Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1902 — HEW HEAD AT “JEFF" [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HEW HEAD AT “JEFF"

Hert Resigns the Management of the State Reformatory at That Place. BYERS APPOINTED IN HIS PLAGE Booth Tarkington Kings in a JokeMan of 02 Years Has to Elope —Miscellaneous News. Indianapolis, Oct 29. Superintendent Hert, of the Indiana state reformatory at Jeffersonville, yesterday tendered his resignation to the board of control, to take effect as soon as possible. The board accepted the resignation and elected as his successor J. P. Byers, of the Ohio state board of charities. Hert was former mayor of Brazil, Ind., and has been superintendent since the state prison south was converted into a state reformatory, after the method adopted in the Elmira Institution. The reformatory is one of the largest Institutions in the country. Copenhaver to Stretch Hemp. Indianapolis, Oct. 29. Judge Alford, in the criminal court, yesterday passt-d the death sentence on Ora Copenhaver, convicted of the murder of his wife, Delia Copenhaver. He will be hanged in the Michigan City prison Feb. 12 next On the way back to Jail Copenhaver said; “Well, I have nothing more to live for. I did the dastardly deed, and I ought to die. I don’t cure.” Copenhaver killed his wife because he was Jealous of her. B - Old-Company Directors Elected. Indianapolis, Oct. 29. The stockholders of old companies in Indiana that are now branches of the Big Four railway system yesterday elected directors at Greensburg, Rushville and Fairland as follows: Columbus, Hope and Greensburg l —M. E. Ingalls, F. D. Comstocks, N. B. Johnson, John T. Dye. E. F. Osborn, J. C. Davie and G. W. Bender. Vernon, Greensburg and Rushville—M. E. Ingalls, F. D. Comstock, N. R. Johnson. VV. W. Hamilton. E. F. Osborn, J. C. Davie and G. W. Bender. Fairland, Franklin and Martinsville—M. E. Ingalls, F. D. Cornstock, N. R. Johnson. E. F. Osborn, J. C. I>nvle, W. R. Harrison and T. A. Morris.

TARKINGTON 19 IMPROVING But His Subject Continues To Be the Getting Out of the Apathetic Voter. Indianapolis, OcL 29. Booth Tnrklngton, the author, who Is running for the legislature, again appeared on the political platform Monday night and spoke for three minutes to a crowded house. Among other things he 6ald: “The issue of this campaign Is to get out the vote. There are pood many business men who will hove more time to vote next time if they don’t vote this time. Vote early, but not often. The indifferent voter is a worthless son of a cush. He is not a good man. You have got to make him vota “I remember a story of an old colored man uud his boy who went fishing at a dam, and the boy fell into the swirling water, which soon took him under. A bystander asked the old man why he took it so hard when his boy was such a worthless fellow. “ ‘Why, he hod all the bait,’ said the old man, ‘That’s the way with the apathetic voter. We need him in our business. If he realizes what Ids vote means he will vote.” Old Couple Ilu to Slop*. *■ Ewood, Ind., Oct 20.—T0 escape opposition on the part of their children, Leven P. Merrill, (52 years old, of Sdrclevtlla, and Mrs. Mary A. Hateliffe, of this city, eloped to Tipton, and were married at the home of Elmer Bbaddy, north of that place. This is the bridegroom's third and the bride’s second marriage. They will live at Scircleville. Richmond Has Advice to Bunt. Richmond, Ind., Oct 29.—The treasury department at Washington Is being flooded with letters from Richmond people, who arc endeavoring to impress upon the department their ideas as to the most desirable site for the local federal building. Four sites are being considered. Sherwell Wanu to Give BslL Evansville, Ind., Oct 29.—The attorneys for Wilbur 8. Sherwell, who is In jail on the charge of murdering two women, will ask the court to release him on bond. The prosecutor says Sherwell will next be tried on the charge of killing Fannie Butler, colored. May 31, last year. Hoosler State Short-Cuts. Washington—Clement Tewell, a laborer, was killed by a freight train while walking along tho tracks. Newcastle —The Weekly Tribune has been, absorbed by the Tuesday and Friday Tribal*?. Washington—John Wade, a tramp, claiming Indianapolis as his home, Is in Jail, charged with attacking Mrs. Adelie nintt, who wanted him to work for a cup of coffee. New Albany—Mrs. Mary Sloemer,

Wife of Councilman William Sloemer, is dead from effects of burns caused by a gasoline stove explosion. Connersville William G. Young, confidential clerk to Bank Examiner J. M. Mclntosh, is stricken with paralysis of the brain. Muncle—Robbers are operating In Muncie and the small towns near here. WOMAN LEADER DEAD Elizabeth Cady Stanton Goes to the Unknown Land Beyond the VelL New York, Oct 27.—Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton died yesterday afternoon at the age of 87, after a short illness, at her home in this city. Old age ivas given as the cause of death. She jvas conscious almost to the last The children with Mrs. Stanton when she died were: Mrs. M. F. Lawrence and Mrs. Stanton Blatch, of New York; Henry and Robert L., of New

York, lawyers; Theodore, of Paris, and G. Smith, a real estate broker at Warden ClifTe, Long Island. The funeral w-t be held on Wednesday. Rochester, N. Y., Oct 27. —The news of the death of Elizabeth Cady Stanton fell heavily upon Susan Anthony, who was preparing to attend Mrs. Stanton's birthday anniversary. She said: “Through the early days, when the world was against us, we stood together. Mrs. Stanton was nlways a courageous woman a leader of thought and new movements. I always called her the philosopher and statesman of our movement She was a most finished writer, and every state paper presented to congress or the state legislature's in the esirly days was written by Mrs. Stanton. I cannot express myself at all as I feel, I am too crushed to say much, but if she had outlived me she would have found fine words with which to express our friendship.”

ELIZABETH CADY STANTON.