Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 February 1909 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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A BAD ACCIDENT.

Mrs. Geo. Bales of Goodland Crippled For Life COMES IN CONTACT WITH LIVE WIRE Which Sets Fire To And Destroys Their Home—Mr. Bales Formerly Of this Qty, and His Wife Is Known To Many Rensselaer People. L. Gpodland was visited witfe/=sa- ' other fire Tuesday morning and the handsome residence of Geo. O. Bales, who was formerly engaged In the lumber business in Rensselaer, was totally destroyed and his wife crippled for life from coming in contact with an electrically charged telephone wire. Mr. Bales’ residence was one of the best in Goodland, and was Insured for >2,000 and the contents, most of which on the lower floor was saved, was injured for >4OO. The Are was discovered by E. C. at about 5:30 a. m., who was accompanying his wife to the Panhandle station to take the train for Rensselaer to visit her daughter, Mrs. Rice Porter. Mr. Fountain aroused the family and Mrs. Bales got out as soon as possible and started for a neighbor’s to get help to save their household effects. She stepped on a telephone wire, when a short distance from the house, that was down as a result of the recent storm and which was crossed by an. electric light wire and charged with electricty. She was unable to cry out or get loose from the wire. A boy named Drummond, who came to the scene, saw_her predicament and attempted to pull her away. He was knocked down from the shock, and A. P. Hawn, who was assisting in saving the household goods, saw what was the matter and hurriedly ran to her rescue, having the presence of mind to catch hold of her clothing instead of coming in contact with her body, and pulled her from the wire.

Mrs. Bales was at once taken to a doctor’s and It was found that the large toe of the left foot was burned completely off and that she was also burned near the right knee. The foot was amputated diagonally from the small toe, but it was found there was no life in the member below the ankle, and the entire foot may have to be cut off, Mrs. Bales is the only child of Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Griggs, prominent and wealthy residents of Goodland, and is known to many Rensselaer people, who deeply sympathize with both her and Mr. Bales in their misfortune. Mr. Bales was for some years connected with what is now known as the Rensselaer Lumber Co., and is well known to our readers. He went from here to Goodland to take an interest in the Colburn Lumber Co., and was married to Miss Ella Griggs some two or three years ago. The Are was caused from an electric light wire becoming crossed with the telephone wire which ran into the Bales residence, and is the second fire in that town from electric light wires in the past two months, the first being that of Rufus Ross, whose fine residence was destroyed at about the same hour of the morning from the light wires coming into contact wjth the woodwork. Goodland has no all night electric service, these fires occurring after the lights are turned on" in the morning, or pqphaps one or both of these fires would have caused loss of life as well as property.

“COONEY,” THE ICE KING.

Conney Kellner, Rensselaer’s ice magnate, Was up against a cold proposition ’in Indianapolis Wednesday. The Indiana ice dealers held their annual meeting and Cooney was elected to preside over the destinies of the Tenth district ice men. His official title is trustee. While there he consulted with experts on the, advisability of erecting an artificial ice plant here. The advice given was that our town was too small, and Mr. Kellner then made arrangements to secure ice from the Frankfort Ice Company, so there is no possibility of an ice famine here next summer.

DEFENDANT WINS IN KEISTER Vs. MITCHELL TRIAL.

The jury in the J. H. Keister vs. John Mitchell suit for damages alleged to have been received in a fracas over the possession of a bull, found for the defendant Wednesday. Mitchell, . last September, armed with a bull bat, it alleged to have gone to Mr. Keister’s and demanded tne gentleman cow that

John Summers, Mitchell and Keister had bought in partnership and which Keister was at that time keeping. The latter told Mitchell that Mr. Bull had run up considerable of a hotel bill since he had been boarding him and demanded tlje pay. A hot argument ensued in which some strong words were exchanged. In the melee which ensued, Mr. Keister received several blows the bull bat which Mitchell was carrying, and he claimed one of them caused a depression in his skull which has resulted in partial deafness, the sight and ear being affected, also, that one of the partoid bones of his face was fractured, and demanded >5,000 damages. The parties reside in Jordan tp.

AN INTERESTING LECTURE.

Rev. Armentrout of Monticello, gave a most interesting lecture at the Presbyterian church Wednesday evening on the mountain people of Kentucky and Tennessee, among whom he has been a mlssionery. He is himself a native of the mountain district of eastern Tennessee, and could speak intelligently of these people. The lecture was Illustrated with some seventy stereoptican views of the mountain • section, villages, homes, mountain stills, and the people who inhabit these isolated districts. The church should have been filled to hear this Instructive lecture, butjinfortunately the cold night and other attractions kept many away, and not more than a hundred people were out to hear it.

DIVIDENDS OF 10 AND 60 PER C.

Are Declared in the Parker Banks of Remington and Kouts, Respectively. At the meeting of creditors of the Parker bank of Remington and the Bank of Kouts, of Kouts, Porter county, held at Hammond Tuesday, a dividend of 10 and 60 per cent, respectively, was declared and will be paid as soon as checks can be inade out and mailed to the creditors. This little 10 pef cent, the first they have received, will seem mighty small to the hundreds of depositors in the Parker bank, which failed in December, 1907, for upwards of $300,000, but they will be fortunate indeed if they get another 10 per cent out of the wreck. The Kouts bank will likely pay out in full, it is asserted.

EUGENE DILLEY IS IMPROVING.

But What Effect Operation Will Have on Mental Condition Not Yet Known. At the city hospital today it was said that Eugene Dilley was recovering in a satisfactory manner from the operation of Saturday, when a part of his skull was removed. Just What effect the operation will have on his mental condition, can not be told for some time, it was said. When Dilley was received at the hospital he was apparently rational. In fact, he has shown little trace of mental trouble since he was reunited with his family at Trafalgar some weeks ago. However, it was feared that his injury might cause him trouble later and cause him to wander away from home. Some years ago Dilley was robbed and struck on the head with a brick, causing a depression in bis skull that affected his brain at intervals. During one of these periods he left home and was not heard fronv until he was found at the Pentecost Mission in this city.— Indianapolis News.

PAY TAXES ON SALARY DUE.

Ruling of Bartholmew Assessor Will Affect County Officers. Columbus, Ind., Feb. 25. Accord-' ing to a statement made tnis morning by County Assessor Calvin A. Adams the county officers will be assessed this year on the amount of salary that is due them the Ist of March. xjssessor Adams says that he is enforcing the law and that the salaries due are the same as money due from other sources and are assessable.

IS THIS OUR DITTLE?

Frank Dittle, the horse thief who escaped from the Rensselaer jail while awaiting to be tried for stealing horses around Kentland, seems to have renewed his old occupation a Her gaining his liberty, if the Ditile referred to in the following is the saire elusive Fra k. The item was taken from Friday’s Chicago Journal, and reads: Mrs. Frank Dittle, 35 years old, wife of a convict serving seven years in Nebraska’s penitentiary for horse stealing, appealed to Capt. O’Brien to-day for a home for her two boys, 6 and 3 years old. v She is living in two furnished rooms at 137 Peoria street, but wished the children placed tn an institution because she could not support them.—Kentland Enterprise.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY. INDIANA. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1909.

THE DRY SIGN.

Hung Up By Nine More Indiana Counties. MAKING 22 NOW IN THE DRY LIST Our Neighboring County of Newton Gives The Drys 432 Majority— Carroll and Gibson Counties Voted Yesterday and Rush Votes Today—22 Counties Now Voted Dry, To One Wet.

The local option elections in Indiana this week have added nine more counties to the dry belt, making twenty-two that have now voted dry to one that has voted wet, and Carroll, Gibson and Rush, which voted yesterday and to-day, are each expected to go dry by good majorities. Our neighboring county of Newton voted dry Tuesday by a majority of 432, all the ten townships voting dry except Jackson—in which Mt. Ayr is located —and Lake, McClellan and Colfax, which went wet. All of Newton county is now remonstrated dry except Lake, where there are two saloons, and the necessity felt for antl-snake-bite-reme-dy there is shown by a vote of 36 dry to 77 wet.

Following is the vote in detail: Yes No Dry Wet Iroquois.... 333.. 89..244.. Jackson.... 103..115.. .. 12 Lake. 36. . 77. . . . 41 Beaver 219.. 160..’ 59.. Washington.. 114.. 31.. 83.. Jefferson.... 229..228.. 1.. McClellan. . . 12. . 24. . . . 12

Grant 238. . 128 . . 110. . Colfax 21. . 23 . . .. 2 Lincoln 93 . . 91. . 2. . Total majority 499'.. 67 Net majority ...432 Nine counties have voted this week, not including those voting yesterday and today, and all went dry by substantial majorities. Morgan had no saloons, and Hendricks but 3. A total of 198 saloons are put out of business in these nine counties as follows, Davies, 39; Adams, 18; Grant, 57; Howard, 27; Newton, 2; Hendricks, 3; Fountain, 32; Fayette, 20. The majorities in the 23 counties having voted up to yesterday, and dates of election follow: “DRY” COUNTIES.

Wabash, December 29 859 Lawrence, December 29 1,505 Pike, December 31.... 884 Hamilton, January 26 2,461 Putnam, January 26 1,552 Decatur, January 26 1,708 Tipton, January 26 1,581 Noble, January 29. 692 Randolph, January 29 2,470 Parke, February 2. 2,060 Huntington, February 2.... 1,660 Switzerland, February 2.... 900 Clinton, February 9. 2,084 Davies, February 23 1,357 Grant, February 23 2,183 Howard, February 23....... 1,433 Newton, February 23. 432' Adams, February 23 1,044 Morgan, February 24 1,055 Fayette, February 25....... 1,945 Fountain, February 25...... 850 Hendricks, February 25.... 764 “WET” COUNTY Wayne, February 5.. 751 Elections are now scheduled to be held as follows: Sullivan and Jay counties, March 3; Marshall county, March 4; Whitley and Hancock counties, March 5; Shelby county, March 6; Miami county, March -16.

AS TO INCREASED ’PHONE RATE.

The Democrat does not believe the temper of the people will admit to an increase in telephone rates that will justify the local telephone company in raising the , present charge. While the recent storm did much damage to the lines, this may never occur again, at least not for many years, and to ask the patrons to stand this loss is unjust. If a man's ho*. * lies down and dies or his house, barn or hay stack is struck bjr lightning and burned, he can not shoulder the loss onto anyone else, but must bear the burden himself. The argument that is being used, that the stock has not paid any dividends until the past two or three years is, we think, of little force. There is not a great amount of actual money invested in these lines, we understand, and the system has been built up, extended and Improved until it has become a valuable property—not by Issuing more stock or assessing its members, but from the profits made out of the business. The company is now asking the city council to grant a new franchise which will enable them to raise the phone rents in Rensselaer 50 cents per month over the present rates of |1 and |2, respectively, promising to put in a metallic sys-

tern with automatic call if this is done. The automatic call gives you "central” on removal of the receiver from the hook, and saves the necessity of ringing, which is practically the only advantage over the present system, and we do not believe will convince many patrons is worth >6 per year more for each phone. It would seem to The Democrat that if the present company does not think it can go ahead and repair its lines and give good service for the rates provided in the franchise it now holds, that before granting it a new franchise it should surrender the one it now holds, or give notice that it will do so at a certain date,- and then notice be given by the City Council that propositions will be received from anyone or any company for the establishment of a complete new system here. Then, if no better offer is made, let the council use its judgment about granting anew franchise at increased rates to the present company. Those who do not care to pay the increased rates can then drop out, but it does not seem to us that this request for increased rates should be granted until an effort has been made to service from some one else at the present rates.

CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS.

Only one more week of the February term of the Jasper Circuit Court. Following is a report of the proceedings of most importance not heretofore published: The Boswinkle vs. Boswinkle replevin suit from Newton county was compromised Thursday and the jury was excused for the term, after hearing but two cases. The Roe vs. Townsend damage case from Remington was sent to Benton county on change of venue asked for by defendant Townsend. Owen Hurley vs. Warren Springer; continuance granted.

John W. Phelps vs. A. L. Beaver, et al; cause dismissed, costs paid. Elizabeth Payne vs. Emery I. Blake; Jacob Hensler appointed guardian of defendant.

Ditch petition of Joseph Nisius; commissioners ask for extention of time to file report, and are given until first day of April term. Petition of Joseph Borntrager and

100 others for extention of Iroquois ditch filed and made returnable April 12, at which time cause is set for docketing.

Willis Kirkpatrick ditch; report filed and following allowances made: M. B. Price, $239; Wm. G. Thompson, $80.35; D. W’. Waymire, $31.50; James McKenney, $7.50; Geo. Gilman, $7.50; C. O. Price, $36; John Ferrell, $9; Nettie Price, $36. John Pothuisje and wife, Peter J. Pothuisje and Ed L. Myers made new parties.

WILL MOVE FURNITURE STORE.

W. J. Wright Purchases The Starr Building on Wasnington Street. 'yW. J. Wright has closed a deal fdr the former Charlie Starr brick vuilding on Washington street, now occupied by the Simpson & Wood barber shop and Fred Phillips’ music store, and expects to move his furniture stock thereto about the middle of April, occupying all three floors, and later, after he remodels it somewhat, will also move his undertaking business there. '~4jThe building is 30x90 feet, threestory, and the consideration is in Ae neighborhood of $5,000. Mr. Wright considers this a better room and as good a location as he now has, and he can get his stock all together, something he can not do now for lack of room, besides the rents he is now paying will pay for the building in a few years. It is understood that J. A. McFarland, who has to move his grocery to make way for the new Roth Bros, and Horton block, will move into the Williams room, now occupied by Mr. Wright.

See our Kitchen Cabinets. They are the kind that gives service, at prices from 35.00 up, at Worland’s. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT. Feb. 23, to Mr. and Mrs. William Richmond, a daughter. Fine Display of Rugs at Worland’s Furniture Store. Active county representative wanted for a special offering of valuable lands at a low price. A good chance for energetic man. FLORIDA FRUIT LAND CO., Indianapolis, Ind. Wanted:—A load of nice clover hay. Enquire at Democrat office. You can’t afford to decide on that Carpet-Size Rug without seeing Murray’s new spring line.

Maines & Hamilton sell Hominy meal, Gluten feed, Daisy Dairy feed, Corn and Oats Chop, Rye chop, Bran, Middlings, Mill feed, Oil Meal, Corn, Oats and Calf Meal.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol.

Attorney Frank Foltz went to Columbia City Thursday on business. —o — New suits filed: - No. 7415. John T. Kight vs. William Zea; suit on contract.

Q. Lewis went to Lafayette Wednesday to attend a district assessors’ meeting—one of the state tax commissioners was present at the meeting ud it was decided to assess new aißomobiles at 65 per cent of their cost, and good notes at about their face value. i The annual* meeting *of the township assessors of Jasper county will be held at the County assessors’ office to-day, at which time the assessors will take out their supplies to be ready to start the work of assessing Monday. State Tax Commissioner McCardle will be here to address the assessors and the public at this meeting. —o— The first definite step in the deep waterways project for a drainage canal to give South Bend an odtlet to the Mississippi river and the gulf of Mexico was taken at the Great Northern hotel in Chicago Wednesday when the committee on ways and means of the Illinois and Indiana Waterway Association drew up Incorporation papers for the association. The association will have a capital stock of >200,000 at >SO I per share. Shares will be placed on the market and sold to the public. North Judson, Indiana, is named as the central office or headquarters of the association. i —o— The will of the late Lydia Amelia Hunt of Remington was filed for probate Monday. The instrument was executed April 23, i 1908, with Frank L. Peck and jFrances's. Cox as witnesses. Chas. I Hemingway is made executor. Charles Henry Hemingway, a nephew residing in Chicago, is made sole heir.

The will of David M. Forry, deceased, late of Remington, was also filed for probate. The widow, Amelia E. Forry, is made heir to all property both real and personal, and at her death to be divided among the three children, as set out in the will. The Instrument was executed September 7, 1906. Ira M., and John F. Forry, sons of decedent, are made executors.

OUR CORRESPONDENCE PAGE.

The Democrat is Indeed proud of its able corps of country correspondents, some of whom have been with us almost all the time since the establishment of this paper, nearly eleven years. News of their own neighborhood is the first thing the readers of a paper turn to, and this featue of The Democat makes the paper doubly welcome to the homes of country and outside town subscribers as well as to those now residing in far off states but who used to live in Jasper county, and accounts for the great circulation of The Democrat in the country districts of the county and its large single list—papers sent to former residents of the county now living elsewhere—who want to know what ;is doing back in their old, neighborhood.

This special feature will not only be kept up to its former standard in the future, but we expect to improve and extend it until every town and hamlet in Jasper county is represented regularly. This week, in this edition, we have news • from fifteen different towns and neighborhoods, some of which have not recently been represented but where we have now secured regular correpondents, and in Wednesday’s issue there were 3, making a total of 18 in the two issues, about 10 columns, or 1 % pages. We ask our readers to compare the regular features of The Democrat with that of any other county seat paper published in a city of similar size to Rensselaer, and have no fears of the verdict. The Democrat is but $1.50 per year, two issues a week, Wednesdays and Saturdays, and if you are not already a subscriber we Invite you to become one. By reference to our clubbing list in another part of this issue you may find some other paper you would like to take in connection with The Democrat, and can save enough by taking the two together to get The Democrat at a very nominal price.

A WORD FOR JIM CROW.

A bill is before the legislature, which if made a law will allow the county commissioners to offer a 10 cent bounty jon each crow’s head brought in. It is said those birds take a little corn at corn planting

*- ■ '■ 7 ' time, but many contend that all birds do more good than harm. The robins eat many times more than their share of cherries, but instead of offering a bounty on their heads every one having fruit should plant out a few more trees so that both people and birds can have enough. A little more corn can be planted for the crows, and often they assist by pulling it up where it is too thick. The sparrows are also troublesome to some, bus nearly every farmer believes they do more good In catching insects than they do harm in eating grain. All the birds we have left should be nursed instead of being slaughtered. This would truly be a lonesome world if all thq bird kind were put out o£ existence. Even a crow breaks the monotony at times.—Crown Point Star.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. The subject of the Sunday morning sermon at the Presbyterian Church w’lll be "The Mission of the Kingdom.” The evening subject, “Preparation for Service.” All are welcome. CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICES. The subject of the morning sermon at the Christian Church is, “The Arithmetic of Christianity.” In the evening, "Simony of Christianity.” All are welcome. Have your Picture Frames made at Worland’s. AUTOMOBILE FOR SALE OR TRADE. A 5-passenger Lambert, double opposed engine 4%x6 cylinders, all in excellent condition. Will sell cheap, cash or on time, or trade for any property I can use. Will be- glad to show and demonstrate the machine to anyone interested, at my residence near Forseman. Only reason for. selling is that I want to buy a smalle car. J. W. SAGE, R-R-3, Brook, Ind. Special Carpet-Size Rug showing at The G. E. Murray Co’s. J. I. Case Corn Planter and Fertilizers are sold by Maines & Hamilton.

Housekeeper Wanted:— Middle aged woman who is a good housekeeper, one without small childfen preferred. Steady position and good home. Reference required. S. H. HOPKINS, R-R-l, Rensselaer, Ind. House Cleaning—l have purchased a new vacum house cleaner, which does the work perfectly. Don’t move anything out of the house. Cleans the carpets right on the floor, also the walls and ceilings. Get your orders in early. See me or drop card to O. S. Baker, Rensselaer, Indiana. For Rent: 200 acre farm, 5 miles from town, rock road building past door, 35 acre wood pasture, 27 acre tame meadow, 130 acres good farming land, tiled, 5 room house, new batn, good well, fences fairly good. Grain rent. Apply to F. R. Erwin, Fair Oaks, Ind. Bring references. Farm For Rent. 160 acres of farm land and 350 acres of blue grass pasture. Grain rent for the farm land and run the pasture on the shares. Splendid improvements. Three miles south of Medaryville, Ind. Adress, C. GUILD, Medaryville, IndFor Sale—Pure bred Holstein bull calf. WM. AUGSPERGER R-R-3. Rensselaer, Ind. A guaranteed Sewing Machine at Worland’s Furniture Store for $12.50 Don’t fall to see it if you are in the market for a New Machine. For Sale—Bargains in farms offered by G. F. Meyers. See descriptions in another column of this paper. See him for full details. Legal blanks for sale at Th§ Democrat office. “Quaker Parchment”,butter wrappers, blank or printed, for sale at The Democrat office in any quantity desired. “■ J . Farm leases (cash or grain rent), mortgage and deed blanks, etc., for sale at all times and in any quantity desired at The Democrat office. Another case (40,000) of those good business envelopes just rereceived at The Democrat office. Leave your next order for envelopes with us and get entire satisfaction.

Remember the free Wall Chart offer of The Democrat only applies to those subscribing or renewing since this free offer was made—not to those who subscribed or renewed prior thereto. The Democrat for good work.

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