Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1909 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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FATAL ACCIDENT SUNDAY EVENING

SidiSininotiii)ioATii.Tbrm From Buggy and Killed. YWNGHORSESGAREQiTW Aqil Begaq Running and Kicking, Throwing the Young Man Out and Breaking His Neck—Accident Occurred Near Aix, and Is Another Sad Blow to Family That Cruel Fate Has Long Been Pursuing. '*'£Cecil Swaim, the 20-year-old son of Zeb Swaim of Union township, was thrown from a buggy Sunday evening and Instantly killed. The accident occurred about 8 o’clock, a short distance south of Aix. Young Swaim and Earl Wiseman had been down to Floyd Williams’ and were on their way home when an auto came up behind them and signaled to go by. The boys were driving a gentle three-year-old stallion of young Swaim’s, and they turned out and the auto drove by. As soon as it got by the colt evidently became frightened and started to run. It caught up with and turned out to pass the auto and the buggy run into the ditch, throwing young Swaim, out and he struck on his head and shoulders, breaking his neck and causing Instant deatfiL The horse ran on to the school house where it turned west towards home, and was Anally stopped by young Wiseman, who was not thrown from the buggy, after running about 1% miles. The people In the auto stopped and picked up the unfortunate young man and took him to his home. The auto party were from Oak Park, 111., and no blame whatever is attached to them. Coroner Wright will hold an inquest some time this week, but responsibility for the ac- ' cident can be placed upon no one. The funeral was held yesterday at 10 a- m.‘, from Brushwood church. Mr. Swaim’s have been followed by bad luck for some time. A few years ago their house was destroyed by fire and the Insurance money was placed in the McCoy political bank, where it was about all lost, they getting back 48 per cent in dribs that did little good. Three of the children have recently been sick with typhoid fever and another child broke an arm a few weeks ago.

HOWARD BURR DEAD.

V Howard Burr, for many years a resident of Jordan tp., died at his home in Goodland Saturday after an illness of several weeks. The funeral was held at Goodland Monday. Mrs. Frank Ott of Chicago Heights and Mrs. Korah Daniels of Rensselaer, who are neices of deceased, attended the funeral.

AND NOW THEYR’E KICKING.

Crown Point Star: There is much fault finding now with the race track stone roads, which were covered with taroid, on account of them wearing so smooth that a horse not sharp shod cap hardly travel. Those haul-, ing loads from that direction have to keep their horses shod as sharp as in winter when the ice is on.

SOME SEATTLE PRICES.

Christie Vick, in a letter to his parents from Seattle, Wash., gives the'retail prices of food products in the Seattle markets. Chickens, 35c pound; eggs, per doz. 45c; butter, 40c; bacon, 35c; roasting ears, 40c. doz.; bananas, 35c; tomatoes, per pound, 10c; watermelons, pound cucumbers, two for sc. Board without room, >5 per week, and the room 13 per week. If you ask a man the time of day, you must pay for it almost. Bricklayers get |7 per day; plumbers, $6; carpenters, |4; common laborers, 12 to >2.50; and teamsters >lB- per week. Lots nine miles from the city hall, in a dense woods, sell at from >SOO to |l,ooo, and are covered with stumps and timber, too.

ONE EDITOR'S LUCK.

E. H. Graham, who established the Morocco Courier some 25 years ago and later was editor of the Earl Park Gazette and a paper at Clark’s Hill, is about to spend his remaining days in the revel of wealth. An Uncle tn New York city who was supposed to be in only moderate circumstances, recently died leaving an estate of >400,000, one-half of which is left to his wife and onehalf to be divided among the children of his two sisters. Mr. Graham’s mother was one of these sis-

tens. She died about a month ago, and Ed is her only surviving child. He wants to sell hia paper at Clark’s Hill, Ind., so that he may thoroughly enjoy his Inheritance, which he will receive some time thia month.

WILL SOW 50 ACRES OF WHEAT.

John Farabee and Mr. Galbraith .of Remington were business callers in Renselaer Saturday. Mr. Farabee was in quest of seed wheat, and informed. The Democrat that he was thinking of putting out 50 acres this fall.

SATURDAY A BIG DAY.

The Rensselaer Creamery, W. H. Morrison, proprietor, took in 638 gallons of cream here Saturday, paying out therefor $573. This was a record-breaker .by some 70 gallons over any previous day’s receipts in the history of the cream station.

DEAD LETTER LIST.

Advertised letters: Philip Shaw, Perrle Thompson, Mr. Anderson, John A. Yeoman. Rev. A. T. Briggs, T. R. Clark, Noah Morehead (2), John Lonergan, R. A- Osborn, Albert Gealhardston, Harry *C. Burroughs, Mrs. Chas. Fitzsimmons, Mrs. Leon Cummings, Miss Mary Tarkinson.

MAY MOVE BACK TO RENSSELAER.

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob R. Hazen of North Vernon returned home yesterday after a few days visit with old friends here and in Jordan township. Mr. Hazen recently traded for the former Geo. Hanna farm in Walker township and is thinking some of moving back to Jasper county and locating in Rensselaer.

YEOMAN FAMILY - REUNION.

J. J. Moose of Trafalgar, came Monday to visit his sister, Mrs. Joseph Yeoman. His brother, R. M. Moore, also of Trafalgar, has been here a couple of weeks. They will remain until Monday to attend the reunion of the Yeoman family in Joseph Yeoman’s grove in town next Sunday, to which everybody is invited to come and bring their baskets and take part in the basket dinner.

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT 485.

A Loss of 38 Over Opening Day Last Year—Loss Principally In Freshman Grade. The city schools opened Monday with a total enrollment of 485. This is a loss of 33 over the opening day last year, 20 of which is in the Freshman grade. The number in the city proper is about the same as last year, but there are fewer transfers from the country. The enrollment by grades is as follows: Ist, Miss Bruce, teacher 34 1- Miss Beasley, teacher 34 2- Miss Parkinson teacher 38 3- Miss Hemphill, teacher. ....38 4, Miss Malcho, teacher .35 5, Miss Sharp, teacher 37 -6, Miss Parker, teacher 34 7, Miss Smith, teacher 37 8, High School teachers 40 Freshmen 50 Sophomores 46 Juniors 33 Seniors 29

AN IDEA WORTH TRYING.

Mr. and Mrs. Q. K. Ritchey, Jr., returned Sunday from Connorgville where they visited the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Myers, and attended the Fayette fair. They have a free fair down there, that is, no admission is charged whatever to the grounds. The grounds consisting of 40 acres were donated on this condition, and all exhibits and racing stock must be products of Fayette county. Osa says there was probably 8,000 people on the grounds Thursday. Many of the premiums and purses are donated, and the fair is a great success. The county fair seems doomed as they have been conducted in the past, but if they could be run on this plan—and the merchants and business men often put up enough money to get some carnival aggregation to their town sufficient to pay a nice lot of premiums for a fair—they can be revived and made a gource of profit to the community. Why wouldn’t this be a good thing for Rensselaer? The Stock Farm race track would make a fine place for holding a fair, and the race track is already made. While too late to think about this year, we believe if the matter was taken up next season it couFd be made a huge success.

Try a fluart Mason jar of fancy sliced pineapple for 35c at the Homq Grocery—the flavor ig delicious. Acme Flour is the best, every sack guaranteed, if you don’t like It bring it back, we’ll refund your money. ROWLES & PARKER. Saturday was the biggest Millar Coffee day yet at the Home Grocery. And still it grows. Don’t be'mislead with something just as good.}

THE TWICE-A-WEGK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, SEPT- 8, 1900

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. 1 Attorney Foltz was in Kentland on business Monday. —oH. W. Milner of Carpenter township, superintendent of the Kirkpatrick and Waterman ditches was over Monday on business. John O’Cennor came down from Kniman Friday and took the train here Saturday morning for Chicago to look after some business matters. Most of the township trustees were in Monday to the meeting of the County Board of Education, but nothing of special importance was done. —o— The County Council met in reguf lar annual session yesterday to pass on the estimates for county expend!*, tures for next year and to fix the tai levy for this year. Sipkema of near Fair Oaks, superintendent of the Otis ditch, in Keener and Union townships, was in the city on business Monday. This ditch is now completed and Mr. Sipkema will file big report at the „ September term of court, we understand. o New suits filed: No. 7492. Patrick Hallagan vs. George Winters; action for damages of $25 for the alleged wrongful withholding by defendant of a heifer calf which plaintiff claims the ownership of. No. 7493. George Timmons vs. Martin Sommers and William M. Garvin; suit on note. Demand S4OO. —o— The county commissioners were still in session as The Democrat goes to press. Following is a report of Che proceedings of Monday’s session: Claim of Winamac Bridge Co., of S3OO balance on Milroy township bridge over which Whllace Marshall of the Lafayette Bridge Co., raised a protest, claiming the bridge was not built according to specifications, was allowed at S2OO, and $25 was allowed for extra backing. County officers reported the following fees collected for the quarter ending August 31: Sheriff, $182.25; Recorder, $382.05; Auditor, $67.15; Clerk, $131.70. Report of interest on county funds for the month of August was as follows: Bank of Wheatfield (July)..s 3.61 Bank of Wheatfield 3.41 State Bank, Remington 17.16 First Nat. Bank, Rens. (July) 99 86 First Nat. Bank, Rens 92.96 State Bank, Rensselaer 48.28 Jasper S. & T. Co., ftens 41.92 The Attica Bridge Co., bid S9OO for wood backing bridge 45x16 feet over Smith ditch in Kankakee township, or $924 with steel backing. The Winamac Bridge Co., bid $897 and $913 on same. The report of poor farm superintendent shows expenses for quarter ending August 31 of $845.90, and receipts $91.26, leaving a net deficit of $754-64. There are 17 inmates of the poor asylum, 3 females and 14 males. Bond of Jesse Nichols as supterintendent of poor farm, in the,sum of SI,OOO, signed by Stephen T. Comer and Isaac D. Walker as sureties, was approved. John Eger’s bid of $143.90 for groceries for poor farm for next quarter was the only bid filed, and was accepted, G. B. Porter was the only bidder for furnishing dry goods and shoes for poor farm for ensuing quarter, $37, and same was acepted. Roth Bros, bid of $12.50 for 100 pounds of beef steak tor poor farm was accepted.

SURPRISE PARTY IN GILLAM.

The following item was mis-car-ried in the mails and did not reach us in time for publication last week: A jolly surprise party was given last Thursday evening, August 26. at the home of Miss Ida Wagoner, of Gillam, in honor of her friend Miss Wanda Dale, of Wellington, 111. The dining room was beautifully decorated with ferns and pink geraniums, where ice cream and cake were served. These present were: Messrs Guy Faris, Judge Osborne, Clinton Sanders, Ray Stevens, Arthur Robey, George Blaze, Fred Robey, Arthur Hermansen, Edward Goldsberry, Ross Faris, Emory Johnson, Logan Houston, Gus Bradberry, Elmer Starlt, Leslie Tillett, Grover Culp, Ben Molitor. Misses Anna Hermanson, Cora Robinson, Minnie Stevens, Edith Liptrap, Nellie Osburne, Carrie Robinson, Anna Leonard, Mae Stevens, Iva Toomire, Minnie McCornick, Cornllla 'Leonard, Bertha Toomire, Lizzie Molitor, Dina Hermansen, Ethel Hermansen, Mrs. W. B. Leonard, Mr. John Dale, and Mr. and Mrs. Y. Heuson. Miss Dale left Saturday morning

for Momence. 111., where she will be married, Wednesday, September 1, to Mr. Walter Collin..

SICK WITH TYPHOID.

N Miss Mildred Biggs of southwest vs town, who recently returned from a visit at West Lebanon, is down sick with typhoid fever, and it is thought she contracted the disease while away.

PROSPECTING IN NO. DAKOTA.

C. D. Norman, Chas. A. Wolf of Peru, Ind., Dave Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Nessius, Claude Williams, Charles Antcliff and W. P. Gaffield went to North Dakota yesterday on a land prospecting trip.

SOME BIG TOMATOES.

H. C. Nevil thinks he’s got about the best tomatoes that have grown hereabouts this year, and Saturday he deposited two whoppers on our table, nice, smooth, juicy ones, the largest of which tipped the scales at 1 % pounds.

FRONT STREET IMPROVING.

I I V Quite an improvement has been onade to the appearance of North Front street this w’eek by the placing of a new cement curb in front of the lots of most of the residents thereof. It is too bad that it doesn’t include all, for the gaps are not pretty.

HAS LOCATED IN KANSAS CITY.

W. A. Salter, from Cottonwood Falls, Kan., who was here recently trying to interest the Commercial Club in his automobile factory to move the same here, has located in Kansas City and is breaking ground for his shops. Mr. Salter is a stepson of J. C. Porter of this city.

NEW INTERURBAN LINE.

Charter is Sought for Road Connecting Lafayette and Hammond. Articles of incorporation were filed in the office of the secretary of state Saturday for the Indiana Nothwestern Traction Company, organized to build, equip and operate an interurban railway from Hammond to Lafayette. The incorporators are William Brucker, Curtis D. Meeker and Jacob L- Timmons, all of Monticello; George Goff, Rensselaer, and George A. Haskell, of Chicago. The concern is capitalized at $50,000. No declaration of the proposed route of the line was filed with the petition for a charter. The central offices of the concern will be at Monticello.

CLOSE CALL FROM A HORRIBLE DEATH.

Mr. and Mrs. Louie Fendig of Jacksonville, Fla., are here for a visit with relatives- Louie looks like he had just emerged from the exit end of a wind stacker of a threshing machine, and hadn’t missed a solitary' cylinder tooth in coming through, caused from the bursting of a ladle of hot metal in an iron foundry which he and some friends visited last week in Birmingham, Ala. The guide who was conducting them through the plant was killed and two of the workmen badly burned, and all of Louie’s party ■&ere more or less singed, one so badly that it was thought he would die. Louie himself was so badly seared about the face and hands that he had to lay over a couple of days before resuming his journey.

GRAND JURY IS CALLED.

To Meet Next Monday—Petit Jury’ Called For Second Monday of Term. A grand jury is called for the September term of court, which convenes next Monday. This is the first jury called since the April term, 1908. Following are the names and places of residence of both the grand and petit jurors: GRAND JURYJohn A. Gray Carpenter Harvey DavissonUnion Edward Anton Marion Conrad F. Meyer, . . .Kankakee Joseph C. Borntrager,, . Newtori Howard B. Jones, . . . Carpenter PETIT JURORS. Jmes Clark, .Wheatfield Peter McDaniels, .. Wheatfield S. H. Holmes. Barkley Charles Bartee Carpenter Joseph NagleMarion Thomas Lang, Newton John Zehr Carpenter Geo. McElfresh, Barkley Harvey Dexter, Union Horace G. Daniels Marlon Bert AmslerMarion Thomas Porter Carpenter F. L. BaechJordan W. H. WortleyJordan Arthur Stewart, Hanging Grove Charles Armstrong, ... Walker

The clear white syrup sold by the Home Grocery Is something very delicate and pleasing.—ln three sizes 15c., 80c. and 50c. We are quiet people, but our bargains are noisy. THE FORSYTHE STORE.

HOME TELEPHONE OFFICE RSELEGTEO

Now OrganlzaliM Is New Ready for business, R. J. YEOMAN IS PRESIDENT. Every Director Was Present at Saturday’s Meeting—Constitution and By-Laws Adopted and Subscriptions for Stock Will Now Be Asked For—lt’s a Good Thing, Push It Along At the meeting of Directors of the new Home Telephone Company of Jasper, Newton, Pulaski and White counties held here Saturday to elect officers, a full representation was out. R. J. Yeoman of Newton township was elected President; Frank Welsh of Jordan township, Vice-President; F. E. Babcock of Rensselaer, Secretary, and Marion I. Adams of Marion township, Treasurer. The committee previously appointon Constitution and By-Laws reported, and after a few minor changes their report was adopted. The by-laws provide for regular quarterly meetings of stockholders in addition to the annual meeting, which will be held each year on the second Saturday after the first Monday in January. The quarterly meetings will be held on the second Saturday after the first Monday in April, July and October, the annual meeting to take the place of the fourth quarterly meeting. For awhile the directors will meet every Saturday, and subscriptions for the sale of stock will now be asked for. The shares are SSO each, and the assessments, or payments for same, will likely be asked for in 25 per cent installments, and then only as needed. This will make it very easy on the stockholders, and no one scarcely is too poor to subscribe for one or more shares. Subscriptions will be taken by the secretary or any of the directors or stockholders.’ No money has yet been asked for and none need be paid until the stock is printed and ready to deliver. As heretofore stated, we believe this enterprise will prove a good paying investment, and any one who subscribes for stock will receive good dividends on their investment, more than they can get; in regular interest if loaned out. The limit for subscriptions is four shares to any one person, and parties having a little spare money to invest cannot do better than to take a few shares of this stock. The men who have already gone into the enterprise and subscribed for stock compose the best and most progressive class of farmers in Jasper county, men who are recognized for their business ability, and are well-to-do. The movement is deserving of the hearty support of every farmer and business man in the county, for it is aimed to benefit directly or indirectly every resident of the county by providing them with better and cheaper telephone service-

WILL LIGHTEN THEIR BURDENS.

After speaking about the many burdens that fall upon the shoulders of the township trustee the Rochester Sentinel says: . “Then to cap the whole business the law enacted by the last legislature, he must have his accounts gone over by a field examiner sent out by the state at a salary of >lO a day and all expenses paid. Yes, verily, instead of kicking the trustee and magnifying his faults, if he has any, it is the duty of every citizen to help ease the burdens of the poorest paid and most abused officer in all the land.” The Rochester Sentinel is perfectly sincere in what it says and pays a deserved tribute to a very important official, but it is laboring, It seems, under a misunderstanding of the public accounting law passed last winter. In the first place the field examiners do not get “all expenses paid”-*—Not by the public*. Outside of railroad fare to and from the locality to which they are sent they must pay all of their own expenses. But in the next place, which is most important, the public accounting board was not created to make trouble for the township trustee or any other official. On the contrary its purpose is to make it easier for officials handling public money to discharge their duties and to enable them to do it at a Jess expense to

the people. When the new system is in working order it is believed that the township trustee and all other officials—and the public’likewise—will bless the day it was established.

TROUBLES ON KIRKPATRICK DITCH.

Geo. Gilman, who received the contract for hauling the large tile from the C. & E. I. tracks to the large Kirkpatrick ditch notified the factory who furnished the tile, to send two carloads at a time, but contrary to orders, they sent nine cars and as a result has a bill of over $49 for demurrage on holding the cars while still loaded here on the tracks. Somebody will have to come across Tuesday the large steam ditcher the Chicago Construction Company was using on the large Kirkpatrick ditch over in Benton and Jasper counties was brought to town and Wednesday shipped to Chicago where it will be sent to another job. The ground was too soft and caved in on the tile layers before they could complete their work. The ditch will be finished by hand and the work is being finished very rapidly.—Goodland Herald.

Hats trimmed to suit your own individual ideas by expert trimmers, at Rowles & Parker’s new millinery de partmen t. If you want something really good in fresh fruits and vegetables, call The Home Grocery. Get your new hat or your old one made over and trimmed by expert workmen, at Rowles & Parker’s new millinery department. Pickling vinegar, pure apple vinegar, fancy mixed spices for pickling. C. C. STARR & CO. Get your new fall hat at our new millinery department. ROWLES & PARKER C. C. Starr & Co’s- home roasted Coffee at 20c pound—is the best in the market at the price. Try it. We can please you in our new millineray department now open under the management of Miss Schurich, herself an experienced hat-mak-er, assisted by Miss Ulrey, an expert trimmer. ROWLES & PARKER. SEE MY STOCK OF BUGGIES While you are looking for one to buy. I have the quality, price and experience for your benefit. C. A. ROBERTS. Our new millinery department, the most complete in the city, is now open. We want you to visit this department whether you want to buy or not. ROWLES & PARKER. The Big Store COAL. COALDon’t wait, but come and get * ton of Big Jack lump coal—the cleanest and best prepared. The cheapest coal on the market;, the great seller. Only $3.25 per ton, at JAMES’ COAL YARD, Goodland, Ind.

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