Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1903 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. W. C. Babcock is confined to the house with malarial fever. Miss Mae Bengston of Mt Ayr, was the Sunday guest of Miss Opal Sharp. Miss Lillie Witham of Monticello, is visiting the Mauck’s in Newton tp. Mrs. C. P. Wright is taking treatment at the mineral springs near Attica. . Peter Rusk presented his daughters with a fine new piano last Saturday. Mathias Petty, formerly of Union tp., but now of Chicago, is here on business. Mrs. I. A. Glazebrook visited Miss Viola Glazebrook at Zion City, 111., this week. John Hefferlin moved to Goodland this week where he has bought a feed store. Mrs. H. L. Constable of Goodland, is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. J. Brenner, this week. Charley Morlan went to Chicago Thursday with his little son to have the latter’s limb straightened Do not fail to attend Mary Meyer’s Millinery Opening, Oct. 2d and 3d, Friday and Saturday. A large number of Rensselaer people took advantage of the cheap rates to visit Chicago this week. Sam Jacks and wife of Lee, spent Sunday here with the former’s brother, G. A, Jacks and family. __ Misses Hattie Eiglesbach and Flosse Wright, are attending the normal department of Chicago University. Mrs. Elizabeth Peck and daughter, Miss Mary, of Remington, were guests of Mis. N. S. Bates Monday. Mrs. Amelia Bullis and daughter, Mrs. Hamblin and children, Of Antrim, Okla., are visitiDg relatives in Jordan tp. McKay’s laundry is open until 9 p. m.; will take your laundry work Saturday a. m., and give it to you the same day. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Aix, 1; Indianapolis, 1; Velma, 1; Huntington, 1; Chicago, 1. Miss Mary Hyland of Chicago, formerly of Rensselaer, and David C. Davisson of Wolcott, were married at Chicago last Sunday. The schools of Barkley, Keener, Milroy, Wheatfield and Wheatfield town begun last Monday. Union and Walker will begin next Monday. Wilbur Tharp of Monticello, formerly of this city, has been appointed deputy postmaster at the former place to suoceed J. B. Van Buskirk, resigned. Mrs, J. F. Warren, -who has been here for the past few months taking medical treatment, left for her home in Oklahoma N City, Okla., Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Renicker of Barkley tp., are visiting relatives and friends in Carroll and Wabash counties this week and taking in the North Manchester fair. John W. Mauck and sister, Miss Kate Mauck, of Newton tp., returned Wednesday from a few days visit with the family of their brother, Edward Mauck, at Anderson.

L. H. Myers of Jordan tp., 'was in the city Monday, on business. He has been seriously sick for the past few weeks and this was his first trip to town since bis recovery. Dr. Rose M. Remmek, optical specialist, will make her regular visit to "Clark’s jewelry store, Oct. 7-10. ' If you are troubled with defective vision, consult Dr. Remmek. Hammond News: Mrs. C. R. Yeoman of Rensselaer, who is a sister of Mrs. H. E. Wade of Truman was in Hammond today arranging to ship her housebold goods to Wyoming. T. L. Tinchner and wife of Chicago, staid over night in Rensselaer last Sunday while enroute home from Danville, Ill., via automobile. Mr. Tinchner is a cousin of Dr. English of this city.

Millinery opening, October 2 and 3d, at Mary Meyer’s millinery store. . Henry C. Nevill has moved here from Brook and occupies the Mrs. Agnes Kelley property on the corner of Weston and Harrison streets. C. A. Hopkins, who has been living over in Benton county for the past two years, has moved to Rensselaer and-expects to buy a farm in this vicinity. Co. M., fifty strong, departed Wednesday at 11:30 p. m., for West Point, Ky., to participate in the military maneuvers. Thdy will be gone two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. 1. A. Leavel went to Huntington, Ind., Wednesday to visit and prospect a little. Miss Nora Leavel accompanied them and will enter a business college there. H. G. Leffel, notice of whose public sale appears in another column, has bought a 160-acre farm in Polk county, Wis., and will move there immediately after his sale.

A dispatch from Laporte says that “Kid” Hennessy, the prize fighter who is well known to Rensselaer sports, has fled because of a beating he gave a woman who says she is his wife. Prof W. O. Schanlaub came over from Morocco last Friday evening to attend the funeral of his grandfather, Uncle Robert Kepner, the following day. He returned to Morocco Sunday afternoon.

Dr. A. J. Miller attended the wedding of Miss May Ralston and Mr. Jesse Logan near Rnshville, this week. Miss Ralston is a sister of Miss Ester Ralston, a teacher in the city schools here last winter. Vern Haas, a 12-year-old school boy, was arrested Tuesday for striking one of the teachers as she was passing along the street. He wasarrained before Esquire Troxell and severly reprimanded and tamed loose. Albert Helsel, who has been working on the Duluth & Iron Range Railroad'in Minnesota for the paSt two years, returned with his family yesterday and will again take np bis residence on his farm north of town.

Charlie Mann, former clerk in the grocery department of the Chicago Bargain Store, who has been laid up with sickness for several months, is again able to work, and has taken a place in the dry goods department of the same store. Alva Clark, another grocery clerk who has been sick with typhoid fever for several weeks, is now convalscing.

Rev. J. A. Cochran returned Sunday evening from attending the state conference of the F. W. Baptist church at Eddy, Ind. Rev. Cochran reports a goiod attendance and an enthusiastic meeting. The conference has sent two new missionaries to India during the past year and there has been a notable increase in the home and foreign mission work.

The “Legally Dead” company which held forth at the opera house last Friday evening was one of the best companies that has visited Rensselaer for many a day. Every member of the company' was good, and it was one of the cleanest and best shows we have seen, for a long time. We can conscientiously recommend this company to our neighboring towns.

Ted Eger returned Thursday, from Cambridge, Mass., where he went last Saturday to enter Harvard College. He had not been feelingextra good for a week or two before leaving here, and was taken down sick when he got to his destination and the doctors told him be should not study any for a year, but to come back home and rest up, He came. Remember when it comes to calling, wedding or invitation cards, The Democrat is especially “it.” A new series of plate script has just been purchased and we are able to turn-out a class of work in this line that only an expert can tell from engraving, which costs several times as much. Give us a call, examine samples and get prices if in need of anything in this line.

Rensselaer, Jasper CcHjnty, Indiana, Saturday, October 3, 1903.

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Items ol Interest Oethered In the Offices and Corridors of the County Capitol. Commissioners’ court convenes Monday. —o — There were no unloaned school funds on hand Oct. 1. —o — Fourteeen marriage licenses were issued last month, against 8 for the month previous and 15 for September, 1902. —o — Marriage licenses issued: Sept. 25, Emmet Flora to Navine Austin Sept. 25, Wm. Raska to Lydia Miller. Sept. 25, Geo. H. Hammerton to Rosetta Chnpp. Sept. 26. Albert A. Nees to Eva Noland. Oct. 1, James Fleming to Bessie Swart zell. —o — New suits filed: No. 6548. Alfred McCoy et al va. Epbriam Gilmore; action for damages. No. 6549. Lillie B. Standish vs. Chas E. Standish; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married Oct. 5, 1887, and separated August 27, 1903, on account of defendant's cruel and inhuman treatment. They have three children, aged respectively, 15,12 and 8 yearn of age, who desire to live with plaintiff, it is alleged. Complaint also alleges that defendant is of a jealous, sullen disposition and has charged plaintiff with being intimate with other men; that on or about Aug. 27,1903, she awakened from sleep and found defendant hold ing a bottle of chloroform in his band, and that owing to bis acts and treatment she .has great fears for her life, etc. The parties reside on a farm southwest of Rensselaer.

No. 6550. Lucy J. B. Reese vs. John P. Gwin et al; action on note and mortgage, demand $3,000. No. 6551. Robert Parker vs. Henry W. Milner; action on note, demand $5lO. No. 6552. James D. Wilson et al vs. New York Oil Development Co.; action to quiet title. No. 6553. Albert J. Bellows, trustee of Carpenter tp., vs. Board of Commissioners of Jasper county; action on Hccount, appeal from commissioners’ court. This case grows out of a bill filed by Mr. Bellows for $262.34 for money paid out on account of Gallagher ditch assessments, the point at issue being, as we understand it, whether the county should pay highway assessments or the township. The commissioners allowed the bill at $35, which would be the assessment on the Range Line gravel road only. The suit is to determine if the county should not pay all of the various highway assessments, amounting to the sum for which claim was filed.

No. 6554. Alfred McCoy et al vs. Ephriam Gilmore; action for damages by reason of failure of said Gilmore to. construct a certain allottment of ditch according to plans and specifications etc. Demand SI,OOO. In the list of new suits published last week, a typographical error in No. 6545, made us say that defendnnt was Henry W. Miller. It should have read Henry W. Milner.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES.

The Rensselaer High School football team will play the following games this season: Brookston, at Rensselaer, Oct. 3d. Monticello, at Monticello, Oct. 10th. Goodland, at Goodland, Oct. 17. Lafayette, at Rensselaer, Oct. 24tb. Logansport, at Rensselaer, Oct. 31st. West Lafayette (Oakwood,) at Rensselaer, Nov. 7th. Highland Park Military Academy, at Rensselaer, Nov* 14th. A game is being arranged for the home field on Thanksgiving day. The first game of the season will be at the Riverside Athletic Park to-day, Oct. 3d. Our boys are working hard and a good game with Brookston iB, assured. * Come to The Democrat offioe for all kinds of job printing.

NEW CLERK TO BE ELECTED.

Republicans Admit the Election of Warner Will Not Hold. It is now generally oonceded by the better informed republicans that a new circuit court clerk will have to be elected at the general election next fall, and that the election of C. C. Warner in 1902 will not stand. It will be remembered that the contention of the democrats was that Mr. Major would hold over until Jan. 1, 1905, and as an officer cannot be legally elected to an office that he does not take until after another general election, no clerk was to be elected last fall, and they made no nomination in this county. Our present clerk’s term, to which he was elected, does not expire until May, 1904, and that term could not be shortened by the legislature. The legislature of 1901 passed an act fixing a uniform date when county officers should take their respective offices, on January Ist succeeding the election. The last legislature passed a like act, repealing all former ones, and attempted to legalize the election of certain officers elected in 1902 who could not take their office for a year or more thereafter. This act provides, among other things:

"In all cases where vacancies occur in any of said offices, by reason ot the death or resignation of any such officer, or by reason of the expiration of his term of office, or in any other manner, before January 1,1904, and a successor is appointed to fill such vacancy, such appointee shall hold his office by virtue of such appointment only until January I, 1904, ana if any vacancies should occur in any of said offices after January 1, 1904, and such vacancies are filled by appointment, such appointees shall hold until the first day of January next succeeding the next general election held after such appointment.’’ Thus, in any event, Mr. Warner’s election was illegal and he cannot take the office unless reelected in 1904, and the preceding section says that no election shall be held until 1908 for electing a successor to the officer elected in 1902, but whose term of office would not begin until after Jan. 1, 1903, so'there is a muddle in the law also in that regard.

TO CURB HOODLUMISM.

Long delayed efforts are now to be made to curb the hoodlum element in Rensselaer. The matter has reached a stage where the teachers in the city schools are interesting themselves in the situation. It is said that it is becoming difficult to hold teachers here by reason of this element’s insults. The mayor and city marshal have been talked to in the matter and it is announced that prosecutions will follow future matters of this kind that come to their attention. The Democrat believes that too much leniency has been observed heretofore and that there has been too much catering to this element, as it has frequently stated. It would also suggest, at this time, that the pupils of the public schools of the city are the coming young men and women here, on whom we must depend for an enforcement of the laws and a proper respect for law and order, and that a little curbing of the disgraceful class tights and football spirit there, together with the respect that gentlemen and ladies are entitled to, might be productive of good results in this line. We remember a line in our old copy book at school which/read something about “as the twig is bent the tree is inclined.’’ The parents should also assist in training their children to behave themselves.

SAVE MONEY ON RANGES.

The Democrat would call the attention of prospective range buyers to the advertisement of the malleable Iron Range Co., which appears in another part of this paper. This company is thoroughly reliable and sends out ranges on 30 days free trial. If at the end of that time you are dissatisfied or it fails to do all that is claimed for it, you can return it and the company will pay freight charges both ways. Nothing can be fairer than this. Besides, you can save from $lO to S2O on a range over retailers’ prices, depending on the priced range wanted. They are manufacturers and sell direct to the consumer. Write them for circulars and prioes and state that you saw their advertisement in The Jasper County Democrat. The Democrat, SI.OO per year.

THE DEMOCRAT WAS RIGHT.

Trustee Bellows informs us the item published last week regarding the amount allowed by the commissioners for constructing approaches to the Hunt bridge was in error, the appropriation was £250 instead of §2OO as published. He has let the contract for this work to D. T. Cresse for $243.50. —Remington Press. And yet the item referred to, which was copied by the Press from The Democrat, was correct. The appropriation made by the county council was 1250, but the amount specified by the commissioners that it must not exceed, was. S2OO, as will be seen by referring to Road Record No. 6, page 138, and the latter amount must be abided by. Mr. Bellows no doubt, was of the opinion that the amount specified by the commissioners was the full amount of the appropriation, instead of SSO less.

TAX-FERRETS AGAIN LOSE.

Forjythe Com I* Decided Against Them.— Other Coart Note*. The tax-ferrets who operated in this county about two years ago and who are now operating in pur neighboring county of Benton and various other counties, were again given a black-eye in the circuit court here a few days ago, when the Forsythe case was decided against them. This case was tried at the previous term of court, but the decision was witheld until the September term, when the court held in effect, that nothing was owed and there was therefore nothing to pay. This case was one where the ferrets had placed quite a sum in alleged omitted taxes against defendant on the tax duplicate. Defendant refused to pay and brought injunction proceedings to enjoin the treasurer from collecting same, and now the injunction is granted and made permanent. This is the third case the taxferrets have had in this county where people have refused to submit to a revaluation and re-assess-ment—the Nancy J. Shaw estate case, S. P. Thompson case, and now the Forsythe case—and it is a notable fact that the ferrets have lost every case. It is not likely that the prospective victims in other counties will submit to the stand-and-deliver tax-ferret policy in view of the failure to make any case stick here.

In the divorce case of Samuel Newman vs. Anna E. Newman, from Keener tp., defendant filed cross complaint and was granted a decree of divorce and SIOO alimony. W. B. Austin vs. Seth B. Moffitt; judgment for plaintiff, $136.66. Wiseman vs. Spry Lumber Co.; demurrer to third paragraph of complaint overruled and case continued to next term. Jennings & Schultz vs. Harry Gifford; judgment for plaintiff for SIOO. Karr vs. Thompson; judgment for $93.81. State vs. James Whitehead; larceny; jury returned verdict of not guilt. State vs. Frank Bricker, petit larceny; dismissed by prosecutor. State vs. Ed Cull, four cases, allowing minors to play pool; plea of gnilty and fine of $5 and costs assessed in two cases, other two cases nolled by prosecutor. State vs. Edward Griggs, assault and battery; continued for term.

Pennsular Stove Co. vs. O. A. Collins; judgment for plaintiff for $75. The case of Kriebaum et al vs. John V. Meyers et al, action for possesssion and quieting of title to 240 acres of land in Wheatfield tp., occupied all of Thursday and was still going on yesterday. The Kriebaumß now reside at Huntington, and are claiming title to said land by virtue of a deed that was found among the papers of their father’s estate, when same was administered upon. It seems that the elder Kreibaum was given said deed in 1871, by certain parties on condition that he assume certain debts of grantees, but the deed was never recorded, and his heirs knew nothing of it nntil after his death. The land was sold years ago for taxes and was bought by Alfred Thompson, who later sold it to Meyers Bros, of Wheatfield. The case is quite an interesting one.

Vol. VI. No. 26

TAX LEVY AGAIN BOOSTED.

City Levy Raised 16 Cents and Salaries of City Employes Boosted. The city council met in regular session Monday evening. The sidewalk on Austin Avenue was condemned and a new cement walk was ordered. The report of the city commissioners of assessments on the Makemself sewer was received and the council will meet in special session October 14th to confirm or make such changed in the assessments as they seem fit. The report of the city commissioners on the proposed ally in block 16 was received and ordered placed on file. The city commissioners made their reports on the Susan, Cedar and Vine street improvements and they will meet October 15th to make assessments. The city attorney was instructed to draft an ordinance for the construction of a sewer from Vine and Franklin streets east to Milton and sonth to Plum. The light committee reported favorably on the petition of the employes at the light plant for an increase in wages and the superintendent was granted an increase from $75 to $85 per month and the employes from $50 to $55 per month. Henry Hildebrand, O. Kellner and Herman Schultz were granted city saloon licenses. The council found that the tax levy made at the last meeting would not raise sufficient funds and it was repealed and a new levy made, which is 16 cents higher than the levy made two weeks ago and 37 cents higher than last year’s levy. The corporation fund is increased from 20 to 30 cents, the electric light fund from 10 to 15 cents and a 1 cent levy is made for a public park fund. The following is the levy as made: Road fund .30 Corporation fund .30 Sinking fund ................ .07 Special additional fund .01 Public library fund .08 Water works fund. .15 Electric light fund .15 Special school fund .40 Tuition fund .35 Electric light improvement fund .15 Public park fund .01 Total $1.97 The following bills were allowed: ROAD FUND. J. H. Chapman, freight. 11 15 Ed Randle, work on street....... 8 40 Al Fletcher, “ “ “ 840 J. R. Simons “ “ “ 255 Tom Parker “ “ 4 50 Chas. Seelman “ “ “ 3 00 Wm. Shelhart ** “ “ 4 65 Evart Huffman “ “ “ ...... 3 15 Joe Rowen “ “ “ 4 50 Wm. Warren “ “ “ 2 10 Louie Payne “ “ “ 1 95 True Woodworth “ “ “ 2 10 John Webber “ “ “ 2 40 Wm. McConahay “ “ “ 1 50 John Shelhart “ “ “ 75 F. W. Bedford, use of roller 50 D. H. Yeoman, crushed rock....... 42 87 D. H. Yeoman, oak lumber 25 73 Wm. Schleman, mdse 35 Donnelly Lumber Co. sewer pipe.... 125 49 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. J. H. Chapman, freight 141 13 Chas. Morlan, postage, etc 9 50 Victoria Coal Mining Co , coal 124 60 Standard Oil Co., oil 9 09 C. S. Chamberlain, salary 37 50 C. L. Thornton 25 00 Lem Huston 25 00 J. H. Chapman, freight... 74 98 CORPORATION FUND. J. H. S. Ellis, salary 20 00 W. S. Parks, salary 20 00 Henry Wood, salary 2000 Fred Phillips, salary 20 00 B. F. Ferguson, salary 20 00 John F. McColly, salary 20 00 A. E. Aldrich, salary.............. 10 00 Geo. A. Williams, city attorney... 74 00 Chas. Morlan, salary 57 45 Donnelly Lumber Co. lumber 4 73 J. H. Chapman, salary 63 00 WATER FUND. Conrad Hildebrand, salary 25 00 John Hordeman, work on mains.... 8 00

BIRTH ANNOUCEMENTS. Sept. 29, to Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Edwards of Chicago, at the home of the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rowen, in Rensselaer, a daughter. HORSES FOR SALE. " Two carloads of Western horses, Percharen bred, two and three years old, big boned, drafty kind, shipped by the Pullins boys from North Dakota on the 24th ult, and will be on sale to-day. For further particulars enquire of Fred Phillips. PEDIGREED HOGS FOR SALE. Duroc-Jerseys, the large, growthy, heavy kind. Spring pigs for sale. Pedigreed stock. Boars good enough to head any herd. 5 miles west of Rensselaer. Gcss Yeoman. Phone on B. & M. line. The Democrat for county news.