Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1909 — Page 5

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Iteins,of Interest to City and Country Readers. /• ' To-Day’s Markets: Corn 54c; oats, 46c. Fletcher Monnet was in Chicago on business Thursday. Oliver Turner went to San Pierre on business Monday. Smith Hughes of Monon was in tow r n Wednesday on business. Trevor Eger went to Chicago Wednesday on business. Wm. Dittman of Wheatfield tp., is moving to Woodstock, 111., -this week. Nelson, the Wheatfield photographer, was in town on business Thursday. Abe Wartena went to Hammond and South Chicago Tuesday to visit with relatives. D. L. Halstead returned from Michigan Saturday, where he has been on business. Mrs. S. D. Lang of Newton tp., went to Indianapolis Wednesday to visit with relatives. |(.Mrs. L. H. Hamilton entertained •several ladies at a dinner party Wednesday evening. B. Forsythe has been confined to his hon\e for the past two days, with a severe attack of lagrippe. The auto show begins today at the Coliseum in Chicago, and several local enthusiastics will attend. New' subscribers to The Democrat this week by postoffices: Spokane, Wash., 1; Aix, 1; Fair Oaks, 1. Miss Madge Beam went to Englewood Wednesday to spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Chissom. > Warner has been laid up with rheumatism for some time and has not , been up town for a month. Thursday was pension day for aIV the old soldiers who draw their pensions through the Indianapolis agency. A bursted water pipe in the old Hotel Rosey came near putting the 6-cent show out of business Tues- 4 day night. E. O. Gunyon, who has been living on a farm in Hanging Grove tp., moved this week upon a farm near Parr. . Mrs. Julia Healey returned from Delphi Wednesday. She has been visiting there for some time with her daughter. Rev. J. E. Miller, pastor of the Hirst Presbyterian church at Winamac, has been visiting with Rev. J. Carl Parret. Chas. Porter entertainted the Beta Phi Sigma fraternity at whist Wednesday night. Light refreshments were served. 'The ladies of the Presbyterian church held their dime social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Eger Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Elden Roadrick and Miss Ella Robison of Brookston came Thursday to spend the day with Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Ferguson. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Snyder and little daughter Luclle of Kankakee. 111., came Tuesday to attend the wedding of Loy E. Hess to Louisa Belle Maines. Clay Dewess moved Wednesday *rrbm the Ed Waling farm near Pleasant Ridge, to the \frm. Corbin farm in Newton county, 3 miles west of Brook. It is understood that the Burch Orchestra of Falrbury, 111., will give a concert Tuesday, February 16, for the benefit of the Rensselaer Commercial Club. A. J. Harmon left Wednesday for .Pontiac, 111., where he will Spend several days and return with Mrs. Harmon, who has been visiting there for a few weeks past.

Mrs. Ed Hawen went to Demotte Thursday for a visit with her mother. Tod Hopkins of £reensburg, Kan., came Wednesday for a visit with relatives here. Mrs. Francis Hopkins, who has been visiting with her daughter at Sullivan, Ind., returned to her home Tuesday. Fritz Macklenburg has now past the critical point in his struggle with pneumonia and is convalescing nicely. The condition of Mrs. Mary Lowman remains about the same and any decided improvement is not looked for. Chas. Jacks, who is employed at Freeman Wood’s barber shop, has been confined to his home for a few days with a severe attack of grip. Mrs. Robert Livingston returned to her home in Crown Point Tuesday after a six weeks visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Pancoast of Newton tp. Roy and Lillian Haag, accompanied by Lillian Bowers, left Wednesday for Cullom, 111., to attend the wedding of Miss Losa Haag to a young man of Cullom. The Maude Henderson Company, who have been holding forth at the Ellis opera house the past week, have been giving a really high class show at popular prices. Rev. Thos. Meyer has moved from his rooms at Ben O’Connor’s to St. Joseph's college, and now expects to watk to and from his work, in an effort to reduce his flesh.

Admiral Robly D. Evans, retired will address the students and faculty of Indiana University Feb. 16, He will take as his subject “With the Fleet Around Cape Horn.” f\ Mrs. D. H. Yeoman was called to Delphi Tuesday to attend the funeral of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Kate Morris, who died in Chicago a few days ago and was taken to near Delphi for burial. Y Mrs. and Mrs. A. K. Rawlins of 'Monticello, spent Tuesday night with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Phillips. They departed Wednesday morning for a visit in Chicago and other Illinois icities. (AW. J. Wright and Mrs. John Medicus went to Monticello Wednesday to attend the funeral of Mrsu John H. Faris, who died at Oklahoma City and was brought to Monticello for burial. While giving a recital at Carnegie Hall in New York Tuesday night, Paderewski, the great pianist, split the nail on the index finger of his right hand. He will endeavor to collect $5,000 insurance.

The Democrat editor went to Indianapolis Thursday to attend the mid-winter meeting of the Indiana Democratic Editorial Association, of which he is a member. The meeting was held at the Denison Hotel Thursday and Friday. S. Bates and daughter, Mrs. VT. J. Wright and Miss Alice Bates returned Friday evening from Broad Ripple, where they were called to attend the funeral of Mrs. J. W. Bates who died there a few dayß ago. Jasper Cover of north of Virgie % who was so badly injured in a runaway accident about a month ago, is now able to get around, with the aid of a cane and was in town Monday to consult a local physician. Representative Cox of Indiana has introduced a bill in the lower house of congress that proposes to withdraw the 20 cent mileage that senators and representatives now take advantage of. The bill stands no llklihood of becoming a law, however. NUBarney Kohloff killed and dressed of the black turkeys he showed at the poultry show a short time ago and sold them in one of our local markets. For the seven turkeys he received $31.40, or twenty cents per pound. Let’s all go in!to the turkey business

Mrs. Geo. Fate came from Indianapolis Thursday to join her huswho bought McKay’s restaurant. They will live in the Judge Thompson- flats. ' "ft -’ "' - Miss Ethel Perkins was called from Indianapolis Thursday, where she is teaching school, on account of the serious sickness of her mother, Mrs. J. H. Perkihs. Robert Mannan returp&d to ter home in Wheatfield Thursday. She has been visiting with Recorder and Mrs. Tilton, and little Wade Tilton accompanied her home. H. C. Hoshaw was called to Danville, 111., Thursday to attend the funeral o,f his brother who died at that place Wednesday. The deceased was an old soldier of the 105th Indiana volunteers. V/Mrs. Catherine Lewis died at her name in Gillam township Monday. The funeral was held Thursday at district school house No. 5, in Gillam and the interment was made in the Browr. cemetery near Pleasant Grove. Wm. Hershman took his black Langshans to the state poultry show at Indianapolis, Tuesday. These birds won the silver stock food cup at the, Rensselaer and Lowell show's, and Mr. Hershman expects to bring home some Indianapolis prizes. John Braddoek who went to Michigan some time ago to make his home with his step-brother, Will Lawrence, returned to Rensselaer Wednesday night, and will probably stay with his grandfather, S. E. Yeoman for some time in the future. Mrs. F. E. Babcock entertained the officer of the Pythian Sisters, including the installing officers, with a six o'clock dinner, at her home on South street, Thursday evening. Covers were laid for twelve and a delightful course dinner was served. James F. Irwin was in Wolcott Monday and Tuesday. He reports the explosion of a gasoline lighting system in the bowling alley at that place' Tuesday night. The front was blown out of the building and the rear was slightly burned, but no one was seriously injured. wWt was probably one of the largest trains ever pulled on the Monon. passed through Rensselaer Thursday afternoon. The passenger train due here 3:30 was delayed several minutes, while the freight train passed by, It consisted of 101 coal, flat and box cars, and was over a half mile in length.

The ladies of the Eastern Star held an informal reception in their rooms in the K. of P. building Tuesday night in honor of several ladies who were initiated into the mysteries of the order. They also installed their Grand Matron. Mrs. Francis Hopkins, who has been out of the city for some time. The Knights of Columbus of Lafayette have invited attorney E. P. Honan to deliver the Lincoln Day Address at their celebration on Lincoln’s, birthday, February 12. This is the principal address of the day and only orators of recognized merit are invited to deliver it. The Knights of Columbus are fortunate to have secured Mr. Honan. V/t’harles Harrington was down Dram Demotte Wednesday on business. He has sold his 40 acre farm in Keener tp., to a Harry Katz of Chicago, who moves on the farm this week. The consideration was $1,200. Mr. Harrington has moved to Demotte for the present, but is thinking of moving to South Dakota, probably locating at Mitchell. A letter from Dr. Chas. B. Kenton, who has been engaged jn the practice of medicine for some time, at Letcher, South Dakota, states: that the building in which his office and living rooms were located burned to the ground, January 29, and he with his wife had gone to Mitchell, South Dakota, where his parents are living and will remain there indefinately. The Brookston High School Basket Ball team was to play a return date with our Local High School team, at the armory, Friday night, but fortunately for Brookston, their best point getter, the referee refused to come out /of his own back yard and play. He evidently feared that Rensselaer enthusiasm might not confine itself to the side lines. Our boys pla/ a game with Whiting Saturday night. Following are the lot purchasers since our last report: Perry Marlatt, Dave Haste, Vern Littlefield, Ben Smith, Albert Brand, Michael Jungles, W. S. Parks, Henry M. Shipman, Firman Thompson, B. S. Fendig, B K. Zimmerman, E. N. Thomas. The business men and Commercial Club committee are making a thorough canvass and a few more lots are each day added to the ever increasing list. Those tfho attended the Marion Adams sale south of town Thursday, were treated to an Impromptu wildwest show, in which a long haired cow puncher, and a true western bronk figured. Among a lot of horses Marlon offered for sale, was an unbroken western pony, and Auctioneer Phillips dared a young man by the name of Harris to ride him. The bystanders at once

I made up a purse of ten dollars and | the indomitable Harris mounted. ! The bronk jumped and bucked, j and Harris held oh till the poor I old pony said enough. Harris then I offered to trade his horse for the ! °ne he had just ridden, but the buyer, a Mr. Beaver chose to keep him for exhibition purposes. Foley’s Honey and Tar clears the air passages, stops the irritation iin the throat, soothes the inflamed membranes, and the most obstinate cough disappears. Sore and inflam!ed lungs are healed and strengthened, and the cold is expelled from |the system. Refuse any but the genuine in the yellow' package. A. F. Long. * •

JOHNNY IN 1909.

|*He Wasn’t Going to Take Too-Many Chances on Making Resolutions. “If WILL-not put pins in my dear | ■ teacher’s chair.” (Tacks will hurt the old duffer just as much, anyi way.) “I will not quarrel .and fight with my big brothers in 1909.” (What have 1 got a little brother for?) “I will not play hookey from school | to go fishing or swimming.” (That is, ! in the winter time.) ‘‘l will be a regular attendant at . Sunday school.” (At Christmas time and just before the summer excursion, of course.) “1 will not take mother’s currant j Jelly from the pantry without permis- | sion.” (Her raspberry jam is good | enough for me.) “I will be kind to dumb animals, such as tigers, lions and elephants.” | (Stray cats and dogs, however, had better keep out of this neighborhood.) “I will not throw stones at the chinks and dagos.” (Bricky make them I holler louder, anyway.) “I will not— (Oh, gee, that’s enough! They say the good die young, and I want to live until I catch that red headed boy on the next block who stuck his tongue out at me yesterday.) —A. B. Lewis In Judge.

A Necessity.

“Twenty dollars for retrimming your hat!” exclaimed Mr. Madison. “But we agreed to spend nothing except for things that were positively needed.” “Well. John, this is. You see, my best friend has just had hers retrimmed, and I have promised to go with her to the concert on Friday.” “Oh, all right. But I can’t give you more than fifteen this morning, because I broke my meerschaum and must have it mended.” “Can’t you smoke your old brierwood?” “Certainly, dear. And you can wear your old hat.” “John, let’s begin to economize next ; month after we get things alTstraightened out.” “All right.”—New York Herald.

Changed Conditions.

“You say you had great difficulty in borrowing your first $2,000?” “Yes,” answered the man of millions. / “And now you could borrow that sum with ease.” “I don’t have to borrow,” was the proud response. “If I see $2,000 that I take a fancy to I simply send my lawyers around after it.”—Washington Star.

Airships.

I hold it true, with him who sings to one clear harp in divers tones, that men who’d fly ere they have wings are apt to break their blooming bones. The birds may think It full worth their while to soar from tree to tree, but while I live this good old earth Is plenty smooth enough for me.—Emporia Gazette.

The Legal Fee.

Newly Wed—What’s the damage for hitchln’, parson? The Parson—Well, the law allows me $L but you can pay what you like. Newly Wed—Well, here's a quarter. .That makes a dollar and a quarter.— Browning’s Magazine.

Like a Call.

Youngly—Did you ever notice that the matrimonial process is like that of making a call? You go to adore, you ring a belle, and you give your name to a maid. Cynlcus—Yes, and then you’re taken in.—Boston Transcript.

Between Dudes.

First Dude—l’ve been Invited to go gunning next week. What ought Ito give the fellow that beats bp the birds? Second Dude—Well, old chappie, it depends where you hit him, don’t you know.—New York Life.

Expounding Tennyson.

Teacher (after reading “The Charge at the Light Brigade”)—Who were the 000 referred to in the verse “Into the Jaws of death rode the six hundred T* Pupil—l suspect they were. dentists, ma’am.—Northwestern Academism

EXCLUDES JAPS FROM SCHOOLS

President Astonished by Adoption of Bill. HE KEEPS THE WIRES HOT

Legislature of Golden State Surprises Washington by Passing*What Is Re'garded as the Most Objectionably of All the Measures Introduced by Law Makers Who Regard the Mikado’s Subjects as a Menace Goes Through by Vote of 46 to 23. Sacramento, Cal., Feb. s.—Governor Gillett has received the following telegram from President Roosevelt: Your kind letter just received. What is the rumor that the California legislature has passed a bill excluding the Japanese children from the public schools? This Is the most offensive bill of all and, In my judgment, is clearly unconstitutional and we shall at once have to test It in the courts. Can It be stopped In the legislature or by veto? Governor Gillett Immediately wired a reply and\ asked for an answer at once. He refused to discuss the nature of the message to Washington. Most Offensive of All. With the defeat in the lower house of the legislature of two of the antiJapanese measures, followed by the unexpected passage of a third bill segregating Japanese school children in separate schools along with Chinese, Koreans and other Asiatics, regarded as the most offensive measure of all, President Roosevelt again took a hand in the anti-Japanese legislation that for the last week has drawn inter-, national attention to California. The bill passed, which was one of three anti-Japanese measures introduced by Assemblyman Grove L. Johnson, places the Japanese in the same classification with other Asiatics and inserts the word “Japanese” in the present state statute providing for the segregation in' separate schools of Mongolian children. By this action the low*r house has taken the step which the board of education of San Francisco intended to take two years ago. May Be Reconsidered. At that time it was contended by the Japanese that they were not Mongolians, and they resented the efforts to place them in the same class with the Chinese, Koreans and other Asiatic races.

The school board contended itself with the adoption of a rule limiting the age of pupils that would be permitted to attend the lower grades, one of the principal objections being that Japanese adults were in daily association with white children of tender years. It is possible that on Assemblyman Leeds' motion to reconsider the bill will be knocked out today. The measure compelling Japanese to attend separate public schools passed by a vote of 46 to 28.

Carson, Nev., Feb. s.—The Giffen anti-Japanese resolution', shorn of its reference to President Roosevelt, came up in the senate and was referred to the judiciary committtee It is said this committee will smother it in accordances with the wishes of United States Senators Nixon and Newlands. Senator Newlands has sent the following letter to Governor Denver S. Dickerson: “With a view to moderating any action tending to create friction between Japan and this country, I take the liberty of suggesting to the legislature, through you, a plan of action which,whilst indicating a proper solicitude for lelations of friendship and amity with Japan, will mark clearly our purpose to maintain this country as the home of the white race free from such racial competition and antagonism on our own soil as will surely breed domestic violence and international hatred. Danger on All Sides. “We have drifted into a condition regarding the black race which constitutes the great problem and peril of the future. Confronting our Pacific coast lies Asia, .with nearly a billion people of the brown race, who, if there were no restrictions, would quickly settle upon and take possession of our entire coast and intermountain region. “Race tolerance, under such conditions. means race amalgamation, and that is undesirable. Race intolerance means, ultimately, race war and mutual destruction, or the reduction of one of the races to servitude The presence of the Chinese, who are patient and submissive, would not create as many complications as the presence of the Japanese, whose strong and virile qualities would constitute an additional' factor of difficulty. "Our friendship, therefore, with Japan demands that this friendship should not be put to the test by bringing two such powerful races of such differing views ;and standards into industrial competition upon the same soil. “There is but one consistent position to assume, and that is to relegate the whole question to domestic legislation in each country, permitting each to make such laws regarding the regulation, restriction or prevention of immigration as it sees fit. The time has come, in my judgment, when the United States must declare by statu- * . I ' : -

tory enactment that It will not tolerat* farther race complications. Our country should, by law, to take effect after the expiration, of existing treaties, prevent the immigration into this country of all peoples other than those of the white race, except under restricted conditions relating to International commerce, travel and education. “I give this utterance reluctantly, for I am not disposed to participate in the prevailing sensationalism; but the issue has. Veil made; the public attention is c _,ed to the question, and failure upon the part of our western communities tom eet it candidly and courageously, might be regarded In the eastern states, whose people are unfamiliar with the economic and social dangers attendant upon Asiatic immigration, to believe that we have abandoned our convictions.”

GIRL TELLS OF PLOT FOR RUIN OF BROWNE

Says Politicians Hired Her to Annoy Minority Leader.

Springfield, 111., Feb. 5. —Alleging a political plot to bring about the downfall of Lee O'Neill Browne of Ottawa, Miss Florence Miller, who claims to reside on Indiana avenue, Chicago, told her story of a sensational attack on Browne attempted by her in the house. Representative Browne is a prominent Democrat and the leader of the minority. The woman was arrested in a rooming house at Fourth and Jefferson streets in company with Michael Gibliu of Chicago, stenographer for tha minority side. The two are held by ‘the police pending an investigation. The woman says that the plot was laid last October in the College Inn. Chicago She refuses to give the names of the men who promfled to reimburse her for her work, but says they are prominent Democratic politicians. She also admits that she is the woman who visited Browne in his office in Ottawa last fall and took poison in order to avoid arrest.

EDITOR DIES OF INJURIES

W. L. Woodson, of the American Press Association, Passes Away. New York. Feb. s.—William L. Woodson, who was seriously injured In trying to board a tram at the Glenwood, N. Y„ station of the New York Central railway, died at St. Johns hospital in Yonkers of blood poisoning. The remains will be interred at Lynchburg, Va. Mr. Woodson was so badly injured by the train that amputation of the leg was found necessary when he was taken to the hospital. Mr. Woodson had been connected with the American Press Association for many years.

SHOOTS RIGHT AND LEFT

Negro Falls Dead From Bullets of citizens and Police. Memphis, Tenn., Feb. s.—Following a daring hold up, Henry Morton, a negro, armed with a revolver and with pockets filled with ammunition, ran amuck, firing repeatedly into street cars and houses and at pedestrians. Police and citizens shot him to death. After relieving another negro of a bundle of hides. Morton endeavored to force a trade with a produce dealer at the point of his pistol. Four rounds of unspent cartridge* were found in the pockets.of the dead negro.

SOME HORSE STATISTICS

Government Figures Average Value of Equine Stock is $95.64 Per Head. Washington, Jan. 26.—Horses In the United States numbered 20,640,000 and were valued at $1,974,052,000, an average of $95.64 per head, on Jan. 1 last, according to a report issued by the department of agriculture. Horses increased $2.23 a head in. value during the year.

Babies Killed In Explosion.

Johnstown, Pa., Jan. 22. —Three children between three and four years old were killed, another aged five was severely burned and two women, mothers of the little ones, were painfully injured when the children touched s match to a keg of powder to see It blaze.

Hide and Seek In the Desert.

—Harper’s Weekly.

A Different Kind.

“The couple who are going to take a wedding trip in the groom’s aeroplaqp will have a nice little reception room fitted np on the airship.” “Indeed! That will be a regular iky parlor.”—Minneapolis Journal.

For Sale—Young Hereford Bulla at all times. S. L JOHNSON, 'Phone 122-C. Monon, lad. *