Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1908 — Page 5

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LOG\L AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of interest to City and Country Readers. • Today’s warkets: Corn, 44c; oats, 45 c. Miss Madge Beam spent Monday in Chicago. NJlrs. Alfred Collins is cdnflned to her home with pleurisy. Mrs. E. G. Sternberg visited In Chicago the first of the week. yA- D. Babcock was over from Goodland on legal business Monday. Miss Cora Everett visited her sister Mrs. F. L. Hunt, In Lowell over Sunday. 2KMrs. Grant Warner visited Mrs. W. C. Milliron at Knox the first of the week. Advertised letters: Miss Flora Marr is, C. Halsema, Jesse V. Lewis, Sam Grant. M Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Austin of Chicago visited in Rensselaer last Thursday and Friday. /\Mlss Grace Norris of Greencastle /spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. ' and Mrs. James Norris. kThe infant babe of Mr. and Mrs. (Allred Donnelly, born Wednesday, died yesterday morning. Bro. J. P. Simons of the White County Democrat was a business visitor in the city Saturday. ''f\£ylvester Gray is up in Wells bounty looking after some repairs on his farm near Bluffton. 'V Miss Orabelle Duvall, who has been attending school at Indianapolis, returned home Saturday. T<E. M. Parcells visited his wife a few days this week in Indianapolis. She is in a hospital at that place. Opie Read, last number of Library Lecture Course, at Christian ehurch, Tuesday evening, March 22. Mrs. James Mead and children of Hammond visited this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Clark. Whitsell Lewis, who has been living at Demotte, has moved back to Rensselaer and occupies his property here. % \ Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Wright of Chicago Heights visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kohler, here this week. Mrs. E. L. Hollingsworth and children' who have been in Kalamazoo, Mich., for some time, returned home last Friday. MMiss Mary Meyer and trimmers, Mftses Hattie Grant and Pearl Meyer, are in Chicago to study the styles in spring mlllenery. At the Lake-Newton republican representative convention held at Hammond Saturday, William Kilvey of Gary received the nomination ever S. C. Dwyer of Lowell. 'S\John Pullins, who has been suffenhg with Bright’s disease for several months, is gradually failing all the. time and his death is liable to occur at almost any moment. The basket ball game here Friday night between the boys’ high school teams of Brookston and Rensselaer resulted in a score of 53 to 12“ in favor of the latter. \| J. H. Holden, who is engaged in rasing poultry for the Chicago market, oh the former Stoner property at the northwest corner of town, is now shipping his first hatch of broilers. They weigh about bne pound each, and are said to retail at 75 cents each in the Windy City. < >

| Aaron Hickman is sick with frontal sinus infection, accompaning the grip, but was reported some better yesterday. The river had barely recededwithin its banks Tuesday, and then came a btg rain that night and again put it on the rampage. Charles Mustard of near Columbia City, visited from Friday till Tuesday with his parents Mr. and Mrs. George Mustard, and sister, Mrs. Sylvester Gray of Rensselaer. f Show your appreciation of the efforts of those behind the library lecture course to give us high-class lectures by coming out Tuesday night and hearing Opie Read, the king, of American fun makers. Seth Strange of near Thorntown was here a few days this week looking after his tenant house in the northwest part of town. He is thinking some of moving here later on and occupying the property himself. We understand that L. B. Josserand has decided to remain in White county, instead to Montgomery, as was his former intention, and that he will move onto a farm near Monticello. Monon News. Mort Kilgore, a former postmaster at Goodland, is a new candidate for the republican nomination for auditor of Newton county. Sile Swain of Morocco wants the sheriff's office, and there are five others who want it too. Don’t work yourself to death, brother publisher, In trying to "set up” a long legal to have it ready to "run.” Send it to The Democrat and have it set up by linotype in much less time and a more satisfactory manner. ' The Rensselaer Garage Co. has sold two new Buie runabouts this week, one to Dr. Kresler and One to Dr. Turfler, both of Rensselaer. They are 18-20 horse-power and sell at S9OO each. They will be here ip a few weeks. Rev. T. C. and Mrs. Ferguson, evangelists, who have been holding meetings at Parr, have begun meetings at the Free Baptist church here. They come to us well recommended and are looking forward to a successful meeting here.

Jim George received a card the other day from Allen Louks, who recently moved to Cambridge, lowa, In which Mr. Louks expresses himself as more than pleased with the country. Dry goods and groceries, he states, are much higher there than here. J\Mrs. Nicholas Krull and baby retprried to her home in Kentland Saturday after several days’ visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ramp. “Little Nick” remained here and will attend the parochial school the balance of the school year. New subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices:. Remington, 2; Parr, 1; Wheatfield, 1; Remington, R. 2,1; Foresman, 1; McCoysburg,' 1.; Goodland, R. 1, 1; Thorntown, R. 16, 1; Washtuena, Wash., 1; Dayton, Wash., 1; Clarion, lowa, 1. "wThe Supreme Court has decid’d t£at another* of the 1907 Acts of the General Assembly is unconstitutional, that, forbidding work »«t the barber’s trade or keeping barber shops open on Sunday, as being a special law for the punishment of crimes &nd misdemeanors. Common labor a.i a barber, and following one’s usual vocation of barberlr.g on Sunday are forbidden by Section 467, Acts of 1905, page 692, a general law which has been in force since and which* 18 constitutional. ,

The Republican’s piano contest [ended Saturday, and Miss Grace Peyton of Rensselaer who had led tpe contest practically from the start, won opt by a large plurality. Miss Lelia Grant stood second. O. M. Garriott and family of Union tp., left yesterday for their new home near Mt. Vernon, So. ■Dak'; W. W. Harrod and family of near Laura also left for Mitchell, So. Dak. The best wishes of their many friends in Jasper county go with them to their new home. d Mr. Charles Grant and Miss Milpged Shipman, a popular young couple of Newton tp., x were united in marriage at 3 p. m., Wednesday at the home of the officiating clergyman, Rev. D. T. Halstead in Rensselaer. They will reside on a farm in Newton tp. The Democrat Joins in congratulations. S. P. Thompson writes us from San Diego, Cali./ where with Mrs. Thompson he has been spending the winter, that they expect to arrive home some time before April 20. They will come by short journeys and long stops, going to Santa Barbara by boat where they will make their first stop. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bridgman and family returned Monday from Medford, Oregon, where they hate resided the past nix or eight months. When they left here they went to Quincy, Wash., but afterward moved to Medford. They have concluded that Morocco is good enough for them.—Morocco Courier. The putter problem is becoming a serious one to the consumer in Rensselaer. Most of the farmers are shipping their cream to the city, claiming that they get more out of it—whether true or not we cannot say—than they can realize in making it into butter. This we do know, that it is next to. impossible to get butter of any kind or quality at the stores, and something "'must be done to insure enough being made hereabouts to supply the, local demand. If the grocers must advance the price let be so, for butter must be had at soipe price. The McCoy bank failure in the end will close its insolvency by paying a dividend of about 46’ cents on the dollar. A Rensselaer citizen remarked the otheF flay that had the McCoys turned over*every available asset at the time of the failure the creditors would have realized about 85 cents on the dollar not including the additional assistance of Addison Parkison, brother of Mrs. Alfred McCoy, who offered to liquidate the claims if honorable rneafas were taken to settle and keep the matter out of the courts. A couple of designing lawyers turned their judgment astray and after all Tom McCoy was compelled to don the prison stripes.—Francesville Tribune.

yJohn Schanlaub has rented his home place in the west part of town to Len Hammerton and has moved to the Ralph Marshall ten acre farm just across the road and a little west, which he has leased. John Blslosky, who occupied the Marshall property last year, has moved to the former Frank Morton farm near Pleasant Ridge, now owqed by Geo. B. Davidson. G. E JonaT of Roselawn was in the city on business Saturday. He has been living in Roselawn for the past few months, but will move to a farm near there this week. Amos McCoy, formerly of Jordan tp., but now of near Lowell, was in the city on business Saturday. The Marion tp. republican convention will be held next Saturday, March 28. A tenant nouse on W. S. Makeever’s farm in Newton tp. was destroyed by firq Saturday at about the noon.hour. The house was occupied by L. Watson, who. is employed as a farm hand by Mr. Makeever, and he lost about half of his household goods. A rather distressing feature of the fire was the fact that Mrs. Watson had given birth to a babe only about twelve hours before, and had to*be carried out of the burning building on a cot and taken to the barn while the work of saving some of the household effects was going on. She was later taken to the residence of Chas. Hammond, the nearest neighbor, where she now is. The house was worth perhaps S7OO or SBOO and was insured for about half its value. The fire caught in the roof in some unexplained manner and was beyond control when discovered.

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POWDER MILL BLAST

Sends Three Men to Eternity and - Injures a Fourth Probably IRONY OF FATE LN ONE CASE Dead Man Had Jon Missed Death lo the Fontanet Explosion— James Oliver's Will— Items. Sullivan, Ind., March 18 —By an explosion in the United States Powder company’s mill, at Coalmont, nine miles from this city, three men were instantly killed and four other men were Injured, one perhaps fatally. The dead are: Crede Simmons, of West Virginia, burned to death; George J. Gorby, Sr., blown 200 feet into the air, dying of injuries received In falling to the ground; Lon Smith, died of burns. Fatally injured, Charles Myers, in dying condition at St Anthony’s hospital, Terre Haute. Seriously injured, Charles Gorby, Jr., nephew of the dead man, and Samuel Stewart Painfully burned, Jas. Smith and William Myers. Windows in Coalmont Shattered. The explosion, which occurred at 7:30 a. m., took place just as the day shift was relieving the night shift, and the dead and injured were the only persons In the mill at the time. There were two explosions, both in the press mill, and not in the wheelhouse. The building in which the explosions occurred was a large brick structnreand was blown to the ground Every plate glass window in the town of Coalmont was shattered, and the force of the explosion was felt for fifteen miles ia all directions. Physl dans were summoned from all nearby towns and responded promptly. The dead were removed from the wreck age and were taken to the morgue, while the Injured, with the exception of Sam Stewart, who was removed to the Terre Haute hospital were taken to theh- homes. Had Just .Missed Fontanet. Crede Simmons, one of the men who was instantly killed, was employed at the Fontanet powder mill for many months, and left the employ of that mil) on the day preceding the expio sion of the pewder mills last summer and escaped death. The plant is an independent powder concern, and is controlled by capitalists in various parts of the country. This is the first explosion in the history of the plant. Falling Beam Kills Three. Indianapolis, March 18.—Three men were killed here late in the afternoon by the falling of a heavy steel beam that was being placed in position for railroad track elevation. The dead: William J, Huff, Cincinnati; Richard Lawrence, Chicago, and Fred Hanson, Peking, 111.

CYCLONE PREACHER WILL STAY

Self-Educated Evangelist and Some Specimens of tbe Way He Talks. Terrs Haute, Ind., March 18. —Daniel Shannon, the “cyclone evangelist,” also known as the “Irish evangelist,” who dismissed his first audience at the First Baptist church by telling them to “go to the devil,” will remain indefinitely, the pastor. Rev. C. E. Hemans says, although it is said that fOur-fifths of tbe 500 members of tbe church are opposed to Shannon’s methods. Here are some of his pulpit utterances: “White-livered indifference never could understand enthusiasm.” “I am not well versed in theology, but I am well acquainted with kneeology.” “You society people are small, no ipatter how big jou feel." “Some of you hard-shell Baptists need your shells cracked, so that we vou ;>eep.” "Prejudice ia as stubborn as a mule, but not half so useful.” “You don’t like the way I talk and I don’t like the way you walk.” "Every-church member is a walking Bible or a walking libel.” “Prejudice has but one eye. and bigotry la stone blind.” “Scrub the pigXwitb soap and sprinkle It "with perfume, but it will not take away its love for mudt” “You cannot walk with tbe Lord and waltz with the deviL" “I am not here to dish out old Mother Winslow’s soothing sirup.” Our new spring suits, “Kuppenheimer make” for men and young men, are now in. The best patterns and most perfect clothing made. Call in and see them. ROWLES & PARKER.

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LUCKY SEVEN.

And we didn’t drown. Wm. McNeil was down from Lacrosse Saturday. Ted Biggs and Ernest Asher were in our vicinity Sunday. Grace Albin, of San Pierre, spent Sunday with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Gregory spent Sunday at the Jes Sup home. Wm. Jasperson spent a few days in Chicago last week. Anna Jaspersqn spent Sunday at her home south of Tefft. Fred Jessup attended teachers’ institute Saturday afternoon. Mrs. E. Jensen and son Louis were through our territory Saturday. Homer Fisher and Fred Jessup spent Sunday with Elwood Gulbranson. The stone road, which was damaged by the recent flood, is being repaired this week. ——— Everybody attend the W. H. S. play given in the opera house Friday and Saturday nights. Mrs. Dave Wesner and daughter Hazel spent Friday afternoon at the home of F. W. Fisher. Mrs. A. E. Hughes and family and Dan Gross and family spent Sunday in Gifford. They report very bad roads. Wm. McNeil, formerly of Wheatfield, has rented his farm east of town to Mr. Neil, who took possession the first of the week. It is understood that L. V. will be minus a scribe in the near future. But they might assist Four Corners, as they will be near neighbors.

Hazel and Robbie Heil entered school at Van Patton Monday morning. They were very welcome, as the school has been decreased to some extent in the past week. The surprise party given at the home of Joe Fenzel Saturday night was well attended and all report a jolly good time, especially Fred. Mr. and Mrs. John Thorne spent Monday with friends at Dunn’s siding. A number of Miss Hannah Bulkema’s friends gathered at her home Sunday evening to partake of a farewell supper. Those present were Floy Hubbard, Effie Fisher, Ethel Hibbs, Ethel Mills, Irvin Albin, Wm. Jasperson and Joe Fenzel.' Miss Hannah left Monday morning for North Dakota. Her friends and acquaintances regret to see her go, as she will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

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MT. AYR. (From the Pilot.)

R. J. Yeoman was transacting business in Lafayette the fore part of the week. Mrs. Myrtle White of Demotte returned home Tuesday after a few days visit with Miss Dollie Ashby. T. M. Gebhart of Roselawn came down Sunday and took back 200 head of Everett Halstead’s cattle to pasture. W. S. Greenlee and D. A. Dirst took two of Mr. Greenlee’s horses to Rensselaer Monday, Which he had sold to John Gleason." Mrs. Michael Nagle was suddenly called to Lafayette Tuesday by the death of her father, who was buried at that place yesterday. R. J. Yeoman and son Hugh, and Reuben Yeoman accompanied several car loads of live stock to the Chicago market last week. Misses Bertha Greenlee and Leona Dunlap went to Watseka last Saturday and visited until Monday with some of the latter’s relatives. Miss Lillian Witham accompanied the. Maud Henderson Show Co. to Goodland and will play the piano for them during their stay in that town. Mrs. . Sidney Standish returned last Saturday after more than a year’s sojourn in Oklahoma. Mrs. Standish has been quite poorly for some time and as the climate In Oklahoma did not benefit her, she decided to return home.

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lake Summers was in town Saturday. J. O. Sunderland was a Mt. Ayr goer Saturday. Orval Light and wife were Brook visitors Sunday. Frank Snow helped to move Bert Johnson Monday. Orval Light has been having some repairs made on his barn. Bruce and Mrs. Stevens took dinner with Sampson's Friday. The editor of the Mt. Ayr Pilot was in town between trains Thursday, Misses Della and Iva Johnson visited with Mr. Sampson’s this week. Leonard Toyne went to his place near Goodland to work last Saturday. Bert Johnson went to Goodland Sunday for a visit before going to Michigan. The ladies’ sewing society met at the home of Mrs. McCabe Thursday afternoon. Mr, Fullerton of Wadena was visiting his sister, Mrs. J. 8. Toyne, on Friday of last week, The birds and the frogs are trying to tell us that spring has come, and we hope they are right. Morris Thomas, who has been confined to the house for some time, is able to be out again. Mrs. Orval Light made the first garden tn town this year. She started to sow seed last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. George Antclifl and son John took dinner with his mother, Mrs. Antcliff, last Thursday. Mesdames George, Frank and Charles Antcliff visited Mrs. Johnson at Mrs. Mary Antcliff’s Monday. Ed Antcliff's little boy Clifford, who has keen dangerously ill for some time, is much better at this writing. Mrs, Bert Johnson is staying with her mother, Mrs. Antciiff, for a couple of weeks before she goes to her new home in Michigan. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bill, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Brown of Davenport, la., and Uncle Wm. Bringle visited at Stevens' last Sunday. Bert Johnson loaded his car for White Cloud, Mich., Monday and left Tuesday afternoon for that place. We wish him success in bis new home. J. S. Toyne returned from Demotte Friday evening where he has been for a couple of days on business. He says he found the country looking dryer than he expected. Mr, and Mrs, Denniston. Mr. and Mrs. Parker, P. L. Brown, Mrs. Chas. Snow, Bruce and Mrs. Stevens attended the Maud Henderson play at-Mt. Ayr Thursday night and reported a good time. t Earl McCabe was the champion in the wild duck hunt of last week. He got a dozen and ten of •them were mallards. Virg Denniston was second best He got eight. That was pretty good, boys, as scarce as game hos been. Who is to blame for the small boys who go to our stores every night to smoke, chew and use language that is not fit for anyone to hear? Take a stroll down to the stores any night and you will find boys that ought to be at home with their parents, smoking and telling stories that ought to shame the men of our town. Now do we blame the boys? No, we blame the parents of such boys. If these children were taught tbe right ways to spend their time, they wouldn't go so far in wrong-doing. The parents that will allow their children to run up and down the street with a pipe to smoke is not the kind of a father or mother that they should be to the boy. The boy of 12 or 14 years of age that the parent can't manage shows a weakness somewhere and we think if the parents were doing their duty this would not be, One among the oldest of our townsmen went out for a duck hunt the other night. He gathered up an old musket and started tor the river with blood in his eye. He intended committing murder on the first feathered creature that had nerve enough to show himself. n But the old man sti oiled up land down the river for several hours wth his eye on everything that chanced to moye and lost both caps of the gun. All of a sudden the old fellow’s eyes fell on a duck that had been dead for some time but he picked it up and kurried its feathers down and started home satisfied for he bad his long looked for happiness of coming home with a duck, even if he did find it in a condition that didn't take much skill to capture, for the old man wasn't in shape for much shooting, or rather his gun wasn't. Old man, tbe next time you go tie your caps on. Maybe ybu will get a shot and it is best to have your light burning. (Correspondence continued on last pag*>

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