Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 February 1905 — Page 5

DEAD IN A FIERY TOMB

Five Corpses Certainly, and Probably Six, in the Sealed Mine in Michigan. FLAKES EAQE IN THE DEPTHS Death Eoll Will Likely Contain Eight Names-Eight Wounded. Many Huirbeadtb Escapes—Train on tbe C., M. and St. P, Plunges Into a Ditch-One Dead. Twenty-Five Injured.

Calumet, Mleh„ Feb. 10.—Fire has succeeded the dynamite explosion which wrought terrible havoc in the North Kearsarge branch of the Osceola Consolidated mine, and all openings at the surface have been blocked. Flames are devouring the timbering, ;but will subside as soon as the air is exhausted. Tbe full list of casualties follows: Dead Matt Kaskula and Peter Kulpa, miners; Henry Missla, trammer; William Pollitt, Jr., in charge ot dynamite; John Karvela and Peter. Savala, trammers. The only tody recovered is that of Kulpa. Fatally injured—Wilfred Humphrey, burned by escaping steam. Missing Joseph Shera, trammer. Injured—Peter Barich, trammer, bruised by fall; Henry Pietela, head, serious; Joseph Moie, arm broken; Popala, drill boy, bruised; Gus Donald and Ben,Orchard, poisoned by inhaling gas; John Moor* and William Wills, suffocation, recovering.

Trammer's Remarkable Escape.

Startling stories of Lair-breadth escapes are related by men. Barieh, a trammer, was blown 200 feet by the force of the explosion, and fell into a shaft, going down 200 feet He escaped through the workings adjacent to No. 1. Urns Donald, surface foreman, and Hen Orchard, head blacksmith, organized the first relief party. Supplied with ropes, and struggling against gas and smoke, they and others penetrated the workings near the explosion and succeeded in rescuing a number of men. oDnald fell a victim to gas and was carried up, recovering after doctors bad worked over him for four hours.

Aged Father Does Bis Duty. At the sixth level several men were found overcome with gas. Their last act of self-preservation was to lock legs and arms around the ladders, and It required two men to release their holds. John Kaskala, a brother of one of the dead men, was sick and did not go to work, thereby escaping death. The mine location presents a pathetic picture. Wives, friends and sweethearts of the missing and dead wait about, hoping against hope for news of lost ones. William Pollitt, father of the man in charge of the magazine, went to the mine and insisted on helping in the search. Though along In years he crawled through gas and smoke, and after returning from a fruitless search lasting two hours,said: “I can do no more; I have done my duty.”

PLUNGES INTO A DEEP DITCH

Train on the C., M. and St. P. Railway— One Man Killed—Many Others Hart. Des Moines. In., Feb. 10.—Conductor H. M, Marsh was killed, and twenty other persons were injured, eight passenger cars and an engine piled in the ditch, and a 200-foot bridge wrecked, as the result of a broken rail on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul railroad near Melbourne. There were nine coaches pulled by two engines. The first engine passed over safely. The other and eight coaches following it left the track and piled into the ditch beneath the bridge, which was eighteen feet high. Among the injured are the following: C. A. Morris, brakeman, badly but not fatally; D. M. May,Marion Junction S. D. knee crushed, nose broken, teeth knocked out; D. A. Halligan, Moorland, la., back and kidneys injured; Anna Disinger, Perry, left eye cut, right hand cut; J. H. Wixel, Chicago, scalp wound, right hand and ankle fractured; Edith Winters, Omaha, hips, legs and back Injured; Charles E. Clark, Bayard, la., left leg broken, face cut; Mrs. F. A. Smith. Marion, S. D., back and stomach injured; J. F. Woodley, porter, back badly bruised.

M»jr Result in Two Deaths. New York, Feb. 10.—Nineteen persona were seriously injured in a rearend collision between two trains on the Third avenue elevated, railroad at the 6ne Hundred and Forty-ninth street station in the i rons. One of the Injured will probably die and another’s recovery is doubtful. The man who will probably die is Victor Zinoria, an Italian laborer. His skull is fractured and he suffered internal injuries. Henry Kuntz is in a hospital Buffering from shock and internal injuries and his recovery is doubtful.

Colllilon Kills a Passenger. Dayton, 0., Feb. 10. —As the result of a collision between an in-coming Dayton, Springfield and Urbana passenger car and a stock car on the Dayton, Covington and Piqua line; several miles east of this city, Leonard D. Parker, of Piqna, furniture dealer, sustained a fractured skull and died almost an hour afterward. The most seriously injured is Andrew Trieb, of Indianapolis, six ribs fractured and hurt internally.

DID A LAND OFFICE BUSINESS

tatooD keeper. Pay * Court tor low \ Violation tlio Sum of $4,183. Marlon, Ind., Feb. 10. The 120 sakonkcepers who were Indicted by the recent grand Jury for violations of the Nicholson law, and for keeping gambling devices, appeared before Judge Pnuius in the circuit court and entered pleas to the information against them. All but three or four of the number pleaded guilty and were fined. The court added sls to the minimum fine iii each case, making the fine for violating liquor laws $25 and for keeping a gambling device S4O. The costs in each case were SO. The total fines and costs paid in by tbe saloonkeepers amounted to $4,185. The prosecutor receives a $5 fee for each ease and his fees in these amount to SOOO. Two of the bills returned by the grand jury were for tbe sale of liquor within one mile of the Soldiers’ Home, which is a violation of the Wood law. Lewis Baumhoff appeared in the circuit couit ar.d pleaded guilty to violating the Wool law'. He was fined SIOO anil sentenced to jail for ten days. The penally fixed by tbe court in Baunihoff's case was the minimum under the Wood law.

Be«ui> to Gnd the Matter.

Bedford, Ind., Feb, 10. Deputy Prosecutor Fletcher lias dismissed the charge against Elmer Browning, who was held to the grand jury after « preliminary henring jointly with Frank Evans charged with the muidcr of Miss Sarah Schafer. The prisoner was at once released. “Dude” Cook and Jack Acton have beemgruuteda change of venue.

She Lived To Be 108. Jeffersonville, Ind., Feb. 10. Susan Robinson, a negress, once a Kentucky slave, died here at the age of 108 years, if the record she treasured in an old Bible, which gave the date of her birth on June 20, 1790, is to be Lelieved. She was born in Winchester, Ky., being for sixty years the property of John Robinson.

Promulgates a Peace Appeal.

Richmond, Ind., Feb. 10.—Professor Cyrus W. Hodgin, of this city, president of the Peace Association of Friends in America, has promulgated the appeal sent out by the Peace Unions of Norway, Sweden and Denmark for a united effort to bring the war In the Far East to a close.

He Was Quarantined In Jail. Fort Wayne, Ind., Feb. 10.—Clyde Stillwell made social calls on bis sweetheart, who is a nurse at the smallpox Isolation hospital west of town, and afterward walked about the street. The result was that he was sentenced to jail for twenty days.

Went Safely Through War for This.

Sottsburg, Ind., Feb. 10. Leman R. Young, 35 years old, who served ns a soldier In th£ Philippines, whiie felling a tree near Alpha, this county, was caught in the descent and crushed to death, scarcely a bone remaining unbroken.

IS SUING FOR A WAR DEBT

Ed R. Floyd Wants $1,700 from the Estate of HU Foster Father, Left Forty Tears Ago. Ivokomo. Ind., Jan. 31.—A case of an unusual character, in which exRepresentative Ed It. Floyd, of Clinton county, is plaintiff, and the estate of his foster father, William It. Floyd, is defendant, in the sum of $1,700, is on trial in tne circuit court at Kokomo. The plaintiff is seeking to recover $550, with interest for forty years, which was placed in the foster father's hands during the war of the rebellion and which represents the savings of the plaintiff, who served the Union cause before of age. It was by the foster father's request that the adopted son’s pay was instrusted to his keeping. Floyd never asked for the money during the lifetime of his foster father, understanding that if not paid before the old man's death the adopted sou should be remembered in his will. But In that document he was entirely overlooked and every dollar went to next of kin. Representative Floyd has but one living witness with whom to make his case and that ia W. H. Sumption, who was his captain in the service and who personally remitted the money to the foster father.

lattenillk For Pfffa.

Soured food Is not desirable for pigs at any time, but fresh buttermilk does not come „ under this head of soured food. You never before saw 12 inch fine swiss, Nainsook and muslin embroideries worth up to 25c and 35c, for 10c per yaad. Sale days, Feb. 18, 17 and 18, at the Chicago Bargain Store.

Manager Wanted. —A manufacturing company is about to establish a branch office in Jasper county and desires a good capable man to take entire charge of same. The duties will consist of calling on the grocery trade, making collections, appointing salesmen, etc. This position will pay the right man SI2OO to SIBOO per year, and is permanent. Mast give bond and have highest bank references. No other need apply. Give ns full particulars regarding yourself or no attention will be paid to application. Address The Lindon Co., Benton Harbor, Mich.

An armload of old paper* for a nickel at The Democrat offioe.

THINKS it UNCONSTITUTIONAL. According to the Rensselaer Democrat strong objection will be filed by many taxpayers of Jasper county against the passage of a law reimbursing County Treasurer Nichols for the money lost in McCoy’s bank The only excuse that could be alleged for aoch legislation would be the earnest desire of the legislature to favor individuals at the expense of taxpayers, a rather dangerous proceeding, and an act. the constitutionality of which would be very doubtful. It must be remembered that the supreme court in its decision on the Newton county seat removal law, and relative to the increasing of school debts beyond the 2 per cent limit. practiaNy knocked out all special legislation. If going down into the people’s pockets in counties and relieving them of their funds is not special legislation what is it?—Woodland Herald.

Over one hundred four piece sets embroidery, sale days Feb. 16th, 17th and 18th, at one cent to SI.OO per yard, at the Chicago Bargain Store.

riATT WORDEN IN NEW’ QUARTERS.

Matt Worden wishes to inform his patrons and the public that he is now located with his harness shop in the room adjoining the State bank, formerly occupied by Tuteur’s grocery, and expects to be ready for business Monday.

A few fine white all wool and gray cotton blankets and comforts at cost while they last, at the Chicago Bargain Store.

MISTAKEN IDENTITY.

The Rensselaer Republican tells of a slick trick that the agent for Burt-Terry & Co. tried to work on Jasper county. After getting the contract by the lowest bid he took the schedule into another room and when next seen the prices of many articles bad been increased, and the competing bid also disappeared. — Benton Review.

Wrong, Bro. Robey. The Rensselaer Republican never tells anything about these grafts on the tax-payers of the county. It was The Democrat that told about the Burt-Terry deal.

COURT CONVENES MONDAY.

The February term of the Jasper circuit court convenes Monday. The grand jury is called; following are the names of both the grand and petit jurors.

GRAND JURY Wm. Townsend Remington Warren Poole. McCoysburg Frank L. Hoover Marion E. L. Fidler Marion J. H. S. Ellis Rensselaer Wilson Shaffer Rensselaer

PETIT JURY Chas. Odom Gillam Samuel H. Holmes.. Marion Frazier Antrim Wheatfield Andrew Barbee Wheatfield Henry Kohloff Marion W. H. Eger.a Marion Thomas B. Redgate Marion Peter Plummer Union Harmon Clark ...Wheatfield Lewis Shirer Walker Grant Culp Carpenter Alfred Donnelly Marion Wm. M. Broadie Remington Walter Harrington Keener Joe Nagel Marion Thomas A. Crockett Marion

The grand jury is called for next Monday and the petit jury for the Third Monday of the term.

EXPENSE OF INSTITUTES.

The following shows the expenses of the farmers’ institutes held recently at Rensselaer, Remington and Wheatfield. Remington institute $ 8 00 Wheatfield institute 8 00 Advertising Rensselaer inst 14 50 Assessment Farmers’ state congress, Indianapolis. 100 Postage and stationary.... 1 70 Telephone messages 30 Total.. h 33 50 Received from state fund.. 25 00 Deficit 8 00 Wm. Augsburger, Chairman. Notice the display of embroideries in the front show window. Your choice for 10 cents per yard for fine enbroidery, 3 to 12 inches wide, worth up to 35 cents per yard, on sale days, February 16th, 17th and 18th, Thursday, and Saturday, at the Chicago Bargain Store.

Baptist Church Announcements.

There will be services at the Baptist church next Sunday morning and evening. Subject of discoarse for Sunday morning: "Christ’s offer to a young man.” Evening subject, "Christ’s authority.” Special solo and male choir singing in the morning. All invited. Rev. J. B. Bair, Pastor. Read The Democrat for news.

The Wings of the Morning BY LOUIS TRACY This is a charming love romance full of exciting adventures admirably related. W r---- We have secured the serial rights for | our columns and will begin its publicaJ. tion in an early issue. ~ From the moment that the man and the girl, who are the survivors of the good ship Sirdar, are described on the beach Bfy of their island until the last page, Mr. Tracy keeps you inJUI&Zv terested. The people in this 6tory are real and no puppets. Vf/ff// Altogether the novel is an achievement.—New York Even- “ The Wings of the Morning” is one of those books that you just have to read to see how it all comes out.—San Francisco Argonaut. He staggered blindly on. TO BE PUBLISHED IN THIS PAPER

JASPER COUNTY GLEANINGS.

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Maine, and thinking the south precinct would suffer them to do anything they saw fit to do, which is an evident fact they did. This resulted in the nomination of G. I. Thomas of Fair Oaks, for trustee, and caused a division in the party or a sectional difference, which resulted in the election of Harvey Davisson, the democratic nominee, with such an overwhelming majority that it shook the north to its <eal foundation.

They have become so enraged about the matter, with a few other causes of similar insignificance, with C, A. Gundy as their “Davis,” G. I. Thomas as their “Calhoun,” and Chas. Mandeville as their “Lee,” are trying to bring about measures to secede and set up a little dominion of their own with Fair Oaks as the capital and C. A. Gundy as King. As this is unjust and without cause, save a little spite work, we, the people of the south precinct, with Harvey Davison as our “Lincoln” and D. S. Alter as our “Grant," do remonstrate against any such action, and take measures to save the Union. When any section of our Union township shall resolve to go out, we shall resist all coercive measures and try to keep them in.

So. J'febvton

Daniel Williams, Sr., is very poorly at this writing. Mrs. Pierson called on Mrs. Brmgle Tuesday evening. Miss Lura Yeoman was the guest of Miss Emma Powell Sunday. Those that went sleigh riding Wednesday night report a nice time. Dorotha Brusnahan was the guest of Ada Yeoman Wednesday night. Miss Mary Brusnahan was the guest of Miss Mildred Shipman Sunday.

Frank and Lennie Brusnahan were the guests of Christena Flock Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. T. Brusnahan, Mr. and Mrs. Bringle and Mrs. Shipman took dinner at W. B. Yeoman’s Wednesday.

Mr. and Mrs. Otto Cederwall were the guests of the latter’s grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Bringle, Monday night.

Grave Trouble ForeseenIt needs but little foresight, to tell, that when your stomach and liver are badly affected. grave trouble is ahead, unless you take the proper medicine for your disease, as Mrs. John A. Young, of Clay, N. Y„ did. She says: I had neuralgia of the liver and stomach, my heart was weakened, and I could not eat. I was very bad for a long time, but In Electric Bitters, I found just what I needed, for they quickly relieved and cured me.” Best medicine for weak women. Sold under guarantee by A. F. Long, druggist, at 60c a bottle.

Vleas'l 'Ridge Miss Flora Thompson of Warsaw, Ind., is visiting at Jim German’s this week. It is rumored that another Lowman will tqke a partner for life in the near future.

Alfred Lowman, proprietor of the store, is on the sick' list and Jim Moore is keeping store, during his absence. Leslie Lowman commenced going to school again last Monday, after several weeks absence on account of sickness. Mr. and Mrs. William Briggs of Chicago spent Sunday witn the latter’s father, Hugh McKinny, living three miles northeast ot Pleasant Ridge.

Newton Hendricks of Rensselaer last Monday moved on his farm miles west of Pleasant Ridge. Emmet Fidler, who has been running it, will move March ist on the so-called uncle Joe Parkinson farm.

Last Friday night the friends and neighbors gathered together at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Berry and gave them a pleasant surprise before their departure to their new home at Spencer, Ina. The community regrets very much to lose them. Dress lining remnants 1 cent a yard; cheese cloth 2 cents a yard; calico 3 cents a yard for new goods, at the Chicago Bargain Store Clearance Sale.

Fraud Exposed. A few counterfeiters have lately been making and trying to sell imitations of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. Coughs and Colds, and other medicines, thereby defrauding the public. This is to warn you to beware of sucti people, who seek to Lrofit. through stealing the reputation of remedies which have been successfully curing disease, for over 35 years. A sure protection, to you, is our name on the wrapper. Look for it, on all Dr. King's, or Bucklen’s remedies, as all others are mere imitation. H. E. BUCKLEN & CO.. Chicago, 111., and Windsor, Canada. Sold by A. F. Long.

East WalKcr

Mrs. David Miller is on the sick list this week.

Wm. Jasperson was a Dunville caller Wednesday. Miss Netta Miller of Parr Sundayed with her parents. Jerome Nelson called on Trustee, A. L. Bouk, Monday.

’ Miss Sadie Gulbransen of Kniman spent Sunday at home. Anna Jasperson of Laura spent Saturday and Sunday at her home. Miss Amanda Knapp of Starke Co., attended the Social at the Hershman School Saturday evening. Mrs. Wm. Shirer and little daughter Loleda went to Valparaiso last Friday for a short visit with relatives and friends. Prof. D. D. White ot Kankakee township took charge of Norway School last Monday, and will teach during the illness of the teacher, Miss Steele.

The Box Social at the Hershman School Saturday evening was a success. Proceeds s2o. The prize for the most popular young was awarded to Miss Martha Fritz.

Mrs. Joseph Laßerge and daughters, Louise and Palla, went to Valparaiso on Tuesday of last week, to visit with relatives for a few days, before going to South Dakota, where they expect to make their future home.

State of Ohio, City of Toledo, / Lucas County. f* s ' Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co jf doing business in the City of Toledo. County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay thesum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall’s Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December. A. D. 1880. A. W. GLEASON. Seal) Notary Public. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directlv od the blood and mucus surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists. 75c. Take Hall's Famfiv Pills for'Constipation.

Timothy seed $1.60 and SI.BO per bushel; clover seed $5.00 per bushel, at the Chicago Bargain Store.

TO RENT. A 280 acre farm, well improved, good land; good orchard; want a first class renter; must have good recommendations. Will give a chance to make some goed money. B. F. Ferguson. Special sale, new table linen, embroideries, laces, muslin underwear, white goods, carpets, shoes, clothing. Feb. 16,17, 18, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Wanted—Agents to sell "Farmer’s Directory and« AccountBook.” Two townships to each agent. Jones Bro’s, Remington, Ind. Fancy New York apples now $2.25 per barrel of 13 pecks, all good and sound at the Chicago Bargain Store. WALL PAPER. New stock, new designs, at half regular price, at the Chicago | Bargain Store.

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest Gathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. Clerk Warner waa in Indianapolis Thursday on business. —o — The McCoy real estate is advertised to be sold by the trustee next Tuesday. —o — The annual sale of lands for delinquent taxes will take place at the court house Monday. —o — Sheriff O’Connor took Fred Ivupke of Barkley to the asylum Saturday. Frank King went with him and brought back his father, W. H. King, who was discharged as cured. —o — Marriage licenses issued: Feb. 7, William DeMoss to Lena May Saltwell. Feb. 8, George L, Maines to Harriet M. Lewis. —o — In the item last week regarding the number of township trustee reports published by The Democrat, the compositor omitted four townships. The reports of Hanging Grove, Gillam, Jordan, Walker, Wheatfield, Kankakee, Keener, Milroy and Newton were published in this paper, nine in all.

—o — New suits filed: No. 6808. David Wheeldon vs. John Renicker; action for damages for breach of contract.

No. 6809. James H. Chapman, trustee, vs. Samuel M. La Rue and Amzie S Laßue; action on note.

No. 6810. R. B. Nicholson, vs. B. J. Grifford; action on account. No. 6811. Francis M. Hershman vs. The Bailey Oil Company; action to quiet title and cancel leases.

No. 6812. John Makeever vs. William H. Beaver; action on judgment.

No. 6813. Dora Kohn vs. A. C. Robinson and Paris T. Robinson; action on note.

No. 6814. W. Harvey Martin vs. Rebecca Jane Jennings et al; action to quiet title.

, No. 6815. James H. Chapman, trustee, vs. Albert S. Keen and James Kendall; action on note.

No. 6816. Daniel G. Warner et al vs. Rensselaer Castle Hall Association; action to foreclose mechanic’s lien; demand $1,300. This action is for balance alleged to be due Warner Bros for installing heating system, etc., in the new K. of P. block.

Gold Medal Hour awarded first prize at the St. Louis Fair for making more bread and better bread to the barrel than any other flour in the United States and only $1.60 per quarter barrel, at the Chicago Bargain Store.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMNTS. Feb. 3, to Mr. and Mrs. V. H, Thornton of Surrey, a son. Just received one car load of the only perfect woven wire fence; all heights, 20 inches high, for 15 cents per rod; 26 inches high, for 18 cents per rod; 35 inches high for 28 cents, at the Chicago Bargain Store.