Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1908 — Page 1

THE TWICE - A - WEEK

Jasper County Democrat.

*1.50 Per Year.

TAX LEVY 52.65.

Only Three Cents for Court House Bonds. 2 CENTS LOWER THAN LAST YEAR When the Levy Was 54.65.—Additional Appropriations Made for This Year of *11,634.78 /"The County Council adjourned Wednesday after O. K.-ing the estimates of the county officers for 1909 expenditures, making -additional appropriations for 1908 for bridges and other miscellaneous matters of $11,634.78, and fixing the county tax levy for 1908 assessment at 52.65 cents on each SIOO valuation. This is a reduction of two cents over last year’s levy. There are no court house bonds to pay oft this year, hence it was necessary to levy only three cents to In reality the total tax levy, exclusive of court house bonds is precisely the same 1 as last year, for there was levied then five cents for court house bonds, while this year the levy for that purpose, as above stated, is but three cents and the total is therefore two cents lower. As The Democrat has frequently pointed out, if the taxpayers of Jasper county want lower taxes they must elect some democrats on their county council. Where the county council and county officials is all one-sided the county council law is a farce so far as getting any practical benefits is concerned. Everything askedf or goes through without much question for the partisans on the council generally outnumber those who would really like to do right if they could. Whenever the voters get these facts pounded into their heads, and act upon them, then will there be greater economy in our county government and a reduction in the tax levies, and not before.

MORE ABOUT MRS. HORACE BROWN'S DEATH.

The following dispatch from Noblesville contains particulars of the death of Mrs. Horace Brown, which was mentioned briefly in Wednesday's Democrat: Noblesville, Ind., September, 7. — Mrs. Horace Brown died at her home here this morning at 10 o’clock of blood poisoning, the result of a spider bite. While on her way home last week from Yellowstone National Park she arose from a Pullman sleeper to find her lip swollen from the bite of a poisonous spider. On consulting the railroad company’s physician, in Chicago, she received treatment and was sent to her home. Although confined to her bed, she rested well until last night when a decided change for the worse took place, she became unconsciuos, remaining so until the end. Mrs. Brown was one of the most popular women in social circles in Noblesville. She was Miss Minnie Stackhouse, of Idianapolis, where her mother still lives. She was forty-two years old and became the wife of Mr. Brown twenty years ago. Two brothers and two sisters, besides the mother and husband survive her. One brother lives in Indianapolis, one in California, one slater in Terre Haute, and the other abroad.

SPECIAL ELECTION NEXT THURSDAY

Voters Should Turn Out and See That Mr. Law In Elected. The special senatorial election in this district to elect a state senator for the special session of the legislature to succeed Senator McCain of Kentland, whose office was vacated when he got the appointment as postmaster at that place, will be held next Thursday, Sept. 17. The candidates to be voted for are Algie J. Law of Newton county and Abraham Halleck of Rensselaer, the regular democratic and republican nominees, respectively. Between these two men the voter should not hesitate a moment in making a choice. Mr. Law, is a successful farmer of intelligence and ability. He has never sought an office in his life and this nomination came to him unasked for. In fact he would have declined to accept it at all even after being nominated except for the personal appeal of his neighbors and friends who anxious to have a nftin of Mr. Law’s calibre to represent them in the legislature. Because of this, and not for any personal motive, Mr. Law accepted the nomination and if elected the people of Indiana will have at least one true representative in their state legislature. As the time is short before this special election—-it coming unexpectedly to everyone—Mr. Law will be unable to get all over the district and meet many of the voters personally, as he had intended to do before the regular' election, but notwithstanding this if the voters

turn out next Thursday as they should his election is assured. To those of The Democrat’s readers who have not met Mr. Law personally we will say that he is a nicelooking, intelligent gentleman, probably about 40 years of age, a man who stands very highly in Newton county, where he was born and has lived all his life. He is a pleasant appearing man and makes a good impression upon all who meet him. A successful and up-to-date farmer himself, he has an interest in promoting their welfare and can be counted upon guard their interests and those of the common people, if elected, to the best of his ability. The people of this senatorial district will make no mistake by electing Algie J. Law for state senator, and ft is to be hoped that they will not let the election next Thursday go by default and then complain again after it is too late, pome out yourself and vote and have your neighbor do the same.

GOODWINE’S RECORD.

A Monticello man wrote the Indianapolis News (Rep.) for the legislative record of State Senator Freemonf Goodwine, the republican candidate for Lieutenant-Governor, and the News replies and says, among other things: “Fought good banking law. Amended bill so as to relieve organizers of private banks from making sworn statements as to their resources. Was one leaders in the fight against private banking law. Opposed separate insurance department and voted to kill the Babcock insurance bill in the Senate. Voted against metropolitan police law repeal. Favored amending and crippling the depository bill. Was counted as being lined up with the special interests.”

RECORD-BREAKING ENROLLMENT.

Rensselaer Schools Opened Monday With Largest Enrollment In Their History. . Notwithstanding the recent establishment of the Catholic parochial school here the enrollment of the City schools which opened Monday is the greatest in their history, it being about ten greater than last year which was also a record breaker. There is a total enrollment of 536, 181 of which is in the high school—-72 in the freshman class, 46 Sophmores, 33 Juniors and 3fi Seniors. The grade enrollment by rooms is as follows: Ist, 69; 2d, 40; 3d, 40; 4th', 39; sth, 43; 6th, 48; 7th, 44; Bth, 32. The enrollment at the Parochial school is 48. Of the high school students 85 are 'foreign,” or out of town students, most of them coming from the country districts about Rensselaer. At Monticello the total enrollment is 520. 16 less than here and in the high school It is 172. 9 less than here.

MRS. GEORGE SHARP BROUGHT HERE FOR BURIAL.

The remains of Mrs. George Sharp, who was killed by being run over by a street car in Indianapolis Sunday evening, were brought here for burial and the funeral was held Thursday forenoon from the Christian church, conducted by J. L. Brady, assisted by Rev. Clarke. Burial in WeSton cemetery. Mr. Sharp reached Indianapolis Wednesday and came [ here to attend the funeral, returning to Indianapolis on the 2:04 train because of the critical condition of one of his little boys whose skull was fractured at the same time the mother was killed. Harriet Elizabeth Hulse Sharp was born September 22, 1881, and died from injuries sustained in an endeavor to save her five year old son from being run over by a street car at Indianapolis, September 6, 1908. ,She was married to George W. Sharp, December 25, 1897, and to this union four children were born, two of whom with the father, her parents, one brother, and three sisters survive her. She was a member of the Christian church of this city.

GEORGGE SHARP, JR. IS DEAD.

Little Boy Injured in Accident Fails to Recover Consciousness, Indianapolis, Sept. 11.—Without regaining consciousness since he was injured last Sunday afternoon George Sharp, Jr., 5 years old, died last evening at St. Vincent's Hospital. The child and his mother were injured on East Washington and Denny streets when the mother attempted to save her child from being struck by an Irvington car. Mrs. Sharp died at the City Hospital Sunday night. < Mrs. Sharp’s body was taken to Rensselaer, Ind., yesterday morning for burial. The father, who was absent from the city, yesterday reached the bedside of his dying boy a few moments before death. Harold Sharp, 3 years old, who was injured by the same car that killed his mother and brother, is not tn a serious condition.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, SEPT. 12, 1908.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Marriage licenses issued: Sept. 9, James Emerson Flynn of Rensselaer, aged 64, occupation miller, to Sarah E. Miller, also of Rensselaer, aged 54, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for each, wife of male having died June 10, 1907, and husband of female Dec. 16, 1895. —o — New suits filed: No. 7356. Mary A. Bowers, Gertrude Summers and Lillian Bowers vs. Brazilla F. Ferguson, Charles H. Bowers and Ella Buck; suit for an accounting in full of all matters concerning the estate of Edward L. Bowers, deceased, wherein defendant Ferguson was granted a power of attorney to -settle said estate. No. 7357. Samuel L. Larue vs. Everett JJalstead; action to recover on judgment secured by the of a certain mortgage against plaintiff on lands sold by plaintiff to defendant. Demand, SI,OOO. No. 7358. Benjamin J. Gifford vs. B. H. Ahler; suit on note. Demand $89.00. The county commissioners finished up the work of the term Wednesday and adjourned. Following is a report of the proceedings not reported In Wednesday’s Democrat: Drainage sommissioners granted additional time to report on the Samuel E. Sparling ditch. Emil Besser ditch; continued for objections. Thomas Redgate ditch; no objections filed and same is referred to county surveyor, engineer, and D. W. Waymire being busy, W. V. Porter is appointed in his stead; James R. Parkison appointed third viewer, to meet and qualify at auditor’s office Sept. 19. Contract for poor farm supplies awarded to John Eger for groceries at $143.06; G. B. Porter, clothing, $34.35; and to Roth Bros., meat, $10.25. Notice ordered given for letting contract for a new bridge in Keener tp., and one in Union tp., on first day of October term. Contract awarded, to Winamac Bridge Co., for new bridge in Hanging Grove tp., at $848.50; also to same company for wooden bridge in Keener at $6.05 per lineal foot. Auditor directed to give notice of letting contract for that portion of Gillam gravel road not yet completed. There was allowed $6,323.67 on Marion-Rensselaer stone road contract and $1,347.50 on Iroquois ditch. ■ Highway petitioned for by Micah R. Halstead in Newton tp., was ordered established 50 feet in width, the viewers’ report being in favor thereof. Alexander Merica petition for highway in Hanging Grove tp., Wilson Shaffer, Jacob Wilcox and Warren Robinson appointed viewers, to meet Sept. 21. The clerk of the circuit court reported $160.95 fees collected for the quarter. M. L. Ford was appointed superintendent of the Hanging Grove stone road, and ordered to file bond in the sum of SSOO. The following election inspectors were appointed: Carpenter, east precinct, J. J. Porter, special, Samuel Bowman, regular. Carpenter, south, Charles Bonner, special and regular. Marion, No. 1, S. R. Nichols, both. Marion, No. 3, Harvey Wood, both. Marion, No. 4, Cnas. Morlan, both. Union, south, S. Comer, both. Barkley, east, J. F. Payne, both. Walker, Wm. Middlecamp, regular. Gillam, B. F. Rouse, regular. The following amounts of Interest on county funds for the month of August were reported: First National Bank, Rensselaer, $ 77.74. , ■ / : Bank of Wheatfield, $12.34. Jasper Savings & Trust Co., Rensselaer, $72.69. State Bank of Rensselaer, $73.60. First National Bank of Remington did not report.

Try The New Furniture Store. The “Blind Senator” post cards at B. F. Fendig's, showing Senator Gore delivering his address here Wednesday. Price 5 cents. If you are going to furnish your home or office, see Worland’s, the new furniture man, and get his prices before you buy. For Sale: —I have from 40 to 60 fine Shropshire ewes for sale, from one to three years Old. These are a bargain for someone. Call on Wm. Daniels, Rensselaer, or Korah Daniels, R-R-l, Renselaer, Tnd. Subscribe for The Democrat.

MRS. JOHN N. BAKER DIES SUDDENLY

y*Mrs. John N. Baker of Barkley died suddenly yesterday at 3:30 p. m., at the home of John Remley. In the north part of town, where she was visiting, from a stroke of appoplexy. She ate dinner and was sitting out in the yard where she was helping look over some cucumbers, when she suddenly fell over dead. She was about 50 years of age and had been in poor health for the past year or more. V \

TWENTY-FIVE DOLLAR REWARD

Is Offered- By Mrs. Dilley for Any I n formation That Will Locate Eugene Dilley. Trafalgar, Ind., Sept. 10, 1908. Mr. F. E. Babcock. Sir:—Will you kindly state in your paper this week that we now offer $25.00 reward to any one locating my husband, Eugene Dilley. The money is deposited at Franklin and if anyone can find him I wish they would notify Hallie F. Musselman of Franklin, Johnson county, Indiana. We traced some man answering his description from Logansport to Wabash county but lost track of him a few days ago. Do you know if there is a man missing from Jasper Cc.? One informant said this man we are after belongs in Jasper county and is a relative of B. J. Gifford, but he answers to Mr. Dilley’s description and acts like he does when his mind is not right. Besides you know we lived in Jasper until seven years ago and Mr. Dilley always taught near Gifford’s farms, but the relationship would let my husband out of it. I should like to know if there is such a man missing from up there for if there isn’t we are undoubtedly after the right man. I wish you could find out and let me know.

Twenty-five dollars isn’t much but I thought perhaps if everyone knows it can be got by finding him some people would be more apt to try. I thank you so much for what you have done. ’ Here is an item that would be of interest to many of your readers as the man is related to Mrs. Etnmarine Israel, Mrs. F. M. Parker and I. D. Walker of Barkley tp., besides a score of others: W. T. Pritchard died at Franklin Sept. 6, 1908, of tuberculosis, aged about 60 years. He was an old resident of Jasper county and taught school up there in the seventies and early eighties. He was married in 1877 to Miss Emma Depew who with four children survive him. Yours Respectfully, MRS. BELLE DILLEY. [The Democrat has heard of no one missing from this county. If any reader knows of anyone they will confer a favor by notifying us or Mrs. Dilley at Trafalgar, Ind. Ed.J

HIGHER EDUCATION.

If the reader should chance to see a small boy cavorting round as though fighting bumblebees, armed with a stick to which is attached a misquito bar trailer two feet long, and a glass can straped to his person in the region of the bread basket, don’t get excited, for he is perfectly sane. He is studing nature after the most improved fashion, and according to the latest fad obtainable. After catching a few bugs, grasshoppers and butterflies, he is given a talk on the subject which is calculated to prepare his mind for the reception of all the weightier affairs of life. After a little of this work exegesis becomes easy, and the higher criticism a pasttime.

BAN PLACED ON THREE SHOWS.

Brazil, Ind., September, 9.—A committee from the Good Citizens’ League, headed by the pastors of the Protestant churches of this city, last night, made a tour of the shows exhibiting at the home-coming celebration here, and placed a ban on three of them, while several others are now under advisement. Two of the shows, it is charged, are immoral, and the third was decided to be a gambling device. The owners of the places condemned were warned to close at once and avoid prosecution, and the orders were obeyed immediately.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

The subject of the Sunday morning sermon at the Christian church is “The Churches Mission to the Community,” in the evening. “Man’s Duty to His Maker.” All are welcome.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

The subject of the morning serwill be “The Coming Kingdom” and the evening “At Jocab's well.” Everybody invited.

Lost;?—Parties finding big chain with clamp on end, between my place and John Bislosky’s, will please return same to me at once and receive reward. A. F. SHESLER. An arm load of old papers for a aickel at the Democrat office.

NOVELTIES IN NEWS

Blackbirds Haven New Way of Slaking Their Thirst, and Tomatoes Suffer. SOME SIGNS OF A BAD WINTER Boy's Dreain Finds a Ring Tree Working Overtime—Capture of a Rattlesnake. Muncie, Ind.. Sept. 11.—Blackbirds, officers of the four canning companies of Delaware county say, are responsible largely for the falling off in the tomato crop in this county. Incidentally the drought Is responsible. The blackbirds, according to the farmers ■who grow tomatoes for the canneries, have become so thirsty during the many weeks in which rain has failed to fall that they' have alighted by the thousands on tie tomato fields ami have quenched their thirst by thrusting their beaks into the juicy pulp. Thousands of dollars’ loss from this cause alone will be the result. Never before has this condition arisen, so the can ning companies say. Farmers say that scarecrows are of no avail to keep the blackbirds out of the tomato fields. Predicting a Cold Winter. Morocco, Ind., Sept. 11. —Old hunters and local weather prophets assert that we are to have an early and an unusually severe winter. They say that the present early appearance of wild ducks in the Kankakee marshes is a neverfalling sign of early and protracted cold weather. Other signs of cold weather are not wanting, they claim, such as unusually heavy husks on corn, big stores of food laid up by squirrels and the exceptionally large amount of honey gathered by bees. Apple Tree Works Overtime. Milan. Ind., Sept. 11. —A large apple tree in the orchard of John Sammons, near Napoleon, is putting forth full bloom, while its branches are weighted down with a good crop of apples. Dream Finds a Ring. Bedford, Ind., Sept 11. —Mrs. Frank Brldnell recently lost a gold ring valued very highly on account of it being a keepsake of a dead relative, and all efforts to find it failed, although It was positively known to have been lost in the yard. John Trueblood, the sevenyear old son of E. E. Trueblood, a neighbor, while visiting in Campbellsburg, south of here, with his mother, dreamed of seeing the ring in the grass in the Bridnell yard, and on going to the place dreamed of the ring was found. _

JOKE WAS ON THE GIRLS

They Loosened a Horse’s Crupper Instead of he Check Rein to Let Him Drink. Princeton, Ind., Sept. 11. All Princeton is laughing over the predicament of two young women from Mount Carmel, a neighboring town, who drove up to the public watering trough here, but evidently knew as much, at least, of autos as they did of horses. lis check rein holding its head back, the horse was unable to reach the water. The girls were evidently stumped, but after an examination of tihe harness and a brief discussion, one of the young women unbuckled —the crupper. Whether or not that would have met the emergency was not demonstrated, for just then E. J. Baldwin, a gallant Princeton citizen, stepped upand quietly bellied the young women cot of their dilemma.

How He Caught a Rattler. Nashville, Ind.. Sept. 11.—Andrew Spriggs captured the largest rattlesnake ever seen In this county on Tuesday. He was out driving the cows when he saw the reptile crawling through the grass toward him. He got a forked stick and pinned the snake to the ground. Ttu-n he seised It around the neck with his hands, carried it to the house and placed In in a box. It was brought here. It measured six feet three inches in length and eighteen inches in circumference. Clark Campbell paid $lO for it and took it to the state faiv. Small Pony; Large Kettle. Jasper. Ind.. Sept. 11. —A small Shetland pony belonging to W. C. Hill, a farmer living in Orange <-ounty, near Paoli, was found dead in a large iron kettle, which was used as a watering trough in the barn yard. It is not known how the little animal got Into the kettle, but It is tliought it tried to get a drink, fell In and was unairie to get out.

Relative of Bynum in Trouble. Linton. Ind.. Sept. 11.—D. M. ByBum, ex county treasurer, a cousin of Bynum, who was regarded as one of the wealthiest men in Greene county, filed a mortgage for 180,000 in behalf of his creditors. The claims of protected creditors total about $15,000. It pays to buy furniture at Worland's New Store.

NEWS FACTS IN OUTLINE.

Owing to continued 111 healtk Blsba* Spalding, of the Roman Catholic diocese of Peoria, 111., has resigned. He was consecrated in 1876. Forest fires in the Adirondacks are assuming a threatening aspect and rain is badly needed. Eugene V. Debs, Socialist candidate for president of the United States, epoke at Los Angeles last night. James C. Mills, paymaster on the warship Chicago, of the United States navy, became suddenly insane at the Hotel Monroe,*Parkersburg, W. Va. It 13 reported that Mogador, in Morocco, the last stronghold of Abd-el-Aziz, has proclaimed Mulai Hafld sultan. and that Hafld has also been accepted by the Anfloos tribesmen. Chief Clerk Vital Tujague, of the New Orleans city treasurer’s office, has been jailed on a charge of having embezzled about $30,000 in city funds. That the law which created the New York public service commission is unconstitutional Is the formal opinion of Supreme Justice Gerard, of that state. The United States battleship fleet entered the harbor at Albany Australia ,at 7:30 a. m. today. Miss Patricia Egan, daughter of Maurice F. Egan, the United States minister to Denmark, was married at Copenhagen to Jerome Elmer P. Murphy, of Los Angeles, Cak John D. Rockefeller was the guest of honor at the Early Settlers’ association meeting held at Cleveland. He settled there in 1852. The autumn German maneuvers, held this year at Alsace-Lorraine, have come to an end.

UNEMPLOYED AT GLASGOW

Remarkable Scent* in the Offices of the City Council Help Is Promised Glasgow, Sept. 11.—A remarkable acene was witnessed at the offices of the city council. Crowds of the unemployed gathered In George's square before the council convened and a delegation of twelve was admitted to the meeting. The council received • delegation by rising from their seats. The spokesman of the unemployed said that never before had there been such distress in Glasgow. “Every human unit.” said this man, “is entitled to food. We make no outrageous request: we are only here to plead for the souls of men and women. They demand work.” The chancellor replied with deep emotion. He said the council had received the delegation in a spirit of brotherhood and that it would de all in its power to help those who needed work.

LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING

One Mau Instantly Killed. Another Perhaps Fatally Wounded and Three Others Hurt. Richwood. 'W. Va„ Sept. 11.—One man was shot and instantly killed, another perhaps fatally wounded and three others hurt in a shooting affray here, said to have been the outgrowth of bad feeling between local police authorities and the deputy United States marshal. The dead man is Deputy United States Matsbal William Rutherford. The wounded: Chief of Police C. E. Bryant, right arm shattered: Policeman William Graft, shot through the lungs and hip. probably fatal; Arthur Elliott, shot in arm: unknown spectator, shot through hand. Officer Graft and Chief Bryant bad arrested two men for drunkenness and were taking them to the police station when Deputy United States Rueserford appeared, and demanded their release. When this was refused. Rutherford began firin’g at the officers.

HARRIMAN’S BENEFACTION

If Materialized Will Provide a School Where Poor Young Men Can Mentally Equip Themselves. Middletown, N. Y., Sept. 11. —If a project contemplated by E. H Harriman is carried out worthy young men who are destitute of means to isecure an education will be enabled to equip themselves for occupations in life through rhe generosity of the railroad man. It is stated by friends of Harriman here that previous to bis departure for the west he signified the desire to build a school for the free education of boys. With this object in view he consulted some well known educators of the country concerning the best plan ts carry out the ideas whicti have beea for some tiqie in bis mind. As yet n« definite plans have been decided upon regarding the kind of school to be built or its location, but there is little doubt that it will be located in Orange county, probably at Arden, where the Harriman estates comprise many thousand acres.

Charged with Rustin’s Murder.

Omaha. Neb., Sept. 11.—-County Attorney English has filed a complaint against Charles E. Davis, charging him with murder in the first degree in connection with the shooting of Dr. Frederick Rustin the morning of Sept 2. A man answering the description of Davis was seen on the night of the crime only two blocks from where Rubtin was shot. - \ \

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