Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 September 1908 — Page 1

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SPECIAL ELECTION

Ftast Be Held in This Senatorial District. CALLED FOR THURSDAY, SEPT. 17 While Gov. Hanly’s Special Session of the Legislature Will Meet on Sept. IS. The smoke of the bomb exploded by J. Frank Hanly had not cleared away, when he fired the fuse of another and this time there was an instant explosion. When readers of the Sunday Star were apprised that a proclamation had been made, calling a special election in this senatorial district, our republican friends who had only just begun to show signs of consciousness after the proclamation of Friday convening the legislature in special session, immediately passed in to another spasm, from which they did ■ot regain consciousness until some time Monday. Late Saturday the gazabo at Indianapolis discovered that Senator Richard C. McCain of Kentland had been appointed postmaster at that place and of course could not act as senator. Then a proclamation followed in quick succession calling a special election for the purpose of electing a senator in the district composed of the counties of White, Newton, Jasper and Stark, to fill that vacancy. Sunday the private Secretary of the Governor came to serve the governor’s writ on the sheriff so that the election could be called. The sheriff of Newton county had been instructed to come over here and hear the writ read, and the sheriff of White county was caught on the telephone and met the Secretary at the train and got his there. An extra man had been sent to Knox to serve the Starke county man, so all this work was done on Sunday. Monday the central committeemen commenced using the ’phone and the democrats got together at Monon and nominated A. J. Law to fill the vacancy, and the republicans revived enough to get . together at this place and nominate A. Halleck for the same purpose, both being regular nominees. The election, will be held on the 17th of September, the day before the special session is called to meet. \ The expense of these special elections will be from SI,OOO to sl,500 to the county, and the officers elected will serve only at this special session. That is, this election is for the special session only and if they serve in the next regular legislature they must be elected again at the November election. The notices were posted Sunday Many think the whole proceeding is illegal, owing to the abort time allowed for legal notice, etc., and the people are a unit, practically, in condemning the governor for what is generally considered an unnecessary expense, and seems to have been done simply to gratify his own narrow-minded make-up.

“CAUGHT WITH THE GOODS.”

Calling Legislature Together Proves Democratic Charges. Had the local republicans been struck with a club square between the eyes, their mental condition would not have been worse than it was when the Indianapolis papers announced the proclamation of J. Frank Hanly convening the legislature in special session for the alleged purpose of correcting blunders that he himself and the wise republican majority had made during the regular session of 1907. x At that session there were appropriations made for various purposes, some of which any one would know it would take two or three years to expend, amounting to $1,369.82, and of this sum $559,377.82 was appropriated for the Southeastern Hospital for the Insane, to consist of 18 buildings that any one would know know could not be built inside of a year. And yet in the face of all this, this wise man Hanly, and the wise majority of republican senators and representatives fixed the time, for this appropriation to run at Sept. 30, 1908. List Friday there was $500,936.37 of this appropriation still remaining unexpended, and it is reasonable to believe that having expended but $58,541.45 this series of buildings has just been started. Ah appropriation of $367,272 was made for a school for deaf and dumb boys and girls, including dormitories and equipment. Of this approprjlantio there was expended on last Friday $142,164.63, leaving an unexwhlch with other unexpended appropriations amounting to $852,602.78, would have to be turned Into the general fund in the state treasury on the 30th of this month if a special session of the legislature does not correct the blunder made by

Hanley-and the republican majority In the legislature a year ago last March. This special session will call for an expenditure of from $40,000 to $50,000, besides the cost of six special elections to elect three representatives and three senators to fill the vacancies that would nave been filled at the general election November 3. These special elections will cost in the neighborhood of $20,000 more, so that this republican blunder will not come cheap by any means, in fact they never do. This thing coming as it does so near the presidential election will open the eyes of some people who have heard about the republican party’s capacity for "doing things,’’and will call to mind the fact that the charge that this time it has been caught in the act and there is no way of getting out of taking the blame.

POSTOFFICE TO BE MOVED.

Will Go Into K. Of P. Building Oct- / ober Ist. pThe Rensselaer postoffice will be moved about Oct. 1 into the K. of P. building on the corner of Washington and Front streets. A room is to be partitioned off on the southwest corner 20x70 feet, and an entire new outfit of furniture put in. This move is bccassioned by the owner of the present site wanting an increase of rent and his declining to put in furniture if his demands for an increase was granted. jThis furniture, which will be strictly up-to-date, will consist of the new keyless lock boxes, etc., and costs about $1,500. *'4w After Mr. Chapman’s refusing to go to the expense of putting in furnishings the proposition was made to H. O. Harris for his bank building. but he, too, declined to put in the furnishings. The government then took the matter up with the Dickinson Trust Co., who own the K. of P. building, and it agreed to the proposition, and will proceed to put the room in shape. They are to furnish heat and light also, and the maXium rent allowed for offices of this class, S4BO per year, is supposed to be the amount paid, and the lease is likely Yor ten years. The removal of the office is likely to occasion some dissatisfaction, as it will be clear to one side .of town, but the government took the matter in its own hands and has done as it pleased. Postmaster Murray has about SSOO invested in the present furniture which will likely be a dead loss to him, as old fixtures are a drug on the market, but Rensselaer will have an up-to-date postoffice, even if a majority or the patrons do have towalk a little further for their mail.

THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN MURDER.

A. G. Clinger of Newton County Found To Have Died From Strychnine Poison. According to the Newton county papers that county is likely to have a murder trial on its hands. On August 13 Albert G. Clinger, a farmer residing three miles north east of Kentland, died under mysterious circumstances. The attending physician was puzzled as to the cause and said that he thought it was either poison or hydrophobia, and refused to issue a death certificate. \ Rumors that there had been foul play became so persistent that the stomach and brain of the dead man was sent away for analysis, and while the report of the examination has npt been made public, the Newton county coronor in his report on the inquest has found that death resulted from strychnine poison. Mr. Clinger leaves a wife, who was formerly Miss Anna Doris of Kentland, and a son. He was married some ten or twelve years ago. It is likely that the next grand jury in Newton county which will probably be called at the October term of court will investigate the circumstances his death and the stories which are being circulated in the neighborhood in which he lived.

REV. KENDIG RETURNED.

The M. E. Conference has returned Rev. Kendlg to Rensselaer for another year. W. S. Simmons goes to Barkley; T. E. Ballard, Brook; J. D. Krewel, Goodland; C. N. Stockbarger, Kentland; Lynn Bates, Medaryville; A. C. Northrop, Monon; R. C. Ballard, Morocco; D. E. Noland, Mt. Ayr; R. H. Crowder, Remington; J. D. Evans, Roselawn; A. M. Bowen, Wheatfield and Demote; A. S. Clark, Wolcott.

BAND PROGRAM.

Thursday evening. Sept. 10. March Sweet Sixteens Overture American Triumpth Two Step Little Giant Selection;..... Best Ever Song When the Moon Plays Peeh-a-Boo.— -.—-— Selection .American Patrol March. Gentry’s Trlumpthal Overture Bohemian Girl Song Dreaming "Love” of You. I'M— ■

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. », 1908.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The republicans of Newton tp., will hold their township nominating convention Thursday to put a ticket in the field. —o- ■ A dispatch from Laporte says that Tom McCoy, the former Rensselaer banker and Tenth District republican chairman, has again been denied a parole and w’ill likely have to serve out his maximum sentence of three yea?s, which will expire next June. —o— i Don’t change from one township to another township or you will lose your vote. In order to at the November election a voter must have been a resident of the township where he expects to vote on the 3d of September, and must not change his precinct after the 2d of October, or he can not vote in November. Paste this in your hat and keep it in mind.

Marriages licenses issued: Sept. 4, George Frank Pam pel of Remington, aged 26, occupation farmer, to Ethel Jane Crabb, also of Remington, aged 22, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Sept. 5- William Foster of Rensselaer, aftd 27, occupation blacksmith, to Jennie Gard of Rossville, aged 33, occupation housekeeper; Second, marriage for male, having been divorced from first wife. First marriage for female. Sept. 5, William of Rensselaer, aged 27, occui*ion clerk, to Ernestena Walter of Francesville, aged 23, occupation housekeeper. lirst marriage for each. s 6ept. 8, Everet Gail Michal son t Robert Michal, of Rensselaei, aged 23, occupation farmer, to Clara May Pettet, daughter of county commissioner, John F. Pettet of Walker tp., aged 19, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. —o — Ed Ames, a young man who works for and is a brother-in-law of Frank Hill, on the old McCoy farm in Jordan tp., has had trouble with John A. Williams who lives in that neighborhood, and the two got together at the Washington street bridge last Friday. Ames was alone but it seems there were others with Williams. Ames drew a reyolver and threatened to shoot Williams He was later arrested but set free after spending a short time in jail, but on Monday morning he came before “Judge Irwin” and on a plea of guilty he was fined $1 and costs, amounting to $8.50 in all, and the gun was ordered destroyed by the sheriff. It was an automatic magazine gun valued as high as $35 and the worst of it is it did not belong to Ames, so no doubt he will have to pay for it in addition to the fine.

The county commissioners will be in session yet today, as will also the county council. Not much was done by the commissioners Monday except allow claims, of which there were a large number. In the report of fees collected for the quarter the Auditor received $35.70; Sheriff, $135.93; Recorder, $328.65. The report of the poor farm superintendent showed 16 inmates of poor asylum, 3 femkies and 13 males. The receipts for the quarter were $545.04 and expenses 715.16. M. *Dougan, et al, petitioned for a new highway in Walker and Wheatfield townships, and Alex Merica for a new highway in Hanging Grove. Louis Welsh, et al, petitioned for the vacation of a highway in Jordan tp. The September term of the Jasper circuit court will convene Monday. The following names have been drawn for the grand and petit jurors: GRAND JURORS. John Bill Jordan tp John W. Keene.. Jordan Albert J. Blggsl. ..Marion M. J. CraverGillam C. A. Armstrong. . Hanging Grove PETIT JURORS. John A. Jordan. . Hanging Grove W. D. Bringle.....Jordan Ralph Moore. Barkley Joseph Groomßarkley Joseph E. Thomas... Newton W. E. Holland Remington Wm. H. HershmanWalker H, F. King.... Rensselaer John ZimmerJordan S. B. Holmes. . ; Newton L. D. Mauck. . ...Union W. E. Boyle. Union Wm. GasperGillam J. C. Borntrager. Nekton L. A. Harm0n,...... . Rensselaer The grand jury has not been called, but the petit jury is called for the second Monday at 11 a. m.

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democrats take notice A Bryan and Kern Club will be organized Thursday night at 8 o’clock, at the office of N. Littlefield, in the K. of P. building. . Everybody come, and tell your neighbor to come, too.

KILLED BY A STREET CAR.

Mrs. Geo. Sharp, Formerly of Rensselaer, Killed At Indianapolis Sunday. Mrs. George Sharp, formerly of this city, was run over and killed by a street car in Indianapolis Sunday while attempting to save her two boys from being struck by the car, and they were both hurt one so badly that it will die it is thouhgt. The Indianapolis News gives the following account of the accident: . “As the result of a street car accident at East Washington and Denny streets last evening, Mrs. Hattie Sharp, the wife of George W. Sharp, of 12 North Denny street, was fatally injured, and her five-year-old son George is lying in a critical condition at. the St. Vincent’s Hospital. Another son, Harold, three years old is suffering from slight injuries at the City Hospital. Mrs. Sharp died at the City Hospital several hours after the accident. “Mrs. Sharp and her sons were on their way home. They left an east bound Washington-street car at Denny street and started in the rear of the car toward North Denny street. George suddenly ran ahead of his mother and got on the tracks in front of a fast-running west-bound car.

“The mother realized the danger as she heard the car approaching. With a bound forward she seized the youngster, while still holding Harold by the hand. “Before she could get off the track with her children the woman and boys were struck by the car. The boys were thrown free of the rails while Mrs. Sharp was caught and rolled under the car. “Mrs. Sharp was carried into the office of Dr. J. W. Webb, and later she was moved with Harold to the City Hospital. In the meantime George received treatment from Dr. Hollingsworth, and when A. M. Ragsdale’s ambulance arrived the boy was hurried to St. Vincent’s. The boy has a fractured skull, and there is little hope that he will recover. He was still in an unconscious condition today. “The car that struck the woman and children was in charge of Otto Clark, motorman, and Michael Finneran, conductor. Clark was so unnerved by the accident that he was unable to continue on his - trip into the city. The police investigated the case. George W. Sharp, the husband and father, is a sign painter traveling through the South for the Thomas F. Cusack Company. Telegrams were sent to him and he was expected home today. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rishling of Rensselaer went down to Indianapolis Sunday afternoon to visit Mrs. Sharp and to attend the state fair, and Mrs. Rishling witnessed the terrible accident. As we understand they had come down town to meet them at the station. Mr. and Mrs. Sharp lived for several years in Rensselaer and have been living in Indianapolis only about three or four years. George is traveling with an advertising sign painting gang in Tennessee, and left home a few weeks ago on a six months trip.

But They Lynched the “Niggers” for Fear They Were.

Jacob Thomas came up from Springfield, 111., and spent Sunday in town. Jake says that he has failed to find any democrats down in that neck of the woods. Everything is for Taft. —Brook Reporter (Rep.)

LAST CALL TO DEBTORS.

Notice is hereby given to those who owe accounts to the late William H. Eger that if the same are not paid by Saturday night, Sept. 12, 1908, they will be placed in the hands of an attorney for collection. This is the last notice. MRS. MARY D. EGER, Administratrix.

Lost:-—On street, last Wednesday, a signet bracelet with the initial “L.” Finder please leave at Democrat office. The "Blind Senator” post cards at B. F. Fendig’s, showing Senator Gore delivering his address here Wednesday. Price 5 cents. 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 prescribe. Our glasses are reasonable in price—your sight is priceless and we want your patronage.

STATEFAIRBLOOMING

Bigger Than Ever It Was and the Enlarged Buildings Too Small for Exhibits. REAL LEMONADE WILL BE SOLD Unlucky Man Has an Experience with the Busy Bumble Bee Fish Ducks a Fair Angler. Indianapolis. Sept. 8. —With live stock, farm products and macliir.ery by .the trainload as the raw material the making of an exposition of big proportions has been under way for several days, and the Indiana State Fair has opened its gates for the fifty-fifth time. Since it is an exhibition founded for the purpose of showing the products of the soil t is. of course, the same old fair, but much enlarged in all directions and richer in the quality of its materials.

Some Improvements Noted. And in the grounds where the blood ed live stock and the best yields of field and orchard are on show many improvements over a year ago are to be seen. Chief among them is the new horse barn. Another is the long stretches of broad cement walks which follow the nmm drive from east to west, one walk leaching from the grandstand of the race course to the fine arts hall and the other from the live stock pavilion to the women’s rest building. This Is going to be a dustless, mudless fair, too. for the drives have been oiled. Many drinking fountains have been put in and ill over the grounds can be found little ind large improvements for the comfort of visitors. Everything Is Too Small. But ther» is a fly in the ointment The new barn, built to meet the wants for some to come, will not hold all of the fancy horses that seek admission. The cattle barns are more than full and the surplus Is ’being taken care of under tents. The adjoining pens for swine and sheep, with Stretches of canvass, shelter two of the largest exhibits the fair has ever had. The agricultural building, one of the largest on the grounds, is filled to Its capacity with the products of the Hoosier soil. The art building, poultryhouse and other structures are not large enough for the exhibits. All of the permanent pavilions for machinery are filled and about thirty acres of canvas has been put up to shelter the displays of plows; vehicles and other contrivances which are used on a farm. It Will Be Real Lemonade. The state board of health and Its food Inspectors will be busy during the state fair, according to H. E. Barnard, state food and drug commissioner. Barnard lias decided that no Impure food or drinks shall be sold at the fair, and he declares that if the rules are violated arrests will follow. There •will be no lemonade without lemons at this fair this year.

HE IS SURELY UNLUCKY Hoosier Citizen Has an Interesting Time with Bumble Bees—His Other Misfortunes. Petersburg. Ind., Sept. B.—James Waid, of this city, better known as “Unlucky Jim.” has met with more misfortune. After taking a picnic party to the country he bitched his mule team over a bumble bees’ nest, and the bees made it most interesting for iwth himself and team. Waid was only stung twice, but the bees settled on bis mules and it was necessary that a fire be built beneath the animals in order to get rid of the bees. Both animals were badly stung. Waid recently lost four horses by a mysterious disease, and then fire destroyed his barn, burning twelve cows and twenty sheep, on which he earriednoinsurance. Horse That Love* Devil Wagons. Owensville. Ind., Sept. 8. —Louis Johnson, a farmer, living south of this city, owns a tine spirited buggy horse that fairly loves automobiles. Every time a machine passes the animal ft tries to turn around and follow the machine. Most of the farmers in this community are experiencing considerable difficulty in getting their horses accustomed to meeting automobiles on the public highway, but this is not the case with the horse driven by Johuson. O.' |-_ f ' Mrs. Johnson Got a Bite. Sullivan, hid.. Sept. B.—While fishißg In the Wabash river, two miles •hove Riverton. Mrs. Lizzie Johnson, es Indianapolis, fell Into the was almost drowned. She was sitting cat a log, and when she got a bite she became so excited she lost her balance and fell Into the river. She was rescued, the tishline recovered and at the and was a ninepotmd catfish. Tree la a Nature Faker. Milroy, Ind., Sept. B.—Mrs. Rosen* Crawford has a natural freak In the jyay of a. cherry tree which is In fujj

bloom. The’tree bore a crop of fruit in the spring and is now preparing for . a second crop. She also has some raspberry bushes which are bearing a second crop, having bloom, green berries and ripe ones on them now. This Fisher Caught a Pearl. Milan, lud.. Sept. B.—While fishing in Laqghery creek, near Napoleon, Benjamin Johnson found a $45 pearl.

HARRY THAW TO PITTSBURG

Will Go There Friday Unless the N«W York Authorities Can Veto the Journey. Pittsburg. Sept. B.—Unless prevent* ed by the New York authorities, Harry K. Thaw will come to Pittsburg Friday morning to be examined by his creditors in the proceedings in bankruptcy. Referee in Bankruptcy William R. Blair signed the order at the first meeting of Thaw’s creditors, held here. Attorney W. C. Boyd, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., representing H. M. Bain, of that city, who says Thaw owes him a board bill of $66.25, asked to have Thaw brought here. Referee Blair also appointed Roger O’Mara, the Pittsburg detective, .1 trustee of the estate of Thaw, and O’Mara’s bond was decreased from $200,000 to SIOO,OOO upon the representation of ex-Governor William A. Stone, of Pennsylvania, local counsel for Thaw, that the receipts would not be much over SIOO,OOO. A copy of ths order was sent to tbs United States marshal for the southern district of New York for service upon Thaw.

BRITISH TRADE UNIONS

They Are Meeting in Congress at Not* tinghain with 1,778,000 Members Represented. Nottingham, Sept. B*r-The fortythird trade union congress baa beeu opened here under tbs presidency ot Jamas Shackletoo, member of parliament for the CUtheroe division of Laneashire and member of the parliamentary committee of the trade union congress. A welcome was accorded to the delegates by the mayor of Nottingham. The attendance breaks the record, the delegates numbering SIS and representing 1,776.000 members of affiliated societies. This is an Increase of 76,000 over last year’s congress at Bath, notwithstanding the withdrawal from membership of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers and the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen, which, together, numbered 106,000. The cougreas will remain in ses* slon for a week. *

CRANK AT SAGAMORE HILL

He Had a “Bulldog’* Gun and Wanted to See the President Very Badly. Oyster Bay, N. Y., Sept. B.—A crante armed with an antiquated ‘‘bulldog'’ revolver was caught near the president’s house at Sagamore Hill by ths secret service guards. The man described himself as John Coughlin. a detective. and when stopped by the secret service men presented a card upon which was inscribed his name and the word “officer.” He said that he had come to ask the president to order out JO.tXK) troops to catch the yeggmen Who have been terrorizing Boston. A secret service man saw him coming, stopped him and tried to induce him to go back, and when he made a puss at his'hip pocket, the detective seized him. and with the assistance of another sleuth, unarmed him and took him to Oyster Bay. where he was jailed on a charge of carrying concealed weapons.

JIM CROW CARS ARE LEGAL

So Judge Cotters!. of a United States Court, Has Decided for Oklahoma. Enid. Okla., Sept. B.—Antagonism to the Jim Crow law iu Oklahoma compelling railroads to mailgain separate accommodations for negro and white passengers suffered a rebluff in the case of McCabe ve. the Sente Fe Railway company. Judge J. S. Cotteml. of the United States district court here, held that the law wwa net in conflict with the eonstitution of the United States. The plaintiff’s allegation was that Jim Crow legislation was in violation of the interstate eonrateroe regulations. The court held that the legislative act of this state relative to negro transportation was not an invasion of the plenary power of the federal government to regulate commerce under the commerce clause of the federal constitution.

Where the Struggle Came In.

louisville. Ky.. Sept, B.—The National Association of Supervisory Postal Employes assembled for its first annual convention here and adopted a constitution and by-laws. The only struggle came over the adoption of n dause providing that one bf the objects of the organisation should he to work for increased salaries when judged necessary. The danse was finally adopted.

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