Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1904 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. irlef Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Corn 44c; oats, 35c. Quite a number of farmers have begun baying. A report of the city council proceedings appears on another page. Roy Keesey spent Sunday and Monday with his parents in Logansport. A. D. Babcock and son of Goodland, were Rensselaer visitors Monday. Special discount on lace curtains and muslin underwear at Rowles & Parker’s. Call and get one of those SI.OO Webster’s dictionaries for 39 cents at the Racket Store. T“Mr. and Mrs. Simon Fendig of Wheatfield, spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives here. P. M. Querry, formerly of Gillan township, has been appointed postmaster at Medaryville. / The six-year-old son of Thomas Brusnahan, west of town, got an arm broken Saturday from a fall. Mr. and Mrs. Baughman of Monon, were guests of their son U. M. Baughman and family Wednesday.

Fred Fatka, of near Cbatsworth, 111., was here a few days this week, shaking hands with old friends. Read the opening chapters of “A soldier of Commerce,” the new serial that starts in this issue of The Democrat. The Chicago Bargain Store has a full page aa in this issue of The Democrat. It will pay you to read it carefully. VE. T. Harris and daughter of Remington, were guests of the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Harris, Sunday. —Miss Blanche Hoyes returned this week from spending her vacation in Kansas and at the world’s fair and Hot Springs, Ark. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Francesville, 1; Medaryville, R-R-I, 1; Monon, 1; Rensselaer, 1. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Imes are preparing to move back into the rooms over Long’s drug store, which they formerly occupied. A ten pound girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Gray of Monon, July 7. Mrs. Gray was formerly Miss Ethel Rush of Rensselaer. Rensselaer school board reorganized Tuesday with C. W. Coen, president, E. C. English, secretary, and G. K. Hollingsworth, treasurer. Tillie Fendig, who has been clerking in a store in Delphi, came home Monday for an extended stay with her parents, Mr. 'and Mrs. Nathan Fendig. v 4a. N. Oppie of Forest, 111., was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. George Ketchum, Sr., west of town, last Friday night, while here looking after his farm northeast of town.

and Mrs. Philip J. McKenna of Chicago, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Henan Saturday and Sunday. Mr. McKenna is publisher of the Catholic Forester. $~Mr. and Mrs. George Ketchum, Sr., left this week for an extended visit with their son in Dade county, Mo., and will visit relatives in Burlington, Kan., before returning. The aged mother of W. A. Huff, who has been living with her son for some time, was taken to Crawfordsville Sunday where she will live with relatives. She has been in very poor health for some time. \Mm. Grace Lefler and Miss Carrie Parker of Pleasant Ridge, and Mrs. Munroe Banes and Miss Ethel Jacks of Rensselaer, went to Chicago and Zion City, 111, Thursday for a week or ten days visit with relatives and friends. W. A. Huff, the jeweler, is getting ready to move to Indianapolis next month and is closing out his stock of goods at cost. Now is your opportunity to get good, reliable goods at astonishingly low prices. Read his ad in another part of this paper#

Read Wilcox’s new ad. J. Williams of Ohio, visited his brother, Jay W. Williams, the furniture dealer, here this week. A dozen or more Rensselaer people attended the Barnum & Bailey circus at Lafayette Thursday. For a good,clean shave or a hair cut, go to Dyers Red Front barber shop on Cullen street, opposite Makeever House. 40 cords of seasoned oak wood for sale, delivered in cord lots or more to any part of the city. Enquire of E. P. Honan. Turfler and Turfler are attending a convention of Osteopaths at St. Louis and taking in the big fair this week. W. L. Wood of Parr was down in Monroe county the first of the week looking after a piece of land which he recently acquired in that county. Fred Irwin was fined $3 and costs, $15.40 altogether, and Harry Kelley of Parr, $1 fine and $10.35 costs, in Squire Troxell’s court for plain drunks since our last issue. <1 D: W. Dennis and daughter of, Sidney N. Y., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Stewart. Messrs. Dennis and Stewart were members of the same company and regiment in the civil wajj

\Thomas Cain of Pekin, 111., is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cain, south of town, this week. Tom is now running on an interurban line from Peoria to Pekin, 111., as conductor, and has moved from Peoria to Pekin. W. E. Moore yesterday sold the Harrison Warren farm of 80 acres, lying miles northwest of town, to Wentworth L. Porter, of Chicago, for S9O per .acre cash. Mr. Moore bought the farm about eighteen months ago for $77 per acre. Gubs Philips of Brooklyn, N. Y., Ishere for a few weeks visit with relatives. He has recently returned from a trip to Europe where he visited London, Paris and other places of interest. He is Btill playing with the Spooner Stock Co. I. M. Washburn has been appointed regimental surgeon of the third regiment. I. N. G. by Gov. Durbin, with the rank of captain. This appointment vacates his captaincy of Co. M. and he will be succeded by first Lieut. L. M. W T ilcox. Arthur Daugherty and niece, Miss Gail Dnugherty, left last week for Otto, Wyo., the former,to prospect and the latter to join her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paris Daugheriy, who have resided there for the past two or three years. She expects to teach in that vicinity the coming school year. Mr. J. H. Randall and Mrs. Jennie F. Evans, a young couple from White county, were married in the Makeever House parlors Monday. They brought a minister, Rev. Jackman, along with them to tie the nuptial knot. Mr. Randall is a Monticello jeweler, while his bride resided at Norway, north of Monticello. A dispatch from Frankfort Ind., dated July 8, 6ays: —Thomas Travers, who went hunting on the Fourth, and whose continued absence alarmed his family and friends, for fear he had accidentally shot himself, last night telegraphed from Pembrook, Jasper county, that he was visiting hiß son in that copnty. Mrs. Flora Noland, wife of Jas. Noland,of Gifford.diedatherhome near that place Saturday of consumption, aged 42 years. She leaves a husband and an adopted daughter. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at her late residence, conducted by Rev. J. M. Elam of the Christain church of this city, and the remains taken to North Salem for interment.

D. V. Garrison of Remington has one of his famous adjustable hay derrioks erected on the lot west of Kresler’s hitch barn where farmers are invited to call and inspect same. Mr. Garrison will be here next week and will be pleased to explain the advantages of the machine to those interested. He is prepared to furnish the machines promptly to purchasers.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, July i 6, 1904.

Judge Legett and Mrs. Whiting of Fairfield, lowa, are guest s of Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe. File your claims with E. P. Honan in the McCoy bankruptcy proceedings. He has the necessary blanks. The 99 Cent Racket Store will continue its free gift 6ale one more week. See ad in another part of this paper. Daisy M. Kaessner, the 16-year-old daughter of M. S. Kaessner a former resident of this county, now of Colorado Springs, Colo., was killed last week by falling over a precipice in Cheyenne canyon, near that city. She was with a party of friends spending the day in the canyon. It is said that seven young lady printers who were working for the Columbia City Commercial, have been married since December, and now all the girls in town are trying to get on the paper. Only intelligent, well educated girls can learn typesetting, and the knowledge they gain in a printing office makes them doubly attractive. —Elkhart Truth. jyThe Rensselaer Castle Hall Association has lately been re-organ-ized with C. D. Nowels, President and C. G. Spitler, Secretary and Treasurer. The new directors are J. H. Chapman, W. V. Porter, W. B. Austin; C. D. Nowels, C. C. Warner, C. G. Spitler and A. F. Long. An effort will be made to secure tenants for the unoccupied rooms in the K. of P. building and to collect outstanding claims due the association.

It was reported here a few days ago that Frank Guss, a son of John Guss, formerly of Union township, was killed on a Minnesota railroad last week, where he was a brakeman. Mrs. Frank Lakin is a sister and Albert Helsel of Union tp., is a brother-in-law, but neither have received any word confirming the report of his death. He was living at Biwabik, Minn., and working on a railroad the last they heard from him, and they cannot credit the report of his having been killed at Duluth.

COUNTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE , MEETS. X The Jasper County Democratic Central Committee met here Saturday pursuant to call of Chairman Baughman, and the vacancies on the county ticket were filled as folio v&SI, County Askfessor, Wm. D. Bringle, of Jordan township. County Surveyor, T. J. Mallatt of Union township. County Commissioners: First district W. S. DeArmond of Kankakee tp.; Second district, John Ryan of Gillam tp.; Third district Karah L. McKillip of Milroy tp-* Some of the above-offices have to be filled by reason of the recent supreme court decision, holding the law extending the terms of certain county officers unconstitutional. The democrats also hold that three commissioners must be elected this fall; that Messrs. Denham and Way mire could only have been legally elected at .the last election to fill out the unexpired term of their respective districts, where they were serving by appointment, and that said terms have expired or will expire before another election takes place. The republicans have held that Denham and Waymire were elected to fill out the unexpired term of their district and a full term besides. It was also decided that the supreme court decision above referred to practically settled the question of electing a clerk this fall, and that Warner was elected at the right time and that no vacancy existed in this office. \ The men above selected Sh well as all those whoqgrace onr oounty ticket, are of irreproachable character, reliable and well qualified to fill the offices to which they have been nominated.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. July 9, to Mr. and Mrs. Sam Scott, northeast of town, a son. July 9, to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wright of Pueblo, Colo., at the home of the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Sample, where she is visiting, a daughter. OFFICES FOR RENT. Two good offices, west side of public square. E. L. Hollingsworth, at First National Bank.

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest Qathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. Marriage licenses issued: July 11, James H. Randall to Minnie Florence Evanfe. —o—- • Trustee Stewart of Hanging Grove township, is advertising for bids for the construction of a new school building to replace the old building at Fair View, in said township. See notice elsewhere in this paper. —o — Presbyterian church of Remington is preparing a brief to the supreme court asking that the Dyke case be reinstated. They claim that the judgment was erroneously entered against the “First” Presbyterian church of Remington, instead of the Presbyterian church of Remington, when they are in fact one and the same corporation. Their point is said to be a very material one, and the church hopes to have the case reinstated and yet win out on the question involved. —o — petition has been presented to the County Superintendent for the removel of the school site of District No. 5, Barkley township, to a place one-half mile south of the present location. The petition is signed by nearly all of the patrons of the district and the township trustee. The decision will be rendered by Superintendent Hamilton on August 1, 1904. There seems to be no doubt but that the prayer of the petition will be granted, and Trustee Arnold is therefore asking for bids for a new house, as the old one cannot be moved. —o — 6uits filed: No. 6689. L. T. Hammond vs, Fitz W. Bedford; action on contract, demand S6OO damages. This case grows out of the sale of a lease held by defendant to plaintiff of the property occupied by Geo. Tanner’s restaurant, on South Van Rensselaer street. Plaintiff claims to have entered into a contract for the purchase of said property on June 11, 1904, for $3,750. and to have paid SSO down and to have since tendered plaintiff $950 in gold Hnd the notes agreed upon in contract, which defendant refused to accept. The property in question and that occupied by Strickfaden’s saloon, the buildings occupied by Ferguson & Ferguson, Ray Wood’s barber 6hop. Ed Rhoades’ grocery, also a 6trip of ground on the south end of the lots occupied by several other stores along the south of side Washington street is owned by the Monnett’s, and Mr. Bedford holds a forty year lease on same which has, we understand, some twelve years yet to run. In leasing the saloon to Strickfaden, it is 6aid, the latter had a clause inserted that the adjoining property should not be sold or leased, rather, for a saloon, and when entering into the contract with Hammond it was understood that the latter wanted the building and ground for a “wire fence factory,” but it was later found that Cooney Kellner was really the man back of the deal, and he wanted it for a saloon. For the above reasons it is said, the deal could not be gone ahead with by Mr. Bedford. The contract with Hammond is alleged to have made no reservation whatever.

McCOYS ADJUDGED BANKRUPT.

Jud|« Anderson Orders Harehal to Borrow 95,000 From Creditors to Pay Trust Company's Not*. Indianapolis News. July 13. Alfred and Thomas J. McCoy, the Rensselaer bankers, were adjudged bankrupt by Judge Anderson in the Federal Court yesterday. The court ordered United States Marshal Harry C. Pettit to borrow $5,000 with interest at 6 per cent, from creditors of the bankrupts, to pay to the Central Trust Company, of Chicago. Several months before the failure of McCoys’ bank, they borrowed $15,000 from the Trust company and gave notes of various persons to the value of $46,000, as collateral. All but $5,000 o( the McCoys’ loan was paid, and the court believes that the balance should be paid and the notes tsken up for the benefit of the creditors.

Every tenth pair of Oxfords and every twentieth pair of shoes free at Rowles A Parker’s.

CORNER STONE LAYING.

The corner stone of Rensselaer’s new public library was laid at 2 p. m., Wednesday with appropriate exercises by most worthy Grand Master F. & A. M., George E. Grimes of 'Ladoga, sssisted by Prairie Lodge No. 125, F. & A. M. ofßgjjssl&jer. "Tne stone itself is of Bedford limestone and was cut and prepared by W. H. Mackey, the marble and granite dealer. While practically as artistic, it will not cost by a large sum as much as the corner stone of the court house, which contains only 16 cubic feet more (at 35 cents per cubic foot at the quarry) and cost $486. The Library corner stone cost about sloS| The stone occupies the southwest corner of the building and bears the following inscription on the south side: LAID JULY 13, A. L. 5904, A. D. 1904 BY GEORGE E. GRIMMS M. W. GRAND MASTER OF INDIANA WITH THE AID OF PRAIRIE LODGE NO. 125 * F. A A. M. C. R. WEATHERHOGG, ARCHITECT. On the west side appears the following: LIBRARY BOARD S. P. THOMPSON ORA T. ROSS MARY I. EGER BLANCHE L.CHAPMAN W. H. SANDERS J. F. M'COLLY G. K. HOLLINGSWORTH .1. H. S.ELLIS, MAYOR

RUSH A WARREN.

BUILDERS. A copper sealed box was deposited in a cavity hollowed out in the stone containing various records, a copy of each of the newspapers of Rensselaer, copy of program of laying of the corner stone, copy of the last circuit court docket, a check of each of the Rensselaer banks and one from the defunct McCoy bank dated April 18, the day its doors were closed, a history of the public library by S. P. Thompson, and various other papers and records of interest. Owing to the short notice given of the exercises and the fact that country people are very busy*at this time, the attendance was not large from outside towns or from the counrty, but Rensselaer people turned out enmasse in the afternoon and evening, and the streets wdre pretty well filled. Delphi Commandry of Knight Templars came over in a body, and there were also a number of Masons in attendance from Remington, Monticello, Monon, Wbeatfield and Roselawn. The Lowell band was in attendance, and was the only outside band here. The ball game at 10 a. m., Mondn vs. Rensselaer, was won by the latter by a score of 14 to 4. The parade at 1:30 p. m.. was a pleasing feature of the day, and' was led by the Lowell band and participated in by the following local orders: G A. R., Post, C. O. F., I. O. O. F., K. of P. (then came Rensselaer Military Band) Delphi Com. R. T., F. & A. M., and visiting Masone. “Prof. Sunday,” Verne Hopkins’ trick dog, gave a few high dives during the day, the bands gave a concert in the afternoon and evening, the militia gave a sham battle in the court house yard, and Hon. C. B. Landis of Delphi, gave an address at the Presbyterian church in the evening. The day’s festivities closed will a ball at the Armory, under the auspices of Rensselaer Military Band, in which eighty couples participated.

If you have a keepsake to be made into a charm or pin, take it to Jessen. File your claims with E. P. Honan iu the MoCoy bankautcy proceedings. He has the necessary blanks. All $2.50 and $2.25 Oxfords now $1.98, with every tenth pair absolutely free to the purchaser at Rowles & Parker’s. dIVEN AWAY ABSOLUTELY FREE Every tenth pair of Oxfords and every twentieth pair of shoes at Rowles & Paaker’s, We return your money on every tenth pair of Oxfords and every twentieth pair of shoes, regardless of the price, at Rowles & Parker’s.

Vol. VII: No. 15

DAVE PLATT SUICIDES.

Ends Life With Carbolic Acid Wednesday Afternoon. David Platt, aged 36 years, a son of Charles Platt of this city, ended his life Wednesday at about 5 p. m., choosing the carbolic acid route. The poison was secured at Larsh’s drug store, where Dave stated that he wanted it to give some man in the back alley a wash. He got two ounces of the fluid and is supposed to have taken about one-half the acid a few moments later, after which he started for his home on South Van Rensselaer street. Arrivine there, fell or sat down in a chair and expired before aid could be summoned. He is not known to have spoken to anyone after taking the fatal drug, and probably not more than fifteen to twenty minutes elapsed between his taking the poison and his death. Dave had been quite dissipated all his life, and was pretty well loaded with liquor, it is said, when he died. He has been a eort of roustabout at some of the saloons here for several years, and was usually under the influence of liquor, as might have been expected. Tuesday he worked in cleaning up the postoffice for Postmaster Meyer. Dave was born in Rensselaer, Dec. 24? 1867, and has lived here all his life. The funeral will be held to-day.

IROQUOIS DITCH ESTABLISHED.

Order Made On Last Day ol Regular TermOther Proceedings. The following order was made in the Iroquois ditch matter Friday: "The Board having heard the evidence and the argument o£ council now sustain the exception of Right and Lawrence as to se se arid se and sw se 4-29-7. aniS the assessment on said lands is ordered stricken out. The Board further orders and directs that the assessment for benefits of the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway Company be increased in the sum of $4,000. All other exceptions are over-ruled and the ditch is ordered established according to theviewers’ report as amended.” “Benjamin J. Gifford prays an appeal and files written specification, which is filed and oidered recorded and bond fixed at $5,000. The Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway Company prays an appeal and files written specification, which is ordered recordedand bond fixed at $5,000.” The claim of A. F. Harmon for services on Thompson ditch; A. W. Mechling for bringing prisoners to jail, $5.25, and Chas. Mandeville for expense Moffitt ditch, $6.00, were dismissed. Chas. M. Blue, trustee Marion township, was granted permission to extend additional poor relief, not to exceed sls each per quarter, to Mary Peyton, Cyrus Haas, John W. King, Sarah Platt, Mary J. Stone. John Alberson, Frank Ramey, Cora Morlan and Martha Morlan. Ten bonds of $1,500 each, bearing 6 pe; cent interest, payable semi-annually, were ordered issued. to be dated July 1, 1904, and payable at First National Bank, Chicago, due one on Jan. 1, 1906, aud same date each year thereafter until 1915. Ten bonds of $2,000 each, same rate of interest, etc., payable same, were also ordered sold in the Garraison ditch. Six bonds of SSOO each, same rate of interest, etc., he sold in the W. W. Burns et al ditch. The auditor was directed to advertise for bids for 250 tons of coal for use during fall and winter of 1904-5.

ARRESTED FOR STEALING CORN.

Leonard (“Shorty”) Adams was arrested last Saturday morning, charged with being implicated in the stealing of a load of corn from a farmer named Duffy, of near Seafield, recently. Shorty had been working for a son-in-law of Joe Nissius, named Andrew Charles, who lived on Dr. Besser’s farm in Milrov township, and it is alleged that Charles confessed to the charge when arrested and implicated “Shorty.” The corn was taken from a crib in the' field and hauled to Charles’ home, it is alleged, the wagon being traced by a leak in the l>ox which allowed some kernels of corn to escape. Shorty was taken to Wolcott by the Marshal of that town, but was later released on bail furnished by his mother, Mrs. E. Adams. Charles also gave bond. Each party lays it on the other for instigating the theft, it is said, and both were under the influence of liquor at the time. The trial will come up at the White circuit court’s next term. ~