Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1908 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

BROWN OF MONON NOMINATED BY REPUBLICANS.

At the republican representative •onvention at Reynolds Thursday, John O. Brown of Monon was nominated for state representative for the counties of Jasper and White, receiving 11 2-5 votes to James Brown of Burnettsville 6 3-5.

POULTRY ASSOCIATION FORMED

A meeting was held at the court house Saturday and “The Rensselaer Poultry Association*’ organized, with the following officers: W. H. Pu 111ns, President. B. D. Cornet, Vice-President. B. L. Brenner, Secretary, and Treasurer. Executive Board —Mr. Holden, Everett Brown, Charles Norman. The membership fee was fixed at SI.OO, and the date for the next poultry show was set for the first week in January, 1909.

DIPLOMA EXAMINATIONS.

The diploma examinations for graduates of the common schools will be held in Barkley, Carpenter, Kankakee, Keener, Marlon, Union and Wheatfield tp. on Saturday, April 18. Those who failed last month in Gillam, Hanging Grove, Jordan, Milroy and Newton tp. will be given another trial with those from Marlon tp. at Rensselaer. Those who failed from Walker tp. will be given a second trial at Wheatfield. Those who failed will write on the entire examination on the second trial.

IT’S NOT OUR FAULT.

The Democrat was compelled to drop a few names of subscribers from its ljst last week who were In arrears and who had failed to heed the warning given of the new rules of the postal department. These rules are not our making, but we must obey them and are entirely helpless in this matter. We don’t like to lose any of our big family of readers, but we cannot afford to go to the'trouble and expense of attaching a one cent stamp to each paper sent to those who were cut off, something the postal authorities now require unless subscriptions are paid In advance, hence those who fall to get a paper will know where the trouble lies if they are in arrears.

CONGRESSMAN BRICK DEAD.

Representative from Thirteenth District Dies of Blight’s Disease. Congressman A. L. Brick ht "80. Bend, who had served five terms in Congress from the Thirteenth district and was recently nominated again for re-election, died at a sanitarium in Indianapolis Tuesday after a few days sickness with acute Bright’s disease. He was in Indianapolis last week attending the republican state convention when taken ill. He leaves a wife and one child. He was only 48 years of age.

A special election wiJJ, be called by Gov. Hanly to elect a successor to fill out his ,unexplred term, and already there are four candidates for.the place.

A FEW PERTINENT QUESTIONS.

? John Tharp, the Remington delegate who exercised both moral and legal rights, and also showed mighty good judgment, in voting against Abe Halleck for state senator at the republican senatorial convention at Monticello recently, asks The Democrat to give him space to ask the machine bunch here the following questions: “Did not Levi Hawkins, Charles Bonner and myself have a legal right to cast our votes for Wolcott four years ago? And had I not the legal right to vote against Halleck at Monticello? and were we all d fools, or just myself? “Why did not the Rensselaer ‘push’ vote for Joe Hammond four years ago? and why did they turn down Fred Griffin two years ago? What was the matter with their county pride then?”

NOT VERY COMPLIMENTARY TO THE “MACHINE.”

Abe Halleck of Rensselaer was nominated at Monticetto Friday last week as State Senator from this district. The Republican paints a glowing picture of Abe and his many virtues, and it is probable that a new set of wings will soon be required. If Abe is the beauty spot of nature pictured by the Republican, his peculiar talents will come in good play at the next session of the legislative bodies. No one would object to the passing of a law fixing the standard of sauerkraut, or the amount of dogs per capita that may be owned, or even no one would kick on a little broadminded legislation on the question of how, when, where and why the web-footed duck is no true barometer of the hog market, and attach an enwieuoy clause; As s matter of further needful legislawe would call the attention of the coming senator to the fact that the ground hog was a cheerful liar this spring, and pass a law making it a penitentiary offense to misrepresent such an important fact. — Brooks Reporter (Rep.)

COURT MONDAY.

Last Term Until September 14th. WHAT WILL BE DONE WITH PARKER Is One of the Questions Asked.— No Appropriation for Additional Counsel. The April term of the Jasper circuit court will convene Monday. The grand jury is called to meet on the first Monday of the term and the petit jury for the second Monday. Following are the names and places of residence of each:

GRAND JURY. Alter d B. Lowman Barkley tp. George Daniels Barkley tp. Emery Garriott .■ Marlon tp. Ray Wood Rensselaer Amos Davisson ...Union tp. Harvey Pierson Newton tp. PETIT JURY. George Potts Hanging Grove Jesse E1dridge.....................Uni0n Herman Flugal Walker Martin Cain Jordan Chas. R. Weiss Newton Leslie Alter .. - v Union Wm. C. Pruett .“..Jordan John Marlatt Barkley Simon Cook Hanging Grove Dan W. Meyers Kankakee Frederick Karch .Walker P.> B. Downs Hanging Grove Edward E. Paris Gillam James Jordan Marion Ralph Brown Wheatfield John W. Hoyes Hanging Grove

The question of what will be done with the embezzlement cases againßt Robert Parker, the former Remington banker, is being asked by the people of that vicinity who lost their money in his rotten bank. Unless brought to trial at this term of court he cannot be tried here until September, as this is the last term until that time. Of course a change of venue may be asked for from the county, and even then it is not likely that the change would be perfected }n time for trial before the summer vacation in neighboring counties. Newton county has a term of court in May, her last until fall,

and if a change of venue is asked for It is probabl4Pthe cases would be sent there. It is not believed Mr. Parker would gain anything, only a little time perhaps, in taking a change of venue in these cases. The failure was one of the worst that ever occurred in the state and the prospects seem now to be that the creditors will not get over 10 cents on the dollar, so much worse does it get as it is probed into. This is generally known, and the evidence against him is so conclusive, it is said, that apparently there is no possible escape from prison.

The creditors have asked the court to request an appropriation from the county council to procure counsel to assist in the prosecution, but nothing has been done as yet to call the council together for that purpose. The county reform law prohibits any officer, agent, employe or any other person from making any contract or in any way binding a county beyond any existing appropriation—that Is, there must be an appropriation made before the contract is made or services are rendered—and all contracts, obligations or agreements, express or implied, made or attempted to be made contrary to such provision are absolutely null and void. Such being the law it is not likely that any attorney will care to engage in the cases until an appropriation shall have been made.

True, there -has been unlawful departures from the plain language of the statutes, and several supreme court decisions, in this county, in the payment of SIOO to Mose Leopold, the present republican county chairman, and $l3O to E. B. Sellers for extra services in the McCoy cases' but such payments were absolutely illegal and void and the money can be recovered back, and we understand a demand will be made on the county commissioners that they recover same, as provided in the said act. In the event of their failure or refusal to act suit will be instituted on relation of the state for the recovery of thiß $230.

In the case of Dan Day, the murderer of Daisy Phillips, whUe the murder was apparently a most cold blooded one, there are a great many people who believe the boy Is hardly responsible for his acts, and Just what will be done with him is problematical. As stated itt»t week. it has been generally known for years that the boy was carrying revolvers, that he was carrying a shotgun up and down the river, hunting; that he was ugly when teased and had frequently made threats of shooting people, and to a few cases is alleged to have shot at people. Yet no effort

Rensselaer, |aspkr Count*. Indiana, Saturday, April h, 1908.

was made to do anything with him. Many have predicted that he vMU sometime kill someone, and now that it has come true a great hue and cry goes up. Why was he not taken care of years ago Instead of being allowed to run the streets, an object of pity and yet a most frightfully deformed and horrible looking specimen of humanity to gaze upon? The Democrat feels truly sorry for such fearfully grotesque and badly deformed creatures, yet it does not believe they should be allowed to run at large on the public streets, objects of horror and aversion, especially to strangers, women and children. They would be much better off in our charitable institutions and the public would be freed of their presence.

“UNDER THE LAURELS.”

Lowell High School To Present Play Here Next Friday Evening. The Lowell high school will present the five act play, “Under thw Laurels,’’ at Ellis’ opera house in Rensselaer, on Friday evening, April 17. The play was presented at Lowell last Friday evening and evoked so much favorable comment that It was decided to give it in a few of the neighboring towns also, and Rensselaer was included in the list. It will also be repeated la Lowell next Tuesday evening. The rendition of the play is very highly spoken of' by Lowell people and our citizens should turn out and give the visitors a good house. The proceeds are to go to the benefit of the Lowell high school library and athletic association.

DR. HARTSELL DEAD.

Oldest PractJoner In ' Rensselaer Died Suddenly Last Friday Afternoon. Dr. W. W. Hartsell, Rensselaer’s oldest practicing physician, died quite suddenly last Friday afternoon while at his farm west of town. He had driven out to the farm in the afternoon and took hold and assisted a little in filling up a tile drain. The exercise was possibly a little too much for him and he soon went to the house and complained to Mrs. Geo. Wood, who with her husband and family occupy the farm, that he was sick, and lay down on a couch. He afesed for his medicine case and on. its being handed him took a dose of acenite. He said he felt feverish and had considerable pain in his stomach. Mr. Wood was called to the house and a6ked him if he should not summon a doctor. He made no reply, and after a long breath or two was dead. Doctors from town were called at once but nothing of course could be done. The remains were brought to town that evening by undertaker Wright and the funeral was held Monday at 2 p. m., from the M. E. church and burial was made in Weston cemetery. The Masonic, I. O. O. F., and K. of P. lodges, of which deceased was a member, were out in large numbers to the funeral, and the business houses closed during the funeral hour as a mark of respect to his memory. Revs. Ferguson and Kindig conducted the funeral services. The burial ceremonies were in charge of the Masons. Dr. Hartsell was a native of Pennsylvania, and located in Rensselaer twenty-five years ago. He had never married, and made his home here with Mr. and Mrs. Philip Blue for a number of years. He had accumulated considerable property, but so far as now known left no will of recent date. A will made about the time he came here and leaving his property to a relative since deceased was found among his papers. He had a number of relatives scattered about the country but none could be located so that they could get here for he funeral. He left besides the 356 acre farm west of town some lots in Rensselaer, and is reported to have had considerable money in banks. LATER: There is knowledge of a later will, and it will be produced at the proper time. Of the near relatives he had but one brother now living. There are, however, several nephews and nieces. It is thought the estate will amount to $50,000 to $60,000. Thursday afternoon, on the strength of a telegram received from this brother who resides in Denver, Colo., the Jasper Savings ft Trust Co., was appointed administrator of the estate and it is probable the value of same will soon be made public as well as will above referred to. The brother could not come on here for a little time yet, he stated. t—■ ■ r Page Ad Addition-—Groceries. Good sound apples, 15, 20, and 125 c a peck. All grocery prices subject, to change any day. CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE. Vented: —Good . fresh cow, Jersey preferred. Inquire at this office.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Marriage licenses Issued: April 7, Roy Bißher of Momence, 111., aged 21, occupation farmer, to Carrie L. Frank, also of Momence, aged 22, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. At the regular meeting of the county board of education Monday there were some three or four trustees absent, owing to good weather and oats sowing being on. Not much of special Importance was done. Some of the trustees took out their allotment of seed corn for the boy’s corn growing contest and all those present took out the necessary enumeration blanks for taking the school enumeration. /"Sheriff O’Connor was up to Kersey Tuesday disposing of the Geo. Laßerge stock of goods, which were attached by creditors some months ago when enroute from Gifford to some point in North Dakota. Claims aggregating some $3,000 were filed against the goods, which sold for an ewen SSOO to John Meyers of Knlman. After the costs are deducted there will be a mighty small pot to divide among the creditors.

In the Newton circuit court last week the Roselawn remonstrance was held to be three names short by Judge Hanley in the appealed case of Wm. Kight. The remonstrators had a majority of nine to start on, but Judge Hanley decided that twelve names were illegal and license was ordered issued. This is a severe blow to the temperance forces there who have labored zealously for a long time ■lO-OUst the saloons from their township. The case of Charles Holle of Kniman vs. the C. ft E. I. Ry., for damages for delay in transporting a threshing outfit from this county to some point in North Dakota, taken from here on change of venue, was tried in the Newton circuit court last week and decided in favor of the railroad company. By reason of the delay in the machine’s reaching its destination Mr. Holle was unable to do any threshing there, the season being over when it arrived, but he has to grin and bear it. It is reported that some of the depositors of the Parker defunct bank are circulating asking that the County Council of Jasper county to appropriate SIOOO to prosecute Robert Parker. This looks like rank extravagance for Parker’s—only SSOO was appropriated in the Gilman case and but s#so of that was paid out in attorney fees and Gilman is as safely in the penitentiary as Tom McCoy, whose conviction cost $1,250 In attorney fees. The county council should consult some home attorneys about assisting in the prosecution—and if they consider SSOO insufficient, Newton county can furnish assistance to the prosecutor for that amount that cannot be discounted in this end of Indiana. —Brook Reporter.

——o — New suits filed: No. 7301. Elsie Viola Loughry vs. Clarence Loughry; suit for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married Dec. 24, 1903, and that defendant abandoned plaintiff about March 1, 1905, without cause; that defendant has been guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment of plaintiff at divers times, accused her of having Improper relations with other men, struck her with his fists on two occasions, etc., etc. Failure to suitably provide during the time they lived together is also charged. Plaintiff also asks that her maiden name of Elsie Viola Lewis be restored. No. 7302. William Patrick vb. William P, Garfield; complaint of wrongful conversion to his own use of one cow by defendant, the property of plaintiff, to defendant's own use. Demand SSO. No. 7303. City National Bank of Indianapolis vs. William C. Sutton; complaint on note. Demand $55.00

No. 7304. Perpetual B. ft L. Association of Remington, Ind., vs. Bert E. Stiller and Geo. E. Stiller; action to foreclose mortgage. Demand SOOO. No. 7305. Rensselaer Lumber Co., vs. Rush ft Warren; suit on account. Demand $118.05. No, 7306. Walter Ponßler vs. Everett Halstead; suit on note. JVoaiaaJ SiIJB,Q.I3. * No. 730?/ Mary E. Spitler vs. Granville Aldrich et al.; suit on note. Demand $250. No. 7308. Perpetual B. ft L. Association of Remington, vs. James W. Lock et al; foreclosure of mortgage. Demand S6OO.

THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

Report of Proceedings of the April Term. Notice ordered given for letting contract first day May term for new bridge in Wheatfield tp. All bids rejected for two new bridges in Milroy tp., and notice for re-lettlng ordered on first day next term. Hanging Grove stone road accepted and balance of $2,929.89 ordered paid, less amount of just claims filed with auditor. Contractors allowed SBOO on Gillam gravel road; $978.54 on Carpenter stone road; $1,260.12 on Hebron grade. Remonstrance Bigned by 199 voters of Union tp., against the sale of intoxicating liquors in said township, was filed and held to he a majority of the legal voters of said township. The interest for the month of March received on county' funds on deposit in the various banks of the county was reported to be as follows:

First Nat. Remington..;.. $39.83 Bank of Wheatfield 15.83 State Bank of Rensselaer. . 95.76 First Nat. “ . . 100.34 Jasper S. & T. Co. “ 9^3.45 The total Interest for the past three months, the time the law has been In force, is nearly SI,OOO. " Final report made In Kankakee stone road and same approved. Supt. ordered to pay contractors as fast as money is collected. L. V. Sayler et al, petition to vacate highway in Walker tp.; viewers report favorable and road is ordered vacated. T. J. Lamson et al; petition for location of highway In Jasper and Newton counties; Schuyler C. Jones et al remonstrate and ask that viewers be appointed to assess damages and determine question of public utility. Board appoints King Davis and Chas. Burklund as viewers, to meet April 22. Mary Wuerthner, petition for ditch; ordered established and assessments confirmed. Wm. Augspurger appointed Supt.

WALKER TP. CONVENTION.

Notice is hereby given that the democrats of Walker township will hold their convention on Saturday, April 18, 1008, at 2 p. m., at Walker Center school house, for the purpose of nominating a township ticket. THOMAS CALLAGHAN, Chm. - —-i HANGING GROVE CONVENTION. Notice is hereby given to the democratic voters of Hanging Grove tp., and to all others who expect to affiliate with them in the coming election, to meet on Saturday, .April SS3, 1908, at 1 o’clock p. m., at the Banta school house for the purpose of nominating a township ticket to be voted for at the November elec-

C. A. LEFLER, Chm.

tion.

FOR TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR.

The undersigned will be a candidate for the nomination for assessor of Hanging Grove tp., subject to the will of the democratic township convention which meets April 25.

Church of God.

Sunday morning subject, “In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God, and the word was God.” (When? and how?) The scriptures alone can plainly tell us. Come, then, and let us hear them.

CARD OF THANKS.

To the neighbors and friends in Rensselaer who so kindly extended their assistance and sympathy in our great sorrow and bereavement, and also to friends in the vicinity of Lee, we desire to express our most sincere and heartfelt thanks. FRANK PHILLIPS ft FAMILY.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. April 4, to Mr. and Mrs. John Jones of Union tp., a daughter. April 5, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bachman, north of town, a son. The parents now have nine children, seven boys and two girls. Three of these are triplets, born about five years ago. Call in and see those new spring Jackets and-suits at Rowles & Parker’s. The Frintzess garments are the best. Millinery opening April 9, 10 and 11. MARY MEYER. Have your feet properly fitted in a pair of new Oxfords at Rowles & Parker’s. All the new styles in all the widths, both black and tan. MILLINERY OPENING. Beginning Wednesday, April 15, and continuing the remainder of the weejc. CLARA TREANOR, Remington, Ind. See those new shirt waists in all the new styles, including the new Micado effects at Rowles A Parker’s. Read The Democrat for news.

C. A. LEFLER.

VOL. XI. No 2

DASTARDLY MURDER

Beautiful Woman Shot to Daath by a Man Whose Suit She Declined. FIRST ASKS HER TO KISb HIM On Hot Refusal He Kills Hot and Escapes—Boom at Anderson— Fire at Richmond. Kokomo, Ind., April 9. —Repulsed by Mrs. Fairy McClain, with whom ne was infatuated, and of whom he was insanely jealous, Worley Osborn, thir-ty-five years old, unmarried, of Greentown, came to this city, nerved himself to desperation, sought out the woman at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Martha Nay, In the eastern part of town, forced his way In, quarreled with Mrs. McClain and when she ordered him out of the house shot her to death, firing two bullets from bis revolver Into her brain. Dastard Then Runs Away.

There was only one eyewitness to the shooting, Noel Nay, thirteen years old, a cousin of Mrs. McClain. Mrs. Nay had fled a moment before to the home of a neighbor, to summon the police. Osborn ran as soon as he fired the second shot, and he has not been arrested. Some of his acquaintances think he has killed himself, while others believe that he is hiding In the country near Greentown. Sheriff Llndley and his deputies, with the police of this city, are searching for him. Was a Double Divorce. Fairy McClain was twenty-two years old, and a woman of striking beauty. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Con McClain, of this city. The family lived at Greentown until a short time ago. McClain operated a saloon there until a blanket remonstrances put him out of business. Fairy had been twice married. Her first husband was a railroad man, of Loganeport, named Myers. She obtained a divorce from him two years ago and married Levi Miller, a stonemason, of this city. They did not live happily together, and separated last August. She Frowned on His Suit.

Osborn had long been an admirer of the woman, but she gave little encouragement to his advances, believing him to be a drunkard and knowing that his general reputation was bad. She evidently believed he was a coward, for, according to the story of the boy, Noel Nay, she was defiant when Osborn drew his revolver, and she ordered him to get out of the house and cease frightening her aunt and her little cousin. First Insult; Then Murder. Finally Osborn asked her to kiss him. She scornfully . refused, whereupon be shot her. She had refused to leave her bed after he entered the bouse, and her body was found weltering in blood by the coroner and the police when they arrived at the Nay home.

ANDERSON STARTS A BOOM Raises a Factory Fund at a Gala Sale of Town Lots—Children . Interested. Anderson, Ind., April 9.—The city had its most remarkable holiday when all business houses and public offices closed at noon to take part in the town lot sale—that is, the selling of 800 to 1,200 town lots for S3OO each, to complete a factory fund for locating a dozen or more manufacturing concerns. Business houses were decorated and flags hung from most bouses. Between 1 and 2 p. m. there was a big demonstration, all the steam whistles In the city being blown for five minutes and bands playing and people cheering. Two thousand children marched from their school buildings. These children carried banners some of which read: “Build up Anderson for us children.” “Whoop her up for a new Anderson.” ‘‘Us kids wan* a live town.” “We are the new citizens.” “A new Anderson means a better chance for us kids when we grow up.” Found Dead Bugging His Wealth. Evansville, Ind., April 9.—Dr. W. W. Dailey, aged sixty years, one of the wealthiest citizens of southern Indiana. was found dead In bis borne at Selvin, Ind., bugging a “strong box” containing his fortune. He did not believe In banks. Death is supposed to have been caused by heart disease. Ran Up Against a Modern Woman. Bedford. Ind., April 9.—John Priest, an Italian, is In a serious condition with a broken jaw and a battered head, the result of the wielding of a heavy hickory club by Mrs. Mary Bieraek, who alleged that Priest insulted her while be was Intoxicated.

Pasture:—2so acres % mile east of Virgie, known as the Pixley ranch. Price for season, 50 cents per month yearlings; 60 cents for anything older than yearlings. Cows and heifers preferred. 3t JOSEPH THEIS.