Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 February 1910 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat

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A PRECARIOUS BUSINESS.

Harrison Wasson is talking seriously of starting a creamery for making butter in Rensselaer. With a creamery recently started at Demotte and one about to be put in at Parr and Rensselaer, it looks very much as though we might see a repetition of the experience had by dozens of towns in this section of the state some 20 years ago, which included both Rensselaer and Remington. It is a precarious business, and the percentage of success is very small indeed. However, experience is the best teacher.

NEW FIRM IN TOWN.

Elmer Gwin and Harry Watson Buy Out White & Hickman. White & Hickman have sold their plumbing business to Elmer Gwin and Harry Watson, Fwho assume charge at oncd. Elmer is merely a silent partner in the business and will not devote his attention to the work. Both have had experience in the plumbing buisness and the new firm will no doubt secure their share of the work here. It is probable that Messrs. White and Hickman will devdte their attention to the automobile livery buisness during the coming season.

BARRED FROM H. S. ASSO CIATION.

At a meeting of the Board of Control of the Indiana High School Athletic Association held in Indianapolis Saturday, the Rensselaer high school was suspended from the association until next December, by reason of having played Hugh Kirk and Bob Wartena in their football organization last fall, both of whom were found ineligible on investigation. The suspension is the result of a “kick” registered by the Morocco high school, and means that our high school is barred from engaging in athletic meets with any other high school in the state until after Dec. 1, 1910.

WILL LEAVE ON NEXT TUESDAY.

The entire western immigrant bunch will pull out of here on the first day of March. There will be a special train start at Attica and go clear through to the destination. When the tram leaves here they will have thirty car loads. Ten car loads will be taken on here, but not all of our people, as some of them are coming from Jasper county. The destination of the train will be Edmonton, North Dakota, and from there a number will be switched on side lines to other points. In addition to this, several car loads will leave Ade for the west about the same time, but a different destination.— Brook Reporter.

HERE FROM WASHINGTON

C. F. Tillett of Gillam tp., and his son, J. C. Tillett, of Wenatchee, Wash., who with his wife has been visiting the former for the past month, were in town Saturday. The son is located only about three miles from the town of Wenatchee, which now has a population of 4,000 to 5,000 people, and is in a great fruit producing section,, apples being the principal fruit grown there. Mr. Tillett himself is engaged in the wheat growing business and owns 480 acres of land there which cost him but little when he went there nine years ago but is now worth in the neighborhood of $20,000, and is constantly increasing in value. Orchard lands sell from $2,000 per acre up, and the apple growers are making lots of money. We never see a good apple here, M*r. Tillett says, that is, compared with the sort grown there, where every apple—especially those shipped out—‘must be absolutely perfect. Quite a good deal of the fruit is exported to Austra- ■; lia, where there is a great demand for it. Mr. Tillett thinks that part of Washington is a great country, and he would not return to, Indiana again for anything. He expects to start back to his western home next week.

Twenty-six loaves ot bread for $1 at Leavers bakery.

LITTLEFIELD RE-ELECTED

County Chairman at Meeting of Precinct Committee. J. J. HUNT MADE SECRETARY And Frank Welsh Treasurer— Chairman and Secretary Delegated Power to Appoint An Executive Commitee—D ate for Holding County Convention Not Decided Upon.

At the meeting of the democratic precinct chairmen here Saturday to reorganize the county committee, N. Littlefield was re-elected chairman; J. J. Hunt, secretary, and Frank Welsh, treasurer, the old secretary and treasurer, Benhart Fendig and Lucius Strong, respectively, not wishing to serve longer in that capacity. A vote of thanks was tendered the retiring members of the committee for their services during the past two years. The chairman and secretary were empowered to appoint an executive committee, consisting of five members. While the date for holding the county convention was discussed to some extent, no date was decided upon. There is to be elected this years a county clerk, auditor, treasurer, sheriff, surveyor, county assessor, two commissioners, one each from the north and central part of the members of the county council, township advisory boards, justices of the peace, constables, etc. The republican county convention will be held on Monday, March 7, and the date for the democratic convention will likely be set for some time in May.

ANOTHER CASE OFAPPEN DICITIS.

Mfrs. Dan Lesh of northeast of town, was operated on Sunday night for appendicitis, a Chicago specialist assisting the local doctors in the operation. Mr. and Mrs. Lesh were preparing to move to near Mtenomonie, Wis., where Mr. Lesh has purchased a farm, and the sickness of Mrs. Lesh will now delay their removal a few weeks. The operation is said to have been successful and the patient is getting along as well as could be expected.

COMPANY IS “BUSTED.”

W. B. Scudder, the So. Bend Insurance Man, Will Not Move Headquarters to Rensselaer. W. B. Scudder, president of the “Hamilton Life Insurance C 0.,” of South Bend, who came here about a year ago and is said to have caught some of our notorious easy marks in his toils, and who proposed to move the headquarters of his company to Rensselaer, as. being looked after at present by the State insurance department, and a receiver will be appointed to look after the affairs. The company has been ordered to cease business. Scudder came here about a year ago, evidently having heard about how our people bit on Kellogg’s Canadian land swindle, the Oklahoma town lot deal, et cetera, and is said to have found some easy victims for his scheme. He contracted for rooms over the Roth Bros, meat market, in their new building and has paid several months rent, although never occupying them, and at present some three months rent is irf arrears. He later decided to locate at Crown Point, and is reported to have secured several investors in his company there. One or two deaths losses are said to be unsettled and other unpaid bills are long past due. The company is said to have never had any reserve fund as required by law.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23,1910

and was never licensed by the state insurance department. Agents have been ordered to cease selling stock and a surrender of its charter has been demanded by Auditor of State Billheimer.

END OF JOHNNY JOHNSON

Former Logansport Banker Ends Life In Wabash River. Logansport, Ind., February 19. The body of John F. Johnson, aged 54, former President of the State National Bank, now defunct, and who served a six-year sentence in the Federal Prison at Columbus, Ohio, was found in the Wabash River to-day. There is little doubt he committed suicide.

Johnson had conducted a gram brokerage business here since his release from prison. He was on the short siJe of the market during a sudden rise in wheat last December and he lost every dollar he had. As a result he was forced to sell his home and liquidate other assets. This fact and worry caused by the crash of the Stare National Bank and his subsequent term of imprisonment probably unbalanced his mind. He had been missing since last evening, and the supposition is he jumped off the Wabash Railroad bridge into the river.

Johnson succeeded his father as President of the State National Bank and also became President of the Monticello State Bank. His honesty and integrity were never questioned, but on the morning of May 20, 1897, depositors in the local bank and citizens generally received a rude shock. They found the doors of the bank closed and a notice posted to the effect that the institution had been closed by George B. Caldwell, National Bank Examiner. The following day President Johnson was arrested and charged with embezzling the bank’s funds to the amount of over $550,000. The fact of his arrest caused the suspension of the Monticello State Bank. ■

Johnson for several days refused to make a statement as to his guilt or innocence, but finally acknowledged that he had been taking the bank’s funds and using them for his private purposes, and from this statement it was gleaned that the practice had also been followed by his father before him. The fickleness of fate was never better exemplified than in Johnson’s case. Had the Bank Examiner delayed just one day in closing the bank and causing Johnson’s arrest he would have made a “killing” on wheat, for the day following his arrest the price went soaring. Johnson’s margin, however, had been exhausted and he was unable to take advantage of the soar in prices.

WANT ADS FDR RESULTS.

That advertising in The Democrat’s Classified Column bring the desired results is demonstrated every day. As one of the many examples we cite that of the party who advertised for a farm hand in last Wednesday’s issue. No less than a dozen replies were received from this ad, and the farmer who needed a hand had them coming to him instead of his searching the county over to find one. Only recently C. L. Parks of hear Surrey advertised a small place to rent in a Saturday issue of The Democrat, and Monday morning a party from Wheatfield Who saw the ad came down and rented the place. We could mention dozens of similar results, but they are too numerous. The people you want to reach read The Democrat, and in no other medium can an advertiser talk to so many Jasper county people. Just think of saying 25 words to 9,000 people for only a quarter of a dollar! Try a “want ad” and be convinced.

Some excellent Limberger Cheese, 50c the 2 pound brick. HOME GROCERY.

Acme and White Star flour, $1.50 and $1.40 a sack. Every sack guaranteed. ROWLES & PARKER.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol.

The petit jury cams in Monday ready for business, but were excused until today, when the alleged bridge graft case of the State vs. Bader of the Winamac Bridge Co., comes up for trial. Prosecutor Longwell came over from Brook Monday evening to get the prosecution’s side’ of the case ready to go forward with. The court has been rather unfortunate this term in the petit jury. In the first place the name of a young man was drawn from Wheatfield township who was killed by lightning last year; George Maines of Marion tp., went to Missouri on a visit before a summons was served on him, and two of the Carpenter tp., jurors, John Farrel and Wester Bowdy, are kept away by sickness, one being down with chickenpox and the other quarentined with his family on account ®f scarlet fever. —o>— New suits filed: No. 7581. Thomas H. Davis, et al. petitioners, vs. John Schroer, et al. remonstrators; ditch appeal from commissioners’ court. No. 7582. Jennie S. Jessen vs. John H. Jessen; suit for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married in July, 1882, and lived together until May, 1909. Abandonment and failure to provide is charged. An answer to the complaint was filed with the papers, by Mr. Jessen, and it is understood there will be no contest to the action. The will of the late Catherine Parcels of Hanging Grove tp., was filed for probate Saturday. The instrument was executed May 31, 1902, add was witnessed by A. F. Long and J. H. Perkins. The will directs that 1-3 of all decedent’s estate after legitimate debts are paid, shall go to the husband, should he survive her, and the remainder be divided equally between her children, Isaac J. Parcels and Ora Parcels Turner, and stepson, Arthur S. Parcels. B. F. Ferguson was constituted executor, but as he is not here now, Isaac J. Parcels has been appointed administrator. —O'Marr i age licenses isssued: Feb. 19, John Meister of Forest, 111., aged 24, occupation farmer, to Mary Frey, daughter of John Frey of Carpenter tp., aged 24, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Feb. 21, Charles John Ekstedt of Rockford, 111., aged 23, father and mother both deceased, occupation boiler-maker, to Etta Pierson, daughter of Rev. A. E. and Mrs. Phoebe Pierson, formerly of Jasper county, both deceased, residence Harvey, 111., aged 21, occupation stenographer. First marriage for each. Mhrried by Rev. Harper in the Clerk’s office. Feb. 21, Frank Albert Hehengreen, son of John E. Hellengreen of Barkley tp., aged 24, occupation farmer, to Eva Lena Gorbet. daughter of Alexander Gorbet of Hanging Grove tp., aged 23, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each Feb. 21, James M. Yeoman, Jr. of Rensselaer, aged 29, occupation farmer, to Mary Belle Parkison, daughter of George B. Parison of Marion tp., aged 24, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married at the home of the bride Monday evening by Rev. Harper of the M. E. church. Feb. 22, James Hall of Brook aged 26, occupation farmer, to Anna Matilda Branson, daughter of Joab H. Branson, of Jasper county, aged 19, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. Harper at the M. E. parsonage. ■ L . . —-o Following is a report of the proceedings of the circuit court since our last iksue: S. H. Howe ditch; J. J, Lawler fllee petition |o be allowed to go

in original assessment which was cut out on their remonstrance; prayer of petition granted and ten days given to pay assessments. William H. Tyler ditch; Supt. files final report. ■Grover Smith ditch; Supt. files report showing collections of $17,762.58, and credits by Supt. of SB,199 and by county treasurer $2,750, a total of $10,949. Balance of $6,813/58 due contractor is allowed. Robt. Mannan allowed $29.80; Mary Osborne slo;Abe Halleck $25. Report approved and supt. di»charged. Charles Meadel ditch; cause docketed and ten days given from Feb. 19 to file objections. Lewis J. Lane vs. St. L. and Southwestern Ry. Co., et al; set for trial Fourth Friday Charles G. Spitler vs. Oscar Byerly, et al; receiver ordered to hold funds collected and to be collected until futher order of court. Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co., vs. Curtis J. Hand, et al; same entry as above. Robert H. Morrow vs. James B. Albertson, et al; same entry. State Bank of Bloomington, 111., vs. John W. Grapes, et al; same entry. Alfred W. Hopkins vs. Edwin G. Warren, et al; same entry. Emmet L. Hollingsworth vs. Elizabeth Sayler, et al; same entry. Emmet L. Hollingsworth vs. Louisa C. Paxton, et al; same entry. Rudolph J. Schwab vs. Duluth Indiana Oil and Asphalt Co., same entry. Feb. 18, receiver files report. James H. Chapman vs. Tirzah A. Garrison, et alg receiver files report. c ... Oscar Brown vs. Elizur Sage and Charles G. Spitler; motion for new trial over-ruled. Hiram Day vs. Howard G. Gibbs, et al; plaintiff dismisses as to Fred Phillips and L. H. Hamilton; judgment against plaintiff for costs in same; judgment against E. L. Hollingsworth and foreclosure of mechanic’s leln on K. of P. building for $80.42. (In this case Hollingsworth held a trust fund from the’Dickinson Trust Co., to indemnify purchaser Gibbs, and judgment is against him on this fund.) Charles E. Osborne vs. same; judgment as above for $98.65. Hollingsworth files motion for new trial, which is over-ruled and appeal granted to higher court. Thomas Russell, et al vs. George W. Gilman; set for trial Third Monday. Bert DeVries vs. Andrew J. McKay, et al; title quieted. Perpetual B. L. & S. Asso., of Remington vs. Seldon McCullum, et al; judgment vs. defendants for $336.75. Leroy E. Noland vs. Harry Rlshling; judgment vs. defendant for $114.50. First National Bank of Rensselaer vs. Frank G. Prevo, et al; set for trial on Feb. 24. Frank E. Babcock vs. Ira M. Washburn, et al. (four cases); parties agree on Hon. Henry Vinton of Tippecanoe Superior court to hear said causes, and he is appointed to try same. John W. Kline, Sr., vs. Charles M. Kline; set for Fourth Friday. George H. Healey, et al. vs. Frank E. Babcock, (three cases and one case of Leslie Clark vs. same); defendant files affidavit for change of venue from the court and court submits names of Judge Wason, E. B. Sellers and S. H. Vinton to select judge from. Benjamin Fogli vs. The C. I. & L. Ry. Co.; cause dismissed without prejudice First National Bank of Rensselaer vs. The Trust & Savings Bank of Rensselaer, adm. of estate of Rodney Dodge, deceased; judgment vs. estate for $277.75.

A SURPRISED PROMOTOR.

Wanted to Whip W. H. Morrison, But Went to the Dr Shop Himself Instead. A rather peculiar mistake was made here Satruday about noon when a, man named Weston, who is trying to get the farmers of the vicinity of Parr to organize a stock company with some $5,000 capital and put up a creamery at Parr, thought to chastise W. H. Morrison, proprietor of the Rensselaer cream buying station, for some alleged cold water remarks about the project. \ The trouble started at Fate’s restaurant, where Mr. Morrison stopped on his way home to dinner to buy a loaf of bread. Weston was in the restaurant eating dinner, and when Morrison came in some parties who were with Weston told the latter who he

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was, they having never met before. Weston got up and came over to where Morrison was and introduced himself and at once began to take Morrison to task for “knocking” as he termed it, his project at Parr. He finally told Morrison that if the latter were not a cripple he would throw him out of the place. Mr. Fate then stepped forward and said, that if there was any throwing out he would do the throwing; that he was running the house and would not have his customers abused as was Mr. Morrison, while the latter said something about the fact that he was a cripple need not cut any figure if Wesson really wanted to whip him. Weston is a big 200 pounder while Morrison only tips the scales at 123. Weston then apologized to Mr. Fate and went back to the table and sat down with Barney Comer, W. L. Wood and James McClanahan, with whom he was eating, but soon got up again and going to the cashier’s desk paid his bill, and remarked that he was going down to Morrison’s place to “see him,” and went outside. Morrison had got his bread and started home, stopping near the Duvall livery barn a moment to talk to C. C. Warner. Weston saw him and came up and again began abusing Morrison. The latter told Weston he wanted nothing to do with him; that he was going home to dinner, and started off. Weston followed and continued to apply vile names to him, and when near the south end of the Leek hitch barn, Morrison says Weston called him an ugly name and grabbed him by the arm and told him that he was going to whip him then and there. About that time Morrison’s bread dropped at the side of the walk and something struck Weston a deil of a blow on the chin and he dropped, sudden like, and as he went to get up,“biff!” bang!” something hit him on each side of the jaw and he hollered for mercy, while the snow thereabouts begun to assume a crimson hue. Morrison then picked up his loaf of bread and went on home to dinner, while the badly surprised Weston gathered up his remains and went into the hitch barn to collect his scattered senses and wash away the stains of his encounter with a regular striking machine. But the marks of the machine” he will wear for a number of days. * Mr. Morrison is a peaceable citizen, but it is not always wise to judge a man by his looks or his size. When he was at college he used to be considered a pretty handy man with the mitts, but Saturday was the first time in ten years that he has had occasion to demonstrate his ability in that line. Those who heard Weston’s remarks and saw him follow Morrison and continue applying vile epithets to him, feel that the creamery promotor got only what he richly deserved. He was bound to have trouble and he got a-plenty. Mr. Morrison states that any remarks that he has made concerning the proposed creamery at Parr have been in the interests of the dairymen of this vicinity, for whom he has always stood and fought their battles, and as a result of this has built up a business that draws customers from 20 miles away. He has always treated them fairly, pays a higher price for cream than anyone else in the business and will continue to do so. If the farmers about Parr really want a creamery of their own, he says, they could go ahead ami organize a company themselves, and put in the necessary machinery and save the commission of the promotor.

A little home made Sauer Kraut left, 5 cents the quart.

HOME GROCERY.

\\ bite Star and Acme flours are winning new customers every day. Why? Because'they are the best flours mad?. $l.O and $1.50 a sack. ROWLES & PARKER.

1 I ■ .1 The Democrat and Indlanapplte News, each a full, year W. 75.