Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 September 1909 — Page 1

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RETURN FIVE INDICTMENTS.

Grand Jury Adjourns After Visiting Poor Farm and^ail, UNTIL MONDAY, SEPT. 27.

No Arrests Yet Made On Indictments Returned, But It Is Rumored That A Benton County Man Is One Of the Number Caught In the Net— Fourth of July Booze Selling at Fair Oaks Also Investigated, It Is Rumored. The grand jury adjourned Thursday afternoon until* Monday, September 27, returning five “true bills” and paying a to the poor asylumn and jail. No arrests have been made in the indictments returned, but it is rumored that a Benton county man who owns'a farm in this county and whom it is reported has been indiscreet in his talk and actions toward some farmer’s wives here, is named in one of the indictments. , Just what, the grand jury is investigating that it took an adjournment to September 27, is not known, but perhaps it is because of inability to secure some witnesses wanted. They visited the jail and poor asylumn and reported conditions in good shape. Some of the inmates report conditions satisfactory as to treatment, food and other particulars, while a few made complaint. One old man reported that he had been whipped several times and cursed by the superintendent. Some complained of the food being poorly cooked. Otherwise the conditions were reported good. The jail was found clean and well kept. Harvey Davisson of Union township is the foreman of the grand jury.

POLLOCK-REED.

Mr. William A. Pollock of Morocco, and Miss Viola Reed, daughter of Mrs. John L. Nichols of Rensselaer by a fprmer marriage, were married at high noon Wednesday at the home of the bride’s mother on the north side, Rev. G. H. Clarke of the Christian church offi'dating. Those present besides the family were: Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Pollock, father and mothei* erf the groom, of Morocco; Mr. and Mrs. John Marlatt; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Reed; Mr. and Mrs. Ham Reed; 'Mr. and Mrs. Ancpl Potts; Mr. and Mrs. James Snedeker; Mrs. Will Cooper and Miss Cora Simons. A fine chicken dinner was served after the ceremony and a family picture and also a group picture of all present was taken. We understand the young couple will reside near Morocco.

HASKELL BROTHERS’ REUNION.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Haskel returned Tuesday from a ten days visit at Bluffton, Lebanon and Frankfort. At Bluffton thy attended the 30th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Haskell and a reunion of •the Haskell brothers. There were present at this reunion five brothers, two sisters, four sister-in-laws, six from a distance were Lee Haskell, wife and son of Chicago; Frank Haskell, wife and son of Rensselaer, Ind.; Arch W. Haskell, Bellefontaine, Ohio; W. L. Wishard and wife of Big Rapids, Mich.; Mrs. Vestal, Paris, Mich.; Mrs. A. Miller and family, Larwill; Mrs. J. Dunlap and family, Mt. Ayr, Ind.; and Mrs. Jennie Wishard, Rensselaer, Ind. Those not present were: Charles Haskell and wife, and William Haskell, Denver, Colorado; O. Miller, Larwill, Ind.; James Dunlap, Mt. Ayr, Ind.; Jesse Vestal, Paris, Mich.; Mrs. Arch Haskell, Bellefontaine, Ohio.

TETANUS. ATTACKS YOUTH

Crothersvllle Boy Working for man Near Remington Dies From Lockjaw. Logansport, Ind., Sept. 16. —Accidentally shot in the hand a week ago, Charles Buckles, seventeen years old, whose home is in Crothersville, while seated in the interurba'n station in this city was attacked by lockjaw yesterday. Physicians express little hope for his recovery. Two tveeks ago, Buckles and a companion started from their home v to see the country. They had a little money, a 22 caliber revolver and no wejl formulated plans. They roamed from one city to another and were thoroughly .enjoying the life. A week ago, while 'the boys

were along a railroad track, near a small town in the northern part of the state, Buckles pulled out his revolver and was examining it, when it exploded. The bullet passed through one hand near the thumb. The boy sought a, physician and had the wound dressed. He gave little heed to his injury and continued his roaming. For a day or so the wound seemed to heal, but the last few' days his injured hand began Jo swell: Buckles became alarmed and decided to go home. The two boys reached Logansport yesterday, and they went to the interurban station and with what money they had purchased tickets home. They were waiting for a car w'hen Buckles’ jaws suddenly closed and then set. His body grew rigid and, unable to control himself, Buckles, with a convulsive start, plunged forward and fell to the floor. His limbs became stiff and his body rigid. Dr. James A. Stanton, who was nearby, ordered the youth hurried to St. Joseph’s hospital, and since hiis arrival there physicians have been working constantly over him in an effort tQ save his life. The young man above mentioned worked for Robert Hackley of near Remington, and started Wednesday for his home as a result of his injury. He died in the hospital at Logansport Thursday.

ALF'S ONION CROP A FAILURE.

Jasper County’s Onion King Knocked Ont By Parasites Working On Crop. Alf Donnelly, who has long borne the title of the Jasper County Onion King, is knocked almost completely out this season by a small worm that is called the “onion maggot,” wlfich has cut his crop down to practically nothing. Where he ought to have had 2,500 bushels he will perhaps get 200 bushels. Some of those who rented ground from him have fared some better, and will perhaps get 500 bushels. Mr. Donnelly was up through the Gifford district this week buying some of the crop grown there, and he tells us they had a very good yield and that from 10,000 to 15,000 bushels were raised there this year. The Gifford district seems better adapted to onion, cabbage and other vegetable growing than it does to farming, and the sooner this is learned perhaps the better it will be for the people who live up in that muck country.

SUICIDE’S BODY UNIDENTIFIED.

Remains of Man Killed Near Lee Monday Buried As*An Unknown. No one has been able to identify the remains of the stranger who committeed suicide Monday afternoon by throwing himself in front of a Monon pasenger train near Lee. No one in that vicinity has been found who saw the man previous to his tragic death or knew anything of him at all. An old envelope picked up near the scene after the body had been brought here, it was thought might lead to finding out who the man was, and it was turned over to undertaker Wright, and by him sent to Coroner Westphal at Wolcott. This '‘clue” turned out to be of no value, the envelope probably having been thrown from a car window or dropped by some passer-by. A photograph of the corpse was taken and other records of identification made so that it may be possible to yet locate his relatives and friends, if he had any, and he probably had somewhere, as he was not a tramp or common laborer. The body was buried In Weston cemetery at White county's expense, the suicide having occurred in that county, the burial taking place yesterday.

STILL IMPROVING ON FRONT STREET.

The cfement improvements on No. Front street have been continued until all but two lots now have cement curb in front ofjhem and only one small piece of old brick walk will remain when Mrs. Kinney puts in that in front of her property, which will be done at once, we understand. She is a widow with only a small income, and the ladies are trying to raise S2O to assist her in putting in the walk. When her walk is in, two of the most abomnable brick walks in town will be a thing of the past, and Front street will have cement walks its entire distance, except in front of one lot north of Susan street. Now if someone will start a movement to aid uncle Ben Harris, perhaps the Btretch of brick pavement, which is a mighty poor apology for even a brick walk, west from Susan street, may be replaced with cement.

SUIT AND OVERCOAT OPENING.

On Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week I will hold a great tai-lor-made suit and overcoat opening. I will have thhe finest line of woolens on display that was ever shown in our city. Always glad to ehow

C. EARL DUVALL.

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THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, SEPT 18, IOOoT

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol.

C. H. Sternberg & Son got a nice little bunch of money in White county this week, being allow’ed in the circuit court, $37,775 balance in full on the Hoagland ditch. New suits filed;* No. 7501. Petition of Jasper Savings and Trust Company to change its corporate name to “The Trust and Savings Bank.” Judge Wason of the Carroll-White | circuit was over yesterday to take !up the Borntrager ditch. Just how much will be done in the proceedings now, how’ever, we are unable to I state. The September term of the Jasi per circuit court has been grinding along slowly all week. Two divor- | ces have been granted, a few judg- | ments entered b> default, some cases dismissed, some continued and still others set down for trial. The petit ! jury will be here Monday to hear cases set. for the second week of the | term. Following is a report of the proceedings up to 9 o’clock yesterday morning: Horace Marble ditch; commissioners file petition for extension of time to report, and same is extended until | second Monday of term. J. W. Heilscher ditch; Mrs- A. ! Halleck allowed $24 for work on assessment sheet's. Joseph Nessius ditch; set for hearing Oct. 6 Francis M. Powers ditch; Miller and Burrows each move to disjpiss as to them, motion sustained and Judgment vs. said Miller and Burrows for costs to date, conditioned on establishing drain. Michigan Mutual Life Ins. Co., vs. Augustas W. Lux, et al.; judg- , ment and foreclosure, $9,493.75. ; C. G. Spitler appointed receiver. •John Pinter vs. August Woolbrant, et al; judgment and foreclosure, $454-13. Fred Karch ap- | pointed receiver j Henrietta S. Akers vs. Frederick McGee; E. P. Honan appointed guardian. i George F- Meyers vs. Jas. C. Faris; title quieted. Everett Huber vs. Sarah Huber: defendant 'defaulted and prosecut-! ! ing attorney ordered to file answer, i Decree of divorce granted. Susie Baker vs. James Baker: ! defendant defaulted and prosecut-1 ing attorney ordered to file answer. | Nancy A. Carr vs Eleanor M. I Meadworth, et al; court finds lands J are not susceptable to partition I without injury to owners, sale or-1 dered at private sale at office of Geo. A. Williams after ten days no-1 tiee to parties in each county; Chas. j J. Dean appointed commissioner, to file bond for SB,OOO. State Bank of Rensselaer vs. Hen-! ry C. Dahncke, et al; judgment sor 1 , $318.60. Charles H. Guild vs. Joseph H. Long, et al; judgment for $58.36. John P. Ryan, et al. ditch; bond | filed and approved and cause set for ; docketing December 4. ' L. S. White vs. William M. Parr; I title quieted.

William L. Xowels vs. Josiah Reed, et.al; title quieted. Misael R. Paradis vs. Edward J. Steinke. et al, E. L. Hollingsworth cross-plaintiff; judgment and foreclosure $618.57 for Paradis; $288.16 for Hollingsworth. Bessie Parker Shesler vs. MarR. Shesler; decree of divorce granted. Elizabeth Randle adopted by Martin L. and Mary E. Hemphill, and name changed to Elizabeth Hemphill. Causes dismissed—State vs. Joseph A. Larsh; Vincent Eisele vs. Robert Parker, et al; Alfred Peters et al. vs. Louise Anna Peters, et al; Chas. T. Otis vs. N. Littlefield; Commercial Mutual Life Ins. Co., vs. Warren Rbbinson, et al. Causes continued— William H. Cheadle, trustee, vs. trustees of First Christian Church of Remington; Howard C. Park, et al. vs. Everett Halstead, et al. The following cases have been set down for trial: SECOND WEEK. Monday — J. C, Gwln & Co. vs. Philip Blue, administrator of the estate of W. W. Hartsell, deceased; E. W. Sawyer, vs same. Tuesday—Benjamin J. Gifford vs. William Marion; Oscar Brown vs. Elizur Sage, et al; Hiram Blanchet vs. Thomas C. Cain, adm. Wednesday—Thomas Davis vs. John Schroer, et al. • Thursday—Thomas F. Dowling vs. Orin and Archie Elijah; Frank Olson, adm. vs. Knickerbocker Ice Co. THIRD WEEK. Monday—John Klght vs. E. A. Merrill > Tuesday—Melvin Mudge vs. Albert S. Hiel. Thursday—Thomas H- Lackland vs. Frank B. Ham.

Friday—McNeil- Higgins . Co., vs. Gamaliel G. Garrison et al; Henry G. Meyer vs. William Holland. FOURTH WEEK. Monday—Rensselaer Lumber Co., vs. Sarah E. Lane. Tuesday—Lewis J. Lane vs. St. L. & S-W. R. R. Co., C. & E. I. R. R. Co., and P. C. C. & St. L. R. R. Co.

WON FIRST MONEY TUESDAY.

tS'eedra, one of the Padgett string f horses, which is racing at Eaton, Ohio, this week, won first money Tuesday in the 2:15 trot, purse $350. She was second in the first two and fifth heats; first in third and fourth, it being a five heat race.

GOES TO CALIFORNIA TO TEACH.

Miss Stella Shields left the latter part df last week for Santa Monica, Cal., where she has gone to teach domestic science for the coming year. Merrell Shields who has been spending a month on the coast of Oregon will meet her in San Francisco and accompany here to Santa Monica, Cal.—Monon News. Miss Shields was a former teacher in the Rensselaer schools.

THIS IS NOT SO BAD, EITHER.

Kentland Enterprise: Angus Washburn made a land deal Monday, disposing of his half section farm near Atkinson, in Benton county, for $125.00 an acre. Mr. Washburn bought the farm ten years ago for $56.00, and has in the meantime received over $20,000 in rent from the place, and sells at a profit of $22,038- Benton county land, even with all the boasting that it is the best farming land in the United States, has not reached the price of land in Jefferson township.

DEFEATED BY CHICAGO TEAM.

Wrens Ron Up Against the Real Thing at Brook Wednesday. The ball game at Brook Wednesday between the Wrens and Brook (?) resulted in a score of 4 to 8 in favor of the latter, and our boys—local and imported—did well to keep the score down to even that. Brook had seven of the “Logan Squares,” a crack Chicago team, hired for the occasion, while our team added a couple of Sheldon experts. Brook, no doubt, expected to get some bets out of Rensselaer, while the latter figured on bringing home a little of the money they had dropped there in the game a few Sundays ago. As it was, both were disappointed, for no one bit from here so far as learned. Brook will play here to-morrow.

RETURNS FROM EXTENDED TRIP

pi. A. Glazebrook returned Monday gening from an extended trip to the ! southwest. He and Nick Schmitter l left here about two months ago, driving Ike's trotting mare to a point over in Illinois where they turned the mare out on pasture and proceeded the rest of the way .by rail. Nick was only gone a couple of weeks, but Ike wanted to see it all and staid two months. Y During his absence he visited Texarkana. Bay City, Brownsville, Isabel. Point, Torpon Beach, San Barnado, Corpus Christ;, Huston and Ft. Worth, in Texas, and was at the latter place three weeks. John Jessen has been at Ft. Worth for the past six months and Ike says John likes it firstrate there, but it was most too hot for Ike. the mercury while he was there touching 112 degrees. John would take a paper to bed with him. Ike says, and fold it up and lie on the bed all night fanning himself, and then swear it wasn’t very hot there, much to the latter’s disgust. Texas is a great state, Ike thinks, but much of it is undeveloped as yet. Ike also visited Enid, Chickasha, Oklahoma City, (ten clays in Oklahoma City), Broken Arrow, Tulsa, Osage, and other points in Oklahoma, and is much taken up with that state. He thinks it the best of all that he saw. He was also over the Rio Grande to Metamora, old Mexico, and if he had staid one more day there he would have got to see a bull fight. * At practically every place he was at In’ Oklahoma he met former Jasper .county people. All are doing well, 1 some haying made small fortunes glmost in the past few years.

We know Acme flour has no equal and we want you to know it by trying a sack. ' ROWLES & PARKER. Come to The Democrat office for fine Job printing. CHANGE IN MAKE-UP Owing to the large amount of advertising in this issue of The Democrat, we were compelled to change the make-up somewhat and the local and personal news will be found on the third and fifth pages respectively.

TAFT HAS WHIRL THROUGH INDIANA

Crowd Assembled at Elkhart i See the President HE REFRAINS FROM SPEAKING

Joined In Hoosier State by Minister Crane, the Man He Selected to Care For the Interests of the United States In China—Has With Him Flag of the Commanoer-ln-Chief of the Army Which Banner Will Be Shown When the Executive Has Part In Any Military Display. Laporte, Ind., Sept. 17. —Speeding toward Chicago, President Taft arose early on his private car, the Mayflower, and sending for assistant secretary Mischler at 7 a. m., started In before breakfast to dictate a rough draft of his Orchestral hall speech in Chicago. The president made his first public appearance of the day at Elkhart, where he stepped out on the rear platform just long enough to thank the crowd gathered at the station for its cordial greeting. Taft begged to be excused from malting a speech. Charles R. Crane of Chicago, the new minister to China, boarded the train at Elkhart and rode into Chicago with the president. President Taft had with him for use on occasions when he has a military escort the presidential army flag. The flag is a counterpart of the president’s navy flag except in color. On a scarlet field is worked the national coat-of-arms surrounded by a star for each state of the Union. The forty-sixth star, for Oklahoma, was recently ad ded, and in its completed form the flag is now being used for the first time. The president was aroused from his sleep at Kendallville and had a conference with government secret service men.

BOTTLE FRACTURES SKULL

Missile Was Thrown From Pullman Sleeper and Hit Pedestrian. Chesterton, Ind., Sept. 17. —John Anderson is dying of a skull fracture caused by a bottle. He was walking on the Lake Shore tracks while waiting to see President Taft’s special train. A passenger In a Pullman sleeper'of a passing train threw a bottle from a window and struck him. Station hands conveyed the man to a hospital

AN EXTRA CONGRESSMAN

Indiana on Account of New Census May Elect Fourteen. Washington, Sept. 17.—A rearrangement of the congressional districts in Indiana will follow the enumeration of the people <Jf the state by the federal government next year. If the gain in population is as larg“ as it is expected to be, and congress does not increase the ration of representation too much, an additional mem ber of congress will be provided. The state has had thirteen congres sional districts since 1870, when the ratio was one member for each 131.* 425. The censuses of 1880, 1890 and 1900 showed marked increases in population. but following each census congress increased the ratio of representation just enough to hold the state’s number or representatives at thirteen. In 1880 the ratio of representation was fixed at 151,911: in 1890, at 173,901, and in 1900, at 194,182. From 1850 to 1860 the state was allowed eleven representatives; in 1840 the basis of representation allowed ten; in 1830. seven; in 1820, three, and when the state was first organized, one.

FISHING TRIP CAUSES STRIKE

Brick Masons Quit When Fellow Employe Is Discharged For Angling. Rushville, Ind., Sept. 17.—Because one man went fishing the brick masons working on the new school building in Homer, this county, have struck. The contractor discharged the employe who took a day off to fish and the other men, who all belong to the union, quit when the employers refused to reinstate their friend.

WHEELING PENNANT WINNER

Central League Season Closes With Balance on Wrong Side. South Bend. Ind., Sept. 17.—The Central league season has closed with Wheeling winner of the pennant for the second time In eight years. Zanesville finished Becond, Fort Wayne third and Grand Rapids, South Bapd. Terre Haute, Evansville and Dayton following in the order named. Financially the season was a failure.

Another fresh supply of those Fine Oysters at Fate’s.

THREE MEN KILLED BY THE MONON THIS WEEK.

The Monon started in bad this week, killing two pien Monday. The unknown man near Lee who jumped in front of the northbound afternoon train, and the southbound afternoon train run over George Vetter, at Frankfort, foreman of. the Fankfort waterworks. The southbound train Thursday morning, which passes through here at 1:25, run over and killed James W. McCoy, 55 years old on entering the city of Indianapolis. The train was one hour late in entering the city and was running at high speed. A heavy fog obscured the track ahead of the engine to some extent and the trainmen knew nothing of the accident until the train rolled into the union station when it was found, the the front of the engine was covered with blood, and bits of flesh. A search back over the tracks resulted in the finding of the dismembered body ©f a man, cut to small bits, but some articles found in the clothing led to his identification.

COAL. COAL.

Don’t wait, but come and get a ton of Big Jack lump coal— tho cleanest and beet prepared. Tho cheapest coal on the market; tho great seller. Only $3.25 per ton, at JAMES’ COAL YARD, Goodland, Ind.

Just received—-a shipment of Deering Standard Twine. MAINES & HAMILTON. Phone 273.

LAST INDIANA COUNTY FORMED

l»r. M. L. Humston of Goodland Writes the Indianpolis News Regarding Controversy. Considerable discussion has been going on through the Indianapolis News regarding which county In Indiana jvas last formed, and Dr. M. L. Humston of Goodland, has added his voice to the discussion, claiming that Newton was the last, which, we believe, is correct. Dr. {lumston was a former resident of Morocco, and one of Newton’s pioneer citizens. His communication, which will be of equal interest to JaspeT and Newton county citizens, especially the older residents, follows: I see the statement that members of the Columbia Club decided Ohio county was tlm last formed in this state. I beg leave to differ. I confess that Newton, Jasper, Pulaski and other counties were at the session of the Indiana legislature in ;.1.834-35 named. The territory covered by Jasper and Newton was very large. In the year 1836 Porter county was organized and in the next year Lake county. Each of them carried all the territory north of the Kankakee river. In 1838 Jasper county was organized as an independent county. Newton county was for some special purposes attached to Jasper. In the following year the legislature passed an act relative to the location of the county seat of Jasper county and for other purposes. The commissioners appointed found the plan of consolidation of Jasper and Newton counties advisable and located the county seat at the falls of the Iroquois river, with the nan\e of Newton as the county seat of Jasper county, thus striking the county of Newton off the map. It was not known as a county until 1 857, when a few parties lobbied through the legislature a bill for the division of old counties and for forming new counties, thinking they would make a new county out of the north part of Jasper county, with the county seat on the Kankakee river. But the west part of Jasper county was much opposed to that division. If they allowed the scheme to be successful it would throw them too far from the county seat and debar them forever from dividing the county as they had anticipated, and they at once called a public meeting of the citizens living west of the dviding ranges 7 and 8, to meet in Morocco, Ind., at which they resolved to get up petitions to the commissioners or Jasper county asking to be set off in a new county to be called Beaver county. But Thomas Barker moved that the name be changed from Beaver to that of Newton county, which carried. The petition was signed by about all the voters in that part of Jasper county, and in September, 1857, it was presented to the commissioners of Jasper county for their action. However, the citizens in the east end of the county were much opposed to the division and after several days the petition was dismissed on the ground that a part of the names were attached before the taking effect of the law. The decision was made Tuesdav evening, and that night petitions were written out and In circulation, and on Thursday they were at Rensselaer for presentation. The court had adjourned the evening before to meet next morning at 9 o’clock. The commissioners got word of what was coming and two of them failed to come, and did not during the term. The petitioners watched for them during the time they should have come, and then went home and waited for the December term, which found all parties presentThe new county to be called New-

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