Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1909 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat

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NEW POSTMASTER FOR TEFFT.

pOrpheus L. Hilliard has been appointed postmaster at Tefft, Jasper county, vice M. V. Rockwell, resigned. Several applicants for the place recently took the examination at Wheatfield.

FORMER OLD RESIDENT DEAD.

John Berk, a resident of this place some 20 years ago, died Saturday at his home in DeKalb, Ill., of pneumonia contracted about a week before his death. The remains were brought here for burial and were interred in Mt. Calvary cemetery Monday.

WILL TRY TRUCK FARMING.

August Rosenbaum and family, who recently returned from Edgewood, Iowa, where they conducted Mr. Ransford’s hotel for some months, have been visiting relatives in North Union since their return, until last week, when they moved upon one of the Gifford farms near Newland, and will truck and raise chickens. “Rosey” suffered another stroke of paralysis while in Iowa, and is pretty nearly all in, both physically and financially. He can get about some now with the aid of a cane, but is in a very serious condition.

WILL BE MARRIED THIS MORN.

ING. The marriage of Mr. Cleve W. Eger and Miss Juno Ida Kannal will be quietly celebrated in the presence of a few of the immediate relatives, Rev. J. E. Parrett of the First Presbyterian church officiating, at nine o’clock this morning at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Mary E. Kannal, on Milroy avenue. The young couple are keeping their honeymoon plans secret, so their many friends will not load up too heavy for them, in the way of old shoes, rice and other accessories that the newly wedded have to contend with, and we are unable to state where they will go on their wedding trip.

WOOD WINS AGAIN OVER JUDY.

The motion for a new trial in the case of John F. Judy vs. W. L. Wood of Parr was argued before Judge Lairy, of Logansport, at Kentland last Saturday, and the motion over-ruled. Judy gave notice of an appeal to the supreme court. This is the case where Judy sued Wood a few years ago for several thousand dollars alleged to be due him in settlement of the partnership business of the two men in the buggy and implement trade at Parr. The case was tried at Kentland and instead of Judy getting a judgment for the amount claimed, Wood got a judgment against Judy for $800.

FIRE COMPANY IN HOSE COUPLING CONTEST.

< Chief Montgomery has arranged for a hose coupling centest Thursday night in which the members of the local fire company will participate. One division, composed of Capt. Orlan Grant and privates Earl Chestnut, James George, John Eiglesbach and Frank Kresler, will be under the command of the chief, and the second, with Rex. Warner, Tom Hoyes, Van Grant, Carl Wood, and Vern Robinson, will be in charge of Asst. Chief C. W. Rhoades. Y The race will be against time, from the engine house to the public library, where the hose must be taken from thewagon, coupled to the hydrant and the water turned on. The winner will receive a box of cigars from the Little Indian Cigar company.

HAS “PAPA” BEEN DECEIVING “MAMA?”

A postal card held for address and posted up In the postofflce here, says: “Mama:—Do not look for me before Monday night or Tuesday, may be later. Am not doing so well, but may do better soon. Yours, Papa.” “Papa” forgot to address the card to "Mama” and the poor girl has never received It at all. Whether “Papa” met some pretty Rensselaer girl, and staid a little longer here than he expected and wrote to ease Mama’s mind as to his continued absence, Is unknown. But It’s too blamed bad that he forgot to place Mama’s address on the card so It would have gone through to her all right and saved her crying her eyes out because Papa dldn t come. If any “Mamas” who read this have Papas away, they had better look this one up. .

We still have some fancy Early Rose and late seed potatoes. JOHN EGER. ,

Perfection In coal oil and gasoline stoves Is attained tn the "Detroit Vapor.” E. D. RHOADES A SON.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Attorneys and Williams went to Kentland on legal business Saturday. ' The county council of Porter has made an appropriation for a county option election, and June 3 has been set as the date fcr holding the same.

Marriage licenses Issued: May 15, Joseph Ellis of Rensselaer, aged 51, occupation laborer, to Hester Grayson, also of , Rensselaer, aged 50, occupation housekeeper. Third marriage for male, second for female, first wife of male having died in January 1887, and second wife in February, 1907; first husband of female died in 1889. Squire Irwin tied the nuptial knot.

West Hammond, which .is a part of the city of Hammond but across the state line in Illinois, has a population of 5,000 and has forty saloons. Should the miraculous occur and Lake county be made dry by the anti-saloonatics, all the Hammond, Indiana, citizen would have tp do to wet his whistle would be to step over to Hammond, Illinois, (West Hammond) and fill up to his heart’s content.

Judge Hanley has appointed John T. Biggs of Kankakee tp., and F. E. Reeve of Rensselaer, the blacksmith, as members of the County Board of Review, which meets the first Monday in June. Both are republicans, Mr. Reeve being a brother-in-law of Judge Hanley and formerly was employed in the Hemphill blacksmith shop. A change in partnership there recently let him out of a job.

New suits filed; No. 7453 s John Pinter vs. August Woolbrandt and Francis Woolbrandt; suit to foreclose mortgage. Demand $428.19. No. 7454. J. C. Gwin & Co., vs. Philip Blue, administrator of the estate of Wm. W. Hartsell, deceased; claim of $5.61. No. 7455. Howard C. Parks vs. Everett Halstead; transcript of change of venue from Newton county.

Pulaski County Democrat: J. C. Nye, whose slight improvement from a very severe case of impaction of the bowels was noted last week, suffered a collapse early Friday morning that came as near to ending his life as anything could and not finish it. He was thought to be dying, and relatives were summoned from the Star City field meet and elsewhere. But he rallied slightly that evening and has been coming along since then, though very slowly. He will recover if no unfavorable conditions interfere, but his margin is so narrow that he could not stand much of a relapse.

Sternberg & Son expect to bringa light dredge over from near Monon, where it is now at work, within the next month or six weeks and clean out the upper end of the Iroquois ditch, which has caved in badly through the muck. There is probably 2H to 4 miles of this work to do, starting near the Grooms bridge and extending on north and west. The Pullins and Burke bridges, both of which are wood and easily and inexpensively removed, will have to be taken out to allow the dredge to go through. This part has never been accepted and the Sternberg’s do this cleaning out without any additional expense to the Improvement, and do it willingly.

OBITUARY OF J W. DOUTHIT.

Weatherford (Okla.) Democrat: Judge Douthit, whose death was announced in last week’s issue of the Democrat, was laid to rest in the city cemetery Saturday morning. A large concourse of friends and neighbors followed the remains to the cemetery.

Rev. Wolfe, pastor of the Christian church, conducted the services at the house and at the grave. At the services at the residence of the deceased. Geo. T. Webster, on behalf of the bar, read a paper giving a short history of the deceased, after which he made a very affecting talk In commenting on the life of the deceased as he knew him. Judge Douthlt was an excentrlc man and was known principally for his excentrlc habits by most people. To a few he was known as a scholar and as a man .possessed of knowledge covering a wide range of subjects, particularly history both modern ajjd ancient. He was honest

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1909.

and law abiding and was a man always careful to attend to his own business. Following is the paper read by Geo. Webster:

“We realize that this earth is not our abiding place that “we are passing away;” “that here we have no continuing city;” “that our days are spent as a tale that is told;” “that time in its hurried march is fast leading* us to the shadowy future.”

James Wesley Douthit was born in Decatur county, State of Indiana, on the 15th day of January, 1848. At a very early period of his life he was deprived of the care of both parents. At about the age of three years he became a member of the family of a German farmer named William Brookman, whose wife was an American lady. They had no children of their own and they treated him as if he were their own child. He continued to reside with Mr. Brookman until the latter’s death which occurred in the fall of 1863. Alter Mr. Brookman’s . death he continued to reside with his i widow. In a short time the widow I married another German namdd Henry W. Badeker a distant relative of hdl- first husband and he continued to make his home with Mr. and Mrs. Badeker, who were -“very kind to him, until 1878, when he started ou\in life for himself. They were people of property and I were highly esteemed by all who knew them and ne always spoke of I them with great respect and reverence.

His early education was such as were afforded at the country schools of Adams township, Decatur county, Indiana, when he was a boy. After acquiring a fair knowledge of the common branches he entered Hartsville college, an institution located at Hartsville, Bartholomew county, Indiana. The school was under the auspices of the United Brethern in Christ and was at that time a good school, but the denomination divided and this school fell to the weaker branch and finaaly went down. He completed the Scientific course and received the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1873. While acquiring his education he earned a part of his expenses by teaching in the public schools. In the fall of 1875 he entered the law department of the Indiana University situated at Bloomington, Ind., and graduated in 187/, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Laws In the spring of 1878 he located in Rensselaer, Jasper county,- Indiana,' and continued to reside there until 1901 While residing at Rensselaer he was principally engaged in the practice of law. In 1895 he was appointed prosecuting attorney by Governor Claude Mathews to fill a vacancy caused by death. He held the office for eighteen months and filled It with ability. Being advised by her physician that his wifes health demanded a warmer climate he came to Wpatherford, Oklahoma in the spring/of 1901 Since living in Weatherford he has filled the offices of Justice of the Peace and Police Judge. The black man and the red man and the white man all stood on equality in "Tiis court. He was never a member of any church. Mrs. Brookman, who subsequently became Mrs. Badeker, was a member ?. a branch of the Baptist church that called themselves Old School Baptist. They were Predestinarians bordering on fatalism. Mrs. Badeker in her youth had no advanatges of education and he used-’to read her church papers and denominational books to ner and by these means became -familiar with the texts relied on by them to sustain their doctrine. In his boyhood and early manhood he used to defend the doctrines of that people but as he grew older and advanced in education he ceased to ! defend them but was never known to speak disrespectfully of their doctrines or practices and when assailed he always found a word of excuse or apology for them. He became very liberal in his religious views and often said that every denomination accomplished good in He waß Practically an abstainer from the use of all intoxicating liquors during his life and never used tobacco in any form. He was twice married. In 1886 he married Miss Harriet Amelia Gull ford, Dearborn cound a x a \u She BUrvlved but three years and there were no children. Her mortal remains now repose in h™® nd T al ® cemeter y near Lawrence&T«H an » ~l n 1895 he married Lll ? Bel,e F ° B8 ’ of MedaryFm?r rMM ana, Ki WhO BUrvlv « s him. Four children blessed this union, all girls, one baby who survived but three days, sleeps in Weston cemetery, in Rensselaer, Ind. Nora Ev’jnsenne, aged ten years, was born u V,van Beatrice, aged six and Blanch Alberta, the baby, not yet a year old. James Wesley Douthit was a hu™a“l an , d had h,s fault8 > and in the minds of some he had grevious ones, ut he was as free as men usually are.

Our special for this week only. From the stock of the People's Gro. eery, their best standard corn and early June peas, regular 10c sellers, four cans for 25c. JOHN EGER.

We sell "American” Fence, the best wire fence made without exception. * E. D. RHOADES A SON.

M’VEAGH ORDERS A 'SQUARE DEAL'

Gaugers Get Back Places Taken From Them. CORRECTS AN INJUSTICE Investigates Claim That Government Employe* Were Not Treated on a Civil Service Basis—Seven Men of Terre Haute District Benefit by the Ruling of the Secretary of the Treas-ury-Statement Made That Politics Caused the Reductions and Advancements.

the Treasury MacVeagh has corrected what he believes to have been gross political injustice in the Terre Haute, Ind., internal revenue collection district. On Jan. 18 last, seven Democratic gaugers were reduced to store keeper gaugers, and a number of Republican store keeper gaugers were promoted to be gaugers. The civil service commission "nade an investigation of the accusation that the changes were made for political reasons, and reported its findings sustaining the charges. By the secretary’s order the men are restored to their original positions and status.

It was reported by the civil service commission that the eleven men promoted were Republicans and the seven men who were reduced and subsequently suspended were Democrats. It appears that President Roosevelt, on March 2, 1909, directed a reversal of the instructions of Jan. 18. the purpose of which was to restore the men to the positions held by them prior to the change. This order was carried out only so far as to restore the seven Democrats to the position of gaugers, but the eleven Republican store keeper gaugers who had been promoted were allowed to keep their places, making eighteen men serving as gaugers. In the report of its finding in the case, the civil service commission quotes from the testimony of Collector John R. Bonnell, of the Terre Haute district, to the effect that most of the seven Democrats who were reduced were much more efficient than several of the men advanced and two of the Republicans who had been promoted ranked very poor as to efficiency, having made more errors during the past two years than all seven of the Democrats who had been reduced. Bonnell is quoted as stating that the commissioner of internal revenue in Washington had said in effect that Senator Hemenway and Representative Watson wanted the changes made, and that he made them for Hemenway.

FIGHTING FIRE IN MINE

Government Crew at Work In Shaft at Shelburn, Ind. Shelburn, Ind., May 18.—Four wierdlooklng human figures, clothed in heavy butternut-colored suits, with metal lungs strapped to their backs and great metal heads, with thick plate glass faces and coiled wire wind pipes, are at work in the burning Keystone mine, which caught fire a week ago. The men constitute one of the government’s new crews whose mission ft is to enter exploded or burning mines to save life or property. In fighting the fires which have been burning in the “old Shelburn” they are introducing into Indiana the new equipment which the government hopes to bring before mine owners and miners in this country for use in time of mine disasters.

FATHERS’ DAY.

Let us wear a white carnation For the dear old mother's sake: She’s the best of God’s creation, And as good as He can make; But the fathers, plain and prosy, Should be recognized some way, For their Ilves are not so rosy But, like dogs, they need their day, Not the sly dads or the fly dads, Who when rocky grows the road, Duties flouting, take an outing, "Abd let mother bear the load: They deserve no compensation But a cowhide or a goad.

Let us give some recognition To the dads who, year by year. Keep their posts with grim decision. Loss of job their greatest fear, They are working uncomplaining In the mill and market place. Just a modest living gaining. As they keep their steady pace. Not ...e club dads or the dude dads. But the dads who, day by day, Keep on working, never shirking, And at night taae home their pay. They deserve some recognition, Not one day, but every day. —New York Times.

MORE NEWS IN ONE WEEK IN THE DEMOCRAT THAN IN ALL OTHER PAPERS IN THE COUNTY COMBINED. COMPARE THEM AND SEE IF IT ISN’T SO.

TENTH DISTRICT BANKERS MEET AT HAMMOND.

The annual meeting of the Tenth district group of Indiana bankers met at Hammond yesterday. E. L. Hollingsworth of this city is the secretary of the Tenth District Group. An interesting program, providing both business and pleasure, was laid out, its main features being a talk on ‘Postal Savings Banks,” by Lucius Teeter of the Chicago Savings bank, a dinner, and an automobile trip through the Calument region. The session begun at 11 a. m., in the-Masonic temple hall and followed by a dinner in the same place. For the afternoon the program provided for an automobile trip through the Calumet region. The bankers from other cities in the Calumet region made the day as pleasant as possible. At the session the officers for the ensuing year will be elected.

THE GREAT AUTO RAGES IN LAKE.

A Chicago Paper Tells What Is Being Done In the Matter of Entries, Etc. Nominations for the Cobe trophy race and the light car chassis contest, both of which will take place at Crown Point, Ind., at the June 18-19 carnival of the Chicago Automobile Club, are coming in slowly, but there are sufficient entries to make both contests interesting. Quite a number of additional entries are expected this week, and the committee is hopeful that several foreign cars will be nominated to give the Cobe contest an international flavor. The Cobe race, for which eight entries are already recorded, will be over a route of 410 miles, the longest road event or its kind ever promoted in this country. The light car contest, which will be the curtainraiser, has the same number of entries, but will be over the shorter distance of 245 miles. The nominations made during the past week were two Knox cars, two Marions and a Flat, the latter to be driven by its owner, E. A. Herne, while all other cars thus far entered for either event will be handled by professional drivers of diversified experience in the racing game.

A number of prospective entrants have given up all idea of competing in either race, some in fact having no notion from the start of really making a deposit of SSOO when the test came, but there is reasonable assurance of at least a dozen further nominations for both events. Plans for the road racing carnival are rapidly maturing. Contracts have been let for Improving the course, which is already macadem for its entire circuit, the club having decided to spend $30,000 in producing a course that will be tlfe fastest in the country. Laborers have been at work on the course for a week now, remaking the surface and putting on a Taroid finish which will give a top dressing similar to that on city boulevards. This work is to be completed by June 5, after which the entrants will be allowed on the circuit.

Another big contract was let yesterday when David A. Root of Crown Point, Ind., tackled the job of building the grandstand, parking spaces, press stand and repair pits. The grand stand will hold 10,000 people and from the advance sale of seats there seems to be no reason why every one should not be sold a week before the races. All the parking spaces at present available have been sold and nuge blocks of seats in the grandstand have been disposed of.

Colonel Sanborn of the First Regiment of the Illinois National Guard is making active preparations to guard the course with his citizen soldiery. This will be the first time xon record where the militia of one state has been permitted to go into another commonwealth for the purpose of patroling a road race course. The Illinois soldiers are mostly veterans of the late Spanish war and have had a vast experience at work of this sort.

SPECIAL RATE FOR G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT.

The Monon railroad will make a special rate of $2.25 for the round trip for the G. A. R. encampment at Crawfordsville. Tickets on sale and good going May 18, 19 or 20th. Final return date May 26th. W. H. BEAM, Agent.

PLATFORM DANCE.

A platform dance will be held one mile east of the Pullins bridge, in Barkley township, Saturday night, May 22. Good music and good order.

Notice:—We are paying 11 cento a pound for; hens, and 25 cento a pound for spring chickens, weighing 2 pounds or better. B. 8. FENDIG.

*•*••**•••*••• • THE WEATHER. A • Following is the official wea- • • ther forecast: | • • Illinois—Showers to-day and • • to-morrow. , * • Indiana—Fair to-day and to- • • morrow. ♦ • Lower Michigan—Partly clou- • • dy to-day; fair to-morrow. • • Wisconsin and lowa—Show- • • ers to-day and to-morrow. •

COLLEGEVILLE HAPPENINGS.

That oratory is not yet a lost art to us Americans was again demohstrated at the college Sunday evening. The annual contest for the Conroy Oratory Medal was the occasion that called forth this grand display of latent oratorical abijity. It was an oratorical treat, are the words the presiding officer used to express his sentiments, and he certainly voiced the feelings of the audience.

Eleven youthful speakers put forth their every effort to win the victory. The contest was conducted by Hon. E. P. Honan whose happy introduction of each of the speakers highly pleased the hearers. In conclusion he spoke words of congratulation to the winner, and words of encouragement to those who failed in carrying off the prize but not in their efforts as speakers. The decision of the judges was in favor of James McIntyre. Close seconds to him were Henry Post and Michael Green with a tie vote.

The contestants and their subjects follow: “Hannibal, The Defeated Hero,” Leo Spornhauer. “Selfishness” Michael Green. “Father Hecker’’.Theodore Koenn “Peace” August Berghoff. “Friendship”. . .William Dowling. “Oliver Cromwell”.Dennis Durler. “Fanaticism” Conrad Stoll. “Heroes” Henry Post. “Athletics”. .Henry Grimmelsman. “Napoleon”. .... .Charles Buetle. “Catherine of Arragon”. .. .James McIntyre. Musical selections were interposed between the orations by the orchestra. The encores showed that the members added new laurels to their already great popularity.

Last Sunday the Columbian Literary Society held its last meeting of the present school year. The last last year’s work redounds greatly to their credit. One great task, however, is still before them; The rendition of Bulwer-Lytton’s great drama “Richelieu” on commencement eve. The chosen Thespians are now busy with their different parts. There is no doubt that they will give our next commencement visitors a real treat in dramatic art. Mr. E. P. Honan, the Parliamentary instructor, was present at the meeting and expressed complete satisfaction with the work that was accomplished during the year.

On the college diamond Sunday afternoon the Lafayette Y. M. I. defeated the St. Joseph’s College base ball team. For the first time of the season the sun deigned to brighten their efforts, and apparently the Varsity did all they could to resent his kindness. Three flights into the realms of errors tell the tale, and if they had been eliminated the spectators would have been treated to a grand exhibition of base ball. As it was, however, the clown who said that it was “base” did not much exaggerate the facts. The game opened well. Blrkmeier was credited with three put-outs in

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BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. pMay 13, to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Hickman of Hammond, but formerly of Rensselaer, a boy. May 15, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Floyd, of the west part of town, a son. / :

The only place in town where you can get fancy California evaporated apricots for 10 cents a pound, at JOHN EGER.

See our line of Refrigerators. We have them in stock for any price up to $55. , E. D. RHOADES & SON. -

Our last car of potatoes is the fanciest eating stock of the season. JOHN EGER.

We handle the largest assortment of lawn mowers in town. Are agents for the “Pennsylvania.” E. D. RHOADES & SON.

New Jewelry for Commencement at Jessen’s. ‘

We have the agency for the Detroit Vapor Gasollnee and Coal OH Stoves, also the "Quick Meal” Gasoline Stoves. E. D. RHOADES A SON.. It’s time to select presents for Graduation—See JESSEN. ■ ■ "S.'sMl

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