Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1910 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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WHAT’S BECOME OF PORTELLE

And His Electric Railroad That Was To Be? 600 D WEATHER T 8 BEGIN WORK And We're All Anxious to See the Dirt Begin to Fly—Has “Gene” Given Us the Marble Heart In This Proposition, Or What Is the Troable? Matters have been very quiet of late regarding the plans of the Northwestern Indiana Traction Co., Eugene president, which was so anxipus several months ago to give Rensselaer and numerous other ttfivns in this locality an railway to Chicago. After the subsidy election failed in White county the “engineering crew” were pulled off and went down about Crawfordsville to see what could be done in that locality, it was reported, but not a shoveful of earth has been thrown up in this locality, actually or figuratively, so far as we have been able to learn, since. It was said, the reader will recall, that the contract to build the road had been let to the LaSalle Construction C 0.,” of Chicago, and only the arrival of suitable weather was waited to begin actual operations. The LaSalle Construction Co., has no financial rating, in so far as we have investigated, and it is rumored that Mr. Purtelle is the “company.” We are informed that the Purtelle “board of trade” here has recently changed hands also, and, as no more noise is being made from that quarter like a choochoo, we greatly fear that our dreams—not The Democrat’s, however, as this paper never took any stock in the proposition—of scooting through the country on a Northwestern Indiana Traction Co., car have gone glimmering.

CREAMERY PROPOSITION IS OFF.

Harrison Wasson, who was contemplating starting a creamery and ice-cream making plant in Rensselaer, and even went so far as to rent a room and send in an order for his machinery, has abandoned the proposition and canceled his order for the equipment. In doing this we believe he has acted wisely. To make a success of the business one should have all of the cream trade of this vicinity, and with a cream buying station here paying the top price all the time, and a creamery at Parr, only a few miles away, the prospects for success looked mighty poor to us, notwithstanding we should have liked to have seen such an enterprise established here were there any chances of its success.

GETTING IN ITS WORK.

Report Says Several Rensselaerites Have Dropped Their Wads On the “Board of Trade.” Report has it that several Rensselaer citizens of the sporty order who have been patrons of the local “Boards of Trade” have been on the wrong side of the market for a good many thousand dollars during the time these shops have been in operation here, and that Rensselaer has been found such rich picking is the reason the second shop was started here. According to these rumors the amount of money lost by these amatuer speculators is away up in the thousands, and some say $100,OCX) would not near cover the total amount sunk. It is said that this business is not illegal, that is, there is no law in Indiana to prevent them doing business here. While this is perhaps true, yet public sentirrient is against the business, and

there ought to be a law to protect the families of these wouldbe Patton’s from blowing their money in this way. The business is looked upon by the general public as gambling, pure and simple. We have laws against other forms of gambling, and why not against this, if gambling it is? Some of these days the shorn ones will put up a holler that can be heard from Dan to Bersheba, and then the people will sit up and take notice. In the meantime, if you have any desire for sudden riches, don’t speculate on the “board of trade.”

WILLIAM BURNS DEAD.

Former Barkley Tp., Resident Dies In Minnesota. William W. Burns, a former resident of Barkley tp., died at his home in Alexandria, Minn., Tuesday morning and the remains were brought here yesterday on the 2 p. m., train and funeral held at the Christian church immediately. Burial was made in the Smith cemetery in Barkley tp., near his old home. The particulars of his death are not known here at this writing. Deceased had moved to Minnesota some four or five years ago, and was about 50 years of age at the time of his death.

ANOTHER PROPOSITION.

Made to Commercial Club Which Will Be Investigated. A committee of twelve representative citizens has been appointed by Pres. Worland of the Rensselaer Commercial Club to go to Chicago Mtonday to investigate a proposition of a company there who propose to come here, organize a new company and manufacture their output in Rensselaer. The proposition is for so much stock in the company to be taken by local parties, and no money subsidy is asked for, as we understanrh - The company manufactures a force pump, and its output is contracted for by a well known Chicago wholesale hardware house for sometime to come. If the proposition looks as well to the committee as it was represented by a representative of the company, it is likely stock will be taken here in the enterprise sufficient to insure its being a “go.”

’TWAS AN AWFUL LOAD,

And White County Man Fell Across An Iron Fence In Trying to Carry It. The worst case of drunk we have seen in Rensselaer for several years passed by The Democrat office yesterday at 7:25 a. m., trying to make the Monon depot to take the milk train to go north. The fellow was making tracks fast enough, but as he found the sidewalks and street too narrow it would have taken him about two weeks in his intoxicated state to have reached the station, even had he not come to grief before going two blocks. The party hailed from the capital of White County, and is a traveling salesman* it is said. He was here Thursday and had a big “jag” on then. He wanted to go north Thursday evening, but missed his train. He seems to have continued loading up all night long, and the load he carried yesterday morning would have broken an elephant down. When between John Eger’s and Joe Larsh’s residences he he tacked too much to the west and fell across the low iron fence, hanging there unable to do anything but kick. Several people who were watching his labored traveling, from up town, ran to his rescue and he was placed on his feet and led down near the depot and put to bed. His face and nose were quite badly cut by coming in contact with an iron brace on the fence, and he bled considerably. Whether the booze burden was brought with him in the grip he carried or was of the local supply, we are not advised.

I just received from New York the swcllest line of neckwear you ever saw, all at 50c each.— C. Earl Duvall.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RKNBBKLAKR, JASPER QOPNTY. INDIANA, SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1910.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County. Capitol. Trustee -Kikht of Fair Oaks was in the city on business Thursday. —o— The case of David H. Yeoman vs. The Northern Indiana Land Co., taken from this county to* Newton on change of venue, is set for trial the third Tuesday of the present term of court. It is strange indeed to see a lot of republican politicians in Jasper county tearing their shirts off to keep a democratic bridge grafter out of the penitentiary. The zeal displayed in this matter looks bad, to say the least. Marriage licenses issued: Mch. 15, John Newcome, son of James Newcome of Rensselaer, aged 22, occupation farmer, to Maude Ethel DeMoss, of Barkley tp., daughter of John DeMoss, of Wing, 111., aged 19, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. March 16, George Stewart} Hopper of Loveland, Ohio, aged 28, occupation auctioneer and real estate broker, to Pearl Francis Timmons of Rensselaer, daughter of John N. Timmons, aged 22, occupation telephone operator. First marriage for each. The Democrat has had assurances from several prominent farmers that they would subscribe $5 each to a fund to investigate the bridges built in Jasper county during the past few years, to determine to what extent the taxpayers have been swindled and to bring all the swindlers to justice. The only thing lacking is for someone to take the initiative and bring the matter of a - taxpayers’ organization or league to a head. The money for paying the expense of having competent engineers make the investigation can easily be raised by popular subscription. While it may not do much good, it would seem that a grand jury should be called together again at the April term of court to pry into this bridge grafting in Jasper county a little more. There ought to be some way of punishing the party or parties who have’been robbing the taxpayers here. If there is no protection for our people the fact pught to be known, and let the word go out that grafters are immune here, that others may come in and ply their trade. We do not believe in being patial in this matter, give ’em all a chance if must be.

MOTION OVER-RULED.

The supreme court Tuesday over-ruled the motion for a rehearing in the case of the town of Remington vs. the Panhandle railroad in the railroad fence case at that place. Following is the mention of the case made in its court reports by an Indianapolis paper: < 6824. Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company vs. the town of Remington, Jasper C. C. Appellee’s petition for a rehearing is over-ruled. Opinion by Hadley, J. (1) The demurrer in this cause was properly overruled. (2)' No fence can be constructed that will prevent free access. (3) No parol agreements can affect the cause which are not disclosed by the pleadings.

GAVE A PLEASING ENTERTAINMENT.

The musical and literary entertainment at the Mj. E. church Tuesday evening by Mr. and Mrs. Ostander, a blind couple from Lee, assisted by their little daughter, drew a $24 house at the small admission fee of 10 cents, and also they disposed of considerable of their handiwork. These people are very deserving, we are told by those who knew them both in Indianapolis and Lee, and they give a pleasing entertainment. All who attended their entertainment here were well satisfied. Monday evening they gave an entertainment at Parr, and our

correspondent from that place speaks very highly of it. They "will give another entertainment here in the near future, we understand, and also-at Parr.

MRS. JOHN NICHOLS DEAD

jsMrs. John L. Nichols, who was stricken with paralysis last week, died at her home on the north side at 3 p. m* Thursday, aged about 60 years. The funeral will be held to-day at 11 a. m., from the residence, conducted by Rev. Clarke of the Christian church, and burial made in the Prater cemetery in Barkley tp.

STORE BURGLARIZED.

Thief Enters Rear Window of Forsythe Store and Steals Overcoat, Etc: Sometime Thursday night a thief broke out one of the panes of glass in a rear window of the B. F. Forsythe store and entered and stole an overcoat, a pair of shoes and a pair of work gloves. The gloves were dropped near the window on the thief making his exit and were found. The nightwatch says that he makes the rounds of the back alleys every hour, and the theft must have followed right after he had made one of his rounds. Mr. Forsythe says he can’t understand why anyone would want to take the chances on burglarizing his store when he is selling goods so cheap that it’s cheaper to buy than to steal.

MARRIED AT ST. JOE.

Daughter of Ex-Sheriff O’Connor and Chester Besse Were Recently Wed. Miss Ella O’Connor, daughter of ex-sheriff and Mrs. John O’Connor of Kniman, and Mr. Chester Besse, son of George Besse of Remington, were married recently at Michigan’s gretna green, St. Joseph, but the marriage has only just become generally known. The facts as near as we can learn at this time are about as follows: Mr. Bessefhad intended to go with his brother to Dakota when the party of colonists left Brook a few weeks ago, and he and Miss O’Connor made a trip to St. Joe and were quietly married there, he intending to proceed to Dakota and send for his wife later. After considering the matter, however, it was decided that he would wait until April, when both would go. Mr. and Mrs. O’Connor knew about the marriage, we understand, and there were no objections to their wedding. The young couple have many friends here, at Remington and Kniman, who extend them hearty congratulations.

DOES IT PAY?

Dr. Noland of Lake Forest University Makes Talk to High School. Pres. Noland of Lake Forest University gave an interesting talk to the high school Thursday morning regaring the value bf the training received in high school and college, and whether or not it pays to take such courses. He spoke only for a short time, but so convincing and irrefutable were his remarks that none who heard him were left in- doubt as to whether or not it paid. He cited the different classes of people—those with very little education, those with the high school and ' college course, and those who had taken a course in a trade school after having completed the college course—the earning value of each and his value to the community. He spoke of several cases of success and showed that most of these were men from the third class; also of the duty that each one owes to himself and to the community, and urged that each one exert himself to the utmost and get all that is to be had in the training of the high school and college,

For this week only our large package of oat meal, without a china dish, only 17c.; our regular 25c package, with a china dish,. 20c.— John Eger.

COV. MARSHALL GRANTS PAROLE

And Bader Will Be At Liberty Under $2,000 Bond. MUST APPEAL CASE IH 30 DAYS To Supreme Court, and Unless Freed By Some Technicality Winamac Bridge Grafter Must Suffer the Penalty for His Offense—Governor’s Interference Not Relished Here, Where Crime Was Committed.

Governor Marshall has granted a parole to C. L. Bader, president and general manager of the Winamac Bridge Co., pending his appeal to the supreme court. The temporary parole mentioned in Wednesday’s; Democrat, has been extended, and the conditions are that he shall give a $2,000 bond and make the appeal in 30 days. While this stay of judgment does not affect the final punishment unless the defendant shall be freed on some mere technicality by the higher court, the general feeling here is that if it is the law that pending an appeal of this kind the prisoner shall go to prison, Gov. Marshall is not justified in granting a parole in this case.

The crime was committed in Jasper county, against the taxpayers here, and not in the defendant’s home town of Winamac, from whence the petition for the parole was made. A jury of twelve good men found the defendant guilty as charged, on the undisputed and unimpeachable evidence presented by the state, there being absolutely no question whatever of the guilt of the defendant, and had the penalty not been so great a decision would have been reached by the jury in 15 minutes; the Judge of the court then made an investigation of other bridges erected in this county by Bader's company, the young man who did the investigating having the absolute confidence of every person who knows him, and he found the same swindle in every bridge examined. In view of this, regardless of the strong petition from Winamac, we say in all candor that Governor Marshall should have let the law take its course. His interference is unwise and is unfair to the jury, unfair to the court, unfair to the prosecution and unfair to the people who have been swindled. yUnder this process of administering “justice” the poor malefactor who can not put up a $2,000 bond would have to go to prison pending an appeal, but the offender having social and political friends at his beck and call can remain at liberty while shrewd lawyers try to find loop-holes in the prosecution to free him altogether. xUnder the law, as we understand it, and as we know this case from hearing practically all the evidence, the governor has erred greatly in interfering, and if a petition was to be considered at all it should have come from this county, the agrieved party, and been signed by the Judge, Prosecutor, Jurors and a large number of the taxpayers. There is nothing in the evidence that can free the defendant, and if freed at all it must be on some trifling technicality of the prosecution, and not because he is innocent of the graft.

COLLEGEVILLE NEWS.

Mr. Mortan, of Chicago, inelectric organ-blow,er in the new pipe organ that was recently purchased and has been erected in the Gymnasium. Mr. and Mrs. J. Rogers and little daughter of Gary, had a few hours visit with James Rogers on Sunday. An incipient conflagrative blaze was making not a little headway in one of the waste-paper-baskets the other day. Its timely discovery and extinction averted what

might have been a serious trouble and damage. This has again been examination week, and all in all the results are satisfactory. The grades are sitting up and taking notice as their grades are coming nearer telling a longer tale. A large consignment of base ball goods is on the way and soon the diamond rompers will .be in their full rights. Several games have been played and the prospects for a good team this year are fair. Nageleisen’s position will be thie most difficult of filling; some of the new material, however, shows heady bustle in the caged position. The schedule is not yet complete, but some strong teams will be on the list.

A very successful local basket ball season has been brought to a close. Many fast and interesting games were played, in most of which, owing to the well matched teams and equal scores, the strenuous fight was continued" to the whistle’s last call. The 3d Commercials succeeded in capturing the honors by a short margin. The varsity was glad to break even in the twenty games played. Rev. P. Kanney spent St. Patrick’s day at Terre Haute, where he delivered the St. Patrick’s oration in St. Patrick’s church. The C. L. S. did themselves the usual honors in their St. Patrick’s performance of the following numbers: Music, Orchestra ; Oration of the day, R. Carmody; Cremona, U. Koehl; Faithful unto Death, H. Post; Sherzo von Shopin, piano solo, Prof. Staeger; Debate, “Resolved that the Postal Savings Bank should be Established,” affi., H. Berghoff, Neg., L. Gerken; Operatic Selection, comic interlude, Orchestra; Comic farce, furnished apartments, Dr. Planus, L. Wildenhaus; T. Fuggles, T. Riley; Mr. Smith, C. Challaghan; T. Thompson, J. Cavanaugh; C. Squill, R. Fitzgibbons.

METHODIST CHURCH. The subject Sunday morning: “The Problem of Church Finance;” in the evening, “The Glory of Young Men.” Sermon to the “Boys’ Brotherhood.” CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICES. The subject of the Sunday morning sermon at the Christian church is “The Appeal of the U nfortunates.” In the evening, “Will Thou be Made Whole?” All are welcome. FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. Pastor‘Miller will be out of town over Sunday, but the services at the church will be as usual. The pulpit will be supplied by a student from the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. The young man’s name could not be learned but it is hoped a large attendance will be out to hear him.

Easter is drawing nearer and your boy or husband may want a new suit and now is the time to buy, as I have the best line in the city.—C. Earl Duvall. Fancy northern grown sand potatoes, for table or seed, in 2% bushels sacks, at $1.25 a sack, at John Eger’s. I have now on display a true blue serge; a $25 suit, that I am selling for $lB, and I can back up what I say. Now is your time to get next.—C. Earl Duvall. We announce our Spring line as now ready for your inspection. We offer a profusion of novelty effects in tailored and trimmed Hats. Everything new, crisp and right up to the minute.— Mary Meyer. For Sale—Large eight room house, large barn, lots of fruit, well, f cistern, all in fine condition, on four large lots, convenient to school and churches. Can sell at a bargain on favorable terms. Also several smaller properties at a bargain.— G. F. Meyers. Latest styles in all leathers for men, women and children— Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block.

Vol. XII. No. 97.