Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1906 — Page 5

——— fRORftLI M ‘Baking f Absolutely Pur© A GRAPE CREAM OF TARTAR BAKING POWDER / , j It makes the most delicious and healthful hot breads, biscuit and cake FREE FROM ALUM, LIME OR PHOSPHATIC ACID t ■ Alum baking powders are unhealthful. Do not use them for raising food under any circumstances. So detrimental are alum baking powders considered, that in most foreign countries their sale is prohibited. In many States in this country the law compels alum powders to be branded to show*that they contain this dangerous acid, while in the District, of Columbia, Congress has prohibited the sale of all food that contains alum. Alum baking powders are sold to consumers at from io cents a pound to 25 ounces for 25 cents, or 25 cents a pound, and when not branded may generally be distinguished by their price.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Corn, 36c; oats 26c. See Baughman & Williams for fire .insurance. G. E. Murray Co., have a fine new grocery delivery wagon. Chas. Harmon is visiting his parents in Pontiac, 111., this week. Mr. James Matheson is just get* ting out after a two months siege with the grip. New goods rolling in for every department at the Geo. E. Murray Co’s, department store. '/''Miss Belle Maines is in Indian* apolis this week, studying the new styles in spring millinery. Mrs. T. F. Warne of Parr, is visiting her parents and other relatives in Rensselaer this week. A special great shoe, clothing and remnant sale for a few more days at the Chicago Bargain Store. Advertised letters: Mrs, Ernest Hoffman, R. E. Hopkins, Mr. R. Isath, J. A. Parker, A. E. Timmons. Mrs. J. F. Bruner visited her daughter, Mrs. John Barce, at Freeland Park, Benton county, this week. infant child, of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Price of near Parr died last Friday morning after but a few days sickness. and Mrs. Chas. Horsewood of Kendallville are visiting the latter’s mother, Mrs. H. I. Adams on North Van Rensselaer street. Duvall & Lundy will be open by March Ist with a new and up-to-date stock of clothing and furnishing goods, hats and caps.

New subscribers to the Democrat thia week by poatoffices; Rensselaer, 3; Brook, R-R-l, 1; McCoysburg, 1; Remington, R-R 4,1; Del Rey, 111., 1. f\/Mra. H. B. Murray and son Mort went to Wabash last Friday, where the former will visit her daughter, Mrs. Robt." Lefler, and the latter expects to work in a factory, Miss Pearl Potta and Herman Kuetemger of Chicago Heights, come down Saturday and spent Sunday with the formers’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Potts, returning to the Heights Monday afternoon. VJ J. Eiglesbach returned last week from a two weeks stay at the mineral springs near Attica where he went for treatment for rheumatism. He has been confined to the house several weeks and is now hardly able to get out.

See Baughman <fc Williams for farm and city loans. isLAlf Collins went to Indianapolis Thursday to visit his son George. Just received, 34 rolls carpet and one lot 9x12 feet fancy rugs, at the Chicago Bargain Store. b/The Hammond Girls’ Basket Ball Team played the High School team here last evening. Many shoes one-third and onehalf off to make room for new goods at the Chicago Bargain Store. If you want swell and up-to-date clothes for spring at a small price, wait for Duvall & Lundy’s new stock. A complete new fresh stock of garden seeds, anything you want, 1 cent a package and upwards, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Complaining of the small sum, $1 50 each, allowed them for services at the Jolly fire last week, the members of the fire department have all decided to resign, and have signed a paper to that effect. '/a. D. Washburn and family moved to their new home in Kentland this week. A. J. Bellows of Carpenter tp., who is to occupy the property vacated by Mr. Washburn, expects to move over the first of the week.

The Democrat handles abstract and complaint backs, all weights of type-writer paper, and will cut to any size wanted. Also deed and mortgage blanks, mortgage releases, cash and grain rent farm leases, receipt books, etc., etc. At a meeting of Company No. 73. U. R., K. of P., Wednesday evening, new officers were elected as follows: H. W. Keplinger, Capt.; True Wood worth, Ist Lieut.; Frank Kresler, 2d Lieut.; F. B. Ham, Recorder; U. M. Baughman, Treas. The company have had 13 new additions recently and all are supplied with new regulation uniforms. Old patrons and friends of the Cleveland theatre, at the corner of Wabash avenue and Hubbard court, Chicago, will be pleased to learn that W. 8. Cleveland is again back in the vaudeville line at his old stand, which will b e known as the International Theatre. A more extended announcement will be made in our next issue. T. M, Hibler of Joliet, 111., was here this week on business. The report that he had traded or was about to trade bis big farm in Milroy tp„ for property in Chicago, as mentioned in The Democrat recently, is correct. He will get a flat building at Thirty-Third street and Wabash avenue in the trade, but the transfer of the properties has not been made as yet.

2/ Mrs. Peter Giver of Wabash, is wfeiting her sister, Mrs. Harry Wiltshire, of South Scott street, who is still quite sick although improving slowly. The scarcity of dwelling houses in Fowler is sadly felt and still there are no saloons. In Goodland the saloons are five in number renters of dwelling bouses are sadly needed. The same causes do not produce the same effects at all times, it seems. Fowler Leader. The Democrat always keeps abreast of the times with new type faces, printing material, paper stock, and carries the largest stock of ruled headings, envelopes, cards, flat and typewriter papers, print paper, etc., of any print shop in the county, and employs none but the best of printers. Give us a call when in need of anything in the job printing line. Mrs. Hiram Day, who has been seriously sick for the past few weeks, is reported better at this writing, out there are still several sick at the Day home, including their little daughter Maude, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Smith of near Surrey, and Mrs. Dora Smith of Brookston. The latter were here to see Mrs. Day and to attend the funeral of Mrs. Edward Smith, and nearly all seem to have been unfortunate in themselves getting sick.

yConrad Kellner begun putting np'ice Saturday with a large force of men. The ice was about seven inches in thickness and of good quality. The men worked all day Sunday, until 11 o’clock Sunday night and Monday until three o’clock, when the gradual rise in temperature from Sunday made the ice too rotten to handle. They succeeded in filling the two large bouses—one at the river and the other at Cooney’s home —about half full. Thursday afternoon work was again resumed, the cold Wednesday night being sufficient to harden the blocks once more, and all were busily engaged in the work yesterday also. The Keister restaurant was sold Thursday on chattel mortgage held by James A. Keister of Jordan tp., and was bid off by Henry Snow, late of Union tp., at $405, which included both stock and fixtures. The mortgage was for S3OO. After the sale two of the unsecured creditors filed attachments, J. J. Eiglesbach for meat furnished to Geo. H. Keister, $133.41, and Geo. A. Strickfaden for wet goods, $8.20, and the place was closed for a few hours. Later the parties dismissed the attachment proceedings and it is said wilt test the validity of the mortgage. Mr. Snow is now in charge of the business. In renewing his subscription to The Democrat, F. B. Schultz, now of Lamar, Colo., but formerly of Jasper county, writes: “We have bad fine winter weather here this winter, with but little snow—nice and sunshiny most 'of the time except a little cool of nights. Had very good crops here the past year. I never saw so much bay in my life as I have seen here, and grain and sugar beets a plenty. The Lamar Beet Sugar Co., is going to build railroads all over this valley to haul their beets to the factory. One is going past my place, just across the road from me, and very likely we will get another road from Holly to Sugar City. It will be a great benefit to the farmers, and land is going up in price already. I believe I can sell my place before next fall and double my money on it.” The Democrat is in receipt of a letter from the Lewis Publishing Co., of St. Louis, who purchased the subscription list of the Chicago Daily Review, in which they state that they will not be able to get their new paper started until some time in June, owing to delay in getting their new press made and installed. This company was to fill out the tmexpired time of all subscriptions of the Daily Review, several of which were sent in by The Democrat. Although this paper acted merely as agent in sending in such subscriptions, it feels beholding to some extent for the failure of subscribers receiving the paper, and it proposes to return to each one the 50 cents paid to us for the Review. All those who subscribed for the Review through The Democrat will be mailed a check for 50 cents on receipt of a card giving their name and address and stating that it is for refund of money paid for the defunct Daily Review. The successor to the Review may be started and then it may not. We are tired of the promises made to fill out the subscriptions and propose* to pay back all money paid us -for Review.

Wolcott Enterprise: Thursday of last week James Brashear hired a rig of Fred Grimes to drive to Rensselaer, intending to be back by Saturday but hearing nothing from him Monday Mr. Grimes became a little uneasy and tried to locate the man and team by telephoning, failing in which, be Went to Rensselaer Tuesday where he found bis team alright in one of the feed barns. He brought them home and attached the goods in the mattress factory, as no news of the whereabouts of Brashear were obtained. “Why Women Sin” was played at the opera house Monday evening by one of the best companies that has appeared here this season, and was thoroughly enjoyed by a fair sized audience. Both play and players were much above the average seen here. The music, which was furnished by a Crown piano fitted with an Angelus piano player, from the Geo. P. Bent piano store of which Mr. F. L. Demmett is local manager, was also an enjoyable feature of the evening’s entertainment. Few of our people had ever seen or heard one of these mechanical piano players, and to say that they enjoyed it is putting it mildlyi Mr. Demmett is located in the Leopold room, lately occupied by the Keplinger & Wright cigar store, where this instrument may be seen and heard. It is well worth your while to call and see the pianos on exhibition and hear this wonderful instrument. That good old “Sleepy Eye” flour at the Geo. E. Murray Co.

PROMPT PAYMENT OF LOSSES.

Rensselaer, Ind., Feb. 14, ’O6. This is to certify that I have this day received from the Northwestern National Insurance Company, through U. M. Baughman, local agent, payment in full of SBOO on account of my loss by fire of the 7th inst., said amount being the full face of the policy carried thereon in said Company. Adjustment of said loss being made by Independent Adjuster, Chas. P. Engelman of Chicago. Frances L. Jolly. Rensselaer, Ind., Feb. 14, ’O6. This is to certify that 1 have this day received full and complete settlement for my loss on household and barber furniture and supplies on account of the fire of the 7th inst. The risk was carried by the German National Insurance Company represented by Baughman & Williams and adjustment made by their General Agent, Mr. Randolph Buck of Indianapolis. The treatment accorded me in this settlement and the amount received was entirely satisfactory and was paid in cash. Samuel Hendrickson.

THE CIRCUIT COURT.

Not much of importance has been done in the circuit court this week except in probate cases, setting cases for trial and disposing of a few default cases. Following is a report of the proceedings: Isaac Francis Hatcher et al, vs. Mary H. Sanford et al; continued by agreement. Ralph Donnelly et al, vs. Thomas J. McCoy et al; dismissed by plaintiff. Albert Odett et al vs Helen McManus et al; dismissed by plaintiff. Newark Machine Co., vs. Seth B. Moffitt; continued by agreement. James F. Irwin, administrator of the estate of Catharine Wood, deceased, vs. Daniel Wood et al; report of sale of real estate, 111,46 acres, sold to William Clouse for §3,901.45 is confirmed and deed ordered made.

August Para vs, Jacob Francis; dismissed at plaintiff's cost. State ex rel H. H. Stewart & Son vs. William L. Lewis et al; dismissed at defendant’s cost. Bruner & Ham vs. Kellogg at al; dismissed, costs paid. George F. Mevers vs. John Schmall and Freeman H.Gifford; dismissed, costs paid. Joseph J. Moore vs. Harmon R. Dickinson; defendant defaults and judgment for plaintiff for $63.09 and costs. Harriet Elizabeth Rose Kerr vs John Coen, et al; dismissed by arrangement at plaintiff's cost. Addison Parkison vs. Moses H. Russell and wife and. William A. Rinehart and Mattie Rinehart, his wife; judgment for plaintiff in sum of $4,597.60; land ordered sold; E. L. Hollingsworth appointed receiver to rent lands, collect rents, etc. Thomas N. Smith vs. Charles Schatzley; plaintiff ordered to file cost bond on or before March 17. William W, Hartsei vs. Emil Johnson; judgment for plaintiff in sum of $120.86 and costs. . Margaret Wall Vs. Hiram and Peter Blanchett; defendants default end judgment for plaintsff in sum of $172.30. John Poole vs. Nelson Ducharme; dismissed by plaintiff. State vs. John Moritz; defendant dismisses appeal. W. F. Hodges was admitted to the bar as a practicing attorney in this court. Lyons, Turner & Esson vs. Wilson Hough; defendant defaults: judgment of foreclosure for $555.67. Leroy dcbrontz vs. Harry Rishling et al; judgment vs. defendants for $192.40; except Sarah Freeman. Patrick Halligan vs. Thomas Morton; dismissed.

The following cases "have been set for trial: Charles R, Lewis et al vs, Charles B. Wells et al; set for Feb. 23, 9 a. m. William H. Beaver vs. John Makeever; set for trial Feb. 26 at 1 p. m. James F. Irwin et al vs. William J. Piatt; set for Feb. 27, 9 a. m. Dora Kobn vs. A. C. Robinson et al; set for Feb. 27,9 a. m. William Harrington vs. W.S. Hanna et gl; set for Feb. 28, 9 a. m. J. E. Augesburger vs. Christian Gerber; set for Feb. 28,1 p. m. Stephen W. Thayer vs. Patrick Halligan et al; set for March 7, 9 a. m. State ex rel Bell Dickinson vs. Henry Barger; set for March 8, 9 a. m. Geo. W. Murohy vs. Town of Morocco et al. set for March 5, 4 p. m. Tillie S. Schrader vs. John Finn; set for March 1, 9 a. m. __ Elmira Monnett vs. Fletcher Monnett; set for March 1,9 a. m. Lewis E. Camblin et al; vs. George Shafer; set for March 1, 9 a. m. N. P. Valerius vs. Edwin Fairchild, et al; set for March 9, 9 a. m. Jesse J. Fry vs. Wm. H. Shafer & Co.; set for March 6, 9 a. m. Shelby Comer vs. Emerson Snow.et al; set for third Friday, 9 a. m. Wiles, trustee, vs. George W. Gilman; set for fourth Tuesday, 9 a. m. George W. Irwin vs. J. J. Hunt, adm. of estate of Wiliam Goff, deceased; set for fourth Thursday, 9 a. m.

"KIDS" ON A PETITION

Little Boys Ask the City Council to Prosecute the War on the “Demon.” BIG VICTORY AT NOBLESVILLE Blanket Kemonstranoe Is Held GoodDeath Catches a Mean Thief— State News Notes. Richmond, Ind., Feb. 15.—Next Monday evening, at a regular session of the city council, the following will be presented to the council: “We, the undersigned, are little boys who go to school north of the railroad, In the Fifth ward, just two squares from the worst saloon that is in Richmond. Now we have some pride trying to grow up honest and decent young men, as we are the boys that will have to fill your places socner or later. Will you, as fathers of our city, not aid us in purifying our place of schooling and give us a decent locality for school purposes by voting this ward a residence district? If so, we will do likewise with the next generation.” Means a Fight to the Finish. Councilman Peck, to whom the boys presented the petition, promised that their appeal should be placed in the hands of the city council at the next meeting, and the belief prevails that it will have as much effect as the petitions signed by older residents of the Fifth ward. A fight to the finish between the saloon men of the residence districts of the city and the temperance forces is certain to come, and apparently the death knell of the saloon outside of the business districts ofRichmond will be sounded before another year rolls round. Blanket Remonstrance Goes. Noblesville, Ind., Feb. 15. The county commissioners have decided to hold valid the blanket remonstrance filed by the Anti-Saloon League of Adams township. The board spent three days in hearing the testimony and argument. The remonstrance contained 599 signatures, and George B. Lanhain. applicant for a license to sell intoxicants at Sheridan, filed answer, setting up that a majority of names attached to the remonstrance were obtained by power-of-attorney. It was also alleged that some of the remonstrants were not legal voters. By agreement twelve signatures were withdrawn, and tn other instances the question of the genuineness of the signature was in dispute. DEATH AVENGED THE WIFE Rascally Husband Who Hobbed and Deserted Her Dies as He Flees with His Stealings. Terre Haute. Ip<i., Feb. 15. Captain Mastaguer, master of a sailing vessel which has just returned to New York from a long voyage, notifies friends in this city that E. M. Livingston, formerly of this city, died of cholera in August, 1905, and was buried at sea. He was tlien on his way to South Africa. Livingston came here as a “street doctor” some years ago. during a street fair, and he boarded at the home of Mrs. Kate Hess. An attachment sprang up and they were married. Over a year ago, while Mrs. Livingston was visiting friends in Illinois, her husband sold her fur nlture, checked out what money she had in bank and disappeared. No word was afterward receivefl of him, and Mrs. Livingston was granted a divorce.

Some More Home-Made Anarchy. Bloomfield. Ind., Feb. 15.—The genanil store of Sherman Hash, six miles northeast of here, on the line of the Indianapolis Southern railroad, was destroyed with dynamite and fire. The loss is $3,000 and the insurance $1,500. Fira followed the explosion. There is no clew to the persons who exploded the dynamite. The store bad been In operation about two months, and was doing a large business among the laborers working on the Indianapolis Southern.

TWO ARE ANNIHILATED

Nitro-glycerine Blast Does Not Leave a Shred of Either of Two Men. HOLE SCOOPED IN THE GROUND Doings at DePauw That Are More Than Disgraceful—'• Bog uses” Go the Limit. Geneva. Ind.. Feb. IG. Edward Gates and Lee Howard were blown to atoms, and four horses were killed In a nitrogly cerine explosion at the Hercules torpedo plant at this place. The plant, which was a frame structure, was blown to splinters, leaving a hole in the ground twenty-five feet across and fifteen feet in depth. It is believed the men were unloading nitroglycerine and were in the magazine when the explosion took place. The concussion was heard for thirty miles. The plant was in a thick woods, and every tree for several hundred feet around was\,stripped of bark, and all but two plate glass windows in Maia street, in this town, were blown to pieces, causing a loss in glass- alone of nearly $2,000. Not. a Shred of the Men. Not a shred of clothing nor a particle of flesh was found at the plant. The horses were crushed almost beyond recognition and the wagons were torn to fragments. W. ,L Kelly, superintendent of the magazine, was unable at first to determine who the unfortunate men were, but they were finally identified as Gates and Howard. The former was a man of family, living at Hartford City, and Lee Howard was the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Howard, near Bluffton. Superintendent Kelley and'a helper, who are usually at the plant, left the place a short time before the explosion took place, or they would also have met instant death. The wagons are believed to have contained 1,200 quart* of nitro glycerine. 'lhree Children Scalded. Clayton, Ind., Feb. IG. Three small children in the family of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Brown, near Hall, were scalded by the overturning of a bucket tilled with hot water. One child, 7 months old. died of its injuries, and still a second one may die. The mother had placed the little ones in a rocker standing close to the kitchen stove, on which was the bucket tilled with boiling water, in some way one leg of the stove fell out, throwing the entire contents of the bucket on the children. Killed at a Grade Crossing. Carmel, Ind., Fob. IG.—Frank Cook. 45 years old. and a companion whose name is thought to have been Bnrton„ about 35 years old, were instantly killed at Quick’s crossing by a northbound Indiana Union interurban car. The men were crossing the tracks *n a covered wagon, which was reduced to splinters. COLLEGE LIFE AT DEPAUW ••Boguses" That Indicates an Exceedingly lx»w Moral Tpne in Sonic Quarter. Greencastle. Jnd., Feb IR. DePauw students are excited over the appearance in the city of two strangers who have been mingling with students and who have the appearance of detectives. The Inference is that the county prosecutor is carrying out his threat to have the grand jury probe the recent “bogus" matter. Another “bogus” has appeared which la more vile than the first one. which caused so much excitement, and it is being condemned by the students al most without exception, it was pasted on the doors of the Music hall, of Woman’s hall and Florence hail, where the girls could not avoid seeing it. apd on public buildings and windows around town. The classes which are supposed to be back of these two boguses disclaim any connection with them, and seem anxious to expose the perpetrators The language used in both is unprintable. .

How He Got the Title “ImmorUl." Peru, Ind., Feb 16.—A newspaper article a few days ago relative to “immortal” J. N. Free, recalls to W. \V Lockwood, Sr., editor of the Pern Republican. that the cognomen "Immortal” was given the wanderer by John A. Graham, of Peru, In 1856, while Graham was editor of the Miami County Sentinel, in this city. Graham had quite a history of J. N., in wbich*he called him “immortal." He Was Hung Up by His Heels. Princeton, Ind., Feb. 16. Frank Holtzmier, near this city, while driving. was thrown from his buggy in a runaway accident; his feet catching by the ankles on a high picket fence which held him securely, with his head barely touching the ground. Holtzmier was absolutely helpless, and he was bung by his feet until a passerby released him. He was uninjured, save a bump on his bead. He Charges It to the Saloons. Terre Haute, Ind., Feb. 16.—Robert Osborn, editor of the Perrysville Blue Pencil, is getting evidence to prosecute three men who emptied shotguns into bis sleeping room. He says they are young fellows who represented the saloon Interests. Been Wedded Sixty-One Years. North Vernon, Ind., Feb. 16.—Captain G. W. Boyer and wife have just celebrated their sixty-first wedding anniversary.