Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1902 — THE OLD BECOMES NEW. [ARTICLE]

THE OLD BECOMES NEW.

The war with Spain and the war of conquest in the Philippines had Cost to June 30, 1901, the lives of 325 officers and 10,258 enlisted men.

Phillips, the erestwhile corn king, met his Waterloo on the board of trade last Tuesday, going the way of “Old Hutch,” Partridge and a long list of others who for a time were known as kings of this great den of gamblers.

The re-election of T, J. McCoy as republican chairman of the Tenth district was made by acclamation at Hammond Wednesday. Sleeper, the Benton county man whom it was announced would oppose Tom, failed to get a delegate in his own county, therefore, to use a slang expression, didn’t cut much ice.

Indianapolis Sentinel: The reports from Indinnn cities on the effects of the curfew law are very encouraging to the friends of that measure. Three-fourths of the citios report, and in all where there is an ordinance that is enforced there is reported a decrease of juvenile crime. It is really remarkable liow readily the people have adjusted themselves to this measure, and how little complaint it has caused. Undoubtedly the prevailing sentiment that children should not be running the streets at night has been the cause of its general acceptability.

The Goodland Herald, commenting on the reupblican nomination for the circuit judgeship, refers to the fact that Newton county has had the judge but one term since Jasper and Newton were divided into two counties, 42 years ago, and says: Jasper county will doubtless have two or three more votes in the convention than Newton county, ami of course can nominate the candidate if they so desire, hut we feel assured that the Republican voters of Jasper county in a spirit of fairness, will concede the nomination to Newton county. We are very much of the opinion that both the Herald and the people of Newton will have reason to be better acquainted with the “spirit of fairness” of Jasper’s republican politicians wdio make a living out of politics, after the judicial convention is held. Who ever beard of one of these politicians letting any one have an office that they stood a ghost of a show of a landing themselves? We would infer that our republican neighbors on the east are indulging in too great confidence.

A few weeks ago tlu* “Ilallock Telephone 06., of Rensselaer, capital $10,000.' was incorporated with the secretary of state. The Democrat at the time gave the names of the incorporators as they appeared in the report published in the Indianapolis papers, together with a littto information “between the lines not apparent upon the surface. Now, while we have no desire to intrude on sacred ground or to hold up the financial standing of the incorporators of this “company,” we took a look the other day through the tax duplicates of Jasper county, and according to the assessments of 1!H)1 we find the following: Charles Halleck Unable to find such name on duplicate. L. 1. Halleck- Unable to find such name on duplicate. John F. l'runer- Assessment $105; no realty. mP- A. Wells—Unable to find such name on duplicate. l-izzle W'hite—Name not found on duplicate. She resides in a suburb of Chicago. we understand. Mattie Joiner—Name of husband, Thomas Joiner, found on Union tp.. duplicate for $‘J5 personal; Mattie's name does not appear. Abraham Halleck--personal assessment of #350 in Keener 4.; no realty. Therefore, one would bo led to believe that the total nssets of these seven incorporators on April 1, 1901, was but $515! Can it be any water has worked into that telephone capitalization?

An old-fashion spelling-Bchoo] and peanut social will be given at the V irgie school house, Union Tp , on Saturday evening, Jnn. 18. A handsome prize will be given the best speller and to the prettiest girl. Everybody, young and old, invited.

J. P. GARRIOTT,

Teacher,