Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1910 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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ATTY-GEN. GETS TRUSTEES’CASES

tonrnor Orders Action Brought Under Law. TRUSTEE MAY, OF CARPENTER, Among the Names Turned Over —No Report Has Ever Been Filed With the Jasper County Auditor and We Are Unable to Learn What the Charges Against May Are.

Indianapolis News: Reports prepared by the state board ot accounts relating to the records of thirty present and past township trustees, in whose official acts it was alleged misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in office were found by field examiners, were certified to the at-torney-general to-day by Governor Marshall, with instructions that tihe attornev-gnieral bring action, as required by law, to collect under civil suits money held to be due the townships. . In one case, that M Edward Crosby, former trustee of Rushville township, Rush county, the Governor called attention to alleged grounds for action by the prosecuting attorney, and to the tact that the prosecutor is a brother-in-law of Mr. Crosby. The » attorney-general was instructed to look into the case aarefully and to take such steps as are necessary in event proper cause is found for obtaining other counsel to bring proceedings. Reports in the cases of tihe following trustees we re over to the attorney-general: Gass County —Edgar E. Phillips, Tipton township; W. J. Gibson, Jefferson township; J. M. Deniston, Adams township; M. A. Brown, Boone township; W. W. Conner, Jackson township; Charles I. Seybold, Washington township; A. B. Irwin, Adams township; O. P. Erbaugh, Tipton township; Herman E, Martin, Washington township. Benton county—‘John Glynn and Fred F. Killin, both of Boliver township. Vigo County- —F. C. Fisbeck and William A. Thornton, both of Harrison township.

Jackson County —Philip I. Fettig, Jackson township, and Jerry McOsker and Oscar Alien, both of Broivnstown township, and Henry M. Finch, Salt Creek township. Scott County—C. T. Deal, Vienna townslhip, and O. K. Williams, Jennings, township. Sullivan County—C. S. Welch, P. M, Hayworth and R. B. Douglas, all of Curry township. Jasper County—-Charles V. May, Carpenter township. Allen County—D. N. Nail, Jefferson township, and H. F. Berning, Madison township. Starke County— Leonard Renewanz, Railroad township. Madison County—Frank Hardy, Anderson townslhip. T Parke County—W. P. Brown, Raccoon township. Dearborn County—J.’W. Obertin, Lawrenceburg township. The list does not exhaust the cases in the hands of the state board of accounts, and others, will be transmitted at an early date, it is understood.

As no report of the findings of the field examiners has ever been filed witih the auditor of Jasper county we are unable to state the specific charges against Trustee May of Carpenter tp. We have never heard any rumor but what everything was all straight in his office, and news that suit is to be brought against hiffi will be a surprise to most people at least of his township.

TEN CENTS AT KENTLAND ALSO.

In defense of their action in combining to advance the price of shaves'to 15 cents, the Rensselaer Barbers’ Trust says that the price has been 15 cents at Kentland and numerous other towns for a long time, at Kent-

land for four years. The Democrat has taken pains to - find out the prices in several other county seat towns, and the price at Kentland is 10 cents, with 5 cents extra if the customer wants a neck shave, tfoe same as that here before the raise.

We were in error about Frankfort having two 5-cent shops. Shaves t are 10 cents at all twelve of tihe Frankfort shops, but two shops only charge 15 cents, for hair cuts. -

CIRCUS DREW BIG CROWD

And People Generally Were Well Pleased With the Show Put Up. The Hagenbeck-Wallace show Saturday drew an immense crowd the largest in fact the show has had in Indiana this season, so one of the men in authority said. They lhave been fought very hard by the "circus trust” all season. ? Friday, when they showed at Monticello, Buffalo Bill’s Wild West was in Logan sport. Saturday it was in Lafayette, arid Ringling’s is in Lafayette next Saturday. This is a fair idea of the way the trust is fighting tihe Hagenbeck-Wallace shows, cutting into its show territory as much as possible without losing money itself, and following it up closely wherever it goes. While in Pennsylvania this season they had twenty-eight rairfy days tu contend with as well as the opposition of the trust, and the dailyr, expense of a big show like this is something appalling, about $5,000 per ‘day, it is said, and one can readily see that it must do some business to make both ends meet. The weather here was ideal and the big tent w r as filled almost to the limit for the afternoon performance, wlhile a good sized crowd was also out at the night performance. The show was pronounced good by nearly everyone, and it was good as circuses go. The parade in the morning was a huge affair, but was almost spoiled by not going one or; two blocks further east on Harrison street, it turning north on Cullen and coming back west on Washington street before much more than half the parade had got across the Washington street bridge, and as that structure is not considered extra stifong the parade became congested on Washington street in waiting for tihe rear to got across the bridge before the head started to cross back to the show grounds. & r -

There were scores of fine wagons, three bands and a calliope, thirteen elephants, "mounted ladies and cowgirls wfiiose charms would have delighted the soul of old George Marshall, had, he been here, but the nether extremeties of the girl in the cage of snakes, over which George went into ecstacies when the show was here a few years ago, were covered in part by a short skirt, so as not to unduly excite any otiher similarly inclined of the male sex. Considering the tough gang of employes with all circuses, there was very little trouble. Some one was seen looking into the bedroom window of Mrs. Adolf Staeger on River street, whose husband was away, and nearly scared the wits out of Mrs. Staeger, who ran to the door and screamed and scared the man away! A neighbor woman remained with her the balance of the night. While going home between 9 and 10 o’clock that night,* Miss Ellen Sayfer was held up in the northwest part of tow r n by a man and her handbag containg two or three (dollars wasHaken. Out at John Andrus’, two miles northwest of town, someone entered the house *vhile Mr. Andrus and his mother were in to see the parade in the morning and carried ,off a suit case and various articles of clothing belonging to Mrs. Andrus.

METHODIST CHURCH. Subject Sunday morning sermon, “Signs of Spiritual Progress.”Epworth League 7:30 t ,. m. Official Board is called for 2:30 p. m., at church.

~ Don’t lose sight of the Home Grocery for the best coffee and flour. 1 "

THE TVVICE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER OOIJHTY, MWAH A, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 3, 1010.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Ex-township trustee A. A. Fell of Carpenter tp., was a Rensselaer visitor Mtondav. Seven marriage licenses were issued last month, against 16 for the month previous and 6 for Julv 1909. The stone road election in Keener tp., last Saturday carried in favor of the road bv a vote of 103 to 26. Miss Stella Hiel of Wheatfield returned home Monday after a few days visit with Sheriff Shirer and family. C. G. Spitler was up at Kankakee Friday and bit off a 421acre tract of the Gifford land in Barkley tp., paying S3O per acre therefor. Irwin Lewis of Barkley tp., was arraigned before Squire Irwin Monday on complaint of Jits* wife, who charged (him with assault and battery in a quarrel the couple had Sunday, when she left him and has since applied for a divorce. The case was coi.tinued until to-day. i Marriage licenses issued: July \ Frank Marshall of Kersey, aged 21, occupation railroad fireman, to Flossie Stroup, daughter of Wm. W. Stroup, also of Kersey, aged 17, occupation housekeeper, mother giving consent to marriage. First marriage for eacfo. Knot tied by Squire Irwin at Clerk’s office. • The county commissioners did little Monday except allow claims, and were still in session, yesterday. No bids were received for the repair of Burke’s bridge. The Attica Bridge Co., got contract for repairing bridges in Milroy tp.. and the Shirley Hill Coal Co., the coal contract for heating plant. A full report of tjie proceedings will fie given in Saturday’s Democrat. —Q — New suits filed: No. 7625. Grace M. Lewis vs. Irwin Lewis: action for divorce.

The parties to the above cause reside in Barkley tp., and the complaint alleges they were married April 6, 1910, and separated July 31, 1910. The complaint charges cruel and inhuman treatment. calling plaintiff vile and abusive names, accusing her of being intimate with his father, made her cut the w r ood used, refused to buy her shoes, etc., kicked, choked and struck plain tiff at different times, although she is in delicate health. Defendant is asked to be enjoined from disposing of his personal property’ and crops until final 'determination of this cause. PlaintifFs maiden name was Markin.

BERBERS’ TRUST UPHELD

And Defense From Such Quarter Was To Be Expected, Of Course. Certainly a newspaper that defends bridge graft and evenother sort of graft that takes money from the taxpayers, that has stood for all that was inimical to the best interests of the general public and in favor of 'the grafting few, is expected to rush to the defense of the RenSselati Barbers’ Trust, notwithstanding the fact , that The Democrat has shown that its exactions are an imposition when measured with the prevailing prices in other county seat towns in this vicinity, and. in fact the entire country,'-

The extra nickel doesn’t hurt the average man so much as does the fact that he is being held up. and that they have all combined to enforce the hold up act. If Kentland, Monticello. Delphi, Frankfort and Lafayette barbers can shave their patrons for a dime, it will seem to most people here * that the Rensselaer barbers can do the same. Instead of bidding for more shops (here—which this action means—'they should endeavor to cut down the number so that they will all be busy most of ” ■ . .. . "' i‘ ~

the time instead of onefourth of the time. Then they may not have so much reason to complain of their incomes. 1 But we expected the Republican to defend the hold-up. and it is welcome to the choice it has made. The Democrat, as always, takes the side of the public.

A FARMERS’ ELEVATOR.

Company Is Organized to Build At Remington.

The Remington Farmers’ Elevator Company, Remington; capital stock, $18,500; grain dealers; directors, J. W. Taylor, D. N. Shand, H. C. Beeks, J. V. Banoo, William Stitz, W. J.

Little and Peter Geib, filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state Saturday. This movement has been in progress for some and an option has been secured on the old O'Connor homestead, just north of Panhandle tricks and west of the the Range Line road as a prospective location for tihe elevator.

MAYOR HANLEY AND TREASURER HONAN.

the election of officers of 'the Boy City at Winona, Rensselaer boys landed two of the offices. Cope Hanley, son of Judge Chas. W. Hanley, being elected mayor, and Edward Honan, son of E. P. Honan, being eleced city treasurer. Young Honan made the nominating speech for Cope for Mayor, and he put enough of the fire and oratory of the “chip of the old block” into it to evoke rounds of applause and not only land Cope in the Mayor’s chair but his own name was presented at once for treasurer by a North Dakota lad and foe won out by 13 votes over his opponent.'''!. This is an uiusual honor, two offices going to one town. The Democrat congratulates the boys on the popularity attained as evidenced by he election to hese offices.

ONLY TWO ARRESTS.

On Circus Day and They Late at Night It is impossible with a crowd like we had here Saturday to enforce the decorum of a Sunday School picnic, and anyone who thinks otherwise is very foolish. HoweVer, Saturday's crowd, generally speaking, was most orderly and well behaved. There w ere a very few who had a trifle too much booze, but all but two of these were disposed of peaceably. About 10 p. ni., John Kolb, who is employed by A. O. Moore of Barklev tp., and Wm. F. W eese. a Wheaffield restaurant man, were walking down Washington street,, with locked arms and apparently enjoying themselves considerably, though not very boisterous, it is said. When in front of Duvall’s clothing store they were accosted by Marshall Davis, who told them to be quiet and ordered them to go home, it is said. A controversy ensued and in a moment Kalb and Davis wrere in a mix-up.' Along about this time special officer Elmer Gwin and Frank

Haskell, the barber, ran up and Kalb was downed and the “comealong” placed on his wrist. When he was down and perfectly helpless eye-witnesses say the marshal struck Kolb several itimes on the head with his heavy cane, cutting the scalp and causing considerable loss of blood \on the sidewalk. This was done despite die protests of special officer Gwin. Then, after Gwin and Haskell had Kolb : in custody, one on either side, and were taking him to the jail, the marshal run up and kicked Kolb. The marshal and another man

name we are unable to learn, took Weese to the jail, and Davis slapped Weese with hfs open hand several times to make him be quiet on the way there. After the men had been placed in cells, they were later taken out and searched, and in putting them back' the heavy door was dhut on the index finger of Weese's left hand, crushing it to a pulp at the first point. A doctor: was later called and dressed the wounded digit, and said iftat he thought the member

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STATE AND GENERAL NEWS.

BABY ROLLS INTO RIVER AND DROWNS. Winamac, Ind., July 29 Lewis Thomas, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Thomas of tihds place, was drowned in the Tippecanoe river yesterday evening. His parents were help ing thrash wheat near the bank of the stream and the baby boy wandered to the river and rolled into it. TBile little body was found half an hour later iri two feet of water.

RAWN NOT A MILLION I ARE

Chicago, July 29.—Instead of being a millioniare, Ira G. Rawn. president of the Mon on Railroad Company, wfolo was found shot to death at his summer home, died possessed of an estate valued at only $120,000. So at least a petition filed to-day by his widow declared. Mr. Rawn’s will was promptly admitted to probate. Mrs. Rawn was appointed executrix. According to the petition there was no real estate.

COUNTY CLERK ARRESTED

W. A. Wallace Accused of Selling Liquor at His Drug Store. Washington, Ind., July 29. W. A. Wallace, county clerk of Daviess county, who runs a drug store here, was” arrested to-day on a charge of illegal selling of liquor. The arrest followed the arraignment of Kinsey Bateman, a farmer, in the mayor’s court. Bateman told the mayor that he hlad bought liquor from Wallace at his drug store. ,

“JOKE” HAS SERIOUS SEQUEL.

Attica, July 29. —Ruby Idle, a feebleminded youth, was told by joking hangers-on at the Wabash railway station yesterday that wild strawberries were plentiful across the river. He started to cross the railroad bridge and before foe had reached the opposite end was caught by a train. As the engine was almost upon him the boy leaped from the bridge, landing on his head in a cornfield on the bank of the Wabash river thirty feet below. He suffered a concussion of the brain and is in a critical condition.

STATE REFORMATORY

Almost Swamped With Orders for Supplies Fromi State Institutions. In a letter to Governor Marsfttell, Major D. C. Peyton, superintendent of the state reformatory, at Jeffersonville, has set out that three days following a recently published statement from the Governor that the va* - ious other state instiutions should purchase supplies manufactured in the reformatory whenever practicable, he has been almost swamped with institution orders. “If these orders keep up in the way tihley have started,” he wrote, "the question of contract labor at the reformatory will be a question no longer. We now ha\y all we can do and could use many of the men -now let out under contract. If the institutions keep up their orders, it would be inadvisable to renew any of the labor contracts we now halve, as all our men can be kept“*busy on this work.”

WATER PLANT GENEROUS.

Richmond Company Offers Concessions for Franchise Renewal. Richmond', Ind., July 30—The Richmond Water Works Company, which, within the next yea*, will have to obtain a new franchise from the city, and whidh also desires to renew its contract with the city for fire hydrants, to-day made it known through one of its officers that it will make valuable concessions to the city in return for a renewal of franchise ,and contract. In the first place, the company ' will agree tp sell outright to the city for $700,000. The company agrees that if the city is not able to purchase at a fair valuation of the plant to be determined, that

after stockholders receive- 6 per cent, dividends annually* the city treasury shall receive one-half of the net earnings over and above the 6 per cent. In the event that the water company’s dividends slhall reach 8 per cent, on the total valuation the city will receive all of the excess profits. It is understood that the company will make a direct*offer of this nature to the city within he next few days.

FIREMEN’S TOURNAMANT.

Ihe Northern Indiana Volunteer Association will hold its annual tournament at Lowell on Saturday, August 6. Over $175 in cash prizes will he awarded in hose and (hook and ladder races. A big parade, ball game, band concert and dance will be features of the day and evening.

RELEASED ON $100,000 BOND

Logansport, Ind., August I. S. A. Michael, who killed Levi C. Pippinger, tenant on fois tarm in Carroll county last week, and who late Saturday afternoon after a preliminary hearing before Judge William Collins, justice of the peace, was released on SIO,OOO bond to await action of the grand jury’, is now at his home in Logansport. Bond was furnished by fois brother, Albert Michael, of this city, and his attorneys, Kistler & Kistler and George W. Walters, of Logansport, and attorney Robert Pollard, of Delphi. He came here immediately after his release and walked about the streets, talking freely witih every one he met. He insists that he shot in sejfdefense.

J. G. CARLISLE DIES.

Former Secretary of Treasury Widely Known in Politics and Profession. New -York;, August I.—John G. Carlisle, former secretary of the treasury and nationally known as a politician and a lawyer, died late last night. Mr. Carlisle, for years, has been a victim of an intestinal complaint, which was augmented by an ailment of the kidneys. Heart failure, superinduced by those diseases, was the immediate cause of death.

The body was sent to Washington to-day. The funeral probably will be held from the residence which Mr. Carlisle still retained there because of the many cases he argued before the United States supreme court. Burial will be in the family plot at Covington, Ky.

MANUSCRIPT MONEY.

Surplus in Fund for Work on Teachers’ Examination Papers. Figures compiled ’in the office of Robert J. Aley, state superintendent of public instruction, show that a balance of $2,000 in the state manuscript fund is in the hands of tftiie superintendent after paying all expenses incident to the grading of manuscripts from persons seeking state licenses during the first half of this year. The total receipts for the period, amounting to $5,170, are. distributed by months as follows: January. $870; February, $760; Mardh, $766; April, $1.075; Ma>, SBIO ; June, $879. The expense of grading the manuscripts amounted to $3,170. 1 During the six months 6,709 manuscripts were received and of this number 3,807 graded sufficiently high for the applicants to receive state This percentage of successes, approximately 58, is found to correspond to tlh.ie percentage of successes among applicants where the manuscripts are graded by the county superintendents. •

There will be two more examinations this year and Mr. Alev estimates that-the fees received at tlhlat time will be sufficient to pay all expenses of the manuscript department for the remainder of the year, leaving the net income fdr the department for the twelve months at approximtaely $2,000.

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