Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1907 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

’ Do You Belong to ,: “The Citizens’ ’« Committee?” j> 1 This committee is ’ made up of the men who Rf < B sit around an excava- j 1 tion for a new building, T 1 • whittle pine sticks, spit | <, tobacco juice on the 3p® |W\ y _<> .fresh dirt and watch the II G UxXdfr ! > other fellows work. | M } ; i It’s all right to show 1 I interest in new build- rOr/S Y/7 r Ings, in town develop- JW ;» ment and progress, but there’s a better way. ~X < • / • You can do more i 2 o <» good for yourself and ' r » the community by re- ' ’ • signing from “The Citi- ’ < 1 zens’ Committee” and » getting into the General jea*®*y ? Progress Committee. f < 1 This committee is •‘ . I the one that PUTS UP ... < . THE NEW BUILDINGS, * J < ’ brings new business into 1 town to occupy them, *' a < paints the old houses, keeps the sidewalks in good repair, ' beautifies the front yards, cleans up the back yards and otherwise makes this town a better town to live in. • ’ < t The General Progress Committee is the Unofficial 4 Town Booming Committee, it really ought to be organized and made official. Let all of us work together for • ► < , the advancement of the town we live in, and there will be more room around new excavations for the fellows at work to throw out the dirt. 1 ► < i Eternal industry is the price of progress. Let’s all fall in line for the General Progress Commit- , tee—and then > < 1 ........ ...... ,n I JUST WATCH OLD TOWN ? <’ GROW. [

TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES MUST DO BUSINESS.

The five republican township trustees of Newton county who refused to meet with the five democratic trustees on call of the auditor last June, after having failed to elect a county superintendent at the regular meeting for that purpose, have been mandated by the circuit court to meet and do business. If a superintendent is not elected on the first day of their meeting they must continue to grind until an election results They will accordingly meet next Monday, and the result of their meeting will be watched with in tercet.

BALLOONS SEEN HERE.

two of the big gas balloons in the great international balloon race which started from St. Louis, Mo , Monday afternoon passed Rensselaer Tuesday morning and watched by practically the whole town until they were out of sight. The tirrft one was sighted at about 6:45 o’clock and was bearing directly over the town, coming almost direct from the west, but when perhaps a half a mile or more away it veered to the south and went off in a southeasterly direction, probably passing about over the town of Wolcott. It passed directly over the barn of A. G. W. Farmer, six miles southeast of town, and Mr. Farmer had an excellent view of it. The ropes and basket could be seen here but not very plainly. The second balloon appeared some five or ten minutes later, coming from the same direction but was carried off more to the south from here and apparently would pass close to Remington. They were both traveling at quite a rapid rate, although in view here for a half hour or more. , At Remington four of the balloons were seen, one passing over the south part of the town, one considerably south of town, and the other two —the ones saw from Rensselaer—north and east of Remington.

A BAD EFFECT OF JOKING REMARKS.

Earl Clouse, delivery boy at the Chicago Bfggain Store, while making a delivery at Joe Ellis’ in the north part of town about 6:30 o’clock Saturday evening, was bitten on the hand by a dog supposed to belong to Albert Wolf, a neighbor. After coming back to the store the lx>ya for a joke told him he was likely to have hydrophobia, that be had better go to a doctor at once, etc., etc., and so worked on the boy’s nervous system that after making the rounds of the doctors’ offices and not finding any of them in, be collapsed in front of the grocery department about 7:30, fell over on the delivery horse, frothing at the mouth and barking like a dog., He whs taken home where he remained' in a semi-unconscious and deletions condition until Sunday afternoon, when be came to and has since been apparently all right. During his delerium it took three men to hold him on the bed. Tbe boy is about 17 years of age, and is a son of Levi Clouse. The marshal and nightwatch went up and shot the dog, which was not “mad,” and no more serious effects are expected to come of the matter.

THE COUNT OF MAIL MATTER.

The count of mail matter at the Rensselaer postoffice last week gives some idea of the amount of outgoing mail handled here. Below are the figures: Number. Revenue). •Ist 01 ASA Letters 3,472 $72.48 Postals 303.... 8.17 Sealed Packages 16 82 2nd Class — • Pound Rate.... 2,291.... 1.96 Free 3,656 Transient 60.... .99 3rd Class—... J.. 1,146.... 16.93 4th Class—... *.. 54.... 3.47 Penalty Matter 113 11,623 $104.82

Some new dress trimmings at The G. E. Murray Co. store.

Renssblabr, Jasper County. Indiana, Saturday, October 26, 1907.

PETER FOULKS DEAD.

Uncle Peter Foulka, an old and well known resident of Milroy tp., died Wednesday morning after a brief illness from pneumonia, aged 79 years. Obituary will appear next week. y .

RUMMAGE SALE

The ladie£ of the Presbyterian church will give their annual two days Rummage 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.

UNION RELIGIOUS SERVICES.

It has been proposed that the churches of Rensselaer unite in a series of revival and evangelistic meetings. A good evangelist and singer can be secured to assist in these services the latter part of November. The vacant business room in the K. of P.’building has been found to be available and of sufficient size to accommodate eight or nine hundred people. The meeting of the officials of the various churches is called for next Thursday evening at the Presbyterian church to discuss the proposed revival.

JAMES YEOMAN DEAD.

Squire James Yeoman, one of Jasper county’s oldest and best known citizens, died at bis home on Front street yesterday at 5:20 a. m., aged 75 years. He suffered a stroke of paralysis on Friday of last week and had since been almost completely paralyzed and speechless, although recognizing friends and relatives. Wednesday he made known by the deaf and dumb language that he wished to have his children who reside in Wyoming sent for. This had been done, however, but they did not get here until after his death yesterday. At the time of going to press the funeral arrangements bad not been completed, but it will probably be held to-morrow. Obituary next week.

HANLY WOULDN’T SEE “MRS. Ton.”

While at Lafayette Saturday and Sunday the writer learned a little something of the parole application of T. J. McCoy, the exbanker. Tbe matter is “still pending,” and no action has yet been taken. When the board met at Michigan City this month Mrs. T. J. McCoy went up there and in person plead for her busband’s release. Some of the board wanted her to see Governor Hanly, who was also there, and have him intimate his desires in the matter. Accordingly she tried to arrange for an interview with the governor but be absolutely refused to see her at all, and at a dinner given at Warden Reed’s home in honor of the governor and the parole board, he took occasion to criticise tbe board for being to > lenient in tbe matter of granting pardons, and is said to have shown in language that was too plain to be mistaken that he against tbe granting of a parole to Tom McCoy. He is said to have referred in this talk to the highwayman who holds up the passerby at the point of a pistol and takes his money or springs from a dark alley and drops bis victim with a blow over the head with a bludgeon, as being more worthy of clemency than the man who, having tbe confidence of his neighbors and tbe community in which he lives, gathers in their money and spends it in riotous living or gambling, robbing them of alt their savings and just as surely and in a more despicable manner than the one who uses»the pistol or bludgeon One of Tom’s lawyers is quoted as having stated that he had the premise that the pending cases against his client—the two pending in tbe Newton circuit court — would be dismissed, and that they should have been dismissed before this according to promise. He is said to have stated that he had so informed tbe parole board, that this matter might not stand in the way of their granting a parole. Whether he had any grounds for making such a statement we of course are unable to say.

Buckwheat and pancake flour, maple and pure* sugar syrup, at The Murray Co. grocery. Sale bills printed while you wait at the Democrat office.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Only one more week to pay the fall installment of taxes to avoid delinquency. , —lo* Deputy Sheriff Joe O’Connor, accompanied by his sister, Miss Ella O’Connor, took Miss Tilda Zimmerman of Carpenter tp., to Longcliff Wednesday. Miss Zimmerman was recently declared insane. New suits filed: No. 7222. Elmer B. Smith et al, vs. Fitz W. Bedford, et al; action to foreclose mechanic’s lein. Demand $21.50. No. 7223. Sarah E. Burns vs. Joseph I. Burns; suit to quiet title. —o — A new oak railing has been put in the auditor’s office, giving a little more necessary privacy to the tables on which the office force have to work, The railing was made by Donnelly Bros. and, as usual in work turned by them, is a nice, tasty job. —o — Marriage licenses issued: Oct. 19, Alvin Dunn of Oklahoma, aged 38, occupation farmer, to Nora Bridgeman of Rensselaer, aged 32, occupation telephone operator. First marriage for each. Oct. 22, Leon Cummons of Remington, aged 24, occupation carpenter, to Anna Wagner of carpenter tp., aged 21, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. /

—o — The Newton county grand jury last week returned 35 indictments, most of which were against saloonkeepers for illegal sales of liquor. Among tbe number were all three oi tbe Kentland saloonists, who entered pleas of guilty and were fined S2O and trimmings. Benjamin Taylor, a Roselawn saloonist, was also indicted, but the Newton county papers do .not give the names of others, perhaps no further arrests having been made when they were printed. —o — Sheriff O’Connor has offered a reward of SSO for the arrest of Frank Diddle, tbe horsethief, and $25 reward for tbe arrest of John McCoy, the would-be rapist, who escaped from the Jasper county jail on the night of Sept. 16. Although a quiet search has been kept up every since their escape, nothing has been learned of either. It has been learned that Diddle served time from Nov. 4, 1895, to May 3. 1898, for horse stealing inJhe Joliet penitentiary and also a term in South Dakota for a like offense. On leaving Joliet be assumed the name of Diddle, who was also a prisoner and a foreman in the broom factory at Joliet, but he has had several aliases, bne other being Frank Huffman. He seems to have been convicted in South Dakota and Joliet under tbe name of Frank Popp, which is thought to be bis true name. His .wife moved to Chicago a few days after his escape here and a close watch has been kept on her movements but without result so far.

The city council met in special session Monday evening and confirmed the assessments on the College avenue and Vina street sewer, making the following changes in the assessments as originally reported: Helle K. Brady from S3BJ* to $25 00 H.B. Parkiaon “ 19.17 “ 39 60 Henry O. Harris “ 19.17 “ 39 80 Jennie Steward “ 19.17 “ 39 60 John Hordeman “ 13,21 “ 21 30 John L. & Mary S.Gray “ 57.59 " 6100 Mary A. Porter " 32.21 “ 35 00 E. G. Warren •• 16.50 “ 15 00 Dora May Thornton “ 68.09 “ 31 80 John Roush " *2 53 “ 30 00 JohnT. Remley “ 29.70 •• 18 00 Marsaret Clouse “ 99.00 “ 60 00 A. and S. P. Thompson “ *0 00 “ 15 00 Addison Parkinson “ 206.69 •• 15* 50, Winfred MoColly “ 29.60 “ 36 00 Jaoob Birelsbaeh “ *2.2* “ *8 00 Pleasa Clift •* 12.65 “ 15 00 Geo.*P. Ketchum “ 12.38 “ 15 00 Elisabeth Harris “ 29.50 •• 15 00 Elisabeth Brown “ 2*.75 “ 25 00 Sarah A. Hemphill . “ 32.3* “ . 11 00 N. S. Bates 15 00 Levi Clouse 10 00 City of Rensselaer 123 26

Good clean edibles at the Murray Co. grocery. ,

A DISASTROUS MIX-UP.

Dr. Miller had a “hurry up call” Tuesday out to Richard Gassoway’s, north of town, one of his children being sick, and he got Joe Bennett to take him out in his auto. In going down the hill just north of the R. B. Porter farm they met two rigs that were abreast of each other, one a single rig driven by Rudolph Ritter of Union tp., and the other a double team and wagon. There were three wagori tracks at this point and Bennett pulled down to the right, which was unoccupied. Ritter’s horse, a three-year-old colt, suddenly took fright and pulled across the road in front of the double team, then took another notion and turned clear around in the road, upsetting. the buggy and throwing young Ritter out and breaking his left arm just above the elbow. It then ran away, tearing up the buggy, which was a brand-new one, quite badly. Bennett had to ditch his machine to prevent being mixed up in the melee. Ritter was taken to Alf Donnelley’s and left until the Doctor had made his call at Gassoways, he being in no particular pain, when he was brought back to town and a thorough examination made by his X-Ray machine and the arm properly “set”. No particular blame attaches to anyone for the accident, although the Doctor and Bennett regret it very much as the young man will be laid up all fall. He was going out to husk corn for Emmet Fidler, southwest of town, the afternoon of the day he was hurt.

THIS SPORTING LIFE IS H-.

It was a sore bunch of Rensselaer sports that pulled in from Roselawn on the 10:55 a. m., train Sunday, and thereby hangs a tale. Quite a large number of sports went up to the Newton county sport town Saturday afternoon with the colored foot-racer whom they have had in charge here for several weeks, determined to come home with all the dough that tbe Roselawn sports had accumulated during their street carnival. Sportsman, the Rensselaer racer, was to run against a Chicago fleetfoot, and about S4OO bad been staked on tbe result, it is reported. A Roselawn man was agreed upon as starter, but he tired the colored man out in scoring up for the start, and there was no race. Two of the three judges were also Roselawn men. It is alleged that he started them off two or three times by the faring of a pistol, and as the colored man got the best start, called them back for a fresh “go” each time. To use the -sport vernacular, there was plenty of ragchewing when, after several trials they were sent off and had run quite a distance with Sportsman in the lead, only to be again called back. By this time the colored man was too thoroughly winded to run, and the Rensselaer men wanted their money back, but the Roselawn sports declined to give it up, insisting that the race be run. During the squabble the milk train pulled in. but the Rensselaer crowd didn’t want to leave without their S4OO. and as a consequence the train left without them. The next train that stopped there was not until about 10 a. m., Sunday morning, and though the matter was compromised in some way by which the money, or the most of it at least, was returned later in tbe evening, they had to remain all night. Sleeping quarters were not plenty there for transient guests and the citizens generally did not seem to look favorably on the bunch of Rensselaer sports, so they were compelled to secure quarters in a hay loft, where they spent the night.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

By mutual agreement of the heirs of Amelia Seible, deceased, I am authorized to settle all outstanding claims against the said decedent. Please file your claims with me at your earliest convenience. E. P. Honan, Atty.

HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO BUY-A BUGGY CHEAP.

In order to make room for furniture which I have already bought, will close out my last two buggies at wholesale. Both jobs are Laporte Carriage Co.’s finest work. D. M. Worland.

Lads, have your fathers buy your suit or overcoat of the G. E. Murray Co., for you get a dandy nice football free.

Vol. X. No. 30

DEMOCRATIC EDITORS MEET.

Tenth District Pen-Pushers fleet at Lafayette and Organize a District Association. The democratic editors of the Tenth District met at Lafayette Saturday evening and organized a district editorial association with the following officers: President, H. B. Darling of the Laporte Argus-Bulletin; Vice-President, S. E. Swaim of the Lake County News; Secretary, Geo. Robey of' the Benton Review; Treasurer, J. P. Simons of the White County Democrat; Executive Committee, J. B. Faulknor of the Michigan City Dispatch; A, F. Zimmerman of the Valparaiso Messenger; E. J. Steinbach *of the Kentland Democrat; F. E. Babcock of the Jasper County Democrat. The object of the association is to get together in asocial way and for mutual benefit and to exchange views that more effective work may be done for party success in future campaigns. The association will meet frequently and has accepted the invitation of President Darling to hold its next meeting at his city some time in December, at which time District Chairman Risk, and Mayor Dargan of Lafayette and other prominent democrats will also be present. Editor Faulknor also extended an invitation for the association to meet at Michigan City some time next spring, when as a part of the entertainment, a lake trip to Chicago will be arranged for. At Lafayette the editors were the guests of District Chairman James K. Risk, who is a prince of good fellows {and as a jolly host takes no rear seat. Saturday night the Jackson Club held open house and entertained the editors in their handsomely appointed Club rooms where luncheon and coffee was served. Sunday morning four automobiles were brought around to the Lahr House at 10 o’clock and the guests were taken in charge by Chairman Risk, J. W. Schooler, Judge Field and another gentleman, as chaperons, and carried out along Tecumseh trail to the State Soldiers’ Home, where a stop was made and some of the larger buildings visited. From thence out west of the home down through West Lafayette, through the grounds of Purdue University, to the Purdue University Farm, through the cattle pens and stables where the fine stock is kept, thence back through the fine residence part of the city and through Columbia Park, then back to the city and to the handsome home of the Lafayette Club, where nn elaborate course dinner was served at the noon hour. At the conclusion of this banquet the resolutions committee composed of Darling, Faulknor and Babcock reported the fellow, inc, which was unanimously adopted:

With the belief that the exitfenciet of the situation require the leadership m th-* campaign of 19 >8 ofa man wbuse rolio-s are t»«>l inimical to democratic success, be it therefore Resolved. That in William Jennings Bryan the democratic partv of t ie nation has a leader whose wisdom is ui,qijee<io’ied, and whose persistent and r.oq lent advocacy of party principles has made bis leadership unchallenged. Be it therefore further Resolved, That we, the dermcrati; editors of the Tenth district association, proclaim him as the man who shout 1 be named as the party standard bearer in 1908 with the belief that under his m itchless leadership a splendid trtutpph will be won in state and nation.

A resolution complimenting Chairman Risk and the Jackson Club for the splendid entertainment provided was also adopted, and it was the sense of the editors that they bad never had a more pleasant or profitable gathering, that Lafayette was one of the prettiest little cities in existence and was governed by one of the most amiable mayors in the land, whose popularity with the people was such that he was elected, with a full set of democratic city officers —except one councilman —in spite of the immense normal republican majority against him.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Oct. 19, to Mr. and Mrs. John Reed, east of town, a son. 'Oct. 23, to Dr. and Mrs. A. R, Kresler, a daughter. Oct. 22, to Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Norris, on the Bedford farm east of town, a son.

The G. E. Murray Co. are showing some new silk waists and dress patterns' that please.