Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1910 — Page 3

FQR SALE OR TRADE 25 Good Some Dairy wjKßjfKtKir Some To Be .mb Will take good young cow stock or steers in exchange, or will take good bankable notes. Cows now at Roy Harris’ on the Charles Hensler farm, four miles "north and one half mile west of Remington. , ED OLIVER.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest tp City and Country Readers. To-day’s markets: Corn, 49c; Oats, 36c. C. G. Spitler was in Chicago on business Saturday. ft ' Thomas Jensen spent Sunday with relatives at Wheatfield. B. F. Fendig was a business visitor in Chicago yesterday. C. P. Wright made a business trip to Logansport and Marion Monday. W. J. Holmes went to Indianapolis Monday on a few days business- trip. Miss Rose Carr spent Sunday at Sheridan, the guest of John Copsey, the baker. v UMalcom Clark of Wheatfield clme down Saturday to spend Sunday with friends. Mrs. Charles Robertson of Battle Ground came Sunday to visit relatives and friends. Miss Nina Spitler of Kentland returned home Monday after a two weeks visit hdre with Miss Helen Hill. Leonard Elder - and Warren Griggs left Saturday for Ft. Dodge, lowa*T where they will look for employment. - Jacob Harley and wife of Rossville returned home Monday after a few days visit with their son John of east of town. Mrs. W. W." Merrill returned to Englewood, 111., Saturday after a few days visit here with her husband, Dr. Merrill. John Brown of Monticfello returned home Monday after a few days visit here with her sister, Mrs. W. S. Parks. Supt. Shanlaub of Newton county spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Schanlaub, of west of town. Miss Anna Hermansen went to Chicago Saturday to visit her sister, Miss Ethel, who is a nurse in the. Presbyterian hospital. -4LMrs. G. A. Thomas of Montidello returned home Monday after spending a few days here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gwin. Mrs. H. G. Daniels and daughter Dora, returned, home Sunday after spending a few days with the former’s mother, Mrs. Sarah Ginn, of Gillam township. C. S. Chamberlain and daugh-

ter Catherine spent Saturday and Sunday with his wife in Chicago, who is recovering from a third operation for appendicitis. '''/'Mrs. E. N. Loy and children returned home yesterday after a few days visit with her sister, Mrs. H. F. McCraken, of Gary. — ...» d A'bout a score of young people gathered at Isaac Saidia’s of Barkley township, and enjoyed sumptuous dinner and otherwise spent a delightful day, Sunday. * s 'M r . and Mrs. A 1 Peters of south of town were called to Gilman, 111., Saturday by the serious illness of Mrs. Peters’ father, John Peters, who is about 85 years of age. r Dr. J.- H. Hemphill has purchased'the Charles Porter -Ford auto. This is the first car Mr. Porter owned-, fie haying bought a five passenger car several months ago.' t ’ 1

Clayton Moore, Ernest Miller, Mrs. Richard Kutz, Mrs. Lo u Moore, Miss Dena Miller, Miss Lilia Stielbowe, - G. O. Pumphrey made a business trip to Columbia City yesterday to look after his farm near that place. . -J. A, McFarland has been confuted to his home with rheumatism the past two weeks, and is improving very slowly. Over twenty loads of tile were hauled from the Alter tile mill north of town Monday by farmers thereabouts. Much tiling is being done in the vicinity of Parr. SsJVlrs. Chas. Refed and mother, Mrs. James i Myers of north of town, left yesterday for Muskogee, Okla., to visit the latter’s daughter, Mrs. J. M. Pierson, who is quite ill. A 160 acre farm six miles southwest of Goodalnd sold a few days ago for $l6O per acre." This is probably the top-notch price paid for any farm lauds in northwestern Indiana. -

MHugh Kirk, who got one of l/is knees hurt in a football game a : couple of years ago, has been experiencing some trouble with same, and has had a specialist here a few times, we understand, to examine and scrape the bone. >IA. E. Malsbery, formerly of Miedaryville, who purchased the Rich & Harrington grain elevator at Remington several months ago, has sold same to some parties at Frankfort, and is reported to be figuring on starting another bank in Remington. Prof. E. S. Tillman came up from Lebanon Friday afternoon to spend a few days with his wife. Work on Bodne county’s new court house ,is at a standstill, with the walls up about to dhe second story, owing to the strike in the Bedford stone quarries. The Ostander Concert Co., of Indianapolis, will give another entertainment at the Presbyterian church in this city, Friday night, April 29, 8 p. m. They will be remembered as the blind musicians who gave such a delightful entertainment here some time ago. A. S. Parcels, in writing from Friona, Tex., to renew his subscription for The Democrat, says: “We have had fine weather since the first of March. People are very busy. Wheat looks fine. I see by a letter in The Democrat from J. G. Andrus that potatoes are selling at 10c per bushel in Michigan. Better ship a few down here, we have to pay $1.50 per bushel.”

Buy the Best . Canned Goods That You Can. Don’t ask for cheapness. Keep thnking of quality. That’s our advice. If you know only a little about brands, you can still be safe, for this store always stands for your safety. We have nothing that you need hesitate about buying or eating. “Purity a surety” is our Canned Goods Motto. All that is ever canned we have. Fish, Fruit, Vegetables. And never forget that buying here is“ the best way for you to be sure. *; ™ . r , McFarland & Son Reliable Grocers. .... L, ... ... , i....

Rev. and Mrs. Miller left yesI terday for their new home at Windfall. No minister of the gospel ever left more friends in Rensselaer than Rev. Miller and wife, and the best wishes of the entire community go with them to their new home. V ■* ——- ? —■ —— Somehow it occurs to us that the Lord’s of creation over in Jasper county have been rudely jarred by the high handed method of Hanley and Longwell in teaching them the theory that when they tumble out of a baloon they are liable to land with a thump.—Brook Reporter. Air. and Mrs. Sylvester Gray left yesterday for Carmichael, Pa., to visit an aunt and close up some business matters of the latter. They expect to be gone about two weeks, and the aunt, Miss- Mary Frost, aged about 75 years, will return with them and make her. home with Mr. and Mrs. Gray. Mrs. A. O. Garriott and little daughter returned to their home in Hammond yesterday after a several days visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Leach. Mr. Leach is very feeble, not being able to stand on his feet or to feed himself.' His eldest son formerly of Oklahoma is here with the old gentleman and will remain a few days. Rankin Halstead has sold his 360 acre farm in Newton township to John Flynn of Earl Park, taking as part pay a 2-story frame building and hardware and implement stock at that place. Mr. Halstead is running the business at Earl Park temporarily, but expects to dispose of same and will then itake a trip through the Mohawk Valley in New York state to see that section .of the country and perhaps make some investments there.

HOLLAND-YORK.

Mr. Elmer Holland and Miss Golda York of Remington, were united in marriage here Monday afternoon by Rev. Clarke of, the Christian church. The young couple are from Remington, the groom being a son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. E. Holland, and is a barber by. occupation. The bride is a daughter of landlord York of the Remington hotel. Both are well known and popular in and about Remington, and The Democrat unites with their friends in extending hearty, congratulations. ’ Mr. and Mrs. Holland left Rensselaer on the afternoon train for indianapobs and other points in Indiana, for a brief honeymoon, after which they ' will return to Remington and take up their residence Jhere.

CROWN POINT, TOO,

Will Try Oiling Its Streets This Season. I Crown Point Star: A "car load of oil has arrived for the experiment of oiling our macadam streets,, and the town is now being canvassed to see how many are willing to pay from 5 to 7 cents per running foot on each side of the road, or iq_ other words if one owns a hundred foot frontage it will cost for the season from five to seven dollars —cheaper than water when used for that purpose, and much better. The first streets to be sprinkled will be Alain, .Goldsburgh and, Court from South street to public square. An attachment has been ordered for the sprinkling wagon and the work is soon to start. It is known to be a great advantage over water, and the only drawback is that it. tracks into houses for a time, and some consider that it is worse to clean, than dust, but a trial will tell whether it is-a good thing, and whether we will want to repeat it next summer.

THE PLACE TO BUY RUGS Is where you can find the price, quality and size to suit you. I have a large assortment in Axministers, Brussels, Velvets, Wilton Velvets, Tapestries, Art Squares, Wool Fibre and Grass Rugs, ranging in sizes as follows: Room size, ,6x9; 7x9; 8-3xlo-6; 9xl i ; 9x12; 11-35U2; 10-6x13-6; Prices from $5.00 ’ up. If you have a large mom that the other fellow can’t fit, come to me. . I also carry a large line of Rug Borders and Linoleum in all sizes. It’s a pleasure to show you.T-D. M. Worland. Legal blanks for sale at The Democrat office.

FACTS vs. FICTION.

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rates proposed wfent into effect at once without regard to the npmber of phones in use. Through The Democrat’s opposition remonstrances were circulated and universally signed and filed with the council, and the franchise was virtually killed right then and there. Some discussion of the matter was thereafter had, however, and the ordinance was withdrawn. The Republican after the thing was killed and buried also opposed the increased rates. But the old company was mad, and it was remarked that if - the public wanted cheap service it would get it. And we did get it, and it was something fierce. It seemed that the poorest service it was possible to give was “dished out” to force a consent to something more expensive. The rates were; raised to country subscribers 50 per cent, and the service given them was something avbominable. Toll rates were also more than doubled. Then patron after patron came to The Democrat and urged it to try and work up a sentiment for a new telephone company organized along mutual lines, and we finallv did so, spending perhaps SIOO of our own money in correspondence, traveling expenses, etc., in investigating such systems at other places and the telephone business in general. This money was spent freely for the public good, but some people, knowing what they themselves would do, can never see anything but an ulterior motive in anything of that sort, and we were denounced both privately and publicly by members of the okLcompany and their satellites. Well, the new company was finally launched' and then the old company got busy. The service soon became very satisfactory in* deed while the. rates to country ’phone patrons was placed back to the old figure of $1 per month. Not a pole had been erected nor has been erected, yet by the new company nor a wire strung, yet its organization improved the service immediately and has saved every country user of a telephone 50 cents per month for the past nine or ten months, and it is still doing so. No one can honestly dispute this statement. The new company was in earnest, however, and wanted a franchise in Rensselaer. An application was filed, the prayer of the petition granted and the matter referred ltd the city attorney and ordinance committee to prepare an ordinance. The presiident of the new company appointed Directors Marion Adams, Frank Welsh, John O’Connor and Harvey Davisson as a committee to look after the interests of said ordinance. The writer had nothing whatever to do with employing the city attorney, as charged, by the Republican and he was not employed by anyone, the records in the city clerk’s office plainly showing that he was directed by the council to prepare said ordinance. We never said a word to him about its provisions in any way. Well, this committee went before the council when the ordinance was first presented, and it then provided for a full metallic system, an improvement over the old system which is part metallic and part common battery. But the old telephone company had “friends at court,” and through their efforts the word “metallic” was changed to “common battery.”, . Two of the members of the committee appointed by“ President Yeoman of the new company were so thoroughly disgusted after seeing what the dominating influence w§s in the council that they never .went back again, but th<j other two members were there on two or more occasions, and by request of Chairman Adams the writer also accompanied Mr. Adams one time and went once alone, also at his request. After, investigating it was soon found by the directors of the new company why the common battery system had-been substituted. Its cost of installation and operation was about double that of the magneto and metallic sytsem, and could not possibly be put in and operated 5 at the old rafes, which no one wanted to advance. The public was not clamoring for any change in system —all it wanted Was good service at no increase in rates, precisely what it was proposed to give them. Aside from, the usual double

cost of installing and operating the common battery system, It would req-nire a plant or building of sufficient capacity to put in two. gasoline engines of ten to twenty horse-power each and two electric dynamos, the machinery being in duplicate so that in case of accident to one the other might be used. In the common battery system, understand, the phone batteries are done away with and electricity is dispensed at the central office, hence its name “central energy” or common battery system. Rensselaer has no day current, nor no traction lines from which to secure cheap current, as is the case in many towns in other sections and in the central part of the state, and this proviso for the common *battery system in the ordinance was inserted for the sole and only purpose of killing it then and there, for it could not be operated for the rates provided of $1 and $2 per month. After getting this information and being unable to the council to recede from this point, although they were shown the letters from telephone system manufacturers, it was asked that a rate of $1.25 and $2.25 be permitted after 500 phones were in service within the corporate limits of Rensselaer —a greater number than was ever in operation here—and that when the number exceeded 700 phones, in the city the fate might be made $1.50 and $2.50. Before the maximum rates ’ could possibly become operative the city would have to just about double in population, therefore at no time was the charge true that the new company asked for the ' same rates which The Democrat opposed in the old company, which asked for $1.50 and $2.50 without regard to the number of phones in operation, but the old rate of $1 and $2 per month would have applied to thle hew company with its common battery system until it had in a greater number of phones than the old company ever had! So much for the false statements and false position in which, the new company was placed by those owning stock in the old company-—the devil looks after his own, jt is said, and this case was no exception. The public be-d was the motto. ' The new company is not dead, and the time may come when it can obtain a just and equitable franchise in Rensselaer, when the domination of the old company wilj be forced into the background by an aroused public sentiment that will not permit a few to over-ride thle will of the many. The expense of organization of the new company has been but little and tfee good it has accomplished is much. The public is welcome to the unsclfisn efforts and expense of The Democrat in bringing about its organization, and although- the slanderous abuse these efforts have caused to be directed toward us have hurt, as they have others of the directors, time, that, great healer of wounds of this sort, will also vindicate every man connected with the new company of any personal or ulterior motives.

At the annual meeting of the stockholders in January an assessment of $2 per share was made, on this stock—the first assessment ever made—<and it was directed that the fifteen men who had advanced $5 each at the start be refunded. $3 where they subscribed for but one share, and that the unpaid expenses incurred be settled. The Secretary now has the stock certificates ready to issue, properly signed by the. president, and on receipt of $2 for each share subscribed will mail the certificates to the subscribers with the amount of the assessment properly receipted for on the back. If you are a country telephone user thle organization of the Home company has already saved you $6 in the past year —because of the reduction of rates fey; the old company—and you can pay your $2 assessment and then be $4 to the good. Call on or write the secretary, enclosing the amount of your assessment, and get your lithographed certificate of stock. Use the souvernir envelopes on sale, at The Democrat office \yhen writing to your friends or business acquaintances.

SPRAY YOUR TREES. W. \3. Holmes and Hiram Day will spray them for you. We Lave an automatic sprayer with 350 pounds pressure - and can do the best of work. Prices reasonable. Phone No. 322 or 27.

WHITESTOWN HAS OILED STREETS.

H. M. Graves writes the Monon News from Whitestown, Ind;, and says: “I sec in your last week’s issue thatryou are till fighting for oilea streets. I will say in regard to them, there is nothing that will beat it. They have used it here for four years and would not do without it, They oitly sprinkle once a year. It does hpt track ot stay on shoes, ft makes th* streets become hard and, the rock will not crush up fine by ’wear, like it does otherwise. From What I have seen of it, I can surely speak very highly of it.”

SOLICITORS GET ABOUT $600.

Over a month ago, Frank Lowery’s barn west of town caught fire and cremated eight head of horses, involving a loss of SIBOO without any insurance. His neighbors circulated subscription papers, suras ranging from one dollar to fifty were subscribed until the total amount secured and paid reached the generous sum of S6OO. In addition to this he had in the bank a similar amount which altogether made a sufficient sum to start him into farming again in good shape. Mr. Lowery feels exceptionally grateful for the generous responses which came from his friends at a time when he was about convinced from circumstances that this world was made up of troubles and disappointments.—Francesville Tribune.

HARRY CRAWFORD DEAID.

Man Who Built the C. & G. S. Road Dies at Chicago. The death of Harry Crawford at his hoirte in Chicago last week removed a conspicuous figure in Indiana railroad building. Mr. Crawford was a son-in-law of P. M. Kent, a former well known resident of Prairie township and a brother of the founder of the town of Kentland. Harry Crawford began the law practice at Brookaton but soon moved to ( hicago when he became a corporation lawyer. He built the air line division of the Monon, taking hold of the enterprise when it was a narrow-guage extending from Delphi to Rensselaer. He also built the Midland railroad from Anderson to Brazil' and the C. & G. S., a north and south road passing through Goodland. He was shrewd and successful as a constructor of railroads, but a dismal failure in operating them. The roads lie built never prospered until they left his hands, hut he is said to have made a great deal of money.—Mbnon News.

“THE FRESHMEN”

Didn’t Belie the Term When They Wrecked Woman’s Club Rooms. v - ..Chicago, April 22.—Two hundred and fifty freshmen and sophomores of Northwestern University to-night selected the banquet hall of the Woman’s Club in the Y. M. C. A. Building, Evanston, as the field for one of the most furious .- class battles that has ever occurred at the institution. When he struggle was over the banquet hall, which earlier in the evening had been handsomely decorated, looked like the stock yards after a big day’s killing. The police finally fought (heir way into the place and separated the combatants. ,The floor was covered with the remnants of wrecked evening clothes, crushed •furniture, shattered dishes, soups, entrees and ices and a smear or two of human gore. Half a dozen of the fighters were bn the floor being nursed back to con*? sciousness, and one of them was in a jnear-by drugstore haviry* eight Stitches put in a bad gash under his eye.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

April 22, ‘to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Rice, of west of Surrey, a boy.

CARD OF THANKS. We desire to extend our , sincere and heartfelt thanks to out many friends for their kindness, sympathy and floral offerings in our recent bereavement. —Mrs. J. C. Porter and Family. Souvenir envelopes of Rensselaer on sale at The Democrat office at 10 cents per package of 25. By the single hundred, with return card printed in the corner, 75c. A proportionate reduction in larger -lots. . Read The Democrat for news.