Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1903 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

PERSONAL PARAORAPHS.

Company M is expected home to- morrow afternoon. Jacob Wildberg baa entered a ' Chicago dental college. Orla Finney of Rose Lawn, was down on business Monday. E. J. Murray was in Chicago ; on business the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Norman . spent Sunday with friends in Fair Oaks. Miss Candace 7 Brown visited Mrs. John Gray at Monon over £ Sunday. Mrs. J. F. Watson is visiting her brother, Leon' Ritchey, at Franklin. Mrs. Wm, Washburn returned Monday from a visit with relatives at Peoria, 111. William Frank of Chicago, waptbe Sunday guest of Miss Essie Kendall. Mr. and Mrs. James Mead of Hammond, spent Sunday with relatives and friends here. Joseph Osborn of Remington, is visiting here with his daughter, Mrs. W. S. Parks, this week. Capt. Guthrie and Attorney C. C. Spencer of Monticello, were in the city on business yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur A. Hosbaw left Sunday night for Zulu, Allen county, their future home, Mrs. Robt. Randle of Mexico, Mo., returned home Tuesday after a few weeks visit with relatives here. Lemuel Chanbus writes us to change the address of bis Democrat from Wheatfield to Lebanon, Ind., R-R-3. Mrs. Nancy Ball was called to Danville, 111., Saturday by the sickness of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Thornton. Dr. Kirk has moved back to Rensselaer from Parr., where be had been in the drug business for the past few years.

New subscribers to The Demo- . crat this week by postoffioes: Sleetb, 1; Decatur, 111., 1; Rensselaer, 1; Remington, 1. Henry Mnllen of Logansport, and John Bowman of Remington, were pleasant callers at The Democrat office Tuesday. . C. Irwin has rented the Perkins property on North Cnllen street, and will begin housekeeping with his bride in the same. Mr. Dunlap of near Surrey, has t leased E. J. Wilcox’s residence property in the northwest part of the city, and will move into same. Another excursion to Chicago to-morrow, SI.OO for the round trip. Train schedule same as formerly, 8:48 a. m., at Rensselaer. _ = _ Theo. Lang writes us to change the address of his Democrat from Wichita, Kan., to Bowie, Texas, where he expects to be for some time. Elvin Overton, who has been sick with typhoid fever at the home of Thomas Robinson for the past two months, is improving slowly. L. H. Hamilton and Mrs. W. A. Huff attended the grand lodge K. of P., and Rathbone Sisters meeting at Indianapolis this week as delegates. V<£. Leopold informs us that he contemplates building two new briok business rooms on his cor- , ner lot, south of the public square, another season. Hugh Constable of Goodland, visited friends here Sunday. Mtb. Constable who had been visiting here soy a week, returned home with him. Mason Kenton, Charlie Zard, James Walters, John R. Phillips, Bert Blue, accompanied W. B. Rowley to Soath Dakota Tuesday, to prospect for land. Mrs. F. J. Gondeck of Chicago, who has been spending several months with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Driver pf Barkley tp., returned home Saturday. Squire Irwin tied the nuptial, knot Saturday afternoon that united Mr. Charles N. Durbin and Miss Martha J. Ryan of . Remington in the holy bonds of wedlock.

Jesse Snyder moved into his new house in Leopold’s addition Thursday. Mrs. Matie Hopkins is taking treatment at the mineral springs near Attica. Mr. and Mrs. Ketohum, east of town, are visiting relatives and friends near Chatsworth, 111. Frank Sunderland, who has been in Eldersville, Pa., for the past two years, returned to Rensselaer last week and will remain here for the present. Geo. F. Meyers of this city and Mrs. L. P. Shirer of Walker tp., went to Chicago Tuesday where the latter will undergo treatment at a hospital. Charlie Morlan returned Tuesday from Chicago with his little son. The latter was operated on and it is hoped that he will soon regain the use of his limb. Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Patrick of Spencerville, Ohio, who have been visiting relatives about Morocco, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Randle Tuesday and Wednesday. Rev. Cochran went to Brookston yesterday to attend the quarterly meeting, but will return Sunday morning to fill his regular appointments here both morning and evening. It is reported on quite good authority that Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Middleton have separated after one week of married life. Mrs. Middleton is now in Lafayette with relatives. S; F. Brown and Miss Jessie Arnott were united in marriage at the home of the bride’s father, Frank Arnott, in Newton tp., last Sunday afternoon, Rev. J. L. Brady of this city officiating. O’Connor of Kniman, was in the city Tuesday. The other day John got a cabinet photo through the mails of his old commander, when John waq, a “middy ”on one of Uncle" Sam’s warships. Mr. Lyman Wilcox who has been visiting his grand-daughter, Mrs. A. B, Cowgill, for several weeks, returfiid to his home in Rosemond, 111., Thursday. Mrs. Cowgill accompanied him and will visit relatives there a few weeks.

Ernest Morlan and Guss Yeoman had a little dispute in Duvall’s livery barn Saturday afternoon and Morlan struck Yeoman. He was later arrested and arraigned before Esquire Irwin, where, on a plea of guilty, he was assessed $1 fine and SB.IO costs. . . - I. A. Leavel and wife returned from their prospecting trip through Huntington and Wabash counties a few days ago. Mr. Leavel made no investment but was well pleased with the country and informs us that' he will probably buy in Wabash county. Mrs.* Jennie Wickham and daughter Susie returned to Monticello last week for a few days’ visit with friends here, and this week went to Rensselaer, where Mrs. Wickham will take the position as housekeeper for Mayor Ellis and family.—White County Democrat. Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Harris, Sr., and daughter Flora, and Mrs. Micah Halstead of Newton tp., left Wednesday for an extended trip through California and Washington, visiting friends and relatives at Spokane, Los Angeles, San Frimcisoo, Sacramento, Redlands and other points. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hazeu of Jennings county, stopped off here a few hours Saturday to look after some business matters while enroute to Kankakee, 111., for a few weeks visit with relatives. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hazen are well £ leased with their new home. [r. Hazen Bays he has good crops this season. ,• j

Robs Goble, who has held the position 1 of head clerk in the dry goods department of the Chicago bargain Store for the past four years, has resigned same to take a similar position in a big department store in Council Bluffs, lowa, at an increased salary, and with bis family moved to that city Thursday. Ross is a good clerk and an excellent citizen, and we are sorry to lose him. The beet wishes of the many friends of both Mr. and Mrs. Goble go with ihem to their new home.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, October io, 1903.

ROSE LAWN BANK BUSTED.

Jeaslo J. Fry, Politician-Banker Makaa AaalgnmanL Jesse Fry, the Rose Lawn banker and republican politician, has made an assignment to D. K. Frye, a business man of Rose Lawn. The cause of the assignment is said to have been Fry’s inability to realize on some checks and drafts on a Chicago firm for some $6,000. This paper had been deposited with another bank and came back to Fry protested. Other banks then closed in and a run resulted that caused the assignment. Fry announces that every depositor will be paid in full. The trustee will continue the business, it is announced, and straighten out the bank’s affairs. It is rumored, but with what truth we are unable to say, that Fry had little or no means himself, but was doing business on the deposits.

Concering the failure the Kentland Enterprise says: “W. H. Boyle, cashier of the bank, came down Monday and filed the deed of trust schedule of property for record. We have not the amount of the liabilities and assets, but are informed by those who are in a position to know that if sufficient time be given the assignee to make proper collections of the outstanding obligations, creditors will be paid in full. While the bank was conducted in the name of Mr. Fry it is generally believed that W. B. Austin, L. M. Fairbanks and T. J. McCoy were interested in the business. Notes to the amount of $8,700.00 were assigned to these gentlemen some time previous to the closing of the bank. Mr. Boyle returned to Rose Lawn Monday and will assist the assignee in closing up the affairs.”

BACK FROM THE BIG HORN.

Mort Ritchey returned last week from the Big Horn Basin country in Wyoming, where he has been the past‘«easeo. He brought back with him several fine samples of grain grown by former Jasper county people, which are on exhibition in Larsh’s drug store window. . They can raise immense crops there, Mort says, where they have irrigation, but except for the Halsteads, none of our former residents have water as yet, and they are living on rented farms, their own being entirely unproductive. Many have contracted with a company for irrigation and work on the canal is now in progress. It is hardly likely, however, that it will be completed for a year or two, Mort thinks, although they have stated that it would be in by next spring. A perpetual water right costs from $7 to $lO per acre. He says the people from this county state that they are well pleased with the country there. At present they are about 50 miles from a railroad, but a new line through there is now being talked of. Mr. Ritchey says he will not go back until the irrigating canal is completed.

WILL WED NEXT TUESDAY.

Cards have beeu received here announcing the marriage of Mr. Schuyler C. Irwiu of this oity and Miss Effie Stillwell Plummer, at the home of 4he bride’s mother, Mrs. Emily A. Plummer, 3029 First Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minn., on Tuesday, Oct, 13, 1903. They will be at home after Jan. 1, at Rensselaer, Ind. There is no handsomer, more genial, better liked young man in Rensselaer than Schuyler Irwin, and his friends are legion. He has traveled in “single harness” so long that acquaintances had almost become convinced that he was a confirmed old bachelor. They will be interested to learn that he has at last yielded to Cnpid’s whisperings and is to join the constantly growing order of Benedicts. The bride-to-be has visijted here and is a handsome and popular young lady. Congratulations will be unanimous.

QRAND SEMI-ANNUAL OPENING. You will find at Mrs. Purcupile’s on Friday and Saturday? Oct., 9 and 10, the most exqusiate French creations ever shown in Rensselaer. Don’t make a mistake by purchasing before you examine our line of all grades of Millinery. \ -mi—. - For Bale:—My 40 acre improved farm in Barkley tp., or will rent for cash. Call on’-br address, H. H. Hates, Aix, Ind.

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

ItMM of Interest Gathered In the Offices and Corridors of the County Capitol. The Garrison ditch will be let Oct. 26. —o — Newton circuit court will oonvene Monday. —o — Nov. 2d is the last day for paying the fall instalment of taxes to avoid the penalty, k —o — Marriage licenses issued: Oct. 3, Samuel F. Brown to Jessie L. Arnott. Oct. 3, Chas. Durbin to Martha J. Ryan. —o — Wm. Washburn, who was appointed commissioner to sell certain j’eal estate in the division case of Reed vs. Reed, will sell same on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 3 p. m., at the residence of Jesse Purden, on the premises. ' —o— The commissioners had no liquor license cases this term of commissioners’ court, but next month they will have a grist of them, it is probable. Thus far the announced applicants are Wm. Ballinger, Kniman; Willie F. Granger, Kersey; Edward Cull, Parr, and it is said that two applications will probably be made for Remington. —o — New suits filed: No. 6555. Martha J. Griffith, administrator of the estate of Elizabeth Cam be, deceased, vs. Elihue S. Cambe et al; petition to sell real estate. No. 6556. State ex rel. vs. Auditor Jasper county: action to compel auditor to place levy of 10 cents on each hundred dollars valuation for library tax in Rensselaer, as made by the Carnegie Library board, instead of 8 cents, as made by the city council. —o — The October term of commissioners’ court ended Wednesday, all the business of the term having been disposed of. Following is a report of the business transacted: Notice of letting contract for new bridge in Marion tp , ordered for Nov. 2.

Iroquois ditch matter continued again for report of viewers. Geo. Gowland et al petition for highway; Henry Amsler and ten others withdraw from petition.. Motion to dismiss petition overruled. 8. B. Moffiitt, S. T. Comer and J. H. McClanahan appointed viewers, to meet Oct. 20. Poor report of Chas. M. Blue, trustee, was approved, and be was granted permission to extend additional poor aid, not exceeding sls for the quarter, to Mary J. Stone, Cyrus Haas, Sarah Marion, Mary Peyton, John Albertson, John W. King, Sarah Platt, Frank Ramey, Cora Morlan, Mattie E. Morlan, The matter of petition for building a cottage at the soldiers’ home at Lafayette was referred to the county council. Francis W. Powers petition for highway; Daniel E, Fairchild, David D. Gleason and Jacob Groet appointed viewers, to meet Oct. 19. Several hundred dollars in claims on account' of poor .farm were allowed.

PARENTS NOT LIABLE FOR DAMAGES.

The Appellate Court has just decided that when parents interfere with a marriage and cause their son to break his promise they can’t be held for damages, and also that parents have a perfect right to advise a child whether or not he or she shall enter into a marriage contract. It was a novel point of law which it is said has never been determined in any Court before. The case was that of Della Leonard against John Whetstone and wife. The complainant charged that her sweetheart’s patents notified the County Clerk that he was too young to obtain a license legally, that they threatened to disinherit him and gave him money to break with her. She asked for damages and was awarded SSOO in the lower Court, but the sum was not paid, as the property was in the name of the parents. Judge Henley wrote the opinion. An armload of old papers for a nickel.*! The Democrat office.

JUDGMENT FOR $2,500.

Read Damage Case Anainst PanHandle Railroad Decided In Plalntlffs’s Favor. The SIO,OOO damage case of Wm. J. Reed administrator of the estate of John Reed, Sr., who was killed by the cars at Remington last winter, occupied the attention of the circuit court Tuesday and Wednesday forenoon, Messrs. Jodn Talbot, an eloquent young attorney from South Bend, and Jesse E. Wilson of Rensselaer appeared for the plaintiff, while the railroad’s attorney, Mr. Ross of Logansport, and Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie of this city appeared for the defendant. Mr. Reed, it will be remembered, was killed by being struck by a freight car on defendants railroad at the Ohio street crossing in Remington. The plaintiff claimed that the old gentleman got his foot caught in between the the rail and planks of the crossing, by reason of the planking being in a defective condition, and that before he could release his foot a car that was being “kicked” over the crossing in switching, struck him and killed him. Action was brought by the administrator for SIO,OOO damages. The jury was only out with the case a little more than an hour, rendering a verdict for $2,500. Following the usual custom of railroad corporations it is supposed the case will be appealed to supreme court.

In the Kreibaum land case it was decided that the widow’s third interest had not lapsed by limitation, and she was entitled to judgment for the amount after deducting for improvements, etc. The amount will probably be in the neighborhood of SI,OOO. The case will probably be settled without further litigation, we are informed. Ernest Brand vs. Alfred Randle; judgment for plaintiff $69.30. Morris Glass vs. 3-1 railroad company; defendant asks for change of venue and case is sent to Newton county.

John Deane vs. Alfred C. Robinson; court was disqualified to sit in the case and J, W, Oswald of Goodland,,was appointed special judge; on motion of defendant the court dismisses the case at plaintiff’s cost for want of jurisdiction. Plaintiff prays an appeal to the appellate court, which is granted. Geiser Mfg. Co., vs. James Lister et al; judgment for defendants Reed and Short, for $145. The'Joseph A. Engle vs. Elizabeth C. Johnson et al case has been appealed to the appellate court. ■ Jasper Co. Lumber Co., vs. Henry W. Milner; judgment for plaintiff, $214.73. In the library tax case, J. W. Talbot of South Bend was appointed special judge, who, after hearing argument, took the case under advisement and will return a vetdict to-day. Ida May Heafer vs. William Andersch et al. foreclosure and judgment for $780.19, and Joseph P. Hammond appointed receiver. Lena Ritter vs. Bertha Schultz, and Christ Schultz, action for slander; case dismissed without prejudice and costs paid. McCoy vs. Gilmore; action for damages; dismissed and costs paid. Martha J. Griffith, administrator of the estate of Elizabeth Cambe, deceased, vs. Elihue Cam be et al; aotion in partition; appraisement filed showing value or property to be SSOO. Ordered sold at office of Jasper Guy after 10 days notice. Judyetal vs. Peter Roy; appeal by former from justice’s court; jury return verdict against Roy for S4O and costs. Stoner vs. Hix et al; judgment for plaintiff $278.86. Cases continued for term; Emmet L. Hollingsworth vs. Samuel Parker et al; County of Jasper vs. Fleener & Carnahau etal; Charles W. Warren vs. Lottie M. Burns and William W. Burns; A. W. Stevens Co., vs. Baboock & Hopkins; the Spencer will case from Monticello.

The jury was discharged Thursday morning for the term, and today will close the September term of court. The case of Goodwin vs. Bartlett i» being heard by the judge as we go to press.

Vol. VI. No. 27

ANOTHER BLOW TO CARNIVALS.

Knight* of Pythias Join In the Movement to ■All The** Iniquitous Affairs. The grand lodge Knights of Pythias in session at Indianapolis this week, on Wednesday, by a practically unanimous vote, passed a resolution making it illegal for any subordinate lodge to be connected IN ANY way with a street fair or carnival. This is as it should be, and had not some such action as this been taken it would have disrupted the order by driving the better class of men away from it. The street carnival is a product of hell, an offspring of the devil, and no order of any standing should countenance such affairs. They are gotten up almost solely for the benefit of the gamblers and saloonkeepers, and they are the people who should father them.

HAS THE WESTERN FEVER.

Jasper Kenton returned Saturday from a three weeks visit with his brother William Kenton and sons near Mitchell, So. Dak. He was much taken up with the country thereabouts snd will probably dispose of his half-sec-tion farm in Marion township and purchase a large body of land there. The Kenton’s there are well pleased with the country and their investment. This year they raised 2,700 bushels of wheat, 3,200 bushels of oats, 500 bushels of speltz (a grain that makes excellent hog feed, it is said) and have 130 acres of corn that they think will yield 40 to 45 bushels per acre. Crops were good there this season. Mr. Kenton also visited Simon Rowen, Sylvester Greenfield and Geo. R. Keever, near St. Lawrence and Burdette, Hand county, some 75 miles from where his brother William resides, they making the trip there in one day by team. These people, also former Jasper county residents, were well pleased with their new home, and all are doing well, Mr. Keever is living on a rented farm this year and raised 570 bushels of wheat, also several hundred bushels of oats, barley, etc., and has some 30 or 40 acres of corn. Wheat is worth 68 cents per bushel there at this time, and oats 28 cents.

TO TRADE. Good five room house and feed mill, making corn meal, rye and buckwheat flour, with all necessary fixtures, in good, near by town. Will trade clear for clear property in this city. G. F. Meyers, Rensselaer, Ind. Office over Murray’* Store. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. Oct. 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Cooper, Jr., of Barkley tp., a son. Oct. 5, to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sayler, a daughter. Oct. 8, to Mr. and Mrs. Bert Campbell, on Weston street, a 10 pound girl. CIDER MAKING. Our cider mill is now running every Tuesday and Friday, at our farm north of town; will deliver cider and pure cider vinegar in town every Wednesday and Saturday during season, cider 20c gal. vinegar 15c gal. Orders for either may be telephoned to No. 167, Jasper Co., phone. Clark Bros. FIVE PER CENT MONEY On well improved farm lands in this and adjoining counties. We can loan on two to ten years time, with privelege of partial payments of SIOO or more at any interets paying time. Money ready as soon as abstract is approved. Lecat red tape. No publicity. Baughman & Williams, Attys. and Loan Agents, Rensselaer, Ind. CHICAGO EXCURSION, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11. Train schedule. Fare. Monou.— 8:90 “ 1.00 Lee 8:30 ** 1.00 McCoysburg 8:35 “ 1.00 Pleasant Ridge 8:40 “ 1.00 Rensselaer 8:48 “ 100 Surrey.. 8:57 " .90 Parr 9:09 •* .90 Fair Oaks 9:09 “ ,85 Rose Lawn 9:80 *• .75 Thayer i..... 9:95 “ .75 Shelby 9:98 “ .75 Lowell 9:49 •• .7* Ar. Chicago —11:30 *• Returning train leaves Chicago at 11:30 p. m. Come to The Democrat office for all kinds of job printing, The Democrat, SI.OO per year.