Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1904 — Page 5

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK North Side of Public Square RENSSELAER, - INDIANA. Loans Money on all kinds of Good Se- DIRECTORS, curlty, on CITY PROPERTY and on A. Parkison. FARMS at Lowest Rates, Pays Interest resident, on Savings, Pays Taxes and Makes In- Jolinft Vice*Pre»ldent. vestments for customers and others and James T. Randle, sol cits Personal Interviews, with a view deo. e. Hurray, to Business, promising every favor con- E. L. Hollingsworth, slstent with Safe Banking. . Cashier. FARfI LOANS A SPECIALTY. | FARMERS! FARMERS! 1 j ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE A SALE? j I X t Employ the “Hustling Pair” of auctioneers. | T Why? We get the highest prices, we treat f t j’our friends and bidders with courtesy, we t 4 guarantee satisfaction or no pay. Get our £ ♦ terms before you employ your auctioneer. £ £ f Phone 515-H. HARMON & GRANT, Rensselaer, Ind. f in sm h n tain 1 CORNER OF WASHINGTON AND VAN RENSSELAER STREETS. $ | DIRECTORS: -| $ John Eger, Pres. Delos Thompson, Cashier. H Lucius Strong Granville Moody $ Warren Robinson * $ ■ ===== l * Does a general banking business, Loans Money on V g all kinds of approved security; buys notes, pay’s in- j; £ terest on savings; pay’s taxes for customers and others. \ & \ t ; | This Bonn mi lie Giod to uiend nen fora 10 its asm consisiem li | jjj Telephons 42. M Bonkino Principles. | r*F ARn ER* F*R I # EN Ds | J Will this Interest You? ♦ J The line of goods I shall handle this season are all T T high grade, every Buggy and Carriage will be a guar- f J anteed job. I have several good makes—Studebaker, jr J* Page Bros., Gates, Osborne and others. ¥ J Studebaker Farm Wagons are the best ironed and T j have the best box ever put on a wagon. 1 ▼ The two best mowers and binders on the market— T y McCormick and Milwaukee. I have extras for both T f* machines. The best of all, the Kemp Manure Spread- | 2* er, makes farmers more money 7 than any implement J X ever put on the farm. I have the Birdsell Clover T T Huller of South Bend, Ind. It gets all the seed. An T T English sparrow would go hungry on the seed it 2 T leaves in the straw. I have the McCormick Shredder, ? T and Corn Harvester, the world’s best. Come and see. 2 X I am, yours truly, X \ On Front Str®®t ROBERTS. J ( w«N T success ill ® run' in '"L jsasrswmv- Jf ,■« ISSOCIOtIOR. I L>f Benton, White and Jasper Counties, BUSINESS REPRESENTED BT I COLLEGE „ I MARION I. ADAMS, ■—— mmmm simm mmmmmmmm mmA RENSSELAER. IND. WM®-awak« young Mon and Woman to toko positions In buslnoss, book* ■ 1.l in?wft<ri|lhfVr/!ri'nt«y inf I>l3l Insurance in force Dec. 31, 1803. aalarlao pow. Take o course of study 51,695,762.75. at the LsFayette Business CoUege. It Increase for year 1903, offers Just whit you wont. Complete RC . _ . courses, best teochers. best school and 5221,366.0*. EXPENSES LOW. The Ideal of ambitious young women _ and young men. LaFayette to an educe. Morris’ English Worm Powder tional center, population *6.000. Send sot Warranted to cure any case of Worm, a Hone* illustrated 40-page catalogue, free. OatUa, Sb»«» or Dorn, ai» Pin Worms la Oolta i Yi®zjs.’" , jswawss- b,A.rar" r *“ Fob Sale: —A new, latest imCome to The Democrat offide Proved Jewett (No. 4) typewrite* for all kinds of job printing. Apply a * Democrat office.

STRENUOUS PEOPLE IV IOWA

Boy of 17 Tears Don Not Want To Bo Considered Dull, So. He Does ( Things. Oskaloosa, la., Sept. 10. Jimmy Seibert a 17-year-old farm boy, murdered a man named Nelson near Osknloosa in a spirit of frenzied determination to avenge an alleged rape on bis sister some months ago by an organ salesman namedChns.Carpenter. Carpenter, who is out on bonds pending a supreme eourt appeal against conviction, drove Into Seibert's farm yard, accompanied by Nelson, an innocent farm hand. Women of the Seibert family became hysterical when they sutv Carpenter, the father seized a shotgun and began tiring at Carpenter, and Jimmy Seibert started after Nelson, who ran down the highway, where Carpenter eluded the father, but the son jumped into the buggy and chased Nelson until he overtook him and shot him in the back twice, killing him.

MADE A SIEVE OF HIM

Job Put Up on s Thug, IVho Receive* th« Contents of Six Shotguns, Yet Still Lives. Coshocton, 0., Sept. 16. —Alva Rivers lies in prison here mortally wounded. He was shot by a posse of citizens while he was trying to blow* the bank at Warsaw, ten miles from here. His brother Verne was captured later after a desperate hand-to-hand tight. The officers arranged for the robbery with a local citizen, William King, who was taken into the confidence of the Rivers boys. Six citizens were waiting on guard at Warsaw, and when Alva Rivers broke into the bank they poured the contents of their shotguns into him. He has fifty-six shots in his body, but holds & remarkable grip on life and swears vengeance on King. The broth - ers have been terrorizing the community and were suspected of burglaries and safe-blowings recently.

Two Men Killed at a Fire.

Chicago, Sept. 16. —Peter J. Nolan and Thomas McDonald, fireman, were fatally hurt, nnd seven others more or less injured at a fire which destroyed a building at Flournoy street and Western avenue, formerly used as a street railway barn. The total property loss was $75,000.

Money Brings the Dead to Life.

New Haven, Conn., Sept. IG. Decreed legally dead by the probate eourt last May. Mary Ann Gilbert, formerly of this city, has presented proof of her existence in life to Judge Cleveland, and also entered claim for her share of an estate of SBO,OOO.

Queen Helena Has a Son.

Raceonigi. Italy, Sept. 16. Queen Helena was safely delivered of a son at 11 o'clock last night at the royal palace here. Both mother and child are doing well. The infant has received the name of Humbert and the title of prince of Piedmont

Those Thugs Get Away.

Des Moines, la., Sept. 16. Officers at Winfield. la.. have given up the hunt for the Rock Island train robbers. The suspects have eluded their hunters successfully so far.

Bryan Goes on the Stump.

Denver, Sept. 16. William J. Bryan opened the Democratic campaign in Colorado with a speech at Coliseum hall. Hundreds were unable to gain entrance to tlie densely packed htll.

Baptists to Help the Neg[?]oes.

Augusta, Ga., Sept. 16. —The southern Baptist convention will spend $15,000 this year for the moral development of the negro race.

THE WEATHER The following is the official weather forecast up to 8 o'clock tonight:* Indiana and Illinois—Fair; warmer in south portion; fresh southerly winds. Lower Michigan—Fair; warmer in east portion; brisk southerly winds. Wisconsin—Fair; cooler in west portion; brisk southwest shifting to northwest winds. lowa—Fair; cooler In northwest portion; fresh southwest to west winds.

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, Sept. 15. Following were the Quotations on the Board of Trade; Wheat— Open. High. Low. Close. Sept. (01d)...51.11% $1.12Z $1.11% $1.12% Sept. (new).. 1.11% 1.12% 1.11% 1.12% December ... 1.13% 1.16 1.13% 1.15% May 1.16 1.17 1.15% 1.16% Com — Septembet ... .52% .53% .52% .53% December ... .51% .52% .51% .52% May 50% .52 .50% .51% Oats— September ... .31% .31% .31% .31% December ... .32% .33 . 32% .32% May 35% ,35% .35% .35% Pork— October 10.75 10.80 10.70 10.72% January 12.70 12.75 12.70 12.72% Lard — October 7.07% 7.07% 7.00 7.02% January 7.17% 7.17% 7.12% 7.15 Short Ribs — October 7.37% 7.37% 7.25 7.25 January ..... 6.67% 6.67% 6.62% 6.62% Chicago Live Stock. Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day, 19,000; sales ranged at [email protected] for pigs, [email protected]% for light, [email protected] for .rough packing, 35.4506.05 for mixed and [email protected] for heavy packing and shipping lots, with the bulk of the trading at $5.50®5.90 for fair to good averages. Cattle —Estimated receipts for the day. 9,000; quotations ranged.at $5.50® 6.30 for choice to extr steers, 34-7505.80 for good bp choice do., $4.0006.00 fer fair to good do.. [email protected] common to medium do., $4.6505.35 fed western steers, 32.00®3.90 tockers and feeders. $1.00®3.75 cows. $1.9004.40 heifers, $1.90 @3.65 bulls, $3.0003.75 stags. [email protected] Texas steers [email protected] grass western, and [email protected] veal calves. Sheep and Lambe—Estimated receipts for the day, 22,000; quotations ranged at [email protected] westerns, $2.7004.26 natives. $4.2604.90 yearlings. $4.5006.25 western lamb* and $4.3604.00 native lambs.

PROSECUTION IS FOXY

Produces a Witness in Court Up* on Whose Absence the Defense Counted. GILLESPIE CASE IS CONTINUED Goes Over to December by Judge Cornet’s Decision—Fusion Populist Convention. Rising Sun, Ind., Sept. 16. Judge Cornet, of Versailles, succeeded Judge Downey on the bench here for the trial of James Gillespie, Mrs. Belle Seward and Mr. and Mrs. Myron Barbour for the murder last December of Elizabeth Gillespie. Counsel for the defense announced to the court that a motion for continuance was pending. Myron Barbour was arraigned under a second indictment for perjury at the last trial of the case, the indictment returned Wednesday being defective. Barbour was released on $1,500 bail on the indictßMßt for perjury. Proeeeuttoh Springs • Surprise. Before filing their motion for a continuance until December because of the alleged absence of Ellsworth MeQuithy, an important witness, the attorneys for the defense presented an amendment and supplemental plea in bar, raising the former contention that the defendants had once been in jeopardy. While argument on the plea was being heard Ellsworth McQuitby appeared in the court room. It was understood that the prosecution bad arranged with McQuithy to be ready to present himself in eourt when the defense asked for a continuance on the grounds that he was missing. The defense continued a long argument of their plea in bar. Case Continued Until December. After hearing arguments on the motion for a continuance, Judge Cornet continued the case until Dec. 7. The attorneys for the defense alleged it would be impossible to have all of their witnesses in court at this time. A pathetic incident of the day was the appearance of the mother of .Tas. Gillespie in court. The venerable woman walked into eourt on the arm of her son, Dr. William Gillespie, to sign the bond of Myron Barbour on the indictment for perjury.

CONVENTION OF FUSION POPULISTS

They Nominate a Ticket Which Duplicates ThSt of the Middle-of-the-Koad Faction of the Party. Indianapolis. Sept. 16. The fusion Populists of Indiana met in convention here and nominated the following candidates for state officers: Governor, Leroy Templeton, Indianapolis; lieutenant governor, William B. Gill, of Ladoga; secretary of state, Adam P. Hanna, of Waveland. These are the same nominations made by the middle-of-the-roaders at their state convention. Gill Is a middle-of-the-roader and Templeton and Hanna are fusionists. The platform denounces the Democratic party, which it is declared Is dominated by plutocrats and Wall street. The platform declares for the Initiative and referendum, for an eighthour day on public works, and declares against government by injunction.

End of a Tomato Box Romance.

Richmond, Ind., Sept. 10. An unusual romance is connected with the marriage of Miss Cora B. Moore, of Dublin, Ind., to Simon Waltzen, of Benson, Ind., which took place in that city. About a year ago Miss Moore, with a number of other girls employed in the Splcelnnd tomato factory wrote an address on a lmx übout to be sent away. The box bearing Miss Moore's address found its way into the department store where Waltzen is engaged as a bookkeeper. A correspondence was at once begun which culminated in the marriage. State Fair to Paj Tbta Year. Indianapolis, Sept. 16. The 1904 state fair will pay a profit. How much the financial gain will be cannot be estimated so early in the week, but the gate receipts so far have made it certain to the state board of agriculture that the exposition after paying expenses, would turn money into the treasury. Tell This to Kaneae. Rushville, Ind., Sept. 16. John F. Cofiee brought to town a stalk of corn sixteen feet and seven inches high, and measuring ten feet to the first ear. He has ten acres of corn on his place where the ears nre almost out of reach of a man on horseback. County Commissioner In Luck. Wabash, Ind., Sept. 16. C-ounty Commissioner Martin, of this county, had a streak of good luck when b» drilled in a 150-bnrrel oil well on his territory six miles east of Lafontalne. The well shows no signs of diminution in production. Opposition for Frad Landis. Peru, Ind., Sept 16. The Democrats of the Eleventh congressional district met here and nominated Clement H. Halderman. a young attorney of North Manchester, for congress, to oppose Fred Landis. Fall from a Window Killed Him. Martinsville. Ind., Sept 16. Delaney Isenhour. of this city, while at the Princeton hotel in Indianapolis, fell from a second-story and died later.

NEWS BRIEFLY STATED.

Matters of General Interest Taken from the Wires. Some of the Happenings of the Past Week Given in Condensed Paragraphs for Busy People. Thursday, Sept. 8. The Free Baptists are holding their annual conference at Hillsdale, Mich. New York city has put restrictions on the sale of carbolic acid, because so many suicides choose that poison. George H. Shibley, of Washington, nominated by the Continental party at Chicago for vice president, has declined the nomination because ne is not in line with the party. The National Association of Lumber, Sash and Door Salesmen is in session at the World’s fair. The eighty-second anniversary of the independence of Brazil was celebrated at the World’s fair by a reception and ball at the Brazilian national pavillion.. The eighth International Geographic Congress has assembled at Washington to continue through Saturday. Friday, Sept. 9, The unofficial total vote for the two leading candidates in the Vermont election was: Bell (Rep.), 48,077; Porter (Dem), 16,521. Specials from Pavo, Ga., say that a clash between whites and blacks is imminent. The anniversaries of the battles of Molino del Rey and Cbepultapee were celebrated with appropriate exercises at the City of Mexico. Intense heat prevails at San Francisco, the thermometer registering 100 degrees in the shade. A distinct earthquake shock was felt at San Diego, Cal., lasting several seconds. The Panama canal commission has called for proposals for eleven steam shovels for canal construction. Unceasing rain since Saturday list has destroyed the big iron bridge on the Mexican Central near Ortiz, N. M. Saturday, Sept. 10. A slight earthquake shock was felt at Riverside, Cal. No damage was done. Harry Howard, a negro who works at odd jobs in Austin, 111., has been informed that he will receive $35,000 or $40,000 as his share of the estate of his uncle, worth $400,000. Chancellor E. Benjamin Andrews, of the University of Nebraska, has issued a notice warning the public not to extend loans and credits to his son, Guy A. Andrews. Jesse Allen, a negro, was legally executed at Oxford. N. C.. for raping a little girl some months ago. Ilarry Forties, of Chicago, won from Mike Magovey. of Louisville, in the eighth round of a go at Denver that was scheduled for ten rounds. According to census figures just published every fifth child in the United States between the ages of 10 and 15 years is a breadwinner. Monday, Sept. 12. The thirty-fifth annual convention of the insurance commissioners of the United States will he held at Indianapolis, Sept. 20, 21 and 22. The wedding of Stanley McCormick and Katherine Dexter, of Chicago, will take place at Geneva, Switzerland, Sept. 15. Sereno E. Payne, of Auburn, has been unanimously nominated for congrass by the Republicans of the Thirtyfirst New York district Wireless communication has been established between St. Loiiis-and Chicago. C. B. Rourke, of Petersburg, 111., was elected head of the Hoo-Hoos at the close of the annual session in the House of Hoo-1100 at the World’s fair. It is understood at London that Miss Pauline Astor, daughter of William Waldorf Astor, has set Oct 29 for her wedding day. Tuesday, Sept. IS. Mrs. John W. Stevenson, aged 80 years, widow of the ex-governor of Kentucky, is dead at her home in Covington. Ky. Emd lioggat/,, a Chicago man. was severely beaten because he refused to let a crowd of prairie base ball players ride on bis wagon. Mme. Melba, while driving an automobile on the Boulevard Peroire, Paris, ran down a man 84 years old, killing him. Major Charles H. Gardner, of Watertown, Wis„ aged 62 years, was found drowned in Labelle lake, Oconoinowoc, Wis. Blaine Hoffman, aged 19 years, died at Harrisburg, Pa., of injuries received in a game of football. Wednesday, Sept. 14. The body of John E.Rategan, a well-, known resident of Kenosha, Wis., who disappeared Sept 3, was found floating in the Kenosha harbor. Mrs. Denman Thompson, wife of the veteran actor, is ill at her home at West Swansey, N. H„ and it it feared she may not recover. The fifth national convention of the frateral order of Eagles is in session at Baltimore. 1 More than 4,000 members of the Catholic Knights of America are in session at the World’s fair. Judge Osceola Kyle has opened th® first United States court in the Panama canal zone. More than 10,000 vjptftors are in Baltimore for the national convention of the Fraternal Order of Eagle*.

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS.

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Vtrgie.

Fred Salters is the pickle man at Virgie this week. Henry Reel of Hebron, visited Henry Hochbaum over Sunday. John Petty's skill as a blacksmith is recognized by all his patrons, A cousin of Chas. Wiseman from Terre Haute is visiting him this week. Mrs. Chas. Harrington visited her brother Clarence Clemens and family of near Surrey, a few days ago. The republican politicans of Fair Oaks have unfurled this motto to the breezes: “Fair Oaks against the world." JJJWm. Cooper was heard to utter words bordering on profanity, when the pickle man gently reminded him that the wares he was offering for sale were more suitable for saw-logs than pickles. £ Chas. Hahn is now the possessor of one of the finest driving horses ever in this neck of the woods. It is supposed he will utilize his horse in driving to Rensselaer to make his deposits every Monday morning, as he is now treasurer of one of the best Sunday schools this side of the Alantic,

VIOLENCE AS MEN QUIT THE YARDS

Mobs Attack Street Cars Carrying Colored Non-Union Men to Their Homes. Chicago, Sept. 14. —The first general exodus of “strike breakers” from the stock yards began at night. It was accompanied by a series of assaults upon non-union workers in which several women were hurt. Twice within half an Lour mobs collected at Root street and Princeton avenue nnd attacked street cars in which colored men from the yards were detected among the passengers. Stones and other missiles were hurled. Riot calls sent to the stock yards station brought policemen who were compelled to use their clubs on the union sympathizers. Women participated in the trouble. Eight persons were injured. More than 7,000 of the former strikers at the stock yards gathered in Packingtown in the morning looking for work. About 1,100 were given employment and the rest went away muttering imprecations upon the nonunion men who supplanted them during the long strike. Of the 1,100 reinstated, 150 were teamsters.

MILLIONAIRES NOT IN IT

Their Fine Cattle Has to Take a Hack Seat —Wisconsin Man Wins the Aged Hull's Prize. St. I.ouis, Sept. 15.—Flying Fox’s Foxhall. Thomas W. Lawson’s entry in the class for aged bulls at the World's fair cattle show, could get no better than sixth place, and the nominations of George Vanderbilt and the Ladd estate, the other millionaire competitors in the Jersey events, were not in the money. Merry Maiden’s third son. o\VHed by H. C. Taylor, of Oxfordville, Wis.. was the animal that lowered the colors of the beads of the millionaire herds. The winner is a descendant from Brown Bessie, who won first prize dairy tests at the Columbian exposition. TuyJor values him at SIO,OOO.

Seven Die in Fire.

New York. Sept. 14.—Seven persons in one family and an unidentified man were burned to death and six others were injured seriously hi a fire which partially destroyed a tenement building at 68 and TO First street early in the day. More than twenty families were asleep in the building and thrilling acts of bravery accompanied their rescue, which was accomplished by firemen and the police.

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