Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1904 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Read The Demoorat for news. Corn 46c; oats, 31c; rye, 50c. Mrs. R. W. Marshall and daughter Katharine are visiting friends in Laporte. Miss Lizzie Watson went to Chicago Thursday to visit relatives for a few weeks. > j'Miss Margaret Chambers, of Chicago, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. 8. C. Irwin. Forty-seven tickets were sold here for the Indianapolis excursion last Sunday. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Melvin, 111., 1; Surrey, 1. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Wishard are visiting the latter’s sister, Mrs. George Jenkins, in Michigan. H. A. Flynn of Cnesterton, spent Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Flynn. B. Nowels of Lamar, Colo., came Saturday for a few days visit and to attend to some business matters. Do not forget that the “Ideal” still has a few suits left at $3.00 to $5.00; suits which sold from $5.00 to $15.00. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Miller and Dexter Jones of Carpenter township, were in the city on business Thursday.

Trustees Clark of Wheatfield township, Shirer of Walker and Parks of Milroy were in the city on business Monday. Benton county is offering one hundred dollars reward for the arrest of Perry Sumner, the Fowler rapist, who is still at large. A. G. Work left Monday for a month's vacation at Lake St. Germaine, Wis. Firman Thompson and Wood Spitler accompanied him. John Sharp came over from Gilman, 111., Saturday and spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sharp, returning to his work Monday. \Woe Luers, south of town, had a ruhaway while in the field mowing last Monday, was thrown from the machine and two or three ribs were broken. Mattie Hemphill and and Jane Keeney left Thursday, for Grape Falls, Montana, the latter to teach school and the former for the benefit of her health.

John Morlaod, an aged inmate of the Newton county poor asylum, attempted suicide last week by cutting his throat with a pocket knife. He will recover. W. A. Hoff was summoned to Crawfordsville Thursday by telegram that his aged mother was believed to be dying. She had been in poor health for some time. > Found, about miles west of Rensselaer, on July 4th, a tablecloth pattern. Owner may have same by proving ownership and paying for this notice. W. D. Bbingle. Ducharme, Jr. Frank Brusnahan, C. J. Lane, Roy Smith, Glenn Rayher, Dorset Brook and C. A. and John L. Hefferlin left Monday for the Dakotas to work in the harvest fields. New advertisements this week: The 99c. Racket Store, First Nations IBank, State Bank of Rensselaer, The New Store in Leopold building,and the Annual Estimates of Nine Township Trustees. Lillian Rhoades returned a few days ago from an extended visit with relatives in Cincinnati, accompanied by C. A Radcliff, of that city, whom it is creditably reported is Miss Rhoades’ fiancee. Will Barkley and Jesse Niohols returned Sunday from the Rose- , bud country in Dakota. Bert Goff and I. A. Glazebrook retura- . ed Thursday afternoon, All were unsuccessful in the land drawing. The fourth quarterly meeting service of Trinity M. E. church ' occurs next Sabbath. The pastor will preach in the morning followed by the Sacramental service. In the evening a union service will be held and Rev. D. M. Wood, the Presiding Elder, will preach.

Rain is again needed. Mrs. W. C. Babcock is visiting, friends at Hartford City. son was born August 3d to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Muster. Roy Keesey spent Sunday and Monday with his parents in Logansport. W. C. Babcock and Mrs. F. E. Babcock were Chicago visitors Saturday. Juno Kannal is visiting at Winona Lake and friends in Delphi this week. and Mrs. A. H. Tedford of Sheldon, 111., are guests of their daughter, Mrs. George Hopkins. Yeoman, James Yeoman and Miss Beth Yeoman of Kingman, Kan., arq visiting relatives here. George and Delevan Babcock are visiting their grandmother, Mrs. S. A. Freelove, at Goodland for a couple of weeks. The new clothing store in the Leopold building, formerly occupied by the Racket Store, opens up for business to-day. See ad elsewhere in this paper. The “Hooligan’s Troubles” com, pany played to a packed house here Monday night, and the show was pronounced fairly good by those who enjoy that kind of an entertainment. racing and base ball event is advertised to take place at the Rensselaer Stock Farm next Wednesday. There will be three running races, each for a SSO purse, and a ball game between Mt. Ayr and Rensselaer. \l J. A. McFarland of Rensselaer and N. Osborne of Hanging Grove tp., were among the Jasper county democrats who attended the state convention. The former went from the convention to Parke county to visit relatives and friends for a few days. Lane has been placed off the democratic ticket in Newton township for assessor, in place of Omar Kenton, who declined the' nomination on account of personal business demanding his time. Ed is a firstrate young man. well qualified for the office, and will make an excellent assessor. N/W. T. Elmore and Jasper Guy of Remington were over yesterday in the former’s “auto,” on business. Mr. Elmore has an eight horse-power Oids Mobile, a very neat and easily managed machine. He can easily make from 25 to 30 miles per hour with it. There are, five or six autos owned in Reming-" ton now. George M. Johnson, a former resident of Rensselaer and a brother-in-law of I. J. and R. B. Porter, died at his home in Wilsonvilie, Neb., Saturday at the age of 73 years. Deceased moved to Nebraska some twenty years ago. He leaves a wife, two sons and five daughters, all of whom are residing in Nebraska. XThe pickle packing company wno have contracts in various' parts of the county are now busy taking in pickles, and the crop promises to be unusually good this season. A new salting plant is being put in at Parr this week. There are about one hundred acres of pickles about Parr, and it is thought growers will realize a handsome profit this season. The open air union vesper services in the court house yard Sunday evening were largely attended. We notice that the preachers are inclined to take advantage of the old sinners, who never attend church but do come out to these services, by stringing out their eight'minute talks to fifteen or twenty minutes. The chance to get at them is too good to be lost, evidently. Dr. B.W. Pratt of Goodland, was a Rensselaer visitor Tuesday. Nothing reliable has been heard of F. D. Gilman, the missing banker of that place, but rumors have located him in Winipeg, Manitoba, and also in Chicago. Rumor also has it that his father Hon. W. W. Gilman got a letter from him last week, and that he stated in the letter that he would return to Goodland some time and pay every dollar he owed. If he is ever able to do this he will have to strike it pretty riob, as it will take about a quarter of a million to square no.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, August 6, 1904.

The Lafayette Call has been sold to A. E. Brouck, of Johnstown, N. Y. Mrs. E. E. Pierson and baby of Bloomington, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lane of Newton township. Lost —On the road between* Remington and Rensselaer, Friday, August 5, a bull’s eye of an automobile lamp. Finder will please leave at Democrat office. , '’L Judge Thompson will build anbther new cement block building just north of Warner’s implement store. It will be occupied by O. H. McKay with his laundry. Mr. McKay will occupy the upstairs for living rooms. a.. , A Valparaiso dispatch says that John B. Faulkner of the Michigan City Dispatch, is being talked of for the democratic nomination for congress from this district- Mr. Faulkner is the Tenth district' Chairman. It is hoped that the city council will see to it that Borne of those much needed street crossings are put in-before rending any linen over failure of some individual’s to put in new walks alongside their property right on the dot.

Dr. Miller took J. N. Sample of north of town to Chicago Tuesday for an operation for the removal of a tumor from the side of his neck. The operation was performed Thursday at the Englewood Union Hospital and a tumor the size of a hen egg removed. The operation was successful in every way and the patient will return home to-day. He is *66 years of age. * . Lafayette Call: A man who has such a record that a Masonic Lodge expels him, whose character was such that President Harrison was obliged to remove him from office, who divorced his wife in the morning and married her again at night, to defraud creditors, who is thoroughly distrusted By hie fellow citizens, is not fit to be chairman of any political organization. Medaryville Advertiser: Mrs. J. P. Swisher died last Tuesday night after a short illness with consumption, aged 16 years, 1 month and 15 days. She was a daughter of Mr. John Woolever, of the Gifford district, and had been married to John P. Swisher but a few short months. The

funeral services took place at Independence church last Thursday morning, with interment in the cemetery adjoining, Rev. John Sebring officiating. and Mrs. James Honan of Berlin, Germany, are visiting relatives at Delphi and will visit the former’s brother, E. P. Honan of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Honan left eight years ago for Berlin, where Dr. Honan intended taking a post-graduate course in medicine. Finding an opening with the American and. British residents, he began practicing, in which be has been very successful. They will return to Berlin after a short visit with relatives in America. has furnished several amateur strike breakers in the big stock yards strike at Chicago, but most of them did not tarry long in the windy city. Ray Hopkins, Gail Michaels, Robert Overton, Harry Watson, Clyde McGee, Albert Wolf, “Shorty” Adams, John Weber, Walter Sunderland, Charley Morris, and perhaps some others were tempted by the big wages offered by representatives of the packing houses—or a free ride to Chicago—but most of them are back home again. / Mrs. Lutz a widow lady who moved here from Hanging Grove some months ago and resides in Lewis Davisson’s tenant house on South Division street, was among the lucky ones who landed Srizes in the Rosebud reservation rawing. Her number was 468, and parties here who have looked over the ground say that this will give her a selection of a quarter section that is worth S3,OOOSQM[rB. Lutz is a soldier’s widow. Wm. Roudebusb of Barkley township drew No. 1695, and G. A. Small, now of Chicago but a few years ago engaged in running a milk route in Rensselaer, drew one of the smaller numbers, entitling him to an earlier choice. Harry Wilson of Franoesville, an old soldier, is also reported to have drawn one of the larger numbers. Read The Democrat for news.

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest (tethered In the Offices of the County Capitol. There were $1,075.43 in unloan, ed school funds on hand August 1. QMarriage licenses issued: July 30, Otto E. Edgerle to May Florence Clark. July 30, Julius Schultz to Adaline Ritter. August 3, Gerret Evers to Jennie Roorda. —o — Njew suits filed; No. 6693. Truman Holdridge and William C. Kinney vs. Joseph C. Kinney et al; action to quiet title. No. 6694. Anna C. Hershman vs. The Jasper County Oil <fe Gas Co.; action to quiet title. No. 6695. Isaac Francis Hatcher et al vs. Mary H. Sanford et al; action to quiet title. —o — There was quite a rush for marriage licenses Satutday, and the clerk issued two, swelling the total number for the month to four, which still leaves July, 1904, a very dull month for this branch of business." One of the couples was from Keener and Wheattield townships, respectively, Otto Edgerle and Mary Florence Clark. Judge Hanley tied the nuptial knot for this couple, the ceremony taking place in the clerk’s office. Julius Shulz and Adaline Ritter, a young couple from North Union, were the other applicants for permission to marry. —o — Following is a report of the proceedings of the county commissioners for the August term, except claims allowed, which letter will appear next week.

Advertisement ordered for letting contracts for two new bridges in Union township on first day of next term. Report of viewers approved and S. E- Sparing et al ditch ordered established. Commissioner’s report in Samuel Hart highway approved and road ordered established 50 feet wide. Lewis F. Lehman et al, joint ditch in Pulaski and Jasper counties; Lucius Strong, E. A. Aldrich and E. L. Clark appointed viewers, to meet with Pulaski viewers August 22. Contract awarded Victoria Coal Mining Co., for 250 tons coal, (run of mine) at $2 40 per ton; steam lump, $2.60; egg nut $2 60, f. o. b. Rensselaer, to be ordered as wanted. Application of Robert A. Sheets for scholarship at Purdue was continued. Cornelius Evers et al. petition for ditch; E. L. Clark, Thos. F. Maloney and David H. Yeoman appointed viewers, to meet August 8. The county surveyor was ordered to notify land-owners along the Union Lakin Scott Cooper ditch to remove willows, etc , from said ditch before Sept. 1; and said surveyor was directed to cause deposits of sand aud silt now obstructing said ditch, to be removed within 60 days, and to cause all latteral' drains to be cleaned out to the grade of the main ditch, for a distance of at least 200 feet; fills from highway to be removed by township trustee. Requisition for supplies for poor farm was approved and advertisement ordered for letting on Sept. 6.

HARVEST HANDS RATES.

One way Harvest Hands Second Class rates (5 or more on one ticket) will be sold by Wisconsin Central R’y at Chicago, Milwaukee and Manitowoc, to points in Minnesota and North Dakota at rate of sl4 per capita; August Ist to 31st, 1904. Write at once for information, to C. C. Hill, District Passenger Agent, 230 Clark St., Chicago, 111.

HANSEN SHOP TO BE REOPENED.

The undersigned will reopen the Hansen Blacksmith Shop on Front street about August 5, and will do a general smithing business, first-mass horseshoeing, etc., and will also carry on a general veterinary practice and surgery and dental operations. Being experienced in these professions we solicit your patronage.

De. J. L. Jones,

Jessie Ball.

SUICIDE AT CEDAR LAKE.

Otto Gersher, a young man from Chicago, committed suicide in Lassen’s dancing pavilion Saturday night by blowing out his brains with a revolver. The act was caused by some real or imaginary slight of his brother and two young women, who had accompanied the brothers to the lake. The suicide was committed in full view of many poople who were in the dancing pavilion.

MRS. J. F. McCOLLY DIES.

Mrs Sarelda McColly, wife of John F. McColly, died at her home on Oak atreet last Friday at 4:30 p. m., after an extended illness from what was thought to be cancer of the stomach, aged 49 years, 4 months and 26 days. Deceased’s maiden name was Cox, and she was born in Hardin county, Ohio, March 3, 1855. She was twice married, her first husband, Willis McColly—a brother of Jno. F.—accidentally shooting and killing himself some ten years ago. She leaves four children by her first marriage. She was married to John F. McColly, March 25, 1896. No children were born of this union. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon, from the residence, Rev. J. M. Elam conducting the services, and it was one of the largest funerals ever held in Rensselaer. The burial was made in Weston cemetery, and was in charge of the Rebekah and Milroy Circle lodges, of which deceased was a promiment member. Many handsome floral offerings were in evidence.

A BIG TRIAL IN JUSTICE COURT.

The biggest trial in justices’ court in Jasper county for some time took place Monday and Tuesday before Squire Troxell and a |jury. 1 The case was against Blame ! Wood, Melville Wood, Lizzie Hur- ! ley, Wra. See and Alfred See, and | the charge was riot. The warrant was sworn out by Lyman Zea, and the alleged disturbance took place at the home of Mrs. Lennie Gant, widow of the late F. J. Gant, in the north part of town, Thursday 1 night of last week. Blaine and Melville Wood are brothers and Mrs. Hurley and Mrs. See are sisters of Mrs. Gant, and from the evidence of defendants it seems (hey had protested to Mrs. Gant’s { frequent visits to the office of Dr. Moore, the administrator of her late husband’s estate, and also her family doctor. They also thought Dr. Moore visited Mrs. Gant at her home too frequently. On the night in question one of her brothers went to Dr. Moore’s office to accompany her home after the concert, but after starting out, she turned back, making objections to some other relatives in the crowd going along, and returned to the doctor’s office. The latter then accompanied her to See’s, where one of her children was left, and from thence to her home. The above relatives are alleged to have followed and considerable loud talk and yelling was indulged in and it was alleged by one side that Dr. Moore was pushed off the porch and fell to the ground. The relatives alleged that they wanted to have a talk with both Dr. Moore and Mrs. Gant regarding what they stated people were saying about them, and that the JL)r. fell from the porch, and was not assaulted by any one of them; that most of the loud talk and disturbance was caused by Mrs. Gant and the doctor; that their presence was for a good purpose, etc. The jury is alleged to have stood 8 to 4 for conviction on the first ballot, but after an hour’s time agreed on a verdict of guilty, and defendant’s were fined $2 each and costs, except Alfred See, against whom the case was dismissed, it being shown that he did not arrive, on the scene until most of the disturbance was over with, and then in the role of a peace maker. The costs are probably nearly SIOO. It is understood the matter will be appealed to the circuit court. The affair is a regretable one and has engendered considerable ill feeling where all was not peace and harmony before.

If you are looking for bargains in clothing, be sure and call at the Ideal Clothing House before you bay; we are always with you and ready to rectify if not correct. Louis Wieldberg.

Vol. VII. No. 18

STATE TICKET.

Democrats Meet at Indianapolis and Nominate Gubernatorial and Other State Officers. The Democratic state convention Wednesday placed the following ticket in the field: Governor—John W. Kern, Indianapolis. Lieutenant-Governor —Warder W. Stevens, Salem. Secretary of State—Edward J. Fogarty, South Bend. Treasurer—Major D. F. Allen,, Frankfort. Auditor—James R. Rigge, Sullivan. . Attorney-General—Joseph H. Shea, Seymour. Reporter of the Supreme Court —Walter S. Chambers, Newcastle. State Statistician—Jessie D. Smith, Indianapolis. Superintendent of Public Instruction —Levi H- Scott, New Albany. Judge of Supreme Court Second District —George E. Downey, Aurora. Judge of Supreme Court, Third District—Frank E. Gavin, Indianapolis.

ANOTHER SHOOTING AFFAIR.

übseph Francis, Jr., of west of town was arrested Thursday night for assaulting Besse Umphrees, a domestic employed at Henry Harris’ with a deadly weapon, towit: a revolver containing powder, bullets, etc. The alleged assault occurred soon after the band concert Thursday night, the couple being on the walk at the east side of the public square. The girl was shot in the limb, just below the knee, and the bullet inflicted a flesh wound along the side of the limb, but was not dangerous. Young Francis alleges the shooting was accidental; that the girl had the revolver in her hands and in handing it to him it fell on the walk and was discharged. The girl states . the shooting was intentional!)^ The preliminary bearing was set for 9 a. m.,’*yesterday but the girl was said to be too nervous by her peysician, Dr. Johnson, to at tend, and the hearing was postponed to 3 p. m., too late for us to give a report of same in this issue. File your claims with E. P. Honan in the McCoy bankrutcy proceedings. He has the necessary blanks.

CARRIERS’ SALARIES.

It has been decided that all rural carriers appointed prior to June 30, 1904, who were entitled to the maximum pay, shall receive $720, but that the schedule which became effective July 1, 1904, and recently announced, shall prevail in fixing the compensation of all carriers appointed since June 30. Neither Montgomery Ward & Co., nor Sears, Roebuck & Co., can get your clothing order after looking over our stocks; be sure and come to see us. Louis Wildbebg.

NOTICR TO McCOY CREDITORS. The undersigned will make out and file yonr claims for 75 cents for each claim. No other fee or per cent whatever will be charged unless the claim is contested. Each creditor can, by himself or authorized attorney, vote for trustee if his claim is filed. It is to your interest that the trustee be a Jasper county man. Bring your bank books and certificates of deposit. R. W. Marshall. If you will notice the crowds at the Chicago Bargain Store’s clearance sale, you would believe the effects of the bank failure are over. « OFFICES FOR RENT. Two good offices, west side of public square. E. L. Hollingsworth, at First National Bank. Corn Harvester, cuts and throws it in pile. One man and one horse cuts equal to a corn binder. Price sl2. Circulars free. New Process Meg. Co., Dept. 2, Lincoln, Kan. Best Eldorado castor oil for machinery 25c, gallon at the Chicago Bargainj3tore< For a good, clean shave or a hair ( cnt, go to Dyers Red Front barber shop on Cullen street, opposite Makeever House,