Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1909 — Page 1

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MANY EXPRESSIONS OP REGRET.

From all aides and especially among the farmers, is heard expressions of regret to learn that B. Forsythe, proprietor of the Chicago Bargain Store, is going to retire from business. Mr. Forsythe has done more to keep Rensselaer on the map, they say, than all the other business men combined. He has paid the farmers fair prices for tholr produce and has kept the prices of the goods they have had to buy down to a reasonable figure. Mr. Forsythe has indeed been a good man for this city and the community, and The Democrat is also sorry to See him quit business. It hopes and trusts that his successor will be equally a hustler for trade and as fair a dealer as Mr. Forsythe has been.

BARGAINS RIGHT AT HOME.

It may be that sometimes one picks up a bargain, in buying goods in Chicago, but is it very rarely. Chicago dealers will even tell the farmer that he can do better buying groceries there than at home. This may apply to some towns, but not to Rensselaer. As an example, we noticed in the advertisement of the Fair Store, in Sunday’s papers, "Groceries at Cut Prices,” and yet Gold Medal flour was priced at (1.65 per *4 barrel sack, 15 cents more than it is sold for right in Rensselaer. Tills is 60 cents more on a barrel than the same flour is sold for here, and this purported to be a cut price, too.

We have noticed for some time , that this popular brand of flour was being sold at 15 to 20 cents per sack more in Chicago than the Chicago Bargain Store here was selling it at. No doubt a comparision of other articles listed would show a like difference in the local dealer’s favor.

HEAT AND VENTILATING FACTORY

Proposition Now Being Considered, and Representatives Will Likely Be Here In a Few Days. Warren' Robinsoh and J. H. S. Ellis were in Chicago Saturday investigating another factory proposition. This one is a hot air heating and ventilating concern that is seeking to expand and is looking for a suitable location. They want $25,000 and sufficient ground for their factory buildings, and expected to come to Rensselaer this week some time to look over our city and Its prospects. This is said to be an old established concern and agrees to employ 200 men to start, many of whom are skilled laborers. Messrs. Robinson and Ellis were very fgv- , orably impressed with their business and believe It even better than the metal furniture concern, which is Btill under consideration. A mass meeting of citizens will be held at the opera house Thursday evening to open the lot selling here.

THE REVIVAL SERVICES.

A Great Religious Awakening at the Christian Church. The evangelistic services being conducted by Rev. Herbert Yeuell at the Christian church continue to increase in power. The large house is packed night after night. Monday flight is regarded as an off evening, but a great throng pressed into the service. The song service led by the singing evangelist, Mr. Speer, is always a great inspiration. EVteryone seems to be Allied with a desire to sing or take some part in the service. Mr. Yeuell spoke Monday night on “Future Recognition*.” His sermon' was full of biblical proof of the fact that in the future we shall know each other. He said hmong the punishments that would come to the disbeliever in Christ was that of not being with their Christian friends, though they would know of their happiness in heaven. After an earnest exhortation for all who had not accepted Christ to do so, eight came forward to become Christians, making fiftysix since the meetings began. ». In an after-service the ordinance of baptißm was administered to eleven candidates. / . The meetings will continue from night to night over Sunday. On Saturday night Mr. Yeuell will give another one of his very popular illustrated lectures. This one will be on “Quo Vadis.” In recognition of these revival services the business houses of the city will close their places of business at 7:30, allowing those who desire to attend ttye meetings to do so.

MR. FARMER, OR ANY OTHER MAN

In need of a farm had better buy before spring, as the price is bound To advance. No guess. These are facts. I have the proof and the agency for the Studebaker, the wagon that has the reputation behind it. “If it is a Studebaker it is built right” C. A. ROBERTS. ' Everybody should visit the Poultry Show.

THE RIGHT RING.

Qov. Marshall Don’t Want $150,000 Hansion. HAS SENSIBLE IDEAS ON ECONOMY A State Executive Could Not Keep Up Such An Extravagant Home On His Salary, and It’s Better To Build a Cheaper House Than To Increase the Pay. Governor Marshall said, to-day, that he believes $150,000 is too much money for the State of Indiana to spend in the purchase of ground and the erection of a Governor’s house in Indianapolis. In Governor Hanly’s last message to the Legislature, delivered at the opening of the present session, and a few days before he retired from office, the recommendation was made that $75,000 be appropriated for this purpose. Yesterday Senator Linton A. Cox of Marion county, introduced in the Senate a bill for an appropriation of $150,000. “In the first place," said Governor Marshall, “the State of Indiana is not in a financial condition to spend that amount of money for a house for the Governor. In the next place $150,000 would erect a house that the average man who might be elected Governor of the State could not afford to maintain on his salary. This would mean that the State would be obliged to maintain it for him, pay the servants and keep up the running expenses.' I do no feel that the State should be asked to do this for a Governor. In case a millionaire should be elected Governor some day he might be able to keep up such a house, but the average man could not. “My personal idea of the matter is that if the State decides at all to build a house for the Governor to live in, it should not cost more than slsiooo or $20,000. That sum of money would put up a house plenty good enough for any Governor, and one that he could maintain on his salary. If the people should elect a millionaire as the Governor of the State, and he did not wish to live in such a house, that would be his business. He could take a larger and finer house if he wished and pay for it himself.

“The people of the State are paying all the taxes they should be required to pay. Taxes should be decreased rather than increased. My own personal views with reference to an appropriation for a house for the Governor are right in iir.e with the policy of economy that I have announced and which I recommended to the Legislature in my message. I wish to say, however, that I appreciate the kinly feeling that prompted Governor Hanly to make the recommendation in his message of an appropriation for an executive mansion, and that also prompted Senator Cox to introduce the bill.” —lndianapolis News.

ARKANSAS LAND SOLD. Real Estate, That Wrecked Three Ranks Now Disposed of. Judge Lairy and Receiver Elliot came over from Logansport Tues* to enter up gn order for the sale of the Arkansas timber land that busted up the Fowler, Ooodland and Ambia banks. The receivers have made a contract to sell the land to Dr. A. E. Prince of Springfield, 111., for the sum of *75,477.37. Prince will pay $25,000 in cash which will be used to pay off W. S. VanNatta’s mortgage of *21,048.00 and interest first, and will not leave much for the depositors. The *50,477.37, Prince pays by giving a mortgage to secure notes due within two years. The railroad, saw-mill, etc., is not sold in this, and the bank receivers have two years in which to remove them from the property. Barney A Hines, of Memphis, Tenn., who made the sale, get a commission of *5,000, payable out of the proceeds of the notes. Elliott, we understand, went to Arkansas this week to close the. matter up. When it is considered how many receivers and clerks are drawing fees out of these assets, it is evident that unless the Baldwin estate proves to be of unexpected proportions elsewhere, there is little hope of the depositors getting their money in, full. The total net returns from this land will not begin to pay the Goodland bank notes out in full even, and the numerous receivers and attorneys will get about as much as the depositors, in the end. —Benton Review. *.v Litchfield Wagon Box Spreader at Mainee A Hamilton’s at *62. This is the best Wdion Box Spreader on the market and our price is better than any catalogue house. I " 7 • Are yew reading “The Round -Up T”

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1900.

DR. WASHBURN SHOULD PUT ON CURB BITS.

The Republican makes a fierce personal attack on the editor of The Democrat foi; the latter’s truthful report of the Nichols county treasury shortage, adding to the many libelous statements that paper bus made about us in the past few months, and creating a few more actionable libels. The remarks made by The Democrat about the Nichols shortage are matters of public record or easily substantiated facts that are wbll known to many people in Rensselaer and other parts of the county, and all the pent up vials of Wrath and billingsgate of the Republican trio will not change these facts one iota.

The Democrat has never made a statement regarding a public officer or private citizen that could not be substantiated by indisputable evidence. * It is true, as the Republican states, that we have been sued many times since we came to Rensselaer. But by whom? Discredited politicians who wanted to further feed at the public crib and hoped to drive The Democrat—the only paper they had to fear—out of business by piling up suit after suit, not one of which had any real merit, and which were generally dismissed before even coming to trial. Most of these cases were either egged on or propagated by the Republican, until a suit was filed by The Democrat man against G. E. Marshall, the former editor of that sheet, and it cost him enough in the compromise so that he was mighty quiet about The Democrat man ever after. One of the assets of The Democrat is the enemies it has made, and the people of Jasper county have apparently placed more confidence in its statements than they have in those made by the Republican—even hundreds of republicans repudiating some of the more notorious candidates their party machine and the official organ has foißted upon them. In proof of this statement we need only to refer to the election returns during the past ten years—Nichols’ vote with that of some others, his own township included. The Republican says The Democrat man has been repeatedly whipped, also. We do not recall it if we were, but we do not know that it is any disgrace to be whipped—■ even if we had been—while working in a righteous cause—for the general welfare of the people of Jasper county and against the grafters and shysters who have been bleeding the taxpayers. We at least have never jumped onto inoffensive citi-

izens and ponnded them up and then went into qourt and entered a plea of guilty—without even attempting to justify the assault—and had a | line assessed against us for such an : offense, which we believe the court l records show against one of this trio jof traducers of private character. It says that where best known we are recognized as a malicious liar—a libelous statement, If not true—and we would urge the financial end of the Republican to put a curb bit on the editors of that sheet or he may be one of the defendants in a few libel suits that might prove annoying to say the least. The Democrat man has resided for nearly a quarter of a century within a radius of 20 miles of Rensselaer, nearly eleven years here, and if he enjoys any such reputation here or elsewhere, except among the gang of political leeches who may talk this for effect —well knowing that the words are as false as their own uearts—he does not know it.

The we do know, however: We have never been driven out of any town we ever lived because of having lied about, someone; we have never been compelled to sign & libel or publish a statement in our own paper that we were a liar; we were never charged with having Turned our office into an assignation house, nor dismissed by our employers because of such alleged action; we have never been classed as a gambler nor a roue. No man can honestly say we ever wronged him out of a dollar, and no one, was ever criticised by any paper of our’s who did not deserve it, and deserve it mighty badly, too. w Calling „a» man a liar is usually the last resort of people who have nothing else to say, but it is not good taste, doesn’t prove anything, and sometimes is quite expensive.

A COWBOY'S GIRL.

A triumph of play-building is what "A Cowboy’s Girl” which comes to EUis Opera House, January 20, realftr is. Built along new and original lines, with material carefully selected from the store of knowledge, as to the wants and desires of the public, it breathes an atmosphere all its own, as original and fresh as the wind which sweeps the broad prairies on which the scenes are laid. This wonderful play stands solid upon the rock of everlasting success—a play of merit, a cast of unusual excellence, a wealth of beautiful scenery. ' Rensselaer, Wednesday evening, at Bills Opera House.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. New suits filed: No. 7394. The State Bank of Bloomington, 111., vs. John w. Grapes et al; suit on note. Demand $3,000. —o — How would the taxpayers of Jasper county enjoy buying a dredge for practically every township in the county, at an expense of about $75 ,000, having some political pet appointed general superintendent of all these dredges in the county at a neat salary, with o.ther political petß in the townships as qub-superintend-ents; a half-dozen more pets placed on the pay roll for each dredge, etc., etc., which would be the result if Mr. Halleck’s bill should become a law? Would not this be a beautiful plan—for the political machine of Jasper county? Assuming that the shortage in the accounts of ex-county treasurer Nichols occurred before the present treasurer went into the office as a deputy, then the shortage must have been of two years or more standing. A reasonable view to take of this matter—ls the reports are correct that Nichols is very bitter at Auditor Leatlierman for the exposure brought about by the order of the county commissioners directing that the amount be made good—is that he was content to let this matter rest and that it was Auditor Leatherman who finally forced a settlement. Nichols was saying that there were mistakes in the auditor’s office, we understand, that made the apparent shortage. The auditor thought his accounts were correct, but some people would no doubt believe one and some the other. If this matter rested for several- 'Years and finally an investigation of the county records was made and the shortage found, it might cause some reflection on his administration if it were not rectified before he went out of office. For this reason, if for no other, would not Mr. Leatherman be anxious to have the shortage adjusted? The figures from which the shortage was arrived at must have been compiled months ago, as Mr. Nichols’ daughter who went over the accounts, has been married and gone from here for quite a long time. There was no way in which the county could avoid paying back any overcharge if a later investigation should reveal that there had been such, and why was not the money paid back then before all this publicity? If it was not necessary for the commissioners to make an official demand that it be paid is there a man in Jasper county who believes there would have been any hurry about paying it. For political reasons alone, which are seldom lost sight of by our republican friends, it would seem that every means would be adopted to avoid publicity before making this a matter of public record. The mistakes occurred in the office of the treasurer, it is asserted, and were due to the treasurer or his deputies. The fact that the accounts of the treasurer are generally reported to have been badly jumbled when he retired as trustee of Barkley tp., a few years ago, only proves what The Democrat said long ago, that he was utterly incompetent and never ought to have been elected to so important an office as treasurer of this county.

COME IN AND GET ONE FREE. The Democrat Will Give Away Wall Charts to Paid-in-Advance Subscribers. The Democrat has a few left of those handsome 6 page Wall Charts, each page 28x3$, containing large maps of Indiana, the United Slates, the world, etc., etc., portraits of all the Governors of Indiana, Presidents of the United States, names of all the postofflces abd populations of all. towns in Indiana, and a whole encyclopaedia of information which we have not the apace here to mention, which we wish to close out to make room, and in order to get rid of them quickly we will give one free to every person calling at this office and paying one year in advance for The Democrat. This offer applies to old or new subscribers, and if you want one you had better call n at once and get it before the few we have left are gone. If to be sent by nihil, 10 cents will be charged for mailing tube and postage. Call in and see one of these charts, if you. have not already seen one. “Buffalo Gulten Feed is the Best Milk Producing Feed I have ever used.” So say Messrs. D. B. Comer, I. F. Meader„ James L. Babcock and Hiram Day. It is sold by Malnes A Hamilton. “Tfc E. ROUND-UP"—ft EXD IT.

PUBLIC SALES. The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Thursday, January 21, Mrs. J. W. O’Connor, 2 miles south and 2 miles west of Remington. General sale of horses and mules, cattle, seep, farm implements, etc. Monday, January 25, Mrs. Martha Smith, miles northeast of Rensselaer. General sale of horses, cattle, implements, household goods, etc. Tuesday, Jan. 26, Amos F. Shesler, 2 % miles east of Rensselaer. General sale of horses, cattle, hogs, farm implements, household goods, etc. Wednesday, Jan. 27, Albert Warner, 10 miles east and 2 miles north of Rensselaer. General sale, horses, cattle, hogs, chickens, farm tools, household goods, etc. Wednesday, Jan. 27, W. B, Yeoman, 5 miles west and 2 miles south of Rensselaer. General sale of horses, cattle, hogs, farm implements, etc. Thursday, Jan. 28, C. L. Parks and Jacob Junglas at the residence of the latter 1% miles west of Surrey. General sale of horses, cattle, hogs, farm implements, corn, hay, etc. February 4, Marion I. Adams, 3% miles south and % mile east of Rensselaer. General sale, horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc. Thursday, Feb. 18, Henry Huffman, 3 miles east and 2% miles north of Goodland, 4 miles west and 2% miles north of Remington, 9% miles south and 4 miles west of Rensselaer, general sale of horßes, catfle, hogs, farm tools, etc.

MRS. HAWKINS’ WILL SET ASIDE.

Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 15. By a verdict of the jury in the celebrated Hawkins will case, at Williamsport, returned shortly before noon to-day, the will of Jane Hawkins, Involving 6,000 acres of land and other property aggregating in value more than $1,000,000, was set aside. The contest had been in progress five weeks, and scores of witnesses were examined.

Mrs. Hawkins, who was the wealthiest woman land owner In Indiana, died last March. In her will, which was a peculiar instrument, she left her wealth and land to her beneficiaries principally In the form of trusts. There were peculiar conditions attached to nearly all of her bequests, which made it impossible for her heirs to transmit the property to their heirs, except in cases where there were grandchildren.

One of the largest bequests was to her grandchild, James Hawkins, whose bequest would not be available until he was thirty-five years old. The plaintiffs in the case were Mrs. Abagail Hart and Mrs. Elizabeth Bond, daughters of Mrs. Hawkins, and James Hawkins, the grandson. The defendants were the Lafayette Loan and Trust Company, executor of the will; Mrs. Minerva Ditton and her husband, W. C. Ditton; Mrs. Martha Jewell and her husband, Charles Jewell; James H. Ditton, J. Summer Ditton, Jane and Abagail Jewell. Stuart, Hammond & Sims, of this city were the chief counsel for the plaintiffs, and Kumler & Gaylord appeared for the defense. The jury retired at 6:30 o’clock last evening. Th verdict was in accordance with answers to a long list of interrogations submitted by both sides. You can stay all day at the Poultry Show for 10c.

THE CHICAGO JOURNAL.

The Democrat has made arrangements whereby it • can furnish the Chicago Daily Journal to new or old subscribers, fn connection with The Democrat, for #1.50 per year, $3.00 for the two papers. We have secured an especially low clubbing rate with the Chicago Daily Journal, and as we want to increase our own subscription list a few hundred before January 1, 1909, we make this aston-) lshing low price for the two papers for a short time. The Journal’s special mail edition reaches Rensselaer on the early morning train the same date of issue in time to go out on the rural routes. It also reaches Remington, Goodland and other points having a morning mall in time to go out on the rural rotes. The market quotations of the Journal are unsurpassed by any Chicago daily, making it especially valuable to farmers and stockmen who want to keep posted • on the markets. Call in and subscribe for The Daily Journal au The Democrat at once, mall us a check, draft or postoffice order for $3 and we will do the rest. This offer applies to any person in the United States, be they new or old subscribers to The Democrat.

We pay cash for cream. Give us a trial. { RENSSELAER CREAMERY.

“VICE PRESIDENT IS BRIC-A-BRAC’

Senator Bailey Is Against SIOO,OOO For Executive. SPEAKER TO GET $15,000

Texas Statesman Says Tnat Entertainments In Washington Are Places “Where the Men Dress Up Like Head Walters and the Ladies Hardly Dress at All”—Btate« That If Citisen of New York Gives a Feast to a Monkey He Merely Entertains His Ancestor.” Washington, Jan. 19.—The provision for an increase of the salary of the president to SIOO,OOO and of the salaries of the vice president and speaker of the house of representatives to s2o,* 000, were taken up in the senate. An amendment fixing the speaker’s salary at $15,000 was adopted. Senator Bailey said: “If a private citizen of New York wants to give a feast to monkeys, he merely wants to entertain his ancestors. If the president is not rich enough to give a great banquet, let him give a modest one." Speaking of entertainments in Washington, Mr. Bailey characterized them as places “where the men dress up like head waiters and the ladies hardly dress at all." He wanted the right to lay aside something for a rainy day by practicing law when congress is not in session. He declared that if money is to be given for entertainment, the vice president should have $50,000 a year*. “The vice president,” he declared, “is a piece of political bric-a-brac. He has nothing to do but entertain.” The proposed increases will be considered again today.

BOOKMAKERS CONVICTED

Corrigan Probably Will Be Tried After Supreme Court Makes Ruling. New Orleans, Jan. 19.—Placide Frigerio and R. M. Sheffield, charged wi;h operating a betting book in viol.ni u <»f ihe Locke law, were found entity. Conviction necessarily carries a jail sentence of not less than six meulhs The case will be appealed to the slate supreme court. Edward forrigan has been charged wiih aiding and abetting the running of a book. He probably will not ae tried until the cases of the alleged bookmakers have been settled.

MRS. COREY’S FATHER DIES A PUBLIC WARD

Telegram to Steel President’s Wife Is Unanswered. 9an Francisco. Jan 19. —Charles Henry Gilman, father or Maybelle GU-

MAYBELLE GILMAN COREY.

man Corey, wife of W. E. Corey, president of the United States Steel Corporation died here of heart failure. Mr Gilman was stricken with apoplexy Jan. 14 while riding on a street car. His death occurred at the Hahnemann hospital, where he was being eared for at the expense of the city A telegram announcing the death of Mr. Gilman was sent to Mrs. Corey by her sisters Pearl and Eunice. No answer has been received. Giiman opposed the marriage of Maybelle to Corey and is said to have been estranged from his eldest daughter ever since

Mahmout Fails to Throw Reimer.

Des Moine, la., Jan. 19.—Yousiff Mahmout failed to throw Jess Reimer of Dee Moines twice in tbfc stipulated time of forty-ftve minutes. No tall was

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