The Call-Leader from Elwood, Indiana • Page 1

I I I I I "ELWOOD--Business Is Good" VOLUME XXIV NO. 113 ELWOOD, TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1914 TEN CENTS A WEEK THE ELWOOD CALL LEADER MAN CAUGHT AT MUNCIE Returned Here Today on a Larceny Charge, Heaviest Sentence for Drunk. SPEND ALL SUMMER IN JAIL Chief of police Carl Parsons went to Muncie on the eight o'clock car this morning and returned later in the day with J. F. Craig, until recently employed at the Iron Foundry here, who was arrested in the Magic City last evening on petit larceny charges.

was brought back wearing the nickel-plated bracelets and is now 00- cupying a cell at the city jail. Craig is alleged to have stolen A number of valuable tools at the Iron Works several days ago and then to have left the city. The police were notifled of the alleged theft a short time later but were unable to locate the man here and have since been working on the case. It was learned that the man had friends in Muncie who he was likely to visit and the Muncie police were furnished with his description and notified to arrest him at the first opportunity. The word came last evening that he was in custody and he was brought back to Elwood today.

Tom Hill, an Elwood who His Summer in dallan knows the city and county jail almost as well as the average man knows his own home, was brought before Mayor. Harbit this morning for trial after he had spent about hours in a cell wearing off the effects of a Saturday night spree. This was the second or third time he had been in court during the present administration. After hearing Hill's plea of guilty, the Mayor announced that he had decided that as the prisoner seemed utterly incapable of making good his repeated promises to quit the booze and as it would only be a question of a few weeks until he would be back in court again, he had decided to send him where he would at least 1 have the unique experience of going without a drink longer than that period in the twenty-four hours when he is sleeping. After stating that he hoped the term of enforced abstainence which Hill was going to experience would have the effect of showing him it was possible to quit drinking, the Mayor assessed a fine of $11 and added a jail sentence of 90 days.

This means that the man will have to stay in jail 101 days and it will be along about September when the goldenrods are beginning to turn and the kids are getting ready to go back to school that Mr. Hill will be free again. This is the heaviest sentence for intoxication ever by an Elwood court, and is another illustration that the Mayor means business when he says that old offenders who persist in getting into trouble time after time, may look for no leniency from him. The sentence may have the effect of showing others that they better go to some other city in the future when they go out for a good time. 78.

THOUSAND To be Paid Out This Week by Madison County for Good Roads. Madison county will this week pay the sum of $78,352.35 for good roads. The semi-annual payment of pout road bonds and their interest gravel falls due and the money is in the treaswith which to redeem these bonds. ury total 'sum of. bonds that fall due The time is $59,059.50 and the interat this est that is to be met foots up over The tax payers of Pipe Creek $19,000.

alone will have to meet the township amount of $19,170.07 in the semi-annual liquidation of three mile road bonds. New Boy Arrives. Mr. and Mrs. Lem Groover, living at 1616 North street, are rejoicing ovthe arrival of a fine boy baby who er in an appearance at their home put morning.

The little fellow is 88 this fine a baby as one could wish to see and naturally father and mother are -already predicting great things for it in the future. YOUNG MAN DIES Leslie Owens Passed Away Following Long -Illness from Tuberculosis? Leslie Owens, age 19, who has been suffering from tuberculosis for the past six months, passed away at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Owens, this morning. The deceased was born in Indiana on February 19th, nineteen years ago, and the greater part of his life had been spent in this city and vicinity.

He was a splendid young man and his early demise is generally and deeply regretted by his large circle of friends. A young wife, father, mother, two sisters and five brothers survive him. The funeral will be held at the Ninth street Mission church Thursday morning at ten o'clock, Rev. Mr. Van Buskirt in charge, and interment will follow in the city cemetery.

The deceased is the second young married man to die here from the same affliction within the past few weeks. Mrs. Frank Hoskins went to Koko- mo this afternoon. to visit friends and relatives there this week. MORE RAIN NOT WANTED Farmers Want to Plant Corn Other Crops are Looking in Fine Shape.

UNCERTAINTY ABOUT FRUIT If after the outburst of last night and today old Jupiter Pluvius will kindly put his sprinkling cart in storage for about a week, the greater part of Madison county's 1914 corn crop will be in the ground within the space of a few days. The rains of last week prevented planting in practically all parts of the county and when this week started off as though it was going to repeat the performance the farmer began to ge discouraged. Had it not been for the overplus of noisture, most of the farmers would have had their corn in early this year. As it is, the majority of them have only begun to plant. The ground is too heavy to plant now, even if there is no more rain, but with a bright day tomorrow, the farmers believe they would be able to start the planting Thursday morning.

Delay Not Yet Serious. While it is still abundantly early for corn planting, the farmers are getting anxious. They like to have their corn in the ground by the middle of May, and the indications are that they are not going to get it there that soon. A rainy week would throw them rather seriously behind. Several are not done breaking and comparatively few are through planting.

With the exception of the delay about the corn, the farmers are well pleased with crop prospects. Madison county never had a better outlook for wheat. Unless something comes along and puts a crimp in the crop between now and harvest, the yield per acre ought to be the largest in the county's history. The acreage is fairly large, but far short of what it was a few years ago when Madison county farmers made wheat an equal crop with corn. Other Things Doing Well.

Oats are coming along promising- ly, young clover 1 is looking up fairly well, meadows are thriving and pastures are excellent. The days of dry feed are over and the butter the town folks are getting is beginning to yellow up. Gardens are doing well now, though they came slowly in the cold days of the last two weeks. It is a bit early to tell what strawberries are going to do. Most of the patches show a goodly measure of bloom and it may be that there will be an average yield of that favorite fruit.

As to orchard fruits there of course, still much uncertainty. There is an average display of blossoms, but whether they will give way to charries, apples, pears, plums and peaches is. still a question. The chances are that the cherry crop will not be as abundant this year as it was last, for there WAS a noticeable shortage of cherry blossoms this spring as compared with last. All in all, the outlook for the farmers and gardeners is most encouraging.

Madison county soil never has yet (Continued on page 8. ANNIVERSARY OF CYCLONE Death Dealing Storm Passed Near Here Twenty-Eight Years Ago Today. TERRIBLE DAMAGE WAS DONE Twenty-eight years ago today Madison and Tipton counties were visited by a cyclone, the most serious in this section of the state, and all the older residents of this vicinity will clearly remember the storm which did a vast amount of damage to farms and forests about here, cost the life of one young man and killed stock of all kinds wherever it struck. The great funnershaped cloud first struck Tipton, wiping the old fair ground there almost as clean as though the buildings had been torn down and the ground then swept with a broom. The cloud then lifted, doing but little other damage in the city, and continue ed at a terrific speed in a southeasterly direction.

Every few miles it would swoop down, striking the ground where everything was swept before it, then it would raise high in the air, carrying wreckage up with it and depositing this hundreds of feet away. Damage in this Vicinity. The path of the cyclone was south of Elwood midway between this city and Frankton. The Canaday school house and the Monticello school house were both completely wrecked. Dan Kang, of this city, teacher at the latter school had just closed the term the previous Friday, and he says he remembers the storm as clearly as though it had been yesterday, The home of Nathan Canaday was struck by the storm and the house was completely wrecked with the exception of one bedroom in which Mrs.

Canaday was lying ill, and this was scarcely injured. John Legg, a brother of Frank and Joe Legg, who was standing in the road some distance from a group of trees, was picked up bodily by the whirling cloud and was hurled against the trunk of a great tree, receiving injuries from which he died a short time later. A small forest of trees south of here, was almost completely destroyed, some of the trees being literally twisted off and carried for many feet. Countless stories of the pranks of the cyclone and the damages done, are still told by persons living here at the time, and all of the older residents remember the terrible losses sustained because of it. This was the only storm of the kind that has ever visited this vicinity and it is certainly to be hoped that the calamity of May 12, 1886 will not be repeated again.

SLIPPED FROM HOUSE Woman Found Wandering on Streets Picked up and Later Returned Home Found wandering about the streets in the south part of the city, a strange woman about 30 years of age, was picked up by the' men on one of the city street cars early this morning, and brought to the station where she was turned over to the police. To the officers the woman said her name was Mary Wise and that she had been. driven from her home at Perkinsville by her father who refused to let hef live there longer. She said she had nothing to eat since yesterday. The woman was given breakfast and while the police were trying to get into communication with the township trustee to arrange for her being placed in the county infirmary, a man by the name of Haggarty, living on South Twenty-fourth street, appeared at the station in search of her.

He stated that she was a relative of his who had recently been brought from Indianapolis, recovering from a serious Illness. She had slipped from his home sometime last night and he feared she might have met with some accident. It is thought 'her mind must have been affected by her illness and she was permitted to return at once to the Haggarty home. Geo. Donnelly of Anderson will be guest of friends in this city this even- STUDENTS STRUCK Sheridan Seniors Refused to Attend Baccalaureate Sermon in Body, The members of the senior class of the Sheridan high school had certain demands refused by the school board, and went on a "strike." They refused to attend the Baccalaureate sermon in a body, although most of them were scattered about the church.

The trouble arose over the demands of the seniors for tickets at the baccalaureate sermon. According to information obtainable Monday the seniors demanded that there be a reserved section and that ten tickets be granted to each senior for this section. The board refused but offered four tickets to each graduate. Angered at the refusal the seniors declared they would take no part in the services. To Attend Meeting.

Dr. Rhinehart will leave for nati in the morning to attend the annual meeting of the. Southern Ohio Medical Association of which he is member. WIVES HAVE COMPLAINTS Woman Found Reconciliation a Failure and Again Asks to be Freed. COURT HEARD WORLEY CASE Because her husband's bad qualities are said to overbalance his good ones, Mrs.

Dora Tomlinson of this city, wants a divorce from Roscoe. The complaint has been filed in the circuit court. Mrs. Tomlinson alleges that her husband is ordinarily a good fellow, but when he comes home drunk, which is not infrequently the case, there is trouble and plenty of it. The further charge is made that Tomlinson spends most of his earnings in saloons.

The asks for the custody of the three small children and a reasonable allowance for their support. Once before Mrs. Tomlinson brought suit for divorce but dismissed the complaint without a trial of the case, a reconciliation having in the meantime been effect- ed. Charges Abandonment. Thomas A.

Garrison has grown tired of being made the "goat" of a matrimonial alliance and has brought suit for divorce. According to the complaint which has been filed in the superior court, he married Lizzie in 1910. It is alleged she abandoned him two years later and they have not since lived together. Wants Wife Restrained. David Williams has asked Judge Bagot for an order restraining his wife from getting tipsy and following him on the street, thus humiliating him, so he alleges.

In a complaint for divorce, Williams says that he and his wife separated four days ago. Evidence Heard. Judge Austill heard the evidence yesterday in the case of Mrs. Florence Worley, who is asking for divorce from her husband, Alonzo Worley. They were married in Elwood about four years ago, lived in San Francisco for a time, and later Worley was transferred to New York by.

the company that employs him. He is still there while Mrs. Worley is at the home of her parents. -Non-support is alleged as grounds for divorce. Worley, who is 36 years old, had been twice married before and divorced from both wives, according to the made by Mrs.

Worley in her complaint. Severe Storm. Carl Parsons and E. V. Lee who returned last night from Michigan City where they took two prisoners, state that the storm in the vicinity of Rochester last night was very severe.

Hall fell until the ground was literally covered with ice and both men say they never saw- more rain fall than that which came down for a few minutes during the evening. Mrs. Rachel Hoffman returned to her home at Delphi this afternoon after visit with friends and relatives in this city for the past several days. MILLER FREE FROM PRISON Still Asserts He is Innocent of Serious Crime He Was Charged With. WILL LIKELY REMAIN HERE Harrison Miller, a resident of this vicinity for almost half a century, who was sent to the Michigan City prison more than two years ago on statutory charges filed by his daughter, is again a free man, the prison authorities having granted him his release yesterday.

Mr. Miller arrived in Elwood at ten o'clock last evening and was immedlately driven to the home of his mother west of the city where he will likely make his home for the present at least. At the time of his arrest Mr. Miller was living with his family in Howard county, hvaing moved from the farm near Leisure only a short time before. The case was a sensational one, the story told by the daughter at the time of the arrest and repeated with all the objectionable details when the trial was called, making the case one that attracted widespread attention at the time.

Still Asserts Innocense. Mr. Miller asserted then, and repeated the assertions yesterday following his release, that he was absolutely innocent of the charges plaecd against him, and he still maintains that they were only a part of a plot to get him out. of the way that the other members of his family might get hold of his property and take charge of the estate without his interference. While he made no statement as to his plans for the future, it is understood that he will make no effort to effect a reconciliation with any of the members of his family and it is probable that he will remain in this vicinity for th epresent at least.

A year ago Mr. Miller was released from prison that he might go to the bedside of his mother, living west of here, at a time when she was critically ill. No guard was sent with him, he having been placed upon his honor by the prison authorities to return, and he appeared at the doors of the prison on the day he was expected back, several hour's before the parole expired. Friends Stand by Him. Mr.

Miller is known to practically all the older residents of this city as well as throughout the country north of here. He is generally spoken as a man whose word was always en without question, who was strictly honest in all his business dealings, and he was the last man anyone acquainted with him would ever have suspected of such an offense as he was charged with. The fact that he maintained at the trial and throughout his two years in prison, that he was absolutely innocent, causes many of his friends to still believe that a mistake was made by the jury in finding him guilty. His friends will seek to forget the unfortunate incidents of the past and all will do their part in helping him get another start that what has already occurred may be forgotten and not cast a shadow over the remainder of his life. Mayor is Great Grandfather.

Mayor Harbit appeared at his office this morning wearing an unusually brilliant smile and with just an added touch of dignity, all of which he explained by stating that he was now a great grandfather. The great grandchild is a dainty little girl who has arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hosier living near the city, and the mother was formerly Miss Lois Harbit, grand daughter of the Mayor. The little lady who has been named Barbara, has the unusual distinction of having eight living grandparents and great grandparents.

of Blood Poison. William Huntsinger, the Indian Oil company man, is suffering from a serious attack of blood poisoning resulting from a slight cut on the finger recelyed several days ago. Attending physicians are hopeful of stopping the poison before it spreads to other parts of the body. GIRL ENDS LIFE Bride Elect Drinks Carbolic Acid and Dies a Short Time Later. E.

A. Guy has received word telling. of the death of Miss Hazel Guy, 24. daughter of the late Charles Guy, who died at Van Buren recently. The young lady died by her own hand, hav.

ing swallowed a quantity of carbolio acid, all efforts to save her life having proved fultile. Miss Guy is said to have been an unusually charming young lady and, was to have been married within few weeks, having her trousseau already almost completed, and her flance Since the death of her father Miss Guy is said to have been grieving deeply. Despondency is thought to is broken hearted over the tragedy. have prompted the rash act. Zerface in Charge.

Lloyd Zerface was today appointed local superintendent for the Conservative Life Insurance company which he states is the strongest ordinary life company in the state. HAVE TO BUY MORE BOOKS Another Change Made in the Text Books for Public Schools Next Year. ANOTHER HEAVY EXPENSE Parents who made a generous outlay of good hard cash upon one OF more occasions during the present school year and who perhaps fondly imagined that they now had their children supplied for a time at least, may just as well, begin saving up for another drain upon their pocket books as practically an entire new set of text books will have to be bought again at the opening of the' term next September. The state board of education has adopted the writing books, readers and arithmetics that are to take the place of those now in use and which will not be changed for another five years, and 500,000 pupils in Indiana will be required 1 to purchase these next year. Thus it will be seen that the parents of pupils in Elwood and Madison county will be up against the proposition of buying new school books again next fall.

Just about the time a father or mother thinks the school book question is settled and the younger members of the family can use the same books some of the older children have been using, a change is made. Then the old books are no longer of any use in the schools and new books have to be bought. The New List. The Child's Classic readers, of which Miss Georgia Alexander is aulthor, and in the preparation of which her sister, Miss Grace Alexander, assisted, were adopted. They consist of a primer and five readers.

Miss Alexander's readers first were considered by the state board five years ago, but were rejected for the Howe readers. The prices at which the Alexander readers will be sold are as follows: Primer, 15 cents; first grade, 15 cents; second grade, cents; third grade, 25 cents; fourth grade, 30 cents; fifth grade, 40 cents. The prices to be paid in exchanging the Howe readers for the new readers are as follows: Primer, 7 cents; first grade, 8 cents; second grade, 10 cents; third grade, 13 cents; forth grade, 15 cents; fifth grade, 20 cents. The Silver-Burrdette company, of Boston, was awarded the contract for the Phillips and Anderson arithmetics, which will supplant the Walsh arithmetics. The new elementary arithmetic will sell at 30 cents and the complete arithmetic at 42 The exchange price will be 15 cents and 21 cents.

The O. F. Barnes company of Chicago, obtained the 'contract for the writing books to be used in all the grade schools. These books will sell at 5 cents each. The Eaton copy book is used at present.

Thhe board decided to postpone indefinitely the adoption of books on agriculture and agriculture botany. It is said that none of the books submitted on these subjects was considered satisfactory,.