Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1910 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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CENSUS ENUMERATOR’S EXAMINATION.

Postmaster G. E. Murray will hold an examination for census enumerators at 10 o’clock a. m., next Saturday, in the east court room at the court house. Any information can be had from Mr. Murray.

CALL FOR PRECINCT MEETINGS.

In accordance with instructions from the Democratic State Committee, the democratic voters of jasper county and all others who desire to affiliate with them, are requested to meet at their usual voting places, so far as practical, on Saturday, February 12, 1910, at 2 p. m., for the purpose of electing a Precinct Committeeman and Secretary. The precinct committeemen so elected will meet in Rensselaer on Saturday, Feb 19, 1910, at 2 p .m ~ at the court house ana elect a county chairman, secretary and treasurer. The secretaries of the precinct meetings are requested to report the result of same at once to the county secretary. N. LITTLEFIELD, Ohm. BENHART FENDIG, Sec.

DEATH OF MRS. O. C. HALSTEAD.

Newton Tp., Lady Dies In Chicago Hospital As Result of Operation. Mrs. O. C. Halstead of Newton tp., was taken to Chicago last Friday to be operated on for a tumor, and the operation was performed Saturday. She seemed to be getting along all right Sunday morning, but soon after Mr. Halstead had left the hospital to look after some private business she became much worse, was eeizezd with vomiting and rapidly declined until 1 p. m., when she died. Mr. Halstead had been summoned back to her bedside and was with her when the end came. The remains were shipped here Sunday night and taken to the home of John Martindale, on the north side of the railroad. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the Christian church, and burial made in Weston cemetery. Deceased had been in poor health for ten or fifteen years.- Her maiden name‘was Yeoman, being a daughter of John and Abbie Yeoman. She leaves a husband, one eon, Roscoe, an aged mother, one brother Augustus Yeoman, and one sister, Lucy Yeoman. She would have been 43 years old had she lived until next May.

ASKS FOR $20,000 DAMAGES.

Four Libel Sults Filed Against Owners of the Rensselaer Republican. Through his attorney, Frank Davis of Brook, recognized as one of the ablest attorneya .practicing in this judicial circuit, Frank E. Babcock, one of the directors and also secretary of the Home Telephone Co., filed four suite Monday In the circuit court against Ira M. Washburn, George Healey, Leslie Clark, and Mrs. Kate Watson, owners of the Rensselaer Republican, asking for |20,000 libel damages to his character, reputation and business because of false charges made by the said newspaper against tue plaintiff. Three of the cases grow out of the many and frequent charges of graft made by the Republican in the recent petition for a franchise in the city of Rensselaer by the Home Telephone Company, and one is based on a scurrilous and malicious article of and concerning plaintiff published in said paper in January, 1909. Notices to retract the libelous charges were filed with the publishers and owners of the said newspaper, ab provided by law, but to date no retractions have been made. The Indiana courts define libel as any article* written or published which tends to hold, a person up to scorn or ridicule, deprive him of hie good name and reputation or Injure hie business or character, etc., etc. * The truth of the Charges made in an action for libel is a complete defense, and It is up to Messrs. Washburn, Healey, dark and Mrs. Watson to establish the truth of their charges. If they are true there is no libel; If untrue the evidence in court should thoroughly vindicate Mr. Babcock of these charges which he claims were made for the sole purpose of injuring his character, reputation and business, and are false in every particular. The Republican's charges were also a libel on every one of the directors of the Home Telephone Co, and it is probable that other suits for damages will follow, with perhaps criminal prosecution also. The casein already filed are returnable at the February term, which convenes one week from next Monday. Sale blits printed white you at The Democrat office.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. About 35 applicants for license took teachers’ examination Saturday. —o— — * , Attorney Frank Davis of Brook was over Saturday on business, returning home Monday morning. O Nine marriage licenses were issued last month, against 10 for the month previous, and 11 for January, 1909. —— Court note in Kentland Democrat: J. W, Kline vsi. C. M. Kline, change of venue to Jasper circuit court granted Monday. —o— The Benton county grand jury, now in session, is wrestling with the problem of why there are so many drunks in a dry county. . —o— The Jasper county republicans have re-elected their old county committee, Mose Leopold chairman; J. N. Leatherman, vice-chairman; H. J. Kannal, secretary; C. G. Spitler, treasurer. The delinquent tax list in Benton county occupies less than a half column in the newspapers there, and the total delinquency aggregates less than SI,OOO. —o— Marriage licenses issued: Jan. 28, William John Irrgang of Remington, aged 24, occupation farmer, to Maude Ella Ritenour, also of Remington, aged 20, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. —-o Supt. Jake Hensler and Timekeeper John McLaughlin of the Remington-Carpenter stone roads, were over Saturday on business. Work on the roads has been going on practically all winter, and except for a little "patching up” the system is now completed. —Io— The case against Fred Brown of Goodland, charged with the theft of Oliver Ward’s horse and buggy from the hitch ratch in Kentland last summer, will come up to-day in the Newton circuit court for trial. W. H. Parkison of Rensselaer, has been retained to assist the defense. Brown was in jail here for several months before he finally obtained bond. "A bill will no doubt be passed at .the present session of the state legislature that will provide for an expert examination and a undform system of book-keeping and the fact that it is being considered is proof that its need is felt in other places.” —Rensselaer Republican of January 12, 1909, in discussing the Nichols shortage. There are 92 counties in Indiana and nearly 1,500 townships, not to mention the cities and towns, school boards, etc., to which the public accounting system applies. With ten expert accountants, (which the Republican now thinks is enough) if they had good luck, they ought to be able to get around to each office about once in thousand years. —o ■■ New suits filed: . No. 7564. Pearl Zellers vs. Warren Zellers; Suit for divorce. The complaint states that the parties were married May 30, 1906, and that on March 17, 1909, defendant without cause or provocation wholly abandoned plaintiff and has not contributed to her support; that during the time they lived together he, without cause, charged her with improper conduct with other men, was jealouia, abusive, etc. They have one child, a boy born in February, 1908, which plaintiff asks the custody of. Plaintiff resides at Fair Oaks. No. 7565. Frank E. Babcock vs. ira M. Washburn, George Healey, Leslie Clark and Kate Watson; suit for libel. Damages demanded $5,000. No. 7566. .Same vs. Same; same kind of action. Damages demanded $5,000. No. Same, vs. Same; same kind of action. Damages demanded $5,000. No. 7568. Same vs. Same; same kind of action. Damages demanded $5,000.

RIDE ENDED DISASTEROUSLY.

Mayor O’Connor and the Monticello city council and fire chief came over Monday to examine Rensselaer’s fire fighting appartus. They were invited to take a ride on the hose wagon, which invitation was accepted, but the ride proved disastrous to the wagon and might have given some of the visitors a few broken bones. Three of- the yiaitore wdre on the »eqt ydlh the driver and three were riding on the

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY. INDIANA,, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1910.

step behind. Chief Montgomery and the local firemen were also aboard. They were taken for a fast run down Cullen street, and in making the turn east on Grace street, one of the rear wheels broxe down and a bad spill was narrowly averted. Happily the driver had slowed down to make the turn, and none of the party were dumped out, but the "show off’’ ended abruptly and right there. The wagon was evidently loaded too heavy, and it has seen some pretty hard service since It was bought afew years ago, in the fast clip driven over the street crossings to the fires and in demonstrations. The visitors returned home on the afternoon train, after having dined at Fate’s with Mayor Meyers and the Rensselaer councilmen, as the latter’s guests. FORMER JUDGE McCABE ' ILL, Aged Attorney Is Confined to His Country Home Near Williamsport. Williamsport, Ind., Jan. St.James McCabe, former supreme court judge and a prominent Democrat, is seriously ill at his country home, at Five Points, one and a half miles north of here. Despite the fact that Mr. McCabe is past eighty years of age he has been actively engaged in the practice of law until be became bedridden several days ago.

MRS. ELEANOR SAYLOR DIES.

Mrs Eleanor Saylor, the aged widow of Jacob Saylor, died at 1 p. m., Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Battleday, at the west side of town, where she has lived 1 for the past fifteen years. She had been in poor health for the past year, or since falling and breaking her hip last February. She would have been 84 years of age had she lived until to-day. She leaves four daughters, Mrs. Jackson Freeland of Newton tp., Mrs. Joseph Zobrosky, Mrs. Battleday and Mrs. Mattie Rogers, the latter of Frankfort, and one son, Cornelius Saylor of Morocco. The funeral win be held at 2 p. m., to-day from the M. E. church, and interment made in Weston cemetery.

SURPRISE ON MR. AND MRS. MAXWELL.

A surprise was planned and successfully carried out Monday on Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Maxwell, who reside the Mrs. Price farm south of town, the occasion being their tenth wedding anniversary. The visitors brought well filled baskets with them and a fine dinner was spread. > Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Maxwell, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Biggs, Mr. and Mrs. Henry, Luers, Mt. and Mrs. Joseph Putts, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Meinbrook, Mr. and Mrs. George Borntrager, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Knox, Mr. and Mrs. George Sign, Mrs. John Kolhoff, W. Maxwell, Mr. and Mrs. John Robinson, Misse» Jarvis and Clark, Mrs. Will Whittaker, Misses Katherine Kolhoff and Anna Luers, Mrs. Nettie Hoover, George Putt, Jr., Masters Fred Putts, John and Bernard Luers.

THE HONANS HAVE MADE GOOD.

Carroll County Citizen: Monday was a red-letter day in the Delphi public echools. One of its early stuwho acknowledges his common school education here, the foundation of his career, which has already reached prominence, addressed the students and many oldtime friends In the assembly room. The speaker was Dr. James Honan, of Berlin, who has Decently addressed all the leading eastern colleges*, been Introduced as “distinguished scholar” and “heirt specialist” and yet he said that the Introduction, “our old friend, Jim Honan,'» by Dr. Angell, president of the school board, appealed to him more than any other. Dr. Honan was a Carroll county boy and though fame has come to him and his life consists of one brilliant success after another, yet in his own words, “a fellow that once swam in the olu swimmln’-hole can never forget Delphi.” The doctor addressed the students on “The Oberammergau play and Incidents travels. Following t.Msinteresting address, Judge Edward ’Honan*, of Rensselaer. with hjs characteristic fluency of language, made a speech that elicted much applause. The Honan boys are great favoritlee in this county and their many friends here rejoice in their great success in their chosen professions.

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CRUSHED TO PULP IN GOAL BUNKER

Victim Falls Into Chute and Body Is Mangled In Opening, PROTRUDING FEET TELL’STORY Body Recovered Only After Many Hours Wqrk in Removing Tons of Fuel —Had Been Dead Many Hours. New York, Feb. 1. —Nicholas Nledendock, 29 years old, employed on the night shift of the Yorkville Independent Hygenia Ice company at the foot of East Eighty-Second street, was taken from the coal chdte into which he had fallen Sunday night. The body was hoisted out of the chute after sixteen hours frantic effort on the part of the man’s fellow workmen to reach him in the peculiar position into which heYad dropped. Late Sunday night Charles Hahr, foreman of the night gang, noticed that the coal in the bunkers from which the large furnaces on the main floor are fed, was getting low. He signalled to Niedendock, who Is supposed to keep the coal ruiffiing free from the large room thirty feet above where it is stored. He received no response. This large room to which the coal is hoisted direct from the barges in the river, has a capacity of about 1,000 tons of coal, which is used to run the furnace. When Hahr got up to the room he found the chute, which was working, and which he had expected see empty because he was getting no coal below, filled to the brim with more than twenty tons; Niedendock was missing. Hahr at once became worried and rushing down below took a long iron pole and began to poke up from the lower end of the smaller chute to see what it was that had plugged it It was then that he discovered a pair of human feet sticking out of the main chute and he realized what had happened. The only method possible to save him, If he was still living, was to take all the coal from the chute. The police and firemen were Immediately called in and attempts at rescue started. The diggers finally uncovered an upraised arm. They were later able to get ropes under the arms of the victim and be was hoisted out. He had been dead for hours.

A JOKE ON THE SENATE.

Thought They Were Voting On Passage of Accounting Bill When It Was Only the Amendments (?) “Recently the Republican offered some criticism against the Indiana accounting law under which 100 socalled expert accountants are now working in the state of Indiana, charging $lO per day and traveling expenses to the taxpayers and going into any community where they want to work and spending as much time as they choose'and charging the expense up to the unwilling taxpayers at the unreasonable rate of >lO per day. In the '"same article the Republican said that Senator Halleca had voted against the bill, that the bill was a democratic measure and that Governor Marshall had made it possible for these leeches to parade about the state and prey upon the unwilling taxpayers. The Jasper County Democrat came out with the statement that it was not a democratic but a republican law, that every democrat in the senate had voted against it and every republican had voted for It, and that Senator Halleck of this district had voted for the present measure. “If Mr. Babcock now wishes to be either honest or fair to his readers and to Senator Halleck he will acknowledge that he is entirely in error in so stating. And if he will again consult the Senate Journal he will notice that on page 535 an amendment was offered by Senator Mattingly (republican) that entirely reconstructed the original bill, provided that the new accounting system be supervised from the office of the secretary of state, with the assistance of the governor and treasurer of state who are to serve, without extra compensation, and that the amendment provided for the reduction of the number of experts from 100 to 10 and their pay from $lO to $6 per day. He will observe if he goes further that this amendment reducing the cost of operation* and the number of employes and their salaried was voted upon as reported on pages 544 and 545 and that every republican member of the senate, including the author of the original bill, voted In favor of the amendment and against the high salaries. He will see that instead of the vote there reported being a final vjote it was a vote on the amehdment and Chat Senator Halleck supported the amendment In’the interest of economy and against the ridiculously expensive bill, which

is the most inexcusable blunder ever saddled on the taxpayers of Indiana.’’—Republican. The Senate Journal at page 12 of index says of the bill for the new accounting law, which was known and designated as Senate Bill No. 2, Introduced in the senate by Senator Bland, a (republican: ‘‘No. 2. Introduced Jan. 12. ‘A Bill for An Act Concerning Public Accounting and Reporting and Supervision Thereof, and Providing Penalties.’ Author, Bland.” ‘‘Read first time Jan. 12 and referred to Committee on County and Township Business. Jan. 27 reported favorably and concurred in. “Feb. 2, ordered engrossed. “Feb. 2, engrossed. “Feb. 10, PASSED. Ayes 27; noes 22 “Feb. 11, refenred to House. “March 4, signed by Governor.” It will be clearly seen from the above that the bill was a republican Senate Bill, and did not originate in the democratic House. The bill as originally introduced, was amended in the senate to some extent on Feb. 10, on motion of Senator Mattingly, republican, who was the attorney for the County Officers’ Association, by striking out a line here and adding one there (just the precise language of the original bill we do not know, as same does not appear in full in the Journal calendar, nor do any bills as introduced) and Senator Bland, the bill’s author, concurred in the amendments, at 2 p. m., of Feb. 10. (See pages 243-4-5), and the bill was put on its passage, the Journal reading: “The question being upon the PASSAGE of the bill as amended. The roll was called. Those voting in the affirmative (giving names, all republicans, including Senator Halleck) 27; negative (giving names, all democrats) 22. SO THE BILL PASSED. “The secretary was ordered to inform the House of the PASSAGE of Engrossed Senate Bill No. 2, and transmit same to that body.” The capitals above are ours to give emphasis to the fact that the Senate was laboring under the impression that the vote was on the passage of the bill and not simply on the amendments, as stated by the Republican. The bill was amended to some extent in the House, and on Feb. 20, by a vote of 76 to 8, was passed. The voting strength of the House was 59 democrats to 39 republicans, (as near as we are able to discover their political complexion from the Journal.) Sicks, democrat, being one of the eight to vote against it. Therefore there must have been—if every democrat was in his place and voted, which was evidently not the case as not a full vote was cast—lß of the 39 republicans of the House voted for the bill there on its final passage in the House

The bill then came back to the Senate to concur in the House amendments, and on Feb. 27, by a vote of 38 to 6, the Senate concurred in the amendments of the House, Senator Halleck being one of the sdx voting against concurring. The voting strength of the Senate being 23 democrats to 27 republicans, if every democrat voted to concur in the house amendments, there must have been 16 republicans who also voted to concur. As the Journal shows but 44 votes cast (6 short) in the vote to concur, and only 6 votes were cast against concurrence, the vote might have been 21 republicans and 17 democrats. (This, we did not Investigate.) Now, in view of these facts, as shown by the official records of the Assembly, how can The Republican still persist in claiming that it is a democratic law? Also, in view of Senator Halleck's bills to have a circuit court judge in every county in the state at a cost of $3,500 per annum each, affecting, we believe, some 40 of the 92 counties and adding a total burden of $140,000 per year onto the taxpayers of the state, and his “township and county dredge” bill, which required every county and* township having a certain amount of wet lands to buy and operate a dredge, which would have added another burden of about $150,000 to $175,000 onto the taxpayers of Jasper as well as many other counties, and built up a huge political machine of the dredge employes, will the Republican be able to convince its readers that it was solely in the interests of economy that Senator Halleck voted against concurring in the House amendments to this accounting bill? And, as the Journal clearly shows that the vote of Feb. 10 was on the PASSAGE of the bill, will the Republican now try to explain Senator Halleck's vote by stating that he thought he was voting on the amendments instead of on the passage of the bill? Century Rubber Boots are reliable. Pride $4.50, and every pair guaranteed. Fendig's Exclusive Bhqe Store.

150 MINERS ENTOMBED; EXPLOSION

All Are Thought to Have Been Killed. TELEGRAPH WIRES CUT Explosion In Mine of Colorado Fuel Company at Primera BODIES FOUND NEAR ENTRANCE Fifteen Bodies, Horribly Muti- . lated, Have Been Recovered. Pueblo, Colo., Feb. I.—An explosion In the mine of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company at Primero, near Trinidad, has entombed 150 men and all are thought to be dead. The telephone wires at Primero have been cut and newspaper men must go thirty miles by automobiles to the mine to get details and then go fifteen miles by automobile to the nearest telegraph station. The explosion occurred just before the change of shifts. Ten minutes later the 150 men entombed and believed to be dead, would have been out of the mine. There is but one mine at Primero, and it employs about 600 men. Most of the miners are Mexicans and Italians. Three men who were entering the mine at the time of the explosion, were blown to pieces, parts of their bodies being hurled many feet It is said that the workings are in such a condition as a result of the explosion, that if there should be any remaining alive within the mine, it would be impossible to rescue them. Every resident in Primero went at once to the mouth of the mine, following the accident. As soon as the report of the disaster was received in Trinidad, Colo., a rescue party was made up and left by special train for the scene. The mine employs about 600 men, practically all of whom are Italians. Fifteen bodies had been taken out of the mine at 10 o’clock last night. They were horribly mutilated. Sev-enty-five coffins have been ordered from Denver. The rescuers are being balked by the black damp. There is no fire in the mine.

PUBLIC SALES. The Democrat has printed bills'for the following public sales: Monday, Feb. 7, A. A. Gorbet, 2 miles north of McCoysburg. General sale of horses,, cattle, firm tools, etc. Monday, Feb. 7, Geo. M. Besse and M. A. Dewey, at the residence of the former on the George Besse farm In Jordan tp., 5% miles south and 2 % miles west of Rensselaer. General sale of horses, cattle, farm tools and machinery and household goods. Tuesday, Feb. 8, Charles Antcllff, 6 mUlee south and 3 miles west of Rensselaer. General sale, 6 horses, 9 head of cattle, implements, household goods, etc. Thursday, Feb. 10, Leslie Fisher, 3 % miles north of Remington, and 8 % miles south of Rensselaer, on the Range Line road. General sale of horses, cattle, hogs, farm Implements, household goods, etc. Friday, Feb. 11, Joseph Blake. 3 miles north and 1 mile west of Remington. General sale, 6 head of horses, 18 head of cattle, farm tools, household goods, etc. Monday, Feb. 14, Julius V. Gilldenzoph, 3 miles north of Mt. Ayr and 4 % miles west of Surrey. General sale of horses, cattle, sheep, farm Implements, household goods, etc. Wednesday, Feb. 16, Henry Haag, 4 miles south and % mile west of Rensselaer, and 8 miles north and H mile west of Remington. General of 10 head of horses, cattle, farm tools, etc.

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