Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1906 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

TO VOTE APRIL 28

On Rensselaer and Marion Stone Roads. SOME DISSATISFACTION AT DELAY As Many Thought Election Should Be Held This Month.—Other Proceedings of Commissioners. The county commissioners have set upon Saturday, April 28, as the date for bolding the RensselaerMarion stone road election. Most of the friends of the improvement wanted an earlier date, say March 31, but the board thought it better to let the Jordan or Range Line Road first, it is said, and so decided on the above date. The letting of contract for latter improvement is set for April 16. In the ditch petition of John R. Lewis et al, commissioners directed to meet March 13 and make final report. Geo. Ketchmark et al, petition for ditch; Daniel Waymire appointed superintendent and directed to proceed with construction of same. Benton Kelley et al, petition for vacation and location of highway in Newton tp.; W. V. Porter, Chris. Hensler and John Hudson appointed viewers. Bond of S. R. Nichols as county treasurer, with James T. Randle, Addison Parkison, John M. WasBon, E. L. Hollingsworth, Henry O. and Elbert Harris, as sureties, in the sum of $160,000, was approved. Contracts let for two new bridges in Union tp., one to Attica Bridge Co. for $1,248 and the other to Pan-American Bridge Co., for $769, to be completed May Ist. Notice ordered given for letting of contracts for 2 bridges in Keener on March 26; 2 in Union, 1 in Keener and 1 in Marion on April 2d. The auditor was directed to correspond with Newton county and arrange for a joint meeting of county commissioners to take action for a grade to the Kankakee river at west side of Keener tp. The following fees collected by the various county officers for the quarter were reported: Auditor, $lO2 60; Recorder, $749.15; Sheriff, $206.23; Clerk, $315.13. The following claims for services were claimed by the county commissioners; Halleck, 1 month, $18.75; Pettet, 2 months, $36.50; Denham, qr. $56.25, Waymire, qr. $56.25. Aaron Timmons was granted a saloon license for another year at Tefft, the re being no opposition, license to date from March 13, 1906. The report of the poor farm superintendent showed 17 inmates. The receipts for the quarter as follows: John Bialoaky, Shoffa, 645 pound** 28 67 Ernest Cavlnder, 1 hoc, 170 pounds.... 7 82 8. B. Nichol*, 13 hog*. 2500 pound* 115 00 Sama, 24 hoc*, 4170 pounds 212 67 W. H. Murray, 12 ton* hay 70 55 Herbert Zea, board $6.30, hay $3, corn $3.63 12 63 Moody A Both, beef hide and tallow. 7 50 Coen A Brady, 81 ton* hay 448 80 S. B. Nichol*, 4 ateera, 4770 pound* 180 80 Same. 1 bull, 1455 pound* 43 45 John Eger, 64H pound* butter 8 86 B. Forsythe, 30 pound* batter 6 18 _.2.„— Total receipts for quarterßllßß 04 The inventory of stock, tools, furniture and produce on hand foots up to $3,804. The expenses for the quarter, including labor, repairs, stock purchased and superintendent’s salary are given at $737.74, leaving a net surplus of $460.30. (Tontracts for supplies for poor farm for next quarter were awarded the G. E. Murray Co., at $88.63 for groceries and $7.80 for shoes.

LIBRARY LECTURE COURSE.

The next and last number of the Library Lecture Course will be Dr. John Merritte Driver, at Library Auditorium, Monday, April 16. Admission 50 and 25 oents; tickets on sale at Library and drug stores. You will feel at home when at our new store. Duvall & Lundy. Our Jacksonville all Wool Suits are the best medium priced suits on earth. Louis Wildbkrg.

SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

A special session of the common council was held evening at which all members were present. Following is a report of the proceeding: Chief of fire department was instructed to investigate the matter of new hose wagon and other necessary equipment, and mayor and cheif were instructed if necessary to visit other cities and that they be allowed their expenses in such investigation. The matter of enclosing the tower in rear of City Hall for use in drying fire hose was referred to Fire Committee, also matter of rubber suits for the firemen, and said committee was empowered to make contracts and act in the matter. The marshal was instructed to investigate the cost of man and team to work for the city on steady time on the streets and hauling, and report to the council.

GOVERNMENT OF HIGH SCHOOL STILL LIVES.

The war clouds have cleared away in the public schools of Rensselaer and the school government still lives. The mutinious high school pupils who walked out last Friday have all capitulated and returned to their studies They were required to sign agreements not to indulge in any more class fights for a period of years that, we understand, will extend over the time they are yet to remain in school here. The trouble started over the refusal of the faculty to allow the tantalizing display. of class colors, effigies, etc. We are glad that the authority of the faculty has been recognized by the pupils and trust there will be no more outbreaks of this kind. Parents should give their children to understand that they must comply with all reasonable rules and regulations of the schools and that they will get no sympathy at home for disobedience of their teachers. Proper discipline must be maintained in our schools, and it is the duty of parents to assist in maintaining it by instilling into the minds of their children this important fact.

THE LAST WEEK OF COURT.

February Term Closes To-Day, and Closing Days Have Been Busy Ones. The February term of the circuit court closes to-day. Tbe jury was excused for the term Thursday. Following is a report of the more important proceedings of the week: The Remington railroad case goes over for the term, we understand. Dora Kohn vs. A. C. Robinson and Paris T. Robinson; judgment for plaintiff in sum of sl9l. Irwin & Irwin vs. William J. Piatt; judgment for $76.64 for plaintiffs. William Harrington vs. W. 8. and D. E. Fairchild; jury finds plaintiff ia entitled to possession of one bay mare named Queen, and that value of said mare ia $240. J. E. Augusperger vs. Christian Gerber; judgment for $74 for plaintiff and costs divided equally. Rensselaer Bank va. Seth B. Moffitt et al; defendant takes change of venae, and case sent to Newton county. James H. Chapman, trustee of A. McCoy & Co., vs. Jacob McDonald; defendant defaults and judgment taken for $1,274.98. Harriet Phegley Randle vs. Charles J. Phegley et al; Thomas H. Robinson, John L. Gray and James F. Irwin appointed commissioners to make division of real estate and report March 8. L. A. Wiles, trustee of estate of F. D. Gilman; defendant takes change of venue and case is sent to White county. Coen & Brady vs. Seth B. Moffitt et al; defendants default and judgment taken for $257.54 and ordered that land be sold to pay such judgment. William B. Austin vs. Seth B. Moffitt; judgment for plaintiff in sum of $420.04 and chattel mortgage foreclosed. Harmon N, Clark vs. William Parks; continued for term on plaintiff’s motion. State vs. Isaac Senesac; defendant found guilty as charged in affidavit and fined $5 and costs. Jesse J. Fry vs. W. M. Shafor & Co.; continued for term,

Renssblabr, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, March io, 1906.

In the Gifford vs. Bingham case, the jury decided in favor of latter. William H. Beaver vs. John Makeever; cause went to trial and evidence partly heard, when plain* tiff asked leave to dismiss case, which is granted and cause dismissed at plaintiff’s cost. Thomas N. Smith vs. Charles Schatzley; demurrer of defendant is sustained and plaintiff failing and refusing to amend his complaint or plead further, the court held that he recover nothing, but that defendant recover his costs from plaintiff. Plaintiff prays appeal to the appellate court. The Morocco saloon license case has been continued for the term. Judge Hanley was about to hold the view of the remonstrators’ attorneys, that a new remonstrance having been filed containing a larger and unquestioned majority of the voters of the township—in the old remonstrance there was but 2 majority—while this cause was still pending, would act against the old application also, and the attorneys for the saloonist at once took a change of venue from the court. In the case of Shelby Comer vs. Heury Snow, et al, a verdict was rendered by the jury agaiqst defendants. This was another case that grew out of the McCoy bank failure. One of Mr. Snow’s sons, at the age of 17, purchased a western horse at a sale here some three years ago, and Shelby Comer, for whom the boy had worked, went his security on the note given, taking a mortgage on the horse. Before the note became due he left the money at the McCoy bank to pay it, but the note was not taken up because of its having been hypothecated with many others to some other bank. Well, the bank failed and the money left to take up the note was swallowed up. In the meantime another son of Mr. Snow’s traded for this horse, and it finally came into the latter’s hands, and nothing of the mortgage was known to Mr. Snow, he says, until about the time of his recent public sale. Cother was called on to pay the note, and lately did so, then replevined the horse—without making any demand, Mr. Snow states—and the lawsuit resulted-. The jury decided adversely to Mr. Snow in the matter, and the horse to-day stands him $253.45. He is talking some of appealing the case. The paternity case Thursday of Belle Dickinson of Carpenter tp., vs. Henry Bargerof Jordan tp., was the drawing card of the term, and the court room was crowded with young, middle-aged and old men in anticipation of spicy testimony, but most of the questions were clothed in legal or professional verbiage and nothing so very racy was heard, no doubt to the disappointment of many of the spectators. The young woman had worked for young Barger’s parents a year or more, and the testimony was to the effect that he used to take her to and from her home during this time, when she visited home. It was during these trips that the alleged betrayal took place. After she quit working there he visited her two or three times and they took short buggy rides in the evening. The defense denied the allegations and introduced a deposition of Dr. 8. C. Johnson of Chicago, who for several years was defendant’s pbysican while the doctor was located at Rensselaer, tending to show that the afflication from which he had been troubled with for several years—inflamatory rheumatism—which had rendered him a cripple and compete him to get about on crutches, had so affected his nervous system as to render him incapable of the act complained of. The case went to the jury Thurday afternoon and after being out a few minutes a verdict was returned finding defendant to be the father of the child, and the court fined him SSOO to be paid to the mother, SIOO to be paid April 15 next and SIOO per year thereafter until the whole SSOO is paid. Wildberg sells Loughery $3 hats at $2.50. Latest styles. Don’t run any risk, get the old “tried and true” Hart, Schaffner & Marx clothing at the G. E. Murray Co’s. I have just received a beautiful line of samples and styles of spring suits and skirts. Ladies, please call and examine. Mbs. Katb Glazebbook.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The Newton circuit court convenes Monday. —o— C. A. Gundy of Fair Oaks has given notice that he will apply for a renewal of his liquor license at that place for another year at the April term of commissioners’ court. —o — Marriage license issued: March 3, Albert Hamstar of Keener tp., aged 25, to Ida Kingma of Demotte, aged 23. First marriage for each. March 6, George Birton Jenkins, of Jasper county, aged 25, to Laura Alice Snow of Jasper county, aged 25. First marriage for each. New suits filed: No. 7018. Ralph W. Marshall, ex., vs. Mary J. Richerson; action on life insurance of Anna Magee. No. 7019. John S. Lawler vs. Thomas J. Howard et al; action to quiet title - . No. 7020. Alvira J. Wilcox and Abner C. Wilcox, her husband, vs. American Lubric Oil Co.; suit to foreclose mortgage. —o — The republican county convention will be held here next Monday, and it promises to be a very tame affiair indeed. There is but one announced candidate for each office except county assessor, which is indeed something very unusual for Jasper county. All the present officers that are eligible are candidates for re-election. J. D. Allman of Remington for treasurer, has no announced opposition, but J. Q. Lewis of Barkley and J. F. Bruner of Rensselaer are both after the nomination for county assessor. —o— Some idea of the value of Jasper county soil may be had by glancing over the long list of real estate transfers in another column. These are the transfers filed here for record during the past two weeks only, and represent a total of nearly a half a milliqn dollars. Many of these transfers are in Carpenter township and are the closing up of deals made several months ago, the deeds not being made out until about March 1. This, of course, is the “busy season” in the recorder’s office, and it will take some time to get caught up and place all these instruments and the scores of mortgages and other papers on therecord books. —o — Judge Saunderson of Fowler was over Tuesday too look after the interests of the trustee in the case of Wiles, trustee, vs. S. B. Moffitt, wherein the former as trustee of the Gilman bank matter at Goodland, bad sued to recover SBOO alleged to be owed by Moffitt. The latter claimed to have paid to Gilman $450 of the amount, S3OO one time when he was in Goodland and $l5O in the court house here, one time he claimed to have seen Gilman here. He had no receipts nor the notes showed no such endorsement, but defendant’s attorney called for a jury trial and after wrestling with the question for a few hours the jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff for all but about onehalf the amount defendant claimed to have paid, compromising on allowing him half that sum. The case of Lawrence A. Wiles, treasurer of the town of Goodland, vs. Charles W. Spinney, county treasurer of Newton county, was affirmed by the Appellate court Tuesday. This case grew out of the Gilman bank failure at Goodland, where Gilman was the town treasurer. The county treasurer —Spinney’s predecessor—had, it seems, helped Fred out by anticipating the June draw of taxes, and paid to him the amount of Goodland’s draw before his bank failed and before same was due. After the bank failure the new treasurer sued the county treasurer fpr the June draw, but Judge Hanley held that he was not liable. Gilman had never given but one bond, it seemed, having been re elected time and again but no new bond was made, and in

rendering his decision Judge Hanley intimated that this old bond, which is good, was still liable.

THE GRIM REAPER.

The remains of Mrs. D. C. Hopkins were brought here last Friday evening for interment, she having died at the home of her son Rete in Huntington county. Deceased was about 81 years of age. The funeral was held Saturday morning from the Church of God, Rev. D. T. Halstead conducting the services, and interment was made in Weston cemetery. Mrs. Mary McColly, an old resident of Jasper county, died at her home in Union tp., last Friday night after a few days sickness, aged 82 years, 11 months and 12 days. She leaves eight children. The funeral was held from the house Sunday at 11 a. m., Rev. W. R. Nowels of Flora, conducting the services. Interment in Weston cemetery. Wiley Allen, the 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Norman, of north of town, died at 7 p. m., last Friday after a brief sickness from tonsilitis, which terminated in spasmodic croup. The funeral was held at 11 a. m., Monday from the M. E. church, Rev. G. H. Clarke conducting the services, and interment made in Weston cemetery. The 8-months-old son of Mr. and Mrs, George McElfresh of Barkley tp., died last Friday at 11 a. m., after about two weeks sickness from pneumonia and croup. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon from the M. E. church and interment made in Weston cemetery.

A good carriage for sale cheap. For name of owner enquire at The Democrat office. You ought to see our stylish hats for spring, in all shapes and shades. Duvall & Lundy.

cP@oWn P lAN OS GEO. P. BEMT, Manufacturer. TEN MORE DAYS! Owing to the fact that the Crown Piano people of Rensselaer have sold all their Pianos but four, the sale will last only 10 days more. If you ever want a piano, now is your time to buy before this sale closes. F. L. DEMMITT, Httmtlaer Tltprt4entathJt. Opposite Opera House Building.

Vol. VIII. No. 49

PUBLIC SALES. The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Saturday, March 10, G. W. Coffman and Matt Yeager, 54 miles north and 1| miles east of Wolcott; general sale, horses, cattle, farm implements and household goods. Tuesday, March 20, V. W. Williams, 4 miles east and 2 miles west of Roselawn, 2 miles west and 3 miles south of Demotte; general sale, horses, cattle, hogs, chickens, farm implements, household goods, etc.

IN SQUIRE IRWIN’S COURT.

Clarence Messenger, a yo ung man who has been working with the drilling crew on the Iroquois ditch contract just south of town, was arrested by Constable Zea and arraigned before Squire Irwin Monday, charged with being drunk and disorderly, and fined $1 and trimmings, $11.50 in all. In default of payment he was sent to jail but after a few hours some friends induced Ed Rhoades, the grocer, to go his bail and he was released. In company with another young man Messenger went to a house in the east part of town about one o’clock Monday morning, and by mistake got into Dolph Day’s residence. Harvey E. Lowman, of Pleasant Ridge, aged 29. was arrested at Paducah, Ky., Monday by Constable Yick and brought back here on charges preferred by Miss Moscelyn Thompson, an 18-year-old girl—from Watseka, Ill., we understand —who has been staying with her sister, Mrs. Carry Lowman, of near Pleasant Ridge. The warrent was issued by Squire Irwin and two charges were preferred, the former of which is extraditable. Mr. Vick brought the young man back here and he was released on $2,000 bond furnished by his brother, Alfred B. Lowman, $1,000 in each case, for his appearance at the April term of court. Young Lowman says he is not guilty.