Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1910 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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PURTELLE FAILS TO COME UP

With SI,OOO Cash Forfeit and $9,000 Bond at Hammond. SLOWSALE OF BONDS, HE SAYS ♦•■ 1 4 Delays Indiana Northwestern Traction Co., Tn Securing Necessary Cash.—Time Limit toSecure Franchise In Hammond Expired Wednesday, and Question of Securing Extension of Time Is In Doubt.’

paper of Wednesday evening issue says that Eugene Purtelle, president of the Northwestern Indiana Traction company, finally appeared before the board of public worky in the mayor’s office that day to for ■ an extension of ten days in which to file the..sl,ooo cash forfeit money and the $9,000 bond.M ■ Attorney J. K. Stinson, wlwis the Hammond representative of the company, explained that President Purtelle’s request was based on the fact that the company hoped to have disposed of sufficient bonds by this time, but that there had been an unavoidable delay in the easte/n market. The original time limit in the franchise for the filing of the bonds expired. Wednesday. ..Purtelle was tolhave put up the cash and bond last week, but failed to do so. \ { Thursday’s Hammond Times has the following mention of the matter: > “Councilman Fred Cotton’s negative vote at a special council meeting last night on the question of granting the Indiana Northwestern Traction company a ten-day extension of time for the filing of its securities as conditioned in the franchise, may result in an embarrassing delay for the company, if it is in good faith. "The special meeting was called primarily to pass a $1,500 appropriation ordinance to cover the cost of building the lake front refreshment stand and the painting of the bathhouse, and to adopt the ordinance granting, the Telepost company a franchise in Hammond.-. “The question on the extension of time for the Indiana Northwestern Traction company was incidental, having been raised only a few hours before the meeting, w’hen the officials of the company received a ten-day extension from the board of public works on the grounds that the company had been unable to close its negotiations with eastern capitalists for the sale of the "bonds. It was up to the council to ratify the board’s action and this will in all probability be done at the next meeting, but by the council’s own action 1 last' night it adjourns until the first Tuesday in August. t lt may be possible that a special meeting may be called, possibly this week, to adopt the ordinance of extension, for if the company means business it will want to begin work at once. It has no franchise until it has filed the SI,OOO cash forfeit money and the $9,000 bonds, and it, is only a question of financiering whether it can dispose of its bonds under the circumstances.”

EXCURSION TO CHICAGO.

The Monon will run a special train to Chicago Sunday, July 17, over the Louisville division: The train will reach Rensselaer at 9:15 a. m„ and leave Chicago oif~ return trip at 11:30 p. m. The fare for round trip from Rensselaer will be 75 cents. .

A FIREPROOF THRESHER

Everett Halstead Buys Separator Built ‘Entirely of Steel. A new J. I. Case thresher was unloaded here Thursday for Ev- , erett Halstead of Newton township, that is built Mong new lines, there being ho wood about it whatever. The frame work Is >,'’ . • r

of channel steel and the sides of galvanized iron. It will withstand an ordinary fire without damage, there being nothing infiamable to it for the fire to burn.

DADS VISIT MONTICELLO.

Were Guests of City Council There Wednesday Night. Chief Montgomery, accompanied by the city officials, went over to Monticello Wednesday night via auto and witnessed a demonstration of the new cal fire engine recently purchased by that city at a cost of some $1,400. big bonfire was started of boxes and barrels saturated with gasoline. The fire company made the run of 2,500 feet to the scene, and in three minutes and five seconds from the time of the alarm the chemical hose was playing upon the fire, and in 20 seconds it was completely extinguished. Chief Montgomery is trying to get the council here to buy an engine of this kind for fire protection outside the ordinary hose zone, like “Rabbit Town.” ' After the demonstration the visitors were guests of the .Mon- 1 ticello city council at a fine banquet at the Hotel Forbis. They returned home about midnight.

RECEIVES HIGH HONOR

Dr. James H. Honan, of Berlin, Germany, writes’ his brother, E. P. Honan, of Rensselaer,' a very interesting letter and informs him that he has just received an appointment to honorary membership in the American Medical Association. ’ The appointment was decided on at the meeting of the'Association held in St. Louis June last, and is the highest honor that can be conferred on any American docto.. The rules of the Association forbid confering this honor to any physician not a resident of the country, but recognising Dr. Honan’s exceptional - ability, the rules were suspended and thereby making the appointment even more significant. This is Dr. Honan's . second time to be thus honored, as a similar recognition was bestowed on him by the German empire, through the American Embassador. Dr. Honan will be remembered as having visited his brother, E. P. Honan, here a short time while lecturing in this country last winter.

PRETTY HOME WEDDING.

.y pretty home wedding took* place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Adair. 1437 Lowe avenue, last Thursday evening, when their niece. Miss Fern Norman, of Rensselaer. Ind., and William G. Stiner of Chicago were united in marriage. The parlors were attractively decorated with flowers. Rev. G. F. Rassweiler •of the Methodist church officiated. The bride wore a white gown of lace and ribborj and carried bride’s roses. She wa£ attended by Miss Mattie Adair, who was dressed in pink and carried pink carnations. , James Colhorn attended the groom. Only immediate relatives witnessed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Stiner left immediately for Chicago, where they will make their home. —Chicago Heights Star.

UNION VESPER SERVICES.

Program for Sunday Evening, «July 9, Court House Lawn. Following is the program for the Union Vesper Service tomorrow evening, on eburt house lawn, beginning at 6:30 o’clock, beginning at 6:30 o’clock: s Hymn 192, Ist, 2d sth verses. Invocation, Rev. G. H. Clarke. Hymn 210, Ist, 2d, 4th verses. Scripture reading. Rev. Johnson. ’Offering. * Solo, No. 70, C. E. Prior.' Sermon, Rev. C. L. Harper. Hymn 174, Ist, 2d. 3d Verses. I

Just received another car of White Star and Acme flour. Only 51.40 and SI .50 a sack and guaranteed to be the best flour made, —Rowles & Parker. . 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

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RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY. INDIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 9. 1910.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. New suits filed: No. 7619. Appeal of Cordelia M. Williams, et al. in the E. C. Maxwell ditch. P* ihe court house lawn looks like it had been seared with a red hot iron, in places the grass being completely dead. Janitor Morlan lias about given up hope for rain and begun sprinkling to revive the color of the lawn once more. The commissioners .of Lake county, at their meeting this week, held that the remonstrance against the sale of intoxicating liquors in Lowell and Eagle Creek tp., was good, notwithstanding the stubborn fight put up by the saloon people to defeat the remonstrance. / —o —

X,No, those 5-foot 4-inch stalks F of oats lying on the desk in the clerk’s office were not grown on Mr. Warner’s Carpenter township farm, as the unitiated might. infer, but were raised by his | father, uncle Norm Warner, in the northw’est part of town, who has perhaps % of an acre of as fine oats as one ever saw. During the busy season last winter when we were a little short of help, we got behind on the publication of n;al estate transfers, and now that we are trying to catch up on them we will publish a large number each issue until caught up. Thyee columns of transfers will be found on the second page of this issue. —6— Fowler • Leader: Fred Ixmgwell and family of Brook came Saturday to visit a few days with friends at Fowler. Mr? Long has not changed much in appearance since he became the teacher of righteousness in the Jasper county court. Mr. Longwell said that he had just begun his fight against the grafters league and also that it would be a rather hard job to keep some of them out of the penitentiary. Prof. Lee tisiier of Kankakee township, who has had charge of the Stillwell, Laporte county, schools for the past few years, has declined an offer for a renewal of contract as superintendent there again this year, and accepted the superintendency of the Otterbein, Benton county* schools. Lee is a fine young man and has made good in his chosen profession. His many friends wish him continued success in | his new field. ' . & i The County Council at its special called meeting Tuesday, made additional appropriations for 1910 amounting to $2,850.91. as follows: Additional, bridge No. 209.1190.00 Same, No. .211. 120.00 Same, N 6. 210..... 120.00, Same, No. 358.... 50.00. Repair Walters bridge over Pinkamink, Gillam tp.,. .. 200.00 Same,' Rensselaer, Washington St. bridge *. ..’.. 250.00 | Replacing and repairing Kohler bridge, Jordan tp.,. .. 250.00 Repairs Burke’s bridge. .. . 500.00 | County ’assmt. Besser ditch 56.72 i Emergency, board of health* 75.00 : Refiind erroneous taxes. . .*. 100.00 Inspecting bridges . . 284.00 Coal ch 1909 2.36 Johnson Service Co., exp ch. 1909 <2.0« Assessing Keener tp., 12.50 Bal. supplies for assessors.. 39.00 Supplies, treasurer. . .<. ... 252.60 Burial soldiers and widows. 100.00 Per diem Truant office, 1909 26.00 Repair typewriter. .. . ... .... 30.00 Witnesses state cases...... 100.00 Costs S. F. Iliff highway taxed to petitioners. .... ... 90.73 Members of the’ council pres•ent were Walter. Porter. Frank J. Babcock, R. A. Parkison. John T. Biggs and. John 'Martindale.' -—o— The county commissioners completed their work of the July term /in one day, they meeting Tuesday and adjourning for the term that same evening. Following is a report of the proceedings : County Surveyor directed to prepare specifications for bridge in Jordan township, and notice ordered given for letting contract for 3 new

fbridges in Walker township; 1 in j Wheatfield; 1 in Milroy, and repair I of 1 in Milroy and repair of Burke’s ■ bridge. . ’ County Treasurer reports haying sold $4,000 bonds in Geib and Beeks stone road, on county line between Jasper and Benton counties to Fletcher National Bank of Indianapolis at par, nt> bids having been received when offered for sale in the’ regular way! Sale approved. Tunis Snip petition for st.° De road in Keener township; election ordered held July 30, each road to be voted ;on “separately. R. B. Harris and J. }A. McFarland 1 appointed election 'commissioners. Petition for highway in Union township by F. M. Goff, et al; view- ■■ ers report favorable and road order--1 ed established 50 feet in width. W. C. Smalley petition to 'vacate | highway in Carpenter township; re- : port of viewers favorable for vaca- | tion, remonstrance by Geb. Hensler land 47 others. Wm. Bringle, Wm. I AJ'ashbu’rn and Frank Welsh appoint- ' ed reviewers, to meet July 18. |* Chas Henderson's bond as superi intendent of gravel road repair in I Gillam township, approed. John W. Merry, et al. petition for ditch; continued for notice; same jentry as to Jennie Gish ditch. H. W. Marble, et at- petition for highway in Wheatfield township; John O’Connor, Asa Brown and H. |C. Meyer appointed viewers. Notice ordered given for letting contract for 300 tons pf coal for use of healing plant on first day August term. Interest on county funds for the month of June ip the various county depositories was reported as follows: Trust & Savings* Bk., Rens.. .>53.10 First Nat. Bank, Ren5.120.95 State Bank, Rensselaer 57.93 State Bank, Remington 38.46 I Bank of Wheatfield........ 19.72*

HANK PROVED AN ALIBI.

Ruler of “Jerry’s Island” Found Not Guilty of Fish Spearing. “Hank” Granger, chief potentate of Jerry’s Island in the Kan«kakee river, was tried here Wednesday before Squire Irwin and a jury of twelve good men on the complaint df the State of Indiana that he had a fish-spear in his possession. The affidavit was filed by Deputy Game Warden James Donley, and the state’s witnesses were Louie Swarts and Rudolph Wichman, employes ot the , Indiana Land Co., whose chief employment seems to be that of watching for poachers on the preserves of the land company. Their evidence was positive and direct as to the guilt of the prisoner. One 1 night last December they were out looking for poachers arid espied a light out on the marsh. They silently rowed their bo/it up to within a few feet of the scow on which the light was burning and, shoving the business end of the Winchester which lay across the bow of their boat toward the poachers, commanded them not to extinguish their light. One of men then stepped over onto the scow where they alleged they found Hank and his son Fred and saw a big fish spear and several pickerel, a few carp’and catfish on the floor of the scow, Mie fish bearing the marks of the spear. Both Mr. Grangerand his son denied 'the charge in toto. They had no spear; were out looking after some trot-lines that night i and had a bamboo pole with a piece of galvanized wire beund to ;one end and'bent up in theTbrni ' of a spear at all, and, having rhe I but a spear I never. The night was awfully dark, blacker than a stack of black oats, and foggy, tpo. Hank and his son got lost in rhe darkness and the sleuths of the land company als.o lost their bearings, according to the Grangers, as they saw them strike matches to look at their | compass after leaving them. Corroborative evidence of parties who knew ail about the fishing trip and. got some of the' fisn • was furnished by the defense altso. None of the fish bore marks ; of a spear at al. and, having the weight of the evidence cyi- his side, the jury promptly acquitted him ot the henious criine. There were two charges against Granger, one with having a fish spear in his possession, and the other with spearing fish. The latter charge was dismissed.

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ROOSEVELT WILL ASSIST BEVERIDGE

Colonel Has Promised to Aid in Hoosier Campaign. FI6HT IN INDIANA WARM ONE Mr. Roosevelt Also Receiver Visits from Several Other Notables — Beveridge Much Pleased by Assurance Given. Oyster Bay, July 8. There was a uew twist to the sefiaterial contests that are going to take place in various parts of the country, when Go). Roosevelt announced that he will go on the stump Jor Senator A. J. Beveridge, of Indiana. He said that Will lam Dudley Foulke and Lucian B Swift of Indiana, who are close personal and political friends had come to ask h|m to go to Indiana to speak for Senator Beveridge and he had consented to do so. The mere fact that the colonel has endorsed Beveridge, an insurgent, who did not break with President Taft during the last session ( of congress, is not taken here to bf particularly significant, for Mr. Roosevelt and Senator Beveridge have been warm friends for a good many years. Beveridge has always b>en veryclose In his }K>lltical relatoins with Col. Roosevelt Of late he has leaned toward ,tjie progressive movement that created some stir in congress during the past year or two. The Indiana senator came out flat footed against the Payne-Aldrich tariff law and voted against it all the time. He was active in the passage of the statehood bill, but slipped up on his attempt Jo get through congress the Alaskan government bill. In the last session of the national legislature, however, Senator Beveridge helped the president pass the railroad bill and worked in harmony with Mr. Taft. He is said to enjoy the friendship pt the president. He is running, however, on an anti-tariff and insurgent platform. The state situation in Indiana is in such precarious condition for the Republicans and, especially Beveridge himself, that any support that the colonel offers should* prove mighty helpful to Beveridge. The Indiana legislature is at present controlled by the Democrats. John W. Kern, late candidate for vice president on the Bryan platform, is out to make a hot fight against Beveridge. Col. Roosevelt is apparently unable to keep out of national politics even though he says be desires to for the time being. At “the end of his trip to Boston last week oh which he was the guest of Senator Lodge, the colonel promised to go down east and aid Lodge in his struggle against Congressman Butler Ames of Massachusetts. There were other guests at Sagamore Hill. Senator Thomas H. Carter of Montana, came for a few hours Winston Churchill, the author and progressive, traveled all the way from New Hampshire with John Bass and Robert Bass, to tell the colonel what is doing in a political way in the home state. Congressman Hamilton Fish Jr. and James R. Sheffield, of New York, completed the list.

GOAL MINERS ON STRIKE

Men from Three Shafts of Erie Company Walk Out. i Had Returned to WdrH Pending Settlement of Grievances and Claim Matter Is Not Yet Adjusted. • 4 Wilkesbarre, Pa.. July B.—Two thousand mine workers, of the Erie Coal company at No 5 6 and 11 shafts at Pittston went on strike despite their agreement to remain at work after th*e recent strike, until the company had settled their grievances. The company made known its answer several days ago to the 12.000 men who bad been on strike, but most ’ef the workers had not made a formal reply. A meeting was to have been held by the Pittston locals to, discuss the matter, but the men at.-thd three shafts voiced their feeling by going on strike. They claim that there has been a cut in the price paid for yardage: that the coal they mine is not properly weighed, and that they are docked excessively. Officials of ( the Mine Workers union will strive to have them return to work

INCREASE EMPLOYES' WAGES

Aurora, Elgin and Chicago Road 'Official Signs Contract. Kgfal, DI., July 8. —A three years’ contract, governingwage scale and ■ . ", - ’ .. I ... t .

working conditions, was signed between the employes and officials of the Aurora, Elgin and Chicago Railroad company. Thq contract dates from June 1, 1910, to June 1, 1917. The agreement affects between 225 and 250 men. eaqh of whom receives an increase in wages from 1 to 2 cents per hour. Not only do the men receive an increase in> wages, but the working schedule is to be readjusted and working conditions improved.

CASKET MADE OF OAK TREE

Indiana Man Will Be Buried in Tree He Saw Grow for 75 Years. Muncie,-Ind.. July g. l —A giant oak trefc he had seen grow' to its present size since he settled, seventy-fife years ago. on the farm on which he died will incase the body of Cary Fenwick, 77 years old. His sons cut down the tree that grew in the dooryard of the homestead and ,are fashioning ft into a coffin. - * , Fenwick. *who was a prosperous farmer, had taken a deep interest in the oak, and when relatives opened his will they found the dtrange request that he be buried in a coffin made from the tree,

SEWER DISPUTE CAUSES ROW

Member of Evansville Board of Works Indulges in Fistic Encounter. Evansville, Ind. July 8. —Blows passed between President S G. Rickwood of the, board of public works and Robert Miller, stockkeeper in a wholesale house, when Miller, in a complaint about inadequate sewers in his neighborhood, charged that the board had shown favoritism In locating sewers Miller swung his fist at Rickwood’s head apd Rickwood fought back E. G. Padgett, & house builder, who was at the interview, interfered

EDITORS PREPARE TO MEET

Barnhart and Opponent Expected to Attend Indiana Convention. Goshen. Ind.. July 8. —All arrangements for the annual meeting of the Northern Indiana Editorial association. to be held at Wawasee Ityi, Lake Wawasee. will be made at a meeting to be held there neat week. Representative Barnhart of the Rochester Sentinel and John L. Moorman of the Starke County Republican, nominee for congress in the Thirteenth District, are expected Co be present.

TOY PISTOL WOUND FATAL

South Bend Lad Dies of Tetanus Following Celebration Injury. '- Q * South Bend, Ind.. July 8. —Following a toy pistol wound In. the hand suffered Saturday. Frank Kardasz, 9 years old, died of tetanus. The injury' the parents gave such home treatment as was possible after the accident and by the time a physician was supimoned the lad was in a serious condition The fatality was the first in South Bend resulting from the Fourth of July celebration.

BRIDE ASKS LARGE ALIMONY

Wife of -Big Bill” Horsely of Terre •Haute Seeks Divorce. Terre Ind.. July B.—Mrs. William Horsely has tiled suit for divorce against former Sheriff Horsely. He was a recent candidate for mayor and is known as “Big Bill” Horsely. \ The couple were married two weeks ' ago She ask£ $16,000 alimony. On the arrival of the couple home after the marriage in Chicago, his long-time housekeeper denied them admission. Horsely had her arrested

REGIMENT HOLDS REUNION

Forced to Meet Indoors Because of Bad Weather Conditions. » -■ 1 ' 1 ■ Laurel. Ind., July B.—The reunion "of the One Hundred and Twenty-Third Indiana Regiment held in this city was interfered with owing to the inclement weather and the veterans were forced , to meet in the basement or the Methodist Episcopal church. , . « , The regiment holds a reunion every Fourth of July and next year will meet in W S Kaier’s grove, at Andersonville .

SMOKE CAUSES $25,000 LOSS

Bacon Fries When Fire Starts in Store and Stock Is Ruined. ' Tipton, lUd.. July B.—The Shortly department store was damaged by fire to the extent of $25,000 The fire started in the grocery department, and the frying bacon, butter and lard, caused a greasy smoke to fill the store and settle on all of the merchandise on the two floors. The insurance oh the stoct is 130.000 Ed Holmes owns the building. Use the souvemir envelopes on sale at Tho Democrat office when writing to your friends or business acquaintances.

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