Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1909 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat

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THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Oxford Tribune: The Indiana supreme court decided tile three-mile gravel road law unconstitutional yesterday, and as a consequence the bondholders are panic stricken. County Treasurer Padgett has been enjoined from paying out money on them. This means that all roads in course of construction and those under contract will be abandoned. The road to Atkinson and the stone on Benton street will be mud. Dr. Landon, Samuel Bowman, D. V- Garrison and several others from Remington were over on court business yesterday. There were six cases set for yesterday, among which was that of W. H. Cneadle, trustee of the defunct Parker bank at Remington, against the trustees of the Christian church of that place. Money paid Mr. Parker for the construction of said church had not been properly credited, and the matter was to be submitted to the court for an adjudication.

holding of the “three-mile” gravel road unconstitutional by the supreme court promises to mage lots of trouble and probable loss to the holders of bonds issued under this law. Millions of dollars in bonds have been issued in the state in the last two years for roads built under this law, and now it is doubtful if a dollar can be collected for them. Our neighboring county of Benton has probably built nearly a million dollars worth of these roads, and Newton county has also let contracts for a great many miles of them. Contractors on the uncompleted roads are quitting short off, and it is likely no court decision in this state has ever caused such general consternation as this. -o That a township trustee has express authority to appoint a road supervisor in case of a tie vote between opposing candidates for that office, was decided by the supreme court last week. William May had been supervisor of a district of his township in Pulaski county and failed of re-election because the vote was a tie. The trustee appointed the opposing candidate, Henry Hall, but May insisted that he was entitled to “hold over” under the Constitution until his successor should be elected, and that there was no vacancy. Judge Montgomery says that the Constitution does not mention road supervisors, and that its provisions as to officers holding over are for the benefit of the public and not of the office holders, anyhow; and that the statute which says a trustee may appoint in case of a tie vote for road supervisor, is valid and'is in force. —o— New suits filed: No. 7530. George E. Kessie vs. S. M. Laßue; action to recover commission on sale of 81 acres of land near Kewanna which defendant employed plaintiff to sell. Demand $240. No. 7531. The Lafayette Savings Bank vs- Marietta Ennis, et al, Eva L. Anniel cross-plaintiff; demand of plaintiff $1,800; demand of crossplaintiff |IOO. No. 7532. Farmers Trust Co., of Indianapolis, vs. Cora May Rlshling, et al; suit in foreclosure. Demand >1,550.

No. 7533. Russell* et al vs. George W. Gilman; action for damages of $1,500 rfhd the setting aside of a contract made by and between Thomas Russell, W. O. Stoner and said defendant for the construction of the Kirkpatrick ditch in Carpenter tp. No. 7534. . Preston M. Querry, et al, vs. George W. Johnson, et al; suit on notes. Demand $79.72. No. 7535. Edward Thompson Co. vs. William H. Parkison and William B. Austin; suit on contract to foreclose lein. County Supt. Lamson with other county superintendents of the state has been asked to answer the State Supt. some inquiries regarding the teachers in their counties. There are 14 beginners in Jasper county this year, and their average age is 20 years; average salary $2.32 per day. There are 21 one year teachers, average age 23, average salary $2.83. (The one year teachers wage is greater than the two year, caused by the law pertaining to qualifications, no doubt.) There are 14 two year teachers, average age 22 years, average wage $2.51. 7 Fifteen three year teachers, average age 24 years, average wage $2.89. Nine four your teachers, 'average age 24, average, wage $2 90. \

Six five year teachers, average age 26, average wage $3.06. Eight six year teachers, average age 26, average wage $3.25. Five seven year teachers, average age 28, average wage 13.05. Three eight year teachers, average age 27, average wage $3.08. Seven nine year teachers, average age 28, average wage $3.27. One eleven year teacher, age 30, wage |3-42. Three twelve year teachers, average age 35, average wage $4.10. One thirteen year teacher, age 32, wage $2.90. Two fourteen year teachers, average age 40, wage, $2.87. One fifteen year age 34, wage $3.50. Two eighteen year teachers, age 41, wage $3.10. One nineteen year teacher, age 51, wage $3-15. One twenty-nine year teacher, age 50, wage $2.80. Twenty-four teachers left the profession last year, at average taught of three years.

CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS.

Rompke Spikema, petition for ditch; cause set for docketing first day February term. Abner C. Pancoast ditch; drainage commissioner D- W. Waymire declines to act, J. F. Irwin appointed in his place. John Nowels appointed third cmmissloner, to meet Nov. 29. Harvey L. Moore, et al, vs. Henry B. Butler, et al; cause continued and re-set for trial Nov. 30. Emmet L. Hollingsworth vs. Louisa C. Paxton, et al; judgment for $4,812.75. Alfred E. McCoy vs. Maggie M. McCoy; divorce granted.

THE BADER CASE CONTINUED.

Alleged Bridge Graft Case Goes Over to Fourth Friday of Term. case of the State of Indiana vs. C. L. Bader of Winamac, the alleged bridge graft case, w’hich was set for trial Monday in the Jasper circuit court, has been contiqwed to the fourth Friday of the term.JM ont Hathaway of Winamac, Mr. Baaer’s principal attorney, is engaged in the Ketman ditch case which was set for hearing at Winamac Monday prior to the setting of the Bader case, and he asked to have the latter continued to the last week of the term, which was done.

PUBLIC SALES.

Thursday, Dec. 2, W. S. Newberry and A. H. Hopkins, at the latter’s farm 1 mile southeast of Virgie and 3 % miles southeast of KnimanGeneral sale of horses, 35 head of cattle, hogs, farm tools and household goods. Wednesday, Dec. 8, F. L- Markley, on the Fred Waymire farm in Barkley tp., 4% miles north and 2% miles east of Rensselaer. General sale of horses, cattle, farm tools, household goods, etp. Tuesday, Dec. 14, Julius VGiildenzoph, 3 miles north of Mt. Ayr and 4 % miles west of Surrey. General'sale of horses, milch cows, sheep, farm tools, etc. .

UNDER A REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION, TOO!

Over at Monticello the doctors recently established a new schedule of prices, advancing their rates about one-half, the same as was recently done by the Rensselaer doctors. Their action caused some criticism, and in defense one of the doctors published a reply to this criticism in one of the local papers there, from which we clij) the following paragraph:

"Twenty years is far enough to go back and compare prices. We received the same fees in 1889 as in 1909. Then, oats cost 20 cents, now 40 to 60 cents; corn 25 cents, now 45 to 65 cents; hay $6 per ton, now $lO to sl6. Eggs, we could buy three dozen for 25 cents, now 25 to 35 cents per dozen, and other things in proportion. We could buy a good driving horse for from S6O to SBO, now SIBO to $225. House rent then $8 1-3 per month, now sl2 to S2O. Hydrastis that we all use cost us then 90 cents per bottle, the same size bottle now costs $2.25, and so drugs, Instruments, rubber goods, etc,, goes in comparison of prices.” Now, let’s see. Twenty years ago, 1889? That was during the Ben Harrison administration, wasn’t it? And Ben was a republican president, too! Who would have thought that such prices prevailed under a republican administration? We know nothing about the political' complection of the doctor who wrote this paragraph, but surely he or the numerous editors of Dr. Washburn's paper are mistaken. It was only under democratic administrations that prices were low, according to the latter.

If you are not already using Acme at $1,50, or White Star Flour, we want you to try them. They are the best flours made. Every sack guaranteed. ROWLES & PARKER.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, NOV. 24, 1900.

To-morrow is Thanksgiving Day and The Democrat Force will eat Turkey. The office will be closed in the afternoon.

ATTORNEY JASPER GUY MARRIED.

Attorney Jasper Guy was over from Remington yesterday looking after cases in court, and was looking as young, chipper and gay as a young man in the twenties. The reasons for this are that he - was married last Thursday afternoon at St. Joe, Mich., to Miss Helene Roades of Remington, who has been employed in his law office as stenographer for the past year or more-'/rhey went from St. Joe to Lafayette' Friday, returning to Remington Sunday. The Democrat joins “Jap’s” and the bride’s friends in extending congratulations.

ELOPERS COME TO GRIEF.

Irate Father of Girl, Who Fled with Laborer, Causes Arrests. Logansport, Ind., Nov. 22. —Following a telephone message from this city, Miss Willa May Diamond, aged sixteen, of Jasper county, and Mark Mansfield, age thirty, of Michigan, elopers, were arrested in South Bend Sunday afternoon, and are being held to await the arrival of the girl’s irate father. The couple eloped from the girl’s home in Jasper county Saturday afternoon and rode to Winamac in an automobile. The midnight east-bound Pennsylvania passenger train was flagged for them and they boarded it and came to this city. They remained here during the night and left Sunday morning for South Bend.

Mansfield is a stranger in Jasper county, having come there a few weeks ago from Michigan. He was employed as a laborer on the Diamond farms and because of his attentions to the girl Mansfield lost his employment. He obtained another job in the neighborhood, however, and at an opportune time Mansfield and the girl fled. The girl’s absence was discovered soon afterward and the father started in pursuit. He traced them to Logansport, arivlng here Sunday morning. The police to whom he applied for help, found the hotel where they had registered under fictitious names, and then learned that they had left for South Bend. The South Bend authorities were communicated with by wife and when the two elopers stepped off the train in that city they were promptly placed under arrest.

The father of the girl mentioned above is Thomas Diamon of Gillam township, and he came to Rensselaer Monday morning and swore out a warrant before Squire Irwin and started post-haste after the couple. At the time of going To press no returns had been made to Squire Irwin. It is probable that the matter has been compromised by the irate parent giving 'his consent to a marriage.

BEAUTIES OF A COSMOPOLITAN CITIZENSHIP.

Lake County Star: With all the rest of the foreigners that have landed in Lake county since Gary broke up the virgin sarfd hills of Calumet township, the Lake County Democrat of that city, claims that 800 Turks are now employed in this county. We have a great assortment now, and if Col. Roosevelt will bring back with him a few gorillas and turn them loose here when he comes from the dark continent, we’ll then be ready with our menagerie to elect a President of any stripe or caiibre if the laws of naturalization are not changed soon.

MORE ABOUT THAT AUTOMOBILE MYSTERY.

It is believed that the Water Valley automobile mystery has been solved at last. The information comes from Chicago that a car, belonging to a man by the name of Smalley, was taken out of the city by two of Smalley’s friends who wanted a “joy ride.” -■ The car became involved in a smashup and so badly damaged that the two young men who took it determined to destroy it. They broke the car to pieces and tried to hide the parts. Finally, when they saw that the destruction of the car would become public through the discovery of the wheels in the Kankakee river, it is understood that they went to the owner and confessed to the theft of the car and admitted that they had destroyed it. It is understood that they further agreed to pay for the car providing the owner would not prosecute them. As a result Mr. Smalley refuses to make their names public and will let the matter drop. It is said that the car was taken from a point near Wabash avenue and Thirty-fifth street, Chicago, where the owner had left it standing. It was not long afterwards that Mr. Smalley missed the car and offered SIOO reward for its return through advertisements in the Chicago papers. The publicity given the automobile mystery at Water Valley through the Times led the Chicago young men to fear that in spite of their efforts to hide the crime that they would be discovered and sent to jail. This prompted them to go to the owner of the car, with whom they were acquainted, and confessed the whole story. He promised not to reveal their identity providing they paid him the price of the car. It is understood that they have agreed to do this. In the meantime Sheriff Thos. Grant, who has been working on the Lake county end of the case, has made some very Interesting discoveries. At -a point two and half miles south of Demotte jhe called at the house of a farmer named Jostedt It is said that Mr. Jostedt is a painter in Hammond and his wife looks

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UNION THANKSGIVING SERVICES

The annual Thanksgivling service will be held at the Presbyterian church on the evening of Thanksgiving day. The sermon will be preached by Rev. C. L. Harper, pastor of the Trinity M. E. church. All are most cordially Invited to attend. This, as usual, will be a union service of all the churches.

RAILROAD FRANCHISE PASSED.

And Telephone Franchise Goes to Third Reading. At the meeting of the Common Council of the city of Rensselaer Monday night, the 75-year franchise to the North-Western Indiana Traction Co-, passed third reading, with a few more modifications, among which was the striking out that feature granting free use of bridges, and was adopted, Irwin, Meyers and Spitler voting in the affirmative and Gerber in the negative. Councilman Brown was absent. Resolution was adopted for preliminary assessments for the Washington street improvement, from Cullen two blocks east to Division. The total cost of said rock street and cement curb was $3,139.50, and the property assessments of benefits was fixed as follows: C. W. and Hattie Hanley. . . $6.13 John Makeever 1,033.6 f Cora E. and B. Forsythe. . 357-80 Charles W. Platt 6.12 Anna Tutuer 12.25 Ira M. Washburn 99.25 Martha A. Washburn 351.75 Mary V. Hammond 382.38 Geo K. Hollingsworth 351.75 A special meeting of the council will be held at 7:30 p. m., Dec. 6, to hear objections to these assessmentsThe franchise to the Home Telephone Co., was taken up and discussed to some length and then passed to third reading, the modifications asked for by the representatives of the company present being agreed to be taken up at the next regular meeting. The clerk was directed to communicate with the Western Electric Co., for Information regarding the common battery and magneto systems. A special meeting of the council will be held next Monday night, Nov. 29, to hear objections to the assessed benefits on the alley recently ordered in the Makeever House block. The following claims were allowed:

Corporation Fund. W S Parks, marshal salary.. $30.00 E ,M Thomas, nightwatch.... 25.00 Chas Morlan., clerk ... 25.00 Babcock Fire Ex Co. coupling 27.00 L C Klosterman, city engineer 11.10 Wm Sullivan, assisting same 4.40 W W Merrill, Sec Bd Health 25 00 Road Fund. Bert Campbell, labor with tm 25.00 Earl Chestnut, labor 21.00 I. N. Hemphill, work on street 8.50 Maines & Hamilton, feed.... 65.56 J. C. Gwin & Co., sew. p., etc.,. 117-19 W. F. Smith & Co., rk Ft- st. .406.25 Smith & Kellner, cement wk. 133.13 Water Fund Ed Hopkins, salary 30.00 Harve Moore, work on line. . 2.00 Light Fund C. S. Chamberlain, salary... 50.00 Mel Abbott, same. . b ...... . 30.00 Dave Haste, same. , 30-00 Tull Malone, work on line... 17.44 C. W. Platt, wk on boiler fur 1.50 Moran & Hasting Co, supplies 8.82 Metropolitan El Co., same... 60.73 Shirley Hill Coal Co., c0a1... 94.88 W. S. Edwards Mfg. Co., same 25.75 Fairbangs<Morse Co, rep pu’p 3.60 Western El. Co., supplies..,. 20.56 General El. Co., same 96.12

THANKSGIVING SPECIALS THE BIG CORNER DEPT. STORE

Sweet Potatoes, 2c pound. Extra Fine Cranberries, 8c quart. Northern Spy Eating or Cooking Apples, 20c and 25c peck. Richelieu Coffees; 20c to 35c a lb. New York Concord Grapes, 25c a basket. Oranges, 18c to 40c a doen. Almeira Grapes, 15c a pound. Richelieu Stuffed Olives. German Pearl Onions. Head and Leaf Lettuce. Fresh Nuts, such as Pecans, Almonds, English Walnuts, Filberts, Brazils and Nut Meats. Acme Flour, $1.50, and White Star, $1.38, are the best flours for both bread and pastry. If yol’ll keep your eye open and watch our grocery department you’ll get the best and not pay too much. ROWLES & PARKER.

One second-hand stove, good as new, 16-inch, for hard or soft coal or wood; cost $16.00, now SIO,OO. THE FORSYTHE STORE. Special Sale On Hand-Painted French Chine Plates, see display in window. Large Plates, worth as high as $2, this week 99c pach; others 50 and 75 cent plates, now 25c. A great variety. 99c RACKET STORE.

TELEGRAPH MAN HELD AS ROBBER

He Is Accused of Attempting to Loot a Bank In Ohio. EMPLOYE OF BIG FOUR ROAD Exemplary Youth Who Held Position For Two Years Is Put Under Arrest as He Leaves His Work to Go to His Supper—ldentified by Cashier Who Repulsed Bandits and by Stable* keeper Who Rented Rig to Despe* rados. Terre Haute, Ind., Nov. 23.—When Clyde Simpson, telegraph operator at the Duane yards of the Big Four road, was leaving work to go to supper he was arrested and an hour later this exemplary young man, who for two years bad held his position with the railroad, had confessed that he was one of two men who attempted to hold up the North Manchester, 0., National bank on Oct. 19. When the two men entered the bank another stranger was already there, and J. Warren Lease, the cashier, became suspicious. Without being observed he slipped a revolver from a drawer into his coat pocket. The third stranger stepped out and Simpson and his companion, each raising two revolvers, demanded the cash. Instead Lease began shooting. They returned the fire as they ran out the door, and, getting in a buggy, kept on shooting, as did Lease and others who had been attracted to the scene. The robbers were followed by a crowd, but outside the town they left the buggy, took to the woods and eventually escaped. No one was hit in the revolver battle, but Simpson showed a bullet hole in his tie, which was flowing in the wind as they drove from the bank. Detectives took up the case and the arrest resulted. When Simpson entered police headquarters he was identified by Cashier Lease, C. A. Ford, a hardware dealer who sold him twine, and Robert Pickens, a liveryman in a town near North Manchester, where the mep hired the horse and buggy.

GRAVEL ROADS BONDS VALID

Authority’s Opinion With Reference to Supreme Court Decision. Indianapolis, Nov. 23. —A question concerning the validity of the bonds issued under the township levy gravel road law, declared unconstitutional by the supreme court, has set the lawyers searching through their libraries to ascertain whether he bonds, said to aggregate from $25,000,000 to $50,000,000, have been invalidated. Louis B. Ewbank. an attorney of this city, who has followed the decisions of the supreme court more closely, perhaps, than any other attorney in the state, has made the following statement: “The five decisions, holding the law of 1905 unconstitutional, which provides for 'gravel roads by taxation,' did not declare any bonds already issued to be invalid. Two of the cases merely decided that boards of commissioners could be enjoined from issuing any more gravel road bonds under that particular law, and in the other three cases the court held that a proceeding to construct a. gravel road under that law must be dismissed if timely objection is made before any bonds have been Issued."

Everything good to eat for Thankegiving dinner at The G. E. Murray Co., Grocery. Don’t fall to read our special millinery and suit ad elsewhere in this paper ROWLES & PARKER. Barn with four stalls for rent. B. FORSYTHE. We have plenty of that fine, homemade Sorghum for 65c a gallon. JOHN EGER. Grape Fruit, Oranges, Lettuce, Celery and Fancy Grapes at The G. E. Murray Co., for Thanksging dinner. Fine Northern Spy eating apples, SIOO per bushel. ’Phone. 95. ROWLES & PARKER. Ladies’ new up-to-date suits at cost, and some less than cost, to close out. CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE. O<Jd Fellows Block. The barrel of home made sauer kraut at the Home Grocery is fine. 7c a quart or 25c a gallon. We have some nice Baldwins, Greenings and Spy apples, 75c to SIOO a bushel. JOHN EGER. Fine choice eating or cooking apples, SI.OO per bushel, at Rowles A Parker’s.

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