Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1907 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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MUSK FOR THE NATIONAL CORN EXPOSITION.

The music at the National Corn Exposition, October 5-19, Coliseum Building, Chicago, will be furnished by the Illinois Naval Reserve Band of thirty pieces. These musicians practice together constantly and constitute an excellent musical attraction- The exposition is exceedingly fortunate ini securing their services, and thq visitors will be highly pleased. A concert will be given every afternoon, and another every evening.

FRED DONNELLY PLEADS GUILTY

White County Democrat: Fred Donnelly, who was arrested two weeks ago for stealing a ring frtfm his aunt, Mrs. T. E. Donnelly, and tamed out after the ring was recovered, was re-arrested at Goodland last week and brought back to Monticello and placed in jail. Wednesday he was arraigned before Judge Wason on a charge of petty larceny, and on pleading guilty to the charge he was given a tine of $5, sentenced to sixty days in the county jail and disfranchised for three years.

WALKER TP. LINING UP.

Saloon remonstrances are being circulated in Walker tp., and it is reported that a good safe majority of the voters there have already signed. There can be no application now until the November meeting of the county commissioners, and it is the intention to keep adding to the remonstrance until time for filing in November, when it it is thought it can be made pretty nearly unanimous. Thia will leave but one “wet” township in the county, Kankakee, and it is reported that at the proper time a move will be made there to get on the water wagon. The one license held in Kankakee tp., expires next March, and an application for its renewal will be the signal for the anti-saloon people to get busy.

FAKE ADVERTISEMENTS.

The Democrat, in common with many other of the best advertising mediums of the country, has * once in a while published advertising matter of some patent nostrum or alleged recipe, that after contract was made with such ' concerns was found to be worded so as to make it appear that the advertisements were the words of the editor. Now, so far as The Democrat is concerned, it wants to state that this paper is not in the business of giving its personal endorsement io any such questionable schemes of advertisers, and a few days ago it cancelled a forty dollar contract unless it be allowed to designate at the top or bottom of the advertising matter that it was a paid advertisement and not the words of this paper. The matter referred to is that of the socalled “Fluid Extract of Dandelion,” “Compound Kargon,** etc. The remedies may be all that are claimed for them, but this paper does not propose to be used in any such manner as- set out in the advertisements if it knows it.

AN OVERSTOCK OF RATTLESNAKES

Reptiles Seeking “Dry” Territory and Migrating to Jasper County. Smith Newell and Wm. R. Bull of Barkley tp, were stacking millet Saturday forenoon when a rattlesnake that h«id been pitched on the load with the millet slid off the stack and was soon dispatoned. He had four rattles and a button. This makes an even 40 of these deadly reptiles that have been killed this season right in their neighborhood, on about 800 abres of land. One day 13 were killed. A few rattlers are usually killed in that locality every season, but this year more have been found than in all the years past and gone. In fact this seems to have been a great year for these reptiles in various sections of Jasper county. It is reported that 16 were killed in one day out on Dr. Hartsell’s farm west of town. Just why it is that so many rattlers have appeared this season is an unexplained problem, but no doubt saloon advocates will say that the reptiles are migrating to “dry” territory,' Ind unless we get the liquor dispensers back we will simply be overrun with rattlesnakes. The new patterns in Hart, Schaffner & Marx dress suits, at The G. E. Murray Co., are swell.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About / the County Capitol. ''"-Recorder Tilton is expecting a Roosevelt Medal along most any old time now. Number seven, a girl, arrived at bis house Monday. Marriage licenses issued: Sept. 21, Wiliam Russell Willits of McCoysburg, aged 18, occupation farmer, to Lena Ringeison, also of McCoysburg, aged 18, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. -»-o—

President Infield of the proposed Lafayette-Chicago electric road, states that petitions will be filed at the October meeting of the county commissioners for the calling of subsidy elections in Remington and Carpenter tp., this county, and Gilboa tp., Benton county. —O'John E. Alter, Fred Philips~and a few others have settled the claims of the McCoy bank trustee against them, which were advertised for sale, and Rush & Warren have compromised the $2,378 note of theirs by paying about $1,150. The notes and overdrafts remaining unsettled or sold, will be- sold at public auction at 1 p. m., to-day bysaid trustee. —o>— There were not enough teachers in Jasper county to go around, notwithstanding the closing of some eight or ten schools, and about a half dozen teachers bad to be imported. One, Miss Longwell of Monon, teaching in Newton tp.; two, Misses Violet Myers and Ethel Miller of Indianapolis, are teaching in Keener. There are also one or two imported teachers in Walker and Kankakee, v e understand. It is reported that the case of the trustees of the defunct McCoy sheepskin bank against Delos Thompson, (the old Rensselaer Stock Farm case in which about 150,000 is claimed to be due the bank) will be continued in the Lake circuit court, where it is pending, until next term. Other cases crowd it out this term, it is said. The case was set for trial next week and the bank creditors hoped it would be tried at the present term. —o — Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Andrus of Kniman, father and mother of Mrs. John O’Connor of this city, are both dangerous!v sick. The former has Bright’s disease and the latter a severe case of pneumonia. Mr. Andrus is 78 years of age and bis wife is 72. Later: Mr. Andrus died Thursday about noon. Arrangements had not been completed for the funeral at this writing. Mrs. Andrus is reported slightly better.

All the schools of Union tp., will start Monday except Fair Oaks, which will not open on account of a few cases of diptheria in Wm. Warren’s family. The township teachers are: Brushwood, Victor Comer and Cora Dexter; Virgie, Lopvie Gunyon; Center, Floy Williams; Rosebud, L. W. Benbow; Parr, C. M. Blue and Nellie Gray; Moffitt, Mamie Archer; Fair Oaks, Frank Garriott. Jesse Smith and Mary Adams; Gant, Clara Bresnahan. Fuller, Wild Lilly and Otis schools have been abandoned. It is hoped that the Fair Oaks school will not be delayed more' than a week. The Pulakki county grand jury which adjourned last week returned 78 indictments, mostly for violations of the liquor law. W. J. Reed, formerly of Jordan tp., this county, is the prosecuting attorney up there and he seems to be going after violators of the law with a vengeance. Two young men, farmer boys, who were witnesses, “didn’i| know anything,” although members of that body knew that they did and other witnesses had so testified. Therefore the grand jury indicted them for perjury. It was then that their memory came bach to them and.they begged the court for mercy. A plea of guilty was entered and they were each sentenced to the penitentiary, but sentence was suspended during good behavior.

Rensselaer, Jasper County. Indiana, Saturday, September 28, 1907'

New suits filed: No. 7213. Lura Pennel vs. Chas. W. Pennel; suit for divorce. Complaint alleges that the parties were married July 24,1906, and separated July 29,1907, whed defendant abandoned plaintiff; that he has treated her in a cruel and inhuman manner, neglectsand refuses to live with her or support and provide for her and their infant child. A decree of divorce and the custody of said child is asked for by plaintiff, Plaintiff resides in Barkley tp. No, 7214. Edward Stanwood Shoe Co., vs. Orlando A. Yeoman; suit on account. Demand $99.58. No. 7215. Philomena Bertrand, guardian, vs. Lewis Sayler and Elizabeth Sayler, his wife; suit on notes and* mortgage. Demand SI,OOO, The lengthiest case of the present term of court was the appealed case of John J. Lawler et al vs. the remonstrators to a highway appellant was endeavoring to have established through the ThompsonLawler land, just east of Rensselaer. The case was taken up Wednesday, on the re-assembling of the jury, and argument was concluded Thursday evening and it was given to the jury at 5 p. m. At 12:30 a. m. a sealed verdict was returned which was opened at the re-convening of court yesterday morning. It granted the road, to be 40 feet in width, and gave the principal remonstrator, Gangloff, S3OO damages; remonstrator John Groom was given $25 damages. The case of the Inter Ocean newspaper company vs. Geo. A. Strickfaden, fdr balance alleged to be due for papers sold to former newsdealer Shead of Rensselaer, which defendant had guaranteed the pay of, was set for yesterday, also some other minor case.

County, city, town and township officers and school boards of incorporated towns should begin to study up on the new public funds’ depository law, which goes into effect Dec. 1, 1907. The various boards of finance must be organized immediately after taking effect of the law. In townships the board is composed of the township advisory boards. In counties the county auditor and board of county commissioners constitute such board, while in county seat towns the school boards also have representation on the board. Public funds are loaned at 2 per cetft. on daily balances or 2| to 3 per cent, on time deposits, to banks or trust companies in the county who furnish the necessary security for such funds, and all interest received must be applied to the county, city, township or school corporation depositing such funds. In case no bank or trust company within the county chooses to pay such interest the funds may be deposited in some bank outside the county, but within the state, complying with the provisions of the law.

JAIL BREAKERS ARE STILL FREE.

F-After traveling nearly a thousand miles in different directions without result, Sheriff O’Connor has practically abandoned further search for Frank Diettie and John McCoy,.the prisoners who broke jail on Monday night of last week and made good their escape. No trace whatever of them has been secured.

MRS. NOWELS IS BETTER.

Aunt Phebe Nowels’ condition has been alarming again this week and it is thought she can live but a short time. The children were summoned to her bedside and are all here at this writing. Yesterday morning she was reported better again and was apparently about as well as she has been for some time. Her vitality is quite low, however, and she is liable to drop off at most any time.

ENTERTAINED THE "FIVE HUNDRED CLUB.”

E. L. Hollingsworth entertained the Five Hundred Club at the Comer House Thursday evening at 7 o’clock. Covers were laid for forty guests. The date was also the wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Hollingsworth and Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Long. Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth is still in Michigan and for this reason and because of her poor health the club was entertained at the Comer House instead of at their own residence.

OBITUARY

The funeral of Geo. H. Maines was held at the family residence Sunday afternoon, interment taking place in Western cemetery. Rev. G. H. Clarke, pastor of the Christian church, conducted the services, and the remains were followed to the grave by the G. A. R. Post and a large number of friends. George H. Maines, son of Samuel and Margurite Maines, was born in Cato, Cayuga county, New York, March 27, 1838. He was the second of a family of six, four sisters and two brothers. His father was, by trade a mason, this calling his son was pursuing when be heard Lincoln’s call for volunteers to put down the rebellion. Dropping the trowel he took up the rifle and enlisted in Company Hos the 111th New York. He was sergeant of company and served faithfully for three years when be was given an honorable discharge. In 1865 he came west and settled at Otto, 111., where he engaged in his old trade in connection with farming. On December 15, 1869, be was married to Susan A. Wells. Of this union six children were born, Judson E., Walter C., Lester B, (who died Feb. 26, 1901,) George L. and Louisa Belle and Eva Edith, In 1881 Mr. Maines moved with his family from Otto to Chatsworth, Livingston county, wherfe he resided until in 1901 when he exchanged, his Illinois farm for one two mileswest of Rensselaer, Ind. Here be lived until 1902 when he took up his residence in Rensselaer. He leaves to mourn his departure a wife, three sons, two daughters, a brother, two sisters and many friends. Mr. Maines was quite unassuming, industrious and enterprising, taking an interest in the affairs of the community in which he lived. For several years he held the office of commissioner and treasurer of roads and for fifteen years was township supervisor. He was an fctive member of the Grand Army K the Republic, and did much to feiist his comrades in the work of the order. Mr, Maines was a kind and provident father; he lived a temperate life and taught his children to believe and practice the virtues of honesty, industry and morality. He deserved the high esteem in which his name is held in all the localities in which he has lived.

JACK FROST WAS HERE.

Visited Us Thursday Night But Did No Great Damage While a slight frost was reported to have fallen in some localities Sunday night, it was not until Tuesday night that the frost was general. Wednesday morning frost was everywhere, and while it is reported on good authority to have frozen ice in hog troughs and puddles of water in different sections of the county, it does not seem to have done much damage anywhere unless it is in the north part of the county and the very low lying lands. It is claimed that the frost does little damage in the light of the moon, and this must be the reason for the small amount of damage reported, as it certainly was quite a hard frost. Even tomato and cucumber vines about Rensselaer show little or nb effects from it. While a great deal of ths corn is practically out of the way of frost, yet farmers say that there are a good many ears in the most advanced that are stil soft; that corn has been very uneven all season and is ripening unevenly. It is likely there will be considerable soft oom, for it is not possible to hope that a damaging freeze will bold off much longer. Another frost came Wednesday night, but it, too, did little damage. Thursday evening a steady rain started in which continued all night and a good share of the day yesterday.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. Sept. 19, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pullins of Barkley tp., a seta. Sept, 21, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carson of Lafayette, a son. Mrs. Carson was formerly Miss Ora Clark of Rensselaer. Sept. 23, to Mr, and Mrs. J. W. Tilton, a daughter. We are now ready to please our friends with the most beautiful millinery at the very lowest prices. Miss Mary Meybb.

CITY TAX LEVY.

Reduction of Ten Cents Over Last Year. TOTAL IS A DOLLAR EIGHTY-THREE Council Asked To Extend Water Mains to “Rabbit-Town”—To Con tlnue Division St. Improvement. r The common council met Monday evening in regular session with all members present except Councilman Williams, who was still confined to the house with sickness. Following is a report of the proceedings: Matter of street light on Bunkum road, leading west of town, was referred to the Light Committee. Resolutions adopted fixing preliminary assessments on College avenue and Vine street sewer and Oct., 14 set for hearing objections. Resolution adopted of H. R. Kurrie et al for improvement of Weston street by macadam and cement curb, which had been petitioned for at last previous meeting. Petition of A. Leopold for alley in block 19, running parallel with Division street; city attorney instructed to prepare resolution for same. Petition of Geo. F. Meyers et al for continuation of improvement of Division and Scott street from Washington street south to gravel road, by cement curb and 30 foot roadway; same order made. An offer to do the work for a total of $1.52 per lineal foot —76 cents on each side —has been made by the stone road contractors. B. S. Fendig e was granted permission to move the old house from the former G. E. Marshall property on Washington street. Petition of Geo. W. Markin et al to extend water mains from corner of Eliza and Clark streets, west to Charlie Battleday’s and thence north on Madison street to Vine (in “Rabbit Town,” a distance of about 2,340 feet, was referred to Water Committee. The residents of this part of the city say that when they were annexed eight years ago, the city wanted to take them in so they could be protected, and they now think it is time to give them a little fire protection. It will be quite an expense to the city to extend the mains out there and it is not likely there will be many private consumers of water, but it is a question but what it will have to be done.

The ordinance fixing the tax levy for 1907, was adopted as follows: Road io Corporations.. 40 Library 10 Waterworks 15 Electric Light 20 Special School >.....> 35 Tuition., 50 Public Park. 03 T0ta1..... $1.83 This is a reduction of 10 cents over the total rate last year. Some levies of last year are out out entirely, notably the sinking fund and electric light improvement fund. Special school is reduced 5 cents, tuition raised 15 cents and corporation raised 5 cents, so the total is 10 cents less than last year. This, with the 16 cent reduction in the county levy, makes a total reduction of 26 cents in the total taxes of Rensselaer property owners. The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. J. H. S. Ellis, salary as mayor .. $62 50 C. G. Spitler, councilman 20 00 H. L. Brown, same 20 00 Jas, F. Irwin, same 20 00 Eli Gerber, same 29 00 Jay W. Williams, same 20 00 Chas. Morlan, clerk.. 25 00 W. S. Parks, marshal.... 30 00 E. M. Thomas, night watch 25 00 M. L. Hemphill, repairs.... 12 75 H. L. Gamble, city engineer.. 27 80 C. A. Tuteur, assisting engineer 4 60 Geo. Heuson, same ..." 3 75 Earl Clouse, same 2 00 HOADFUND Chester Zea, salary 25 00 Mort Murray, work onstreet 1 75 John Albertson, shoveling coed.... 3 50 M, L.Hemphill, wagon b0x.... 33 95 Osborne & Thrawls, sewer 18 50 Chas Morlan, city assessment, same.... 53 30 BLBCTBIC LIGHT FUMD. C, 8. Chamberlain, (Mary 50 00 Meli Abbott, same 30 00 Dave Haste, same 30 00

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Landy Magee, work on line 10 00 Shirley Hill Coal Co., coal 61 20 Electric Appliance Co., auppliaa 10 92 Leslie Clark, atamped envelope! 26 00 Moaea Leopold, freight..... 55 15 watbb rVKD. Ed Hopkina, aalary... 30 00 Chaa. Morlen, clerk.., 55 00 Croaby Co., valves 21 44

HOPES TO RECOVER EYESIGHT.

Marion I. Adams was operated on in Chicago last week for the removal of a cataract from his left eye. Mrs. Adams went up Saturday to see him, returning Tuesday. Marion will return the last of this week or the first of next week. The sight of the eye had been gone entirely for about two months and while the doctor does not promise that he will see out of it now, yet he is getting along nicely and will perhaps be able to regain a part of the sight.

SOLD THREE FARMS THIS WEEK.

Ed Oliver of Newland returned yesterday from a trip to Kankakee, Springfield, Jacksonville, Decatur and Danville, HL, and over in the edge of Kentucky, on a land selling expedition. He has sold this week one farm of 200 acres to Geo. Houser of Watseka, 111., and two of 160 acreseaoh to John Ward of near Pleasant Ridge, and Wm. Rees of Newland, the farms all lying near Newland. He also sold a 192 acre farm near Bismark, HL, this week.

WILL GO TO COLORADO.

Mrs. J. W. Childers is preparing to move to Pueblo, Colo., where she has a sister, Mrs, Ida Nowels. She goes because of the poor health of her daughter Ellen, who is afflicted with tuburculosis of the glands of the neck. They will leave here Monday, Mrs. Childers to go to Chicago to visit her brother Elvin Overton and take care of his wife who is in poor health and has been operated on twice recently, and Ellen will visit Dr. Albert Overton in Illinois. After about three weeks they all expect to go on to Pueblo, Colo.

DID NOT INVEST, BUT.

N. Littlefield and C. F. Stackhouse returned Tuesday evening from their South Dakota trip. Neither closed a deal for any land although both made offers that may be accepted later. Lots of land buyers are flocking in there and at Chamberlain the hotels were completely filled and they had to get lodgings at a private house. The greater part of the prospectors are from lowa, farmers who have sold out there at a good advance and are seeking cheaper lands. These men are buying readily and land prices are booming. Crops are good there this year and of course that is a big ad for the country.

A CARLOAD OF PEACHES HERE.

The Chicago Bargain Store’s carload of peaches, pears and grapes arrived Tuesday afternoon and have been selling briskly notwithstanding the short crop everywhere makes the prices pretty high. There were about 350 bushels of peaches and 50 bushels of pears in the carload, and the former were sold at from $2 to $3 per bushel and the latter at $1.25 to $2.00. The peaches were of about the largest and finest quality that ever came to towifc It is not likely that any more large quantities will be shipped in here this season, owing to scarcity and consequent high prices.

PUBLIC SALES. The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Wednesday, Oct. 9, Lawrence Sayler, 2| miles due south of Demotte; general sale, horses, cattle, farm tools, household goods, hay, corn in field, etc. Tuesday, Oct. 15, Samuel Rees, on the former George Adair farm, If miles west and 1 mile south of Gifford. General sale, horses, mules, cattle, hogs, farm imple, meats, etc. ■ Wednesday, Oct. 23, Charlss M. Smith, as administrator of the estate of Karah x L. McKillip, deceased. Sale to be held at the late residence of said decedent in Milroy tp. General sale, horses, farm implements, oats, etc. Lost—Sunday, p. m., Sept.. 22, between Jud Perkins’ corner and Tilman Watson’s place, a black thibet, double-breasted boy’s coat. Finder please leave at G. E. Murray’s store. A. F. Shesleb.