Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1904 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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A MATTER OF HEALTH fcHKlllfi POWDER Absolutely Pure HAS HO SUBSTITUTE LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Corn 38; oats 27. Mort Dyer has moved to Chalmers. A. Ross received his new tomobile last Friday. The latest winter styles displayed at Mrs. Purcupile’s. Myra Meads and baby of Hammond are visiting at E. L. Clark’s. -\~Frank Kresler has secured a position as clerk in a store in Logansport B. F. Smith has bought the old barn on the library lots, paying $47.50 therefor. T. M. Hibler of Joliet, 111., is here for few days looking after his farm in Milroy township.

Michael Beruicken of Wheatfield, spent Sunday here and attended the C. O. F. lodge meeting. Hayes of Barkley township went to Marion, Ind., yesterday to enter a business legeM. Baughman and family of Lqgansport are guests of his brother, U. M. Baughman and family. r Mr. and Mrs. Charles Borklund and daughter, Miss Ruby, of Brook, were guests of Mrs. E. H. Shields Thursday. Ex-county clerk W. H. Coover of Boulder, Colo., is visiting friends and relatives here and at Remington this week. t. Uncle John Thompson, who as been living in Kansas City for the past few years, is here for an extended visit with his daughter, Mrs. C. W. Duvall. Fred Bchultz writes us to change the address of his Democrat from Francesville to Lamar, Colo., where the family N has gone for the benefit of MrsV Schultz’s health. \ Albert E Chizum, former prosecuting attorney of this circuit, died at his home in Morocco last Sunday after an extended illness from typhoid fever and catarrh of the stomach. S. H. Hopkins of Barkley tp., plead guilty to a charge of intoxication on Oct. 26, in Squin Irwin’s court last Friday, and was fined $1 and costs, $10.95 all told. y. C. W. Bussell of Hanging Grove township, returned Saturday from a three weeks hunting trip in Wisconsin. He brought back two fine deer with him, the largest of which weighed 184 pounds.

Mrs. Gyros Haas, who has been in poor health for a long time died at her home on Front street Thnrsday evening at 5 o’olock. The funeral will be held to-day and burial at Medaryville we understand. H. M. Baughman advertises a sale of all his stock and farming implements at the home farm, 1 mile southwest of Monon, on Dec. 22, 1904. He will move to Monon where he will likely make his future home. V'Mr. and Mrs. L. Strong expect to leave this month for Los Angeles, Cali., where they will, spend the winter with the formers brother, Mr. E. Strong. They will stop off a lola, Kan., enroute to visit Mrs. Strong’s brother, L. H. Ponsler and family a few days.

O. K. Ritchey, Sr, is sick with intermittent fever at his home sooth of town. The horse races that were to have peen held at Francesville today have been called off, we understand. -fNews arrived to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zacher of a new granddaughter at Mr. and Mrs. Edward McFadden’s, in Milwaukee, Wis.. Nov. 30. Amiel Hornhaeur, a student at St. Joseph’s college, fell from a second story window at the college Wednesday evening and sustained considerable injury, the right leg and right wrist being fractered by the fall. ~f~Mr. Emerson Matheny of Hammond and Miss Muriel Donnelly were united in marriage last Sunday at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Donnelly, north of town, Rev. A. G. Work performing the ceremony. They will reside at Hammond.

Felix Gilmartin, the horse jocky who was fined in Squire Irwin’s court recently for “scrapping” with Guy Peacock was acquitted of the intoxication charge in the same court Tuesday. The latter charge was filed against him at the same time of the fight charge. If there is to be a change in postmasters throughout the country at the expiration of the term of the present incumbents, it is proper for the hungry horde of patriots in Rensselaer to get in line for the rich plum here. We favor McEwan for the place. He’s the oldest patriot in the bunch. y Miss Ellen Hughes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ephriam Hughes, northwest of town, died Wednesday morning from heart trouble and dropsy, from which she has suffered for some time, aged about 14 years. The funeral was held yesterday at 10 a. m., from the residence and interment made in Weston cemetery. ''L.H. L. Lakin of Zionsville, Ind., has been visiting relatives in Union township this week. He is on his way to Kansas City on business and stopped off here for a few days. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Lakin, have recently moved back to Indiana, from Michigan, and now reside near Zionsville, Boone county. Uncle Billy Pierce and daughters, Mrs. Thomas Knox and Mrs. S. H. Howe, were called to Lebanon last week by the death of Hon. John L. Pierce, the only surviving son of the former. He was aged 55 years and was a prominent citizen of Lebanon, having been a member of the Boone county bar many years and was twice elected mayor of Lebanon. The funeral took place Sunday and burial was made at Lebanon. Mr. Walter Nobles of Madelia, Blue Earth county, Minn., visited his cousin, Mr. Geo. Ketchum, Sr., a few deys this week. Like Mr. Ketchum, Mr. Nobles is a native of Alleghany county, N.Y., but be has resided in southern Minnesota for forty years and thinks they have a great country there. He is 86 years of age, two years older than Mr. Ketchum, but is an exceedingly well preserved old gentleman. He is'agent for the Southern Minnesota Land Co., a land agency of Madelia. ,

Two rural route inspectors were working from this point this week. The aim is to make a county service, and have every man served that it is possible to reach. We will at least get one more route to the east, and it is probable that the poetoffice at Foresman will be discontinued and the patrons of that office will be served by the free delivery system from this place. It seems to be the aim of the Department to cut out all small offices and centralize the distributing points—Brook Reporter. r N. S. Bates went down to Indianadolis Sunday to be present in the Federal court Monday as juryman. The first case, however, was that of Wood, the Matthews bank wrecker, and the defense wanted no juryman who had lost money in a bank, therefore Mr. Bates was excused, as he had been one of the losers in the McCoy bank here and was questioned especially ,on that point. He was excused for one week, and came home Monday evening. He will go back again Monday.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, December io, 1904.

Miss Pearl* Mallatt of Fair Oaks, is the guest of Miss Mae Leech this week. Thomas Murphy, aged nearly 80 years, died at his home on Vine street at 1 p. m., Monday after a several weeks sickness from dropsy and kidney trouble. Deceased moved here about a year ago from near Surrey, where he had resided for many years. The funeral was held Wednesday forenoon from St. Augustine’s Catholic church and was largely attended, many old soldiers being in attendance, deceased having served in the 42d Indiana regiment during the civil war. Burial was made in Mt. Calvary cemetery south of town. C. A. Snow & Co., Patent Lawyers of Washington, D. C., have senj us a Handy Vest Pocket Diary Memorandum and Account Book for 1905. It contains calendars for 1905 and 1906, a census of cities and states, common business laws, court decisions in patent cases and other valuable information. It is such a book as every man needs all the time. C, A. Snow & Co. will send it to any address on receipt of actual postage, two cents. This pocket diary would cost elsewhere from 10 to 25 cents and is indispensable to those who kuow how to use it. Twenty years hence the boys of today will be men. They will be doctors and drunkards, lawyers and liars, senators and sneak thieves, editors and idiots, ministers and murderers, democrats and republicans, and so on down the line. It is impossible to tell to a certainty in just which class your boy will be but it is possible for your boy to be put into such inflence that will steer him in the right direction. Follow the boy of twelve and in twenty years some of them will be in congress while others will be in jail. Parents, do you know where your boy is tonight, and for which class he is training?—Hoopeston Chronicle.

KITT HAS BEEN THERE. Referring to* The Democrat’s suggestion to Bro. Kitt of the Goodland Herald, to let some one else hold the rope at the “badger” fight nt that place recently, the Herald says: “Thanks for the suggestion, Bro. Babcock, but it is not needed.” About thirty years ago, in Rensselaer, we held the rope while Charley Price and George Robinson pulled the barrel from over a bald headed eagle, and the memory of that little incident (it cost three dollars to treat the crowd) will abide with us to the end.” NEW a. A. R., OFFICERS. The following officers were elected at the annual election of Rensselaer Post No. 84, G. A. R. last Friday night. Ralph W. Marshall, Com.; T. H. Robinson, S. V. C.; Benj. L. Saylor. S. V. C.; John T. Thornton, Chaplain; J. C. Kresler, Q. M.; Larkin Potts, O. of D.; Fred Stocksick, O. of G.; H. C. Hoshaw, Surgeon; Delegate to State Encampment, J. C. Porter; B. H. Dillon, alternate; Trustees, D. H. Yeoman, R. H. Grow, Chas. Platt. Notice of An Election of Officers in Prairie Lodge No. 115, F. & A.' M. - Notice is hereby given that on December 19, 1904, at Masonic Hall in Rensselaer, Indiana, there will be held an election to elect a W. M., S. W. and J. W., with other officers of said Lodge. The first three to be elected will be ex-officio trustees of said lodge for the ensuing year. Lodge opens at 7:30 p. m. C. W. Coen, W. M. W. J. Imes, Sec. "> FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. To the general public a rate of one and one-third fare for the round trip, on sale 24, 25, 26, 31, Jan. 1 and 2. For teachers and students returning home for Christjnas and New Year vacation, tickets may be sold on the closing day, but not earlier than Dec. 15, on presentation of certificates. W. fl. Beam, Monon Agt. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMNTS. Dec. 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gwin, of the north part of town, a daughter. Dec. 4, to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stucker, west of town, a daughter. *L Dec. 6, to Mr. and Mrs. Milt Roth, in town, a son.

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest Gathered la the Offices of the County Capitol. The annual County Teachers’ Institute will convene Monday, Dec. 19. —o — The McCoy cases venued to Lake county will come up at the opening of the December term of the Superior court at Hammond, which convenes Dec. 26. —o — The term of County Superintendent L. H. Hamilton will expire in June, 1907. Under the present law the county superintendent’s term is four years, and Mr. Hamilton was elected in June, 1903. —o — Four years ago the democrats elected a majority of 149 of the township trustees of Indiana. This year the republicans forged ahead and elected 508 trustees to the democrats 503. There were also seven independent candidates elected this year. —o — Marriage licenses issued: Dec. 3, Emerson Matheny to Muriel Donnelly. SL.Dec. 7, Clyde Davisson to Myrtle Barkley. Dec. 8, Homer Slaughter to Zora Blankenship. —o — Crumpacker has recommended Tom Burt for postmaster at Lafayette. Burt is a member of the Burt-Terry-Wilson stationary firm that charges the taxpayers of this and neighboring counties in their territory two or three prices for books and stationary, and is a politician of considerable prominence in the Star City. —o — suits filed: No. 6753. Harvey R. Hartman vs. Jacob Dyke et al; action in attachment. No. 6754. James E. Myers vs. Nora E. Bicknell, John N. Bicknell and Alva Stephens; action to guiet title. No. 6755. La Rue Bros, vs Alfred Collins; action on note. —o — The first meeting of creditors in the George A. Chappell bankruptcy case of Remington, was held at Hammond Satnrday. J. J. Hunt of this city was appointed trustee. Most of the creditors, we understand, are wholesale bouses and implement manufacturers. It is thought the assets will pay about 25 cents on the dollar.

a — 0 — Regarding the petition that is being circulated by trustee C. M. Blue of Marion township, to the legislature to be relieved from liability for the loss of some $3,300 township funds lost in the McCoy bank, we have been told by several of Blue’s bondsmen that he agreed with said bondsmen not to deposit any funds in said bank, and in doing so he violated his positive agreement with them. Possibly the big interest offered by the McCoys was the attraction that drew Marion township funds to this bank. —o — The judgment of Jacob Dyke vs. the Presbyterian Church of Remington, mention of which has been made at different times through these columns as the case has been in court, was paid Monday. The original judgment was for $350. and was taken some two years ago; it drew 6 per cent interest from the rendition thereof, and with interest amounted to 4386. The amount paid in here was $429.35, which included the costs. They had previously paid ♦lB for their transcript to the appellate court, and the two briefs, attorneys fees, etc., in both the lower and higher courts, will probably run the total expense to the church people up to S7OO. As soon as the judgment was paid in here a suit in attachment was immediately filed on $l2O of the amount on a grocery bill of some SB2 alleged to be owing by Dyke to Harvey R. Hartman of Remington. —o — The county board of education met here Monday and discussed questions pretaining to school work. Among the matters of interest acted upon was the passing of a resolution urging pupils of the sixth, seventh and eighth grades to attend the sessions of Farmers’ Institute and that such

attendance would not be counted I “absent”; also the county superintendent was requested to get an opinion regarding the reports, etc. of retiring township trustees. Regarding the latter the Attor-ney-General has written to Mr. Hamilton as follows: Indianapolis, Ind. Dec. 6,1904. Dear Sir: —I have your communication of the second, and in reply will say that it would be safer for township trustees to be sworn in on the afternoon of December 31st. He would be practically in charge of the office on Sunday, the first, and the transfer could be made on Monday morAing early. The trustee who goes out of office would make the regular annual report and would file same with auditor. Very Truly Yours, Charles W. Miller, Attorney General. —o — The petit jury came in again Wednesday and heard one case, Randle, administrator of the estate of Jane Shaw, deceased, vs. R. A. Parkison, to recover monies alleged to have been loaned defendant by decedent. Defendant proved that the alleged loan or loans were gifts, and the jury returned a verdict in his favor. This practically ended the work of the November term of court, and the jury was discharged on Thursday and the business of the term will be wound up to-day. Court will not convene again until the second Monday in February. —o — The county commissioners finished the work of their December session Wednesday. Following are the more important matters of the session, except the allowance of claims, which will ap pear next week. The election bills made a large number of claims for this session.

Geo. Strickfaden was granted a saloon license for another year in his present location, in the First Ward, no fight being made against him, but Frank Kennel’s application for a license in the Maloy building near the depot was defeated by a big remonstrance —129 of the 176 voters in the ward —and the applicant will be barred from applying again for a period of two years. Contracts for bridges were awarded as follows: Attica Bridge Co., one bridge in Carpenter at $670; Pan-American Bridge Co., one in Carpenter at $619 and repairs or extension of 140 feet to the south end bf the Burk bridge in Marion at $1,160; D. H. Yeoman, one bridge in Union at S3OO. Contracts for supplies for poor farm for the ensuing quarter were let as follows: I. Tuteur, groceries, $120; B. Forsythe, hip boots, clothing and queensware at $4 50, $16.40 and $4.40 respectively. C. R. Weatherhogg of Ft. Wayne presented plans for the proposed cottage at the soldiers’ home at Lafayette, and same were adopted and contract will be let Feb. 6. The building is to be two-story and, unless too many extras are worked in, it is thought can be built for $3,000, the amount appropriated by the county council for the purpose. The various county officers reported fees collected for the quarter ending Nov. 30 as follows: Recorder, 4475.40; Auditor,Js6l,7s Clerk, 133.25; Sheriff, $92.32. John O’Connor, sheriff-elect, resigned as drainage commissioner. The Halstead ditch was ordered established. In the Wm. C. Pruett et al ditch, R. B. Harris, Henry Amsler and D. H. Yeoman were appointed viewers.

FARMERS’ INSTITUTE. The farmers Institutes for Jasper county will be held this year as follows: Remington, Jan. 17 and 18. Rensselaer, Jan. 19 and 20. Wheatfield, Jan. 21. FOR SALE. Full blooded White Holland turkeys. Tom turkeys at $4.00 and $3.00 and ben turkeys at $2.50; B. P. Rock Cockerels SI.OO. Mrs. F P. Morton, Pleasant Ridge, Ind. Phone 417-H. 24,000 Jbs. Buckwheat Bran for sale, sl2 per ton; Pure Buckwheat flour 3 cents per pound; Winter wheat floor $1.35 per sack; Hard wheat flour $1.40 per sack; Crushed ear corn meal 75 cts, per 100 lbs. We have put in an ear corn crusher and will crush corn for 5 cents per bushel. Custom work done at the mill. Jas. Flynn.

Vol. VII. No. 36

SAYS HE BOUGHT IT FOR LEAD

Chunk of Staff That Turned Oat Ta Ba SIO,OOO Worth of Silver Bought for $lO the Buyer Says. East St. Louis. 111., Dec. 0. —Alleging that he purchased $7,000 worth of sliver bullion for $lO. believing that It was lead, Mason Banks, a junk dealer, living at Fifth street and Converse avenue, is under arrest and Friday the federal grand jury began an Investigation of his ease. According to the story told by Banks, he purchased the bullion from two men who claimed to have found It, and who believed, as he did. that it was a lead composition. Detectives who were put upon the ease discovered that the bullion had been taken from a 1 loaded government car in the railway yard. Banks was caught with the goods while driving through the streets of East St. Louis about a week ago. He appeared to be much surprised when he found his purchase, instead of being wortfi $lO. was valued at more than $7,000, according to the latest quotations. Tlie authorities lielleve that the ease may lie one of counterfeiters, and they are investigating it along these lines. w

THEY CALL IT ACCIDENT

French Deputy Who Struck General Andre In the Chamber I» Found Dead by Asphyxiation. Baris, Dec. 8. —M. Syveton, nationalist deputy, whose action in striking War Minister Andre in the chamber of deputies Nov. 4 led to the minister’s resignation, was found dead, having been asphyxiated by gas. The circumstances of M. Syveston’s death were dramatic, following his sensational attack on General Andre in the chamber of deputies and liis committal for a trial, which was to open today. The first information of M. Syveton’s death reached the chamber when the reputies were anxiously looking for his arrival, this l>eing the day the chamber’s order expelling him expired. The authorities say his death was accidental. He might have'been given two years’ imprisonment for striking general Andre. Syveton’s room was heated by a ga» stove placed in the fireplace, there being a very small space around the top of the stove for the fumes to escape*. This small space "was closed by stuffing Into it The Intransigeant of the sain® morning.

First Ship for the Cuban Flag.

Belfast, Dec. S. — A rof 1,30 ft tons lias been !a ' order of the If." • o. She was eltri-i* : n .■* intended for the 110!:: trade. 1. .* alleged at Belfast that the Regina Ls the first steamer to he launched under the Cuba* flag.

No Sunday Plays at Duluth.

Duluth, Dec-. 9. —The announcement by a local theatrical manager that he had booked a well-known theatrical attraction for a Sunday performance aroused such a storm of wrath among the religious element here that Mayor Cullom has forbidden him to present the play.

Case of Plague on Board.

New York, Dec. 9.—The British arrived from Java, was held at quartramp steamer Coronation, which ha» antine for the investigation of an alleged ease of bubonic plague on the voyage.

TURKEY SHOOT To Be Held at Pleasant Grove, Ind., Dec. 13, 1904. Turkeys to pe shot for in lots of three, one each to first, second and third place. Sliding handicap to be used as follows: All start at 15 yards; for each win the shooter goes back oue yard, and so on through the shoot; handicap 15 to 19 yards. Shells, lunch and good accomodations. Everett Brown, Mgr. BOX SOCIALS. A box social will be held at Center school house, in Milroy township, Saturday, Dec. 10. Phonograph entertainment free. Prizes offered, etc. —o — Box social at Mount Pleasant, Barkley township, on Saturday evening, December 10. Everybody invited to come and have a good time. Ellen Donnelly, Teacher. —o — A box social will be given at the Newiand school in Barkley township on Saturday evening, Dec. 17. Come out and have a good time. v Nellie Eck, Teacher. A box social will be given at Never Fail school, Jordan township, on Friday evening, Dec. 16. A cordial invitation is extended to everyone to come* out. Jean McFarland, Teacher. . Come to The Democrat office or all kinds of job printing.