Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 September 1910 — Page 1

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GIVE US MORE LIGHT.

This thing of turning off the lights in the residence districts of the city every morning at just such an hour, regardless of whether it is daylight or not, is not very popular with electric light patrons. To have the lights “doused” these dark morning just as the family sit down to the breakfast table isn’t at all pleasing.

A HANDSOME SHOW WINDOW.

E. V. Ransford is having a big shoe sale this week, and he has the handsomest window display of shoes ever seen in Rensselaer, and pne that would do credit to the large cities. r The HamiltonBrown Shoe Co., is i offering a cash prize of SIOO for the handsomest window display during this sale in cities of our class, and the dealer who out-distances the display window of Ransford’s Department Store will certainly have to go some.

CRIPPLED, BUT STILL IN THE RING.

SG The hold-up of 15c for shaves /by the local- barbers’ trust still continues, although it is not generally believed they are making as much money at the trust price as they were at the old universal price the country over of 10c. Many patrons now shave but once where they formerly did twice, while dozens of others have bought safety razors or resurrected their old-style razor and are doing their own shaving.!

THE TWICE-A-WEEK . • . .. , . ■ ■ ... _

Those who once acquire the safety razor habit seldom go . back to the barber shop, so convenient and easy is it to mow off their beard with this style of razor. As previously stated by The Democrat, Rensselaer is the only county seat town -we know of where the barbers have entered into a combine to boost shaving prices to 15c, or where that price is. charged, of perhaps some swell hotels or big railroad stations in the big cities, where the barbers do not care to cater to only the so-caVled high-toned trade. •

A SENSATION AT WHEATFIELD.

Henry Gilbranson, George Dan ford and John A. Williams were down from Wheatfield yesterday. The two former are members of the town board of Wheatfield and were here to see attorneys in regard to a scandal at W heatfield in which a member of the school board is alleged to be involved. The story as told is to the effect that a young girl, an orphan about 16 years old, was held in a business house at W heatfield recently and her virtue sold to lustful men. The matter is likely to be aired in the courts and make a big stink before it is over with.

REUNION NEXT WEEK.

Of the 87th Indiana Regiment at Rensselaer. The reunion of the “87th” will be held in Rensselaer on Sept. 22 and 23, 1910. The survivors of "the regiment are making every effort to give the visiting soldiers a royal welcome. The committee has made arrangements to give a public dinner, served in the court house yard, on Thursday. Dinner will be served from 12 to 3:30. This is done in order that those that are compelled to come on the 3 o’clock train can have dinner served after they get Let-us give them a good time, as this is the last that will be held in our city by this regiment. Bring well filled baskets. Mrs. Abbie Roberts, chairman of the committee, will be on the ground to receive any donations that wish to be made. Let everybody turn out and have a good time.

BIG PACKERS INDICTED.

Ten Packers Accused Individually as Heads of Big Combine. The federal grand jury at Chicago Monday returned indictments against ten of Chicago’s “leading citizens,” officials- and directors of the National Packing Co., charging conspiracy, monopolization and restraint oLtrade in bills of seven counts each. This huge combination controls absolutely the meat industry of this country, robbing, alike both the producer and consumer. The charges made in the indictments are: 1. That the defendants have engaged in a combination in restraint of trade in fresh meats; 2. That the defendants have engaged in a conspiracy in restraint of trade; 3. That the defendants have monopolized the trade in fresh meats by unlawful means.

This sounds something like' what the democrats have told the people for years was going on, and we are glad that some of them are beginning to get their eyes opened at last. It is to be hoped, however, that the government will be more successful in prosecuting this trust than it was with the Standard Oil combination.

PACKED EGGS NOT WANTED HERE.

To those who pack or hold their eggs for some time and then offer them for sale as fresh eggs lay themselves liable under the pure food law. Our trade demands nothing but fresh eggs and we will not buy old packed eggs. We will pay 21 cents for large, clean, fresh eggs. Am in the market for dressed veal.— Fancy Produce Market, Phone 391. j. ■ J -

ICE CREAM SOCIAL.

There will be an ice cream social and free musical entertainment at Egypt school house on Friday evening, Sept. 16. Everyliody invited. T T '

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, \YKI INKS DAY, SEPT. 14, 1910.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol.

Attorney Jasper Guy was over from Remington yesterday on court business. Judge Darroch of Kentland was looking after cases in court here Monday and Tuesday. The Lake county council last week appropriated 51,250 to keep the Grown Point fair on its feet. C. L. Bader, the alleged bridge grafter, was over from W’inamac Monday on matters connected with the various indictments pending against him in this county. Judge Wasson was over from Montieello Monday and made some entries in the Borntrager, Pancoast and Maxwell ditches, in-which causes he is the special judge. Marriage licenses issued: Sept. 12, Fred William Krueger of L’nion tp.. aged 27, occupation farmer, to Henrietta Justine Schultz daughter of Frederick William Schultz, also of Union tp., aged 24, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for eaeh. Judge Hanley sold his four-year-old trotting mare, Hattie Vest, at the Porter county fair last week, receiving, it is alleged, SSOO for her. The purchaser was Bert Edwards of Valpo. The mare won first in one race at Valparaiso and second in another. The marriage license ice for September was broken Monday when one full license and part of another was granted. The part of a license was granted to Thomas Jensen of Rensselaer to. wed. Miss Beatrice Langdon, a young lad\' of Wheatfield, and only Mr. Jensen’s part of the application w’as filed Monday. The license will issue as soon as the necessary data is secured from the bride to be. The full license was granted to a young couple from Union tp., as stated elsewhere.

New suits filed: No. 7645. Jean Edna Crowell vs. Richard Crowell; suit for divorce. The plaintiff in the above cause lesides in Rensselaer, and the defendant. whom the complaint alleges is of a roving disposition, is understood to be employed at present as a cigaF-maker at Wolcott. They were married Nov. 10. 1906, and separated finally on June 21. 1910, according to the plaintiff. .One child, Mary Louise Crowell, was born to them, which the plaintiff asks the custody of. Non-support is the principal charge made, which is alleged to date from about two years prior to their separation,

The circuit court convened Monday for the regular September term. Monday was occupied with probate work, yesterday. was “call day” and a number of cases were set down for trial. The bridge graft cases had not been called up at the hour of our going to press, except that of Bader and the county commissioners which is set for the third Monday. This is the -alleged changing of the figures in the bid on Milrov tp.. bridge from 51.240 to $1,400. The following cases have been set down for trial: Monday, Sept. 19—John W. Kline, Sr. vs. Charles M. Kline. Sept. 20—Eliza J. Ring vs. Timothy Ring, Petition for adoption of Samuel C. Hoshaw.

Sept. 21—William Lewis Vs. Harry Walters. Sept. 22—George L. Johnson vs. Oscar Byerly,- et al. William Martin vs. Mary Joerg, et 1. Sept. 23—Union Trust Co. vs. Marion I. Adams. Henry Barnhart vs. Virgil J. Boone. Monday, Sept. 26—Charles Hill vs. John A, Williams. State of Indiana vs. Clinton L. Bader, et al. j Sept. 27—Parks, et al. vs. Halstead, et al. Sept. 28-—Orrin Elijah vs. Tl^e C: I. &,S/Ry. • '• <. '■ ■■■ ;\ ■

Sept. 29—D. _R. Miller vs. Home Insurance Co. Henry W- Milner vs, William Braner. Monday, Oct. 3—Lane vs. St. L. R. R. Co. et al. Oct. -I—/state of Indiana ex rel D. B. Comer vs. Leslie Alter, et al. Davis vs. Schroer. (Jungles Ditch.) Oct. s—Bisher vs. Bisher, et al. Bisher vs. Bisher. Bisher vs. Charles Odom. adm. Charles Odom vs. Mary Gillam. et al. Silas H. Moore vs. William E. Moore. Oct. 6—Petition for a ditch by E. C. Maxwell. ,

Other proceedings of court follow: ; * Horace Marble ditch; time extended to 4th Monday to file report. J. W. Heilscher ditch; contractors allowed $1,556.46 and S*upt. Tilton $106.45. Joseph C. Borntrager ditch; time extended to 4th Friday to file report..-;. Abner C. Pancoast ditch; J. F. Irwin declines to act and Wm. Washburn appointed in his stead. Court sustains remonstrance of Cortlelia M. Williams, et al. and finds report is not according to law; same is referred back to Com. to amend and re-file same by 3d Tuesday, and to meet at source of ditch Sept. 14 to investigate, R. E. Davis ditch; remonstrance of Francis W. Powers, court finds report is not as provided by law, and same is referred back to Com., to file amended report Ist Saturday. Charles Meadel ditch; Supt. files report showing letting of contract to Wm. Edd Mfg Co., at $6,000, with bond and contract. , E. C. Maxwell ditch; C. W. Williams granted change of venue from Judge, and J. P. Wasson appointed to try sa*me. Set for trial 4th Thursday.

PETERSON A VOTE GETTER.

Benton Review: A republican newspaper advances as an argument against the Congressional candidacy of Hon. John B. Peterson the fact that he is not ■known to the voters of this district. The Tenth Indiana congressional district is as large as the state of Delaware or Rhode Island, it is one third as large as New Hampshire or Massachusetts, one half as large as New Jersey and two-thirds as large as Connecticut. How many people do you know personally in a territory of that scope? It is not disparagement of Mr, Peterson’s ability that he has not spent his life running up and down the district seeking office and making his appearance as regularly as the assessor or lightning rod agent. Mr. Peterson is known and respected in his home county and the counties adjoining and hundreds of men of opposite political faiths will .go to the polls in November and vote for him because they are personally acquainted with his sterling worth. Where he is: known you will find no newspaper, however partisan, belittling this man, because he measures up to every standard of clean honest citizenship.

He has not been an office seeker but at the urgent request of men of all parties he has served with credit in the important post of prosecuting attorney. In the strong republican district composed of Lake and Porter counties he was elected in 1882, overcoming a republican majority of more than 1,200. In 1884 he was rfe-elected in the district composed of Lake, Porter, Starke and • Pulaski counties' defeating Chas. F. Griffin, a republican tower of strength, by 1,000 majority, while the same district returned a majority of 1,000 for the republican state ticket* Mr. Peterson has sat upon the bench as special judge in many important cases and acquitted himself with credit. He is a man of the people, a worthy representative of the intelligent citizenship of this district and deserving the support of every man who believes that his interests and’the interests of his neighbor are of more moment to him personally than the interests of the millioniare trust-promoting crew who are controlling the affairs of the nation and state and district through their allies in the halls of Congress. kemember the dates for Rensselaer’s Horse Show, Sept. 29, 30 and Oct. I.

DEMOCRATS WIN IN MAINE.

Elect Governor, 3 Congressmen and Claim Legislature. THE TARIFF WAS 816 FACTOR Republicans Lose Heaviest in the Cities, Fourteen Out of Twenty in State Going to Rivals. " *

Governor. Frederick W. Plaisted (Dem.) ♦ 5,000 plurality District. Congressmen. First. .William J. Pennell, Dem. Second Daniel J. McGillicuddy, Dem. Third. .Samuel W. Gould, Dem. Fourth In doObt Augusta, Me., Sept. 12—The state election to-day was a reminder of that other day * long ago when '‘Maine went Hell bent For Governor Kent.” Frederick W. Plaisted, whose father was once governor of the Pine Tree State, was to-d|ay elected chief executive over Bert M. Fernald, the Republican candidate for re-election, by about 5,000 plurality. Plaisted is at present the Democratic mayor of this the capital city of this rock-ribbed Republican state. First Defeat Since 1880. It is the first time that Maine has failed to go Republican since 1880, when a fusion Democrat state ticket was elected. But more astounding than the victory of Plaisted is the overthrow of three* Republican congressman* tour. Maine, which in 1908 gave Taft a plurality of 31,240 and Fernald a margin of 7,200, appears to have been swept clean by the tides of insurgency. In their most optimstic moments the Democrats have been dreaming of electing two Democratic congressmen. The returns show that they elected three for certain, and that probably the fourth Will likewise be a Democrat.

The ■ returns indicate that Senator Eugene Hale in announcing his from the United States Senate interpreted well the handwriting on the wall, for in addition to electing Democrats for governor and for congressmen the state lias also possibly elected a Democratic legislature.

Both Parties Surprised. The returns from the congressional districts in Maine, the state whose September elections have always been regarded as a barometer showing, what kind of political weather to expect at the polls in November, have taken away the breath of the leaders of both parties. The managers of the Democratic national committee have been claiming a chance to elect two members of congress, while the Republican national committee has been so alarmed over the situation that Congressman William B. McKinley, chairman, has been in the state aiding in the campaign, while spellbinders from as far west as California, including Duncan McKinley, over whom William Kent drove the insurgent steam roller at the primaries recently, have been arguing from platforms all over the state. The results show that the Republican alarms are justified.

Lose Congressional Seats. In the first district Pennell has beaten Hinds, Speaker Cannon’s parliamentarian, and in the second district McGillicuddy, who has been running for congress pretty regularly for a dozen years or more, has defeated Swasey. Gould has won in the third over Congressman Burleigh, and in the remaining district —the fourth —Congressman Frank E. Guernsey (rep.) admits the result is in doubt.) ~ On top of this Chairman Beane of the Democratic state commit-

tee to-night claims the election of a Democratic legislature, which will elect a successor to Hale. r It is certain the Democrats have made big gains in the legislature, and they may be able to dictate legislation, if/hot actually control it. / Latest Returns in State. At midnight returns from 535 election districts out of 628, gave Plaisted 64,658, Fernald 56,988. The same districts in 1908 gave Davis 53.694. Cobb 64,191. These figures show a Republican loss of 7 per cent and a Democratic gain of 16 per cent, and if the same percentage is maintained on the balance of the returns, Plaisted will have a plurality of 6,600. The delayed returns, however. are likely to cut down the indicated plurality for Plaisted by about 1,500, giving him a safe plurality of 5,000.

COLLEGEVILLE NEWS.

Twentieth Scholastic Year at St. Joseph’s Opens With Attendance of 300 Students. The school-work of the twentieth scholastic year of St. Joseph’s is now under full and promising headway. The number of students has reached nearly 300, and there are but few vacancies in the studv-halls to accommodate latecomers. The wonderful increase, the largest in the history of the institution, has, indeed, been a surprise augures well for this .year’s success. At the solemn opening Rev. J. Schmitz, North Auburn, Ohio, was the celebrant of the solemn Highmass, Rev. Wm. Flaherty of Decatur, Ind., deacon ; Rev. A. Schuette, Rensselaer, sub-dea-con. The president, Rev, A. Seifert, C. PP. S., delivered a strong and very practical sjermon, choosing for his subject the text: “Walk worthy of the vocation in which you have been called.” The present faculty is the same as that of last year with one addition and one change. Rev. I. A Wagner, C. PP. S., who comes well prepared from tlie Catholic University of Washington, is the new member; and Prof. Leo Havooka will fill the place at the head of the music department left vacant by the resignation of Prof. A. Staeger. The high-class recommendations of both speak well for the added strength to the present strong teaching force. The vacation months wrought not a few advantageous improvements at the college. The old chapel has been - fitted out for a study hall to be occupied by the seniors. Some of the class rooms have been enlarged to accommodate the growing classes’ others have been re-furnished, and some, ntw ones added. The trunk rooms and lavatories have been removed to the basement, where new -locker-wardrobes have also been installed. This re-arrange-rtient of the main building offers ampler and more convenient accommodations. The chapel has also received the long delayed stained glass windows, every one of which is a tasty work of art. The large mural paintings have also been put in place except the center arch picture on which the artists are still at work. The chapel now indeed is not only a handsome but also a devotipn-inspn* ing house of worship. The Athletic Association was the first of the college societies to call a meeting and organize for the work of the year. R. Carmody was elected president; J. | Trench, secretary; C. Staib, treasj urer. There is an abundance of j material and no doubt the asso- ! ciation will enjoy another year of useful progress. On Sunday, afternoon a picked team of college boys tried to play the Rensselaer Wrens, a team of semi-professionals, and but for the pitching of one Elake, they might have, had some show of winning; on account of his efforts, however, the college lads returned home with a defeat of 6 to 0» On Sunday evening a select program of intermingled vaudeville and serious parts was presented by the students of St. Xavier’s Hall. It was enjoyed by all. and tended to break up the strain of homesickness that was tugging at some little hearts.

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