Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1907 — Page 5

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Item* of Interest to City and Country Reader*. , Corn, 57c; bats, 42c. Dr. Merrill was a Hammond visitor Monday. Remember the excursion to Chicago to-morrow. Marion I. Adame was in Ohica : go Monday on business. K' Mrs. M. D. Gwin visited her parents in Lafayette this week. Jay W. Williams has been confined to the house this week with pleurisy. t Mrs. Jay Lamson was called to Mulberry Monday by the sickness of her sister. New subscribers to the Demoocrat this week by postoffices: Goodland, 2. Philip McElfresh left Monday to visit bis children in Nebraska and Colorado. Miss Mabelte Cain has gone to Chicago" to assist Mrs. Pepperdine with her housework. - /. Frank Krosney of Cleveland, Ohio, visited friends here a few days the first of the week. C. T. Plummer of Chicago, visited bis sister, Mrs. S. C. Irwin, here a few days this week. Ed Leech of east of town was called to Parr Monday by the serious illness of his father. Walter Lutz, who recently returned from Colorado with his mother, is teaching in Barkley tp. Matt Moosemiller spent a few days .of last week with Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Messman of Kent* .land. W* t *XA- J- and L. A. Harmon left Tuesday for South Dakota to look after the threshing on their farm there. ’ Guy Gerber of Rensselaer and James Jordan of Barkley tp., are attending university at Champaign, 111. — Mr. and Mrs. James Parker of Frankfort visited the former’s brothers, Charles and Thomas, here this week. Mrs. W. F. Michael and son Raymond left Tuesday for an extended visit at Wabash, Ft. Wayne and Bluffton, Ind. Bert Johnson of near Foresman has bought a 260 acre farm near White Cloud, Mich., and will move upon same in the spring. N. Littlefield, having in tow trustee Stackhonee, left Tuesday for Murdo and Pierre, So. Dak., on a land prospecting trip.

Mrs. Addie Heacox and daughter. Miss Lillie Heacox of, Morris, 111., are visiting Mrs. Dora Jacks and other relatives here this week. Mrs. George Daniels of Barkley tp., went to Chicago Sunday to enter the Presbyterian hospital to undergo an operation for gallstones. Miss Iva Michael, who has been visiting her uncle W. F. Michael and family for the past six weeki, returned home Saturday to enter college. The Michigan peach crop is only about one-fourth an average yield, and prices will be double that of last year. Apples are also a very short crop. Mrs. Goldie Crowden of Goodland returned home Tuesday after a few days’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Harmon of Hanging Grove tp. Dr. A. R. Kresler has bought the Jones farm of 240 acres, five miles northwest of town, paying therefor $75 per acre. Mr. Jones expects to move to St. Louis, Mo. The three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ballinger of Kniman, whose serious condition from meningitis was mentioned in these columns recently, died last Friday, - ----- - - - Joseph Blair, who has been working at the Alter Bros, tile factory north of town, is now proprietor of the Parr blacksmith shop, having bought same from W. L. Wood. - - - ■ Goodland Herald: According to report the Newton county poor farm has paid expenses this year. The Jasper county farm’s expenses were $277.43 more than the receipts. * A. J. Harmon did not enter but two of his swine herd at the state fair and got one blue ribbon on Duroc Jersey boar one year old. He sold all his herd but one to breeders in attendance at the fair.

T. H. Robertson of Wolcott was a visitor in the city Thursday. Misses Eva Moore and Lizzie Gangloff are clerking in the Racket Store. . Miss Nellie Moody is attending a young ladies’ seminary, at Oxford, Onio. George S. Guild a prominent citizen of Gillam tp., died Tuesday of diabetes. Mrs. Mary Howe has rented the James Flynn residence on North Weston street. \ Vern Shook has succeeded Oppie Wolf as general utility man at Eiglesbach’s meat market. Frank Deweese has sold his restaurant at Mt. Ayr to George Lirsb and gives possession at once. The merry-go-round was shipped to Ladoga this week, and after a stand there will go to Fowler. p Miss Fern Osborne of Lafayette, Sunday here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Osborne. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Blankenbaker of Keigley, Kan., are visiting relatives in Rensselaer and vicinity F. E. Duvall of Allentown, 111., was here a few days this week looking after their farm south of town. > 't*Srs. I. B. Wash burn of Chicago, visited her son Dr. Ira Washburn and family here several days this week. John Peyton left Tuesday for his home in Portland, Oregon, after a visit with his sister, Mrs. Marsh Warren. Another 5-cent theatre has opened up on South Van Rensselaer street, in the room occupied by a like attraction recently. Mrs. John Eberle of Lafayette, returned home Wednesday after a five weeks visit with her daughter,. Mrs. Joe Nagle southwest of town. Ex-postmaster F. B. Myers has secured a<position as clerk in the postoffice at Gary, Lake county, it is reported, and may move up there. Subject of the Sunday morning sermon at the Christian church is “A Successful Life;” in the evening, “Our Mutual Friend.” All are welcome. The Kentland Enterprise thinks if “factores” bring the wave of crime that is sweeping over Lake county at present, Kentland is better off without them. Spencer Greenlee of near Mt. Ayr has bought a 100 acre farm in Marshall county, four miles southwest of Plymouth, and will i move thereon in a few months. s D. H. Yeoman attended the reunions of two of bis old regiments this week, one the 48th Indiana, at South Bend, and the other, the 87tb Indiana, at Rochester, The ladies of the Christian church will serve chicken pie dinner and supper, Thursday, Sept. 26, in the K. of P. building. A cordial invitation is extended to the public. Meals 25c.

The automobile seems to be doing its part in reducing the millionaire class. One cannot pick up a daily paper but be reads of one to a half dozen violent deaths caused from the big touring cars and racers. f Wm. Frey has moved back to. Rensselaer from Chicago, and is driving buss for Joe Jackson. Frank Morrow, who occupied his property here, has moved into the house with Mrs. Healey, in the west part of town. C. L. Parks of near Surrey returned home the first of the week, on account of his son’s sickness, from a very prosperous month’s business in Marshall county in selling the farm jacks of which he has the agency in that county. The Manhattan Theatre Co., held forth at Ellis opera house Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. This is one, of the best repertoire Companies that ever visited Rensselaer and is deserving of a good patronage wherever they tow. Mrs. W. H. Beam and son Don returned Sunday from their visit to various points on the Pacific coast. Mrs. Abel Grant, who accompanied them, remained for a longer stay, during which she will visit her brother, Charles Harding, at Los Angeles, Cali. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Louks, of near McCoysburg, returned Saturday from a week’s visit in Iriquois, Ford and Vermilion counties, Illinois. Mr. Louks reports corn looking exceedingly well there except that it is late, later really than with us, but if frost hangs off they will have a bumper crop.

Miss Grace Norris has entered Deßauw University. -« 1 1 The Sternberg dredge started up throwing out rock again Wednesday, • i —— 1 . . N. Osborne of near Francesville was a business visitor in town Thursday. Morocco is to be carnivalized next week. The good people of that burg have our sympathy. D. M. Nafus of Oswego, Kan. an old friend of P. W. Clarke, visited the latter here last Saturday. Mrs. M. B. Leslie of Connersville, will preach at the First Baptist church tomorrow, both morning and evening. ■ r- 11 ■ "■■■ ■ - ■ ■- Mrs. Lucy Clark and son William left this week to visit the former’s sons, Charles and Wilson, at Ofedar Point,"Kan., for a month. Hon. Jesse E. Wilson is here from Washington, D. C., for a ten days visit. His wife and children will return to Washington with him. Dr. Crisler, formerly of Brook, died in the,southern part of the state last week of paralysis. The remains were brought to Brook for burial. Excursion to Chicago, Sunday, Sept. 22. Special train train schedule same as heretofore, Only $1.25 for the round trip from Rensselaer. Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Mabin, who have been visiting the family of W. L. Wood of 1-farr, left Tuesday for a visit with relatives at Milo, lowa. The little four-year-old daughter otMr. and Mrs. James Snedecker of Rensselaer, who has been suffering with tuberculosis, died Tuesday evening and was buried Thursday afternoon, \ Several flays the first of the Week the mercury was up to about 85 and the effect of the hot weather was very perceptible in ripening the corn. Warm showers prevailed must of the day Wednesday; W. D. Parks of Bourbon was called here Monday to see Charles Parks of near Surrey, who was taken suddenly sick with a fever. Fred Powell of Monon was also at his bedside for a couple of days. The doctor’ says he has typhoid fever.

Monticello has been electric lightless for the past week or ten days. A«new arc dynamo at the light plant failed to work even in the hands of an expert from the city, and other breaks and troubles has caused no end of trouble. , —. y - Among others whb left here Tuesday on prospecting trips west were: Alfred Collins and R. A.Parkison for Bucklin and Lakin, Kan.; C. F. Tillett oTGillam tp., for Winatchee, Wash.; W. L. Porter for Redfield, So. Dak.; Samuel Parker for Mitchell, So. Dak.; Jefferson Smith for Burke, So. Dak. J. C. Porter resigned bis position as superintendent of the Marion tp. stone roads, in order to look after his building and insurance business. Sylvester Gray, the as-, sistant superintendent, has been advanced to Mr. Porter’s place and W. S. Day has been appointed as assistant. About 18 miles of the 34 miles of road is naw completed, we understand. 4 Wm. Hoover was in Chicago Wednesday with stock. He said it commenced' raining in Chicago Tuesday noon and continued almost without ceasing until Wednesday noon. Everything was a flood of water down this way until Roselawn was reached. In about Hammond and other parts of Lake county considerable damage by wind and lightening was done Wednesday. Daniel Tressler of Choteau county, Mont., visited a few days ths first of the week with the family of his brother-in-law, Joseph Stewart of Hanging Grove tp. He had been back to Ohio to attend a reunion of his old regiment and stopSd offjhere while on his Way home, e has been in Idaho .and Montana for 43 years and is now located in the mining region 50 miles from a railroad. According to the Goodland Herald, Fred Donnelly, who was recently arrested in Monticello for the theft of a diamond ring from the home of his unde, T. E. Donnelly of near Monticello, was arrested in Goodland last week for stealing a camera in Rensselaer, and taken to Monticello and lodged in jail. Nothing is known here of any camera being stden, and it is likely the offense was committed in White county, aS he would have been brought to Rensselaer instead of Monticello had the offence been committed here.

Misses Alta and Eva DeMoss, wbb have been visiting their sister, Mrs. Russel Baker of Barkley tp., left Tnesday for their home at Fairbury, 111. James Fletcher and family are moving here from Kentland into one of John Makeever’s tenant houses on Sodth Division street. Mr. Fletcher is the new clerk in the clothing department of. the Chicago Bargain Store. We sell you the same goods for less money or more and better goods for same money, besides give you beautiful premiums when your purchases amount to $5, $lO, sls and 125. Save the tickets you get with every sale, no matter how small your purchase; they are valuable at the 99 Cent Racket Store. It’s a strange thing what women do with so many clothes. According to the complaint in a divorce case just filed in the circuit court here a woman’s busband bought her $2.05 wortb-.of clothes during the period of their married life, six years and eight months! And now she wants a divorce from him for non-support! Boyd, the 13-year-old son of Sidney Holmes of Newton tp., was bitten on the small toe of his right foot by a rattlesnake .Thursday morning. The boy with his sister was picking grapes when he was bitten. Dr. Miller was called at once and the boy is getting along all right now, although the foot and lower part of the limb swelled considerably. An extensive traveler in automobiles over the highways of England, France and -United States is accredited with saying that Indiana roads—improved roads—beat them all. The England roads, he says, are fine, but are too narrow. Indiana’s improved roads are wider than the England roads and are much easier on auto tires. Owing to the poor health of Mrs. Hollingsworth who has looked after his squab industry a great deal when at home, E. L. Hollingsworth has gone out of the business temporarily, and shipped his birds, 800 pairs, away Thursday They wereshipped to South Haven Mich,, and Independence, lowa. He may stock up bis pigeon bouse again in the spring.

As a result of two freight trains trying to pass each other on the same track at horseshoe curve near Bedford Wednesday, the Chicago bound passenger trqin on that division of the Monoif which passes here at 3:30 p. m , did not go through until about 8 o’clock Wednesday evening. A number of freight cars were derailed and smashed up, and both engines were put out of service. The Democrat is informed from another high source that it is an invariable rule of the state pardon board, or board of parole, not to grant a parole to a convict so long as there are any other indictments pending against him. Therefore if the people of this community do not want Tom McCoy paroled, they should use their influence to see that the two cases still (fending against him in the Newton circuit court be not dismissed. Township trustee W. D. Martin of Beaver tp., Newton county, resigned bis office last week as be expects to Shortly move to New Mexico. Mr. Martin was one of the five democratic trustees of Newton and the resignation was made to the county auditor, who is also a democrat, and his son, Joseph A. Martin, was appointed to succeed him. - This leaves the trustees politically the same as before—five democrats and five republicans. Rt. ReV.H. J. Alerding, bishop of Fort Wayne, has just issued to the clergy of the Catholic church in this diocese an official letter calling attention to the fact that on Sept. 22, the diocese of Ft. Wayne will be fifty years old, and expressing the "earnest wish that some kind of celebration take place in your parish, and in all parishes and institutions of the oibcese.” It is left to each pastor to determine the precise day and manner in which the golden jubilee of the diocese will be celebrated. ’ * . - - - ■ ■ - Geo. K Hollingsworth and family returned last Friday from their trip via auto to Albany, N. Y., from whence they w.ent by rail to New York City, returning to Albany via boat up the Hudson and then making the trip back home via automobile. They traveled some 2,200 miles in their auto, going and returning via Cleveland, Ohio, and thence to Erie, Pa., Buffalo and Niagara Falls. They had no trouble whatever with their machine except that the tires were worn out and a new set bad to be put on. A very enjoyable trip is reported.

Goodland Herald: Mr, Howard Burr of tin* place and his daughter, Mrs. Ralph Johnson, of near Foresman, returned home Wednesday, from a two weeks’ visit in Addison, Michigan, with Mr. Burr’s mother. Last week’s Lake County Star: It is said the Gary teamsters are coming to Rqss townshipand loading up corn from the farmers’ cribs at 70 cents per bushel, and the oats sold bring 56 cents. These are higher prices than are paid in Chicago. Our dealers here offered 60 cents for corn last weekj(and took in but little. Joseph Lane of Newton tp., spent Monday with his daughter, Mrs. Harvey Messman of Kentland and on Tuesday took the train there for South Dakota. He was accompanied by Herman Messman. They will visit various points in South Dakota including Sioux Falls, the home of the former’s daughter, Mrs. E. E Pierson. An exchange says that the tennis girl goes out to play her nerveproducing game; the flippant girl goes out larking because her life’s too tame; the reading girl betakes herself into a land of books; the flirting girl goes anywhere she thinks there is a man; the dressy girl goes to Paris to buy a drees and fan, the beauty goes upon the stage to show her handsome looks; but the girl that get/ the husband stays right at home and cooks. Monticello Journal: & Son are getting the dredge that they will ft use in the Hoagland ditch, in good running order. In building the machine three sticks df Washington fir were used, one is in the boom that is one hundred feet in length, without a knot in it, and two others that are thirty inches square and forty foot long. The crane weighs nearly eighteen tons and required two traction engines to haul it to the dredge. The boat to carry all of this heavy machinery is forty feet wide and one hundred feet long. The scoop will have a capacity of two and a half yards. Boswell item in Fowl*r Leader: After two or three days of hustling and overcoming obstacles, Mr. Charles Fay and Miss Acemiah Myer were married at Fowler last Saturday. The couple at first proceeded from here to the home of the bride’s mother near Rensselaer and expected to be married there on Thursday. Fay neglected to get his license here and had to return to Fowler for the document. Here he found that he had to have the bride with him and he returned to Rensselaer for her. By Saturday the law was satisfied and the marriage took place at Fowler. The bride and groom are well and favorably known here where he engages in building and contracting. The bride is a sister to Mrs. Harley Anderson. They will reside here.

UPHEAVAL HITS THEM

Eighteen Best Citizens of Pennsylvania, Including a Congressman. Arrested. * THEY AKE ACCUSED OF “GRAFT Result of the Republican Revolt in the Quaker City. Culprits Will Have a Chance Now to Explain Those Bills for the ~ New State Capital Building. Harrisburg, Pa.. Sept 19. The long-expected arrests of those held to be responsible for the frauds committed in the furnishing and decorating of Pennsylvania’s $13,000,000 capitol have been made, the attorney general causing warrants to be issued for fourteen of the eighteen persons and firms named by the capitol investigation commission as being Involved in the scandal. Those for whorh warrants were Issued are: Joseph M. Huston, architect; Stanford Is. LeWts, Huston's assistant; John H. Sanderson, chief contractor for furnishings; Representative H. Burd Cassel, head of the firm contracting for steel filing cases; Jas. H. Shumaker, superintendent of public grounds and buildings; George F. Payne and his partner, Charles G. Wetter, builders of the capitol; William P. Snyder, audlto/ general; William L. Mathues, Media, Pa., ex-state treasurer; Charles F. Kinsman, Wallis Boileuu. John G. Neiderer and George K. Storm, stockholders in the Pennsylvania Bronze company; Frank Irvine, auditor in the auditor general’s office. Accused Were looking for Trouble. Nearly all the defendants, who had been informed by the attorney general of the action be had taken, appeared during the flay, waived a hearing and entered ball for their appearance. Several were unable to appear because of illness and wllLmftk® their appearance

later. The principal defendant* were held In >60,000 ball, which, was supplied In every Instance by surety companies. All the defendants are charged with conspiracy to cheat and defraud the state, by making false invoice* which were approved by Hnston and Shumaker. Charges of obtaining money by false pretenses were also entered against Sanderson. Representative Cassel, and Payne and Wetter, it being alleged they made out fictitious bills fdr a greater amount than they were entitled to receive under contracts. Outcome of Political Upheaval. The prosecutions begun are the outcome of the political upheaval In-Phil-adelphia in 1905 when Mayor Weaver quarreled with the Republican organization. The independent movement against the Republicans in Philadelphia that year spread throughout the Statd and led to the election as state treasurer of William H. Berry, a Democrat, on the fusion ticket. Berry took o’flee early in 1906, being the first democrat to occupy that position in twenty-five years. " Berry’s Charges Sustained. In the fall campaign of last year Berry startled the state by charging that according to the state treasury books the building and furnishings of the state capital had cost $31,000,000, and not $5,000,000, as had been generally believed, and that $9,000,000 of the money went to furnish the building. He charged that $5,000,000 of the $9,000,000 was pure “graft” Governor Pennypacker, other state officials, and the contractors denied the charges, but the agitation for an investigation which immediately began continued until the last legislature appointed a commission to investigate the whole affair, which showed a ‘state of things” in the way of graft. Call on James Fletcher the expert clothier of lOyearsexperience when you want to be properly fitted at the right price, Chicago Bargain Store.

mF wi WJLA Wj Do Yow Admire Black i Velour It’s a serviceable material and looks very handsome when made into a jacket like this. This particular jacket is only twenty-two inches long and presents a trim appearance and sets off a good figure to great advantage. It’s a close-fitting jacket and is lined with grey satin. The trimming is wide silk braid and soutache indesign. It is cut right, and for that reason it will hold its shape as long as you wear it. Very high quality. Price $25 ts you should prefer a jacket that is almost a "second edition” of genuine fur, we can please you. Or those smooth cloth jackets may strike your fancy. They all have the same label— TAe “Palmer ' Garment" The house that makes them guarantee them, and so do we. Shall we show you this week? The G. E. Murray Company