Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1907 — Page 1

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SMITH GETS STREET CONTRACT.

At a special meeting of the city oonnoil Monday evening the contract for the improvement of Main and Division streets was let to W. F. Smith & Co., of Rensselaer, the regular stone road contractrs, at 12 per lineal foot, $1 for eaoh side of the street. The street is to be 40 feet wide with a cement curb on each \ side. A few property owners do not favor the improvement and intimdte that they will fight the matter in the courts.

A SUNDAY WEDDING IN UNION.

A pleasant wedding took place at high noon Sunday at the home of the byide’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James K. Garriott of Union tp., when their daughter Clara Belle Garriott was united in marriage to Mr. Robert Allen Sheets, formerly of Rensselaer, who is now bolding a position on the Chicago & Northwestern railroad as signal-man in the switch tower at Wheaton, 111. The ceremony was gurformed by Rev. Shell, a United rethern minister. The newlywedded couple left Sunday afternoon for Chicago and from there went to their future home at Wheaton, where the groom had a house already furnished for their reception.

REFUSED BY BOARD OF PARDONS

“Our Tom” Must Serve the State Awhile Longer. Tbe Starke County Republican of this week has the following mention of tbe former political boss, T. J, McCoy, the Rensselaer banker who is serving a term in tbe state prison at Micbigsn City because of bis peculiar banking methods: “Thomas McCoy, the former Rensselaer banker who is perving a sentence of from one to three years for bank wrecking, was refused a parole by tbe Prison Board Monday. McCoy appeared before tbe Board to urge bis parole but tbe matter was contieued indefinitely. His prison record is perfect, and it is likely he will be paroled in sta months or a year.” We understand that one of tbe members of tbe board of pardoDs resides at Knox, and infer that the Republican got its information through this member, as nothing was published in tbe Indianapolis papers regarding tbe matter so far as we have seen.

FOUND DEAD IN BED.

Benjamin F. Ramey, generally known as Frank Ramey, was found dead in bed Sunday morning at the home of hia sister-in-law, Mrs. Ai Ramey, in the northwest part of town, where he made his home. He was afflicted with epilepsy, and Saturday is reported to have had ten attacks. During the early morning hours Sunday Mrs. Ramey went to his room and found him lying cross-wise in the bed but apparently as well -as usual. She tried to get him to straighen around in bed, but he objeoted to moving and she left him. Sometime time later, about 6 o’clock, she again went to his room and found him dead. Deceased was about 53 years of age, and never was married. The funeral was held afternoon from the residence, Rev. B. F. Ferguson conducting the services, and interment made in Weston oemetery.

VESPER SERVICES. The second in the series of union vesper services will be held on the court house lawn Sunday evening at 6:30. The subject, “A Christian Sabbath,” will be discussed by the pastors as follows: "Pbysioal Need,” Bev. G. H. Clarke. “The Spiritual Need,” Rev. J. C. Parrett. , “The Legal Obligation,” Rev. H. L. Kindig. “Come thou with us and we will do thee good.” BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. '•June 27, to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Handle of Barkley tp., a girl. June 30, to Mr. and Mrs. Alva Blackman of McCoysburg, a girl. July 2, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lefler of Hanging Grove tp., a girl. July to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Vanlear, in town, a son. Subsoribe for the Demoorat.

A GOOD CROWD

And No Rain To Mar the Celebration. '' ■ '<& DAY ALSO FREE FROM ACCIDENTS. Crowd Not A 5 Large As Last Year, Yet There Was a Plenty In Attendance. > '■ ’ * The weather the 4th was ideal, not a drop of rain salting and the heat not appressive, although it was a rather hot day. The program was carried out as advertised in the main, there being some minor disappointments, of course, and the crowd was large enough for comfort, though not nearly so large as last year, when none of the surrounding towns were celebrating. This year there were celebrations all around us and of course each one kept many from coming here. The day was free from any serious accident and generally speaking everyone was satisfied with the celebration as a whole. We have not the time to mention at length each feature of the celebration in this issue, but will say that the parade, the oration by Rev. Father Heldman, vaudeville stunts, water fight and stunts by the fire company, ballgame, “burning of the Alhambra theatre,’' were each and all good. The crowd was very orderly and no arrests had to be made. For some reason the Monticello ball team, which had contracted to play here with Chalmers, failed to put in an appearance or give any excuse for not coming. But a team was picked up here hurriedly and an extra good game played, the score being 4 to 3 in favor of Chalmers. The Ransford and Parcels mer-ry-go-round got side-tracked some place and did not get here in time for the celebration. The parties giving the racea at the Btock Farm report a good attendance and good sport. The winners in the events were as follows:

Gentlemen’s driving race—MUs Puritan, first; Nobby, second. Half mile running and repeat— Miss Cotton, first; John W. Walker, second; No Chance, third. Novelty running race. miles— Pretty Girl, first; John W. Walker, second; Nannie S, third. Ladies half-mile dash—Miss Patton, driven by Mrs. Thornton, first, Nobby, driven by Miss Hill, second: Foot race, 100 yards—Alva McCurtain, first; Rice Porter, second; L. Miller, third.

JOHN F. JUDY AGAIN IN TROUBLE

Accused of Fradulent Land Deal By An Old Quaker Couple. Lafayette, Ins., June 28. Sensational charges of conspiracy and fraud form the basis of a suit tiled here to-day by William P. and Elizabeth Jester, an aged Quaker couple of West Lafayette, against John F. Judy, a millionare capitalist, for whom the town of Judyville, 12 miles west of here, is named, and who is one of the heaviest land owners in Central Indiana. In the complaint Judy is alleged to have swindled the plaintiffs out of a $15,000 farm and all their other earthly possessions and left them practically penniless, with only a forged abstract and fraudulent;deed to show for their transactions with him. Mr. and Mrs. Jester owned a farm of 117 acres in Wabash Township, valued at about sls,* 000. Last November, the complaint avers, Judy offered to trade them 600 acres in'Starke County for the farm. He took Jester to the Starke County land, showed him one part of it, and said the remainder was like the sample seen. According to the complaint, after the trade was made and Jester had executed a $5,000 mortgage on the place to Judy as a balance, he found that only two acres of the farm were good land, the remainder being quicksand. Then, Jester alleges, Judy hired a confederate to approaoh Jester' and offer to trade him a title 400 acres of Georgia land for the’ Starke County" farm. Anxious to get rid of the Starke County farm, Jester accepted, Judy appearing in guise of a friend to help Jester

Rensselaer, Jasper County. Indiana, Saturday, July 6, 1907.

get rid of the 600-acre farmland telling him thedeed to the Georgia land was good and the land valuable. Jester traded again, and this time he found that he had only a forged abstract and a fraudulent deed to land in Clinch County, Georgia. He alleges that he went to Judy again, and the defendant tried to persuade him to catch some other victim with the bogus deed. Jester asks judgment in the sum of SB,OOO and the cancellation of “all notes signed by him and given to the defendant. .

ABOUT SUNSTROKE.

Two deaths from sunstroke occurred in Indiana in the week beginning June 16. If people would exercise intelligent care, sunstroke would be avoided. We should be careful not to expose ourselves unnecessarily in hot weather. When it is very hot we should be extra careful. Being careful is to keep cool as to temper, preserve a placid mind, don’t worry, and the body will not get so hot. Avoid all alcoholic drinks. Beer is not so refreshing as cool water, and a reaction follows beer drinking. We should remember it is a natural law, that —what goes up most come down, and if we push up our nerves and heart with beer or othalcoholic drinks, the nerves and heart must oome down again, and they frequently come down with a thump. We should practice extreme temperance in all things in hot weather. We should eat less, avoid meats especially, and hold ourselves down to fruits, cereals and milk. Butter milk is an extra wholesome summer drink. Weak iced tea in moderation isn’t a bad summer drink. Strong hot coffee and tea are bad. They contain a drug (caffein) which is a heart and nerve stimulant, and it is with this drug as with alcohol, —heart and nerves pushed up by it, are sure to come down again. Hot weather is sufficiently stimulating of itself, therefore avoid stimulants when it is hot. He is a foolish man who eats stimulating food and drinks alcoholic liquors in hot weather. Autopsies show that nearly all persons dead of sunstroke have full stomachs. Workmen exposed to the direct rays of the sun should have their heads well protected and should wear woolen next to the skin. A very good precaution is a pad of cotton batten or flanel sewed along the back of the undergarment so as to protect the spine. Walk on the shady side of the street; avoid over exertion; let the air oiroulate freely about the head, either by frequent removal of the hat, or by perforating the hat. Heat exhaustion, is mild sunstroke. In case either happens, call a reliable physician. Don’t trust to your own treatment unless a physician cannot be secured. But, while waiting for a physician, remove the pateint into the shade, dash the head and chest with cold water, give two or three drops of aqua ammonia in cool Water, and also apply a few drops of ammonia to the nose on a handerchief. State Board of Bulletin. 7

HERE FOR THE FOURTH.

Below ia a partial list of those from a distance who visited relatives and friends here the 4th and took in the celebration: Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Robinson and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Heath of near Oxford; Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Washburn of Kentland; Mr. and Mrs. Peter Giver of Wabash ; Mrs. Mary Wright, Mr. and Mrs. P. Kohler and Miss Jeanette WatBon, and Charlie Watson of Chicago Heights; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Forbes of East Chicago, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hiokman, Mr. and Mra/A. O. Garriott, Everett Leech and Robt. Fendig of Hammond; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mills, Henry Hildebrand and sons, Lawrence and John, Park Kelley, Clifford Sbotts, Peter Kline and Max •Smith of Chicago; Chas. Maoklenbnrg and Miss Anna Hale of Lafayette; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maloy and children and Miss Lettie Powell of Lowell.

NOTICE. The firm*of Flynn & Collins will be dissolved the firet of August; the business will be continued by Alfred Collins. The indebtedness to the firm must be settled at once.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. New suits filed: No. 7181. Albert E. Ziehnae & Co., vs. John F. Weast; suit on notes. Demand S2OO. Only six marriage licenses were issued last month, against 8 for the month previous, and 7 for June, 1906. o Marriage licenses issued: June 29, Robert Allen Sheets of Wheaton, 111., aged 21, occupation signalman, to Clara Belle Garriott, of Union tp., aged 19, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. —o— Another drainage meeting was held at Wheatfield Tuesday, and as a result thereof a petition for straightened and deepening the Kankakee river through Jasper county will be presented to the county commissioners at their August term, ' —o — .■ - August Schmidt of San Pierre was brought here Monday by J. X. Martin, a deputy game warden of Fowler, and arraigned before Squire Irwin on the charge of shooting fish in the Kankakee with a shot gun last Thursday. On a plea of guilty he was fined $5 and costs, $33.50 in all, which he paid. At the meeting of the connty board of education Monday it was decided to abandon the publication of the “School News,” a sheet issued by ex-county superintendent Hamilton for circulation among the teachers of the county and which was paid for by the various townships at the rate of fifty cents per year. Asked concerning what action would be taken regarding the order of the board of commissioners in the Remington and Carpenter tp., stone road matter, contractor Smith informs The Democrat that he is ready to go ahead and make the road with the* quality of stone specified by the commissioners if the stone people will furnish him the stone. Nothing has been heard from the stone company at this writing as to what they propose to do.

The board of review will close its labors this week. So far the most important changes made is the raising of the real estate assessment in the west part of Jordan 50 per cent.; raising real estate per cent, and cattle 10 per cent, in Barkley; raising horses and cattle 25 per cent, in Keener; and lowering cattle and horses 20 per cent, in Wheatfield. A full report of general changes made will be published next week. There is not likely to be any further general raise in assessments other than the above. -6 We have been asked to publish the allowances made to townihip assessors and their deputies for assessing for 1007, and we give the figures below. In the publication of allowances made some time ago an error was made in the allowance to the Wheatfield assessor: J L Osborne, assessing Hang, Grove... 152 50 Richard Foulks. deputy same 11 00 Jamea Rodgers, assessing Gillum ...... 147 50 Charles Harriugton. same. Keener.... 165 00 Hert Vaneerear, same Kankakee 117 50 W B Culp, same Uilroy... #7 50, Dayid H. Wesner, same Walker 165 06 H B Brown, deputy same 66 00 Chas A Walker, assessing Barkley 165 00 N Jordan, deputy, same.. .’... 72 00 P T Hordeman, assessing Marion 166 50 Lucius Strong, dep., same, Rensselaer. 130 00 James Donnelly, deputy, same, Marion 130 00 James Bullis, assessing Jordan 165 00 Belle Bullis, deputy same. Jordan 20 00 G L Thornton, assessing Newton 165 00 M. J. Thornton, deputy same 22 00 A S Keene, assessing Wheatfield 162 50 Clare Keene, deputy same 30 00 J H Alimam, assessing Carpenter 165 00 John Uttering, deputy same.... . 52 00 H H Walker, deputy same 30 00 Edward Laklu, assessing Onion 161 25 Geo W Casey, deputy same t . 106 25 —o — The county commissioners finished the work of the July term Tuesday and adjourned. Following is a report of their proceedings in brief: Contractors on the Marion stone roads were allowed $4,082.25 on the engineer’s estimate. Iro--1

quois ditch contractors allowed #1,022.97. ’ “The one indh stone called for in the specifications shall be run over a screen. $ inch in size and through a screen of 1 inch size, or over a screen of § inch size and through a screen of 1 inch size, said screen not be less than 3 feet in length and with the usual number of perforations,” is the order made in the Carpenter stone road matter, where a controversy had arisen over the size of stone being used for the top dressing. Majority of reviewers report against the public utility of the John J. Lawler, et al, petition for highway in Marion tp., and cause is dismissed. Petitioners granted appeal to the circuit court on filing of bond. Viewers report favorable in petition of Chas. E. Sage, et al, for highway in Jordan tp , and same is ordered established and old highway ordered vacated. Garriaon-Horton et al, petition for ditch; D. W. Waymire appointedsuperintendent. Amended preliminary report filed in the Thomas Davis, et al, petition for improvement of the Jangles ditch, and petitioners granted leave to amend petition to correspond with report. Correction made in final report of D. S. Makeever ditch, and an attorney fee of $25 allowed G. A. Williams.

Preliminary report filed in Wm. J. Reed petition for ditch and same examined and approved. Notice ordered given to A. J. McCashen and Thos. Brian and referred to drainage commissioner to make final report on or before August term. James L. Babcock petition for ditch, referred to drainage commissioners to meet Monday, July 8; John E. Alter was appointed third drainage commissioner. John J. Borntrager et al, petition for ditch; cause docketed and continued for objections. Everett Halstead et al, petition for ditch; same order. James M. Halligan, petition for ditch; same order. Frank Fenzel et al, petition for ditch; continued for docketing and service. Jesse L. Nichols re-appointed superintendent of county farm for ensuing two years at salary of S7OO per year. Auditor directed to pay Indiana Road Machine Co., SIOO balance due on stone crusher. The trustee of Marion township granted permission to extend additional poor relief, not exceeding sls per quarter, to Marion Smith, Ruth Gray, Sarah Platt, John Alberson, Cecil Potts and Alice Potts.

BECAME MAD ON TRAIN.

Cincinnati, 0., July 2.—Mrs. Katie Wright, 39, of Fowler, Ind.; became insane last evening while on a train bound for Cincinnati. She was accompanied by her husband and another relative, and they were on their way to Somerset, Ky. When the train reached the Central Union Depot the woman became so violent the police bad to be called. She was taken to the City Hospital and kept there until time for the train on which she was taken to Kentucky.

Probably a Case of Drowning.

Vincennes. Ind., July 3.—The body of George Davis, missing for several days, and who was supposed to have been murdered because of a valuable pearl in his possession, has been found in the Wabash river near St. Francesville. Til. The body was badly decomposed. but no evidence# of foul play developed.

What Gets Hughey’s Narve.

"I can sit on the bench pretty patiently when a team Is piling up errors/' says Hugh Jennings of the Detroit team.. “Errors are part of the game, and the most conscientious players in' the world make them at Just the wrong time. The thing that sets me bounding in the air, a nervous Jumping jack, is a stupid blunder by a player who is drawing from $2,400 to $3,500 a season.”

Nevertheless Patience Is a Virtue.

Ed Hanlon is said to have dally talks with his youngsters. There is danger In too much talk. They are likely to get so much good advice that they get all mixed up by the time they play ball.

Oh, Graatast of Miracles!

Jockey Tod Sloane has been transformed from a derby topped and patent leather shod knight into a modest little guy with real ambition in ▼lew. Sweet are the uses oLadvazattx.

Vol. X* No. 14 ,

DE MOCRATIC EDITORS

Indiana Molders of Anti«Flepubj lican Opinion to Meet at French Lick. TO BE GUESTS OF TOM TAGGART Part of tbe Programme at the Meet —Negroes at Munole Aslc for Segregation of the Races. Indianapolis, July 3.—The executive committee of the State Democratic Editorial association met at the Grand hotel and arranged a programme for the annual meeting to be held at French Lick Springs, July 18 and 19. The editors and their families will be guests of Thomas Taggart, who has invited them to come to French Lick Springs on Thursday and stay until the following Monday. One of the chief features of the meeting will be the address by Ben Loutbian, of the Logansport Pharos, on “The Democratic Platform of 1908.” “Get Together” Day. Louttaian’s address will be delivered et the banquet Friday eveniDg. Thursday will be “get together day,” no programme having been arranged for that day. Friday, W. B. Westlake, of the Marion Leader, will speak on “Making a Newspaper,"and his speech will be discussed by W. S. Chambers, of the Newcastle Democrat, and Royal E. Purcell, of the Vincennes Sun. “Newspaper Competition” will be tho subject of an address by O. W. Whitelock, of the Huntington News-Demo-eret. V': Edgar Goodnow Resigns. Indianapolis, July B.—The resignation of Edgar Goodnow, one of the deputies In the office of Miss Mary A. Stubbs, chief of the state bureau of statistics, is announced, to become effective immediately. Miss Stubbs has made no announcement of Goodnow's successor. The office pays $1,5C0 a year. Neither Miss Stubbs nor Goodnow will discuss the matter of the resignation. It i» understood, • how ever, that it was offered at Miss* Stubbs’s request, because of friction in the office. Crusade Against Oleomargarine. Indianapolis, July 3. A crusade against downtown restaurant keepers accused of selling their patrons oleomargarine for butter, was waged by the police, after Deputy Prosecutor Oren Hack had issued twenty-seven warrants against the violators.

NEGROES WANT SEPARATION Those at Muncte Ask That a School Building Be Set Aside (or Their Children Only. Muncle, Ind., July 3.—A mass meeting of Munele colored peopfe was held at which a further conference with the city school board, with the object of bringing about the establishment of a school for colored children only, was arranged. The negroes are in earnest about desiring separation from the whites in the schools, and the school board Is willing to gratify them. It is believed to be one of the few cases where negroes have drawn the color line In the schools, but the colored people have been unanimous in recommendingthe change. It is thought the proposed school will be established at Beacon and Seymour streets, which is near the center of the negro population. ' Novel Fourth Celebration. Kokomo, Ind., July 3. —Sheriff Lindley will make a novel contribution to Kokomo's Fourth of July fireworks. He has In his possession a wagonload of slot machines, poker tables and other gambling devices captured in a recent raid on the gambling houses of Russiaville. He will pile all these on a vacant lot adjoining the jail yard and on the evening of the Fourth will sprinkle them with kerosene and apply a torch. Jump Cost Him Bis Life. Terre Haute, Ind., July 3.—William Rengin. aged 20, while on the bridge over the Wabash at Main street, dared Rollo Apple to Jump with him to the water, fifty feet below. Apple refusing Reagin handed his coat to the latter and told him to meet him on the hank. Then he Jumped, and. rising to the surface, stajted swimming. After a few strokes he sank and did not rise again. Reagin's home was in Yandaila. 111. They Swapped War Stories. Rushvine, Ind., July 3. Ex-Gov-eraor W. T, Durbin, who was colonel of the One Hundred and Sixty-first Indiana Infantry during the SpanlshAmerican war, received a number of his old comrades at the home of exConsul John F. Gowdy, where the exgovemor is a guest There was an exchange of war stories, and the colonel apoke entertainingly of the trip he took to Cnba since the war. Valley of the Blessed. Windfall. Ind., July 3.—This town, the second best in the county, with Its 1,200 Inhabitants, is without a saloon ot town marshal.