Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 May 1910 — Page 3

Sr ■ H O®C“ ■' J The Biggest Little Car 20 H. P., Sliding Selective Gears, Bosch Magneto, $750. Call for demonstrtion. Also Agent for the “Richmond,” it is worth your examination. L. B. ELMORE’S GARAGE Phone 195. REMINGTON, IND.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL, Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. To-day’s markets: Corn, 53c; Oats, 35c. E. G. Sternberg spent Sunday in Chicago.. ~ R. P. Benjamin was in Fair Oaks Sunday. David McConahay was in Mo? non a few hours Sunday. T. A. Crockett is recovering from quite a severe case of lumbago. - Miss Bessie Moody went to Chicago Sunday for a few days visit. A. H. Hopkins and wife went to Chicago Monday to spfend a short time. " Miss Ina Shesler went to Chi cago Sunday to visit friends for a few days. Healey and Ed Lane nt a few hours Sunday in Hammond. Mrs. E. H. Shields was a guest of Chas. Lakin and family at Parr Sunday. Miss Lizzie Riddle ■ returned Monday from a short visit at Lafayette with friends. Miss Jessie Makeever spent Sunday in Parr with Rev. O. S. Raridin and family. Claude Brown a of Carmel, came' Saturday to visit Lee Raridin of near Parr. W. F. Tobias moved Monday into the C. S. Chamberlain property on Front street. Frank Rowen and children spent'Sunday In Parr with the former’s brother, Chas. Rowen. Mrs. James Ennis and Mrs. John Howe spent Sunday in Parr with Mrs. J. K. Gafriott £nd family. Mrs. Thos. Eldredge of Monon returned home Saturday after a week’s visit with relatives in Barkley township. ' , ■ <1 Mrs. Harry E. Folk went to Beavertown, Ohio, Monday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Cunningham. Prof, and Mrs. W. A. Zangg of the Hobart high school spent Sunday with Rev. E. M. Kuonen and wife of Barkley township. Mrs: John W. Paxton a'nd daughter of Longmont, Colo., came Saturday to visit Dr. I. M. Washburn and family. Wm. Beasy and daughter went to Chicago Heights Saturday where/lie will try and find a home for the girl, ' * L Al ■ Mrs. John Gray >nd children of east of town went to Indianapolis Sunday Jo visit relatives for a few days. - _• Mrs. M.*C. Coughlin of Lagro, Ind., who had been visiting here with Mrs. Warren Robinson and family, returnedTiome Saturday.

Read The Democrat for news. ”W. M. Hoover and son Frank were in Chicago on business Monday. Mrs. Nelson Randle went to Hammond and Chicago Monday to visit friends. J. T. Randle will probably leave next week for an extended visit with hjs sons in the west. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bellows are visiting the family of their daughter, Mrs. Charles Murphy, at BervTyn, 111., this week. .I * ■ > Mrs. Charles Roberts went to Oxford, Ohio, Saturday to visit Her daughter, Miss Marceline, who is attending college at that place. - Miss Edith Leonard of Brighten, 111., history teacher in the Rensselaer high school, returned home Monday to spend the vacation. Mrs. Sarah Platt and duaghter and the former’s mother, Mrs. James Knight spent Sunday in Parr, guests of Mrs. J. L. Babcock and family. —- Mrs. Jay Lamson and Mrs. J. F. Watson and daughter, Katherine went to Delphi Saturday to visit Rev. Edward Beach and family a few days. T. D. Conaghan of Pekin, 111., was ‘•here Friday looking after his land south of town. He went to Gary Saturday morning before returning home. Omar Elder, left Monday for Ft,. Dodge, lowa, where he will join his brother Leonard. He is thinking some of* taking up the carpentering trade at that place. In the baseball game between, Hammond and St. Joseph’s college on the latter’s diamond Sunday, the college lads won in a pitchers’ battle by the score of 2 to 0. G. M. Sullenberger and wife of Darke county, Ohio, who had been visiting their son, J. E. Sullenberger of near Rensselaer, went to; Chicago Saturday, to visit relatives. i •. ' Mel Thornton and wife of Rensselaer spent a few days here this week visiting relatiVes. Mel made the Courier office a call and renewed his subscription.— Morocco Courier. C. B. Wells of north of town went' to Wells county Sunday, accompanying home his daughter, Mrs. Dan Robinson, who' had been visiting with him for the past two weeks. Mrs. E. N. McFarland of Carcounty returned home Saturday after a few days visit here wjth Nelson Randle and wife. She was called here by the death of Mrs. J. T. Randler i _Mrs. W. K. Brown accompanied her granddaughter, Ruth McKenzie to' Indianapolis Sunday, where the latter will spend several months with her mother, Mrs. Chas. Harmon. "Mrs. Brown expects to visit at Tus- -

.C. B. Steward was a Lowell arid Shelby visitor Monday. Mrs. H. R. Kurrie went to Paoli Monday to visit relatives. B'. N. Fendig went to Indianapolis yesterday on a few days business trip. . ■, John L. Jay of Carpenter township, 'was a business visitor in the city yesterday. .. - . *- A. Beasley and daughter Mrs. Anna Henderson were over from Remington yesterday. jsA large number of Rensselaer people attended the funeral of Miss Lucy Beasley at Remington Sunday afternoon. Capt. and Mrs. J. M. Wasson went to Terre Haute yesterday to visit the latter’s brother, C. D. Wood and family. W. M. Hoover, while in Chicago Monday, bought a White gasoline 5-passeri£er touring car which will arrive in a few days. Mrs. Jennie Rishling and neice, Josephine Sigfield of Monon came Saturday to visit with J. T. Culp and wife and other relatives. Mrs; Clarence Messenger of Monon returned home Monday after a few, days visit with Lewis Messenger and family of near Rensselaer. John Grey, who resides on the Bicknell farm in Jordan township, was in the city yesterday. He thinks he will have to plant over 50 acres of his corn. * Mrs. D. A. Stoner returned to her home in Wichita, Kan., Saturday. She was called here by the sickness and death of her Moter, Mrs. J. T. Randle. ■"□ Frank Alter, who had been in Longmont, Colo., the past five months working with his bro-t-her-in-law, H. G. Nowels, as a cabinet-maker, returned home Sunday. 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. pQ,. Leopold of Brook took the trkin here Sunday for Bloomington to visit his son Simon, who is attending school at that place. He will also attend the Masonic grand lodge at Indianapolis on his return trip. Mrs. J. T. Murray and daughter, Mrs. Jennie Wood, went to Delphi Sunday to attend the funeral of the former’s cousitj, Mrs. Dr. Shultz, who died at her home in that place Thursday. The funeral was held at 3 p. m., Sunday. 'Junior Benjamin, who had been in a Chicago hospital for the past few months undergoing an operation for cataract, arrived home Sunday evening. He lost the sight in the right eye by the operation, but the left eye is in a good condition. Jerry Shea of Gillam township, and Mrs. George Worden of Remington, were called to St. Louise, Mo,, Saturday by the death of - their brother Michael Shea. We were unable to learn anje, of the particulars, but he leaves, a Wife and five children.

Grocery Satisfaction If your grocer pleases you in every particular, ’you have no cause for changing. Even WE can do no more than that. But if you think some of making a shift, we Would be glad you the best service of which we are capable, Often and often we have turned qow-and-again customers into steady patrons. And we lose a surprising few of the really particular, "grocery buyers, once become our customers. Try us on anything you like. McFarland & son reliable grocers. ■ f

Mrs. M. C. Shafer went to’Logansport yesterday to visit relatives. . ‘ . / ' Use the souvernir envelopes on sale at The Democrat office when writing to your friends or business acquaintances. - ■>--■■ ■■■ .... - ■ What a mistake you make by not getting J. W. Ward, the old reliable well driller of Jasper county, to drill your well. See him before contracting with anyone else. > ts Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Milliron of Denver, Ind., who had been spending the past week here with friends, went to Chicago yesterday to visit their son Robert, and from there they will re’turn home. Reduced rates between Rensselaer and Terre Haute may be had on the Monon on May 24 and 25y on account of State Encampment of the G. A. R., good returning until May 28. Round trip $3.85 on any train.

J S W. R. Shesler was called to llilford, 111., Saturday to attend, the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Eli Holmes; who died at her. home in Milford Friday night, aged about 77 years. Her sister, Mrs. C. W. Shesler, has been with her for quite a while. w Lake County Star: The Rensselaer authorities are going to have a sane 4th of July without firecrackers, guns of any description, dr anything that will pop. In many other places the same rule will, be put in force, which will save numerous funerals and amputations. . . , The childrens’ day exercises of the Aix’U. B.church will be held Sunday evening next. A good program has been arranged for the occasion. The public cordially invited. There will be no preaching at the church at Aix Sunday morning, but will be services at Parr. Advertised letters: Harry Romine, Nat Hover, Chas. Fest, Ed McColly, George Capes, Blossom Robinson, Mrs. Ida Gray, Miss Sylvia Glaize, Miss Pearl Fellers, Mrs. M. D. Hill, Miss Heeman, Minnie Mageness, Stella Manon, Lizzie Gothrup, Sadie E. Galbreath. The big Conn band instrument factory at Elkhart, Ind., the largest factory of its kind in the world, was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning, involving a loss df $1;,000,000. The watchman lost his life in the fire. Over 300 employes are thrown out of employment. It is understood that the plant will be rebuilt at once. W. H. Rusk of Windsor, Mo., was in Francesville last week greeting old acquaintances he associated with while a resident of this community several years ago. His mission to this part of the state was for the purpose of visitirig his aged mother in Rens-, selaer whose health is gradually declining, and also to spend .a few days with brothers who live near Pleasant Grove. Mr. Rusk reported his son Earl, as not being in good .health. Two years ago he was operated on for appendicitis, since which time he has not been well and of. late his health indicates further intestinal trouble will mean another operation.—Francesville Tribune. Mr. Warren Robinson, of Lacrosse, whose illness with pfieumonia we .mentioned in our last issue; has succumbed to the dread disease and died on Friday of last week at his Kansas home. As already stated, he is the father of Miss. Clarence Rayburn of this place, Mrs. Geo. W. Ogleby, of Knox, Ind., and Miss Lillie Robinson, well known here but at present living in LaCrosse, Kas., and a brother of Michael and Thos. H. Robinson, of this place. These latter intended to go to Kansas to attend the last sad rites, but were prevented from going by the sudden illness of Thomas. Besides those mentioned deceased has many other relatives living here.—Medaryville Advertiser.

CARD OF THANKS.

While pur hearts are overwhelmed with grief, yet we are not unmindful of the many acts of kindness shown us during oUr laje bereavement and during the sickness of our loved one ; to those whose presence and kinti sympathy helped to alleviate Pup sorrow, we tender our most sincere thanks.—J. T. Randle and Children.'- ’ /

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been awarded the greater part of the contracts.

Professor Smith, of Purdue, who has been employed to make an examination of the bridges, has found numerous instances where the bridges have been “scaled down”- 2 that is, they have been built with less weight of iron and of smaller dimensions than required ‘by the plans and specifications. The graft in individual bridges is not large, but when the aggregate is taken the extra profit for the contractors amounts to a pretty sum. It is on this basis that the grand jury is at work. The grand jury is anxious to find out just what has been done in the way of bridge graft, and it is probable that the grand juries of White, Newton, Pulaski, Laport and Lake counties will hold an investigation. What these grand juries will find out is problematical, but the common belief is that if bridge grafting existed in Jasper it existed in the' other counties. The changing of the Winamac Bridge Company’s bid is receiving considerable attention from the grand jury also,. The public is anxious to know who changed the bid, that was read off at $ 1,240, to $1,4 00 when the contract was paid.

There is another matter in Which the people of Jasper county are interested and are watching. A committee of accountants a year or so ago was employed to make an examination of the county books and reported fees ' due the county of about $1,600 —for which the county, by the way, paid the experts $1,900. The ownership of these fees was in dispute, but no effort has been made to collect them from the county officers' against whom they were charged. The field examiners sent into this county by Chief Accountant W.. A. Dehorlty, of the state board of accounts, caused one trustee to return about $775, c and for this the field examiners were paid a little more than S6OO. The partisan band of politicians that has managed the public affairs of Jasper county for years is, of course, bitterly opposed to the public accounting law, and the newspapers they control have misled the taxpayers in regard to thte real purpose of the law. State Senator Abe ilaiteck, of this jriace, voted against the law with five other Republican members of the senate. Senator Halleck is also the county attorney appointed by the board of county commissioners, and he is the officer whose duty it is to collect for the county the fees that accountants say belong to the county. And he is the officiaj, too, that is supposed to look after the legal part of the bridge contracts. “Since you have been county attorney, or while you were a member of the board of County commissioners did any of these bridge contractors offer to bribe you or ’to attempt to influence you in any way? was the question asked of Senator Halleck. The senator laughed at the abruptness' of the question and answered: -

“I should say not. No one ever approached me in any way,” he continued, with considerable emphasis, ‘‘and I do not believe that any officer of this county was ever approached with a dishonest proposition. I am satisfied that there is nothing in the reports of attempted bribery.” “It is reported," senator, that after Bader was indicted some one -from Jasper county Went to Lafayette to see Wallace Marshall, president of the Lafayette Bridge Company, with the suggestion that if he would drop proceedings against Bader, his company might stand a better show to do business 4n this county. Do you know anything about that?”

“Not a thing. I saw a squib in one of the local papers intimating such a thing, but I did not pay any attention to it. However, I shall call the attention of Judge Hanley to the report and ask that Mr. Marshall be brought before the grand jury and asked concerning it. I am just as anxious to learn the truth as any one else. I do not think that Mr. Marshall ever said anything of that kind—if he did we would like to know who the man was that went to see him.” “You have not made any effort to collect the fees the accountants said was due the county from certain officers?” “Not yet,* but it is likely that I will do so before long. You undeistand,” continued the senator, “that I can do nothing until ordered by the county commissioners, and the# have not yet given me any instructions to proceed. It is a legal question as to the ownership of the fees, and I think it ought to be determined, by the court.” ---j “How long has it been since this report was made?” “Oh, I suppose a ; little more than a year. Something like that.” “You are opposed to the- public accounting law and voted against it in the senate. Have you changed your mind any about it?” “I am not opposed to the system of ppblic accounting,” replied the

senator, ‘‘nor am I opposed to the principle of the law. In fact, I believe that the system of a uniform, accounting for public officers is a good one. Nor am I opposed to the examination System. My opposition to the law is that too many examln-' ers are employed, the expense is too great for the results obtained. A few examiners would be aill right, perhaps, but there is no. need of having an army of them burdening the. taxpayers.” Senator Halleck explained that at the time the Milroy township bridge contract was let to Deader, the contract that caused Bader's IndictmenLghe was in Indianapolis attending to his duties as state senator and knew nothing of it until he returned home, and has no knowledge of who changed the bid, if any change was made.

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