Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 September 1908 — Page 3

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Headers. To-day’s markets —Wheat, 90c; corn, 70c; oats, 45c; rye 65c. O. H. McKay went to Chicago Sunday afternoon for a day or two on business. \La son was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Giver of Wabash, formerly of Rensselaer, Sept. 21. Ben Smith, the hog man, is here for a few days visit from Logansport, where he now resides. F. B. Meyer came down from Gary Saturday for a few days visit with his family here. Mrs. E. S. Tilman visited her husband at Chicago over Sunday, who was operated on recently for appendicitis. James Tanner started for his home at Bucklin, Kan., Monday morning after a week’s visit with relatives here. Mrs. Jeff Smith of Newton township arrived Sunday from a visit with her son Everel Smith at Burke, So. Dak. This world is full of trials and tribulations —we only escape from the iceman to fall into the clutches of the coal dealer.

Miss Edith Miller came Thursday for a visit with her brother, Dr. A. J. Miller and family, and other relatives and friends. E. P. Hammond and her daughter, Mrs. E. A. Horner, of Lafayette, attended the funeral of Etta E. Baker here Saturday. Miss Emma McKee of Farmington, Mo., came Tuesday for a visit of indefinite length with her cousin, Mrs. A. C. Pancoast of Newton tp. G. D. Gregory, the Baker remedies’ agent, spent Sunday with his wife at Wheatfleld. A good rain fell there Sunday night also, he reports. Wm. I. Ervin returned Monday from a few days visit at Kentland. ‘‘Bill” says he did not find much enthusiasm for Taft over in that locality. HsjChase Ritchey started for Oklahoma City Monday morning, after a - few days visit with his parents here. He has been in Chioago for a couple of weeks. Chas. Carter and wife returned to their .home at Silver Lake, Ad., Sunday afternoon, after a week’s visit with relatives and friends here and in Newton county. George W. Brown of Knox, a rother of Mrs. C. W. Coen, Mrs. R. B. Harris and Mrs. Rebecca Porter, came Sunday for a few days visit with his relatives here. HsjOvercoats and fires were in order Monday, and it was thought sure a heavy- frost would come at night. However a little rain and a cloudy night prevented a freeze of any consequence.

The Stephen M. Myers Piano Co., of Chicago, will open a branch store in this city on Van Rensselaer street opposite the court house. Mr. C. R. Capperrune of Chicago will have charge of it. Prof. C. A. Tressman of Minneapolis, Minn., left 'Monday after several weeks visit with A. C. Pancoast and family, of Newton tp., for Berlin, Germany, where he will enter on a three years course of languages. F. A. Baker, senior member of F. A. Baker & Son of the Delphi Daily Herald, came up Sunday to visit a few hours' with D. C. Hopkins, where Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Lucy Gawthorpe . had been visiting a few days. f Lewis Wlldburg, the clothier, was considered to be in a critical conedition Sunday but has rallied somewhat at this writing. Since returning from the hospital some months ago Mr. Wildberg had been getting on very well until recently. The Earl Park Gazette, after an, existence of 12 years, has ceased' publication. The subscription list • goes to the Benton Review to fill •ut the unexplred subscriptions, and R. B. Craw, the editor, goes to Oxford where, with his father, he will ‘ publish the Oxford Gazette. . The Democrat has Just got in a shipment of linen finish typewriter papers in colors, with envelopes to match. These are in new tints and are especially designed for fine eommercial stationery. Call in and see this line before placing your ■ext order for stationery. Prices are right.

Miss Bessie Hanna, a niece of G. R. Hanna of Kniman, died at Flora Saturday. She was but eighteen years of age. T»E. V. Ransford moved into his decently acquired property on Cullen street formerly owned and occupied by George Strickfaden, Monday. Emory Mills returned to Muncie Sunday to resume his position with the Muncie Wheel Works, after a couple of weeks visit with his mother, Mrs. C. E. Mills. Warren Robinson returned Monday from lola, Kan., where he had been called by the critical condition of his brother Frank, who had typhoid fever. He left him somewhat improved and thinks he will now come on all right. JHarry Murray, son of John T. Murray, has shipped his household goods from Indianapolis here, and will make this his home. While he was sick for some time he had stored his goods at Indianapolis. He went down Bunday to get them in shape to ship. The marriage of William E. Guss to Gladie G. Richmond took place at the residence of Mrs. Emily Guss at 2 p. m., Monday, Rev. H. L. Kendig officiating. Mr. and Mrs, Guss will live in Lowell and departed for their new home immediately after the ceremony. A dutch “tourist" called at this office Monday to beg a “baber” so he could “reat a letle.” He got the paper, and with his iittle red hankerchief in which he had his worldly possessions, together with his little hand bag, he departed hence enjoying life.

TVMrs. Allie Banta, a cousin of Airs. L. H. Hamilton, and Mrs. J. R. Philips of McCoysburg, died at her home at Milford, Ind., Saturday. The remains were sent to Monon and from thence to Osborne cemetery for interment. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton attended the funeral. S. H. Hopkins returned Sunday from a week’s visit in Wabash county, his old home. He says it has been wonderfully dry down there and many farmers have not sowed their wheat yet. Corn there will average about the same as fiere, but he saw many fields in the Wabash bottoms, where they usually have immense yields that will not make one-third of a crop. Shipman has returned home rom a few weqks visit with his aughter Mrs. Agnes Smith of Burke, So. Dak. While absent Mr. Shipman visited lowa, Nebraska, the two Dakotas and Canada. He also brought back two potatoes which he says are “little ones,” the two weighing 57 ounces. Now don’t laugh, we have recorded it just as it was told to us. Mrs. Harvey Robinson, died at her home in Sentinel Butte, No. Dak., Saturday morning about 5 o’clock of puerperal fever, having been delivered of a babe Sept. 14th. Warren Robinson got a telegram while at lola, Kan., informing him of the sad affair, but the weather changing so suddenly he concluded to come home, as he had not taken any winter clothing with him.

Monday morning M. L. Hemphill received a letter from George W. Cobb, R. R. S., of Yorks, England, making inquiry about a horrJt stocks, and be will be given the information desired. He has also received inquiries from Australia and has sold one pair in Canada, and could sell a number more but for the import duty which is 33>1-3 per cent, or sls on each pair, making it impossible to sell any more in that country. William Wright, a brickmason who has worked in almost all the principal countries on the globe, and a brother of Mrs. W. H. Beam, dropped in unannounced on his sister Saturday night. Mr. Beam had not seen his brother-in-law for a quarter of a century but knew the voice at once and in that way did not have to be introduced to him. Mr. Wright’s home is at Stockton, Cali. He came here from Oklahoma City, Okla., where he has been spending the summer. County Superintendent Lamsont pnd Ross Dean took a little trip of over a hundred miles in the former’s new auto Sunday, going as far Bouth as Ambia. On the return trip they encountered quite a little rain near Raub, Benton county, and were detained thereby a couple of hours at that place.* Coming on to Goodland they encountered a heavy downpour and remained there all night, leaving the next morning at about 6:30 and reaching home at seven o’clock. More rain fell about Goodland, they report, than here. _, ,• i ■ jjL ■

C. T. Otis of Chicago, who own* a large tract of land in this county and who is touring Europe via automobile, sends The Democrat a “Carte Postale” from Paris, France, with a view of La place de la Concorde, and says: We must improve our roads in America. Roads in France are perfect.” posher & Yeoman, who have the extract to remodel the K. of P. building where the postofflee is to be moved, are now working on the partition through the center of the big room. This partition will be plastered at once and the room will be ready for the new furniture in a few- days. The office will probably be moved about Oct. 16. Lloyd A. Jessen is now division operator on the G. H. & S. A. Ry., about 35 iniles east of El Paso, Texas. This job is only temporary and he expects to go further west on being relieved. A visit to old Mexico, across the Rio Grande, was all he wanted of that country, and more especially so when the “Greaser” operator told him that there was no English operators there. J. M. Wasson, who returned last week from his visit to Ohio, reports that the drought there was much more severe than than here. Oats were only about half a crop there and corn will about the same. Farmers are feeding their stock, there being no pasture, and the pike roads have been so long without any moisture that they are badly cut up and it will cost lots of money to repair them. George Bentz was at the Soldiers’ Home Thursday where he secured the contract of furnishing the home with 700 bushels of onions and several thousand pounds of cabbage. Mr. Bentz secured the contract against warm competition. He will begin delivering next week and will deliver 20 bushels of onions and 700 oV 800 pounds of cabbage week until November Ist. when the balance will be delivered and placed in storage. He gets fl per bushel for onions. This is the first contract for supplies for the home ever awarded a White county man.—Chalmers Dispatch.

“Cooney” Kellner’s telephone was kept hot Saturday afternoon by ice patrons who wanted to know why they got no ice, until Cooney stumbled onto the happy expedient of having the girls at “central” do the explaining for him. It seems his car of ice did not get in as soon as expected, and only reached here Saturday evening. Then all hands were put to work unloading the car and by the time daylight came it was unloaded. Three wagons were then put out to deliver, and the anxious housewives were all supplied in a few hours. Saturday was a mighty hot day. Had the ice failure come Monday Cooney wouldn't had nary a holler. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. The city council met in regular sesion Monday night, with J. F. Irwin being absent. The tax rate was fixed for the following year as follows: Corporation fund .40 Road 20 Water Works 15 Library 10 Electric Light 10 Special School .45 Tuition 50 Total }1.90 The petition of E. M. Thomas, et al for the extension of the water mains was granted. (This is the same route as given some time ago in these reports.) Eleven of the fire company were allowed $1.50 for the Little Gem bakery fire, of 17.50 in all. Last year this levy was $1.83, so that with times the hardest they have been in years the tax burden for city purposes has been boosted 7 cents on the SIOO. The following claims were allowed:

CORPORATION fund. H. L, Gamble, city engineer Jll.OO Frank McCarthy, ass’t same 6.00 Lorenzo Healy, same.... 1.00 Chas. Morian, salary, clerk ~ 25.00 W. S. Parks, same, marshal 30.00 E. M. Thomas, same, night watch.. 25.00 J. J. Montgomery, same, fireman.. 6.25 Chester Zea, same, same 6.25 Frank Kresler. same 6.25 John Eiglesbach, same 6.25 Rex Warner, same 6.25 Carl Wood, same 6.25 -Vern Robinson, 5ame....,,,.,..... 6.25 Tom Hoyes, same 6.25 Van Grant, Olan Grant, same 6.25 C. W. Rhoades, same 6.25 James George, same 7.75 Fred Hemphill, same 6.25 Rens. Fire Dept, dues dis. fund... 3.25 ROAD FUND. Chester Zea. labor with team.... 30.00 Cecil Clouse, work on street...... 10.00 Chas. Elder, labor with team.... 10.00 Marion Smith, labor on street.... 14.00 John Albertson, same, sewer.,..,. .80 WATER FUND. Ed Hopkins, .salary. 30.00 Goulti Co., 5upp1ie5..................16.98 John Hordeman. work on sewer.. 10.25 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C. 8. Chamberla n, salary 50.00 Dave Haste, salary 30.00 Mell Abbott, same 30.00 Sullivan Oil Co., 0i1..,.. ...; 9.75 Gen. Electric C., supplies 13.50 Tom Hoyes, work on line.i.. 30.00 Moses Leopold, freight 37.82 Notice—Anyone holding accounts against the late J. L. Smith or knowing them selves Indebted to samp, will please notify R. Smith. Rensselaer, Ind. 4i Gasoline and oil—Home Grocery.

WHAT KNISELY TELLS

Has Made Affidavit to His Story of an Alleged Offer by Gov. Hanly. yr - IATTEB WITHHOLDS ANY REPLY Wickwire, Other Alleged Party to the Offer, Emphatically Denies— High School Strenucisity. Indianapolis, Sept 29.—Luther W. Knisely, representative from DeKalb county, who sprang a sensation in the house when the vote on the Cox county local option bill was being taken by declaring that a position paying 12,000 a year had been offered him in exchange for bis vote by Governor Hanly and Senator Thomas S. Wickwire, of DeKalb and Steuben counties, has made affidavit to the truth of the feet* as stated by ham in explaining his vote against the measure. T>e affidavit is low in the hands of Stokes Jack son, Democratic state chairman. T t y Call It an Ugly Name. Democrats declare that the alleged offer was an attempt to bribe, and they point to Station 2000 of Burns' Revised Statute on bribery of public officers. Knisely is a farmer, living near Butler, DeKalb county. Tills is his first term in the legislature, and he Is not a candidate for re-election. His reputation has been good. He is regarded as a quiet, unobtrusive man. During the regular session Le displayed very little activity other than to vote on the measures as they came up. Hanly Silent; Wickwire Furious.

Governor Manly refused to make a statement in the matter for publication, but Senator Wickwlre promptly gave out a signed denial. He was furious when he reached the state house. He declared that Knisely had come over to the ball otf the senate to discuss the county local option bill with him. Wickwlre said he had counseled with Knisely on the bill and had told Knisely that lie ought to vote for county option. He declared, however*, that he never attempted to use any undue influence on Knisely. What Was Offered Knisely. Knisely seiys that at the interview to which the proi»ositlon was made, •which occurred Saturday, Wickwlre told him he could have a position paying from S7OO and expenses up to $2,000, or even more. He did not Indicate what the position wa?, Knisely ■aid. Later Wickwlre took him to the governor’s ivrivate office, where the governor requested him to vote for the local option hill and told him he would he well taken care of. He also told him. Knisely says, that If he (the governor) were in Knisely’s place he would accept the proposition. Will Not Stay to Investigate. A resolution was prepared calling upon the Marion county grand jury to Investigate the matter, but it was not presented to the legislature, as it was urged that the Investigation should be legislative and not by grand jury, ami that • the session should not be prolonged. jg

DOG SAVES HIS MASTER Traces Him to a Well the Walls of Which Rad Caved in on Him. Nashville, Ind., Sept. 20.—Jacob Wilton, farmer, near Story, finding that an old well in a field near his house had gone dry, and without notifying the family, attempted to dig it deeper, and he descended to the bottom by means of a ladder and began work. Almost the first blow jarred the walls, and there was a cave-in, burying him undernentli the debris. Falling to reimrt when It began to get dark, his ife and son, accompanied by Sbep, the family dog. started on a hunt for the missing man, and be was traced to the well by the faithful dog, nud rescued by the son scarcely in time to prevent death from suffocation. Wilson’s hand was found clasping a round of the ladder, but his head was barely preeeptible. Only the ladder had prevented him from being crushed to death. It was found that he had escaped with unbroken bones, but was suffering from nervous prostration.

Had a Marble in His Throat. Terre Haute. Ind., Sept. 29.—William Smith came near “playing marbles for keeps” when he tried to swallow one ten years ago. He has had trouble, swollowlng since then and lately was starving to death. Finally * surgical operation was performed to ascertain the trouble. His oesophagus was growing shut because of the presence of the marble. The surgeons say he will improve rapidly now. 1 -Latest in High School Ethics. Delphi, Ind., Sept 29.—1 n a class fight between the classes of the high school Larry Oobie, president of the Junior class, was seriously injured with a shot-gun in the bands of a senior, and a girl had handed the shotgun to the boy doing the (mooting. Before this, however, the seniors had been using revolvers, but luckily hitting no one. Another Hard-Working Tree. Evansville, Ind.. Sept. 29.—John C. Flltner, a farmer, has a tree that Is bearing the second crop at peaches tola season. The first crop was canned by his wife wtx weeks ago. The D**toaa are full grown and the tree is leaded deem with the ftrutt

Aa> Millinery Wm Opening OCT. J. 2, 3 nf \\ Hi 'tOill also hatJe a ' sale on TLVMES of all Colors , 18 to / _ "Best Bargain exfer if \ M. MEVE'R

BANK STATEMENT Report of the condition of The First National Bank at Rensselaer In the State of Indiana, at the close of business, Sept. 23, 1908. RESOURCES. LIABILITIES. I-oana and discounts $236,609.80 Capital stock paid in 60,000.00 Overdrafts 6,129.18 Surplus fund 6,000.00 U. S. Bonds 15.000.00 I'ndivided profits 9,700.13 Bonds 11,100.00 National Bank notes outst'g 15,000.00 Banking house 8,000.00 Due other National Banks.. 5,000.00 Other real estate owned.... 5,390.00 Due to other banks 5 000 00 Due from National Banks.. 2,496.17 Due to State Banks .... 11 835 27 Due from State 8ank5...... 18,501.16 Due to Trust Companys 11,160 76 Due from reserve agents.... 76,656.62 Individual deposits. . 226.971.21 Checks and other cash items 1,471.43 Demand certificates of dep.. 30,900.49 Notes of other Nat 1 Banks 3,500.00 Time deposits of certificate. 40,058.00 Fractional currency 102.70 Money reserve in bank 30,919.00 Redemption fund with U. S. Treas. (5 p. c’t. of circul’nf 750.00 Total $416,626.06 Total $416,626.06 STATE OF INDIANA, COUNTY OF JASPER, SS: L E. L. Hollingsworth, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. E. L. HOLLINGSWORTH, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th day of September, 1908. ~ ..... GLENN DAY, Notary Public. Correct Attest: JOHN M. WASSON, GEO. E. MURRAY, EDWARD P. HONAN, Directors.

REPUBLICAN MACHINE INSULTS THE MINISTERS

Issues a "Confidential” Circular to Republican Chairmen Asking Them to "Organize the Preachers” for the Republican Party. Mr. Marshall Defends the Ministry Against This Republican Affront. Some time ago the Republican State Central Committee sent out a circular containing “Confidential Suggestions to County Chairmen.” One of the paragraphs in this circular was as follows: “Organize temperance people. Organize the preachers. Organize the business men. Organize first voters. Organize the women." This suggestion of the Republican State Committee to the county chairmen to “organize the preachers” Into Republican campaign adjuncts was such au amazing breach of the proprieties that it doubtless caused many of the Republican county chairmen to gasp. But the Republican managers did not realize what a stupendous blunder they had made In offering such an affront to the ministers of the state until Thomas R. Marshall In his Terre Haute speech read the “confidential suggestions” to a large audience and In behalf of the preachers resented the insult that had been cast upon them. The Inability of the Republicans to understand that ministers are ordained to preach the gospel and not to be*organized Into political clubs or drum corps for the benefit of the Republican party was made plain by Mr. Marshall. On this point (using bis exact language) he said: a

"It has always been my Impression that when a minister was consecrated with holy oil that he was enlisted to fight the battles of the Lord, and not the battles of the Republican party, and I will take my chances on there being a great majority of ministers who still believe that the peculiar mission of the minister is to preach the gospel and not to beat a bass drum in a political procession.” But no sooner had Mr. Marshall thus given publicity to the impertinent Instruction to “organize the preachers” than the Republican managers saw what a mistake they had made —the mistake of being caught in a contemptible piece of business. Seeing no other way to break the force of Mr. Marshall’s revelation, they caught up the “bass drum” phrase, caused garbled reports to be printed in Republican newspapers, and yelled out, in big, black headlines, that “Marshall Atr tasks the Preachers.” Speaking of the matter the Indianapolis News said:

“Certain politicians have tried to make it appear that tbe Democratic oandldate has insulted the ministers of the state—that he Is ‘opposed’ to the ministers. Those who know Mr. Marsti&ll will need no enlightenement on this subject. He is an honest, cleanUvlng gentleman, a man of the highest character, and, we believe, a member of the Presbyterian church. The idea tjiat he would bead a crusade against the offioial representatives of the Christian religion is absurd, and is fostered largely by those who are trying to ulse the ministers to further their own schemes. What Mr. Marshall was dealing with at Terre Haute was not the preachers, but the politicians.” After quoting Mr. Marshall’s language, the News added this: “That there are ministers—we hope all .of them —in Indianapolis, who hold precisely this view, was proved by the action of the Ministerial Association on Monday, when it struck out of its resolutions all reference to candidates •r parties. What Mr. Marshall objected to was to organization of ministers by oounty chairmen, and that was all he objected to. We think that the ministers will agree with him. We think further that honest people will aot be impressed by the criticism made by those who take certain words from their context and thus seek to give a false Impression of what was said.’* The professional Republican preacher—the kind that can be depended on in every campaign to do political work for his party—swallowed the story about the “attaok on the preachers,” and began to expatiate upon it with his usual partisan zeal, and perhaps will continue to do so. All ethers, however, will take good care not to be misled by such disreputable tactics. V The campaign of the Republicans, so far as it has progressed, has been marked by so much false pretense and prevarication—lying is the better word —that It is explainable only on the theory that the Republican managers and their helpers can find no honest ground to stand on.

SAM SCOTT RESIGNS.

Owing to the fact that I will more out of the township on the first of March next, and will therefore )>e ineligible to hold office of Township Assessor if elected, I have resigned the nomination given me at the Township convention last May, and take this means to thank the democrats of Marion township for the confidence placed in me by giving me this nomination. SAMUEL SCOTT. Rensselaer, Ind., Sept. 28, 1908.

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