Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1909 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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BESSIE CRONIN HERE YESTERDAY

Noted Female Libel Sult Brlnger Visits Rensselaer. INCmtFERENCEWITHLAVrrEf! Who Has Also Gained Considerable Notoriety In this Line, But, Like Bessie, Has Never Had Very Flattering Success——Bessie Sued About AlltJie Papers In Northern Indiana, But Her Judgments Have Been Nil! Thus Far.

Miss Bessie Cronin, noted for the large number of libel suits brought a few years ago against newspapers at Valparaiso, Logansport and Timbuktu, etc., was in the city yesterday and was being escorted about by a Rensselaer lawyer who probably surpasses even Bessie’s record in the number of libel suits brought, and whose success has been equal to the former’s. Whether now employed to assist Miss Cronin in her other pending cases, we do not know, however. The alleged grounds for Bessie’s many actions against newspapers was an alleged escapade at Valparaiso a few years ago where she w r as reported to have dressed up in male attire and “held up” some young men, for a joke. The affair was published in a number of papers in a way that Bessie took offense at, and she has been a nemesis to them ever since. We believe she has lost out In every case brought, and it is reported that her attorneys all withdrew from her “cases,” and the last one tried, which we believe Judge Hanley heard at Monticello, she plead her own case, but was put out of court on Judge Hanley’s ruling.

JASPER COUNTY BOYS BUY A HOTEL.

A letter from Charles Dluzack and Martin Cain, Jr., two Carpenter township boys who recently went to South Dakota, states that they have sold their bakery at Pierre, South Dakota, and have purchased a new hotel at Lisbon, North Dakota. The boys say they went fishing the other day in the river at Lisbon and caught six pickeral weighing an average of 7 % pounds each, and bne weighing 10% pounds, the largest caught there this season. They found Charles Hoffman and family, who moved from Carpenter township last spring, living four miles west of Lisbon on a fine threequarters section farm .on whfth is better crops than any they ever saw. On his farm is a large 2% story house, two large barns, grainery, fine grdve. etc., the finest place, they say, in North Dakota.

NOT A QUESTION OF BUSINESS RIVALRY.

The Jasper County Democrat “picks a crow” with the Winamac Bridge company on complaint of Wallace Marshall of the Lafayette Bridge company. At this distance it looks like a “squeal” from a defeated bidder for bridge contracts.— Winamac JournalThe Jasper County Democrat doesn’t do anything of the kind. The charges of substituting lighter weight iron in the Milroy tp., bridge thus scaling it down all the way through so that there was a plain steal of S3OO to $350 in the contract, was openly charged by the president of the Lafayette Bridge Co. The Democrat simply published Mr. Marshall’s charges. If true, the officers of the Winamac Bridge Co-, have been robbing Jasper county and should be made to suffer the full penalty of the law. If untrue, the officers so the bridge company should be the first to ask for a thorough investigation of the charges in justice to themselves, and Mr. Marshall should be prosecuted for damages by them. Mr. Marshall, in making * the charges, stated that he was responsible for what he said, and that he stood ready to substantiate the truth of every word of the charges made. If the Winamac Bridge Co., does not want to rest under such grave charges—and no honest firm would —it would look very much to us as if it was up to it to “call” Mr. Marshall’s bluff, if bluff it was. The taxpayers of Jasper county are also interested greatly. If the Winamac Bridge Cot, has been underbiding other coucerns from SIOO to $l5O on each bridge and then

substituting material of S3OO to SSOO less value than that called for in the specifications, we have been paying for something we did not get, and the steal has been of more consequence than the mere difference in profit these people have madeIf, fori instance, it was necessary to have iron of certain dimensions to make a substantial and durable bridge across a stream or ditch, and iroi* of % or 1-3 lesser dimensions is put in, it doesn’t require a very active brain to figure out where the county has been buncoed good and hard. Instead of attempting tozlaugh these charges off, the Journal would better insist that its home concern clear its skirts of these charges.

JOSEPH TEACH & SON TO BUILD LAWLER ROAD.

The contract for five miles of the Lawler gravel roads in Jasper and Newton counties were let Friday afternoon by Jacob Hopper, superintendent. Smith & Thompson were the successful bidders for the mile of road in this county, but sub-let their contract, which was for $1,960, ito Teach & Son w’ho received the contract on a bid of $8,717 for the four miles on the county line, most all the bids were below’ the estimated cost. The road is to be completed by Sept. 1, 1910, and a sls a day penalty will be attached for every day after Oct. 1, 1910. The work will begin as soon as the bonds are sold which will be sometime next month.

WASHINGTON STREET TO BE IMPROVED.

The Common Council met in regular session Monday evening with all members present except Councilman Irwin, who was out of town. Resolution adopted for the improvement of Washington street from Cullen to Division. First block is to be improved full width with cement gutter and next block to be 40 feet w’ith cement curb. City Engineer was instructed to make plat of Grace* street at width of 55 feet.

Insurance on boilers at light plant ordered renewed With Hartford Steam Boiler Insurance Co., for $20,000 at $135 for three years. *Chas, M. Shaw elected city teamster in place of Chester Zea, resigned. Salary SSO per month, $lO less than that paid Zea. Resolution adopted for new sidewalk along Block 16, on Scott street, and notice ordered. Dr. A. G. Catt, the optician, was elected member of the city board of health. The following claims were allowed: CORPORATION FUND. W. S. Parks, marshal $30.00 E. M. Thomas, nightwatch... 25.00 John Eiglesbach, ser. fireman 6.25 Frank Kresler, haul, h wagon 1.50 El Light Fund, wir city hall ,13.64 Same, coal for same... 27.14 ROAD FUND. El Light Fund, cind on sts.. 71.75 Coen & Brady, feed for c team 28.88 Jean Smith & Bro., screen rk 24.00 Ches. Zea, labor with team.. 30.00 Earl. Chestnut, work on street 2100 ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlain, sal July 1 50.00 Mell Abbott, salary and exp. . 32.30 Dave Haste, salary 30.00 Gen Electric Co., supplies. .. 122.24 Globe Oil Co., waste 10 40 Shirley Hill Coal Co., c0a1... 58’94 Western Elec. Co., suppplies. .95 Illinois Electric Co., same. .. . 59.46 Fairbanks-Morse Co., supplies 4.25 Fairbanks-Morse Co., supplies 4.25 Terance Thompson, wk on line 10.00 Road fund, hauling c0a1.... 379.00 Mose Leopold, freight 72.29 WATER FUND. Ed Hopkins, salary to July 6, 30.00 John Hordeman, wk on main 9.00 Knapp Supply Co., supplies*.. 28.10

COMEDIANS FROM MT. AYR TOWN

Were the Onions In an 8 to O Game Sunday Afternoon. Mt. Ayr and Earl Bruner made a second attempt to undo our own victorious Wrens at Riverside Sunday. But John Hanks and the men from home were going strong, and Mt. Ayr, baffled, turned it into a first class vaudeville, introducing several empty-headed misplays. E. Bruner, who formerly lived in the third ward here, was the principal offender, and it was largely through his efforts that we got so nice a score. Hanks and McClain both made sensational drives and Wild for the visitors slammed out a nice two-bagger. Brookston will be here next Sunday. Score—Rensselaer 8; Mt. Ayr 0.

For a quick lunch try a can of mackeral at the Home Grocery. Goods sold only in Rowles & Parker’s new grocery department in Monday, July 19th, moving day. ROWLES & PARKER.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1900.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Trustee Selmer of Gillam tp., was in the city on business Monday and yesterday. Carroll County Citizen: Judge Wason left Tuesday for a prospecting trip through Texas. —i The adjourned April term of court which was to meet yesterday, will not be held. The court and by agreement the Borntrager ditch matter, which was to be taken up, goes over to the regular September term. There being no other matters to take up, court dismissed for the term. ''KMarriage licenses issued: July 10, Moses Sandusky Porter, son of John H. Porter of Parr, aged 27, occupation farmer, to Etta Garrlott, daughter of Albert M. Garrlott, also of Parr, aged 24, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for male, he having been divorced in December, 1906; first marriage for female.

THE LANE FAMILY MIX-UP.

Mr. Lane Returns Peaceably and Is Arrested On Surety of the Peace Proceedings. L. J. Lane, of south oLtown, who has been over at Farmington, 111., for the past few w’eeks, or since the ineffectual attempt to have him declared insane, returned Saturday by way of Remington to look after some business matters here. The circumstances of his being banished from Jasper county on failure to find him insane are no doubt familiar to all readers of The Democrat. His family’s mind had been poisoned against him, he states, and the daughter was induced to file the affidavit which resulted in his arrest on insanity charges. He demanded a jury trial on the charges and the justice of the peace being assured that he was not insane, discharged him without trial, on condition, as stated, that he leave the country and not go near his family, which he did, but he now states he then thought it was his wife’s wish that he do so.

On returning Saturday to settle up a few’ bills in Rensselaer which he had left when hurried out of town, he stopped at tne home of his wife and children—and his home, too—to see the little ones and his wife. He tstates that certain ones had so poisoned . his family’s mind against him, making them believe that he was liable to kill them all if he came back, that the girl, aged about 19 years, flew out of the back door when she saw him and rushed to one of the neighbors and a hurryup call for Sheriff Shirer was sent in, saying that he had come back and was about to murder everyone in the whole south side of Marion township, and a part of Jordan. The sheriff replied that he would not come without a warrant, so this was attended to later by the girl coming in and filing an affidavit on surety of peace proceedings. Mr. Lane was arrested Sunday and brought to town, but was turned loose on his own recognizance pending an attempt of the attorneys of both the girl and himself going out to the place yesterday morning and trying to find out the true state of affairs, and try to patch matters up. Mr. Lane states that he never has thought of hurting anyone, but as he had written several letters to his wife and got no reply, he thought he would stop and see how they were getting along. Mrs. Lane been sick for about two years and is in a very weakened condition and is susceptible to the influence of others, he states. He has paid out hundreds of dollars in doctor bills during her sickness and he is now willing and anxious to take care of the family, as a man should. They have no crops this year to speak of and will be at the end of their resources soon. For this reason also, he states, he is anxious to take care of the younger children, the youngest, less than two years old, he says he had the entire care of, being both father and mother to it from almost its birth. Mr. Lane certainly talks very fair about this matter and seems to want to do nothing but what is right. If it is really his wife’s desire to have him go away and stay he will do so, although she is in such condition that she is hardly responsible for her utterances and it is not likely will live but a few months at most. They never had any trouble whatever, he says, heretofore, and he thinks it is a crime for anyone to try to poison the mind of a woman in the condition that his wife is in, and the girl is so worn out with

caring for her mother and the" children that she Is almost a nervous wreck. Mr. Lane says he would not harm a hair of her head nor any of the other members of the family. Neighbors who have been at the house time and again say that they never saw anything out of the way with his treatment of his family, In fact they thought he treated them exceptionally well. Later: The difficulty has been compromised, we understand, by Mr. Lane taking the two younger children with him to Farmington, 111., and the three elder ones are to remain at the farm and care for their mother.

MRS. GOFF AND MRS. NOWELS DEAD.

*WJrs. George Goff and Mrs, Wm. L. Trowels, both of whom have been in a critical condition, passed aw’ay Saturday morning and Friday evening, are the obituaries of as handed The Democrat: MRS. WILLIAM NOWELS. Pulina Jane Daniels-was born in Franklin, Johnson county, Indiana, Februarylß44. Her death occurred on the evening of July 9th, 1909, at her home in Rensselaer. Her age was 65 years and 5 months. She was married to William L. Nowels February 23, 1869. Of this union six children were born—Cora A., now Mrs. John Lesh; Jesse Novels of Laurens, Iowa; Gertrude Nowels, (deceased); Addle M. Timmons of Plymouth, Marshall county, Indiana; Mrs- Blanche L. Morris, and Mabel Nowels. Mrs. Nowels became a Christian early in life and united with the Free Will Baptist church. She met with a serious runaway accident in Rensselaer about eight years ago in which she sustained injuries ‘ from which she never fully recovered. For two years she has been an invalid. She leaves to mourn her departure a husband, five children, one brother. one sister and many friends. The funeral was held at the home, Sunday at 4 p. m., conducted by Rev. G. H- Clarke, pastor of the Christian Church. Interment was made in Weston cemetery.

MRS. GEORGE GOFF.

Mrs. Bernice A-' Sigler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Sigler, was born at Hebron, Porter county, Indiana, March 20th, 1857. Her death occurred at her home in Rensselaer at five o’clock on the morning of July 10, 1907. Her age was 51 years, 3 months and 20 days. She was united in marriage to George W. Goff on March 20, 1876 There were born to them four child ren—Bertram E. Goff, now of Bellfourche, South Dakota; Raymond Sigler, Leonard Albert, and Neal Sigler—these last three died in childhood. Mr- and Mrs. Goff came to Rensselaer from Crown Point in 1881. For a number of years Mrs. Goff has conducted a Bazar in the stores of Mrs. Imes and Mrs. Purcupile. In early years of her life she professed her faith in Christ. When she came to Rensselaer she united with the Christian church where she retained her membership until her death. Mrs. Goff had been a sufferer from cancer for many years. Last January she went to Chicago where she submitted to an operation which failed to givq the expected relief. The last four months of her life was full of suffering which she bore patiently until death brought relief. She was an intelligent, industrious and economical Christian and loved the compaionship of the best of people and books, but to the Bible and Christ she gave the preeminence. She leaves to mourn her departure a husband, a son, four brothers, one sister, four half-brothers and many friends. Her funeral was held in the Christian church, Sunday at 2 p. m., conducted by Rev. G. H. Clarke, the pastor, who was assisted by Rev. H. L. Klndig. The body was taken to Crown Point and laid to rest by the side of those of her three deceased children.

The balance of stock, except groceries and harware, will be moved into the Rowles & Parker rooms, July 19th. B. FORSYTHE. Not. kept by all grocers. Swansdown cake flour and French capers, athe Home Grocery. No goods sold on moving day, Monday, July 19th. CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE. Rowles & Parker’s new grocery department in the Chicago Bargain Store will not be closed on Monday, July 19th, moving day. ROWLES & PARKER. This,week is the last week. - Come at once if you want bargains. CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE.

BOLIVIA RIPE FOR WAR WITH PERU

State of Siege Proclaimed In City of La Paz. STOPES HAYE BEEN LOOTED Arbitral Decision of the Argentine Republic, Which Is the Cause of All the Trouble, Will Not Be Accepted—This Stand Considered the Equivalent of a Declaration of Hostilities—Demand For Satisfaction Sent From Buenoa Ayres. La Paz, Bolivia, July 13. — A guard of 500 soldiers was stationed at the Peruvian and Argentine legations and the troops prevented the mob from setting fire to the buildings; The greatest disorder prevails. Many Peruvian stores have been pillaged and the demonstrations against both Peru and the Argentine Republic are exceedingly violent. A state of siege has been proclaimed. The Bolivian government, acceding to the wishes of the people and the newspapers, has decided not to accept Argentine’s arbitral decision on the boundary question. This is considered as equivalent to a declaration of war with Peru. Buenos Ayres, July 13.—The council of ministers at a conference decided to telegraph Senor Fonseca, the Argentine minister at La Paz, Bolivia, to withdraw from that country unless he is able to obtain immediate and complete satisfaction with reference to hostile manifestations against the Argentine Republic. Since the decision by President Alcorta of Argentine in a boundary dispute between Peru and Bolivia residents of La Paz have treated Senor Fonseca harshly, the minister with his wife being compelled to seek shelter in the home of the president of Bolivia.

Strike at Midvale Steel Plant.

Philadelphia, July 13. Following the refusal of the Midvale Steel works to replace the wage scale in force until thirteen months ago, 130 electric crane workers are on strike. They demand an Increase of 2 cents an hour.

NEW YORK HAS CHAMPION ZOO

Bronx Park Collection Increased by Addition of 450 Animals. New York, July 13. —With the addition of 450 animals of eighty-seven different species, the Bronx park zoo becomes the most important institution of its kind in the world. The animals are from all parts of the globe. Among them are a Japanese salamander weighing sixty pounds, a Tasmanian devil, or wolf dog, and a hyrax, a distant cousin of the hippopotamus, although he is not much bigger than a rat.

LORIMER ACTS FOR COOKE

Places Documents Bearing on Embezzler’s Case In Governor’s Hands. Springfield, 111., July 13.—At a conference between Governor Deneen and Senator Lorimer, Lorimer placed in the hands of the executive a score of letters and documents, urging executive clemency in behalf of John A. Cooke, formerly circuit court clerk of Cook county, and now serving time in the penitentiary at Joliet for embezzlement. The documents will be submitted today to the board of pardons.

VESSEL IS BURNED AT SEA

No Report From Crew—Belief Is Men Struck Out For Shore. North Sydney, N. S., July I.3—The burning sea of the Norwegian bark Arizona with a cargo worth SIOO,OOO was reported by Captain A. E. Evans of the schooner Erenah. Evans on going alongside found the vessel had been abandoned. It is believed the Arizona’s crew struck out for the Newfoundland coast. No report of their landing has been re celved.

SEVEN YEARS FOR BIGAMIST

Johnson, or Madson, Pleads Guilty to Charge by California Widow. San Jose, Cal., July 13.—Christian C. Johnson, charged with bigamy by Mrs Josephine Amelia Tretheway of Stockton, was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment. Johnson still denies tha: he is Madson, the man accused of having nine wives. He entered a plea of guilty when arraignecLfor iratrying two California widows.

BLAST ON NORTH CAROLINA

Ensign Aiken Killed by an Explosion on the Cruiser. Washington, July 18.—Enelgn Hugh K. Aiken of the n»yy died aboard the

armored cruiser North Carolina at Naples from injuries resulting from a coal gas explosion, attributed to the generation of gas in the bunkers. He was born in New Orleans in 1884 and entered the naval service in 1902.

PATTEN AGENT IS ARRESTED

John McLaughlin of Manteno Is Charged With Forgery. Manteno, 111., July 13.—John McLaughlin, alleged defaulting agent of the Bartlett, Patten & Go., grain elevator here has been arrested. He is charged with forging the name »f Arthur Guimont to a check for $312. te will be given a hearing today.

GOOD CROPS IN CENTRAL INDIANA.

The Democrat editor and wife took a pleasant little trip Saturday through central Indiana, going from Rensselaer to Frankfort on the Indianapolis division of the Monon and thence to Lebanon and back through Frankfort to Lafayette via traction line, and from there home on the Louisville division of the Monon. While we have better crops in Jasper county than much of the territory between here and Delphi or Lafayette, we are not in it with the territory between Lafayette and Lebanon, and especially between Frankfort and Lebanon, which has some of the finest crops we ever saw growing. Wheat harvest was well along down there, although there were still many fields to cut, the rains having delayed the w’ork considerably. Oats were very rank in growth and looked mighty fine where the rains of last week had not beaten them down, but thousands of acres were so badly lodged in places that they will be almost a total loss. Corn generally is even and of excellent color and much higher than the average here, while the hay erop, which was being harvested, looked to be extra good. By the way, a part of the country south of Frankfort is the most prosperous looking farming section we ever saw’ any place, and the improvements are simply out of sight, to use a slang expression. Great large barns and big fine houses, some of the latter as good as the best in Rensselaer, togefther with! growing crops that give promise of an enormous yield, made a picture that would be hard to duplicate anywhere in the United States. Not much of any land is for sale dowiM there, and when any is sold it runs in price from SIOO to S2OO per acre, depending on the distance flrom IJhe larger ttowins, such as Frankfort or Lebanon. The traction line has made it very convenient for the farmers and town people to reach Indianapolis, and a great deal of money that ought to be spent in Frankfort and Lebanon is now spent in the capital city, and especially Frankfort is showing the effects of loss of trade.

.Boone county Js preparing to build a new $250,000 court house, and a committee of business men has been selected to work in conjunction with the county commissioners to see that the county dpes not get “honswoggled.” Mr. Duvall, president of the First National Bank of Lebanon is a member of this committee, the chairman, we believe, and he informed us that they were considering visiting Rensselaer and inspecting our court house. We told him we had a handsome building; that the contract price was $82,500, but when it was completed the cost was $175,000. If his committee and the Boone county commissioners did as well, Boone, which at present is democratic, would likely be in the republican column politically. A Hammond architect is preparing plans for the biulding. Boone county is out of debt and has money to the good. The old court house is to be sold at public auction the 17th, we beleieve, and it must bring at least sls. It is not a very bad building, but is somewhat out of date for so prosperous a county. It is of brick and the public square is surrounded by a stone coping similar to our own.

THE DIFFERENCE

About two weeks ago Harry Gifford of Barkley township brought a can of cream to the Rensselaer Creamery that tested 43 per cent, and he was paid $8.95 as shown by check. In some unexplained manner the Beatrice company of Chicago got hold of this particular can of cream. It having evidently got mixed with some of their cans in shipping, and having Mr. Gifford’s card attached, thereto, they tested it and sent him a check for the amount. Their test as shpwn by the statement sent Mr. Gifford, was but 38 per cent, and the check sent him was only $7.40, or a difference of $1.55 on this single can. Moral: Bring your cream to the Rensselaer Creamery where you get the very highest test possible and a check in your fist before leaving tbwn. W. H. MORRISON, Prop.

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