Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1906 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat

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FOUND GUILTY!

U. B. Kellogg Now In the Penitentiary. JURY OUT ONLY SEVEN MINUTES. Canadian Land Swindler Who Buncoed Two Score Of Rensselaer People Spends Christmas At Michigan City. Lafayette. Ind., Dec. 22.—After weeks of a bitter argument in the Tippecanoe county circuit court, U. B. Kellogg, of Brookston, Ind., charged with Canadian land swindling, was found guilty today and sentenced by Judge Dehart to a term of from two to fourteen years in the penitentiary. The jury was out seven minutes Kellogg showed no emotion when sentenced, but his wife, who has been at his side constantly, was prostrated. An hour later Kellogg was on his way to Michigan City in the custody of Sheriff Ray. Kellogg, claiming to be working in the interest of a fictitious land agency, secured hundreds of dollars from Lafayette and Bloomington (Ind) citizens. Hewasacquittedofthe same chargeat Bloomington, but was rearrtsted and brought to Lafayette. The above will be good news to the thirty or forty Rensselaer people who were also caught by Kellogg’s land swindle. He and his agents took about $4,000 out of Jasper county, and there is some talk among the victims here of trying to get after the “agents" but it is hardly likely that anything will be done about the matter. Great credit is due Prof. Michael of Lafayette, formerly of Rensselaer, for the successful prosecution of Kellogg. Numerous attempts were made to head off Mr. Michael, such as three or four arrests for contempt of court, malicious prosecution, suit for damages, etc., but he was not to be bluffed out and at a personal expense of $25 per day employed State Senator Will Wood of Lafayette to assist the prosecutor during the trial. His personal interest in the matter arose over his having been taken iu himself by Kellogg and having been the innocent cause of several of his friends getting caught.

PLENTY TO EAT NEXT WEEK.

The ladies of St. Augustine’s Catholic church, who are superintending the “Fair,” which begins Dec. 31, have decided to give a supper every night in the week except Monday night. Tueedaynight they will give a turkey supper, with all the necessary trimmings; price 25 cents. Supper from 5:30 to 8:30.

POULTRY AND THE FARMER.

It is a well established fact that more diversified farming must be done to keep pace with the rapid advances in land values and farm expenditures. There are many ways in which this syte'tem can be helped along. Bat one that especially deserves more attention and is capable of an almost endless expansion is the poultry department. The sale of a basket of eggs once a week is such a trivial affair that the average farmer pays little attention until it becomes conspicuous by its absence and he is reminded by his better half that the grocery bill is not quite balanced, yet the reveuues derived from this source in the United States in a year is something stupendous. To what proportions this sum could be increased by proper care, feed and improvement in breeds iB beyond all imagination. To this end let us suggest that you subscribe for an up-to-date poultry paper. It is not enough to be satisfied with what can be gleaned from the poultry columns of an agricultural or home paper, though good it may be, it is insufficient. If you do not care to read a poultry paper yourself, get it for your boy or girl. Articles from the pen of breeders who have made a great suhoess—there is at least one in Indiana whose annual income amounts to ten thousand dollars—giving their methods on

such practical subjects as: How large a flock to keep together for best results? How to build the most convenient poultry houses? One that will be just the right size for a giyen number of hens without any waste in material, and the least possible labor in keeping it free from parasites. What to feed the chicks? What to feed the growing stock? What and how to feed for eggs when eggs are scarce? And many other worthy subjects can not help but arouse interest. 8 uch a paper or magazine will soon become a treat twelve times a year. Another thing, you should attend your home poultry show. It is a revival of enthusiasm and rivalry among the breeders, and it is enjoyed by those who pride themselves in having the best and showing it in the very best condition. The selection of a certain breed is largely a matter of choice more than of merit. They are all good; some are better adapted to certain conditions than others. No matter what one may be your favorite, if you will give it the best care you know and can learn they will help mightly the profit side of your farm account. *„*

RETAIL LICENSE UNNECESSARY.

Supreme Court Holds Wholesale Liquor Dealers Can Sell to Consumer In Five Oallon Quantities. The SupYeme Court last Friday held that selling intoxicating liquors to consumers in quantities of more than five gallons at a time without a county license is not a public offense under the Nicholson Law, and the criminal code, as enacted by the last legislature, Herman Bock, of Gibson county, tfas prosecuted for selling a fivegallon keg of beer to a man who was not a retail dealer, the charge being based on the statntes which declare it unlawful to sell “any spirituous, vinous or malt liquors without first procuring * * * a license asbereinafter provided," and imposing a fine for “transacting any business without a license when such is required by law.” The court says that the “license as hereinafter provided" is required only on the part of those who sell at retails and it was clearly not the legislative intent to forbid everybody but licensed retail dealers to sell liquor in large quantities, especially as one section of the statute expressly exempts wholesale dealers from the necessity of obtaining licenses. It was urged on the court that the Legislature clearly “intended to do away with the sale of intoxicating liquors by the so-called ‘quart shops’,” and that only “wholesale dealers” in the ordinary sense of the term are exempt. But the court said that manifestly the opportunities which were formerly afforded for violating liquor laws by persons selling by the quart are not afforded to an unlicensed dealer, who is prohibited from selling to the consumer lees than five gallons at a time. Especial attention is called by the court to the fact that if any part of the liquor sold is drunk on the premises, or if only part of it is delivered to the purchaser at a time, the law is violated, unless the seller has a saloon license. A judgment holding the affidavit bad on which Bock was prosecuted was affirmed.

NEW DEMOCRATIC PAPER AT LAFAYETTE.

Lafayette, Ind., Dec. 26.—During the present week Charles P. Williams, the capable editor of the Lafayette Leader, will establish a democratic weekly in this city, to be followed by a daily venture if the future warrants. The new paper will be entirely distinct from the Leader. Mr. Williams will attempt the experiment because of the general desire of the democracy of Tippecanoe county to have an organ.

PUBLIC SALES. Saturday, Dec. 29, Dunlap & Gundrum livery stable stock at Mt. Ayr. Horses, buggies, carriages, sleighs, harness, etc. Wednesday, Jan. 2, Howard Burr, 2£ miles east of Foresman, in Jordan tp. General sale, horses, cattle, hogs, farm implements, etc. Tuesday, Jan. 8, D. M. Worland, 3 miles west of Rensselaer, in Newton tp. General sale, horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, eto. The Democrat for job work.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, December 29, 1906.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. New suits filed: No. 7107, George A. Cover, as executor, vs. Mary E. Cover et al; petition to sell real estate. —o — If you have any allowance due you from the county you should draw same before next Tuesday, for on Jan. 1 of eaoh year all allowances not paid revert back to the county treasury and must be re-appropriated by the county council. That body may not meet for some time to come, and unless these allowances are drawn prior to Jan. la delay of several weeks and perhaps months will ensue before you can get your money. —o— Marriage licenses issued: Dec. 22, Simon H. Tyler of Remington, aged 25, occupation farmer, to Ida Fell, also of Remington, aged 25, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Dec. 22, Leßoy Lewis of Carroll county, aged 22, occupation farmer, to Pearl Malinda Critchlow of Rensselaer, aged 19, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each, Dec. 24, Robert J. Overton of Rensselaer, aged 25, occupation carpenter, to Clara M. Markin, also of Rensselaer, aged 24, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Dec. 24, Isaac Wilson Wells, of Jasper county, aged 28, occupation farmer, to Agnes Belle Potts of Rensselaer, aged 23, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Dec. 24, Henry Parmer Wiseman of Joseph county, aged 26, occupation farmer, to Mabel Dellama LaCross of Fair Oaks, aged 16, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. The difficulty over in Newton county over the furniture contract for the new court house is likely to get into the courts. The contract was let to M. C. Ulrey, a Brook furniture dealer, at something like sll9 over his bid. some other items being added, it appears, that were not included in the regular specifications. The county auditor protested against the awarding of the contract to Ulrey because of this and otber alleged irregularities in the bid, claiming that under the law he can not issue a county warrant in payment of contract let under such conditions. The commissioners, however, said the contract was all right and told Ulrey to go ahead. He did so, and put in the the furniture and the commissioners allowed his bill, $2,480.17, last week. The auditor thinks he is right in the matter and refuses to draw his warrant for the amount. Ulrey will sue. —o—

The squabble in Newton oounty over the new court house furniture contract calls to mind a little interesting history regarding the $14,000 furniture contract in this county some years ago a little unpublished history. The story as told to us —and we have every reason to believe it is correct, —is as follows: When the furniture came on here there were three handsome leather covered couches, one for eaoh commissioner, as a present from the concern that furnished the stuff. John Martindale of Newton tp., one of the commissioners at that time, refused to accept his couch or take it home with him, and the other members didn’t dare to take theirs unless John did. As a result, there are three leather covered couches in the court house today that didn’t cost Jasper county anything—that is, no bill was presented for them. One of these couches, we believe, is now in Judge Hanley’s private rooms in the court house, one is in the “ladies’ waiting room,” and the other one we are not advised what has become of it. If the reader cares to investigate this story further he might ask John Martindale about it. It will be remembered that Mr. Martindale refused to sign the contract for the $2,300 clock, when that was purchased, and the reoords show that he did not join the other commissioners in said contract.

HERE FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

Geo. Babcock of Bluffton. Miss Eva Griggs of Chicago. Mr, and Mrs. Ed Mills, of Chioago. Prof. W. O. Shanlaub of Morocco. Prof. Earl Lamson of Middletown, Ohio. Hon. Jesse E. Wilson of Washington, D. C. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Marshall of Highland Park, 111. W. D. Parks of Bourbon, visititing his parents near Surrey. J. C. Downey of Monticello, the guest of Miss Ethel Sharp. Mrs. George Taber of Bluffton, visiting her brother, Ed Pugh. Charles Watson and Miss Jeanette Watson of Chicago Heights, 111. Miss Anna Hale of Lafayette, the guest of Miss Ciuda Mecklenburg. Bert Laymon of Marion, the guest of Miss May Hayes of Barkley tp. Mrs. N. Krull of Kentland, visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ramp. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Boicourt of Wolcott, guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Baker. Mrs. Van Weaver and children and Mrs. Frank Maloy and children from Lowell. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Zard of near Mitchell, So. Dak , visiting relatives and old friends. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Townsend of Lebanon, Ky., visiting his sister, Mrs. C. W. Rhoades. Charlie Macklenburg of Wolcott, visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Macklenburg. Mr. and Mrs. George Kimberlin of Sidell, 111., visiting the latter’s parents in Barkley tp. Mr and Mrs. Chas. Murphy of Chicago, guests of the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bellows. Mr. Jesse Stevens and Miss Bessie Brubaker of Hammond, gwests of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Donnelly. Charlie Nowels, wife and children of Monticello, guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Holdridge Clark. Prof. B. D. Richardson of Monitowoc, Wis., visiting his father, T. J. Richardson, of Barkley tp. William Jacobs and Miss Maggie Yeager of Jennings county, visiting relatives and friends in Jordan tp. Misses Ora and Myrtle Dougherty of Monticello, guests of Mrs. Nelson Randle and other relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. 0. O. Swift of Chicago, guests of the latter’s sister’s, Mrs. Joe Jackson and Mrs. Milt Roth. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Nowels of Columbia City and Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Coen of Chicago, guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wasson. W. H. Stickrod, wife and daughter, Mrs. C. S. Pregle and children, of Champaign, 111., and Mrs. C. A. Hedrick of Foosland, 111., guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Ham. Students—Ted Eger from Harvard; Roy and Roe Yeoman, Cleve Eger, Rufus Knox, Cmar Day and Emory Mills from Purdue; Frank McCarthy, Blaine Gwin, Wade LaRue, Lena Jackson and Thena Meyers of Indiana University; John Ellis, and Firman Thompson of Chicago University; Glen Wishard and Myra Watson of Northwestern University; Thompson Ross and Wood Spitler of WißConsinUniversity; Frank Hardman of Wabash College; Josie Porter of Franklin College.

PULPIT ANNOUNCEMENTS.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH. The subject of the morning sermon is the “Business of Being a Christian;” in the evening, "Turning a New Leaf”—a New Year’s sermon. All are welcome. TRINITY M. E. CHURCH. Regular services at Trinity M. E. church on next Sabbath, Pastor’s morning subject: “A Retrospect;’’ evening subject: “The Quest of Life.” Special music by the ohoir morning and evening. Public oordially welcomed to all services. 25 Tons of Hay for sale cheap, either timothy or clover asdesired, E. P. Honan.

OUT OF TOWN FOR THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. H. M. Grant to Chicago. Miss Vera Parker to Ambia. George Slaughter to Goshen. Mrs. C. P. Wright to Kentland. Mrs. Sam Roth and children to Mulberry. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Yeoman to Anderson. Dr. and Mrs. D. M. Gwin to Lafayette. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bolser to Frankfort. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Milliron to Denver, Ind Mrs. W. H. Parkison and children to Attica. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haskall to Silver Lake, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Chapman to St. Joseph, Mich. Misses Blanche and Ethel McCarthy to Chicago. Mrs. Fred Stocksick and children to Paxton, 111. Mr. and Mrs. John Kohler to Chicago Heights. E. L. Hollingsworth and family to Kalamazoo, Mich. Miss Grace Worland of Newton tp. to Shelbyville. Mrs. T. B. Downs, east of Rensselaer, to Indianapolis. Mrs. W. H. Parks and sons, Ray and Lloyd, to Kankakee, 111. E. L. Alsdorf and little Lawrence Knapp, to Chautauqua county, N. Y. A. J. Harmon, L. A. Harmon and families and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Harmon to Pontiac, 111. W. J. Wright, Mrs. M. B. Alter, Mrs. Matie Hopkins, Senior Hopkins, Dr. Merrill, Mrs. Anson Cox, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Smith, to Chicago.

CONVICTED OF BOOT-LEGGING.

Frank Hefferlin Found Ouilty and Fined sio and Costs. Frank Hefferlin, a young man who has been employed by Jud Adams of Union tp., was arrested Wednesday on complaint of J. F. Bruner, charged with selling liquor without a license, or “bootlegging.” Hefferlin, it appears, went to Dr, Miller and wanted a prescription to get a quart of whiskey. The doctor was busy with a patient at the time and without “examining” Hefferlin, gave the prescription. The young man then went to a drug store and got his quart of booze and divided it up between bis brother, Frank Bruner (a son of the prosecuting witness) and perhaps one or two others. Bruner said he paid him 30 cents for the half-pint which he received. The trial was held before Squire Irwin Thursday morning and defendant found guilty and fined $lO and costs, some $23 all told. He also had his attorney to pay. At the trial he admitted giving young Bruner the whiskey, but said he took no pay for it. It is likely the result of this case will have a tendency to deter others from buying booze and peddling it about, also make the doctors a little more careful in issuing prescriptions.

DECISION AGAINST TRUSTEE.

Court note in Monticello Herald: James H. Chapman, trustee for A. McCoy & Co., vs. Mattie M. Rinehart et al; judgment for costs in favor of defendant and order to clerk to pay to defendant $1,224.39 proceeds of property therein attached.

HE MAKES THE DOUGH.

A friend of The Democrat hands us the following: There was a man in Boomtown that wasn’t very wise, he started into business, but he wouldn’t advertise. He said he knew the people were always sure to find his store well filled with bargains, and him “the man behind.” But he didn’t think it business to throw his cash away; no one read advertisements, is what he used to say, and so in vain he waited for the customers to come till bis goods got old and musty and the whole thing went to “bum.” Moral—ls you want the people’s patronage, advertise and tell them so, for the man who pays the printer is the man who makes the dough. Lost: —Last Monday, a pocketbook containing two ten dollar bills and some small ohange. Elias Hammerton, Carrier R-R-2.

Vol. IX. No. 39

STILL NO REPORT ON BOOKS

Clty ; Council Meeting Monday Night, But Little Business Was Done. At the regular meeting of the common council Monday night all members were present except Councilman Williams, who has been slightly under the weather from a cold that settled in one of his eyes. No report had yet been filed by the experts who were employed to audit the books of the city treasurer for the past four years, and nothing bad been heard from them since their taking of the papers and figures made in the investigation to Indianapolis to prepare the report from, except an acknowledgment of the $362.50 allowed them at the last previous meeting “onaccount." Iftbesl2.so per day is still going on in preparing their report it may be necessary to throw the city into the hands of a receiver or negotiate a “temporary loan” to tide over. The city treasurer presented his report from September Ist to December loth, showing the following condition of the funds: ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. Receipts 15.16X.02 Expenditures 3,755.29 Balance on hand —51,712 73 WATER FUND. Receipts $1.8X5.78 Expenditures 1.033.94 Balance on hand —585179 CORPORATION FUND. Receipts $88.04 Balance on hand —BB 04 Orders presented and unpaid for want of funds 12.925.84 ROAD FUND. Receipts $1,102.78 Expenditures 1.081.53 Balance on hand —s2l 25 Orders presented and unpaid for want of funds $56 74 PUBLIC PARK FUND. Receipts $25.69 Balance on hand 25.69 The superintendent of the light plant was instructed to install lights between Elm and Vine streets, the parties who want lights to pay a year’s rental in advance in order to get the lines extended. The clerk was instructed to present a bill of SSOO to the city school board for part payment of heating school buildings this season. The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. W S Parks, marshal $ 30 00 Charles Morlan. clerk 25 00 Lyman Zea, night watch 25 00 Rensselaer Lumber Co. lumber 8 40 S C Irwin, assisting auditing city bks.. 96 25 Barbee Wire and Iron Wks. supplies.. 400 ROAD FUND. Ed Randle, work on street 75 Wort Murray, same.. 3 90 O S Baker, trimming trees 5 00 Aarou Claspell, sawing lumber 50 W H Eger, merchandise 530 J E Bislosky, feed........ 16 65 Chester Zea, labor for city 43 33 WATER FUND. Well Abbott, salary 30 OO Conrad Kelluer, rebate on water 96 John Hordeman, work on main 7 20 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. CS Chamberlain, salary SSO 00 Lem Huston, same 30 OO Ed Hopkins, same 30 00 John M Knapp, horse and wagon 3 75 II F King, biacksmithing 4 40 John Albertson, shoveling coal 3 50 Roy Thomas, same 3 50 Conrad Kellner, rebate on lights 6 75 Louis Wildberg, same 11 70 Ray D Thompson, balance insurance.. 15 Tom Hoyes, work on Hue 17 13 WH Eger, merchandise 39 39 Allis-Chalmers Co, rep engine 4 00 Western Electric Co. supplies 44 99 National Coal Co, coal 4163 Shirley Hill Coal Co, same 223 75 Moses Leopold, freight 76 64

OBITUARY.

Francis M. Lonergan, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lonergan, died at the home of his parents, a half mile north of Surrey, Thursday morning, Dec. 20, at 4 o’clock, at the age of 11 years, 7 months and 19 days. He was born in Newton tp., where he died, April 1, 1895. He had seven long months ofsickuess, which he bore with patience. The deceased was an intelligent little boy, brave, bright, and loved by all who knew him, always full of life and happiness. His many friends will miss him. Beneath the silent tomb, Gone but not forgotten. CARD OF THANKS. We wish to extend to our kind neighbors and friends our most sincere thanks for their kindness and help shown through the time of the sickness and death of our darling little boy and brother. Mr. and Mrs. John Lonergan and family.

REDUCED. RATES.

One and one-third fare for the round trip, Dec. 22, 23. 24, 25, 29, 30,31 and Jan. 1; final limit Jan. 2.