Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1905 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat

SI.OO Per Year.

COMMON COUNCIL

Meets flonday Night and Transacts Business. STREET COMMISSIONER ABOLISHED And Remonstrance Filed Against Proposed Plum and Franklin Street Sewer.—Other Matters. The Common Council of the City of Rensselaer met in regular session Monday evening with all members present. Following is a report of the meeting: The treasurer’s report showed the following condition of the city finances: Corporation Fund (overdrawn) I 362 Water Fund, on hand 1,170 23 Electric Light Fund - 827 74 Road Fund - *B4 52 The matter of repairs to crossing on Vine street was referred to Sewer Committee. Matter of repairs to Makemself sewer near railroad was referred to the Street Committee. Matter of extending water main to property of Hiram Day in the east part of town was referred to Water Committee and superintendent of plant. It was decided to buy 600 feet of new hose for city. Two bids for furnishing same were submitted, as follows: 2| inch Viking Dbl. Jacket, per ft. 65c; 2| inch Kortlandt, 55c. By another firm, 85c to 55c guaranteed for six years. Sam Roth, Jay Williams, W. H. Eger, James Norris, S. C. Barkley Wm. T. Walter Wm. and Elnora E. Bull and Anna R. Mills remonstrated against the construction of the Plum and Franklin street sewer, which is advertised to be let Nov. 20, and asked that ordinance declaring necessity for same be dismissed. Matter was continued until special meeting of Nov. 20. The office of Street Commissioner was discontinued, all members of the council voting in favor thereof. It is stated that the appointment was made under a misunderstanding of the law. The ordinance introduced some time ago defining the duties of the nightwatch, mention of which was made herein at the time of its introduction, was passed. The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. Lyman Zea, night watch S 22 SO F. M. Abbott, marshal 22 50 Mrs. George Pumphrey, meal* election board 22 50 D. F. Grant, hauling hose cart 1 50 John Lewis, same 1 50 J. L. Adams, same 1 50 J. A. Grant, same. 1 50 Bruce Hardy, wood. 4 75 C. J. Dean, canvasser of election 4 00 Geo. E. Hershman. same. 4 00 Burt, Terry Wilson Co., election sup'ls 915 H. J. Kannal, inspector 4 00 J. F. Hardman, judge 4 00 J *P. Warner, same 4 00 Vance Collins, clerk 4 00 C. M. Blue, same 4 00 Chas. Platt, sheriff 3 00 Joe Sharp, same 3 00 E. D. Rhoades, inspector 4 00 R. B. Harris, judge 4 00 C. B. Stewart, same 4 00 John Eiglesbach, clerk 4 00 Glen Grant, same 4 00 Al Ramey, sheriff 3 00 John Macklenberg, same 4 00 M. H. Hemphill, inspector 4 00 B. Goff, judge 400 L. Strong, same 4 00 J. F. Osborne, clerk 4 00 N. Littlefield, same 4 00 Wm.Chilcote, sheriff 3 00 A. Simpson, same 3 00 ROAD FUND. Ray Thomas, labor 19 50 Ed Randle, same 17 10 O. S. Baker, same 17 10 Art Bailey, same 6 00 Harry McGee, hauling 22 90 Chas. Parker, labor 5 40 George McCarthy, same 5 40 J. W. Childers, street commissioner 22 50 Bruce Hardy, hauling 5 40 Jerome Harmon, moving tools 75 Everett Warne, hau1ing........... 2 00 XLKCTHIC LIGHT FUND. Tom Hoyes, work on line >.... 14 85 Earl Sayler, same _ 23 56 C. S. Chamberlain, salary 50 00 C. L. Thornton, same , 30 00 Lem Huston, same..., 30 00 Central Electric Co., supplies 56 08 Electric Appliance Co., supplies 81 76 Victoria Coal Mining C0.,c0a1... 227 71 Everett Warne, hauling.. .. 3 00 James H. Chapman, Freight 267 22 Chas. Mori an, makir g light duplicate.. 10 00 WATBR FUND. Conrad Hildebrand, salary 30 00

FULLY WARRANTED AND GUAR. ANTEED.

Don’t confound that fine S3OO Chase piano that The Democrat is going to give away Dec. 22,

with the cheap pianos sometimes advertised by irresponsible houses. This instrument is manufactured by the Starr Piano Co., of Indianapolis, a most reliable firm, and is fully guaranteed by them and warranted for five years. This warranty goes with the instrument to the church, Sunday School or lodge receiving the highest number of votes, as set forth elsewhere in this paper, and any defects in workmanship or material will be made good by said company. The Starr Piano Co., does not manufacture nor guarantee “cheap” pianos, and this instrument can be depended on to be all right, notwithstanding any mouthings of The Democrat’s jealous competitors.

PLAYED CRAZY TOO WELL.

E. Grant Sutton, of Walker tp., a single man about 38 years of age, was arrested Wednesday afternoon on the affidavit of John W. Baker, a Walker tp., farmer, and lodged in jail on the charge of being insane. An inquest was held by Drs. Kresler, English and Miller before Squire Irwin Thursday afternoon and he was discharged as sane. Sutton and Baker are farming a half-section of land in Walker, in partnership, and things have not been congenial. Baker alleged that Sutton, who boarded with him, had spells of melancbolly, etc., and for a few months had declined to sleep in the bouse, but slept out in the grainary, but he made a satisfactory explanation of his declining to sleep in the house at the tripl. The principal “signs,” however were Saturday last when to scare out a Stowers boy from Fair Oaks, who came there to collect some money he claimed Sutton owed him, thelatter “played Indian” for awhile and not only scared the boy out but the whole family as well. He gave no evidence of insanity while here but seemed as rational as anyone.

KILLS FRED’S CHICKS.

St. Bernard Dog Makes Away With Forty-four Plymouth Rocks.

Erastus Peacock’s big St. Bernard female dog broke into Fred Phillips’ chicken yard Saturday night and killed 44 of his fine full blood Plymouth Rock chickens. The brute was caught in the act by Charlie Robinson but escaped before a well deserved supply of cold lead could be pumped into his carcas. Fred valued the chickens at much more than the market price, but is told that he can only get damages for what they were worth at the poultry houses. This amount, it is also said, must come out of the township’s dog fund. It is said that the township has already paid five claims previous to this one, caused by this same dog, amounting to probably $25 or more, during the past few years, to Mrs. Fritz Zard, Wilson Shafer, Joe Nagle, Joe Putts and Wm. Washburn, and Fred thinks something ought to be done to put a stop to any further ravages of the animal. He put the matter before the city council at its meeting Monday night and it was referred to the city attorney to find out what action the city could take in cases of this kind. The chickens killed were extra fine ones, of pure blood and would not have been sold at hardly any price. The dog did not eat any of the chickens, but just grabbed one at a time in his mouth and crushed the life out. Peacock says that his dogs were at home at the time, but parties who saw the animal that did the mischief claim to have recognized it as his dog and say it ran from Phillips’ direct to Peacock’s. The damage was done between seven and eight o’clock Saturday evening, and the moon was shining brightly, making it almost as light as day out, so that the dog could easily be seen.

NOVEMBER CLEARANCE SALE.

Great reduction on all ready to wear hats. $3.00 hate for $2.25, $2.50 hats for $1.75; $1.50 hats for $1.00; $1.25 hats for 75 cents. 10 per cent off on all trimmed dress hats, all the latest styles. Thanking you for your liberal patronage and soliciting your trade in the future, Mrs. H.Purcupilb. Murray's store is having the greatest money-saving sale ever known in the history of Rensselaer.

Rensselaer, ’Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, November iB,- 1905.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About The County Capitol. Stewart & Son, the Hanging Grove, stone road contractors, have quit work on the contract until spring, owing to inability to secure teams. —o— Road supervis ore in Indiana are to be elected the second Saturday after the first Monday in December, which is Dec. 16. The elec; tion was provided for by the la»t legislature. Under the old law road supervisors were elected last January for two years. The new law makes the incumbents give way to a set of supervisors to be elected next month. Winanac Journal: By agreement between the Monon Railway Company and owners of the buildings bn the disputed property at Francesville, the four attorneys who bought the claim against the company will receive $15,000 in settlement of the judgment. This will give the attorneys, Messrs. H. A. Steis, M. M. Hathway, M. Winfield and C. Spencer, after the payment of litigation expenses, about $3,500 each. Thomas F. Staton and Willie F. Granger have each given notice that they will apply at the December term of commissioners’ court for saloon licenses at Kersey, a little town of about fifty or one hundred people at the crossing of the Gifford and Three-I railroads in Keener tp. As Keener was never known to make any objections to dispensaries of booze, it is a cinch that both applications are granted, then the only excuse Kerseyites going thirsty will be because they haven’t got the price. —o New suits filed: No. 6966. Town of Remington vs. The P. C. C. St. L. Ry. Co., suit for temporary injunction to prevent defendant from fencing up certain grounds in said town. No. 6967. John Brown & Son vs. Thomas A. Besse; suit on note. No. 6968. William Schleman vs. Edward Leach; suit on notes. No. 6969. Steele-Wedeler Company vs. F. M. Abbott; suit on note. Demand $72.75. No. 6970. Eugenia Nichols et al, vs. Patrick Keena et al; action to quiet title. In the mention of new suits filed in this column last week, No. 6962, Simon P. Thompson vs. Henry O. Harris et al, Mr. Harris is merely a party to the suit by reason of also having a mortgage on or owning the land on which a previous mortgage had been given by other parties: Other parties to the suit are William R. Crisler, Mrs. Crisler, his wife, James Yeoman, —Smith. The Nbvember term of the Jasper circuit court opened Monday. Little of importance has been dune this week, the time being taken up with probate matters and setting cases for trial. In the two state cases against Mrs. Josephine Guy of Remington, for alleged attempt to poison her husband, Jasper Gny, the prosecuting attorney thought the information and affidavit bad and nolled them. New affidavits were prepared but at this writing Mr. Guy, the prosecuting witness, has not signed them. Unless he does so nothing further will be done in the matter. Following is the trial calendar as made up to date: SECOND WEEK. Monday—State vs. Josephine Guy, two cases, 11 a. m.; Guy v». Guy, 9 a. m. Tuesday—State vs. Jasper Guy, 9 a. m. Wednesday—Kight vs. Kight, et al, 9 a. m. Thursday—Austin vs. Hasper, two cases, 9a. tn.; Hess, et al, I vs. Brandt, et al. 9 a. m. Friday—Beaver vs. Makeever, 9 a. m.; Shrontz vs. Rishling, 9 a. m.; Monnett vs, Monnett, 9 a. tn. . THIRD WEEK. Monday—Odelt et al, vs. McManus, et al, Ir a. tn.; Paulsen vs. Greve et al, 11 a. m.; Michigan Leather Co. vs. John Coen, 9a. m.; Hazlet vs. Dutcher, et al 9 a. m. Tuesday—Hart' vs. Otis, 9 a. m.; Austin, <r al, vs. Kight et al, 9 a. tn. Wednesday—State ex rel Moffitt, vs. Price, 9 a. m. Thursday—Chapman, trustee, vs. Keene et id, 9 a, m. Friday—lsch vs. Tribby et al, 9 a. m.;

Kohn vs. Robinson, et al, 9 a> ui.; Augesburger vs. Gerber, 9 a. m. FOURTH WEEK. Monday—Halcher, et al, vs. Sanford et al, 10 a. m.; Barber vs. Stoudt, 1 p. tn.; State ex rel Stewart, vs. Lewis, 9 a. m. Tuesday—Buntin vs. Three I Ry. Co., 9a. m.; Thayer vs. Halligan, 9 a. m.; Bush & Co., vs. Fairchild et al, 9 a. m.

DRILLING HAS BEGUN.

(■Rock drilling begun on the Iroquois ditch contract, east of the told Warner ice bouse, this week. Considerable earth has already been removed in straightening the channel from the bridge back of Alt Padgett’s residence to the above mentioned ice house, Tom Parker of Rensselaer having had the contract for same. 'This takes out two quite large bends in the river, the advantage of which can readily be a good many town people last Sunday viewed the work already done. The steam drills will be followed up with the blasting, and it is the intention to try and dig out the broken rock with the dredge when it gets along there next summer.

A SERIOUS RUNAWAY.

'-Mrs. Charles Greenlee, residing eight miles northeast of town, was thrown from a buggy in town Wednesday noon and her skull fractured at the left side of forehead and one shoulder quite badly bruised. At this writing she is apparently getting along very well from her injuries. Mr. Greenlee also suffered a fractured rib. The horse took fright at J. H. Chapman’s out, on North Van Rensselaer street, and ran south near the Fisher hitch barn, where the shafts dropped down and the buggy was violently overturned. The horse was caught without doing further damage to amount to anything. Mrs. Greenlee was taken home Thursday night and was reported resting very well yesterday morning except for a severe headache.

ONLY THREE KILLED THIS WEEK.

Football Scores a Few More Fatal “Touchdowns.” South Bend, Ind., November 13. —Fred Thomas, a member of the Culver Academy football team, is dead from injuries from the game at Bremen. Council 1 Bluffs, lowa, November 10.—Herman Norgaard, a member of a local high school football team, died to-day from an abscess of the brain, brought on by injuries received in a game at Harlan, lowa, two weeks ago. Pacific Grove, Cal., Nov., 11.— The popular cry against football will be farther aagmented as a result of another fatality resulting from the sport here to-day. Young John Meehan, of Monterey, died this morning of a broken back, which can be attributed to a college game. Last Saturday Meehan played tackle on the team representing the Fifteenth United States Infantry, in a game with the Stanford University eleven. After one of the scrimmages the lad was carried to the side lines and later to the home of his parents, where he died this morning. Indianapolis, Ind. November 11. —The board of control of the Shortridge High School Association will defray the expenses caused by the illness of Edward Schoen/ little half-back of the football team, who was so injured in the game at Rensselaer early this season. Schoen is recovering rapidly and expects to be out of doors in time to see the Thanksgiving day game. Taylorville, 111., Nov. 14. —On the ground that foot ball was demoralizing the township high school, the board of education yesterday ordered the pupils to desist from further indulgence in the game. The school has achieved considerable fame in foot ball having for several seasons bad a team which was a formidable contestant among the high schools of the State for championship honors. The team met after school last night and disbanded. Omaha, Neb., Nov. 16.—The students of the Nebraska Central College, a prominent educational institution in this State, have decided by a unanimous vote to eliminate football from the list of college sports.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Nov. 12, to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse E. Wilson, a son. Brown, a daughter.

CHANGED AGAIN.

Remington K. P’s. Forge To the Front INTHE DEMOCRAT’S PIANO CONTEST And Lead Mt. Hope By Nearly One Hundred Votes.—Other Organizations Show Gains. Once more the Remington K. of holds first place in The Democrat’s popularity contest, and Mt. Hope falls back to second place. Both organizations have made gains during the week, as have also several other contestants, and the interest in the contest continues to grow in all parts of the county. Only a few weeks more remain to secure votes for the organization of your choice, and it behooves every subscriber to get in his renewal and help out the organization he would like to have secure this valuable instrument. The vote at the hour of going to press stood as follows: Remington K. of P. Lodge 785 Mt. Hope Church, Jordan tp 690 Parr Baptist Church 255 Rensselaer Christian Church 240 Rensselaer Court, C. O. F 230 Wheatfield K. of P. Lodge 220 Gillam M. E. Church 180 St. John's Court, C. O. F., Remington.... 140 Barkley M.E. Church 130 Milroy Baptist Church 125 Gifford United Brethren Church 100 Gillam Christian S. S 70 Rose Bud Church 50 McCoysburg Sundav School 45 Barkley Christian Church......77”.....40 Remington Christian Church 40 West Barkley Sunday School. 30 Virgie Sunday School 30 Kniman M. E. Church 20 Shoshone Tribe. 1.0. R. M. (Gifford) 20 If you are not already a subscriber to The Democrat it behooves you to get in line and become one, and thus help the organization of your choice to secure this valuable instrument. Don’t be discouraged if your choice happens to be well down in the list of contestants, for a little persona leffort on the part of a few of its friends would soon roll up dozens of new subscriptions and place it to the head and win the prize, and it is a prize, indeed, one that any organization may well feel proud to own. During the next few weeks we expect several hundred new votes and we ask that all be sent in as fast as received that we may give them the proper credit and show the standing of the candidates in our list, which will be published each issue for a few weeks yet at least. All votes are being carefully filed away and will be counted fit the end of the contest by a disinterested committee of three who will award the piano to the contestant receiving the greatest number of votes. In the event of a tie for the prize offered the value thereof will be equally divided between the organizations so tying-

OBITUARY.

Jacob M. Troxell was born Nov. 8,1828, in Jackson county, Alabama; died Nov. 10,1905, at Demotte, this county. The funeral which was largely attended, was held from the Trinity M. E. church in this city, Sunday, at 2 p. m., Rev. H. L. Kindig conducting the religious services, and the I. O. O. F„ and G. A. R., having charge of the burial services. Interment in Weston cemetery. The pall bearers were W. J. Imes, Wm. M. Hoover and James Yeoman, of the Odd Fellows, and D. H. Yeoman, Burgess Dillon and John Greenfield, of the G. A. R. Honorary pall bearers were John B. Wilson, of Delphi; D. E. Hollister, John O’Connor, R. B. Harris, J. F. Irwin and N. W. Reeve. Deceased formerly lived in Carroll county, coming there with his parents when quite young. In 1850 he accompanied a party of gold seekers from Carroll county and vicinity to California, and of that party but four still survive, one residing in Carroll county, one in Tippecanoe county and two in California. John B. Wilson, the Carroll county survivor, was present at the funeral. Mr. Troxell remained about two years in California, when he returned home and in 1853 located in

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Rensselaer in the mercantile business. He was married to Miss Amelia Grant, June 18, 1854, and to this union two sons and six daughters were born. Four daughters survive him—Mrs. I. N. Hemphill and Mrs. C. J. Dean of Rensselaer and Mrs. David Alter and Mrs. L. W. Benbow of Parr. His first wife died in 1875, and Oct. 22, 1877, he was married to Mrs. Mary Robinson, who survives him. In 1860 deceased moved back to Carroll county and enlisted during the close of the war in Co. 8,154 th Indiana, and was mustered out in 1865. He later moved back to Jasper county and lived on a farm in Union tp., moving from there to North Judson, where he was engaged in the hotel business two years, and then moved to Demotte and conducted a hotel and store for several years. He moved to Rensselaer in 1899 and remained here until 1904, when he again returned to Demotte. He joined the Odd Fellows at Pittsburg, Ind., when under 21 years of age, and became a charter member of Iroquois Lodge, No. 184, of Rensselaer, in 1854. He was also a charter member of the Demotte lodge of Knights of Pythias and a member of the D. of R„ G. A. R. and Ladies of the G. A. R. ’ He united with the M. E. church some 25 years ago and continued a member of such church until his death.

OBITUARY.

William H., Jr., son of Rev. William H. and Dollie M. Flagg, was born in Rensselaer, Oct. 5, 1905. Died at the home of his parents, 802 North Main street, Rensselaer, Ind., Nov. 14, 1905, aged 1 month and 9 days. He leaves to mourn their loss the aged grandmother, Armenia M. Flagg, father and mother three sisters and one brother, named as follows: Dollie May, Ida, Lois, Isaac Martin and Mary Ethel, a number of relatives and a host of sympathizing friends. A little bud opened for a few days here to present a little of its beauty to unfold in the land of never ending sunshine. God knows best. Funeral services conducted by Rev. W. H. Lineberry, D. D., of Plymouth, Ind., Thursday at 2:00 p. m. at the M. P. church. Interment in the Weston cemetery. •

PUBLIC SALES.

The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Monday. Nov. 20, A. K. Moore and W. H. Barlow, at the residence of the former on the Dr. Alter farm 1| miles east of Rensselaer; big general sale of horses, cattle, hogs, farming implements, etc. Thursday, Nov. 23, R. J. Yeoman, 5 miles west of Rensselaer, in Newton tp. Big stock sale, 42 head of cows and young stock, and 50 head of fine shoats.j Monday, Nov. 27, Everett Warne and James Cox, at the residence of the former, 3 miles north of Parr; general sale, horses, cattle, hogs and farm implements. Tuesday, Nov. 28, Lavina Marshall, 1 mile west and 3 miles north of Mt. Ayr, big general sale, horses, cattle, farm implements, etc. Wednesday, Dec. 6, Lewis Beaver, 10 miles southeast of Rensselaer. General sale, horses, cattle, farming implements, etc.

THANKSGIVING BALL.

There will be a grand ball at the Armory on Thanksgiving eve, Nov. 30. Music by Haley’s orchestra. Come. Shindelar, Bowers & Catt, Managers. Anyone who has ever built a house has learned that when the carpenter tells you it will cost $2,000 it means it will cost $3,000 before it is finished. We find it will take more money than we thought to finish our new store building and we must sacrifice our stock of merchandise s o get it. Geo. E. Murray. Ten Dollars Reward:—A reward of $5 will be paid for informat iont hat will lead to * the arrest and conviction of the vandals who tore off and destroyed the large porcelain letters on the window of The Democrat office on Hallowe’en night. The Democrat The Democrat bandies Farm Leases, Mortgages, Deeds and other legal blanks.