Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1910 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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KILLING DANDELIONS.

It is said that the following is a sure remedy for dandelions, which always grow in the spring and spoil pretty green lawns: Fill a small oil can with gasoline and apply a few drops to the center of each plant

AGAIN WELL ATTENDED.

Second Performance of “Tony, the Convict,” Brings In $42.20. The second performance of “Tony, the Convict,” by St. Augustine’s Literary Society at the parochial school hall Sunday night, was again well attended and $42.20 taken in at the door. An invitation was extended the company to come over to Kentland and give the play there sometime in the near future, which will probably be accepted.

BUYS FARM IN KOSCIUSKO COUNTY.

Geo. O. Pumphrey has closed the deal for a 188 acre farm four miles northeast of Columbia City, Kosciusko county, w’here he recently went on a prospecting trip. The farm lies on the Ft. Wayne and Columbia City pike road, and has a good 8-room house, large bank barn and other improvements, all of which Mr. Pumphrey says could not be made for $4,000. He says there is, no better bluegrass and grain farm in Indiana. The farm was rentecb for this year, but the lease is turned over to Mr. Pumphrey, who was given possession at once. The consideration was SIO,BOO.

ANOTHER LAND SALE IN UNION.

The Eger farm of 557* acres near Fair Oaks, bought by John and W. H. Eger a few years ago from the trustee of the McCoy estate, has been sold to A. W. Sawin of Bartholomew county. Consideration SII,OOO and an 82 acre farm in Shelby county. Mr. Savvin recently purchased the O’nieJ farm of 200 acres just across the road from the Eger farm and has moved upon the same, and now has 757 acres in one body. The lat" ter farm is rented for this year. The deal, which has been pending for some time and was only closed up a few days ago, was made through G. F. Myers’ real estate agency.

IS HAVING A GREAT RUN.

“The Fourth Estate” Celebrates 150th Performance In Chicago. “The Fourth Estate,” which is being run in novelized form in The Democrat, celebrated its 150th performance in Chicago Tuesday, the play having had a phenominal run of almost six months in the Windy City. Not many Jasper county people can go to the city to see the play, but every reader of The Democrat, no matter where located, can read the story. A synopsis of preceding chapters is published with each instalment of the story; so that it can be taken up at any stage with a fair idea of what has been previously published-. It is a great story of greed and graft. Don’t miss reading it.

STACKHOUSE AND DAVISSON BUY BUICKS.

Three more new Buick autos are expected here shortly, we are told, one for ex-trustee C. F. Stackhouse of Marion, one for Amos Davisson of Union tp., and one for W. M. Hoover of south of town. Mr. Stackhouse is getting a 5-passenger car, Model 19, which is different from any cars now here and costs $1,400 plain. The other two cars' are $1,750 cars without equipment, the same style as the Sage car. All are getting top, glass wind Shield, etc., we understand, which will make them cost considerably more than the prices given above. The, three cars will be shipped through as soon as the order can be filled, but the factories are so behind in orders that no definite time for their shipment can be assured.

Special prices on rugs and lace curtains .that are sure to interest you.—Rowles & Parker.

THE COURT HOUSE

items Picked Up About the County Capitol. F. H. Doran of Laporte, census superintendent for this district, was here yesterday and held a meeting at the court house with his enumerators in this county, giving them necessary instructions in their '‘duties. —o — Judge Vinton was up yesterday and ruled on the demurrers to the complaints in actions of Babcock vs. Washburn, et al, holding them technically bad and sustaining demurrers with leave to amend, which was done. Don’t forget the primaries next Saturday, April 16, democrats, to select delegates to the county convention. Turn out and see that good men are sent as delegates. See official call on second page of to-day’s Democrat. —o— / O. P. Robinson, for many years a deputy sheriff in tins county and a familiar figure about the court house, suffered a slight stroke of paralysis Friday, affecting his right side. 1 The stroke was very slight and he is nowimproved greatly. The April term of the Jasper circuit court convened Monday. The first day was given over to probate and other matters, and yesterday was “call day.” Attorney Darroch and Sammons of Kentland and Davis and Longwell of Brook were among the out-of-town attorneys in attendance yesterday.

Two state cases from Newton county 1 have been brought here on change, of venue, both against William Lewis on grand jury indictments One charges defendant with having on the sth day of February, 1910, sold a gill of whiskey to Job Miller, and the other with having on the sam’e date sold a like amount to Wilbur Hart, receiving in the first instance 10 cents and in the second 25 cents Lewis resides at Mt.-Ayr, but is well known heic where he formerly lived. —ot—New suits - filed: No. 7596. Patrick Hallagan vs. Frank Cochran ; suit on note. Demand S4OO. No. 7597. Orrin Elijah vs. Chicago, Indiana and Southern R»R. Co.; suit for SIO,OOO damages for injuries alleged to have been received by plairytiff in January, 1908, while enrcAite from Kentland to . Morocco as a passenger in a caboose of one of defendant’s trains, a bunk hanging at the side of the caboose falling and striking him on the head and causing, it is allegeed, permanent injuries. Edward Daniels and George L. Dqnny of Indianapolis, the former Master in Chancery and the latter attorney for a life insurance company having a mortgage on the S. B. Moffitt lands in Union township, which was recently foreclosed, were here Monday to dispose of said lands, which were bid in by the insurance company at the amount of the mortgage, $20,000, interest, taxes and costs, in all $25,136.46. The insurance company hopes to sell the land and come out whole on it. There is about 1800 acres of it. " /■/ ’ < / —o— ' :1 y. ' Glen Baumgardner, the Newton county prisoner who has been boarding with Sheriff Shirer for some time, charged with brutally beating up ah old in an near Conrad last October in an attempt to make him disclose the hiding place of some S2OO which the latter - was known to have in his possession, was found guilty by a jury in the Newton circuit court last week and given an indeterminate sentence of from five to fourteen years in the penitentiary, to which place he was taken Saturday. Frank Foltz returned Saturday night from Michigan City and Chicago, to which former place he been assisting in taking the depositions of Robert

—— ■ - 5 -■ . THE TWICE-A=WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1010.

-Parker, the former Remington banker, in the matter of the case of Trustee Qheadle vs. Ex-trea-surer S. R. Nichols and E. L. Hollingsworth, growing out of the settlement of the amount due' Jasper county from Parker’s bank, some S2OJpOO, on the eve of its failure, and some cases where certain-notes were turned aver by Parker to Mrse Rawlings and Jasper Guy of Remington in lieu - of money due them from Parker shortly before the bank failure. Mr. Foltz says that Mr. Parker is bearing his confinement well and Ipoks better than when he saw him some time ago.

A SMALL BLAZE.

The fire company was called out about 1 p. m., yesterday by the shrieking of the fire whistle. The old shed by the former horse-stocks factory building, just east of the cement tile factory, was the cause. It caught from a pile of cobs that lay on the east «ide of the building ana had been burning for a day or two, and the strong wind that prevailed soon had the shed in a mass of flames’. The fire company arrived too late to save it and the shed soon burned to the ground. It is not thought there was any insurance carried.

WARM WEATHER COMING.

During First Part of Wejek, But Rain and Frosts Later. Washington, April 10.: —Temperature will average about normal generally throughout the United States during the present week, while from the Central valleys eastward the week as a whole will be unusually warm. This is the forecast issued tonight by the Weather Bureau. A disturbance, which will be attended by an extensive area of showers and followed by a sharp fall in the temperature, producing frost in the Northern states, will occupy the Pacific states to-mor-row and advance eastward, reaching the Atlantic coast toward the close of the week.

A NARROW ESCAPE.

Peter GrCiser Almost Smothered In Grain Bin at B. & H. Elevator. Peter Greiser, one of the night force at the Babcock & Hopkins grain elevator, almost lost his life Friday night by being drawn into a bin of shelled Corn. He had gone down-a ladder into the bin to sweep the sidewalls, standing on the corn while at work and not noticing that he was being drawn down by the suction of corn running out the chute below, until it was too late to save himself.

He was soon covered completely, and there not being any large amount of corn in the bin his body soon stopped up the chute. Harve Moore, who was at work below, noticing that the corn had stopped flowing, first thought the bin was empty/but looking up the chute , saw this not so, and thought he heard a faint, cry. He rushed up to a trap door in the side of the bin which was held shut by the weight of the corn and managed to break it open with his fists, and the corn ran out so that he saw that a man was buried in the bin. Calling for help from the .other workmen all hustled to clear the corn from about the head of' the irm prisoned Greiser, and they shortly had it cleared so he could breathe all right, but it was quite a task to get him loose from the grain, arid a rope was finally placed about his body and he was pulled out bodily. He was covered completely but a few moments, or he would have been smothered, and as it was he had a mighty close call, but except for a bad scare is none the worse for his narrow escape from a horrible death

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

April 9, to Mfr. and Mrs. Wm. Webb of north of town, a daughter. April 9, to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Lamson, a daughter. >£April 10, to Henry "Hibbs and wife of Union tp., a daughter.

Take your eggs to The Cash ' Store, and trade for Shoes or ’Dry Goods, G. B. Porter, Prop,

JOHNNY JENKINSON DEAD

Aged Resident of Newton Coun- \ ty Passes Away Sunday Evening. >U‘Uncle Johnny” Jenkinson of near Mt. Ayr, well known in Rensselaer, which was his trading point for years, died at about 6 p. m„ Sunday, aged 89 years. The fuAeral took place yesterday at the house and burial was made in Weston cemetery, in Rensselaer. V “Uncle Johnny,” 'as he was generally called, had been in poor health for several months, and, naturally slight of figure, he had shrunk up to almost nothing, and while in Mt. Ayr Saturday he told undertaker W. J. Wright that he would have to come after him in a day or two. His premonition proved correct, for in less than 48 hours he had “passed in.” - . “Uncle Johnny”’' was a native of England. After coming to this country he lived for several years in Kendall county, 111., later coming to Indiana, where his first wife died and was buried here in Weston cemetery. Some fifteen yars ago he was again married, his wifte being about his junior. To this last union four children were born, the eldest now being about 14 years of age. He also had four pr five children by his first wife. He was a little, dried up old man, an odd character, a voice on him like a foghorn, and whenever “Uncle Johnny” came to town —which usually was once each week —one could hear him a block away “hawing” and “geewere wop’ing” rn ing” to his horses, and everybody in Rensselaer and this section of the county knew the little old man who always wore a fur cap all summer-and made more noise in driving a team of horses than a gang of cowboys would in a round-up of a few thousand head of wild catle “Uncle Johnny” was always good-natured and jovial, and he will be missed in the places that were mont to know him. Peace be to his ashes. ■ •

CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

The city council met in regular session Monday night - with all members present. Supt. of light plant was instructed to remove the old boiler at* the light plant and install the new one and employ such help as necessary, Under the direction of the superintendent. City Attorney was instructed to prepare ordinance regulating the shooting of fire-crackers and fireworksop the of July, and report the same to the council.

City Attorney was instructed also to- prepare resolution for the extension of thp Division and Scott street sewer to the new river channel. Owing to th fact that the city attorney instructed the council ha he proposal for the city to sprinkle the streets on the plan ptitiond for was illgal, no action was taken on said petition. The following claims were allowed : CORPORATION FUND. Geo. F. Myers, mayor $ 60.43 Geo. W. Hopkins, councilman 19.34 D. E. Grow, same..,. ...... . 19.34 Frank G. Kresler, same-. .. . 19.34 Chas. J. Dean, same/. ..... 19-34 A. G. Catt, same. / 19.34 Moses Leopold, city attorney 48.35 Js K. Dayis, marshal 30.00 E. M. Thbmas, nightwatch. . J. 25 00 Fire Chief and Firemen, and / Chief’s, salary one year: Firemen, Ist J. L. Griggs, firing for coun 2.80 R. D. Thompson, city treas. . 72.50 ROAD FUND Bert Campbell, city teamster 25.00 Andrew Wheeler, wk on st. . 11.00 J. L. Brady, feed, haul coal 7.50 Al Fletcher, bal walk Clean 1.50 Jake Gilmore, same. ....... 1.50 - ELECTRIC LIGHT FUND C. S. Chamberlain, salary. . 50.00 Mel Abbott, same .... 30.00 Dave Haste, 5ame......... 30,00 Wielson Coal & Coke Cb., oil 31.76 Standard Oil Co., 0i1....... 29.58 Jesse Gates, haul coal 10.00 R. D. Thompson, frt paid.. 2.13 WATER FUND T. E. Malone, salary...... 30.00 ft. Mueller Mfg Co., supplies 35.28 Standard Oil Co.; oil. .....’ 15.65 Ray D. Thompson, frt pipe 5,64

1 The Democrat for horse bills.

GUILTY IS VERDICT IN SAYLER TRIAL

For Dr. Miller and Wife of Murdered Illinois Banker. JOHN GRUNDEN GOES FREE. Jury Was Out Thirty-six Hours Before a Verdict Was Reached—Dr. Miller Gets Twelve Year Sentence Mrs. Saylor Three Years. Watseka, 111., April 11.—After being out thirty-six hours the jury in the Sayler murder case to-day returned a verdict of guilty, Dr. W. H. Miller was sentenced to twelve years in the state prison and Mrs. Sayler to three. John Grundcn, father of Mrs. Sayler, was acquitted. The convicted defendants have moved for a new trial.

The general, expectation had been that the jury would disagree. Late in the afternoon, after more than ten ballots had been taken, a verdict of manslaughter was decided on. Shortly after 3 o’clock the jury announced that it was ready to report. . - . ■ When the jurors entered the courtroom Mrs. Sayler was seated beside her daughter Golda and Dr. Miller beside his wife. Grunden sat alone a little aside from the others. When the foreman of the jury uttered the word “guilty” Mrs. Sayler fell weeping into her daughter’s arms. Dr. Miller blanched and his wife flung her arms about him, sobbing hysterically. There was considerable confusion in the crowd and the bailiff rapped for order. Then the jury was polled and Attorney Free P. Morris made the formal motion for a new trial. State’s Attorney John P. Pallissard agreed to April 30 as the date for argument. Judge Dibell then thanked the jurors and discharged them.

When Miller arose from his seat to leave the courtroom one of his guards stepped forward and a moment later, for the first time since the murder was committed he felt the clasp, of manacles about his wrists. His wife till clung weeping to him, but an officer pushed her .aside and the convicted physician was led out of the courtroom to the county jail. Mrs. Sayler, after a fit of sobbing, recovered her cbmposuie and was taken unshackled to her cell. Her father squared his shoulders and walked out of the building a free man. The trial was the most sensational ever held in Iroquois County and has brought great crowds to Watseka on court days. Practieally every resident of the county has followed" it either by attending sessions of the court or through the newspaper accounts. Before a jury could be impaneled 237 veniremen were examined. The trial be-, gan March 14 and cost the county SB,OOO. - , • John Byron, popularly known as “By,” Sayler, a stock buyer and banker of Crescent City, 111., was murdered July 11, 1909, in his own hbme./ The motive for the crime lay in the "fact that Mrs. Sayler a,nd Dr. Miller had for a long time previous to the killing been on- such terms of intimacy as to make Sayler a laughing stock and by-word of the whole community. /

KILLED AT HAMMOND.

“Chick” Parke, a Mt. Ayr Boy, Dies From Contact With An Electric Light Wire. Albolit every so often we are called upon to chronicle the tragic death of some young man from this vicinity who had gone to the city to work in the shops and factories,’ and this time the victim is Hamilton Parke of Mt. Ayr, generally called “Chick,” who was working in Hammond as an electrician. He was killed Wednesday hight by coming in

contact with a live electric light wire. . The unfortunate young man was quite well kndwn in Rensselaer, having been a ball player with the Mt. Ayr team which ' has played here on several occasions. The remains were brought down from Hammond •Saturday and taken to Mt. Ayr for burial in the North Star cemetery. - The following account of the accident is taken from the Hammond Times: Hamilton IL Parke, 26 years old, of 812 Sibley was electrocuted last night by an electric light wire because of somebody’s criminal negligence. The inquest has not yet been held and the blame has consequently not been fixed, but it is apparent that there was no excuse for this dangerous wire to imperal human lives from 7:30 in the morning until ‘ 7:30 at night The inexplicable co-inci-dence in the death of Parke is that he himself was an electrician.

The wire was one belonging to the light system of the Northern Indiana Gas and Electric company, and hung at the street intersection of Sibley street and Howard avenue. Neighborhood reports, have it that the wire was torn down by an aerial truck wagon fpr the Gary Interurban and that the employees who wete working on their new line, permitted the wire to lay there without attempting to repair it or making a report. At any rate it lay there all day although there was no danger , then because the electric current had been cut off. In the evening however when the current was put on the danger was renewed. The light at this corner of course was out of commission, and anybody was in danger of coming in contact with it as it dangled from the pole. : Parke, although not killed’ on the instant, was unable to tell the story of his accident. It seems hardly creditable that he who was himself an electrician should have ventured to take hold of a wire about which he did not know whether it Was charged or not. Otherfe believe that he, realizing the danger, wanted to put the* wire farther out of danger. People however who were nearby saw a flash and then saw the young man fall to the ground. He was horribly burned, .3,500 volts having passed through his body. The auto patrol was summoned immediately and rushed the injured man to St. Margaret’s hospital, but he died by the time the institution had been reacned and the body was taken from there to the Bprns ' undertaking establishment

The first report about the live wire came to the police station about ten minutes after seven o’clock last night. The electric light company had hardly been notified when another report was received to the effect that Parke had been burned. > H. 11. Parke was employed as an electrician in the Standard Steel Car works, having resided in Hammond with his parents for three years. He was unmarried. He is survived by his parents, a married sister in Kentland, and another in Brook, and by two unmarried sisters, one residing at Brdok and tfie other at Terre Haute;’’The body will be shipped to Rensselaer Saturday and taken to Mt Ayr for burial. ”

ADVERTISED LETTERS.

The following letters remained uricalled for in thy Rensselaer postoffice April 11. They will be sent to the dead letter" office if not called for before April 25. Daniel Weirick, Walter Smith, Willie Williams, Byron Dewitt, John Hudson, Ettie Clemens, Mary Harris, Helen Hartman, Vena Sayler, Nancy Kessick, Mrs. Frank Kennal, Jessie Lilly, Sarah Minor, Maggie Kesther, Mrs. Maggie Polleck, Daisy Smith, Mrs. Harve Jonas, Mrs. Lon Mooer. In calling for the above please say “advertised,” giving date of list. -

See the new ladies’ suits, jackets, shirt waists, ladies’ furnishings, floor oil cloth, linolelum, window shades, etc., all at cost to close but. —Chicago Bargain Store.

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