The Vernon Times, Volume 8, Number 5, Vernon, Jennings County, 17 July 1919 — Page 4
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LAWYERS VS FARMERS continued from first raS 'em are a&ictt the leniov&l propeaitoa. North Vernon neei factories s,:d other each industries and tht people of Verooa and the county will cooperate with her to secure them, but cettsio mt htr citizens must not think
U f y are all f the county. Dcree in papulation, wealth and business mould justify the combinal;..n of n- t,f th- offices aud the abort i in ot ither, s Isas been suggested by a crrtmn i loovsl advi.cte, and as
I the fit e in certain case-. Note Uume of t f dn-reaes iu Jennings
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Cosiit m.Ii. f. r
I; 1 l! tl i -In t)i ! i:i Hhi7 have the 'nutity Ri.anl if Re . i-w lower f up "---uit1 n hi re.! nr e at N.i.ih Vf-riHJir.'
We iiff ( . r h f : i :. lit' . 1 1 . i
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tntotmed that Mr. , if thi pMip.'e v, uUt --a V. -1 - iif
( Near move m oold
f if i'i, u d for a h :v 'Hi'f.i ?n h mI
-ire thHt
I ii t. r-UU ci linllvr ii i- t j er will C.ive two rie i f rcii l h?h1 a grove f.r tt '."( ' inlv rC;it if it i. inovs t t J -1 e .. North Wrnoti will nut do
At Z-im-in I M I v are iiifurmeil, Mr. Juhii ('lerkin fjiokt of bciog biraitl t- cry utile he veut into the pr-Liit o.itt iloue, Hint it would t ill in ou h'no and Uttr in thi taJk he -Bid it would be a gut building for N'tim-1 i hildieu. AH i LMil John hut not for the children. Jo tin once moved the County School SuperintrnUut'a ultice to N triu VeiOou and then move a rii?ht back bchiii. Ytr, the people Mneui tfr (leikiu.
A t "auipUdl '1 p. taxpayer, inpekini? of the pripocd relocation of the
mnt y t, uid: "It would be a
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benefit of
Horn in the Sheriffs restdei.ee kt Verboa Indium ooti after the pre -"cut urt House win completed. Sir. Dnon bui served as Prosecutlug Attorney lor eight yetr and as ('on-ert-nian for about fourteen years. Hetss b-vn well cared for but met hla Waterloo in Xoveruber lis when
be wa tiadly defeated, the prtsent i 'milt Hou-- nuiwilt.btandinij trie cyclone of May '2Hi:, PUT and the
care by the rectnt hheritT i in better
shspie Ibsin in Mr. Dison.
v tine trie ourt noii?f mvttri t-onie
citaniDg and p4periu4 yet there is aitout i ."oo no that is due the Court Hon irctn the f2VM so of Itteurftoce
money .
Now Mr. Uixcnand Mr. Verbarg
are teemtntfly ftoin back on their
House cf birth, as it is understood, both of the.se gentlemen were born to the
Hheritl's residence and now are work
tngto remove the County Seat from the pre-tnt substantia!, aiiesjuate and
beautiful Court House. And it in understood that Mr. Dixon is out making speec hes for the removal of the County Seal. .Now if the Court House could peak it would eay to Mr. Dixon "You had better take care of yourself, Mr. IbM.n, I am cood for all purposes, at least for oue hundred or more years, and ii stems to me that since last November 1'HS, you are a dead cock ii the pit."
KIT HI. IIROS. Vernon Dealers in Dry goods, roeries, Shoes, Hats and Caps, Gents, furnishings. Our stock is larger tor this season of year. We invite you to inspect our stock and j;et our prices. Our prices are always reasonable. Eitle Bros.
HIGH GRADE FKRTILIRERS We manufacture High Grade, Fertilizers, our goods contain Animal Matter and will not sour the soil nor tire tne crops, we alm manufacture and sell Raw Ground Bone, Cut Meat and Hone for chickens and Feeding Tankage 'or hos, see our agent in your territory or if yon do not lltul him write us and wr will see that vou are supplied, BUIjNER fertilize R CO. Seymour, Ind.
I'NITEI) STATES It A l LI I O AD A DM l N I ST RATION Director General cf Railroads PENNSYLVANIA LIU ES SUNDAY, JULY 20
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t'oinfj: total number of dnjs of Circuit ouitiu 191 S 17. Total population in Pkk. l-xT.'.T; total population in liIO, I t -.; iois in ten years l,5"4. Totnl tHXMble property iu 1BH, 48,495, J-'.i; t-iXHtii- property in SfJ,a7fi,f90; le in one year IIIS'JIo; taxable property in 118, ? ri,T:.", i21. Some debts in the county. Mortgage iodet.t-dnes, i ',h7,"i7o: pike road indetitedhtrhs, Ml i.Sil Besides note the individual uumortgaged indebtedness. Kven i.ote the cases in liankruptcy in North Vernon in the last few years. Wheu you pay your spring taxes look at the lax rale on the back of your receipt an. I note the heavy rale. For Pips paid in P.u:iu North Vemou the rale t !;: in Bigser township the rate is : :5. Y iuie out how much more it will take for the payment of au unueeesifary Court nouse. If more of the c ouuty'a monej- must be spent, it fhouid te f pent where it would do
the greatest good for the greatest num
ber, for needed pike road and bridges,
throughout the county. A ceitain re-
movalUt advocates that building of
pike roads and budges be checked un
til the new Couil House be built. Be
not deceived by false statements of ad
vecatea for removal. THE FIGHT 18
BETWEEN THE MASS EH OF THE
TAXPAYERS AND VOTERS Oh JENNINGS COUNTY AND CER
TAIN 1 N DI V 1 DV A L S O F NORTH
VERNON. If you do not want un
necessary hisih taxee, let w ed enough
alone. Live and let live.
Since thete slate and Natioual acta th highway a stem on roads mud be
determined and laid out before April
1. H'-'O and be on file iu the office of
the state highway commission, and
built thereafter as the state can afford
it. It behooves good roads booster to Set behind the executive committee of the Jenniugs County Farmejs Associa
tion to get as much of this state high way roads as possible.
Don't let North Vemou lawyets and
certaiu removal is ta put you oil uuder
county unit and township o mile road
law from tiling petitions to secure these
roaiis, organize aod through the Coun
ty Farmers Association ask and demand this ideal system of State ai.d County aud township 3 mile road law. No greater benefit could come to the county than to have this system of roads laid out and to be built as soon and as fast as the money is available. Several of the North Vernon removalists said they must get the county seat relocated now or never, to beat the farmers to their roads. Hence the calling of the relocation election, July l-J, By jumping into the election at this
time the reuiovalieta admit there wilt
not be enough money to build a new
County Library at North Vernon and a new Court House at North Vernon and at the same time secure the state highway reads commission which th Jennings Count v Farmers are entitled to. The name reinovalists believe the farmers will be bnay iu their harvest on July 22 aud will not come out to vole. But the farmers beat them in Bid; on their relocation proposition and they will beat them much worse July 22, 1919 on the same proposition. Moreover the roads will probably be dry and at their best on July 22, 1019 and the removaliets believe the Farmers will forget the bad and wornout roads of last winter and spring, and will not have the bad roads of last winter in mind July 22, 19B. In other words the removaHsts selected the best possible time for the North Vernon Law yers to pet in their licks on you, it being In vacation of the Ciicuit Couit of Jennings County and being harvest season, the worst time for the farmers. This arrangement for the election cu
July 22. lvli takes the advantsge of
the farmer. The North Vernon Lawyers and certain lemovalista are afraid of the Farmers' votes, because the
farmers' votes largely defeated the re-
mo alists in ltI3. So removaast-s do no try "to harness the msi&sea to keep the classes." To remove the couoty seat to North Vemou would be hardship to the taxpayers cf the county, as a new Court House would have to be erected. There seems to be no common tense reason for removing the county eeat to North Vernon. Vernon acd North Vernon corporation lines meet Vot-
ers and taxpayers should let well e-
cough alone. To remove the county's seat cf business wou'd be a crime upon the great tarjority cf taxpayers. Can our tsxpaye rs ftftard thk.' It should cot ba succciifal, as no one who knows the tUtistttca staukt
tfi o Ve told. The two towcx sari
practically cn e. North Vcrnoa is tt.;nci.7 railroad section: Vernon, which for nearly a century has been the
county teat, ii the beauty spot of southeastern Indiana; is within ten minutes of all the business interest? of Nojth Vernon, has ample and always available means of communication with it, ha- tht well earned reputation for intelieelu lity which properly btloDg where j '.hi iee is administered.
Peace acd wisdom have hi ways found
it congenial home, and to transplant
them to a l.ctio.i iu the midst of the
noise nd tumult where movies dom-
iunie all relations would be an atrocious performance by our voters and a disastrous blow for n historic beauty spot of our dearly loved Indiana. All
who know the region and are not
dominattd by narrow pecuniary interests certainly will cot approve of the
propoeed change of the Jennings
County capitol from Vernon to North
Vernon.
This is not meant for a reflection in
the smallest measure on North Ver
non. North Vernon is all right in its
place and Vernon is all right for the
County seat and justice is more than either.
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TAXPAYER Jlhl
Jim Huntington, County Sheiift'l
occupied a front page in the Plain!
Dealer advising the tax payers and
farmers of Jenning County what to do
on the Court house question.
I f it were not for this fact Jim would
require only passing notice but when
Jim seriously advises the tax payers and Farmers of the County what to
do on the uaoet imrjortant ouestion
that has ever iu its history confronted
the tax payers it is entirely proper to examine into his qualifications.
Now we refer to him as "Taxpayer
Jim'', not di account of the tax he
pays but rather the tax he does not
pay. The Couoty Treasurer's book
shows that tax payer Jim paid 07
for the year 1918. Iu l!H9 Jim gave all his worthy possessions in at a valuation $2o". notwithstanding the fact that Jim has drawn the salary of 1700.Cm) and the extras, as Sheriff for the past 2., yeats, and has lived in the Sheriff's
residence with light and heit furnished, and has auctioneered iu between times, aud has saved only $2t. Mr. Taxpayer, is Jim a safe adviser on a momentous tax question? And in this talk about a new Sheriff's residence and jail did it ever occur to you, Mr. Taxpayer, why the Sheriff should be furnished a tine residence with fuel aud light, and the other County officers who draw less salaries
ue compeuea to iurnisn tneirs; some day this graft will be eliminated tad
the tsx payers relieved of this burden. Did Taxpayer Jim mentioa the reat war debt of $3 , 177,000,000.00 that s unpaid, the new Library tax, IhelO cent State road tax, the extra 44,oUO.(H) the teachers will be paid annually more than ever they were paid before; Thst the bonded indebtdness for roads in the various townships in the county amounted to 1143,824 00 that there is nearly 1,000,000,00 dollars of a mortgage indebtedness in Jennings County that in
terest is paid on at an average of G per cent annum; that this will be the last year for the government to guarantee
prices on grain or any other farm pro
ducts, and the future prices will be un
certain: that crops might be a failure; that building material and . labor like all other things are highest in the history of our county; that a new acd
unnecessary Court house is not needed in Jennings County; that there never was a more uncertaiu and unsettled condition in the affairs of our county than at present? He evidently did forget this iu his speeches. But tax payer Jim is telling you that you will have to build a new Court house in Vernon or North Vernon and that it is only a matter of your Choice, can he make you beUeve that when you know the facts? Taxpayer Jim has been a house holder for the past 20 years and lived in f-everal kinds of houses but has never built a NEW HOUSE. Tax payer Jim has not farmed lately and does not know of the strife and toil it takes to pay interest and taxes. Now candidly what do you think of his advice? Why is he out? Is it a new form of auctioneering?
Jes-sph D. Cone and the late John Overmyer on October 1st. 1913 tinned ac'aff.davit alleging fraud in the East Precinct of Vernon Towcehip; in the West Precinct of Vernon Township, in
the Second Precinct of Geneva Township (South Western part of Geneva Township.) in Lovett Township and
in the south precinct of Bigger Town-shit..
Ytt North Vernon had a carnival during the election Sepleunler 22ud, 1913 and we are informed Increased the vote of Center Township from between three hundred to four hundred votes, by the boldest kind of fraud. Then the removalist. allege that the Good citizens of Lovett, Campbell, Bigger, Vernon and Geneva Township in substance are "Robbers". People in glass houses should not throw stones. It is like a thief calling an honest man a thief in order to cover his own crookedness. When Messrs. Joseph D Cone and late Hon. John Overmyer and Fred Lock wood were called before the
Grand Jury in October loi.i at the re
quest of the good people of Campbell, Bigger, Lovett, Geneva and Vernon
Township to prove their accusations they looked like wiped. The honest farmers counted a full and complete
investigation inese farmers were vindicated. The accusations against these good citi.ens of Bigger, Campbell
Vernon, Lovett and Geneva Town ships were false and untrue.
How could these removalists ask for
a contest when some of their number did such crooked work in Center
Township in 1913? People may for give but they can not forget.
WTbatis lh rusia ir-us? Certain North Verncu Lawyers and re-1 estate owners want a new court house at North Vernon at the expense of the tax payers more especially the farmer tax payers of Jennings County, before the farmers get their new- roads under the county unit system. The remov
alists know that they can not soend
men iiiwuev lor a ue w vouil House
aud thej secure the toads. The con
slitutional limil of the indebtedness of any c unty in Indiana is two per
cent. So if you eneud this anouut for
a new Court House at North Vernon
how are vou to secure our ronU
That is the i.ue in a nut shell.
Crack it if ycu can
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$1300 DUE COURT HOUSE
BUILDING
About 2100 of insurance money was
received for Court house building only
about SS00 has been spent. Nearly
f 1300 of this insurance money unspent
belongs to the Court house building
The Commissioners are withholding
this. Why? This matter is goim; to
tie thoroughly investigated later.
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT
Waste not, want not is true in years past and is true today. Most
successful business men, have been
good savers as well as makers. Why waste or discard a beautiful, adequate
and substantial Jennings County Court Hoase to satisfy the cravings of a few
INorth Vernon Lawyers and real estate owners? Thera is no reason at
all except for certain pecuniary in
terests.
If the present Jennings County
Court House was at North Varnon it would be alright in every way, but
as it is not the movies try all kinds of sohemes to deceive the voters to try
to relocate the county seat at North
Varnon. They even are so bold as to say there will be a new Court House at Vernon if relocation fails. This
they told in 1913 and are using this
same talk again. They were beaten
September 22nd, 1913 and will be
worse beaten on July 22nd, 1919. Repair or Build New?
Here are the names of North Ver
non movies who, rather than build
new houses for homes repaired and
cleaned up their own substantial
buildings, and are to for it. They are: Albert A.Tripp
be commended
NO NEW COURT HOUSE AT VERNON. Such talk that if relocation does not carry there will be a new Court House or extensive repairs on present Court House at Vernon is simply desperate It effort talk to deceive the people to try to carry relocation. At the board meeting June 2nd 1919, the Sheriff, Jmes Huntington asked in sub-stance what would be done on the Court House at Vernon should the remova
Dr. Wm. Fall John C. Cope John Fall Geerge Wallace William Fitzgerald Charles Hull and also The late,
(three houses) etc, etc, etc,
.Are tney consistent m trying to re
locate the County Seat at North Ver
non? No.
Frank E. Little
Fred Tripp John Fable Dr. Nelson King
Fred Evans
C. C. Kliugner Ronald Ball
John Overmyer
A NUT FOR THE NORTH VERNON LAWYERS AND REMOVALISTS.
Mr. Lawyer and Kemovalist, will vou please explain to the tsxpayers of Jennings Co. whether a new and unnecessary court house will not increase the taxes of the farmers in the ont townships of the county, and will you also explain, if you please sir, whether the erection of a new and unnecessary court house will increase the value of the farms in the out townships such as Geneva, Spencer, Sand Creek' Columbia, Marion, Campbell, Bigger, Lovett, Montgomery or any other township. Now the fact is this, it's ROBING PETER TO PAY PAUL" and they can not say other wise, nor can they say that GOOD ROADS arid GOOD SCHOOL ARE NOTTIIINGH THAT ADVANCE THE VALUE OK THE FARMS. Mr. Farmer and tax payer if yon do
The question of relocation of
tne County seat is a Serious one
for the Jennings County Tax -payer
the estimated ost of anew Court
nouee, resiuence is irom iuootu.uo as
estimated by Harry Meloy to f G00. 000. 00
Suppose that we say that it wil
cost some half as much as the highest
estimate, ?3DO00dO .(. That amount is
not outside of the limit. It will be'
the fiueht Court house in the State of
Indiana and when the people of
Jennings County vote to relocate the
County seat, they vote to spend up to the limit. No promise has been made in regard to the amount to be spent so now may be sure that it will be enough. If a promise were made it
would be worthless.
Bonds will be issued t run for
twenty years bearing interest at the
rate of five per cent. The first pay
ment of interest on a loan of SSuoooo.OO
would be $15o00.00 and the last pay
ment would be 1750 00. The total
amount of interest paid would be ?lo"o00.00 making the total coet of a
Court house costing $300,000.00, $457oOO.
or nearly one half million dollars.
The whole amount of this large sum
r . iii -
oi money wuuiu ne taKeu from pro
duction capital. There is notafarm in
Jennings Ccnnty that dots not need to
be improved. The farms need to be
tiled, to have more fences and they
need the application of lime. But the
farmer, instead of using money to im
prove his farm, would be compelled to use it in paying for an ornament for North Vernon. The merchant instead of increasing his stock of goods
would help pay for an unnecessary Court house. The railroad instead of making necessary improvements would pay their part of the cost of an
ornment.
The building of roads would be affect
ed. On account of the burden of taxes the people would not build so many
roads. Taxpayers can not stand an unlimited amount.
The expenditure of any sum of
money uselessly would seriously retard the progress of Jennings County. Vote for the interests of Jennings County. Vote to build up the County districts, to improve your farm and do
not vote to throw your money iu an unnecessary court honse.
The contention that there is to be a new court house either at Vernon or
North Vernon is nothing but cam
paign talk. It is foolishness. After
you reject the proposition of the North
Vernon attorneys, if any one attempts to throw the money of the people away remember that the farmers have an
organization and any County official
who attempts to throw money away will hear from the farmers and all
other classes of people. There will be
no new Court house built at Vernon or any large amount spent in repair.
Taxes will be higher without the
building of a Court house. Because of the increased cost of every thing used the balance in the County treasury
iias uwinuiea rrom uouoo.uo until it is
now about ?30ooo.o and it will have
to be replenished. The State will now
get money from taxes on automobiles
that the County has been receiving
The roads must have more money for
repairing them. Roads are needed
everywiiere. Instead or spending $300, 000. 00 or any other amount for a Couri house spend it on the roads where it is badly needed where it will
do even North Vernon more good than
a Court house. The State Highway
commision does not intend to build a highway North and South through the county, so spend the money in buitdiug an improved County unit highway on the State Road where it would be a profitable Investment and through Lovett, Montgomery and Marion township and also through Sand Creek Columbia, aud Bigger Townships. It is not progressive to throw your resources away tut it is progressive to improve your farms aud roads. Therefore he progressive and vote against the proposition to destroy the resources of Jennings County by building a new Court house.
Young pigs for sale on the Robs Farm. Alfred L. Harder, , Yemen, Ind. Adv. Prodie flartweU of Columpus spent Sunday at Roy Dixon's." E. Frank Fowler of Indianapolis visited Hoy Dixon and wife Sunday. Jesse A. Skinner of Co. C -6th Engineer Corps, has returned from France and is at Hoboken, New Jersey in the U. S. Embarkation Hospital. Services at Presbyterian Church next Sunday 2:30 P M. All come. W. J. Shart7.er and wife left last Thursday for their home in Louisville, K v.
Harry Thieksten and family of
North Vernon visited her mother
Mrs. .Tenuie Dixon and family
Sunday.
Will JeuLins spent Monday
at Columbus.
Mrs. Mary Flint of Indianapolis was th guest of Mrs. W. P. Carr Satuidav niht. Richard Grinstead, who has just returned from overseas, and wife were the guests of Mrs. Win. Hincbuian and son Saturday evening,
lists fall""?
Chairman, Charts Hole of the Boa, d i 'cc acd vct,? ? vour iatemt-5
of County Commissioners, and others,
j July 22ad
will be sorry,
spoke up instantly and said in sub- . .. ... ... . tit is Letter to be safe than sorrv.
stance, J-oere is noioing retauve to , anvnph matter lf. thi hnurd ,.t Thes e .,orth Vernon Lawyers are
CcffiiaUzIoaers. " 5
Wanted -A good trainer for shooting dogs, besides a good kennel man. Can get steady position and good salary at the Robs Farm Ilennels. Alfred L- Harder Vernon, Ind. Adv. Opal and Win. Shaw of North Vernon spent the week end with their grandma Hmehman. W, P. Carr is on the sick list. Miss Maggie Phelps of Ludlow, Ky., is the guest of Katie
Wenzel, Stafford Pyle of Kahoka, Mo. is the guest of J. E. Richardson and family this week. Mr, and Mrs. Charles Dibler and daughter Virginia of Madison, Ind., and Mrs. Howard Tirperof Illinois visited Mr. and Mrs. John Curtis Sunday. The Robs Farm Kennels under the management of Alfred L. Harder, who started the business last year, are building another new kennel building. The Robs Farm Kennels have at the present booked between 80 and $0 dogs alone for this season. Judge F. M. Thompson of Versailles, Chris Kassendill, Clerk, and Frank Wildman, Sheriff of Ripley County, were here Monday and filed a Temporary Injunction Suit before Judge J. Ii. Carney. It will be heard July 2S,
act working for your interest, they are
looking cut for nuafcet "1".
Who drew the bill for relocation of the county seat of Jennings county? We are informed that Leonidas Perry Newberry of Knlghtstown and Indianapolis wrote 'tats bill. He is a capitalist, lawver and lobbyist, and we are informed that he is a close personal frlsnd cf Ernest II. Tripp.
REPAIRING THE COURT . HOUSE Continued f.otn first page, monstratts the truth of the statements made by the person sgalatt removal in 1W13 the buildings were all right and repaits now needed are simply the result of neglect f official duty in failure to properly care for th buildings tinee and particularly ia letting the Court house st?ad so long with roof damaged by the storm. The question at issue is cot on of of improving or remodeling the existing, but one of location. Any ens knows that the repairs made necessary by water running through a mjtd roof can be made for an amount tot exceeding the unexpended lnaur&ne money, for the board collect! far
that damage when they collected the policy; and that the ex',; buildings can be permanently proved for an amount which is
significant in conapsr.on with thi eitcliua of a naw Co.rt t::is, j.il, and ;Ler;::'a Reidir t sr. J ths c : of IltaJ E-.iste iu tLsruUr cf Ncrtij Vern:,r3, u; .3 nhlch to trtct tL-ciu:. The qut.'.Lju is ihidl tie Tax r? jer of JenniLjs County L cemj ill.J at the btLiat cf a fj.w Lawyersia ;hs city cf North Verr.ou ta csp.'-j i t j,-uec:-&ry J2VM-. .(.Ma ll; .-.;;:::; cf New B-ildic:;, ia oiJcr i : . its Cuurthu-ariiny Is Tt'j:t,:Z I. a V -u a mils f-ci Hi t. 1. -.::;,? tithr yenr pci, ilL-cci; ncr jcm csuTt--i'c Trill t.j EJrvid hf i v ; .i a ft j" miU'' t
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