Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1909 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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WHY NOT A LODGE OF ROYAL NEIGHBORS.

Now that Rensselaer has such a large and prosperous Camp of Modern Woodmen, the question has been • asked why would it not be a good idea to establish a lodge of Royal Neighbors, the ladies’ auxiliary of the Woodmen? Remington and other surrounding towns have Royal Neighbor lodges and they are considered an excellent thing. • The Royal Neighbors insures the wives of Woodmen, the same as some other of the auxiliary lodges of other fraternal societies.

WITHAM APPOINTED CARRIER

On New Rural Route Out of Parr — Blankenbaker Substitute. William A. Witham has been appointed as carrier on the new rural mail route out of Parr, which is to start April 1. William B. Blankenbaker is appointed substitute carrier. The examination for carrier on this route was recently held* at Rensselaer, Charles U. Garriott, Ed Barkley, A 1 McCurtain, Chas. D. Lakin and Clyde Gunyon took examination ‘here for the appointment March 6.

AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE AT THE POST OFFICE.

This morning a lady entered the postofflce and called at the window to purchase two two-cent and one one-cent stamps. She opened her handbag and took out her purse; closed the handbag and opened the purse; took out a dime and closed the purse; opened the handbag and put in the purse; handed the dime to the clerk and took five pennies in change. Then Bhe opened the handbag and took out the purse; closed the handbag and opened the purse; pat in the pennies and closed the parse; opened the handbag and put .in the purse; closed the handbag, hung it on her arm and walked out of the office. And several people were in line waiting impatiently to get to the window to buy a stamp or two while the transaction referred to was going on. ’

EXTENDING DRY TERRITORY.

Five More Countte§, Climb On the Water Wagon This Week. In the local option elections held in Indiana this week, Benton, Oreene and Montgomery counties voted dry Tuesday by majorities of 882, 2,641 and 2,746, respectively, putting out 55 saloons, 29 in Oreene, 22 in Montgomery and 5 in Benton. In Benton county, Parish Grove township, which has been the only oasis in that county for several years, the dry majority was 14. Two precincts in Benton voted wet, but every township returned a majority for the drys. Ohio, the-smallest county in the state, voted Wednesday and gave a dry majority of 32. Only about 1,100 votes were cast there. There are four saloons in Ohio county. Elkhart and Orange counties both voted dry Thursday, Elkhart by 877 and Orange by 677. Forty-five saloons will be put out of business in Elkhart county, but Orange was dry by remonstrance. This makes a total of 38 counties that have so far voted dry. Several more counties will vote next week, and many more in April.

SAY HAZING STORY IS NOT TRUE

The White county papers have at ‘ last taken up the story of the alleged hasing of Charles Stinson, a young pupil of West Point tp., that county, which was persistent rumor all last week, and the county superintendent made a personal investigation of the alleged affair and finds there is no truth in the matter. The story was common at Wolcott last week, and in a telephone communication by The Democrat with one of the town officers of Wolcott, the story was pronounced true, but they were trying to keep the matter quiet in that neighborhood. Referring to the denial now being made, the Montlcello Journal says: “A number of the patrons and the teacher of Goodhope school in West Point township, stoutly maintain that Charles Stinson was not hazed, and his attending physician states that his death came from natural causes and not from any injury. A clean cut statement to that effect last week would have stopped the story of his hazing and death from going to the city press. It is estimated that the story has been printed /in thousands of papers through the Associated Press.”

MODERN WOODMEN.

You and each of you are hereby notified to meet in the local lodge rooms on next Wednesday night, as there will be special business to transact at said meeting.

Buy Chick f Starter for the little chicks and Crown Brand Poultry Feed for the mother hens—Malnes * Hamilton, Phone 273.

CLASS OF EVEN 30 GRADUATES

Will Bo Turned Out By Rensselaer High School. CLASS IS EQUALLY OIVIDED, -'A. Fifteen Boys and Fifteen Girls, and Come From Different Parts of the County—A Complete List of Names of the Graduates. The Rensselaer High School will turn out another big class of graduates this spring, the number being precisely thirty, 15 boys and 15 girls. Most of the graduates> of course, are from Rensselaer, although several of the out townships are represented. Union tp., takes the lead with four; Walker, 1; Barkley, 1; Kankakee,’ 1; Gillam, 1; Jordan, 1. Following are the names of the graduates: Blanche Babcock Floyd Meyers Ross Bringle Helen Murray Orval Bringle Omar Osborne Walter English Grace Peyton Ellen Childers Madaline Ramp Clara Fisher Halley Alter Roy Gundy Emma Rayher Ralph Hammond Marceline Roberts Edna Hauter Myrtle Sard Alonzo Healey Walter Seegrist F. O. Hermanson lAvingston Ross Carrie Jasperson Edgar Duvall LeVera Lee James Jordan Ethel Jacks Myrtle York Rosa Luers Judith 'Woodward The program for commencement week will be published later.

MRS. S. C. JOHNSONIDIES.

Wife of Former Rensselaer Doctor Dies of Bright's Disease In Chicago. Mrs. Ruth Russel Johnson, wife of Dr. S. C. Johnson, who was engaged in the practice of medicine here a few years ago, died at her home in Chicago, Tuesday afternoon at the age of 35 years, of Bright’s disease, from which she has been a sufferer for the past two or three years. In a letter to Mrs. W. O. Rowles, dated just a few days before her death, she stated that her condition was wonderfully improved and in a short time hoped to be entirely cured. Mrs. Johnson was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Scott Russel, formerly of near Remington, but now of North Manchester, Ind. A husband and two children, Martha and Russel, survive her. The funeral was held Thursday at 4 p. m. at the home.

PERCY liONGFEIiLOW INJURED.

Percy Longfellow, a clairvoyant late of McKnight’s hypnotic circus, was injured Tuesday afternoon by being stepped on by a horse which was being driven by a Swiss teamster at St. Joseph’s new building. He was wheeling a barrow load of material to ttie masons on the building and failed to notice the approaching team. The driver failed to comprehend his fellow workmen’s crys of warning, and he drove directly into the wheelbarrow. The Impact knocked Longfellow from his feet, and before the teamster could stop the horses, one of them stepped directly on Longfellow’s stomach. He was taken to Mrs. Grace Pumphrey’s, where with his wife and baby he has been boarding, and it was first thought that he had been very seriously hurt, but he is now up and about and will probably be able to go to work again next week.

DYNAMITE KILLS A COW.

Tvwhen Joe Pullin of Barkley tp., ’fent to milk Saturday night after returning from town, he found one of his t cows, a high-testing Polled Durham, very sick. She was suffering intensely and he begun doctoring for colic. Finally they thought she appeared more like she was poisoned, and then discovered that a package of dynamite was missing, which had previously been placed in the currycomb box, in the barn, and contained 1 % pounds.V Dr. Hansson warf\onsulted and salty sweet milk ah strondg coffee were given, but to no avail, at 12:30 that night she died. For the satisfaction of themselves ap well as their rriends, Mr. Pullin and his wife made a post-mortem examination . and found pieces of paper in which the dynamite had been wrapped, and the lining of the stomach was greatly Irritated and inflamed. Let this be a caution to others • ‘ • ■ % • .v y 4

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

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

not to let dynamite lay around loose, use it for something if you have it. This was some that was left over when they finished breaking stumps and rocks four years ago, ’so it doesn’t lose its strength to kill. The cow was valued at $75 and had a young calf seven days old. She was the bell cow of the dairy herd.

BABY DIES IN HANGING GROVE.

Trustee Parker was in town yesterday to make arrangements for the burial of a year-old babe that died in Hanging Grove tp., Thursday morning. The parents, named McCarthy, recently moved there from Pulaski county, and are in destitute circumstances.

ABE SIMPSON SELLS OUT.

Simpson has sold his depot restaurant to Jimmie Robinson of Monon, who is employed in the car repairing department of the Monon railroad, and he will take possesion as soon as he can find a convenient house to move his family inA. Mrs. Simpson’s health has been bad for some time and her physician has deemed a complete rest advisable. 1

CHILD HAS TOES CHOPPED OFF.

The four-year-old daughter of Charles Nelson of west of town had two toes cut off her right foot Tuesday by being accidently struck by an ax with which her brother was playing. One of the toes was completely severed from the foot and another cut through the bone, but the physician in charge of the case hopes that he may save it.

YOUNG MEN’S CLASS ENTERTAIN

About thirty young men met at the parlors of the Christian church last Tuesday evening. The evening 'was spent in different games and music. About 8:30 a sumptuous dinner was served, after • which a few short talks were made by Rev. Clarke and different members of the class, this ended in giving three cheers for the ladies who had helped prepare the dinner. At a late hour all departed expressing themselves as having had a very nice time.

PETER DEITER MURDERED IN COLORADO.

Stephen Kohley returned Thursday night from Naperville, 111., where he was called to attend the funeral of his nephew, Peter Deiter, who was murdered by Day Gordon, a broncho-buster, near Pueblo, Colo., Nov. 12> 1908. The murdered man visited Mr. Kohley’s here for a couple of weeks some three years ago, before going to Pueblo, and several readers of The Democrat met him at that time. We have not the full details of the murder at present, but it seems Deiter was murdered for his money and propeyt*'. Gordon forged a check and drew 3500 of Deiter’s money from the -bank Nov. 12. That night he shot and killed Deiter and put his body under a straw stack, piling all the dead man’s clothing over the body and tipping the stack of stfaw over it. He gave out word that Deiter had come back home or had gone away and had given him a bill of sale to all his property, including the stock and lease to the ranch. Frequent letters froni the young man’s friends in Illinois remained unanswered, and recently a cousin went out to investigate. The body was not found until last Sunday. We are promised more details of the matter and will publish same when secured.

BODY OF UNKNOWN MAN

Discovered In the Kankakee Marshes Monday Morning East of Shelby. Several miles from the nearest habitation, partially concealed under the shallow water of Elkhorn Bayou, Jim Hall, a professional “pusher” of Thayer, found the body of an unknown man last Monday morning. The clothes were nearly all rotted away, but on the lapel of the coat was a small Modern Wbodmen pin. In one of the pockets was found an open-faced watch with an elk’s head engraved on the back. The feet’ and lower limbs were protected by a pair of heavy laced leather boots, and were only partially decayed. Hall, as soon as he made the gruesome discovery, hastened to the Diana club house near Water Valley and secured the aid of James White of Kentland, and together they brought the body to Water Valley where an Inquest was held Monday. The supposition is that it is the body of & hunter from pome other place, as none of the natives are missing. A close search will be made as soon as the water recedes for some other clues to the man’s identity. ~

The Democrat office for horse bills.

THE GOURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the Couiity Capitol. .r v :^v.r : Attorney Jasper Guy of Remington was over Wednesday on abstract work. The marriage license business has picked up a little this week, and the number issued for the month has now reached five, still several below the average of former years for March. Last March 13 licenses were issued. Wm. W. Lyons, aged about 60 years, was brought over yesterday from Remington to lay out a fine and costs of $28.25 for intoxication, miking the only star boarder in Hitel DeShirer at present. In fact, h«F is the only boarder Sheriff Shirer has had since being inducted into office Jan. 1. J —~ jk Marriage licenses issued: March *3, Albert Brook of Keener tp., aged 63, occupation farmer, to Elenora Bruck of Demotte, aged 22, occupation housekeeper. Third marriage for male, first two marriages having been dissolved by death in 1896 and 1901. First marriage for female. *4 March 24, Marion A. Robinson pf Hanging Grove tp., son of George A. Robinson, aged 25, occupation farmer, to Ella Mae Crowder, daughter of Marion M. Crowder of Marion tp., aged 18, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

March 26, William C. Faylor of Jasper county, aged 58, occupation farmer, to Estella Weston, also of Jasper, aged 45, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for female, first for male. Both are from Union tp. O-' — New suits filed: No. 7428. Thomas H. Lackland vs. Frank B. Ham; action to recover the amount of taxes for the years 1906-7 on certain real estate in Pulaski county which plaintiff purchased of defendant lm June, 1908. Demand $125. % No. 7229. George K. Wentworth vs. Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Ry. Co.; action for damages from fire, alleged to have been started from defendant’s locomotives. Demand $1,450. No. 7230. Same vs. same; same kind of case, fire occurring at another time and on different lands. Demand $350. No. 7231. Benj. J. Gifford vs. Joseph Eichelberger; suit on account. Demand $i,500.

OLIVE JANE WOULD ELOPE.

Bill Beasey, who came here from Monon about a year ago with a reputation, has notified County Clerk Warner of this county and the clerk of White county not to issue a marriage license to his 15-year-old Olive J. and Rube Gray, whose parent Wiiliam alleges is one of the deepest dyed fellows that ever gumshoed the north side precinct patroled by Lyman Zea. Rube and Olive, it seems, have stewed up a beautiful romance while the injured papa Beasey was out on a still-hunt for provender, and imagine the fond parent’s Burprise when he learned that the shiftless Rube had wormed his way into his daughter’s affections. Rube, in the meantime, is browsing around on the prairie in bunnyside addition till there is a drop in Beasey’s mercury.;

WAS STINTSON THE VICTIM OF

HAZING.

Strange stories are afloat regarding the cause of the death of Chas. Stintson, a student in the Hopewell school in West Point township. It is alleged that this school has been one of the “bad” schools and recently a teacher was placed in charge of it who brought the unruly members under control. They fancied that Charles Stintson, a slenderly built boy, was the cause of their downfall and proceeded to haze him by hanging him up in a sapling by his feet. The stories go that he hung suspended there for more than two hours and was insensible when taken down. Stintson died on the 11th of this month with what was diagosed by his attending physician .as cerebro spinal meningitis. Now it is alleged that the start of the disease was in the alleged hazing. ’The affair seems to be shipuded in mystery. Some near neighbors of the family allege that there is no truth in the hazing story while others just as strongly assert that there is. It is also stated that the grand jury is investigating the affair, but there is no grand jury at the present time. % The story of the alleged hazing has appeared in Chicago and Indi-

anapolis dailies and in various country papers.—Montlcello Journal.

ABOUT 800 NAMES SECURED TO OPTION PETITION.

At the meeting yesterday forenoon by the county optionists, a total of 650 names were filed with the secretary for the option election. and only about half of <he townships had reported. Others were expected ta report yesterday afternoon and It was thought the total number of names secured to date would reach fully 800 or more. Only about 725 names are necessary to the petition, but as thoy have all of next wek yet before filing with the auditor, it is probable 1,000 to 1,200 names will be secured In all by the time the petition is filed.

W. B. FOWLER DEAD.

Owned 10,000 Acres of Finest Indiana and Illinois Land. Fowler, Ind., March 25.—W. B. Fowler is dead at his home in Earl Park, at the age of seventy-two years, heart disease being the cause. The death of Mr. Fowler closes another chapter in the history of one of Benton county’s oldest and most influential families, dating back to when the county was a wild country. He was vice-president of the Bank of Benton County, of this place, and owned land in this State and Illinois aggregating to 10,000 acres. * ; He was married to Minerva Sumner, daughter of Edward C. Sumner, who at one time was the largest cattle raiser and land owner in the county. His wue died several years ago and the only heir to his fortune is Mrs. Harry Caldwell, of Earl Park, whose husband died a few weeks ago. He was a member of the firm of Caldwell, Barr & Co., grain dealers at Earl Park, and was connected with many other business enterprises.

NEW LAWS WILL SOON BE IN EFFECT.

Bound volumes of the acts of the recent Legislature will be ready for distribution next Saturday, according to information from the office of the Secretary of State. The shipments will be made direct from the State printer to the clerks of the ninety-two counties of the State, and no distributions will be made from the office of the Secretary of State until these shipments have been completed. Consequently those who expect to get a copy or two from the Secretary before the county clerks are supplied may as well save their postage and their time. The distribution will be made by the county clerks. As soon as the volumes are received by these officials, a receipt for the shipment will be forwarded to the Governor, and when the receipts are all in a proclamation will be issued by the executive and the laws will be in force. The books will be ready for distribution by the clerks as soon as received, no special word from the State officials being necessary. The distribution will be made at a much earlier date than expected. Frank I. Grubbs, deputy Secretary of State, has worked night and day on the copy and proofs of the acts, and completed his task approximately two weeks earlier than he had expected.—lndianapolis News.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICES.

The subject of the Sunday morning sermon at the Christian church is “Financing the King’s Business.” In the evening, “Who Is Your Father.” All are welcome.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

The subject of the morning sermon next sabbath will be, “Christ’s Ambassador.” In the evening the pastor will qse the stereopticon to illustrate his second lecture in the series on “In His Steps.” Everyone welcome. , c ‘

PREACHING NOTICE. There will be preaching April 4 at the Lawndale school house south of Sharon, in Jordan tp., both morning -and evening, at 10:30 an<f 7:30, by Rev. Chas. Pitzer of Thayer, Ind. \ x A fancy table peach 18c a can— Home Grocery. The highest market price paid for eggs and butter at the Chicago Bargain Store. See the “The Plow a Man Can Pull," exhibition April 3, 1909 Malnes ft Hamilton. A complete new spring stock of lace curtains and rugs, 10 to 20 per cent discount to close out, at the Chicago Bargain Store. We sold five Corn King Spreaders In the last ten days. Our special proposition enables any farmer to possess this necessary farm implement. Call on Malnes ft Hamilton or H. E. Jacobs, Special Agent.

THE WEATHER. Following is the official forecast: Illinois and Indiana— Fair today and to-morrow. Lower Michigan— Fair today; rain or snow to-morrow. Wisconsin—Fair today; rain or snow to-morrow. lowa—Fair to-day and tomorrow.

MILK DAIRIES AND INSPECTORS.

Dairymen of northern Indiana, who have had considerable trouble in complying with the rule* laid down by the Chicago boards of health, to which city they ship their milk, will appreciate the following from a country paper in New York state. What is true of conditions there may be in part true of Chicago. The article says: A farmer who was talking about the milk business and the officious inspectors from the city board of health, would like to know why tt is that country children never die from impure milk, while a continual howl goes up from the city for better sanitary conditions. There may be places in the country where the dairies are run under lax sanitary methods but they are the exception and not the rule. Milk shipped from the country is sanitary but is contaminated along the route and in New York city. Some of the skimming stations practice a trick which is onb of the worst known to the trade. They separate a portion of their milk and sell the cream in the city _ for which they receive sl2 to sl6 V can. They take the skim milk and put it with milk which tests from four to six per cent, butter fat and reduce it until it tests three per cent, which is just within the law. This cheap milk is sold to the poorest class of trade. It is dipped from the cans when street sweepers are in motion and is carried through dirty halls to squalid tenements. Is there wonder that the babies die? The children do not die from pure country milk but from the dirt and filth of the cities. In speaking of an inspector who visited Cobleskill recently a farmer said: “I don’t believe he had washed his hands in a year, or changed hiß shirt in six months.”

MORE ABOUT MUTUAL INSURANCE.

In answer to the article on mutual fire insurance, we, (the bloodsweaters) wißh to say for the good of the insuring public, that it would be well for them to better understand what mutual fire insurance means. We find from reading the daily papers that Nebraska mutuals have become so currupt and unpopular the policy-holders of the mutual companies are organizing stock companies to have a stated amount of capital to re-insure the business of the mutuals. Also, that in Colorado the mutual companies have all retired on account of the numerous failures of mutual companies. According to the statement rendered by the Bern on, White an<\ Jasper Mutual in January, &909, showed a decrease in thqlr business for the year of At the present rate of loss on rislts for the beginning of this year - it will double last year’s losses of business. If there is occasion for any bloodsweating from either sidfe it certainly would come from the management of the Mutual Insurance Co., from the amount of business lost by the Mutual and the Increase of business of all active stock companies. , We give here a few objections given by farmers to Mutual fire insurance: 1. When they buy anything they want to know what the price will be. 2. If they buy an Insurance policy they want it to cover their property and not two-thirds value. 3. A farmer when he buya Insurance prefers to have the same to cover all hazards. 4. They prefer to have Insurance with a company who have the capital and surplus with which to pay losses promptly and not to be compelled to borrow money at prevailing rates at time of need. We (the Blood Sweaters) would say to the writer jf the former article printed in the Jasper County Democrat, that we ■ were taught when school boys, that if we should lose our marbles not cry about it. BLOOD SWEATER. *

10 to 20 per cent discount on all new spring stock of shoes, clothing, dry goods, carpets, rugs, etc, fb vacate the room July 6th, 1909, at the Chicago Bargain Store. ' . - ' .. ■ ~ r ■ I A good corn planter for sale, new^ and first-class, at |29. This Is a rare bargain. MAINES ft HAMILTON. • y —— i. 4 •. 4, ‘i ■ 20 per cent off of all clothing, except the new, to close out, at ike Chicago Bargain Store. —« — Superior Low-down Peoria Endgate Seeders can be purchased of Malnes ft Hamilton. a • 1-MararaiEiHS? &•- ft **

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