Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 June 1910 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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NOT AN ACTIVE CANDIDATE,

But Will Take Nomination if His Parly So Wills, IS MR. HONAN’S POSITION • <c On Congressional Nomination— If Nominated Will Make a Thorough and Active Campaign, But Does Not Seek the Place, and Will Make No Fight for It, He Says.

The democratic Congressional convention will be held at Hammond one week from to-day. Several names have been mentioned for the nomination, but so far as learned Michael Duffey of Benton county is the only avowed candidate for the place. Hon. E. P. Honan of Rensselaer has been prominently mentioned for this nomination, and he has many friends here and all over the district who think he is the Moses to lead the Democrats of the Tenth from out the C rumpacker wilderness. Were he to say the word they would pull their coats and land him the nomination in short order. However, Mr. Honan is not seeking the nomination and is not a candidate in the general acceptance of that term'. Pie told a few democrats Recently that if they found no one else who wanted the place he would accept it and go out and make the best fight that was in him, but he would make no fight for the nomination. That he would not in any sense be considered an active candidate—

Mayor George, "R. Durgan of Lafayette, Attorney George B. Peterson of Crown Point, and Mayors Becker of Hammond and Knotts of Gary have also been mentioned. The two former, it is said, will not consider the nomination at all, and whether the latter have ever given the matter a second’s thought is not, known here. They at least have not made any campaign in this part of the district to secure the nomination.

And so the situation remains. Mr. Honan has not been out over the district to canvass for the nomination and has not asked anyone to support him. If his name goes before the convention he will have the solid support of Jasper county, of course, but as the matter now stands all depends on what develops when the convention meets next Wednesday. .« If the convention is of .the opinion that some one else who wants the nomination can make a better race than he. there will be no sore spots, and the Convention's candidate will have no more active supporter in the district than Mr. Honan. Mr» Honan enjoys a wide acquaintence over the district and we know of no one who would conduct a more energetic campaign or could secure, a bigger vote than he, but he has declined the urgent requests of friends to get out and hustle for the nomination, and if it comes to him at all it rmist be the free and unsolicited will of the convention. The huge republican majority in the district is enough to deter almost anyone from seeking the heretofore empty honor, but it is looking differently this year all over the country, and if Mr. Crumpacker is ever defeated now is the time, and, we believe, Mr. Honan is the man to do the job thoroughly and completely.

FARMHOUSE BURNED.

In Barkley Tp., Friday Evening On the Wallace Murray Fan^. * The third fire In almost the ime neighborhodd within the ast few weeks, each destroying a fine “residence, occurred Friday evening at about 7 o’clock at the Wallace Murray farm in Barkley tp.. occupied by Ord Yeoman, who was fortunate enough to save practically all. his household is not known how the

fire started, but likely from a defective flue, as it was first discovered in the attic. The house was totally destroyed. The farm belongs to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Donnelly,' and the house was an extra good* one, worth $2,000 to 52,500. It was insured for $1,200. It will be rebuilt this season. This is the third fire that has occurred in that same locality in the past few weeks, and in each instance it was an extra good farmhouse that was destroyed. The first was the John W. Humes residence, and the second that on the'D. H. Yeoman farm. Each of the reisdences was worth $2,000 or better.

ANOTHER RECORD DAY.

For the Rensselaer Cream Station Saturday—9sß Gallons of Cream Received. Saturday was another recordbreaking day for the Rensselaer Cream Station, 958 gallons of cream being received, which was 192 gallons more than received on any previous day in its history. Some of this cream came from Delphi, Brookston, Chalmers,, Wolcott. Francesville, Monon, Lee, McCoysburg, Remington, Brook, Morocco and Mt. Ayr, in addition to that brought in from the surrounding country. If churned into butter it would make. 3,430 pounds, and Mr. Morrison paid out for it in cash $843.

A COLD DECORATION.

But a Good Crowd Was Out Despite the Chilly Weather. t Overcoats were at a premium lon day at the Decoration day exercises, the cold, raw air penetrating to the marrow of the lighter clad people, who turned out. Despite the cold, however, there was a very -good sized crowd and a big* procession followed the Boys’ Band to Weston cemetery where the exercises were held.Ss* -w First, following the band, tame the Sunday schools, next the local militia company, which with the officers numbered 26 men. then the Modern Woodmen, I. O. O. F. *and K, of P. orders, followed by the old soldiers, carriages, etc. There were 54 old soldiers who marched in the parade. Geo. A. Williams made the address at the cemetery. ~ : ♦During the exercises the business houses were closed.

GETS A BAD FALL.

Lyman Zea Falls From Ladder and Breaks Left Arm In Two Places. Lyman Zea. who has been working as hostler in the Knapp Tivery barn for several weeks past, fell from a ladder leading up the side of the wall to the hay loft about 5:30 o’clock Saturday afternoon, and his left arm was badly broken and shattered at the elbow by the fall. It is not known just how far he was up the ladder when he fell, but it is presumed that he missed catching the round above him as he let loose with the lower hand. He fell over backward to the floor, and it is evident that almost his whole weight of about 225 pounds fell on the left elbow. A doctor was hastily summoned and he was taken to his home. It was necessary to give him chloroform to examine dress the break. The bone was broken in two places and ba,dly. shattered, and it is probable that he w r ill never fully recover the use of the arm, and he will be laid up for some time. Lyman is a poor man who must depend on. his hands to make a living, and the injury is a most unfortunate one to him on this account also.

BIG SALE CONTINUES AT MURRAYS.

. i . The big special sale at the G. E. Murray Co. store will continue all this week, closing Saturday night. Get in on some of the bargains offered.

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 reductibn in larger lots.

THE TWICE-A-WBEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY. INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1010.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Mrs. Barbara Meisch returned to her home in \\ heatfield yesterday morning alter a few days visit here with her brother, L. P. Shirer and family. Walter Doty, the young man from Newton county who nad been in jail here for some time charged in the confession of Baumgartner with complicity in the attempt to rob an old man near Lake Village 'last fall, was tried and acquitted in the Xewton circuit court last Friday. Kentland Enterprise: Prosecuting* Attprney Longwell is to be commended for starting an investigation of the road work system in this county. There is every appearance that’ stealing has been going on for years in the sub-letting of this work, and the farmer who is compelled to, put in full time on the highways do not look kindly on the railroads being let off at half price. ■■ O-:-

Marriage licenses issued: May 28, John J.eo CopSey of Sheri? dan, aged- 25, occupation baker, to Rose E. Carr, daughter of James M. Carr of Rensselaer, aged 24, occupation, clerical work. First marriage for each. May 31, Henry Paul Sartorius of Chicago aged 28, occupation civil engineer, to Hazel E. Webb, of Hammond, aged 21, occupation stenographer. S. C. Irwin officiated. • ' The county board of review, composed of the County Assessor, Auditor and Treasurer, and two appointees by the Judge of the circuit court, will meet next Monday and continue. in. session for twenty days. Judge Hanley appointed John Biggs of Kankakee tp., and Ed Reeve of Rensselaer, to serve as the appointive members, but Mr. Biggs declined the honor and S. T. Comer of T nion tp., has been appointed in Mr. Biggs’ stead. -—o —* Winamac Journal: The Monon ditch.case came up for consideration last week. Attorney 11. A. Sties of South Bend, who had been selected to try the matter, came down and opened court for the purpose of starting the case. Then the remonstrators decided that they wanted to hold the case until the September term. This Mr. Sties objected to, and at once disqualified as judge, declaring that other business would prevent him serving in the case except' at a vacation term. The remonstrators later withdrew their motion and a petition signed by attorneys for both sides has been sent to Mr. Sties, asking him that he reconsider his withdrawal. Xo answer has y 4 et been received from' Mr. Sties. In W. H.'Blodgett’s interview with County Attorney Halleck, as recently published in the Indianapolis News, was this: “Since you have been county attorney, or white 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 yotr in any way?” was the question asked Senator Halleck.

The senator laughed at the abruptness of the question and answered: f “I should say not. No one ever approached me in any way, ’ he continue#, with considerable emphasls* “and I do not believe that any officer of this county was ever approached with a disfionest proposition. Tam satisfied that there is nothing in the reports of attempted bribery.” This does not coincide with the story’ told by r ex-xounty r commissioner John Martindale, told by Mr. Martindale-to perhaps five hundred or more voters in Jasper county’, regarding the pui- ' chase of the new court house clock, and had we along about that time a Fred Longwell for prosecuting attorney’ it is likely Mr. Martindale’s oft-repeated story' of his having been offered S3OO Jo sign the contract for this $2,300 clock would have been investigated, » ' , We do not know whether Mr.

Martindale’s story was true or not, but the records show that he never did join the other two commissioners in signing the contract for this cldck, and though he is a man who is financially responsible for his remarks, no libel suits were ever begun against him by his colleagues, which seems a little strange indeed.

ELOPE TO CHICAGO.

Miss Mary Pierce and Verne Michael Hike to the Windy City to Wed. Miss Mary Pierce, a member of this year’s graduating class of the Rensselaer high school and a daughter of Mrs. James W. Pierce of Rensselaer, started early Saturday morning in company with Misses Alice Coen and Lois McCarthy to Richmond to take a summer course at Earlham college. Arriving at Lafayette Miss Pierce left the train and met Verne Michael, son of Mr. and Airs. Robert Michael of Rensselaer, arid they took the next train back to Chicago, where they were married at 3:30 that afternoon and returned to Rensselaer Sunday.

The plans for the elopement were well laid and worked out to perfection. Perhaps the only objections to their marriage was their youth, the bride being but 18 and the groom 21. *■ They will reside on one of the farms of the groom’s father, it is understood. Both are popular young people and have the best wishes of a host of friends.

NEXT YEAR AT RICHMOND

The Department .of Indiana, G. A. R. Will Meet In Annual Encampment. Terre Haute, Ind., May 27. The department of Indiana, G. ■■ A. R., will meet next year at Richmond. South Bend withdrew its application for the honor of eniertaining.tlie veterans with the understanding that Richmond | would help the northern city get : the "encampment in 1912, and Richmond was unanimously • chosen as the meeting place in i9n. Alexander P. Asbury of Far- ' mersbtarg was elected department I commander. The delegates voted almost unanimously in favor of the dollar-a-day pension bill, “one in which there is no service restriction and gives a pension to every man sworn in, though he served but a day.” The officers’ pension proposition was defeated by a large majority. The memorial to the national encampment against placing the figure of Robert E. Lee hi stat-' uarv hall and against the likeness j of Jeff Davis on the silver service of the battleship Mississippi was adopted by a unanimous vote. The other memorial to abandon Decoration day as a legal holiday, was defeated by a large vote.

A GREAT AIRSHIP FEAT.

Glen Curtiss, the aviator, has attracted the attention of the civilized world by flying to New York City, a distance of 137 miles, at an average speed of more than 54 miles an hbur, which is record time for long distance air voyages. Curtiss followed the course of the Hudson, and his machine was at all times under perfect control and for minutes at a time made a speed of a mile a minute. The flight was made to win the New York World prize of SIO,OOO offered to any air navigator who could accomplish this feat* This is the longest flight ever made in a heavier than air machine in America, but in England a flight has been mhde from London to Manchester, a distance of 186 miles, but at an average speed of only 44.3 miles ah hour. An attempt will now be made ■to fly from New York to Chicago, -and a prize of $25,000 will be the incentive, it js’ said.

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GANDERBONE'S FORECAST

FOR JUNE. Copyright 1910, by C- H. Reith. Der Kaiser of dis Faterland Und Roosevelt all dings command— Ve two and Gott, you understand — ; Myself—und Tet. It used to be yust Gottund me, But Tet he come tp make it dree, Und Gott don’t count much latterly— Yust me and Tet mit power divine To keep de rest of dem in line—In bease und Var to give der sign— Un somedimes — Myself und Tet der same as peas—Der same mlt Gott, If you shall blease —- -.Y Der same In war, der same in beace— Myself—und Tet. Der eastern hemisphere for me— For Tet der one across der sea— For Gott dei'sky, ve vill agree— Myself—und Tet. A health to me —a health to Tet— Und one for Gott alreatty yet— Vun Holy Trini{y, yon bet— Ye two—und Gofi

Besides a day in June, my dears, all other days are nothing, for then it is one’s eager ears may hear the soft wind^.soughing by forest ways and perfect days of brightly flowered meads and joyous song are come along just like a string of beads. A poet one time asked us what is peradventure like it, and died well knowing we had not the wit required to strike it. He simply tried before he lied, to give us one so hid we’d work at it till time shall quit, and by the gods he did. The breath of summertime shall rouse the festive calf to action, and what with unrestrained carouse, he’ll do for an attractiop. He’ll buck and dance around the manse in no great show of grace, and wave his tail with brave assail in Mr. Halley’s .face. The heavy-droning bumblebee shall kiss the blushing clover, and skies as blue as any sea shall bond the planet over.'The graduate shall right the state from Maine across to Yuma, and the groom in stress shall S. O. S, his dad for more mazuma.

Of June it may be said, indeed, It is a great invention, And one rather badly need To somewhat ease the tension. If we’re to fish, to loaf and wish, Or hearken Nature’s call. We’ll do it soon or late In June, ’ ; Or not do ft at all. j The comet, having hung about until we were converted, shall gradually peter out and leave us i quite deserted. We must recall) we are not all the world it sets j aright, and bid it speed where ! there is need to cause another fright. It is a sort of cop upon a beat of great dimensions, by then be getting on to scatter! its attentions. They have John D.’s and Morgan P.’s on many a j distant ball, and were it not for! Hallev hot these few would grab it all.' A Guggenheim would capture .\lars, a Rockefeller Venus, and) Morgans on the other stars | would utterly’ demean us. We’d j even be, unlfappily, quite naked where we sit if it were not that Halley got around and saw to it. It will not all at once appear] how far the comet served us, or I just to what extent the fear pre-j vailed while it observed us ; but] safe to sav that for a day or thereabouts somwheres the trusts won't find it half so hard to teli our things from theirs. , However, and be it as it may, The .comet will outspace us, And Theodoras on a day Will happily embrace us. The hemisphere will .tip, we fear, Beneath his mighty traclL But even to the liars will Rejoice to see him back. ’Twere better to be in a club and branded Ananias than lanquish sadly r as a dub unsung or honored by us. The chance for fame since Afric game wooed

this extraordinary son of the; Dutch has not been much, and | he is welcome, very, j Our Mr. Taft’s a good old soul, [and plugs along undaunted, but Theodoras on the whole was rather what we wanted. We never cease to prate of peace and sav that war is bad, but even so it does get slow with no one very mad. y We rather like the pleasant sound, of peace gone willy-nilly, ambsomeone being chased around the White House with ,a billy. We’ve missed it much for lack of Dutch in smiling Mr. Taffy and mortal sin but it has been a long time since we laughed. The present Congress wfll conclude Where freedom's latest squawk was. And turn to have its work reviewed By all the big chautauquas. The President will pitch his tent At Beverly again, And the news anon willMwel! upon The likelihood of rain. Upon the 21st the sum will reach the line of Cancer, and summer not too underdone will haply be the answer. This is, they say, the longest day, however you may search, but you will hardly notice it unless you are at church. At any rate, the swimminghole will get a little warmer, and harvest time will vex the soul and slumber of the farmer. He’ll pray for hands to tend his lands, spread food ani tie the dog; and the wary tramp will make his camp inside a hollow log. ’ The rich will hie away to spend the summer by the water —to live until the season’s end of the glad life of an otter. The poor, meanwhile, will sweetly smile, however fortune goes, and splash and rub inside the tub alternate with the clothes. The singing stars will reindulge their old familiar riddle, and milk and buttermilk will bulge the boarder round the middle. The heart for June a tune, or plenty or a erusl, and the whippoorwill when night is still will whistle like to bust. And then July will come around In terrible ascendance, And we will shoot each other up ' Observing independence.

DELEGATES TO CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.

Following are the delegates to the democratic congressional convention which meets at Hammond next Wednesday, June 8: B. X. Fendig, Rensselaer. W. K. Xowels, Rensselaer. X. Littlefield, Rensseladr. George Stembel, Wheatfield. Simon, Fendig, Wheatfield. John Ryan, Gillam. Ellis Jones, Remingtop. George Besse, Remington. In the event any of the delegates are unable to attend, they were empowered by the county convention, which selected them, to choose their own alternates.

TRIES TO CLIMB TELEPHONE POLE.

Remington Press: While Dr. Lad don was learning to run his new automobile Tuesday after- • noon he had the misfortune to back into a telephone post. The machine was standing in front of the doctor’s office and he was in the seat attempting to shift the gears to back up. Just as the machine started, little Robert Landon who -Was climbing into the rear seat, fell under the right front wheel. This seemed to excite the'doctor and instead of stoping he pulled the throttle wide open, the machine shot backwards at high speed hitting the street lamp at Denham & Sommers corner, breaking the post o'ff at the ground and running into the large telephone post at the corner. The machine came’ to a sudden stop Without doing any serious damage. The rear r light was put out of commission and a derrt was made in the tonneau where it struck the post. A w heel of the auto passed over one leg of little Robert without breaking any bones or otherwise injuring him. *0 « i

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