Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1906 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

BILLS! BILLS!

Allowing Them About All That Was Done BY CITY COUNCIL MONDAY NI6HT. Claim of 5362.50 On Account of Expert Audit of Treasurer's Books, Which Is Only About Half Its Cost. At the regular meeting of the common council Monday night littliTwas done except allow claims. No report was ready in the expert examination or audit -of the city treasurer’s books, but it is exJ acted one will be filed in a few ays, it is stated. The experts were allowed a little spending money for Christmas—for 29 days work on the books to Dec. 1, $362.50. The work done this month and the $3.50 per day to the assistant, 8. C Irwin, is yet to follow, so it is likely the audit will cost the tax-payers of Rensselaer from S6OO to s7oowhen finally reported. The city attorney gave an opinion regarding the liability of the city for expense in replacing the bridges of the city that it will be necessary to remove for the passage of the dredge in taking the rock out of the river on the Iroquois ditch contract, holding that the oity must replace them. It was hoped by some of the councilmen to saddle this expense onto the county. Following are the claims allowed:

COKPOBATIOS FUND Babcock Fire Ex. Co., vaaketa $ 1 38 H. L. Brown, councilman 13 34 Jas. F. Irwin, *0 00 Bli Gerber, aame 30 00 C. G. Spltler, aame 30 00 lay W. William*, aame 14 67 Geo. A. William*, attorney 50 00 Moss* Leopold, treaaurer 75 00 Indiau* Audit Co., auditing book* 362 50 Firemen, aervlcea 87 37 Renaaelaer Fire Co., disability fund... 3 50 Lyman Zea, night watch . 25 00 W, 8. Parks, marahal 30 00 Warner Bros., mdse 1 66 00 Leslie Clark, printing 2 00 HOAD FUND Cha*. Parker, work on street 4 50 Tom Parker, same 6 00 Mort Murray, aame » 00 Ed Randle, same 2 00 Ray Overton, same... 3 00 Roy Thomas, aame 3 00 St. Joseph College, same 1 00 Ernest Cockerel, same 1 50 Chester Zea, labor 23 34 Warner Bros., mdse 4 40 kukotbic I.IGHT fund Ray D. Thompson, inaurance 58 05 Emery S. Mills, same 58 06 Warner Bros., mdse 3 15 C. S. Chamberlain, salary 50 00 Lem Huston, same 30 00 Ed Hopkins, same 30 00 Tom Hoyes, work on line.... 14 50 Frank Bruner, same 4 50 Shirley Hill Coal Co., coal 75 80 Platt Iron Works Co., repairs 3 00 Electric Appliance Co., supplies 2 17 Illinois Electric Co., same 83 67 Moses Leopold, freight 163 81 VATEB FUND Mell Abbott, salary 30 00 John Hordeman, work on main 5 25

ANTI-SALOON MEET AT GOODLAND

Benton, Jar per, Newton and White Counties to Unite for Additional Temperance Legislation. Dr. B. W. Pratt, of Goodland, was in Rensselaer Wednesday on business connected with an effort that will be made to have the coming legislature ' enact additional temperance laws, to effectually shut oat the five-gallon joint or wholesaler, where the people have remonstrated the licensed saloon oat. A meeting -will be held at Goodland next Tuesday, to which there will be representatives from the “dry” districts of Benton, Jbbper, Newton and White counties, to take this matter up, decide what legislation will be asked for, and discuss mothods of law enforcement, etc. Under the present law, be says, many communities are cursed with these “wholesale” joints after they have driven the licensed saloons out, and while many prominent attorneys agree that they are illegal even under the present laws, it is difficult to suppress them, and the temperance people want a law that there can be no question about. Another feature that will be asked for is that giving counties the right to remonstrate as a county as well as by oity wards and towns. Benton, it is pointed out, is “dry” exoept for one little insignificant

town oalled Freeland, which could easily be made dry by a county remonstrance feature. No doubt but all the saloons in northern Jasper and Newton counties would be wiped out with such a law. Goodland has raised $1,950 for temperance work and the antisaloon people there are going at the matter in a systematic way. They think that with the four counties here uniting in the fight for additional legislation along the lines above mentioned, it will have its effect on our own legislators and in securing what is asked for, in view of the fact that the antisaloon league of the state will ask for suoh legislation as a body,

PATENTS A “FIFTH WHEEL.”

John H. Jessen of this- city Was recently granted a patent of a “fifth wheel” for vehicles. The attachment is used under the front bolster, or in the turning gear of vehicles, and is said to make them ride easier and be much easier in turning the vehicle. John has received a number of letters from parties who want to purchase his invention. He has placed one of the wheels on McFarland’s delivery wagon, and if you want to see what it is like, look at this one.

TOO MUCH RAIN FOR HUSKING.

Not for many years have the farmers of Jasper county had so hard work in hnsking their corn as this year. The hard winds blowed it down badly, and then came the heavy rains, making the ground very soft, and leaving ponds of water here and there in the fields. Wearing rubber boots, and in many oases having two teams to the wagon to pull it through the soft mud, the farmer has laboriously picked the stalks out of the mud and water and pulled the watersoaked husks from the ears, until now most of them have completed one of the hardest tasks they ever undertook.

WALKER IS FOUND GUILTY.

The trial of W. E. Walker of Wolcott, charged with the larceny of the books and records of that town, which he refused to turn over to his successor as town clerk after the court had decided that the opposition ticket was duly elected there, resulted in a verdict of guilty at Monticello last Friday. The verdict carries with it a penalty of not less than six months nor more than fourteen years in the penitentiary, and was a surprise even to the prosecution, it is said. The case grows out of the election muddle at Wolcott last fall. A motion for a new trial will be heard Friday.

THE ELECTRIC ROAD PROFILE IS NOW ON FILE HERE.

The profile of the survey of the proposed electric railway from Lafayette to Chicago, for Morion township, is now on file in the county auditor’s office, and is open for the inspection of the public. The cost of the survey up to November 25 was $2,300.01, according to the secretary’s books, and the estimated cost of the complete data to present to capitalists is about $4,600 more. The soliciting committee here has inspected the profile of the field notes, and will call on subscribers next week to colleot the amounts subscribed and solioit new subscriptions. It is estimated that the proportion of cost of all this for Marion township and Rensselaer will be SI,OOO. Remington and Gil boa township have already oolleoted in their share of the cost.

NEW G. A. R. OFFICERS.

At the regular meeting of Rensselaer Post No. 84, G. A. R., last Friday night, the following officers were elected for next year: J. M. Wasson, Commander. T. H. Robinson, S. V. C. A. J. Bellows, J. V. 0. J. H. Thornton, Chaplain. Henry Gibson, Surgeon. ” J. A. Burnham, Adjutant. John Kresler, Q. M. Fred Stocksick, O. G. Charles Platt, S. M. J. C. Porter, Q, M. 8. Ben Sayler, Delegate. Henry Grow, Alt. Delegate.

Step in and see the deoorations and holiday goods. Chicago Bargain StoAe. Wanted—All olasses of mechanics. State your trade and wages wanted. Address, Studebaker Bros. Mfg. Co., South Bead, Ind.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, December 15, 1906.

A BIRTHDAY SURPRISE.

Mrs. Geo. McCarthy concluded to surprise her husband last Sunday evening (Dec. 9, 1906,) —the same being George’s 60th birthday—by inviting a lot of their friends and neighbors to their home, telling each one to keep it quiet. So, on the above evening, to get him away from home, one of his daughters went to church with him, and imagine if you can, or try to imagine, George’s surprise on his return home to find his house full to overflowing. At first he was much surprised, but soon took the hint and congratulations ye re in order. The tables being loaded with all the good things of the season, the guests were invited to partake of the Vepast, to which they all done ample justice. As the guests left for their homes at a late hour, each one . wished Mr. McCarthy would live to have many more birthdays. *

SANTA IS COMING.

North Pole, Dec. 10, ’O6. Santa Claus staits on the above date for Parr, Ind. He will pass through Rensselaer on Monday, Dec. 24, at 2 o’clock p. m., will go thence to Parr in his private palace car by the way of Long Ridge road, arriving at Parr in the afternoon and at the Free tist church in the evening, where he will distribute many beautiful and valuable presents to the children and citizens. He has three places where he will call for things which persons desire to entrust him with, bb follows: Ferguson & Ferguson’s office, Rensselaer, Ind., Perry Griffith and William Blankenbaker’s, Parr, Ind. Any one along the road having articles to send to the Parr church may call on him as he goes by on Monday afternoon Don’t forget to mark on each package in plain writing the name of the person to whom it goes. Every one desiring to see this wonderful event is invited to come to tbeParr church Christmas Eve and see the first Santa Depot ever established in this country. Call on the committee of the Sunday school for information.

GEORGE E. HERSHMAN APPOINTED

As Special Prosecutor to Hold Court of Inquiry at Remington. In compliance with the petition of the Anti-Saloon League and other prominent citizens of Remington, Judge Hanley requested Prosecuting Attorney Graves to appoint Attorney Geo. E. Hershman of this city, as special prosecutor to hold a court of inquiry at Remington, to look into alleged violations of law there, and to prosecute any cases that might be brought as a result of such court of inquiry, the petitioners having agreed on Mr. Hershman as the attorney they wanted to conduct said inquiry. Mr. Hershman received his appointment from Prosecutor Graves Monday, and will conduct the inquiry sometime in the near future, the precise time of beginning it not having been decided upon. The special prosecutor appointed to conduot the inquiry was the democratic candidate for prosecutor against Mr. Graves in the late election, and hie selection by the petitioners is, indeed, a com{iliment for him. He is thoroughy honest and sincere, and we believe the petitioners will have no cause to regret having selected him for this important position, and if the violations of law exist, as they say, there will be something dropping heavily in Remington pretty soon.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. XDeo. 10, to Mr. and Mrs. John Hayes of Barkley tp., a son. Dec. 10, to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Miller of Barkley tp., a daughter. Dec. 12, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eib of Hanging Grove tp., a son. A"Dec. 12, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kresler, of South Cullen street, a 9 pound girl. CHRISTMAS TREES For sale at the J. E, Bislosky feed store from Dec. 18 to 24. A large assortment of pines and spruces of different sizes and prioee. Call and see same, and you will get one for your home, ohuroh or school. (Large trees delivered inside oity limits free.) 0. L. Parks. Put up your team at Vance Collins’ new feed and hitch barn near the river bridge.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Henry A. Steis, the well known Winamac attorney, is moving to South Bend, where he has formed a partnership with Judge Howard. —o — New suits filed: No. 7101. The International Harvester Co., vs. Elizur Sage and the Deering Harvester Co.; suit on note. Demand $l5O. —o — The county commissioners will hold a special session next Saturday, Dec. 22, to let the county stationery contracts and to close up the business of the year. All parties having claims against the county should file same at once, as all appropriations lapse Jan. 1, and claims must be filed five days before the commissioners meet.

During the closing days of court three divorces were grafted. One decree went to Mrs. Viola Marion, from John Marion, and plaintiff’s maiden name of Archer was restored; one to Angelia Porter from Sandusky Porter; and one to Albert M. Kellenberger from Viola Kellenberger. Each of the cases have been heretofore mentioned in this paper. * *—O—■ l Marriage licenses issued: Dec. 12, Charles Earl Schnekenberger of DeMotte, aged 22, occupation farmer, to Caroline Henrietta John of Wheatfield tp., aged 26, occupation housekeeper, First marriage for each. Dec. 13, Daniel Herbert Worrell, of Streator, 111., aged 27, occupation laborer, to Bessie Cooper of Demotte, aged 18, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. There is one important provision in the law providing payment by township trustees for sheep or other live stock, and fowls killed or damaged by dogs, which the trustees say is not generally understood. It is that the owners of such stock must report the damage within ten days from the time of its occurrence. The report must be made to the trustee, and the number and kind of stock or fowls killed or damaged must be reported and the report sworn to, and two disinterested parties must join in the report.

ST. NICK.

Now, why wouldn’t it be a good idea for Rensselaer people who wanted to see all the gamblers punished who frequented the Rosenbaum gambling place here, to ask to have a special prosecutor appointed to conduct a court of inquiry? Notwithstanding the fact that there was plenty of evidence that could have been gotten against several gambers wbo went unpunished, Prosecutor Graves and his recent grand jury couldn’t find a thing on which to base an indictment ! And one member of that grand jury was one of the alleged gamblers who got off scott free, too! Strange, isn’t it ? —o — The snpreme court hande^ down two important decisions this week relating to saloon remonstrances, one appealed from Benton county in which it held that where an application was pending an appeal to the circuit oourt and before final decision by such court a sufficient remonstranoe was filed, such remonstrance defeated the applicant for lioense the same as though filed three days before the matter first came up in commissioners’ coart. The other case was regarding the vote governing, whether the last general election or a special eleotion if held after the general eleotion. In this it was held that the vote of the last general eleotion must govern.

The item in The Democrat two weeks ago regarding the price paid “Hinky-Dink” Robertson for printing election ballots for Benton oounty in the recent eleotion, stated that he “claimed and was allowed” #2OO. This information was gleaned from the published allowances made by the board of oounty commissioners over there, and as it had been the custom in Benton to allow everything asked for we inferred that S2OO was what

“Hinky” wanted. The Benton Review, however, calls The Democrat’s attention to the fact that we made an error in the amount claimed. “Hinky”' wanted $276.50, and the one republican member of the board voted to allow it. But Benton county tax-payers have been “born again” lately, and now have two democrats on the board. These two democratic commissioners voted to allow only the *2OO, and that is all “Hinky” got.. The Democrat stands corrected.

PUBLIC SALES.

Wednesday, Dec. 26, W.C. Huston, in Milroy township. General sale—horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools and household goods. Thursday, Dec. 27, Wm. Dunn, 8 miles southwest of Rensselaer: General sale, horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools and household goods. Thursday, Dec. 27, A. E. Kyle, 3£ miles south and 1 mile west of Remington. Big Shropshire and Lecester sheep; 130 head, all high grade.

"POOR WHITE TRASH."

The Monon News, which is temporarilly under the management of a man named Jones of Kentucky, Sah! who was employed as a printer on The Democrat for a year or so, takes a dirty and undeserved fling at this office on occount of slight errors made in the copy furnished us for printing the catalogues of the forthcoming poultry show here. The fact is that “Beerguzzler Junes” is sore at The Democrat for not publishing an “endorsement” to the people of Monon when he left our employ, [something that we could not conscientiously do. Notwithstanding the many accommodations extended him —advancing money to enable him to bring his family here—(for he belongs to the poor white trash of the south that you often hear of) etc., he now snaps at the hand that ffed him. He never left this office on Saturday night without his wages in his fist, and was paid bigger wages than he ever before received—not because he earned it, but because help was quite scarce —yet when he left here he also left unpaid bills with tradesmen,etc. The Democrat’s advise to the tradesmen of Monon is to see that “Jones’ ” balance is always on the right side of the ledger. But, we have no doubt, they will “find him out” in good time if they place any confidence in him or his protestations.

STONE ROAD GARRIES BY 127.

Carpenter Township and Remington Give Decided najority for the Improvement. The stone road election.in Remington and Carpenter tp., Monday, on the proposition of building some 35 miles of stone roads in that town and township, resulted in a vote of 311 for the improvement to 184 against. The total vote polled 495, or 46 more votes than was cast at the November election for secretary of State. The vote by precincts was as follows: EAST PRECINCT For the road 119 Against 62 Majority for 57 WEST PRECINCT For the Road 80 Against 72 Majority for 8 SOUTH PRECINCT For the road 112 Against 50 Majority for 62

REDUCED RATES. $4.50 for the round trip to Indianapolis, Dec. 26, 27 and 28; return limit Dec. 31. One and one-third fare for the round trip, Dec. 22, 23. 24, 25, 29, 30, 31 and Jan. 1; final limit Jan. 2. If you need a nice winter suit, don’t forget to look at our line before buying, for ye can save you <rom $3.00 to SS.CK) on them. ' Duvall & Lundy. MILLINERY CLBARINQ SALE. We have determined to sell all our stock of Fall Millinery in order to make room for our new spring goods, and we realize that we must make extraordinary reductions in prices to sell the goods within the time contemplated, 30 days, beginning Nov. 26, Dec. Bth being “plume day.” All plumes, tips and feathers going at great reductions. Mary Meyer.

Vol. IX. No. 37

NOT DEAD---ONLY SLEEPING

Rumor That Pennsylvania Lines Are to Use C. I. AE. Franchise In * Through Line to Chicago. Indianapolis New*: There is a well-defined rumor in railroad circles that the franchise acquired by the Chicago, Indianapolis & Evansville railroad company is to be used by the Pennsylvania in building a direct line of its own to Chicago. The franchise was given gratis to the C., I. & E. men, whose identity has always been carefully concealed, in spite of the opposition of all the commercial organizations of Indianapolis and its citizens generally. In the stories now current the name of Bushrod Taylor, of the Pennsylvania company, is associated with the granting of the franchise. At the time of granting it there was suspicion that tde Pennsylvania was interested, because of probable loss of its lease of L. E. <fc W. tracks. The rumor now is that the Lake Erie & Western, whose tracks the Pennsylvania uses from this city to Kokomo junction, on its way to Chicago, has given notice that the Pennsylvania’s lease of the L. E. & W. tracks will not be renewed. The lease will expire in 1908. One of its terms is that the lease shall be for ten years, and that if either party to the lease wishes not to renew it, notice to that effect shall be given two years in advance. Though the C., I. & E. promoters are doing absolutely nothing to forward their plans, their project seems not to be dead —only sleeping. The company has not had any engineers in the field since the franchise was granted, and operations, which were active for months during the time the franchise was pending in the city council, terminated suddenly with the granting of the franchise. The company still maintains offices in the Traction Terminal building, but only one or two men are to be seen about them. Stenographers, clerks, engineers, draftsmen and others who thronged the offices before the franchise was given away by the council were dismissed by the company long ago. John B. Carter, vice-president of the company, and the only man who identified himself with the project, comes to Indianapolis occasionally, but spends most of his time away from Indianapolis.

PULPIT ANNOUNCEMENTS. TRINITY M. E. CHURCH. The pastor will speak on the following subjects at Trinity M. E. church to-morrow —Sunday : Morning subject—“ Jesus Only.” Evening subject—“ The One True Baptism and Its Symbol.” The newly organized choir will furnish special music morning and evening. Everybody cordially welcome. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, The pastor of the Presbyterian cburch will be out of the city tomorrow, and the Rev. Edwin B. Whitney, for three years the popular pastor of the Presbyterian churoh at Remington, will be here and occupy the pulpit of the Presbyterian ohuroh both morning and evening. CHRISTIAN CHURCH. The revival at the Christian church, which has been in progress for four weeks, continues to grow in power and influence. Many are confessing Christ and starting upon the Christian life. The meetings will continue indefinetely. Rev. Wilson will speak Sunday morning on “The Lord’s Supper,” and at night on “The New Testament Church.”

“ODONTOLONE,” Dr. C. K. Roberts will be at the Griffith Hotel, in Remington Thursday, Dec. 20, Extracting teeth absolutely without pain or danger; no after sickness, perfectly safe. To any one doubting this statement Dr. Roberts refers to Mr. John Jordan of Remington, who will gladly tell what he knows about “Odentolone. ” Don’t miss seeing the swell overcoats and cravenetts that we have, from $5.00 to $25.00. If you step into our store we will be glad to show you what we have in our line. Duvall & Lundy. The three floors of the Chioago Bargain Store is converted into a fairy land with holiday goodß