Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1910 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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JOINT COMMENCEMENT.

Of Jordan, Mariont and Newton Townships To-day at M. E. Church. The joint commencement of the township graduates of Jordan, Marion and Newton townships will be held this afternoon at the M. E. church. Jordan has five graduates, Marion fourteen and Newton three. The program arranged for the occasion is an interesting one and no doubt the church will be well filled.

HORACE MARBLE DEAD

Prominent North End Citizen Dies Wednesday Night. pHorace Marble, for nthny years al prominent.landowoer of northern Jasper, died at his home near Wheatfield Wednesday night after a long illness. Recently gangrene developed in one of his feet, which spread rapidly and hastened his death. Hi* «*ge was over-70 yearsM. The funeral twill be held at Wheatfield at U3O p. m., to-day, j in charge of the Masonic lodge , of that place’. Burial also at Wheatfield.

TRAINS AT REMINGTON.

Schedule Under New Time Card Recently In Effect. For the benefit pf our readers who are interested in the time of trains through Remington, on the Panhandle road, we publish the new schedule which recently went into effect, and corrected time card will be run at top of our Remington correspondence. Trains East —5:53 a. m.; (except Sunday); 11:18 a. m„ (daily); 5:10 p. m. t (daily).. - Trains West—7:3s a. m. t (except Sunday); 12;58 p. m., (daily); 5:44 p. m. {daily).

DIED IN CHICAGO.

The remains Miss Mary Reiddle were brought here Wednesday evening and the funeral held yesterday morning at St. Augustine’s Cathdlic church. Interment made in Mt. Calvary cemetery, south of town. Deceased had been in a critical condition at Pueblo, Colo., for several weeks, 3s previously mentioned in The Democrat, and,, it was decided to bring her back home, and in. company with her brother Chris they left Pueblo Monday for Rensselaer. She stood .the long journey to Chicago fairly well, it appeared, but died in an ambulance while being taken to a hospital in Chicago to await the departure of a Monon train to Rensselaer. She was aged 31 years. Her death was caused by consumption.

DEATH OF OLD RESIDENT.

Ephriam Sayers, formerly of Jasper County, Dies at ValI paraiso. remains of Ephriam Sayers, for more than half a century a resident of Jasper county, were brought here 1 from Valparaiso Wednesday .for burial. He had been sick only a few weeks, his death being caused from ailments incident to old age. Funeral services were held at the M. E. church at 11 a. m., Wednesday and burial made in Weston cemetery. N : "",* . 7 . Deceased came to Jasper county from Tippecanoe in 1845, and lived for many years north of Rensselaer* on what is now the W. P. Baker farm. He moved to Valparaiso about a year ago. He leaves a wife, one daughter and four sons, Mrs. M. M. Tyler and L. A. and Verne Sayers of Valparaiso, Thomas Sayers of Kankakee, 111., and A. L. Sayers of Aberdeen, So. Dak. His age was 77 years, 6 months and 23 days.

Top coats, cravenettes and everything alike goes at the same proportion.—C. Earl Duvall.

THE G. E. MURRAY CO.

Beginning June 15th, we will give ypu with every suit of clothes you buy of us, FREE, a pair of Oxfords. SIB.OO to *525.00 Suit— $4 or $5 ' Oxfords. . $15.00 to $17.00 Suit—s3.oo Ox- ' fords. SIO.OO to $14.00 Suit—s3.oo Oxfords.

THE SMILING FARMER.

| The weather this week has ’been of the good old summertime variety, and the farmer is smiling all over his face. The hottest weather yet experience! has prevailed and the corn is just a-jumping out of the ground. jCom generally is clean and now has a good color. With a few weeks of such weather as w r e have had this w r eek it will soon catch up with the usual conditions for this time of year.

W.O.SCHANLAUB MARRIED

Supt. of Newton County Schools Wed In Chicago Wednesday. pNewton County Enterprise: W. O. Schanlaub and Miss Edythe Spalding were married in Chicago yesterday, and came to Kentland last evening, accompanied by the bride’s sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Nicholson. They will reside in the Read cottage on Washington street, and expect to get settled in their new home within a few days. Mr. Schanlaub did not take the t-ouble to import any irfor mation to his friends before lea ving for the city, but word of h’s marriage reached Kentland in time for a. reception committee to be mustered and lined up on the depot platform when he stepped off the train with his bride. Mr. Schanlaub has been a resident of Kentland, Morocco and Rensselaer all his life, and is well known throughout the two counties, prominent in educational affairs, popular in society, and ihas many friends »who extend j congratulations on this happy occasion. The bride comes ta Kentland a stranger, but will be received graciously and made welcome. ,

TO CUT OUT WIRES.

Western Union Will Deny Use of Lines to Stock and Grain Exchange. An order has been received at the office of J. F. Wallick; district superintendent of the Western Union Telegraph Company, instructing him to cut out the leased wires of the Merchants’ Stock and Grain Exchange, which has offices at Columbus, Ind., and numerous other places in Mr. Wallick’s district. No reason was given for the action, but it is understood to be the result of suit filed by the United States government a short time ago against the Western Union company to restrain the telegraph company from furnishing wire service to “bucket shops.” The Merchants’ company had leased wires’ between St. Louis and Mattoon. St. Louis and Indianapolis, Indianapolis and Louisville. Indianapolis and Pittsburg and Indianapolis through Terre Haute to Princeton and Evansville, and there were offices at several points Xiong these lines'—lndianapolis News.

SHALE BRICK INDUSTRY.

State Geologist Foretold the Possibilities in 1903 Report. W. S. Blatchley, state geologist. has received a letter that made him feel good. It was from N. Y. Trautman, president of the Medora Shale Brick Company, of Medora. Ind., and told Mr. | Blatchley of the ffapid development of the shale brick industry in that section. It reminded Mr. Blatchley that in 1903 he explained to Trautnjan, for the first time, I the value of knobstone shale as a brick-making material, and the company which Trautman represents results from that letter. - “Knobstone shale is the most abundant brick-making material in Indiana'’ said Mr. Blatchley. I “In 1897 Chad, in my. annual re[port, a chapter on this shale, in

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY. INDIANA. SATURDAY, JUNE 18, 1910,

which I pointed out its value for ihat purpose and told of the extensive deposits in this state. Avbout that time the ciy of Seymour use<Ka million Ohio paving brick in constructing paved streets, paying a high price for them, when, at the same time, there existed, within a few miles of Seymour, rich deposits of knobstone shale from which the same kind of brick could have been made and the money kept at home. But since the value of the shale has been pointed out brick and sewer pipe factories have been established at numerous places in the shale territory and that industry in Indiana has grown to enormous proportions. Knobstone shale is found in a broad strip of Indiana, extending from Benton county, in a southeasterly direction to Floyd county, on the Ohio river. Included in the shale belt are the counties of Jasper, Benton, Tippecanoe, Warren, Montgomery, Boone, Hendricks, Putnam, Morgan, Johnson. Brown, Monroe, Bartholomew, Jackson, Lawrence, Washington, Scott and Floyd. jThe possibilities for the development of the shale industry in Indiana are great.”

EXCURSION TO MICHIGAN CITY.

The Monon will run an excursion to-morrow over its Indianapolis division to Michigan City. The round trip fare from Monon is 75 cents; Francesville 65c; Medaryville 60c; San Pierre 55c. Time of train going, Monon 9:40 a. m.; Francesville 10:00; ..Medaryville 10:11; San Pierre 10:33, arriving at gan City at 11:45. Returning train leaves Michigan City at 6 p m.“ 0

NOT SUCH A NOVELTY.

An item in The Democrat recently regarding the operation of a motor gang plow down in the southern part of the state, dis-. closes the fact that Jennie M. Conrad 6T Newton' county haS had a motor plow in operation on her ranch north of Morocco since February last, and has plowed upwards of 600 acres with marked success. J'The plow turns over better than a ten foot strip of ground at once*and has a harrow attachment that, harrows the ground at the same time.

BROKER CLOSES DOORS.

Lafayette, Ind., June 15.—The office of E. E. Staninger, of this city, dealer in stocks, grains and provisions, is closed. Staininer was the Lafayette agent of the Merchants’ Stock amj Grain Company; of St. Louis, which ceased business yesterday on account of action taken by the government against bucket shops.

CHURCH OF GOD SERVICE.

Sunday morning preaching: at 10:45. Topic “The Perfection of the Son of God by the Father. Through. What Means? and When Accomplished ?” What Saith the Scriptures, come and hear.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

The jmorniqg hour Sabbath day will be given up to the Sabbath school Thjere will be songs and exercises by the junior department and a short sermon by the pastor to the children. In the evening W. H. Collisson, manager of Boy City, will be present and give a talk on the boy problem. Everyone welcome.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICES.

There will be an “Old Folks” service at the Christian church on Sunday morning. Songs of fifty years ago will be sung. The subject of the sermon is “Better Things Ahead.” Anyone desiring to attend, this service but physically unable will be gladly served by the transportation committee. Notify the pastor or Win. S. Day. Subject of the evening sermon is “What Shall*the Harvest Be?” All are welcome to these services.

$22.50 suits $14.75 at Rowles & Parker’s big clearance sale. j- 39c for men’s 50c work shirts at Rowles & Parker’s big §ale.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. i • ? Prosecutor Longwell of Brook was in the bity Thursday and yesterday. j Jasper county made settlement . with the state this week, paying in 523.545.06 as the state’s share of the spring collection of taxes. Twenty-two new election precincts were added to Lake county by the county commissioners last week, made necessary by the great increase in the voting population of Gary. White county democrats nomijnated the'following county ticket at their convention Wednesday: Clerk, Wallace Atkins; treasurer, :S. L. Calloway; sheriff, Richard Fuller; recorder, Ray Rothrock; surveyor, Paul Ward; assessor, A. L. Read; coroner, H. B. Gable; commissioners, Andrew F. Nagle, Charles Hufty. . 1 New suits filed: No. 7615. Heriman Bronkhorst vs. Everdema Bronkhorstfaction for divorce. The “plaintiff is a resident of Deniotte, and defendant is alleged to be a Resident of Amsterdam Netherlands, Holland. They were married in October, 1900, and defendant is charged with abandoning plaintiff Aug. 25, 1904. ijPMarriage licenses issued: June 15. Lawrence M. Ritchey, son of O. K. Ritchey of Marion tp., aged 32, occupation farmer, to Arkanna J. M. Neukam, daughter of Frederick Neukam, of Fayette, aged 18, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. Harper at 3 p m. > i Sk * June 15, Frank P. Bitters of Rochester, aged 58 years, occupation physician, to Ida V. Cpnes, daughter of John B. Fieser,,. deceased, also of Rochester, aged 33' years, occupation housekeeper. Second marriege for each, male’s first wife dying Jufte 30, 1891: female’s first husband dying December 13, 1908. Mrs. J. D. Allman was in Lafayette Wednesday and Thursday with her father, arranging for the funeral of her brother, Robert Hawkins, who died in Denver, Colo., Monday after an extended illness. The funeral was held at Lafayette yesterday, and was attended by the Allman family, Mr. Allman and two sons were in Indianapolis when wor'd of the death reached here, and they came from there to Lafayette to the funeral. Deceased was aged 39 years, and leaves a father. Levi Hawkins of Crawfordsville, and one brother and three sisters —Lawrence Hawkins of Indianapolis, Mrs. J. D. Allman of Rensselaer. Mrs. J. W. Osborne of Lane> Wyo., and Mrs. Grover Staurt Waddell of Oklahoma City. Fowler Leader: The last will and testiment of the late Amos Hagenbuch was probated in court yesterday and Amos and Allen Hagenbuch appointed executors. The estate contains besides his fine home in Fowler, four hundred acres in Benton county lapd, over 900 acres in Texas, 50 shares of First National bank stock and othef personal property. Hagenbuch received 160 acres in Cente; township. Clarence Hagenbuch received 160 acres in Union township, SSOO in cash and the use of the Hagenbuch home in . Fowler until he becomes of age. Mrs. Hagenbuch receives according to her pre-nuptial contract* $3,000 in cash. Allen and Amos each receive forty acres in Union township. The Texas land with the bank stock and all other personal property, wrere willed jointly to Amos and Allen. , ia■ • .

Use the souvernir envelopes on sale at The Democrat office when writing to your friends or business acquaintances. WANTED—2S Salespeople. Apply Saturday, June 18, at % 4 o’clock.—Chicago Dept. Store, B. Forsythe.

ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE COMMENCEMENT.

It was the 14th of June that brought the 19th scholastic year iof St. Joseph’s College, Rensselaer, Indiana, to a happy close. The ending, was, indeed, a most 'fitting crown to the last year’s work. The season of 'O9 an! TO is marled down in the college annals as one of the most successful two-term periods of the I institution. Both in material expansion and intellectual advanceIment* there has been continued ;and noted progress. There are no I regrets, but only sincerest hopes that the future may continue to show so abundantly the evidences of the onward and upward march. »• Every train on Monday brought its quota of visitors, mostly relatives and friends .of the departing graduates. The first notes of greeting that met them as they entered the groves that encircle the college buildings w“ere the pleasant tunes of the College Military Band that had undertaken fio furnish the first afternoon’s entertainment. They acquitted themselves exceptionally well of their delightful task, and to Rev. J. Rapp, who directs these aspiring musicians; the many rounds of applause showed that his labors are bearing fruits. The Rt. Rev. Herman J. Alerding arrived in the afternoon and was soon escorted to the new chapel where the Sacrament of Confirmation was administered to a large class. At 8 p. m., the Oratory Contest was 'held for the Conroy gold medal in the auditorium. Six contestants strove for the first prize, and ordinarily a#y one of them might have carried off the first honors. The judges however awarded the medal to Leon Dufrane, and the second place to George Pax. The contest was presided bver by Rev. E. B. Lidwina, A. M., Secretary of tne Catholic Church Extension Society. He concluded the*program with a few well-chosen remarks, expressing his surprise and satisfaction of the splendid efforts of the youthful orators. The following musicial numbers were interspersed between the orations: “Calif of Bagdad,” Overture, Boildiem, Orchestra; “Poet and Peasant,” Souppe, Orchestra ; “Queen of Auljumn,” Bigge, Orchestra; “Spring Song” Quartet, White, Glee Club. The orchestra deserves much credit for the perfection with which the difficult parts were rendered. Father J. Toujas, C. PP. S., can well look with pleasant satisfaction upon his work that was brought* to such a successful closg in connection with the oratory contest. The Rt. Rev. Bishop celebrated mass in the new chapel at seven o’clock Tuesday morning. At 8 o’clock, all were again assembled' in the auditorium this time to witness the graduation exercises, which were auspiciously opened by the Cantata, “Waves of the Danube,” by Ivanoici, choir and orchestra. This is the third Cantata rendered under Father John’s direction and it would not be too much to say that it was the best presentation that has been produced at the closing exercises. Henry Berghoff spoke the opening words of the exercises for the outgoing class. He then introduced Rev. John R. Quinlan, of Huntingt6n, Ind., who delivered. the Baccalaureate address. His discourse was an instructive dissertation on the necessity of Christian principles in all true Education. By numerous examples from the history of literature, music, sculpturing, and painting he showed that only such works survive and endure that were perfecteijn the spirit of the Cross. The, Christian stands supremely above all that is material, and hence his education and development must be accomplished with the aid of the supernatural and -divine, modeled on the ideals presented by the Saviour. The Waledictory was delivered by James J. Mclntyre, the class medalist. His parting words were brief, but when he ha<i finished all felt, as indeed the speaker himself did; a deep regret that the hour of parting had come so very soon. The degree, Bachelor of Arts,

was conferred upon Henry E. Berghoff, Leo H. Spornhauer, ijames F. Mclntyre, Henry J. Host, Theodore J. Koenn. Normal certificates were awarded to Rudolph Gerken, Julius Moeder, Alois H. Moeder. Commercial certificates were awarded .to Robert A. Fitzgibbons, Robert A. Griffin, Richard W. Heinlen, Slyvester J. Hies, , Louis C, Horn, Edwin C. Horn, ; Harry J. Kampp, Leo M, McjGufren, Francis J. Marcotte, Aloysius J. Scharf, Max C. Toner, John R. Wemhoff. The following received gold medals: J. F. Mclntyre sos the highest honors in the classical department, donated by Rev. L. Rberle. Goshen, Ind.; for the best English Essay, Charles Leary, donated by the Alumni Association; for the second best essay, L. Spornhouer, donated by Alumni Association; the Conroy Oratory Medal, Leon Dufrane; for the highest honors in the Normal Department, Rudolph Gerken, donated by Rev. Francis Koch, Reynolds', Ind.; in the Commercial department, Sylvester J. Hies, donated by Rev. James Connelly, Lebandh, In.; for the highest honors in the Junior class Charles Condon, 'donated *by Rev. Edward Mungo*ran, Areola, Ind.; in the Sophomore # class, Qtto Peters, donated by Rev. Joseph Mutch, Lafayette, Ind.; in the Freshman class, Walter Reineck, donated by Rev. Edward Werling, Mishawaka, Ind, A large number of visitors were m attendance from Indiana, Ohio and Illinois. * L-

METHODIST CHURCH.

Subject Sunday morning at Trinity M. E. church, “The Four Kinds of Soil; evening, “The Causes of Failure, or Some Things to Be Guarded Against,”:

sls suits this week at the Quality Shop for $13.50.—C. Earl Duvall. Don’t pay 10 cents a bunch for 24 envelopes when you can get a fine XXX 6 Y* envelope at The Democrat office for sc; six bunches for 25c. Hats, shirts, unders, socks, overalls, jackets, fancy vests, and everything for the men and boys to wear, all at wholesale cost, .and we mean business.— C. Earl Duvall. Mr. Hayner, expert piano tuner and repairer from Chicago, will be in town the 17th of June, or as near that day as possible. Patronage respectfully solicited. Leave orders at Clarke’s, the jeweler. Hot weather demands cool and comfortable footwear. W.e have many styles of shoes which are neat and at the same time comfortable and cool. Do not be satisfied until you have seen them.— Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store. Opera House Block. •

THE NATIONAL MONTHLY

A. High Class Democratic Publication for 50c. a Year. If taken in connection with The Democrat, only $2 for both papers a full year. The Democrat has made arrangements with the publishers of the National Monthly for the exclusive clubbing privilege in Jasper county, and can offer this highclass democratic publication to its readers for only 50 cents where taken in connection #with this paper. The' National Monthly is unlike any other periodical of a like nature published. Each number contains a handsome cover printed in colors, and the cover design of each number for the past year has been the home of some former president of the United States. The periodical itself is printed in large clear type, on calendered paper, and is gotten up something after the style of the .Ladies’ Home Journal. Sample copies may be had at The Democrat office. You will want the National Monthly after you have seen a copy of same.

20 pounds of sugar for $1 with a $2 grocery order at Rowles & Parker's big Semi-Annual Clearance Sale.

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