage to the roof of the Ott house and “Fat” Griffith was returning to town with his Ford truck with about a dozen or more men standing up on the platform. At the Ohio street crossing of the Panhandle a freight engine was switching cars about and was not observed by the driver of the truck, Mr. Lambert, and a young man named Julian, who was in the cab seat with him, and they were almost upon the tracks before the engine was seen bearing down upon them from the west. Lambert attempted to t urn the .truck to the east and thus avoid being struck, but he was too close to the tracks, and the engine struck the truck and completely demolished it, leaving nothing but a mass of scrap iron. The men standing on the platform of the truck piled off in every direction when the truck was first struck and they saw the inevitable, and everyone escaped injury. Griffith and Julian were not able to get out of the truck cab and were carried east as far as the depot, perhaps 150 to 200 feet, before the engineer of the freight engine could bring the locomotive to a. stop. They, too, escaped injury, and when the horrified crowd of people who had just returned from the fire and had seen the engine strike and demolish the truck, rushed to the scene, expecting to find a half dozen dead and maimed victims, they found only a badly scared bunch of men and a pile of scrap' iron and kindling, all that remained of what had but a few moments before been a perfectly good "Lizzie” truck. The escape of the occupants without a scratch was most miraculous, and would probably not happen again in a thousand times. Another accident, earlier in the day, which also resulted without injury to the occupants of either machine, occurred at the corner of the Presbyterian church, when Ed Frey’s Ford struck a Ford sedan broadside and turned it over on Its side. Bo'th cars were slightly damaged, but were able to be driven to the auto hospital for repair under their own power.

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Inlenstlng Paragraphs From th* Various DepartmMts OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal New* Epitomized — Together With Other Note* Gathered by U* from th* Various County Office*. Attorney E. B. Seller* of .Monticello was in the city on business Saturday. Mrs. Myrtle Spain has been appointed administratrix of the estate of R-S husband, the late Floyd Spain.. । The remains of Seth Nichols, nephew of County Clerk Nichols, who died at Burdine. Ky., last week, arrived in Renspelaer Saturday morning and were taken direct tn the Smith cemetery in Barkley township where burial was made. The county commissioners met in special session Saturday and let the cunti act for books and stationery supplies for 1921. Levey Bros, of Indianapolis were awarded the contract in classes 1 and 3, A. E. Boyce & Co. of Muncie, class 2, and L. H. Hamilton class 4. •

At the special meeting of Jhe county council Saturday the following additional appropriations for the calendar year 1920 were made: Office expense of auditor. 3300; same, treasurer, $25; same, county superintendent 550; expense of county farm, repair* building, |IOO, expense employes, >900; supplies, 3.200; total, 31,200; game warden. 310; county hospital, 32,000. New suits filed: No. 9282. Asa Elliott vs. Silas Toombs. Action to compel cancellation of chattel mortgage and return of note. No. 9283. WlllidJh O. WcClannahan et. al. vs. Sarah C. McClannahan et al.; action for'partition. No. 9284. Wallace B. Leonard vs. Henry Amsler and Floyd Amsler; ac tion for damages on cattle purchased which are alleged not to be the cattle catalogued. Demand 3500.

Marriage licenses Issued: December 20, William Mann of Remington, aged 55 December 11, railroad employe, and Irene Casper, also of Remington, aged 29 October 5 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. December 21, Leslie Fahrner of Santa Rosa, Calif., aged 26 May 1 last, automobile dealer, and Gertrude Kannal of Rensselaer, aged 23, September 25 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Court note In' Monticello Herald: Milton M. Bunnell et. al. ditch —Letting of contract for construction to James L. Taylor for 3185,000 reported by George A. Thomas, drainage commissioner. Court modified its order that contractor shall agree to maintain the open work to specifications until completed and to maintain the tile work until entire work is completed. Drainage commissioner reported written contract and bond for approval and same were approved by the court and the commissioner was ordered to procure and file a ninety-day sheet as required by law. i'he Democrat has on hand in its Fancy Stationery and Office Supply department about 75,000 sheets of regular second-sheet or copy paper, a tough, thin paper B%xll Inches in size, colors white and canary, put up in 1,000-sheet packages. To reduce this stock we will make a special price of 31.50 per package on this paper in either color for the next 30 days, or until the stock is reduced 50,000 to 60,000 sheets. This paper is especially adapted for making copies of letters for filing away for reference or can be used for a variety, of purposes, and if you can use any of it you will do well to get in on Ais special low

BOX SOCIAL AT BLAKE SCHOOL

District No. 8, December 23, 1920, five miles north and one and one-half miles east of Remington. Crime and hear the Christmas program. Giris bring boxes and boys bring pocketbooks. CLARENCE KELLEY, d 22 Teacher.

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RENSSELAER. JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 22, 1920.

POWER PLANTS ON TIPPECANOE

Hoosier* Ar* lnt*r**t*d In 33,000,000 Project; Work to Start In Spring. Indianapolis, Dec. 21. —New York and Chicago financier*, »ald to be among the lurgeat developer* of hydro-electric power in the world, and several citlsen* of Indiana, are planning to begin work in the spring on a number of dam* and povfer unit* along the Tippecanoe river to develop current for several of the larger towns in northern Indian* H. E. Kinney, of the H. E. Kinney Grain company, one of the men interested in the project, said that the New York and Chicago financier* do not wish thglr name* to be announced at present. The plan*, he said, are for the early incorporation of the Tippecanoe Power company with a capital stock of 33.000,000. No stock will be offered for sale, he said. The larger part of the stock, he said, is to be held by the New York and Chicago men. Contract* already have been made for the entire output of current. Among others interested in the project are John A. Shafer of Indianapolis, an engineer, who has surveyed the project and prepared preliminary plans; Samuel Thompson, mayor of Monti cello, and Curtis J. Meeker, of Mon tlcello. A survey of the waterways as-

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LIEUT. PAT O'BRIEN SUICIDES

World War Soldier Leave* Noto Blaming Family Trouble* Los Angeles, Calif., Dec. 18. —Lieut. Pat O'Brien, an American hero of the British royal flying corps In the world war,' committed suicide by shooting yesterday in a hotel here. “With all my war record I am Just like the rest of the people—a little bit of clay,” he wrote in a note found in his room. “Only a coward would do what I am doing.” The note Indicated that failure to bring about a reconciliation with bl* wife, a motion picture actress, led to .□'Brian's act. 3 Lieutenant O’Brien, a native of Momence, 111, enlisted in the royal flying corps of Canada early in the war and soon gained fame for daring exploits. Once he fell several thousand feet after a battle with a German flier and landed behind the lines. He was put In a German hospital. Later, while bound ' for a German prison camp, he succeeded in Jumping from the speeding train and for seventy-two days 1 wandered through Germany and Luxembourg, finally arriving in Holland, whence he made bls way Into Belgium?.. Two years ago Lieutenant O’Brien fell 2,000 feet at Kelley field. San Antonio, Tex., and escaped with a broken nose.

O’Brien was quite well known to many* readers of The Democrat, and was here at the Armistice day celebration in 1919 and made a short talk. He was also well known at Lowell, from which place, if we remember correctly, he left to enlist in the war. He was married only last June, and both he and his wife were in motion picturedom at Los Angeles.

NOTES FROM COUNTY HOSPITAL

Mrs. Lewis Seilex of Newland entered the hospital Monday evening for medical attention. Mrs. Ida McCurtain of the county farm was In the hospital Saturday and Sunday, having suffered a broken wrist. Mrs. Deborah Barton of this city entered the hospital Saturday for medical attention. William Dunn of Wheatfield underwent a major operation Monday.

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC,

Saturday being Christmas and a national holiday, the mill will be closed. We kindly ask all to place their orders on Friday. Thanking you for the patronage of the past year, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous and happy New Year. Yours very truly, IROQUOIS ROLLER MILLS. Best job work at Democrat office.

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END GAMBLING. FARMERS' GOAL

Plan* Laid tor Co-Oparativ* Market Ing and Loan System. St. Louis, Mo., Dec. 18 — Preliminary arrangement* for opening a n* tional system of co-operative markets and financial institutions designed to rehabilitate the farming industry in this country were completed here this afternoon at the concluding session of the agricultural conference bald under the auspices of the National Board of Farm Organizations The conference Indorsed a plan to establish nine grain handling center* and will seek t£ie united support of all farmers' co-operative grain marketing organisations in carrying out the project which Is designed to elim inate the middlemen and end speculation. These terminals are to be located in Kansas City, Mo.; Chicago; Oma ha. Neb.; Sioux City, 1*; Oklahoma City, Okla.; Minneapolis, Minn.; Seattle, Wash; Buffalo, N. Y., and St Louis, Mo. Representatives of agricultural interests -4n the territory contiguous to these points will meet January 4 to arrange for a convention, to which the grain marketing organisations In the various sections will be Invited to send delegates to arrange* for the financing of the project. The financial system advocated

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FINANCIAL SYSTEM IS BUSTED

By Cruel Officer at Mt Ayr, Who Takes Operator In Tow. The most astounding deal in high finance has been taking place In Brook, Goodland and Rensselaer during the past two that could be conceived by a “Get-Ricb-Quick-Wal-llngford.” Young Clarence Rush, who Ilves near Mt. Ayr evidently concluded that he could outwit the banks, or his mind is not working right. Some time ago he came to Brook and drew a check on a Rensselaer bank for 3125 and purchased a draft tor It When the check was returned marked “no funds," young Rush was called on the carpet and at once stated that he could straighten it up. He went tp Goodland and at the trust bani drew a check on a Rensselaer bank for the 3125, purchased a draft payable to the Brook bank and came here and paid off the protested check.' It now became the turn of the Trust bank to take up the running and when the check was returned to them they called upon young Rush to make good. He went over confidently, explained that he had checked on the wrong bank and as he needed more money he called

up the First National bank at Rens selaer and, holding the conversation himself, reported that they would honor a check for him for 3525. * He took up the protested check at Goddland, bought a draft for 3300 payable to the Bank of Brook, pocketed the balance of the cash and came to Brook and paid off another check that be had drawn on the Bank of Brook for 3300 in favor of John F. Judy of Judyville. When the 3550 check on the First National at Rensselaer was returned to Goodland he was again called upon to get busy. Nothing daunted; he went to the Farmers’ Grain company at Mt. Ayr, represented he had purchased his father-in-law’s farm, crop, tools, etc., and wanted to sell the corn, and would start hauling it in that afternoon. He claimed he had 2,000 bushels of corn and wanted an advance of 3600.

He signed a contract which states that the corn was his and unencumbered, according to Manager J. C. Roe of the Mt. Ayr Farmers’ Elevator company. He was given a check for 3600 and went to the bank at once and got the cash and hired an automobile and started for Goodland. The fraud was discovered in time for the elevator company to notify the Goodland bank that the money was obtained fraudulently and was theirs. This bank accepted the money and kept it. Meanwhile, young Rush returned to Mt. Ayr. It looked like his system was working as he had another credit for fifty dollars extra on the last transaction. At Mt. Ayr the town marshal apprehended him and the dream was over. Young Rush has several bad checks to his credit among Brook’s business men, given during the past few weeks. —Brook Reporter.

It Is reported that the young man s father-in-law has straightened matters up with the elevator company and that no prosecution will be made.

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Tilupaphlc Ruperts From Many Parts of Iho Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happening* In th* Nearby Cltle* and' Towne —Matter* of Minor Mention from Many Lo«a|ltl**. ■WMMWMMM*** TU*MULTY DECLINES POST Prefer* Law Practice to Plac* on Custom* Appeal Bench. Washington, Dec. 18. —Joaeph P. Tumulty, aecretary to President Wilson. announced that he has declined the appointment of chief juatlcj of the court of custom* appeal, which had been offered him by the president. and that he would begin the practice of law In Washington after March 4. Mr. Tumulty said he had no doubt of hi* confirmation by the senate, as he “bad received assurance* from leading Republican* that there would be no impediment placed in the way of IL”

MANAGEMENT IS THE THING

that makes or breaks. To market a car or run a government, success depends upon the size of your hat. Horatlus knew he had a fat chance to lick the whole army on the battlefield, so he managed. The Franklin is a good car; al ways was. But tb* gents behind it that built up the manufacturing facilities, educated the sales department and trained the service organisation are tho llvest managers in the Industry. They never take tlm-i out, and every time they bang, they biff. When hal'd times threatened their whole trained Institution they came to the rescue with a drop In price that started a lively winter business, More than two thousand cars have been sold since that drop. Every Inventory was turned Into cash, and during a “slow” month while the others were sleeping. Boy, Unit’s management! Next month prices will be increased to a point more consistent with present manufacturing costs. Right now prices are cheaper than they are likely to be for months to come. It you are cold on the car—buy it now. If you don’{ think It is the car to buy—buy it anyhow, because you can look around and see some of the very best business man agers In the country running them with perfect satiafaction. —THOMPSON & KIRK.

What we really started out to say was this: Good management makes things look so easy we want to make sure everybody appreciates the following: We never heard a word against, Ijut we don’t .hear enough FOR the 1920 football manager. Mr. C. A. Roes deserves a lot of credit. Twist that both ways. And since we can’t pay cash, don't fail to pay your regarde. That gent worked hard and he got results. Good managers are born (at lea/t this one managed to be). I don’t know where he got his education—but he managed to get one. I don’t know where he got his business ability—but he managed to get it. It’s none of my business how he managed to get such a good looking wife or how he manages to stay out at nights during football season, but the big idea is the fact that he gave hours of inentai and physical concentration, and gave it cheerfully, to our football problems, for which we should vote him a hail fellow in good standing, turn him over the keys to the cellar and give him the same job next year again. And don’t forget W. C. (“Billy") Babcock, who shut down the elevator so business could not interfere.

The Democrat has a lot of letter size (B%xll inches) unruled yellow paper pencil pads made, up at prewar prices that it is selling at 10 cents per pad. There are about 56 sheets to a pad, and at this price they are the biggest bargain one can find any place. Paper is one item that has not been reduced any In price, and the prospects • are that it will not be reduced anyways soon. Call in and buy a good supply of these pads before the supply 1* exhausted.

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Vol. XXIII. No. 77

PUBLIC SALE DATES

The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Tuesday, Dec. 2»—Thomas E. Reed. 7 miles south and 3H miles west of Rensselaer. Big general sale, Including 13 head of Worses and mules, 4® head of cattle, 30 head of hogs and a large amount of farm tools. Thursday, Dec. 30. —Lee W. Jennings, 4 miles south of Wheatfield. 130 aere farm and personal property, consisting of cattle, horses, bogs, household goods, etc.

SUNDAY SCHOOL XMAS PARTIED

Christman parties will be given for the members of the Methodist Sunday school at the church next Thursday From 1:30 to 3:30 the beginners and primary are invited. From 4 to S, the Juniors; from 7 to 3, the intermediates, seniors and adults are invited. The pastor will preach • Christmas sermon next Sunday morning and the choir will render a Christmas program in the evening, io which the public Is most cordially Invited.

HANGING GROVE FARMER DEAD

George Johnson, an old and wellknown resident of Hanging Grove township, died Monday morning aV the age of 74 years. The funeral will be held at the late residence this (Wednesday) morning at IO o’clock, the services being conducts® by Rev. Dean of the Barkley church, and burial made at Monon. Deceased is survived by a wife and several adult children. » *

TELEPHONE NOTICE

On account of making our reports to state and interstate commerce commissions January 1, 1921, we must insist that all amount* dne on telephone accounts be paid on or before December 28, to close books for the year 1920 Flense do not overlook this and greatly oblige, JASPER CO. TELEPHONE CO. 5 d 35 z '

EYES ON THE STATE TREASURE

Some Judges Wish More MoneyRecorders Active. . * ' Judges of some circuit courts of the. state, tn letters sent to other Judges, favor holding a meeting to get behind a salary boost law for their benefit The Judges receive from S3,MO to >5,000 a year. Some are in favor of a >5,000 minimum. The meeting may be held in Indla nHPQIiH soon. | A number of county recorders met I in the state house Thursday to or- ! ganize for support of a bill to provide more money for them. J. W. Noel, Hendricks county recorder, called the meeting. Senator William. Brown of Hebron was active In the meeting. Recorders’ salaries range from >7OO to >18,0(M) a year. They pay their clerks out of their salaries and receive also 30 per cent of any money they take in in fees above tha amount of their salaries. A conservative element in the meeting advocated leaving the salaries as they are, but requesting the legislature to authorize extra money for clerk hire. •—lndianapolis News.

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