Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1904 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat

SI.OO Per Year.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Com 43c; oats, 36c. “A Soldier of Commerce.” Read The Democrat for news. Y Perry Marlatt left Tuesday for a trip through the Dakotas. Misses Ethel Sharp and Nellie’ Grey are attending school at Terre Haute. >|Miss A. L. Gronberg, of Salt Lake City, Utah, is a guest of Mrs. S. C. Irwin, New subscribers to The Democrat this week by poßtoffices: Kniman, I; Aix, 1; Demotte, 1. Charles Porter, of Delphi, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jay W. Williams, here this week. Chapman has received his appointment as railway mail clerk, and will get a run as soon as there is a vacancy. A new serial, “A Soldier of Commerce,” will in The Democrat. Don’t miss the opening chapters. J. W. King, who has been confined at his home for some years with nervous prostration, is able to be about again. Wanted —A good husband; one that has no bad habits and no small children to care for. Address. P. O. Box 426, Rensselaer, Ind. The Epworth League convention of the Valpariso district, held here Monday and Thursday, was largely attended and a most interesting session was held. on. Titus E. Price, of Yankton, So. Dak., and Max Price, son of Hon. Chas. H. Price, of Remington, were guests of Surveyor M. B. Price Thursday and yesterday. .. Wm. Bums’ general store at Valma was destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning. A blacksmith shop near by was also burned, the The loss was about SI,BOO, which is partly covered by insurance. -s/Miss Eva Bush of Wheatfield tovmship, and Bert Vandercar of Dunnville. were Rensselaer visitors Saturday. Miss Bush took teachers’ examination and Be?t came down to see that she got ? home safe. Mr. Frank Leek and Mrs. Farrie E, Loughridge, widow of Dr. Vic Loughridge, were married at the home of the bride’s father, Geo. M. Wilcox, at Surrey, at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday, Rev. B. F. Ferguson of Rensselaer officiating. ) The Democrat man was in Chicago Monday and closed up the contract for a fine new Cotterell press which we shall install about September first. The press weighs 8,000 pounds, and with power to operate it represents an outlay of about SI,OOO. e affairs of the Home Bank at Goodland have been thrown into the bankrutcv courts, and also one of the other “busted” banks that Mr. Gilman was connected with. A despondent creditor of one of the latter banks blew his brains out a few days ago as a result of the failure. Charles Sprigg returned Monday from his Oklahoma trip. He secured the position of custodian of the new Epworth College and grounds, consisting of forty acres, at Oklahoma City, and expects to move his family there about the middle of July. The position carries a salary of SI,OOO per year. »• t - And next Monday is the 4th of July. As usual, there will be no eagle screaming in Rensselaer. Fair Ofcka, Wheatfield, Monon, Wolcott, Lowell and other towns in this vicinity will celebrate the natal day with . becoming honors, but Rensselaer prefers to c&rnivalize the the people, it seems, and no entertainment at all will be provided here. -4-W. H. Robertson, former editor of the defunct Wheatfield TeleShone, came down from Hammond aturday and was an onlooker at the representative convention. He says that his father saved most of the type and material in his recent fire at Reddick, 111., but lost his presses. The rumor that the fire originated from" spontaneous combustion is a base canard.

rMre. J. M. Wasson is visiting relatives in Winamac this week. Hopkins goes to Wolcott with his high diving dog the 4th. Ninety-two tickets were sold here for the Chicago excursion last Sunday. Mrs. J. W. Pierce and children are taking in the world’s fair and visiting relatives in Kansas. "Xc. D. Nowels, wife and daughter are visiting their son, A. 8. Nowels and family at Columbia City this week. Walker township republicans have nominated William Middlecamp for trustee and W. D. Meyers for assessor. x Wm. Wortley’s general store at Foresman, formerly occupied by James Shaffer, was burned yesterday morning. No particulars are attainable at this writing. Prof. T. J. Head lee, who for two years has taught Science in the Rensselaer high school, has resigned his position and will take a special course at Cornell University. Wednesday’s Hammond Tribune: This evening Mies Mary Ibach will be hostess to a party of boy and girl friends at her home on Carroll street. Miss Mary Wright, of Rensselaer, will be the guest of honor. Jas. Yeoman, of Newton township, attended to prohibition national convention at Indianapolis this week. Dr. Silas C. Swallow, of Harrisburg, Pa., was nominated for president, and George W. Carroll, of Texas, for vice-presi-dent. AThe failure of the establishment 'of Rural Route Four out of Rensselaer July Ist, is attributed to failure of applicants for carrier to pass the examination. Another examination will probably be held soon and the route established shortly. X Miss Grace Couglin, who for several months has been staying with Mr. and Mrs. Warren Robinson, returned to her home at Lagro, Ind., Wednesday, accompanied by Miss Alice Ryan, of Gillam township, who will visit there for awhile. few new home grown potatoes have been brought to market, but the bulk of those sold are still being shipped in and retail at 40 to 45 cents per peck. The Southern crop has been very poor this season, which accounts for the enormous price. , Mr. and Mrs. Jake Hopkins were tendered a surprise Wednesday evening at their home in honor of their fourth wedding anniversary. There were twenty-seven guests present. The couple were the recipients of many valuable and useful presents. Ka.. Leopold and daughter Miss Julia, and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Nowels went to Chicago, Wednesday to attend the wedding of Mr. Mack Swartz and Miss Sarah Smith, a daughter Mrs. Amelia Smith, formerly of this city. The wedding occurred Wednesday evening at the home of the bride’s mother. Marion Gwin, of near Pleasant Ridge, who is now serving his fourth year in Uncle Sam’s service, and is now on the U. S. S. Hancock at Brooklyn, N. Y., writes home an interesting letter of his doings there. He has been stationed at Brooklyn for about two years now. His term of enlistment expires in November, when he will return home. Joseph A. Luers, treasurer of the local Court of Catholic Order of Foresters, who lost $433.34 lodge funds in the McCoy bank failure, was bonded by the National Surety Co., of New York, which bond provided for losses accasioned by bank failures, eto., received check for the full amount of the loss this week. Neither Mr. Luers nor the Court therefore lose a penny. . Goodland has certainly “laid out” considerable money in the past two years. The expenditure includes about SIO,OOO on county seat real estate purchases, etc., $20,000 in the search for oil in Wyoming, and now comes $153,000 or more in banking business. That makes about $183,000, a pretty neat sum for one small community to sow to the winds. — Goodland Herald.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, July 2, 1904.

Man or woman to sell unbreakable glass lamp chimneys; throw on the floor and won’t break. Jenks, Albam, Pa. )UJ. M. Baughman, who was hurt several weeks ago in jumping ont of a buggy to quiet a fractious horse, is still getting about on crutches, and the doctor tells him it will be about two weeks yet before he can walk on the injured limb. The ligaments of the knee were torn loose and the injury is very slow in healing. The interesting serial, “The Blazed Trail,” which has been rnnning in The Democrat for the past several weeks, will close with our next issue. A new story will begin on the completion of “The Blazed Trail” that will interest every one of our readers. The story is a copyright serial by John Roe Gordon, and is entitled “A Soldier of Commerce.” Watch for the opening chapters. Charles Thompson was fined $lO and costs, $44.43 all. told, before Squire Troxell and a jury last Friday for giving an intoxicated person liquor. He had given a drunken man lying in the court house }mrd a pint of whiskey, it was aleged. Thompson was lodged in jail in default of payment of fine and costs, but Monday he gave bond and was released, appealing the case to the circuit court. His father, James Thompson, went on his bond. Monticello Herald: Little Leona Gilman the six-year-old daughterof: Fred Gilman, late of Goodland, is now here the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Marcellus Woltz. They were quite well acquainted with the family, and in common with many others are in close sympathy with the innocent wife and children upon whom such a crushing blow had fallen. If oppor r tunity offers they would be glad to adopt Leona as their own child, but Mrs. Gilman still has hopes of keeping her family together. X The carnival remnant did not do much good here last week. A boarding-house keeper from Delphi, who bad loaned the manager SSO in addition to being stood off for S2O board bill, came over and tried to get the money, but returned only a little better off, if as well. Three of the shows and the merry-go-round pulled out Saturday night and Monday, but one of the shows moved up town on the ground vacated by the merry-go-round, where it has been showing all week, but not to packed houses. generally, the county over, agree that the.oats crop is going to be light. Owing to lack of rain when needed the straw is short and the crop will be a light one. In some sections of the county, especially in the central and southern portion, the corn is looking well. Of course it is small for this time of year, but it has a good healthy color and with favorable weather will probably make a fair crop. In the northern section and on the low lands the wet weather made farmers late in planting, in many places, and therefore the corn is very short and a light yield will be the result.

NEW RULES GOVERNING RURAL MAIL CARRIERS.

Rural mail carriers are now prohibited from soliciting business or receiving orders of any kind for any person, firm or corporation, and must not carry merchandise for hire, except that they may carry merchandise for hire for and upon the request of patrons residing upon their routes when the same shall not interfere with their official duties. The pay for carrying puce merchandise for hire must be paid by the patron for whom the service is performed. Carriers are not pertnitted to receive any compensation frem the Beller of such merchandise. Carriers mast not engage in any business daring the prescribed hoars of service, or conduct any business after hoars which offers the temptation to solicit patronage for this route. Canvassing, soliciting insurance, selling sewing machines, etc., is prohibited. They are also prohibited from soliciting, directly or indirectly, by afiy method whatever, money, gifts or presents, nor furnish the names and addresses of patrons of their rontee for pay or favor, to any business establishment, or to any individnal. except department officials entitled to same. These new rales went into effect July 1,1964.

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest Gathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. Commissioners’ court convenes Monday. —o — There was SI,OOO in unloaned sohool funds on hand July, 1. —o — Marriage licenses issued: June 28, Frank C. Leek to Farrie E. Loughridge. —o — The Iroquois ditch matter will be taken up again next Tuesday by the commissioners at their July meeting. —o — Mrs. Eliza Philippi has been appointed administratrix of the estate of Frank Philippi, deceased, late of Carpenter township. —o — Four more -mortgages, by Mattie M. Rhinehart to A. T. Bowen & Co , each for $1,600, a total of $6,400, given on the Hanging Grove land, were filed for record Saturday. —o — The marriage license business which took quite a boom the third week of June, took a relapse, and only one license has been issued since the 16th. The total for the month was but 7, against 7 for the preceding month and 7 for June, 1903. —o — New suits filed: No. 6686. Edward F. Mitchell et al vs. Isiah H. Mitchell et al; action in partition. No. 6687. RenaKrasney vs. Victor Kraeney; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married Nov. 27,1900, in Illinois, and that on Feb. 13, 1901, defendant without cause and against her will and consent, wholly abandoned plaintiff and has since lived apart from her, and that his present whereabouts are unknown. Plaintiff asks for a divorce and that her name be changed to Rena Bierly. No. 6679. Salome. Wuerthner and. Mary Christina Wuerthner vs. Christian Nathan Wuerthner; action in partition. • —o — Deputy Sheriff White brought three prisoners over from Newton county Tuesday and placed them in jail here. One is Wm, O’Connell, who is laying out a plain drunk fine, and the other tWo are D. S. Payne and Ralph Bonebrake, who are alleged to have broken into the smokehouse of Geotge Long, a farmer residing south of Kentland, and stole nineteen gallons of lard, which they disposed of at Earl Park, Wadena and Fowler. Payne lived on a farm near Wadena, and has a wife and two children. Bonebrake is a single man, and his home is somewhere in southern Indiana. The latter was arrested near Foresman. They will be tried at the next term of the Newton circuit court. / -o/>The first hearing in the McCoy bankruptcy petition will be heard by Judge Anderson at Indianapolis, next Tuesday, July 5, at which the sufficiency of the petition will be next step is the referring of the matter to Referee John O. Bowers of Hammond, who will set a time for a meeting of creditors. This meeting will be held here, Mr. Bowers states, and the creditors select a trustee to take charge of the assets. The majority of the creditors who also represent a majority of the amount of claims have thepower to elect this trustee. Inthe event there is no combination of a majority of the creditors agreeing upon a trustee, then the referee appoints. The trustee may be a resident or non-resident of Rensselaer. A great many creditors seem to think that it should be a non-resident, who would be free from local influences.

A STRONG TICKET IN GILLAM.

The democrats of Gillam township at their convention Saturday nominated Theodore Phillips for trustee and James Cnlp for assessor. The ticket is an excellent one and is considered a winner, even by the republicans.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. June 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Jaoob Dewey, of Jordan tp„ a son. An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat offioe.

WILSON RE-NOMINATED.

The result of the joint representative convention here Saturday was a surprise to most of the spectators present, who had not been “tipped off” that a “dark horse” would be sprung. Under the rules adopted by the republican state committee, in counties having a representative of their own, like Lake county, only a part of the strength of the county can vote in a convention-on a candidate for joint-representative. This rule gave Jasper 10 full delegates and Lake but 7. However, Lake selected 23 delegates and Jasper 19, and all voted in the convention on the basis of the correct representation. Jasper county presented the names of J. P. Hammond of Wheatfield, O. A. Yeoman, of Virgie, and Geo. A. Williams, of Rensselaer,while Lake presented Nelson Jacobson and E. W. Wickie from their own county. On the first ballot the vote was: Hammond 3; Yeoman, 10; Williams, 6; Jacobson, 16; Wickie, 7. Hammond withdrew conditionally on the sth ballot, and the balloting continued to the 31st without any material change. Williams reached as high as 11 votes and Yeoman 13 on some ballots. On the 31st ballots one vote from Jasper was cast for Jesse E. Wileon, the old representative, and on the 32 he received 4 votes from Jasper while Lake swung her 23 votes for him, which gave him the nomination. The Lake county fellows were a pretty swift lot, and after the convention, with Mr. Wilson, an impromptu reception was held at “Stricks” at which the hornyhanded fellows in overalls and jumpers were not in it, but could only view the amber colored liquid that made Milwaukee famous from a distance. They also chartered a dray and drove about town, whooping and yelling and making quite a “spec.” Hammond came back in the race on the 31st ballot but he only got four votes.

THE BOWEN MORTGAGES.

Carroll County Citizen; Some little excitement was created here on Friday afternoon of last week by the filing of injunction papers against A. T. Bowen to prevent him from further effort to collect his claim against the McCoys of the defunct bank at Rensselaer. Mr. Bowen has claims against the McCoys and Wm. A. Rinehart amounting, principal and interest, to $16,000. These are secured by a second mortgage on 1,700 acres of land in Jasper county, by a first mortgage on 27 acres of land on which the town of McCoysburg is located and by a second mortgage on the farm of 3,000 acres in Missouri owned by W. A. Rinehart. The Missouri farm is located similar and in many respects resembles Deer Creek prairie west of this city. It is rich bottom land, surrounded on three sides by the Clariton river and on the other side by hills. There is a railroad running through it and a station on the farm. Mr. Bowen returned from a visit to the farm Wednesday and while there made thorough inquiry asjto title, value, etc. The lowest estimated value is from S3O to SSO per acre. At the lowest valuation tne farm is worth $90,000. There is a mortgage of $50,000 on it ahead of the Bowen mortgage of $16,000, Mr. Bowen feels reasonably secure, although it may be necessary to pay the first mortgage on the 1,700 acre farm in Jasper county or the first mortgage on the Missouri farm.

REMINGTON CHURCH CASE.

The appeal taken by the Presbyterian church of Remington and members of its board of trustees from a judgment for unpaid salary recovered by its former pastor Jacob Dyke, was dismissed by the Appellate Court last Friday. This will have the effect of comSlling payment of the judgment. r. Dyke’s contention was that he had been engaged for a year, and said he told the cbnrch authorities plainly that he would not leave his church in New Jersey for a shorter engagement. The trustees of the church contended that he was only a “supply” pastor, and he was dischargea at the end of six months. His judgment covering the remaining half year’s salary, was recovered in the circuit oourt here for $350, Rev. Dyke is now pastor of a church some place in New York state, we understand.

Vol. VII. No. e$

DEVILISH DEED OF A DASTARE

Community on a Man Hunt—DSaasa trou* Rain* at Both Ends of Indiana—ltems. Marion, Ind., July I.—Five ytraas women, ranging in age from 16 to IS years, have mysteriously disappeared from their homes in this eRy withls the last week. The girls are Jiary Morgan, employed at Fourteenth and McClure streets; Ella Mullee, a high school student, who lives with her parents at 1216 West Eleventh :«treet; Truby Kllse. a high school .student, who lives with her parents At 3306 South Gallatin street, Essie Lane, who lives in Euclid avenue, and May Edwards, who lives in Stephenson street. The parents and friends -of the girls made diligent search, and then reported the matter to the .police. Have They Gone to St. Louis} None of the girls is acquainted with the others, and it is not probable .that they left home together. The pdlioe have been unable to find any of tbam, and the officers believe that aa agent representing a company in St. Lodi* is responsible for the disappearance flf the young women. Information li*e been received by the police and different protective societies regarding (lift operation of certain St. Louis companies, which, it is alleged, are engaged n the traffic of girls. Bait White, superintendent of police, rent a description of the missing girls t* the chief of police of St. Louis, and an investigation will be made upo* that theory. Girl Wu Left for Dead. Aurora, Ind., July I.—Ethel Rollings aged 1.5 years, an orphan living with Oliver Abdon, a farmer, near here, was found in Hogan creek, where she had been left for dead by those w<b» had raped her during the night Her clothes were badly torn and die wa* so beaten that she cannot recover. Knew H*r Miscreant Assailant. She was able to make a htatement describing how she was assaulted and beaten into insensibility, implicating Alfred Loudon, who works la James Ravencroft's sawmill on Hogan creek. Searching parties of farmers, as well as Sheriff Axby and his deputies, ata hunting Lclilon. BIG BLOW IN THE “POCKET” Much Damage Done to Property- Oa* Perron Bart—Rain and Ball Play Havoc In the North. Evansville, Ind., July I.—A severe wind storm passed over southern Indiana. blowing down trees und fences. Many trees were destroyed in this city. An old tenement house in the central part of the city was blown dowa and Hertiert Sauer, a clerk, ws» caught under the debris. He wa* finally rescued and is in a serious condition. The storm was severe for many miles around Evansville. Indiana polls. July I.—Reports from cities in northern Indiana tell of tiu* heaviest rain and hail storm in te* years, whieh passed over that portiom of the state. Com, wheat und fruit were damaged greatly. 111 the vicinity of lAfayette wind and electrle storms inflicted severe damage upoa* growing crops and fruit. Child Found Playing with Saako*. Sbelbyville, Ind., July I.—The 3-year-old child of McClure Bass strayed to a creek and when found by the father was sitting at the water's edge in a nest of water moccasins, one of which was coiled about its arms and neck. Bass' shepherd dog seized the snake, tore it,from the child and killed it. The others escaped. The child was toying with the serpents and wu cooing when Mr. Pass arrived. Rounlon of War Veteran*. Decatur, Iml., June 30. —The annual reunion of the l*!oth Regiment, Indiana infantry, which will be held 1m this city Thursday, Aug. 11, promisee to be the greatest reunion that the regiment has held since the SpaniahAmerican war. The members of Company B, in this city, extended an invitation to the members of the Third Kentucky. Thief Marrlo* Hl* Victim. Evansville, Ind., July I.—Ernest Damron’s luck brought him a wife and immunity from prosecution on a larceny charge. When Mrs. Emm* Schlamp had him arrested on complaint of stealing S4OO from her be proposed marriage. The woman at once embraced the opportunity of getting back her money and a husband with it. Life Ip Cheap at That Price. Terre Haute, Ind., July I.—Tba Northwestern Powder company is settling with the heirs of the four me* killed by an explosion at the Vermilion county mill at the rate of ssoe per man, and the amount waa accepted in all bat one case, Mrs. Cteblggw, widow of one man, refusing to compromise. Vmt Mad Over Keilgtew. Evansville, Ind., July I.—Charles Geiseka, • wealthy farmer of Gibaow county, baa been adjudged lnsana over religious matters, and baa beat removed to a private sanatorium at Cincinnati. _j