Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1905 — ANNUAL SHOOTING TOURNAMENT. [ARTICLE]

ANNUAL SHOOTING TOURNAMENT.

Section 5 of the new marriage law was evidently inserted for a “scare” or just for filling, as it is clear t) most people that it is no force whatever. It says that if persons resident of this state with intent to evade the law, go into .another state and there have their marriage solemnized with the intention of afterward returning to this state to reside, that such marriage shall be void, etc. As a matter of fact the courts of this and nearly every other state recognize common law marriages, and so far as the legality of a marriage is concerned it is not necessary to have any ceremony performed at all. If two perons of opposite sex agree to live together as hueband and wife, and do so live together, openly acknowledging such relationship, the courts will hold such marriage legal and binding, and we guess they will hardly declare void any marriage performed in another state no matter for what reason the parties go there to have such marriage solemnized. The jurisdiction of Indiana in this matter cannot extend beyond the boundraries of this state. Marriage ceremonies that are legal in Illinois or Michigan do not become void when the parties return to Indiana. At least this is the opinof many attorneys. Billy Owen, the ex-republican Congressman of this district and Secretary of State, by his recent

actions and get-rich-quick propensities, must have been cut out for a Democrat. Republicans very seldom cut up such capers. Lake County Star. Easy, brother, easy. Just put on your glasses for a moment and look back over the list of defaulters, bank wreckers and scalawags generally who have figured prominently in the public fruits in the past fifteen or twenty years —almost to a man they were republicans, and most of them very prominent in republican politics, too. In the past year or a little more about a dozen banks have gone under in Indiana, not one of which is paying or will pay out anything like one hundred cents on the dollar. In each and every case the “trusted banker” was a republican, and, in our own locality at least, very prominent politicans of that party. Brown of the Elkart bank was chairman of his congressional district, as was “our Tom” of the McCoy bank. Gilman of the Home Bank at Goodland was the republican county chairman of Newton county. Fry, the Roselawn banker, was a power in republican politics in his bailiwick, while Settle of Wolcott, was also a republican, we understand. We do not wish to insinuate that all republicans are rascals, for there are thousands of good, honest and reliable men in that party, but it is an incontrovertible fact that almost without exception every defaulting official, banker and-get-rich-quick rascal who has been brought into public notice in the past twenty years has been a prominent worker* in the councils of the g. o. p., not to mention the more recent Bigelow ofMilwaukee. Keep your dornicks for use on the rascals in your own party. Bro. Wheeler; perhaps it will have a good effect to show them up once in a while in their own party papers, instead of telling them they are all sprouting wings while the democrats are the only ungodly people.

The Rensselaer Gun Club held its annual shooting tournament on Warren Robinson’s farm April 2627, 1905. 13,000 targets were trapped during the two days. Some of the best shots in the country were present and participated, notably the best expert and amateur target shots in the world — Crosby and Powers, respectively. Crosby won high average with the good score of 414, 420 —991.6 per cent. Powers won high ajnatedr average with 97| per cent. A. Flynn and E. Brown tied for second amateur average with 400, 420 —9s| per cent. Long amateur runs of straight breaks were made by Powers,ll7; Brown, 114; Flynn, 79. Eight-county-gold-medal was won by E. Brown with straight score of 25. The Rensselaer Gun Club Cup, open to amateur shooters from Illinois and Indiana was tried for between E. Brown and Powers on 50 straight on the shoot off at 25 targets. Brown won 25, 24. The team race open to amateur shooters was won by F. Nichols and E. Brown with 37 out of 40 targets. Geo. T. Lile, of W. M. C. Co. attended to the secretary work. Every thing went off well except the weather. Ist day 2nd day Flynn42o 400 Steernberg42o 359 Stannard42o 401 Vietmeyer.... 420 363 Clark42o 357 Vorrislss 142 Straughn..... .I'o 150 Stillwell .. .7.. ..420 382 E. Brown42o 400 Eastborn24o 217 Nich015.....420 390 Zea2lo 194 Peck2lo 181 Powers42o 409 McKlnnislls 98 Opplls 91 C. Brown 170 148 Mullen2lo 189 Parklßo 170 510w65 56 Wilsonl9s 170 Wilesl4s 115 Lautnel9s 166 Reg-ell7o 125 Shogren3lo 249 Lord 420 369 Wines berg..42o , 378 Binyon42o 399 • Secretary.