Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1910 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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COWS SOLD HIGH.

At M. J. Thornton’s sale of dairy cows Saturday afternoon seven head, the best ones, sold

for $478.50, an average of $68.35 each. The other ten head, cows and heifers,-soil at from $42 to SSO each. They were not an extra good looking bunch of cows, either.

AS OTHERS SEE IT.

Brook Reporter: It - looks mighty funny for the republican press of Jasper county to be tearing its shirt to pieces to save a democrat from the penitentiary, while the democrat press is demanding justice and the convicted felon serve his term. It don’t look like there was any mercenary or ulterior motives back of it, oh no, but just an act of heartfelt sympathy, love and charity for a fellow human when he gives th*e “Tall Cedar” distress signal.

WISE OLD UNCLE SAM.

John C. Chilcote, a former well known Rensselaer citizen, was over from Mt. Ayr Friday to attend Capt. Burnham’s funeral. John is -looking exceeding well and is probably 100 pounds lighter than he used to be when here, not weighing now much over 200. He has been living at Mt. Ayr for more than a year now, and has just been appointed census enumerator for Jackson township. Uncle Sam wanted an extra good man for the place, John says, so He chose a democrat.

THOMPSONS’ RETURN

Judge and Mrs. S. P. Thompson and the former’s brother Isaac, of Bluffton, Ohio, returned Friday from spending the winter in Florida. The Judge has been in very poor health for sdme weeks, probably caused by his untiring care of his invalid wife, and they had quite a time in getting back home. Mrs. Thompson had become so uncontrolable of late that she was taken to Longcliff Sunday, the trip there being in an automobile, the family doctor, Ray Thompson, H. R. Kurrie and J. J. Montgomery accompanying her on the trip. Mr., Thompson is completely broken down with caring for his wife, and he has been very bad off since returning home. He is reported somewhat improved at this writing.

FARM HOUSE BURNED.

John Robinson, a tenant on the Dr. Besser farm near Sharon, lost all his household goods that were in the upstairs rooms • yesterday morning by fire which totally destroyed the farmhouse. The fire occurred at about 6 o’clock, and is supposed to have started from a defective flue. Mr. Robinson had gone out to the barn to feed his stock, and on returning saw that the whole roof of the house was on fire. Practically all the household goods on the first floor were saved, but those upstairs were lost. He had no insurance. The house was a fairly good one and it Was totally consumed by the flames. Dr. Besser of Remington owns the farm and it is understood that he carried insurance on the buildings.

MRS. C. M. HOPKINS DEAD.

S. H. Hopkins of Barkley tp.,« got a card Friday from his son John, who is at Surrey, No. Dak., stating that the wife of the former’s eldest son, Charles M. Hopkins, had died there the week before, on March 17. She had been in rather poor health for some time, but was not known to be in a critical condition by relatives and friends here. No particulars of her death were given in the card received by Mr. Hopkins. Deceased’s maiden name was Sylvia Hill, and she was a daughter of John Hill of north of town. She and her husband left, here and located near Surrey, No. Dak., some three or four years ago. She leaves a husband and one child, a boy about seven or eight years of age.

You can buy your new spring merchandise at cost and pay with eggs at the highest price. The closing out of the Chicago Bargain Store.

CO. CONVENTION ON APRIL 21.

So Decided By Democratic Executive Committee Saturday

PRIMARIES SATURDAY, 16TH.

Prospects for Democratic Success In Jasper County Were Never Better Than At Present, and a Ticket of Its Very Best Timber Should Be Nominated —Turn Out to the Primaries and Help to Do This.

At the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Democratic County Central Committee Saturday afternoon it was decided to hold the county convention on Thursday, April 21, arid the primaries to select delegates thereto on the Saturday previous, the 16th. The official calls for the primaries and convention appear on another page. The executive committee meeting was an enthusiastic one, and from all parts of the county represented came cheering words that augur well for’ democratic success in Jasper county this fall, strange as this may seem to some.

Hundreds more republican taxpayers are “seeing the light’’ at last and they think “a change” Wouldn’t hurt anything even if it didn’t correct all the evils in the county at one fell stroke, and they believe it might result in much and lasting good. As a consequence they will do this fall what they ought to have done long ago, and vote to put a few democrats ( in the court house. Such being the case, it behooves the democrats of Jasper county to this year put up an even better ticket than usual, and to this end we hope the democrats will arouse themselves all over the county, talk up who the most desirable candidates are and select their best men for delegates to carry out their wishes, so that there may be no mistake made in naming a ticket that will prove a winner this fall.

If every democrat will but put his shoulder to the democratic band wagon we can, with the help of the better class of republicans who would welcome a change, elect a ticket this fall that will prove to the people that their confidence has not been misplaced ; a ticket that we can truthfully say to our republican friends: “Come to us, ye that ar? weary and heavy laden and we will do thee good.” The opposition in this county has had too long a lease at public office and a “cleaning up” can but inure to the benefit of the taxpayers. It can be done, too, if the democrats will arouse themselves to the opportunity that now confronts them. Let the slogan be that “public office is a public trust,” rather than a private graft, which idea seems to predominate too rnany of the politicians of the opposing faith.

A NEW MILKMAN.

Duggins of northeast of town, has started up a milk route in Rensselaer and is meeting with a good trade. M. J. Thornton’s quitting the business put quite a number of milk patrons up against it, but Mr. Duggins has stepped in and relieved the anxiety. He is retailing milk at 6c., a reduction of about one cent over what patrons had been paying here.

GOOD SIZED LAND DEAL.

Joe Kosta of Newton County Buys 480 Acres In Jasper. 4. H. R. Kurrie has sold to Jo|q>h Kosta of Colfax tp., Newton county, 480 acres of land in this county owned, by *him in Newton and Union townships. A half section of the land lies in Newton tp., being the south half of section 29, and the other lies in Union, being the nw 32-30-7, and n% 32-30-7. The consideration stated in the deed is $24,-

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1910.

000. There are three sets of improvements on the land, and we are told that Mr. Kosta expects to move heue and occupy one of the farms. X Joe owns a farm in Colfax tp., Newton county, where he now lives, and was formerly trustee of his township. He is an industrious and well to do farmer, a mighty good democrat, and we shall be pleased to welcome him to Jasper county.

MRS. WEURTHNER DEAD.

pMrs. S. Weurthner of Newton tp., aged about 80 years, died at 7 o’clock Monday night and will be buried in Weston cemetery to-day. The funeral will take place at 2 p. m., at the school house near the Weurthner farm, Rev. J. C. Parrett conducting the services. Deceased had been in poor health for the past year.

STILL HUSKING CORN.

Five or six teams are still husking corn on the Monnett land west of town, and we were told Monday that there was sotne •• 150 or 160 acres yet to husk. The early snow caught Mr. Monnett with 500 to 600 acres to husk, and it has not been until the . last few weeks that he was able to get at it again. The scarcity of help just at this time has made it a rather slow job, but it is hoped to get it “all “but in time to plant the ground again this season.

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY SURPRISE.

A surprise was given Monday evening on Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kanne. who reside just at the west side of town, the occasion being their 41st wedding anniversary. The surprise was complete in every way, as the old couple were taken entirely unawares. The “invaders” brought baskets of good things to eat with them and the evening was spent very pleasantly.

Mr. and Mrs. Kanne were married March 28, 1869, at Lockport, 111., and lived in Illinois all their married life until fiye years ago, when they came to Indiana and have since resided here, living a quiet, retired fife and enjoying the honor and respect of their neighbors. Six of their eleven children were present at the surprise—Mrs. Stephen Kohley, Joseph, Tony, Edward and Arthur Kanne, and Miss Charlotte Kanne. In all there were about 30 present, including children, grand-children, friends and neighbors, and all hoped that Mr. and Mrs. Kanne might live to celebrate their 50th anniversary, which they bid fair to do, as they are enjoying good health now.

WILL BOOST “TARIFF.”

Gary Will Soon Have Saloons Once More, But the License Fee Is Raised. Gary, Ind., March 24.—A new saloon ordinance, regulating the operation of saloons and raising the amount of the city license to ■s2so, was passed by the city council last night. This will compel the saloon keepers to pay $375 for their city and county license. The new ordinance provides that no screens or curtains may be used; that no back door to the barroom will be allowed and that winerooms and “family entrances” in the rear of the barrooms are to be restricted.

Great preparations are being made by the saloon men for the opening up of licensed saloons next May. Gary has virtually been dry since last April, a state of things caused by a blanket remonstrance that put all the saloons out of business. The choice corners in the south end of the city have been bought or rented and many new saloon buildings are being erected. Over one hundred saloon keepers up to date have applied for licenses. Before the saloons went out of business the Gary Land Company restricted the number of saloons in the business part of the city to two. It is said that by next May they will increase this number to five.

A full line of bulk garden seeds onion setts and northern grown seed potatoes at John Eger’s

MARKERS’ FOUND GUILTY

Tipton Bankers, Brothers, Must Go to Federal Prison. Indianapolis, Ind., March 26. —Two brothers, who have been among the most prominent of the younger bankers of Northern Indiana, will be sentenced together to the Federal prison at Leavenworth, Kansas, next week by Judge A. B. Anderson in the United States District Court. They are William H. and Noah H. Marker, formerly Cashier and Assistant Cashier of the First National Bank, of Tipton, Ind. William H. Marker was found guilty to-day by a jury on each of 85 counts of an indictment charging him with embezzlement of SIOO,OOO, of the making of false entries and misapplication of the funds of the bank.

Noah H. Marker, indicted jointly with his brother, will plead guilty, his attorney announced, on Tuesday morning. Judge Anderson then will sentence the brothers and they will be taken to prison together. Last July it was found that had disappeared and that there was a heavy shortage in the bank’s cash. In a few days he returned to Tipton and was arrested. After an examination of the bank’s books William H. Marker was arrested, and later the President of the bank, E. W. Shirk, of Chicago, was arrested. Shirk was exonerated by the grand jury that indicted the Markers.

The Government’s examiners uncovered astonishingly complicated manipulations of the funds of the bank. William Marker had lines out in many businesses. Some prospered and some did not. Marker is 37 years old. He was a smiling witness on his behalf, but he was a shrunken, haggard, dejected figure when a Deputy Marshal led him to jail. He has a wife and children. Noah H. Marker is younger. He also has a family.

THE NATIONAL MONTHLY

A High Class Democratic Publication for 50c. a Year. If taken in connection with The Democrat, only $2 for both papers a full year. The Democrat has made arrangements with the publishers of the National Monthly for the exclusive clubbing privilege in Jasper, county, and can offer this highclass democratic publication to its readers for only 50 cents where taken in connection with this paper. The National Monthly is unlike any other periodical of a like nature published. Each number contains a handsome cover printed in colors, and the cover design of each number for the past year has been the home of some former president of the United States. The periodical itself is printed in large clear type, on calendered paper, and is gotten up something after the style of the Ladies’ Home Journal. Sample copies may be had at The Democrat office. You will want the National Monthly after you have seen a copy of same. See large ad elsewhere in today’s Democrat.

THE NEW YEAR OF 1910

Has come and is going like the speed of any automobile, with the fine March weather and with prosperity prices of hogs and horses and of course the hens are doing their duty a little better now; but still hen fruit is well up in price. Now just think of one coming to tfie city of Rensselaer and buying a fine rubber-tired buggy for what you have to pay for five 200 pound hogs, and a guarantee job at that, not as good as others, but better than the best. You can find this kind of work at C. A. Roberts’ Buggy Store, on Front street, Rensselaer, Ind. P. S.—l have a small line of high class single harness to sell while you are in for a buggy, and I have several valuable articles that are worth your time inquiring about.

You can get Endgafe Seeders at Miaines & Hamilton’s.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Geo. O. Stembel of Wheatfield was down Saturday to attend the meeting of the democratic executive committee. Trustee S. D. Clark came down from Wheatfield Monday to act as commissioner on the Borntrager ditch, and with Hugh Gamble, engineer, begun his duties yesterday. Thorpe Beagley of Brook, the other commissioner, will be unable to report for duty for a few days on account of his wife being seriously sick. —o—• Hon. Richard M. Milburn, of Jasper, Dubois county, candidate for the democratic nomination for attorney-general, was in town Saturday looking after some support in the state convention from this quarter. Mr. Milburn was a candidate for nomination to the same office two years ago, but was defeated by a few votes. He thinks the chances for democratic success are much better in the state now than they were at that time, and will try once more for*the nomination. “Tom” Honan, speaker of the house in the last general assembly, is also a candidate for the nomination, and there is one other candidate whose name we have not learned as yet. New suits filed: No. 7593. Union Trust Co., vs. Marion I. Adams; suit on note. Demand $315.

This case grows out of a note for $250 alleged to have been given to the Hamilton Life Insurance Co., by defendant for some SSOO worth of stock in said company, purchased through W. R. Scudder, president, who operated here about a year ago. This note is but one of a score or more that were given Scudder by people in Rensselaer and vicinity for stock in his concern, which recently went broke. A test case will be made of this note, we understand, and on the finding of the court will depend the collection of several other notes of a like character. Before maturity, it is alleged, the notes wwere sold by Scudder to the plaintiff, the Union Trust Co., a corporation doing business at So. Bend, we are told.

SOUVENIR ENVELOPES.

Boom Rensselaer By Using the Handsome Envelopes For Sale By The Democrat.

The Democrat has just got in a case of 40,000 souvenir envelopes of Rensselaer. The front contains a group half-tone of St. Joseph’s College, the court house, school buildings, and library, while the back contains a write-up of the business and social advantages of Rensselaer, and a view of Washington street from the west side of the river bridge, and also a view looking southeast from the court house. These envelopes are endorsed by the Commercial Club, and should be used by every business firm and individual in the city. They will be sold in lots of ten or more without printed card in corner dr in lots of 250 or more with printed card, as desired. They come but a tn He higher in price than the ordinary blank envelopes, and after seeing them you will want some. Their use will greatly advertise your home city, and if you are patriotic you will want to use them anyway.

A Flyer for This Week Only:

Our fanciest large evaporated Califfornia Muir Peaches, 4 tbs. for 25c Our fancy evaporated Apricots a tb. . J 10c California Muir Peaches. 4 tbs. Fancy 3 Crown Muscatel Raisins or Fancy Seedlees Sultana Raisins’, per pound 10c Ask your grocer to duplicate these prices, and if he will not let us fill your order.—John Eger.

The Democrat for horse bills.

Vol. XU. No. 100.

PETITION CONTINUED

Until Next Meeting of Council In Street Sprinkling Matter. The regular meeting of the Common Council was held Monday evening with all members present. Members of the fire department were allowed $1 each for attendance at two incipient fires recently. The engineer was instructed to investigate the probable cost and best route for extension of Melville street sewer, and report at next meeting of the council. An ordinance providing for the repair of the hose wagon, consisting of new and heavier running gear, etc., was adopted, the rules being suspended for its passage. The superintendent of light plant and Light Committee were instructed to prepare plans and specifications for a building fornew boiler and coal house, ar 1 report to council. Petition of Jessen & Fendig • al., regarding the city doing i’ street sprinkling was orde> placed on file and matter co tinued to next meeting. H. L. Gamble was appointed city engineer. » The following claims were allowed: ) CORPORATION FUND. Chas. Morlan, salary clerk. .$28.00 J K Davis, same, marshal... 30.00 E M Thomas, same, nightwteh 25.09 Bruce White, livery to Lafay 8.00 ROAD FUND. Bert Campbell, city teamster 25.00 A Wheeler, wk on street. ... 22.50 Chas‘Elder, shoveling coal.. 7.00 LIGHT FUND. C S Chamberalin, salary. ... 50.00 Mei Abbott, same 30.00 Dave Haste, same 30.00 Robt. Wartena, wk on line ..7.25 Standard Oil Co, oil 11.37 Shirley Hill Coal Co, coal.. .171.35 Sunflower Coal Co, c0a1.... 58.74 Ehrman Coal Co, same 69.60 R D Thompson, for elec sup. : 57.24 Same, frt paid 242.31 Roy Price, unloading c0a1... 3.50 WATER FUND. T E Malone, salary 30.00 Gould Co, supplies* .... 9.63 National Lead Co, lead pipe. 137.65

We have decided to buy your eggs and pay the highest market price, cash or trade, at the closing out of the Chicago Bargain Store.— B. Forsythe. Don’t pay $1.75 for flour, but come to Rensselaer and get the best flour made for $1.50 a sack. Guaranteed equal to any flour made or money refunded.— John Eger. Bring any horses you have for sale to the Rensselaer Horse Sale next Wedneday, April 6. It will cost you nothing whatever to sell your horses at these sales, and besides local buyers who may want a horse for farm work or driving purposes there will be a number of city buyers here. MASQUERADE BALL. There will be a masquerade ball at the Virgie Hall on Saturday night, April 2, 1910. Music will be furnished by the Fair Oaks band. Everybody invited.— John Reed, Prop. MEN AND WOMEN WANTED. The Government pays Railway Mail Clerks S3OO to $1,200, and other employees up to $2,500 annually. Uncle Sam will hold examinations throughout the country for Railway Mail Clerks, Custom House Clerks, Stenographers, Bookkeepers, Departmental Clerks and other Government Positions. Thousands of appointments will be made. Any man or woman over 18, in City or Country can get Instruction and free Information by writing at once to the Bureau of Instruction, 208 E. Hamlin Building, Rochester, N. Y.

ST. LOUIS TWICE-A-WEEK REPUBLIC. Call In and get a sample copy ot the St. Louis 1 wice-a-week Republic and Farm Progress, both of which papers and The Democrat we are giving a full year for only |2.00. We have sent for these papers for some of our subscribers each year for several yetftrs, and they invariably come back for a renewal, which speaks volumes for them. Every farmer should take them. Come in and get free sample copies. , The Democrat for horse bills.