Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1908 — Page 1

THE TWICE - A - WEEK

Jasper County Democrat.

$1.60 Per Year.

TWO OLD TIMERS.

Thursday morning Uncle David Nowels came down town and cast his vote, and after discharging this 4uty of the noble citizen that he is, he sat down in front of J. W. Williams’ furniture store. Hfe turned his 88th year last* Tuesday, and has lived in this county longer probably than any other person now living or dead. He had been Beated a short time when one of his old neighbors came along, Uncle John M. Gwin, who is in his having been born in Wayne county, Ind., Aug. 18, 1818, but two years after the great state of Indiana was organized. They were sitting talking it over, talking over the times when they were spry and nimble, and could see a deer a half mile without difficulty. And after this talk had ended they each went his way as if it was an every day occurrence to see two men of this great age conversing together.

LAUNDRY CATCHES FIRE.

The Haas Laundry got on fire Tuesday afternoon about 5 o’clock and an alarm was turned in. The fire company did not get there as promptly as was expected on account of the team being at work somewhere in town. After they did get to the fire it required a hard fisht to get at it, as it was between the ceiling and roof, so that water could not be thrown directly on to it. Mr. Haas thinks the fire had been burning since the noon hour, and that it caught on a joist that had been conviently placed against the chimney by the contractor who built the building, and this Joist had got so dry and the room so hot that when Mr. Haas opened the door of the drying room it instantly burst into flame on the inside and above the ceiling in the loft. The loss will not be much to the building, and to Mr. Haas will consist of the work that had to be done over again.

JACKSON CALLS IT A “LIE.”

Denies That Brewers Have Contributed to Democrats’ Fund. Indianapolis, lnd., Sept. 16. Stokes Jackson, chairman of the Democratic State committee, yesterday gave opt a statement in which he denied that the brewers of Indiana had contributed to the Democratic campaign fund. The statement, which was issued voluntarily, follows: *- “The frantic efforts of the Republicans to escape a fair consideration of the vital issues of the campaign have caused a good many false and a good many silly things to be forced upon the public from their side of the road. Among other things there is the report that the liquor interests have contributed immense sums to the Democratic campaign fund. This story is not true. To use the ‘shorter and uglier’ word, it imrrite. Neither the liquor intrests nor anybody for them or in their behalf have given a cent to our funds. They have not been and will not be solicited to do so and have never been expected to do so. “The only money we have had for the expenses of our campaign * has come from the candidates on our ticket and from Democrats who are interested in the success of our party from unselfish reasons—not one of whom has any sort of connection with the liquor interests. For many campaigns these interests, as is known to all informed persons, * have contributed their money and votes to the Republican party, which they have done all they could to keep in power. The Democratic party has had no help, financially or otherwise, from that source—asked for none and expected none. “The Democratic party is a party of principles. It stands by its principles regardless of who favors or who opposes them. This is precisely its attitude in this campaign. We have adopted platforms that express our beliefs with respect to the questions before the people. We stand on these platforms and are fighting for our beliefs —and we shall continue to do so. We are right, we deserve to win this election and we shall win it. The people are with us and they are not going to be foolde, hoodwinked or mislead by any form of falsehood or misrepresentation.”

CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

The subject of the Sunday morning sermon is “Giving Christ the Pre-Eminence,” in the evening, “Man’s Duty to His Fellow-man.” welcome.

public scales. The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Tuesday, Sept, 29, J. W. Hill & Son, Vt mile East of Knjman. Big stock sale, 30 head of cattle, 50 head of hogs, etc., etc. NOTICE TO DEMOCRATS. There will be a meeting of the Bryan and Kern Club Tuesday evening at 7:30, at County Chairman Littlefield’s office. There is .Important business to be transacted and a full attendance is desired. • W. R. NOWELS, <•-' Chairman.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The tax levy in White county has been reduced four cents this year, and now stands at 36 cents. In Benton county it is 17.65. , O--—• Senator Law left Kentland yesterday on the 10 a. m., train for Indianapolis to take his seat in the legislature to which he was elected Thursday. A motion for a new trial in the Hodge ditch case was over-ruled Tuesday, and an appeal granted the plaintiffs to the supreme court, by Special Judge<Jsham. A temporary injunction, was granted, restraining the county treasurer from paying the contractors for cleaning out this ditch.

New suits filed: No. 7360. Benjamin J. Gifford vs. Louis Knopinski; suit on note. Demand SIOO and interest from May 30, 1908. No. 7361. Benjamin J. Gifford vs. John R. Ward and Ed Oliver; suit on note. Demand SSOO, and interest from Sept. 25, 1907.

The out of town public schools oommenced last Monday in all* townships except Barkley and Union, where they will commence Monday. In some places they were closed Thursday on account of the special election. Outside of the towns the polling places are in the school houses, and school and the election -would not mix very w r ell. —o — C. M. Smith of Milroy tp., was in the city yesterday filing his final report' in the matter of estate of Karah L. McKlllip, deceased. Mrs. Smith has been in poor health for some time, and will go to Indianapolis soon for treatment. If a change of climate is thought advisable Mr. Smith and his wife will go somewhere in the southwest for her benefit. The election canvassing board waited until 4 a. m., to get the official returns from Wheatfleld and Kankakee townships, all the others being in before midnight, but the inspectors failed to show up. Trustee Mannan came in on the 10:55 a. m., train with the returns from Wheatfleld, but Trustee Stalbaum of Kankakee did not get in until afternoon and then left his returns at the Clerk’s office while he went out somewhere. It was 2:30 before be was again found and the returns opened. O"T' Since finishing the replacing the Washington street bridge Jirtle & l Somes, the contractors, have been engaged in moving a five-room house from one of E. M. Lakin’s farms to the farm of Mrs. John L. Nichols in Barkley tp. The house was moved south some three-fourths of a mile. They completed this job Wednesday and moved the timbers back to town Thursday. Some time next' week they will replace the Creamery bridge, as the dredge will be through there this week if no further misfortunes overtake them.

“COONEY” BUYS THE RUMLEY LAND.

jst’onrad Kellner has purchased tile 40 acres owned for many years by Meinrod Rumley of Laporte, on the south side of the gravel road running east to Pleasant Ridge. Two samall parcels are owned by other parties at the foot of Scott street and running to the river and will not be Included in this purchase. Mr. Kellner will build on the three acres lying between the parcels above referred to and the Granville Moody place, and is also contracting an ice pond of about four acres on the part lying south of the river and west 6f the Padgett bridge. A big well will be drilled on this tract and the water will be pumped by gasoline engine from this for the purpose of making ice in the pond The consideration in the deal was $lO5 per acre, a very reasonable price for the land when Its proximity to the city is considered.

We had the only car of peaches last year and the year before. CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE. EXCURSION TO CHICAGO. The Monon will run a special train to Chicago Sunday, September 20, 1908; $1.2,5 for the round trip. Train will arrive at Rensselaer at 8:48 a. m. , We are showing the finest line of new, nobby clothing at money saving prices. 7 CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE. Wanted:—loo cattle to pasture, which is located 2 % miles northwest of Rensselaer. Inquire of Jay W. Williams, Rensselaer, Ind. The Democrat, $1.50 per year.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, SEPT. 1», 1908.

That Joe Laroh is a farmer, and that bis tenant, O. K. Ritchey, knows how to raise corn, has been established beyond any possibility of contradiction, and Joe has the evidence in his store to prove thlß assertion. If all corn in Jasper county was as good as the sample Joe has on exhibition the price of corn would not be 70 cents very long—only long enough to gefr the new crop started.

EVERYBODY REJOICES IN THE REBUKE ADMINISTERED TO MACHINE POLITICS IN JASPER COUNTY.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

Grist of Claims Allowed But Making the Tax Levy Was Postponed to Next Meeting. Very little business was done at the regular session of the city council Monday night, except to allow a lot of bills for services and supplies. Joe Sharp, and others asked for an extension of the water mains from Division street to Milton On the north side of Pine, and thence south on Milton to Leopold. Referred to the water committtee. A sidewalk was ordered on the north side of Cedar street from Milton to Division. Also one was ordered on the west side of College Road from the south corporation line to Washington street. The final assessments on the street improvements on Dayton and Weston streets were confirmed and ordered placed on the tax duplicate for collection. The various tax levies for 1908 were discussed but no action was taken. This 'matter will be disposed of at the next meeting. The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND W.• S. Parks, sal. marshal. . .$30.00 E. M. Thomas, same, nightw. 25.00 J. H. S. Ellis, same, mayor.. 62.50 H. L. Brown, same, coun’m’n 20.00 J. F. Irwin,, same, same.... 20.00 Eli Gerber, same, same 20.00 C. G. Spitler, same, same.... 20.00 J. W. Williams, same, same. . 20.00 J. H. Kannal, med. for team. 4.50 Frank McCarthy., Asst eng.. 34.00 Dr. W. W. Merrill, sal, b. he’h 10.00 Moses Leopold, sal city treas. 75.00 Same, exp. fire company 35 WATER FUND. Ed. Hopkins, sal. 30.00 Gould Co., sup 66.00 H. Meuler Co., same.. 29.10 James a>. Clow & Sons, same 22.90 Rensselaer Mfg. Co., same. . .65 Marion Roby, work on main. 6.00 Hartsell Adams, 5ame...... 4.60 Guy Ropp, same 9.00 Albert Wolfe, same 14.00 J. J. Montgomery, $1 e»ch 13 fireman 13.00 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. Moses Leopold, exp. paid.... 1.70 Same, freight. . . ■ . ......... 107.00 C. S. Chamberlain, sal. 50.00 Dave Haste, same. ......... 30.00 Mell Abbott, same.. 30.00 Ehrmann Coal Co., coal 50.00 Shirley Hill Coal Co., coal.. 175.12 Gen. Electric Co., sup 22.47 Electric Appliance Co., same 3.70 Sullivan Oil Co., oil. . . ..... 11.20 Standard Oil Co., same 29.00 Chas. Elder, ex. firemen.... 14.00 Tom Hoyes, work on line.... 7.62 C. S. Chamberlain, exp. to Chicago and telegrams 10.20 H. L. Brown, exp. Chicago. . 5.00 W. N. Jones, painting wat. t. 1/00 Maines & Hamilton, f’d, team 23.50 Healy & Clark, pub. notice. . 4.50 Marlon Smith, work on street 32.50 Ray Parks, same... 7.00 O. S. Baker, same h.. 2.00 Taylor & Osborn, w'k on bdg 7.00 Jesse Wilcox, same 2.60 Geo. Zea, same.. 3.75 Ches Zea, work with team.. 30.00

Something delicate, those fine hams and* bacon at the Home Grocery. Special values for September:’ Ladies’ and Misses' tailored suits and cloaks at the Chicago Bargain Store.

A. J. LAW ELECTED SENATOR

Farmer Candidate Defeats Machine Nomi= nee Halleck By 55 Majority.

WILLIAM H. TAFT AT BROOK.

Republican Candidate for President Will Attend Big Pow-Wow At Geo. Ade’s Farm. Judge William Howard Taft will be at Hazelden Farm, George Ade’s country place, near Brook, on September 23, to attend the Republican jally at which the Hon. James E. Watspn will be the principal speaker. This will be Judge Taft’s first appearance in Indiana. He will come from Cincinnati by way of Danville, 111., arriving at the station of Ade on the Chicago & Indiana Southern at 8:40 a. m. He and the members of his party will be taken to the Farm by automobiles, arriving soon after 9 o’clock. He will be Compelled to leave the Farm at 12:45 to take a special train from Brook for Chicago. -■'Those who wish to see him and hear him should be at the Farm before noon. Probably he will speak about 11:30. Hazel don Farm is an easy two miles east of Brook. Visitors arriving by train will be given a free straw ride out to the grounds. There will be plenty of water and ample hitching room for those who drive to the rally. To relieve congestion on the main road, rigs and automobiles finding it convient to do so may approach from the south across the Farm. There will be a sign to mark the entrance. The program will begin about 9:30 a. m. and continue until late in the afternoon- There will be several speeches, also a concert by one of the best military bands in Chicago, a display of Japanese day fireworks, and singing by the Republican Glee Club from Purdue University. Probably there will be a large crowd and it has been deemed unwise to attempt any barbecue features. The money set aside for the barbecue will be expended for special entertainment features. Those who bring baskets will find shade, water and pleasant picnic grounds. Those who bring no baskets will find several luncheon tents at which the charges will be very moderate. • Special trains on the C. & E. I. from Chicago and Veedersburg will connect with trains on the Chicago & Indiana Southern and the Panhandle. The railroads will announce the time tables and reduced rates very soon. Every one who wishes to Come will be welcone at the rally. HAZELDEN FARM.

I will sell cheap for cash, a 1907, 2 cylinder Buick automobile. This is a five passenger touring car, equipped with top, folding glass front, extra tire, gas headlights and full set of tools. It is in fine running order, and a stylish looking car. G. K. HOLLINGSWORTH, Chicago, 111. 1111—140 Dearborn St.

EOR SALE VERY CHEAP. Dr. Chas. Vick is going away to spend the winter and have his eyes treated, and is selling off his household furniture at bargain prices. Residence opposite Babcock elevator. ’ ,

LAW CARRIES JASPER BY 58 And Halleck Gets But Two Townships Here. STIN6IN6 DEFEAT FOR THE MACHINE In District Normally 2,000 Republican—A Grand Victory for the People Is Seen In These Figures Indeed. * Law Hal’k * * JASPER COUNTY. . 66 * * NEWTON COUNTY. 162 * * STARKE COUNTY.. 7 * * WHITE COUNTY... 166 * * $ * Law’s Majority. . . 55 * **»*»*****••• iThe special election held in Newton,. Jasper, Starke and White counties Thursday to elect a State Senator for Gov. Hanly’s special session to succeed Senator McCain of Kentland who vacated the office when he became postmaster, was held Thursday, and resulted in a sweeping victory for the people in the election of A. J. Law of Newton county, the democratic candidate. We say sweeping victory because the district is normally almost 2,000 republican. The vote polled was light of course, there being a large stay-at-home vote in the country, but had these votes been gotten out an even more sweeping victory would have resulted, especially in Jasper county where the repubublican candidate was weakest. Marion township Is the banner republican township of Jasper county, yet so distasteful had republican machine politics become here that the township returned 34 majority for Farmer A. J. Law.

Carpenter township, the second banner republican township and also the second largest in voting strength, tied, 160 votes to each candidate. Practically' all the other townships fell in line and gave Law a majority, Halleck carrying but two townships—Keener and Hanging Grove—out of the thirteen in the county. This is a stinging defeat, as the republican candidate loses so heavily in his home county, where he has lived all his life and is best known,- a county always reliably republican by from 600 to 700. The result here is a popular rebuke to the candidate and the machine which he has so long controlled, and it was noticed when the good news begun to come in that many republicans were very jubilant that things were going as they were. Following is the official vote in Jasper county by precincts:

* Law Hal’k * * Barkley, East 45 40 * * Barkley, West 71 30 * * Carpenter, East. ... 71 57 * * Carpenter, South... 44 56 * * Carpenter, West. ... 45 47 * * Glllam 41 35 * * Hanging Grove 28 41 * =* Jordan 53 30 * * Kankakee 33 27 * * Keener 20 84 * * Marlon, No. 1...... 01 104 * * Marlon, No. 2 133 75 * * Marion, No. 3 54 67 * * Marion, No. 4 74 72 » * Milroy 19 14 * * Newton 57 54 * * Union, North 52 42 » * Union, South 60 57 * * Walker ........... 53 45 * * Wheatfleld 74 73 * * Totals 101,8 952 ♦ **•••• • • • • • •

The victory is a victory for the people and a rebuke to the republican candidate and his machine to which he owes his nomination, and not a democratic victory. It means that the yoke was thrown ofT the neck of Jasper county republicans for the nonce and the true sentiments of those voting was recorded. •

But this has to be done over again in November, and then the defeated candidate, will be on the regular ticket, and hopes to be carried through by the huge republican majority in the four counties. Don’t forget this, Mr. Voter, and be ready to act accordingly, remembering that “eternal vigilance Is the price of liberty.” The vote in Newton county must be extremely gratifying to Mr. Law, who was born and raised there, and to the democrats generally as show-

ing the popularity of their candidate where he is best known. Normally 600 to 700 republican It gave Mr. Law a majority of 162. Both White and Starke have been voting republican of late years also, the majorities In those counties being about 600 republican in the last previous election.

Quite a number of prominent republicans were talking seriously yesday of trying to have Mr. Halleck pull off the ticket, and putting someone else on whom they stood a better show of electing in November, and this may be done.

One of the greatest surprises in the six special elections held Thursday was that in Delaware county where Lewis Cowing, republican, was elected by the very slim majority of 237 In a county whose normal majority in state and national elections is 3,500. In that county everything was done that could be done to carry “county local option.” The preachers, Governor Hanly—and Thursday Attorney General Bingham—put in their best licks for this measure, and for their pains got ' the above result. In Laporte county John B. Faulkner, democrat, was elected; in Carroll and Clinton counties, L. D. Boyd, republican, had no one opposed to him; in Crawford, Perry and Dubois, Samuel Benz, democrat, was elected by 1,539; In Posey, Henry Demberger, democrat, was elected. By these elections the democrats will gain one in the senate, and do not lose any in the house.

HORSE STOCKS COMPANY ORGANIZED.

A meeting of parties interested in the new manufacturing concern to be established he~e in the near future, met at the Hotel Rosey Monday night and organized a corporation that will be known as the “Hemphill Horse Stocks C 0.,” with Martin L. Hemphill, President, and Warren Robinson, Secretary and Treasurer. The first board of directors are Martin L. Hemphill, Warren Robinson, B. S. Fendig, A. F. Long and Cleve Eger. The capital of the concern will be $5,000, which will be inc: msed as occasion demands. Horse stocks and wagon couplings will be manufactured, or at least these will be the speciality. As soon as the necessary papers can be prepared they will be forwarded to Indianapolis and then the company will be ready for business. For the present the shop of Mr. Hemphill will be used for manufacturing purposes.

COUNTY CHAIRMAN CONTEST.

The automobile is to begiven as a prize to the most popular democratic county chairman in Indiana is to be the No. 21 improved Rambler car, equipped with gas mi-ride end^t&thTampsr exhaust alarm, and with an extension top, or hood, for touring. County Chairman N. Littlefield has received a handsome booklet from W. B. Westlake, publisher of The Hoosier, at Indianapolis, who is offering the prize. The book describes in detail the mechanism of the car and its construction. State Chairman Jackson, and many other leaders of the party in the state, have endorsed the idea of the contest as conducted by The Hoosier. and it is expected that the result of the contest will be to increase enthusiasm and make the work along straight political lines more effective within the various counties. Jasper county democrats should rally to the support of our county chairman, and win the car for him. Wanted:—Four or five cords of nice body wood, 4 foot wood. Enquire at Democrat office.

CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to extend our heartfelt thanks for the assistance and sympathy shown us in our bereavement,, the loss of a wife and mother) by our friends and neighbors. John N. Baker and Family.

POULTRY WANTED FOR JEWISH NEW YEAR.

Owing to thfe fact that the Jewish New Year begins on the 26th of I will guarantee up to the 24. 8 % cents per pound for good fat hens and will give you the rise in the market on day of delivery; ll cents for Spring Chickens. Get your poultry in soon as I look for a decline, in prices as- soon as the Jewish holidays are over. B. S. FENDIG.

Big peach and pear sale, Wednesday and Thursday, September 33rd and 24th, at the Chicago Bargain Store. You don’t err when you buy Miller Coffee at the Home Grocery. Sorghum for sale by W. P. Michaels of Jordan tp. . * Men’s new fall clothing, superior to most of the tailor made and onehalf the price, at the Chicago Bargain Store. Order your bread with your groceries from the Home Grocery.

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