Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1908 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

SI.OO Per Year.

MEMORIAL DAY

To Be Fittingly Observed In Rensselaer. OFFICIAL PROGRAM OF THE OAY. • ■ ( 1 • The Exercises To Begin at 1:30 p. m.—Business Houses Will Close From a to 4 O’clock.

Headquarters, Rensselaer Post No. 84. Department of Indiana, G. A..R. Rensselaer, May 26, 1908. To the Public of Rensselaer and vicinity: This Post is sure to voice the sentiments of all the soldiers in requesting merchants and business men of our city to close their places of business from two o’clock p. m. until five, May 30th inst, confident that if all do so, no trade will be lost to any; that they properly decorate for the occasion. And everybody is respectfully invited to participate in a loyal spirit of patriotic memorial, to be observed, as nearly as may be, according to the following: ITINERARY I. At the signal of the court house bell at 1:30 o’clock p. m., all civic and military bodies are expected to assemble at their respective quarters, organize and proceed to the rendezvous at court house square and there, report to the Officer of the Day, Milbrin Griffin, or to Ephriam Hickman, Frank Shide or Richard Crowell, aids on his staff. 11. At 2 o’clock the bell rings for the formation, of the parade—the Rensselaer Band moving to the street crossing in front of court house as the starting point, and all organizations are to join the parade at that point, as they will be directed by the officers in charge, the parading column to consist of Ist, Military, Co. M, 3rd Infty., I. N. G.; 2nd, Union of Rensselaer Sunday schools; 3rd, Fraternal bodies, as near as may be in the order of seniority of age; 4th, all Soldiers; sth, citizens generally and 6th, Fire Department. All ambulances and other vehicles in rear of the marching column. 111. Line of march will be on Washington street to Front, on Front to Susan, on Susan to College Road, north on College Road to South street, west on South street to Weston cemetery, where will be executed as nearly as practicable the following

. - PROGRAM. Call to order by Officer of the Day, Milbrin Griffin. ’ Invocation, Rev. H. L. Kindig. Music—Vocal —Union choir, conducted by Mrs. Julia C. Thompson. Opening remarks, Capt. Jno. M. Wurrqti P. C. Reading Memorial Orders, Capt. Jas. A. Burnham, Adj’t. Music, vocal selection, Union Choir. Oration, Capt. Geo. H. Healey. Decoration of representative grave by comrades. Dirge, Rensselaer Cornet Band. “America,” led by Union Choir and sung by all present at the earnest request of the surviving soldiers. Benediction, Rev. J. C. Parrett. Return March, in reverse order, with exchange of courtesies on Washington street, where the parade will disband. By order of the Post JOHN M. WASSON, Post Commander. Attest: JAS. A. BURNHAM, Post Adjutant.

MBS. S. H. HOPKINS DEAD.

y .Mrs. Samuel Hopkins of Barkley whose serious sickness has been mentioned from time to time in correspondence from that neighborhood, died Saturday at 4:30 p. m., after an extended illness from a rupture of the gall sac and a catarrhal condition of the gall duct was found to exist on a post mortem being made. XShe was aged 50 years and leaves j& nusband and ten children, two, Ch’arlle and John, residing at Surrey, No. Dak. The funeral was held Monday at 10 a. in., from the Dunkard church in Barkley tp., and burial made In the cemetery near by. Rev. Mr. Clear of Rossville conducted the,; funeral services, which were largely attended. Mrs. Hopkins was a very estimable woman and had a large number of friends who extend their sympathy to the bereaved family.

DANCE TO-NIGHT, WARNER’S HALL.

A dance will be given this (Saturday) night inWarner’s hall. Tickets 50 cents. ■ v;. • ■

WINDSTORM IN JORDAN.

Almost a cyclone was the storm that passed over Jordan township Wednesday afternoon. The wind was so strong that the brick chimney was blown off the farm house oh the Laura Michaels farm and in the Welsh neighborhood green leaves almost cover the ground. Trees were also blown down in many places. Some hail also fell and the rain was very heavy there.

INCREASED DEATH RATE IN APRIL.

The tabulations of the reports for April by the State Board of Health show the health of the state was not as good as in the corresponding month last year. The total number of deaths was 2,945, rate 13.2. In April, 1907, 2,813. rate 12.7. Rheumatism was the most prevalent disease. Violence caused 154 deaths, 111 males and 43 females; 6 murders, 33 suicides and 115 accidental. Nine of the suicides chose gunshots, 9 carbolic acid, 2 drowning, 2 threw themselves under railway trains and 11 by poison. The city death rate was 16.5 and the country death rate 11.3.

LARGE FORCE EMPLOYED.

Sixty Men at Work on the Rock and Stone Road Work. A small army of men are now employed in making the public improvements in this city. Jesse Moore has 14 men at work drilling in the Iroquois channel, and W. F. Smith & Co. have 34 men working making stone streets, besides 12 teams hauling stone, a total of 60 men, and this does not employ all the labor in the city. Men who ask for work are more numerous, at this time, these contractors say, than at any other time in their history as employers of labor, which covers a 'period of many years.

CHEAP INSURANCE.

Mr. John Baines of Logansport, district deputy of the Modern Woodmen ot America, is here in the interests of the local Camp of Woodtnen. This is an insurance and Yraternal order and is the strongest order of its kind in the world, numbering close to 1,000,000 members. No man should be without some life insurance, and the Woodmen is the cheapest and most reliable insurance known, and numbers among its members many of the .most prominent people in the country. Our local camp has only about 40 members at present, mostly business men of the town, but it should have an active membership of 200 at least, and Mr. Baines’ efforts to increase the membership should meet with great success.

NELS WILL TRY LAKE COUNTY.

Hammond Times: If the report is true that Nelson J. Bosarth, that gallant old Valparaisoan, is coming to Hammond to take up his abode. No doubt the heartiest of welcomes will await him. There will no doubt be a great deal of curiosity evinced as to which side of the political fence he will first camp on, but it is to be hoped that he will not be disappointed as he was in Porter county. There are not enough politicians in Lake county, that is, not enough of the Bozarth stamp, and when the hero of a hundred battles enters the lists in Lake county we hope that his declining years will be met with< success. By all means let his per-’ sistence be rewarded. Let us show him that while he may not have the pick of the offices there is at least, one that will allow Mr. Bozarth to show his mettle.

PROSPERING IN NORTH DAKOTA

Bud Hammond of Lisbon, No. Dak., came Thursday for a visit with his father near Remington. He has prospered well during the few years he has resided in Dakota, we are .glad to say, and is this year farming two sections of land. He has a photograph with him of his farming outfit which makes farmers here bug out their eyes. Thirty-four head of horses, gang plows and other paraphernalia are drawn up In line by the farm buildings and make an impressive show of what Bud is doing there. They have had a fine season there, he states, and crops are looking splendid. All the former Jasperites are doing well and storing up dollars. . Remember the closing out shoe stock over the Home Grocery. Old buggies look as good as new after they are repainted by jack Warner.

Rensselaer, Jasper County. Indiana, Saturday, May 30, 1908.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Commissioners* Court convenes Monday. The surveyors are at work this week on the Hielscher ditch in Walker tp. The case of William H. Tayler et al. vs. the Northern Indiana Land Co., appealed by the latter from the Jasper Circuit Court, was affirmed by the Supreme Court Monday.

—o_ Argument was heard Saturday in the Grover Smith ditch, and Judge Hanley announced that the ditch would be ordered established, but that the assessments would be modified, and tjiat a final entry of the court’s decision would be given at the continued session on June 26. —o►— The Redd vs. Rishling and Brenneman case to set aside the transfer of certain real estate in Hanging Grove tp., was concluded all but argument in the White circuit court this week. Argument will be heard during vacation and a decision rendered at the September term. Marriage licenses issued: May 26, Clifford Elliott of Chicago, aged 25, occupation druggist, to Opal Watson, also of Chicago, aged 24, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. May 27, Christian A. Henaler of Remington, son of George Heusler, aged 26, occupation farmer, to Ethel A. Hackley, also of Remington, daughter of Samuel T. Hackley, aged 23, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The Common Council met in regular session Monday evening with all members present. A resolution was ordered prepared to construct an 8-inch sewer on the east side of Van Rensselaer street from Grace to Rutsen, and there connect with Rutsen street sewer. The superintendent of water plant was instructed to have painting of water tank finished. C. W. Duvall et al. petitioned for an alley through block 15, original plat of Rensselaer, 12 feet wide, from Washington street to Cornelia street, passing just east of the Makeever hotel. A resolution was ordered prepared for the alley. A resolution was adopted ordering the following improvements: Van Rensselaer street from Cornelia north to Clark paved with stone 30 feet wide to Susan street, and 25 feet wide to Clark. Remonstrants will be heard at a special meeting June 22 on this Improvement. « Claims were allowed as follows: CORPORATION FUND. C. B. Steward, sal. fire wdn. 2 yrs $50.00 E. M. Thomas, nightwatch 25.00 W r S. Parks, marshal... 30.00 Chas. Marian. clerk 25.00 H. L. Gamble, engineer 10.40 John Morgan, asst, engineer 3.80 ROAD FUND. Ches. Zea. labor with city team.. 30.00 R. D. Thompson, funeral exp. cow 4.00 Wayne Clouse, shoveling c0a1..... 14.00 John Hordeman, work on sewer.. 6.25 C. W. Platt same.... 8.50 Fred Hemphill, sewer caps 13.50 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C. 8. Chamberlain, salary 50.00 Mell Abbott, same 30.00 Dave Haste, same 30.00 Western Electric Co., supplies.... 64.68 Ehrmann Coal Co., coal 53.97 Sullivan Oil Co., oil ... 23.25 Healy & Clark, printing light stm. 3.00 Mose Leopold, freight.... .117.18 WATER FUND. Ed Hopkins, 5a1ary................ 30.00 John Hordeman, work on mains.. 6.00 Scott Chestnut, work on tank.... 11.40 Mose Leopold, Interest, Cullen st. 2.92 Same, same, Cullen and Forest sts. 26.92

NEWTON TP. CONVENTIQN.

Notice is hereby given to the democratic voters of Newton tp., and all others who desire to affiliate with them in the November election to meet at the usual voting places in said township on Saturday, June 20, 1008, - at 2 p. m., ’for the purpose of nominating a candidate for trustee, one assessor, ope justice of the peace, to be voted for at the November election. W. B. YEOMAN, Chm. E. P. LANE, Sec. . „ to trade at the New Furniture Store. Top in quality—Bottom in prices, is the secret of the nice steady growth of the Home Grocery.

PERSONAL MENTION. Subscribe for The Democrat. vs Mrs. W. O. Rowles was a Chicago visitor Monday. A. J. Harmon was in Indianapolis Tuesday on business. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Mills of Chicago are visiting relatives here. Mrs. W. H. Parkison and children are visiting her folks in Attica. Y Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Wood of Tarr were Chicago visitors Monday. C. P. Wright was down through the gas belt on real estate business Tuesday. P. W. Clarke and Dr. Kresler W(sre business visitors at Lowell Wednesday. Miss Mae Pettit of Walker tp. went to Terre Haute Thursday to attend normal. L. W. Hunt of St. Joseph, Mich., is visiting his brother J. J. Hunt here this week. E. P. Honan and B. S. Fendig were in Chicago Sunday and Monday on business. Mike Foley, a Goodland real estate man, was in the city on business Thursday. Fred Jessen of Morocco was in the city Tuesday evening, having come over in his auto. - Mrs. N. S. Bates is improving nicely at this writing and her complete recovery is assured. Don’t miss reading the page ad of the 99 Cent Racket Store on third page of The Democrat. Mrs. Joseph Brunton, living southwest of Mt. Ayr, was shopping in Rensselaer Thursday. Abe Martin: “A woman never asks her husband how he likes her faat ’till it’s too late t’ kick.” R. A. Parkison went to Chicago Sunday with a load of stock, returning home Monday evening. Rev. J. T. Abbott of Portland, Oregon, visited relatives here and in Barkley tp., a few days the first of the week. Messrs. John Yates and Leonard Turner went over to Monticello Wednesday evening to attend the Alumni ball. An 8 % pound boy was born Thursday to Mr. and Mrs. John Sharp of Chicago Heights, formerly of Rensselaer. '"KMrs. A. Oppenheimer of New Orleans, La., is here to spend the summer with her daughter, Mrs. B. S. Fendig. Dr. A. J. Miller went to Mudlavia Thursday to take treatment for rheumatism. He will be absent some ten days. Mtflss Orabelle Duvall graduated Thursday from the Winona Technical Institute at Indianapolis, in the Library department. Mrs. E. B. Vondersmith of Kentland returned home Thursday after a few days visit here with her daughter, Mrs. C. P. Wright. Mrs. Charles Pefley and son of Remington are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Warner of Rensselaer for a couple of weeks. ?C,Mrs. W. T. Alkire and baby of Brookston returned home Wednesday after a few days visit with her sister, Mrs. J. W. Hitchings of Jordan tp. Mrs. E. G. Warren and son returned Wednesday from a several weeks visit in Kingman, Kan. Her daughter Grace remained for a few weeks longer. B. J. Gifford of Kankakee, 111., was. in the city on business Thursday. The report that he had suffered a stroke of paralysis was without foundation. C. O. Griffith writes from Milford, 111., under date of May 26 that no corn had been planted in that vicinity, but that oats and grass crops looked fine. fyleorge P. Daugherty, Sr., who fras taken sick after returning from the G. A. R. encampment at Kokomo last week, has recovered and is now down town again. Samuel Baker, brother of Wm. P, Baker and Mrs. M. H. MemphlU of this city, John P. Baker of Mt. Ayf and Mrs. Kennedy of Jordan township, is here on a visit from Martell, Ohio.

TWO MORE WEEKS AT A DOLLAR. The Democrat’s Special Subscription Offer Extended Until June 13. Owing to the weather conditions for the past month and the inability of many to get to town who desired to take advantage of our $i per year offer on The Twice-a-Week Democrat, we have decided to extend the time for renewing subscriptions at the $i rate until June 13. Accordingly all new subscriptions received prior to and on Saturday, June 13, will be taken for The Twice-a-Week Democrat at $1 a year. This offer also includes renewals where subscriptions expire not later than July, 1908. This offer will positively close jnne 13, after which the price to all will be $1.50 per year.

There are 91 graves of soldiers to decorate to-day In Weston cemetery. Peter Imhoff of Trenton, Ohio, is visiting the family of Wm. Augspurger of Newton tp., for a few days. \Dr. H. L. Brown attended the jlasonic grand lodge meeting in Indianapolis this week as a delegate from the local lodge. J. C. Phssons is fixing up his front yard and when he gets it finished he will have one of the most attractive lawns we have seen. E. A. Bartoo came over to Rensselaer from Remington Monday in his auto and while here renewed his subscription to The Democrat. Charlie Wasson of Winchester, Ind., and Howard Kerst of Greenville, Ohio, returned home Thursday after a week’s visit with their uncle, J. M.Wasson. The morning subject at the Presbyterian church will be, “The Personal Pronoun in Religion.” The evening subject, “The Syro Pheniclan Woman.” Everybody welcome. Our Hanging Grove correspondent is with us once more with a “raft” of excellent local items, and has made up for the omission last week by sending in three columns of news this week. Mrs. A. W. Cleveland suffered a couple of strokes of paralysis Saturday, affecting her entire right side. She has improved little if any since, and put in a -bad night of it Thursday night. Rev. C. D. Royse, now of South Dakota, a former pastor of the M. E. church of this city, was here Tuesday. He was on his way home from Indianapolis where he had been to bury his son Charles, mention of whose death was made last week. The first number of the Twice-a-Week Jasper County Democrat will appear next Tuesday. We hope to make it one of the very best county seat papers published in this section of the state, and a paper that will be a welcome visitor in every home in the county. /\Dr. Hamersly of Frankfort, a [cousin of Perry Marlatt, and five other parties passed through Rensselaer Monday morning with three new Mitchell autos. They run onto a washout near the Kankakee and it required the service of a good team of horses to get around it. Mrs. Wilber A. Hoshaw has improved from her serious sickness of over a month’s duration. She is still confined to her bed and is suffering from rheumatism, and although not in such painful form as last week. Careful nursing, it is hoped, will restore her to good health. Lewis Wildberg is still in Chicago and is reported to be slowly on the mend. He is not able to sit up, not * thkt his general health is not Improved, but the wound is not healing as fast as It should. Mr. Wildberg having been active all his life chafes under this long confinement in -the hospital. Prof. Sandlfur, who has taught Mathematics Jn the Rensselaer high school for the past two years, will not be with us any longer. He has contracted to go to Orleans, Ind., where he is given the superintendency at a salary of S9OO for the first year of eight months, and an increase of salary for the succeeding year. Read The Democrat for news.

Vol. XI. No. 9

Harvey Shivley and family who have been working for Alf Donnelly for two months, moved back to town Wednesday and will find employment here. Mr. Shivley is a first-class stationary engineer. Geo. R. Keever writes 'from Caldwell, Idaho, in renewing his subscription: “We can not do without The Democrat;” He says further that the country is fine and that so far they are well satisfied. John H. Thornton is now located at St. James, Mo., 100 miles south of St. Louis, on the Frisco Road. He is well pleased with the climate, and says it is in a great fruit country. All was well with him on May 26. Our old friend T. F. Clark of Battle Ground sends a renewal of his subscription' and says: “We cannot get along without The Democrat, it gives us all the news from our. old home and always stands for the right. This leaves us all wall.” Jsj)r. I. M. Washburn has sold his trick cottage near the creamery bridge to Dr. E. N. Loy, the new homeopathic doctor, who will move into the same shortly. Consideration $2,500. Leonard Rhoades, who now occupies the will, move into the new cottage of A. Leopold’s on south Van Rensselaer street. Are you going out of town, are there friends or relatives visiting you? Are members of your family sick, or has an accident happened in your vicinity? Call The Democrat, phone 315, and tell us about it. Your friends will always be interested in these happenings and they all read The Democrat. Please do not forget this, will you? ’Phone 315 is the number. f and Mrs. A. F. Long, Mrs. Elizabeth Purcuplle, Mrs. Zimri Dwiggins, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dwiggins, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Purcupile, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Sears, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Warner, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hardeman attended a reunion of the Purcuplle family at the home of John Purcuplle at Lafayqtte Sunday. The latter is in charge of the Crouch horse business at Lafayette. C. J. Dean returned Wednesday from a trip to the Red River Valley, North Dak. While there he saw a cousin of John F. Major of the same name who went from Remington to Hope, No. Dak., 26 years ago. He went there with only S3OO borrowed money and is now rich. Mr. Dean says all the planting is done and the prospect for a crop is simply elegant. Land $35 to SSO per acre and no wild prairie In sight. ~~ With the twice-a-week issue we can handle correspondence from the various towns and neighborhoods of the county, no matter what time in the week it is sent in and we want to hear from our correspondents regularly. If items should be received too late for one issue they will appear in the next. Regular correspondents are wanted from South Marion, Pleasant Ridge, East Carpenter, West Carpenter, Mt. Hope, East Jordan, Wheatfield, Virgie, Kersey, Demotte, Stoutsburg Kniman, East Walker. Gifford, Newland, Pleasant Grove,. Gillam and any town or neighborhood in Jasper county not already represented. Continued on Fifth Page. Butter and all table dainties will reach you in the finest condition possible, from that elegant refrigerator of the Home Grocery—try it. It pays to trade at Worland’s.