Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1906 — Page 5

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Corn, 38c; oats 28c. J. F. Irwin was in Chicago on business Thursday. Work harness oiled for $1 per set at Worden’s harness shop. Dr. Lawrence of Colombia City, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jeffries. ■Allies Edna Thompson left Monday for a few weeks visit in Colorado. ir~Monticello has been suffering ' from an epidemic of burglaries the past week. Bessie Eger is visiting her friend Miss Ivy Irwin, in Chicago for a few days. Mrs. W. L. Nowels visited the family of her sou, Jesse Nowels, at Brook this week. Those wanting Watkins’ goods, wait for the wagon or call at Kresler’s hitch barn, Rensselaer. \ Louis and Charles Harmon were called to Ottawa, 111., last Friday by the death of their uncle, Joseph Harmon. Lost, somewhere on the street, Saturday afternoon, Jan. 13, a red knit shawl. Finder please leave at The Democrat office. Over 5000 yards of Embroidery and 4000 yards of Lace 1 cent a yard and upward. Sale days Jan. 26-27, at Chicago Bargain Store. Charles Fatka, formerly of near Rensselaer, writes ns to change the address of his Democrat to Bluff ton, Ind., from Chatsworth, 111. \JO. K. Ritchey of Marion tp., J. lA Babcock pf Parr and Emmet Pullins of Barkley tp., attended the Chicago poultry show this week. Mr. and Mrs. John Guss of Proctor, Minn., are visiting friends about Virgie for a few weeks and looking after their property interests there. Dr. Rose M. Remmek, optioal specialist, will make her next regular visit to Clarke’s jewelry store, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1,2, 3. Consultation invited. Fred Miser returned to his home at Leitere, Fdlton county, Monday after a few days visit with old friends in Rensselaer and at his old home at Knitnan. A. Leopold has rented the room next door south of The Democrat offioe to Geoxge Bell, the barber, who will move his shop from Cullen street into same in a few days. Ada, the celebrated Newton county author and playwright, and Carroll C. Kent of Kentland, sailed from New York Saturday for an extended European trip. Found, on the gravel road north of town, Tuesday, a fine leather mitten. Owner may recover same by calling at The Democrat office and paying 25 cents for this notice; or. bring in the mate and get 25 cents for it. We are sorry to say that Mr. Lee Glazebrook is still confined to bis borne north of town from kidney trouble. He is able to be about the house and out of doors some, but is not able to do any work and has not been to town but once in two months.

Car load of fancy Wisconsin potatoes just received at John Eger’s. Edith and Mabel Strickraden visited in Delphi a few days this week. \>Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe visited in New Philadelphia, Ohio, this week. VMrs. A. Leopold is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Leo Wolf, at Hammond this week. Items from several more correspondents, nrrived too late this week again for publioation. The great Embroidery and Lace sale will begin at 8 a. m. sharp, Jan. 26, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Goodland Herald: Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bales started for Virginia Monday where they will visit with relatives of Mr. Bales. The Murray store and the Wright & Kiplinger cigar factory, each moved into their new quarters this week. and Mrs. Tilton were called to Wheatfield Tuesday by ihe death of the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Mannan. Yeoman of Union tp., whs quite badly kicked on the leg by a horee Wednesday, but fortunately no bones were broken. Mrs. A. J. Harmon, of Newton tp., was called to LaSalle, 111., Sunday by the serious sickness of her sister, who died the day following. The funeral was held Thursday. Leach has taken a position in John Eger’s grocery, made vacant by Will Zard, who takes a similar position in the grocery department of the Chicago Bargain Store. Mrs. James Maloy of Steeger, 111., formerly of this place, underwent an operation at the Swedish Lutheran. Hospital in Chicago for tumor, recently. At latest reports she was recovering nicely from the operation. * W. C. Smith has returned from near Brookston, where he moved some time ago, aud is now located again on his own place in Barkley tp., where he ia prepared to do carpenter, pl&ster and cement work, building flues, etc.

J. J. Reed, writing The Democrat from Armour, 8. Dak., in renewing his subscription, says they are having a fine winter there and he is well pleased with the country. He says to tell his Rensselaer friends that he is prospering. Roy Bhepherd, the Junior member of the firm of Kitt & Shepherd, publishers of the Goodland Herald, announces that he has leased Mr. Kitt’s interest in the Herald and will have sole business charge of same. Mr. Kitt will oontinue as one of the editors. The depositors in the defunot Settle bank at Wolcott got judgment against Cashier F. A. Mower at Delphi last wpek and are still after him with a prosecution for embezzlement. The latter charge will likely come up for trial here at the February term.—Monticello Herald. Joseph Gaines of Newton tp., notice of whose publio sale next Wednesday appears elsewhere in this paper, expects to move to Rensselaer, probably purchasing property here, but will likely visit most of the time with his children, several of whom live in Minnesota.,

4 . Joe Marshall has been discharged from Longcliff asylum apd is now visiting bis parents here. He will soon go to California to make his borne. jMrs. Mattie Grant, who reoenther property on Front street to W. F. Hodges, has rented Charley Robinson's property on the Remington road. Milo Miller of Mt. Ayr, mention of whose arrest Friday morning was made in last week’s Democrat, is said to have embezzled some $75 from the Mt. Ayr Odd Fellows’ lodge, which is behind the prosecution. A box social will be given at the Wood school, 2£ miles south of Pleasant Ridge, on Friday evening, February 2. Good program will be given assisted by Miss Mary Micheal (Reader). Ladies are asked to bring boxes. Proceeds to be used in getting a book case. Zelma Rather, Teacher. Squire Irwin united in marriage Ed Oliver and Mrs. Bell Richmond of Milroy tp., Thursday. The couple came here froni Danville, 111., last fall or summer, and it ia said the latter left a husband there. Oliver is reported to have had- a wife and family in Oregon, but the wife and husband of each recently secured devorces, it is said.

Pulaski County Democrat: C, H. Sternberg of South Bend was .here on bnsiness the latter part of last week, and his son Ed was here Tuesday. Ed will move to Rensselaer in the spring, be having charge of their Iroquois ditch contract there. They expect to put a new two-and-one-half-yard dredge in that ditch, in addition to the smaller machine now running. _ ;■ .. * Mr. J. E. Frances of Rensselaer, and Miss Bessie Walker of Kent* land, were marripd at the home of the bride’s parents Mr. and Mrs. James Walker Wednesday evening, Jan. 24. After the ceremony the young couple and many friends and relatives partook of a fine supper. Mr. and Mrs. Frances have not yet decided as ta what they will do at the present! The guests departed at 12 o’clock, wishing the newly married couple hearty congralations

■\tJSqt tbe benefit of our readers residing in other states we will say that the mild winter weather still continues in “old Indiana. Last Saturday the mercury was at 68 degrees in Rensselaer and overcoats and wraps were burdensome. The first of the week there was some rain and later the weather turned some cooler and the ground froze some of nights during the week. The small boy with bis marbles has been in evidence for some time and the days seem more like April than January. ■VMr. Louie Ramp, eldest aon of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ramp, and Miss Rosa Boheurich, estimiable young people of Rensselaer, will be united in marriage by Rev. Father Meyer at St. Augustine’s Catholic church next Thursday at 7:30 a. m. We understand the young couple will visit in Chicago for a few days, after which they will return to Rensselaer and begin housekeeping at once in the property lately vacated by Will Donnelly, on Forest street The Democrat extends advance congratulations. Evidently selling liquor without a license iB not a very profitable business in Benton county, where the saloons have been practically all wiped out of the county by the blanket remonstrance. One dealer plead guilty iD nine oases and was found guilty in one more case last week, and his fines and the costs reaohed a total of $492. Ten other oases are pending against him which were continned to the next term of court. Another “blind-pig” proprietor from Earl Park was fined and costed $355, whioh he paid and promised to get out of town if jaot prosecnted further. It is believed that the business has been given suoh a severe jolt that others will hesitate before engaging in it. 0 2000 yards Embroideries, 5 to 24 inches wide, worth up to 400 per yd. Choice of lot 10c yd. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 26-27. Chicago Bargain Store. An arm-load of old papers for a niokel at The Demoorat office. Canned godfa contracted last season and retailed now at 25 per cent less than others can buy them. Chicago Bargain Btore. Special sale at 12&o Zephyr gingham, 1 oase 100 styles, B£o per yard Friday and' Saturday, Feb. 2 and 8. Chicago Bargain Store.

OBITUARY.

Mrs. Sarah Disbrow was born in Cambridgeshire, England, Ootober 8,1817, and died at her home near Rensselaer, Ind., January 19,1906, aged 88 years, 3 months and 11 days. She landed in New York December 7, 1873. She leaves four daughters and three sons to mourn their loss, three of whic)i are still in England, two daughters and two sons in America. They are Mrs. John Warren and Mrs. Joseph Waxby, of Effner, Ind., Walter, of near Rensselaer, Ind., and John W., of Omaha, Neb. Mrs. Disbrow was always a devoted member of the church of England. Funeral services were conducted at Effner, Ind., in the ohurch, Monday, Jan. 22, at half past ten o’clock, burial at Sheldon, 111. All the children in this country attended the services. %* We desire to thank our friends and neighbors for their kindness during the sickness and death of our beloved mother. —Walter Disbrow, Brother and Sisters.

STORMS IS ONE AHEAD

Wins the First Round in His Fight Against the Governor’s ~ Ouster. JUDGE HAS NO JURISDICTION a 1 ■ Law Declared Unconstitutional— Geo. Ade to Run Against Crumpacker?—Notes. Indianapolis, Jan. 26. —Judge Vinson Carter, of tlie superior bench, acting as a special circuit judge in the case of the state against Daniel E. Storms, secretary of state, seeking to oust him from office, has sustained the demurrer made by the defense. He ruled In effect that section 35 of the act under which the suit was brought is unconstitutional, and that the court has no Jurisdiction in the case. The state moved that this decision be made a ~lshrt of the record in the case and gave notice of appeal to the supreme court, rending this appeal the case is at a standstill. Nub of the Judge's Ruling. In his ruling Judge Carter holds: First, that the particular provisions of the act in question, providing In detail for the impeachment of state officers by the general assembly, must be operative as against the general provisions applying against all officers set out in section 35 of the act; second, that the constitution gives the legislature no authority to enact that constitutional state officers shall be tried by any means other than impeachment, and that such was not the intent of the members of the constitutional convention. Throws the Case Out of Conrt. Because of these two reasons, Judge Carter finds himself to be without jurisdiction. as contended by the defense in its demurrer, and sustains the demurrer. In his ruling the question as to whether the proceedings in question were criminal or civil was not discussed, though the court ruled that In either event, there was no right to a trial by jury. He did not rule on the constitutionality of the entire act Charges Against Storms. The accusation against Storms consists of nine specifications, in each of which a separate and distinct refusal _or neglect of official duty is charged. The defense filed a demurrer to each of these specifications, and to the accusation in its entirety.

GEORGE ade for congress? Look’s Like Crumpacker's Seat Was at the Disposal of the Noted Humorist. Indianapolis, Jan. 2t‘>. Humorist George Ade is to be boomed for congress by his admirers in the Tenth district. Ade’s home is at Kentland, although he does not spend much time there, except to go down from Chicago occasionally to stock up his farm. Frederick Gemmer, secretary to Governor Hanly, and a leading Republican of. the Tenth district, announced that Ade would be matched against Representative Crumpaeker for the cougresaioual nomination. “It does not matter much what his politics is," said Gemmer, “for everybody would vote for him iu the district.” The fact that Ade Is in Europe will not Interfere with tils canvass, if he consents to run, for his friends will see that his fences are kept up. Should Ade be a candidate, Governor Hanly\ would be for him, although the governor Ib no longer a resident of the Tenth district Governor Hanly is one of Ade’s stanchest admirers. Gives Up Her Job for Her Boy. Indiana polls, Jan. 20.—Grace Chaplin, a New York actress, was granted a divorce from Ellis Chaplin and the custody of their child, a boy 5 years old, after promising the judge that she would give up the stage to care for the little fellow. She said she had given up a SOO a week position. Sale bills printed while you wait at The Democrat ojffice.

ORTON’S ORDERS

By CHARLES WILSHIN

It was, of course, a very foolish thing to write a letter of acceptance to the man one intended to refuse, and yet Alint took a childish delight In writing the dainty little note and thinking of the expression that would come to Orton’s face if he should read it. Then she tucked it into the flap of her lap desk aud on her last remaining sheet composed the letter In which she sought to make her refusal as easy as possible. It is no easy thing to make a pen say “no" when the heart cries “yes,” and the rest of the party was ready to start for the woods before she had completed it Of course she could not say that it was her stepmother’s order and that It was obedience to command and not the answer of her heart. She could only hope that he would see how the matter stood and understand that she had not been flirting with him through those long weeks before MArquand and his money had appeared upon the scene and had been pleased to bestow his attentions upon her. Until then Mrs. Appleton had regarded Jack Orton with favor. He had money, not much, but enough for two, with excellent prospects, but he could not hope to compete with Marquand, and Mrs. Appleton wondered why Aline should be so stubborn as to continue to care more for Orton. There had been one scene after another, usually terminating in Mrs. Appleton’s hysterics, and at last the girl’s will had been broken down, and the negative she could not utter was now signed to paper and intrusted to Billy, who promised faithfully to take it to Orton’s room and place it on his table. Billy was perfectly honest In his intentions, but Just as he was scamper-

HS WAS JUST ABOUT TO MAKE A FORMAL OFFER OF HIS HAND.

Ing through the hall the cook called that she bad au apple turnover for him, and, tucking the note in his pocket, he turned his attention to the turnover. It was perhaps an hour after that that Orton, coming back from the postoffice, found Billy on the front piazza playing train. He was the conductor and the other children were passengers. Billy had a punch used for progressive euchre games and was collecting tickets with an enjoyment dashed only by the fact that he had no engineer to whom he could signal. Billy was supremely contemptuous of girls and declined to allow either of his three fair passengers to act In that capacity. It was with evident joy that he hailed Orton's advent and installed him in the front chair with earnest Injunctions to run the train carefully and to stop in case the emergency signal was given on the bell rope. Billy had ridden much on the branch line that summer, and he had followed Burton, the signal conductor, about until he had learned all about his workings. Jack Orton entered upon the performance of his duties with a solemnity becoming in the engineer of the flier, and if he discovered an unheard of number of cows upon the track it was all at part of the game. They pulled into the next stop seven minutes ahead of the schedule, and Billy came running up to compliment his engineer. “Take her a little slow when we pull out,” he commanded, with an odd little Imitation of his model’s manner. “I’ve got a train load of foolish women, and they get scared when you run so fast. Got your orders?” “I thought,” laughed Orton, “that the conductor got the orders.” Billy blushed apologetically. “Guess I forgot,” he explained. “I’ll run over to the telegraph office.” The “telegraph office” was the nearest open window, but the operator was shamefully supplied with stationery, for Billy dug Into pocket after pocket without result Then he spied Allne’s lap desk and darted toward It There was a half sheet in the flap, and presently he came toward Jack. “Here’s your orders,” he said gravely. “Mine says, ‘Clear track to Robert’s Crossing.’ That’s what yours say?” “Right,” confirmed Jack. “All ready, sir?” Billy dashed down the line of chairs and with a wave of bis arm swung on to the train and began collecting and punching tickets already punched al-

most beyond the semblance of paper. So engrossed was he in bis occupation that it was several minutes before be noticed that his engineer had stepped off the train and was striding through the rain. He, too, left the flier, with its precious feminine freight, and started off after him. “Aren’t you going to play any more 1 ?” he demanded hs he caught up with the man. Orton started. “I declare, Billy,” he laughed, “I had forgotten all about being engineer. I want to catch the crowd at the woods. You’ll forgive me this time, won’t you, old fellow?” "I guess I can get Grade Arnold to be engineer,” said Billy doubtfully. “But, I say, can I have those orders? I want some more tickets.” Orton laughed. “Here’s a whole lot of paper,” he said, drawing some old letters from his pocket. “I need the one you gave me.” And he was off down the road. The chestnut grove was only a couple of miles away, and he was soon there. He had not been Invited to be one of the party. It was Mrs. Appleton’s own party, and Orton had not been popular with that lady since the advent of Marquand, but'he went In search of the party with a happy heart He found Aline and Marquand apart from the group. She flashed him one glance of welcome from her eyes, then dropped the lids on them while the red spread over her face. In the instant of greeting she had forgotten the note, and with recollection of the cold, formal phrasing of her letter she became ashamed to meet his glance. Marquand regarded the Intrusion in no pleasant fashion and began to sulk. He had been assured by Mrs. Appleton that Aline would accept him, and this nutting party had been arranged to make an opportunity for his proposal. Mrs. Appleton had drawn the others deeper into the woods, and he was just about to make formal offer of his hand • when Orton came up. He was Just contemplating the possibility of saying something that would give Jack a hint to take himself elsewhere when that young man spoke up. “I say, Marquand,” he began, “I wish you’d look up the others for a bit. I’ve something very particular to tell MJLsaAppleton.” Marquand looked at Aline for encouragement in his refusal, but she would not return his glance. He paused Irresolute for a moment and then strode off to search for Mrs. Appleton. Aline looked up with a frightened glance. “I told you not to come,” she murmured. “What will they say?” “I was acting under orders,” he insisted, holding out the letter. She seized it and looked at It. “I wrote you another,” she faltered. “Where did you get this?” “Billy was playing train, and I was the._eng!neer,” he explained. “He was looking for train orders for me. and as be had used up a letter he had in his pocket for tickets he had to make a raid on your desk. When I saw this I could not wait for your return. I obeyI ed orders, like a good engineer.” “I think it was fate.” she murmured. “I will obey the orders too.” And Orton never knew how much he owed to Billy.

Knew Her at Once.

Minister Wu once tnlked at a mothers’ congress in Washington. He told how mothers-in-law were reverenced in China. Then he said that all the mothers before him would be mothers-ln-law some day, and therefore he would! tell them something that they might remember and profit by. “A parlor maid.” be began, “answered a ring at the doorbell one morning and a few moments later ascended to her mistress. ‘lf you please, ma’am,’ she said, “the strangest lady Is downstairs. She won’t give her name, and she has taken off her coat and hat, and she opened the two closets and rummaged through them, and then she looked at the windows and shook her bead, and she rubbed her finger over the mantel and the piano, and then she held it up to see the dust on it, and now she is’— But the mistress Interrupted calmly. ‘Dear me!’ she said. ‘My husband’s mother wasn’t expected back from Texas till December.’ ”

Worldly Wisdom.

There Is a certain young minister who has been remarkably successful In paying off the debts of the various churches to which he has been assigned from time to time. A brother minister who was laboring earnestly by means of bazaars, fairs and other affairs to accomplish a like happy result at bis own church went to him and inquired the secret of his success. “And I observe that you never have to resort to my present methods," be concluded. The successful one smiled. “No,” he replied. “You see, when we need money some good sister suggests a bazaar. Then I call on the husbands of the married ladies of the membership and explain to them that in order to raise a certain sum we are finding It necessary to hold a bazaar. We have never bad to actually bring the affair off.”—Harper’s Weekly.

Mosart’s Memory.

Mozart had a memory for music and for nothing else. Oft attending the papal mass at the Sistlne chapel he was greatly impressed with the musical service and asked for a copy, but was told none could be given him, as the music was not allowed to go out. He went to the next service, listened attentively, went away and wrote down the whole from memory. When “Don Giovanni” was first performed, there was not time to copy a part for the harpsichord, so Mozart conducted the entire opera, about three hours long,, and played harpsichord accompaniment to the songs and choruses without a note of music to assist his memory