Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1908 — Page 3

Your Personality will be less attractive and charming when there Is a noticeable taint of the breath. The direct cause of it is frequently due to decayed teeth. This is a trifle that should be given immediate attention for many reasons, besides making provisions for good teeth, and to enjoy the use of real teeth. Particular and critical people are Increasing the popularity of my operations and work. It will please me to have a talk with you about your teeth. DR. J. W. HORTON

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Item* of Interest to City and Country Readers. \ Mann Spitler of Thayer was In town Saturday a few hours. To-day’s markets: Wheat, 85c; rye, 65c; corn, 60c; oa.ts, 44c. Frank Moore of Chicago is down to visit his father, Wm. E. Moore. D. A. Bickel and daughter of Carpenter tp., were Rensselaer visitors Friday. V"'Paul Glazebrook is preparing to 4nter Purdue University to take a Scientific course. Miss Leonora Bonham of Columbus is visiting Mrs. Orabell Duvall for a few days. The Newton county old soldiers and old settlers will hold their annual reunion at Goodland on Sept. 10. Monticello has organized a Civic Improvement Society, the purpose of which is the improvement of the city. “The Man of the Hour,” The Democrat’s new serial, will begin next week. Watch for the opening chapters. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Miller went to Lafayette Saturday to visit Mrs. Miller’s sister Mrs. Odas Brown, a few days. p-Jack Hoyes says he had the best qpts cro'p in his neighborhood. It averaged a little over 26 bushels to the acre. Misses May and Ethel Clarke went to Chicago Saturday for a two weeks visit With friends there and in Hammond. Joe Whiting of Brook came yesterday to get Frank Davis, who has been here since Sunday evening finishing up some legal work. W. C. Baker of Chicago spent Saturday night and Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John N. Baker of Barkley tp.

E. L. Hollingsworth and family returned Sunday from their two weeks outing trip at Williams Bay, Wls. They report a most enjoyable time. F. B. Ham is moving from the Laßue brick house bn River street into the John Jones property, about two blocks further south on the same street. Max Mass and Mrs. Harry ( Hlrsch, both of New Orleans, La., sisters of Mrs. B. S. Fendig, are visiting their sister here for a couple of weeks. '*Ja. E. Wallace of Englewood came down Sunday afternoon to visit Mrs. Wallace, and her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Irwin. He returned to the city Monday morning. \/An 8% pound daughter was born August 8 to Mr. and Mrs. Nels G. Lane of near Lisbon, No. Dak. Mrs. Lane will be remembered as Miss Lizzie Brown, formerly of Rensselaer. , Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Radcliff of Cincinnati who have been visiting Mrs. Radcliff’s parents Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Rhoades for some days, returned to their home Sunday afternoon. . Advertised letters: Sadie Lelser, Mattie Rash, Mrs. Leia Rawlings, Chrystal Murray, Mabel Larson, Mrs. John Bush, Mary E. BOdonet, Delia Claison, Vernon Jennings, Roy Beck, W. L. Erwin.

The tendency of the price of oats is steadily downward, the high point being 4'6 cents a bushel. The price yesterday was 42, notwithstanding the scarcity of this cereal for current consumption. Allen Louks writes us from Cambridge, lowa, that he, is still well pleased with his change of location from Jasper county, and that wheat, rye and corn is a good crop there, but oats are very light. < XJThe Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Ejrfhnuel Harehberger of Parr, died Thursday night and the funeral was held Saturday. Burial in Miller cemetery in Newton county. The babe was twelve days old.

\ Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hopkins are spending the week at Cedar Lake. George Lundy returned Saturday from a week’s visit with his parents at Gosport, Ind. Mr. and Mrs. B. Forsythe are in Chicago buying goods this week and taking a lake trip. John Ramp went to Chicago Monday and from there to Sag Harbor, Mich., on a week’s vacation trip. Miss Selma Leopold returned Saturday from an extended visit with relatives in Peoria, 111., and Kentland. In the Rensselaer-Mt. Ayr ball game at the latter place Sunday, the score was 15 to 4 in favor of Rensselaer. Mrs. Geo. Goff left Monday for Meadville, Pa., to attend the week’s convention of the Splrella corset salespeople. Friday’s ball game between Wolcott and Rensselaer, played at the latter place, resulted in a complete shut-out for Rensselaer. Score 7 to 0. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Knight, after a few weeks visit with relatives in and near Rensselaer, departed Monday for their home in Yukon, Okla. F. M. Corbin, G. H. Baldwin, Harvey Goff and Clarence Blankenbaker, all of near Mt. Ayr, took the train heye Monday for Big Rapids, Mich., to look at farm lands. James Gilmore and sister Ethel of near Parr left Monday for Pleasant Prairie, Wls., to visit their sister, Mrs. W. F. Reynolds. Miss Ethel Gilmore expects to make her home there. The Democrat carries an exceptionally large stock of bond and typewriter paper and can furnish printed letter heads, envelopes or blank paper in almost any weight or quality of stock promptly and at very low prices. The alleged ball players in the I. O. O. F. lodge went to Pleasant Ridge Sunday and played a team at that place. The score was 7 to 5 in favor of the latter. Friday afternoon the I. O. O. F. and K. of »P’s. will cross bats.

A. L. Branch .expects .to return to Stockton, Cali., the latter part of the week. It is likely Omar Day will accompany him, he having decided to give up his studies at Purdue if he can secure a suitable position out in California. * s Prof. W. O. Schanlaub, Newton ounty’s county superintendent, was n town Saturday to visit his parents. The “old man" must set up some mighty good grub down to his house, and then there may be some other attraction here besides the grub. Shames Clark and Ed Gilmore started for Tripp county, S. Dak., yesterday, where another drawing will be held In the near future for a part of the \ Rosebud reservation adjoining the strip in which so many of our townspeople participated some two or three years ago. Mrs. Harry Harmon of Chicago has been visiting Mrs. Charles Harmon for some days at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Brown. On Saturday evening they were joined by their husbands who were here over Sunday returning to Chicago and the early train Monday morning. |\Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mustard of dear North Vernon visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.. Geo. Mustard, here a few days the last of the week. They had been to Goodland to attend the funeral of Mrs. Mustard’s mother, Mrs. Wm. Toyne, and came over here for a few days visit before returning home. Miss Lottie Robinson returned Sunday from Rensselaer and McCoysburg, where she has been spending a month among frlehds.. . Oats threshing on the Conrad ranch is progressing rapidly and the yield is the best we have heard of this season. One piece averaged 40 bu. to the acre and another 87% and so on the general average on hundreds of acres not being less than thirty bushels.—Morocco Courier. X '

“EH and Jane” at Ellis opera house Thursday night, August 20. Mrs. William Parkinson and baby of Brook are visiting relatives and friends in Rensselaer and vicinity for a couple of weeks. sGeorge Goff left Monday for Belle' Fourche, So. Dak., to visit his son Bert and family. He expects to be gone a month or six weeks. ■ r- •• ■ Quite a number of the members of the local Camp, M. W. A., went to Mt. Ayr Saturday night to witness degree work. The Morocco team performed the work. Some 35 new Woodmen were taken in, we understand. Andrew Charles, John Nesslus, AYchie Taylor, Timmons, Arb Bullis, John Shide and Charles Dluzak of Jordan and Carpenter tp*., left on the 9:55 a. m., train Monday for Lisbon and other points in North Dakota to work in the harvest fields. T. J. McMurray of Cedar Rapids, lowa, who had been visiting his daughter, Mrs. David Wheeldon, left Monday morning for Rantoul, 111., for a visit before returning home. After the drowning of Mr. Wheeldon he was reached at Rantoul and returned to Rensselaer yesterday on the 10:55 a. m. train. • The wind last Wednesday night did much more damage than it was thought at first it had. Reports from every direction read very much alike. But Aen the good the rain will do must be set off against the damage done by the wind, and there will no doubt be a nice balance on the credit side of the ledger.

Probably more teams and wagons have passed over the old creamery bridge on College Road in the past ten days than have crossed heretofore in the past five years, owing to the Washington street bridge being out for the passage of the dredge. All that vast travel from the south has had to enter town over this bridge during this time, and it is something great, too. Goodland Herald: Mrs. Chas. Crowden went to Rensselaer last Saturday for a short visit with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Harmon Mrs. Lew Spaulding and Mrs. Net Hamblin left Saturday morning for a week’s visit with relatives in Chicago'. From there they will go to Bangor, Michigan, and spend a week with Mrs. Spaulding’s brother-in-law. Geo. Spaulding. 'xMr. and Mrs. Jeffries came home Thursday evening with as little ado as they had left some days before. We got on to Joe, however, through a marked newspaper copy from Oklahoma City, where he had stopped over night with U. M. Baughman and got two or three feeds thrown in. He must have fed pretty regular while he was gone, as he looks as good as he did before he went away. Mrs. Catharine Davison Linton, aged 64 years, a former resident of Walker tp.. this county, died at her home in Englewood, 111., August 6, and the remains were brought back to Medaryville for burial. Deceased was* born In Jasper county and was married to Samuel Linton of Walker tp., August 25, 1864. To this union ten children were born, six of whom with the husband, fifteen grand-children and one great-grandchild, survive her.

Dr. Bates of Broadripple, a brother of N. S. Bates, came Friday for a few days visit with his-brother. Dr. Bates has been a hard worker and is suffering from a nervous breakdown, complicated with a throat affection, which affects his speech. A good rest and quiet is expected to put him in his usual good health. He left here yesterday for Battle Ground and from thence to Delphi and expected to return home the last of the week. Mr. and Mrs. s 7 B. Thornton left yesterday for their home near Beverly, Wash. They yere called here last March by the serious illness of the latter’s mother, Mrs. Miles Moffitt of Fair Oaks, who died a fewdays ago. Mr. Thornton has a 160 acre claim five miles from Beverly and four miles from the' new extension of the C. M. & St. P. railroad, which is now constructed to Beverly and has trains running that far.- Mr. Thornton’s claim is but 3 % miles of the Columbia River. Mjerry Healy returned from his wfeek’s vacation Sunday evening. He had spent the week at South Haven, Mich., visiting Samuel Overton, a brother-in-law of his brother John Healy. John returned last Wednesday arid Ms family wUI be home the latter part of this week, after having spent the three weeks there. Jerry went swimming every day he was there, and declares he saw many good lookers from Chicago and other places, but whether he swallowed the bait offered him he has not revealed so far.

ISSUE AT SPRINGFIELD

Having Strangled the Riot the Question Is, Shall the Guilty Rioters Escape? many rioters are in prison Much Loot Has Also Been Found in Their Possession. NEW REIGN OF TERROR BEGINS Witnesses of the Diabolism Are Threatened—Real Cause of the Outbreak Another Death, Sc#tt. Bpringfield, 111., Aug. 18. —One more victim has been added to the death list of the Springfield mob. J. W. Scott has succumbed to a gunshot In the lungs received Friday night Scott's death brings the total to six. and is the fourth chargeable to the mob which Invaded the “black belt” near Twelfth and Madison streets. It was here that the hunted negroes made their stand, firing upon the heads of the mob from ■windows and roofs. Another death is expected momentarily. W. H. Bowe, chief clerk in the county treasurer’s office, and one of the most popular citizens of Springfield, is slowly sinking from the effects of the bullet wounds and the beating which he received from a crowd of negroes Friday night. Threat of More Trouble. Bowe's friends have warned the authorities that “Billy” will be “avengod,” and the event of his death will cause a redoubling of vigilance by the troop commanders.^"Walt until the troops go.” is the word that has been passed around town, and recognising the strength of the undercurrent, the state, city and county officials are taxing every effort to turn public opinion toward law and order. To that end Governor Deneen has been in conference with officials of various civic bodies, including the Chamber<>f Commerce, the Springfield Bar association and the Evangelical Ministers' association. Real Reign of Terror Begins. Evidence is not lacking that many citizens who were known to have important testimony regarding the mob and its leaders have been deterred from offering this to the state’s attorney, because of threats of violence made against them anonymously. The riot could scarcely have been avoided, and is not in itself a disgrace to the city. The real disgrace will come if the guilty are allowed to escape,” is the slogan of the authorities now. So the civic bodies are asked to urge all good citizens to reveal freely whatever of testlmonv they may possess. Only sheer weight of evidence Is likely to break through the local prejudice here and assure convictions, according to the police and other officials.

MANY ARRESTS ARE MADE

Also Much Loot is Found—Real Cause of the Mob Outbreak. The gathering of evidence has begun tn earnest. Policemen in plain clothes have been sent to search the houses of prisoners and suspects, and as a result the police station looks like a general s|ore. Groceries, hardware, men, boys and women's clothing, dry goods and shoes, were recovered in great quantities, most of them bearing the price tags of the looted business houses. Naturally many arrests followed. Eighty prisoners were crowded into the small cell room at the police station, the lack of comfort being such that only the cement floor is available for sleeping space. “That will take some of the rioting out of them,” was the comment of one policeman. Five of the arrests are considered Important by the police. It was in the homes of these men that most of the loot . was found. A sixth person is being sought by the police who aver that when lie Is arrested practically all of til»e ringleaders of the mob wiil be in custody. “We have the thugs on the run,” said Evan Jones, chief of detectives here, and he added that many suspects are leaving town to avoid arrest.

Roy Young, one of the prisoners, has confessed starting a number of fires, the police say. Young, who is twentytwo years old, came here from Missouri about a month ago. A search of his rooms at 216 North Seventh street revealed a quantity of overalls, shoes, boys' shirts and other articles of apparel. The feeling against the colored cltlzens is of one of years standing. The present riots, according to old citizens, is the result of years of racial antagonism. Each year has seen an augmentation of the colored .population. '•They were getting too bold and impudent,” said a well-known hotel man. “Personally, I think Governor Deneen’s stand for the protection of the negroes la correct, but the average workingman has little sympathy with It.” The tone of this interview is similar to that of others had by newspaper men. Barbers, street car men, miners, laborers, and the common_ruD of people -net on the street talked in a simitar vein. Governor Deneen has issued six proclamations, one for each violent death during the riot, offering a reward of 8200 for evidence which will lead to the conviction of the guilty persons. The governor has also issued

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•n address to the citizens of Springfield tn which he says, referring to the riot causes, that a special grand jury has been called to investigate them, and that “all evidence relating to these crimes should be presented to the grand jury at once, and I urge upon all good citizens of this city to present such evidence • • * to the Hon. Frank Hatch, state’s attorney of Sangamon county, or to General Edward C. Young, in charge of the military forces here.” The governor adds that this Is the duty of citizens, who should exert themselves to see thait all who committed the crimes, whether aiders and abettors, are brought to speedy justice.

BULLETS FOR THE SOLDIERS

Two Patrols Fired on from Ambush, but No One Injured. Scattered sections of the city were in an uproar at different times during the early part of last night. Harvard park was again the stqrm center. Twice patrols were fired upon in that vicinity, but in neither case was any one injured. Over in the western end of town, in the vicinity of the state house and arsenal, there were several cases of revolver firing by rowdiea. The marauders traveled in groups of two or three, obeying the orders of militia patrols to keep moving, but as soon as they were ■ well passed the groups of soldiers they drew revolvers,fired into the air and fled down side streets, escaping in the darkness. Two small fires, apparently not connected with the rioting, added to tin. excitement and served to frighten the timid residents. As a consequence calls for troops were frequent and the militia had a hard night. A second attack was made on the militia from ambush from Fourteenth and Edward streets at midnight Lieutenant Case and, two privates of company A, Fourth infantry, were fired upon, the bullets kicking up the dust at their feet. oCmpany E, of the First infantry, was sent to the place, and as this detachment was about to return to headquarters another shot was fired, the missile striking the scabbord of Lieutenant Ridgeway. No one was injured and no arrests were made. George Cooper, one of the negro refugees at the arsenal, told a harrowing tale of bls experiences with his wife and two children. On Friday night when fire was spreading in the negro district, and windows were bong shattered by the howling mob. Cooper and his wife managed to escape in the darkness to the country. They walked till daylight, almost In a circle, they afterwards discovered, and then being near the village of Spaulding. they hid in a ditch till nightfall and one of the children, a baby, was taken The child cried Incessantly. ana slen white people were seen approaching the mother had to stifle its cries with her hand over the little one’s mouth. That night they left the ditch, still withput food, and started northward. They again saw citizens armed, and to avoid encountering them hid wherever shelter offered. At midnight they were still within a mile of the town, when troops were seen coming. The Spaulding people, it developed, had armed in fear of an invasion of negroes, but they returned to their homes when reassured by the troops. Ibe colored family later obtained shelter and food at the Spaulding jail. Governor Deneen states that upon proper requisition from the Kankakee authorities Private Joseph B. Klein. Co. A, Fret Infantry, who killed Earl Nelson, at Kankakee, Saturday last, will be turned over to the civil anthorities.

LINOTYPE COMPOSITION.

The Democrat has a fine new Model 5 Standard Linotype and in addition to doing all its .own work is prepared to handle considerable outside composition. At present we have six and eight point mats only, light and bold face, and can set matter most any measure desired up to 30 ems long and on 6, 8, I or 10 point slug. All work handled carefully and promptly and at reasonable. prices. We also cast 6-point border slugs .30 ems long, for sale at 5c per slug, 12 slugs for 50 cents. They are the cheapest and best border printers can buy for ads and job work.

Cf j!? a °. o t 0 Northwest, Indianapolis. Cincinnati and the South, Louisville and French Lick Springs. RENSSELAER TIME TABLE. In Effect June 14, 1908. x, - , SOUTH BOUND. No. 6—Louisville Mall (dally) 10:65 a m N033-Ind’poli» MaU (dXy).. No.39—Milk accomm. (dally) 6:40 p.m. fe° u ‘ svi “ e .. Kx ' < dall y> 11 =OS p. m. No.3l—Fast Mall 4:49 a. tn „ 4 „ NORTH BOUND. No. 4—Mall (dally) 4:30 a. m No.4o—MUk accomm. (daily) 7:31 a. m' No.32—Fast MaU (daUy) 9:66 a.m. No. 6—Mali and Ex. (dally).. 3:26p.m. to Chi - Ves - “a* l 6:36 p.m. N?- 3 .? — C,n ' t 0 Chi. (Sun.only) 2:67 p.m. •Dally except Sunday. No. 3 wIU atop at Rensselaer for passengers for Lafayette and South. No. 4 will atop at Rensselaer to let off passengers from points south of HaXnd ** No. 33 makes direct connection at Monon for Lafayette. FRANK J. REED, G. P. A. W. H. McDOEL, Pres, and Gen’l Mgr, CHAS. H. ROCKWELL, Traffic Mgr Chicago. W. H. BEAM, Agent, Rensselaer.

COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. „, Tr l J » tee «- ~ . Townships. Washington Cook Hanging Grove M. W. Coppess Gillam Grand Davisson Barkley Charles F. Stackhouse Marion Charles E. Sage ;... Jordan W. B. Teoman Newton George L. Parks... Milroy Fred Karch Walker Henry Feldman Keener Charles Stalbaum Kankakee Robert A. Mannan.. Wheatfield Anson A. FeU Carpenter Harvey Davisson .union Ernest Lamson, Co. Supt.... Rensselaer E. C. English Rensselaer James H. Green Remington Geo. O. Stembel Wheatfield Truant Officer. .C. M. Sands, Rensselaer JUDICIAL. Circuit Judge Charles W. Hanley Prosecuting Attorney R. O. Graves Terms of Court.—Second Monday in February, April, September and November. Four week terms. CITY OFFICERS. Mayor J. H. S. EUls Marshal W. S. Parks Clerk Charles Moria n Treasurer Moses Leopold Attorney Geo. A. Williams CivU Engineer H. L. Gambls Fire Chief J. J. Montgomery Fire Warden J. J. Montgomery Councilmen. Ist ward H. L. Brown 2nd ward J. F. Irwin 3rd ward Eli Gerber At large..C. G. Spitler, Jay W. Williams COUNTY OFFICERS. Clerk Charles C. Warner Sheriff John O’Connor Auditor.. . . .vrr........J. 1% Leatherman Treasurer K D. Allman Recorder J. W. Tilton Surveyor Myrt B. Price Coroner Jennings Wright Supt. Public Schools. .Ernest R. Lamson County Assessor John Q. Lewis Health Officer M. D. Gwin ” Commissioners. Ist District John Pettet 2nd District Frederick Waymire 3rd District Charles T. Denham Commissioners' court—First Monday of each month. Jordan Township. The undersigned, trustee of Jordan township, attends to official business at his residence on the first Saturday of each month; also at the Shide schoolhouse on the east side, on the third Saturday of each month between the hours of 9 a. m. and 3 p. m. Persons having business with me will pleas* govern themselves accordingly. Postoffice address. Goodland, Ind. R. F. D. CHAS. E. SAGE. Trusted. Newton Township. The undersigned, trustee of Newton township, attends to official business at his residence on Thursday of each week. Persons having business with me will please govern themselves accordingly. Postofflce address Rensselaer, Indiana. Phone 26-A, Mt. Ayr Exchange. W. B. YEOMAN, Trustee. Union Township. The undersigned, trustee of Union township, attends to official business at his residence on Friday of each week. Persons having business with me will please govern themselves accordingly. Postoffice address, Rensselaer, Indiana, R. F. D. 2. HARVEY DAVISSON, Trustee. ELLIS 1 OPERA HOUSE

Thursday, Aug. 20. HARRY GREEN AND A CLEVER COMPANY PRESENTING ELI and JANE, A WHIRLWIND OF Mirth, Music, Fun.. 4 BIG SPECIALTIES SWEET SINGERS PRETTY DANCERS Hany firm at EWj Pirfaranci Prices 33c, 35c and 50c. Tickets on sale at Jessen’s. There were 23 tickets sold by the Monon from this station to Lafayette Saturday on account of Ringling Bros, shows exhibiting at that place.