Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 February 1908 — Page 5

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LOCAL and personal. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Corn, 40c; oats, 44c. And to-morrow is “ground-hog 4ay” pF. W. Fisher of Kankakee tp, was a business visitor in the city Tuesday. ? . jrMisses Eva Maines and Feme -Parker have gone to Terre Haute to attend normal. J. H. Harmon of Chicago, spent Sunday with his brothers A. J. and L. A. Harmon. Isaac Kight, Fair Oaks’ leading merchant, was in the city between trains Tuesday on business. Mrs. Charles Kasson of Hammond is visiting her daughter, Mrs, Orlan Grant, here this week. Joe Jackson is preparing to move to Houpeston, 111., in a few weeks where he will start a restaurant. Mrs. H. C. Nevil left Sunday for Limon, Colp., to visit her daughter, Mrs. Albert Moorhead, for several weeks. Advertised Letters: Mrs. Mertie Anderson, Joe Alexander, Albert A. Fate, Frank White, Lawrence G. Maulers, John Amheirs. Don’t forget the date of F. L. Boratrager’s sale. Several good young horser and a good list of farming tools will be offered. Sale Feb. 4. New Subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Jeffersonville, Ind., 1; Morocco, 1; Fowler, 1; Remington,!; Boylston, Ind., 1. ' Orville Dunlap of Chicago, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Dunlap of Surrey, was married last week at Ellsworth, 111., to Miss Fern Lander, of that place. Mrs. Chas. Harmon and little daughter of Chicago, ‘ returned home Thursday after a week’s visit with relatives here. Charlie was also down to spend Sunday, The subject of the Sunday morning sermon at the Christian ch uroh is, “Friend or Foe;” in the evening, “The Birthday of the Church.” The public invited. Have you gotten youb Wall Chart yet? If not you had better hurry the matter up as they are going veiy fast and it will not be long until the present supply is exhausted. kW. 0. Huston, former trustee of Milroy tp., who traded his farm for a general store at Perrysburg, Ind., about a year ago, has sold out there but has not as yet decided upon a location. The boys’ basket ball game at Goodland Saturday night resulted in defeat for the Rensselaer team by a score of 17 to 9. The girls’ game at Lowell Friday night was won by Rensselaer, score 26 to 7. N. Charles Driver, wife and three children, of Chicago, ire with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Driver of Barkley tp., for the present and will move with them to Lewiston, Mich., early next month.

Bring in your saleable horses next Saturday. Horse buyers ■ will be here. X Mrs Roy Cbisom of Chicago is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. D. McCarthy. Mrs. 0. P. Wright spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Vondersmitb, in Kentland. The cold wave did not last long and at noon yesterday the mere iry was 35 degrees above zero. A. 8. Parcels, the Lee lutr ber and hardware merchant, wan a business visitor in the city Thursday. “Sant” Adams, who has been in San Francisco for the past two years, is home for an extended visit with his mother, Mrs. Eleanor Adams. Ora Duvall and Cecil Morgan were called to Marion [this week by the serious sickness of William Kenton, a brother of Mrs. George Morgan, who is an inmate of the soldiers home. Several members of the local I. O. 0. F. lodge went to Ms <Ayr Tuesday night to assist in folding the I. O. O. F. goat at that place while seven candidates rode it around the ring. iMiss Lola Worden, daughter of r. and Mrs. John Worden formerly of Rensselaer, was married recently at the home of her parents in Wabash to Mr. Guy Chaffee of Peru. They will reside in Deadwood, So. Dak. vThe Monon has just reduced the working hours of its section men to eight hours per day, and the pay will be 51.16 for the eight hours. They will not be allowed for bad weather, as formerly, it is said also. The men will have a bard time to keep their baskets full under these conditions. Margaret Callahan, aged 26 years, died last Friday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Callahan of near Newland, of consumption. The funeral was held Monday forenoon from the St. Augustine’s Catholic church in Rensselrer and interment made in the Mt. Calvary cemetery south of town. .Bert Blew of Darlow, Kan., in writing about his subscription, says: “the weather here is fine, have had one snow of about three inches, roads are as smooth as they can be. We are having the mumps at present. Uncle Felix French is sick with the grip. We like it out here and find more democrats every day,” JSFire in the roof caused from a defective flue, called the fire company to A. L. Willis’ residence near the creamery bridge Wednesday morning. It did not take long to put out the blaze after the water was turned on, but probably 1200 to |3OO damage was done to building and contents, and unfortunately there was no insurance. For the past several weeks The Democrat’s job printing department has been practically swamped with work and in order to get out the most urgent jobs we have been compelled to neglect the paper to some extent We are beginning to “get from under” somewhat and will be able to devote more attention hereafter to news matters.

Special discount sale on men’s heavy pants at Rowles & Parker’s clothing store. Don’t forget that horse buyers will be in Rensselaer next Saturday from Chicago (see ad elsewhere) and if you have any horses for sale it will be a good time to dispose of them. Don’t fail to attend Rowles & Parker’s'February clearance safe now in progress —the big discounts they are giving on heavy weight goods will interest you, besides our assortments are always the best and our prices the lowest on ginghams, domestics, embroideries and everything you need for your spring sewing. The mercury Wednesday morning was down to one degree above w.% tha lowest i?nint reached, this winter. There is no snow on the ground at present and if the weather keeps cold the dirt roads fill soon be worn down in good condition. Considerable shelled cprn has been coming in the past jew days, that is, considerable for this year, as its bad condition has delayed shelling greatly. E. Duvall of near Allentown, 111., was in the city last Friday on business. Frank says they raised much better corn in his locality than here, yet it is not of extra good quality by any means. He attended a public sale last week at which some twenty to thirty bushels of seed corn —new corn—went at $1.40 per bushel. He and another gentleman examined several ears of it and were of the opinion that not a blamed bit of it wonld ever grow. John W. Walker of Tombstone, Arizona, former court reporter for the Jasper-Newton circuit, was here this week visiting old friends while on his way to visit bis folks at Bloomington. He will take pis parents back to Tombstone to spend the remainder of the winter with him, but expects to visit here again before returning. He is still holding down his position as reporter for the U. S. district court at Tombstone. '-Lcieve Eger will give up his studies at Purdue and take charge of the business of his father, the late W. H. Eger, and it is likely the business will be carried on by him and his brother Harry under the name of Eger Bros., after the necessary legal steps are taken. Cleve is a bright, well balanced young man and is well qualified to be the active bead of the business, while Harry, who is considerably younger, has also bad considerable experience in the store and will likely develop into a good business man. & olcott Enterprise: Tom Robn took his departure Tuesday morning for a trip through lowa and Minnesota, which is partly for pleasure. This was the trip Tom figured on making two weeks ago but didn’t.... Ed patt has severed his connection with the Lux store where he has been employed as clerk for nearly a year and left Sunday for Lafayette where he will prospect for a situation. While a resident of Wolcott Ed made a host of friends whose best wishes will go with him wherever be may locate. Dr. A. L. Berkley of Portland, Oregon, was in the city a few hours Tuesday. He had been at the bedside of hia mother, who is sick at her home in Newman, HI., it is stated, and came here to see some of his old friends before returning home. He was in Lafayette Monday and went up to Michigan City Monday night to see his father-in-law, T. J. McCoy, coming from there here. He stated that Tom was still in the prison hospital as a result of his broken leg, which was broken last summer, and was still using a cratch to get about.

William Connell, a Monticello young man, was fatally burned Friday evening while filling a lighted lamp from a coal oil can. The bowl of the lamp had become quite hot and when he went to fill it a gae seems to have been generated that ignited from the lamp flame and going into the mouth of the oil oan exploded ft with great force, covering the unfortunate young man with the blazing oil. He ran out into the yard with the blazing oil dripping from him, and before the flames could be extinguished he was so badly burned that he died next morning. Several members of the family werebadly also burned in extinguishing the fire. . BIRTH ANNOUNCBfIBNTS. rJan, 22, to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Timmons, in town, a daughter. A»lan. 23, to Mr. and Mrs. John Robinson, south of town, a son. \jan. 24, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Renicker, north of town six miles; a daughter. >

Among those from out of town here to attend the funeral of W. H. Eger Tuesday were: Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maloy of Lowell, Mr. and Mrs. James Griswold of ValSaraiso, Mrs. Orville Irwin and augbter Iva of Chicago, Mr. And Mrs. W. H. Cornell and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Cornell of Grand Rapids, Mich.,Charles Strawbringer of Lafayette and R. B. Simmonds of the Simmonds hardware company of Indianapolis. The Mesdames Cornell are sisters of of Mrs. Eger. John A. Schreiber writes us from Hanford, Wash., in renewing bis subscription to The Democrat another and says: “Enclosed find money order for your paper another year, I can’t get along without.it. Well, lam still among the living although there is hard times out here at present and work is very slack, although I can’t complain. I had my share of it and made good money. They put the fair buildings on the “unfair” list but I think they will straighten it up before long, at least I hope so. Real estate is opening up a little at present since the money panic. Iv’e been busy till a week now. Am taking a rest now till I find something to do, which I think will be soon. I put in 294 days last year at $5 per day, and have put in 15 days this year. The weather is warm and we have roses in bloom and the grass is nice and green. What has become of the “Lonely Ridge” correspondent, as I do not see items from that part of the county any more. News must be scarce there. Wishing The Democrat a prosperous year, I remain, yours truly.”

KARNIVAL-KIRMESS. The ladies society of the M, E. church are arranging quite a novel entertainment, the KarnivalKimess, to be given at the Opera House Feb. 3d and 4th. About ninety ladies and children will take part in fancy costumes representing the various nations in national costumes with music appropriate to the character, and the many leading business firms of Rensselaer will be represented by ladies in fancy costumes in character and musical sketches, tableaux, fancy drills, etc. The little girls will appear as “Butterflies” and “Fairies” in white and gold costumes and is a very pretty feature of the program. All $2 50 to |5.00 men’s heavy weight winter pants now $1.50 to 12.50 at Rowles & Parker’s clothing and shoe store. RENSSELAER PUBLIC | LIBRARY LECTURE COURSE IFeb. 17,1908, Opie Reed. March 6, 1908, Father Kavanaugh. A beautiful souvenir for every SIO.OO worth of coupons. Chicago Store. caiTsave $ $ at Rowles & Parker’s big February Clearance Sale.

MR. PARKER MAKES A STATEMENT.

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and the mining stock need some especial explanation, but, in view of the space I have already taken, I will simply state that the investments when made, seemed to me to be perfectly safe. They have turned out to be absolutely or practically worthless, and censure from the present view point appears to be justified, but when the investments were made many others besides myself had the confidence that I gave expression to. “I trust that my old time friends may not'be too harsh in their criticism. That I had over-confidence in my business friends is shown by my failure; but that I have never had intent to wrong or defraud them I think the facte, circumstances surrounding and results show conclusively, and however nnauthorized such belief may have been, the fact is that I never realized for a moment until the very hour of final dosing that I would not be able to meet all mv obligations in full. I hoped and believed against hope and belief, and .when the awful truth was forced upon me I ceased at once to do business, and took steps for the protection of my creditors in so far as I could and by the best methods that suggested themselves. It is charged that an effort was made to prefer certain creditors. I was not advised as to the legal effect of certain transactions, and as soon as I knew the proper and legal steps required I acted upon such knowledge and have continued and will continue to so act God knows I wish in mv heart that all could be paid in full, and nothing will be done or has been done intentionally by me to deprive any creditor of bis legal or equitable rights. Respectfully, Robbbt Pabkkb.”

The Jasper Savings & Trust Company HAS MOVED To its new and permanent location in the room formerly occupied by Long’s drug store. In our new and well arranged quarters we shall be better able to handle our constantly increasing business, and we solicit the patronage of the public who have occasion to do a banking business, promising prompt and careful service. The public Is Invited to call and see us In our new quarters.

FOUR FIREMEN BURIED

Wall Falls and Carries Them Through the Roof of a House. HAVE A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE None Hart Seriously and All Gallantly Rescued—“ Black Hand’’ Doings at Reed’s Station,

Indianapolis, Jan. 30.—Four firemen were carried down by a falling wall at the fire that was still raging yesterday in the mammoth building controlled by the Henry Coburn Storage and Warehouse company, at 213 to 233 West Georgia street. Other firemen made a heroic rescue, and the imprisoned men were dug out from a mass of debris in the basement of an adjoining building, under which they were buried. The men were more or less Injured, but none seriously. It is believed the fire will cause a loss of about a million dollars. Men Who Were Injured. The men carried down by the wall were: Harry Harwood, pipeman, hose company No. 12;Thomas Hannon, pipeman, hose company No. 18; Bert Kemper, hose company No. 12; Butch Judd, hose company No. 13. Other men injured during the fire were John Brandes, lieutenant In hose company No. 17, and Andrew Miller, member of truck company No. 2. Many other firemen suffered from exposure Incident to tiie freezing weather and several of them had to be assisted to places of shelter to recuperate. The exposure caused Chief Coots to become ill, and he left the management of the fire in charge of his assistants. When the Crash Came. The fire had burned ten hours, and a section of the east wall of the warehousefell out. Firemen Harwood, Hannon, Kemper and Judd were on the roof of a one-story building occupied by the Advance Thresher company, which adjoins the warehouse on the east. The men were handling two lines of hose and braving the flames which burst from the windows of the taller structure above them. Without warning the wall of the warehouse bulged outward and before the pipemen could turn and run, all were caught Recue Gallantly Made. The weight of the falling wall and section of the roof broke in the floor of the smaller building and the fireman went down In a mass of debris into the basement of the Advance building. Other firemen dashed to the rescue at the risk of their own lives, and In spite of the seeming impossibility, all the men were got out alive and as it proved not even severely injured.

“BLACK HAND” OF OUR OWN?

Italians at Reed’s Station Receive Orders of a “Committee” to Leave the Place. Bedford, Ind., Jan. 30.—The Italian colony at Reed's Station has been startled by wartkbg cards found shoved under the doors of residences, and u<x tices posted at the Buff Ridge quarry. /The cards read as follows: “Card of General Warning—All Italians must vacate and not be found here after Feb. 20. —Those that stay will suffer the penalty.” Because the little town of Reed's Station was almost destroyed by fire a few weeks ago, which later developments proved was of incendiary origin, the alarm the placards caused was intense.

There are now living at Reed’s Station about 150 Italians, who are employed In the various quarries. Some of the men are naturalised citizens. A special warning notice was also sent to John Meno, reading as follows: ’•John Meno—Your business is no longer needed by American citizens. You will, therefore, take due notice of this warning and proceed to close the same at once. Personal Injury will be the last resort to enforce it, but to fear us not will prove disastrous and dangerous. We are many and strong.” Bott notices are signed “By Order of Com mlttee." •

Chief of Police Dead.

Vincennes, Ind., Jan. 30. Edgar M. Fuller, chief of the local police department and ex-doorkeeper In the Indiana house of representatles, is deed after several months' illness. Diabetes was the cause of death. He was flf-ty-flve years old, and leaves five sons.

Drops Dead on His Train.

Rhinelander, Wis., Jan. 30.—W. H. Egbert, aged about fifty-one, one o! the oldest passenger conductors on the Soo line, dropped dead on hte train near Weyerhaeuser. He had jusl ejected a man from his train for non-’ payment of fare and the exertion Is thought to have aggravated a heart affection.

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THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. > Chicago, Jan. 30. Following were the quotations os the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat — Open. High. Low. Close May ...$1.00% $1.00%, $ .98% $ .98% • July ... .97% .97% .94% .94% Sept 94% .94%; .92% .92%. Ctorn — May ... .60% .60% .60% .60% July ... .59% .59% .58% .58% Sept 58% .58% .58%. .58% Oats — May (o) .53% .53% .52% .52% May (n) .50% .51% .50% .50% July ... .46% .46% .45% .45% Sept 38 .38% .37% -37% Pork— May ...12.65 12.80 12.62% 12.67% - Lard— Jan. ... 7.65 7.65 7.62% 7.63% May ... 7.82%, 7.90 7.80 7.82% Short Ribs— Jan. ... 6.50 6.50 6.47% 6.47% May ... 6.80 6.82% 6.75 6.77% Cash Sales—Winter wheat—By sant pie: No. 2 red, 97(ft99c; No. 3 red, 95% (ft97%c; No. 2 ard, [email protected]; No. 3 hard, [email protected]. Spring, by sampleNo. 3 spring, 99c@$1.0S. Corn —By sample: %c lower: No. 3 white, 53cNo. 3 yellow, 54%(n56c; No. 4, 494? 50%c. Oats—By sample: %c lower No. 3 white, 504151 c: standard. 52%c, Live Stock, Poultry and Hay. Chicago, Jan. 30. Hogs—Receipts 40,000. Sales range* at [email protected]% for choice heavy ship ping, [email protected] choice light, $4.25@ 4.30 mixed packing. [email protected] choics strongweight pigs. Cattle—Receipts 8.000. Quotation ranged at [email protected] for prime fal steers. $3,504/ 4.50 good to choice cow* s4.so<ft 5.25 prime heifers. [email protected] good to choice calves. $4.35(ft)4.75 se» lected feeders. $3,404/3.75 fair to goo* Stockers Sheep— Receipts lo.OcO. Quotation! ranged at $5,254/5.50 for good topriin*.native wethers. $4.754i3.35 gooi t« prime native ewes. st>.73(h 7.15 good ti choice native lamlts, $6.;X)4f6.75 medium spring lambs. *■ Live Poultry—Turkeys, per lb. 10cchickens and fowls. 11c: springs. 10c* roosters, 6c; geese. ducks, 10c. Hay—Choice timothy, No. 1, $12.00013.50; Na 2 and No. 1 mixed. [email protected]; No. 3 and Na 2 mixed, and Wisconsin feeding prairie, good to choice, [email protected]. East Bnflalu Live Stock. Hast Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 30. Dunning 4k Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, Bast Buffala N. quote as follows: Hogs—Re< celpts 40 cars; market steady; heavy, $4.50; Yorkers, [email protected]; pigs, $4.40. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts 40 cars; market stow? best lambs, [email protected]; yearlings, [email protected]; wethers, $5,754$ &00; ewes, Oslveo-Best. $6.0009.00.