Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1900 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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R. H. Robinson, dentist. Brick work has commenced on the Harris bank building. Mrs. John Makeever is visiting her sons at Indianapolis. Mr. Thomas Ryan of Chicago, is visiting Ralph Donnelly. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. John H. Jesson, Thursday. Mrs. W. B. Austin and daughter Virgie, are rusticating in Michigan. Richland tp., Benton county, will build 18 miles of free gravel roads. Master George M. Babcock is visiting his Grandma Freelove at Goodland. Mrs. Spencer Vick and children of Chicago, are stopping with Dr. Chas. Vick. The state bar association elected Hon. E. P. Hammond of Lafayette for president. Ernest Lam son came home last Friday from Logansport, where he has been for several months.

Mrs. Florence Kean and daughter Edna, of Buchanan, Mich., are visiting at Wm. Washburn’s this week. Mr. and Mrs. Levi Renicker of Carroll county, are visiting their sons Levi and Sherman, here this week. The town of Goodland is issuing refunding bonds to the amount of S6OOO to meet outstanding obligations. Gillam tp., republicans have nominated A. W. Prevo, the present incumbent by appointment, for trustee. A. Leopold was over to Wolcott Sunday. Ike’s house was struck by lightning Saturday and damaged S2OO. Mimes Nellie Powers and Mayme Currens and Master Richard Desmond of Chicago, are stopping at J. W. Mauck’s, in Newton tp Mrs. John Burger of Remington, and Miss Maggie Fecker, a neice cf Mr. Buiger, of Ohio, were § nests of Mrs. J. F. Major W ednesay. Charles Vick and Miss Anna Somers went to Chicago last Sunday and were made one. The groom is under age and the bride is said to be but 16.

Those “horrible examples.” the Murrays, were' turned loose last Friday on condition that they would seek some more congenial clian. They mosied. Attorney Frank Davis, Dr. L. H. Reoher, Postmaster Peck and D. M. Pulver of Morocco, were in the city Saturday night. They were enroute to Winamac. Kankakee township democrats will hold their township conventions to-day. Kankakee is the last of the thirteen townships to put np a township ticket. Before casting his vote on the Gifford railroad snbidy every taxSyer should read Mr. Gifford’s ter to his tenants, which appears in another column of this P»per. The Foresters of Willard court attended in a body, the corner stone laying at Remington, Sunday. They were accompanied by the band and glee club of St. Joseph’s College. Mrs. W. A. Huff gave a very oleasant and entertaining “at home” Tuesday afternoon in honor of Mrs. G. W. Gauthier of Kentland. About 75 ladies were present. Refreshments were served. Prof. W. H. Qershman, a former county superintendent of Newton county, has been elected president of the Vincennes university. He has resided at New Albany for several years where he was at the bead of the city schools. The Monadnook building in Chicago, 70 by 400 feet, contains a population of 6,000 persons and comprises in itself a separate postoffice district. The building has more people than many of the prosperous county seats of Indiana.

•’Tfc— DR. MOORE, Specialist, „ Office First Stairs West of Port Office. RENSSELAER, IND. '•' . x

The Newton county democratic convention will be held at Brook, July 24. J. C. Thrawls is visiting his stepdaughters Mesdames Crane and Gray, in Logansport this week. Jeff Kreider of Brook, -was brought over here Tuesday and lodged in jail. Wife beating is the charge, due to too much firewater. Ephriam Fleming, who has been lying at the point of death at his home southwest of town for some time, died Wednesday afternoon, aged 66 years. This week we add ten new subscribers to our list, as follows: McCoysburg, 1; Rensselaer, 6; Joliet, 111., 1; Los Angeles, Cal., 1; D.vight, 111., 1.

Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 40; oats 23; rye 50. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 30; oats 23; rye, 45. Notice: —Fountain Park Assembly, Remington, Ind., July 28 to August 12. Finest program yet offered. Write Robert Parker, Remington, Ind., for one. The committee appointed to investigate the books of John Austis former town treasurer of Winamac for five years, reported a shortage of $893.41. The amount of the shortage was at once paid over by Mr. Austis. Rev. Middleton was called to South Bend last Saturday to preach the funeral of an old parishoner. Mrs. Middleton accompanied him and the two spent the week there. Rev. C. W. Postal occupied the §ulpit of the M. E. church here unday morning and Rev. Tucker of Ridgeville, in the evening. In reply to numerous inquiries, we re-publish the amount asked for as a donation by Mr. Clifford in the different townships. Barkley, $8,700; Marion. $31,800; Jor dan, $6,550; Carpenter, $21,100. The total mileage assessed for this year in Jasper county is seventeen and the assessment is $2,000 per mile. The county board of equalization adjourned sine die last Saturday. Not many changes were made in the assessment returns. In Hanging Grove the personal assessment of several residents was reduced, while in Gillam and Walker a few changes were made. In Rensselaer only a very few changes were made.

C. B. Harrold, who has been connected with the Evening Journal since its establishment a few months ago, left with his wife last Monday for Spencer, Owen county where he takes the foremanship on a new democratic paper to be establiahed there. The Democrai wishes Mr. Harrold success in his new location. Every farmer in Barkley, Marion, Jordan and Carpenter townships, as well as thoee in town, who are opposed to voting the Gifford railroad subsidy, should not fail to turn out and vote next Tuesday. Remember that only one vote may be the means of fastening a big tax upon you, therefore drop your work and go to the polls and vote. Ex-State Senator, George MaC* >r of Mulberry, has been visiting is son J. F. Major, this week. Mr. Major expressed himself as highly pleased with the democratic national ticket, that it would have been impossible to have got a better one, and said that the platform adopted was magnificent Mr. Major is now 81 years of age, but bears his years well and is as active as most men teu to fifteen years his junior. He returns home to-cUy. * There is n prospect of many illegal votes being got in for the Gifford railroad subsidy unless the opposition is very vigilant. Polls should be taken and challengers be appointed to stay at the polls all day and see that no man votes who is not a legal voter. Remember that to be a legal voter the person desiring to voto must have resided in the state 6 mouths, the township sixty days, and the ward or precinct 80 clays pr* ceding the election.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, July 14, 1900.,

Our Wheatfield correspondence arrived too late for insertion again. John Rush is erecting a new residence at corner of Vine street and College avenue. State Chief Ranger Honan went to Laporte Monday to institute a new court of C. O. F. One hundred and fifty tickets were sold at this station for the Chicago excursion last Sunday. Mrs. G. W. Gauthier and children of Kentland, who have been guests of Mrs, W. A. Huff for the past ten days, returned home yesterday.

At the meeting of the city council Monday evening a resolution was passed to macadam Cullen street from Washington street north the full length of said street, the first 300 feet to be from curb to curb, with concrete curb, and the balance 30 feet wide with oak curb.

Eugene Dilly was opeiated on by Dr. Johnson of this place, Dr. F. L. Crocker of Chicago and Arthur Kressler of Rensselaer, last week and the injured portion of the skull taken out and scraped and then replaced. He stood the operation well and the_ doctors think his recovery will be speedy and permanent. It has been decided to hold our senatorial and representative conventions at Monon, in connection with the congressional convention, July 25. This will make a big day for Monon, and the fact the George Fred Williams, the noted orator from Massachusetts, will be present and address the gathering will bring people in from far and near. Monon will have her hands full to entertain her visitors July 25. It is said that Monon has made arrangements for the taking of town orders by private citizens which, with the assistance of the township in joining in a joint school building, whereby she will secure enough funds to complete the tine new school building contracted for last summer. The building was erected to the second story last fall, when the money gave out, since which time nothing has been done on it.

A gentleman from Monon informed us Tuesday that the Indiana Macadam Co., had imported a lot of “Dagos” to wqrk in the stone crushing plant at that place and the home laborers were up in arms about it. The “white” laborers had been receiving only $1.25 per day, and it is presumed, of course, that the Italians are hired for still less. This plant, by the way, is owned by republican spellbinders of Rensselaer, who every campaign shed washtubs of tears in “protecting” the American laboring man. Mr. Gifford says that should Jordan tp., vote the railroad tax the interest on the $6,550 would at 5 per cent, be about S3OO per annum, and he expects to pay .Jordan tp., every year more than S3OO as taxes on railroad property. As it is but 3 miles across Jordan tp., and the Gifford road is assessed at only $2,000 per mile, the assessment for Jordan would be $6,000. The total township levy last year in that township was 82 cents on each one hundred dollars valuation, therefor M. Gifford’s railroad tax would be exactly $49.20. instead of more than S3OO, as he states. Deal more in facts, Mr. Gifford, if you expect people to vote any aid to your road. A heavy rain and wind storm Saturday afternoon did considerable damage to shade trees and growing crops. At the old Spitler homestead, on North Cullen street, Lee Glazebrook’s horse and carriage were hitched to a large catalpa tree by the sidewalk when the storm came up. The wind blew the tree down onto the horse and carriage breaking the top and one thill of the latter and bearing the horse down to the ground but apparently not injuring it, the carriage breaking the force of the tree’s weight. Lightning also played about promiscuously, and a few telephone polos were splintered and fuses burned out

The 3-1 railroad, one of the best roads in the country, which runs clear across the north end of Jaspercounty—eighteen miles—asked for a subsidy from each township through which it passed, but the taxpayers voted the proposition down. The road went through just the same. The 3-1 road, however, started somew’here and went some place. Clarence B. Travis of southeast of town, was brought ir and lodged in jail for safe keeping last Monday. Travis was at one time confined in the Logansport insane asylum, but was released about seventeen months ago. Last week he was again stricken with insanity and the above proceedings were taken. Application has been made for his re-commitment to the asylum.

The Halleck Telephone Co., was granted a free toll line franchise into Remington by the town trustees of that bailiwick at their regular meeting on Friday evening of last week. Poles are now being set along the line to Remington and it is expected to reach the town next week. The Halleck Co., will then have connection with every town in this county, and it also has the exchange at Morocco, Brook and Kentland, and will no doubt soon have an exchange at Goodland, which will give connection over its line to every town in Newton county as well. This system is becoming one of the most extensive independent systems in Indiana. Remington gets a 10 cent toll'rate to all parts of Jasper county over this line. The opposition to the Gifford railroad subsidy is entitled to representation on the election boards next Tuesday, and they should see to it that they have representation. The inspectors for the various precincts are as follows: Barkley, East, S. R. Nichols; Barkley, West, John Renicker; Marion, No. 1, J. N. Leatherman; Marion, No. 2, J. R. Vannatta: Marion, No. 3, 0. J. Dean; Marion, No. 4, J. D. Babcock; Jordan, M. W. Reed; Carpenter, East, C. T. Denham; Carpenter, West, J. A. Lamborn; Carpenter, South, Levi Hawkins. The opposition is entitled to a judge, clerk and sheriff in each precinct, and if satisfactory arrangements cannot be made with the inspectors for such appointments previous to the election, the opposition should have men at the polls before they open early Tuesday morning to fill these positions and insist on their rights. It is not likely, however, that any inspectors will refuse this representation on the boards.

BARE-FACED DECEPTION

Being Used to Hlflod the People Into Voting the Clifford Railroad Tax. The Gifford letter as published in the Journal and Republican closes as follows: "Should these election* carry I will proceed to surrey the line and put the same under construction nt onee.’* In the original letter the paragraph read like this: "Should these election* carry I wiU proceed to *urrey the line and IF PRACTICABLE, put the same under construction at once." The two very important words set in capitals are left ont entirely from the published letter. Bro. Marshall was very much “astounded” when his attention was called to this pmission, and professed the most dense ignorance of how thoee two words came to be omitted. Some one erased them in the copy. Did the noble and virtuous Marshall do this or did "they simply erase themselves? This is on a Ear with the other false statement y Marshall that the road from “the very first will pay back a good interest on that sum ($31,000 in Marion tp.) every year in taxes alone,* * and the same thing can be said of all the other townships that have elections pending.” Marshall knows this statement to be false and every person who reads it know it. Gilford’s railroad assessment in no township would be equal to the amount of subsidy asked for, and no tax levy in any of these townships is 6 per cent. On the coutrary they are all loss than one percent. To h—with uch damnable methods for deceiving the people and inducing them to vote a Heavy tax upon themselves for a one-horse railroad.

ANOTHER LAWSUIT

In Prospect On the Keener Township Gravel Road Steal.--More Startling Charges Are Made. Charles T. Otis, Frederick R. Otis and James E. Rouseveville, by their attorneys, Foltz, Spitler& Kurrie, have petitioned the board of commissioners of Jasper county to go ahead and complete that part of the notorious Keener tp., grayel roads known as the “Otis” road. The petition recites:

That the Otis gravel road was about 4 miles in length and the Demotte road about 12 miles in length; that the contract for construction of said roads was let toSamuel McGinis, in March 1897, at $9,560, for the Otis road, and $22,298, for the Demotte road; that to pay for said roads the board issued bonds of the county in the sum of $9,500 fcr a special fund to pay for the Otis road, and $22,000 for the Demotte road, that the bonds were sold at a premium of S2OO, that on March 10, 1899, the board of commissioners took charge of the construction of the said ro.ids and the expenditures of the special funds raised for such construction; that the board did not at any time after taking charge of the said work keep a separate account with the special funds and petitioners are now UNABLE TO KNOWFHOM ANY RECORDS THE EXACT AMOUNT OF THE BPECIAL FUNDS belonging to the Otis gravel road which is unexpended, and said board has now entirely abandoned such work. The petitioners report that the Board has allowed and paid on account of the Keener township gravel roads $80,513.10, but THERE 18 NO WAY TO TELL HOW MUCH OF THE SAID SUM HAS BEEN EXPENDED ON ACCOUNT OF THE BAID OTIS Gravel Road nor how much has been EXPENDED ON ACCOUNT OF THE SAID Keener tp.. Gravel Road, but the petitioners aver that about 11 miles of the said Keener tp., road have been constructed, that less than one mile of the Otis gravel road has been constructed; that there is now in the treasury of this county the total amount of the funds raised by the sale of the bonds for the construction of the said Otis road, less the amount which has actually been expended in the construction of the small part of it which has been built. That there has been paid out OF THE COUNTY TREASURY ON ACCOUNT of the said Keener tp., road a large SUM OF MONEY in EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT RAISED BY THE SALE OF IT’S BONDS for its construction, and that such excess has been CHARGED TO THE SPECIAL FUND BELONGING TO THE SAID OTIS GRAVEL ROAD. The petitioners state that all of their said lauds are assessed to pay for the bonds issued |o pay for the said gravel road and that they have been so assessed for such payment ever since said bonds were issued. The petitioners state that they did not know that the board was not keeping a special account with the said funds charged to the said Otis road, only a part of which was actually expended for its construction.

"The petitioners ask the Board to determine the exact amount on the Otis Gravel Road which has been lawfully paid out for the construction of the said road and the balance of the said special fund which remains unexpended. They also ask the Board to advertise and let the contract for the completion of the said work, that bonds be issued and a reassessment be made to pay any balance which may be needed to pay for such Otis road, and that the Board proceed upon the bund of the contractor to recover for the use of the said Otis gravel road fund the amount in excess of the coutract price which it is compelled to pay to have said road completed. “Wherefore the petitioners ask the Board that the foregoing request be granted, and that the Boardjiroceed according to law.” The matter was “continued” by the commissioners. As the matter is in such a muddle and the commissioners have deliberately defied the express provisions of the law in not keeping separate account of each fund and in failing to keep back the required 20 per cent, until the road was “completed and accepted,” and there being no bond in existence, they can of course do nothing, and another big lawsuit is sure to result. The petitioners are large landowners and petitioned for the construction of the road originally. They will hardly submit to the squandering of this money and accept less than a mile of road for their $9,600.

Commissioners’ Court.

J. F. Major, clerk, reported $48.87 fees earned by old clerk collected and turned into treasury. T. F. Clark, supt., poor farm filed requisition for supplies for 3d qr. and notice ordered given of letting of contract. John Renicker was appointed election inspector for West precinot; Barkley tp., Wm. Daniels, previously appointed, having declined. Following old bridge petitions were continued: Walker tp., 2; Uniop, 1; Jordan, 2; Carpenter, 4; Gillam, 2. A new bridge will be constructed in Walker tp., contract to be let August 7. In matter of Brusnahnn ditch; reviewers present report, Monon road file motion to strike out; remonstratore given until July & to file bond, failing to do so motion is sustained ami report npproved and ditch ordered constructed.

Vol. 111. No. i 4

Scores Prosecutor Mills.

Newton County Enterprise: The last issue of the Brook Reporter contained an interesting statement regarding the failure of Prosecuting Attorney Mills to prosecute a number of liquor law violations in that place. As Mr. Mills either could not or would not prosecute, the people of Brook sent for Deputy Prosecutor Kassabaum, and as he had not been “mesmerized,” lie proceeded to vigorously prosecute and convict eiyht violators of the law. and was preparing to carry on the work, when ho received from Mr. Mills on Tuesday morning a curt letter of dismissal. No cause was assigned for removal, and so far as that is concerned, none need be given. Mr. Kassabaum was so indiscreet as to jump in and push the law r after his chief had passed up the cases, and his official head pays the penalty for his temerity. There will be a new prosecutor after twe coming election in November.

Reviewers to meet at Wheatfield on July 16 and make final report. Auditor directed to give notice of letting. In matter ,of S. O. Derby et al ditch; viewers present report. Dexter R. Jones, John Porter and Frank Babcock, appointed reviewers to meet July 11 and file report on or before July 20. In matter of support Harvey B. Coppers, insane; continued. M. P. Comer et al ditch; continued for notice. Eugene Nichols et al, ditch; continued for notice. J. A. Burnham et al, petition iu matter of memorial hall; Jesse R. Wilson and M. F. Chilcote presented remonstrance. Matter continued. Delos Thompson el al petitioned for highway and James Randle, Peter Wasson and Austin O. Moore appointed viewers to meet July 9. David Long et al petition for ditch; J. M. Wasson, Richard Grow and Wilson Shaffer appointed viewers to meet July 9. The C. W. Baker gravel notice was ordered given and hearing will be had August 7. Following claims were allowed, for full amount unless otherwise noted:

Jasper Co Democrat, public priutiug...S 2 00 Allen Ramey, gravel r. repairs Marion.. 2 SO Leslie Clark, public printing 3 00 Cha*. F Payne, labor at poor farm 17 00 lud. Children’s Home, temporary support of child from poor farm 9 00 J W Paxton ACo lumber for poor farm 818 W H Sger, jail repairs 13 90 Same, supplies for poor farm 6 SO John Gleasou. poor relief Carpenter ... 12 00 H b Randle, gravel road repairs Mariou 2 90 Joseph Rowen, same 2 90 John Mukeever, supplies poor farm.... 2 00 Eldeu Hopkins, repairs at house 1 SO County Library, donation 20 00 1 Tut uer. supplies ct house ’ 20 White A Marion, supplies poor farm... 2 A L Berkley, rod services poor farm.... 2 90 Harry Wiltshire, repairs ct house 110 N J Reed, serving R R election uoticss.. 14 SO Chas Moreian. Janitor salary ct house . 49 00 Same, laundry ct house 1 20 B C English, postage for bd health ISO Same, secretary of amt 92 SO B Forsythe, supplies poor farm 5 SS Leslie Clark, public printing 2 00 L H Hamilton, per diem Co Supt 312 00 Shiu,-. supplies for office2l3.soallowed at 13 00 White A Marion, supplies poor farm.... 400 T J A H F Burke, britlgee, g. r rep Ken tp 90 23 Same, for same 94 S Same, for same . 98 79 Maud Kobiuson. labor poor farm 13 00 F W Burroughs, same 18 00 M B Fries, postage surveyor's office... SOO Wm. Pruett, surveyor and ditches I 10 M B Price, same 40 » R A Parkleoa, sect rfni school for hoys.. 40 IB Seme, woman’s reform 12 B Seme, luaaae hospital 12 22 Hams, court house bond interest 200 N C K Ramp, supplies for et house 11l "Following claim*are continued: No 2MB, Art Metal Construction Co. MetalUe cases; 8270, Burt-Terry Stationery Co., supplies for county; Trustees Weston Cemetery, account of poor fnrm.” “No 8280. T J A H F Burke, steel sewer nips for g. jr. repairs Keener tp.. Is allowed at 090.90. to be paid whoa further appropriation shall kave been made.” mou i seaesoss' hills. Grace Sevier, aeet. Marion tp • 12 00 Lillian Haan, Keener tp 12 OB John Haan, Keener tu 112 BA Alva McNiaL Wbentdeid 10 0B J W Tilton. Wheatttehl 10 go Frank Ftaker Jfankakea 100 00 J H Allman. Carpcutcr |io oo J D Allman, Carpenter, 20 00 Geo K Hollister. Walker. 18 BB Jane O'Connor, Walker 14 OO John O’Connor. Welker 110 00 John T Sayler, Marion 8 oo H C McDonald. Milroy too R B Harris. Marlon 10 00 Geo W Casey, Union 818 Sadie B Casey. Union BM W M Martin, Hanging Grove MOO J N Sample. bmrkSiST. 10 00 Emma J Pullins, Gillam I 0B Rimer K Pnlllus. Gillam 8 <»> R J Teoinau, Newton... 4 00 Wanted—We want 100 men with approved personal or real estate security to borrow the special fund we have to put out. Fergußon A Wilson.

FIVE PER CENT. FARM LOANS. ONLVONg PCN OKNT. COMMISSION. W. B. Austin, Rensselaer, continues to make farm loans at 5 per cent, interest atul ono per ten*., commission. No delay, and t. > sending papers east