Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1908 — Page 5

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. To-day’s markets: Corn, 55c; W. A. Gridley of Brook was in the city Wednesday on business. pA boy was born to Albert Hurley and wife, at Alx, Thursday nlbrning. Mrs. H. O. Harris and daughter. Miss Jennie, are sojourning in Michigan. The stone road makers are working on Matheson Road, south of the Monon railway tracks. Mrs. George Grummett and Mrs. L. A. Gorlett of Chicago are visiting Mrs. P. W. Clarke for a few days. The circuit court will start to grinding again Monday on the Hodge ditch matter. ’'LCharles Mann of Cincinnati, Ohio, ik home for a visit with his parents, John and Mrs. Mann. The democratic national convention is proving a bitter disappointment to the republican politicians. yMaster Stephen Sherman of Minneapolis, Minn., is down for the summer, this being his second visit. He is staying with S. C. Irwin and wife. Bert Miller and Mrs. Miller, living west of Brook, were in town Wednesday. Mr. Miller owns a farm in the southwest corner of Marion township. The city school board met Tuesday night, but no arrangements were completed in the matter of employing teachers for the coming school year. - ... X—■■■— Mrs. T. A. Crockett, who has been suffering with rheumatism for some time, is reported feeling somewhat worse the past few days, which is probably due to the cooler weather. * - ... ■- -- H. W. Wood., Sr., is suffering from a lame back. While this condition is chronic, he is suffering much more than usual, and is confined to the house most of the time. iMatt Moosmiller, grocery delivery y at the Chicago Bargain Store, has been ' taking a vacation this week, fishing and trying to take it easy. He goes back to work again to-day. E. *R. Osborne has movecK his family here from Goodland and is living in the Kessinger property in the east part of town. He is the able assistant of E. H. Stahl in his well boring business. On account of the repairs being made on the building of the Presbyterian church, next Sunday the Sabbath school and morning preaching service will be held in the building of the Free Will Baptist church. Christian church people are butting tn city water to use in connection with their new pipe organ. A water motor is to be used for power. The work of putting In the pipe organ will not be completed probably for two weeks more. Uncle John Makeever has completed a new cement block building east of the Makeever House, which is large enough for a carriage house and a laundry, that will be used for hotel purposes. Thus one more convenience has been added to this noted hostelry. Fred Longwell of Brook, republi/ah candidate for prosecuting/attorney was overcome by heat while making a Fourth of July speech at Morocco, and fell unconscious to the platform. He recovered consciousness after a timp but was unable to 'resume his address. ’ <’ W. H. Snedeker of Barkley tp., now sports a fine new Maxwell auto. It is a two seated, leather top, glass front, etc., and a mighty fine looking machine indeed. It's cost was about $1,450. Mt z Snedeker can afford this luxury all right and The Deniocrat hopes he and his good wife may get lots of enjoyment out of it.

Heil dem Vertheidiger des Volkes! Moege sein Triumph in November so vollkommen sein als es in Denver war. . ... ’ Jarpes Flynn has bought the Kresler hitch barn business of Levi Sanders who has been conducting it for the past few months. Myrt B. Price, county surveyor, is so much improved that he expects to come home Monday. Hqt mud applications seem to do the work if persisted in. * Home-grown new potatoes and eabbage are now on the market, and roastin’ ears will soon make their appearance. Grocers ate paying $1 to $1.25 per bushel for new potatoes. Yes, The Democrat has a few of those 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. Joseph Sharp is still confined to the house from a bunion on one of his feet. It has been lanced and three pieces of bone have been removed. He has been laid up with this trouble for a month 'now. Vern Sabers of Demotte is in a hospital at Valparaiso,, having had an acute attack of typhoid fever. He is said to be in a critical condition. He is a brother of Leslie Sayers, late democratic candidate for county superintendent. ' Mrs. Nicholas Schmitter is suffering intensely from the bruises received in the accident Monday afternoon. She is confined to her bed and is unable to turn herself, in fact it is now thought she was hurt worse than she appeared to be at the time of the accident. I Fishing is no doubt about done r in the river, especially the lower part, since the dredge got to, work again. There will no doubt be fishing north of the Gangloff rapids until they are removed, which from present appearances will be a considerable time in the future.

William Kenton went down to Frankfort Tuesday to visit his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Dunlap, who live on a farm east of Frankfort. From there he will go to Cincinnati to look after some business for one of his neighbors in South Dakota. Kentland Enterprise: Dr. I. M. Washburn, Jesse E. Wilson, B. F. Fendig and Mose Lebpold were In Kentland Tuesday calling on friends, driving over from Rensselaer in an automobile A cyclone touched up Boswell Friday night, unroofing two barns in tewn and completely demolishing the barns and sheds at the fair grounds. The opinion was current some months ago that there would not be enough stone taken out of the river channel to build the 34% miles of roads in this township, but instead of not being enough there will be enough left when all the roads now contracted are finished, to build twice as much more, and even then there would be stone piled up along the river bank. M. Cleve Eger met with an accident Jhile working on Uncle John Makeever’s new building Wednesday morning, that was wfaat might be called a lucky affair. He slipped and fell, striking his arm on a piece of tin, cutting a large piece out of forearm, but happily no artery was cut and while this will make a painful wound is will speedily heal unless complications set in.

Frank Davis of Brook was over Wednesday. He reports everything in a political way as looking better in that vicinity than it has in twen-ty-five years. The democrats have girded on the armor, sharpened their tomahawks, greased their faces with war paint, and are making preparations to scalp the enemy as it has never been scalped before.' And here is to the fullest measure of success to them. / - • John Ryan of Gillam township stopped 7 off on his way home from Chicago, where he had been marketing some fat cattle, Wednesday eye-: nirig. He struck a bad market and did not get even Monday’s prices for his stuff. He reports the crops in his z neighborhood as follows: Wheat excellent, oats not good, hay good to fine, and corn small but doing fine, and with seasonable weather a very good prospect for a full crop. A runaway swarm of bees settled on a post near the south stone, crusher Thursday, causing considerable excitement for a white and after a time Zack Campbell, who a bee man -from away back, went over and attempted to hive them, but his “dope’' didn't work. Then Steward Haipmond and Daniel Du-, vail, with 75 years experience, took them in charge and the bees could do nothing else but go in the hive? Ed Duvall got the bees. Good butter —Home Grocery. '

Come in and get*one of The Democrat’s Wall Charts before they ere all gone. A whole library of U 8 ful Information for a very small sum. — The funeral of M. H. Hemphill was' held at his late residence on Main street Wednesday nt 3 p. m., Revs. H. L. Kindig and B. F. Ferguson officiating, and the Odd Fellows and J>. A.-R. taking charge of the burial at the cemetery. A large attendance was present to pay their last respects to their friend and neighbor, relatives from out of town being George Hemphill of Chicago, Mrs. Minnie Smith of Morocco, John Baker, wife and daughter of Mt. Ayr, and Dennis Gleason of Liberty, an intimate friend of years standing. One brother, Press Hemphill of Greensburg, Kans., was unavoidably absent. Burial in Weston cemetery. The big dredge Is steadily at work again, this time going over the same ground that they did last year, near the bend by the ball park. It will be remembered that a large part of the stone work was not blasted deep enough to get down to the grade, although the holes had been drilled a couple of feet below that point. These holes were all drilled over again and then reblasted, most of them this spring. The’last blasting has left the bottom of the channel very uneven, which makes the dredging all the more difficult, but this time over will probably finish the channel for good. There are no large pieces of rock being taken/ out of the channel where at work now, and a great deal of it is very fine, almost ready for the road in fact. Quick deliveries —Home Grocery.

VESPER SERVICE. The subject of the union vesper service for Sabbath evening is “Jesus Christ and the Social Question.” This general subject will be presented as follows: “The teachings of Jesus concerning the family”. .. .Rev. H. L. Kindig “The teachings of Jesus concerning the rich.... Rev. G. H. Clarke “The teachings of Jesus concerning the poor”. .... .Rev. O. E. Miller “The teachings of Jesus concerning the industrial order” . Rev. J. C. Parrett Remember the time and place. The south court-house steps at sixthirty Sunday evening.

Picnic Goods—-Home Grocery. Big Clothing sale, 50c on the $. Now is the time to get a suit at just half price, a big saving to you. ROWLES & PARKER. BLASTING NEARLY DONE. Before the end of next week the blasting in the river channel will have been completed, and the solid stone formation that in the natural order of things it has taken hundreds of thousands of years to put together will be but a mass of broken, shapeless ruins. The bombardment of nature’s most enduring work, which has been going on for several weeks will have ceased and the housewives living in the vicinity of the work will have regained a normal condition of nerves. However, they can not be blamed for being a little nervous when they hear the “b-o-o-m” of the blast, and can look forward with certainty to a shower of tocks, many of them big enough to kill the g. o. p. elephant, to rain down on their roof, trees and lawns. We try hard to please—Home Grocery. 50c on the $ —yes, that is just what we mean—soe on the $. You will be sorry if you don’t get one of those suits at Rowles and Parker’s. Fruits and Vegetables Home Grocery. Fruit jars—Home Grocery. V .

A TALK ON FLOUR ,Do you ever have trouble making good bread? Are the loaves sometimes soggy* or do they “fall < We never hear of such complaints from Ferndell Flour. Al-; ways light and flaky. It costs no more than other good flours. $1.55 per sack. We have another brand at $1.40 which we guarantee as good as any other at the price. J THE RELIABLE GROCERS McfARLMD & SON.

BRYAN IS NOMINATED.

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the convention when he announced that there was no division among the members of the committee and that he represented them all in presenting the report. He then read the platform, beginning a few minntes after midnight. Tiie platform having been read —“Tiie question is on agreeing to tbs report of the committee on platform. All in favor of the platform, as read will signify by saying aye,” announced Chairman Clayton. The chorus of affirmative votes was unanimous and the adoption of the platform was loudly cheered. John E. Lamb, of Indiana, from the committee, presented resolution com mending the celebration of the one hunflreth birthday of Abraham Lincoln. Adopted unanimously. J. 1.. Straus, who was to second Johnson’s nomination, rose and was howled down. He endeavored to explain that In offering an amendment to the Lincoln resolution, he desired to have Incorporated therein the name of Robert E. Lee, but the convention declined to hear him. He finally gave up the attempt. LONG TIME IN INCUBATION Fifty. Four Hours Required to Complete the Rational Platform. Denver, July 10.—-After more than fifty-four hours of almost continuous sessions, the committee on resolutions at lf:20 p. m., concluded its work on the platform, and after a period of revision and rearrangement of the members of the committee, headed by the chairman, Governor Haskell, of Oklahoma, with the document under his arm, started for the convention hall. After the last plank had been agreed upon. Senator Daniel, of Virginia, and ex (Senator Smith, of New Jersey, announced their Intention to support the nominee of the convention on the platform agreed upon. The committee adopted for presentation to the convention the following resolutions regarding* Abraham Lincoln's birth celebration: 1 “Whereas.” The 100th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln occurs on Feb. 12. 1909. Therefore be it resolved by the Democratic national convention that we recommend its appropriate celebration throughout our land.”

The committee voted down a resolution providing that hereafter a majority vote shall be sufficient to effect the nomination.

brvan is well PLEASED Saya tbe Declaration la ‘’Clear,” Specific and Strong. Lincoln, Neb., July 10. —“I am very much pleased with the platform. It is clear, specific and strong, and I am grateful to the committee for the work that they have done in stating the issues. I am sure that the platform will greatly strengthen us in the fight uj>on which we are entering.” The foregoing was the statement of Wm. J. Bryan upon reading the platform adopted at the Democratic national convention.

GRAND ARMY MEN PROTEST

They Object to the Promotion Backward of a Veteran in tbe Postal Service. Washington. July 10.—Protests have been made among Grand Army veteians as the result of the announcement that Captain Newton H. Brooks, superintendent of foreign mails in the postoffice department, is to-be transferred to a subordinate position in tbe department, with Basil Miles, of Pennsylvania. now third secretary of embassy at Berlin, as his successor. At an informal meeting of the GT. A. R. men indignation was expressed over the change. A meeting of Grand Army veterans has been called for tonight, when resolutions will be adopted asking the president to prevent the supercession of Captain Brooks. Captain Brooks is past commander of the department of the Potomac and a past master of the Union Soldiers’ Alliance, as well as a member of the Loyal Legion and the Sons of tiie American Revolution.

CONEY ISLAND PARKS IN PERIL

Fire Threaten* Three Big Resort*, and Causes a Loss of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars. Neur York, July 10. —Fire which caused a loss of a quarter of a million dollars at Coney Island destroyed two large hotels and for a time threatened the destruction of Luna park. Dreamland and Steeplechase park. The fire started In Pabst's Loop hotel, which was destroyed. Mrs. Frank Clayton, wife of the proprietor, left diamonds valued at several thousands of dollars in her apartment as she rushed from the building, and men are making a search of the ruins for the gems. One woman was burned to death, two others were hurt and more than twenty women and children were rescued by firemen during a fire in the four-story apartment house at 319 East Eighteenth street. The dead woman was Mary Smith. Funeral of William B. Leeds. New York, July 10.—The funeral of the late William B. Leeds, ex-president of the American Tin Plate company and for many years prominently identified with the Rock Island comnauv. ".'l*..,' " •/

whose death occurred last’ It Paris, was held at the family residence on Fifth avenue. The sendees were private. The interment waff -made at Woodlawn. The will has not been filed for probate.

PITH OF THE CRUCIAL REPORT

National Committee's Recommendations Genmtflf Sustained. Callaghan proceeded to read that the committee had carefully investigated the contests and ascertained all the facts and reported “that in each of the following contests the delegations as named by the national committee be entitled to seats as the regularly accredited delegates and alternates to this convention, namely: State of Idaho. The First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth districts of Illinois. The Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh districts of the state of New York. Nineteenth district of the state of Ohio. Thirty-second district of the stats of Pennsylvania. District of Columbia. “In the matter of the contest from the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth districts of the state of Pennsylvania we recommend that the contestants shall be seated and recognized by this convention as the duly accredited delegates and alternates from said dis trfets in the state of Pennsylvania, to wit: First district, Nell Bonner, Michael Francis: Second district, Ryerson W. Jennings: Fourth district, A. Raymond Raff, Horace F. Fogel; Fifth district, Patrick F. Horan, Paul Wise; Sixth district, P. J. Hallahan. “In the matter of-the contest from the Ninth district of the state of Ohio, your committee recommends that the following be seated in this convention as the accredited delegates from si Id district: E. A. Powers, Dr. William Watts.” This report reversed the standing of the Pennsylvania delegation, giving it to Bryan. The minority report was then presented by J. L. Straus, of Maryland. It simply recommended the opposite of tbe majority report as to the Pennsylvania contests, and was signed by Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Louisiana, Illinois, North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Minnesota, Delaware, New Hampshire, Kentucky and West Virginia. Thirty minutes was allowed for debate on each side, on Straus’s motion to substitute the minority report for the majority. Callaghan opened for the majority and explained that the decision was against the Guffey men because a host of Republicans had voted at the Democratic primaries. Straus followed for the minority report and made an impassioned plea for its adoption. John D. Bellamy, of North Carolina, followed Straus for the minority report and asserted that the Republicans who voted at the Democratic primaries had a right to have their votes counted. This brought out a storm of dissent. Governor Haskell, of Oklahoma, closed against tbe mifiorIty report. The vote was then ordered and resulted: For the report, 387; against. 615. The majority report was then adopted with a whoop. The credentials committee’s report being disposed of the convention at 11:36 p. m. adjourned for the day.

THIRD DAY’S PROCEEDINGS Pflrmanent Organization Effected— Candidatea Are Placed in Nomination. When the convention met at 11:30 a. m. Thursday, after a night session lasting until 11:30, one snag had been removed from the path of William J. Bryan to nomination for the presldency. By a vote announced as 615

H. D. CLAYTON.

to 387 the convention at the night session had rejected the minority report from the committee on credentials and adopted that of the majority, the effect of which was to unseat the group of contested delegates from Philadelphia hostile to the candidacy of Mr. Bryan and friendly to the interests of National Committeeman James M. Guffey, of Pittsburg. In addition to this the report added four to the representation from Oklahoma. These four are Bryan men. Permanent Organisation. Permanent organization was taken up the first thing on reassembling. Henry D. Clayton took the gavel as permanent chairman and delivered a speech of 9.000 words. The afternoon was devoted to this spech and the platform, then a recess wan taken until 7 o’clock for the unlimited presidential speeches. Gasoline and oil—Home Grocery.

VOICE FROM NORWAY

Asks the Authorities at LaPorte Where Is His Son, Who Is Missing, he Worked foe mrs. gunness Father of tbe Boy Has Letters from the Fair Fiend— Death Prediction Fails. Laporte, Ind., July 10.—The sheriff at Hillsdale, Mich., telephoned Sheriff Smutzer that he had captured Mrs, Bella Gunness and was holding her pending advices from the local officials. They refused to send an officer to Hillsdale, declaring that Mrs. Gunness lost her life in the flames which destroyed her home. The sheriff’s office received $n inquiry from C. A. Lindboe, lighthouse keeper, Grasoerne, Fry, Norway, asking for information regarding his son, Olaf Lindboe, age thirty)one, who came to Chicago from Norway in 1904 and then went to Laporte to work for Mrs. Belle Gunness, the arch-murder-ess. Another Mrs. Gunness Victim. The father Incloses the last letter received from his son, this letter having been written from Laporte, on May 8, 1904, and also a letter received from Mrs. Gunness in March, this year, in reply to one written by the father for Information regarding his son. The father writes that he bad another son, Ole Lindboe, living at 582 LaSalle avenue, Chicago, but the latter knows nothing of his brother since the time he began to work for Mrs. Gunness. Writes of Prospective Marriage. In the letter to his father the son tells of how well he likes his new place, tell of the beauty of Mrs. Gunness’s farm, and intimates that he will be married before the end of the year. This leads the officers to believe that Lindboe expected to marry the widow. What object she had In disposing of him the officers are unable to fathom, for he did not have more than S2OO when he came to her place, unless he learned too much about her and she concluded be would be better dead than alive. What the Murderess Wiote. Mrs. Gunness’s letter to the father In. Norway states that Olaf worked sot her four years ago. She says he lefl in June to go to the St Louis exposition. She adds: “Since then be has visited ns a couple of the last time, I think, two years ago. At that time he spoke some of going to Norway, but instead he went west and took up a homestead claim. I had a couple of letters from him, but I can not remember the place from which he ■wrote. He was a kind and brave young man, but perhaps somewhat easily in flne*nced when out in the tumultuous life so common among mert here.” His Skeleton Unidentified. The authorities are confident that on« of the seven unidentified skeletons found in Mrs. Ghnness’s private cemetery Is that of Olaf Lindboe. The letter is signed “Mrs. p. S. Gunness," a signature which she used only occasionally, but which corroborates the initials on the inside of the ring found on the body of the dead woman and over which there was considerable controversy because of the inscription “P S. G.”

PFEIFFER IS STILL ALIVE Had a Hunch That He Would Die on July 4, But the Hunch Was Premature. Columbus, Ind.. July 10.—Francis Pfeiffer, the ninety-three-year-old pioneer of this city, who said be would die on the Fourth of July, is still alive, but his death is expected at any hour. In spite of his critical condition his mind is as active as It ever was For over sixty years he has been agent for the German Fire Insurance com pany, of Indianapolis, and he decided that he had better resign before bt died. He asked bis daifcbter to write his resignation, but she had something else to do at the time and delayed the task. When she was out of the room Pfeiffer got out of bed. found some writing materials and wrote his resig nation. It was through! then that hr might die any minute, but he is still alive. Not long ago representatives of this insurance company came here and gave a banquet In honor of Pfeiffer. They stated that he was the oldest agent in their employ.

He “Coughed Cp“ a Kry. Elwood, Ind., July 10.—Norman, the slx-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mero, swallowed a brass key three inches long, with which he was playing, and for three days the neighbors were in a highly nervous state, owing to the parents being Christian Scientists, and refusing to call in medical aid to relieve the boy. After two days the bqy was seized with a coughing spell, and during an especially violent retching thnew up the key. Novel Case of Dislocation. Greenfield, lad.. July 10.—Miss Ethel Garrlott. of this city, was in a serious condition for some time, the result of quickly turning her head to keep from seeing her father kill a chicken. One of the spinal muscles was dislocated and It required the services of a physician before her bead could ba turned to its natural position.