Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1909 — Page 3

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INVESTED IN OUR FEED receives a hundred cents worth of value. .If you are an owner of horses, you should insist on having our feed for ours is the best. River Queen Mills

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Oil 10c, gaso. 16c. Home Grocery. C. G. Spitler was in Indianapolis Friday. To-day’s markets: Corn, 66c; Oats, 36c. Willis Lutz went to Indianapolis on busirress Monday. Roy Scott went to Lafayette Monday for a few days visit. S. W. Myers of Monticello was in town on business Saturday.

L. H. Hamilton went to Albion, Mich., Monday on business. The Keystone Hay Tedder is for sale by Maines & Hamilton. W. H. Berry of Veedersburg was in town on business Monday. Oscar McClure of Hammond spent Monday with his family here. Charles W. Rhoades spent Sunday with his son Kenneth in Gary. Mrs. Evaline Searcy went to Lafayette Saturday to visit indefinitely. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Huff of Fowler spent Sunday with old friends here.

Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Duvall went to Milwaukee yesterday to spend a few days. Mrs. Clifford Shotts of Chicago came Sunday for a few days visit with friends. J. H. S. Ellis, Jr., went to Monticello Monday to visit a few days with relatives. You can now buy the 2 pound carton H. & E. fine granulated sugar at the Home Grocery. Mrs. Jesse Ranton and daughter, Bessie went to Sheldon, 111., Monday for a week’s visit. Ivan Brenner, who is attending the State University, spent Sunday with his parents here.

Mrs. Charles Parker is visiting for a couple of weeks with relatives at different points in Illinois. Mrs. D. A. .Stoner and aunt, Mrs. M. 41. Bermenderfer, went to Morocco Monday for a short visit. Miss Loretta Nagle returned Monday from a two week’s visit with her uncle, George Nagle, at Plymouth. Harold Vedder of Albuquerque, New Mexico, came Saturday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Hemphill. .

Mrs. Joseph Rowen went to Chicago Saturday to spend a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Ben Edwards. Major Joseph R. Harrison of Indianapolis was here to-day on his annual inspection of the militia company. Miss Jennie Green returned Mon? day to her home in Danville, 111., after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Duvall. Miss Belle Torbet of Tusia, Okla., who has been visiting relatives here, went to Thorntown Monday to spend a few days. Misses Belle Laßue and Georgia Harris returned Saturday from a week spent at a house party at Battle Ground.

Augustus Phillips left Sunday for San Francisco, where he opens the theatrical season at one of Frisco’s Reading theatres. Misses Kate Freund and Majorle Fowler of Englewood, 111., came Saturday to attend a house party at Miss Helen Lamson’s.

Mrs. Rachael Long returned to her home in Covington, Ohio, yesterday after an extended visit with her son, Joe Long, the mall clerk.

Eph Hickman was In Indianapolis Monday. John Parkison spent Monday In Chicago. W. H. Morrison went to Chicago on business Monday. Ripple Bros., one ring circus is showing at Parr to-day. Mr. and Mrs. Will McCord of Chicago spent Monday here. John English went to Morocco yesterday for a short visit. Miss Bertha Huffman went to Lafayette Monday for a short visit. Miss Ethel Brouchert of Rose,; lawn, spent Monday with Miss Opal Grant. Mr. and Mrs. William Whitaker went to Dunkirk, Ind., Monday for a short visit. Mrs. M. E. Bemenderfer of Battle Ground came Saturday for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Randle. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Finney returned to their home in Rossville yesterday after a week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. Wiliam Rayher. Peter Kline of Chicago, who has been spending a few days visiting here, left Saturday for Seattle, to visit the exposition. VMrs. Ed Ames returned Saturday frem Madison, Ind., where she was called to attend the funeral of her father Joseph Douglas. Miss Estella Cook of Forest, Ind., returned home Monday after a week’s visit with her uncle, Wash Cook of Hanging Grove tp. Mrs. P. M. Ham of Chicago, who is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S- Grant, went to Cedar Lake Saturday to spend the day. Mrs. Mary Livingston returned to her home in- Crown Point Monday after a visit with her daughter, Mrs. A. C. Pancoast of Newton tp. J. M. Ott and several other Remington base ball fans were over yesterday with the ball team from that place to “root” for Remington. Miss Nellie Donahue returned Saturday to her home in Dayton, O, after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gallagher of south of town. Mrs. Teresa Page, from Honey Grove, Tex., who has been visiting with Mr- and Mrs. Frank Foltz, went to Rossville Monday for a short visit. Charles Radcliffe returned to his home in Cincinnati Monday after, a few days visit his wife and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Rhoades. Orville and Acie Shreeves, Don Warren, Frank Alter, Ernest Ramey and Lester Brown are working on the Monon’s extra gang at Cedar Lake. s>,Mrs. C. C. Warner, daughter Hele>K Miss Gertrude Hopkins and neice, little Gertrude Warner, went to Sullivan, Ind., Saturday for a few days visit. Mr. and Mrs. John Donaldson returned to their home in Terre aHute Monday after a two weeks visit with their daughter; Mrs. J. D. Martindale. Paisley Clark, Ve Richards and Ted Eger left Monday for Sheldon, 111., to work on the gravel road that Smith & Thompson have the contract for constructing. Tom Green, who is employed on B. J. Moore’s drill boat had the fingers of his right hand badly crushed Friday under the piston of ofte of the drills. F. E. Martin, formerly in the real estate business in this county, directs us to change the address of his Democrat from Englewood, Colo., to Mt. Ayr, lowa. Mrs. Dave Zeigler was called from Ottawa, 111., Friday on account of the sickness of her mother, Mrs. Elizer Sage of Newton tp. She returned home Monday. Mrs. Minnie Atkinson and daughters Lula and Esther returned Saturday to their home in Lebanon after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haskell and other relatives. Vernon Jacks returned Monday to Lafayette after a three weeks visit with his parents here, having decided to go back to work for his brother-in-law, Len Lefler. Advertised letters: Frank Oaks, (2), John Sandon, Virgil Gregor Fred Seivers, Samuel Leckleday. Charles Galbreath, T. M. Strew (2), P. Gillispie, Mrs. Ernest Miller. Jay Grow and two children of Mansfield, Tex., and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Grow of Logansport came last Wednesday to visit with their uncle, Harry Grow and other relatives. VMail Carrier Fox’s driving mare, foiled on a broken bottle Saturday and cut a gash in her side almost a foot in length. Tom O’Meara is substituting for Comrade on the star route.

Hamlin Smith of west of town, left for a week’s visit at Hugo, Colo., yesterday, Mrs. Alda Parkinson returned yesterday from a short visit at Frankfort. ‘ Mrs. Ora Sigler went to Crown Point yesterday to spend a few days with relatives. Miss Helen Clems of Thorntown, came Mpnday to visjt with her uncle, Rev. O. E. Miller. Attorney Williams was over to Francesville Monday to try a lawsuit in a justice’s court. Mrs. John Vickery of Dwelf, Can., came Saturday for a week’s • visit with her brother, W. H. Morrison. Misses Virginia and Sarah Holmes of Newton tp., -went to Ravenscroft, Tenn., yesterday for an extended visit Miss Clara Jessen went to Lebanon and Garland Glen yesterday to be one of a camping party the coming three weeks. Mrs. Elizabeth Purcupile returned yesterday from a two week’s visit with her son John Purcupile at Lafayette. C. S. Chamberlin spent Monday with his wife, who is in a Chicago hospital recovering from a recent operation. Mrs. Ben Harris accompanied by Mrs. C. A- Carter from Claypool, Ind., went to Chicago yesterday for a week’s visit. Mrs. Jesse Nichols went to Chicago yesterday to return with Mrs. Charles Reed, who has been at Wesleyan Hospital the past week. Said Uncle Silas: “A feller can’t be hired to stay away from a girl he likes—until he marries her an’ joins a club.”—Los Angeles Express. J. E. Parkhurst, of Reddick, 111., who has been visiting his daughter Mrs. Harvey Moore, went to Chicago yesterday to spend a few days with relatives. Mrs. C. Maloney returned to her home in Chicago yesterday. She accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Mary E. Drake, with whom she has been visiting. Mrs. Essie Overton, accompanied by Mrs. Joseph Halligan, Lucy Healy and Edna Robinson returned to the former’s home in South Haven, Mich., yesterday. and Mrs.. Bert Hopkins went to Ambia, making the trip in Babcock & Hopkins’s auto. Mrs Hopkins remained for a visit with her brother, D. M. Yeoman. Air. and Mrs. John Mauck, who batve been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Ffhnk Critzer, left Monday for Kankakee, 111., where they expect to locate permanently and Mr. Mauck will likely engage in the poultry growing business. Mrs. louis Hinchman returned Saturday to her home in Wolcott after a week’s visit with Miss Grace Thompson. She was accompanied home by Miss Laura Hichman, who has been visiting here from Huntington, West Virginia. •\jOmar Day, who is working in tl ¥' erecting department of the Monon shops at Lafayette, returned Saturday to his work after a week’s enforced lay-off caused by an injury to his hand which he tore badly on an engine at that place. George Hemphill of Chicago came Monday to spend the remainder of the week with his parents. He has been spending a ten days vacation in Montana and registered at Missoula for the opening of the Flathead reservation. Miss Alice Bates, w’ho is visiting with he r sister at Norwich, No. Dak., will also register at Missoula.

A LARGE SHARE GE YOUR EARNINGS J Go For Eatables—- • So why not see that this mon- ; ey is wisely spent. ■ There is freshness to think , about—and cleanliness and ■ economy. : This suggests to ns that this ’ store might be of service to • you—because its aim is to deal ; in grocery goodness. > How • well it succeeds is a mat- , ter for each customer to dc- ; cide personally. ! We would be glad to have ; YOUR opinion. : McFarland & Son Reliable Grocers.

j\Mr. and Mrs. John Eger were failed to Kendallville yesterday on account of the djeath of her brother, Roscoe Bacher, who died in a FtV ayne hospital Monday of cancer. J. M. Howell and wife of Remington and their guests, Mrs. Marie Jones and Mrs. Ida Hartman and little daughter of Wilmington, 111., drove over Monday to visit Rensselaer for the day. Leo Williams, who has been managing the Rensselaer Garage, left for Kokomo Saturday to accept a similar position. His place here will be filled by Arthur Lingenfelter, a machinist from Kokomo. M. O. Gant, Jesse Jenkins, Abe Aery, and two or three others of Parr left yesterday for Hugo, Colo., to take up land claims, or all expect to but Mr. Gant, who goes simply for a pleasure trip. Dr. Frank McCarthy returned yesterday from Indianapolis where he took the state examination for a physician’s license. He was one of the few whose names will be placed on the honor roll as having the highest grades. "K|Mr. and Mrs. John Bruner, Mr. and A. Halleck and Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Dean, went to Demotte yesterday to attend the funeral of Jesse I. Tyler, who died Sunday at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Asa Tyler, of Bright’s disease. His parents and two children survive him. The deceased was a nephew of Mrs. John Bruner. Mrs. J. D. Allman returns home to-day from a couple of week’s visit in Colorado. C. H. Peck of Remington left Saturday to join Mr. Allman and together they will take 'in the Seattle exposition and other points before returning. The Democrat was in error in stating in a recent issue that Mrs. C. H. Peck went with the Allmans to Colorado. Messres John Brearley, B. Van Voorst, J. L. Ackerman with their wives formed an automobile party that visited Rensselaer yesterday. ‘Tis told of them that Mr. and Mrs. Ackerman were taken for a newly married couple and plenty of rice was found on and around their plates at the hotel, with white shoes and white ribbons. Lake County News: A party of Hammond people will leave tomorrow morning for a delightful western trip. They will go to benver, Colo., where they will spend some time with relatives, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pepperdine and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stamm. From Denver they will go to Colorado Springs, Manatau and other points of interest. The party will be composed of the foilwing people: Mesdames Frank Philippi, Nettie .Wooden, Misses Florence Loveridge, Ruth Wooden, Florence Duell and Mr. Fred Wooden-

WOES OF OUR CHECKER-PLAYERS.

Story of Their Auto Trip to Kentland a Few Days Ago and the Mishaps En-Route. A. Halleck, J. A. Mcarland, E. M. Thomas, Sam Stevens and Frank Hill, composing the greater part of Rensselaer’s checker enthusiasts, started over to Kentland about 5 p. m., last Thursday in the first named’s auto, bent on securing the scalps of the Kentland checker players and tieing them end to end and trail them in the dust behind their gasoline car, on the return. Unfortunately, while bowliug along between Remington and Goodland—the engine never having missed a stroke or slipped a cog—they encountered a Philistine from Goodland named Johnson who was driving a devil wagon in the opposite direction. The roadway was a little narrow at the point of meet—though the R. C. P’s. say there was a dirt track to one side which the other fellow should have turned down to ■■—and the chauffer of the Rensselaer car, to avoid a collision pulled out to one side into the tall timothy grass growing by the. roadside, and which concealed a treacherous ditch. Boos! Bang! The tire of the Kentland-bound niachine slid oft and the inner tube exploded with the report of an elephant gun. From this point on their troubles were many. Another inner tube was substituted but it was rotten, and it was one continued round of taking off the tire, pulling out the tube, blowing it up and then hunting some water to put It in to find out where the leak was; patching the leak, putting the tire back on, blowing up the tube, and all getting in the auto with the firm belief that “this time we have got it fixed for good, and we’ll soon have the scalps of Bringham, et al, hanging to our belts,” going ten rods and having the tire go flat again. This was kept up most of the night, and finally they became somewhat vexed at the confounded thing and took the tire completely off and drove the last three miles in on the rim alone. The return journey was a little better. That is, for a part of the crowd, who deserted their comrades over in Jordan tp., some plade and came in with Wm. Washburn in his reliable Cadallac. It seems they borrowed an inner tube of Warhle McCray at Kentland,

ELLA GINGLES FREED BY JURY

She Expresses a Desire to Tell Her Story Again. HISS BARETTE IS CLEARED Verdict Includes Statement That In Going Over the Case the Twelve Men Reached the Conclusion That Charges Made by the Defendant Against the Complainant Were Unfounded—Both Sides Contented.

Chicago, July 20. —"We, the jury, find the defendant, Ella Gingles, not guilty. We further find the charges made against Miss Agnes Barrette to be unfounded and untrue." With the foregoing double tipped verdict the jury in Judge Brentano’s court wound up the famous Gingles case —the case of common larceny which swelled into one of the greatest psychological puzzles in legal annals and made reputations tremble with weird charges of “white slavery” and amazing stories of a psychopathic nature. The verdict at once was a release for the girl from the charge of stealing lace and a vindication of the position taken by the state, which was that'Ella Gingles lied in her terrible story of mistreatment at the hands of Miss Barrette, her accuser, and Miss Barrette’s associates. The point upon which the four jurors who at first stood out for conviction turned in their voting was a doubt as to whether Ella Gingles really stole the two pieces of lace valued at not more than SSO which Miss Agness Barrette said the girl took from her Irish lace store in the Wellington hotel. The decision resulted in attorneys for both sides repoicing in the fruits of victory —a situation novel in any court. The twenty-one year old defendant received the verdict with smiling embarrassment, and said “It was all right.” She was asked, what she thought of the action of the jury in declaring her stories false. “I’m going to tell the story again,” she declared, standing in the midst of a group of sympathizing women. “That had nothing to do with the pase.” If Miss Gingles meant she intended to tell the story to the grand jury, she spoke without knowledge of the attitude of State’s Attorney Wayman. His position was given tersely. “All I want is for Ella Gingles to get out of the criminal court building and stay out. She will never tell anything to any grand jury in Cook county as long as lam State’s attorney. She has been found unworthy of credit.”

The Weather. Following is the official weather forecast: Illinois and Indiana —Fair today and tomorrow. Lower Michigan—Partly cloudy today and tomorrow. Wisconsin—Fair In south and showers in north today; partly cloudy tomorrow. lowa —Fair today and tomorrow.

but Warnie is a patriotic citizen and and would not knowingly aid an enemy of his home town—and the avowed intention of these Invaders was to carry off one of Kentland’s cherished honors—the checker championship. The tube he loaned them looked all right—but it wasn’t. When out of Kentland some three or four miles, too far for the party to walk back and throw themselves upon the hospitality of their antagonists—Warnie is a wise one—this tube began to ‘‘act up,” and the features of the going trip were repeated, and it is barely possible that there was a little more expression to the vexation that all felt. Arriving at Foresman, after many hours on the way, all the loose rope that could be found at the general store there was bought and securely laced to the rim of the wheel of the balky tire. Now, certainly, their troubles were over. .But alas! Misfortune comes in bunches when it does come—another tire played out, and there was indeed cause for deepvoiced expressions of annoyance. While the others were busy patching and cussing, “Mac” and Thomas hailed “Bill” Washburn, who was passing in his auto, and came to town with him, arriving some tme Friday afternoon. The others, with the machine “walking on two legs,” got in some time Friday night. The Kentlanders were game, however, and awaited the coming of the Rensselaer bunch. The playing started soon after their arrival and progressed the rest of the night, when the score stood 58% points for Kentland to 41% for Rensselaer. Points made were as follows: Kentland w. LDP t Bk)On ? • 14 2 4 16% Loughr dge 13 4 3 14% Bringham 8 . 7 5 10% Maxwell 7 6 7 10% Drake 511 '4 7 Totals 47 30 23 58% Rensselaer w. L. D P Hill 8 10 2 * 9* Stevens 7 9 4 9 McFarland 5 8 7 8% Thomas 5 10 5 7% Halleck .....5 10 5 7% Totals .... .30 47 23 41%

DEMOCRATS NAME OFFICERS

James T. Lloyd Chosen Chairman of Campaign Committee. Washington, July 20.- I -At a meeting of the Democratic congressional campaign committee the following officers were elected: Chairman, James T. Lloyd, Missouri; first vice chairman. W. E. Finley, South Carolina; second vice chairman, A. Mitchell Palmer, Pennsylva-

A. MITCHELL PALMER.

nia; Lincoln Dixon, Indiana, secretary’; J. J. Sinnot, Virginia, sergeant-at-arms. Taking advantage of the present situation developed by the tariff, the Democrats acted a year, in advance.

THREATEN TIE-UP OF ALL MEXICAN ROADS

Engineers and Conductors Talk of Joining Strike. Mexico City, July 20. —Reports from all parts of Mexico indicate that the sentiment in favor of a strike in sympathy with that of the train dispatchers by the engineers and conductors of the merged railroads of Mexico Is rapidly crystalizing. The dispatchers’ committees are using the case of Engineer Peter McFarland, who was mortally hurt in a wreck at the yards at Aguas Calientes, as an argument to prevail upon the engineers and conductors.

Twenty Farm Labobers Drowned.

Perm, European Russia, July 20.— A ferryboat on the Kama river capsized. Twenty farm laborers were drowned.

BABY COSTS LODGE $100,00

Birth of Child Keeps Bequest From Masonic Organization. JeffersonviMe, Ind., July 20.—8 y the birth of a child to Mrs. J. F. Deshon, Clark lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, loses 8100,000. The money represents the value of a farm in Franklin county, Kentucky, which James A. Holt, a member of the Jeffersonville lodge, willed the organization provided Mrs. Deshon and another niece should die without Issue. The lodge holds a part of the estate In trust and will build an orphans* home from the accrued Interest, according to Holt’s will.

DYNAMITE ON CAR TRACKS

Explosion on Account of Evansville Strike Wrecks Buggy. Evansville, Ind., July 20.—An attempt to dynamite a street car waa made here when a cartridge was placed upon the tracks. No one was hurt and little damage was done to the car which was empty except for the crew of strike-breakers. A buggy which was being driven past the car was demolished by the explosion.

Conferees to Dine With Taft.

Washington, July 20. —All of the Republican members of the tariff conference have been Invited by President Taft to take dinner with him tomorrow night at the White House.

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