Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1907 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

JOE MILLER KILLED

Rensselaer Boy Meets Death at Hammond. IS CRUSHED BY A HUGE CRANE tn Standard Steel Car Co., Plant Where tie Was Employed.—Deceased a Son of Werner rtlller. Werner Miller, a well known farmer residing north of town a few miles, received the sad intelligence Monday night of his son Joe having been badly hurt in the Standard Steel Oar Company’s plant at Hammond, where be had been employed but a few weeks, the exact extent of the injuries not being told him at once. Mr. Miller took the first train to Hammond, but the boy had passed away before his arrival. Following is an account of the accident as published in a Hammond paper:

J. Miner, age 21, of Rensselaer, Ind , who has been employed at the Standa rd Steel Car company's plant for the last five or six weeks, was killed last evening by a traveling crane which either caught or struck him as he was climbing up a ladder to fix some windows and crushed his body so that he lived only a short time after the accident happened. In the building Tn which Miller was working there are a set of steel supports running through the center of the building and throughout the entire length. On rails that are supported by these central supports and those on the sides of the building two traveling cranes operate back and forth and are used for the purpose df htting the steel that is used in the construction of the cars. It is thought that Miller m climbing up the ladder which leads to the place where be was working, tailed to see the traveling crane as it approached him or perhaps he bad his clothes caught in some part of the machinery as it passed. At any rate be was caught by the crane and so badly crushed that there was no hope for his recovery. The officials o» the Standard Steel Car company look great pains to notify the parents of the injured young man as soon as the accident happened. The father took the first train to Hammond but failed to arrive in time to see his son before he died. The body was taken to the local undertaking establishment where it was prepared for burial and will be sent to Rensselaer today. Miller is a country boy and this whs his first experience as an employe in a big plant of this kind. The remains of the unfortunate young man were brought to Rene* selaer Tuesday evening and the funeral was held at the St. Augustine's Catholic church Thursday at 10 a. m., and interment made in Mt Calvary Catholic cemetery south of town. The funeral was very largely attended. Joseph Miller was the eldest son of Werner Miller. His mother died when he was about one year old, and he has no own brothers and sisters. He had been working in the car plant about four weeks, and intended to finish out his month and come home. IV is said that the boss had no business to send him up to attend to the window, and that the space where he had to go up was very small and the noise of the machinery was so great that he could not hear the crane coming. The craneman bad not been notified that Joe had gone aloft and supposed nothing was in the way of its operation. The crane crushed in his side and broke his jaw, he lived only about thirty or forty minutes. Deceased was a fine young man and had a host of friends who deeply deplore his untimely death and sympathize with the bereaved father and other relatives. David Zeigler, son of Noah Zeigler north of town, was working in the same plant with Joe, but not right beside him and did not learn that it was Joe that was crushed for some minutes after the accident.

SUDDEN DEATH OF PRIOR ROWEN

Prior Bowen, an old soldier and life-long resident of Jasper county, Who had been employed for some time at the Hemphill hitch barn on Cullen street, died suddenly at about 10:30 o’clock Sun*day morning while sitting in the barn office in conversation with three or four men had dropped in for a chat, Charles Hemphill, proprietor of the barn, and Wm. Nowels, Emmet Fidler and two or three others were in the office and all were engaged in conversation when suddenly Mr. Bowen’s head

dropped down on his chest and in a few moments he was dead. Doctors were hurriedly summoned but life was extinct before they reached him. Deceased was 63 years of age and had resided all his life in this county, where he was born. He lived near Surrey most of his life, moving to Rensselaer some seven years ago. He leaves a widow and four children, Frank and Arlie Rowen, Mrs. Elsie Gilmore, Mrs. Lillie Sayler and Chas. Rowen, all of whom reside in or near Rensselaer. The funeral was held Tuesday forenoon from the M. E. church and interment made in Weston cemetery, the G. A. R., of which he was a member, having charge of the burial ceremonies at the cemetery. He served during the war of the rebellion in the JBtn Indiana regiment. /

MRS. AMELIA SEIBLE DEAD.

Mrs. Amelia Seible, widow of Philip Seible, who bad been in poor health for some time, died at her home west of town Wednesday. She was aged a little over 64 years and leaves six children— Ed Seible and Mrs. Frank Minicus of Chicago Heights; Philip of Chickasaw, I. T.; Mrs. Clara Hill of Dallas, Tex., and John and Frank Seible of Rensselaer. The funeral was held yesterday at 10 a. m., from St. Augustine’s Catholic church and interment made in Weston cemetery, where her husband is buried.

SILVER WEDDING CELEBRATED.

As per previous mention, Mr. and Mrs. A. 8. Laßue celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary last Friday at their home on River street. About two hundred guests were present during the afternoon and evening and they were the recipients of a large number of handsome presents in both silver and cut glass. Aazi 8. Laßue and Sarah E. Sever were married Oct. 11,1885, in Rensselaer, in the house now occupied by James F. Irwin, on West Jackson street, and have resided nearly all the time since in this city. The many costly presents received testifies to the high regard their many friends have for them. Practically all the guests were from Rensselaer, Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Sever and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Nichols of Milford, 111., being the only ones from out-of-town. Their son Wade Laßue, who is the State University at Bloomington, was also at home for the occasion.

THE COMING LECTURE COURSE

The Library Lecture Course Committee has arranged for the Course of entertainment for the season of 1907 and 1808. The course will undoubtedly excell any former series of entertainment given under the management of the Committee and is of unusual merit. Each of the Lecturers and Entertainers is widely known and has an established reputation. There are a few cities of no greater population than ours which attempt to give a course so expensive as the series for the present season, and the committee in contracting for the six numbers to be given here has. relied upon the liberal patronage of the public. It is hoped that there will be more season tickets sold than heretofore and the committee is especially anxious that a greater number of teachers, pupils and others who are interested in the great questions of the present should procure tickets for the whole course. It will be an excellent opportunity for the people of Rensselaer and vicinity as well to show their appreciation of the efforts of the committee in securing the most most popular and the very best talent of the present day, regardless of ttfb cost thereof. . The price of a season ticket for the six numbers will two dollars as heretofore.

RUMMAGE SALE The ladies of the Presbyterian church will give their annual two days Bummage Sale on Friday and Saturday, Nov. Ist and 2nd, in the former Michael Eger shop on Van Rensselaer street. Many useful and desirable articles, all in good condition, will be on sale at very low prices. Fobßent: —A six room dwelling with city water and light, and good outbuildings. Possession, Nov. Ist. Inquire of J. O, Porter

Rensselaer, Jasper County. Indiana, Saturday, October 19, 1907.

Notice to Subscribers The continual increasing prices of print paper, type, printing machinery and everything that goes into the making of a has become a serious matter with publishers all over the country, and how best to meet these conditions is a mooted question. A great many papers are advancing their subscription rates, which seems the only logical way out pf the dilemma. However, The Democrat does not want to do this only as a last resort and for the Present at least will keep its subscription at the old price, one dollar per year. But if we do this we must insist on subscriptions being paid promptly, and we cannot carry subscribers one, two or three years. Our subscribers are largely farmers, and if anyone is being benefitled by these strenuous times of trusts and high prices—outside of the trusts themselves —it must be the farmer, and he surely ought not to object to paying the printer his due and paying it when it is due. Kindly lo*bk at the label on your paper and see how your account stands with us, and if in arrears make it a point to call and put your account on the right side Qf the ledger, that we may continue to send the paper to you at the old price of SI.OO per year. THE DEMOCRAT

BRYAN AT LAFAYETTE. NOV. 18.

The Jackson Club of Lafayette Will Hold Its 12th Annual Banquet on the Above Date. The reason for holding the celebration on this early date is because the club has been able' to secure the Hon W. J. Bryan to deliver the principal address. This address, it is expected, will deal with the great questions confronting the people in the comingcampaign. In addition to Mr. Bryan ! there will be many Indiana Democrats on the program. Banquet will be held in the Coliseum, and we will be able to seat 700 people at table. We expect to be seated at 5:30 p. m. This will enable us to complete the program by li p. m. We can seal 2,500 people outside of the banquet tables. These will be admitted at 6:30 p. m Banquet tickets SI.OO each, with coupon attached showing No. of table and seat. Immediate requests will insure seats at the Banquet table. Tickets will be issued as per date of receiving requisitions. All tickets can be easily sold in our own County, but there will be none offered here before Nov. Ist, as we will take care of every Democrat who desires to come from a distance. It would be well for each County to arrange to come in one group and order tickets through one person. This will enable them to have seats together at the table. Every Democratic Editor is urged to be present; also every Democratic County Chairman. Mr. Bryan desires a conference with those Democrats, and has arranged to come a day early in order to meet with them. This meeting will be held in the Parlors of the Jackson Club, at 1:30 p m , on the day of the banquet. It is the desire of club that every Editor and County Chairman will avail themselves of ths opportunity to meet Mr. Bryan. We believe a conference of this kind at this time will bring about a unanimity of purpose on the part of Indiana Democrats that will be irresistible in 1908. There will be no individual invitations issued, but every Democrat is invited and will be welcomed. As Mr. Bryan's address will be the keynotes of the coming campaign, the Club feels greatly honored in having it delivered under its auspices and insists on every Democrat coming and sharing in the honors. Congressman J. T. Heflin of Lafayette, Ala., and Congressman Ollie James, of Marion, Ky. Also Democratic State Central Committee, and a number of the members of the National Democratic Committtee will be present. Address all communications to James K. Risk, Chm. Oom. on Arrangements.

Butter wrappers printed while you wait at TheDemoorat office.

THE CHICKEN STEALING SEASON.

According to the Goodland Herald there are chicken thieves abroad in the land, at least in the vicinity of Goodland, and Ed Strubbe had 300 stolen, Sorphy Brucker 250, and Warren Wilson a large number. Brocket's were ail White Brahmas, which fact ought to lead to the thief’s undoing when he come to sell them if proper notification and a close watch was kept by poultry buyers in** neighboring towns. In our opinion the chicken thief is about the lowest down ornery cuss that the devil ever had in training, and whenever one is caught he should be given the extreme penalty of the law, which ought to be a thousand years imprisonment instead of one or two. The chicken industry is generally a side issue of the farmer’s wife, and the care and labor expended in raising a hundred or two hundred chickens and fitting them for the market is something that not one man in a hundred would go through with if he could get $2 apiece for the chicks in the fall instead of 30 to 40 cents, But the wife does this work, runs out in the rain to gather the little fellows in when they are young and a sudden shower comes upr feeds them through the season and watches them grow into large fine birds, in happy anticipation of the few dollars they will bring her and of the new dress, coat or some other article of wearing apparel she can buy for herself or some of the children with the proceeds, or some needed article of household furniture she can purchase —and then some night an ornery whelp who is too lazy to work comes along and steals the whole bunch! Say! A man under like circumstances would not only use all the swear words in his vocabulary but would be so badly discouraged that he would be apt to go to the river and jump in if the water were deep enough to end his troubles. But a woman, she will sit down and have a good cry oter the loss, swallow her disappointment over all the needed articles she was going to buy with her chicken money—for the farmer who denies bis wife this small part of the farm’s income is a stingy brute indeed—andtheb postpones her purchases until “next year” when She can raise another crop of chickens, perhaps to lose them again the same way. The chicken thief is worse than the man who takes his home paper for several years without paying for it and then, when a dun is seat him, puts it back in the postoffice marked “refused,” and whenever one of them is rounded up be should be dealt with in a manner that he will not forget for the rest of his natural life.

The Democrat and the Chicago Daily Examiner, both a full year, for only >3.00.

RENSSELAER BOYS VISIT KENTLAND.

Nqjwton County Enterprise: A husky bunch of young fellows, about twenty or twenty-five, were over from Judge Hanley’s town Tuesday. It .seems that since Rensselaer took the Keely Cure her young bloods on whom |he cure failed to take, have been getting their bitters at Roselawn and Thayer, and inoidently bootlegging some of the stuff home to their friends. Ed Irwin, a local cartoonist of promising ability, drew a clever picture of the boys as they were leaving Rensselaer and placed the same in the bands of Attorney Foltz who used it as a means of identification after their exit from the grand j ary room.

A REMINGTON HAN IN TROUBLE

White County Democrat: Homer Heath, of Remington, and John Tague, claiming to hail from Glassport, Pa., are in jail here charged with horsestealing. They were arrested at Chalmers on suspicion because they were offering to sell a horse and buggy at a very low price. Not being able to give a good account of themselves they were bound over to court and Marshal Rothrock was called to take charge of them. ftgue claims to have been with Sells Bros.’ show, which he left at Danville. He was beating his way back east and at Remington was joined by Heath. He was so filthy and lousy that it was necessary to furnish him a complete outfit of clothing before admitting him to the jail.

COMMON COUNCIL MEETING.

Little Done Except Allow Claims and Order Street Improvement. The regular meeting of the Co mmon Council of the city of Rensselaer was held Monday evening with all members present except Councilman Williams who is unable to be out much yet since his month’s sickness with pleurisy. Following is a report in brief of the proceedings: The city attorney reported 17 cemetery lots sold to different parties. Report approved and deeds ordered made. All were for SSO each except one, which was for sls. The Supt. of light plant was ordered to install an arc light at intersection of Dayton and Merritt streets and a small light on Bunkum road, west of the cemetery. Members of fire department were allowed $1 each for responding to fire alarm at Monon train wreck on the morning of Oct. 6. Resolution adopted for the improvement of Division and Scott streets, to be 30 foot roadway, with cement curb. Deferred payment of assessments to be in ten equal installments bearing 6 per cent, interest.. Matter of making final assessments on College avenue and Vine street sewer was continued to Monday evening, October 21, 7:30 o’clock. The matter of cleaning the Fisher ditob at the west side of city was referred to street committee with power to act in the matter. Following claims were allowed: WATB FUND Ed Hopkina, salary 30 00 Leroy Thomaa, work on main 4 75 Gould Co., water supplies.. 19 35 Globe Oil Co., packing . 704 Ed Randle, work on main 2 20 CORPORATION FUND W S Parks, marshal 30 00 E M Thomas, night watch 25 00 B F Fendig, mdse fire dept... 6 06 H L Gammble, city engineer.... 20 50 Roy Thomas, assisting engineer............. 12 40 Geo Heuson, same 7 00 HOAD FUND A L Braneh, feed 50 48 C Kellner, cement crossings 48 80 Mort Murray, teaming 3 00 Cheater Zea, salary 25 00 BLSCTRIC LIGHT FUND C S Chamberlain, salary *. 50 00 Mell Abbott, same- 30 00 Dave Haste, same 30 00 H F Fendig, merchandise.....: 26 71 Jack Wagner, work on line 6 25' John Smith, same 14 70 Landy McGee, same.'.31 25 Roy Grayson, same.. . 488 E W Irwin, coal 15 21 Shirley Hill Coal Co., 5ame........131 40 General Electric Co., supplies... 19 91 Western Electric Co., same 41 52 Electric Appliance Co., same— 5 36 Standard Oil Co., oil 10 10 John Albertson, shoveling c0a1... 7 00 E W Irwin, coal 27 50

A special meeting of the council was held Tuesday evening with all members present except Williams. At thia meeting the only business transacted was the adoption of plan and specifications for the improvement of Weston and Dayton streets, bids for letting contract for same to be opened Nov. 2, 7:30 p. m.

Vol. X. No. 29

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About ' the County Capitol. I Marriage licenses issued: Oct. 15, Cecil Gordon McCain of Shelbyville, aged 22, occupation grocery clerk, to Martha Lamy Wahl of Remington, aged 29, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. —o — The sheriff went out to McCoysburg Monday and levied on the share of corn and hay on the Rinehart land belonging to Mrs. Mattie Rinehart and husband on an execution sued out by A, T. Bowen & Co., the bankers who were caught heavily by the McCoys and Rineharts. “Bill” was here the first of October, before the execution was placed in the sheriff’s hands, and sold all the oats and wheat and got the cash for it. He also collected the rent of the McCoysburg hotel, leaving nothing to levy on but the corn and hay crop.

Regarding the office of truant officer, Jasper county has never had any failure of applications for this office, and, while the amount appropriated, $215, is not large, it has always been sufficient to attract applicants and the office has never gone begging. The marshal of Rensselaer receives S6O per month for doing practically nothing—s72o per year. This is a very good salary indeed, and it makes no difference if be can take any one or a dozen more offices and the salaries connected therewith “without interfering with his duties as marshal,” the fact remains that his time belongs , to the taxpayers of Rensselaer, ’ whether he has anything to do or not, and we do not believe he has any legal or moral right to hold the two offices.

Sheriff O’Connor received a letter a few days ago from the sheriff of Kankakee, 111., stating that Gordon, the horse-thief arrested here several weeks ago for making off with a livery rig there and selling it to T. J. Mallatt of Fair Oaks, had entered a plea of guilty in court there had been given an indeterminate sentence of three to twenty-one years at Joliet. Some partiee came there from Davenport, lowa, recently and interviewed Gordon about a horse and buggy stolen there, but he at first stoutly maintained that be had never been in Davenport, later acknowledging that he had stolen the rig and telling them where he had disposed of the same. Seven different thefts have been traced to him, among which are one at Lafayette, Ind,, July 30; one at Urbana, 111., one at Aurora, 111,, and one at Independence, lowa. —o — New suits tiled: No. 7219. Horace Marble vs. Anson Sebring et al; action to quiet title. No. 7220. Feme Guss vs. William E. Guss; suit for divorce. The plaintiff in this case resides in Rensselaer and was formerly Miss Feme Starr of Rensselaer. Complaint alleges that the parties were married Nov. 28, 1903, and separated May 1,1904, since which time plaintiff has resided with her parents in Rensselaer; that defendant failed and refused during their married life and while they were living together to make reasonable provision for the support of plaintiff; that about Sept. 1, 1904, he wholly abandoned plaintiff and has made no provision whatever for the support of plaintiff. One child, a daughter three years old, is the fruits of this union, and which plaintiff asks the care and custody of. Nd. 7221. John W. Ward vs. William P. Gaffield; action to foreclosure a mechanic's lein; demand $62,40. This case grows out of the drilling of a well on defendant’s land and on which a balance of $47.40 is alleged to be due.

DR. REMMEK HERE.

Dr. (Rose Remmek, licensed optician, has returned from Chicago where she took a postgraduate course in Optometry. Consultation on optical defects invited. Office in Clarke’s jewelry store.