Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1906 — Page 5

LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Corn, 38c; oats 33c. f Drop in at Hascail Bros, for a dish of ice cream. E |L. Hollingsworth was in Lafayette, Thu rad ay on business. Minnie Hemphill has gone t\Danvil)e, Ind., to attend normal. Two good second-hand binders for sale cheap. Call on L. 8. Renicker. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon of Pontiac, 111., are visiting their sons J?ere this week. A‘. Woodworth is visiting heft daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Sprague, at Brazil. The .Newton county republican county convention will be held at Kentland next Tuesday. -A-nna Warner of Sheldon, Hl, is visiting here this week with her mother, Mrs. J. T. Randle. ' Mrs. Philip Lagen of Joliet, 111., is visiting here with her sister, Mrs. J. N. Leatherman, this week. f Bro. H. A. Strohm, of the Newton County Enterprise, has been reappointed postmaster at Kentland. r» The State Bank of Monon, capital 125,000, was organized Saturday. W. 8. Baugh of Lafayette, is president. Rev. Edward Day of Monon will preach at the First M. P. church to-morrow at 10:30 a. m., Mabel Strickfadep and Eva Hopkins went to Battle Ground Saturday to visit the family of T. T. Clark. Reece Roby of near Medaryville, was in the city on business Tuesday. He says crop prospects are good in his locality. Mrs. Dr. Weil and Mrs. George Spangler of Peoria, 111., are visiting Mrs. Anna Tuteur and Mrs, L. Wildberg here this week. Clara Fendig, who has 4wen down in Georgia for the past two years, teaching, is home tp spend the summer vacation. *-4JMr. and Mrs. J. W. Childers went to Delphi Sunday to attend the celebration of the 56th wedding anniversary of the former’s parents. Rev. A. H, De Long, of IndiaX napolis, will preach at Trinity M. E. church on Sabbath morning and evening. The public cordially invited. The pastor of the Barkley M. E. church, Ray C. Ballard, with wife and baby, will leave Monday for a three weeks vacation to be spent in the central part of the state. Lowell and Chalmers will contest for the SSO baseball purse here the Fourth. Each town has a strong team, it is said, and a good game may be looked for. Misses Leatbe and Flosse Wright who have been teaching school at Marion, visited here a few days this week and will go from here to Chicago to enter Chicago University for the summer term. Geo. E. Harshman returned Monday from a few days recreation with the home folks up in Walker. George says crops are looking fine in northern Jasper and good yields are apparently assured. The ten-year-old son of John Zimmer of Newton tp., on the Madison Makeever farm, has the typhoid fever. This is in the same locality where the Farmer boy and Mrs. Farmer’s cousin are supposed to have contracted their cases. Mr. E. Rapp of Washington, 111., was here a few days the first of the week, looking after his large farm south of town. Mr. Rapp says crops are looking fairly well in his locality in Illinois, but it was too dry early in the season there, same was here. Wanted—Gentleman or lady with good reference, to travel by rail or with rig for a firm of $250,000.00 capital. Salary $1,072 per year and expenses; salary paid weekly and expenses advanced. Address, with stamp, Jos. A. Alexander, Rensselaer, Ind. Grover Norris, a young man who was implicated in a disturbance at the opera house a few weeks ago, but who escaped arrest at the time young Pierre Thompson was arraigned in court by skipping out, was arrested Saturday afternoon and on plea of guilty of disturbing a meeting was fined and costed by Squire Irwin to the tune of $8.55

Try a dinner at Hascail Bros, case. Charlie Smith spent Sunday in Lowell. Chase & Sanborn teas and coffees at the G. E. Murray Co. Summer underwear for the old and young at the G. E. Murray Co. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Fritts are visiting the former’s father, Rev. V. 0. Fritts, at Bunker Hill, Ind. Quite a number of people went over to Monticello from here yesterday to bear the closing argument in the McCoy trial. Rev. Kendig and about a score of young people from here attended the District Epworth League Convention at Morocco this week. Miss Laura McClellan, sister of Mrs. W. A. Huff, and well known here, was married recently to C. W. Kellison, of Crawfordsville, where she resided. —. / Misses Jennie and Anna Hanson rest yesterday for Winona Lake, where they will assist Misses Edith and Mary Miller in their boarding house during the season. There will be an ice cream and strawberry social at the Good Hope church, one mile west of Aix, for the benefit of said church, on Saturday evening, June 23. All are invited. KtCharlie Chamberlain is the owher of an automobile now, the first machine owned by Delos Thompson, which he purchased a few days ago from the people the latter had traded it to. Wpr. Hartsell, who has been confined to his rooms with rheumatism for several weeks, was removed Tuesday to the home of Phillips Blue, where be can receive better treatment. He is reported in quite a serious condition. Harry Gifford of Barkley tp., and Ike Parker of Rensselaer, got into a fracas Saturday eve. over an old binder deal and as a result the latter, who is said to have been the agressor, was arrested and fined and costed to the amount of $8.55. . The subject of the sermon at the Presbyterian chnrch to-morrow will be “The pound hid in the napkin;” in the evening the Sabbath school will occupy the hour with the Children’s day exercises. Everybody is welcome to these services. ./Mr. and Mrs. Ross Goble and •Julie daughter of Omaha, Neb., are here for an extended visit with the latter’s mother, Mrs. John Sullivan. They have temporarilly stored their household effects in Omaha and may decide to locate in Rensselaer again. Geo. F. Meyers, the well known real estate agent, who went to the Hunter Springs last week for treatment, left there Tuesday for West Baden. George said the Hunter springs -were great for the treatment«.of rheumatism, but he did not think he was being benefitted for stomgch trouble, so he went to West Baden. Frank Eck and John Kelley of West Carpenter, were in the city on business Thursday. It has been too dry for oats and grass in their locality. Except lor a rain last week no rain has fallen to speak of since about Easter. Corn is looking better there than in this locality, but oats are heading out very short and the crop will be light.

The Democrat has printed posters for the 4th of July celebration at both Parr and Fair Oaks. Both places advertise numerous attractions, the principal one of which wid no doubt be the horse racing. E. P. Honan will pluok a few feathers from the American eagle’s tail at Parr, while W. H. Parkison will perform a similar act at Fair Oaks. A seven-year-old son of W. J, Franks of near Gifford was drowned last Saturday by falling into the big dredge. He was playing with the other children when the accident occurred. The water was some 4| feet deep where he fell in, and it was nearly an hour before the body was recovered. The funeral was held Monday and interment made in the Independence cemetery in Gillam tp. The annual meeting of the Indiana State Sunday School Association will be held J une 19, 20 and 21, at Marion. The car fare is one-half and the cost of entertainment is SI.OO per day. It is earnestly advised that each Sabbath school in the county pay the way of one delegate to this convention. Mrs.'John Gwin, Co. Pres. B. D. Comer, Co. Seo.

Fowler Leader (Rep,): The affairs at the establishments of the Chicago packers are not ao bad as painted. There is nothing sensational. Occasionally a poisoned rat would get into the summer sausage, but there was nothing sensational. Congressman Crumpacker did right in opposing the Beveridge inspection bill. Perhaps the packers will contribute well to bis campaign fund.' They ought to. Tom O'Meara, of South Weston street, was badly hurt Thursday evening while picking cherries at his home, by falling from a ladder. He is unable to tell just what struck him or what he fell onto, but be has the appearance of having struck heavily on his stomach and chest and is thought to be internally injured. He has two broken ribs, but at this writing is resting easily and it is thought will get along all right. The Rensselaer District Christian Endeavor convention held at Ambia last week elected Miss Glenn Day of Rensselaer, as District Secretary, and Miss Elizabeth Denham of Warren county, as Missionary Secretary; Junior Superintendent, Mrs. Mollie Johnson of Morocco. The County Secretaries are: Jasper, Miss Dell Yeoman of Remington; Benton, Miss Ellena Hail, of Ambia; Newton, Miss Cole Merchant, of Brook; Warren, Miss Bessie Rhodes of Pine Village. The next convention will be held at Rensselaer, June 7 and 8, 1907. After our 4th of July celebration is over the names and amounts of all contributors will be published together with ah itemized statement of each and every item of expense. Every dollar of the money contributed will be accounted for by the finance committee and it is believed that the expenditures will bo regulated in such a way that no one can righteously kick in any way. We hope to see the celebration such that every visitor to our city that day will be pleased with the character of the entertainment provided and that every person who has contributed to make the celebration possible will feel that good use was made of his money by the various co mmittees.

Criticizing political banking may be nonsense, but if so we have had a sufficient number of examples of the disastrous results thereof over the country to set the people to talking “nonsense.” It has not been so very long ago since Tom McCoy and the wide swath he cut politically and socially, and “Uncle Mac and his sheepskin band” were the pride of Jasper county Republicans. Many persons will remember Tom’s Mexican dollar and the beautiful little “object lesson” deduced therefrom during the campaign of 1896. Tom was always so lucid, clear and intelligent in a political argument, you know, and his exposition of the dishonesty of the “silver cranks” was applauded rapturously. Some of those same parties would be vertglad to see Tom shell out a few thousand of those ’ fifty cent dollars” now.—White County Democrat.

HASKELL-GWIN NUPTIALS.

Frank M. Haskell, Jhe well knbwn and popular barber, and Miss Elvia Alice Gwin, a popular young lady of near. Pleasant Ridge were united in marriage at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Gwin, Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock, Rev. H. L. Kendig of the Trinity M. E. church officiating The wedding took place on the lawn and was attended by about 60 invited guestsy£mong whom were the following Yrom out of town: W, I. Haskell, and Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Haskell, of Chicago, brothers of the groom; Willett Haskell and ‘Mrs. Alex Miller, Silver Lake; Mr, and Mrs. J. D. Dunlap, Mt. Ayr; Mr. and Mrs Carter Moore, Frankfort Miss Clara Bush, Lebanon; Mrs. Geo. Thomas, Monticello: Mrs. J?eter Kohler, Chicago Heights; Mrs. Dr. C. H. HilUValparaiso. Mr. and Mrs. Haskell have already commenced housekeeping in a house rented of Hiram Day some time ago, on Cedar street. The Democrat unites with their host of friends in extending hearty congratulations.

EIGHTY ACRE FARM FOR SALE OR RENT AT ONCE.

Owing to the fact that we have just inherited a farm in Northern Illinois which we must occupy at once, we must dispose of our 80acre farm in Jasper county, 2| miles northwest of Stouisberg. Will either sell or rent farm, stock, implements and growing crops, etc. A bargain for someone. Apply at once to N. P. Clausen. R-R-l. Wheatfield, Ind.

EVIDENCE IN KELLOGG CASE.

State Fails to Secure Postponement of Trial of Land Swindler. Bloomington, Ind., June 14— After the failure of the prosecution to get a continuance Ulysses B. Kellogg, charged with fraud, was placed on trial to-day and a fairly good start was made in the evidence this afternoon. When the case was called the State found that P. K. Buskirk of this city and Mr. Mosier, district passenger agent of the Great Northern, were not present and the statement was made that they were imperative witnesses aud made a continuance necessary. -Judge Wilson held, however, that the prosecution knew that Kellogg must remain in jail if the case was postponed, and he decided that due diligence had not been used. After an hour in selecting a jury A. V. Faris, the real estate man who alleges he was buncoed by Kellogg, was on the stand most of the time. He outlined the contract with Kellogg as to Canadian land purchases and his promises of an excursion for the party of investors. .Banker Van Natta of Brookston, was allowed to testify out of his order and vouched for the good standing of Kellogg. The case is creak ing great interest and the courtroom is crowded.

THE COMMON COUNCIL.

Little of Importance Done at Monday Night’s Meeting. The Common Council of the City of Rensselaer met in regular session Monday night with all members present except Councilman Hildebrand. The treasurer’s report showed the following balances on hand May 31: Corporation (Overdrawn)sls2 98 Water Fund. 617 12 Electric Light Fund.... 581 16 Road Fund 590 23 The city attorney was directed - to prepare resolution for cement sidewalk on south side of Jackson street in front of property owned by C. B. Steward and Charles Smith; also for walk on Vine'’ street along block 32, the old walk being condemned. Resolution adopted for new sidewalk along properties of I. Tuteur and Mrs. Kelly on Weston street. Petition of Margaret Ransford et al to vacate a part of Emelie street, from Scott east to Melville, a distance of three blocks. Said street is now 80 feet wide, and it is proposed to narrow same 10 feet on each side, making the street 60 feet wide instead of 80 feet. Prayer of petition granted. In matter of new street petitioned for by Fred Phillips et al; council modified the assessments heretofore made as follows: Mattie Phillips, from*lso 00 to 1100 CO A. F. Long, from 87 50 to 50 00 G. E. Murray, from 62 50 to 25 00 City of Rensselaer, from 50 00 to 175 00 Damages to Thompson heirs remain same, $350. The vote on the change in assessments was: Spitler, McColly and Gerber; yes Irwin, no. C. W. Coen was re-elected member of the school board by a unanimous vote of the council for a term of three years. The following claims were allowed: COHPOKATION FUND. Fire Co., salaries 86 50 Fire Co., disability fund 3 50 Warner Bros., merchandise..... 73 77 Rensselaer Lumber Co., lumber... 176 78 Leslie Clark, printing 3 50 Anderson Coupling and Supply Co., fire company supplies 234 05 Lyman Zea, night watch.. 24 45 B. F. Fendig, mdse, city ball- 67 99 H. L. Gamble, city engineer 7 00 Hugh Eirk. assistant engineer 3 00 HOAD FOND. Joe Burroughs, work on street."... 11 50 A. J. Harmon, hauling sick man 35 Geo. Zea, cutting weeds< 45 Will Woodworth, labor „ 225 O. S. Baker, mowing park 75 Ernest Cockerel, work on sewer 1 60 John Albertson, same 8 Ct Sam Ellis, same UM W. S. Parks, marshal 22 .'0 Bruce Hardy, salary 36 40 ' KUtCTBIC LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlain, salary 50 00 C. L. Thornton, salary 30 00 Lem Huston, salary 3060 Al Fletcher, hauling rock. 1 40 Roy Thomas, work on boiler 22 60 Art Bailey, same 23 56 Central Electric Co., supplies 1 62 Standard Oil Co., 61! 28 67 B. F. Fendig, merchandise...; 40 WATEB FUND. Gould Co., valves 7 44 Mel Abbott, salary 30 00 John McClanahan, 1ab0r.... 1 00

A Thousand Dollar’s Worth of Good.

“I have been afflicted with kidney and bladder trouble for years, passing gravel or stones with excruciating pain,” say* A. H. Thurnes, a well known coal operator of Buffalo; O. “I got no relief from medicine until I began taking Foley’s Kidney Cure, then the result was snrprieing. A few dotes started the brick-duat-llke substance and now I have no pain across my kidneys and I feel like a new man. It haa done me SIOO worth of good.” Foley’s Kidney Cure will cure every orm of kidney or bladder disease. A. F. Long, Druggist.

TOWNSHIP COMMENCEMENTS.

The Newton tp., commencement exercises will be held at Saylorville school house next Thursday, June 21, at 2 p. An interesting program has been arranged. The graduates are— Sadie Paulus Maude Bringle Sarah Holmes Lura Yeoman Raymond Stucker Hugh E. Yeoman Christen! a Floch GOLD MEDAL PUPIL. Ada M. Yeoman. GOLD STAB PUPILS, Alice Parks Jessie Parks Harvey Harshberger Cbristeuia Floch Charles Lane Lucy Lane Ruth Makeever Claud Moore Rath Yeoman Hugh Yeoman Willie Holmes. Union township’s commencement exercises will be held tonight at Aix. The program is a good one and a large turnout will be had. There are nine graduates, as follows: Lillie Williams Estal Price Margaret Williams Lizzie Wiseman Tracy Williams George Casey Blanche McClanahan Flossie Harrington Frank Cull. GOLD STAB PUPILS. Rettie Brown Mattie McCay Claude Keller Stan les Brusnahan Fermon Schultz Bessie McCurtain Etta Piatt Fred McColly Louis Cull Taylor Joiner Charley Porter Flossie Gundy Ross Roweti Amy Bringle Mattie Fay George Casey Marie Comer Georgie Joiner Margaret Williams. Carpenter, Jordan and Milroy townships will hold a joint commencement at Fountain Park next Friday afternoon, beginning at 2 o’clock. The program ie an excellent one and a big crowd of people will be in attendance. The graduates are: Carpenter—Harriet N. Brown. Lewis F. Alter. Gold,, Star Pupils—Bertha Brien, Russell Taylor, Fred Dennis. Rosa Watson. Wave Teeter. Jordan—Lucy J. Blake, Belle Bullis. Gold Star Pupils—lva Bill, Verona Bill. Milroy—Vern Culp, Leon E. Parks. Gold Star Pupil—Harry Gallaher. See Baughman & Williams for fire insurance.

x BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

A June 11, to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Randle of Barkley tp., at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Randle, in Rensselaer.a daughter. Ajhine 13, to Mr.\and Mrs. Abe Wartena, in town/a daughter. June 13, to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Ulrey, of near Brook, a son. A nice light straw hat is what you want to keep Mr. Sun away. In all shapes, from 10c to 82 50. Duvall <fc Lundy. Buy yourself a nice cool summer shirt, with or without a collar, attached or detached cuffs, in all colors, from 50c to $2.50, at Duvall & Lundy’s. See Baughman & Williams for farm and city loans.

FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

Hints on Kitchen Work. Clean up as you go. Don't scatter in the kitchen. Be sure to put scalding water in each saucepan or stewpan as you finish using it. Keep the spice box always replenished, and take care to let your mistress know if you are out of anything likely to be required that its place may at once be supplied. Dry your saucepans before you put them away. Pudding bags and jelly cloths require care. Wash aud hang them to dry directly after using them. Air them well before you put them away or they will smell musty. Keep them in a warm, dry place. After washing up your dishes and cleaning the dishpans scald out the sink and sink brush. Be careful not to throw anything but water down the sink lest you clog ft up. Remedy For Bunton*. Each morning after th£ bath, which should be warm (cold water is added agony), rub the bunion three or four times with fasting saliva. Allow it to dry, cover with one thickness of old linen, slit the shoe over the bunion with a sharp penknife and paste on it a piece of black court plaster to keep out the cold. It also Improves the appearance of the wounded shoe. Short shoes are the cause of bunions. Therefore they should be worn one size longer than the feet. When a Batton la Swallowed. Children sometimes swallow buttons, fruit stones, thimbles and pennies. When the mother is sure that the child has swallowed die foreign substance the child should be encouraged and even compelled to eat plentifully of mashed potatoes, thick mush and coarse bread.. Then follow with sirup of rhubarb or castor oil. Do not give the cathartic Immediately on finding out the accident, but make sure that much bulky food is taken. Renewing Youthful Joys. “Jigley says he enjoys watching n. game of baseball now just as much as he did when he was a boy.” “Yes; clever scheme of Jigley’s." “What’j that?” “Why, he always carries Into the grand stand a piece of board with a knot bole in It, and he peeps at the game through that” Philadelphia Press.

RULE OF THE SAVAGE

Seems to Have Obtained Among Men Down in Breathitt County, Old Kentucky. IT WAS “KILL YOUR ENEMY* No Show for Defense Given, AMaoui*atlon Beinjc the Method—Confession and Testimony in a Fend Case. Jackson, Ky., Jtme 14.—A state of affairs that is more appropriate for a land of savages than for a land where churches dot the country side, the schoolmaster Is abroad, and the boast

CURTIS JETT.

Is made that the civilization Is of the most advanced brand exists In thus section of Kentucky, if the confession of Curtis Jett, who has been convicted of murder himself, is true. In this confession Jett gives the alleged truth as to a series of assassinations in Breathitt county that was brought to a climax when .Tames B. Marcum fell l>efore the assassin’s bullet. Tells Who Did the Murders. Jett says that ns the result of a conspiracy entered into between Elbert Hargis, James Hargis (a judge). Ed Callahan, J.esse Spicer and Bid Britton James Cockrill was killed by John Smith and John Abner; that he (Jett) murdered Marcum, at the instance of James Hargis and Ed Callahan (a sheriff), declaring that the pistol with which he did the shooting was given him by Callahan for the pun*ose. Jett closes his confession by relieving Alex Hargis of any complicity in the Cockrill and Marcum murders. Accused Men Are Arrested. Ex-Sheriff Ed Callahan and Elbert Hargis were <n rested on the charge of murdering Dr. Cox. The warrant was issmsl by Judge Taiilix-e on an affidavit by Tom Cockrill. Hargis and Callahan were immediately brought before the court and were put iu custody of Sheriff Crawford. There is intense' excitement over the arrests, and some profess to fear an outbreak. Judge Hargis was brought Into court on n motion for bail. He held a consultation with his brothers Alexander and Elbert and Callahan's wife and daughter, ami attorneys. There is a great crowd in Jackson, attracted by the appearance there ns n witness of Curtis Jett to testify against HargH, and on account of the confession. HOW A MURDER WAS DONE Witness Tells the Story of the Foal Taking-Off of Dr. Cox. At the court session Asbury Spicer said that shortly before the killing of Dr. B. D. Cox Hargis sent him word by Bob Deaton to come to Jackson. Spicer then resided about ten miles away. He went to Hargis' residence, where he found Judge Hargis, Edwartl Callahan, Elbert Hargis, John Smith, John Abner and Jesse Spicer. The kui.ng of Cox was discussed. Judge Hargis, according to the witness, said that Cox was a dangerous man, and was the cause of the killing of his brother Benjamin Hargis. He said that Cox must be killed or he would destroy all the Hargises. Hargis then told John Abner, John Smith and Asbury Spicer that if they would kill Cox he would give them SIOO each. They agreed, and after discussing the details of the plot about a week it was decided that Cox be shot from the shed near the Hargis residence on the night of April 13. Abner Smith. Asbury Spicer, Jesse Spicer and Elbert Hargis went to the shed at the appointed time, and there Elbert Hargis and .Jesse Spicer furnished guns to the other three men and then went away. Spicer said that be had dozed off half asleep when be heard a shot. He looked up and saw that Smith had just shot Cox, and Abner Smith was shooting nt random. Spicer said that he did not himself fire a shot. At this point he was admonished by the court that he need not incriminate himself. Con tlnulng he said he heard Cox say: “Oh. Ixwd, have inercy on me." Then all the men left, going to the rear yard of Judge Hargis’ residence, where they left their guns. They then crossed the river and went home. Spicer said he saw Hargis and Bill Britton in the Hargis yard after the murders. Two weeks later Hargis gave him SIOO and a cow. Curtis Jett was the next witness, and he gave substantially the same testimony as in his confession. Anse White testified tl;at James Hargis gave him a pistol and told him to go to tho court house and kill McKinley Cockrill, W. W. Vaughn and Dr. Cox. The bearing was not concluded when court adjourned for the day.