Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1910 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat

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HORSE SALE NEXT WEDNESDAY. Next Wednesday, June 1, is the date of the regular monthly horse sale at Rensselaer. Usually our horse sale comes the next day after Monticello’s, which is the first Tuesday in each month. June coming in on Wednesday, however, brings our June sale a week ahead of Monticello’s sale for next month.

WHITE-AKERS.

Mr. Ross White of near Tefft and Miss Letha Akers of hear Wheatfield came down Saturday in Ward Hamilton’s auto, accompanied by Mr. White’s mother and Miss Akers’ mother and brother Joseph Akers, and were made one, the ceremony being performed by Rev. J. L. Brady at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Steward, friends of the bride. Mrs. J. L. Brady also attended the wedding. Miss Valeria Houser played the wedding march. Mr. and Mirs. White will reside on a farm in the vicinity of Tefft.

COMMENCEMENT WEEK.

Scarlet Fever Situation So Improved That Functions Will Be Held. \ jMo new cases having been reported in the scarlet fever situation and all the old cases having •been - quarantined and getting along nicely, it has been decided to go ahead with the various high school commencement funstions as originally planned.'l The class play was given at the opera house last evening, and tonight the commencement proper will be held at the Christian church. To-morrow evening the Junior reception will be held at the Armory, followed Friday evening at the same place by the Alumni banquet. There are 30 graduates in the class this year, the names of which were recently published in The Democrat.

SCHOOL TROUBLES AT GOODLAND.

Goodland is having all kinds of trouble in her schools nowadays. A boy by the name of Kennel, whose father is a blacksmith, was punished for disobe dience, by Mr. White, the music and drawing teacher, more severely than the circumstances warranted, the boy says. The boy’s father gave White a drubbing on the street, and when Frank Pierce, a druggist, at tempted to pacify the irate blacksmith, he, too, was knocked down. Kennel was arrested and fined $lO and costs in the former case but acquitted. in the latter. A S3OO damage case has been filed against White in the Newton circuit dourt, and he has also been arrested for alleged badly beating and kicking the boy. Owing to a division in sentiment, White has resigned his position in the schools, for which he had been employed for another year, and the fracas has made lots of ill feeling.

TOWNSHIP COMMENCE MENTS.

The Commencement. exercises of the Township graduates of the county schools 'will be held at the following times and places: Barkley township, June 4, 8:00 p. m., at Barkley M. E. church. Hanging Grove, June 4, 2 p. m., at McCoysburg. Gillam township, June 9, 8 p. m., at Independence church. Kankakee township, June 11, . at Tefft. Union township, June 16, 2 p. m., at Fair Oaks. Keener township, June 16, 2 p. m., DeMotte. Marion, Newton and Jordan townships, June 18, Rensselaer. 2 p. m. Walker township, June 23, Walker Center. The usual program will be generally adhered to. Pupils will deliver themes of their own production. This is a day long to be remembered* by the graduates and the attendance shows the interest of the community in educational matters.. Let there be a good turnout to all of exercises.

i Our prices on Acme and White Star flour only $1.50 and $1.40 a sack£ and guaranteed equal to any $1.50 and $1.75 flour sold anywhere. —Rowles & Parker.

THE COURT HOUSE

Hems Picked Up About the County Capitol. ' Miss Fern Osborne, deputy surveyor, returned home Monday from a few days visit with friends at South Chicago. The county board of charities have recommended that an addition to the county poor asylum be built to accommodate the sick inmates. . The commissioners of Lake county at their May session granted 188 liquor licenses. 134 of which were for the city of Gary. Five applications from Gary" and one from Hammond were refused. —o — It is already being proved that the new jail—iperhaps the largest in the state —is none too large, and it’s possible the roof will have to be raised and more stories be built on before the limit is reached. The building was planned for room to be added when called for.—Crown Point Star.

yMarriage licenses issued: May 21, Ross Lemuel White of Tefft, aged 20, occupation farmer, to Letha Opal Akers, of Wheatfield, aged 19, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. 'SMay 23, Edward Hornickel of Ford county, 111., aged 35, occupation farmer, to Maggie Bigger Torbet, daughter of James Torbet of Barkley township, aged 30, occupation seamstress. First marriage for each. —O— The motion to quash the affidavit filed by Leslie Clark against the editor of The Democrat, charging the latter with criminal libel in a reference made to a republican editor seen at. Cedar Lake a few years ago, was argued at Kentland Monday where the case was taken on a change of venue, and it was officially declared by the court that there was nothing libelous in the article complained of; that a republican editor might drink beer at Cedar Lake with a woman, though that woman was not his wife. The affidavit was held bad.

Attorneys Foltz, Kurrie and Dunlap were attending court in Kentland Monday. The argument for a new trial in the case of Benjamin Fogli vs. the Monon railroad for damages to the former’s hotel at Water Valley by reason of high water in the Kankakee a few years ago, which was alleged to have been caused by the defendant railroad company having filled in and shortened its tressel work, and obstructing the free flow of water, thereby causing it to back up and flood the lower floor of plaintiff’s premises, was argued and plaintiff’s motion overruled. An appeal to the appellate court was then asked for and granted. —o Not long ago some of the republican papers in this section of the state were bitterly assailing the public accounting law of the last legislature, denouncing it as one of the most outrageous laws ever placed on the statute books, although it was not a partisan measure by any means. Now, since its benefits to the taxpayers has been demonstrated and the democrats endorsed it in their state platform, these same republican papers are alarmed for fear the wicked democrats 'will repeal this law if they are successful in electing a majority in the legislature this fall. These republican papers just will notbe suited any way you are a mind to put it. o The case of Newton county vs. Chas. W. Spinney, formfer treasurer, charged with being short some $5,000 in his accounts with the county, as shown. by experts employed by the county, while* another set of experts employed by Mr Spinney find that the county owes Spinney a Small amount rather than .he owing the county/is set for trial in the Newton circuit court next week but will probably not be tried

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RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1910.

this term, only the issues in the case likely to be made up this term. Quite an array of legal taleht has been employed in this Case. In addition to County Attorney Higgins for the county, Frank Foltz of Rensselaer and ex-Appellate Judge Wiley have been employed to assist. Judge Darroch, E. B. Sellers and one or two others are attorneys for defendant.

OBITUARY.

Miss Lucy E. Beasley,.youngest daughter of Ammon and Martha J. Beasley, was born in Remington April 2, 1887, and died in Indianapolis May, 19, 1910, age' 23’ years,' one month, 17 days. Her mother died when she was only six weeks old and her father assumed the duties of father and mother with the aid of her older sisters and brother, and kind and loying friends. By her loving disposition she became the idol of n’er family and endeared herself to everyone. She was very popular with all who knew her and her death has cast a shadow over the entire community. Not only was she extremely successful in her school work but so kind to the little ones in her charge that they held A deep reverence for her, and Superintendent Warren unhesitatingly pronounces her one of the most successful teachers Rensselaer has ever had. In her social life she was also very popular and notwithstanding her poor health, was always cheerful and mindful of the happiness of others. Her death has certainly brought sorrow to every home where she was known. She united with the Christian church at Remington about ten years ago and has lived faithful to her Lord and Savior. The funeral was held from the Christian church in Remington Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, Rev. Lookabill conducting the services, and interment made in the Remington cemetery. The funeral was very largely attended, there being about four hundred people seated in the church and almost as many more outside who were unable to gain admission thereto. . -

CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to thank the kind friends for the sympathy shown us in our sad bereavement in the loss of our beloved daughter and Sister, Lucy E. Beasley, and to friends whose presence and kind sympathy helped to alleviate our borrow, we tender our most sincere thanks. Also for the beau tiful floral offerings from her many friends. —A. Beasley and Family.

VICTORY IS WON

For Kansas Bank Guaranty Law in Federal Court—lnjunction is Dissolved. Topeka, Kan., May 20.—-At torney-General Jackson to-day received a telegram from the Clerk of the United States Circuit Court of Appeals at St. Paul stating that the decision of Judge John C. Pollock, of the United States Circuit Court here, enjoining the enforcement of the state bank guaranty law, had been reversed by the higher court. The Abilene National Bank, with several other banks, brought suit in the Federal Court to enjoin Barik Commissioner Dolley from enforcing the guaranty law pending a decision on the law’s constitutionality. As soon as the Federal order of the St. Paul Court is received here the guaranty law will again go into operation. Three hundred and ninety-nine state banks have applied for participation in the guarantee. The national banks claimed the state bank guaranty law did not allow those institutions equal rights with state banks. It was discrimination against them, as depositors naturally would prefer the banks whose deposits were guaranteed, and also that -they-were-not-^iven-equal- protection. Judge Hook ruled that there was no merit in either contention. Try The Democrat and National Monthly a year for i only $2.00, sent to any address in the United States.

FRANK KRESLER RESIGNS

As Member of City Council, and His Successor Will Be Chosen May 31. The common council met in regular session Monday night with all members present except Councilman Kresler. The city treasurer was authorized to pay express' and freight bills and such other bills as are O. K’d. by the Supt. of. the light plant. . ’ The petition of J. C. Gwin for a street crossing on Forest street was referred to the street committee. In the matter of hauling coal from the'depot to the light plant, only one bid was filed, that of Jesse Gates, as 25c per ton. The contract was awarded to Mr. Gates at that price. An ordinance regulating fireworks in Rensselaer wap taken up at the third reading and passed. Councilmen Grow, Dean and Gatt voting in favor of and Councilman Hopkins voting against. An to protect the public health was taken up at third reading and passed unanimously. An amendment to ordinance No. 50 was introduced and read and on motion the rules were suspended and same was unanimously passed. The resignation of F. G. Kresler as councilman from the Third ward was tendered and accepted, and the city clerk was directed to give notice that an election will be held by the council on May 31, to fill the vacancy. - The following claims, were allowed :

CORPORATION FUND. J. K. Davis, marshal $30.00 E. M. Thomas, nightwatch... 15.00 Babcock Fire Ex. C 0........ 5.00 R. E. Dlety Co., lanterns. ... 1.25 Lightning Flash Spec. C 0.,. . 1.10 Star Mfg. Co., oil soap. .... 1.38 Ray D. Thompson, freight.. 1.45 ROAD FUND. Bert Campbell,.city teamster. 25.00 Fred Hemphill, blacksmith.. 10.95 Omar Elder, work on street. 13.13 LIGHT FUND. C. S. Chamberlain, salary. . . . 50.00 Mell Abbott, same. 30.u0 Dave Haste, same 30.00 Robert Wartena, wk on line 5.50 Western Electric Co, supplies .87.03 F. Bissell Co., same 33.65 W S Edwards Mfg Co, same .93 G B Porter, mdse light plant 1.75 R D Thompson, freight paid .45 WATER FUND. T E Malone,, salary 30.00 Clinton Oil Co., packing...., 8.65 National Lead Co, lean pipe. . 21.85 John Hordeman, wk on main 3.00 R D Thompson, freight paid .70 PARK FUND. F Rutherford, wk Milroy park .90 Harry McGee, same 18.50 Ben Hanson, same 1.75 O Elder, Eger Bros, assignee 7.8 t

CALL FOR CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION. The democrats of the Tenth Congressional district and all others who desire to. co-operate with them, are directed to select delegates in each county in the district for the congressional convention which will be held in Hammond, on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1910, for the purpose of selecting a candidate for congress for said district. The basis of representation will be one delegate for each 200 and one for each fraction of 200 over 100 votes cast for Thos. R. Marshall for governor in 1908. Jasper county is entitled to Eight Delegates in said convention. C. J. MURPHY, District Chairman.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

j\May 22, to Mr. and Mrs. Eph Hickman, a son. May 22, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Cook of five miles north of town, a daughter. \M!ay 23, to Mr. and Mrs. Weorge Mohlman of the north part of town, a daughter. A still-born babe was born to Mr. and Mfs . Alf Donnelly erf north of town Saturday. -

It will be to your interests to see our line of rugs, carpets and lace curtains as we are showing the largest and most complete line in this city at the very lowest prices.—Rowles & Parker.

MR. BLODGETT’S SECOND LETTER

To the Indianapolis News Regarding Bridge Graft, Etc. ■ > • INTERVIEWS CO. ATTORNEY, And Latter Said Everything Was Rosy and the Goose Hung High—Hadn’t Collected Fees Reported Due. Jasper County by Experts Because Commissioners Had Not Ordered Him to Do So.

W. 11. Blodgett, the well known staff correspondent of the Indianapolis News, who was in Rensselaer recently writing up the bridge graft matter for his paper, sent in a second article that contains much that has not been touched upon by The Democrat in its reference to this matter during the past few months that bridge graft has been a live topic among the taxpayers of Jasper county. For the benefit of our readers we copy this second article of Mr. Blodgett’s in full: Rensselaer, Ind., May 6, —This people is not a vindictive people. They do not take a delight in the fact that a man such as Clinton L. Bader, superintendent and general manager of the Winamac Bridge Company, who had always borne a good reputation, should be convicted by an unbiased jury and sentenced to the penitentiary by an honest judge. The people here do not rejoice that a man like Bader should have the heavy iron doors of a prison swing behind him. The people regret that these things have happened but they believe that the guilty, though arrayed in fine linen, should be punished. And it is not in a spirit of vindictiveness that the people of Jasper county are demanding that if there are others engaged in a systematic plan to rob the taxpayers in the building of bridges that they, too, be punished, and the people do not believe that the punishment should be warded off by an executive parole. After Bader was convicted Judge Hanley considered the question of suspending his sentence. He, had made up his mind to do so if it were found that Bader had made a mistake or even fallen from the straight and narrow path of business honesty in a single instance. For that reason he caused an investigation to be made, and it was found that the four bridges built by Mr. Bader's company, examined by the county surveyor and Devere Yeoman, were all short—-a petty swindle had been perpetrated in the building of the entire four-.—and then the court declined to suspend sentence. And that is why the people have employed an expert to examine all the bridges ana the grand jury will indict any man or set of men who have been engaged in the same kind of a swindle for which Bader was convicted. >- This people here are firm in the belief that a system of grafting in bridge building has existed, not only in Jasper county, but in the adjoining counties of White, Newton, Laporte and pbrtions, of Lake. There is no positive evidence of this general system except in Jasper county, because this is the only county in which an investigation has been made. The evidence before the grand jury and in the trial of Bader showed that it existed here all right. In the early history of these counties large tvacts of land were reclaimed by the building of ditches and large drains, and wherever these ditches crossed a highway it was necessary to put in a bridge, and so in the counties named a great number of bridges were built. In Jasper county, since January 1, 1904, there were bui'lt fifty-nine steel bridges and numerous- wooden ones. The largest of these steel, bridges was ninety feet and the others run down to small sizes and cost from S4OO to $1,700 each, the average price of -the Jasper county bridges being about S9OO each. The firms that erected these bridges are the Winamac Bridge Company, 18; the Attica Bridge. Company, 10; the Joliet Bridge Company, 1, and the PanAmerican Bridge Company of Newcastle, 25. In the laet two years the Winamac Bridge Company has

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MAN, POOR MAN.

Man that is born of woman is of few days and many growls. When the sprintime comes, gentle Annie, and the rain waters the earth, he compl'aineth because of- the mud, and a few weeks later his soul is grieved because of the exceeding muchness of the dust. In the winter, he crieth it is too cold, and in the summer he ! would fain join an Arctic expedition that he may escape the heat. When the sun shineth brightly it hurteth his eyes and when it hideth behind a cloud it giveth him the blues. When the wind bloweth he curseth the cyclone, and when it Stoppeth. joy departeth from him and he moaneth, giye us a breeze. Yea, verily, there is nothing which satisfieth man. He cometh into this world crying and he leaveth it grumbling. And this, too, is vanity Ex.

ADDITION TO SHOPS.

Monon Railroad Awards a Contract at Lafayette. Lafayette, Ind., May 21.-—Of-ficials of the Monon railroad awarded a contract last evening to the Lafayette Engineering Company for a big addition to the machine department of the company’s repair shops in this city. The building -will be 175 feet long and 110 feet wide, and will extend from the west end of the present building. The contract price is $30,000 and when the, new machinery is installed in the building will represent an investment of $55,000. Six new engine pits will be built, one of which will be a drop pit, where wheels can be taken frqm under the big locomotives. Each of the pits will be large enough for two engines, and this will mean that the capacity of the , shop will be doubled. Many more mechanics will be employed than now, and the motive power equipment of the railroad will be. well taken care of. As the road is doing the biggest business in its history, a number of new locomotives are to be ordered soon, and the enlarged shops will be able to take care of all. In the last few months the Monon has expended more than SIOO,OOO for machinery in the local shops, and in a short time all the machinery will be run by individual motors. The power is to be furnished by the Ft. Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Company. Work on the new addition will be commenced Monday and the contractors will have it completed within sixty days'. ‘ Reports have been circulated that the Monon is contemplating removing the shops from this city and taking them back to New Albany. Officials of the road say there is absolutely no foundation for these reports and the many improvements being made to the local plant bear out these statements.

DO YOU THINK IT IS RIGHT?

....... I am engaged in the bus business in Rensselaer and aim to take care of the business wih fairness to all. In preparation for the extra traffic between the depdt and the college this week I had made preparations after conferring with the authorities at the college, to handle the business very satisfactorily. Several automobile owners jumped in and grabbed for the the business, getting some, of course, but not enough to do them any special good and in the aggregate sufficient to do me quite a little injury. I had six busses at work, having hired the liverymen and aiming to give the best service possible. I hope that private auto owners Will not interfere in matters of this kind in the future and believe that all will agree that it was not the proper thing for them to do.— Harrison Wasson.

We carry the largest and best stock of clothing in this city and can positively Save you from TO to 30 per cent.—-Rowles & Parker. The Big Corner Department Store. p Don’t pay 10 cents a bunch for 24 envelopes when you can get a fine XXX 6% envelope at The Democrat office £or sc; six bunches for 25c. v.

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