Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1906 — Page 5

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Corn, 35c; oats 30c. Thanksgiving falls this year on Nov. 29. Rev. Flagg held quarterly meeting at Norway, White county Sunday. Washburn and family of Kentland, were Rensselaer visitors last Saturday. T. P. Jacks and family of Lee were guests of his son G. A. Jacks and family here Thursday. J. A. Williams of Jordan tp., went to North Dakota Tuesday on another land prospecting trip. Walter Ponsler of Mt. Ayr, is one of the numerous typhoid patients in that vicinity. \jValter Maines left Tuesday for Lbs Angeles, Cal., to spend the winter for the benefit of his health. H. R. Kurrie has sold his 120 acre farm in Union tp., to W. L. Wood of Parr, who purchased it as an investment. Little Melvina Shreeves, daughter of Elder and Mrs. Shreeves, is quite low with pneumonia at their home on College avenue. > was a big crowd out at George Davisson’s sale in Union tp., Wednesday and property sold well, the sale footing up to $2,550. Joseph Sharp was in Chicago Sunday to consult a doctor regarding his wounded limb, which has been troubling him some of late. The republican plurality in Indiana at the recent election was about 30,500, and the total vote polled was but 4,500 less than that of 1902. Hugh Leavel writes us to change the address of his paper from Lagro, Wabash county, to Francesville, nf ar which place he has rented a farm. * Mr. and Mrs. E, R. Hight and two children of Kankakee tp., spent Saturday afternoon and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Gregory of this city. \sJA Rensselaer man tells us that snow measured between Kniman and Wheatfield thei first of the week that was thirty inches in depth on the level. safe in Tony Stnckfaden’s saloon at Monon was robbed of $l9O in cash, a couple of diamonds and some valuable papers on Thursday night of last week. Lost, Nov, 1, somewhere in Rensselaer, a gent’s open-face silver watch, with “R H. S.” fob. Finder will be suitably, rewarded by leaving same at this office. L. Wood of Parr has traded some property which he owned in Lafayette for the Fisher house and the Jolly lots near the depot, where the former Hershman hard- \ ware store stood. > was another football game at Lowell last Sunday, between Brookston and Lowell teams. One of the Brookston players got three ribs broken and had to be carried from the field. \ Dr. Martin of Mt. Ayr, who was recently severely burned about the face and eyes by an acid thrower, as mentioned in this paper last week, is reported recovering nicely and will not lose his sight as feared.

“Whitewashing” is easy when the washes wields the brush. Home-made comforters, filled with nice soft cotton, at Rowles & Parker’s. Rev. W. H. Flagg will preach at Rose Bud to-morrow, both morning and evening. Mrs. Monroe Banes of South Bend is visiting relatives here this week. E. L. Hollingsworth attended the meeting of Indiana bankers at Indianapolis this week. Shedd has gone to Los Angeles,Cali., to spend the winter and possibly locate there permanently. P. W. Clarke and A. R. Kresler were called to Lowell Wednesday by the death of an uncle, David Pulver. -A-Perhaps two inches of snow fell here Sunday night and Monday, but did not remain on the ground long. Up in the north part of the county the fall is reported to have been from 12 to 24 inches in depth, and the roads were next to impassable. Advertised letters: Miss Mabel Tibbott, Mrs. Sarah Harris, Miss Edna Harvey, Mrs. Blanche Kain, Billie Frank, Jr., 8 E. Ammon, Scott Disten (3), Doctor Gray, Ira Blackman, W. M. Donahue, Albert Swartz. Edd English, H. T. McElfresh, Virgie McChen, Wallace Miller, Geo. Ulery, G. P. White.

TjMr. Albert Brand and Miss Dora English, two Rensselaer "young” people, ’yet plenty old enough to marry, were united in the bonds of matrimony Wednesday evening at the home of the bride’s parents, in the east part of town, Rev. G. H. Clarke officiating. They- will reside with the groom’s mother in this city. Mr. Bert May and Miss Orpha Timmons, both of near Remington, were united in marriage here Thursday at 2:30 p. m., at the M. E. Parsonage, Rev. H. L. Kindig tying the nuptial knot. Edgar Timmons and Pearl Timmons, brother and sister of the bride, and Miss Anna Monahan, a friend, were present at the ceremony. A Goodland man who is very fond of fishing, while enjoying great sport at the Kankakee a short time ago, went to the nearest telegraph office and sent the following message to his wife: "I’ve got one. Weighs seven pounds and is a beauty.” In reply came the following, signed by bis wife: “So have I, weighs ten pounds. He isn’t a beauty. Looks like you.” In reply to an inquiry by “A Voter:” The law requires that the polls are required to be opened at 6 o’clock in the morning, but there is no law that we know of to punish an election board for failure to open the polls at such hour. The polls must close at 6 p. m., but can close at any time after 4 o’clock by the unanimous consent of the -board, unless a vote is cast within periods of fifteen minutes.

A. J. Harmon returned last Friday from his land prospecting trip to South Dakota. He was very favorably impressed with the country about Mitchell, and his father, A. Harmon of Pontiac, 111., purchased a section of land four miles north of Mt. Vernon and twelve miles from Mitchell, paying $42 50 per acre therefor. He bought it for an investment and A. J. does not expect to move there. He is undecided what he will do at present, in fact.

The republican nominee for county assessor won by 200 majority, but he is not eligible to office from the fact that he was no freeholder four years previous to taking possession of this office. This turns the office over to the democratic nominee. Just another scheme on the part of the county ring to turn offices over to the democrats.—Brook Reporter.

The remains of Mrs. Rachel Blair, wife of Alonzo Biair, were brought to Fair Oaks for burial Thursday, Rev. G. H. Clarke, of Rensselaer, conducting the funeral services. Deceased died at Western Springs, a suburb of Chicago, where she had gone for treatment for cancer of the stomach,Monday night. She was 67 years of age, and leaves a husband and five children, three sons and two daughters.

There was a rummage sale on at Marion last week for the benefit of the “heathen,” and one man thinking to help the cause along, bought an overcoat for $2.00. When he got the package home he opened it to take a more careful look at it, and you can imagine his surprise, when he discovered that he had bought his own overcoat which his wife had given to the rummage sale. What the man said to his wife when she got home, deponent sayeth not.

O. Cline leaves this week again for Winnipeg, Canada, where the Barnett & Record contracting company of Minneapolis, Minn., for whom he is working, has a contract to build a grain elevator. Mr. Cline has been working for this company for the past few months, and worked for them at Britton, So. Dak.,going from there to Winnipeg, Canada. He is quite taken up with South Dakota, and says he is going to locate there next spring.

The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Will Smith of the east part of town died Tuesday night and was buried in Weston cemetery Wednesday afternoon, brief funeral services were held by Rev. Clarke at the house. The babe was but 16 days of age, and it seemed to have strangled from a cold during the night. They were up with it a part of the night and it finally seemed to be resting all right and the parents dropped off to sleep. In the morning it was found to have died during the night.

The farm house of William Wetli, north of Fowler, was burned Wednesday night, and Bert Borders, a young farmhand, and two children, aged about 5 and 6 years, were burned to death. The fire started in the night, out on a porch, and Mr. Wetli was awakened and went down stairs to investigate. He threw a pail of water on the flames, but the water struck a jug of coal oil, which broke and spread the burning oil all over the side of the bouse. His wife and one child were gotten out, but it was impossible to reach the others.

Complaint has been made to this office that the package of Democrat’s sent to Brook does not arrive there of late until Mondays. The papers are mailed here the same as usual, and leave Rensselaer on the north-bound mail at 6:35 p. m. each Friday. There is no good excuse for their failure to reach Brook Saturday morning, in time to catch the rural routes running out of Brook. The matter is being taken up with the railway mail superintendent, and will be corrected as soon as it is found where the trouble is.

A subscriber asks us to publish the price of produce in the Rensselaer market, as well as the prices of corn and oats. This is something that is next to impossible to do, because the prices paid fluctuate so much and are not always uniform, some merchants paying for produce according to the immediate necessity of having it, while others may be well stocked up and therefore not caring to pay as much as the one whose stock in that particular article is exhausted. We have tried this a few times, but the reports have not been satisfactory. / A George Davisson and son Clyde came up from Havana, 111., Tuesday to look after their public sale the next day, returning yesterday morning to their work. They are working on a dredge contract for John Hack of Lowell, as heretofore stated in this paper, near Havana, near the Illinois river, some twenty miles southwest of Peoria. Persimmons and pecans grow in considerable abundance about where they are working, and they brought home with them quite a number of eachXremembering the Democrat with several. .Their families will join. them at Havana in about three weeks. A

CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. '

The Common Council met in regular session Monday evening and the following proceedings were had: Contract made with St. Joseph’s College people for furnishing lights at the old Indian school building at eight cents per killowatt, the college to advance cost of installing same which is to be paid back in light service. Contract authorized made with Chester Zea to work for city and take charge of team, etc., at SSO per month and house rent. Supt. of light plant ordered to sell old scraps of copper about plant for benefit of city. Plat of opening of Grove street ordered recorded. Clerk instructed to draw order for $7.10 in favor oi John Alberson, balance on Forest street sewer. Bonds of $456.38 due E. C. Voris ordered paid. The following claims were allowed; COBPOBATION FUND. Duvall Bros., team, wagon, etc Mil 75 Lyman Zea, nightwatch 25 00 L. M. Murter, work on city hall 58 60 W. S. Parks, marshal 30 00 Matthew Worden, merchandise 8 20 J. D. Bissenden, labor 10 00 J. J. Montgomery, same 12 00 J. E. Bislosky, feed 13 80 H. L. Gamble, city engineer 5 70 Ben Smith, assisting engineer 75 BOAD FUND. Thos. Moore, labor 16 00 Hemphill Bros., sewer caps 10 05 E. J. Duvall, team and wagon 59 80 O. S. Baker, labor 1 50 J. A. Grant, hauling 50 Tom Parker, work on street 6 00 Chas. Parker, same 3 00 Mort Murray, same 4 50 Al Fletcher, same...'. 4 50 Allie Fletcher, same v 4 50 ELKCTBIC LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlain, salary 50 00 Ed Hopkins, same 30 00 Lem Huston, same 30 00 Standard Oil Co., oil 9 92 General Electric Co., supplies 30 38 Shirley Hill Coal Co., coal 182 70 C> J. HuebelCo., light poles 337 04 Tom Hoyes, work on line 42 25 Frank Bruner, same 4 50 John Hordeman. same 3 50 John Mecklenburg, same 2 00 Leslie Clark, stationery 28 50 G. A. Strickfaden, rebate on lights 11 92 Moses Leopold, freight 81 94 WATBB FUND. Mel Abbott, salary 30 00 Gould Co., supplies 17 49 Eph Hickman, labor. 3 00 Bopp A Hickman, same 200 Roy Thomas, same 5 00 White & Marion, same 65

PULPIT ANNOUNCEMENTS. CHRISTIAN CHURCH. The Evangelistic meetings announced last week will begin on Sunday morning with a Sunday school rally. Evangelist Allen Wilson of Indianapolis will preach in the morning on the subject, “A Message to the Church;” in the evening, “Does the World Need Christ?” Mr. Lintt of Lincoln, Neb., will sing at these services and will be assisted by a chorus of about fifty voices. An mvitation is extended to the public to attend these services. We hope the meetings will prove a great uplift to the cause of righteousness in the entire community. We solicit the hearty co-operation of all Christian people and shall expect them to feel at home in these meetings. G. H. Clark, Pastor. The.G. E. Murray Co. is catering to* good candy trade. They are careful of their selections, and receive fresh candies each week.

OBITUARY.

Mrs. W. S. Grant died at her home, west of town, last Friday, after a brief illnesfe. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock from the residence, B. F. Fergurson conducting the services, and interment made in Weston cemetery. Lovina Grant was born March 1, 1828, and departed this life November 9, 1906, at the age of 78 years, 10 months and 8 days. In early life she united with the Christian church. She was married to Washington Scott Grant August 22,1847, at Marion, Grant county, Ind., where they lived until 1850, when they moved to Jasper county, residing here until her death. There were born to them nine children, seven boys and two girls. Three boys died in infancy, but the husband and six children, two daughters and four sone, remain to mourn the loss of a faithful wife and loving mother.

I am now located in Rensselaer and have had several years’ experience and will teach piano and organ lesJons in private homes. Address box 282, Rensselaer, Ind. Pearl Burson Templeton.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. Nov. 9, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mayhew of Newton tp., a son. Nov. 13, to Mr. and Mrs. John Borntrager of Newton tp., a daughter. It will be economy if you buy your clothing, shoes and rubbers at the special sale. Chicago Bargain Stork.

DECISION FOR THE CREDITORS.

The case of some dozen creditors against Ben Smith, taken on change of venue from ’Squire Irwin to ’Squire Thornton’s court, was heard by the latter yesterday, and the decision of the court was in favor of the creditors, it holding that the household goods, etc., attached were the property of Mr. Smith instead of his wife, as claimed. An appeal to the circuit court was asked for, and there may be Another twist to the case before it is settled.

Slater Mary Julia Dead.

Chicago, Nov. 14. —Sister Mary Julia, founder and mother superior of St Vincent’s Orphan asylum in this cl*y. who gained an international reputation in religious circles because of he: benevolence and assistance to the poor, is dead at the orphanage of pneumonia.

The Wood Box.

The wood box will be an important piece of furniture in the kitchen for the next few months. It is not very attractive from the wife’s point of view, but much of its unpleasantness will be done away with if the men will do their share in keeping it full of good wood. It’s a shame to make the women chop their kindling or cut brush to get the meals. You ought to do your share and provide them with good, dry, well split wood delivered in the box daily. If there are no children to carry the wood do it yourself. It will take but a few minutes at night and in the morning and will be a big heip to your wife. Provide a good wood box and then keep it filled.— Kimball’s Dairy Farmer.

Wheat For the Hens.

We are glad tp notice that the agricultural press throughout the country has taken up the cry of more wheat and less corn for laying hens, says Feather. Just as soon as the people throughout the country learn that corn will not produce many eggs during the winter months and that wheat will produce a profitable egg yield the more pleased they will be with the results of egg production from their hens. Too much corn assures an empty egg basket. Plenty of wheat blds fair for a profitable egg production.

Weed Out Nonlayers.

With the advent of cold weather, all the poultry, both old and young stock, should be carefully and closely culled and only the most desirable specimens retained during the winter. Neither late hatched pullets nor late molting hens will make good winter layers. The chances are they will not lay at all until spring, and so they had best be disposed of at once, so that they will not be taking up room that might otherwise be occupied by more desirable stock.—Agricultural Epitomlst.

Buy a pair of Crossett shoes at Rowles & Parker’s. “They make life’s walk easy.” $3 50 and $4.00. Special cloak, skirt and shirtwaist sale. Chicago Bargain Store. FOR SALE. Twenty-five Shropshire ewes and two rams. Hall V. Zimmerman, R. R. 3. Remington, Ind. The crowds taking advantage of the great shoe sample sale is evidence they appreciate values. Chicago Bargain Store. Boys,get a Rugby foot-ball with your next suit of clothes. They cost you nothing at G.E. Murray Co. The Democrat carries at all times a fine line of linen and typewriter papers, abstracts and complaint backs, etc. A car load fancy Michigan apples this week. Chicago Bargain Store. The Democrat keeps on hand at all times a nandsome stock of wedding invitations and announcements, and also has new and late styles of type for printing this class of work. Special reduced prices to make room for a mammoth holiday stock, to be shown on first and second floors. Chicago Bargain Store. Strayed —From my place in Monon, on Sunday night, Oct. 28, a bay mare, with white spot on right eye ball; wt. about 1,000 lbs. A reward of $5 will be paid for her recovery. James Blankenship, Monon, Ind. The Democrat has on hand several hundred scratch pads of assorted sizes, all of flat and book papers, for sale either singly or in Juantities at very low prices. ust the thing for your desk or for taking notes, or school work. A NEW STORE. . Owing to my large stock and crowded condition in my old quarters, I will open up on Dec. 1 another store in my room west of the postoflice with holiday goods, and counters from 5 cent to 99 cent, E. V. Ransford. See G. E. Hersh man for farm and city leans and fire insurance. Advertise'in The Democrat.

POLLY CASTLE'S CASE

Story of the Eight Times She Embarked on the Matrimonial Sea. EVEBY TIME THEBE WAS BTOBM Two Trips with the Same Man and He - Suicided—Six Times DivorcedState News Notes. Evansville, Ind., Nov. 15.—'Mrs. Polly Baker, aged 65, living at Newburg. Ind., ten miles east of here, is mourning the loss of her eighth husband, who disappeared a few days ago. Up to this time nothing has been heard from the missing husband. Mrs. Baker undoubtedly holds the record in Indiana for being married the greatest number of times. Her maiden name was Polly Castle. She was the daughter of a well-known farmer of Warrick county, Ind., who had been married three times.

Husbands No. One and Two. Her first husband was Henry Fuquay. of Warrick county. He lived with his wife just seven years. A quarrel arose and a divorce suit was the result. The young woman after being divorced, went to her father’s farm and resolved never to marry again, but soon changed her mind. It was about the close of the civil war, and the “boys in blue” were marching home from the southern battlefields. One of the dashing young soldiers who returned to Newburg from the south was James Fuquay, a cousin of her first husband. After a short courtship Fuquay and his cousin’s wife were married, and they had lived together eighteen months, when they disagreed and a divorce followed. Back to Dad's Farm Again. She again went to her father’s farm, and in a short time a dashing young widower named James Henry Robinson obtained employment on Castle’s farm. He wooed the widow and in a short time they united their fortunes and their marriage life promised to be uninterrupted. But one day they quarreled and Mrs Robinson went to court and obtained a divorce. She then remained single for a period of seven years. Fifth Husband Died. Her fourth husband was George 8. Boyden, a well-known traveling man, of this city. They remained husband wife for ten years, but the unevitable divorce woundup this partnership. Her fifth husband was S. R. Weed, and he lived four yearsafter the wedding ceremony’ was performed. The widow, who was destined to have eight or more husbands, did not remain single long after his death. In a short time she was married to her divorced husband. Boyden, who had been her fourth. He committed suicide thia time. No. Eighth Soon Sorry. Mrs. Boyden remained single only a short time, and her seventh marriage was to R. E. Edwards, who did not live wi4h her many months. Three weeks ago'she was married to William Baker, of this city. He is non est inventis after three weeks of bliss. END OF A NOTED GLASS PLANT Place Where Glass Blowing Machinery Was First Demonstrated Is Being Demolished. Alexandria. Ind., Nov. 15. The demolition of the American Window Glass plant has been tiegun in this city, the boilers to lie shipped to Hartford City; the remainder of the machinery to Pittsburg. The plant, which at one time employed 350 men and was worth .$250,000, has been inoperative for almost four years, or since the success was first demonstrated there of the window glass blowing machinery. For two years behind barricades, around which paced armed guards, the “trying out” and success of the machine blowing api>aratUß| was achieved. Almost immediately afterward, the machines were removed and operations ceased. Before that time hand blowers here sometimes made from $75 to $l5O a week, but since then wages have fallen to less than a fourth of those figures. The city will not now sustain any industrial loss by the removal of the factory, which will take six months.

Would-Be Murderess on Parole. Wabash, Ind., Nov. 15. Mrs. Belle Fountain has returned to her home here on parole, after serving three years in the state woman’s prison. She was convicted of attempting to chloroform an entire family in order to kill Miss Tx»la Hamish, her rival for the affection of B. E. Tyner. After Mrs. Fountain’s conviction Tyner and Miss Harnish were married. Tyner was subsequently convicted of bigamy and is now in the penitentiary. Proposed Currency Changes. Indianapolis, Nov. 15.—C. C. Church, of Muncie, addressing the Indiana Bankers’ association, recommended the following changes of the national banking laws: The limitation of currency privileges, the reserve requirements, the redemption privilege, the consideration of national currency as lawful reserve, and bonds applicable for circulation. Some Lilliputian Ears of Corn. Clay City, Ind., Nov. 15. lobby of a local ba'nk a contrast in this year’s production of com is being shown. By the side of several eaiw of a jumbo variety, measuring nmre than a foot in length, are" three enre, each not more than an inch and a half in lerrgth. •