Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1908 — Page 1

THE TWICE - A - WEEK

Jasper County Democrat.

91*80 Per Year.

“CRAZY MAN”

-Turned Out to Be sane As Anybody. SOON TURNED LOOSE BY OFFICERS A Russian Working for C. Paacoast of Newton Tp. Bound Hand and Foot Because of Dispute Over Wages. A young Russian who had been Working for Cicero Pancoast, a prosperous farmer of Newton tp„ for the past five weeks, created Considerable excitement in that neighborhood last Friday. The trouble seems to have originated over a dispute in the wages he was to have. He had ‘hired to Pancoast at $lB per month, he said, but because of the extreme long hours he had to put in he was going to quit after working awhile. Then, so he stated, Pancoast told him that if he would stay until after harvest he would pay him $25 per month. The man, who gave his name as Peter Rada, agreed to stay, and having a little money, alleges that he sent in by Pancoast one time when the latter came to town, to get a shirt, some socks, etc., amounting to about $3, and sayß he sent the money to pay for the goods, and had drawn no money whatever.

Friday, when they came to settle up, he says that Pancoast had these goods charged to him, and that a half day that he was sick and unable to work and another half day he could not work on account of rain, he had been “docked,” and that Pancoast only gave him sls. Pancoast said he did not send the money to pay for the goods. A dispute arose over the matter and during the trouble the Pancoasts allege Rada struck Mrs. Pancoast. This he denies, / however, saying that he merely pushed her gently to one side. Everett Halstead arrived at the Panooasts about this time and Rada was seized and tied hand and foot and lashed to the fence. The sheriff was telephoned to about 3:30 p. m., that they had a crazy man out there and to come ouf and get him. Both the sheriff and his deputy being out of town, City Marshal Parks, with J. M. Knapp and George Scott went out to bring the man in. The story they tell is not very complimentary to the Pancoasts. They found the man lying on his back by the fence, bound tightly hand and foot. One hand was tied up over his head to the fence, a rope was around his neck and the knot had worn almost through the skin on the back of his neck, and his feet were stretched out and tied to the fence also, and he could scarcely move a muscle. His face was covered with froth and tears from his eyes, and he did indeed look like a crazy man. A rag was handed the officer at his request and he wiped the poor wretch’s face and untied him, slipping a pair of handcuffs on his wrists as a precautionary measure. Asked if he wanted a drink, one of the family Stepped forward and said:

"Peter want a drink?” To this Rada satirically said in broken "Beg for drink all time; now when policeman come they ask, ‘Peter want drink.’ ” The man was placed in the carriage and brought to town, and he was not long in convincing the S(|cer that he was not crazy, apd the handcuffs were removed soon after leaving the Pancoast farm. He said that he was a well educated Russian and could speak three different languages fluently, but could not speak English very well. H 6 attended college tor several years in St. Petersburg, he said. His wild actions, as reported by the Pancoasts, were «o doubt due to his misunderstanding of the customs of some people in Americd' and he did not know what was to be done with him when he was seized and bound. The officers seemed to think Rada vraß the least crazy of the bunch and got him something to eat when they reached town, he stating that he had had no dinner, and he was taken to the train and started for Chicago, there being nothing he could be held for.

Oil and gasoline—Home Grocery.

COUNCIL MEETING. The oity council met in regular session Mopday night, Councilman Gerber being absent. An ordinance was ordered drafted to regulate the location of stone crushers within the city. There has been some complaint about the location of the crushers now at Work here. ~ . A sidewalk was ordered in front of J. M. Wasson’s and J. A. Burnham’s vacant lots on Scott street. . The contract with the Monon for light and water was signed in the shape it was reported in these columns a few days ago. The superintendent’s report on Dayton and Weston streets was ordered placed on file, he having reported that these streets were completed according to contract. A resolution was ordered prepared for a sidewalk on Division streel on petition of Chas. Ramp and others. A contract was entered into with the Western Electric Co. for a new dynamo to cost $1,607. C. S. Chamberlain, who is now a city employe, was authorized to sign a contract with the Western Electric Co. to act as its agent to sell meters and generators to the city of Rensselaer, and an extra five per cent discount which he is to get for his services as such agent is to go to the city treasurer. This contract to hold for a year. The following claims were allowed ;

CORPORATION FUND. W. S. Parks, salary ..$30.00 E. M. Thomas, nlghtwatch.... Most* Leopold, books for Trus..... 1.50, L. A. Bostwick, surveying 22.80 Frank McCarthy, assisting same... 11.00 ROAD FUND. Chester Zea, labor with city team 30.00 O. S. Baker, 1ab0r...... 7.00 Chas. Platt, work on sewer 1.50 Eugene Smith, work on street 21.00 Roy Thomas, same 9.00. ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlain, salary. 50.00 Mell Abbott, same... 30.00 Dave Haste, same 30.00 W. H. Eger, mdae 3.12 Shirley HUI Coal Co., coal 79.95 Mose Leopold, freight 50.25 WATER FUND. Ed Hopkins, 5a1ary........ ...30.00 JC. W. Platt, work 2.25 Egel’-HBros, mdse 33.73 John Wiseman, work... 2.00 Henry Wiseman, same.... 3.00 J. O. Winfrey, 8ame...... 2.00 Geo. Clark, safe. 2.00 Albert Wolfe, 5ame...... 8.00

PULASKI TO USE VOTING MACHINES.

Pulaski county will use voting machines in all townships having two or more precincts thiß fall in the presidential election. The township trustees have arranged with a voting machine company to rent machines for use during the Election and if after it is over the voters like them and want the Board of Commissioners to buy the machines, then the rental will be applied on the purchase price. The precincts will be consolidated, two in one. This will no doubt be cheaper than to go through the election the old, way, and much more accurate. This kray the result will be known as soon as the machine is opened after the last vote is east. Newton county has tried these machines and the result has been highly satisfactory. There is no doubt that they greatly reduce the opportunity for fraud and also insure a correct count, while a vote can be cast in onefourth the time that it takes to mark a ballejt the old way.

A CLOSE CALL SURELY.

J. W. Faylor df Union tp., was in town Monday, the first time he had been out of the house for about two weeks. He was stacking hay two weeks ago yesterday, 'using a derrick and a double harpoon fork. The rope became caught in the pulley and John, who was on the load, gave the trip rope a sharp yank to pull in down. The rope holding the pulley in place had become badly worn, unbeknown to anyone, and when he yanked the rope so hard it broke loose and pulley, fork and rope came tumbling down upon him. The pulley struck him in the side and knocked" him senseless, while one of the fork prongs pierced through his right arm near the muscle. The fork was almost directly over him when it broke loose, but he had no time to get put of the way of it. It was a very close call from a fatal accident, and Mr. Faylor is to be congratulated that he escaped with his life. We have read in* our exchanges of numerous similar accidents from horse hay forks this season, some of which have terminated fatally. £

Be satisfied, trade at the—-Home Grocery. . v K ' J ' ' K

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1008.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. - ' : ' r *' • : V - r '-' Only one marriage license has been issued thus far this month. ' ,New suits filed: No. 7348. Dick* ineon Trust Co., trustee, vs. Fred Granger, et al; suit to foreclose! mortgage on lands in Keener tp.' Demand $1,200. The County Institute will he held August 31 to September *, and while the instructors have aqtt all been selected the following have been: Prof. Middleton of Chicago wUI have charge of the music, and Prof. Stone of Ypsilanti, Michigan, author of the Stone-Southworth arithmetic, will be one of the instructors. A warrant for wife desertion was issued out of “Judge” Irwin’s court for Nicholas Ott, a brother of Mark Ott on the Warren Springer ranch, and constable O. P. Robinson went out Sunday but did not find him. Monday morning he came in and. showed the court a clipping from a South Bend paper showing that he had been cleared of this same charge in that city. Mrs. Ott who had been the prosecuting witness was communicated with in Chicago and at her request he was turned loqse. ■'* CONTRACTORS BUSY AT WORK. Chicago Heights contractors began the work of removing the Washington street bridge Saturday, afternoon, having gotten the timbers on the ground during the day. On account of the cross-girders hanging so low the bridge will have to be raised some five feet above its foundations before it can be put in shape to rtin out of the way of the dredge. we go to press it is raised to/position where the timbers will be placed under It, and under these will be placed rollers, and under the rollers will be built a track on a false work, then a capstan wHI be used to pult the bridge back into the street on the east side of the river. This process will be reversed when it is replaced. While there is a whole lot of work about this, the contractors seem well prepared for the job and will make very good money out of it.

A DISCREDITED WRITER.

Louis Ludlow, the bankrupt Indianapolis Star’s political writer, seems to be gaining a reputation as a very unreliable writer, to put it mildly, and people he has quoted in support of his articles of misrepresentation are coming forward, every day and denying the statements he has ascribed to them. Ludlow’s article on political conditions in Boone county—or the interview on which the article was based —and which has been widely copied by the republican press as tending to show democratic discord in that county, was “secured” during a five-minute talk in the Grand Hotel lobby at Indianapolis with Ben F. McKey, editor of the Lebanon Pioneer, during the late democratic editorial assiciation. Editor McKey, in conversation with The Democrat man the next morning, after Ludlow’s article had appeared, told us that the interview had been grossly misrepre-

sented in said article and he had said nothing to Ludlow that could in any way be construed in the way he had stated. Mr. McKey said there was no democratic disaffection whatever in Boone county. In fact, the party was all united, the candidate for the leglslatuijß stood squarely on the democratic platform and the vote polled there this fall for the democratic candidates would be a record-breaker. He said that he did not know of a democrat in the county who was “off,” and he did know of many republicans who had declared they would vote the democratic state and national tickets. So much for Ludlow. But then, Ludlow is only doing the “bidding of his superiors, who are noted distorters of the truth.

A WORD TO THE PUBLIC.

I have an interest in the Kresier feed and hitch barn and will be pleased to have your patronage. I thank you fojf your past kindness and patronage) in the twenty-four years of my milling business at .Rensselaer. My associations with you have been pleasant.

JAMES E. FLYNN.

PATRIOTIC CONCERT

" 1 IU ' ' ll 1 . • Old Soldiers Night, Thursday, August 18th. f* arc h .Gentry’s Triumphal sfedley..War Song of the Boys In I! Blue. Two step Victory Commandery flection American Patrol March on the Field of Glory Overture American Triumph Two step .The Bugles Selection Conquering Heroes March Honor and~olory Star Spangled ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN. Saturday, August 11W Every year, on the 15th of August, the Catholic Church v solemnly celebrates the great feast of the assumption of the Blessed Virgin into Heaven. It is a feast of obligation, on which good Catholics hear Mass, abstain from servile work and attend divine services the same as on Sundays. Three events are commemorated on this feast, namely, the death of the dear mother of Jesus, her resurrection, and her coronation in Heaven. Historically the feast of the Assumption, as it is commonly called, dates back to the time of the Apostles. It was celebrated in the first century of the Christian era and has been kept with great solemnity ever since. Since the Catholic Church encircles the globe, and since the feast is celebrated throughout „the whole Church as a feast of obliga-. tlon, and since the three hundred million members of the Church are divided among all nations and tongues, the praises of the Blessed Virgin Mary resound In every language in every part of the world on this feast. The songs and the prayers of the feast, so very numerous, breathe the deep, heartfelt love of Catholics towards the Mother of God. The Church thanks God for the many and extraordinary favors granted to Mary, the Mother of Jesus, "Our tainted nature’s solitary boast.’’ The Catholic Church venerates the Blessed Virgin as God’s most perfect, most privileged creature, who served God most faithfully and loved God most cordially. Her relation to God the Son is that of a mother to her child. FATHER V. H. KRULL, C. PP. S.

MRS. JOHN L. SMITH WRITES A KINDLY LETTER.

Rensselaer, Ind., Aug. 10, 1908. A. J. McCormick, Agent Lafayette Life Insurance Co., Lafayette, Ind. Dear Sir: Please say to the Lafayette Life Insurance Co. for me that l sincerely thank them for the check for two thousand dollars received to-day, in payment of a policy for that amount carried in the company by my deceased husband. I wish to earnestly thank you for personal activity in filling out the papers giving the company notice of the death the second day after the burial. Tour voluntary attention to this left me nothing whatever to do but sign my name and receive check at once. Coming as this does, immediately with the awful crisis of parting with my dear husband, his loving care and provident presence, it is a very great blessing to me and my son that he had made such a provision for Os. I certainly recommend everyone to fihve life insurance. I will tell my friends and neighbors of your courteous help to me, and the immediate payment of the full amount by the Lafayette Life Insurance Company. MARTHA SMITH. /

EXCURSION TO .SUNNY SOUTHERN ALBERTA.

Will leave Chicago Monday evening, July 17th, 1908. Fare for the round trip from Chicago, Including free private sleeping car accommodations, 125.00: This is less than one ceqt a mile for the round trip. You can’t afford to miss this. Good land sells from $lO to sl6 per acre on easy terms. Railroad fare will be refunded to purchasers. I will be glad to have anyone that would to make the trip to call at my office for any information in regard to the trip, or call me by phone. We will leave Rensselaer on the 9:56 train Monday, July 17th. Don’t forget the date. ' •.'■U . CHAS. J. DEAN, Office in I. O. O. F. Bldg., Reqpselaer, Ind. 7~~"j§k — -7-7--

Remember T. H. Robertson is going to sell a bunch of high grade draft horses at Wolcott, Saturday, August 29.

BIG SCHEME LICENSED

Company tc Oc Into tho Lighting and Heating Bu«in«t» on t Large Scale. BOTHERS INDIANA ITB FIELD ‘ ■■ ■’ Capita) It 94,000.000—Amltb Wh# Insured His Barn Gets Into Trouble—Stste Items Indianapolis, Aug. 11.—A great ptKM lie utilities corporation to supply tfsht, heat and powder to score or move oi cities and towps in northern Indiana and Ohio has been formed witb a capital stock of $4,500,000. Articles of incorporation have been filed at tbe office of tbe secretary of state. Tbe directors. most of whom are well known in tbe gas and electrical world, are aa follows: Franklin L. Babcock, Anthony N. Brady, Charles F. Dieterich, Frank S. Hastings, James P. Lee. Samuel T. Murdock, Henry C. Panl, Albert Tag and James N. Wallace. Al) tbe directors are New York city men except Murdock, who lives at Lafayette, and Paul, who llvda in Ft Wayne. Powers the Company Will Hove, Officers have not been elected, but It Is understood that Dieterich will be president and Murdock secretary and general manager. The Indiana Lighting company, as the big corporation will be known, is authorized to supply light heat and power to Ft Wayne. Bluffton, Montpelier, Anderson. Lafayette. West Lafayette, Logansport Peru. , Wabakh. Decatur. Geneva, Berne. Crawfordsvtlle. Lebanon. Thgfbtown and Frankfort in Indiana, and to Lima, Wapakoneta. Celina, 8t Mary’s, Greenville, Ft Recovery, North Mercer and Coldwater, in Ohio, and to Other villages and towns in proximity to tbe cities and towns named.

Scope of the Company, Light, beat and power may be supplied by means of artificial and natural gas, electricity, steam and bot water, and to that end the company Is authorized to manufacture, produce, procure, transport, distribute and sell Its products, also to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire natural gas territory, gas wells, gas works, power plants, etc. Company Home at Lafayette. The company was Incorporated under the Roemler public utilities law, enacted by the last general assembly. The capital stock is divided Into 45.000 shares of SIOO each and the home of the new company will be at Lafayette. It is explained that the new company Is a reorganization of a cor poration which took over the proper ties of the )Dleterlcb syndicate, wb'.cli were sold recently at receivers^sales

HE INSURED HIS BARN

Thereby as Member of the Amfsh Sect Got Into Trouble with His Brethren. Decatur, Ind., Ang. Ilf—George Faille, a member of the Amish sect, living near Berne. Is accused of violating a strict rule of the church by insuring bis barn, and tbe elders are threatening him with expulsion. Pallle, some time ago, insured his barn with a Chicago agency. Tbe barn burned recently and the policy was paid by the Insurance company. Wlieu the Amish elders learned of the transaction they notified Paille to return the money or he would be ousted from the church. Pailiw visited Chicago and later told the elders he had refunded the insurance money. His statement will be investigated and If found to be true the elders say they will reimburse him for his loss. According to tbe Amish doctrine it is an unpardonable sin for any one to act in such a manner, as it is held to be in defiance with God’s wishes.

Mighty Wet Time at Evansville.

Evansville. Ind.. Aug. 11.— Evansville has b®en swept by the worst hail, rain, wind and electrical storm 'n its history For four hours the street "ar lines U-ere tied up. the electric light system* paralyzed, and telephone service demoralized. Large hail stones fell for thirty minutes, doing great great damage to windows and skytights The streets were flooded so Seep that business men going to supper In cabs were compelled to drive over lawns tVater was a foot deep over the door of the Evansville and Terre Haute passenger station.

Olsen Out wrestles Demetral.

Indianapolis, Ind.. Aug. IX.—Charley Olsen defeated the Greek Demetral here In a wrestling match. Demetral took the first fall by a bead scissor lock in sixteen minutes and twenty seconds. Olsen took the next two in thirteen minutes and thirty seconds and thirteen minuter respectively by a leg scissor lock and half Nelson. The match was advertised as being for the lightweight title.

Couple o« Marathon Runners. NobleaviUe. Ind., Aug. il.—Harry Banks and John Hudson, strong young farmer boys, ran seven miles without

stopping to win a wager of $4. James Webb and A. W. Teter Insisted that tbe young men could not perform the feat. Their wager was aocepted oy friends of the boys. The time wu eighty-six minutes. Fifty Years of Wedded LifeDelphi. Ind., Aug. 11.—Mr. and Mra. R. L. Higginbotham will be fifty yearn married tomorrow.

SENATOR ALLISON'S WILL

Hi. Estate Estimated SIOO,OOO- - That Are Made—Provision for Final Division. Dubuque, la., Aug. 11.—Senator Allison’s will jias been filed. The valna of tbe estate is estimated at SIOO,OOO. The bequests follow: ,To Mrs. (X J, Bray ton, housekeeper, $1,200 annually, and use of tjie Allison home during her lifetime; to the widow of hit brother James, $750 annually; to Mrs. Bray ton, to the widow of James, to the widow of his brother Matthew, and to three nieces, $1,500 each; to four nephews, SI,OOO each; to the Dubuque public library, to Finley hospital; and the Y. M. C. A., SI,OOO each. At the death of Mrs. Brayton and Mrs. Cornelia Allison the estate is to be divided, two-fifths going to the children of James Allison and threefifths to those of Matthew Allison. Judge Lacy is named as tbe sole executor. The will was attested in Washington ou April 2, 1000.

FIRE THREATENS A PANIC

Breaks Out at 4 a. m. and Hotel Guests Flee Half Clad to tbe Street. Pittsburg, Aug. 11. —Fire which started at 4 a. m. on the sixth floor of the Phipps power building at Duquesne way and Cecil alley threatened a congested part of the business district, created a panic in several hotels and required tbe services of nearly the entire city force of fire fighters. Elevators in the large structure which was threatened were kept running, and without waiting for ladders to be erected firemen were rushed on express cars to the burning offices, but for which tbe flames would soon have been beyond control. Half-clad guests of hotels who fled when they saw flames close to them were assured with difficulty it was Base to return to bed. The store of the Joseph Horne company was in danger, but was saved by firemen. Tbe loss is placed at $25,000.

EDISON ENTERTAINS FARMAS

Shows the Paris Aviator a Little Scheme of His Own in Aeroplanea. New York, Aug. 11. —Thomas A. Edison bad Henry Farman, the aviator, as a guest at his laboratory in Orange, N. J., to show him a flying machine which he has invented. Edison explained fully tbe principles on which bis Invention is based. These are said to be those of tbe gyroscope, or uplifting fan, and the foreign aeroplanist was greatly impressed. He declared that they embodied far better ideas Gian the ma-bine wblcb ne bad brought from France for his exhibitions in this country. Farman’s manager. MacMecben, of St. Louis, is busy looking for new financial backing for Farman’s tour of the country, as originally planned. Farman said be would be glad to give further exhibitions over here, but unless tbe funds were forthcoming shortly he would return to France.

HUGHES WIELDS A BIG STICK

Culls for the Removal of a Sheriff Because He Doesn't Enforce the Anti-Gambling Law. Saratoga, N. Y„ Aug. 11.—Copies of charges of alleged neglect of duty for failure to suppress the alleged gamfr-v ling at Saratoga Springs, a request for his removal from office, have been served upon Site tiff John Bradley. Jr., of Saratoga county, by Ben Smith, confidential stenographer to Governor Hughes. The charges were filed with Governor Hughes by Dr. Walter Laidlaw, as chairman of the Anti-Itacing Gambling Campaign committee, with offices in New York. Sheriff Bradley is summoned to appear in bis own defense in the executive chamber at Albany on Aug. 17, at • p. m. The governor has directed Sheriff Bradley to file his answer to the chargee by that time.

GASOLINE AGAIN.

A pitcher filled with gasoline and a match caused a run by tbe fire company to the home Of 0. H. McKay on W*eston street, Monday evening about 7:30. McKay’s little boy had got possession of the gasoline and the match in some manner and when the match got on fire the gasoline did likewise. No damage was done except she boy was burned about the mouth. The had been extinguished before the fire company got there.

An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office.

Vol. XL No. 80.