Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1910 — Page 1

Jasper bounty Democrat

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MISS HAYES GWIN DEAD.

Popular Young Lady Teacher Dies From Typhoid Fever. Miss Hayes Gwin, daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Gwin of nea; Pleasant Ridge, died at 10 a. m., yesterday after only a few days sickness from typhoid fever. She first complained of not feeling well Friday but was in town Saturday and first consulted a physician then, we understand. The progress of the poisonous germs was rapid, and Thursday it was realized that she was in a critical condition.

Deceased was a graduate of the Rensselaer high school and had taught for the past two years, and intended to teach the coming year. She was a popular teacher and had hosts of friends who will be shocked to learn of her sudden death, and will mingle their tears with the bereaved relatives. Her age was 21 years. Elmer Gwin and Mrs. Frank Haskell of Rensselaer are brother and sister, respectively, of deceased. The funeral will be held at d p. m., to-morrow from the residence and burial will be made in the Crockett cemetery.

YOUNG MOTHER DIES.

Mrs. Victor Sullivan, Formerly Miss Mary Hordeman, Is Called to Eternity. A message was received heie early Wednesday morning by the Peter Hordeman, Sr. family from Frankfort, tihat Mr. Hordeman’s daughter, Mary Sullivan, was in a critical condition, and her sister, Mrs. Skillen of Lafayette, who was here for a few weeks, went to Frankfort on the early morning train. Later, about noou, a message was received by the anxious friends stating' that she was some better, but about four o’clock in the afternoon word came tihat she was dead. Her brothers John and Henry went to Frankfort that evening, and Herman and her father went Thursday morning, and Peter going Thursday afternoon. The funeral will take place at Frankfort Saturday morning at 10 o’clock. The remains will be taken to tihe home of her father at Rensselaer Sunday afternoon. Funeral services will be held at St. Augustine’s church Monday morning at 9 o’clock, with burial at Calvary cemeterv south oi town:

From the Frankfort Daily TimesA>f Thursday we copy the following mention of her death.: “Mrs. Mary Sullivan, wife of Victor Sullivan, died yesterday afternoon at her home on Doyle street. During the afternoon Mrs. Sullivan became a mother and her death is due directly to this cause. The little babe was also called to eternity. “Mary Hordeman was born in Rensselaer, Ind., on Nov. 6,188 i, and was therefore about thirty years of age. For the past three years she has made her home with her brother, Father W. B. Hordeman, of West Walriu. street. On Oct. 12, 1909, she was married to Victor " Sullivan, a prominent young man of this city. She was a member of the Catholic church and a great worker in church circles. She was of a kind disposition and by this asset had made’ many

friends. “She is survived by her 'husband, her father, Peter Hordeman of Rensselaer, two sisters, Mrs. Conrad Hildebrand, of New Buffalo, Mich, and Mrs. Peter Scanlon, and six brothers, John, Joseph, Peter. William. Henry and Herman Hordeman.”

WEATHER FOR JULY.

The weather service St. Joseph’s College shows the following record for the month of July: (Mean Max. Temp........ 87.7 Mean Min. Temp. 59.3 Maximum (July 1). w.... .99 Minimum (July 5)....... 52 Rainfall for month 5.25 inches. Greatest rainfall in 24 hours, 1.85 inches, on July 14.'

UNION VESPER SERVICES.

The usual Vesper Services \yill be held 6:30 p. m., on the court house lawn. Rev. Joel Green of the Baptist church will deliver the sermon.

NOT MR. MAY, BUT EX-TRUSTEE

Apinst Whom Suit Is to Be Commenced. LOST FUNDS IN PARKER BANK And Advisory Board Allowed Loss to Be Taxed Up to Township, Contrary td Law, It is Alleged—Amount Is sl,425.71.—N0 Claim Against the Present Trustee, Charles V. May.

The Democrat has taken paui:> to investigate the statement published in rhe Indianapolis papers that the name of Chas. V. May, the present trustee of Carpenter tp., was included in the list turned over to the attorney-general from the state accounting board to begin suit against for monies alleged to be due their townships, and it finds that there isno claim against Mr. May whatever, and that his name must have been inadvertently used by the newspapers because he is the trustee now. The claim, it seems, is against former trustee A. A. Fell, and is for funds lost in the Parker bank when it failed a few years ago, and which the township advisory board allowed him to be reimbursed by vouchers drawn in his favor from the respective funds, which they had no legal power to do. . >

Mr. Fell is the present republican candidate for treasurer of Jasper county. Under the present depository law he would not have fallen for this loss, but as that law was not in effect when the Parker bank failed, he will have to stand tihe loss, it is claimed, the same as several of the trustees did who lost money in the McCoy bank failure. Trustee Luce of Keener tp., was the only trustee, in the McCoy failure \"io did not pay, and it will be remembered the field examiners found that some $1,400 was due Keener tp., from Luce on this account, but the amount has never been paid. Concerning the amount due from: Mr. Fell the report of the field examiners says:

Noting the difference in balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1909, a careful examination of the records and files shows that for the years, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907 and 1908, the Auditor’s Record and Trustee’s Reports for each of said years, show exactly the same balances on hands, on Jan. 1, of each year above named. The trustee’s report for 1909, shows balance on hand, Jan. 1, 1909 $7346.00 The auditor’s record for 1909, shows balance on hand. Jan. 1, 1909 $7148.21 Difference ..... .... $1 97.79

During the year 1909, C. V. May, the present trustee, paid over to ex-trustee A. A. Fell, the sum of $197.79, on account of “error” in previous report, so that the trustee’s report and auditor’s record agree as to the balance on hand each fund, Jan. 1, 1910. A. A. Fell’s report for 1908 has been, checked, corrected and re-writ-, ten so much that it is exceedingly dimcult to assign any reason why he should have paid over to his successor $197.79 more than was due from him in hi? settlement with his successor in office, hence w r e conclude that he inadvertently paid the same over in manipulating his accounts of receipts and expenditures as between himself, the township and funds lost in the “Parker bank failure.”

1 In 1907, A. A. Fell was Trustee of Carpenter township, Jasiper county, Indiana; in the month of December, 1907, Parker’s bank, in the town of Remington, said Township, failed, holding the funds of Carpenter township, and we aye advised that Mr. Fell, through amd hy thia failure, lost practically all of the funds he held in a fiduciary capacity; the exact amount of this loss we are unable to detertnine.

In his report for 1907, Mr. Fell does not mention the fact that he had sustained any loss, and his reported balances agree with the Auditor’s record, and they come forward each showing the same balance on hands, all funds, Jan. 1, 1908,

THE TWIdE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 1910.

In his report for 1908, approved by his advisory board, Jan. 5, 1909, as appears by their endorsement thereon. Mr. A. A. Fell, the trustee of, Carpenter township, for the years 1905-6-7-8, filed vouchers signed and sworn, to, in favor of himself for money lost on account of the Parker Bank failure, as follows: Poor Fund . $ 15.61 Township Fund. . ... .. . 377.97 Tuition Fund. . .... .... .. . 286.92 Library Fund . 145.91 Dog Fund............... 91.83 Road Fund . 500.60 Special School Fund. . . . . . . 6.87

Total .., . . : . . ... .$1425.71 We find that on account of vauchers filed as above noted and for which Mr. A. A. Fell, Trustee, received credit in his annual report for 1908, he is indebted to Carpenter Township, Jasper County, Indiana, in sum of $1,425.71.

N-W. TRACTION CO.

Fails To Show Up At Hammond With Its SI,OOO Forfeit. At the meeting of the Hammond city council Tuesday evening the Purtelle electric railroad company failed to show up with its SI,OOO cash forfeit and $9,000 bond for a franchise in that city-, as it had vociferously proclaimed it would do. Concerning the matter a Hammond paper says:

No action was taken on the Indiana Northwestern Traction company’s extension of time for the filing of its cash securities. Councilman PascaJy said that he had received a message late in the afternoon from the officials of the company to the effect that they were under the impression that the council would meet next Tuesday instead of the first Tuesday in the month and that, therefore, they were not prepared.

This is the company that has a franchise in most of the towns in this vicinity, including Rensselaer, Remington, Wolcott, Monticello, etc., and proposed to parallel the Monon from Rensselaer to Chicago.

TRUST IS PROSPEROUS.

Rensselaer Barbers Make Good Money for Capital Invested. One of the editors of the Republican, in justifying the combine of the Rensselaer barbers to boost prices 50 per cent above those of almost any town in the entire country, says he got shaved in Monticello the other day and the barber put up a pitilui plea about what a hard time lie had to make a living at the barber business. Now, first, why didn’t the editor get shaved in Rensselaer before gonig to Monticello, if he is as patriotic as he professes to be?* We have always made it a practice when going away from town to get “cleaned up” before leaving—a fact which our barbers well know—and leave that much money at home. Was it because this Republican editor really disliked to be held up for 15 cents at home that he put off his shave till he got to Monticello where he could gee shaved ft>r a dime? Perhaps he reasoned that by so doing he would have another nickel to spend for—cracker-jack. Now we do not believe in trusts nor trust prices, nor the boosting of prices in Rensselaer above those of other tow’ns. We believe Rensselaer —tradesmen — and barbers also, if you please — can sell just as cheaply as Kentland, Monticello, Delphi. Frankfort or Lafayette. We are foi bringing trade to Rensselaer rather than driving it away, and in this connection it does make a difference if others towns sell goods for less money than selaer, be it groceries, dry goods or barbering. This, editor says The Democrat editor lives in a rented house. True. So does one of the Republican editors, (and we’ve both been in the printing business foi 20 years.) The other editor before entering into a combination with tihe opposition republican paper, had his home practically free from debt. Now he has a SI,OOO plaster pn it. All the barbers here who have been. in business any length of time own comfortable homes of their own, homes that compare favorable with those of tihe average business men here, one having recently built a fine $2,500 residence and boasted of

making from SIOO to $l5O per month out of his shop. Talk about the poverty of Rensselaer barbers! Don't some of our barbers own valuable city and business lots in the famous oil town of Hallet, Okla., and also in tihe “Factory Addition” to Rensselaer? Peihaps, too, some of them have their pockets loaded with Purtelle’s electric railroad stock. One of them also took a course in shorthand, but went back to barbering because there was more money in the latter business. The purveyor of sure-thing gei-rich-quick goods who canvasses Rensselaer always calls on our barbers first if he is onto his job, for he knows they have their pockets stuffed witih money and are always looking for an investment that promises big returns. Now. while they have boosted prices 50 per cent to their patrons. tfhey have not, we understand, advanced the pay of their employes one penny, and they have to pay these “high cost of living prices” as well as their employers, Why doesn’t t*he Republican shed a few crockodile tears over the employes, who are working at the same old prices they received before the 50 pr xent raise?

Perhaps we are getting too many shops here fpr all of them to continue to pile up dollars to invest in lands in other states, and they seek to remedy this by combining, to throttle competition, and boost prices so tihat ali can make SIOO to S2OO per month from a business that is overdone. If we had 25 shops here, and they could get them all into the trust, they might have to boost shaves to 50 cents in order that they might continue to make as much as when tihey had but the legitimate number.

Should the public suffer by reason of this? The Republican says “yes.” • The Democrat says “No.” What say you, Mr. Whiskers?

PRIVATE CAR TO NORTH DAKOTA.

Vern J. Crisler of Jamestown, North Dakota, who has been in Rensselaer for sometime organizing a crowd of land buyers, ha? just returned from Chicago Where he made arrangements for a private car to be run to Jamestown, North Dakota, carrying land buyers to that point. The car is a tourist sleeper, purely sanitary, and Mr. Cristler’s customers will be given accommodations of the berths free of charge. The car is equipped with tables which may be used by anyone desiring to lunch in the car. A porter will be in attendance and- everything possible will be provided to insure the comfort of tihe traveler, making the trip a fine outing. The car will be set off at Jamestown ten days, affording an opportunity to examine the land in that vicinity. During this time the berths may be used, thus saving the expense of hotel. A number of sections of the car have already been engaged by farmers who are to take their wives, as they can in this way make the trip comfortably and at the minimum of expense. Not only are the people to be given tihe sleeping car privileges free of charge but the ticket rate by this arrangement will be reduced about $9 less than any excursion rate offered by. the railroads. J The car Will leave the evening of September 6th and anyone desiring to make the trip will see Mr. Crisler at tihe office of John A. Dunlap in the I. CL O. F. building and make reservation. It will be well to make these arrangements as early as possible as those first applying are given the choice of berths.

TOM O’MEARA IS “IT.”

Lands Contract for Carrying Mail to Depot at $290 Per . y , Year. yjTom O’Meara was the sue bidder on the mail-car-rying contract between the Rensselaer postoffice and the Morton depot, his bid beipg,s29o per year. This is a considerably better price than the old contract of Comrad Fox, but is still much I low what it is worth to do this work-. - */ —T—_ r?-r- • —-v--: -y

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Trustee Shirer and Ed Sands of Kankakee tp., were in the city on business Thursday. —o — " .;, r The republican representative convention for the counties of Jasper and White will be held in Rensselaer on Monday, August 15. The date for the democratic convention has not vet been decided upon.

The annual estimates of ex-’ penditures and tax levies of nine of she thirteen township trustees appear in this issue of The Democrat. Some of the trustees seem to have forgotten that the estimates should be published this week, and 'have neglected to semi in their estimates.

The case of the state of Indiana vs. Irwin Lewis of Barkley tp., for assault and battery upon his wife, Mrs. Grace Markin Lewis, was tried before Squire Irwin in -fire west court room Wednesday afternoon. There was quite a crowd out to hear- the testimony, something racy being expected, and in a measure they were not dissappointed. Prosecutor Longwell was over from Brook and conducted the prosecution, assisted by G. A. Will*" iams, while Frank Foltz represented the defense. MV. Lewis was acquitted.

Following are the proceedings of the county commissioners at tiheir regular August session, Monday and Tuesday of this week: All bids for bridges continued to September term. Repair two bridges in Mllroy tp., awarded Attica Bridge Co., at SB9O. Re-advertisement ordered for letting contract for repair Burke’s bridge. Report of viewers for vacation of highway in Carpenter tp., as petitioned for by W. C. Smalley, et al., was against proposition, and cause was dismissed.

H, W. Marble, petition for highway in VVheatfleld tp.; report of viewers favorable and highway ordered established 50 foot wide. Frank W. Fisher petition for highway; Cbae, Kersey, Jacob Groet and David Gleason appointed viewers to meet August 16 and report on or before first day Sept. term. Tilden J. Prouty ditch; petitionerk file answers to remonstrances of Hester A. Hoyes, Eva Greenlee, Frank and Anetta Borntrager and C. I. & "L. Ry. Co. Cause submitted and court finds that ne, ne, and se ne, Sec. 11, of Hester A. Hoyes should be included in the report and assessed $93.91 each, sw ne and nw se, Sec. 11, $135.05 each; Borntrager land reduced from $147.13 to SIOO, to be pro-rated; se ne, Sec. 2, Guth land, raised from $72.50 to $100; finds against railroad company. All other assesments confirmed and ditch ordered established. Remonstrators Borntrager and Hoyes except and pray an appeal, as does S. Guth.- W. F. Osborne appointed supt. Attorney fee of $224* allowed G. A. Williams. Wifi. M. Hoover ditch; Ann E. Ritchey Ann Cain and eight others move to strike out report of commissioners for the reason that bond of petitioners is not signed by any freehold sureties. Motion over-ruled and cause submitted. Court finds for remonstrator Ann pain, et al. Ben v fits .to be reduced S2OO pro-rate on land for outlet purposes; finds for Ann Ritchey, benefits reduced 50 per cent. Record approved as amended and assessments confirmed, ditch ordered established. W. F. Osborne appointed supt. Attorney fee of $102.65 allowed Frank Foltz. George Dl Prevo ditch; J. W. Stevens appointed 3d commissionei. cause referred to county Surveyor and D. W. Waymire and J. W. Stevens; directed to meet August 11 and file report on or before August .20. i.

Petition for bridge in Uillam tp.; County Surveyor directed to examine bridge and file specifications with auditor, who is directed to give notice of letting on second day of Sept. term. Granville Moody petition for highway; J. E. Alter, S. A. Brusnaban and Amos Davisson appointed viewers to meet Aug. 15 and report Sept. term. Charles Meadel ditch; assessments approved and Nov. 3, 1910, fixed as last day on which assessments may

be paid In full in cash to relieve lands froiji lein of bonds. Contract tor coal awarded Shirley Hill Coal Co., at $2.50 f. o. b. Rensselaer, for Domestic Lump; $2 per ton for mine run. Report of interest on county funds for July in the various county depositories, as follows: State Bank. Remintgon .... .$38.82 State Bank, Rensselaer..... 38.79 Trust i s. Bank. same..... 35.83 First Nat. Bank, 5ame...... 90.05 Bank of Wheatfleld. . 15.75

ADMITS ’TWAS BUNCOMBE

Republican Acknowledges Reform Resolutions Were Only to Catch Voters. The Democrat has challenged us to a statement about a set of resolutions passed by the last republican convention that nominated a municipal ticket and we are really pleased to have this urged upou us. We have felt it a duty to recall those resolutions several times and have been waiting until the Democrat considered it apropos. The resolutions were passed without a dissenting voice at the convention, but without very hearty endorsement, and had the real will of the majority of those who attended the convention been expressed we believe they would not have carried.

The author of the resolutions presented them to the writer the day before the convention and stated that he thought they were just the thing. A reduction In the salary of the mayor from $250 to $l5O and of the councilinen from SBO to SSO was advocated by the resolution and also that the city marshal! be made the city teamster. The writer of this article stated to the author of the resolutions that he believed the proper place for them was in the waste basket. They did not have the appearance of sincerity that a party platform should have and tfce apparent economy thus to be secured was so small as to appear puerile. * * * * * •

The council took its seat on Jan. Ist, whereas the last opportunity to pass an ordinance reducing the salaries expired at the last regular meeting of tihe old council prior to the city election. No matter how sincere the men who accepted nomination on the ticket and on the platform may have been, they were helpless to enforce the resolutions and an ordinance passed now providing for those reductions would not be operative until aftey the term for which the present members are elected, shall have expired. It is doubtful if any provision could be made to have the marshal act as the pity teamster. His duties are defined by the law and the city council has no jurisdiction beyond the law. tyty

It Is impossible for this council to enforce the resolutions if.it so ohose. However, personally, we believe that the resolutions were balderdash and we deplored their passage then, as we do now. They looked like a falsehood and they have npt betrayed their looks. We don’t believe any person was deceived by them and they should pass into history as a bit of foolhardy polities that was really very discreditable, but that did no injury to any one. The above is from the last issue of the Rensselaer Republican.

This certainly should be an humiliating, if not damaging, admi that would have better been kept .in cold storage indefinitely, most republicans will say. It seems, however, it will he observed, it is not made until after the election is over, so it can do the' party no harm.

Nq one will question the statement that the Republican wanted the resolutions consigned to th» waste-basket, though some will doubt that it expressed the opinion. even privately, of the wisdom of doing so until after the election had been held and the candidates elected on that reform platform were safely inducted into office. It wouldn’t have been “politics,” as viewed by the astute Republican editors, to have done so before —quite the reverse, in fact. while it is true that tne retiring council fixes the salaries of the incoming officers, is-there any evidence that the new council, elected on this reform platform, ever expressed a desire to the old council that they fix the Salaries to conform with thein platform? There is no evidence that any member of the new council'has offered or attempted to turn back into the city treasury the salary he has received in excess of that provided in the platform on which he accepted the nomination. If there is any law against

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