Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1905 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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money money money Money to Loan for one, two, three, four or five years, on farms >• or town property, on the best 3 w terms obtainable anywhere. © 2 We also buy good notes, and loan n> money on personal security and -< chattel mortgage. We loan our own funds and conse- > quently can close a loan on 3 S shorter notice than anyone in O 5 the county. g S Our regular customers are our best < advertising mediums. Try us before closing a loan, as we > can accommodate you with any tu kind of a loan you want, if you © § have good security. ra C AUSTIN & HOPKINS, Rensselaer, Ind. MONEY MONEY MONEY

LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. . Corn, 50c; oats 30c. \Miss Maud Daugherty spent the 4th with her sister, Mrs. A. Padgett, at Lafayette. Mrs. B. O. Gardner and daughter are visiting relatives in Hoopeston, 111., this week. Charles Ramp spent the 4th with her daughter, Mrs. Nicholas Krull, at Kentland. SxGus Phillips of the Spooner 'Dramatic Co , of Brooklyn, came last week to visit relatives here for awhile. Mr. and Mrs. John Weise of Goodland, spent Sunday with their son, Charles Weise, of Newton township. Mr. and Mrs. Gus Dryer and son of Logansport spent a few days the first of the week with J. O. Cline and family. ~f~ —Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lefler of Wabash came out Sunday and spent the 4th with relatives here and at Pleasant Ridge. and Mrs. Frank Lakin of /Chicago came down Friday and spent the 4th with relatives and friends at Parr and vicinity. Wool is fully 334 per cent higher than last year, but you would not think so when you see how Wildberg is slaughtering all-wool pants. B. F. Myers of Columbus, Ohio, who had been visiting his uncle, L. H. Myers, here for a week, left Monday for Chicago to look after some business matters. ■■-jZWilliam Knox who has been clerking in Long’s drug store for the past two years, has gone to Grand Crossing, 111., to clerk in Frank Imee’ drug store. C. P. Wright claims to have had roasting ears of his own raising for dinner last Sunday, and offers to furnish an affidavit for the benefit of the doubting Thomases. -✓Frank Welsh of Jordan township brought in Monday two large and fully developed cockle burs which he picked iixJus field that day. Rather noxious pests. -\“G. F. Meyers and family drove to'Valparaiso Saturday for a few days visit, stopping at Dunn’s bridge Tuesday, on their way home, to celebrate the 4th with old neighbors and friends. ' < 4J. P. Overton returned to his home at Hammond Wednesday morning, after a few days visit with: his sister, Mrs. J. W. Childers. His two neices, Mary and Ellen Childers, went with him for a months’ visit. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Beck of Terre Haute are visiting relatives here this week. Will is still with a lumber company there and bolds the position of foreman of the yards. Will returned eome Wednesbay, but Mrs. Beck will remain for several weeks. James D. Babcock has sold his fine farm of 203| acres just west of town to Michall Kanne of Livingston county, 111, for |llO per acre, the top price thus far paid for farm land in the vicinity of Rensselaer. Possession will be given next March when Mr. Kanne will move on the farm himself. The Christian Endeavor society of the Christian Church will give an ice-cream social at the residence of J. N. Leatherman, next Thursday evening, July 13. There will be a nan-driving contest for the ladies and extemporaneous talks by the young men. An admission of 15 cents will be charged, which will entitle those attending 4o ice cream and cake.

Miss Dolly Shook is visiting in Chicago. Mrs. B. JE. Goff and baby are visiting/it Cedar Lake. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Sears of Ravenswood, 111., visited here this week. and Mrs. D. M. Yeoman of Ambia visited relatives here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Jakey Hopkins of Brazil, were visiting relatives here this week. 'SMiss Katie Shields visited her sister, Mrs. Lucy Malone, at Monticello this week. Messrs. John Farrel and J. C. Stanfield of near Remington, were Rensselaer visitors Thursday. Several of our correspondents celebrated too hard the 4th, evidently, and failed to send in items this week. John Stuber, who is now working in the Hammond Tribune office, spent the ’4th with his mother here. F. Hempbill of Danville, 111., came up to attend the funeral of Jack Leahy and visit relatives for a few days. The foundation for the new Christian church is nearly completed and the brick and lumber is on the ground for the building. A blanket remonstranee has been filed in Iroquois township, Newton county, which will have the effect of driving forth saloons out of Brook. Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Bair returned this week from Columbia City, where they were called recently by the serious illness of their daughter. . Owing to several of the boys dropping out, removals, etc., the regular Thursday evening band concerts have been abandoned for the balance of the season. X Work on the concrete foundations for the new Murray-Long-Haus block is progressing rapidly and brick work wilt begin in a few days. „ Mrs. W. W. Wishard has gone to Big Rapids, Mich., to visit her sister, Mrs. George Jenkins, for several weeks. Mr. Wishard will join her in a couple of weeks for a month's visit. __XThe proposed stone road system hire been extended so that it now covers practically every unimproved street in Rensselaer. As now proposed there is some 15$ miles in the city and 17 miles in the country. A “Miscellanous Shower” party was given by Miss Bessie Eger last Friday afternoon from four till seven in honor of Miss Jennie Bernard, who was married to Rev. Ralph Leonard Loake, of Eau Clair, Wis., Thursday. About thirty young ladies were present and very enjoyable time was bad. D. Nowels, A. 8. Laßue and John Poole of Rensselaer, and Isaac Stucker and wife of Mt. Ayr left here Tuesday for a trip west. Mr. Nowels goes to the Parsons and Medicine Lodge, Kan.; Mr. Laßue to lowa, Mr. Poole to Kerney county, Kan.; and Mr. and Mrs. Stucker to Butler county, Kan. Eiglesbacb finished cutting a 32 acre field of wheat Saturday on the J. M. Wasson farm southeast of town that he confidently believes will yield 25 bushels to the acre. There is not much of an acreage of wheat in Jasber county this year, but, like most of our neighboring counties, what we have is good. Dr. Washburn, Jack Montgomery, Delos Thompson, B. F. Fendig, Chas Chamberlain, Ray Wood, Fred and Gus Phillips and Wm. Timmons “autoed” over to Fowler last Friday in three automobiles to see a big ball game. The oats and corn is so big between Remington and Fowler that one can see the sun only part of the time. Mrs. B. Forsythe and Mrs. C. W. Hanley gave an informal reception Thursday afternoon at the handsome home of the former in honor of Miss Smith of New Philadelphia, Ohio, a sister of Mrs. Forsythe, and Mrs. F. W. Hardy of Woodward, Okla , a sister of Mrs. Hanley. A harpist from Chicago furnished music for the occasion. Refreshments were served.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, July 8, 1905.

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest Gathered In the Of* flees of the County Capitol. Recorder Tilton and family spent the 4th of with relatives at Wheatfield. —o — June does not seem to be a very popular month for marriages in Jasper county, notwithstanding the old saying that June is the month of brides, etc. Last month but 5 marriage licenses were issued here, against 6 for the month previous and 7 for June, 1904, —o— A petition is being circulated in Union township for a system of gravel roads. One of the roads runs east from Fair Oaks on the sonth line of section 6 for five miles and east from Pembroke five miles and connected from the Fair Oaks to the Pembroke* road three miles. —o — Over in Pulaski county, in letting the contract for the construction of a ditch recently, one of the bids read “one tenth of a per cent per yard below the lowest bidder.” This bid caused a great deal of discussion over its legality, and finally it was held not to be good in law, by the commissioner, and a date for a new letting has been advertised. New suits filed: No. 6885. James H. Chapman, trustee, vs. John W. Paxton; action on note. The complaint alleges that on Jan. 7, 1895, defendant executed his promissory note to A. McCoy & Co’s bank for 188.40; due 6 months after date; that said note has never been paid and that with interest and attorney fees there in $225 now due on same. We understand that Mr. Paxton claims to have paid this note, but for some reason it appears never to have been canceled or taken up. No. 6886. James T. Randle et al vs. George W. Allen et al; action to quiet title. —o The Hanging Grove and Gillam gravel road bonds were sold Thursday. Only three bids were submitted as follews: HANGING GHOVg HOAD, 115,000. Weil, Roth 4 Co., Cincinnatills,o7B J. H. Chapman, Rensselaer 15.085 E. L. Hollingsworth, Rensselaer 15.000 GILLAN HOAD, 119,500. Weil, Roth 4 C 0519,611 J. H. Chapman 19,625 E. L. Hollingsworth 19.6%)

Both sets of bonds were sold to Mr. Hollingsworth. Chapman is understood to have been bidding for the State bank here. The bids all include accrued interest to the time the money is paid in, in addition to the small premium. —o — Marriage licenses issued: July 3, William May, of Warren county, aged 72 years, to Malinda Jane Timmons, of Jasper county, aged 52. The groom has been twice married before, one wife have died in 1888 and the other in 1903. The bride lost her first husband in 1996, by death. July 5, Richard Han of Jasper county, aged 23, to Twinkle Esther Kellogg, also of Jasper county, aged 19. First marriage for each. July 5, Leonard R. Leake, of Eau Claire, Wis., aged 34, to Jennie Bernard of Rensselaer, aged 21. First marriage for each. —o — The case of W. J. Reed, administrator of the estate of John Reed, Sr., deceased, vs. the Pan Handle railroad, was reversed in the appellate court last week, on error by the court in giving certain instructions, and will come back for a new trial. This case grew out of the killing of decedent by said railroad at Remington in January, 1903, while crossing its track there. Suit for damages in the Jasper circuit court, on behalf of decedent’s three orphan grandchildren t who lived with him — the three Casey girls now living in Rensselaer—and a jury awarded them $1,500. The railroad appealed to the appellate court,

CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICES.

All of the Sunday services will be held in the east court room at the court bouse. This includes the Sunday school and the morning worship. The subject of the morning sermon is “The Church’s Reputation.” The evening subject is, “Good and Bad Tenants.” All are welcome to these meetings.

Have you seen Che Pants being sold at the Ideal for $1.00?

JACK LEAHY SUICIDES.

Found Monday Morning In Court House Yard, Cold In Death. Despondent because of ill health apd concluding that life was not worth the living, John J. Leahy, generally called Jack Leahy, ended his trouble by taking an ounce of carbolic acid early Monday morning and his lifeless body was found in the court house yard, lying under the trees, just south of the public hydrant, soon after daylight by landlord Brenner of the Makeever House. When found he was lying on his back, his hands were not clenched nor was there other evidence that death had been painful, aa is generally the case in poisons of this character. A four-ounce bottle and a small whiskey glass from which he had evidently taken the poision was found near by, the bottle being still about two-thirds full. Help was summoned and the remains removed to the residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan, who had been foster parents of the unfortunate young man for the past twenty years. The young man was a member of the Catholic church and a devout communicant, but suicides are denied burial on the consecrated ground of cemeteries of this church, and the service over the remains was conducted by G. A. K. Post No. 84, of Rensselaer, at Weston cemetery Tuesday at 3 p. m., where interment was made, and all that was mortal of poor Jack Leahy was consigned to the earth. In a pocket of the dead man’s vest the following note was found:

"Dear Uncle and Aunt Madge:—l am tired of living. It seems that I have received nothing but abuse and hard knocks all my life. I have wasted my whole life. I hope God will forgive me for doing this act. I don’t believe heli can be any worse than this world. The world seems against me. I hope this will reach you in a few days and that you will forgive me for taking this step. Giye my love to Aunty B. and family. Your loving nephew, Jack Leahy.” Jack was born in Delphi, July 25, 1875, and was therefore 29 years, 11 months and 8 days of age at the time of his death. His mother died when he was but a few years of age, and he lived with an aunt (the one mentioned in the letter published above) for a few years. When nine years of age he came here and has since made his home with his uncle, E. P. Honan, in Rensselaer. He attended school here and was well liked by everyone. He enlisted in 1896 and served 3 years in the U. S. cavalry and was promoted for bravery at Porto Rico. He later served three years in the navy, and returned to Rensselaer about a year ago. Jack, like many other young men of a roving disposition, never saved any money, and was sick in Bellevue hospital, in New York City, for some time before Mr. Honan sent him money to come back home on last July. He told the latter at that time that he (Mr. Honan) saved his life by sending for him, as he had intended to “end it all” by jumping from the Brooklyn bridge, for he was out of money and without friends there. As a result of an injury received in New York he was paralyzed in one arm and could not do much manual labor. He had lately been laboring awhile out at James Walters’ but finished work there last Thursday and returnd to town. Saturday afternoon and Sunday be was out to Mrs. Gwin’s, near Pleasant Ridge, Jack and Marion Gwin having been together in the naval service. Young Gwin saw the bottle of acid in his pocket, also the glass from which he took the poison, but thought it was medicine he bad. Jack made some remarks to him about life not being worth living, but Marion thought little of it. Some time ago he bad also made some such remarks to Mr. Honan, but the latter had talked to him and be had promised faithfully to put such notions out of his head and not to do anything of the kind. The bottle containing the acid was different from that used by the Rensselaer druggists it is said, and they say that none of them sold him the poison. The druggist’s label was nearly all torn off, so that it was impossible to tell where it was procured. He might, however, have bad the poison for quite a while, contemplating such an act. Mr. Brenner of the Makeever House states that he was awaken-

A BAD MUDDLE IN NEWTON.

Supreme Court Enjoins Building of a New Court House, Causing Many Complications.

One of the worst muddles that ever developed in Indiana has been brought about by the supreme court’s decision in the Newton county court house injunction matter last Friday, in granting a permanent injunction and holding that the appropriation made by the county council of $25,000 for the building of a new court house at Kentland was void, the issuing and selling of the bonds was void, and in fact, about all the proceedings in the matter are illegal. It will be remembered that one Benjamin F. Davis, of the north end of Newton county, backed by citizens opposed to the erection of a court house at Kentland, sought to enjoin the letting of contract or paying for such court house, on the grounds that the appropriation for same made by the county council was void, having been made at a special session of same instead of at a regular meeting, etc. Judge Hanley denied the injunction and Davis appealed. In the meantime the bonds had been sold, the contract let and about $13,000 has been paid the contractor, who has pushed the work along and has the building up to the second story, or about one-half completed. Now, by the issuing of a permanent injunction, Newton coun-

ed about 1:30 a. m., by some one moaning over in the court house yard. He paid little attention to it, however. When he arose, about daylight the next morning, he saw the form of a man lying under one of the trees. This was no unusual circumstance, for this particular part of the yard seems to be a favorite place for sleeping off drunks, and he had often seen at an early hour during the summer time people of both sexes lying under the trees. The moaning he bad heard, though, prompted him to go over and look at the, as he thought, sleeping man. He soon saw that the man was dead, and he at once notified the marshal and undertaker. Jack had lately been afflicted with epilepsy and heart trouble and the doctors state that his death was practically painless, that the acid at once affected the heart, producing paralysis and unconsciousness. Mr. and Mrs. Honan, who had been foster parents of the young man for so many years were nearly prostrated by his tragic death, for the former had felt confident after .the serious talk with him about self-destruction and Jack had promised faithfully that he would do nothing of the kind, that he would keep that promise.

DEATH OF TWO LITTLE BABES.

The infant daughters of Mr. and Mrs. George Ketchum and Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cowgill, born June 24 and June 27, respectively, were both buried this week. The former died Wednesday morning and the latter Monday evening. Neither had been well since birth. The funerals were held Wednesday and Thursday, both from the •respective residences, Rev. H. L. Kindig conducting the services at each, and burial was made in Weston cemetery. The babes were the first born of each of the parents’ and they have the sympathy of the community in their misfortune.

SUNDAY EXCURSION TO CHICAGO

Following is the train schedule and round trip rates for the Monon’s excursion to Chicago, Sunday, July 9: Leave Medaryville7:4oa.m. $1.25 " Francesville 7:55 “ 1.25 “ Monon ...8:20 « 1.00 “ Loe 8:30 “ 1.00 McCoysburg 8:35 “ 1.00 •' Pleasant Ridge 8:40 *' 1.00 “ Rbnmblaui 8:48 “ 1.00 “ Surrey 8:57 " JO “ Parr 9:02 •• .90 Fair Oaks 9:09 “ .85 " Roselawn 9:20 “ .75 “ Thayer 9:25 •• .75 •• Shelby 9:28 “ .75 “ Lowell 9:52 “ 75 Arrive Chicagoll:3o “ Returning special train will leave Chicago «t 11:30 p. m. Sunday, July 9th, 1905. On arrival of special train at Monon, a special will leave at once for Medaryville and Francesville. Gibraltar flour, $1.35; XXXX Minnesota $1.40; the same as others ask $1.50 and $1.60 for. John Eger’s.

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ty has a half-completed court house on her hands, the payment of money on same was illegal, but probably can not be recovered from the contractor, who, it is stated, has practically all the material on the ground for the building, and if compelled to throw up the work, will be a heavy loser himself; the issuance and sale of bonds was illegal, and the purchasers of same will no doubt lose the money paid for them, because they cannot legally be paid, etc. And, to add to the complications, there is not enough members of the county council over there, owing to deaths, removals and unqualified members, to constitute a quorum to fill the vacancies so that a re-appropriation could be made at the regular session in September next, it is said. Just what will be done in the matter is a question that is hard to determine, but some are of the opinion that the people of Kentland will raise the balance of the contract price by private subscription and authorize the contractor to go ahead and finish the building, but the opposition may even prevent this. It is certainly one of the worst mixed up affairs that ever occurred, and the outcome will be watched with interest by everybody.

THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The county commissioners adjourned for the 4th but took up matters again Wednesday. They were still in session at the hour of going to press. Following is a report of the business of the term up to Friday noon: No bids whatever were filed for constructing the grade to the Hebron bridge in Keener township. Rush & Warren, cpntractors on the cottage at the soldiers home, were allowed SI,OOO on contract. Fred Granger was granted a saloon license at Demotte to date from July 6. 1905. W. E. Culp et al highway vacation and location in Milroy tp.; .viewers report that the road will be of public utility and same is ordered established 50 feet in width. 8. F. Iliff et al petition for new highway in Jordan tp.; viewers report same will not be of public utility and cause is dismissed. Petitioners pray an appeal to the circuit court. Mandel Sensibar et al petition for highway in Kankakee tp.; viewers report road will be of public utility. Francis W. Powers and Oscar G. Crane tile separate remonstrances. Geo. F. Ketch mark et al petition for ditch; continued to 2d day August term for objections, if any. Carpenter township filed a blanket remonstrance against the granting of liquor license to any applicant in said township, signed by 371 alleged voters of said township. The only entry made by the board was that noting the filing of same. The sufficiency of the remonstrance, as we understand, will not be tested until someone makes application. Chas. F. Stackhouse, trustee of Marion tp., was granted permission to extend poor relief not exceeding sls per quarter to Frank Ramey, Sarah Platt, John Alberson, Sarah Marion and Mary Stone. In the matter of supplying coal for the court house heating plant, the bid of A. L. Branch, as follows per ton, was accepted: Black Hawk, mine run J>2 65 Black Hawk, egg 3 00 Vigo mine run , 245 Vigo screened lump 2 65 Virginia smokeless, mine run 4 00 Charlee Schatzley et al petition for highway; Daniel E. Fairchild, Frank M. Hart and John A. Sigler appointed viewers, to meet July 20. August 4 was set for time of letting the Iroquois ditch. Wm. R. Lewis, of Barkley tp., was appointed engineer, he to give bond in the sum of $5,000. The position pays $4.00 per day. A. L. Branch is selling the best Binder Twine made—Standard McCormick at IOJo per pound; Pure Manilla 14c.