Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 February 1910 — Page 4

A Clearing Out Sale that will Mean a Big Saving to You on RUGS AND CARPETS Read Our Special Prices $lO and sll Pro-Brussels Rugs, 9x12 at $7.50 | sl7 Body Brussels Rugs, 9x12, at - - $13.50 i $23.50 Velvet Brussels Rugs, 9x12, at SIB.OO I $27 Body Brussels Rugs, 9x12, at - - $22.501 These Prices Cannot Be Duplicated Anywhere We will also offer you 75c all Wool Ingrain , q s Carpets at per yard - - - - - - OuC | And 50c Wool Ingrain Carpets at per yard 41c | Small Rugs, Mattings and Fiber Carpets at prices to E correspond with those quoted on above articles. We are also offering many bargains in Ginghams, Embroideries, Dress Goods and Shoes. E Be sure and see these articles and | get our prices before buying. 1 The Cash Store! ■ s G. B. PORTER, Proprietor

THE U COUHTT DEMOCRAT. i. t.BiBCDCT, mm hid wmian. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 26, 1010.

BIG PACKERS ARE INDICTED BY JURY

Directors of National Packing Co. Hit by Investigation. ARE CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY Indictments Are to Be Handed to Supreme Court Justice Francis J. Swayze Next Wednesday—lncorporated March 18, 1903. The grand jury of Hudson county, New Jersey, which is sitting in Jersey City, voted indictments against the drectors of the National Packing Company as individuals with the exception of one member of the directorate. They are charged with conspiracy in that they kept foodstuffs in cold storage with the purpose of raising the price. The indictments are to be handed up to Supreme Court Justice Francis J. Swayze. The directors of the Natonal Packing company, according to published records, are J Ogden Armour, L. F. Swift, Edward Morris, E. F. Swift, Ira N. Morris, Arthur Meeker. Edward Tilden, T. J. Connors, L. A Carton, K. K. McLaren, T. E Wilson, C. H. Swift, L. H. Heyman. Samuel McRoberts, F. A. Fowler, A. W. Armour. The exempted mcniber of the directorate is Kenneth K. McLaurin, treasurer of the Corporation Trust company of New Jersey, an incorporating agency, with offices at 15 Exchange Place, Jersey City. The National Packing company was Incorporated in New Jersey, March 18, 1903, and it owns the captal stocks of the following companies engaged in the business of packing meat products: "The Fowler Packing company, the St. Louis Dressed Beef and Provision company, the Fowler Canadian Company, Limited, Fowler Brothers, Llmt ited, the Hammond Packing company, the Q. H Hammond company, the Anglo-American Provision company and the United Dressed Beef company. Its capital stock was 115,000,000.

SENATOR TILLMAN IMPROVING

Famous Orator of Senate May Lose Power of Speech. Senator Tillman of South Carolina, who was stricken in Washington on Thursday last and ykho for twentyfour hours was thought to be dying, is resting easily, according to a statement of his physicians.

He has regained consciousness and members of his family are considerably encouraged. Senator Tillman Is still completely paralyzed on his right slda Drs. Pickford and Babcock say the senator’s rally is remarkable. The senator has so far regained the power of speech as to repeat a few words, but the physicians believe that in the event es recovery the senator’s speech will be permanently impaired.

OPPOSE DIRECT NOMINATIONS

Commission’s Report Favors Retention of Party Conventions. The New York legislative commission appointed to inquire into the operation of direct nomination laws In other states reported to the legislature flatly against Gov. Hughes’ alleged direct nominations law. the essential feature of which abolishes the party convention. The commission declares that even if direct nominations were advisable in this state, before such a scheme should be put Into operation the constitution should be amended so as to permit the use of the so-called Short ballot through the elimination of the more unimportant elective officers.

PARDON FOP DYING CONVICT

Pleas of Aged Mother Will Free Former Bank Teller Wortman. The Pennsylvania board of pardons has recommended a pardon for William S. Wortman, former teller of the Oakland Trust company of Pittsburg, now’ suffering from cancer. " An aged mother’s plea for her son during an illness that may prove fatal touched the hearts of the directors of the trust company and they joined in the petition of physicians and many prominent persons to have the young man released, so that he may spend with his wife. babe, and aged mother the few remaining days he has to live

TO GIVE CARRIERS BACK PAY

Bill of Interest to Postmen Introduced , in the Senate. Letter-carriers and former lettertarrters will be interested in a bill reported \o the United States senate carrying appropriations to pay overtime claims of letter carriers. An allowance of $10,726 Is carriet* for Chicago letter-carriers, the claims numbering about 200 Letter-carriers in a number of other cities In Illinois and in adjoining states also are provided for. In some cases the back pay approaches S4OO, and frequently exceeds SIOO.

REFUND TRACTION SUBSIDY

Commissioners Pay Farmers Amounts Donated to Company’s Use. Warsaw, lnd„ Feb. 25.—The county commissioners have ordered refunded to eighty farmers $234.15, a part of the subsidy for the Huntington, Columbia City and Goshen traction line, that was never built The sums donated by persons desirous of securing the line range from 5 cents to $35 and some of It was subscribed by school children along the proposed route.

THREE DIE UNDER ENGINE

Locomotive Turn* Turtle; Two Vl> time Badly Scalded. Jeffersonville, Ind., Feb. 2^.—Aubrey Gilbert, 22 years old, of this city, a fireman In the employ of the ville and Jeffersonville Bridge company, was killed when his engine left the tracks and turned turtle in the Big Four yards-in Louisville. Engineer Emmett Chapin of Cloverport, Ky„ and Brakeman Thomas Mui lerey of St Louis, were also killed. Gilbert had been married only six months, and when his wife heard of his death she collapsed and Is in a serious condition. The bodies of Gilbert and Chapin weje mangled and burned.

STRICKEN WHILE ON TRAIN

Princeton Man Did Not Know Legs Were Paralyzed—Falls Headlong. Washington, Ind., Feb. 25.-—Walter R. Devin, manager of an insurance office at Princeton, was stricken on ’a train in this city with paralysis.- Mr. Devin did not know that anything was wrong until he started to leave his seat, when Jhe pitched headlong to the floor. \ His legs and lower part of his body are affected. He was taken to the home of Superintendent Houghlln In this city and physicians say bls life Is In danger.

OHIO RIVER FLOOD EXPECTED

Forecaster Warns Boatman and Farmers of Conditions. Evansville, Ind., Feb. 25.—F100d warnings to lower Ohio river boatmen and bayou farmers were Issued by Weather Forecaster Al Brand, who believes that a stage exceeding the flood of January, and probably reaching forty feet, will come within the next week. The stage is now 30.3 feet and much of the very low farmland in the neighborhood of this city Is inundated. Farmers are prepared for the flood and little damage is expected.

CHILD SAVES BURNING BABY

Throws Infant with Clothes Ablaze into a Bnow Drift. At Zanesville, Ohio, when Frederick Gaumer, two years old, fell Into a grate Are in the absence of his parents, his four-year-old sister, Irene, dragged him to the door and threw him off the porch into a snow drift He was polled out by neighbors, only slightly signed. A warning receives* earlier In the day as to the wetness of snow had stuck in the girl’s mind and Is believed to have saves ner brother’s

PLANT COSTS MILLIONS

Bluffton, Ind., Favored as Location of Cement Plant. United States Steel Corporation Will Increase Yearly Cement Output Two Million Barrels. t New York, Feb. 25.—Since the announcement by the United States Steel Corporation of its intention to construct a cement plant at Bluffton, Ind., it is learned that this plant will cost about $2,500,000, and that its capacity will increase the present yearly output two million barrels. It is to be known as cement plant No. 6, and will be located alongside of plants Nos. 3 and 4 of the Universal Portland Cement company, which have been in operation for several years. The new plant will be so designed as to be easily extended to Its ultimate capacity of four million barrels a year without interference with operations. It will be operated entirely by electric motors, the power being transmitted five miles from the power station at Gary, Ind. With the extension of cement plant No. 5, at Universal Pa., now being completed, the capacity of that plant will be Increased from 1,500,600 to 3,500,000 barrels a year. This, with, the additional plant at Bluffton, when In operation at the beginning of 1911, will give the Universal Cement company a total output of 10,000,000 barrels a year, all manufactured from blast furnace slag and limestone.

WAITS SIX YEARS FOR PAY

Accountant Who Unearths Debts Asks for $585 for Services. Warsaw, Ind., Feb. 25.—Six years after examining the records of Kosciusko county, Thomas P. Kentworthy of Marlon, has presented a-claim for $585 for his services. Through his probing $1,165 due to the county was unearthed and was subsequently turned into the county treasury. It was supposed at the county auditor’s office that Kentworthy bad been paid.

KENTUCKY FARMERS STRIKE

Refuse to Shell Corn and Tie Up 40,000 Bushel Consignment. Evansville, Ind., Feb. 25.—A strike among the farm hands and shelter operators caused the steamer Nashville to abandon a 40,000 bushel consign ment of corn at Scuffletown, Ky., near here.

HOLD DOCTOR IN DEATH MYSTERY

J. R. Hull Placed Under Arrest at Monroe City, Mo, ACCUSED IN THE VAUGHN CASE * • In a Statement the Physician Declare* He Is Innocent of the Professor's Death and Does. Not Fear. Monroe City, Mo.. Feb. 25 —Dr. J. R. Hull was arrested here on a warrant issued in connection with the death of Professor Vaughn at Kirksville, by Justice J. P. Carrothers at the request of Prosecuting Attorney Reiger of Adair county. Dr. Hull submitted to arrest with much agitation, and his lawyer rushed to the office of Justice Bell for a writ of habeas corpus to prevent the prisoner from being taken to Kirksville. "I am confident it will be shown that Professor Vaughn died from natural causes,” Dr. Hull said after his arrest “I am well acquainted with him and with his wife’s family, and have treated all of them at times, and it is my opinion that Professor Vaughn was a sufferer from Bright’s disease. '“Whatever the causb of his death, I have nothing to fear, as I am innocent.x I could have had no motive in the matter, and I assuredly did not furnish any poison, in any form, to any person who could have administered it to him.” Dr. Hall Taken to Kirksville. Kirksville, Mo., Feb. 25.—Dr. James R. Hull, arrested on a warrant charging him with killing Prof. J. T. Banghan by substituting strychnine for medicine, was brought here last night from his home in Monroe City, Mo. by Under Sheriff Barnes. It is expected that Dr. Hull will be Indicted today by the special grand jury.

Railway Men Want More Pay.

New York, Feb. 25.—Demands sos increased pay have been presented by the engineers, firemen and telegraph operators of the Delaware and Hudson Railway company.

The Weather.

Illionls —Fair with rising tempera, tore today and tomorrow.

THE MARKETS

Chicago Cash Grain Market. Chicago, Feb. 24. Wheat —No. 2 red, [email protected]; No. 3 red, [email protected]; No. 2 hard winter, [email protected]%c; No. 3 hard winter, [email protected]%; No. 1 northern spring, [email protected]%; No'. 2 northern spring, $1.15©1.15%; No. 3 spring, [email protected]. Corn —No. 2, 64%@65c; No. 2 white, 64%@65c; No. 2 yellow, 65c; No. 3, 62@62%c; No. 3 white, 62%@62%c; No. 3 yellow, 62@62%c; No. 4, 57@ 58%c. Oats—No. 2, 46%@46%c; No. 2 white, 48@48%c; No. 3, 46%@ 46%c; No. 3 white, 46%@47%c; No. 4 white, 46@46%c; standard, 47%© 48%c. Chicago Live Stock. Hogs—Receipts 22,000. Quotations ranged at $9.00© 9.65 for choice heavy, $9.45@9,55 choice light, [email protected] heavy packing, [email protected] good to choice pigs. Cattle —Receipts 11,000. Quotations ranged at [email protected]’ for choice to prime steers, $4.75© 5.75 good to choice beef cows, [email protected] good to choice heifers, $9.50© 10.00 good to choice calves, [email protected] selected feeders, $4.65@5,25 good to choice stockers. Sheep —Receipts 10,000. Quotations ranged at [email protected] for good to choice lambs, [email protected] good to choice wethers, [email protected] good to choice ewes. Live Poultry. Turkeys, per lb, 17c; chickens, fowls, 17%c; springs, 17c; roosters, W%c: geese, 10c; ducks, 17c. Butter. Creamery, extra, 30c; prints, 32c; extra firsts, 29c; firsts, 27c; dairies, extra. 25c; firsts, 23c; packing stock, 21c.' Omaha Live Stock. Cattle —Receipts 4,800; market slow, steady; native steers, $4.75©7.25; cows and heifers, $2.75 @ 6.00 western steers, [email protected]; 3.75: stockers and feeders, $3.00© 6.00; calves, $3.00©8.25; bulls and stags, [email protected] Hogs— Receipts 10,200; market for shipping grades, steady; others low and weak; heavy, $9.20©9.30; mixed, $9.15©9.25; light, $9.00©9.20; bulk of •ales, [email protected]. Sheep Receipts 3,300; market ateady; yearlings, $7.15©8.25; wethers, $6.50©7.50; ewes, $6.50©7.25; lambs. [email protected]. East Buffalo Live Stock. East Buffalo, N. Y.. Feb. 24. Dunning & Stevens. Live Stock Commission Merchants. East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as followsn Cattle —Receipts 2 cars; market strong. Hogs— Receipts 8 cars, market higher; heavy, |lO [email protected]: Yorkers, $10.00; pigs, 89.75. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts 10 cars, market higher;, best lambs, 89-50;-yearlings, sß.oo© 8.50; wethers, F7.00©7.40; ewes, $6 30©5,80. Calves -Beat, $5.00011.00.

WM MM ot. .. thia head notices wfll be publiahed for 1-cent-a-word tor the flrat insertion, %-cent per word fee each •additional insertion. To eave book-keep-ing cash should be sent with notice. No notice accepted for lees than 26 cents, but short notices coming within the above rate will be published two or more times, as the case may be for 26 cents. Where replies are sent in The Democrat's care, postage will be charged for forwarding such replies to the advertiser.] Farm Loans—Money to loan oi arm property in any sums up to 10,00&. E. P. HONAN. Farm Loans—Jasper Guy of Remington makes farm loans at 5 per cent interest with no commission but office charges. Write him. ts For Salo- 500 bushels potatoes.— CHARLES LAKIN, Parr, Ind., R-l. Phone, 507-J. For Sale—An elegant B-flat, Beau Ideal Trombone, used only a short time and as good as new, Inquire at The Democrat office. For Sale—Nice clean Clover seed. Enquire of Rensselaer Lumber Co. For Sale—3,ooo nice Hedge Posts —A. M. YEOMAN, Rensselaer, Ind. R-3. ' Apr. 1. For Sale—Clover seed, the email red kind, SID per bushel—CHAS. V. MAY, Remington, Ind., R-4. For Rent—Good 8-room house, 4 blocks from court house, on North Van Rensselaer street—Miss Nancy Rees, at Wm. P. Baker’s. ' Farms For Rent, also 160 acres good pasture with windmill and tank, well fenced—JOHN O’CONNOR, Kniman, Ind. (m 23 Motorcycle For Sale—lndian, first class running order. Will sell' cheap for cash or trade for good driving horse. Write CHAS. MEISER, Leiter’s Ford, Ind., R-l. Mehl For Sale or Trade—B-horse Case engine, cane mill, wood saw, corn and"'rye grinder, belting, complete, ready for work. —WM. P. MICHAEL, Rensselaer, Ind., Phone 527-G. For Sale—l2o acres, good improvements, can give possession, easy terms, will take trade 80 acres, good Improvements, Barkley tp., easy terms, will take trade. il6o acres, fine black land, wifi trade. * 320 acres, North Dakota. Will trade.

.» ft Is o SgfejßgbQMSwln I BfflWtos-, I Wk Copyright 1909. bv C. E. Z'T.-nitr-v.n-Cn. « CHEERY HOMES IT doesn’t take many pieces 1 of Furniture to make a room X. - look comfortable and home-like and even if there is a piece or so less and the furniture is good, the room won’t look bare, but no matter how much trash you put into a room you don’t get the, true home effect. Trash in furniture is conspicuous, may be it doesn’t look that way in the catalogue, but you will always find it that way when you get it home and in the room where you intend puttiiig it NoW the difference between trash and good furniture is apparent to us before it goes into any home. We know the difference and buy our goods accordingly. 0. M. WORLAND’S RELIABLE FURNITURE STORE

5 acres, on stone road, near cor- ‘ poration. s " 21 acres, all nice level land, inside the corporation, on cement walk, will divide. - Small well improved farm in west Jordan tp., at a bargain. 8 room house, well located, for 11,700. ‘ 6 room house, improved street. 1700. 6 room house, improved street, close in, has bath, >1,650. G. F. MEYERS. Eggs-for setting from\S. C. Buff Opringtons, the largest clean legged chicken iq existence and recognized as the heaviest winter layers. Eggs from prize winners at $3 per 15. Utility stock, >1.50 per 15. G. B. PORTER, Rensselaer, Ind. For Sale—loo acres, black rich soil, 8 % north of Rensselaer, good fences, new buildings, well tiled, SSO to >l6o down, 5 to 10 years time on balance. Address F. J. POOLE, Swanington, Ind. lecture course numbersMarch 25—George P. Bible, lecturer. Read The Democrat for news.

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