Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1906 — Page 5

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Corn, 37c; oats 27c. \ Geo. Ulm is prospecting in Missouri. -Ljlenry Snow was in Medaryville on business Wednesday.

E. P. Honan was at Hammond Sunday, addressing a meeting of C. O. F.

The mercury was down to about 7, above zero again yesterday morning.

The Stone family near the depot, have gone to northern minnesota to reside. Belle Maines has gone to Fdwler to take a position as trimmer in a millinery store. Boys, youths and young men, see clothing styles in Murray Co’s ad, on another page. W. A. Huff, formerly in the jewelry business here, has lately moved from Indianapolis to Greensburg.

The five-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carter Garriott of near Aix, is quite sick with inflamation of the bowels. The M. W. A., and W. R. C., lodges will have a joint social gathering at their lodge rooms on v the evening of April 6. \ Mrs. M. L. Spitler and Vern Jacks left Tuesday for Oklahoma City, Okla., the former to visit her son and the latter to seek employment.

John Potts, just north of the city limits, has been sick for about six weeks. He has consumption, and is reported in quite a bad condition. Hopkins, formerly of llbnsselaer but now of Wabash, was married at that place last Saturday to Miss Effie Hiatt of Wabash.

L. Bringle of Newton tp., is visiting his brother in Washington county, near Hardinsburg, this week. The latter is in very poor health. Hammond’s family of Barkley tp., Lewis Elijah’s family and Wood of Union, left Tuesday for Lisbon, North Dakota, where they will make their home.

Miss Jeannette Dobbins, for some time assistant in the Rensselaer postoffice, is preparing to go to Denver, Colorado, in a few weeks for the benefit of her health.

the 13-year-old son of The Democrat editor, is quite siok with typhoid fever, having been down now about a week. A White Cross nurse from Chicago is in attendance.

Sam Thornton, formerly of near Surrey, is reported dangerously sick with congestion of the bowels at Donaldson, Minn., Mrs, Thornton who was still here, left Tuesday to be at his bedside.

Prof. G. W. Miohael of Lafayette, was in the city on business Wednesday. He has sold his property in the northwest part of the city to W. R. Lee, who will remodel it and his mother and sister will occupy the same.

Marion Albin of Kankakee tp., was here yesterday, having moved Aaron Claspel of Tefft, to Rensselaer on Thursday. Mr. Claspel occupies property on North Front street. He will work at his trade of, carpentering and paipting.

Lenten goods, G. E. Murray Co. See Baughman & Williams for farm and city loans. The groundhog has exceeded the six weeks limit, and we enter a protest. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Remington, 1; Morocoo, 1; Herecher, 111., 1; Goodland. 1. V«John Makeever will build another tenant house on South Weston street, just south of the Mrs. Stockton tenant house. The skating rink that has been operated in the K. of P. block for the past two months will close up and move out of town after tonight. The White County Democrat, will soon install a new newspaper press to meet its growing business. Good. We are glad to see our newspaper brethren prosper,

Wanted: —Married man, to work on farm, steady work the year around. Good wages paid for the right kind of a man. Inquire at this office for name of party.

~f4)r. M. D. Gwin of this city and Miss Susie M. Rainier of Lafayette, will be married at the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Rainier, in that city, April 25.

Remember the democratic precinct meetings to-day to select new precinct committeemen, and make it a point to attend. See official call on editorial page of this paper.

Beginning with Sunday morning, Rev. Ballard, pastor of the Barkley church, will begin a series of Sunday morning sermons on the life of Moses, the first being on the subject of his birth.

Monticello Journal: The sheriff’s sale at Wolcott of the defunct Farmers’ Bank fixtures, at that place Tuesday was well attended and things sold at a good price. The total amount of the sale was about S6BO. People were in attendance from all over the county.

A-Mr. and Mrs. Levi Chupp of near Surrey went to Edinburg, Ind., Sunday to see their son Anson, who has been very sick with pneumonia. A card received from there Thursday stated that he was sitting up now and would be able to get out in ten days or two weeks.

The “corn special’’ which is to be here next Tuesday will remain here Tuesday night and a meeting will be held in the court house at 7:30 p. m., at which excellent talks will be given by experts on corn culture. The public is cordially invited, farmers especially, to come out. XMr. and Mrs. H. M. Baughman of Monon, parents of attorney U, M. Baughman of this city, will celebrate their golden wedding.on Tuesday, April 3. Mr. and Mrs Baughman were married April 3, 1856, at Lisbon, Noble county, Indiana. Both are enjoying good health and bid fair to live for many years yet.

Hodges has sold his residence property, the former Mrs. Grant residence on North Front street, which he recently purchased, to J.. J, Hunt at a handsome advanoe over price paid. Mr. is to have posseision April 10.<,Mr. Hodges does not know where he .will move as yet, but will either rent or boy another place.

“Sleepy Eye”—Murray Co’s. See Hershman & Hodges for Farm and City loans and Fire Insurance. The republican judicial convention met at Morocco yekterday to nominate a candidate for prosecuting attorney. R. O. Graves of Morocco, the present prosecutor, was a candidate for renomination and it was expected he would receive the honor.

The report has been circulated to some extent that attorney E. P. Honan was expecting to leave Rensselaer and locate in Oklahoma, where he had a very flattering proposition made him. Mr. Honan informs us that the report that he had accepted the proposition is erroneous; that he has no intention whatever of leaving Rensselaer.

Albert Helsel of Fair Oaks, was in the city on business Wednesday. Mr. Helsel and family returned to Jasper county last week from Iron Mountain, Minn., where he has been employed on a railroad for the past year, because of his wife’s health. He is thinking some of returning to Minnesota, leaving his family at Fair Oaks, where he owns a few pieces of residence property.

HER PRAYER IS ANSWERED

Coughs Up a I lean from Her Langs and Will Not Be “Put in the Cold Ground.” Princeton, Ind., March 23. The prayer of little Mary Jeude, that she “not be put down in the cold ground” has been answered, for she has expelled a small bean from her lungs, which had been slowly killing her. The child is a daughter of Henry Jeude, a German farmer, living south of this city. She swallowed a bean, which lodged near the top of her lungs. The obstruction lodged just behind the shoulder blade, so that an operation, at least a successful one, was out of the question, and she was given up as hopeless by the doctors of an Evansville hospital. The child, however, did not lose her simple faith and prayed every day that she might cough up the bean and thus save her life. She was seized with a paroxysm of coughing and was thought to be dying. During the hardest of the coughing fit the bean was expelled. The child stopped coughing and went into a restful sleep, for the first time In eight weeks.

Trial of Rev. Sutherlin, New Albany, lml., March 23.—The trial of Rev. U. G. Sutherlin, charged with killing his wife, has been resumed. Several witnesses testified to bruises found on the body of Mrs. Sutherlin, and to having heard quarrels between Sutherlin and his wife. John Seheller, father of Mrs. Sutherlin, testified concerning difficulties between the minister and his wife. Famous Story Writer Dead. Boston. March 22.—The death of Mrs. A. 1). T. Whitney, the author, at her home in Milton is announced. Mrs. Whitney’s stories for young people and particularly for girls carried her name all over America. She was born in this city in IHA2. Napoleon’ii Generosity. Count de P. had been raised by Bonaparte to honors and dignities, but for some unaccountable reason he betrayed the confidence which his patron had reposed In him. When Bonaparte became cognizant of the man’s treachery he ordered him to be arrested. He was to have been tried the following day and In all probability he would hare been condemned, as his guilt was fully established. In the meantime Mme. de P. solicited and obtained an audience of the emperor. “I am very sorry for your suite, madame,” he said, “that your husband should be mixed up In an affair which places his Ingratitude in so glaring a light” “Perhaps he Is not so guilty as your majesty supposes,” said die countess. “Do yon know your husband’s signature?” inquired the emperor, taking a letter out of his pocket and handing It to her. Mme. de P. rapidly perused the letter, recognized the handwriting and fell into a swoon. When she came around Bonaparte put the letter into her hands, saying: “Take it This Is the only legal evidence that exists against your husband. There Is a lighted fire behind you.” The countess quickly snatched up the Important document and threw It Into the flames. P.’s life was saved, but as for his honor, not all the Influence of a generous emperor could avail to restore it V 4 Lour Hencoop*. When the brooding hep refuses to voluntarily return to her coop at night, but squats outside, you can be pretty sure that the coop Is either fearfully lousy, filthy or close or perhaps all three. Investigate. r«*dli( the Pip. Clean out the hog troughs every day If necessary. Troughs half full of litter do not make very desirable places for the pigs to eat out of.

A Jolt For Roosevelt.

President Roosevelt has received a jolt that will teach him a lesson about trusts, as his special commissioner to Venezuela has virtually reported that President Castro Is right and the asphalt trust wrong.

NEW TRIAL POSSIBLE

Herrick May Yet Have Another Chance Owing to a Juror’s Alleged Prejudgment. TWO WITNESSES TO THE SAME Reported to Have Sworn to the Allegation—Suicide of a TrashReader—ltems. Indianapolis, March 22.—1 f Special Judge James McCullough believes In the truthfulness of A. H. Timmerman, a contractor, iiving at 3222 East New York street, and others to whom Louis Held, a member of the jury which convicted David E. Sherrick, ex-auditor of state, of the embezzlement of $120,000 of state funds, is said to have talked before he was selected as a juror, It is probable, Sherrick’s' friends and attorneys say, that the convicted former official will be granted a new trial. Had Views Ready Made. In the regular course of the argument on the motion for a new trial, to be made before Judge McCullough, affidavits made by Timmerman and at least one other and probably two or three other men, will be introduced as evidence that Ileid told them, in substance, before the trial of the ex-audi-tor was begun, that he believed Sherrick was guilty of embezzlement and that he ought to go to prison for it. May Get a New Trial. Timmerman’s affidavit and the afll davit of another man, who Is said to have heard Held express his opinion, were taken by attorneys for Sherrick and Harry E. Negley, Timmerman's attorney. Negley refused to discuss the matter except to say that he had assisted Sherrick’s counsel in preparing and procuring the affidavits. One of Sherrick’s counsel said that Sherrick deserved a new trial on the face of such evidence, and that the prospects for one were not bad. He would not make any further statement. He Was Asked That Question. Since Heid’s name has been coupled with the application for a new trial on the part of the convicted ex-auditor he is said to have stated that he was not asked, when being examined for possible service on the jury, whether he had formed or .expressed an opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the accused, or that, if he was asked the question, he did not remember it. The official record of the Sherrick trial shows that Heid was asked the question and that he answered It negatively. NEVER WILL BE MISSED Country Can Get Along and Spare a Whole Lot of This Sort. Kokomo, Ind., March 22. Discon tented, the result of reading trashy novels, and despondent because he could not start for Oklahoma, and fearing that spring would never come, in order that he might carry out his plans for adventure, Grover Young, 17 years old, shot and killed himself at the homo of his brother-in-law, Samuel Wilson, seven miles west of this city. The fatal bullet was fired in the presence of Wilson, who was trying to oersuade him to go to bed. The bullet penetrated his henrt, and he fell dead: Young sold a pony for $l5O. He walked to this city through the snow and invested his money in revolvers, daggers and brass “kuucks,” after which he walked home. Traction Improvements Planned. Terre Haute. Ind.. March 22, —It is announced that the Stone & Webster syndicate, which owns extensive traction properties in this city and vicinity, will spend $750,0(10 in improving its holdings here this summer. About $150,000 will be expended iu building a line from Shelbuni to Sullivan: $250,000 for preparing the Brazil line for through service from Indianapolis, and $150,000 is set aside for improvements in Terre Haute. They See Liberty Through a Saw. Vincennes, Ind.. March 22. Four prisoners in the jail here escaped by sawing their way out. The turnkey made his usuni rounds and locked all cells, but failed to see the four, who remained in the corridors of the Jail. Those escaping were Harry Corrie, con j victed of grand larceny; Daniel Brown, charged with larceny; George White, adultery: Janies Lawson, assault with intent to kill. New Freight Depot To Be Costly. Indianapolis, March 22. M is announced that the new freight depot the | Pennsylvania company will build on the ground recently purchased in the south part of the city will cost in excess of $.380,000. This item is included in the outlay of $10,000,000 to be made foi* Improvements of the Pennsylvania lines west in 1900. Died Without a Sign. Terre Haute. Ind., March 22. The I man known as Skipworth, found with a broken skull and unconscious in a box car at Clinton, is dead at the hospital here. He could not tell who he was nor how he was injured. He was well dressed and apparently not In the hobo class. He Died in Harness. Union City, Ind., March 22.— Chat. Keller, living near the cemetery, was found dead In bis abop.

COURT SAYS, IMMUNE

Judge Humphrey Decides in Fa* vor of the Chicago Packers as Individuals. COBPOHATIONS NOT INCLUDE! They Do Not Come Under the Protec* tion of the Law And Must Stand the Gaff—Jury Ordered to Acquit Armour, et al., and Case Goes Over to Fall. Chicago, March 22.—A1l of the packers who were indicted by the federal grand jury last summer upon charges of being in conspiracy in restraint of trade and commerce have been granted immunity from criminal prosecution under the indictment. While the Individuals are togo free the indictments found against the corporations, ot which some of the indicted individuals are members and others are employes, are to stand. A decision to this effect was handed down by Judge J. Ottis Humphrey, in the United .States district court. The arguments in the case were concluded shortly after 3 p. m. and Judge Humphrey at once com menced the delivery of his opinion. It was oral, and the Judge spoke for nearly an hour before giving the slightest indictation of what the ultimate decision would be. Judge Gives His Decision. He reviewed the case at length in ail its bearings: cited all the essential, facts which had been brought out. and concluded as follows: “Under the law in this case the Immuity pleas filed by the defendants will be sustained as to the individuals and denied as to uie corporations, the artificial persons, and the jury will find in favor of the government as far as the corporations are concerned, and against the government as far as the individuals are con corned.” Defendants Smile Happily, During the rendition of the decision the court was crowded by the defendants and numerous spectators. Edward Morris and Edward Swift were in court and both smiled happily when the decision was announced. J. Ogden Armour was not present but some ot the men prominent in the employ of Armour & Co., who were under indictment, were there and their joy was great When the judge announced that the Indictments would not he against them they crowded together and commenced to shake hands in mu tuai congratulation.

G'RA.JW'D Spring Display and Opening. MARCH 29-30, 1906. Finest exhibit of LADIES' SUITS, JACKETS and SKIRTS ever held in Northern Indiana. You are invited to attend. Upon above dates we will display the most -beautiful , and varied line of Suits ever shown in our city. An opportunity unrivaled, to obtain an exquisite garment at moderate price The best creations of the leading garment houses of the country. . . We will conduct this opening personally A FE/f DIG’S FA. ID. J

How tbe Attorneys Acted. The attorneys for the defendant* were also highly pleased, and when th* decision had been announced they shook hands all round and then hastened to the jury box to shake hands with the Jurors, who had been excluded from the court room during all of tbe arguments made iu the case and who rendered a verdict in accordance with the directions of the court. District Attorney Morrison, who bos handled the case alone with the exception of the argument by Attorney General Moody, sat with bowed bead for a short time after Judge Humphreyhad concluded, and then walked over to the jury box and also shook hands with the Jurors. GOES OVER UNTIL FALL, NOW Defense Demands Plenty of Time Witnesses Number 1,600. Immediately following the dismissal of the jury District Attorney Morrison raised the question of the date for the trial of the corporation. He asked that the case be set for trial, and that It commence within two weeks. This met with a storm of protest from tbe attorneys of the packers, who insisted that they would -be unable to prepare for the case before next fall, pleading the number of witnesses which it would be necessary to bring to Chicago, the strain of the present trial, and various other reasons. After some discussion Judge Humphrey directed that the lawyers agree among themselves upon a date and notify him. of their decision next week. It is expected that the total number of witnesses in this trial when it begins will be at least 1,»!00. Following the decision District Attorney Morrison said: “I will not make any record now in regard to motions for new trials or an appeal. I do not know whether I am entitled to an appeal or not. I shall have to ask time to look it up.” “We ask for judgment on the verdict,” said Attorney Miller, “and 1 make a formal motion that the defendants, the individuals, be discharged.” “That is allowed.” said Judge Humphrey. “They are discharged. That goes in the verdict.” The attorneys for the packers, although plainly allowing their pleasure at the decision, refrained from any expression of their feeling, other than saying, “I am satisfied.” Attorney Morrison. who is always quiet, said: “Of course. 1 have no criticism to offer. I have argued the case as I saw the law* aud thought that my view was correct. Somebody always has to be wrong, and this time I see—as least I have beard. —that I am wrong.”

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