Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1909 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

91.50 Per Year.

LOT SALE REACHES 132,

Vp To Yesterday Morning, and Will Likley Reach at Least 150 By To*night. The sale of jots in the Factory Addition is still going on, and while the list is not increasing by leaps and bounds, yet is it growing every day and will likely reach 150 by to-night. Many who can well afford to help the cause along have not yet subscribed for lot, but several of these will likely do*so. It takes money to induce factories to locate, and this plan appears to be the most equitable and popular • way of raising such funds. If a factory is located here employing 300 men it would mean an increase in the population of Rensselaer at once of three to five times that number, and the advantages to all lines of business and indirectly te every citizen now here is too •bvious to require any argument. Following is a list of those who have subscribed for lots, several of those who first subscribed having doubled the number they first subscribed for:

Five Lots Each. E L Hollingsworth A Leopold Delos Thompson Hiram Day Warren Robinson Two Lots Each. Rowles & Parker J H S Ellis G E Murray J J Lawler John Eger One Lot Each. J C Gwin W J Wright A H Hopkins B N Fendig J H Chapman Fred Hemphill Michael Kanne E N' Loy C W Coen J W Ward M L Hemphill A F Long Fred Phillips B Forsythe E D Rhoades A J Miller W V Porter P W Clarke C W Eger J L Brady S E Yeoman J b Meyers Conrad Kellner F B Ham Warner Bros A .J Brenner C C Warner C E Duvall Healey & Clark >. H Mackey E V Hansford ’h Bros W F Osborne ’’ B Harris I M Washburn ’’ B Porter .1 J Eiglesbach W H Parkison E C English C G Spitler John Martindale Van Grant L P Shlrer I N Warren t i) Thompson D M Worland Home Grocery Co John Healey J J • Montgomery John Werner Sew Club D S Makeever Vernon Nowels B H Dillon Rens Lumber Co C W Hanley F D Yeiter I B Marion Frank Kresler S E Sparling Frank Foltz F W Tobias E Holland J H Ramp Kiplinger & Har H L Brown McFarland & Son Moses Leopold Maines & Ham. Lucius Strong Philip McElfresh Mary E Lowe Babcock & Hop. Henry Amsler White & Hickman T W Grant George Fate G Jessen J W Medicus F A TurflerL D Price W H Morrison K. of P. Lodge Dolph Day C W Duvall F M Haskell J W Horton Chase Day Rev Thos Meyer Samuel Fendig J J Hunt z Mary Meyer A R Kresler T M Burns G Thornton & Son V H Krull Princes Theatre N A Schmiter B F Fendig —C

THE YEUELL MEETINGS CLOSE.

The evangelistic meetings that have been conducted in the* Christian church for the past seventeen days, closed with Mr. Yeuell’s great lecture on “Ben Hur,” Wednesday night. The usual packed house was foreseen though the price of admission by ticket was 25c. Mr. Teuell appeared more of a lecturer in this effort than in any of his previous great illustrated lectures. His rendition of the chariot race was exceptionally impressive. So spellbound was the large audience that when he was through the breathless silence that prevailed was more eloquent than applause. At the close of the lecture Mr. Yeuell spoke in complimentary 1 terms of Rensselaer and the support he had had, from the church in which the meeting was held, as well as the assistance that had been rendered by other religious people of the town. He praised the businessmen for their Interest shown by the closing of the stores, and the press for the generous notices of the meetings. Mr. and Mrs. Yeuell will long be kindly remembered by the people of Rensselaer for their noble Christian work. The people also have a warm. spot in their hearts for Mr. Speer who so faithfully led the great chorus. The 123 people who came out to confess Christ and unite with the church will not soon forget the Yeuell meetings. Mr. and Mrs. Yeuell and Mr. Speer left Thursday for Rushville where they immediately enter upon another meeting.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

The morning subject for Sunday will be “Presbyterianism, What Is It." In .the evening, “What Think Ye of Chriat.” An invitation is ex* tended to everyone to worship with us at these services.

ANOTHER SUICIDE.

O. M. Cooper of Fair Oaks Shoots Himself. A 32-CALIBER REVOLVER IS USED And Death Was Evidently Instantenous—Left Note Saying That He Was Tired of Life. TSJUie M. Cooper, a bachelor, aged fbout 44 years and a highly respected farmer, shot himself in the right temple with a 32-caliber revolver at his farm in Barkley tp., 11 miles northeast of Rensselaer, at about 6 o’clock Tuesday evening, death being practically instantenous.Nl Mr. Coopqr had lived at Fair Oaks with his mother the past year, his father, John Cooper, living out on the farm, and “keeping bach.” Ollie expected to get out on the farm himself in a few days and only last week had bought a team to take out there. He was out to the farm Tuesday with a load of goods and in the evening he and his father and Julius Raska, a neighbor who had dropped in, all ate supper together. After supper he made an excuse of getting some tobacco to go into another room where his father kept a loaded revolver. He then went out of doors, and not returning his father and Mr. Raska went out ih about a half hour with a lantern and accompanied by a hee what was the trouble that he did not return. The dog,led them to the barn, near one corner of which lying up against the side thereof, they found Ollie, dead. A bullet hole in the right temple and the revolver still in his hand told the tale.

Coroner Wright was notified and went out that night and held an inquest, but it was a clear case of suicide and a note book in which he had written a list of notes and accounts due him, etc., proved that he had carefully planned it all. On nis person was found $66 in cash and he had about $350 on deposit in a Rensselaer bank. He owned the 80 acre farm and was considered well to do for that section of the country. He was a member of the I. O. Q. F. Lodge of Rensselaer, a man whose word was considered as good as his bond, and just \Ehy he should take his life deliberately is a puzzle, unless he was temporarllly insane. In the note book he had written: “Dated Jan. 26. This can be used as a guide.” Then followed a list of moneys due him, etc., and the words, "Divide what I leave between father and mother and sell tne farm for what you can. I am tired of life. Yours truly, O. M. COOPER.” His father says he had acted rather peculiar at times of late, and Tuesday night ate but little supper. He thinks he was slightly deranged. The funeral was to have been held Thursday at 11 o’clock and burial made in the Prater cemetery in Barkley, but owing to the condition of his mother to whom the shock of his death was a terrible blow, it was postponed to yesterday morning.

CHANGE IN RENSSELAER GARAGE.

Dr. Turfler has bought the Rensselaer Garage business and took charge of same Thursday with Scott Chestnut in charge, who will be a partner in the business, we understand. W. H. Timmons, who has had charge of the business since it was established, will go to Longmont, Colo., next month where he has a flattering offer in a like business. Tom Bissenden will probably continue with the new firm.

AN ENTERPRISING NEW FIRM.

The Farmers’ and Workingman’s Friend Store at Remington Do- < . ing Things. Messrs. Cohen & Kahn, who re. cently bought the former Garrison general store at Remington, are waking up some of the sleepy ones over there, and from reports received are enjoying a rapidly Increasing trade. They seem to be hustlers, and this is an age where the hustler gets the business. There is certainly an opening in Remington for a live general stofe, and from the way Messrs. Cohen & Kahn are going after, trade, and the fair treatment they are. reported to give their patrons, his want 1/ being supplied.

For Sale Cheap—A Feed Grinder. MAINES & HAMILTON.

Marion I. Adams' sale, Feb. 4, (Thursday) for a good horse or a good cow.

THE TWICE - A - WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1909.

PUBLIC SALES.

The Democrat has printed biUs for the following public sales: February 4, Marion I. Adams, 3% miles south and % mile east of Rensselaer. General sale, horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc. Tuesday, Feb. 5, John T. _ Culp -& Son, 11 % miles northeast of Rensselaer, in Barkley tp. General sale of horses, cattle, farm tools, etc. Tuesday, Feb. 9, Geo. O. Pumphrey & Son, 1 % miles northeast of Rensselaer. Duroc Jersey Brood Sow Sale. Sale begins at 12:30 p. m. Thursday. Feb. 11, Judson E. and Mrs. Susan A. Maines, 1 mile north and % mile west of Rensselaer. General sale of horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc. Monday, Feb. 15, Max Weller and M. O. Foster, 3 miles north and 3% miles west of Remington. Big combination sale of horses, cattle, farm tools, etc. Tuesday, Feb. 16, A. A. Beaver, 2Vi miles southeast of Rensselaer. General sale of horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc. Wednesday, February 17, J. A. Williams, 3 miles south and 3 miles west of Rensselaer, In Jordan township, on the former McCoy farm. General sale of horses, cattle, hogs, farm implements, etc. Thursday, Feb. 18, L. M. Miller, on the John Bislosky farm, 4 miles w’est and Vi mile south of Rensselaer. General sale of horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc. Thursday, Feb. 18, Henry Huffman, 3 miles east and 2% miles north of Goodland, 4 miles: west and 2V4 miles north of Remington, 9% miles south and 4 miles west of Rensselaer, general sale of horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, etc.

MANAGER SKIPS, SHOW COMPANY STRANDED.

The manager of the Mack Comedy Co., and his wife, skipped out after showing here and left the rest of the company with the sack to hold. Thursday night Manager Ellis i donated the opera house, the stage hands their labor, the aqtors and actorines their ability, 1 to raise enough of the necessary to leave town. The public did not turn out very wife, however, and at this writing they are still here.

FARMERS BUSY PLOWING.

Plowing in January is not usual in this section of the country, but that is precisely what many Jasper county farmers were doing the first of the week, and the ground was reported to be in a very good condition indeed. While some of our people are enjoying the tropical climate of California and Florida, those of us who had to stay at home and keep the wheels moving have not had such bad weather to contend with as might be imagined.

SEVEN COUNTIES NOW DRY.

Decatur, Hamilton, Putnam and Tipton Voted Dry Tuesday. County option elections were held Tuesday in Decatur, Hamilton, Putnam and Tipton counties, and all voted dry by substantial majorities, none being less than 1500. There were 131 precincts that voted, and 120 of these voted dry to 11 wet. This, with Lawrence, Pike and Wabash counties, which voted dry a few weeks ago, makes seven dry couties thus far, with several more to vote on the question during the next few weeks. There is little question but the rural counties will practically all vote dry if given the opportunity. In the more populous counties, however, the general opinion is that the wets will win easily. A petition for an election in Newton county will be filed with the commissioners Monday. Over 800 names are on the petition, it is said. ’

MORE RECIPROCITY NEEDED.

Lowell Tribune: The Renssealer poultry show, according to those that attended from here, was very fine. We very much regret that no entries were made from here; the more so as the Rensselaer’ people postponed their show two weeks so that It would not Interfere with ours. A big showing was made from that town at our show;* there being forty-six birds on exhibition. It would seem that our people should at least have made an effort to return the compliment. Reciprocity is a good thing for poultry shows, as well as many other things. One. thing is sure, if we wish to make our show a success in the future, we are x in duty bound to reciprocate favors from other towns when we have the opportunity to do so. Unless we do this our show will narrow down to a very limited area.

A good triple wagon box bed for only 914.50. Thia is a bargain. MAINES * HAMILTON.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Commissioners’ court will convene next Monday. Vlarriage licenses issued: Jan. 2f, Frank Middlecamp of Kniman, aged 39, occupation farmer, to Anna Weiss of Virgie, aged 32, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. —o— H. E. Parkison, the new trustee of Marion tp., has moved his office this week from George Williams’ office into the office of his son, W. H. Parkison, In the Chicago Bargain Store block. —o — Thomas Cain has been appointed administrator of the estate of his uncle ( the late James Rodgers. The estate consists of a 156 acre farm four miles south of Rensselaer, and about SI,OOO worth of stock and personal property. Mrs. Edward Cain, a sister, and three children of a deceased sister are the only heirs. Squire Irwin, assisted by a couple of Rensselaer doctors, held an insanity inquest at the poor farm Wednesday, Benjamin Biggs, a bachelor brother of Mrs. Wm. Bierly, ager 50 years, being the subject He has been at the poor farm only about a week, having been taken there from his sister’s home. The decision of the board was deferred pending their inquiry into his family history. The trustee’s report of receipts and expenditures of Keener tp., for the calendar year 1908, which appears in this issue of The Democrat, is a double report. That is, one report contains the statement of Mr. Feldmann, the old-trustee, who died shortly before the end of his term,- and the other is that of Mr. Snip, 1 the newly elected trustee, who was appointed to fill out the unexpired term of Mr. Feldmann, and is for the period from the date of his appointment up to Jan. 1, when he took the office under the term of four years to which he was elected last fall.

—o— A ditch bill has been passed that is important to Jasper, Newton and White counties because it relates to bond issues for ditches constructed in those counties. Under the old law taxpayers had the right to issue ten-year bonds in payment for the construction. An act of the 1907 Legislature repealed this and provided that all costs of Construction be paid by assessment. This law worked hardships with the property owners, who stood in danger of losing their property, but the passage of this bill will remove the assessment hazard, and the land owners of Jasper, Newton and White counties will have ten years to meet the cost of construction of the ditches now being built.

THE CITY COUNCIL.

The city council met in regular session Monday night with all members present. In the matter of the improvement of Van Rensselaer street, between Cornelia and Clark, the assessment against the M. P. church was corrected and made $86.90. The city treasurer was authorized to make such correction against outlot 65 in 30-29-6. An ordinance regulating the Fire Department was taken up and passed to third reading. The fire committee reported on the buying of a horse of Harve Pierson for S2OO and the clerk was instructed to draw' an order for said amount.

The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. W S Parks, salary 130.00 E M Thomas, nightwatch.... 25.00 Chas Aiorlan, clerk 25.00 H J Kannal. med treat city te 6.00 A F Long, mdse bd Health. . 5.40 Willis Supply Co, rep nozzle. . 1.50 B F Fendig, books 1.65 Same, mdse Fire Co 10.15 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C S Chamberlain, salary.... 50.00 Mell Abbott, same 30.00 Dave Haste, same 30.00 Tom Hoyes, work on line. . . . 20.25 John Hordeihan, labor at pit. 7.40 General Electric Co, supplies. 56.86 Crane Co, valor stem 1.65 Moses Leopold, freight. .118.54 B F Fendig, mdse 1.50 ROAD FUND. C Zea, labor ?yith city team-. 30.00 Cecil Clouse, work on street.. 21.00 Jean Smith, labor hauling coal 1.75 Al Fletcher, cleaning walks.. 10.00 Jake Gilmore, same 3.00 Horatio Ropp, labor on street. 2.00 WATER FUND. / Ed Hopkins,' salary 30.00 John ’Hordeman, wk on main 3.50 I Healey A Clark, pub notice. . 1.00

IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMER TIME DOWN IN CUBA.

Ed. Democrat:—l receive your welcome paper regularly—would be lost without it. I see no better way of writing a short letter to my friends in good old Jasper and Other counties and states as well, than through your columns. To give this part of the beautiful tropical country justice would take too much space in your valuable paper. In part will say I have good health and am doing well. My investment has doubled in the last 30 months. I consider that a conservative average of all that came here as I did. There are many opportunities open here yet for men of a few or many thousand dollars capital. The main thing to consider is, where and how to invest. Look out for clever land-sharks of, the rottenest sort. If any of my friends wish to come to Cuba for pleasure or business, I would be pleased to meet them and give them a few valuable pointers. The revolutions in Cuba are a thing of the past. I was over to Holguim and Santiago, De Cuba, of late. The U. S. quartermasters at each barracks state they have orders to evacuate Cuba on Feb. 27, which is final. The extreme temperature at this point for the last 31 months was 38 to 98 ip the shade. Yours, etc.

LETTER FROM H. P. FARMER.

Twin Falls, Idaho, Jan. 19. Ed. Jasper Co. Democrat: Some weeks ago a letter which I wrote to a friend in your city appeared in your paper, and I have received so many letters of inquiry that I beg permission to reply to same through your most popular columns. I wish, however, to state that this country is certainly not the wonderous garden from which our illustrious Father Adam was expelled because of his weakness and disobedience in submitting to and participating in the sin of his wife.

During the past three weeks it has rained much of the time, just a gentle pour with scarcely enough wind to distinguish what direction it was coming from. Grass is green here just now' as it often is in that country on May Ist. Although snowlcapped mountains can be seen in any direction, it has not snowed enough to cover the ground since I have been here. Thousands of tons of alfalfa can be seen in stack from my window. Hundreds of acres of young orchards are now planted and. doing fine and thousands of acres to be planted this coming year. The few old ones that have been here for years have established a reputation and a market which any of the eastern fruit districts might justly envy. Many farm houses are lighted by electricity and all shops and mills are run by it. On the 11th of this month a special train brought the entire state legislature down to our little city and they made a trip to the great Shoshone Falls and other points of interest near the city. Many of them were enthusiastic in their praise of the progress made here and stated it as their opinion that this will in a few years be the first commercial city in the state. Many factdry men are constantly in the city looking up future prospects and securing sites for their business enterprises. Farm lands have advanced in the last year from 40 to, 80 per cent. They have gone to $55 to S2OO per acre according to location and quality. The soil is a heavy volcanic ash just a little lighter than clay, yet there is no clay in it, but I dare Illinois to get any muddier than it is here just now. The sage-brush was heavy and was taken off with huge six-horse cutters and then raked into piles and burned. There is some mining going on near here but 1 think that the future of this country will depend largely on its fruit and stock interests. Many of the most valuable stock ranges in the state lay just outside this tract in the foothills. Wood and coal are not as difficult to obtain nor as high in price as they were in Washington. 580,000 acres of splendid irrigated land known as the Bruno tract, will come in for settlement in 1911, and there are yet thousands of acres of good land (not irrigated) laying just above the canal that can be homesteaded, and it is land that will raise good crops of small grain. I would say to my friends if you are anticipating coming west, don’t delay too long for things ar? doing. Yours respectfully

HENRY P. FARMER.

Thursday, Feb. 4, at M. I. Adams’, a good U. 8. Cream Separator and a nice line of farm implements. If. you want a first-class, light running spreader, buy the Litchfield for $07.00. MAINES A HAMILTON.

C. F. ARNOLD.

CUBA HAS ITS JULY FOURTH

Magoon Loses No Time In Leaving the Island. DEPARTS ON BATTLESHIP Havana Is Illuminated and All the Cases Ring With Noise of Celebration—Fire Crackers Are Exploded In Imitation of the American Indene fence Day Custom—Boat Accom- ?.. l ies M.-ine Out to Sea Bearing a . id Which Plays Anthem of the ’ .J; Republic. i. 29.—Within an hour 1 e ti ;ie Major General Jose .. Gt z was inaugurated president of th ? restored Cuban republic, ihe American officials who had been in control of affairs since the autumn of 1906, had departed from the island on battleships. The battleship Maine, with Governor Magoon aboard, was followed out of the harbor by the battleship Mississippi and the army transport McClellan. A chorus of whistles "Screeched a farewell salute. A Cuban gunboat accompanied the ships some little distance to sea with a band on board playing the Cuban national anthem. At night the city was brilliantly illuminated. The palace and other public buildings were aflame with electric bulbs. Fireworks were exploded with the same profusion that characterizes the Fourth of July in the United States and the cases were gay with music and singing. American control of affairs had been sharply criticised from time to time and Governor Magoon widely cartooned, but the authorities sent by Washington have endeavored to build up the Island and have spent money freely on good roads and public improvements of various sorts. As a result of this they have left a comparatively empty treasury. The island is prosperous and the revenues are increasing steadily, which In a great measure is compensatory. Telegrams of congratulation from President Roosevelt, President Elect Taft and Secretary of War Wright were read In Spanish to the throng.

HARRIMAN MERGER HEARING

Testimony Seems to Prove Contention of the Government. Pittsburg. Pa., Jan. 29.—The taking of testimony in the Pittsburg hearing of the government’s suit to dissolve the alleged $500,000,000 Harriman railroad merger has been concluded. The next bearing will be held in Cincinnati on Feb. 9. The testimony seemed to bear out the government s contention that competition between the Southern Pacific railroad and the Union Pacific is not as keen now as it was prior to 1901.

LONDON IN YELLOW FOG

Darkness Paralyzes Traffic and Business and Aids Criminals. London, Jan. 29. —This is the fourth day that London has been hidden in a pall of yellow fog which has caused complete disorganization of traffic and business of all kinds. Pleasure resorts are practically deserted and shopkeepers and the restaurants are suffering heavy losses. The theaters are doing only a small fraction ot their customary business and there have been several serious jewelry and other robberies.

PAPER FROM CORNSTALKS

House Committee Acts Favorably on Bill For Experimental Station. Washington, Jan. 29.—The secretary of agriculture will be enabled to conduct experiments to determine the practicability of making paper material from cornstalks, if a bill favorably acted upon by the house committee of agriculture becomes a law. The bill appropriates $30,000 to purchase a site near Henderson, Ky., erect buildings and purchase the necessary -apparatus.

FIRE IN A FAMOUS TUNNEL

Timbers Damaged In Structure That - Drains Comstock Mines. Virginia City, Nev., Jan. 29.—Fire in the great Sutro tunnel, which drains all the Comstock mines, was net brought under control until a large amount of timbering had been badly scorched. Men who were overcome revived after a tew hours.

Indiana Society Elects Officers. Chicago. Jan. 29.*~John C. Rhaftor was elected president of the Indiana Society of Chicago at its annual meeting in the Handl ton elub, following the annual banquet of the society. “THB ROUND-UP”—R BAD IT. 4

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