Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1908 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

STILL “WET.”

Remonstrators Lose Out In Kankakee Tp. TWO NAMES SHORT Of MAJORITY. And Failed To Make Much Effort to Regain Loss Sustained By Withdrawals. There is still one oasis in the Jasper county "desert,” notwithstanding the general opinion that when the proper time came Kankakee township would line up with her sister townships of the county and knock out the saloon at Tefft. A remonstrance was circulated and more than enough names secured to it todo the work, but the other side got busy and got about ten of the signers to withdraw—it was found on comparing lists that there were about that number of signers in the list of 44 witbdrawls filed last Thursday—and this seemed to cause the parties who had the remonstrance in charge to lose heart, and little or no effort is said to have been made to get any of these names back on. As a result some two names were lacking, it is said, of constituting a majority, and the remonstrance was not filed at all. It was talked some of objecting to the issuing of a licenses for “cause” but this too was abandon- j ed, and Mr. Timmons was granted license without any objections being filed whatever. Kankakee will still be the only wet township in the county, for another year at least. It is stated that the fact of there being a tough joint just across the river in Porter county, where it is reported booze is being sold at any old time and to all who apply who have the price, influenced many not to sign this remonstrance and caused some to withdraw their names who did sign. Other matters before the commissioners, who finished up the work of the term Tuesday and adjourned, were:

Drainage commissionersgranted to April term to make report in Jerry Shea ditch. John Eger awarded contract for furnishing groceries for poor farm for next quarter at 1117.18; G. B. Porter, clothing and shoes, at $57.45; Roth Bros., meat at $18.25. T. J. Lamson ditch; Robt. Parkinson of Jasper county and King Hamilton of Newton county appointed viewers, to meet at office of J. M, Hufty, J. P., March 26 and qualify and report at April term. C. F. Stackhouse, trustee Marion tp., granted permission to extend additional poor relief to S. R. Shreeves, not exceeding sls per quarter. Fred Karch, trustee Walker same to Amos Goff, same amount. The county treasurer’s report to the County Board of Finance showed $194,278.72 in the county treasury March 1, Notice ordered given for receiving bids on first day of April term for two new bridges in Milroy tp., bids filed being rejected. Supt. makes final report in the O’Meara ditch, showing charges of $3,799.47 and credits of $3,64784, leaving a balance of $151,63 which is to go to Wm. Zink, superintendent, for services.

SOME PEOPLE ARE SO CARELESS

Y Some boys passing through the alley back of the stores oh the north side of Washington street last Sunday found the body of an infant, quite well developed and probably weighing a pound to a pound and a half. It was lying on an ash heap baok of Long’s drug store and had probably been covered by the snow, the snow thawing and exposing it to view, How it came there is a mystery. The find was reported to the marshal Monday, who in turn reported it to the coroner, who now has possession of the foetus' and will probably making an investigation.

Finest line of Zephyr ginghams ever in town, special 124 c per yd, while they last. Rowles & Pabkeb.

HIGH WATER EVERYWHERE.

March started in last Sunday soon after midnight with quite a good deal of lightning and some rain. Wednesday afternoon and night there was more rain and Thursday a heavy downpour added to the water from the disappearing snow. Along the Kankakee the water is reported the highest for many years, while at Rensselaer the Iroquois Thursday night and yesterday was away out of its banks and all the low lands covered with water. Down about the creamery bridge A. L. Willis, who has lived there for 29 years, says the water is highest he has ever seen it except when blockaded by ioe at the bridge. The engine used by the rock drillers on the river rock contract broke from its moorings south of the Washington street bridge during ths early hours yesterday morning, about 3 o’clock, and was swept down stream. It struck the bridge with terrific force and crashed part way through it, breaking clear through the timbers of the walk on the south side of the bridge and overturning the engine and dumping it into the river. The platform on which it was mounted floated on down to the creamery bridge where it lodged. The water covers the Washburn pasture and about Donnelly Bros, plaining mill from one to five feet in depth. The sidewalk and roadway leading to the cemetery is also covered with several feet of water. The snow is practically all gone now and the high water will begin to subside today.

IS IT NOT AN IMPOSITION?

The Democrat is always ready to assist in any worthy charity or give its endorsement to anything that tends to the betterment of the people or the upbuilding of Rensselaer. But it can see no occasion for going into ecstasies over the so-called “Monnett Childrens Home,” which is a recent acquisition to our city. Miss Monnett donated SIOO,OOO worth of real estate adjacent to Rensselaer to the Chicago Training School, which is generally known. It wao believed by many that a big school was to be established in our city and that a large and modern building would be erected here and maintained by the parent school in Chicago. This, however, is not the intention at all, nor has it been. All but the Monnett residence and some ten acres of ground the Chicago school expects to sell, and all the proceeds of such sale will be taken to Chicago, leaving the “school” here a charge upon the charity of our people. The Order of Deaconesses will have charge of this school, but it has no money and it is expected that our people will dig up for its support. Not only this, but the children that are being taken care of are from other states. The "school” ground will also likely be exempted from taxation. Therefore Rensselaer people are to be asked to support orphan children that may be dumped in here from other states and no doubt provide, public school facilities for educating them, as they will likely be sent to the city schools. There are worthy people of our own who deserve our charity, and our people are taxed to keep up Indiana’s numerous charitable institutions. We are under no obligations to take care of the orphans of Chicago or Illinois or other states, and instead of going into raptures over the establishment of a “children’s home” here that seems to be intended to care for orphan girls from other cities and states instead of our own, that has no endowment nor no prospect of any, it seems to us the proposition should be looked upon more as a white elephant and frowned upon rather than encouraged. ‘ This is not intended to be a heathenish view of the scheme by any means, but is a clear business observation and a belief that charity should begin at home. Everyone who calmly considers the matter must agree with this view of it.

See the new spring stock of men’s and boy’s latest styles of clothing and hats at the Chicago Bargain Store. All the new spring style hats, the latest shades and blocks, now in. Champion $2.50; Tiger $3.00. These are the best hat made. Come in and sea the new styles. Rowles & PabkeH.

Renssblabr, Jasper County. Indiana, Saturday, March 7, 1908.

MRS. HEADLEY BROWN DEAD.

LMrs. Headley Brown died at the Home of her daughter, Mrs. 0. W. Coen, yesterday at 9 a. m., aged almost eighty years. She had been in poor health for some time. Arrangements for the funeral were not Completed at this writing.

ADAMS-BRENNER.

f\Mr. Ray Adams, son of Marion I. Adams, south of town, and Miss Nona Brenner of Roselawn, were united in marriage Monday evening at the home of the officiating clergyman in Chicago, who was formerly located at Roselawn, The marriage while a surprise to most of their friends was known to the immediate families of the contracting parties. Mr. and Mrs. Adams returned Tuesday evening to Rensselaer and went direct to their own home, on the Cain farm south of town, which had been all furnished ready for their occupancy. The Democrat joins in the congratulations.

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ALWAYS REMEMBER.

Don’t forget this, please: When ordering your Democrat sent to a new address, always give the old address, that we may find the name readily on our list. It is sometimes very difficult to find a name unless this is done, causing us to look over the entire list of names, and frequently there are two or more names precisely the same but at different addresses We are no mind-readers, and in such cases we don’t know whether it is the John Smith at Goodland who wants his paper changed to some other address, or John Smith at Wheatfield. It will take but a moment to give the old address ae well as the new, and will save us lots of time and trouble in looking it up and also insure a prompt change being made. Don’t neglect this again, if you happen to be one of the several who have written us lately to change their address but did not give the old address also.

HORSE DROWNS, DOCTOR SAVED.

Thrilling Experience of Dr. English Thursday Night. Y Dr. English had a rather hairraising experience with the high water Thursday night about 9 o’clock, while driving out to Arthur Waymire’s in Barkley tp. It was pitch dark and he was driving one horse. In crossing the bridge over a ditch south of Frank Parker’s farm where the grade is high, the horse evidently got off the grade after getting over the bridge and went down in the water, dragging the buggy with it. The doctor managed to get out of the buggy onto which he held for a moment until all were swept around next to the bridge, when he let go and was carried under the bridge. He had on a heavy fur coat but managed to wade to dry land on the other aide and made his way dripping wet to Dan Lesh’s, where he got on dry clothes and help went back to see if the horse could be saved, but it was too far gone and was drowned before it could be gotten out. The water was over the doctor’s head and muffled up as be was it is a wonder that he did not lose his life. His medicine case and instruments were lost in the ditch, but may later be recovered. The horse belonged to Duvall Bros, and was quite a good one.

ginghams are worth 12| cents and 15c a yard and will not be lower this season except on sale days, 10c and 12Jc on March, 12,18 and 14th. . Chicago Bargain Store.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The Newton circuit court will convene Monday. An even dozen marriage licenses were issued last month, against 8 for the month previous and 11 for February, 1908.4 —o — The sheriff has received acceptance from the asylum authorities and will take Bruce Castor to Longcliff Monday. —o — The republican congressional convention is called to meet at Michigan City, March 30; their senatorial convention at Monticello March 20; and their representative convention at Reynolds on April 9. jkJohn Greve of Wheatfied was Mown Monday to get his announcement as candidate for the republican nomination for prosecuting attorney published in the newspapers and to talk with the politicians at the bub, He basis his claim for recognition on long years of service for his party. O_ Judge Hanley went to Monticello Thursday to sit in the Rose “blind tiger” case, wherein some two or three dray loads of booze was recently seized in Rose’s place at Monon, after he had been knocked out of a license several months. It has been suggested to Judge Hanley that he order the booze sent over to Rensselaer to be “destroyed.” —o— NMarriage licenses issued:March i, Peter T, Hordeman, of Rensselaer, aged 37, occupation farmer, to Emma Hydenblut also of Rens- • elaer, aged 28, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. /y.laich 3, Daniel Eduard Davis /of Union tp., aged 21, occupation farmer, to Lillian Josephine Alter of the same place, aged 17, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. March 4, Cornelius Staple of DeMotte, aged 36, occupation farmer, to Bonkji Bonnema, also of DeMotte, aged 46, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. —o — J. M. Milner, the best looking if not the heaviest attorney in Indianapolis—he tips the scales at 265 pounds—was in the city Monday to do a little'missionary work for William L. Taylor for governor. Joe is a former Remington boy, and if Taylor should get the nomination, and be elected, he would no doubt be remembered. While we would like to see Joe advance better than any republican we know of in our state capital, yet we have quite a firm conviction that the next governor of Indiana is going to be a democrat, and of course our friend Joe will not look for a place at the family table under those conditions.

Different newspapers recently contained an item that the hospital for the insane at Longciiff was overcrowded and that forty people were in jails and county houses awaiting admission. The report is said to be untrue, states the Logansport Pharos. Only one person is waiting to be entered, and although the men's building is full it is not overcrowded and there is room for forty more women in the women’s ward. .The board of control decided to replace the worn-out tent with a building of waterproof tarred paper and wood for about thirty trusty patients. The tent was used very successfully for three years, winter and summer, and the patients enjoyed the quarters and thrived.—Ex. The Pharos is evidently misin-, formed. One case from Jasper county that we have personal knowledge of what was held up for six months or more because of alleged lack of room, and under date of Feb. 19 last the asylum authorities, in the application of Brace Caster from this connty, wrote the Jclerk that said application “is hereby suspended on account of lack of. room.” —o — New suits filed; No. 7282. William L. Wood vs. Edwin V. Ransford, Eleanor S. Ham and Frances L. Jolly; action to collect delinquent taxes on certain property in Rensselaer which plaintiff had to pay to prevent it being sold by the county treasurer. Demand

No. 7283, Maria Vondersmith vs. Perpetual Building, Loan and Sayings Association of Remington; action to recover S6OO which is alleged to have been loaned plaintiff on Feb. 18, 1908, on one of those celebrated certificates issued by Robert Parker of the failed Bank of Remington. In view of the prominence these “certificates” play in the bank failure, a great many of them having been issued by Mr. Parker, who was practically the whole thing in the building association, and the allegations made after the bank failure that he had no authority to issue them and that they were not valid claims against said association, we herewith copy the certificate issued in this instance: Payable at Bank No, 8012. SBOO.OO of Remington. Remington, Ind., Feb. 17, 1907. Maria Vondersmith has deposited with the Perpetual Building, Loan & Savings Association of Remington, Indiana, Six Hundred Dollars, pavable to the order of herself, Feb. 18,1908, on the return of this Certificate properly endorsed 12 month* after date with interest at the rate of five per cent per annum from date until oald. Payable at the Bank of Remington, Remington, Indiana. No interest after maturity unless renewed, Not subject to check, Robt. Parkir, Sectary. The Perpetual Building. Loan and Savings Association of Remington, Indiana, is incorporated under the laws of the State of Indiana with a capital stock of Half Million Dollars ($500,000.00.) No. 7384, The Jewish Agriculture Induetrial Aid Society vs. Mandel Sensibar and wife; suit to foreclose mortgage. Demand 12,000.

This is the last week of the Jasper circuit court, and has been quite a busy one. Following is a record in brief of the proceedings since last report: Chas G. Hammond vs. Charles Liston; jury trial, verdict of $5 for plaintiff and possession of farm. State vs Wm. W. Ballinger, sale of liquor to minor; plea of guilty entered and fine of S2O and cost assessed. Geo. K. Hollingsworth vs. Thomas Florence et al; judgement for $137 vs. defendants and foreclosure ordered Patrick Hallagan vs. Wilford Maxwell et al; evidence beard in part when cause is withdrawn on plaintiff’s motion and is then reopened, amended complaint filed and set for trial fourth Friday, 9 a. m. Florence L. Peacock vs. Erastus Peacock; taken under advisement by court. Milbert F. Price vs. Fred A. Hicks et al; continued for term. State vs. Chas Biddle; dismissed by state and cash bond of S3OO deposited with the clerk ordered returned to himSpitznagle & Kennedy vs. Abraham Halleck et al; judgement vs. defendants on default for $109.09. Judge Wasson of the CarrollWhite circuit was here Wednesday and Thursday sitting in change of venue cases. Among those heard were the Hodge ditch injunction. case, whichwas taken under advisement; Edith Biddle vs. Charles Biddle, in which defendant was ordered to pay plaintiff S3OO, SSO at once and $lO per month thereafter until all is paid.

FARM FOR RENT.

80 acres, Union tp., 40 pasture, 10 cultivated, good buildings; grain rent. G. F. Meyers.

PUBLIC SALES.

The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Tuesday, March 10, O. M. Garriott and W. W. Harrod, 7| miles northwest of Rensselaer. Big joint sale of horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc, etc.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

March 1, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill, in town, a daughter. March 5, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Way mire of Barkley tp., a son. March 1, to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kays, in town, a son.

The greatest gingham and lace sale of the season, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 12, 13 and 14 at the Chicago Bargain Store. Duck Vamp snag-proof rubber boots only $2.65 pair at Rowles & Parker’s. Gold Medal Flour, daily capacity 35,000 barrels. They lead the world because they sell the best. Chicago Bargain Store.

Vol. X. No. 49

ANNOUNCEMENT.

John Greve, of Wheatfield will be a candidate for the republican nomination for Prosecuting Attorney of the Thirtieth Judicial Circuit, subject to the will of the Judicial Convention to be held at Roselawn on March 23.

MARION TP. CONVENTION

Notice is hereby given to the democratic voters of Marion township and all others who desire to affiliate with them, to meet on Saturday, March 14, 1908, at 10 o’clock a, m., in the east court room at the court house in Rensselaer, for the purpose of selecting delegates to the democratic county convention and to transact such other business that may come before meeting.

N. C. Pumphrey, Ohm.

J. A. McFarland, Seo.

BARKLEY TP. CONVENTION.

Notice is hereby given to the democratic voters of Barkley township and all others who desire to affiliate with them, to meet at 1 p. m., on Saturday, March 14,1908, at Cosy Palace school house, for the purpose of nominating a township ticket and to select delegates to the county convention to be held in Rensselaer, March 21.

MARK SCHROER, Chm.

John G, Hayes, Sec.

JORDAN TP. CONVENTION

Notice is hereby given to the democratic voters of Jordan township and to all others who desire to affiliate with them, to meet on Saturday, March 14, 1908, at Egypt school house, district No. 1, at 2 ofclock p.. m., for the purpose of nominating a township ticket and to select delegates to the democratic county convention which will be held in Rensselaer on Saturday, March 21, 1908.

F. M. WELSH, Chm.

W. £). Bringle, Sec.

NEWTON TP. CONVENTION.

Notice is hereby given to the democratic voters of Newton township and all those who desire to affiliate with them, to meet on Saturday, March 14, 1908, at 10:30 a. m., at the Freeland or Blue Grass school house, for the purpose of selecting delegates to the democratic county convention and transacting such other business as may come before the meeting. W. B. Yeoman, Chm. E. P. Lane, Sec.

WALKER TP. CONVENTION.

Notice is hereby given to democratic voters of Walker township and to all others who are against ring rule, to meet on Saturday, March 14, 1908, at Walker Center school house at 2 p. m , for the purpose of selecting delegates to the democratic county convention which will be held in Rensselaer on Saturday, March 21, 1908, and such other business as may come before the convention.

THOMAS CALLAGHAN,

Gold Medal flour acknowledged world’s best, only $1.50 a sack, worth now $1.65 in other towns, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Those new oxfords in all the leathers both tan and black, are now in. All the latest style toes in all widths. Be properly fitted in the best shoes made at Rowles & Parker’s. Don’t forget that V. J. Collins at the brick livery barn handles farm implements of all kinds. Gives him a call. r • 3,500 yards zephyr ginghams, 10 and 12|c per yard, sale days Thursdays, Friday and Saturday, March 12,13 and 14, at the Chicago Bargain Store.

BLACKSMITH FIRM DISSOLVED.

The partnership heretofore existing between James and Fred Hemphill under the firm name of Hemphill Bros , has been dissolved, Fred Hemphill having bought James’ interest in the business and will carry on same. All bills due the old firm are payable at the shop, and request is made that they be settled at once.

HEMPHILL BROS.

Special! Franklin MoVeagh extra quality standard Charfu canned tomatoes, 8| a can at the Chicago Bargain Store.

Chairman.