Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1910 — Page 3

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LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. To-day’s markets: Corn, 53c; Oats, 37c. You can get any size screen wire at Eger Bros. John Moosmiller spent Sunday in Chicago with relatives. J. J. Hunt made a business trip to Hammond Monday. Frank Kresler and wife were in Chicago Saturday shopping. H. L. Gamble went to Elgin, 111., Saturday to visit relatives a few days. Wm., Barker, who is working on the Fowler stone roads, spent Sunday here with friends. MHss Katie Shields went to Alt. Ayr Saturday to visit Mrs. W. O. McCord a few days. Messrs. Grant and C.C. Warner and wives visited the latter’s farm near Remington Sunday. Miss Nell Moody went to Oxford, Ohio, Saturday to visit friends at the college for a few days. Rufus Knox of Chicago spent Sunday night with his father, Thomas Knox and family of south of town. J. C. Carmichael returned Monday from a short visit with his daughter, Mrs. Otis Brown, near Brookston. Misses Merle Me Colly and Gladys Coen Saturday and Sunday in Parr with John E. Alter and family. Ed Catt went Saturday to work at the painting trade. He is expecting to work there most of the summer. Mr. arid Mrs. E. N. McFarland of Camden, Ind., came Monday to visit the former’s uncle, Nelson Randle and wife. Mrs. M. V. Sands of Tefft returned home Saturday after a few days visit here with her sons, G. M. and Marion Sands. Mrs. G. E. Murray went to Oxford, Ohio, Monday to visit her daughter, Miss Helen, who is attending college at that place. Mrs. Maud Ellis of near Wanatah, Ind., returned home Saturday after attending the funeral of her sister, Miss Grace Ternpler. Mrs. Frank Erwin of Monticello returned home Monday after a few days visit here with her sister, Mrs. Frank Floyd and family. Miss* Ethel McCarthy went to Lafayette Monday to take up a business course. She expects to secure a position there after finishing the course. Mrs. Mack Barnes of Koken mo, who had been visiting her daughter, Mrs. j. A. Larsh and family here the past week, returned home Monday.

Miss Julia Leopold went to Hammond Monday to visit relatives. We are selling the famous Rev-o-noc Garden Plows for S2.so.—Eger Bros. James Yeoman of Ambia visited here Saturday and Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Yeoman. John W. Tanner, a former resident M Walker township died a few days ago at the Soldiers’ home at Marion, Ind. Airs, O. D. Hefner, of Minneapolis, Minn., is here for an extended visit with her mother, Mrs. W. H. Stephenson. Rev. E. M. Kuonen, pastor of the Barkley M- E. church, went to Lafayette Monday to attend the ministerial convention. Father William Hordeman of Frankfort is here visiting relatives and attending the dedication of the new’ chapel at St. Joseph’s college. Miss Etta Wells of Tippecanoe, Ohio, who had been visiting several days here with the family of Dr. E. N. Loy, returned home Saturday. ' s J. C. Parrett left Monday fqr Atlantic City, N. J., to attend the general assembly of the Presbyterian church. He will probably be gone two weeks. A number of high school girls went to Parr and spent Saturday with Miss Nettie Davisson. All took their dinners w'ith them and had a delightful time. Miss Bernice Kiefer of ChaL mers returned home Monday after a few days visit here with her aunt, Miss Louise Keifer, one of the high school teachers. Mr. and Mrs. Raehart and Thomas Eiglesbach of Chicago came Saturday to visit the latter’s parents, Mi. and Mrs. Henry Eiglesbach, of south of town. ''xThp frames are up and enclosed for the fine new residence of Mrs. George Ketchum on McCoy avenue, and the new priests’ residence on north Weston street. Marshall Jones and wife of Brook and Herman C. Jones of Pendleton, Madison county, came over Saturday via auto to visit the former’s cousin, Mrs. S. E. Yeoman. Harvey Wood of southeast of tpwn is the first Jasper county man we have heard of to have ripe strawberries of his own growing. H covered his bed, during the freezing weather which protected them from the chilly blasts that almost ruined other beds. '<^harlesEffis7aT6rmef _ resident of Jordan tp., died at his home in Goodland last Tuesday, aged about 68 years. A .wife and two daughters are left. Mr. Ellis was an old soldier arid had lived in Jasper county for about 34 years, prior to moving to. Goodland some two years ago. ,

Let us figure on, your plumband heating—Eger Bros. Mrs. Julia’Healy went to Delphi yesterday to visit her daughter, Mrs. F. B. Lyon and family. Try The Democrat and National Monthly a year for only 52.00, sent to any address in the United States. Jim George, who is attending Winona Technical Institute at Indianapolis, came up yesterday for a short visit. TS£he ‘’shanty” for the Monon flagman at the Main street crossing arrived here yesterday and is now in place. Mrs. Lizzie Tanner of Chalmers came yesterday to spend a few’ days here with relatives and to attend the dedicationW. R. Lee went to Valparaiso Monday and from there to Chicago on a business trip, returning home yesterday evening. Advertised letters: Mr. B. C. Davis, Mr. Geo. Hall, Theodore Palmer, Mrs. Joe Ulm, Mrs. Sarah J. Mills, Mrs. Mary Reifle. L. W- Snider, chief clerk for the Pullman Company, pf Chicago, his wife and son Clifford, spent Sunday here with J. L. Hagins and wife.

"S-B. F. Fenclig has rented of, Ban Reynolds the former Tom McCoy property on McCoy Avenue, and expects to move into same about July 1. E. L. Hollingsworth went to Kalamazoo, Mich., Saturday and made a short visit with his fath-er-in-law, John Allen, who still remains critically ill. Use the souvenir envelopes of Rensselaer when writing your friends at a distance. Only 10 cents per bunch of 25, on sale only at The Democrat office. J. E. Sullenberger of north of town went to North Manchester Monday to attend the big Dunkard meeting. He was accompanied by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. N. Sullenburger, of Ohio, who have been visiting him for a short time. ' ■ Alfred M. Patrick of Delphos, Ohio, who was here to attend the funeral of his sister, Mrs, James T. Randle, is the only remaining member of a family of twenty children, own and stepbrothers and sisters, he having lived to see all the others pass away.

Prof. Lee Fisher of Stilwell, Laporte county, came up yesterday from Indianapolis where he had been on business and took in Governor Marshall’s speech at the dedication at the college. He left on the afternoon train to visit his father, F. W. Fisher, of Kankakee tp.

We understand that Uncle James Randle will break up housekeeping, sell off his household effects and rent his residence. He will accompany Mrs. D. A. Stoner to her home in Wichita, Kan., next week and will make an extended visit with his sons, Thomas, at Hope, Kan., Robert at Mexico, Mo., and John at Magnum, Okla.

£» Eli Arnold an 1 two daughters, /Catherine and Marie, and Charles .Arnold and sons Chester and Elmer, and several others of near Rensselaer, went to North Manchester Saturday to attend the annual conference of the Dunker church. The former Mr. Arnold and daughters will visit relatives at Wabash and Peru before returning home.

The remains of Mrs. McCullough, a former resident of Jordan township, but who for some years had resided with her daughter, Mrs. Sim Hayes, at Indianapolis, were brought here for burial Sunday forenoon and interment made in Weston cemetery. Deceased was 90 years ot age at the time of her death, which occurred Friday. Mrs. Eleanor Adlams of Rensselaer, is a daughter of deceased. The Crown Point Register says: Every now and then we hear of men and women remitting “conscience” money to officials of rail-, "roads Tor rides stolen in years past, but we have never heard, of newspaper borrowers sending any money to a newspaper publisher for the many years they have borrowed the paper. What is the difference between stealing a ride on a train and borrowing •a newspaper? } V

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daughters. Ou Christmas day, 1853, the parents and ten children held their last familj- reunion, as the family circle has been sadly broken since then. In less than two months, on February 16, 1854, thebeloved father passed to the invisible world, and September 20, 1861, the affectionate wife and mother also passed away. Since then all but one of. their children have joined them in the world, there to await the final reunion. Isaac Thompson, the remaining child, being with us to-day. The record is as follows: Matilda, born February 25, 1828, died July 19, 1864; Isaac, bom February 25, 1828; Alfred, born February 17, 1829, died in Rensselaer, March 3, 1896; Elizabeth, born July 2, 1831, died December 10, 1860; Hiram, born May 16, 1833, died March 4, 1864; David J., born September li, 1836; died July 12, 1901; Simon P., born May 8, 1838, died May 15, 1910; Thomas, born August 4, 1841, died July 18, 1899; Mary, born August 13, 1843, died September 28, 1961,; Hawkins L., born April 24, 1845, died September 28, 1862. The surviving brother, Isaac, resides near the old homestead ,Jn Ohio. .

The school advantages enjoyed by Judge Thompson were such as were usually found in new, thinly settled countries. He attended common school for three months in the year from the time he was of school age until he was fifteen. The building was a primitive affair, constructed of logs, and was reached by a walk of two miles through the timber. By the time he was fifteen years old he had acquired sufficient knowledge of the rudimentary branches to enable him to engage in pedagogy. A year later he suffered a severe blow in the lose of his father. About thisi time he entered an academy for a term, and the following year was a student in Otterbein University. He taught at intervals w*hile attending school, and it was not until 1859 that he was able to graduate at the Northwestern formal school at Cincinnatti. Three years' later he was elected' teacher of the school at Rensselaer, Indiana, where he taught two years;, w T as next appointed school examiner of Jasper county, and then accepted a position in the bank of McCoy & ‘Thompson, where he remained one year. In the meantime he had devoted all his spare time to the study of law, and haying fully determined to take up that profession he entered the law department of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and soon mastered its intricacies. He graduated there on January 1, 1866, formed a partnership with Robert S. Dwigglns, in this place, which lasted for three years'. He then became a partner id the law firm of Thompson & Brother, which until our subject was elected to the office 'of judge in 1896. In the meantime he had served as prosecuting attorney for four years—from 1872 to 1876. In 1886 he was elected to the senate of Indiana, and filled the office four years with credit to himself and his constituents. He displayed high ability as a legislator, and was a most satisfactory representative of the people. As prosecuting attorney he was called on to conduct some of the most important cases ever tried in the circuit.

For more than a quarter of a century Thompson & Brother was the leading law firm in Jasper county, and were deservedly popular, as the firm was public spirited and did all in its power to advance the public interests. The educational Interests of the county owe their advancements in a large measure to Judge Thompson, who, as a teacher and examiner, was the first to in-

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traduce and advocate normal methods of instruction, and bis Influence as an educator is still manifest in the excellent school system of Jasper county And Rensselaer. His enterprise, was also manifested in other improvements, railroads, . grave! roads, highways, ditches, and public buildings having received substantial aid from him. both in time and money. It largely through, bis influence that the milldams on the Iroquois river were removed, resulting in great benefit to public health. He bought large properties of non-residents and sold to actual settlers. He reclaimed a large tract of swamp land in Union township by the construction of over fifteen miles of ditches, and thia land he has divided into a large number of farms, each bearing special names. Which he has placed on sale at such easy terms that poor men were enabled to become land owners. As a lawyer he was remarkably able and successful. His character was above reproach, and he received the respect he so richly merited. On October 10, 1878, he was married to Miss Mary Foltz, of Oxford, this state. She was born in Tippecanoe county, and is a daughter of Cyrus and Mary Foltz. Their union was blessed by the birth of five children, viz: Grace, born August 18, 1879, died February 10, 1907; Parr, bom July 28, 18 80, and died August 22 of the same year; Edna, born September 18, 1882; Rirman, August 27, -4880, and Simon, February 18, 1893. After retiring from the bench, on account of the health of his wife, he gave up practically the law prac tice and for the past few years has devoted his time in trying to restore his wife back to health, going south each winter for that purpose, spending this last winter in Florida. While there he became sick and returned to his home on Friday, March 25, 1910, and gradually failing until Sunday, May 15, 1910, at 6:30 o’clock, when he breathed his last. The remaining members of his family are his wife, his daughter Edna, and eons Firman and Simon.]

BACK FROM CANADA.

Some Farmers Who Emigrated are Coming Home. A counter-movement of immigration from Canada into the United States from “over-the-line” into northern Montana may fairly be taken as indicative of the present trend. According to an official report by United States Collector of Customs Blair at Sweetgrass in that state, hundreds of families have come over from Canada within the past week jnd have taken up government lands in Montana; this movement " began early in the winter and has increased each day until the total of newcomers from across the line has reached many thousands. These newcomers are very largely men and women who had given up their citizenship in the United States in order to take up Canadian government lands ; some of them have been in Canada long enough to prove up their homesteads, but large numbers of them have come back without waiting to obtain title to their lands. So there would appear to be no call for official or other action in this country to “stem the tide’’ of American immigration into Canada. . These things always adjust themselves if let alone. The Canadian land boom, the “call to the far northwest,” caught many thrifty American farmers no doubt who, had they taken thought and deliberately measured the chances for the success or the failure of the experiment, would never have “pulled up stakes”—and it is this class apparently that is now moving southward into ‘‘tire states;” others will stay and fight it out, of course. The incident is at least beginning to disclose that there is an unstable and migratory contingent among our northwestern farmers that is never quite satisfied with existing conditions. The great bulk of our northern and western farmers must sooner or later learn, however, that if a change is desirable, the south holds out the greatest attractions for them.—Kentland Enterprise.

Notice of Letting Contract for County Farm Supplies. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Jasper County, Indiana, will oh Monday, June 6th, 1910, receive sealed bids up to 12 o’clock noon, for furnishing groceries and meat for County Poor Asylum. All bids to be accompanied by bond and affidavit as provided by law. The Board reserveir the right to reject any and all bids. By order of the Board of Commissioners of Jasper County. JAMES N. LEATHERMAN, Auditor Jasper County. PERRY DAVIS' PAINKILLER Summer complaint, bowel cramps, have bo terrors in the household Where this dependable medicine is kept onJhand. 25c, 35c, and 50c. bottles.

What Happened To Jones And a lot of other HOME PAPER TAKE IT REGULARLY

Education.

A little knowledge of the ways of men. A little reading of their deed* and fates* A little guessing at their thoughts an* then.. A quick forgetting of their names an* dates— That' s history. A little delving in the tomes they penned, A little conning of the verse they writ. A feeble grasping of their aims and trend, A shadow mem’ry of their mirth an* wit— That’s literature. A little dabbling with a salt or two, A little mussing with a sticky mess, A few' experiments half blunders* through. A twilight testing of a groping; guess— That's science. ( t —Hampton’s Magasfneu ' : '

In Modern Times.

“Hang it all, Ethel, must your aunt go along?” “Yes, George, but when everything’s going nicely you can pretend that something’s wrong with the machinery and that it’s absolutely necessary to lighten ship so we won't all be killed, and then we’ll drop auntie overboard with the parachute.”—Life.

Scalp Locks.

An Indian chieftain came to town And gazed with great delight In windows where the latest styles Were ranged to please the sight. He viewed the hats, the shoes, the gownat The gaudy parlor sets. But lingered longest where he saw A pile of turbanettes. The little caps of hair aroused His admiration keen And caught his savage fancy more Than all that he had seen. His bright black eyes with envy short*. 1 “A heap big brave must make His lodge within," he gravely aald, "So many scalps to take!” —New York Pre—

Unfamiliar Language.

“Oh, you kiddo!” exclaimed the little Boston boy. “Is that some Hungarian you ham picked up, Waldo T* Inquired Mra. Backbay. “I have noticed you playing with a little foreign boy of late.”— New York Journal. •

The Perfect Man.

There is a man who never drinks Nor smokes nor chews nor swoanu Who never gambles, never flirts And shuns all sinful soar— He's paralysed. There is a man who never does Anything that is not right. His wife can tell just where be Is At morning, noon and night— He’s dead. —lndianapolis New*.

At the Sunset.

Miss Boarder (enraptured)—Ah, them is something that no artist could paint! Farmer Wayback—Right you ba, ma’am. To make that sun anywhere near as big as It really is it’d cost a feller $4 or $5 for his canvas Boston Herald.

if You're Lookin' Out For Trouble.

If you’re lookin' out fer trouble. If ft’s all yo' joy and pride. Yonder come a lightnln* flash. Straddle it and ride. But w’en de lightnln* throws you And lays you on de shelf Blame it on de ol* wort*. You’ll never blame yo'self. —Atlanta Constitution.

The New Scholar.

“Why are we admonished to cast our bread upon the water T queried the teacher of the juvenile Sunday school = class. . ;. '. - the fishes have to be fed." replied a A small pupil.—Kansas City Star.

A Bald Question.

This shaving each morn is a terrible bora. And whenever I’m at it I wonder th* more Why, instead of the hair on one's head growing thin. One shouldn't grow bald on his lip an* his t-hin I —Lippincott's. :

The Dark Side.

Garbage Man (with the cans}—Cheer up, Ignatz! The cost o’ livin' has lightened our work some! Assistant Garbage Man—Sure, but if it keeps up think of our jobs!—Puck.*

Early Extravagance.

The way folks waste their money now For strawb’ries is a pity. ! The radish doesn't cost so much, Is red and just as pretty. > —Boston Herald.

In 1950.

“Did he object to his wife getting into prison?’ “No. He only said it wasn’t the ja® where his mother used to go.”—Harper's Bazar.

Fishy.

A flounder lays eight million eggs. A flounder’s an astounder. We wish we had a chance to trade Our chickens for a flounder. -Houston Poet.

His Outdoor Sports.

“What .outdoor sports do you indulge in?’ asked the stranger. “Lawn mowing and carpet beating;" replied the grouchy neighbor.— Detroit Free Press.

The Springtime Invalid.

Though he is disinclined to shirk. His annual symptoms are the sama. ■ He Is too sick to goto work. But well enough to see the game. . a • —Washington Stag. i