Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1908 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

AFTER THE MANNER OF HALLECK.

If Tom Marshall Is not elected governor of Indiana then the signs of the times are woefully out of joint. Almost evei-y day republicans are heard to say they are going to vote for Marshall because they know him to be fearlessly on the square and they know Jim Watson to be a professional politician, whose main object is to keep himself in office by machine methods. —Rochester Sentinel.

ANOTHER CASE OF DEFECTIVE MEMORY.

The Dr. Hartsell estate has been put on the tax duplicate by County Assessor Lewis for |17,400 which the doctor had evidently forgotten about when listing his property for taxation. This is for the years 1906 and 1907, and no doubt there were omissions in former years, but the county assessor could not trace it back further as he could find nothing of record by which to do so. No one will believe that Dr. Hartsell accumulated the more than |20,000 cash of which he died possessed in a year or two, yet he gave in very little to the assessor.

In 1906 he gave in but S6OO cash and $5,000 notes, while the county assessor has found that he had SB,OOO in certificates of deposit at that time. In 1907 he had the same SB,OOO and other cash items sufficient to make $17,400 for these two years that he had “forgotten” to list. The tax on this omitted property will be in the neighborhood of S6OO, or about enough to pay the salary of the county assessor for a full year. The personal estate is this year listed at about $24,000. Just why a man like Dr. Hartsell, who had no kith or kin dependant upon him or whom he cared a rap about, and who made practically every dollar he possessed in Rensselaer, would attempt to shift his just share of the burdens of government —which he apparently did —and thus making it harder on the honest man who gave in all his property for taxation, is beyond the comprehension of the ordinary mind. And yet pr. Hartsell was a man “held in high esteem” by a- great many and had a big funeral with lots of flowers, and always voted the republican ticket straight.

TO HOLD COUNTY CORN SHOWS.

Plan to Stimulate Interest in Raising Prize Corn to be Shown Later at Omaha. November 25 will be “corn day ’ in Indiana if the plan of the Indiana Corn Show Commission, appointed by the Governor, is carried out successfully. This committee, ’which is preparing to have Indiana well represented at the National Corn Exposition at Omaha, December 10 to 19, met at the State House Saturday, elected officers and discussed methods for arousing interest in the Omaha show. The following officers were elected: T. A. Coleman, Rushville, president; Prof. G. I. Christie, of Purdue, secretary and treasurer, and L. B. Clore, of Franklin, vice-president. Mr. Coleman is also president of the Indiana Corn Growers' Association. It was decided that one of the best ways to stimulate interest in the Omaha exposition would be to have a corn show in Indiana. The commission, therefore, will appoint a representative in every county in Indiana, and these county representatives will begin work on plans for county corn shows. All of these county com shows are to be held on November 26, and Governor Hanly will be asked to issue a proclamation designating November 25 as “corn day.” The best samples of corn sent to the county cornshows will be—selected to he placed on exhibition at the Omaha abow, to be held the next month. It is believed that in this way, the very best corn raised in the state will get to the Omaha exposition. The matter of sending these exhibits to the Omaha exposition will be taken up soon by the executive committee of the commission. The executive committee consists of the officers of the commission, J. M. Brafford, of Indianapolis, and Charles Downing, secretary of the State Board of Agriculture. “Of course, the details of our plan must be worked out later,” said Mr. Downing. “We shall do everyhing in our power to create interest in the corn-growing industries. We hope to be aided greatly by the newspapers in Indianapolis and out in the State. And. after our work has been completed we hope to see Indiana the banner State at the Omaha show.”

TAKEN MONDAY

“Dan” Day Now Safe In the Reformatory.

WILL LIKELY STAY FULL TERM

Murderer of Daisy Phillips Begins His Two to Twenty-One Year Sentence.

.¶ Deputy Sheriff Joe O’Connor took “Dan” Day, the convicted crippled and deformed murderer of Daisy Phillips, to the reformatory at Jeffersonville Monday, leaving here on the early morning train via Indianapolis, to begin his indeterminate sentence of from two to twenty-one years. Dan did not seem to take his departure very hard, although just as he was about to step aboard he stopped a moment and took a farewell glance about at the scenes around the depot that have been so familiar to him all his life and where he spent much time. The trip on the train he seemed to rather enjoy, and looked out of the window most of the time at the rapidly fleeting landscape as the train glided along. He was not hand-cuffed, as there could be no possibility of his making his escape.

.¶ Arriving at Indianapolis he accompanied Joe into the union station while the latter purchased tickets for Jeffersonville. There was but twenty minutes between trains, and soon he was being whirled away over the Pennsylvania road to Jeffersonville where they arrived about noon and the prisoner was turned over to the officers. The Jeffersonville reformatory is a busy manufacturing place, clothing, furniture, shoes, iron and tin work, and lots of other things are manufactured, and it is likely Dan will be taught some useful trade. He is not likely to be let out until the expiration of the maximum sentence.

.¶ Perhaps the whole sad affair was caused from whiskey, and Dan says he will never drink any more of the d—— stuff. He will not for several years at least. .¶ Yesterday morning the nearly one quart of whiskey found at the Phillips home and in the bottle which Dan had thrown away or dropped in his hurried flight after the shooting, and which was used in the trial of the case, was destroyed by Sheriff O’Connor by pouring it out on the ground.

.¶ There has been different reports as to how the jury stood in this case, and. from a thoroughly reliable source we learn that on the first ballot there was one vote for the death penalty, but only one. Then there were three and a part of the time four votes that the defendant was of unsound mind (not insane), and it was about midnight that it got down to one man to eleven. Then, about noon the next day, this man stated that rather than disagree, he would vote for 2 to 21 years imprisonment, and the balloting was then on life imprisonment or 2 to 21 years, and stood 6 to 6 and 8 to 4 a part of the time, and once 9 to 3 in favor of life imprisonment. Juror Ellis Jones of Remington is said to have been the juror who could not agree with the others on a life sentence, but stated that could he have had reason to believe that from Dan’s actions and the evidence that he went to the Phillips home purposely to kill the girl and that he was perfectly sane and accountable for his acts at all times, even when sober, he would vote for a more severe penalty. The jurors were all honest in their opinions, and all thought he should not be allowed to run at large any longer.

HE IS A MAN TO BE TRUSTED.

A. J. Law, Democratic Candidate for State Senator, la “Straight.” Referring to the of A. J. Law of Newton county for state senator, the Kentland Democrat saytr. "In the selection of Algle J. Law as the democratic candidate for senator from this district, the convention certainly did Itself proud. He is one of the foremost citizens of this county. His honesty and competency cannot be questioned. “Mr. Law lived in this county all his life. His father was one of the pioneefs of the county and was

Rensselaer, Jasper County. Indiana, Saturday, May 16, 1908.

known over a wide district as one of the largest dealers in live stock in Western Indiana. He died a few years ago, leaving a large landed estate in Washington township. His son, the present nominee, not only Inherited but still possesses the sterling worth of his father. He lives on his handsome farm nine miles southwest of Kentland and, while not actively engaged in farming, is on hand at all times to see that the work is properly carried on. Until a year ago he was also engaged in the banking business at Morocco with his brother, J. D. Law.

We hope Mr. Law wll make an active canvass of the district, and, if the voters of Jasper, Starke, White and Newton counties want to be represented In the state senate by a man who will favor safe and sane laws, by a man who will safeguard the people’s Interests at all times, by a man against whom the hand of suspicion will never point, they will exercise sound judgment in electing him to that office.”

FOURTH OF JULY MEETING.

The Democrat is requested to announce that there will be a public meeting of citizens held at the east court room in the court house Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock to discuss the question of having a celebration in Rensselaer again this year. Come out to the meeting and let your voice be heard in the matter. *

PUBLIC OFFICERS BEWARE.

The Appellate court handed down a strong decision this week in the case of McNay vs. the town of Lowell, affirming the decision of the lower court, holding that “A member of a board of town trustees, who' sold coal to the town occasionally when the coal supplied by the contractors for running the water works and electric light plant ran short, and received payment, is liable to the town for all the money so received, without any return by the town of an equivalent for the coal delivered to and burned by it. 2. It is no defense to an action by the town to recover such money that such trustee pold the coal at a price which yielded him no profit and was prompted by honest motives (Section 2136, Burns, 1901), making all such contracts between a town and its officers criminal. 3. Showing that there was another retail coal dealer in the town, and that said officer delivered an aggregate of 496 tons at fifty different times, at Intervals of about two weeks, whenever the engineer permitted the supply of coal at the water works and lighting plant to run out, and that the engines ■‘must have stopped if coal had not been furnished does not establish any such emergencies as justified the officer in selling to the town, since it was a part of his official duty to keep the plant supplied with coal procured in a lawful manner.”

MAY SUE THE DR. HARTSELL ESTATE.

It is reported that George Wood is talking some of suing the Dr. Hartsell estate for damages for injuries sustained a few years ago in a runaway while working for the doctor. He was thrown out and badly hurt, one limb being so badly injured that he has since been permanently crippled. George had worked for Dr. Hartsell for a number of years on his farm and up to the time of the latter’s death, for which services it is said he received his house rent and $6 per week, with something like $5 extra for each colt broken, perhaps a halfdozen a year. t He boarded himself, of course, and is generally conceded to have been a faithful employe. It was generally believed that the doctor would “remember” George handsomely some day, but though -the former was in poor health for ja year or more prior to his death and must have known something of the physical condition he was in and therefore had plenty of time to make a will or otherwise dispose of his estate before the summons came, no late will has been found, and all the property will go to a brother of whom it is reported the doctor cared little for and who is said to be very wealthy himself. And George Wood, who worked faithfully for years at starvation wages to help the doctor accumulate bis large estate, and who was crippled for life in such service, gets nothing unless he goes into court for it.

Farmers: Leave your produce at the Home Grocery; they pay highest prices. They also have the cleanest, freshest groceries at the lowest prices. Busiest place in town. — Home Grocery.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol.

■ The next teachers’ examination will be held May 30, Decoration Day.

New suits filed: No. 7320. State of Indiana vs. Abraham Miller; petition of Isaac Miller to have defendant declared of unsound mind and have guardian appointed.

Marriage licenses issued: May 14, Charles Jacks of Rensselaer, aged 22, occupation barber, to Laura Ward, also of Rensselaer, aged 16, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

T. B. Cunningham, who was nominated for prosecutor at Mt. Ayr Wednesday, has announced that under no circumstances will he accept the nomination. The 1200 to 1400 republican majority in this judicial district makes it impossible for any man to win out on the democratic ticket, no matter what his qualifications may be.

Following is the official school enumeration for Jasper county as just returned by the enumerators: M F T’l Loss G’n Barkley 210 188 398 42 Carpenter 145 165 310 14 Gillam 120 98 218 3 Hanging Grove 77 57 134 8 Jordan 110 104 214 11 Kankakee 95 76 171 14 Keener 123 84 207 22 Marion 173 136 309 109 Milroy 42 -40 82 20 ■ . Newton 81 75 156 8 Union 251 225 476 26 Walker 133 126 259 21 Wheatfield 86 71 157 4 1696 1445 3091 288 14 Remington 138 151 289 8 Wheatfield 47 59 106 2 Rensselaer 312 336 648 21 Totals 2143 1991 4134 317 16 Note —The loss in Marion is due to the fact that St. Joseph's college has been heretofore included. —o —■ Following is a report of the more important matters disposed of during the closing days of the April term of court, which ended its statutory term Saturday: City National Bank of Logansport vs. John D. Miller; dismissed, costs paid.

Patrick Halligan vs. Wilfred Maxwell et al.; defendant’s motion for new trial overruled and appeal granted to Appellate Court. E. L. Hollingsworth vs. John W. Horton et.al; receiver E. P. Honan files report, which is approved and receiver discharged. Rensselaer Lumber Co., vs. John Rush et al; continued for term. Emil G. Ish vs. James Tribby et al; court names Judges Wason, Saunderson and Reiter, from which the parties are to select one to sit as special judge in this case.

John Finn vs. Winifred Finn et al; defendants ask that John C. Kaupke and wife be made parties defendant in this cause and be bound by the decree therein, and process is issued to sheriff of Jasper county for said parties, returnable June 11. No final entry was made by the court in the Finn vs. Finn case. Samuel Sparling et al vs. Henry Eiglesbach et al; petitioners dismiss cause, costs taxed to petitioners. Geo. O. Bales vs. John Rush et al; continued for term. State vs. Erastus Peacock, continued for term by agreement.

Perpetual Building and Loan Association vs. James W. Lock et al; dismissed, costs paid. Ella R. Sanford vs. Edward Sanford et al; commissioner reports sale of part of the real estate to Joseph E. Clark for $640, which is approved. _ ._ , : Chas. R. Peregrine, adm., vs. Martha Collins et al; real estate reported sold to J. B. DeArmond for $l3O, which sale is approved. By agreement of attorneys in the Hodge ditch case, Dittman vs. Nichols et al, the date for the adjourned term of court was continued to, June 26', instead of June 11, as heretofore set. Monday the court will take up the Grover Smith ditch case and probably dispose of some other matters not disposed of at the regular term.

Christian Church Services.

Sunday school at 9:30, morning worship at 10:45. Subject of sermon, “Showing the White Feather.” No evening service on account of the Baccalaureate services at the Presbyterian church. Gaining in favor every day. Home Grocery.

THANKS, BRO. BARTOO.

Morocco Courier: The Jasper County Democrat will, beginning June Ist, issue its paper as a Semiweekly instead of weekly. The Democrat has long been the leading paper of Jasper county, notwithstanding its politics, and this move will make it even more popular than before. It has installed a linotype machine and is now prepared to get out a paper such as Jasper county never before has had. Bab has had a hard row to hoe since he located in Rensselaer but it looks now as though he was coming out on the top of the heap with colors flying and business to spare.

EDWARD HERATH FOR TRUSTEE

And Sam Scott for Assessor, the Ticket Nominated by the Democrats Saturday. There was a very good turnout and considerable interest manifested in the democratic township convention held here Saturday. The convention organized by selecting Lee E. Glazebrook chairman and J. A. McFarland secretary. The names of N. C. Pumphrey, Edward Herath, Marion I. Adams and George P Ketchum were presented for trustee. Mr. Adams declined, but received two votes regardless of this. Two ballots were necessary to a choice, as follows; Ist 2nd Herath 9 12 Pumphrey 7 8 Ketchum 1 Adams 2 For assessor three names were presented, Samuel Scott, George Markin and Joseph Luers. Four ballots were necessary to nominate, as follows: Ist 2nd 3rd 4th Scott 4 7 9 14 Markin 6 7 5 4 Luers 9 6 5 5 N. C. Pumphrey 1 2 Both nominees are successful farmers and capable and honest men. They are well thought of by their neighbors and all who know them, and no ■ better choice could have been made. The nominee for assessor is a brother of George Scott, the republican nominee for assessor, George being the only "black sheep” in the family. C. D. Norman was nominated for Justice of the peace and Horatio Ropp for constable.

WILL GARY BE SALOONLESS?

Question Takes Precedence Over the Gunness Murder Discussion in Lake County. At this writing the fight on the liquor remonstrance in Calumet tp., Lake county, in which the new steel town of Gary is located, is still going on before the county commissioners at Crown Point, but it is thought there can be but one outcome of the big fight the saloon men and Chicago brewers are putting up with their army of attorneys —and that is that the remonstrance must be held good. In this case the “antis” took advantage of the law which states that a, majority of the votes cast at the last general election shall defeat license, and there was only some 339 votes cast in Calumet tp., at the election two years ago. The remonstrators went at the matter quietly and secured enough signers to give them some 60 majority, and the remonstrance was filed.

Two years ago there were not a jgreat many people residing in that township, but now its population has increased a hundred fold, and the character of its population, generally, is such that the prospect of ousting the brimstone factory from sheol would be as hopeful as remonstrating the saloons out of Calumet tp., if a majority of the present voters -had to-be secured— If the remonstrance is held good the city of Gary, Tolleston, Edgemore, Clark Station and Griffith will be dry as soon as present 11*censes expire, which will mean over 140 saloons will have to go out of business. u

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

/May 7, to Mr. and Mrs. John P. Swisher of Barkley tp., a daughter. May 11, to Mr. and Mrs. Amos Davisson of Union tp., a son. A daughter was born May 7 to Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Beaver, on South Division street. The tenth child, a ten pound boy, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Sexton Alexander, on the Frank Foltz farm, 15 miles north-east of town, Thursday evening.

Making friends every day, “Royal Flour,” $1.40 per sack, at the Home Grocery.

Vol. XI. No. 7

For Sale: Having Installed a linotype, we have 250 lbs. 10-polnt, 100 lbs. 8-point, 50 lbs. 6-polnt Roman for sale at 15c lb., cases $1 pair. Good condition for newspaper or mailing lists, proofs sent on application: 50 lb. lots if dasired. Also 3 double racks, wood, $2 each; 12 italic job cases 500 each. Cases and racks nearly good as new.

CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The common council held its regular session at 8 p. m. Monday, with the Mayor, Councilmen Brown/Gerber, Spitler and Williams present, The city Treasurer reported the Councilman Irwin absent. following amounts in the various funds, April 30: Light fund . 12.326 84 Water fund .. 1427.6 s Corporation ‘ 7445 Road (overdrawn) 156.52 Makemself sewer 232.80 Vine Street... 164’50 The city coal contract was authorized signed with The Shirley HUI Coal Co., at: Linton No. 4, per ton, ..$1.95 Linton Nd. 4 Lump 1% 2.15 Linton No. 4 Egg nut a ,, 2.15 Linton Screenings 1.60 Prices are for coal delivered on car in Rensselaer. J. J. Montgomery w’as elected fire warden over C. B. Steward, each receiving two votes, the Mayor deciding by voting for Montgomery. E. M. Thomas received four votes for nightwatch, there being no other candidate. The bonds of contractors on Dayton and Weston streets and Division and Scott streets were approved. Fred Tyler was appointed Superintendent on Dayton and Weston streets.

Mary E. Robinson, Fred Phillips and wife and A. F. Long and wife presented a deed for a strip 12 feet wide off east side of lot 10, and across lots 3 and 4, in South add. for alley purposes, which was accepted and approved. The following claims were allowed : CORPORATION FUND. L. H. Gamble, city engineer.......sll.80 Clarence Thompson, asst. same.... 2.50 Frank Crosscup, same 2.50 E. M. Thomas, nightwatch 25.00 W. 8. Parks, marshal. .... 30.00 Warner Bros., mdse, fire company. 2.04 John O'Connor, board prisoners.... 13.60 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. Moses Leopold, freight 4.01 Warner Bros., mdse, light plant... 4.80 C. S. Chamberlain, salary to. May 1 50.00 Mell Abbot, same 30.00 Dave Haste, same 30.00 Gen. Electric Co., supplies 65.75 Scott Chestnut, work on line/..... 5.90 WATER FUND. Gould Co., supplies... 11.33 Ed Hopkins, salary to May 1...... 30.00 ROAD FUND. Maines & Hamilton, feed city team 58.25 Warner Bros., mdse 1.05 Chester Zea, labor with city team 30 00 Wayne Clouse, shoveling c0a1......15.75 O. S. Baker, work on street 1.25 Lemuel Smith, work on sewer.... 2.25

PROPERTY OWNERS TAKE NOTICE.

The new fire warden requests that property owners and tenants shall clean up about their property and in the alleys back of same. Ordinance No. 50, sections 2 and 3, which follow give the powers of the fire warden:

Section 11. The Fire Warden shall have the power to compel all property owners, or the occupants thereof, to remove all paper, excelsior, straw, shavings, mill ddst, oiled rags and accumulations of like nature that will increase the fire hazard, and to cause all chimneys and flues that have become filled with soot to be cleaned.

Section 111. Any person or persons owning or controlling or occupying any mill, elevator, shop, warehouse, other buildings or vacant lots, who shall permit any accumulations in, on or about such premises or lot, and shall fail to remove the same within 24 hours after being notified by the Fire Warden, or who shall fail to cause his chimney or flues to be cleaned, or defective flues repaired within three days after receiving notice from said Fire Warden, or who shall retuse to permit the Fire“ Warden “to enter in the performance of his duty, shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not less than |l, nor more than |25.

McKay sells ice cream in any amount from one-half pint to ten gallons. • - The Home Grocery wants more butter and eggs. A few more of hose fancy buggies at Scott Bros. All colors. All STAVERS. All warranted. They can’t be excelled anywhere. D. M. Worland sells the U. S. Cream Separator, and there is none better, also high-grade sewing machines, both on easy terms, also an especially prepared lubricating oil for them. Call phone 23 and one will be delivered by Dave’s lightning express service.