Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1907 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

slxo Per Year.

TO VOTE NOV. 12

On Question of Subsidy for Electric Railroad. ELECTION CALLED IN CARPENTER Petition Signed By 37 Freeholders Filed In Commissioners* Court. - Other Proceedings of Board..

A petition of 27 freeholders of Remington and Carpenter tp., was presented to the county commissioners at their regular meeting this week asking that an election be called in said township to vote a tax of one per cent in aid of the proposed Lafayette-Chicago electric railroad. Accordingly the election was ordered and Tuesday, Nov. 12, set as the date for holding same, Samuel Bowman was appointed inspector for the east precinct and W. O. Roadifer for the South precinct. The petition was signed by the follow ing persons: Levi Hawkins C. F. Fisher Robt. Parker C. H. Shaull W. L Rich A. Elmore E. A. Hunt- D. O'Riley A. J. Zimmerman John J. Porter H. R. Hartman JobnD. Woods H. R. Church M. A. Gray Wm. Townsend John Jordan I. C. Lewis Fred L. Griffin Wm. Broadie Samuel Bowman Jacob A. Hensier Joseph Turner H. Landon Moses Sigo Claude Townsend L. S. Alter Thos. Harris The petition states that it is the intention of said road to locate one of its power plants at Remington and that shares of stock will be issued to taxpayers, if wanted, providing they pay the difference in tax paid and the value of said share or shares. There was allowed $1,279 15 on the Hanging Grove stone road constructionl962.4o on the Gillam gravel roads; $4,017.60 on Marion stone roads; $1,377.18 on Carpenter stone roads; $5,290 on the Kankakee and Wheatfield stone roads. Geo. F. Meyers et al, highway ■in Walker tp., viewers report favorable and road ordered established 50 feet wide. The F. Guy Barnard highway petition, same township, was continued. J. H. Renicker files'appeal bond in the petition of Thos. Davis et al for improvement of the Jungles ditch, and cause is passed to the circuit court. Wm. J. Reed ditch ordered established, Chas. Sage appointed supt., attorney fee of S6O allowed Mose Leopold in same. Rex Warner of Rensselaer was appointed to scholarship at Pur* due University. Remonstrance againstthe liquor traffic in Walker tp., signed by 90 legal voters of said tp., was filed and found to be a majority of all votes cast at last election in said tp x Trustee of Marion tp., granted permission to extend additional poor relief not exceeding sls per quarter to Ruth Guy, Cecil Potts, Marion Smith, Allis Potts, Sarah Platt, John Alberson, Wm. E. Jacks et al, petition for highway in Marion tp.; James Babcock, S. A. Brusnaban and James McClanahan appointed viewers, to meet Oct. 19. The claims for services of the election boards of two days each for the special railroad election in Marion tp., were cut to one day, except the inspectors, of course, who were allowed for two days, one day for the election and one day for making the returns. John J. Borntrager, Frank Fonzil, Everett Halstead, James L. Babcock, Frank W. Fisher, R. W. Burris, Warren W. Sage, Samuel E. Sparling and Charles V. May ditch causes continued for reports, notices, etc. James M. Hallagsn ditch ordered established, Daniel Waymire appointed supt. Remonstrators pray an appeal to the circuit court. John I. Gwin ditch cause dismissed at costs of said Gwin and W. W. Salisbury. Mary Weurtner ditch; G. L. Thornton appointed drainage commissioner, to act with regular com. and meet at source of ditch Oct. 9, and report on or before Nov. term*

T. H. Robertson of Wolcott will hold a big horse and mule sale on Saturday, Oct, 19. See ad. elsewhere.

CLOSE CALL. Willie, the 10-year-old son of J. J. Eiglesbaoh, bad a close call from a fatal injury, while out at the railroad wreck Sunday. One of the wreck crew knocked off the head of a bolt with a sledge hammer and it flew some little distance and struck the lad on the forehead, just over the eye, cutting quite a gash, which bled profusely The top and part of the bolt therein was quite heavy and might easily have caused instant death. A couple of stitches were necessary to sew up the wound.

A SPECIAL SHOWING

On next Tuesday, October 15th, the G. E. Murray Co. will have their special representative showing an exceedingly strong and exclusive line of ladies’ misses and children’s coats, in that popular Palmer make. Any coat that they have the pleasure of selling their customers on this day will be delivered at the customary low price that always identifies their big store, and not at any advance like that which so often accompanies regular openings. This is not an opening, it is a special showing—a chance for you to get an exclusive wrap, like no one else wears, at their regular low price. And they hereby extend a hearty invitation to all to call at their store on the above date to inspect the showing, and trust that many will do so.

DEATH OF WILLIAM GALBRAITH.

William M. Galbraith of Chioacago, formerly of Barkley tp., this county, died in the former place, Wednesday at 2:30p. m.from quick consumption, from which he had been suffering since last May. His death was very sudden, He had never been bedfast, and he was at a neighbor’s when he was seized with a choking fit and died, about three hours later. Deceased was the youngest soir of Elkanah Galbraith and was born in Barkley tp. He was 30 years of age J une 22 last, and was never married. The remains will be brought here Sunday morning at 4:49 and taken to the home of George Hopkins, where they may be viewed by relatives and friends from 7. to 9 a. m., when the funeral cortege will leave for the Prater cemetery in Barkley, where burial will be made at 11 a. m.

HOPKINS-YEOMAN.

Mr. Albert R. Hopkins, of the grain firm of Babcock & Hopkins, a bachelor of several summers and as many winters, and Miss Harriet Yeoman, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David H. Yeoman, were united in marriage at 6 p. m., Saturday last at the home of the bride’s parents in this city. Rev. Kindig performing the ceremony. Only the immediate relatives of the contracting parties were in attendance, the couple evidently intending to keep the intended marriage secret until it was over. They left same evening for a short sojourn in Chicago, being met at the depot when they went to take the train by a host of their young friends loaded down with rice, old shoes and other missies intended to bring them goodjuck. After a short stay in the city* they returned home and will take up their residence in a part of Miss Maude Spitler’s new house, on Nort Van Rensselaer street, Miss Spitler’s mother having decided to spend the winter with her son M. L. Spitler in Oklahoma City. Okla.

Mr. E. L. Hammerton and Miss Ada Elder were married last Sunday evening at 8:30 at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Elder of this city, Rev. Kindig officiating. They began housekeeping at onoe in a residence on College street Quite a number of guests were in attendance at the wedding and among them were the following from out of town. G. H. Hammerton and daughter Gladys, Mrs. George Hammerton and daughter Myrtle, Mrs. Sarah Smith and 'daughter Geraldine, Mrs. Ethel Meredith and son and Frank Geitzeneaur, of East Lynn, Hi.; Mrs. Nellie Monahan, of Wellington, HL, and Mrs. Hester Cripps of Marion,lnd. They received many handsome and useful presents.

For Sale:—l6s spring shoats weighing from 70 to 125 pounds each. Sold in any number to suit customer. My object in selling is because I have so many young pigS coming on and no place to keep all of them. Ed Oliver, Newland, Ind.

' Rensselaer, Jasper County. Indiana, Saturday, October 12, 1907.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The Newton circuit court conveuesMonday. The fall installment of taxes becomes delinquent after Monday, November 4. Pay up on or before that date and avoid penalty being added. V —o— \ Several young men of Rensselaer have been summoned to appear before the Newton county grand jury the first of the week, presumably to tell what they know, if anything, about any violations of the liquor laws on the Newton county side of the Kankakee river. New suits filed: No. 7218. Albert E. Pattee vs. Sadie E. Pattee; suit for The complaint states that the< parties were married Jan. 1, 1907, and separated Sept. 16, last; that soon after marriage defendant began calling plaintiff all kinds of bad names, refused to keep house or get his meals for him, etc., that at the time of the marriage plaintiff was 23 years of age while defendant was a widow 25 years of age with one child. Plaintiff resides at Gifford, and alleges that defendant is now at Luray, Mo. —o — At the meeting of the county board of education Monday Wm. S. Parks, city marshal of Rensselaer, was elected truant officer to succeed John Barce, who resigned. The name of Geo. Swisher of Wheatfield was also presented, the vote being 10 to 3 in favor of Parks. Mr. Parks already has an office that pays him 160 per month, principally for looking pleasant and wearing a blue suit and a german silver star, with all due respect, and in our bumble opinion has no business with this latter offico. His time belongs to the taxpayers of Rensselaer, and unless be intends to resign the marsbalship-be has no right to accept the office of truant officer.

Marriage licenses issued: Oct. 5, George Henson of Rensselaer, aged 22. occupation farmer, to Alice Blanche Potts, also of Rensselaer, aged 25, occupation bousekeepef. First marriage for each. Oct. 5, Elias Lemuel Hammerton of Rensseker, aged 26, occupation railway mail clerk, to Ada Belle Elder, also of Rensselaer, aged 23, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Oct. 5, Albert Ross Hopkins of Rensselaer, aged 38, occupation grain dealer, to Harriet Mandana Yeoman, also of Rensselaer, aged 31, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Oct. 7, Peter Theodore Theis of Virgie, aged 21, occupation farmer, to Nellie Belle Newberry, also of Virgie, aged 18, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Oct. 9, Clyde Ancil Shultz of Medaryville, aged 24, occupation farmer, to Grace Leona Hess of Gilliam tp., aged 20, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Oct. 10, Lyman Moyer of Lowell, aged 19, occupation farmer, to Anna Ella Wilson of Surrey, aged 18, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. ' The Peacock divoroe.case which was set for last Friday n? the circuit court was continued to the next term, on motion of plaintiff, because of sickness of one of his witnesses, Mrs. H. J. Bartoo of Morocco, his daughter. On motion of defendant’s attorney the court ordered plaintiff, Erastus Peacock, to pay defendant $lO per week as a temporary allowance. The parties were both in court and were examined briefly. Plaintiff testified that he received a salary of sll4 per month as a railway mail clerk when able to work, but his health had been such of late that he had only been able to work about half the time. He also received a pension of sl6 per month. Defendant stated that she was now occupying quarters at H. B. Murray’s and paid $4 per week for her board there. Quite a number of ladies accompanied defendant to the court room, also her brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Noble York. Mrs. Dora McClure of Ham-

mond, another daughter of the parties, occupied a position by her father, and it would appear that she also will testify in his behalf. The affidavit for a continuance was supplemented by an affidavit from Mrs. McClure, stating that the absence of Mrs. Bartoo was paused by her sickness.

BUMPED INTO FREIGHT TRAIN.

Passenger Train No. 31 Wrecked Here Sunday Morning. Another wreck occurred on the Monon last Sunday morning at 4:49 when the southbound Chica-go-Cincinnati fast mail crashed into the rear end of through freight No. 71 on the curve west of the Spitler crossing, The freight train was preparing to take the siding east of the station to allow the passenger to go by, and the engine was at the station at the time of the collision. The rear brakeman had evidently failed to do his duty in going back promptly to flag the passenger, although he had started, it is said, and had gotten back about one or two car lengths when the passenger came rushing around the curve at a 40-mile-an-hour speed, having scarcely begun t) reduce speed for the station about one eighth of a mile away. It crashed into the rear end of the freight with fearful force, leaving scarcely a vestige of the caboose, and four flat oars immediately ahead thereof were broken into kindling and their trucks piled up together in front of the engine, which then toppled nearly over on its side, a mass of broken and twisted iron.

Fortunately no one was in the caboose at the time or they would have been ground to pieces, the freight crew with the exception of the dilatory rear brakeman being up at the front end of the train. The engineer and fireman of the wrecked passenger engine escaped without injury and none of the train back of the engine left the tracks or was injured in any way, although the passengers got a severe shaking up. The train was made up of two mail cars, a combination baggage and smoker, one day coach and the Pullman sleeper Holyoke, and was drawn by engine No. 353.

Soon after the collision the debris in front of the engine took fire and the city fire whistle was sounded to callout the fire depart* ment to put out the blaze. The whistle aroused the entire town and it was soon learned what the trouble was v the first intimation that most people had that there had been a wreck, though those living near the scene had heard the collision and hurried to the wreck to lend their aid should it be needed. The fire was put out with a few buckets of water, and about 7:30 a special train was. backed up from Monon and the passengers transferred and carried on south. The wreck train arrived from Lafayette about 8 a. m., and proceeded to clear the tracks and lay a temporary track just south of that torn up over which the southbound 2:04 p. m., train passed, all other trains having been sent around by the Michigan City division. The wrecked engine was righted Sunday evening and was taken to the shops for repairs. This wreck is about the fifth one the Monon has had in the past two years at or near Rensselaer and Fair Oaks, and occurred only a few car lengths south of where northbound marl No. 36 was wrecked on Saturday morning, August 11, of last year. In all of these there has been no loss of life nor serious injury, but the damage to rolling stock has been a great many thousands of dollars. The fault for this last wreck seems to have been wholly with the freight crew, who had stopped to cut in a box car before taking the siding and were delayed by the pulling out of a draw-bar, But it is alleged the conductor had instructed the rear brakeman to go back and flag “31” to avoid all possible danger of accident. As The Democrat has before stated, trains are run at too great a speed around this particular curve, end, unless a stop is put to such reckless speed there, a wreck will occur some of these times that will be attended with considerable loss of lift and a therefore greater financial loss to the road than any it has yet sustained here.

For Rwt:— A six room dwelling with city water and light; and good outbuildings. Possession, Nov. Ist. Inquire of J. 0, Porter

SHERIFF KILLED.

Pulaski County Officer Is Shot By Tramps. WAS WELL KNOWN IN RENSSELAER Where He Had Many Friends.—Remains Buried In Hanging Grove Township Tuesday.

Sheriff Charles Oglesby of Pulaski county wa4bhot and so badly wounded last Saturday morning while attempting to arrest three tramps who were sneaking a ride on a Pennsylvania freight train that he died shortly thereafter. The tramps are supposed to have been the parties who burglarized Marsh Bros, store at Burnettsville the night before. They boarded the train at Royal Center, and the conductor being unable to dislodge them telephoned the Pulaski county sheriff to meet the train when it reached Winamac and arrest them. Accordingly he went to the station and when the train pulled in he climbed onto it and soon found the men and told them that be was an officer and for them to get down off the cars. Instead of doing this, one, at least, of the men pulled a revolver and began shooting at the sheriff. Reports differ as to whether all the men participated in the shooting or not and as to the number of snots fired. One of the bullets hit the sheriff in the shoulder, passing downward and coming out near the groin. He fell to the floor of a flat car on which he was standing, but quickly rallied and fired his own revolver at his assailants, wounding two of them, one of them being badly shot in the abdomen and the other in the shoulder. Oglesby returned their fire until his weapon was empty and the trio had left the train and ran across the fields, the badly wounded tramp making off with the bunch. As soon as the wounded officer could be taken to a doctor’s office posses were formed and the country scoured until the desperadoes were overhauled. Lynching was freely talked of and but for a few cool heads summary justice would have been meted out to them. Two of the prisoners were hurried to Logansport in an automobile to escape the mob and then brought back to Knox on the train and placed in jail there. Judge Nye met the train at Star City, six miles east of Winamac, and held their preliminary trial on the train, the prisoners waiving examination and being bound over to court. The badly wounded tramp gave the name of Patrick Shea, and was about 40 years of age. He was very reticent of his pjtst life even when about to die, which he did Monday night and was buried Tuesday in the potter’s field. The one shot in the shoulder gave the name of Frank Webb of South Bend, and is said to have been identified as such and to have a prison record. The third man gave the name of John Smith, and is evidently an old offender. No weapons were found upon any of them, they having thrown them away in their flight, but a pair of shoes bearing the private cost mark of the Burnettsville store which was robbed Friday night, it is reported, was found upon one of them and seems to fasten that crime upon them also. Pulaski county has no jail and the two remaining prisoners are confined in the jail at Knox to await trial.

The dead sheriff was well knowd to many Rensselaer and Jasper county people. His first wife was a daughter of Thomas Jacks of Lee and a half-sister of Wm. E. Jacks of south of Rensselaer and Alfred Jacks here in town. She died several years ago and Mr. Oglesby married Miss Martha Swisher of near Medaryville. He was a popular officer and his untimely death was a great shock to all who knew him. He was 41 years of age and leaves a wife and three children, the youngest a babe two months old. His wife and children had been hastily sum rapped to the doctor’s office where he was taken after the shooting and after embracing them and bidding them good-bye he sank rapidly and died in a few moments, his last words being

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faintly whispered to Rev. Warriner, "I am going to get well.” The funeral was held at Winamac Monday and the remains brot ght to Osborne cemetery in Hanging Grove tp., this county, Tuesday and laid beside those of hie first wife. Sheriff O’Connor and several others from here attended the burial, Mr. Oglesby would have begun his second term January 1,1908. The county commissioners haye appointed Daniel W. who was his democratic opponent in the last election, to fill out the unexpired term.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICES

Thesubject of the Sunday morning sermon at the Christian church is “Christ, the Unifier;” in the evening, “The One Book.” All are welcome.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Corn, 58c; oats, 46c, The sale of the Gifford railroad did not go through, we understand. Mrs. A. J. Miller and baby are visiting her folks near Rushville. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bellows are visiting relatives in Carrollton, 111. Miss Manda Hoyes of Logansport, spent Sunday at her home here. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Milliron of Knox, visited relatives here over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brenner visited Mr. and Mrs. Ira Sayler at Mt. Ayr Sunday. Cassie L. Chadwick, the former “queen of finance,” is dead at the Ohio penitentiary. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Smith of near Galesburg, IU. r have been visiting relatives here for the past week.

Simon Fendig was down from Wheatfield Thursday. The doctor got him out of his attack of pleurisy in short order. Tuesday’s Monticello Journal: Mrs. Fred Phillips, of Rensselaer, is here the guest of Mrs. A. K. Rawlings and other friends. Fred Berger and family of Remington and his sister-in-law and husband of Indianapolis were Rensselaer visitors Tuesday. Mrs. Frank Minicus of Chicago Heights, is here at the home of her mother, Mrs. Seible, west of town, who is suffering greatly from rheumatism. Twenty head of young draft mares and geldings and six bead of mules will be sold at Robertson’s sale at Wolcott next Saturday, Oct. 19. The Parr and Pleasant Ridge baseball clubs will play at Riverside Park today to settle the championship and incidentally for a SSO side bet and gate receipts. An extra* large amount of advertising made a change in makeup necessary in this issue of the democrat, and local news in part will be found on seventh page. Roselawn is to have a four days carnival next week. It is not unlikely that the state militia will have to be called out before the carnival is over to preserve order. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Henson, who were married Saturday, as noted elsewhere, have begun housekeeping in John Schanlaub’s tenant house in the west part of town.

Revs. Isaac E. Springer, D. D., of Detroit, Mich , and Henry M. Springer of Dakota, are visiting their sister, Mrs. Davidson, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geo. A. Williams. Mrs. Fern Carter of Silver Lake, Ind,, returned home Thursday after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ponsler of Mt. Ayr, and Mr. and Mrs. L. Strong of Rensselaer. 1 Miss Josephine Minicus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Minicus formerly of Rensselaer, was married Wednesday at Chicago Heights, 111., where the family now reside, to Mr. Frank Shotak of that city. Mrs. R. W. Marshall is here from Santa Cruz, Cali., with her daughter Mies Kate Marshall of St. Paul, Minn., and is arranging to ship the balance of her household goods to California, where they are now located. Charles Hansen and family left yesterday for a couple of weeks visit in their old home in Illinois, after which they will go on to Oregon where they expect to make their future home. The best wishes of a host of friends go with them.