Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1910 — Page 1

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BIRTHDAY PARTY.

V\in enjoyable birthday surprise was perpetrated on Rohy Gates and family of south of town Thursday, the occasion being his 28th anniversary. Tljere were 28 guests present, and they came down with all kinds of good things imaginable to eat. Mr. Gates’ father, Jesse Gates of Rensselaer, presented his son with a pew suit of-, clothes as a reminder of the occasion.

OLIVER STEWART LECTURE.

.Hon. Oliver W- Stewart ot Chicago, will lecture at the Christian | church- on Tuesday evening, June 16th. Mr. Stewart is one *of the foremost temperance lecturers in the United States. His arguments are strong and convincing and free from abuse. Mr.- Stewart represented his district in a recent Illinois legislature. He was also a candidate for Vice-president on the Prohibition ticket. Many from this place have heard him on the lecture platform at Fountain Park. Mr. Stewart is now the national temperance lecturer for the Christian church. Every one should hear this great lecturer. No admission.

KENNEDY-JACKSON.

A very pretty wedding occurred at the home of*Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Jackson, just north of town at highnoon Wednesday. The contracting parties were Mr. Raymond E. Kenny of University Place, Neb., vyho is the secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at that place, to Miss Lena Jackson, a popular young school teacher, who taught for a number of years i*n the Jasper county schools. The groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace G. Kenny and two daughters of Mulbery were present at the weding. The young , couple will make their home at University Place. * The Democrat joins with their many friends in .wishing thpm a long and joyous married life.

MEYERS OF RENSSELAER

The Only Republican Mayor In the Tenth District. Meeting so many democratic mayors at Hammond Wednesday caused to wonder if all the cities ini the Tenth district had democratic mayors, except Rensselaer. After running ovti the list we are unable $o locate another republican mayor in the district. If anyone can do better we should like to hear from them. Lafayette Monticello, Hammond, Gary, Valparaiso, Michigan City and Laporte each have a democrat for mayor, and we guess Geo. F. Meyers of Rensselaer is the only republican mayor in this great big district, extending frorn the Wabash on the south to Lake Michigan on the north.

MONON KILLS ANOTHER

Otto Hemphill Brakeman, Loses Both Limbs at Rensselaer Wednesday Morning. While making a flying switch near the stockyards, just east of the local statipn, about 1 a. m„ Wednesday ", morning, 'OttHemphill, a brakeman on freight train No. 72, the train that had the misfortune at Lowell Sunday morning, had both limbs almost tom from his body. The left limb was crushed off below the knee and the right just above the knee. After he had thrown the switch, •he jumped onto the pilot of the engine with his limbs hanging over in front of the pilot, which cut in on the side track. A car stood on this siding with the drawbar removed and as the. engine advanced to counle to the car, it caught Hemphill’s legs between ttye car and engine pilot. When he was removed his legs were just hanging by the skin to his body. He was removed to Lafayette and takeri to a hospital, but died in the operation to amputate his limbs. It is said he leave? a wife and five children at Lafayette. Hemphill’s former home was at Wolcott, where the remains were taken for burial.

'Millet and Hungarian seed at Eger Bros.

PETERSON ON FIRST BALLOT

At Congressional Convention at Hammond Wednesday. WINS OUT BY ONE VOTE. Names of Duffy and Honan Also Before Convention, But the Latter Was Not Anxious for the Nomination.—North End Votes Almost Solidly for the Crown Point Candidate. The democratic congressional convention at Hammond Wednesday was largely attended and passed off very nicely in every way. The north end of the district had -united on John B. Peterson, the well - known Crown Point lawyer, and his nomination was- secured on the first ballot.

Michael Duffey, the well known stock man and ranch owner of Fowler, was an active candidate for the nOmina'tfon, and at the earnest solicitation of delegates from several other south end counties E. P. Honan of, Rensselaer allowed his name to gu before the convention, although he was not a candidate in the generally accepted sense. The preliminary 7 meeting of the convention was held'at 11 a.‘ m., at which E. P. Honan of Rensselaer was made temporary chairman and J. W. Schooler of Lafriyette, secretary. The chair appointed the various county chairmen on the committee on rules and permanent organization, and J. B. Faulkner of Laporte, John A. Gavit or Lake. William Spooner of Porter, Lemuel Shipman <?f Benton, F. E. Babcnrkof Jasper, William Darroch of Newton, Mayor Geo. R. Durgan of Tippecanoe, Tod Kent of White, and William Durbarrow of Warren, on the resolutions committee. The meeting then adjdurned until 1:30 p. m., when the committee on rules and permanent organization reported, Mayor Lawrence Becker "of Hammond for chairman and H. L. Sammons of •Kentland for secretary. The resolutions committee reported the following: • We, the Democrats of the Tenia Congressional District Of the State of Indiana in Convention assembled, do hereby renew our allegience to the time-honored doctrines of the Democratic party as expressed in every platform from the days of Thomas Jefferson, an<k we heartily and unequivocally endorse the platform *of the Democratic party adopted by the Democratic State Convention at Indianapolis on the 28th day of April, 1910, hereby pledging our support to every principle embodied in every declaration of said* platform. • .

We desire to go on record before the state and' the nation in the hearty endorsement and most cordial approval of the state administration of Thonjas R. Marshall, Governor of Indiana. In Governor Marshall all people recognize a man or sterling worth, of integrity and honesty, whose pure motives for what is best for his fellow man cannot be questioned. As chief executive of the great state of Indiana he has given us an honest, capable and business-like administration, and his official acts typify the highest spirit of pure Democracy. We heartily endorse and approve of the public accounting law passed by the last Democratic Legislature of the We favor the enactment of a law granting to every honofably discharged soldier of the Civil War a pension of at least one dollar per day. - We hold that tariff duties should be levied for purposes of revenue. Ruch duties to be limited to the needs of the government economically administered. We denounce as disturbing to business and a menace to the interests .of the whole country the Payne-Aldrich tariff law, of which the present representative in Congress from the Tenth Indiana District is one of the chief apostles, and we demand its repeal for the reason that its tendency is to breed trusts and monopolies and enrich the few at the expense of the many, and increases beyond reason the daily cost of living. But reports wefe adopted, but

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1910.

owing to. the fact that many of the delegates desired to get away on the milk_train, the permanent chairman dispensed Avith the address included in, the report .of the committee, arid nominations were made On call of counties. Benton presented the name of Michael Duffey, ’Jasper, E. P. Honan, and Lake, John B. Peterson. The vote by counties was as follows, 67 votes being necessary to a choice: • • ci COUNTIES = 7 w os H a 5 1 O ■ 4) •a a a Benton ......... . 8 Jasper 8 7 Lake ........... 3 27 LaPorte ......... 29 Newton ......... | 3 3 Porter 9 Tippecanoe .... . . 13 13 Warren 5 White . . . . . 5'52 Totals T. ...... 3 4 32 67

On the announcement of the vote both Mr. Duffey and Mr. Honan moved to make the nominationof Mr. Peterson unanimous, which was carried with a whoop. John B. Peterson, the nominee is a prominent and highly respected attorney of Crown Point, wljere he has been located for a number of years, and has built up a fine practice. He is highly spokeq of by. all who know him. He is a very able man and his record is said to be above reproach even by the opposition press. Mr. Peterson has never mixed in politics and only after repeated urging by prominent • democrats of the north end of the district, where he is best known, did he consent to accept the nomination at all. Owing to the fact thaL-he had some cases in the appellate court set down for oral argu-, ment Wednesday, Mr. Peterson I was unable to be in attendance at the convention, but it is understood that he will make' a thorough canvass of the district I and make at least two speeches in every county in the district during the campaign.

BAD FIRE WEDNESDAY AT NOON.

residence of Van Grant, jpst north of the Mrs. Mary Eger property on Division street, caught fire Wednesday about 11:45 a. m., presumably from a defective flue, and destroyed about half of the roof and djd considerable damage inside the house, but the fire company arrived in time to get the rapidly gaining flames under control and saved it from burning to the ground. As luck would have it. Mrs. Grant was cleaning house and had moved many of— the household effects, outside, making 'it easier to save the rest which was done. The property wa| insured for SI,OOO and the household goods at $750. It was not learned just what the loss would be, but the house will require a new roof and more or less plastering, painting and paperhanging to get the property back into shape again. C , W. Rhoades, one of the firemen, while trying to cut a hole in the roof of the house, received a gash on the ; face by an ax slipping off the handle and striking hitji.

MONTICELLO IS TALKING OILED STREETS.

A representative of the Standard Oil Company was at the city council meeting Tuesday night presenting the advantages of street* oiling. The council was favorably impressed ahd will send a committee to Goodland to see how the plan works there. Mr. G. W. VanAlstine and some of his neighbors on west Broadway had already bought ten barrels of oil with a view tp experimenting on that thoroughfare. The oil is said to be not only a dust layer, but a road builder, acting as a cement on stone Streets. . One oiling lasts a whole season. —Monticello Herald. :

The big sale at the 99c Racket store is proving-a winner and for real bargains you must read the big ad in the Saturday Democrat. L I'

AN EXPENSIVE WRECK. The Rensselaer section gang assisted in clearing away the wreckage in th,e Sunday morning passenger and freight wreck 1 south of Lowell, and it was not until Wednesday afternoon that the big passenger locomotive was gotten back on the tracks, « most sad looking specimen of a locomotive. The wreck was a very expensive one for the Monon, and had it occurred a short distance further north would likely have caused a number of deaths, as she engine and all the qpaches would undoubtedly have tumbled down the embankment, which is perhaps ten feet high a little further north. Where the wreck occurred there was not much of an embankment, and the big engine did not topple over, thus saving the engineer and fireman from almost certain death. Its nose was almost completely buried in the sand and gravel of the roadbed on the west side of the rails. The mail and baggage cars were thrown on their sides and pretty badly wrecked. Several carloads of junk from the wreck was lying on the sidetrack at Lowell Wednesday, and the visitors to the congressional convention from the south end had a good opportunity to view the havoc wrought. The milk train, on which the delegates returned, was held up at Lowell for an hour by reason of the wreck train which was getting the passenger engine back on the rails. -

MILITARY HONORS

Paid “Mother” Streight When She Was Laid To Rest. Indianapolis, Ind-, June 8.“Mother” Streigfit, widow of General Abel D. Streight, was buried at Crown Hill this afternoon with military honors, being | the first woman in Indiana over whose grave a salute was fired. She was with the Fifty-first InrtUna Regiment throughout the ituvll War,’ and nearly 100 veterans ascorted her body .to the grave. “Mother” Streight kept j alive a close relationship between ; “her boys,” aS she. termed the members of the Fifty-first. Each j year since the war they have : gathered at her home for their annual reunion. The beautiful Streight mansion on East Washinton street probably will be use<i for a home for aged women, but the reunions of the regiment will be held as long as the members survive.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICES

The subject of the Sunday morning sermon at the Christian church is “The Heathen’s Inher- • tawce.” In the evening, “The Importunate Seeker.” All are -welcome.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

The subject of the morning for next Sabbath will.be “The Vision of Service.” In the evening the pastor will use the stereopti- , con to illustrate a sermon on the ; “Resurection of-Jesus.” EveryI one invited to these services.

METHODIST CHURCH.

The subject at the Trinity M. E. church Sunday morning is: “Function of the Modern Sunday Schoolin the evening, Children’s Day exercises by the Sunday school. Tuesday, June 14, the Methodist Brotherhood meets.

BOYS TAKE NOTICE.

We have just received a new supply of elk skin athletic shoes. They wear and are comfortable. Price $1.50 to $2.50, depending on the kind wanted.—Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store. Opera House Block.

Read ad,the last closing out sale from now to July Ist. —B. Forsythe.

Oxford Sale at Murray’s Shoe Store.

A big line of good style lasts. Men’s |5.00 Oxfords sale price $4.00 Men’s $4.00 Oxfords, sale price $3.00 Men’s $3.50 Oxfords, sale price $2.50 Men’s $2.50 Oxfords, sale price $1.50 Ladies’, $2.50 and $3.00 Oxfords, sale price ...... ....$2.00

Special oxford sale at the Cash Store. —G. B. Porter.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. New suits filed: No. 7613: Willard J. Tilton vs. R. M. Kistler, et al; suit on note and for forfeiture of collateral. Marriage licenses issue,: June 7, Raymond Everett Kenny, son of H. G. Kenny of Mulbery, aged 27 years, occupation secretary of Y. M. C. A., at University Place, Neb., to Lena Jackson, daughter of H. W. Jackson of north of Rensselaer, aged 27, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. The Democrats of Pulaski county on Saturday nominated the following ticket: Auditor, Jacob B. Blasser; clerk, Frank A. Wittmer; treasurer, Kinzie B. Clark; sheriff, Elgie Zellers; coroner, John B. Needham; assessor, Thomas B. Hedges; commissioners! William Buehrle and James R. Linton.

IsMiss Nettie Price has been suCeeded in the treasurer’s office by Treasurer Allman’s son Kenneth. Miss Price will leave in a few days for Earlham College to take a course in library work, to fit herself more thoroughly for the position of librarian of the public library here .which she takes about Sept. it is not long since, tnat another Rensselaer young lady started for Earlham, but only got as as Lafayette, it will be remembered, and we would suggest that Miss Price only have her trunk checked to Reynolds as a starte>, for if. that “young Lochinvar’’ from Remington should meet her train there, it may be goodbye to Earlham. Following is a report of the proceedings of the board of commissioners at its June session : Notices ordered for letting con•tract on first day of July term for three new bridges in Walker’tp., and one in Wheatfield tp. All bids rejected for repairing bridge in Jordan tp. j Granville Moody highway; cause , dismissed for want of sufficient signatures, and petitioners granted j leave to withdraw paper, which Is I granted. Petition for Improvement of Jungles ditch; board finds against re's monstrators, and assessments confirmed and ditch ordered established. W. F. Osborne appointed construction commissioner. Cost of each remonstrance taxed to each report. Remonstrators except and pray an appeal to the circuit court, which is granted. _ . Tilten J. Prouty ditch; cause continued for notice to new parties brought in by report of drainage commissioners. E. C. Maxwell ditch; board finds against remonstrators and in favo« of the petitioners, that ditch should be established, and assessments are confirmed. W. F. Osborne appointed construction commissioner. Remontrators file notice and bond for appeal, which is granted. Wm. M. Hoover ditch; No objections on file. R. B. Harris of Marlon and Frank Welsh of Jordan appointed commissioners. Petition referred to. Frank Osborne. Harris and Welsh directed to meet June 15 and file report on or before first day July term. 1 Contracts for supplies for poor farm awarded as follows: John Eger, groceries, $153.45; Roth- Bros., meat, steak 17 c pound; boiling meat lie pound. Winamac Bridge Co., allowed claim of $1,987 at $1,737,, balance of $80.75 when report is approved on Barkley tp. bridge. F. M. Goff, et al. petition for highway in Union tp.; R. B. Harris, Warren Robinson and Ad Parkison appointed viewers, to meet June 13, and file report on or before first day next term.

W. C. Smalley petition to vacate highway in Carpenter tp.; Ben Welsh, Robert Michael and Sylvester Gray appointed viewers, to- meet Jqne 13 and report on or before first day next term. f Cora Dexter, daughter of Harvey J. Dexter of Union tp., and Omar Osborne, son of County Surveyor Osborne, appointed to scholarship to Purdue. County officers reported fees collected for quarter as follows: Sheriff, >601.01; Clerk, Auditor, >47.20; Recorder, >691.65.

Petition of F. M. Hershman and 78 others for change in voting precinct in Walker tp.; remonstrance by H. B. Brown and 56 others. Cause continued. ' Rompke Sipkema ditch; M. B. Price, supt. of construction, files report showing contract price to be $5,100 and total costs to be collected. $5,012.10. Assessments approved and auditor directed to give notice that assessments may be paid, on or before September 12 1910. Report of Jesse Nichols, Supt. county farm, shows value of personal property to be $5,010. Receipts for quarter $895.22, and expenses $859.01. Number of inmates of poor asylum 15.

COLLEGEVILLE ITEMS.

College visitors during the week wereu R. L. Fitzgerald, Gary ; Rev. J. J. Sigstien and Wm. Frey, Chicago. A large number of visitors have promised lo be with us on commencement.

The graduation examinations are now over, and the membeis of the class ’lO are very busdy at work with strong endeavor trying to make their commencement a grand success. The general tests and quizzes will end Monday noon. Promotions and awards will be announced Tuesday morning by the president. The College Baseball League pennant was captured by the Cardinals, who are managed by J. Manion. Their success is owing not only to the consistant pitching of J. Lili, but Mso to the fact that played ball when they were on the diamond, and did their rag-chewing and “knocking” of each other for errors of commission and. omission, that were made, at their club rooms, where at least balls could not be fumbled. On paper the dope had figured out other teams as stronger, but just because they failed to get together and show team-work they have lost* and they know now that there are none to blame but themselves. In the Junior league, the Cubs captained.by 4V. Butler grabbed the honors. The same is true of the little fellows that has been said of the elders. Boys will be boys when thrown on their own resources.

The grouchy weather dispenser at last permitted the Varsity to try its conclusions with the “Wrens.” After an enforced idleness the team was glad to get into their spangles again, and an interesting and enjoyable contest was the result. For their first game the “Wrens” played admirably well, and gave the Varsity a lively tusseb for the long score-end. Spornhauer and Mclntyre, two players loaned from the Religious’ team, figured prominently among th? visitors, and proved quite a boost to the city aggregation. Hasser started on the hill for the college, but soon gave way to Mac, who fed ' the enemy with a peculiar groove ball with which safe connections were impossible. A costly error, well guarded by two timely hits, and the only two, gave the “Wrens” a figure on the score board. In two innings the Varsity captured four tallies, and they were more than> sufficient credit to secure the contest. • This season’s record of the Varsity has, indeed, been up to the high standard set by former teams. Of the 11 games played thus far only two went against them. Even should they lose to the Wrens on next Sunday, 9 out of 12 will be a very creditable percentage, and it is years since a St. Joe base ball team has lost more than three games of a season. Grathwohl was the season’s find. Hasser and .McGurren* could not have performed otherwise than they did, for base ball is in them and it will out. These held the limelight positions, and therefore shone brightest, but equal credit is due to their team mates, for it usually takes nine to win or Iqse a ball game. Some of the team have- now played their last college base ball, yet the future looms brightly for there is much high-class material in the league that needs but the Varsity spark to make it flicker. Thanks and wreaths for the departing' team, but equal hopes and expectations are centered in the coming Varsity. / '

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