Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 April 1905 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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A MATTER OF HEALTH Ot POWDER Absolutely Pure HAS MO SUBSTITUTE

LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Corn. 43c; oats 28c. Dr. Kresler now sports an automobile. •VGeorge Bales of Goodland was here looking after business matters Saturday. Mrs. Wiles of Peoria, 111., is visiting her sister, Mr. L. Wildberg, this week. Ar-Charley Morlan returned last Friday evening from his trip to Rugby, No. Dak. W. A. Harrington and Mike Foley, of Goodland, were in the city on business Monday. and Mrs. J. W. Williams visited their daughter, Mrs. Chas. Porter, at Delphi over Sunday. ArMrs. Chas. Ramp goes to Kentlahd to-day to spend Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Nicholas Krull.

Uncle James Maloy was down from Steeger, 111., a few days this week, looking after business matters. Dr. Turfler has bought the L. D. Richardson property on Cullen street. The consideration was $1,500. Clara Parker, Tillie Malcnow and Hattie Sayler went to Terre Haute Monday to attend normal. and Mrs. Ralph Fendig returned Saturday from spending the winter with their children in Florida. Hordeman, who is attending a Catholic college at Cincinnati, is home spending the Easter vacation. George Stoudt and son Robert and Miss Dollie Porter of Remington, visited Rensselaer friends Wednesday. A. Williams, who has been living in James Maloy’s property for several months, has moved on bis farm near Roselawn. The Masons of Brookston have let the contract for a new Masonic temple at that place to W. F. Stillwell of Lafayette, for 15,343. George Bell, a Goodland barber, has traded his business at that place for a small farm near Kniman, this county, and has moved upon same.

and Mrs. B. Forsythe entertained their eighteen clerks, with the wives of the married ones, Wednesday night, making twentyfour in all. Mrs. Louisa Nye. wife of Judge John C. Nye, of Winamac, died last week from cancer. She was aged 49 years, and leaves a husband and four children. Andrew Carnegie has offered to donate $7,000 for a public library at Fowler on condition that the town raise S7OO annually to support same and furnish site for the building. Don’t smoke cigarettes, have them in your possession or have any cigarette tobacco or wrappers in your possession unless you want to be arrested and, fined $25 for violating the new ‘anti-cigar-ette law. Up-to-date mechanical equipment and material, first-class stock and plenty of it, with a large force of competent printers enables The Democrat to fill orders for fine job printing in a prompt and satisfactory manner. Prices always reasonable.

Remember that Murray’s store wants to bny your eggs. TMr. and Mrs. Otto Kennedy of Minneola, Kan., are visiting the family of G. F. Meyers. Mr. Kennedy is a brother of Mrs. Meyers. Dr. J. W. Younge has written us from Ft. Wayne that his next visit to Rensselaer will be on Wednesday, May 10, and that he will surely be here on that date. SlMr. Austin Haas, son of Cyrus Haas, of this city, was married Monday evening to Miss Blanche Weedon, of Lafayette, where the groom has a position as foreman of a laundry. The family of J. H. Carson moved to Rensselaer last week where they will conduct a boarding house. Mr. Carson will go on the road for a firm, while Leland has gone to Idaville to clerk for J. F. Royer.—Wolcott Enterprise. Workmen are busy thoroughly overhauling and repairing the room formerly occupied for several years by Tuteur’s grocery store, and putting it in shape for Goff’s restaurant, which will be moved therein as soon as ready for occupancy. .

Rev. W. E. Meads has moved into Mrs. Adams’ tenant house on North Van Rensselaer street. His goods have been stored here for some time and Mrs. Meads has been stopping with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Kenton, in Indianapolis. The state case against Conrad Kellner for alleged assault and battery on the person of Joe Shindelar, mention of which was made in last week’s Democrat, was dismissed in Squire Irwin’s court Monday, the prosecuting witness failing to appear. \V. H. Thornton has sold his 52 acVe farm near Surrey to Rev. Charles Postil of Remington, who owned about the same amount of land without improvements near by. The consideration was S7O per acre. The sale was negotiated through C. J. Dean’s real estate agency.

A delicate tinted birth announcement reached The Democrat Saturday morning from Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Reynolds, of Chicago, announcing the arrival of an 8-pound girl at their home the day previous, April 14. Mother and babe are doing well, and Will is as proud as an earl. Chas. B. Kenton, who has been attending medical college at Indianapolis, graduated from that institution this week. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Kenton, who have been living at Indianapolis the past winter and with whom Charlie has been boarding, are now moving back to Rensselaer. J. J. Eiglesbach, through Nelson Randle, has purchased the 80 acre farm in Barkley tp., owned by Mary E. Hinkle, consideration $67 per acre. Mr. Eiglesbach comes into possession at once and is already preparing to build a good new barn 24x36, with a crib 14x36 along one side. He will also make other improvements to the property.

Squire Troxell came down from Demotte Wednesday to visit a few days, and turn over the money collected by him on fines to the auditor and to resign as Justice of the peace. He has been in poor health all winter and is looking far from stong now. He expects to continue living at Demotte, hence his resignation as J'. P. here. A dispatch from Frankfort has the following mention of Prof. Hiatt, formerly of the Rensselaer schools: Twelve students of the high school were expelled because they played “hookey” in order to practice for the “meet” with the Kirklin school. They can return by making due apology. Prof. Hiatt threatens to interdict athletics entirely if the offence is repeated.

Uncle Henry Welsh of Remington, was in the city on tax-pay-ing business Tuesday. Mr. Welsh was in poor health all winter and said that he bad not been in Rensselaer for several months—the longest time he had staid away in sixty-five years. His folks moved to Jasper county sixty-five years ago last Saturday, April 15, and he has always been a frequent visitor to its county seat.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, April 22, 1905.

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest Gathered In the Of* flees of the County Capitol. We understand that A. 0 Reser, of Lafayette, lias been engaged to act as official court reporter for the present. Remember that Monday, May 1, is the last day for paying the spring installment of taxes to avoid their going delinquent. —o — The April term of the White circuit court will convene next Monday. Now let’s see what is done with the McCoy criminal cases venued to that county. —o— The contract for the 13J miles of gravel road in Gillam tp., was let Monday to Glidewell & Son of Greencastle, for $19,170. This was the only bid submitted and is a little over SI,OOO under the estimated cost. Work will be commenced soon and gravel from local pits will be used. —o — The laws passed by the last General Assembly of Indiana were put in force at 4:50 p. m., last Saturday by the proclamation of Governor Hanly. Two years ago the laws were not proclaimed in force until April 29, which up to that time was the earliest period in the state’s history.

Carnegie has notified „the public library board that he would denote a couple of thousand dollars more to the library here, making $12,000 in all, providing there be $1,200 per year raised by taxation to support same. As this is already being done it is expected that a check will be forthcoming in a few days. —o — Only one more week for filing mortgage exemptions. If you have a mortgage on your.farm or town property you are entitled to exemption in taxes by fifing notice of same with the county auditor, not to exceed S7OO. Remember applications for exemption must be made and filed each year, and those filed last year are not good for this year. —o — The Iroquois ditch matter which was venued from this county to Newton and thence to Carroll county, is pending on demurrer to objectors Gifford and the Monon railroad company. Gifford, who is probably more benefitted than any twenty-five men in the county, objects to his assessment, and the railroad company that ought to be interested in the improvement and development of the section of country tributory to its lines, objects to the expense it will be put to in bridging, etc. A proposition to take money out of the county treasury, some $5,000, and donate to Gifford and the railroad in compromise, has been offered by the county attorney on behalf of the commissioners, we understand, but the legality of any such compromise or diverting the county’s money to any such purpose is questioned.

New suits filed: No 6857. The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co., vs. Moses H. Russel and Jane Russel, his wife, William A. Rinehart and Addison Parkison; complaint on notes and to foreclose mortgage on 120 acres of land in Gillam tp. No. 6858. Daisy G. Wiese vs. Fred T. Wiese; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married March 26, 1900, and separated Sept. 1, 1904; that |he name of plaintiff previous to said marriage was Daisy G. Brien; that defendant has been guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment, adultry, failure to provide, etc. No. 6859. James E. Hogan vs. William R. Puckett et al; complaint to foreclose mortgage and appointment of a receiver. No. 6860. Theresa Fritz vs. Jasper County Oil and Gas Co.; action to quiet title. No. 6861. Lewis Fritz vs. Jasper County Oil and Gas Co.; action to quiet title.

BARGAINS IN FRUIT TREES.

I will be at Rensselaer Friday and Saturday, April 21 and 22, with a large stock of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, and will sell at about one half agents* price. Orders by mail promptly filled.

F. A. WOODIN,

Forssman, Ind.

FARM-HOUSE AND BARN BURN.

Fine House, Barn and Crib On the W. P. Baker Farm Destroyed Wednesday Night.

The house, barn, crib and windmill on the W. P. Baker farm, two miles north of town were totally destroyed by tire at about midnight Wednesday night. Four horses, one hundred chickens, harness, buggies, wagon, some corn, several tons of hay, quite a lot of household goods, etc., were burned. The farm is occupied by J. N. Gunyon, who owned the personal property lost. He had $l,lOO insurance on all his personal’s household goods, etc., and will get probably S7OO to SBOO, some of the property and cattle covered by the policy not being burned. This will partially cover his loss. Mr. Baker had $1,200 insurance on the house and SBOO on the barn, but nothing on the crib or windmill. The buildings were extra good farm buildings and probably worth over $3,000, the house alone being worth two-thirds of j this amount. Both Mr. Baker; and Mr. Gunyon were insured in i the Home Insurance Co., of New York, represented by C. B. Stew-! ard of this city. It is not known how the fire originated. One of Mr. Gunyon’s

BOWERS RULES IN McCOY CASE.

Hammond Tribune: “Another hearing in the McCoy bankruptcy case took place Saturday before Referee J. O. Bowers in his chambers in the superior court building. Several important questions were under consideration and were disposed of. A number of attorneys from Rensselaer and Lafayette were present and the meeting was full of interest. The referee disallowed the claim of the trustee of the firm against the estate of T. J. McCoy on the Thomas McCoy mortgage of about $43,000 on the grounds that there was not sufficient proof of the mortgage being given. He also disallowed the claim of the trustee of the firm against the individual estates of A. and T. J. McCoy for overdrafts. The claims of the Lafayette banks against the individuals as security on notes signed by them as security for the firm was disallowed although the claim against the firm still stands and was allowed. Mr. Bowers considered the entire claim as against the firm and not against the estate. These ruling of the referee will increase the probable percentage which the general creditors will receive from the wreck.” The Democrat doesn’t believe there ever was enough in that imaginary mortgage to make a stir about. There are other matters that there may be something in that little disposition to push is i apparently being made. It is given out that both the Lafayette banks and Trustee Chapman will appeal to Judge Anderson from Mr. Bowers’ decisions in the above matters in which they are interested. This, of course, will continue to delay matters and add to the stock of feathers the attorneys are accumulating from the bodies of the big flock of geese who formerly sported in the McCoy barnyard. In the meantime the first aninersary of the bank failure has come and gone and not one penny has a single creditor received from this wreck.

THINKS ROAD WILL BE BUILT.

Ex-Trustee Ryan and Trustee Phillips, of Gillam tp., were down Monday to attend the gravel road letting for that township. Mr. Ryan is greatly enthused over the prospects of securing the proposed air line electric road from Indianapols to Indiana Harbor, and which, as proposed, passes through Francesville and thence in a north-wester-ly direction through this county, striking Stoutsburg on the ThreeI. It is claimed that the proposed line will shorten the distance between Indianapolis and Chicago 19 miles over any existing line. Mr. Ryan thinks the prospects are quite good for the road’s being put through.

I Anyone wishing to know of the opportunities of Western Canada will do well tp write to B. F. Gaines, Hanley, Aasa., Canada. See Baughman'& Williams for farm and city loans. -*** *

boys came home about 10 o’clock, we understand, and put up his rig in the barn. He does not smoke, it is said, so he could have dropped no fire about. It is thought perhaps a match might have been dropped about the barn sometime and been ignited by one of the horses stepping upon it, or from some such cause. Mrs. Gunyon was the first to discover the blaze. She got up about 12 o’clock to look after a small pig that had been brought in the house and saw that the barn was a mass of flames, the fire just breaking through the roof. The alarm was at once given and three horses were gotten out, but four were consumed. There was no way of keeping the firebrands from the house and, although quite a distance from the barn, it soon caught and was also consumed, together with the windmill and a large crib. Mr. Gunyon was injured by one of the horses he was attempting to get out of the barn, spraining an ankle. He was brought to town and taken to the Nowels House where a doctor attended to his injuries.

CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS.

Little has been doing in the circuit court this week. Monday the petit jury is called and the last two weeks of the term will be quite busy ones. Following are the proceedings since our last report: Esther C. Williams vs. Charles C. Starr et al; judgement for $3,997.50 and mortgage foreclosed, and the court finds that said mortgage is a senior claim to that of W. B. Austin. Walter E. Rich vs. Owen J. Conrad et al; title to real estate owned by plaintiff is corrected by correcting deed made by Oliver B. Mclntire and Margaret C. McIntire to John S. Moorhead, by inserting correct description of lands. Capital National Bank of Indianapolis vs. Fred Eggert and Rufus Fulk; dismissed by plaintiff.

Jasper Guy of Remington refiled the two state cases against his wife, Josephine L.Guy, which were quashed last week by reason of defective affidavits, and Mrs. Guy came over Monday and gave cash bond in the sum of SSOO in each case. At this writing no further action has been taken in the matter toward setting date for a hearing and it is likely they will go over until the September term. Mr. Guy has also filed two additional paragraphs to his action for divorce, in which he replies to Mrs. Guy’s cross complaint and charges her with having admitted to him after marriage several lapses from morality, naming one Patton, John and Bert Crowe, and one Vickory of Remington and a Rensselaer lawyer with whom she bad been intimate, and that she visited Chicago in the latter’s company. He alleges, also, that he employed a detective to look up her Illinois record and found that she had been immoral since 12 years of age. Regarding the gambling charge made in the cross complaint, he admits that he did gamble some for a time after an agreement urged by her that be should do so and give her 10 per cent of his winnings, which she made him deliver over before retiring each night. All other allegations in the complaint are denied. The additional paragraphs are warm ones, and besides charging her with want of chastity mention is made of attempts to poison plaintiff and many other things. Regarding her claim of having little property, he alleges that she has a $9,000 farm in Benton county, houses and lots in Remington worth *4,000, notes and accounts of SI,OOO and $4,000 cash in bank, or SIB,OOO worth of property all told. The divorce case has not yet been set down for trial and it may go over to the next term of court.

Dr. Rose M. Remmek, optical specialist, will make her regular monthly visit to Clarke’s jewelry store, April 20-27. Glasses to relieve eye strain and a headache, *»F<>'’4Jrhe Democrat for news.

Vol. VIII. No. 3

PROF. SANDERS SAND-BAGGED.

While going home from the musical entertainment at the M. £. church at about 10 o’clock last Friday night, Prof Sanders, Supt. of the city schools, was knocked down by a “sand-bag” or some other such weapon, the supposition being that robbery was the intention. When on the sidewalk just east of the jail, someone stepped from behind a tree and struck him over the head with something that felled him to the ground. As he was struck Mr. Sanders gave a yell which was heard by sheriff O’Connor, who was just preparing to retire. Be-, fore he could dress and get out of doors Mr. Sanders knocked at the door and was admitted. He was quite badly excited and told the story of the assault. A search was made of the locality where the assault occurred but no one was found.

It is the opinion that if the party who struck the blow intended robbery that Mr. Sanders’ crying out scared him away, for he made no search of his victim’s person for valuables. As Prof. Sanders was taking in the money at the school entertainment at the church it is thought by many that the object was robbery, the party thinking that he would have the sack of money on his person, but he had turned the money over to Mr. Long before leaving the church.* Others think the assault was made by some high school boy who might have had some fancied grievance against Prof. Sanders. In any event it is generally believed that it was committed by someone who knew him and knew that he would pass along that street. Prof. Sanders was not injured at all by the assault, merely slightly scratched where the “bag” had come in contact with his face. He says that he did not recognize his assailant. He was dazed somewhat by the blow and before he could get up he heard his assailant running east on Harrison street. A child’s stocking partly filled with wet saw dust was found in the gutter near the scene Sunday, and it is supposed that this was the used. The affair is to be greatly regretted, and the assailant, whether bent on robbery, vengeance or a joke, would be taught a lesson if bis identity could be learned.

HOW WE MISS TOM.

'iThe automobile craze was quite a tbng time reaching Rensselaer, but our people are now making up for lost time. There are now five of the “devil wagons” here and more are a-comin’_J What sport TomMcCoy would have were he in the swim here now, setting the pace for Rensselaer’s sporty ones, and driving a machine up and down the streets at its highest speed. And Tom would not be molested either for he has more than once turned Washington street into a race course and the city authorities merely smiled. It was “Tom,” and of course everything that he done, went. Bah, it would seem that some of the blank fools who used to float about on Tom’s coat-tails while he was working them to a finish, would feel like hiring a good, able-bodied man for about six weeks to elevate the seat of their pants up onto their shoulders. The Democrat is glad to be able to truthfully say that it never “toadied” to the McCoys, although a republican friend told the editor when he first came to Rensselaer that unless be did so he just as well get out of town.”He replied that if success depended on toadying to any person or gang, he would get out, but when he left we would walk. The friend and Tom have both gone, but The Democrat man is still here, and likely to remain until called hence.

FOR EXCHANGE.

A two story brick business block, with business below and five living rooms above, on two lots with good barn, rented for $lO and all in good shape. Will trade this property clear for property in this town or farm, and assume or pay cash difference. The property is in a town in Ben-

G. F. MEYERS,

ton county.

Rensselaer, Ind.

| cent per dozen more for eggs Fridays than Saturdays, to avoid the rush. Chicago Bargain Store.