Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1908 — Page 8

Jasper Count Gleanings NEWS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

REMINGTON R. R. TIME TABLE. EAST. TRAINS “ WEST. 6:10 am Mail and Ps&aenger 9:38 am 9:38 am Local Freight 12:42 pm 11:88 am Mall and Passenger 6:12 pm 8:10am Paaa'g'r (Bun.only) 7:sopm

REMINGTON. The Remington schools will open Sept. 14. Miss Nellie Bull of Elwood is visiting Mrs. Will Beal. We are looking forward to a big crowd at Fountain Park Thursday, democratic day. Miss Elsie Taylor of Pittsburg, Pa., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Cooper, at Earl Thompson’s. Miss Maude York of Coldwater, Kan., Is visiting the family of her uncle, W. L. York at present. Mtb. W. E. Rich and children of Kankakee, 111., is visiting friends and attending the Assembly, Ira W. Yeoman is very poorly at this writing. His son Steve of Indianapolis was summoned home last week. B. H. McCully of Chicago is visiting his mother, Mrs. Anna McCully and brother Chauncy here at this writing. There are a large number of former residents here visiting relatives and friends and attending Assembly. We regret that we cannot give a 1 ist of them. Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Conrad and little son of Indianapolis visited Dr. Landon and family last week. Mrs. Conrad was formerly Miss Jesse Mclntire, daughter of O. B. Mclntire, deceased,, who for many years was a prominent business man of Remington. Mrs. Mary Wilkins, whose death was mentioned in The Democrat last week, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, Sept. 29, 1799, and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Margaret Watson in Remington Aug. 17, 1908, aged 108 years, 10 months and 19 days. She leaves four children, William Wilkins of Groveland, Ill.; Margaret Watson of Remington; Mary Ferguson of Corning, Ohio; and John Wilkins of Delta, Ohio. Her husband and three children had preceded her to the better land.

There was a good attendance at Fountain Park last Friday to the “old settlers day.” Gov. Hanly delivered the address. The venerable John Ade of Kttntland, father of George Ade, the ,%inous author and playwright, presided. W. W. Gilman of Goodland also made a short talk, as did Perry Washburn of Earl Park who was present with his ox team and drove Gov. Hanly, John Ade, W. 1. McCullough and T. P. Johnson around the grounds behind his team. Many of those present had never seen a team of oxen, and the sight was a novel one indeed. The oxen were a beautiful team, well matched and great big lusty fellows.

Clyde Thompson, who is serving a sentence in the county jail for making a getaway with a motor cycle and a sum of money while in the employ of Frank Cones, appears to be losing his mind. Saturday afternoon he made an attempt to hang himself and but for the timely arrival of Deputy Sheriff Shackleton he would have been successful. Thompson had taken the blanket from his bed and torn it into strips which served the purpose of a rope. He stood upon a chair and after fastening one end around his neck and the other around the bars of his cell he kicked the chair from under him and had a beautiful start on his trip to glory when he was cut down. For some time he has been acting queerly and threatening to kill himself. He talks of his wife continually and seems to have the idea that some one is trying to get her away from him. Just after noon Saturday she was permitted to see him and as she took her departure Thompson said: “Goodbye Vern, I’m going to hang myself.” It was shortly after this that Shackleton heard the noise in the cell and decided to investigate. lie found Thompson hanging with his feet off the floor about eight inches, he was black in the face and his tongue was

protruding. He was unconscious when cut down but recovered rapidly and wanted to kno\v “what in the hell they were doing with him,” and complained that his neck hurt him terribly. He denied that he made an attempt to hang himself and maintains yet that he has no recollection of it at all. Either the fellow is crazy or else he is giving a pretty good imitation of the real thing. A few days ago the officers took a knife away from him which he had fashioned from the handle of a tincup which was in his cell. He had cunningly shaped the blade and fastened it to a stick which was in hiß cell. It had been ground to a razor edge on the stone walls and Thompson said he intended to use it to cut his throat. His “Sentence will expire the latter part of this week and if the costs in his case are paid, as we are informed they will be, he will be at liberty. Tuesday evening Press Smith, a brother-in-law of Thompson’s, came in and paid the fine that stood against him and promised to keep him out of the county. It is Bald that he has gone to Remington with his wife.—Fowler Republican.

Foley’s Kidney Remedy will cure any case of kidney or bladder trouble that is not beyond the reach of medicine. No medicine can do more. A. F. LONG.

MIL. ROY.

Thos. Hilton was visiting relatives and friends Sunday. Mrs. Fay Lear of Palestine spent Sunday with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Owens of Monon visited relatives here Sunday.

BY OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Miss Josie Miller of Rensselaer visited Mrs. Geo. Foulks last week. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Mitchell were Rensselaer visitors this week one day. Frank Sommers and Ernest Harris spent Saturday and Sunday at Remington. Miss Josie Miller and Mrs. Geo. Foulks called on Mr. and Mrs. Frank May Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Underwood and Earl Foulks attended old settlers day at Fountain Park. Mason Barlow has been staying at Thos. Spencer's with Abe Woosley since the latter’s accident, Mrs. Geo. Wood has improved so far as to be able to go to Monon Sunday to consult Dr. Clayton. Quite a number attended the meeting Sunday afternoon at Jno. Willbank’s. All report a profitable meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Foulks and Miss Josie Miller spent Saturday and Sunday with Jno. Southard and family near Guernsey. Sunday evening after services Albert was asked by his little brother Charles to vacate his part of the buggy while he escorted two of the fair sex home. This Albert did at once and casting one wistful look after the retreating buggy he slid his hands into his pockets and departed singing ‘‘Afraid to go home in the dark.” . The Evangelistic services at the Milroy Baptist church closed Sunday morning with good results. Rev. Houghton baptized five converts immediately after the morning service and Mrs. Belcher will return for an afternoon meeting on Sunday, September 6th. At this meeting there will be another baptizing, and all are invited to attend. Last Thursday morning while Abe Woosley was helping Thos. Spencer ditch with a scraper, one of tne horses kicked Mr. Woosley in the face, crushing the cheek bone and cutting gashes in his face. Dr. Reagan of Monon was called to dress the wounds, but he Is suffering very intensely and Dr. Reagan was again called Saturday night, who relieved the pain and at present he is resting some easier. . While the injury is serious we hope for his speedy recovery.

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DUNN’S BRIDGE. A party of gypsies camped at Dunn’s Bridge—the old kind of fortune tellers. J. D. Cooper had a colt badly cut by barbed wire but thinks it will get all right. All had a good time. The long expected happened at Burrows’ resort last Sunday evening —a knock-down. The families of T. F. Maloney, Win. Fitzgerald, Ed Hight and J. D. Cooper called on Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Neis Sunday and ate ice cream. Some of F. W. Fisher's best friends gave him a rather noisy call the other night in the form of a charivari, and they say if Clerk Warner waits for those $2 worth of cigars he will be a refortaed smoker.

Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Wins. Tom Moore, of Rural Route 1, Cochran, Qa., writes: “I had a bad sore come on the instep of my foot and could find nothing that would heal it until I applied Bucklen s Arnica Salve. Less than half of a 25 cent box won the day for me by afTecting a perfect cure.” Sold under guarantee at A. F. Long s drug store.

Mrs. Chester Sutton was at Fair Oaks several days last week where relatives were sick. Mrs. C. C. Spencer returned from Englewood with her son Harold and granddaughter Bernice Luce. C, B. Davis and wife of Chicago are taking a summer vacation at his place one mile north of here. The Wheatfleld Maroons came down Sunday afternoon and played a very close game with Demotte Regulars. Score 17 to 10 in favor of Wheatfleld. Sam Luse cut loose from business last week and came back to Demotte and spent a day or two shaking hands with friends so that “Auld Acquaintance” might not be forgot. Miss May Fairchild and her slbter Effle returned from Niagara Falls Wednesday morning. While there they caught several bottles of water while it was still on the granduer escaped.

DEMOTTE.

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The two year old child of Jesse Somers, that was found in the barn lot with its face severely cut and was unconscious for some time afterwards, is now getting along as well as could be expected. It is reported that Verne Sayers is now improving. He has been very low with typhoid fever for about eight weeks and up to the last few days it was not expected that he would recover. His parents are still with him. The Best Pills Ever Sold. , ‘‘After doctoring 16 years for chronic indigestion, and* spending over two hundred dollars, nothing has done me as much good as Dr. King’s New Life Pills. I consider them the best pills ever sold/’ writes B. F. Ayscue, of Ingleside, N. C. Sold under guarantee at A. F. Long's drug store. 25c.

Those having clover to thresh are requested to drop me a card at Aix, Ind. ANDREW ROPP.

TYPE CASES, RACKS, ETC., FOR SALE. The Democrat has disposed of all its old dress of body type and a part of its type case racks and type cases, but still, has about a dozen Italic Job cases, two double case racks and one No. 7 Yarger Staple Binder for sale. Five dollars takes the staple binder with 5,000 staples thrown in; $2 each for the racks and 50 cents each for the cases. Cases and racks almost good as new.

Attention, Asthma Sufferers! Foley’s Honey and Tar will give immediate relief to asthma sufferers and has cured many cases that had refused to yield to other treatment. Foley’s Honey and Tar is the best remedy for coughs, colds and all throat and lung trouble. Contains no harmful drugs. A. F. LONG.

BARGAINS IN PASTURE LAND.

280 acres level pasture land, lies along large ditch, mostly open laud, in blue K.oss, on main road, % mile to school, % mile to gravel road leading to court house. Will take half in good town property, merchandise, or other land. Price S3O. G. F. MEYERS.

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. FARM FOR SALE. 109 acres, 4% miles of Remington, school house on corner, near stone road, R. F. D. and telephone, fair , buildings, good well of water, black loam soil, fairly well tiled, good orchard. Price S7O per acre. FRANK BARTOO, R. R. 4. Remington, Ind. Dr. Rose M. Remmek, registered optician, who has made regular visits to Clarke’s jewelry store for five years, is now permanently located there. Dr. Remmek is fully qualified to accurately measure errors of refraction. This knowledge of the eye and rays of light enable us to determine the kind of glasses to prescriljfe. Our glasses are reasonable in price—your sight is priceless and we want your patronage.

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, 9 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.

“THE MAN OF THE HOUR.”

Many of our readers have heard of G. H. Broadhurst’s great and successful play, “The Man of the Hour,” which has had such great runs in the leading play houses of America, while a few, perhaps, have been fortunate enough to witness the play while It was running in Chicago. The Democrat has secured Albert Payton Terhune’s story, “The Man of the Hour,” based on this play, and it will appear in serial form in our columns.

Don’t forget Robertson’s next sale of horses and mnles, at Wolcott, Saturday, August 29.

Saving Jimmie.

By LULU JOHNSON.

Copyrighted. 1908. by Associated Literary Press.

“Paste her on the trademark, Skinny,” urged the captain of the team. And Skinny, otherwise Master James Treadgear, being ever mindful of advice, “pasted” the sphere with such good effect that the ball sailed ovef the stone wall at the far end of the lot. 1 This changed jubilation Into regret, for not even three scores brought In by the home run offset the fact that Skinny had knocked a fifty cent boll over the wall Into the colonel's garden. Billy Sniffen, who had been cajoled into lending bis new ball to the “big fellows,” some of whom were all of twelve years of age, let out a roar at the sudden disappearance of his property. Balls tbat went over the high stone barrier which surrounded the property of the peppery Colonel Moulton were regarded as good as lost. None of the boys dared brave the wrath of the retired officer in search of lost property. Colonel Moulton would have been regarded as an ogre by mediaeval youth, for tie stormed and raved at children. The smaller lads firmly believed tbat he liked to kill children, and when Jflusk had fallen they hurried past his house lest he spring out and seize them. Now, at the disappearance of the ball, the outfielders followed t lie bass runners up to the home plate and joined in the volley of reproaeh directed toward the unfortunate Skinny. ! “You told me to paste her,” he reminded the scowling captain. I “I didn’t tell you to knock her over the wall.” was the scornful retort. “Poor Billy’s ma’ll lick him when he goes home without that ball." This was an angle from which the unfortunate William had not hitherto viewed his loss, and it caused his grief Ito double. ‘“You better skip over the fence and get it,” decreed the captain, and the gang shuddered. Like a true despot, the captain could I not be induced to alter his command, (and, though he weakened perceptibly tos they drew near the fatal wall, be affected a nonchalance he did not feel,

"I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT," DECLARED THE COLONEL.

and, bending over, he formed his hands into a stirrup, in which the trembling Skinny placed his spot. With a heave the boy shot up until his fingers grasped the wall, but he could not hold and came tumbling back, carrying the captain to the ground with him. | “I can't do it,” pleaded Skinny, but (the captain was adamant | "You gotter,” he Insisted, made {heartless by a skinned elbow. “Get up {there or we’ll throw you over.” f The threat had its due effect. Skin!ny clung shivering to the top of the wall for a moment; then he tumbled over on the other side, and in a moinrat the air was pierced by shrieks of agony so shrill and terrifying that the gang fled incontinently toward the Street, with the doughty captain well tn the lead. As they reached the sidewalk and turned to reconnoiter Skinny’s sister Lucy came down the street and paused to regard the boys inquiringly. “Where Is Jimmie?” she demanded of the captain. V The captain hung his bead. “That’s him.” he confessed, with a jerk of his thumb in the direction of the spot whence Jimmie’s screams still proceeded. “We boosted Jimmie over the wall to get a bail he lost, and I guess the colonel’s killing him.” The entrance to the stone encircled park of the Moulton place was on the other street, and with the gang trailing after her Lucy ran toward the gate. The boys were there before her, but made way that she might approach the dreaded portal. Every one of her attendants admired the courage and determination with which she pressed the Mtton of the electric bell. Her finger was still on the porcelaiu knob when the gate was thrown open and a young man. hatless and without his coat, appeared in the aperture. He Started back as he perceived the excited group. “Has any one gone for a doctor?" he iyiihyi'- -r. , ~ “la a physician needed V asked Lucy. With sinking heart. It was worse than •he had feared. The savage old colonel mast have carried his punishment for

trespass to an excess that bad resulted fan serious injbry. “Borne of you boys run for a doctor, quick,” commanded the young man sharply. “The little fellow has a broken leg.” The entire gang raced up the street after the physician, and Lucy was left alone with the stranger. “May I come In?” she demanded coldly. “It is my brother whom you have Injured." “You will be most welcome,” was the courteous reply. —<“My father’s household does not Include any women, and 1 was somewhat at a loss to make him comfortable. 1 am Lieutenant Paul Moulton," he added by way of Introduction. “My father is Colonel Moulton, and I am visiting him on leave.” “I am Lucy Treadgear,” announced Lucy In response. “It Is my brother. James, whom you hiive injured.” Moulton stepped aside to permit her to enter, and after closing the gate he led the way Into the bousp, where Jlmmle lay on a sofa In the library with the white haired old soldier leaning over him and trying to soothe his fear.

“He seems to be more frightened than hurt,” explained the colonel as he gave place to Lucy, “and a broken leg is no joke at that.” “No wonder,” was the indignant response, “when It is known that you have shot at several boys. It Is fortunate that you did no more than break his leg—fortunate for you, I mean,” she added in explanation. “Bless your pretty face, I had nothing to do with it.” declared the colonel. “As for the shooting, a few blank cartridges and ray consequent bad reputation haVe been the salvation of my fruit trees. This little fellow will tell you himself that neither Paul nor I was In the garden when he fell and broke his leg.” Lucy looked inquiringly at Jimmie, who nodded.

“The boys pushcjl me up too fast," he explained. “I went right on over. And I didn’t get the ball.” he added inconsequentially. "and Billy’s nut'll lick him for losing it. and Don Fraser said he’d lick me if I didn’t get If." “I’ll find it.” volunteered the lieutenant, and he slipped out, leaving Lucy with thp colonel. “My bark is worse than my bite,” explained the old colonel, with reddening face. "I had to do something to keep the boys from overrunning my garden, but I did not suppose that the grownups would take my threats seriously. I shall have to make Paul my deputy to clear my reputation.” The arrival of the physician Interrupted the conversation, and presently the colonel himself tenderly carried the boy to the waiting carriage and insisted that Paul ride on the box with the driver in case he might be needed.

It was perhaps only natural that Paul should call frequently to ask after the Invalid and that he should select Lucy as his first proselyte In his missionary work lit behalf of bis father. “Forty years In a garrison would ruin the temper of any man,” he declared, “and you cannot very well blame dad for wanting to be let alone when he had the chance. He loves gardening, and the boys were wrecking bis grounds. He simply had to Scare them off.” “He was very effective In his methods,” agreed Lucy, “almost too much so. For a moment I supposed that he really had broken Jimmie’s leg.” “I wish that I could make you realize what a splendid father he is,” said Paul, with enthusiasm. “I do not remember my father very well,” said Lucy reminiscently. “He died just after Jimmie was born. I was only eight.” “Let me share mine with you," offered Paul generously. “Will you, dear?”

From a coign of vantage on the far side of the street the gang watched the wedding procession emerge from the church and set up a shout as Jimmie, resplendent in white satin coat and knickerbockers, preceded the happy couple as their page. “Jimmie looks like a stick of candy,” declared the captain contemptuously, “but he’s got an all right sister. There ain’t many girls that would marry & man just to save their little brother from a man like Colonel Moulton. He was just goln’ to kill Jimmie when she rushed lu and said if be would spare Jimmie’s life she would marry the lieutenant” The gang looked with awe upon the brave bride, and Lucy, radiant in her new happiness, never realized that they were cheering her with such enthusiasm because she had sacrificed herself to fate to save her little brother.

Farm for Rent:—l6o acres 7 miles east of town. Inquire at this office. 3t A Grand Family Medicine. “It gives me pleasure to speak a good word for Electric Bitters,” writes Mr. Frank Conlan of No. 436 Houston St., New York. “It’s a grand family medicine for dyspepsia and liver complications; while for lame back and weak kidneys it cannot be too highly recommended.” Electric Bitters regulate the digestive functions, purify the blood, and impart renewed vigor and vitality to the weak and debilitated of both sexes. Sold under guarantee at A. F. Long’s drug store. 50c. FULL BLOOD BHORTHORN BULLS FOR SALE. One excellent 2-year-old and two yearlings. Also farms to rent, possession given either fall or spring. S. P. THOMPSON, ’Phone 37. Rensselaer, Ind.

At 3 for a Quarter CANNED PEAS. Last season’s crop. Hand culled. Distinctly high grade goods. CORN—Selected sweet. • Grown especially for this brand. 20c the Gallon White pickling vinegar. Mason Fruit at less than the present wholesale price. THE REUABLE 6ROGERS MoFARLAND * SON

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