Jackson County Banner from Brownstown, Indiana • Page 1

BROWNSTOWN BROWNSTOWN, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, NEW WHEAT DISEASE Called to Attention of County Agent, Interes's Purdue. While on a recent visit to his uncle, William P. Kochenour, at Rego, Orange county, Leigh Kochenour became interested in the peculiar color of the wheat on his uncle's farm. The wheat heads were just beginning to fill a and had turned a pinkish brown. As no one there could explain the cause, Leigh brought several stalks of the wheat home with him and submitted them to County Agent A.

D. Cobb. After careful examination and study Mr. Cobb was unable to determine the cause of the peculiar appearance and color of the specimen of wheat submitt to him, and forwarded them to the Agricultural Experiment Station of Purdue University for further examination and investigation, which at once became deeply interested as will be seen from the following letter received from them by Mr. Cobb, Tuesday: Mr, Alex Cobb: Dear letter of the 16th inst.

with specimen of diseased wheat heads was referred to me by Prof. Christie, So far as we can learn the fungus causing the disease has never been reported in this country and the disease appears to be quite new. Since whole fields are, affected, as Mr. Kochenour reported to you, it was deemed advisable to make a detailed investigation of it in the field. Will you or Mr.

Kochenour have time to go with me, next Wedneseay, to the field in question? I expect to be in Brownstown Wednesday morning, coming from Seymour on the bus line. Yours truly, F. J. PIPAI. Mr.

Cobb, who is quite busy now in showing Mr. Lamb, of the Forest Service, over the county, wired Purdue that although he would be unable to go with them, Mr. Kochenour would accompany them to the field where the specimens were obtained. In addition to the peculiar color of the wheat heads they also had a rank offensive odor and later the heads turned a dark color. The joints were very weak and broke up in sections, but the grains did not seem to be affected.

The disease, if it might be termed such, made its appearance very suddenly, and the final report of the investiga tion by Purdue will be awaited with interest. Sudden Death of John Wolka. John F. Wolka, a well-known German citizen, of Driftwood township, residing near the German Lutheran church, about three miles south of Vallonia, died last Saturday evening after only a few hours' illness. He was cutting wheat and about ten o'clock while riding on the binder was taken suddenly sick.

His sons, who were near by, hastened to his assitance, and seeing that his condition was serious, they lost no time in taking him to the office of Dr. Lazenby in Vallonia. Although everything was done to relieve him he. grew rapidly worse and expired about two o'clock. The cause of his death was apoplexy.

Deceased was 59 years and 28 days of age. He was a successful farmer and was well-known in the central and western part of Jackson county. An obituary will be found in the South Driftwood items. Sour Milk Oatmeal Cakes. One cupful white sugar, one-half cupful butter, one-half cupful oatmeal, one cupful grated cocoanut, one cupful chopped raisins, one teaspoonful soda, seven tablespoonfuls sour milk, two cupfals flour.

When you have creamed the butter and sugar, stir soda in the sour milk and add to the mixture. Mix in the raisins and cocoanut and then add gradually the oatmeal and flour, Drop from a teaspoon onto buttered tins. Bake in a quick oven. -Pictorial Review. BANNER.

See. Ind. Historical Surrey Bloomington Ind You Posted On Jackson County: News VOL. XLVIL TRAGEDY IN JAIL Recalled by Husband and Wife's Troubles at Columbus. The Columbus Herald last week deabout a column to the domestic troubles of John Suitor and wife of city which in part is as follows: Many have been the complaints of husbands because of a wife's lack of affection, but one of John Suitor's complaints against his wife is that she is affectionate.

Suitor, who has been residing with wife at Greensburg until she left Thursday night and sought refuge the residence of John Jones of this arrived here Friday, informing Hoffman that his wife had left taking with her all his clothes, money and other belongings. Mrs. Suitor told the officers that she had husband, taking only her own propand did not intend to live with him. Mrs. Suitor said that her husband threatened to bring into their home to a woman by the name of Sutton, confined in the women's reformato which she seriously objected.

also said that Suitor kicked her because she didn't hoe the onions and potatoes instead of doing the washing. Suitor, explained to the police that of the most serious difficulties be tween them was that he insisted was her duty to hoe in the garden in stead of doing washings, saying that didn't ask her to do both. Mrs. Suitor said that she preferred to do washings because she could make $1 50 day and got nothing for hoeing in garden. Mrs.

Suitor also complained that her husband was always getting into trouhaving been arrested eleven times. 1 prove myself innocent every inquired Suitor. Mrs. Suitor said that one objection had to living with her husband was that he didn't permit her to visit her folks at Seymour, even when she earnthe morey. A compromise was finally effected whereby it was agreed that Suitor and his wife should make the trip to Seymour together, returnto Greensburg by the way of North Vernon.

When Mrs. Suitor told the police that she bad been a loving wife, Suitor said that she had been too loving to suit him. Mrs. Suitor was formerly the wife Albert Whitsett, who committed suicide the Jackson county jail in the winter 1911. Whitsett and his wife lived Seymour at that time.

The couple were charged with enticing a North Vernon man to their home and robbing him of about $70 while he was under the influence.of liquor. Before he had recovered from his stupor Whitsett -and wife had left Seymour. About months afterward they were arrested Columbus and returned to this county for trial. They were found guilty by a jury. The woman was sentenced to the Woman's Prison and Whitsett sentenced the Reformatory.

The jury returned verdict just before noon, and a few minutes after being taken back to jail, Whitsett cut his throat with a sharp pocket knife dying almost instantly. His wife, now Mrs. Suitor referred above, was taken to prison the same afternoon without being informed her husband's tragic death. Big Land Deal. Will Jenkins, who purchased what is known as the Abel McCormick farm, consisting of about 150 acres, a few years ago, and has since been living on it, has sold the same, the total consideration being $9750.

It was divided into three tracts--Frank 'Branaman purchased 20 acres; John Terkhorn 68 acres and John Kamman 62 acres. Mr. Jenkins has purchased a farm of 92 acres near Flat Rock at a consideration of $13,430. It is his intention to move there next fall after harvesting his crops here. Finest lot of candies, nuts and fruits at the Model Grocery.

JUNE 23, 1915. NO. 15 Snyder---Herrmann. Mr. Ed Snyder, and Miss Jeannetta Herrmann, both of this place, were quietly united in marriage at the M.

E. parsonage Wednesday night, June 16, 1915, at 8:30 o'clock, Rev. C. N. Willson officiating.

They were accompanied by Miss Edna Herrman, sister -of the bride; Misses Hazel Lauster and Laura Tocker and Ed Allen. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. Adelph Herrmann and is an accomplished young lady.

The groom is a son of of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Snyder and has served as deputy sheriff since Sheriff Robertson assumed the duties of that office. Both enjoy the esteem of a wide circle of friends whom the BANNER joins in extending congratulations. They have gone to housekeeping at the county jail, where Mr.

Snyder, as deputy sheriff, will succeed Sheriff Rotertson in caring for the inmates of that institution. CLOSE CALL For Aged Bliod Couple Home Burns. The house occupied by Oliver and Polly Rich, just back of Dr. Joe Cummings' office, was gutted by fire about 11 o'clock Tuesday morning. The occupants, both of whom are almost blind, were more or less burned in trying to extinguish the flames.

Mrs. Rich was seriously burned especially about her hands and her hair was singed in several places, while Mr. Rich was painfully burned along the left arm and hand. Mrs. Rich, who has.

been confined to her bed with sickness, was smoking a pipe when some of the ashes from the pipe fell on the bed clothing setting it on fire. The bed was soon in a blaze and it was before Mr. Rich could get her out of the bed that she was burned. While her burns were serious they will not prove fatal. Mr.

Rich i is about 60 years old and Mrs. Rich is about 58. The fire was first noticed by outsiders, who immediately called out the West End fire department without turning in an alarm at the power house. Mr. and Mrs.

Rich' have taken up temporary quarters with Mrs. McCory in the old hotel building. The building was owned by Walter B. Sage. Another Fire This Morning The fire alarm was again sounded this morning when the Dr.

Shield's property near the Brownstown Planing Mill, occupied by William Boufer, caught fire from a defective flue. The West End fire department responded promptly and assisted in putting the out, although Mr. Boofer had the fire under control with a garden hose. The damage, which was confined to a small portion of the house around the flue, was only nominal. The property, which is owned by the heirs of Mrs.

S. W. Shields, deceased, known for many years as the Shields' Homestead Vernon Township Commencement. The commencement exercises of Vernon township public schools, which were to have been May 26 and were postponed on account of the smallpox quarantine, were held last Saturday night at the Baptist church at Uniontown. The address was given by Prof.

John L. Beyl, of Franklin, and the music was furnished by the Crothersville orchestra. The diplomas were presented by Co. Supt. J.

E. Payne. The names of the graduates are as follows: Margie Carpenter, Sylyia Horst, Mildred Myers, Florence Kovener, Mae Nehrt, Garnet Ballard, Esther Sweaney, Madge Bedel, Henry Foster, Howard Boone, Velmer Sage, Willis Bohall, Elmer Daily, Paul Procter, Paul Stewart, Walter Proctor. and Alfred Hall. Cut Price Sale at the Gold Mine Cash Store Of Men's, Ladies' and Children's Oxfords and White Canvas Shoes and Oxfords.

Here is an opportunity to make a large saving on your shoe purchases right in the midst of the season and at a time when you need them. We do not want to carry over a single pair of low cut shoes or white canvas goods and in order to do this we are going to begin early to close them out. Here are some of the slashed prices and there are many others: $2.79 Ladies' Vici Patent Tip Oxfords, $2.00 values $1.49 Ladies' White Canvas Shoes, $2.25 values $1.98 Patent $3.25 values $1.95 values $1.95 Ladies' White Canvas Shoes, $1.50 values $1.19 Men's Oxfords, Men's Men's Gunmetal Oxfords, Oxfords, $2.85 values $2.79 Ladies' Ladies' Patent Oxfords, $2.75 $2.50 $1,95 Children's White Canvas Baby Pumps, $1.35 val $1.10 Patent Oxfords, Men's Gunmetal Oxfords, $3.25 $2.85 values $1.95 Ladies' Patent Patent Oxfords, $3.00 values values $2.79 Children's 6 $1.25 $1 val 98c, 89c Many similar discounts on Children's and Misses' Shoes, which are not mentioned. Come in and see what your dollars will do. The Gold Mine Cash Store, Ewing, Indiana Best Ad Medium In Jackson County In order to surprise their friends at Ansonia, Ohio, Miss Pauline Winbigler, of that place, and Louis Bales, of this place, slipped to Covington, and were secretly married last Thursday.

As soon as the ceremony was performed they came to Brownstown to visit Mr. Bales' mother, Mrs. J. H. Shortridge, for several weeks.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Winbigler, of Ansonia. She is a charming young lady and is accomplished musician.

Mr. Bales, who is a graduate of the Brownstown high school and Moores Hill college, has been principal of the Ansonia high school for the past two years and it was while teaching there that he became acquainted with his bride. After a few weeks' visit with his mother, they will go to Ansonia to visit Mrs. Bales' parents. Mr.

Bales has accepted a position as principal of the Hope, high school for the year, where they will start housekeeping about the latter part of August. COUNTY CANVAS Planned by Ticket Selling Committee for Chautauqua. Plans for a county ticket selling campaign for the Brownstown chau auqua, which opens here July 1st, were completed Tuesday night at a meeting of the ticket selling committee. The county is divided into three and members of the committee were assigned to each section. It i is planned to make the tour in automobiles donated for the purpose to put three ladies and one man in each car.

The automobiles will all- leave town promptly at nine o'clock Friday morning and the members of the respective divisions will be called for at their homes a few minutes before nine. Mistake About Junior Tickets Some trouble has been experienced by the different members of the committee in regard to the selling of tickets for the Junior Chautauqua. Mr. W. H.

Wright, who is general secretary of the Lincoln Chautauqua Circuit, when here at the beginning of the campaign, made i it as emphatic as possible to the committee that all children -between the ages of 8 and 15 must buy a dollar ticket in order to be admitted to the Junior Chautauqua and that this ticket would admit them to all the entertainments of the main chautauqua. A limited number of children under the age of eight years will be admitted free, but anyone may buy a Junior ticket for those under eight in order to be sure that they will get the benefit of the Junior chautauqua. Quarantine Lifted at Crothersville. On May 24 Crothersville and township was placed under quarantine and public meetings of all kinds were forbidden by the county health officer. The quarantine lasted until last Monday when permission was given for all kinds of meetings to be held.

The raising of the quarantine was certainly a relief to business men and people in general. Health officer McCormick feels optimistic now over the situation altho ugh a few days ago things were looking bad and chances were in favor of a wide spread epidemic. So far the smallpox has been confined to four families with seventeen cases, Only two families are now quarantined. The Bez Daniels family and the Adam Weisman family. The Weisman family all have the smallpox, but all have it in a light form except Adam Weisman, who was not vaccinated.

Dr. McCormick is taking extra care in fumigating all buildings and dwellings where the disease was known to have been in order to protect the public from any risks. -Crothersville Herald. LAKES TO GULF ROUTE Will. Soon Outrival the Dixie Pretzel Route.

Maps and circulars advertising the new "Lakes to the Gulf Route," which includes Brownstown, are now being mailed out to all parts of the country. Because of its natural advantages, both as to character of its roads and directness between Indianapolis and Louisville, it will soon become recognized 88 the main national highway from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. It will be remembered. that immediately following the announcement of the decision of the Dixie Highway Commission at Chattanooga some weeks ago to split that route into several sections, a movement was started at Salem to lay out, beautify and establish a true sure enough direct route from the resorts of Northern Michigan Gulf, which includes the Hoosier Scenic Route through Southern Indiana from Indianapolis to Louisville via Seymour, Brownstown, Vallonia and Salem The section from Indianapolis to Louisville, or the Hoosier Scenic Route, is now in good condition and had very heavy travel during the week preceding and after the Indianapolis Speedway Races, All of the roads are either of concrete, hard pike or gravel construction. The route from Indianapolis is divided iato five sections for convenience in giving directions on the printed circulars.

From Indianapolis to Franklin, 20.5 miles composed of hard pike and gravel roads; Franklin to Columbus, 22 4 miles composed of all hard pike; Seymour to Salem, through Brownstown and Vallonia, 33 1 miles composed of gravel and hard pike and parts of it now being concreted; Salem to Louisville 38.2 miles most of which is piked and part of it is now being cemented and several objectional grade crossings are being eliminated. Total length Indianapolis to Louisville 133.8 miles. The Gulf to the Lakes Route, which is practically ready for travel, passes through the following cities: Mackinac, South Bend, Indianapolis, Seymour, Brownstown, Salem, Louisville, Bardsville, Nashville, Birmingham, Montgomery, Pensacola and New Orleans. At Salem there are several "optional" routes which the autoists may take, one of them leading over to French Lick and West Baden. The officers of the association are E.

H. Bristol, president; C. R. Morris, secretary, and W. H.

Crim, chairman of executive committee. Shepard---Cummings. The marriage is announced of Miss Wanda Cummings, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Cummings, to Owen Shepard, the ceremony taking place Wednesday evening in their own home, 1064 West Thirty-second street, the Rev.

Clay Trusty officiating. The bride wore a gown of white organdy and carried a shower of white roses, -Indianapolis News, Saturday. The bride is a niece of Dr. D. J.

Cummings of this place and made her home here for several years. She has a host of friends here whom the BANNER joins in extending congratulations. Fined tor Over-driving. Jason Lynch, of near Surprise, was arrested last week by Sheriff Robertson and Marshal McCord, of Seymour, charged with over-driving a livery horse, which he had hired at Seymour. He was tried before Mayor Ross of Seymour, found guilty, and fined $5 and costs.

Closing Out Sale. In order to close out my entire stock of hats, beginning Thursday I will offer all trimmed hats for ladies at children's hats at 50 cents. Come early and get first choice. They are all this season's goods and you will get them at a bargain. ROSE DURHAM, 15t1 SUPREME COURT Renders Decision in Two Jackson County Cases.

votes that too his him at city, Chief him, her erty, live now tory, She one it he per the ble, she ed ing in df in to a The Supreme Court last Thursday handed down a decision reversing the court in the case of Claude M. Hinderlider vs Catherine C. Hinder-. in which the plaintiff contested will of his alleged father, John M. Hinderlider.

The case was tried in the Jackson Circuit Court about a year ago and attracted considerable attention, as the Hinderlider estate was estimated at about $100,000. The grounds for contesting the will were that Mr. Hinderwas of unsound mind at the will was made and that undue influence was used when the same was made. The case was tried before a jury and occupied six days of court. A large number of witnesses were examined, making it' one of the most expensive cases tried here in recent years.

The jury rendered a verdict in favor of the defendant, and an appeal was taken to Supreme Court. By its reversal, case may be tried again, ualess the parties agree upon compromise. The Supreme Court's reversal was upon the evidence, which was not submitted to the higher court, but upthe lower court's instructions to tte jury. Affects Railroad Employees The other case in which the Supreme Court rendered a decision was that of Chas. Hagan vs.

The B. 0. Sw. which originated -in this county, but was tried upon change of, venue in Lawrence county, The plaintiff brought suit -against the railroad company to recover wages, which had been retained by the company for the Relief Association organized for the benefit of its employes, which the plaintiff had joined. The amount involved was less than $100.

The case was decided in favor of the plaintiff in the Lawrence Circuit Court and the railroad company took an appeal to the Supreme Court, which not only affirmed the decision of the lower court, but held several of the by laws of the Relief Association as unconstitutional. The contention of the plaintiff was that the association could not retain any portion of the employes' wages for the reason it provides that in case of injury the employe could not sue the company for damages if he accepted the benefits and signed a waiver to further claims. Another provision stated that if the employes instituted suit for damages against the company he thereby by that act waived his right to any benefits. It was further alleged that the company required all its employes to become members of the relief which requirement was unlawful. The Indiana legislature in 1907 enacted a law providing that such waivers could not be embodied in any relief ganization but the attorneys for railroad company in the Hagan suit tended that the act of 1907 was unconstitutional as it interfered with interstate commerce.

The court held that the act was not unconstitutional. Two to Fourteen Years. Thomas Brewer, charged with firing several shots at John Allen Perry, near Cana, Jennings County, and was captured at this place after a search of several days, was returned to Jennings county for trial, found guilty and given from two to fourteen years in the state penitentiary. Crothersville Herald. Brewer is the man who was 1 under suspicion of having set fire to the Durland school house and Shields river bridge a few months ago.

Marriage License. Marriage License. Edward Snyder to Jeanetta Herrman, both of Brownstown..