Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 January 1910 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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X-MAS PRESENT BRINGS DEATH.

Young Son of Mrs. Mary Taylor Killed By Shotgun. BUN * CHRISTMAS PRESENT. William Taylor, the Boy’s Father, Lives Apart From Wife, But Came Home Tuesday and Brought Shot* gun touthe Boys.—Elder xtoy Was Handling It When it Went Off and Killed Latter’s 12-year-old Brother.

jsThe home of Mrs. Mary Taylor, several miles south of Rensselaer, was the scene of a distressing accident 'Wednesday afternoon at 4 o’clock, when her son Emmet, aged 12 years, was shot in the stomach with a load of shot and so terribly wounded that he died at 11 o’clock the same night, ’’k The gun was a present from the boys.’ father, who lives apart from his wife, but came home Tuesday bringing it with him. Vern Taylor, a brother, aged about 18, and Emmet were in the bouse examining the gun and talking about the way the shells were inserted, when in some manner it was discharged and the entire load of shot struck the younger lad in the stomach, and he fell to the floor.

Dr. Besser of Remington was called and two Rensselaer doctors were summoned by him and an operation performed in an endeavor to save the boy’s life. He came out of the operation all right and was conscious until the end, but was too badly hurt to survive. The funeral was held yesterday at the house at 11 a. m., and made in the Welsh cemetery. Coroner Wright investigated the death and will render a verdict, of accidental shooting.

DELEGATES TO DISTRICT MEETING.

Pursuant to call issued by County Chairman Littlefield to select eight delegates and eight alternates to the district meeting at Hammond next Wednesday the following were selected : George O. Stembel, of Wheatfield, delegate; Simon Fendig, alternate. Harvey Davisson of Union tp., delegate; F. R. Erwin of Fair Oaks, Dennis O’Reilly of Remington, delegate. delegate; Dennis O’Connor, alternate. E. J. Randle of Hanging Grove, delegate; Arthur Stewart, alternate. Carey L. Carr, of Newton tp., delegate; Joseph Thomas, alternate. Frank Welsh, of Jordan tp., delegate; W. D. Bringle, alternate., F. E. Babcock, of Rensselaer, deleate; N. Littlefield, alternate. E. P. Honan, of Rensselaer, delegate; Wm. I. Hoover, of Marion tp., alternate. The call for the district meeting appears on another page ' of The Democrat. Thus far Charles J. Murphy of Brookston and Ed. Simon of Lake county are the onfy avowed candidates for the place. Owing to the local factional conditions in Lake Mr. Simon ought not be considered for. a moment.

STILL LYING ABOUT IT.

Republican Continues Printing Its Base Falsehoods About Home Telephone Co. If the various editors, publishers, owners and Jasper County Telephone Co., stockholders of the Rensselaer Republican had more brains and less gall they would not make themselves so redlculous in everything they undertake. In their opposition to the franchise to the Home Telephone Co., as a prominent farmer and stockholder in said company remarked, they cared nothing for the facts and worked their lie factory to the limit. Practically every word published in their sheet regarding the Home company—and at least every line In reference to its secretary—was absolutely false in every particular. We cite one of its latest lies as an example of its falsehdods, which are and have been so many that to take up each one and expose It would keep a force of writers at work all the time and require a blanket sheet of The Democrat each issue. Now llstjen to this: "It will be remembered that when the Democrat was having a fit about the electric railroad franchise it spoke of the fact that c. G. Spitler,.

a member of the council, had drawn up the franchise, considering this a very grave abuse of his office. At the same time this same critic, as secretary of the Home Telephone Co., employed the Rensselaer city attorney,' whose duty it is to represent the city, to draw up the franchise for the telephone company. Consistency seems to form a small part in the make-up of tfhs selfstyled “friend” of the people” The Republican syndicate should be more ingenious in its lying. Minute Record No. 5, in the city clerk’s office, at page 234, says that a petition for the franchise was presented, and “On motion it was voted that the prayer of said petition be granted and on motion the matter of preparing an ordinance was referred to the Ordinance committee and the City Attorney.”

City Attorney Williams would have told them also, had be been asked, that Babcock never said one word to him about this franchise ordinance nor never even saw it until after it had been filed with the city clerk on the night of the council meeting, and that the latter had nothing whatever to do with its drafting in any way. In its bitter opposition to this franchise the Republican has not only over-stepped the bounds of decency, but has laid itself liable for damages under the slander and libel laws, and it will be given the opportunity of retracting its false charges. There is a limit to the slanderous abuse we will stand from this pack of wolves.

THE FOURTH WEEK OR REAL WINTER.

The temperature in Rensselaer 7 a. m., each morning for the past week, has been as follows: Saturday, 24 above zero. Sunday, zero. Monday, 11 above. Tuesday, 16 above. Wednesday, 3 below. Thursday, 16 below. Friday 3 above. Of course all the snow is still with us, and sleighing continues good. Thursday - morning was a recordbreaker for several years, being 16 below zero. Weather predictions for to-day are for rising temperature.

WILL BUILD A FINE NEW RESIDENCE.

\sMrs. Stella Ketchum has bought tie two lots on McCoy avenue lying between the residence of H. B. Murray and John Macklenberg and owned by E. L. Hollingsworth, and will build thereon next spring a fine modern dwelling. The cost and exact style has not yet been decided upon, as no architect has yet been consulted, but it is likely the house will cost somewhere between $3,000 and The two lots have a total frontage of 100 feet and are 200 feet deep. It is a nice location and the erection of another fine house on that street will be welcomed by the residents thereof.

MASONS INSTALL OFFICERS.

The annual installation of officers of Prarie Lodge No. 125, took place Thursday evening at their lodge rooms, and was made a “family affair,” being participated in by the Masons and their wives and Order of Eastern Star, the latter installing their officers at the same time. The following were installed as officers for the coming year: For the Blue Lodge: Bernard N. Fendig, W. M.; Albert R. Hopkina, Sr. W.; Wm. H. Brenner, Jr. W.; Samuel Fendlg, Treas.; W. J. lines, Secy.; J. H. S. Ellis, Sr. D.; C. Arthur Tutuer, Jr. D., N. S. Bates, Sr. S.; J. A. McFarland, Jr. S.; Wm. F. Smith, T. For the Eastern Star: Mary McFarland, W. M.; J. K. Davis, W*. P.; Eva Rhoades, A. M.; Katherine Glazebrook, Secy.; Mary D. Eger, Treas.; Adalade Smith, C.; Jennie Harris, A. C.; Elizabeth Alter, War.; Katie Davis, Sen.; Eleanor Ham, Organist; Louisa M. Imes, Chaplain; Hattie Hinkle, Marshall; Lena Du-' vail, Ada; Abbie Roberts, Ruth; Anna Tutuer, Esther; Stella Duvall, Martha; Blanche Christman, Electa. A feast and general good time was indulged In by all. The Royal Arch Masons not taking part In these exercises, will Install the following officers at a special meeting to be held on next Thursday evening: J. .K. Davis, H. P.; J. H. S. Ellis, K.; Dr. H. L. Brown, S.; Ray \D. Thompson, Treas.; Elza Grow, Secy.; Bert R. Hopkins, P. Soj.; Geo. Hopkins, Capt. H.; Arthur Hopkins, Capt.; Benard Fendlg, M. Ist V.; Arthur Catt, M. 3d V.; Wm. H. Brenner, G.

LET US CONVINCE YOU. Having re-opened the “Depot Butcher Shop,” we are now prepared to sell and deliver the choicest of meats at the. lowest possible prices. Highest market prices paid for hides and tallow. JOHN L. NICHOLS. Phone 294.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JANUARY V 1910.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Commissioners* court convenes Monday. The township trustees will make their various settlements with their advisory boards next Tuesday. —o—marriae licenses issued: Dec. 31, Benhart Grube, age 23, occupation civil engineer, residence Wheatfield, to Hattie Belle Warren, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Warren of Test, age 22, occupation housekeeper. First mariage for each.

'sjbec. 31, Richard S. Bowman of Winamac, age 29, occupation farmer, to Lucy Jane Blake, of Remington, age 17, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for bride, second marriage for groom, first wife having died September 30, 1902. —o— New suits filed: No. 7550. John Bradle vs. Christ Reger; suit on account. Demand >550. No. 7551. William B. Austin vs. Harvey R. Hartman, assignee of G. G. Garrison, a former Remington merchant. Claim of $282.80 for rent Garrison, a former Remington merchant. Claim of $282.80 for rent due on building occupied by said Garrison with his st re. No. 7552. Lavina Bishir vs. Chas? 1 Odom; claim of $197.45 which plaintiff alleges is due her on sale of crops on real estate of which defendant was administrator.

DEMOCRATS WIN AT MONTICELLO.

Elect Mayor, Clerk, Treasurer and Two Councilmen In First City Election. In Monticello’s first city election, held last Tuesday, the democrats carried almost everything, although the council will stand three republicans to two democrats. The democrats elected T. W. O’Connor, mayor, by a majority of 47; Wm. J. Gridley, clerk, by 66; Wm. H. Henlng, treasurer, by 163; Geo. Sangster, councllman-at-large, by 123; E. R. Gardner, councilman Third ward, by 33. The republicans elected Sam W. Thompson, of" Remington) for councilman-at-large, by 85; Geo. K. Hughes, First ward, by 11; Chas. W. Davis, Second ward, by 7. A great fight was made against O’Connor because he happened to be a Catholic, but his personal popuiority and personal popularity larity triumphed and he will make a good mayor.

THE WEEK OF PRAYER.

The churches will observe the usual custom of holding union services during the week of prayer, which begins Monday, Jan. 3. Owing to the Trinity M. E. church beginning their special meeting next Sunday evening, theywill not unite in the prayer services, the pastors of the various churches thinking the two meetings would have a better spiritual effect if conducted at the same time. Monday evening at 7:30 the meeting will be held in the M. P. church, with Rev. J. C. Parret as leader. Tuesday evening at the same hour the services will be in the Baptist church, Rev. G. H. Clarke, as leader. Wednesday evening the individual chruches will hold their regular services In their own buildings. Thursday evening the service will be In the Christian church, Rev. O. E. Miller as leader. Friday evening in the Presbyterian church, with Rev. C. O. Johnson as leader. The subjects will be announced next Sunday from the pulpits. All are welcome and urged to come to these services.

THE RENSSELAER POULTRY SHOW.

The big poultry show will take place Jan. 11-15, ni the room formerly occupied by the Rensselaer Garage. The show this year promises to be the largest and the best show ever held here, and the association asks the co-operation of everybody to help make it a success.

If you have any birds to show, bring them in. AU coops and feed will be furnished free. All entries must be made on blanks furnished by the Association, and the entries will close Saturday, January 8. The show will have a number of special attractions in the way of freaks, etc., and every evening at 9 o’clock a pair of thoroughbred chickens will be given away to the person holding the lucky number. A number, will be given with each paid admission during the day and somebody will get a fine pair of chickens absolutely free. * The baby show will be a feature

again and will take place on Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock, at the Princess theatre. Manager Phillips has consented to give one of his Saturday afternpon picture shows along with the baby show, all for the usual 10 cents admission. The association offers $5 in gold for the handsomest baby; $3 for the second; and $2 for the third. All babies under two years of age are eligible to compete. Everybody come, bring your babies, see a good show and help the Association pay expenses. For premium list and further particulars ask B. L. Brenner, the secretary. Family season tickets may be procured from any member of the Association.

PUBLIC SALES. The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Friday, Dec. 31, Joseph Willet, 1% miles north of Lee. General pale of horses, cattle, farm tools, household goods, etc. Tuesday, Jan. 4, Frank Antcliff, 3, miles east and 3 % miles north of Goodland, 4 miles west and 3% miles north of Remington. General sale, 9 head of horses, mules and colts, milch cows, hogs, chickens, farm implements, etc. Wednesday, Jan. 5, G. M. Wilcox & Son at Surrey. General sale of ten head of horses, cattle, farm tools, household goods, etc. Friday, Jan. 7, N. E. Sunderland and J. M. Shields, on the old Dr. Alter farm, 1% miles east of Rensselaer. General sale of horses, cat- • tie, hogs, Implements, household goods, etc. Saturday, January 8 1010; John Mossemiller & Sons, general sale of horses, cattle and implements, at the Leech hitch barn, Rensselaer. Wednesday, Jan. 12, Thomas M. Callahan at Newland. Big stock sale, 17 head of horses and mules, 18 head of cattle, some farm tools, etc.

INTERESTING AUTOBIOGRAPHY.

Of One of Rensselaer’s Oldest and Most Respected Citizens—Written By Himself. I was born Nov. 21, 1826, in Johnson county, Ind., on the banks of Sugar Creek. At the age of 9 years I with my parents moved to Boone county, on a farm and remained there six years, then H moved to Jasper county, 111., and lived there nine years. I next moved into Jasper <ounty, Ind., in 1849, and lived here four years, and in 1850 M. E. Davisson and I built a sawmill on the Pinkamink and run it for 18 months. We sold to Haddock; then I bought a mill site In White county and built a sawmill In 1852. I sold a half Interest to Amos Cooper. Then we built a gristmill, and after running it 18 months I sold to N. Hull of Lafayette. Then I moved to Francesville, Pulaski county, in 1856, after living in White county four years. I built a house in Francesville and traded it to Wm. Hancock for 120 acres of land/ I lived in Pulaski six years, when I traded the land for a sawmill in Carroll county, and run it for 18 months, then built a gristmill and run it four years. I sold to Chittick, and traded for Jack Gratner’s farm in Barkley tp., Jasper county, and lived there five years, when I sold* to Shirk of Ft. Wayne, and bought a mill in Warren county, Ind., with 160 acres of land. I run the mill until 1886, when it was burned, and I traded the land to Alfred Thompson for 640 acres of wild land in Union tp., Jasper county, Ind., and in 1887 moved and built a house ten miles north of Rensselaer in Union tp., where I lived nine years and moved to Rensselaer on Nov. 15, 1896, and am here still. I lived in Johnson county, Ind., nine years; in Boone county, Ind., seven years; in Jasper county, 111., nine years; in Jasper county, Ind., (from Ill.) five years; in White county, Ind., four years; in Pulaski county, Ind., six years; in Carroll county, Ind., seven years; in Jasper county, Ind., (from Carroll) five years; In Warren county, Ind., seven years; in Jasper county, Ind., twenty-four years, which made me eighty-three years of age on the 21st of November last.

LEWIS DAVISSON.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING. The regular annual meeting of the Home Telephone Company of Jasper, Newton, Pulaski and White counties, Indiana, will be held at the court house in Rensselaer, on SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1010, at 1 o’clock p. m., to transact such regular business as may come before the meeting. A full attendance of the stockholders is desired. R. J. YEOMAN, Pres. F. E. BABCOCK, Sec. Rensselaer Poultry Show, January 11-18, In old Garage Building.

GANDERBONE'S FORECAST

(Copyrighted 1909 by C. H. Reith.) FOR JANUARY. John, John, the piper’s son. Stole a pig, and away he run, But where he had the time before Been hotly followed through the door And down the street with cries of “Thief!” And in the windup come to grief. He was amazed this time to hear Them say, “There goes a financier!” At which the Sheriff by the way Applauded where another day He had put after him, and men Who had with exclamations then Dashed after him, an angry crowd. Made way for him, and smiled and bowed With all the homage rendered pelf, Till John just had to pinch himself.

He reached the calaboose at last, And when the jailer's daughter cast A dozen roses in his path And asked him for his photograph. And all the thieves began to shout Appeals to him to get them out, Suspicion had become so strong That John knew there was something wrong. And so there was, as they with mirth Explained to him: The pig was worth Two-bits a pound, and stealing it Was not mere thieving, but a bit Of high finance, for which there is No penalty. The pig was his. And not the butcher’s, like the time When pork was selling at a dime.

January gets its name from Janus Bifronus, a famous Roman explorer. Two-faced Janus, as he Is known, claimed to have reached the North Pole as early as 23 B. C., but he could not Copenhagen with the wisdom of that learned city and they put the den mark on him March was at that time the beginning of the year. This month was named for the great war god of the Romans, but Numa said that inasmuch as liars were first at t£e pole and everywhere else they might as well be first in the calendar, too, and January was made the first month. Subsequently Caesar increased the number of days in It from 29 to 31. He was to retire from the imperatorshlp the last of the month, and wanted to squeeze five pay days into It.

The water wagon will resume • Vt ith Carrie Nation chauffing And megaphones announcing room For anybody loafing. The happy group will tool along With prohibition potter And now and then hit up a song Of loyayty to water. The wary publican, about to be reduced to squalor, will set a glass and bottle out ahd blow upon his caller. The which display and dulcet sound will set old ballads ringing, and on the second time around not many will be singing. At which the publican will send A wireless Tom and Jerry With earthenware hit end to end And whistle on a cherry. And when the car comes round again w. Someone, the truth confiding To Carrie gently, will explain That no one else is riding

The wolf will wear a groove around the poor man’s habitation, and even prunes will go to twice their present valuation. The thrifty populace will sift the ashes for its fuel, and the plutocrat will wear a piece of bacon for a jewel. The wind will smite the house with its refrigerated drizzle, and Boreas will work around the windows with a chisel. The plumber will run in and out at 50 cents a minute, and the moving van will come around with seven bailiffs in it. It is a cheerful time of yean there is no doubt about it, and Wintdk* s such a hit with us we could npt do without it. The shaggy calf backed in the stack with straw around his plumbing would bawl his heart out if he thought the gentle Spring were coming. He’d hate to see the grass grow green and hear the birdies warble, or greet the passing tumblebug back-pedalling his marble. He wouldn’t give a whoop outdoors to gambol on the clover and dance the raz-pa-taz until exhaustion bowls him over. He loves the way his ribs stick out and rattle In the blizzard, and dotes upon the piece of ice he’s using for a gizzard. The tempest and the paucity of sustenance delight him, and he dearly loves to wonder where the Arctic next will bite him. The sign of the zodiac for January will be Halley’s comet, which Is now bearing down upon us at the rate of about 1200 miles a minute. The coming of this comet has been

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awaited with a great deal of satisfaction by people who believe that Providence cares for its own. It is a very strange and terrifying sight, and upon former occasions it has frightened the wicked out of their boots. HalleylvlHah, which is the first repentant exclamation of a sinner, originated in this way, and there is tremendous curiosity to see if people like Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Morgan and Hellandam Cannon will say halleylulliah when they see it. Halley’s comet was last visible in 1835, which was known as the year of repentance. All the trusts voluntarily busted themselves that year, people who had been grasping gave great sums of money back, and everybody was enthusiastic about the golden rule.

The comet is a kind of star with a nebulous beard. It is going to be a great factor in our lives for a while. It has no regular orbit, but is a kind of providential policeman-at-large. Wherever there is an inclination upon the part of a few inhabitants of a planet to make the rest of the inhabitants get off, the comet bobs up and makes a demonstration such as we shall see here for a few months. This generally puts the fear that ought to be in everybody’s heart there or thereabouts. In May, which ends the fiscal year of the Standard Oil Co., the United States Steel Corporation and some others, the comet will approach as close as 5,000,000 miles.

The National Geographic Society will meet on the 20th and decide what reparation shall be made to Peary. It Is thought that the agreement will be to make Cook write his confession, compel everybody who was for Cook to buy a copy of the book and give Peary the proceeds. Then February will return Upon its merry round, And the groundhog will emerge to tell What's doing underground

INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

On next Wednesday night at the local camp of Woodmen, the Installation of officers for the ensuing year will take place. All of the members, of this, fraternity are requested to be present. Refreshments and other amusements will Tie pleasantly Indulged In. Members Only Wednesday night.

CHURCH BANQUET.

The Christian church will hold Its annual banquet and social on Wednesday evening, Jan. sth, in the church parlors. All persons connected with the church are hereby notified and expected to be present. G. H. CLARKE, Pastor.

The Presbyterian Church.

Next Sabbath morning the subject of the sermon will be “Partial Payments.” in the evening the pastor will speak on “Ezra the Scribe.” Everyone welcome.

Christian Church Services.

The subject of the Sunday morning sermon at the Christian church is “With Church and Pastor through 1909.” In the evening “Redeeming the Time.” All are welcome.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. Dec. 30, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill, a son. 36 cents for butter fat at the Rensselaer Creamery this week. W. H. MORRISON, Prop. CALL FOR DISTRICT MEETING. In compliance with an order of the Democratic State Central Committee, the delegates selected by the various counties of the Tenth Congressional District, will meet in Hammond, Ind., on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1010, at 1:30 o’clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of electing a committeeman to represent them on the State Central Committee. The several counties of the District are entitled to the following number of delegates: Benton g Jasper ..« g Lake .....30 Laporte £9 Newton ’’ ' ’ ’ 6 Porter ..... 9 Tippecanoe 26 Warren k White 12 The delegates apportioned among the several counties of the state shall be on the basis of one deleevery 200 vote * and <>»• additional for each fraction of 100 or more votes cast for Governor Thomas R. Marshall at the November election, 1908. JAMES K. RISK, _ Chairman. JAMES W. SCHOOLER, Bec. Rensselaer Poultry Show, January 11-18, in old Garage Bmidtag