Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1909 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

$1.50 Per Year.

NO CHANGE MADE IN THE TAX LEVY.

.Total Fixed By County Council Same As Last Year. RATE IS 52.65 CENTS ON SIOO Of Which 50 Cents Is For County Purposes Proper, Including Gravel Road Repairs, and 2.65 Is For Interest On Court House Bonds— Budget Carries Total of $60,596.80—Council Also Appropriates $9,061.54 Additional for 1909 ex* penses. -* The County Council finished its labors Wednesday and adjourned. The total appropriations made for expenditures for the year 1910 is 160,596.80, practically the precise amount asked for. The tax levy for 1909 was fixed at 52.65 cents on the SIOO, the same as last year. Of this amount 2.65 is for paying interest on court house bonds, the balance being for regular county expenditures, gravel road repairs, etc. Additional appropriations were made for 1909 aggregating $9,061.54, and were for the following purposes: Pullins bridge, Marion tp.51,000.00 Bridge in Barkley 800.00 Repairs two bridges, Barkley 200.00 Two bridges in Milroy 1,400 Rep. and mov. bdg. Milroy. . 200.00 Bridge repair, Newfon 89.94 Bal.-brg. Demotte-Hebron g. 1,008.41 Removal bridge Wheatfield 103.20 Bridge in Kankakee tp 913.00 Bridge repair, Carpenter tp..150.00 Bridge Wheatfield tp 800.00 Balance assessing Marion tp.. 6.00 Same, same Union tp 8 00 Same, same Keener tp 5.00 Sprinkling about public square 45.00 Expense Board of Charities. . 2.00 Emergency Board Health.... 4.00 Repair court house clock. .. . 50.00 Co. assmt. Grove Smith dch. . 34.00 Same, Tyler ditch .. .126.00 Same, Ringeisen ditch 91.89 Same, Heilscher ditch 26.90 W. L. Wood. cor. inquest 1899 .85 Geo. A. Ogle Co., Co. Atlasses 10.00 Railroad election Carpt. tp...123-40 Burial inmates Co. farm 90.00 Burial sold, wives and wid ..100.00 Insanity inquests. .253.00 Half ct costs, S. F. Iliff highw 90.73 Burk’s bridge, new 800.00 Bldg. gr. and low. n. end samesoo 00 Salary County C0unci1...... 70.00 Wolf scalp bounty, 1908.... 10.00 Total . 9,061.54

MISS NORA CASEY IMPROVING.

Good News From Rensselaer Girl Who Went Insane In Chicago Some Months Ago. Mrs. Nat Heuson returned Thursday from a visit with her folks in Kankakee, 111., and reports that while in Kankakee she called at the asylum and saw and talked with Miss Nora Casey, the Rensselaer girl who went suddenly insane in Chicago several months ago where she was attending a school for trained nurses. Mrs. Heuson says the girl is much improved and seemed rational- She asked about all her Rensselaer friends and seemed very glad to meet Mrs. Heuson. She said she expected to be released from the asylum soon.

MORE “JOY” RIDING.

Young Sammy Duvall, the 12 or 14-year-old son of John Duvall, had quite an experience as a joy rider Tuesday evening. He went to R. A. Parklson who sitting on the county council, about 4 o’clock and asked him for the use of his new Cadallac auto a little while, saying that he just wanted to drive some young folks about town a short time. Mr. Parklson, not knowing the boy, but taking him for Harry English, told him he might take the machine for a little while, but not to be gone long. Getting Mr. ParkIson’s daughter, a daughter of J. D. Allman's, Maurlne Tuteur and one or two other girls In the machine, he started out to race against time evidently, and had several narrow escapes from a serious wreck while racing about the streets in town, and at every turn, where the auto would “skid” badly, the girls would let out a yell of fright that could be heard a block. In driving down Front street at a terrific speed the machine narrowly missed the obstructions where the cement men were at work, and In turning the corner west by J. L. Brady’S a tree had a close call from being broke off at the buttFinally, tiring of the town streets, he struck out in the country, and

no full report of where all he did go is given, but about 9 .o’clock he was found stalled south of town some three miles, near the Hoover slough bridge, having run out of gasoline. One of W. S. Parks’ boys came along and turned on the reserve tank for them and they got back to town, where Mr. Parkison was anxiously—and perhaps a little impatiently—awaiting the return of his machine after having searched in vain all over town for it. That the party escaped without injury is indeed miraculous, • considering the reckless speed the boy drove. Mr. Parkison had the machine In the garage Thursday and the full day was spent in getting it in good working order again. One axle was benf and it was otherwise injured. It will probably be some time ere he loans it again-

JAMES M. SPRIGGS IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

James M. Spriggs of Pleasant Grove was operated on Tuesday evening by a Chicago specialist, assisted by a local surgeon, for peretonitis. He is in a very serious condition and his doctor says that he is afflicted with acute Bright’s disease, also, and little or no hopes are entertained of his recovery. Mr. Spriggs is about 43 years of age, is a son of Squire Joel F- Spriggs of Walker township/fnd a brother of Randolph Spriggs, the young motorman recently killed in a street car wreck near Hammond.

ABOUT THE ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF CECIL SWAIM.

A brief statement concerning the sad accident which happened Sunday evening. September 5, and resulted in the death of Cecil Swaim, is sent The Democrat for publication; Cecil and I had been to Parr and had got back home. Cecil says: ‘Come and go with me down to Billie Williams, I am coming right back.” I went, and as we were nearing our home again, we were passed by an auto, driven by L. S. Fey, 133 S. Humphrey avenue, certificate No. 5743, Oak Park, 111. The horse became frightened and gave a sudden jump which broke the hold back and then the kicking and running commenced. Cecil was thrown from the buggy and killed. The accident happened about half or quarter of a mile.south of Aix. I was fortunate enough not to get hurt very bad. the horse kicked me once; I stayed with the lines and got the horse under control near the old Brushwood school house.

EARL WISEMAN.

TO RE-CONSTRUCT BURKE’S BRIDGE

Longest Wooden Wagon Bridge In Indiana To Be Reduced In J Length. J* Burk’s bridge 4% miles north of Rensselaer, on the gravel road, is to be reconstructed and reduced in length from 940 feet to about half that length. This bridge crosses the Iroquois river in a swampy piece of ground and has beeq a source of considerable expense to the county in years gone by because of the inability to retain the filling hauled in for the approaches, and wood piling was finally used for the entire distance and sills and planking placed The bridge has long been known as the longest wooden wagon bridge in the state. Since the dredging of the upper Iroquois this quagmire has dried out wonderfully, and it is now thought that a grade can be retained on the north side almost up to the channel, the piling now there being a help to retaining same. A new wooden span some 80 feet in length will then be put across the channel and the south side repaired and possibly reduced somewhat in length, so that when completed the bridge will only be about one-half its present length. The county council appropriated $1,300 for the improvements at the session this week. It is the intention, we understand, to have the Sternberg dredge, now at work recleaning the upper Iroquois, to throw up considerable of the material for the new grade when it gets to this point.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICES.

The subject of the Sunday morning sermon at the Christian church is: Divine Leadership; In the evening, “The Soul’s Value.” All are welcome.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

The subject of the morning sermon at the Presbyterian church, next Sabbath, will be “The Way Home.” In the evening the pastor will speak on "Patriarchal Times,” using the stereopticon to Illustrate • the sermon. Everybody welcome to these services.

When you get Acme Flour you get the best. Only |1.50; every sack guaranted. ROWLES & PARKER.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1909

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Starke county is now supposed to be dry for sure- • The two last saloons In the county, one at North Judson and one at Hamlet, closed their doors Wednesday night, as a result of the recent county option elec? tion. —o — The grand jury will meet and begin grinding next Monday. There is nothing very special for them to enquire into so far as publicly known, but the law requires that a grand jury be called at least once a year, and if anyone knows of any serious violation of the criminal law they have an opportunity to tell what they know to this body. That’s what it is for. Only one marriage license has been issued in Jasper county thus far this month. There must be something radically wrong with the Jasper county atmosphere, as we see from our exchanges that sll the surrounding counties have had quite a rush on marriage licenses this month. Jasper has plenty of el<gibles, and time is fleeting rapidly. A little nerve must be lacking some placfe or a better showing would be made here. Ex-Sheriff McCully of White county, whom the expert accountants, who recently made an examination of the county records there found was owing the county $517.65 in certain fees collected and not turned in, has paid same over after a ruling from Judge Wason that the fees belonged to the county. The court held that the sheriff ought to receive the fees in question, but the statute made no such provision and the official had to perform the duties in controversy for the salary provided by law. —o — New suits filed: No. 7494. Petition of Martin L. and .Mary E. HemphUl for the adoption of Caroline Elizabeth Randle, the father James A. Randle, consenting to such adoption. x. / No. 749a:— Hz H. Tubbs vs- Edmund Miller et al; suit to forclose mortgage. Demand SBSO. No. 7496. Ed W. Lakin vs. Thomas Cain, administrator; claim of $84.50 against the estate of James Rodgers, deceased, for 25 bushels of corn at 30 cents per bushel. $7.50; hire of mule four days at 50 cents per day, $2; and 20 acres of corn in field, $75. Following is the report of the proceedings of the county commissioners, except Monday’s proceedings, which appeared in Wednesday’s Democrat: J. P. Ry\n made final report as superintendent of the J. J. Shea ditch, which was approved and superintendent allowed $33.16. Geo. W. Davisson ditch; W. F. Osborne appointed superintendent. Attorney fee of S3OO allowed Geo. A. Williams. John Smallfelt ditch; petitioners present report bringing in new parties. October 5 set for hearing report; petitioners directed to give notice to new parties. E. W. Culp ditch; A. A. Fell appointed as third commissioner, to meet September 15 and file report on or before second day of October term. S. P. Thompson ditch; notices ordered served and October 5 set for hearing. John W. Nowels ditch; all parties appear and file waiver; referred to drainage commissioners; Sidney Holmes appointed third commissioner, to meet September 13 and report September 21. S. P. Thompson petition for highway; Frank Osborne, R. B. Harris and Warren Robinson appointed viewers, to meet September 20. Bonds ordered issued in the unpaid assessments on Howe ditch. Notices ordered for letting of contract for one new bridge in Marion township and one in Wheatfield township. Levy of % of 1 per cent made upon all the taxable property in Marlon township and Rensselaer in aid of proposed Lafayette and Chicago electric railroad; tax suspended until such time as said railway company shall proceed with the construction of Its tracks. The following special levies for gravel and stone roads were made: Hanging Grove township 50 Gillam township .60 Marion, Jordan. Carpenter (Parker road)., 03 Marion (Knowlton) 35 Carpenter (Ott) 50

A RURAL ROUTE FROM KNIMAN.

Word has been received from the Fourth Assistant Postmaster General, that the rural route from Knlman will be established, but the date

has not been set yet. The roads and everything else were all right. The route starts from the postoffice and goes west % mile to the Kniman school house; thence north 1 mile to Lewark’s southeast corner; thence west % mile to Lewark’s southwest corner; thence 2 miles north to the Bradberry school house; thence west 1 mile to Brook’s northeast corner; thence south 5% miles to J. H. Reeder’s northwest corner; thence east 1 mile to Grant Sutton’s northeast corner; thence north % mile to Joe Theiss’ northeast corner; thence east % mile to Thomas Davis’ northwest corner; thence north 1 mile to W. E- Boyle’s northeast corner; thence east 1% miles to Kennedy’s corner; thence 2 miles south to Warren Springer’s southwest corner; thence east 2 miles to Laura; thence 3 miles north to Henry Wagner’s northeast corner; thence west 2 % miles to the postoffice. An extension of one mile from Wickman’s corner north and then back one mile south, after going one and a half miles west, directly benefits seven families, while only one of the former families is a little better than a half mile from the route. The other extension of half a mile south of the Virgie school house and* then back again, after going east a mile, directly benefits seven families, while one family is but a half mile farther from the route than from the former route. This also makes a twenty-five mile route, while the former one is only twenty-two miles. This means better pay for the carrier. This .route includes all the vacant territory between the following routes: The one from Tefft, Wheatfield, Thayer, Parr and No. 2 from Rensselaer.

OBITUARY OF HOWARD BURR.

Howard Marquis Burr was born January 15, 1835, in Cuba, N. Y., and lived in the state of New York until the early ’6o’s, when he came west. He lived in Wisconsin and Illinois and after three years in the army he came to the vicinity of Goodland, where he had resided for more than forty years and was a well known and greatly respected citizen of the community in which he lived, as the numbers of people who called on him in his last sickness to offer their services for his comfort and help bore testimony. He was ever interested in the work of the church, and only last year when Goodland was in her campaign against the saloon hehelped circulate the remonstrance, feeling that if liquor were out there would be more chance of the advance of righteousness. He had been in poor health for several years, but since last February it had been plain to his friends that he was failing rapidly. He was confined to his home since early in July., As long as able he enjoyed the visits of friends and spoke so otten of how he liked to have them come to see him. After he was confined to the house he failed rapidly and the end came September 4, 1909. He leaves a wife, three daughters, one son, his ’ mother, one brother, one sister and five grandchildren, and a countless host of friends who have done everything possible for the bereft ones. The funeral was conducted at 2 o’clock September 6, at the M. E. church in Goodland and interment made in the cemetery north of town. His grave was completely covered by the beautiful flowers which were contributed by kind friends and neighbors. xx

THE DEMOCRAT’S HEW SERIAL.

"Paid In Full,” Novelized From the Popular Play of That Name, Will Soon Begin In This Paper“Paid In Full,” a brand-new story, novelized by John W.* Harding from Eugepe Walter's play of the same name, will soon be published in serial fjrm in The Democrat. It will be started at once on completion of "The Man From Home,” which has been read with Interest by thousands of The Democrat’s family of readers. The play, “Paid In Full,” has been one of the biggest successes of recent years and has made the reputation of the author. It played through two seasons In New York City, five companies are now on the road and the critics predict that Paid In Full” will be a standard drama for years to come. Audiences numbering thousands have been enthralled by the appeal and power of this great play. The forcible impressions left on their minds Is convincing evidence of the similar effect the story will have on its readers, as the novelization has all the strength and Interest of the play. This story will shortly begin In The Democrat, and If not already a regular reader of this paper we invite you to subscribe now, so that you may not miss a single chapter.

WOMEN EXHIBIT AT STATE FAIR

Show What They Can Do In Uno of Cultivating Blossoms. ONE IS A WINNER OF PRIZES Started Because She Concluded That Work Out of Doors and Among Growing Plants Would Benefit Her Health and Now She Is a Successful, Professional Florist—Old Fashioned Blooms Are Shown In Profusion. Indianapolis, Sept. 10. —Indiana wo men have entered a new field in exhibits at the state fair. The days when they confined themselves to bread, pies, cakes, jams and jellies, crocheted tidies and crazy patchwork are past, for this year several amateur gardeners have entered the flower show building and are competing with professionals in the field of garden flowers. Mrs. Mary J. Flick of Lawrence is entered in more departments than any other one woman at the fair, and she is not only exhibiting table luxuries, but is represented in the flower show. Other women that are showing flowers —the old-fashioned flowers —dahlias, snapdragons and begonias, such as delight the heart of the flower lovers in thousands of homes —are Mrs. John Grose, Mrs. H. S. Franklin, Miss Clara Lytel and Pauline Deppert of this city, Miss Nellie Cantant of Crawfordsville, and Mrs. O. P. Hoover of Bridgeport. The suggestion that others than professionals should compete for the prizes came from the state board of agriculture, which has seen a few professionals gather in all the prizes each year. This year the prizes were increased to SBOO and there was a satisfactory number of new entries to make it worth while. The only professional woman flower grower is Mrs. W. J. Vesey of Fort Wayne, whose flower culture makes her the foremost woman grower In Indiana. Mrs. Vesey began flower growing through a story she read in a magazine and on, the advice of a physician who recommended that she work out of doors and among growing things. The result is she is a membar of the Florists’ association, exhibits in the leading flower shows and has won many prizes. Her specialties are carnations, roses and chrysanthemums.

HORSE TRADING IS LIVELY

Large Number of Animals on Sale In Indianapolis Market. Indianapolis, Sept. 10.—Probably on account of a large attendance of buyers, some of whom were attracted here by the state fair, there was considerable increase in the arrivals of horses for the auction sale, there being about 300, or nearly double as many as a week ago. There was a small proportion of high class stock, which, on account of the scarcity, commands premium prices. Shippers experienced a satisfactory market. There were several eastern buyers for the extra good drafters, a fair southern trade for the good, smooth light chunks and some inquiry for feeders. Teams such as only appear in market a few times in the year sold as high as S6OO, but sales as high as $450 were rare. Several single horses sold for S2OO to $225, but the proportion of sales above $175 was not large.

DEATHS UP; BIRTHS DOWN

Vital Statistics From Indianapolis Indicate Race Suicide. Indianapolis, Sept. 10.—A slight increase in the death rate of the city is shown In the figures of the city board of health for the eight months ending Aug. 31. During that period there were 2,042 deaths as compared with 1,998 deaths during the corresponding period of last year. Figures compiled on births for the first five months of this year show a substantial decrease. Last month there were 281 deaths as compared with 239 in August, 1908. During June, July and August there were increases in the mortality of infants under two yean old, from diseases peculiar to the hot weather months. There were twenty-four deaths from violent causes last month, of which seven were due to suicide and three to automobile accidents.

NEW MAURETANIA RECORD

Comes From Queenstown In 4 Days, 11 Hours and 35 Minutes. New York, Sept. 10.—The Cunard line steamer, Mauretania, has broken all transatlantic records. She crossed from Queenstown to this port In 4 days, 11 hours and 35 pilnutes. The new mark betters the perform-

ance of the Lusitania, made on her last westward voyage, by seven minutes. , i

“MOSES, PRINCE OF EGYPT.”

One of the most distinctive labors of Moses, during the forty years in the wilderness with the Jews, after he had freed them from bondage, and by which he linked his name with all succeeding ages and became the greatest benefactor of mind the world has seen since Christ, is his system of jurisprudence. The moral code of Moses rests on the fundamental principles of theology and morals. It appeals at once to the consciousness of all minds in every age and nation, producing conviction that no sophistry can weaken, binding the conscience with irresistible and terrific bonds—those immortal ten commandments engraven on the tables of stone and preserved in the holy and innermost sanctuary of the Jews, yet reappearing in all their literature, accepted and reaffirmed by Christ, entering into the religious system of every nation that has received them, and forming the cardinal principles of all theogolical belief. The ten commandments seem to be the foundation of the subsequent and more minute code which Moses gave to the Jews, and it is interesting to see how their great principles have entered more or less into the laws of Christian nations from the decline of the Roman empire, into the Theodosian code, the laws of Charlemagne, of Ina and Alfred, and especially into the institutions of the Puritans, and all the sects and parties wherever the bible is studied and revered. Moses has been called the great law-giver, and his system of jurisprudence is still in vogue in every civilized country on the globe. “Moses, Prince of Egypt” is the title of a new biblical romance which deals with the life and character of this forceful character. The play touches on his early life in Egypt, when he was being educated, and with that more remote period when he was shepherd in the land of Mldian. The drama is by Henry Thorn Hum and it will be offered at the Ellis Theater, Saturday, September 11th.

The clear white syrup sold by the Home Grocery is something very delicate and pleasing.—ln three sizes 15c., 30c. and 50c. We know Acme flour has no equal and we want you to know it by trying a sack. ROWLES & PARKER Try a quart Mason jar of fancy sliced pineapple for 35c at the Home Grocery—the flavor is delicious. Get a new hat or your old one made over in our new millinery department, the most complete millinery department in the city. 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. Our new Fall Clothing, Hats and Furnishings are the finest and most complete line ever shown in town. Call on us in our new location, The Big Corner Dept. Store. ROWLES & PARKER. Acme and Gold Medal Flour are positively the best made. Acme is made from the best hard Turkey Red wheat of Kansas, and Gold Medal is made from the best spring wheat of Minnesota and makes more loaves of bread to the sack than any other flour made. Try a sack. You always get the best at Rowles & Parker's, the Big Store. ALPHONSE STAEGER, Graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Vienna,* will accept pupils for Piano, Violin, Organ, Vocal Music (Italiom/method) and Theory. Application^can be made from 5 to 7 p. m., at residence 116 River street, former F. B. Meyer residence. COAL. COAL. Don’t wait, but come and get a ton of Big Jack lump coal—tho cleanest and beet prepared. The cheapest coal on the market; tho great seller. Only |3.25 per ton, at JAMES’. COAL YARD, Goodland, Ind. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. September 6, to Mr. and Mrs. John Sanders of south of town, son. September 8, to Mi. and Mrs. Ray D. Thompson, a daughter.

NOTICE. / Our Store will be closed for two days on account of Holidays We will close Wednesday, ' September 15th at 5:80 in the ' evening, and will open Saturday ' morning, September 18th, at • o:3o—The Farmers and Work--1 ingman’s Friend Store, Reming- ' ton, Indiana.

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