Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 February 1908 — Page 5

I ChglamdSays £Sm 1 NO ALUM Jgly I Ih Food I and strictly prohibits CSK?v^9 I So does France I So does Germany I I has been made illegal in Washington and the District of Colum- § ■ bia, and alum baking powders are everywhere recognized as I I To protect yourself against alum, I | ' when ordering baking powder, { I Say plainly - I RoYALpowd« l and be very wire you get Royal f Royal is the only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape ■ Cream of Tartar. It adds to the digestibility and whole- f B someness of the food.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Item* of Interest to City and Country Readers. Corar4oc; ©atsr4Be. Miss Cena Carr is visiting in Cbioago. Miss Rosa Miller, returned to Chicago Wednesday. \AWill Postill of Lafayette visited tins week with relatives here. Xsjoe Moosemiller who has been in California for several months, returned heme this week. Don’t forget Ed Oliver’s big Snblio sale near next Thursday, arch 5. See adv. elsewhere. Mt. Carmel, Ill.; to take a position as book-keeper and stenographer. On aooount of bad weather we will continue the soap sale until Tuesday, March 3, at the G. E Murray Co Flora Harris of Indianapolis, whd was spending a few days with her cousin, Mrs. Nattie Scott, returned home Tuesday.

Carl Hamacher and family of near Virgie moved this week upon a 160 acre farm two miles south of Foresman, in Newton oounty. Yjlrs. F. A Woodin and family moved here from Foresman Saturday and occupy one of the Makeever houses east of the public square. Miss Besaie Dove of Eldorado, Springs, Mo., is visiting the family of N. S. Bates for a few weeks. She is a niece of Mrs. Bates. - The subject of the Sunday morning sermon at the Christian church is “Economy;” in the evening, “Self-Deception.” All are welcome. /Miss Mary Goetz, who is teaching in the Wbeatiield schools, came down Saturday and spent Sunday at her home in Newtonr township. ' J. Wi Williams was called to Beilefountaine, Ohio, Sunday by the death of a nephew, who died of pneumonia after a short illness, Bged 35 years. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices t Gordon, Neb, 1; Chautran, Okie., 1; Rensselaer, 1; Rensselaer, R--4,1; Wheatfield, 1; Lee, 1. Rev. D. W. Sanders of Colombia City will preach in the First Baptist church to-morrow, both morning and evening. Everybody cordially Invited to attend.

Allen Lonka and family of Hanging Grove tp., left Monday for lowa, where they will moke their fntnre home. Their Jasper county friends wish them success. Ed Irwin is preparing to move to Woloott, where the Irwids have bought a half interest in a tile mill. Their tile mill west of town will probably be leased for the coming year or dosed down. AGscar Phegley has sold opt in “white county and ie visiting rela. tives here this week. He expeots to looate near Minot, No. Dak., and will leave for that plaoe today. His son-in-law, Lawrence McDonald, will also locate there.

Buy your parchment butter wrappers at The Democrat offioe. Miss Zula Hopkins, who is taking treatment in a Chicago hospital for dropsy, is reported in a very critical condition. Mr. and Mrs. Johnßemley were at North Vernon the first of the week to look at a farm which they ( were thinking of trading their property here for. Mrs. Daniel Tanner, on the Lawler & Thompson ranch east of town, died yesterday morning after a few weeks sickness from inflammation of the bowels. Funeral arrangements are not made at this writing. - The fire department was called out at 10:80 o’clock Sunday night by a chimney burning ont at Dr. Ohas. Vick’s residence near the Babcock & Hopkins elevator. Little or no damage was done to the property. C. Halstead has rented his firm in Newton tp , to Benton Kelley and son Walter and will go to Worland, Wyo., for the benefit of Mrs. Halstead’s health. His brother, S. S. Halstead, is located near Worland.

VB. S. Fendig left yesterday for New Orleans, La., fpr a month’s visit with the family of his wife. The latter has been down there aU winter. N. S. Bates will have charge of Ben’s poultry business while he is away. Morocco Courier: After the Lincoln tp., blanket remonstrance getß in its work there will be only two saloons left in the county those at Conrad and Mt Ayr, and it is doubtful if these survive more than another year. Bro. Miller of the Mt. Ayr Pilot was a visitor in the city last Suncay. Mr. Miller is printing an excellent paper for a town the size of Mt. Ayr and he deserves a liberal encouragement from the people of that vicinity. John A. Knowllon has rented his farm northwest of town to James Walter, and in company with his son-in-law, Daniel Reed, of Dayton, 0., left Wednesday for Mitohell, So. Dak., near which plaoe they will locate. Through some inexcusable blunder a “galley” of type was placed in the form last week uncorrected, causing ludicrous errors in the reading. Inoluded in this was the artiole regarding The Democrat’s new linotype. Mr, Zaok Spitler of Thayer, son of Mann Spitler, and Miss Faye Belle King, of Lowell, daughter of Lawrenoe King of Hebron, were married in the clerk’s office Thursday forenoon, Rev. B. F. Ferguson performing the necessary aot.

0. B. Beprogle, forman in the Republican office, got his hand hurt quite badly last Monday by one of the press rollors striking it in some wav and tearing open a big hole in the baok of the hand. Three stitches were necessary to sew up the wound. _ Geo. Lundy, of the firm of Duvall & Lundy, has been laid up this week with inflammation of the stomach and bowels. His father and mother, Mr. and Mrs, 0. S. Lundy of Gosport, are at his bedside. He was reported somewhat better yesterday.

Rev. Ella Sebert of Antwerp, XX, will pvaaoh at the M.P. churoh in the city to-night. ' Everybody invited to come and hear her. ■ Alex Leach returned Thursday from a few days visit with his daughter, Mrs. O. A. Harriott, at Hammond, and.consulting a Chicago doctor. . Joe Jaokson and family left this week for Hoopeston. 111., where with “Jink” Brenner, 9 former landlord of the Makeever House, he will establish'a restaurant. NsD. V. Yeoman left yesterday flrElkhart, where he will engage in the furniture business with his father-in-law. Dave is a fine young man and has a host of friends in Rensselaer and vioinity, where he wes born and raised, who wish him abundant, success in his new venture. - The horse buyers here Saturday purchased a small oar load of horses. They will be here again Saturday, Maroh 7. It is hoped to establish a regular horse market here and have the buyers come every two w£eks. This will bring people here from quite a distance who have horses to sell and will be the means of leaving considerable money in Rensselaer and get more people in the habit of trading here.

Fogli, one of the old time Water Valley saloonists, has given notice to the people of Lincoln tp., that he will apply for a license at the March term of commissioners’ oourt in Newton county to conduct a saloon at Thayer. Linooln went “dry” recently, and, no doubt Benjamin will have to seek some other occupation 01 move over into Lake county, if he wishes to continue in the saloon business. . ■ ■ NJ What promised to be an interesting buss was developed Monday. Duvall Bros., and John Makeever put out a fine new buss to run for the latter’s hotel. The old bussmanr, Frank Kressler, was forbidden to back up at the Makeever House curb, but declined to obey and got most of the business. After two days the new buss was pulled off and Frank is once more the whole thing in the buss business in Rensselaer. HA miscellaneous “shower” was given on Thursday night of last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Eger in honor of Miss Emma Hydenblut, who is to be married next Tuesday to Mr. Peter Hordeman, of Marion tp., the marriage to take place at the Catholic church in Frankfort, where the groom has relatives. A large number of friends and neighbors were out to the “shower” and the gifts were numerous and handsome, and many of them expensive, showing the esteem in whioh the couple are held.

O. M. Garriott of Union tp., returned last week from a teu days prospecting trip in Dakota, and while there made arrangements to rent Frank Eresler’s 420 acre farm near Mt. Vernon, So. Dak. He will also work some other land adjoining, making him altogether a section. Qe will keep 30 cows and about 100 head of other cattle on the farm. Wm. Harrod, also of Union, will accompany him to Dakota, and they expect to leave about the 20th of March. They will have a joint public sale at Mr. Garriott’s place on March 10 to dispose of their personal property, Goodland Herald: Mr. Sparks, a young man from Kentucky, was in town several days this week looking for a location for establishing a bank, He states that his intentibn is to interest a number of farmers and start a State or National Bank. In a town of this size there is not enough business to support two banks Mrs. Lola Porter, of near Rensselaer, drove over last week and gave a club supper to the Baohelor Girls Club; of whioh she was a member. It was given at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fountain. It is one of the ruleq of the club that eaoh member must give a big supper when they succeed in landing a man.

Fowler Leader: A detective by the name of Smith has been writing to Fowler for some time. He offered for the sum of 1500 to get the evidence that would convict the alleged murderers of James Kirtley. The latest offer is for less money. He now offers to do the triok for his expenses. The suicide theory was different from any of the things that most men see. Wn have seen perhaps a hundred hogs killed with the old fashioned squirrel rifle with a bullet about the size of a pea and we never saw one that did not drop instantly when hit in the bead with a bullet. But medical men say that it is possible. for a man to have fired three shots in the head as did Mr. Kirtley.

MURDER AT AN ALTAR

Roman Catholic Priest Assassin* ated as He Is Administering the Holy Eucharist. ' rHIB SLAYER IS AH ITALIAN Commits His Foul Crime While Kneel ing at the Chancel Rail. Had Just Received the Wafer- Shot Hta Victim Through the Heart —Aasaaaln Baja He Made Mistake.

Father Leo Heinrichs was shot and killed while administering the ■aorament at early mass la St Elizabeth’s Roman O&tholic ohorch, at Denver Sunday. Kneeling at the altar rail between two women Giuseppe Uuarancclo pressed the uiuzsle of a revolver against the body of the priest after receiving from him the consecrated wafer, and shot the priest through the heart. Exclaiming “My God, My God,” Father Leo fell prone in front of the altar and died without uttering another word. Panto Follows the Crime. With an inarticulate scream the assassin sprang into the aisle, and waving the smoking pistol about his bead, dashed to the church door. For a moment the hundred or more people in the church -yeere dazed. Then a woman shrieked and the congregation bo came panic-stricken. Some women fainted, and many became hysterical. Several men rushed to the aid of the priest, and others started in pursuit of the murderer. Among the latter was Patrolman Daniel Cronin, who overtook the fleeing Italian on the steps. Guamacclo attemptd to shoot the policeman, and was foiled and overpowered only after a desperate fight In which several men went To The assistance of the officer.

Threats of Lynching Are Heard. The murderer was hurriedly removed to the city jail, and as threats of summary Justice were made by men lo the crowd which quickly gathered in front of the church Chief of Police Michael Delaney called ont the reserve force of patrolmen, which was kept on guard day and night Before the commotion caused by the tragedy had subsided the Franciscan brothers connected with St Elizabeth’s church silently brought candles for the dead and placed them beside the body of their superior, where he lay. By direction of Bishop Matz the church door was closed for the day. Father Leo was born in Koeln, Germany, Aug. 15, 1867.

Murder Charge Filed. An information charging Gluseppo Alio, alias Angelo Gabriele and Gulseppe Guaranaedo, -with the murder of Father Francis Leo Heinrich* was filed In court Wednesday, by District Attorney George A. Stldger. This action is taken to Indicate that the authorities hare secured from the prisoner all the information concerning the crime and his connections whioh they deem necessary or expect him to divulge. Says He Made a Mistake.

In his confession to a representative of the Denver police department Alio said that he mistook Father Leo for an Italian priest who had taken an active part in fighting revolutionists in Avola, Sicily, and whom they determined to kill after they had been compelled to flee to Argentine, a Alio said he did not know the name of this priest, but that he was an assistant to Father Mlobalifl in Avola and In a street fight on Easter Sunday, 1895. was struck with a club. Alio said he thought he identified Father Leo as the priest by a scar on bis forehead, resulting from his injury. Father Heinrich, the victim of the assassin Alio, was buried at Denver with all the ceremonial of the Roman Catholic church.

Damages from Armour & Co.

At Chicago, Wednesday, damages of $7,500 were awarded Mrs. Ida Jackson, 2900 Union avenue, and ber daughter, Ida, in a suit against Armour & Co. by a Jnry in Judge Honore’s court Tbs suit was to recover damages of SIO,OOO for the death of Fred Jackson, wbo was killed In an ammonia explosion in the Armour refrigerating weeks. The suit has been pending four years.

Deadly Three-Cornered Fight.

At Broken Bow, Neb., Monday F. H. Hoffman and bis son, George, and Stewart Lanterman engaged in a three-cornered duel, during which Lan terman seised a neckyoke and crashed Bis skulls of both the Hoffman*, wbo probably will die from their Injuries Ike fight resulted from a quarrel over the number of bushels of corn Lanter man had shelled for the Hoffmans.

Chokes to Death On Steak.

▲t Chicago Monday while eating a steak for breakfast Edward Burnside, forty-five years old, 68 West Adams street; choked to death in a restaurant ▲t about the second mouthful part at the meat caught In hla threat and he strangled. Joseph Krtnsler, proprietor of Ute restaurant, summoned a physician, but before be arrived Burnside was‘dead.

Stillings is to Stay Out.

Stillings will not be restored to duty as public printer. President Roosevelt has let this foot bo known to (Honda.

THE NEWS IN BRIEF

Obogreaaman Jay F. Laaalng w«s renominated by the Republicans of the Fourteenth Ohio district.

After making gifts of nearly $1,000,000 to ralatlvas and for educational purposes, Mrs. Anna M. Walker Weightman was married in New York to F. C. Penfield. A receiver for the International and Great Northern Railroad company, a Gould line, has been appointed at Fort Worth, Tex. Hilary B. Hancock, eighty-four years, old, twin brother of the late General Winfield Soott Hancock and a resident of Minneapolis for more than half a century, it dead at that alty.

At Bakersfield, Cal., one of the safe* in the postoffice was broken open and $8,750 in stamps of all denominations stolen.

Glacis Celia, opera singer, told in New York a remarkable story of the killing of her brother by her husband, Paul E. Roy, who claims self-defense. Republicans of the Fifth Indiana district nominated Howard Maxwell, of Parke county, for congress by acclamation.

In the supreme court at Springfield. 111., attorneys for Judge Willard N. MWTCwan filed an additional brief assailing the position of the oourt In the Ralph Linsey habeas corpus case. Suspension of work In the coal mines of Illinois April 1 seems inevitable. Twelve persons were seriously burned, two of whom will die, in s fire at New York in a five-story tenement which housed twenty families In the east end of First street. Through the National Society of Equity, which is spreading to every state, farmers expect to be able to control the price of their products.

Youngest Boy Ever in the Pen.

Frankfort, Ky.,Feb. 27. —The youngest boy ever Incarcerated In the Kentucky penitentiary was brought hers by the sheriff of-Harlan county. He ia Thomas Simpson, aged thirteen years, who was sentenced to serve two yeari for the murder of his playmate, Joe Turner.

THE WEATHER Following is the official weather forecast y> to 8 o’clock tonight: Illinois and Wisconsin—'lncreasing cloudiness; rising temperature. Indiana and Lower Michigan—Fair; rising temperature. lowa—Probably increasing cloudiness; rising temperature.

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago, Feb. 27. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat — Open. High. Low. Close. May ...$ .95% $ .98% $ .96 $ .98% July ... .89% .93% .89% .93 Sept 87% .90% .87% .90 CornMay ... .61% .G 2 .60% .61% July ... .59% .59% .59 .59% Sept 58% , .59% .68% .50% Oats— May (o) .52% .63% .52% .62% May (n) .51% .61% .51% .61% July ... .44% .45% .44% .45% Sept 3T% .37% .37% .87% Pork — May ...11.40 11.60 11.87% 11.55 Jnly .. .11.77% 11.97% 11.77% 11.90 Lard — v May ... 7.45 7.57% 7.45 T. 55 July ... 7.65 7.80 7.65 7.77 Short Ribs— May ... 6.47% 6.57% 6.47% 6.57% July ... 6.75 6.87% 6.75 6.85

Cash Sales Winter wheat —By sample: No. 2 red, 96@99%c; No. 3 red, 95@98%c; No. 2 hard, 90c@ $1.08%c; No. 3 hard, 93c<g$1.00. Spring wheat—By sample: No. 3 spring, 97c @61.10. Corn —By sample: No. 3, 57% @6B%c; No. 3 white, 68<558%c; No. 3 yelolw, 59%@00c; No. 4, 53@56c. Oats —By sample: No. 3 white, 51%@53%c: No. 4 white, 49@52%)C. Live Stock Poultry and Hay.

Hogs—Receipts 36,000. Sale* ranged at *4.36®4.40 for choice heavy shipping, *[email protected] choice light, *4.85(3 4.35 mixed packing, *[email protected] good to choice pigs. Cattle—Receipts 7,000. Quotations ranged at *5.80*6.15 for prime fat steers, $4.00(85.00 good to choice cows, prime heifers, *6.75®7.23 good to choice calves, *3.40*3.75 fair to good stockera. Sheep—Receipts 12,000. Quotations ranged at *5.35*5.66 for good to prime native wethers, *4.50(36.26 good to prime native ewes, *6.26®6.85 good to choice native lambs, *6.00®6.25 medium spring lambs. —__— Live Poultry Turkeys, per ib, ltipc; chickens, fowls, lie; wrings, lltte; roestssa, Tc; grass, *5.00(37.00; ducks, ttttc. Hay—Oholoe timothy hay, *16.00® 16.50; No. 1. *14.50® 16.50; No. 2 and No. 1 mixed, *12.56*1840; Na 8 and No. S mixed. «Aoo*l*4(X Illinois, Indiana and Wlsctosta feeding prairie —Grad to choice, *060*740 Packing bay, *6.00*640 Baal BaSalo Ide* Stack.

Beat Buffalo, N. T., Feb. 27. Dunning h Stevens; Lira Stock Commission Merchants, Bast Buffalo; N. T., quote aa follows; Oatlle—Receipts 9 carat market steady. Hogs— Reodpts 80 ears; market slew; heavy, *4.6ft; Yorkers, *4.70; pi* *440 Sheep and Lamhe Receipts 90 qua; marks* strong; bast lambs, *740*7.80; yearlings. *6.00*8.50; wethers, *5.75*5.80; awes. *6.60*640. Onlras lfTßktt stead*; bast, *440**40.

Don’t Wear Any Kind and AUKlndeof Qlasees e # *' • f S And do your eyes harm, when you can have your eyes tested . by latest methods by a permanently located and reliable Optometerist. y Glasses from $2 up. Office over Long’s Drug Store. Appointments made by telephone, No. 232. DR. A. O. CATT OPTOnBTBRIST » Registered end Licensed on the State Board Examination Dud also graduate of Optical College.

GET YOUR ABSTRACTS Prepared or Exemined by Farmers Loan and JUistract Co. Office In Harrie Bank Bldg. B. V. FERGUSON. W. R. LEE, President. Sec-Trees.

Linn Out of Prison.

John A. Linn, former clerk of the superior and circuit courts, at Chicago, convicted of embezzlement, has been paroled from the Joliet penitentiary. '

Prevent Furnace Dust.

If users of hot air furnaces will tack a piece of coarse burlap over the cold air duct on the outside of the house they will be astonished at the amount of dust, smoke and soot It will keep ont, to the advantage of walls and curtains. Brush the burlap frequently/ It will need it.

To Remove Sediment.

To remove the disfiguring sediment which hard water is ap£ to-leave upon china and earthenware pitchers and other vessels in dally use, put into the vessel a good sized lump of salt and a cup of vinegar and let stand for half a day. Wash well with Warm water and good soap.

Cider Sauce For Boiled Ham.

801 l two cupfuls of cider five or six minutes, then add half a dozen peppercorns, two cloves, two teaspoonfnls minced onions and a tablespoonful ot minced celery and a bit of bay leaf. Cook until reduced one-half, then strain.

To Clean Ivory.

Any kind of Ivory may be easily cleaned and Its whiteness thoroughly restored by using half a lemon dipped In salt. Rub well the discolored part of the Ivory and then wash Immediately in warm water.

The Outlook Is Dark.

The junior partner In a certain law firm passed into his office a day or two ago with a dark cloud shadowing hla usually sunny front An underclerk drew the attention of the managing clerk to the fact expressing uneasiness. “I guess you’d be upset, too, if you were in his position,” the superior explained. “You know he’s been married less than a year and be and his wife never had a dispute. Well, sir, last night she dreamed he had abused her. and she was so mad abont it that she wouldn’t say goodby to him this morning." “Pretty tough, ain’t itr "You bet it is. And the worst of It is he’s afraid now she’ll dream be knocked her down and have him up In a police court for felonious assault”— New York Globe.

BLACK LANOSHAN CHICKENS AND M. B. TURKEYS. Egss from my prize-winning breeding pens $2 per 15; $lO per 100. From birds that ran at large, $1.25 per 15; *2 per 80; $5 per 100; Turkey egga 50 cents each. Circulars free. Wm. Hbrshman, R-R-l Medary ville, Ind Three dollars gets The Democrat and Chicago Daily Examiner eaoh a fall year. Bassets, greenings, spies and Beileflower apples down to 600 to $1.20 a bushel, including basket, at the Chicago Bargain Store. For Salk: —Two good building lots in good residence location in Rensselaer, eaoh 67x150 feet, well drained. arid set out in fruity cash or on time. Enquire at The Democrat office.