Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1909 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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COURT ANNULS DITCH CONTRACT

Judge Hanley Orders Re-Let-ting Of Howe Ditch. TIME LIMIT EXPIRED JUNE 19 But Contractor Gilmore Has Ditch Only About Half Completed.— Work Has Been Well Done As Far As Completed, ’Tis Said, But Contractor Has Been Very Dilatory. One of the most important proceedings in the Circuit Court thi§ week was the Court’s ordering the contract of Ephriam Gilmore for the construction of the Howe ditch annulled and directing Superintend dent M. B. Price to re-advertise and re-sell same. This ditch starts in south of Lee, in White county, and follows about on a line of the old proposed Wakarusa ditch to the Iroquois river west of town. It is some 13 miles long, and has a lateral 1%- miles long, near McCoysburg. The lateral has been dug and about half of the main ditch. The contract was let June 12, 1907, to Ephriam Gilmore, who ‘agreed to have a dredge at work* by the following t>eptember and complete the ditch by June 19, 1908 ! He*gave a bond In the sum of S2O,- j 000 with James H. Culp and Joseph Stewart as sureties. The time limit is said to have been too short in the first place, and Mr. Gilmore had no experience in dredge work. It is said the work done has been of an excellent character, but cheap and inexperienced help on the dredge boat has caused numerous breakdowns and delays and there has been much . complaint front land-owners who are affected by the drainage. Judge Hanley has decided that dilatory tactics will not be permit- j ted any longer on dredge ditches In his circuit, and proposes to bring j contractors to time who do dot do their part In hurrying along construction of the work they have agreed to do within a specified time.

PROFESSOR BAUNACH DROWNED

A body was found In Lake Michigan Monday or Tuesday that has been Identified as that of Prof. Joseph 'Baunach, formerly instructor of music and conductor of the college orchestra at St. Joseph’s college. The authoraties at that institution state they have received no definite Information, but the body was identified by a man with whom Prof. Baunach made his home, and it is probable that they will receive full particulars later.

WIRE DESTROYS EYESIGHT.

Moses Chupp was the victim Wednesday afternoon of a serious accident that will probably result in the total loss of sight in one eye. He was assisting Frank Ellis on one of Abel Grant’s drays, to collect the old telephone wire that is being replaced since the * recent sleet. They were dumping the wire on the river bank near the William Washburn residence and Chupp’s duty was to throw it back on the edge of the river. One of the strands became dientangled, flying up and striking him in the right eye. He will probably be compelled to go to a hospital and take treatment.

LITTLE SON OF GEO WOOD DIES.

Word was received here Wednesday morning of the death of Alton, the little four-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Wood, who left Rensselaer only about a week before for Mt. Vernon, South Dakota, to make their future home. The boy was not feeling well when the family left here, and the trouble developed into lurig*feveer. Burial was made there. George seems to be having his hands full of trouble since going to South Dakota, as they write that two other members of the family are down with measles. Later: Bruce Porter writes from Mitchell, So. Dak., to Mrß. Fannie Gwin, that her brother George’s little boy died from lung fever and cerebro-splnal meningitis, apd that two more of the children are very bad with the same disease. Mrs. Porter is with them and they have all been quarantined.

Kingsbury hats are the hats for ' spring and you will find them worn by every well dressed man or young map in tne county. Be sure and buy one C. EARL DUVALL

ALL WILL RECOVER.

Report from Mercy hospital this morning says that all persons injured in the interurban wreck, near Cavanaugh, on Monday afternoon, will recover. The condition of Bartolo Malatich, a foreigner, of Indiana Harbor, is considered the most serious, although it is not thought his injuries may be of a serious nature. Malatich had just arrived from the old country on Monday and was on his way to Gary in search of work.—Lake County Times. |

MORE OPTION ELECTIONS.

In addition ty the list of counties that will vote on the county option proposition, published In Saturday’s Democrat, more election dates have been set, and the list is now as follows: April 26—Jackson and White counties. April 27—Deleware county. April 29—Kosciusko, Martin and Starke counties. April 30—Jefferson and Tippecanoe counties. May I—Jasper county. May 4—Clay, Pulaski and Spencer counties. •May 7—Posey county.

THE ROSENBAUMS RETURN FROM IOWA.

August Rosenbaum and family who went to Edgewood, lowa, a few months ago, returned to Fair Oaks Wednesday. They went to Edgewood to conduct a hotel which E. V. Ransford owns there, entering Into a contract for the purchase of same. The Rosenbaums left there (juite suddenly, it is said, and Mr. Rosenbaum is pretty well “in” physically, and has been failing in health for some time, never having recovered from the paralytic stroke which he suffered here a couple of years ago. He has to use crutches to get about at all.

U. S. DELAYS WALSH CASE.

The appeal of John R. Walsh from the conviction and five years prison sentence in the United States District court before Judge A. B. Anderson for alleged misapplication of the Chicago National bank’s funds will not be argued in the United States Sourt of Appeals until May 20. The original date set for the arguments was May 11, but Tuesday Judge Baker changed the date at the request of Fletcher Dobyns, special counsel for the government in the case. Mr. Dobyns asked for the extension of time on the ground that John S. Miller, Walsh’s chief counsel, had obtained two weeks additional time In which to file his brief.

ST. JOSEPH’S NEW CHAPEL.

Thirtyifive men and a score of teams are busy on St. Joseph’s new chapel and Sister home. In the course of three weeks the brick masons will have used the 50 carloads of brick that were on the grounds. Orders nave already been sent in for several more cars. Twelve cars or crushed rock were used in the concrete work, and besides these, ten cars of cut stone, four ears of structural iron, six cars of lhne, four cars of cement, and eight cars ‘of lumber have so far been received. The corner stone laying will take place some time In May, and Governor Marshall will be here to deliver an address. There will also be a number of priests high in the Catholic clergy present.

THE BEST "BUICK” YET.

W. D, Ilringle Contracts for a New 80-Horse Power Machine. Billy Bringle of Jordan township seems to have a well developed case of automobile fever, and has just entered Into a contract for his third machine since the microbe first got. a lodgement In his veins. First he tried a second-hand machine of light power, but after pulling it out of the mud a few times he got tired of a machine of that calibre and traded it for a new Bulck runabout of 22-horse power. That was better, and he has had a great deal of enjoyment out of it during the past six months. Yet there has been something lacking, and he thinks it is a still better machine. As a .consequence he has traded the latter with the Rensselaer Garage for a 30-horse power twoseated Bulck, of latest model, with top, glass front and all the accessories thaV go with it, and will have one of the best machines of this make that ever camh to Renselaer. Its list price is $1,750, about SSOO more than the other two-seated Buicks owned here. The Garage people have sold the Bulck they got of MK Bringle in the trade to White & Hickman, who will use it for livery hire. It Is a good machine, but not as large nor as fine as the one that takes its place.

Royal Flour the best. Home Grocery

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1909.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Still there’s “nothing doing” in the matrimonial business at the clerk’s office. The business is expected to pick up a little next week. Judge Hanley went to Hammond yesterday to hear some motions in a couple of Gary liquor remonstrance cases in which he is sitting as special judge. Sheriff Shirer is again without hny "star boarders” at the Jasper county bastile. “Billy” Lyon of Remington, who was laying out a fine and costs of some S3O for a plain drunk, was paid out by Dan Coleman a few days ago, the Unearned balance being about $11.85. Dan wanted Billy to help him on a ditch contract, after the completion of which it will not be at all strange if they both celebrate a little. —e — Not much of importance has been done in the circuit court this week except setting cases down for trial. Following is a report of the proceedings: Willis Kirkpatrick ditch; James Watt and wife file remonstrance. Cause set for trial April 30. Joseph C. Borntrager, et al, ditch; cause docketed as a pending proceeding; all costs in dismissed petition of Carr, et al, ditch, over same route, ordered paid before further proceedings be had, amounting to some $465. Pi ice, et al, vs. Hicks, et al; dismissed. Austin vs. Orcott; dismissed. Bowers vs. Ferguson, et al; set for trial Third Tuesday. Hurley vs. Springer; set for Third Tuesday. State Bank vs. Comer, et al; dismissed. Hartsell vs. Hartsell, et al; appraisers file report and commissioner reports tracts of land sold to Frank King, Lucy Clark and Chas. Schleman; sales approved and deeds ordered. Gifford vs. Cochran; set for Fourth Monday. Rensselaer Lumber Co. vs. Lane; set for Third Monday. Higgins vs. Garrison, et al; set for Fourth Monday. Krempel vs. Marble; set for Fourth Tuesday. Cheadle vs. Nesius, et al; set for Third Thursday. Cheadle vs. First Christian church of Remington; continued by agreement. Moffitt vs. Board of Commissioners; set for Fourth Tuesday. Dickinson Trust Co., vs. Helen McMannis, et al; defendant defaulted, judgment and foreclosure, $1,126.47. Moses Leopold appointed receiver. Minnie E. Heath vs. Orange S. Heath; set for Third Monday. John T. Kight vs. Wm. Zea; set for Third Wednesday. Harvey J. Dexter, et al vs. C. H. Sternburg, et al; set for Third Wednesday. James R. Craig vs. Seth B. Mofflfth; set for Third Tuesday. Ann Eliza' Stephenson vs. Ezra J. Porter; title quieted. S. C. Jones vs. Seth B. Moffitt, dismissed. Selz, Schwab & Co., vs. William I. Bivans; set for Third Thursday. Milton Roth, et al, vs. Frank B. Ham; set for third Tuesday. Thomas H. Lackland vs. Frank B. Ham; set for Fourth Monday. George K. Wentworth vs. C. I. & L. R. R Co., (two cases); set for Fourth Monday. B. J. Gifford vs. Joseph Eichelberger; defendant defaulted, judgment on contract. Matt Boswinkle vs. William Adams, et al; set for Fourth Tuesday. John Sommers vs. B. C. Ward, et al; set for Third Tuesday. Elizabeth W. oray, administratrix, vs. Elizabeth W. Gray, et al; W. I. Hoover and Warren Robinson appointed appraisers, report value $5,436; taxes, etc., ordered paid and land sold to pay claims. Grover Smith ditch; injunction prayed for by the 3-1 railroad company compromised, and the latter to stanß their assessment of SIBB 17 and they are given S3OO for cutting of ditch through their right-of-way, they agree to remove their track on any Sunday after ten days notice, and are to have $25 per hour for all time they are delayed by the dredge after eight hours. B. J. Gifford vs. John Bingham; judgment against defendant for costs to date; cause set for trial Third Tuesday.

Remember that I carry the finest and best line of clothing in the county and can fit any one with all the latest shades, patterns and styles all at reasonable prices. G. EAfcL DUVALL. Royal Flour the best. Home Grpcery

MRS. BARKLEY DEAD.

Shortly after one o’clock Thursday afternoon, Mrs. Sarah E. Barkley died at her home on Franklin stree, at the age of 55 years, from r tuberchlosis. For the past six or seven years she has; been suffering from lung trouble, and the past month her condition had been extremely critical and her death at any moment was expected. In 1879 the deceased was married to Henry H. Barkley, and two children were born to this union, William 11., and Earl A., who with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Bull survive her, her husband having died a few years after tueir marriage. The funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p. m., at the home, and interment will be made in the Barkley cemetery by the side of her husband.

PRESBYTERY MEETING.

Rev. J. C. Parrett and C. W. Duvall returned Wednesday from the annual meeting of the Logansport Presbytery at Laporte, Monday and Tuesday. Rev. Parrett was chosen Moderator and presided over the meeting. He was also elected alternate to the general assembly to be held at Denver, and was appointed Chairman of the Executive Commission for the next six months. He will preach next Sunday at Chippewa, 111., on “The Boy Question.” Rev. Harry Thomas of Logansport will fill Rev. Parrett’s pulpit here.

ANOTHER FACTORY PROPOSITION.

President Warren Robinson of the Commercial Club, Is in receipt of a letter from L. D. Price, one of the industrial firm that conducted the sale of lots in the factory addition here. Mr. Price states that for a bonus of $15,000 the Marquette Piano Factory can he secured. They employ 150 men and manufacture a high grade of piahos and internal piano players. Fred Phillips and A. F. Long will go to Chicago Wednesday on a tour of investigation and If satisfactory arrangements can be made, secure the factory for Rensselaer.

NO ARGUMENT IN McCOY CASE.

Case of Rensselaer Banker Will Now Re Decided By Supreme Court, 1 On the Transcript. There will he no oral arguments before the supreme court in the case ,of Thomas J. McCoy against Warden James D. Reid of the state prison. The suit is one in which McCoy is seeking to gain his freedom unde,r the good time law. Readers of The News will recall the case was filed in the superior court here and arguments were made before Judge Ju. B. Tuthill, who found against McCoy on his writ of habeas corpus. His attorneys then took the case to the supreme court and a decision was reached here before the case was taken up to the effect that there would be no oral arguments. Then the attorneys for McCoy requested the arguments and they were set for today. Owing to the Sanborn will case which was then on trial here, a postponement was asked by Attorney J. F. Gallagher and the arguments were reset tor April 27. Rather than wait until then McCoy’s attorneys decided to ask leave of the supreme court to withdraw their request for oral arguments and yesterday the order was vacated. The case will now be decided by the supreme court on the transcript. The attorneys for McCoy thought by calling off the arguments altogether time would be saved and that the higher court might possibly act upon the case by that time and if they should be successful then McCoy’s time would be cut just that much shorter. The suspense, in any event, will be of , less durat on.—Michigan City News.

GOLDEN PLOVER DINNER. At Fate's Model Restaurant, Sunday, April 18th. For the small sum of 35 cents, the following menu will be served: Golden Plover, Dressing a la Jasper county Cream Potatoes French Peas Siloed Tomatoes Pumpkin Pie Lemon Pie sea Coffee Milk Having secured 100 Golden Plovers from A. Blcknell, at a very fair price (less than $100), I have decided to dish up the above menu next Suncjay, April 18’ Just to see whether the 't>eople here will take as kindly to Plovers as Turkeys, I will charge 10 cents more for Plovers than Turkey, because I can’t shoot the Plovers, but must pay Mr. Bicknell to shoot them for me. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. Born. Tuesday, April 13th, to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Snow, of Barkley township, a girl..

FLOUR SOARS; PATTEN CALM

Ibeairit Filled Viltlfllt. ing, Coatless Men. HAY DELIVERY IS GOING UP Wheat King, When- Told Flour Had Jumped from $7 to $9 Per Barrel, Remarked: “Some One Is Being Robbed, but They Don’t Need to Yell ‘RcLber’ at Me’’—Seven Cent Bread Threatened in New York— Mii.era Pvt Up Price of Flour. Chirryo, April 16.—May wheat up to ?L*• board of trade pit was a wrii'-'r^f:: . uggling, coatless mass of •shot-Tin;;-: r -ticulating men as the May dellveiy : i tod upward toward the close of th market. It seemed as though it would reach $1.30 by the close of the day's trading. “I don’t doubt that it may reach the thirty mark. It would have been well above that if I hadn’t lightened to steady the market,” said Jamc3 A. Patten, the “wheat king,” as he glanced at a telegram. “And did you know that the price of flour had jumped from $7 to $9 a barrel, and that 7 cent bread is threatened in New York?” the big operator was asked. “H —m. No, I hadn’t heard that,” he mused. “I can’t but doubt that about flour. “If flour has been put up to $9 someone is being robbed. That much is sure. But they don’t need to yell ‘robber’ at me. Look here. Supposing wheat is $1.30, which it isn’t yet, it takes about 4% bushels of wheat to make a barrel of flour. That is less than $6.50, isn’t it? Then why a price of $9? You can see it isn’t myself or any other trader that is responsible for that." ' “But flour could hardly sell at a profit at the $7 price we have been having, could it?” was asked. “Why not? Fifty cents for milling and profit. I’ll do It for you at that. Just as much as you want,” smiled the “king.”

BAKERS IDLE IN NEW YORK

Bread In the Big City Probably Will be Seven Cents a Loaf. New York, April 16.—With flour up 40 cents a barrel in the local market, and the prospects apparently good for a further rise, New York city ia now facing the possibility of bread at 7 «pnts a loaf. Secretary®. H. Brayer, of the East Side Bakers’ association, says: “You could buy a twenty ounoe loaf of bread on the East Side eight months ago for 4 cents, and now a ten ounen loaf costs at least 5 cants. Fifteen hundred haliers have been thrown out of work by the necessity of retrenchment to meet expenses and 2,000 others in various parts of the city are now without regular employment—the majority with none at all.”

MASTER BAKERS PROTEST Will Appeal to Congress For Law Against Wheat Speculation, Cincinnati, April 16.—Simon Hubig. president of the National Association of Master Bakers, says: ’The bakers throughout the country are aroused over the comer in wheat and will deluge congress with appeals for legislation forbidding gambling In the necessaries of life. Five cent bread is a thing of the past.” FLOUR IS HIGH IN OREGON Wholesale Price of Patents Advanced to $6.05 a Barrel. Portland, Ore., April 16.—The sharpest advance in flour values in a long time went into efTect. The advance is 40 cents a barrel, which will bring the wholesale price of patents to $6.05 a barrel. This will be the highest flour market known here in many years. POTATOES ARE SCARCE ; New Orleans Reports Tubers Are Hard to Get at Any Price. \ New Orleans, La.. April 16.—Several weeks ago potatoes were selling in New Orleans at $2.50 a'barrel. Now they are quoted at $4.50 a barrel and are difficult to get at any price. Beven Dollars a Barrel In Ohio. Columbus. 0., April 16.—The price of flour continues to soar in sympathy with the advancing tendency of the wheat market. Columbus millers raised the price to $7.00 per barrel. TO PREVENT FOREST FIRES New York Central to Use Locomotives Fitted With Oil Burners. Albany, N. Yr. April 16.—Notification that the New York Central railroad will operate only oil burning locomotives in the Adirondgcks at a certain period of the year, has been seat to the

THE WEATHER. Following Is the official weather forecast: Illinois and Indiana—Showers today aind tomorrow. Lower Michigan—Fair today, showers tomorrow. Wisconsin and lowa—Showers today and tomorrow

public service commission. The order to the road to do this was issued at the instance of the state forest, fish and game commission in an effort to safeguard against forest fires. Leopard Mangles Trainer's Leg. Norfolk, Va„ April 16. — Captain Tobe Bartlett, animal trainer, had hie right leg mangled by a leopard during • performance. ROOSEVELT SEES ADEN 1 He Drives Through Arabian City and Visits Water Tanks. Aden, Arabia, April 16.—The Admiral, with Theodore Roosevelt aboard, left here on her way to Mombasa, where she is due April 21. It is planned to stop at Mogadiscio on the eastern coast of Italian Somaliland, on the way down. The former president came ashore and in company with George M. Gordon, the Ainsstcan vice consul, took a drive through Aden, seeing the sights and visiting tha water tanks. SIGBEE AS Jl LECTURER Will Tell How Maine Went to Bottom of Havana Bay. Washington, April 16—Tp aid in the project of raising funds for the proposed Maine monument, Rear Admiral Bigsbee has consented to deliver an illustrated stereoptlcon lecture on the •Inking of the battleship. * He will speak at the National theater in this city on the evening of May 16. COMBINE IS FORMED TO FIGHT A COMBINE ■ v .• '. • .' r :; . • ■ ■■ Officers Elected by Independent Manufacturers. Columbus, 0., April 16.—At a meeting of leading Independent window glasa manufacturers final details were formed for the organization of the Imperial Window Glass company. A charter for the company, which will have headquarters In Pittsburg, was taken out under the laws of West Virginia. M. L. Case of Bowling Green, 0., is president; M. J. Haley of Hazelhurst, Pa., vice president; J. R. Johnson of Hartford City, Ind., secretary, and J. G. Sayre of Columbus, 0., treasurer. The company will purchase the Output of the independent factories concerned in its organization. Over 2,200 pots were represented at the meeting, leaving about 204 pots of the independent factories outside the consolidation. The combination was formed to combat the combination already in the field. SUIT IS LOST BY CRABBE Verdict of $25,000 Damages In Favor of Miss Mary Mattes. Chicago, April 16.—Miss Mary Matr tes was awarded $25,000 damages by a Jury In her breach of promise suit against Hugh Crabbe, former manager of the Letter estate. The verdict was for the full amount of the claim, and the jury is said to have been influenced largely by the defendant’s efforts to blacken the character of the plalntiff ,through the testimony of his man friends. AMSLER-SEIBERT. Floyd Amsler and Miss Opal Seibert were quietly married Saturday night at the M. E. Parsonage in Michigan City by Rev. Teeters. They returned home Monday and took up their residence on the farm rs the groom’s father near Surrey. Floyd is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Amsler of this city, and the marriage was a surprise to most of his friends. Miss Seibert’s folks reside at Michigan City. THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, APRIL 18 The morning sermon will be an introductory one to a series, “The Epistles to the Seven Churches of Asia.” A short business meeting of the church Is called for Immediately after the mornlqg service. B. Y. P. U., meeting lead by Grace Speaks. Evening sermon, "A changed life.” All aro made welcome. G. B. Rorter Is showing a beautiful line of silks, both plain and fancy in Chiffon taffetas, plain messallnee, fancy foulards and Jape. It will pay you to look them over.

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