Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 April 1909 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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THE WEATHER. Following is the official weather forecast: Illinois and Indiana—Partly cloudy and warmer today; showers tomorrow. Lower Michigan—Cloudy today; fair in north and showers in south tomorrow. Wisconsin and lowa—Fair today; fair and probably showers tomorrow.

GRILLE CHANGES HANDS.

Van Grant sold , his restaurant Saturday to John Duvall, who took possession of same Monday. Mr. Grant expects to locate some place in the west in the cigar business. The Grille is one of the most finely furnished restaurants in Northern Indiana and has proved a popular lunch place but Van has a leaning toward Washington, where he will no doubt make good. He takes Mr. Duvall’s residence property on North Van Rensselaer street in the deal.

ANOTHER OF GEORGE WOOD’S CHILDREN DIES.

A telegram from Mt. Vernon, No. Dak., received here by relatives of George Wood Sunday evening, stateed that another of his children had died of spinal meningitis that day and was buried Sunday. This one was their second child, Victorine, aged six years, and leaves them but two of the four children they took with them to So. Da. less than derstood to be sick with the disease, last week. The two that have died are the middle children, their eldest and youngest still surviving, although one of these at least is understood to be sick with the disease which is usually fatal. The family and Mrs. Bruce Porter, who is assisting them in their troubles, are quarantined. They are certainly having a terrible experience and their many friends here feel very sorry for them in their misfortune.

JOSEPH ZOBROSKI DROWNED.

Joseph Zobroski, an aged resident of Newton county, was found, dead from drowning two miles east of Morocco Friday night, about 11 o’clock. He had been to Morocco to make a few' purchases, and, as was his custom, had been drinking hard all day. He left town late in the evening but his family was not alarmed for his safety until the horse he had been driving came home without him. The family immediately & began a search for him, retracing the road which he would have traveled and discovered his dead body, face downward in a mud puddle. The supposition is that Zobroski was thrown from the buggy when it struck the low spot in the road, and being so under the influence of liquor was unable to raise himself and was drowned in scarcely three inches of water. Mr. Zobroski was a veteran of the civil war and at one time was worth considerable money. And Morocco is supposed to be a "dry” town, too.

FRED STOCKSICK DIES SUDDENLY.

Frederick Stocksick died suddenly at his home on Dayton street at three o’clock Sunday afternoon, of what was probably a congestive chill. He had been busy odtside house earlier in the afternoon, doing a few chores, and was in apparantly good health. A few moments before his death he called to his children and complained of feeling rather faint, and requested that they asslt him to his bed. His actions alarmed them and they hastily summoned Mr. and Mrs. George Colvert, who live neighbors to them. Mr. Colvert came at once but when he reached the Stocksick home Fred was breathing his last. The family physician was called but his efforts to restore life were unavailing. He was born In St. Louis, Mo., and was married to Miss Alice Calwell, in Highland county, Ohio, where he lived several years before coming to Indiana. Deceased was a veteran of the w’ar of the rebellion, having served one year as private in Company I of the 40th Missouri Infantry. Following his enlistment in volunteer service he served in the regular army three years,' from November 1867, to November 1870. A wife and six children survive him—Mabel, Anna, Bertha, Matilda, and Roy at home; and two married daughters, Sadie Becher living southwest of Rensselaer, and Etta Boomster of Paxton, 111. ■\ The funeral will be held at the home tomorrow at 2:30 p. m., the G. A. R. post having charge of the services.

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

ORDER OF COURT HALTS ELECTION

Judge Wasson Grants Injunction In White County. SALOON MEN TO PUSH FIGHT Make Allegations Which They Hope Will Lead to a Permanent Writ of Restraint.—The Case Will Come Up for Hearing on the Granting of a Permanent In- / junction To-morrow. Monttcello, Ind., April 19.—The board of commissioners of White County, election commissioners and inspectors were this afternoon temporarily restrained by Judge James P. Wasson, sitting in the case at Delphi, from holding a local option election next Monday in this county. The final hearing was set for Thursday morning. The action was begun in the name of the state of Indiana on relation to Albert Ellis, who is one of the two saloon keepers In White County, and who resides at Wolcott. Several questions in this case nave not been raised in any other county. The firm of Reynolds & Sill and M. B. Beard are appearing for the relator, 4 and J. R. McClellan, L. B. Carey and Palmer & Carr are counsel for the defendant. Thursday morning the court will hear applications for a permanent injunction. The allegations in the petition for the restraining order were: That legal notice had not been given of the election; that two members of the White County Board of Commissioners were parties to the proceedings by having signed ttys petition for the election; that no appropriation has -been made by the County Council for defraying the expenses of this election; that the wording of the ballots, as provided by law, would be meaningless and to no effect; the unconstitutionality of the act; that the act is in conflict with the Moore remonstrance act, in so much as the majbrity of the petitioners were remonstrators, said ; names being erased from the petition.

“WETS” STRONG IN TIPPECANOE

Taxpayers’ League Causes Sentiment to Change and -May Win Victory. Lafayette, Ind., April 19.—The “wets” will not make any big demonstrations in the present campaign, but will work quietly to bring about a victory for the licensed saloon. There has been quite a change in the sentiment in the county and while it seemed at first absolutely certain that the “drys would carry the county by a sweeping majority, it now looks as though the result will be very close with a chance of the “wets” carrying the day. This change in the wave has been brought about by the Taxpayers’ League, which is composed of farmers, merchants, business men and bankers, all heavy taxpayers, which is not allied with the brewers or saloon keepers, but is working for a cause of its own. Mass will be held every night this week by the “drys” and they will be addressed by ministers and laymen. Both sides are organizing their election boards and are getting ready for the bitterest fight ever / waged in Tippecanoe. The election commissioners met this afternoon and elected John T. Higgins president.

WET AND DRY IN COURT FIGHT.

In the preliminary contest, in which the attorneys for the “wets” and the “drys” are fighting to determine whether Gary and Calument township shall remain dry, the honors were divided. Judge Charles Hanley of Rensselaer, who is sitting as special judge in the case, decided to overrule the motion of Attorneys Matthew and Bruce, representing the "drys,” to dismiss the appeal. This of course settles the question of the right of the attorneys for the saloon keepers to appeal the case. Had he ruled otherwise, the cases would have been thrown out then and there. ’On the other hand, the “drys” won a point or two when the judge ordered the attorneys for the “wets” to make their answer more specific by setting forth the names of those who signed Jthe remonstrance; and were not r&ildents of-the township at the time, and also those who

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNT*, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1909.

gave the power of attorney to the circulators of the remonstrance. The applicants’ conditional examination was set for May 1, and the judge set May 17 as the date of final heading. The issues will not be fully made up until after the conditional hearing May 1. —Hammond Times.

ANTI-SALOON RALLIES.

In view of the fact that the county is to vote on the saloon question on Saturday, May 1, it is desired that all churches and Sunday schools throughout the county shall make next Sunday" an occasion for anti-saloon rallies. We also desire every minister in the county to make two or more temperance addresses on next Sunday or through the week, as opportunity affords. We also will be glad to have temperance speakers report for appointments or to receive calls for speakers from centers not already supplied. SCHUYLER C. IRWIN, Pres. G, H. Clarke, Secy.

NO OPTION APPROPRIATION.

Quorum Not Present at Tippecanoe County Council Meeting. Lafayette, Ind., April 17.—When the County Council met in special session this morning to take action on the request of the County Commissioners for an approapriation of $3,000 with which to conduct a local option election in this county on Friday, April 30, there were only four, members present. Five members constitute a quorum, and the Counsel was unable to transact busines|. The three absent members I are sick. It was decided to adjourn until April 23, when the Council will take action on the commisssioners’ request. The County Option League, the “dry” organization, made announcement to-day of a large number of option meetings in the city and rural districts next week. The general campaign will open Sunday with a mass meeting in the operahouse. The Tax-payers’ League, the “wet” organization, is working quietly, and has announced that it ! will hold no public meetings.

SMALLPOX QUARANTINE LIFTED AT MONTICELLO.

Monticello’s smallpox quarantine was lifted Sunday and the churches resumed services and the schools opened Monday. There are still a few cases of the disease there but the families are quarantined and it Is not thought any new cases will result by permitting the churches and schools to reopen and allow other public gatherings. The Monticello Journal says: The past four weeks have beeen costly ones to Monticello in more ways than one and it is hoped the town will never have another such experience. Some of the people held in quarantine were quite extravagant in their demands for provisions, and possibly laid in a« supply for sometime to come. One* family asked for over a dollar's worth of lard in one week.

IKE GLAZEBROOK INJURED IN RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.

“Happy New- Year,” Ike Glazebrook’s fast trotting colt, ran away with her ownir Saturday noon, throwing Ike from the cart and dragging him for several blocks on the back of his head and shoulders. The colt started near Lou Harmon’s residence on the corner of Weston and Harrison streets, and ran east on Harrison street until she reached Geo. Ulm’s where she ran over a brick crossing and curb stone into Ulm’s grape arbor and stood quietly until help reached her driver. Ike was dragged almost the entire distance, his foot having caught between the basket foot rest and the shaft, and when he was cut loose from the cart by Harry Wiltshire and Phillip Blue, he was unconscious and bleeding profusely from a long gash on the back of his head which took three stitches by his physician to close. He remained in a semi-stupor until late Saturday afternoon, when he rallied enough to" be taken to his home from George Ulm’s where his rescurers had carried him. Mr. Glazebrook’s injuries will lay him up for several weeks, and it was first thought that his skull had been fractured, but an examination by two physicians revealed no such break and his recovery is assured. The horse suffered no damages and but one shaft in the cart was broken. The colt is well broken and had it not been for the fact that Ike struck her a smart blow with the whip when Lou Harmon playfully attempted to stop her, it is probable the accident never would have happened.

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THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Fowler Republican: Things are quiet in court. A case from Warren county was compromised and the Townsend case from Jasper qounty goes over to the next term. The Hurst estate case comes up next yeek. .J. N. Leatherman has bought of B. J. Gifford 96 acres of land adjoining the 40 acres which he bought of the McCoy estate a few years ago, in Barkley township, IYa miles east and % mile south of Aix. The consideration stated in the deed is $2,880. In the case of Ora Barce vs. John Barce for divorce, the defendant has filed an answeer in denial of each and every paragraph of the complaint. The case is not set down for trial at this writing, but judging from the answer of defendant, he expects to fight the granting of a decree to plaintiff. Foltz & Spitler -are defendant’s attorneys. Attorney G. .E. Hershman of Crown Point was over yesterday looking up matters in the American Lubric Oil and Refining Co., which operated alleged oil fields in Gillam and Walker townships, this county, and recently went into the hands of a receiver. The liabilities are said to be some $78,000 and assets quite small. George is representing several of the labor claimants. New suits filed: No. 74 42. Albert Konovsky vs. the Board of Commissioners; appeal from commissioners’ court. This is the application for license for a saloon at Demotte, which was turned down by the commissioners at their April term on the grounds that the remonstrance filed last October was good. The old remonstrance in Keener tp., did not expire until March 29, 1908, but the remonstrators came in last October, when no application was pending, based on the vote, of course, of two years ago, when a very light vote was cast. The contention of the applicant’s attorneys is that the remonstrance filed in October was not good; that there was no application pending at that time, and that to defeat the license asked for this month the remonstrance must be based on the vote of 1908, which was much heavier than in 1906, and w r ould require many more names than appear on the former remonstrance. No. 7443. Melvin Mudge vs. Albert S. Hull; change of venue, case sent here from the Lake Circuit Court. No. 7444. William E. Moore vs. Board of Commissioners; appeal from ruling in Weurthner ditch. No. 7445. Emma M. York, adm., vs. Emma M. York; petition to sell real estate.

BUYS A DRY LAND DREDGE.

D. H. Yeoman Purchases a New Style Dredge Machine for Use On Contracts In Laporte County. D. H. Yeoman, who has in the past couple of years developed into a prominent dredge ditch contractor, last week purchased a big Austin dry land dredge to use on the Bull ditch in Laporte county, which he has the contract for digging. There is about 9 miles altogether in this ditch, and the land owners wanted a dry land dredge used. These dredges are comparatively new, to this section of the country at least. They operate without a boom, this one having two buckets each of 1% yards capacity. Mr. Yeoman is not familiar with the way these buckets are operated, but the dredge is guaranteed to cut a ditch 12 feet deep and 40 feet wide. It cost $7,000. A track of railroad ties and rails is laid on each side of the ditch and the machine moves along on the track. It cuts a nice sloping bank and deposits the excavated jlirt 15 feet back from the ditch. It is said to do much better work than the old floating dredge with its long boom and dipper, and because of the sloping banks cut by it there Is no caving in. This slope can be regulated at will, and for this reason land owners who are familiar with its work want the dry land dredge used on contracts in which they are interested. The machine is being loaded this week and Mr. Yeoman expects to begin erecting it next week on the Bull ditch.

Mild Cream Cheese—-The Home Grocery.

THE OPTION FIGHT WARMING IN STARKE.

That the local option fight in this county will not be a sham battle or even a skirmish is dead certain. Both the “wets” and the “drys” are becoming thoroughly organized and the next two weeks will witness the hardest fought fight ever fit in this county. While both sides admit that it will be close, yet both feel confident of winning out. The results in Cass and Blackford counties have greatly encouraged the “wets” in this county while they do not seem to have discouraged the “drys” to any noticeable extent. —Starke County Democrat.

UNCLE NEWMAN SNOW DEAD.

Newman Snow, a veteran of two wars and a resident of Jasper county for 64 years, died at the home of his son, Theodore Snow in Barkley township, Friday afternoon, aged 83 years, afteer a sickness of. several months duration. The funeral was held Sunday from the Brushwood church, conducted by Rev. G. H. Clarke, pastor of the Rensselaer Christian church, and the remains laid away in the Hurley cemetery in Barkley township. Newman S. Snow was born December 31, 1825, in Trumbull county, Ohio, and was the fourth child of Lovell and Freelove Snow He lived in Illinois with one John Harris until he was sixteen, when he began life for himself. He came to Jasper county in the year of 1845, and had since called this his home! He served in the Mexican war in Company C, 50th Indiana Infantry under Col. J. H. Lane. In the fall of 1861 he enlisted in Company K, 48th Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and spent most or his service as hospital nurse, but was in the engagement at Luka. He came home in 1865, after four years service in the civil war. He was married to Rachel Hurley September 18, 1849, to which union twelve children were born. Eight sons survive him—Benjamin- H , William Henry, George N., Comodore W., Theodore W., Samuel Martin, Francis M., Charles E. George and Theodore reside in Barkley township; Frank and Charles at Foresman; Commodore at Panora, Iowa; Martin at Fonda, Iowa; Henry at Lisbon, North Dakota, and Benjamin at Princeton, Minn His first wife died July 8, 1874. He later married Mrs. Marazilla Nelson, who is also deceased. His third marriage took place July 31, 1880, to Rachel Mitchell, who died February 14, 1904. Mr. Snow was 82 years, 3 months and 16 days old at the time of his death. He was a member of the Christian church and was a r kind father, good neighbor and honored by all that knew him.

A HAIR PULLING AT ROSELAWN.

Attorneys Jlonan and Halleck were called to Roselawn Sunday afternoon on an assault and battery case, in which four women were concerned. The fracas took place Saturday evening, and seems to have originated over stories that are alleged to have been told by Mrs. Gundy, wife of Milt Gundy, the township trustee of Lincoln tp.» who is said to be insanely jealous of her husband. She had been talking about a daughter of Mrs. Steel of that place, it is alleged, and Saturday evening Mrs. steel, Mrs.. Nevit, her daughter, and Mrs. Fuller met Mrs. Gundy while on their way home from town where they had been doing some shopping. Mrs. Steel took Mrs. Gundy to task for the stories she had told about Mrs. Nevit, when, it seems, she grabbed the latter by the hair and begun tearing it out in handfuls. Mrs. Steel and Mrs. Fuller tried to get her to desist, but she would not, and Mrs. Steel picked up a stick and hit the beligerent over the head with it, knocking her down and out. Affidavits were filed by Mrs. Gundy against all three women, charging assault and battery with attempt to kill. At .. the preliminary hearing it was shown that Mrs. Fuller simply acted in the capacity of peace-maker, or attempted peacemaker, and she was discharged, but the other two women were bound over under SIOO bonds to the Newton circuit court.

BUICK AUTOMOBILE OWNERS

Are Pleased With The Victories Their Make of Cars Have Won Recently. Buick Model 17, stock car, breaks world’s record 11 minutes, for 100 miles, on a circular track at New Orleans, Feb. 11, 1909; Buick Model 10, in its class, wins world’s record for 100 mile race at Daytonia Beach at 57 3-5 miles per hour; Buick Model 16 wins 100 mile piston displacement race at Daytonla Beach at 66 2-3 miles per hour.

Remember that I carry tfee 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. C. EARL DUVALL.

TROOPS AT TURK CAPITAL'S GATES

No Verification Of Report Saltan Bas Quit PALACE GUARDED CLOSELY Many Are Leaving Section of Constantinople Which Would Be Within the Zone of Fire In the Event of Clash Between Soldiers Faithful to Abdul Hamid and the Third Corps From Saloniki American Army Officer Tells of Fighting During Tuesday Uprising. Constantinople, April 20.—The most Important feattire of the situation In the Turkish capital was the report that Sultan Abdul Hamid had abdicated. A rumor of the flight of the sultan on a warship followed closely on that of his abdication, but neither could be confirmed. The abdication of Abdul Hamid, however, appears to be not improbable and it appears that within a day or two the constitutionalists may accept as his successor Prince Yuss of Izzedin, the eldest son of the late sultan. Palace Guarded Strongly. The palace was under strong guard and even high officials were not permitted to enter it. The advance of the constitutional forces is well under way. Small parties were sent out to reconnolter and in the evening they were within sight of the gates of Constantinople. They encountered no resistance, nor does any resistance seem likely, unless It is at the palace. General Husnl Pasha’s forces, now number between 20,000 and 30,000, occupy a range of hills about twenty miles from the capital. Every hour reinforcements are adding to their numbers. It is not likely that the entire army will reach the capital for some little time, as Husni Pasha and his military associates deem It advisable to withhold their advance until they are strong enough to win success by overwhelming numbers. Desert Stamboul Quarter. The war ministry under Edham Pasha has been inactive, except that appointments and promotions have been made to fill the vacancies caused by the killing of officers, which it is estimated number 200. The city appears very quiet, and European and American women are driving abouMhe streets as usual. It is announced officially that the deaths at Adana during the rioting numbered 400, among the killed being many Turks. Business of all kinds is practically suspended, and the civil and military officials appear paralyzed, waiting for the outcome of events. Many Turkish families in the Stamboul quarter are removing to abodes of greater safety, but, in general, the people, though fearful of coming events, are awaiting them philisophically and with resignation

THE STORY OF A BASS VIOL.

There seems to have been a good deal of misinformation disseminated regarding the breaking of a Large bass violin belonging to the Wabash College Glee Club on the occasion of their visit to Wolcott some time ago, but near> as the Democrat has been able to ascertain the facts are about as follows: Soon after the boys boarded the west bound Panhandle train here in the evening they became engaged in an altercation with a couple of young men on their way from Logansport to Goodland, and in the mixup the jGoodland boys smashed the big bass viol, whether maliciously or accidentally is not known. All this time the Logansport booze dispensed under the guardian wing of the Logansport" Business Mens Association, was getting in its work, and when the train reached Reynolds the Goodlandites got off ►and invited-the College boys off to fight. While they were proclaiming their ability to wipe the depot platform with the dress suits of the College lads the train pulled out and left them. Later they hired a rig and drove to Wolcott where they attempted to renew the trouble but were flaally showed the way out of town and started on their way westward. The next day Panhandle detective William Strahle appeared before Justice' Marshall and swore out warrants for the arrest of Wesley Butler and George Gilman, two prominent young men residing near Goodland. They were arrested by Marshall Dobbins and taken before a justice at Goodland where they entered a plea of guilty, Butler’s fine and costs amounting to $22.45 and Gilman’s to $25.95. The bass viol was valued at $l5O and this Butler and Gilman will probably pay for later.—White County Democrat.

Vol. XII. No. 6.