Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 April 1909 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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OPTION ELECTION NEXT SATURDAY

No Great Interest Being Manifested So Far. CONCEDED DRYS WILL WIN • By From 300 to 500, Depending On . the Number of Votes Cast, Which Promises To Be Rather Small, As the Farmers Will Be Quite Busy and Many Will Not Reave Their Work to Come Out to 4he Election.

Next Saturday Jasper county will vote on the local option proposition, when the “drys” hope tS make the county twice as dry as now, it already being dry by remonstrance. Not much interest has been shown in the matter to date, and the election promises to be about the quietest ever pulled off in this county. The drys have been trying to stir up a little interest, and option services were wholly devoted to the opthe churches in the county last Sunday, either morning or evening. In Rensselaer the Sunday evening services were wholly devoted to option question. At the PresbyterMan church the pastor used the stereopticon to illustrate his talk, and it was an interesting service, the pictures being good and clear , and the lecture a forceful one. A good attendance was out at all the services, but not much talk is being heard on the streets about the election and the vote promises to be very light. * The farmers generally will likely be quite busy and are not expected in any considerable number to leave their work and drive several miles to the polls. Therefore the country vote will likely be exceptionally light. The election being held on Saturday, however, will probably bring out a heavier vote than some other day of the week, as many farmers make it a point to go to town anyway on Saturday. So far as known no effort whatever is being made by the wet advocates; they are unorganized and will let the election go by default. For this reason litle interest is being shown and a small vote will be gotten out, it is predicted. The general opinion is that the county will go dry by from 300 to 500, depending on the size of the vote cast.

JACKSON AND WHITE VOTE DRY.

Majority 371 In Jackson and 1435 In White—Deleware Voted Yesterday. Judge Wasson denied a permanent restraining order in the White county local option election matter last Friday (although as near as we could make out by poor ’phone service at 1:30 p. m., Friday from the clerk at Delphi, the argument was still going on and no decision had been reachted) and the election was held Monday. ~ The drys polled 2572 votes and the wets 1,037, making a majority of 1435 for the drys. Monticello is in Union tp., and Wolcott is in Princeton tp. The only saloons in the county are two at Wolcott, which will now have to close in 90 days. Following is White county’s vote by townships: Dry Wet Union 502 258 Honey Creek ...114 116 Big Creek 173 66 Cass .103 61 Jackson 298 82 Liberty 196 37 Monon 343 117 Prairie ..339 147 Princeton 320 147 Round Grove?... 70 . 61 West Point ....114 48 Totals 25X2 1037 Dry Maj... 1435 Jackson county gave a majority of 371 for the drys. Following election dates in other counties have been set: April 29—Kosciusko and Stalke. April 30—Jefferson, Martin and Tippecanoe. May I—Jasper. May 4—Pulaski Spencer. May s—Fulton. May 7 —Posey. May 22 —Franklin.

OTHER SIDE OF THE TROUBLE.

The story of the bass viol seems to be a great filler for a good man£ of our neighboring papers. They all seem to take the side of the

college students without giving the other side any consideration whatever. The truth of the matter was as soon as the college guys got into the car at Monticello they began to call out “Rube” and “hayseed” and when two of our well known citizens stood up ’for their own, they got the best of it and to save themselves the college guys called on the conductor who ejected our two townsmen from the train at Reynolds, causing them to hire a rig and drive home.—Goodland Herald.

CHANGE IN VOTING PLACES.

Notice is hereby given that a change has been made in voting places in Precincts No. 2 and No. 3, Marion tp., as follows: No. 2, in the J. Makeever room on the corner of Washington and Weston streets, formerly occupied by Jessup’s feed stote. Former voting place in the old Clerk’s office. No. 3, in the office of Duvall’s livery barn. Former voting place in the city hall. W. E. PARKISON, Trustee.

TWO BABIES DIE.

The two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Greenfield died Saturday night of pneumonia. The funeral was held by Rev. H. L. Kindig at the home Sunday, and interment made in Weston cemetery. This is the second child of Mr. and Mrs. Greenfield to die in the past few months, and they are certainly having more than their share of misfortune. The 2-months-old baby of Leonard Keister of south of town, died Sunday of a complication of infant troubles, having been sick since birth. The funeral was held Monday.

PROMISING PROSPECT ON THE BROWN LANDS.

Crown Point Star: John Brown spent last Sunday at their ranch on the Kankakee, and says he never saw that territory looking so well, the land never having been too wet this spring to work. Their wheat looks well, and promises now to yield 6,900 bushels when harvested. They have nearly 1,200 acres ready to plant to corn, and will start their planters May Ist. A hundred and fifty acre field sowed to oats also looks extra good, and the general outlook for farming on the Kankakee seems far better than ever before. u

CAME IN CONTACT WITH MAUD’S HEELS.

While walking between two mules Monday morning Earl Clouse, one of the farm hands on the Hill farm in Jordan tp., was kicked in the forehead and rendered unconscious for nearly thirteen hours. When discovered he was lying on his* back across the manager with his feet against the side of the stall. Medical aid was hastily summoned and he was brought to his father’s home in the north part of town and about 7 o'clock the same evening he regained consciousness. There is no abrasion of the skin on the forehead, which leads to the belief that he must have been struck by the joint just above the mule’s hoof.

THREE WORKMEN INJURED AT

ST. JOSEPH’S.

John Gingrich, carpenter-contrac-tor on St. Joseph’s new buildings, suffered a severe fracture of the left ankle Friday afternoon by being struck with a 2xß joist which fell some fifteen feet and struck him on the ankle while he was kneeling down to drive a stake. A break in such a place is usually very severe and it will probably be several weeks in healing. Saturday afternoon Will Wright, a brick mason, and Henry Nevlll a laborer, were given asevere shaking up when tue scaffold on which they were working broke and dropped them to the ground. The injuries were only slight, however, and both were able to return to work Monday.

CHRIS. WEURTHNER ADJUDGED INSANE.

Drs. Washburn, Merrill, Gwin and Justice S. C. Irwin, as a sanity commission, held an Inquest on Chris. Weurthner of Newton township Monday afternoon and adjudged him insane because he refused to allow his aged mother, who is seriously sick, medical aid, giving as his reason that she can be cured by faith, fresh air and cold water, which neighbors allege he pumped on her In large quantites. Monday morning he refused to allow Dr. Washburn to prescribe when the latter was called and his actions aroused Washburn’s suspicions, who immediately asked that his sanity be Inquired Into. After considerable haggling the board arrived at their decision and application was made for his admittance to the asylum at Longcliff. For a number of years Weurthner has been a member of the “Live Close to Nature Cult,” going around In a linen suit and hatless In the coldest winter weather, and claims that such a life cured him of tuberculosis.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1909.

DRUGGIST LARSH GOES ACQUIT.

State Fails To Score In Round With Joe. ABE AND BEN GET COLD FEET And Plead Guilty .On One Charge And are Fined 810 and Trimmings —Other Cases Against Them Dismissed^—Prosecution of Rensselaer Druggists for Selling Aqua Amonia Not Lp to Standard Is Almost a Farce.

The cases against the three Rensselaer druggists brough by Frank Tucker, a deputy inspector from the State department, for selling him Aqua Amonia, lime water and iodine last June that was not quite up. to the standard, were called for trial Mohday afternoon. Tucker, w-ho filed the affidavits on which the druggists were recently arrested, was here and had with him a youthful looking gentleman with long hair, who said his name was Miller and that he was a deputy in the office of State Chemist Barnard. Tucker and the prosecuting attorney talked with the druggists before the cases were called and agreed to dismiss one of the cases against each if they would enter a plea of guilty on the other, there being two cases against each. To this A. F. Long and B. F. Fendig agreed, and they thought Joe Larsh would do the same, thinking this the cheapest way out and that they perhaps might be technically and unwittingly guilty. Accordingly Abe and Ben took a $lO fine and costs, amounting to $17.65 each, while Joe stood trial and beat them to a frazzle.

The trial was by jury, and the state’s witnesses were Tucker, Miller and Drs. Gwin and Merrill. The Latter did their case no good, as he swore that he had practiced medicine for 35 years and had never given aqua amonia internally. It might be used for certain purposes, perhaps, but he had never used it. Dr. Gwin had used it in a few instances, and thought it was used considerably as a drug. The prosecution showed that the fluid was sent to the State laboratory by Tucker and that Miller tested it and found it to contain only per cent of aqua gas where it should have 10 per cent. The defense had Drs. Washburn, English, Miller, Kresler and Loy, but they were like Dr. Merrill and had never used the fluid internally in their practice. Defendant showed that the stuff was bought, from wholesalers and he did not know whether it was up to standard or not, but supposed it was; that he only sold about five gallons in a year, and had never sold a nickel’s worth to a physician; that it was used almost exclusively for cleaning and washing purposes, and that no one was seriously injured if it had deteriorated in strength a few points when the particular two ounces was bought by Tucker—it being shown that each time a bottle of it was uncorked to pour out a few ounces for a customer, it lost some of its strength. The defense, in summing up the case dwelt on the fact that there were hundreds of other articles on a druggist’s shelves that were of some importance in the compounding of prescriptions, but none of these had been taken into account by Tucker in trying to find whether these druggists were obeying the pure food and drug laws. He had, instead, selected such unimportant items as aqua amonia, lime water and iodine. .Prosecutor Longwell made a very able plea for the state, but evidently realized that he had a poor case, and when the jury returned a verdict of “not guilty” after less than five minutes deliberation, it did not surprise him any. The other case against Joe was continued for the term and it !s hardly likely will ever come to trial.

SHORT AND LONG MARRIED.

Knox Man 28 Inches Tall Takes a Bride of 5 Foot 9. Che Mah, Knox’s Chinese dwarf, was married last week to Nora F. Cleveland, formerly of Kingston., Pa., with whose parents he formerly lived. He is said to be the smallest man in the world, being but two foot and four Inches tall and weighs about 40 pounds. He traveled with a circus for many years. He has accumulated considerable property, and the woman’s parents having died lately, he wrote her to come

to Knox and keep house for him, which she did, and last week they concluded to get married. The bride is five foot and nine Inches tall and weighs 160 pounds. She is 41 years old and well educated. Che Mah is 61 years old and this is his second marriage. He married a woman of full stature 25 years ago, and they had one son. He and his first wife parted 22 years ago.

MUTUAL INSURANCE.

In reply to Mr. Stock Company, “Eh,” will sayit is an old adage that fools and children can ask questions. But a few years ago you was worried to death for fear the farmer would have to pay an assessment every time there was a loss. Now you are crying about borrowed money. The facts are we owe nobody a dollar and do not at the end of any year when our assessment is paid. That settles up everything and leaves us a sinking fund for future losses. When that is used we borrow to carry us till the close of the year. We have no trouble to get what we want and at a very modest rate of interest, and no watered stock. Now, Mr. Stock Company, when a farmer takes SI,OOO on his house in the Mutual and it burns down, he gets his SI,OOO, every dollar of it. If a partial loss he gets paid in full his loss. lou speak of the farmer saving pennies and losing dollars. Now the farmer seems too well satisfied with his condition and you are losing the dollars. The new Mutual does not employ men who have no interest to write their insurance. He must be a member of the company before he can work for them. Why did you not tell the people that the Mutual had decreased $500,000. It would have bqgn more in keeping with your stock companies logic? MUTUAL MEMBER.

CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

The city council met in regular session Monday nignt with Councilmen Irwin and Meyers absent. There was not much business transacted: Report of the trustees of Weston cemetery on the sale of seven lots; sales approved and Mayor authorized to execute deeds for same. The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. W S Parks, marshal...s3o.oo E M Thomas, nightwatch.... 25.00 Chas Morlan, clerk 25.00 Jasper Co. Democrat, ptg B H N C Pumphrey, paper’g c hall 6.20 Dr A J Miller, sec’y B Health 16.66 ROAD FUND. Chester Zea, labor with team. 30.00 Earl Chestnut, work on street 31.50 Marion Smith, same 10.80 F Hemphill, blacksmith w’k. 11.90 Coen & Brady, oats city team 44.53 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C S Chamberlain, salary 50.00 Mell Abbott, same 30.00 Dave Haste, same. 30.00 Tom Hoyes, work on line. . . 27.57 General Electric Co., supplies 57.75 Western Electric Co., same. . 63.88 Standard Oil Co., oil. . . . .... 29.00 M Leopold, freight and express 69.08 WATER FUND. Ed Hopkins, salary. 30.00 J Hordeman, work on main. . 4.25 Platt Iron W’ks Co., rep pu’p 3.50 National Lead Co., lead pipe. . 11.90 The Perfection Oil Cooker, the best hot weather oil stove on the market. EGER BROS. Another car of fancy Michigan potatoes to arrive in a few days. $1.13 a bushel at car or $1.15 pet bushel at the Chicago Bargain Store. Leave orders.

SPECIAL SHOE BARGAINS THIS WEEK. Girls Shoes (sizes 8 to 2) were $1.25 to $2.00, now 85 cents. Women’s Shoes or Oxfords (sizes 2% to 8) were $2.00 to $2.50; at Children’s Slippers (sizes 9to 2) were $1.75; now at. . v $1.25 Men’s Shoes or Oxfords (sizes 5, to 11) were $3.00, now $2.50. Bargain in many other lines Inspect our goods and compare our prices with those of others. —FENDIG’S EXCLUSIVE SHOE STORE, Opera House Block. The Perfection Oil Cooker, the best hot weather oil stove on the market. EGER BROS. LETTING CEMETERY FENCE CONTRACT. The trustees of the Mt. Tabor cemetery will meet Tuesday, May 4th, at 1 o’clock p. m., at the cemetery, and let the contract for the erection of a fence around the cemetery. All material furnished. Those wishing to submit bids should be on the ground. COMMITTEE. The Perfection Oil Cooker, the best hot weather oil stove on the market. EGER BROS. DANCE THURSDAY NIGHT AT WARNER’S HALL. MUSIC BY THE HEALY ORCHESTRA.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Next Monday is the last day for paying the spring Installment of taxes to avoid their going delinquent and having the penalty added. New suits filed; No. 7448. , Ed Oliver vs. Henry Gross and George W. Gross; suit on note. No. 744 9. Petition of Jacob Francis for the adoption of Samuel Wells; petition to adopt. , —o— licenses granted: April 34, William Arthur Nuss, son of Wm. S. Nuss of Barkley tp., aged 24, occupation farmer, to Grace Leggett, daughter of Thomas Leggett, deceased, residence Rensselaer, aged 20, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. After the county option election is over and Jasper county has been made still more dry—in theory, at least—it would perhaps be a good idea to devote a little attention to the gamblers, it being reported that there is more gambling going on in Rensselaer at present than ever before in the history of the town. Gambling is not conducive to good morals, either, and is looked upon by our law-makers as being more reprehensible than taking a glass of beer—one is punishable by fine and Imprisonment, while the other is not punishable at all. o If the prosecution of the Rensselaer druggists for selling lime water, etc., is a fair sample of the “work” being done by the state pure food ,and drug department, the public will soon lose all respect for that law. Inspector Tucker, druggists Long and Fendig ellege, intimated to them very plainly that if they would plead guilty to one of the two charges against them he would have the other dismissed and would be very lenient with them in the future. If they did not, he would keep after them until he did get them. To h— with such a system of hold-up and such an inspector. —o— The county commissioners and board of education will meet next Monday. The board will report on school enumeration and elect a truant officer for the term of one • ear, who will take his office August 1. C. B. Steward, the present truant officer, was elected to serve out the unexpired term of C. M. Sands, resigned, and his term would have expired with the election of a successor in May, but the last legislature changed the time for such officials taking office, and hereafter while they will be elected in May, as before, they will not go into office until August 1. Mr. Steward will consequently hold on until next August. —oi— The petit jury was called A Monday and heard the Larsh case and was then excused until Wednesday, when the Dexter, et al, vs. Sternberg case is set for trial. Following is a report of other proceedings since our Last issue. John Eger vs. Frank G. Prevo, et al; forclosure of mortgage, judgment for $1,675.69. McNeil Higgins Co., vs. G. G. Garrison et al: continued by agreement. Minnie E. Heath vs. Orange S. Heath; divorce granted plaintiff and custody of children. Ora Barce vs. Jonn Barce ; defendant does not appear, divorce granted plaintiff, judgment vs. defendant for costs. B. J. Gifford vs. George Beedy; set tor trial Fourth Tuesday. Same, vs. William Marion; set for trial same date. Albert Konvosky vs. Board of Commissioners; set for trial May 5.

. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. /■.April 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Elder, a daughter. NLA.pril 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Philip HfeusOn, a daughter. NOTICE. As I am going to quit the practice of medicine in this vicinity, I will be pleased to have those who are indebted to me to call and settle accounts before May 1, 1909, as I expect to go south on the 2 p. m. train that day. A. J. MILLER. * NOTICE. • * John Werner, the Tailor, de- • * sires to inform the public that • * he lias completely recovered * ♦ from his recent illness and is • * prepared to do your work with • • promptness as before. .He has • * an elegant display of samples * ♦ and would like to make you a • ♦ new spring and summer suit. • ♦ Cleaning and repairing always • * taken care of at once. Remem- ♦ ♦ ber his place, over Fendig’s • ♦ drug store. •

Vol. XH. No. 8.

THE WEATHER. Following is the official weather forecast: Illinois and Indiana—Showers today; breezy to-morrow. Lower Michigan—Showers in south and rain or snow in north today; fair tomorrow. Wisconsin and lowa—Possible showers or snow flurries today; fair tomorrow.

HEIRESS QUITS $2.50 JOB IN RESTAURANT

Adele Boas Returns to Home ot Parents In New York. New York, April 27.—Adele Boas, the thirteen-year-old daughter of Arthur E. Boas, a millionaire thread manufacturer, is at home today. The mystery of her disappearance has been dispelled and the case resolves itself into nothing more than the escapade of a child with a sudden desire to see the world and a wish to be independent and work for a living. The child told of her movements in Boston. The position she had in a restaurant there was to have brought her $2.0 per week, with board and lodging. She spent several nights in the room she had rented. Her money by this time was exhausted, all but enough to get back to New York, and she decided to return.

BLIND TIGER RAID HOME

Veterans and Whisky Found In the Treasury Building. Marion, Ind., April 27.—A raid conducted by officers of the National Military Home here, resulted in unearthing an alleged “blind tiger” in the treasury building of that institution. Treasurer J. W. Sanderson says he knew nothing of the presence of the "blind tiger,” and is giving active assistance in the prosecution which has been begun against the chief clerk, Christopher Frlsche, a veteran, sixtyfive years old. who is charged with giving away liquor on Sunday. The lieutenant of the guards, Timothy Kelly, with Samuel Shaw, the Home policeman, Sunday gained entrance to the building, where they found four men and several bottles of whisky. Cyrus Harvey, clerk in the treasurer’s office, and Hiram Crosby, a clerk in the adjacent office, were in the treasure’s office at the time and were ordered to report as witnesses. When Frische was brought before Governor Steele, he refused to try the case, turning the men over to the civil authorities.

TO TRAIN CITIZEN SOLDIERS

Wisconsin, Indiana and Michigan Batteries to Drill With Regulars. Washington, April 27.—Instruction and practice of militia batteries and target practice will be held at an encampment of regulars at Sparta. Wis., during July and August in which batteries of state trbjps will be drilled by the army officers. Battery F, from Fort Sheridan, Ill.; Battery E from Fort Leavenworth. Kas., and Battery D.'from Fort Snelling. Minn., comprising the second battalion of the United States field artillery will be stationed at the camp Minnesota will send two batteries, Indiana two. Wisconsin one, Michigan one. and Ohio possibly two during August

DEPAUW DEBATERS LOSE

Orators Defeated by Spellbinders of Baker University, Kansas. Baldwin. Kas., April 27.—1 n a debate between Baker university and DePauw university of Greencastle, Ind., here, the Baker debaters won a unanimous decision. The question was: “Resolved. that all corporations engaged in interstate should be required to take out federal licenses.”

M. D. AFTER GOTCH’S TITLE

Seattle Doctor Wants to Be World’s Wrestling Champion. Kansas City, Mo., April 27.—Benjamin Franklin Roller, M. D., the Seattle physician who uses his knowledge of anatomy to help him find the weak points of the men he meets in the prize ring or on t' j wrestling mat, will grapple In this city tonight with Frank Gotch, champion wrestler of the world. „ Roller and Gotch are not strangers to each other, having met in a bout in Seattle a couple of years ago. Gotch admits that the doctor gave him the hardest fight of his long career. At that time Roller weighed 190 pounds. Now he Is twenty-two pounds heavier and has gained much experience. The men will wrestle for a purse of $5,000, of which the winner Is to get 75 per cent.

n PAYS TO TRABE AT WORUSD’S.