Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1907 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

$3,180.00.

The Total Receipts of the Catholic Fair EXCEED LAST FAIR OVER SI,OOO. Will Clear About $3,800 As the Re* suit.—Lucky Contestants Who Win Prizes Help to Swell Receipts. The “Fair” held by the St. Angustinqs Catholic church closed Saturday night in a “blaze of glory,” and the results were beyond the most sanguine expectations of the church people. There was an immense crowd in attendance Saturday night and money flowed freely ( into the coffers of the church. |- In round numbers the total receipts of the week’s fair was $3,180, and the expenses wpre about S4OO, leaving nearly $2,800 “to the good” which will about wipe out the indebtedness of the church on the Chilcote property, purchased a couple of years ago and, where the sisters who are instructors in the Parochial school reside. Following is the result of the different contests and the awards of articles for Friday and Saturday nights: Joe Borntrager, stove. Fred Phillips, furs. Geo. Reusch, overcoat. David Hochstetler. Mt. Ayr. watch. Frank Weishaar. Brook, rocking chair. Rev. C. D, Stetler. Kentland, blankets. Emma Stack. Goodland, pitcher, Louise Brown, Kentland, watch, • Joseph Liters, Toulese geese. W. H. Eger, hog. FrankiWeginsr, clock. Peter Hordeman, Sr., beef. James Prohasky, jardineer, Frank Weging, hat. Anna Palzer, toilet and manicure set. Levi Souleigre, ladies' hat. W. Wylie, water tank. Judson Fitzpatrick (editor Francesville Tribune), two tons hard coal, J. L. Nichols, North Dakota, chamber set. F. Spitzuagel, Lafayette, braking plow. G. B. Porter, suit of clothes. Abe Wartena. overcoat. Thos. Lornegan. corn. D. J. Harris, hog. F. P. Meyer, Danville, HI., hog. J. L. Babcock, Parr, hog. W. C. Babcock, ladies' cloak. Theodore George, eow. Mrs. Matt Worden, bedroom suite. Addison Parkison, horse, buggy and harness. In the young ladies' popularity contest Mias Grace Worland turned in $178.21; Miss Emma Lane $129.68. Prize, gold watch. Married ladies’ contest—Mrs. Stephen Kohley, $202.79; Mrs. Joe Thomas, $131.41, Prize.fgold wateh. Single men centest—Peter Hordeman, S2OO, Owen Callahan. $37.30. Prize gold watch, Married men's contest—J. J. Eigelsbach, $213, L. A. Harmon, sll9. Prize $75 diamond ring. The horse, buggy and harness was the most valuable prize, and brought nearly SSOO. Addison Parkison, prior to his departure for California, left word, jokingly, that if he got this prize to sell same at auction and after giving $25 to the church to send him the remainder. He won the outfit and his instructions were carried out. Len Lefler of Pleasant Ridge bid the horse off at $140; John Zimmer of Newton tp., the buggy at $75, and the harness at sl3 by Nat Heuson, $228 in all. * Father Meyer and the church people are well pleased with the results of the fair, and the former announced in church Sunday that each of the losing contestants would be given handsome prizes, and they will probably receive the same valuable prizes awarded their competitors, as an appreciation of their work.

THE REMINGTON COURT OF INQUIRY.

Regarding the statements made about the court of inquiry held at Remington recently, that no results were obtained, The Democrat has it on very good authority that sortie warrants have been issued as a result of said inquiry, but at this writing the arrestshave not been made because the parties gan not be found. The inquiry,of course, was handicapped by the publicity given it and possibly the report that seems to have been industriously circulated that the special prosecutor’s appointment would expire Jan. 1, may have had some bearing on the parties wanted as witnesses staying hid until after that date, yet it will no doubt have a good effect. We will later have something to say about this matter. But for the present, suffice it to say, that if Prosecutor

Graves had gone to Remington and finished up the work that he had begun when he so suddenly left there, he could have easily squared himself with the people of that place. It has not been denied that be was suddenly “called away,” nor that he set numerous dates for returning and finishing up the work, but failed to do so. In this he may not have been “direlict in his duty,” but some of the good people there seemed to think that he was, or was not treating them just right anyway.

'SQUIRE WISEMAN DIES.

James Wiseman, Sr., mention of whose serious sickness has been mentioned from time to time in our correspondehce columns, died at bis home near Virgie Tuesday from Bright’s disease, aged about 80 years. The funeral was held Thursday at 9 a. m., from the residence, Rev. G. H. Clarke of the Christian church of Rensselaer conducting the services, and interment made in North Star cemetery, near Mt. Ayr,

INTEREST REVIVED IN CHARLIE VICK’S MATRIMONIAL CAREER.

Interest was revived here this week in the matrimonial ventures of a few years ago of young Charlie Vick, formerly of this city, by the publication in a Chicago paper of the suspicious death of Miss Emily Millar of Chicago, Charlie’s second wife, whom he married in that city and after three weeks of wedded bliss took his departure from her bed and board and hied himself to Sunman, Ind., where he was soon married to a prominent farmer’s daughter, the latter marriage proving his undoing and subsequent flight to parts unknown after being arrested and while ostensibly in the sheriff’s custody, which account was published in this paper at the time.

It seems that Miss Miller died Nov. 23 in a Chicago hospital and her remains taken to Blaine, 111., where her folks reside. She was employed in a State street department store, as saleswoman, and had a sweetheart who accompanied the remains to her home. He took on over her death so much that her relatives became suspicious and the remains were recently exhumed and it is alleged that instead of appendicitis that she died of, it was abortion, the incision for appendicitis being a blind.

As a result of the investigation the attending physician, Dr. H. W. Fox, and the girl’s sweetheart, Chauncy Johantzen, have been placed under arrest and may get a few years sojourn at Joliet.

MYRT WANTS TO MAKE GOOD

Writes Down to Warwick County for a Bride—What’s the Matter With Jasper County Girls? It is quite evident that the conscience of County Surveyor Price has been bothering him a good deal of late because he has apparently made no effort to fulfill the frequent promises he has made to his party to take Ji wife if they would re-nominate him “once more” to office. In proof of this we clip the following from an Indianapolis paper, and while Myrt’s ambition is laudable, we hardly like the idea of his turning his back on the charming young ladies of his own county, and unless he decides to select bis bride from among their ranks we predict he will have mighty bard sledding to land the office of surveyor again. The dispatch follows: Boonville, Ind., Jan. 6,—Following the publication of the articles in various Capers telling of the marriage of three acbelor county officers-elect before their being sworn into office in this county Louis Meyer, county surveyor and one of the number to marry on the night before he assumed duties as county surveyor, today received a letter from Myrt B. Price, county surveyor of Jasper county, Ind., at Rensselaer, Ind., in which the latter asks the former it a bride could be found down in Warrick county for him. Price states that he is a bachelor and has been unable to find him a suitable bride in his part of the state. He states that be is now serving his fifth term as county surveyor of Jasper county and is anxious for some industrious housewife. Meyer immediately answered the letter and assured Mr. Price that if he would come to Warrick county a satisfactory wife could be found for him.

DR. TOWN COMING.

Dr. S. B. Town of Depauw university, who has held some of the leading pastorates of Indiana, will be in Rensselaer on next Sabbath, Jan. 13, and speak in Trinity M, E. church both morning and evening. The public is cordially invited to hear him.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, January 12, 1907.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The Newton circuit court convenes Monday. —o — Mr. Opba Gale Bishir and Miss Ida Luvada Aired, both of Gillam tp., were united in marriage Wednesday by ’Squire Irwins, in the clerk’s qffice. The groom is a son of Jerry Bishir and v the bride a daughter of Jerry Aired, both well known farmers of Gillam. —o— Marriage licenses issued: Jan, 7, Motty Alonzo Daniels of Jasper County, aged 24, occupation farmer, to Ida Belle Walker, also of Jasper county, aged 20, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Jan. 9, Opha Gale Bisher, of Gillam tp., aged 24, occupation farmer, to Ada Luvada Aired, also of Gillam, aged 23, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. —o — New suits filed: No. 7110. W. B. Strand vs. D. H. Roads; suit on note. Demand $151.45. No. 7111. State of Indiana, ex. rel Gertrude Klouse, vs Lot Stoudt; action for bastardy. No. 7112. Byron S, Randall vs. the Douglas Oil Co.; suit to foreclose mortgage. Demand SI,OOO. No. 7113. Vincent Eisle vs. Christie H. Vick, George E. Marshall and J. W. Horton, his bondsmen, and Oliver P. Robinson, constable; action to recover proceeds of the sale of the Ben Smith personal property sold recently on a writ of attachment. The complaint alleges that on day of o—,0 —, plaintiff recovered a judgment for $75 against said Ben Smith in Squire Troxell’s court; that in September, 1906, an execution was issued and placed in Vick’s hands; that said execution was turned over later, on the expiration of Vick’s term, to said Robinson, his successor, and that Robinson then had the writ issued later than plaintiff’s writ and on which the goods were sold, and that notwithstanding plaintiff’s writ was issued prior thereto said Robinson ignored plaintiff’s writ and proceeded under the one bearing later date, etc. The amount in Robinson’s hands is some S6B, which he has never turned over to the court owing to Eisle’s attorney having forbid him doing go. No. 7114. Conrad Beckley vs. F. T. Faris et al; action to quiet title. No. 7115. Charles Schleman, Jr., vs. George K. Bingham; action to quiet title.

There was not much business transacted at the meeting of the county commissioners this month, and a couple of days finished it. Following is a report of the proceedings in brief, except claims allowed: Auditor directed to give notice of letting of Carpenter tp. stone road contract on Tuesday, Feb. 5. S. T. Comer, Geo. W. Casey and J. H. McClannahan appointed reviewers in highway in Wheatfield tp., petitioned for by Andrew Grube et al, to meet Jan. 21. Ditch petitions of E. P. Honan and E. L. Williams continued for objections. The sum of $3,072.84 was allowed on Iroquois ditch contract, and SBO.BO allowed on Gillam gravel road contract, and $496.72 on Marion stone road contract. Gillam gravel road contractor given additional time, to Sept. 30, to complete contract. R. A. Parkison appointed construction commissioner of the John R. Lewis ditch. Stationery contracts were let for classes 1,2, 3, to Burt-Terry-Wil-son Co., of Lafayette; class 4 to Leslie Clark of Rensselaer. J. W. Humes et al, petition for ditch; docketed and continued for objections. Edward Wesmer et al, petition for vacation of highway in Walker tp.; Michael Delehanty, J. R. Tilton and S. D. Clark appointed viewers, to meet Jan. 21. A comfortable office room 16 by 20 ft. for rent; heat and light furnished $72.00 per year.

PUBLIC SALES. The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Monday, Jan. 14, Geo A. Capes, 5| miles south and 1 mile west of Rensselaer, in Jordan tp. General sale, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc. Wednesday, Jan. 16, S. B. Snedeker, two miles south of Rensselaer. General sale, horses, mules, cattle, hogs, farm implements, etc. Thursday, Jan. 17, Joseph Leobold, 6 miles west and 1 mile south of Rensselaer. General sale, horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc. Monday, Jan. 21, Eck & Kelley, 4 miles north and 3 miles east of Goodland, General sale, horses, cattle, bogs, farm tools, etc. Tuesday, Jan. 22, C. D. Lakin, 1 mile east of Parr. Big stock sale, horses, 40 head of sheep, 12 head of dairy cows, 28 head of hogs, etc. Friday, Jan. 25, A. J. Harmon, at the brick livery barn near the river bridge in Rensselaer. Pure bred Poland China hog sale. Wednesday, Jan. 30, F. L. Simonin, 13 miles southwest of Rensselaer, in Iroquois tp., Newton county. General sale, 13 head of horses, cows, farm tools, household goods, etc.

Report of Secretary of Annual Meeting Held Here Last Week. The 17th annual session of the Jasper county Farmers’ Institute and Ladies’ Auxiliary convened according to official program on Jan. 3,1907, at 10 a. m , in the Public Library hall; was called to order and address delivered by the president, Joe Pullin. Miss Edith Adams rendered a piano solo. Mrs. Lindley of Salem gave a splendid talk on “The wife as a business partner.” Mrs. Lindley believes that a frequent cause of divorce lies in the fact that too often young people deceive each other before marriage; the young man too often represents himself to be much better fixed financially than he really is, which causes some unnecessary extravagance from his wife. And too often the prospective bride succeeds too well in covering up any shortcomings, such as ignorance of cooking and housekeeping and a temper not too sweet. This subject was enthusiastically discussed until the noon hour. Miss Edna Hauter rendered a piano solo at 1 p. m. followed by Mrs, Jay Lampson on “Mother and Son,” a very interesting and instructive paper which called forth much discussion. Mrs. Lindley gave another talk which was of vital interest to pupils as well as parents. Mr. Amos Alter read a paper on “Maintaining Soil Fertility.” There are in the United States, he said,

80,000,000 people, 75,000,000 cattle, 17,000,000 hdrses, 3,000,000 mules, 45,000,000 sheep, 47,000,000 swine. $8,000,000,000 00 worth of food stuff. must ali come from the soil. Rotation of crops he recommends in the following order: Corn, oats, wheat, clover, timothy. Timothy is a soil robber, beware of Belling it off the farm. Keep all fields tightly fenced so stock can glean them. If you wish to raise a nice crop of potatoes, select a piece of the sandiest ground in the field where you had clover last year, fertilize heavy with sheep manure. (If you have no sheep, get some) plant early, tend well—you will have potatoes. This subject was much discussed but Mr. Alter refused to speak regarding commercial fertilizers. Amos Alter is a very successful farmer'and is regarded as authority on this subject. About 275 people were present during this session although the weather and roads were anything but pleasant. In the evening Miss Glenn Day gave a piano solo and Mrs. E. C. English delivered a fine solo with that rare voice of hers. “Sorghum as a forage crop,” by Winfred Pullin, was a subject that would have been a rare treat to the farmers had they heard it, but the night session was mostly of town people owing to the stormy weather and bad roads. Few people of this country realize the

B. FORSYTHE.

THE FARMERS’ INSTITUTE.

profitableness of this crop. Mr. Pullin shocked his fence posts and left them in the field until Nov. 24. He harvested 12 tons of feed per acre that has a feeding vAlue greater than timothy, besides 80 bushels per acre of seed that has 90 per cent of the feeding value of Indian corn. This seed should be ground or soaked for hogs or cattle.

Sorghum will grow where clover will not. That is, on thinner soil than clover. B. D. Comer, one of the pillars of the Farmers’ Institute, caused considerable merriment in his talk on farming as a pastime, but was a little afraid that such men as Dr. English, Walter Porter, Frank Foltz and Geo. Pumphrey would commence raising cane around town after listening to Winfred Pullin on “Sorghum as a forage crop.” The first day’s session closed with a song from Mrs. Joe Pullin. SECOND DAY’S SESSION. The sun shone and the attendance was most excellent. 350 seats were filled and 25 took standing room. Mr. C. B. Benjamin of Leßoy, Ind., was present and delivered three addresses. “How we grow potatoes every year.” Mr. Benjamin agreed with Mr. Pumphrey that level cultivation ie the proper method. Hilling up potatoes will dry them out and dwarf their growth. He uses Paris green to kill potato bugs. Plant three patches. Early potatoes plant very early, late potatoes plant late. AGRICULTURAL TRAINING FOR OUR BOYS AND GIRLS. Mr. Benjamin dwelt largely upon the fact that too many children are grown up without any business training whatever. They know very little how to handle money or the value of it. Their parents do all the buying and selling. The result is that when they are thrown on to the world to transact business for themselves and they fall an easy prey to sharpers and they and their property are soon parted. Mrs. John Randle read a paper on “How to make the most of one’s self at home.” This subject was well handled. The parent must not lose the confidence of the children, and no mother can afford to engage in any sort of amusement of a questionable character. That is, to engage in any game at home that at school they are taught to be wrong. Mr. Benjamin is a great friend of corn shredding; says the cost of the labor is repaid by the method of saving manure.

The closing session at night was largely of the entertainment character. “Bill Bat,” the author of the celebrated “Hoosier Hunting Grounds” was on hands—or rather on his feet, as he expressed it — and while his song was not exactly a quartette yet it was good enough to produce an encore. An original poem by Miss Oka Pancoast was the subject of many compliments. Mrs. Delos Thompson and daughter Lois rendered an unusually fine instrumental duet on the piano. Geo. A. Williams far outdid himself and the expectations of the audience. He spoke of his boyhood days on the farm back in Ohio, after a manner and with such warmth of feeling that one could readily know that George is really a product of a country life amid scenes more beautiful, more rare than are found in any book, any park or city. And, like the author of “The Old Oaken Bucket,” his fancy reverts to his father’s plantation and sighs for “the bucket which hangs in the well,” and again, “For the boy’s will is the wind’s will, and the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts.” John E. Alter, the dauntless, the hero of seventeen farmers’ institutes, was there with his pencil and his “periods” taking notes. He had two mathematical problems that he seemed anxious for some pupils to solve. The entire institute work seemed to interest him greatly and hewas particularly touched by the speech of the librarian, Miss Bessie King, which was most excellent, as Miss King told the farmers that they were welcome to the library at all times, and even invited them to leave their children at the library in her charge. But “Bill Bat” was evidently a little excited when listening to this portion of Miss Bessie’s speech, for be had it down in his notes that Miss Bessie invited the farmers to leave their

Vol. IX. No 41

POULTRY SHOW

Big Exhibition Closes Today With Baby Show. SOME FINE BIRDS TO BE SEEN Second Annual Exhibition of Iroquois Poultry and Pet Stock Show Evokes Much Praise. If you have not already been out to the poultry show you will miss a rare treat unless you attend today, the last day of the week’s show. The exhibit is both entertaining and instructive, in that you will see some' of the finest birds you ever saw and can get some pointers on poultry raising that may be of benefit .to you now or later on. The baby show takes place today and promises to draw a large crowd. Owingto other matters taking up our time we are unable to publish a list of the prize-winners in the poultry exhibit, but will give it in full in our next issue. We want, however, as many of our readers as can do so to go and see the show for themselves. sons in her charge whenever they came to town. Johnnie wished he was a boy again. Everybody went home happy. Some expressed the wish that farmers’ institutes should be held every month instead of once a year. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Pres., Theodore Dunlap; Sec., Joe Pullin; Treas., John Lesh. Ladies’ Auxiliary: Pres. Mrs. John Randle; Sec., Mrs. Jay Lamson. THE BUTTER SHOW. In the DeLavel butter contest there were 9 entries as follows: Mrs. James Shepherd, Mrs. Henry Wilson, Mrs. Belle Garriott, Mrs. Ollie Garriott. Mrs. Harvey Davisson of Union tp.; Mrs. Eli Arnold and Mrs. Eib of Barkley tp.; Mrs. Inez Nichols and Mrs. E. Garriott of Marion tp., Mrs. Eli Arnold took first premium; Mrs. Eib and Mrs. Belle Garriott scored same and second premium was divided, Mrs. Emory Garriott 3d. Mr. Fiddler of Purdue University did the scoring and pronounced the entries the best lot of butter he ever scored outside of a creamery. The highest score was Mrs Arnold, 95; second 94, third 93. As the butter at the world’s fair at St. Louis only scored 97, these women must be exceptionally good butter makers.

TO ENJOY A GOOD DINNER.

How to Avoid Distress and Indigestion After Eating. Let us show you how to enjoy a good dinner, how to regain the appetite of your childhood, and to relish your food. There is no need of any self-de-nying diet list, no call for nasty and disagreeable medicine, no list of hard exercises; simply a Mi-o-na stomach tablet before each meal, and one before going to bed, and it will so strengthen the stomach that a good dinner will give you pleasure and comfort without the least fear of distress. The best proof of the value of our advise is the fact that B. F. Fendig gives a positive guarantee (applying to two 50c boxes of Mi-o-na) that your money will be refunded unless the remedy cures. A guarantee like this must give you confidence in Mi-o-na stomach tablets. Mi-o-na is not a mere digestive with only temporary relief, but a specific for all disoaders of the stomach, strengthening the digestive organs and making a permanent cure.

BLACKSMITH BUSINESS FOR SALE On account of poor health I am obliged to quit my blacksmithing at Kniman, and will therefore sell my stock and tools; will take S4OO, cash or bankable note for same, or will rent tools. A good opportunity here for a good blacksmith. Write or call on, J. W. Hielsher, Kniman, Ind. Read The Democrat for news.