Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1910 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

JUSO Per Tear.

PERFUME BATHS AND “TALCUM”

For Employes at Municipal Light Plant. COLORED ATTENDANT ALSO, And Cooling Drinks Will No Doubt Follow, Although City Has No Money to Do Necessary Work.—“ Reform” Administration Carrying Out Its Platform Pledges—Nit.

A bath room with ground glass windows has been built on the east side of the eity light plant for use of tfhe employes thereof, and while no bath tub 'has been put in as yet —-the city council is waiting for TaftTo dissolve the batih-tub trust — a fine porcelain tub with nickel trimmings will be put in, it is reported, soon. Of course a man ought to bathe occasionally, whether he is a re- ‘ publican and works for the city or not, but it must seem a little tough to the taxpayers, not more tfhan one in fifty of whom have bath equipment in theit homes, ■to think that they have to pay for these luxuries for their hired men, and do without themselves. The water and light employes not only get big wages and a twp weeks vacation with full pay each year, but now they are to have the luxury of a finely appointed bath, all at public expense. Who wouldn’t be a city employe under such attractive conditions ?

By the way, the republican convention that nominated the present city administration adopted a platform recommending that the city have an economical administration ; tfhat the mayor's salary be reduced from 5250 per year to $150; (that the salary of oouncilmen be reduced from SBO to SSO, and that - the office of marshal and city teamster be combined, thus reducing expenses in these items alone about SBOO per year. But, as predicted by The Democrat immediately following the convention adopting these reform resolutions, the new administration “forgot” all about the platform when it got in office, and not a solitary- pledge contained therein has been redeemed. On the contrary-, like its predecessor, it has gone right ahead spending money just as if it had bushels of it. Republican platforms are made only to get in on.

MORE STREET OILNIG.

The block on College Road from Jackson to Harrison street was oiled this week. We understand that the south side of Washington street between the State Bank corner and the John Eger crossing is to be oiled, and it is likely that the business men on t!hie block east will extend the oiling on from Rowles & Parker’s east to Cullen street, and that the county commissioners will be asked Monday to oil the county’s half of this block, on the north side of the public square.

SOME WHEAT YIELDS.

Again a Much Better Paying Crop Than Oats Or Com In . Jasper County. pijenrv Eiglesbach of soutliwest of town seems to have knocked the spots off all other wheat growers of t!he county on a 4% acre field of Turkey Red wheat, the seed for which he sent away for. Its yield was 180 and it tested out 62 pounds to the bushel, the elevator men pronouncing it the . finest wheat they ever saw. Henry also had 18 acres of other wheat which threshed out 577 bushtds. or 32 1-6 bushels to the acre. p. Joe Nagle, on the former •C. P. Monnett land, now owned by J. J. Lawler, had 55 acres, but four acres |of this was wintei killed, leaving hut 51 acres. It threshed out 1,700 bushels, or’ a

little better than 33 bus<hels to the acre. ; ' Jo£ Putts, also in that vicinity,' had about 15 acres and his yield was about 20 bushels to the acre. Henry Luers, with the same number of acres, got 24 bushels per acre. Thirty acres at St. Joseph's College far mwent 25 bushels to the acres. Up to yesterday morning Rensselaer elevators had taken in about 20,000 bushels of wheat, and there are many north of town wfio have not yet threshed. The yield north of town is said to be running from 22 to .28 bushels. C. D. Lakin is reported to have got 34 bushels. We have been unable to get any other individual yields from north of town.

STREET OILING IN POPULAR FAVOR.

MPonticello. Herald : Street owing is becoming very popular in Monticello and by another season it is likely to become general, at least on the stone streets. On graveled streets its success has not been demonstrated here yet. Owing to the looser . quality ot the material on graveled streets they will naturally absorb more oil and for that reason oiling will be more expensive there than on the stone streets, but oil is said to be a great packing agent and road preservative even on gravel.

KIILED BY LANDLORD.

Tenant Who Attacks Owner of Farm in Indiana Is Shot. Flora, Ind., July 28.—Levi Pipinger, aged 55, a farmer residing ten miles north of here, was shot and instantly killed this morning at 9 c/clock in an altercation with Samuel Michaels of Logan sport. Pipinger lived on the Michaels farm and tfhis morning the latter went to the farm to assist in threshing. Pipinger ordered him off the premises, and when !be did no heed the warning attacked him with a pitchfork. Michaels drew a gun and shot Pipinger:

SILVER WEDDING Celebrated By Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Stoudt of Remington. On Tuesday evening, July 26, about 75 invited guests assembled, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Stoudt, in Remington, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their wedding. The house had been beautifully decorated lor the occasion with ferns and cut flowers. The veranda was hung with Japanese lanterns and draped in bunting. T>he reception hall was in green and white; in the parlor and living room streameis of silver and white were carried from the lights to the four corners of the room, while in the doorways portiers of the same color added to the beauty of the scene. The dining room was in pink and white. A candelabra with pink candles formed a centerpiece. with ferns leading to the corners of the table to bowls of pink and white sweet peas. The color scheme was carried out in the refreshments. Mr. and Mrs, Stoudt received the guests under a large double silver heart. Mrs. F: E. Babcock of Rensselaer and Mesdames James Gilbert and Gilson Wilson assisted in the parlors. In the dining room the Misses Rosella Burton and Bertha Primmer served dainty refreshments. The Misses Ruth Stoudt and Helen Geier presided at the punch bowi in the hall. The favors were tiny silver bells. The napkins of white were lettered in silver: ' “George Stoudt Ella M. Pettit 1885-1910” During the evening the following program was rendered: Duet Miss Odell, Miss Ruth Stoudt. . Reading .......... Mrs. Wilson Piano Solo. Miss Ruth Stoudt “Congratulations”.. Rev. Wilson Many beautiful present were received. The out of town guests were: Mrs. F. E. Babcock, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Duvall of Rensselaer; Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Pettit, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Watson, Mr, and Mrs. Tabor Spencer, of Wolcott. xx The fall bonnets are now oqp display at the Quality Shop. S 2 tos3. — C. Earl DuvalL

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1910.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. C. W. Hanky transacted business at Water Valley Wednesday. ' J r , Commissioners’ court and the county board of education will each meet Monday. The Carroll county commissioners have let the contract for a new' poor asylum to cost $3U.r 000, with heating complete. Township trustees should not forget tfhat their annual estimates of expenditures and tax levies must be published next- week —the first week in August. These estimates must be published in two leading papers at the county seat?representing the two leading political parties and also in a newspaper in the township, if one there be. They must also be posted up at or nefr the postoffice or postoffices in the township. Marriage licenses issued: July 28, Elmer Branaman of Shelby- j ville, 111., aged 33, occupation farmer, to Ella Jane Martm. daughter of George Martin of Rensselaer aged 19, occupation waitress. First marriage for each. Married by Squire Irwin. July 28, Samuel Bowen oi Xewland, aged 19, occupation farmer, to Goldie Bowman, daughter of Newton Bowman, also of Newland, aged 18, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each, father of groom giving consent to marriage. New suits filed: No. 7523. William Schultz vs. Wm. E. Brumfield, et al; action .to quiet title. No. 7624. Maudie Redman vs. William F. Rodman; action for divorce. * —- The parties reside up in the vicinity of Virgie, and the complaint alleges that they were married Aug. 26, 1899, at Manchester, Tenn., when plaintiff was 16 years of age, she understanding at the time tfhat defendant had been divorced from his former wife, but later learned io the contrary. Cruel and inhuman treatment is charged, Snd because of this plaintiff left defendant, but was later induced to return to him and they were re-married —because first marriage was illegal—on Nov. 6, 1906, at Momence, 111., and continued to live together until July 12, 1910, when plaintiff again left defendant because of cruel treatment, it is charged. Plaintiff is 27 years of age and defendant 60. He is charged with extreme jealousy, falsely accusing plaintiff of intimacy with other men, threatened to kill her, and plaintiff avers that sh»e fears he will do •her bodily harm and kill her if he had the opportunity.

“THE BARBER’S TRUST”

Of Rensselaer Stands Alone In Its Schedule of Prices. In entering into a combine to boost the price of Shaves from 10 cents to 15 cents, the Rensselaer barbers, in the opinion of The Democrat, made a very serious mistake. They were already charging a nickel extra for a neck , shave, which is included in almost every town in the country with a shave at the customary price of ten cents. Ten cents for a shave is the standard price the country over, including neck shave, and while the amount of the raise is infintismal. there is something about human nature that rebels at a “hold-up”, regardless of the amount involved, and a man will kick over an overcharge of nickel who will go out and blowin a dollar or two and have nothing whatever to show- for his money. This thing of combining to raise raise prices above the normal, just because it can be done, is abhorrent, and people will not stand for it if they can get around it. To say that one must pay more in Rensselaer for a shave than he has to pay in any other town in the entire country,

and the combining of the barbers to enforce the imposition.* is putting it on a little thick, to say the least, “and the extortion will result in driving dozens of men to shaving themselves,’ and if continued will Certainly mean another barber shop in Rensselaer “not in the trust.” While it is true that there is an occasional 15-cent shop in the cities—there are two, we understand, in Indianapolis, one of which is in the union station —practically all are 10-cent shops, and are not to be compared in capital invested or accommodations, with the small shops in Rensselaer, and in saying this we do mean any disr paragement to our local shops. Our barbers have sought to justify the combine in price by alleging that several other towns in this vicinity have been charging 15 cents for a long time. The facts are, however, that Rensselaer, stands alone in this boost of prices, all statements to the contrary, notwithstanding. Bai» bering business is paying the best at tfhe present time that it ever did, for the reason that the barber gets more out a customer than he used to. The business man w*ho patronizes the barbei nowadays gets shaved not less than twice-a-week; some three, four or five times. He gets a hair cut- ever few weeks, a shampoo,, seafoam, face massage, etc., etc., and many farmers get a twice-a-week shave. Now as to prices in other towns: At Monticello, with six shops, tfhe price of a shave, including neck shave, is 10 cents. An attempt was made two years ago, when the barbers here did the same, to charge 5 cents extra for a neck shave, but the patrons wouldn’t stand for it, custom fell off and tfhis was dropped. At Delphi 10 cents a shave and neck shave. At Frankfort, a town twice or three times larger than Rensselaer, with twelve shops, a shave and neck shave costs 10 cents. Two of the twelve shops give a shave for five cents and a haircut for 15 cents. At Lafayette the Lahr House shop charges 15c for a shave, but other shops are 10 cents, and there are several 5-cent shops, with 15 cents for haircut. *

THRASHER IS WRECKED.

Evansville, Ind., July 26. — John Brenner’s thrashing machine was wrecked to-day on the farm of Theodore White, in Spencer county, Ind. Large pieces of iron and railroad spikes had been placed in tfhe wheat shocks. Several of the thrashers had narrow escapes.

AUTO PARTY RUN DOWN

And Two Women and a Man, All of Ohio, Are Injured Fatally. Warsaw, Ind., July 28.—Mrs. Mell Brooks and- Mrs. C. H. Thoming were instantly killed and Melville Brooks fatally hurt a mile east of Etna Green at 8:40 o’clock this morning when a fast Pennsylvania freight train, east bound, struck the automobile in which they were riding. Mr. Thoming was severely hurt. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Colvin, Miss Hallie Hoover and Richard Guinay with Mr. and' Mrs. Horn-' ing and Mr. and Mrs. Brooks, left Lima. Ohio, the (home of all, early in June for a tour of the West. They were on their way home from Colorado and expected to arrive there to-night. They party traveled in two touring cars. The second auto was at the time of the accident, half a mile behind. The accident occurred at 8:40 a. m., a few minutes before theJ west bound passenger train ar * rived. The train was stopped and brought the bodies to Etna Green, where they were prepared for shipment to Lima. The engineer whistled for the crossing and did not see the auto until an instant before it was struck. The train was running 2»J miles an hour and the auto about 15 miles. Both women were about 35 years old. The auto, which cost $3,000. was splintered. You can buy anything in our store for 1-3 less than its value.. The Cash Store.— G. B. Porter.

MT.AYR SUFFERS $4,000 FIRE LOSS

1.0.0. F. Building and Corbin Barn Burned Sunday Night. PARR AND WHEATFIELD ALSO Suffer Fire Losses of About sl,500 and SSOO, Respectively— Vick Comer’s Store Burns at Parr and Three Barns Destroyed at Wheatfield.—No Fire Protection at Either Town.

Mt. Ayr suffered a $4,000 fire last Sunday night, the story of which, in the Pilot, follows: Sunday at or near the midnight hour, when all nature beamed forth under the radiant rays of the beautiful moon, and the human family was snugly ensconced in the arms of Morpheus, except one or two Viilians, the quietude of our little village was aroused by the cry of “Fire! Fire!” and as in the twinkling of an eye, the whole populace was on the ground, to behold the demon that had been turned loose by some person or persons, whom the inner circles of hell are not hot enough for, and the whipping post far too tame for him or them.

The first building started, if possible, is believed by all, to be the Corbin "barn. This building was occupied by veterinary Rice, as a horse barn and garage. Fortunately he !had no horses stabled therein that night, but his auto was there and was destroyed. Said auto was as good as new, having been in use btit a few weeks. Together with tfhe machine he lost all of his surgical instruments, some hay and grain. He estimates his loss in the neigbbotfhood of SBQO. He stated to the Pilot that he would go to Chicago and get new instruments. In rescuing some of his dogs that. were in the barn, he was considerably scordhed, and remarked to us, if tbe viilians were after him, they would have another opportunity. He carried no insurance. ■

The Odd Fellows building, a two story frame, the lower floor being occupied by George Lynch, with a restaurant and bakery. He (had a nice clean up-to-date stock of staple and fancy groceries, and Was building up an enviable business. His stock and fixtures would invoice in the neighborhood of SI,BOO. He was insured for S3OO in the Phoemx of Brooklyn. The upper story was usfed by the Odd Fellows as a lodge room and owned the building. They lost all their paraphernalia as well as the building. They carried an insurance of SSOO. Mt. Ayr has one of the best organized bucket brigades to be found in the state, and only for their heroic, work, the whole town would have been in ashes on the dawn of morn. At one time the safety of the town depended on preventing the Hufty and Stucker buildings from flaming up. At these places was displayed tire heroism of the brigade—-by the way some of our ladies proved themselves entitled to honorable membership. The intense heat broke every pane of glass in the Hufty store and cracked those in the Stucker building.

Wheatfield last Friday aftfernoon three bams were burned, one of w hich belonged to Robt. Man nan and one to S. W. Hamilton, entailing a loss of several hundred dollars, about half ot which was covered by insurance, the flames from spreading to It is supposed the fire was started by children playing with matches. It required hard yvork by the “bucket brigade” to keep nearby houses. It is thought that arson was committed at Parr Tuesday night when A 1 McCurtain’s store building containing a stock of grocery goods belonging to D. V. Comer, burned. The fire destroyed the

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entire stock of goods and the building. Mr. MeCurtain of Hanging Grove tp„ had S7OO insurance on the building and Mr. Comer carried S4OO on the grocery stock. It was reported that efforts were made to get bloodhounds from Lafayette to trv to locate the thought-to-be criminals, but for some reason they were unable to get them on the scene. Comer’s loss is said to be about S4OO above the insurance.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. July 26, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Cover of Union tp., a (laughter. July 27, to Mr. and Mrs. Lea McCurtain of Parr, a daughter. CHURCH OF GOD Preaching Sunday morning at usual hour. Subject, “Following Jesus.” TRINITY M. E. CHURCH. Sunday morning, Baptism and Reception of members. Epworth League meets at 7:30 P- m. UNION VESPER SERVICES On the court house lawn at 6:30 p. m., Sunday. Sermon by Rev. G. H. Clarke. An armload of old papers for a nickel at The Democrat office. Everybody satisfied is what we want at the closing out of the Cash Store.— G. B. Porter. . S2O to $22 suits at the Quality Shop this week, sls a suit.— C. Earl Duvall. At least one-third saved if you buy it at the closing out of the Cash Store.— G. B. Porter. 200 pairs childrens’ shoes, sizes 8 to 1, were $1.50, noW 95 cenu. —Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store Opera House Block. Try The Democrat and National Monthly a year for only to any address in the United States. » Machine Extras— For McCormick machine extras, call on C. A. Roberts, “The Buggy Man.” Genuine Quaker Parchment Butter Wrappers, either blank or printed, always on sale at The Democrat office. Cream patrons are requested to bring in their cream next Saturday before 5 p. m.; w-ant to go to the circus.— W. H. Morrison. Leave your offer at the Home Grocery for any kind of fruits for canning. They are now T getting blackberries, plums. peaches, blueberries and other fruits almost daily. TO TICKET-HOLDERS. All parties having sales tickets redeemable at the 99 Cent Racket Store must present same before August 1. No tickets redeemed alter that date.— E. V. Ransf wd SPIRELLA CORSETS. ’ I wish to announce to the ladies of Jasper county that I have taken the agency for the Spirella Corsets. Anyone wishing to see me about them can call at mv home on Van Rensselaer V street. — Miss Carrie Eger. Don’t pay 10 cents a bunch for 24 envelopes when* you can get a fine XXX envelope at The Democrat office for, sc; six bunches for 25c. Read The Democrat for tews.

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