Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1907 — Page 5

STATEMENT Of THE CONDITION OF THE ’ ’ At the close of business Thursday, August 22,1907. . RESOURCES “ y~ LIABILITIES Loans and Discounts *102,718.52 Capital Stock \ $25,000.00 Bonds 11,448.80 ( Discount, Exchange , f *. ) ’ 0verdraft5..........". 114.50 1 Interest and Fees less t 1,268.84 Due from Banks 47,12106 (Expenses \ Cash in Ssfe... 4,840 38 Deposits on Demand 128,089.73 T0ta1....; on Time Total *166,245,26 State of Indiana County of Jasper I, JudsonJ, Hunt, Secretary-Treasurer of the above named Jasper Savings A Trust Company, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, JUDSON J. HUNT, Secretary Treasurer. Subscribed and Sworn to before me this 28th day of August, 1907. Mossk Leopold, Notary Public. v My Commission Expires February 4, 1906.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City end Country Readers. Corn, 520; oats 37c. Monday is Labor Day. Tbe city schools begin Monday. Miss Lizzie Reiddle is business oollege at Lafayette. John Yates is visiting relatives in Danville and Hoopeston, 111. S. B. Grant, wife and son, of Chestnut, 111., are visiting relatives here. ; Miss Bessie Brashear, of Newport, Ky., is the guest of Miss Con Adams.

Miss Alice Drake will teach school at Glencoe, 111., the coming school year. jjf Mort Murray is visiting his sister, Mrs. Robt. Lefler at Joliet, 111,, this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Comer visited the latter’s mother near Winchester this week.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter May were called to Pekin 111., Monday by tbe death of a nephew.

SMr. and Mrs. J. B. Walden of Fmgerald, Ga., are guests of Recorder Tilton and family.

V The 5 cent theatre closed Saturday after three weeks fruitless effort to make the show pay here.

Miss Mattie Heltzel of Monon is visiting Mrs. Mary E. Lowe and attending institute here this week.

The M. P. conference held at Swazee last week returned Rev. Bundy to the Rensselaer circuit. Jb Mrs. Erneet Graham and baby Lovedale, Tenn., is visiting her brother, Dr. I. M. Washburn, this week.

The circus people lost a big fine dark grey horse here, caused from eating too many new oats, it was stated. „ Mrs. Mary Wright, of Chicago Heights, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kohler, here this week. % Ray Yeoman has accepted a position as assistant instructor in the civil engineering department at Purdue. Another son was born last week to Mr. and Mrs. 8. N. Pullins of Sand Creek, No. Dak., formerly of Rensselaer. Miss Cora Everett who has been visiting in South Bend, Michigan City and Medaryville, returned home Monday.

New subscribers to The Democrat tbis week by postoffices: Rensselaer, 1; Fair Oaks 2; Foresman, 1; Chicago, 1. J. D. Allman and family of Remington have now got settled in their new home, recently purchased of U. M. Baoghman. Chalmers Ledger:—lt is reported that John P. Carr, editor of the Fowler Leader, will move to his farm aonth of town next spring. Corbin & Son of Brook have sold their general merchandise business there to a gentleman of the name of Reed, of Warsaw, who will take possession Sept. 1. George and Clint Colvert, Dr. Kanal, HarryParker,George Lundy and True Woodworth are among the Rensselaer fishermen patting in the week at the Kankakee.

Nelson Morris, the Chicago packer, who formerly owned a large tract of land in northern Jaiper, is dead. He was 68years old and leaves a fortune of $25,000,000.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hardy and little daughter of Oklahoma, who have been visiting relatives here, have gone to Huntington to visit Frank’s brother, Homer Hardy. George Ade, the noted author and playwright, Will Kent and County Treasurer Charles Spinney drove over from Kentlandlast Friday in the former’s big auto to take in the circus.

Mrs. John Remley visited in Chicago this week. y Miss Madeline Ramp is visiting friends near Brook this week. White County Old Settlers’ meeting at Monticeilo to-day. * - '4-Miss Edna Donnelly has returned from a three weeks visit in Chicago. “—Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Fendig returned Thursday from their wedding trip_

V- Estil Remley, and George and Delevan Babcock are spending the week with relatives in Goodland.

Rev. G. H. Clarke returned Monday evening from Winona Lake, where he had been attending bible school for a week.

J Miss Anna O’Conner will go to Chicago Monday to enter St. Mary’s Catholio sohool to take a three years’ course in nursing.

Ralph Sherman, who has been spending the summer with Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Irwin, retnrned to his home in Minneapolis, Minn., Thursday. $3

t George Hemphill and Elbert □trim of Chicago, who have been away on a vacation trip east and to the Jamestown exposition, are visiting relatives here this week.

C. F. Overacker, many years ago connected with the publication of the Rensselaer Republican, died recently at his home in Rimesburg, Pa., where he was publishing a paper.

B. S. Fendig recently traded a forty acre tract of land that he owned near Roselawn to W. B. Austin for the old Spitler residence property on Cullen street, paying $1,500 to boot.

V C. P. Wright is making extensive improvements to his residence on Division streec, raising it up and putting a new foundation under it and building on an addition, including a bath room.

The thief who stole the W. J. Riley horse at Momence, 111., last week, was overhauled at Lafayette Monday with the rig in his possession. He gave his name as Leonard Darrow, and stated that be waß but 18 years of age. Yern Marshall leaves Monday for Rogue River, Oregon, to look after their fruit farm until, the rest of the family arrive. It is reported that Hurley Beam will succeed Vern as reporter and general utility man on the Republican.

s £- Charlie Murray, who holds a position with the International Harvester Co., at Milwaukee, Wis ,is Visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John T, Murray, here for a couple of weeks. ' Charlie is looking well and his work evidently agrees with him.

Harvey Wood, Jr.* on the J. M. Wasson farm, southeast of town, report! the best wheat crop yet heard from in Jasper oounty. He had 21 acres that threshed out 606 bushels, or almost 29 bushels per aore. Nine acres of this, iu another field, yielded 32£ bushels to the acre. The usual Monday night big rain came this week on schedule time, and about three-fourths of an inch of water fell here. Considerable wind and lightning accompanied it and in some parts of the state there 'was qnite a little damage done and much more Water fell than here.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haskill, of Rensselaer, and the latter’s mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Gowin of near Pleasant Ridge, went to Frankfort Sunday for a visit with relatives. Frank returned Thursday, but Mrs. Haskill and her mother will visit there and at Lebanon a few weeks before returning. Goodland Herald: Mrs. N, C. Wiokwire, after an .extended visit with relatives in Connecticut and other eastern points, returned home Wednesday evening. She accompanied from Chicago by her daughter, Mrs. F. D. Gilman of Michigan City, who will make an extended visit here/ |

Miss Clara Steinmetz. of Terte Haute, is visiting Miss Edna Donnelly, north of town. Eight criminal assaults or attempted assaults, have occurred in Lake county in the past six weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wright and son, of Salem, Ohio, visited his uncle, Geo. B. Davidson, here this week. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Davidson, of near Goodland, visited Gso. B. Davidson and wife here Monday and Tuesday.

Newton and Benton counties report an oats yield running from 15 lo 25 bushels to the acre, no better at least than here.

Miss Hazel Lamson attended the Lake county teachers’ institute at Crown PUnt this week. She will teach in East Chicago.

Another big rain came Thursday night, patting a stop to threshing and rock banting. This season has certainly been a freak one.

Will Woodworth returned to Belle Fourche, So. Dak., Tuesday to look after the land claim he took up there some months ago.

Howard Stephens,wife and baby of Chicago, returned home Thursday after a few days visit with his sister, Mrs. Roy Donnelly, north of town.

Home grown watermelons are now quite plenty in the local market, but the price still keeps up to 30 to 35 cents each for the best ones. Muskmellons thus far are few and of poor quality.

A new steel smoke stack was placed in position at the River Queen mill Monday to replace the old one which was blown down by the wind and broken to pieces a couple of weeks ago. It cost about SIOO to repair tfle damage.

The greatest cantilever bridge in the wdHd, under construction across the St. Lawrence river between Montreal and Quebec, collapsed Thursday afternoon and carried ninety workmen, mostly Americans, to their death below..

Mr. Hiram W. Davis, of Parr, and Miss Johanna Elizabeth Hurley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Hurley, of Barkley Tp., were united in marriage at the St. Augustine’s Catholic church Tuesday morning, Rev. Father Meyer officiating.

E. E, Gur.yon and family of Cyclone, Clinton County, visited his folks northeast of town several days this week. Threshing was all finished up down there last week. ' Oats are just a trifle better yield there than here and corn is a little farther advanced.^ Miss Ada Merritt of Miami, Fla., visited the family of her nephew, John Merritt, a few days this week, after which she went to East Chicago to visit her niece, Mrs. Walter Forbes. From thdre she will go to Cincinnati, 0., and thence back to her home. "A. J. Harmon bad the misfortune to lose his show her<f*Poland China boar Tuesday. It got under the floor of its pen and was so exhausted in its efforts to get out that it soon died after being rescued. It was very fat and in fine show condition, and S2OO would not have bought it. The arrest of a couple of alleged horsethieves recently does not appear to put a stop to-horse stealing. W. J. Riley of Momence, 111., had a horse and boggy stolen last week, and Levi Kuboski,. of Carpenter Tp., this county had a six-year-old bay mare taken from his pasture on Tuesday night of last week.

Mr. and Mrs. E. R.. Hight and two children and Miss Grace Hjlliard of Kankakee tp., came down last Friday and spent a a few days with Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Gregory, returning home Sunday. Mr. Gregory accompanied them to Wheattield to look after some business matters, returning by rail Monday. The Democrat has just added a “Boston” staple binder to its job department, one of the latest and best staple binders made and one that is ahead of any staple binder in any print shop in the county. Reasonable prices will be made for stapling catalogues and pamphlets to neighboring offices that are not supplied with stapling machines. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Funk of Starke county stopped off here a few hours Monday and visited Mr. and Mrs. David Nowels. They were on their way home from a visit in central and southern Indiana. Mr. Funk has out some 15 acres of onions this year and 40 acres of potatoes, which he says are looking fine and give promise of a good yield.

J. W. Faylor, of Union Tp., who was in Lafayette Thursday night, aays that a tremendous heavy rain fell there and the streets were flooded with watefT The Franoeavllle school trustees and faculty got into a rumpus and the town trustees have dissolved the town school and turned it over to the township trnstee to be run as a township sohool. A four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Snedeker is seriously sick with tuberculosis of the glands at the home of her grandmother, Mrs. J. L. Nichols, in the north part of town. George H. Maines, who has been in rather feeble health for the past year or two, is now suffering from gangrene in one of bis toes, from which ailment there is faint hope of recovery. Mr. Maines is 69 years of age, Rev. Parrett has returned from bis vacation and will preach tomorrow, both morning and evening, at the Presbyterian church. The morning subject will be, “The Sound of the Trumpet;’’ in the evening, “Echoes of the Bible Conference. ”

John Horton, son of Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Horton, who has been sick with typhoid fever for several weeks was getting alohg nicely until Tuesday when he suffered a relapse and his condition has since been critical. It is hoped that he will pull through, however.

George E. Hershman, the attorney, and Miss May Wright, a young sohool teacher now residing in Barkley tp., were married Thursday evening by Rev. Ballard of the Barkley M. E. church! At the time of going to press we were unable to learn any particulars of the wedding.

Monticello Herald: Capt. G. W. Payne of this place enjoys the distinction of being the only Mexican War veteran now living in White county. He enlisted at Madison when only 15 years and 2 months old and was in all the engagement from Palo Alta to Buena Vista.

The city teachers 1 list is now filled once more, Miss Elizabeth Hume, of Springfield, Ohio, having been secured to take the place of Ray D. Wodtiworth, Physics and Chemistry, and Minnie Linkham of Wheatfield, to take the place of Miss Lessie Bates, now Mrs. A. L. Bouk, Primary

In a letter from Edmore, Mich., to The Democrat, Van Leah, who moved there last winter from near Rensselaer, says among other things: “I am well satisfied with my location. Crops are all good except potatoes, which will only be about a two-thirds crop. Sugar beets are a good paying crop here. Climate is fine and healthful. Has been a little dry all summer.” Fowler Leader: Monday was just a common day, but the Bales of tickets at the railroad depot in Fowler amounted to $179.31. The sales of tickets are bringing more money everywhere. A two cent fare is just what the railroads want. Perhaps that is the reason of the opposition. There seems to be some desire on the part of the public to do that which the companies do not want. Some of the farmers who purchased one of those general utility farm jacks that have been sold in such abundance hereabouts lately at $5 per, have come to the conclusion that the jacks are not malleable iron, as olaimed, but are nothing but castiron, and break easily. At least this is the report that comes to The Democrat from those who claim to have broken their jacks all to pieces. Owing to the fact of their getting possession of the residence property which they reoently bought at Wheatfield earlier than anticipated, Ms. and Mrs. G. D. Gregory moved to that place Thursday to make it their future home. Mr. and Mrs. Gregory are most excellent people and we can cheerfully commend them to the best citizens of Wheatfield as worthy of their confidence and esteem.

The Democrat this week begins the publication of a series of portraits and short biographical sketohes of the speakers of congress from Indiana and the present congressmen. One picture and sketoh will be published each week until the list is completed, that of Schuyler Colfax appearing this week. This is a feature that will appear in no other paper in Jasper county and will be jrorth a great deal as an educator on state history to our readers, especially to sohool pa pile. ~ , The watch word of the Murray Store Is QUALITY. f

Rev. H. G. Rice, for thirteen years pastor of the Presbyterian church at Montioello, has accepted a oall at Albia, lowa, and moved to that plaoe this week. During hia pastorate at Montioelle he preached 2,086 sermqns, wedded 225 couples and oonduoted 238 funerals.

U. M. Baughman finally deoided to locate in Oklahoma City, Okla., and shipped his goods to that plaoe the first of the week, following with his family. He will open an office in Oklahoma City and enter the law practice there. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Baughman it* Rensselaer and vicinity Wish them lots of success in their new home.

The sale of the Gifford railroad to the New York Central lines has been consumated, it is announced, the latter having accepted the option given it by Mr. Gifford some time ago, as stated in The Democrat recently. No doubt the new owners will extend the line on south to Lafayette at least, and north to Gary or Indiana Harbor, making a good road out of it.

The increased salaries that must be paid our city teache r s in order to secure competent instructors will make an increase in the school tax imperative, we are told. The increase will be ten cents, making the regular tuition levy 45 cents on each SIOO valuation. By the way, the city tax levies will be fixed at the next regular meeting of the common council, which will be on the evening of Monday, Sept. 9. . _ Tbe will of the late Mrs. Alfred McCoy has been filed for probate in the Tippecanoe circuit court; Geo. P. Haywood, one of the McCoys’ attorneys is administrator and has tiled a bond of $17,000. The property is to be left in the bands of decedent’s daughter, Mrs. Mattie Rinehart of Queen City, Mo., daring the life of A. McCoy who is to be supported from the proceeds. At his death it is to go to Mrs. Rinehart and T. J. McCoy, the son.

It has been current rumor here for the past Iwo or three weeks that Taylor McCoy, son of the expolitical banker T. J. McCoy, had been arrested and convicted in Chicago for passing a forged check. No confirmation of the rumor has been received and it is undoubtedly without foundation. In fact Taylor is said to have been in Washington, D, C., last week and called on Jesse Wilson, formerly of Rensselaer, who now holds a government position there.

Some young lady signing herself “Nell,” and stating that she was spending her vacation at Remington, mailed a half dozen post-cards here this week that were held up as they are prohibited from the mails unless inclosed in an envelope and 2 cents postage being paid on them, being covered with tinsek or bright colored particles that come off in handling and have caused blood poison in some cases, it is asserted among postal employes who handle them. As “Nell” said a number of nice things about Rensselaer to her Illinois friends and of the good looking “professor” whom she met at the county institute, an unknown friend here paid the extra postage and had the cards forwarded on, that her Illinois friends might know what a nice time she was having. It would seem that the stationer selling such cards ought to explain to the purchaser that they must be enclosed in envelopes and regular postage paid on them.

The remains of Mrs. Frank Osborne were brought here from Francesvillo Wednesday and the funeral held from the M. E. church at 11 a. m. Interment in Weston cemeteryt Mrs. Osborne died at 3 a. m. Monday, at Franoesville, where she was visiting, her death having been caused from inflamation of the stomach and nervous prostration. She bad been in poor health for some time, and the family bad reoently sold out at Newcastle and located in Monticello. They formerly resided in Rensselaer. Her maiden name was Mary Alioe Olds, and she was twioe married. One son, Willard Warfield of Montpelier, alone survives of the three children by her first husband, the one child born of her latter marriage having died in infancy. Her second husband Frank Osborne to whom she was married in 1887 also survives her. She was born in Pulaski county where she taught school for a number of years in her early life. At the time of her death she was. 53 years, 9 months and 17 days of age. Headquarters for boys’ school suits. Chicago Bargain Store. Wanted: Situation in oity or small town as restaurant or short order cook. Best references. Ap ply at onoe, A. E. P., care Democrat, Rensselaer, Ind. _

John Cooper of near Virgie waa fined end costed $17.65 in Squire Irwin’s court Saturday night on the plea of guilty of assault and battery on tbe person of Charlie Bworts. The trouble grew outj of a fight at Virgie on Sunday, August 11 in which John Cooperand brother and Charlie Fishare alleged to have come to Orrie Yeoman’s at Virgie and one of the Coppers and Fish hammered np Orrie pretty well for some cause thdkhas not been made generally public. Sworts interfered, when John Cooper knocked him down.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICES

The regular services at the Christian Church will be resumed next Sunday. The pastor will speak in the morning on “Christ’s Witnesses,’’ and in the evening on “The Voice in the Wilderness.” Christian Endeavor at 6:30. Ail are weloome.

MORMON ELDERS HERE.

A company of Elders representing “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints” are to be in Rensselaer to-day. They will hold meetings on the northwest corner of the public square. These young men, “Mormons,” ten in number, are walking through the country two by two, preaching the Gospel of Christ as it is taught in the Bible. They will explain the book of Mormon and the history of the Mormon people. This will be a good opportunity for people to learn of this peculiar belief. Meetings! at 7:30 p. m., Saturday; 3 p. m., and 7:45 p. m. Sunday. %*

A MELODRAMA OF THE RIGHT SORT.

A powerful melodrama of the right sort, ‘A Dangerous Friend,” will be at the Ellis Opera House tonight, August3l. Theplaycomes with the endorsement of careful critics and with the reputation of being in most cheerful contrast jriththe vicious sort of melodramas That appeal to the worst and most disorderly instincts of human nature. “A Dangerous Friend” seems to be a thrilling drama that furnishes excitement of the healthy sort, mingled with plenty of good comedy and the always needed thread of romantic interest. It requires a thoroughly good play to hold the interest of audiences through five acts, but it appears that “A Dangerous Friend” is one of the few melodramas which do this without offending the mind of moral sense. The author pinned hiß faith to a clever and wholesome combination of realism, romance, passion, comedy, heroism and self sacrifice. The producer has added the attraction of special scenery. The production is under the direction of Fred G, Conrad and he has secured a good company for bis good melodrama. The story is taken from life, being based, on an incident of life among the rich in Chicago. Prices 25c, 35c and 50c.

JUMPS INTO A STREET CAR

Runaway Horae leaps Over the Fepdera and I.anda Among the PaaaenKera— Several Severely Hurt. Lafayette, I ml., Aug. 28.—A runaway horse leaped into an open street car in Main street, near the NVabash railway crossing, and trampled passengers under foot. The horse had been hired from a livery stable, and it became frightened at a motorcycle, two miles north of the city, just as the last Oakland Hill car was nearing the crossing the horse ran squarely into the front of the car, leaping over the fenders and plunging over the seats. (Jlenn Taylor, motormnn. was badly injured, his hip being bruised, while be was hurt internally. The occupants of the first three seats were also injured. Mrs. Solomon SpecteV was cut about the laxly, and Morris Ellison, a rabbi, whs hurt internally, while his 2-year-old daughter laid her nose broken. The horse struggled hnlf-way through the ear and then fell into the street, Breaks the Strawlxirry Record. New Albany, lnd., Aug. 28.—A second crop of strawberries in the Floyd county Helds lias not been infrequent, but it lias remained for Frank Helquit, a grower, to break all records by gathering a third crop in one season, lie picked his second crop on duly 12 and from the same patch he picked & third crop Sunday. It consisted of only two quarts, but the berries were of fine Savor. Fire Wipes Out $50,000. Reynolds, lnd., Aug. destroyed the poetofflee, rwtllips’ hardware store, two saloons, a barber shop, a blacksmith shop, a restaurant Myers’ shoe store, Kruger & McQuade’s grocery and dry goods store, Eads* hardware store and Heimlich Bros.’ Implement store. Total loss, 5.10,000; caused by lightning. Smoked His Pipe In a Barn. Shelbyville, lnd., Aug. 28. John Henry’s barn, north of here, was destroyed by fire, and the bouse also was burned. The barn caught by sparks from a pipe. Walker Harris, tenant, lost a S2OO horse, with all grain and household goods. The property was not Insured.

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