Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1904 — Page 1
Jasper County Democrat
SI.OO Per Year.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Y Mrs. E. P. Honan visited friends in Delphi this week. W. A. Hoff, the jeweler, expects to locate in Indianapolis in a few months. y Miss Blanche Hoyes is spending ner vacation at Hot Springs, Ark., and other points. '"Mrs. Marion I. Adams spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. C. B. Harold, at Hammond. Mr. and Mrs. 8. N. Pnllins departed Wednesday for their new home near Sand Creek, No. Dak. The fifteenth annual convention of the Valparaiso Epworth League will be held in this city on June 22-23. Y Mr. McFarland, of Carroll county, was the guest of his uncle, Nelson Randle, a few days the first of the week. William Sigman of south of Wolcott and Samuel Sigman of near Remington, were in the city Saturday. "\Miss Anna Walter visited in Chicago Sunday with her sister, Sister Anacleta, of Providence Academy. Y Guerney Jessen has rented a window in the Starr store rooms next to the postoffice, and will open a watch and jewelry repairing shop. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Virgie, 1; Remington, 1; McCoysburg, 1; Dayton, Ohio, 1; Rensselaer, 1. We are simply headquarters for the largest up-to-date reliable shoes and oxfords at matchless bargains for the June sale at the Chicago Bargain Store. So . K. Ritchey came home from Chicago Sunday, bringing with him his daughter Elsie, whom it was decided by the doctors not to operate on at this time. < hafcpy this week. The first t was Charles E. Standish and Sarah L. Sullivan, and the second Henry Roorda and Winnie Deinema. •* By the way, what about that fine new stone depot that the Monon people were going to build in Rensselaer this season? Has the bank failure knocked that out also? 4Quite a number of disciples of Isa'ak Walton went to the Kankakee Sunday, but fishing was poor, they declining to “bite.’ Fishing has been very poor on the Kankakee this season.
The Monon will run another excursion to Chicago Sunday, June 26. One dollar for the round trip from Rensselaer. Train runs on same schedule as formerly, passing Rensselaer at 8:48 a. m. Wednesday was the 77th birthday anniversary of Mrs. Wm. Bussell, and all her children and grand-children and two great-grand-children came in and help ed her celebrated the occasion in a fitting manner. Attorney Jesse E. Wilson of this city has been appointed an assistant sergeant-at-arms at the republican ratification meeting in Chicago next week. Well, there will be few if any who Vill outshine Jesse in personal appearance or courtliness. xC. B. Stewart, John Sullivan, Geo. O. Pumphrey and Richard Grow, and Mesdames J. C. Porter, Ben Saylor, Jesse Nichols, John Kresler and Harvey Wood went to Winona Tuesday morning to attend the state G. A. R. and W. R. C. encampment. «ll Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Irwin of Thetile mill, gave a lawn party Saturday evening, at which the out of town guests were, Prof, and Mrs. I. N. Warren of Ft. Dodge, Iowa; Mrs. John L. Hagin of Kansas City, Mo., and Mr. T. C. Plummer of Minneopolis, Minn. Luncheon was served at seven. . Myrtle Swain, of Louisville, Ky., is visiting Mrs. H. W. Kiplinger. Miss Swain, who is only 13 years of age, lb an unusually gifted violinist. She plays regularly in one of the leading churches of her home city, and will play at the Methodist church in Rensselaer next Sabbath at the morning and evening services.
Mrs. Ray Mossier who has been in Hammond for several months, returned home Wednesday. Mrs. Sarah Cowgill returned Wednesday from an extended visit with relatives at New Philadelphia, Ohio. Margaret Hougham, of Franklin, and Mrs. Charles Burklin, of Brook, visited Mrs. E. H. Shields Wednesday and Thursday. T. J. McCoy would be serving the citizens of Rensselaer a mighty good turn by resigning as member (treasurer) of the Rensselaer school board. Frank Kennell, the baker, killed a rattlesnake in his neighbor, Geo. Hopkins’, yard, in the east part of town, Monday. The rattler was about 18 inches long. Remember, the Marion township democratic convention today, in the east court room at 2:30 p. m. Come out and see that good men are nominated to the township offices Ed Erwin, who has been an inmate of the poor asylum for the past year or two, left this week for Hot Springs, Ark., for treatment, he lately coming into a small legacy from the estate of his father, the late Sampson Erwin. Tsjtfr. and Mrs. J. H. Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Harris and D. H. Yeoman and daughter, Miss Harriet, went up to “Jerry’s Island” in the Kankakee Thursday to appraise the same and “appurtenances” as a part of the assets of T. J. McCoy. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will give a June festival, Thursday afternoon and evening, June 23, in the room recently vacated by the Racket Store. Strawberries, ice cream, strawberries and cake will be served. Come out, the band will play while you eat. and Mrs. James T. Randle will leave in a few days for an extended trip west. They will visit Thomas Randle’s, at Sumner, Mo.; Robert Randle’s, at Mexico, Mo.; D A. Stoner’s at Wichita, Kan., and also take in the world’s fair before returning. They will be gone all summer. J Mrs. Charles Robinson expects toleave to-day to join her husband at Kingman, Fountain county, where hie is working at his trade of carpentering. They will close their house here for the summer, but if Charley finds plenty of work there they expect to sell their Rensselaer property and locate at Kingman permanently.
t-Dr. A. J. Miller and Miss Esther alston were united in marriage at the home of the bride near Rossville, A typographical error made us say last week that Miss Ralston taught in the city schools heie in ’92-3, when it should have read ’O2-3. The Democrat joins the many friends of the contracting parties in extending congratulations. We understand there is talk among the pporty ones of having another “carnival” in Rensselaer this season. We trust there is nothing in the rumor, and, if there is, that the present city council is composed of men who will not turn over the public streets to a crowd of toughs, gamblers and • prostitutes—the legitimate followers of Carnivals and the only ones who profit by such affairs. 4-Mr. Geo. O. Bales and Miss Ella Griggs were married at the home of the bride in Goodland Wednesday. Mr. Bales was formerly engaged in the lumber business here, disposing of his business to the Donnelly Lumber Co. and locating in Goodland some two years ago. The bride is a daughter of excounty commissioner Henry T. Griggs, and an accomplished young lady. George’s Rensselaer friends extend congratulations. Mr. Fred Bloomster and Miss Etta Stocksick, both of Paxton, 111., were united in marriage at the home of the bride’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stocksick, in this city Thursday evening at 6:30 o’clock, Rev. H. L. Kindig performing the ceremony in the presence of the immediate friends of the contracting parties. After the ceremony a wedding supper was served. The young couple will visit in Knox for a few days after which they will return to Paxton, where they will make their future home.
Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, June iB, 1904.
COURT HOUSE NEWS.
Items of Interest (lathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. The marriage license business is growing better, and June promises to be a good month for them after all. Marriage licenses issued: June 13, Charles E. Standish to Sarah L. Sullivan. June 14, John Albert Freed to Laura Elmyra Bartoo. June 15, Henry Henry Roorda to Minnie Deinema. June 16, Fred Bloomster to Etta Stocksick. —o — The commissioners have been in session all week hearing the Iroquois ditch matter, and are still in session as we go to press. They have entered an order that the benefits exceed the estimated cost, thereby practically establishing the ditch. The Hopkins branch, Yeoman branch, Kent branch (as amended), Kurrie branch (as amended), are approved and confirmed. David H. Yeoman is allowed $121.50 compensation for a private ditch and right of way through his land. o The case of the bondsmen of Charles M. Blue, trustee of Marion township, petition to be released from said trustee’s bond, was heard by Judge Hanley in Chambers Monday, and the petition granted. This, of course, does not release the bondsmen from subsequent liabilities. Blue then presented a new bond by the American Surety Co., of New York, in the sum of SIB,OOO, which was approved by Judge Hanley. This bond was eecured through the Indianapolis agency of said surety company, and it is rumored that the school supply firm of R. Ryse of Indianapolis, was instrumental in securing same. The report of Mr. Blue for last year shows that he paid R. Ryse SB4B 60 for supplies during said year. —o — New suits tiled: No. 6684. James Wickizer et al, vs. David Gleason et al; action in injunction. No 6685. William D. Sayler vs. Alfred McCoy, Thomas J. McCoy and J. H. Chapman, assignee; action on note and to enforce vendor’s lein. The complaint alleges that plaintiff sold and conveyed fifty acres of land to Alfred McCoy on Oct. 5, 1895, off of 5-28-7, and received S9OO down and a note for S6OO due in one year; that said Alfred McCoy renewed said note one year at a time each time it fell due until April 1,1903, when $131.34 bad accrued as interest, when a new note was executed for $731.34 with with Alfred McCoy as principal and Thomas J. McCoy as surety, due six months after date: that the amount of said note and attorney fees are a lien on said real estate, subordinate to the lein of said J. H. Chapman as assignee of said McCoy, because representing unpaid purchaee money.
—o — Following is a report of the proceedings of the county commissioners at their regular session last week: Chas. M. Bine, trustee, poor report again continued. | Contract for new bridge in Carpenter tp., to be let first day in July term. John P. Ryan, et al, petition for highway; commissioner reports public utility of road and same is ordered established, width 50 feet. S. D. Clark, trustee of Wheatfield tp., was granted permission to extend additional poor relief to L. Dorrigan not exceeding sls per quarter. Jerry S. Meneley, et al, petition for ditch; report of reviewers approved and ditch ordered established; final report ordered made June 27. Christian Rasmussen, et al, petition for highway; reviewers report that road will hie of public utility, and same is ordered established, width 50 feet. For quarter ending May 31, the following officers reported fees collected as follows: Recorder, $857.46; Auditor, s9l; Clerk, $78.65; Sheriff, $443.93. On petition of A, J. Freeland et al the voting place in Newton township was changed from Saylorville school house to Freeland school house in said township. G. P, N. Saddler was appointed to prepare plans for two- new bridges in Union township,jand B.
D. Comer, trustee, was directed to make the necessary repairs to three other bridges in said township, the county to pay excess of $75 on each bridge. Contracts for furnishing supplies for poor farm for the ensuing quarter were awarded as follows: Groceries, B. Forsythe, $139.50; dry goods, clothing and shoes, G. E. Murray, $47.91; meat, Moody & Roth, at following prices: 300 bounds boiling meat, rib, 7c lb., brisket s£c; 150 pounds beef roasts, 10c; 150 pounds beefsteak, 12c. The report of the poor farm tuperintendent showed 16 inmates )n the poor asylum, and the receipts from the sale of one span of horses to Charles Clark, 108 bushels of corn to J. W. Stockton, 65 bushels of corn to James Flynn, 706 bushels of oats to Coen & Brady, 6 pigs to Conrad Shafer, were, $599,64. The expenses for the quarter were $734.62, making a net deficit of $134.98 for the quarter.
WANTED SOME OF MR. PARKISON’S MONEY.
Considerable has been said over the alleged threats made against Addison Parkison by an anonymous letter writer, unless Mr. Parkison deposited a large sum of money in a certain place within a specified time. We have investigated the story and find that suth a letter was received by Mr. Parkison on Thursday of last week. It was very poorly written and blurred, and the evident intention was to disguise the hand-writing. It bore a Rensselaer postmark and the sum asked for under penalty of having his house blown up was hardly distinguishable, but it was for several thousand dollars. The money was directed to be placed by a certain post at the rear of his residence grounds on College street. On the advice of intimate friends a dummy package was placed in the designated spot and men watched the place foracouple of days and nights, in the hope that the would-be black-mailer would show up, but no one approached the spot, and Mr. Parkison is inclined to treat the matter lightly. It was probably the work of someone loaded up with liquor or an irresponsible person who wanted to see just how much of a sensation such a demand would create.
CHURCH FAIR AND SOCIAL.
At the Barkley M. E. church, Saturday evening, June 25, there will be a combination of good things. The literary program is free to all. Rev. W. H. Fertich, the pastor, will assist in the literary exercises and render something suitable for the occasion. Aprons, bonnets, fancy work, and other things will be on sale. Icecream, strawberries and cake 15 cents.
INTO NEW QUARTERS.
v / s About September Ist The Democrat expects to move into new quarters one door north, into the room at present occupied by the Journal, which will move into the east room of the new building being erected by Judge Thompson, south of the Makeever house. A fine new Cottrell press and power will be installed in our new quarters, giving us one of the very bet equipped newspaper offices in this section of the state. The room will be thoroughly overhauled, repainted and repapered, and we will have more pleasant and commodious quarters. The Democrat will then be the only up-town office in the city.
To Stockholders of the Rensselaer Castle Hall Association: | You are hereby notified that there will be a meeting of the Stockholders of the Rensselaer Castle Hall Association at Knights of Pythias Hall, Rensselaer, Ind., on 1904, at 8 o’clock p. m., for the purpose of electing directors and making some arrangements relative to the collection of unpaid subscriptions and rents, the payment of indebtedness and to conditions as to treasurer elected and to moneys deposited with him, and any and all further business that may be proper. A full meeting of said stockholders is desired, Attest, Jas. H. Ellis, Judson J. Hunt, t , President. Secretary. 10 per cent off all lace curtains during the Jane clearance sale at the Chicago Bargain Store.
HOME BANK AT GOODLAND CLOSES.
Banker F. D. Gilman Gone and His Whereabouts Are Unknown.—slso,ooo Deposits.
DEPOSITORS WILL GET BUT LITTLE What Has Bseonrte of tha Money la An Unsolvad Mystery. Goodland, Ind., June 16. —The doors of the Home Bank wer6 closed this morning. F. D. Gilman, president and cashier, is absent, and his address is unknown. Mr. Gilman left here Monday with the avowed intention of procuring money from one of the Indianapolis banks, promising to return on the following day. He has not been heard from. Wilson Wickersham, teller, was left in possession of the bank. Yesterday noon he reported that he had no funds with which to meet checks, and, acting upon the advice of attorneys, he refused to receive deposits yesterday afternoon, although SBOO is known to have been desposited during the morning hours. '"The schedule shows clesposits in the bank amounttng to $153,000. This includes $14,000 of county funds and about $1,500 township money. Farmers will be affected strongly, as the bank was largely patronized by them because it promised to pay 6 per cent on time despo3it£VA number of business men, both/borrowers and depositors, also suffer. The exact cause of the failure is unknown, although it is attributed to longtime loans upon which no cash could be realized, and a quiet run upon the institution, which began after the failure of the McCoy Bank at Rensselaer. The bank was established in Goodland twelve years ago, with Mr. Gilman as owneT. While it has been felt that its early capital was largely the confidence of the people it has apparently done a thriving business. For the last four weeks rumors to the effect that the bank was hard pressed for cash have been in circulation, and the result is therefore not a surprise to everybody. There is a good deal of suppressed excitement here, but a temperate disposition to await further developments prevails. There is already a movecpent to have a receiver appointed, and J. W. Oswald seems to be the favorite of depositors for the position. The institution had no connection with the Bank of Goodland, which is controlled by the Hon. D. P. Bladwin, of Logansport, and is undisturbed by the present flurry in local financial circles. The above to an Indianapolis paper is about the best statement of the matter we have seen At the time of our going to press nothing had been heard of Mr. Gilman, and his family does not know where he is, they say. A telephone message to The Democrat at 11 a. m., yesterday from a prominent gentleman in Goodland stated that while nothing was known definitely as to the true condition of the bank, yet he intimated that he thought it would not pay out a very large per cent. The report that one or two business firms there had gone under as a result of the bank failure, having been carried by the bank, was erroneous. Much of the bank’s best paper is said to be up with other banks as collateral. Mr. Gilman is well known in Rensselaer, also his second wife, who was formerly Miss Dora Wickwire, who was with his first wife when the latter was killed in a railroad wreck in Missouri about three years ago. He has. always been held in high esteem, was not a high-roller, and had no bad habits. It is possible that he has been “bucking” the board of trade some of late, although this is not known here. He is a son of exSenator W. W. Gilman, and had backing of friends, it was thought, who could carry him over any reasonable squeeze. He has six children by his first marriage.
nONEY TO LOAN. Private funds toioan on farms and city property at a low rate of interest, also money t" lo«»n bankable notes and second mortgage. A complete set of abstract books. James fl. Chapman. Kttemr'i Bank Bull din*. RonaaeUer, lad
Vol. VII. No. 11
WHITE ARRESTED. Assistant Cashier of the McCoy Bank Now Under Bonds. .Constable Christy Vick went to Chicago last Friday night to find Walter White, the assistant cashier of the defunct McCoy bank, who was also included in the affidavits against the officers of the bank charging embezzlement. His first search was fruitless, and he returned home Sunday morning. He later in the day received a “tip” and went up again on the afternoon train, returning on the 11:30 train that night with his man, whom he had found at the Englewood station preparing to take the same train to come home. It is reported that White’s failure to return and face the charges before was on the advice of some friends here. He was arraigned before ’Squire Troxell Monday morning, and gave bond in the several cases aggregating $7,700, for his appearance at the September term of the court, his father, Robert White, and B. K. Zimmerman going his surety. There is considerable difference of opinion regarding White’s guilt or innocence in the bank wrecking. Many contend that he was merely a hired assistant, aod think that his statement that he knew nothing of the true condition of the bank, except that it was rather hard pressed for ready cash at times, but supposed it had ample property back of it to meet all obligations, is correct. Others think that as assistant cashier he should have been more familiar with its business, and that as he had practically sole charge of the business the last week or ten days prior to its closing, receiving and paying out money, and is alleged to have received deposits after turning down cheeks, he must have been aware of more than he Btates, and should be held responsible. It is asserted tnat Walter had no 1 intention of hiding from the officers, by his friends, and that he had gone to Illinois to find a position. He is said to have secured a position with Swift & Co., packing house, and will return to accept same. Appraisers Yeoman and Harris went to Gillam yesterday to appraise the real estate there. In the sale of the McCoy bank building, the fixtures were also sold to the new bank, at $1,025. making a grand total for the bank and fixtures of $21,050. Another mortgage by Mattie M. Rinehart (A. McCoy’s daughter) executed June 3, for $3,500 on lands in Hanging Grove tp., in favor of Horace Russell, was placed on record this week. This makes a total of $46,500 placed on these lands in the past sixty or ninty days. Six additional warrants were served on the McCoys Monday, and they again gave bond readily. Tom came up from Lafayette with his attorneys in the afternoon and E. T. Haywood, of Lafayette, and Ray D. Thompson, of this city, went on his bond, while Thomas Robinson and B. S. Fendig signed the bond for the elder McCoy. The matter of the sale of the bank building will be heard by Judge Hanley in chambers to-day. Judge Thomspon questions the legality of the contract made with the wives of the McCoye whereby they are to receive one-fifth of the receipts of the real estate sold, in consideration of the elder Mrs. McCoy relinguisbing the old deed for the bank building. It is understood that Mrs. A. McCoy has been willing end anxious to wavie her rights to sny interest in the real estate, but that her husband will not consent to her doing so. It is generally conceded that the bank building sold at a good figure.
Come to The Democrat office for all kinds of job printing. Many goods one-fourth and onethird lees at the advance Jane cjå sale at the Chicago Bargain Store.