Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1908 — Page 3

10 Per Cent Discount On my Regular Prices Until July 20th ONLY C. A. Peters Optician

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. To-day’s markets: Corn, 55c; oats, 45c. Miss Iva Irwin of Chicago is the guest of Mrs. Van Grant. Mannon of Wheatfield was in n Monday on business. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wood of Lafayette spent the 4th here with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wasson. A girl was born to D. J. Harris and wife, at the tile mill residence west of town, last Thursday about noon. pSJick Schmitter and wife visited With the former’s parents, east of Delphi, on the 4th, returning home Sunday morning. Mrs. Allie Porter returned Thursday afternoon from a three weeks visit at Plymouth, Valparaiso, Wheeler and Chicago. Rue Parcels has returned from Chicago and is now working in his father’s barber shop. He will remain here some two months. Benton Review: Miss Ethel Huff came from Indianapolis Tuesday to spend the summer vacation with her parents, W. A. Huff and wife. Hon. Jesse E. Wilson and family spent the 4th at Danville, Ind., accompaning his brother Hershel there Friday. They returned Monday. **4 Robert Fendig was down from Michigan City to spend the 4th with his parents Nathan and Mrs. Fendig. He returned Monday morning. Miss loma Imes of Chicago visited her uncle W. J. Imes and wife over Sunday, returning to Chicago on the early train Monday morning. Misses Myrtle Richmond and Callie Baker of Barkley tp., left Thursday for Rossville, 111., the spent the Fourth with the latter’s sister Mrs. George Kimberlln. • Leland R. Jessen went to Elgin, 111., Friday to spend the 4th with his brother Lloyd, who is now manager of the Western Union Telegraph office in that city. H,Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Murray are Here to spend the summer with their daughter, Mrs. Frank Donnelly. They spent the winter with their son Charlie in Stokes, Oklahoma. O. K. Ritchey, Sr., spent the 4th in Chicago. When interviewed Monday he intimated that he did not possess a great fund of knowledge, but he is still a candidate for that substance. 4 C. W. Littlefield and Mrs. Littlefield, brother and mother of N. Littlefield „of this city, came over from Remington Sunday morning to visit over Sunday, returning Monday forenoon. Misses Blanche and Vey Jackson returned to their home at Lebanon Monday after a week’s visit with relatlvips, they ooming as the guests of Miss Clare Jessen on her return from Terre Haute. Mr. and Mrs. W. McClure of Union City, Ind., spent the fourth here with his uncle, J. M. Wasson and wife, returning home Monday. Mr. McClure is engaged in the grain business at Union City. XMr. and Mrs. Frank Haskell and baby went to Chicago Sunday to spend the week visiting relatives there and at Chicago Heights. Mrs. H. also expects to visit in Valparaiso before returning. In testing the deep well at the new White county poor farm last week, gas was found in such quantity that it is thought it will be sufficient to run the engine used in running machinery there. O. Parks of Patton, Carroll bounty, brought his mother up to C. L. Parks’ oJt Surrey last week where she will make her home hereafter. She met with the misfortune to get her hip dislocated last fall and is unable to walk any as yet. I

Mrs. L- A. Harmon and children are visiting in Chatsworth, 111. The dredge started throwing rock out on the Iroquois ditch again Monday. Mrs. W. B. Fisher and daughter of Marlon are visiting here with her mother, Mrs. James T. Randle. Dr. and Mrs. Edward Corcoran and daughter of Chicago spent the 4th here with Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan. • \ Mrs. B. Forsythe, who has been in a Chicago hospital for the past few weeks undergoing an operation, will return home to-day. A three weeks old babe of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Lewis of Mt. Ayr was burled in Weston cemetery yesterday. Come, in and get one of The Democrat’s Wall Charts beford they are all gone. A whole library of useful Information for a very small sum. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Haas of Lafayette spent Sunday with relatives here. He returned home the Sunday evening but Mrs. H. remains for a few days. \ Mrs. J. W. Childers left yesterday Rollo, No. Dak., to visit her husband, who has been there for some time. If suited with the country it is likely the family will locate there. Yes, The Democrat has a few Wall Charts left, and the price remains at 35 cents additional when sold with a year’s subscription to The Democrat, 45 cents if to be mailed. Mrs. Monroe Carr started for Enid, Okla., yesterday morning to visit her son John Carr, who has been living there several years. She was accompanied to Chicago by Mr. Carr. Her stay will be for an indefinite time. During the storm last Friday morning lightning struck the First Baptist church. The explosion blew out the north side of the belfrey, but otherwise did not do a great deal of damage. The damages will probably foot up |25.

Has the Anti-Saloon League of Indiana sold Itself to the republican state machine? If so, and appearances seem to Indicate that presumption, the temperance cause of Indiana has been given a knock-out blow that it will be a long time recovering from. Owing to The Democrat's being printed last Thursday afternoon instead of Friday afternoon, as usual, on account of the 4 th, several batches of correspondence intended for the Saturday issue did not reach us in time for last week, and they appear in this issue. Winamac Democrat: Mrs. Benjamin Oglesby and children left on Tuesday morning for a visit with friends and relatives at Rensselaer. Lafayette and Fowler. .. .Mrs. Olive Davidson (formerly Lefler of Jasper county) and her daughter. Miss Elizabeth, of Omaha, Neb., are visiting with J. R. Dukes and his sisters of this city.

KMrs. M. D. Gwin went to Lafayette Monday morning where she will join a party of which Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Rainier, her parents, and Miss Rainier, a sister, will be members. They will go from there to Winona Lake by auto to spend the week, and will possibly visit other points before Mrs. Gwin returns home. Alfred Hickman and wife of Hammond are visiting his parents, Aaron and Mrs. Hickman. He returned to Hammond yesterday, but Mrs. Hickman will remain until • Monday. Mr. Hickman is employed by a chemical manufacturing company at East Chicago, as steam fitter. He reports work a little slow in his line, as practically no new work is going up, all the building being confined to additions and repairs. Crown Point Star: This season will no doubt put our farmers to raising wheat again, as every acre growing now promises a great yield, and the pieces average from five to sixty acres. When Lake county was new good wheat was regularly raised, and finally It became such an uncertain crop that people gave it up, but the last few years more has been put in each season, and now it is good on all kinds of soil. Nick Schmitter met with an accident Monday evening while driving near the Babcock elevator that will confine her to her rooms for several days. J. M. Thornton was coming along the street with a barrel mounted on a cart, when the horse shied and ran the buggy into the curb, raising one side of the buggy *0 much that Mrs. Schmitter was thrown to the ground and was badly bruised about the hip. The bruise is very painful, but is- not considered of a serious nature.

In the ball game at Wolcott the 4th, the Rensselaer ball team was defeated by a score of 17 to 12. Sunday Rensselaer and Goodland contested in a game nt the St. Joseph’s college grounds, and the score was 15 to 9 in favor of Rensselaer. The score would Indicate that both were mighty poor games. iMr. and Mrs. Thomas Cox of tarlo, Canada, arrived herp Friday and will make Rensselaer their home. Mr. Cox is a cousin of Harry and Ike Wiltshire. Mr. and Mrs. Cox are from England, leaving there about five months ago, and going to Canada. Times seem to be hard in Canada and Mr. Cox concluded he would come down' and see his cousins. He applied for and got a job for himself with Wm. Washbum, on his farm in Jordan tp., and went to work yesterday.

MONON SPECIAL RATES. >14.75 round trip to St. Paul, Minn., July 10, 11 and 12, final limit July 25th. One and one half fare for the round trip to Columbus, 0., July 10th to 14th, final limit July 24th. One and one half fare for the round trip to Cleveland, Ohio, July 7th, Sth and 9th, final limit July 15 th. $3.33 round trip to Indianapolis, Ind., July |Bth, 19th and 20th, final limit July 31.

Gasoline and oil—Home Grocery. Jasper Guy of Remington makes farm loans at 5 per cent interest with no commission but office charges. Write him. ts ■ ... A Fruits and Vegetables - Home Grocery. WANTED- —Good city residence property to exchange for splendid farm. Must take quick action. Write or see me. B. F. FERGUSON. Go-carts and baby carriages at Wllliarps’. Good butter —Home Grocery. Rugs from f 1.25 to S3O at Williams’. Rocking chairs, high chairs, dining chairs, baby walkers, combination high chairs and go-carts. In fact we are running a furniture store. D. M. WORLAND. Cows For Sale: Five fresh cows and several more that will be fresh soon, at my residence 4 miles south of Wheatfield. H. C. MEYERS. You will save money by buying your furniture and rugs at Williams’, the leader in low prices. Automobile—Runabout, one of the best in the country, in fine condition, well finished, splendid top, for sale for less than what it is worth. Call or write me. B. F. FERGUSON. Eagle Catches a Fish. Morroco, Ind., July 7.—W’hile fishing In the Kankakee river Melville Courtney saw a large bald eagle dart from a limb of a tree to the water, and rise with a six-pound bass in its talons, The eagle, after reaching a good height sailed directly over Courtney, who grabbed his gun and fired, causing the eagle to drop the fish on the bank within five feet of the point where the gun ner was standing.

THE REPUBLICAN PARTY’S OWN ANSWER.

In his address to the republican national convention, Temporary Chairman Burrows referred to the republican victory in 1904, and then asked: “In view of this indorsement, it becomes pertinent and opportune to inquire, what has the republican party done in the last four years of government control to forfeit public confidence or create distrust in its capacity for future administration?” For this question the Rochester (New York) Union and. Advertiser finds a striking .. L wer. This is the answer which the Union and Advertiser takes >ut of the mouth of Senator Borrows’ own party: “In the effect of its policy it has precij - itated panic, blighted industry and trade with prolonged del pression, closed factories, reduced, work and wages, halted enter*, prise and crippled American pro- i duction. Every consideration of public safety and individual interest demands that the government shall be rescued from the hands of those who have shown themselves incapable of conducting It without disaster.” [From the republican platform of 1896.}

TO NOMINATE BRYAN.

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some well-known leader would make his appearance on the floor of the hall or on the platform. As Taggart rose some of those present observed him and started a cheer, which swelled into a roar, while he waited for It to subside. A* silence was approximated the ®avel call rang out, and they sounds of voices died away until/ as Mark Twain's latest puts it, you “could hear •>» fall of a thought'* With few words •pokun in a clear, ringing voice Taggart said the hour bad arrived for ths convention to "get busy,” and annouuo •d the first order of business—reading of the official call for the convention. Urey Woodson, secretary of the nation al committee, read the call, hl* appear ance in front being greeted with a round of applause. Then Taggart in

THEODORE A. BELL

trod need Archbishop Keane, who asked the blessing of the Most High on the proceedings of the convention, those present reverently bowing their beads during the prayer. The temporary officers, selected by the national committee, were then announced, and their announcement again moved the audience to cheers, especially when Theodore A. Bell, of California, was named as temporary chairman. The selection of these officers was unanimously confirmed by the delegates. The names of those other than Bell are as follows: General secretary, T’rey Woodson, of Kentucky; assistant general secretary, Edwin Sefton, of Washington; sergeant-at-arms, John I. Martin, of Missouri; chief assistant sergeant-at-arms. J. G. Fenn, of Indiana; chief doorkeeper, Eugene W. Sullivan, of Illinois; parliamentarian. N. D. Crutchfield, of Kentucky; official stenographer, M. W. Blumberg, of Washington. The feature of the day then arrived. Chairman Taggart appointed two delegates to escort to the chair Temporary Chairman Bell. As Bell got Into the view of the great crowd a cheer arose that threatened to lift the roof. It was repeated over and over and when Bell reached the stand he had to wait for several minutes before he could make himself heard as he delivered the “keynote” speech. What he had to say was undoubtedly to the liking of bls audience. It “rose to him” again and again as he made telling points, and when he closed he received an Indorsement that was both vociferous and continued. When silence was once more obtained, with the temporary chairman in charge of the convention, the roll was called for members of the committees on credentials, permanent organization, rules and order of business, and platform. These were named as had been decided upon at the state caucusses yesterday and this morning, and the next business was the adoption of resolutions in honor of the late Grover Cleveland, which being done the convention adjourned for the day in further respect to Cleveland’s memory.

BRYAN WAVE A DELUGE

Leading Features Marking the Day Before the Convention OpenedDenver, July 7.—Above the hubbub of the last strenuous day before the Democratic national convention these main developments of the day stand out prominently: The wave of Bryan sentiment had increased to apparently overwhelming and irresistible proportion, and the nomination of the Nebraskan seemed assured beyond any reasonable doubt. All efforts to unite on a vice presidential candidate had |froved futile, and the second place was stlli “In the air.” A majority of the Pennsylvania delegation in caucus named Colonel Janies M. Guffey as national committeeman. In open defiance of Bryan’s demand for his displacement, and on the heels of Guffey’s public arraignment of Bryan as a “hypocrite, Ingrate and falsifier.” A minority of the Pennsylvania delegation held a caucus of its own which sought to depose Guffey from leadership and Install James Kerr, a Bryan man, as I\ nnsylvania’s leader. The New York delegation appointed a coiutolttee of ten to den ft a platform and named Jiid'ge Alton B. Parker a* the New York repiesci'itntlve on the platform committer. The New York caucus was silent bn the presidential and vice presidential st nation. The Democrat! ■ national committee held its first meeting to consider C'utests, which resulted m the dismissal of Senator McCarron's New York contort* and the seating of Koger Sullivan** Illinois delegate*. Th « toregoing were main feature*

of an eventful way—a day marked h the culmination of the noisy demonstration which ushers in a national convention. with delegations and the\ hosts of followers pouring into town, with bands and marching clubs vieing In turbulent demonstration, and with streets and hotel lobbies filled with surging crowds. Amid all this confusion the men of action worked unceasingly. Most of the states effected their organization, electing members of the committees which are serving tod'ay. The anti-Bryanltes made another effort late at night to unite their forces and attar'the "meeting said theF felt encouraged. The movement is not! however, taken with deep serioueneai by any pf the men who are loading the Bryan forces. The greatest effort waj made to keep the antl-Bryan meeting secret, those who were present being summoned by small cards which were quietly passed around. The names of the men who were present were also kept secret to a large extent, but it Is known that among them were Daniel F. Cohalan and William F. Sheehan, of New York; Colonel Guffey, of Pennsylvania: Josiah Marvel, of Delaware, and Frederick B. Lynch, of Minnesota.

BULL HAD A LIVELY TIME Reached Lincoln and Came Near Having to Stay There. Fairview, Lincoln, Neb., July 7. Would Theodore A. Bell, temporary chairman of the Democratic national convention reach the Colorado capital in time to open the convention? This was the question which more than platform or vice presidential candidacy agitated W. J. Bryan and local Democrats. Bell’s arrival was a comedy*, his departure a melodrama. The firs: act brought him tn Lincoln to confer with Bryan. Bell’s carriage was bespattered with mud and his clothes hinted of the flood conditions in which the scene was set. Salt creek was on a rampage: the bridge over Antelope creek had been partly washed aiway, and the hero arrived through remarkable difficulties. The aet closed with a hurried admonition on the part of Bryan that if the hero wished to save the situation he must away on the first train.

Train after train was chosen, only to fail as a possibility of egress; the flood was everywhere. Expedient after expedient was chosen only to be abandoned. It seemed that the convention of which the hero was an indespensible part, must be abandoned, when General Manager Melcher, of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad, burst in through the medium of a telegram and proffered a special train. But this involved a trip on a handcar, and tiro handcar trip Involved the temporary chairman in an act that might ba named "Pumping a Handcar;” for the temporary chairman had to “pump” assisted by brawny railway hands, to roach the special train. But he “got there,” and after getting on board the special be was duly and safely landed at Denver in time for him to play his part in the programme. The cause of all this trouble was that in making his visit to Lincoln, ten hours were consumed in making the fifty-three miles between Omaha and Lincoln. His train was side-tracked at half a dozen points for other trains, and was held at a spot five miles from Lincoln for several hours because of a flood which had all but put the Rock Island railroad out of business. The train was halted by a wash-out and facing a “condition and not a theory,” Bell, grips In hand, started to walk to the city. He encountered half a >nlle of track under water, and bravely waded through the lake, part of the time up to bls knees In water, landing on the terra firma when he reached the city limits. He walked to the Lincoln hotel, two miles away, and after securing a bite of breakfast started for Fairview in a carriage, reaching that place exactly at noon. Then, after his talk with Bryan, the question was how to get out of Lincoln and to Denver. This question was solved as told in the foregoing.

ONLY PLATFORM DIFFICULTY

It Will Be the Wording of the AntiInjunction Plank. Denver, July 7.—Evidences are multiplying that practically the only difficult plank to prepare for the Demo cratic platform will be that relating to the use of injunctions in industrial dis ptites. Bryan has let it be known through a number of reliable source* that his position on this plank is not rigid. Perhaps the most importan: conference with reference to the in junction plank was that held at Fair view during the dinner given by the Nebraskan to a number of prominent Democrats on July 4. At this dinner Bryan stated clearlv that be realized that there might arise situations where the issuance of nn in junction without notice to those en joined would be the only remedy against loss of life or irreparable damage to property. To meet such cases Bryan further indicated that if the resolutions committee could draw a plank which would provide for such emergencies, with the safeguard that this class of injunctions should be selfdissolving after a period of three oi five days, the plank would meet his ap proval. The tariff plank came In for considerable discussion with the result that this language was put forward tentatively as embodying the position the party should take. "The Democratic party believes in tariff for revenue only, but inasmuch a* the expense* of the government are great, and we are depending largely upon imposts for the revenues for running. the_govern-

ment. which means the Imposition of a tariff, we favqr the laying of the tariff duties in such a manner that there shall be no discrimination in behalf of any section of the country or any industry.” Mayor F. W. Brown, of Lincoln, arrived with Bryan’s suggestions concerning a number of planks of the platform in his pocket. Brown said to prepare a complete platform, but that it was his wish that the committee itself should perform this duty. He declined to say what subjects were covered by the Bryan draft.

TWO WIFE MURDERS

Each Is Followed by the Suicide of the Husband Who Did the Deed. LIGHTNING DOES A NEAT JOB Seta Off a Row of Blasts for a Stone Company—“ Kangaroo Court** Has Been Abolished.

Indianapolis, July 7. —When two revolver shots were fired In an alley in the rear of Louisiana street, near East street, the neighbors thought persons were celebrating July 4, and paid no attention to the shots. An hour later the dead bodies of Cloyde H. Barber and of his wife were found in the alley. The husband, in a fit of jealous anger, bad thrown the woman down and sitting astride of her body fired * bullet into her brain. He then turned the weapon against his own head. The couple lived with their four-year daughter at 511 Smith lane. Jealousy the Cause, as Usual. Before murdering his wife Barbes attempted to kill his mother-in-law. Mrs. Lulu Browning, who runs a rootn ing bouse at 423 East Louisiana street, where Mrs. Barber had spent the day Barber was jealous of bis wife because she was in the habit of going away from her home and refusing to tell him where she went. -He was also angry with Mrs. Browning because sh>» shielded her daughter. Formerly ther.had been a roomer at the Browninsi home whom Barber suspected of pay Ing attention to his wife. The man bad been at the bouse during Barber’s ab sence, and when Barber heard of tb<» matter he returned with murder Ln Ws heart. Takaa Two Shots at Wife's Mother. Barber found his mother-in-law under the bed. where she said she bad crawled to watch certain roomers, fl" lit a match. :u?d when be saw the w» man on the floor he fired twice nt her. Mrs. Barber was just entering th" house from the rear yard, and when she saw her husband with a revolver she turned and ran into the alley In the rear, with Barber following ••loss behind.

Another Case at Huntington Huntington. Ind., July 7. Th® bloodiest tragedy in this city for sever al years occurred when J. A. Wells, of Peru, fired four shots, at his divorced wife at the homo of her mother, Mrs Agnes Price, this city, three shots taking effect and causing her death, after whch he tired a bullet into his own brain. This failing of immediate effect bo slashed his throat with a knife, dy Ing in a few minutes. They bad been divorced more than a year ago at Logansport. and Wells lost his position as a railway engineer on the Wabash road LIGHTNING SETH OFF A RLAST Seventeen Charged Holes Are Tnrnetl Looee by Electricity from the Clouds. Portland. Ind.. July 7.—The employes at tlie A. & C. Stone and Lime company’s quarry, near Ridgeville, drilled seventeen holes in the stone during the morning hours, which were charged with dynamite and connected with a battery, after which the men went to dinner While the.. absent a storm came up and ing struck one of the wires and exp.oded the entire seventeen charges blasting out fifty car loads of stone and doing it more thoroughly than could have been done bv the battery. Luckily no person was near at the time of the discharge, and there was no damage; in fact, a d® cided gain for the company. “Kangaroo Court'* Is No More. Sullivan. Ind., July 7.—Sheriff Marlon F. Walters, of this county, bas issuer strict orders to prisoners tn the Jail that the “kangaroo court’’ work most atop. The slightest infraction of the rule, be says, will be severely pun tsbed. Sheriff Walters’ action was taken after stories told by the prisoners of tbelr treatment at the hands of the “court” got abroad. Public Indignation was high over the treatment accorded to John M. Alsman and other prisoners, and Sheriff Walters came in for criticism. Coal Oil Stove Explodes. Elwood, Ind., July 7.—The explosion of a coal oil stove in the home of C. E. Aibaugi), agent of the Adams Express company, burned off nearly all the clothing of Mrs. Albaugh, but she was saved from serious injury by Mr. Albaugh, who rolled her in a bath robe which had Just been discarded In the bathroom. The house was saved by pitching the flaming stove into the dooryard. While throwing the stove out Mr. Albaugh’s hand wa%so badly burned that-he may be crippled for life.