Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1910 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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WEATHER EVERYWHERE

Latest observations of U. S. weather bureau, Washington: Temp. Weather. New Y0rk..... 64 Clear Albany 54 Clear Atlantic City.. 62 Clear Boston ....... 56 Clear Buffalo ....... 52 Clear Chicago...... 70 Part Cloudy St. L0ui5...... 78 Clear New Orleans.. 86 Clear Washington .. 68 Clear Philadelphia .. 62 Clear Weather Forecast. Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin —Showers and colder today, cloudy tomorrow, northwesterly winds.

CLOSES UP SHOP.

The Schwabacker & Company “board of trade’’ at Monticello has closed up shop. Lack of suckers is alleged to be the cause. This is the same firm that succeeded Eugene Purtelle in # the business at Rensselaer, Monticello and other points in this section of the state. i ■

EXCURSION TO CHICAGO.

Possibly Last Excursion of Season Will be Run by Monon Tomorrow. The Monon will run another excursion to Chicago tomorrow, Sept. 26, over its Indianapolis division, stopping at all stations between Carmel and Lowell. The round trip rate from Monon is SI; Lee and McCoysbifg, 90c; Pleasant Ridge 80c; Rensselaer, Surrey Parr, Fair Oaks, Roselawn, Thayer, and Shelby, 75c; Lowell 50c. Special train will pass through RensseTber at 8.48 a. m., and returning will leave Chicago at 11:30 p. m. The White Sox will play Philadelphia, at Chicago Sunday-

BOWERS ACQUITTED.

Charge of Conducting a “Blind Tiger” Were Not Sustained. The case of the State of Indiana vs. Wm. Bowers, charged with conducting a blind tiger, which was on trial Tuesday afternoon as the Democrat went to press on its Wednesday issue, resulted in an acquittal of the charge. The evidence was about the same as that presented at the preliminary hearing, and, as -stated by the Democrat at the time, there w'as no evidence of any sale of beer or other intoxicant having been made nor of any undue liberal shipments of beer to the accused. He stated that the beer, some 25 quarts, seized by the officers, w'as gotten for his own private use and that he kept Jt at the barn where he had his horses, where it was found by the officers. The jury was not long in reaching a verdict of acquittal.

REALLY IT IS NOT VERY STRANGE.

The Republican, which has , heretofore been such a supporter of Eugene Purtelle’s bucket shop business and railroad promoting, copies the Hammond Times’ article about Purtelle which appeared in Wednesday’s Democrat, and seeks to hedge by stating that the Indiana man mentioned as secretary of the Indiana Northwestern Traction Co., Purtelle’s corporation, is a Democrat and called the meeting to order here at the recent democratic representative convention, and that the Democrat said “Mr. Brucker was a former -treasurer of White county and made an able and popular official.’’ Well, according to the Hanir mond paper, many good men have been induced to believe in Purtelle and his railroad scheme, and he disposed of stock to scores of people up in that locality. Mr. Brucker, if we mistake not, knew nothing of Purtelle until the latter started his string of buck —beg pardon, “boards of trade" shops, we mean—down in this section of Indiana, and if his roseate pictures are as vivid as reported, it is not so very strange that Brucker was induced to become a member of the company. The latter has always been considered an honest man. We do not believe he would willfully be a party to any deception that had for its purpose the; relieving of people of their money

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

without giving something in return. In fact, no particular fraud is shown on the part of Purtelle or any of his associates, and it is only the failure of many of his former business enterprises that is against him. However, readers of the Democrat will recollect that this paper never had any confidence in his railroad schemes and so stated at the time he was trying to get a franchise in Rensselaer, when the Republican was rending its linen in his behalf. We looked up his financial rating then—or attempted to, ratherand found that he had none. As one of the editors of the Republican was a frequent visitor at the local buck—board of trade—of Purtelle's (presumably to get the daiH' market reports) it is also not so strange that tjie Republican should have taken such a prominent part in urging that he be given a franchise in Rensselaer. The Democrat, as usual, has no hedging to do in this railroad scheme.

COMING BACK TO GOD’S COUNTRY.

Tom Bissenden, .who left Rensselaer last March to again settle down in his old home in New Jersey, is now in Chicago, working on the Illinois Central. Since leaving here he has been in Georgia, Florida, and other states. He has evidently gotten over that old homey feeling and will be “blowing in” to Rensselaer, which after all is his first love.

John Bislosky Thinks Ransom County Land is Extra Good. John Bislosky returned Saturday from a prospecting trip to Xorth Dakota and he tells us that he was very much pleased with the country, and especially about Lisbon, in Ransom county. Threshing was practically over with wffien he was there, exceot 'foam The latter crop is good, he says, and corn is also good. Wheat was a fair crop, considering the dry season. The country in the vicinity Lisbon did not suffer sb much from the drouth as most other localities, and some wheat averaged 15 bushels to the acre. John brought back with him some samples of the wheat rod corn grow'n about Lisbon, also a handsome book of views of farm houses in that vicinity. These he left at the Democrat office and anyone contemplating investing in the rich and productive lands of that state is invited to call and see them.

NEXT YEAR AT KEWANNA,

Reunion of 87th Will Be Held— Reunion Here a Complete Success. The reunion of the 87th Regiment held here Thursday, with business meeting yesterday morning, was well attended and the local members showed the visitors a good time from start to finish. Thursday was an ideal September day, and the big dinner spread upon the tables under the trees in the court house yard was one of the enjoyable events of the da)'The visitors begun coming by ones and twos early in the week and numbered, including the local members, 63. The local committee. of which C. P. Wright was chairman, left no stone unturned to show the “hoys” a good time, and we guess they had it. Wednesday night a “Camp Fire” was held at the Armory the program being as follows: Invocation Rev. J. C. Parett Vocal Music ...... Male Quartette Address of Welcome . ........ George A. Williams Response ... . . ... Adjutant Molloy Vocal Music ........... Quartette Address ........ Captain Biddle Vocal Music ..... Morris Jones Address .... .Col E. P. Hammond Impromptu Speeches .., ... ...... . . .Members of 87th and others Vocal Music Quartette Benediction .... . . ... Rev. Clarke Yesterday morning a meeting was held and Col. E. P. Hammond of Lafayette made president for life. It was < ed to hold the next meeting at Kewanna, and J. C. Cannon of that place was selected as secretary. J 5 A more complete report of meeting is promised by the' secretary for our next issue.

LIKES NORTH DAKOTA.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, SATURDAY, SEPT. 24, 1910.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. /NMarriage licenses issued: Sept. y. 2, Isaac Parcels, of Hanging Grove tp„ aged 30, occupation, farmer, to Ruth Ellen Miller, daughter of Edwin W. Miller, of Rensselaer, aged 17, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Parents consenting to granting of license. Judge Darroch returned Sunday evening from Arkansas where he had been to sell another piecg of the rice land in which Robert Parker, the Remington banker, sunk the people’s money. He got rid of 400 acres at $5 an acre and Parker’s victims will thereby get another little dividend. The Judge brought home a sample of growing rice to show his friends.—Kentland Enterprise. Orville Shreeves, aged 15 years, was arrested by a couple of Morion detectives Tuesday, on suspicion of having shot into a caboose of one of the Monon’s freight trains near Surrey Monday evening. The detectives had no warrant, but put the boy in jail here for a short time, after which he was released, the boy confessing to the shooting but claiming it was accidental, which it no doubt was. Young Shreeves was up about Surrey, it seems, and with Ora Chupp, another young boy, and both had small rifles. In shooting at a mark young Shreeves’ bullet broke a window in the caboose of the train. Xotes from the circuit court docket: John P. Ryan,*ditch; time for filing report extended to Sept. 24. Eliza J. Ring vs. Timothy Ring,' cause re-set for trial Sept. 24. Herman Broukhorst vs. Everdina Broukhorst; decree of divorce granted plaintiff. Samuel R. Stover, et al vs. Samuel F. Hall, et al; judgment quieting title. William Lewis vs. Harry Walters; jury trial, verdict for plaintiff, judgment of ? 150. Plaintiff to remit $25 of judgment. Charles H. Mustard vs. Rebecca Kennedy; cause dismissed at plaintiff’s costs. Charles Hill vs. John A Williams: demurrer heretofore filed sustained as to second paragraph of complaint, and cause re-set for trial on Sept. 28. State vs. Scott Chesnut; entry first made on docket 4>f 90 days in jail changed to one year, sentence suspended and Mose Leopold appointed probationary officer. Union Trust Co., vs. Marion I. Adams; demurrer sustained as to 2nd and 4th paragraphs overruled as to 3rd, sth and 6th. Defendant files additional paragraph 7 to answer. George Johnson vs. Oscar Byerly; jury trial, judgment for Byerly for $lB on cross-complaint.

COLLEGEVILLE ITEMS.

On Tuesday the'-students enjoved the first free day. It was granted because of the reaching of the two hundred mark in St. Aquino Hall. Rambles throug! the country and base ball made the day enjoyable that would have otherwise hung weary on the campus. A study of the student’s rollcall would indeed be interesting, if for no other reason but to know the large number of states represented at the college. From the busy streets of New York City to the prairie farms of Nebraska, from the Yalley of the Red River of the north in Minnesota to the Blue-grass decked planta tions of Kentucky, there are favorite sons of all the intervening Commonwealths at St. Joseph’s. The College Military Band, under the direction of Father Rapp, is again on a sure footing. There is an abundance of good talent, and a number of new in struments have been added, Prof. Leo Havooka arrived during the last week, and has taken charge of the musical department. The orchestra will be reorganized by him, and his energy will certainly be able not only ko mamtain the highest reputation of the youthful musicians, but increase their usefulness as deljghtful entertainers. Tbe first C. L. S', meeting of

the season was called to order last Sunday morning. Xo business of importance was transacted. h was merely the preliminary reorganization for the next year's work. The election of officers was ’announced for the next meeting. The large number of applications for admission to membership warrants a busy, '.progressive and successful term j for the senior literary society. | At the second meeting of the | Athletic Assotihtion the following l>pard of directors was elected: L, Dufrane. C. Leary, L. Minster, C, Grathwohl, C. Reed, P. Retinger. The management of the foot ball teams was/entrusted to C. Grathwohl. Xo foot ball teams have as yet been Organized, and from all appearances there will be little doing in the revised pig-skin tactics. Base ball on tjhese warm days still holds the boards. On Sunday the Religious again d&feateH the Rep. remnants and the inspiring recruits. An Unusually' large number of visitors enjoyed the college hospitality during the last week: Mrs. J. B. Ittenbach, Tv F. Darifiody, Mrs. John Martin, apolis, Ind„ Rev. Basil Didier, C. PP. S., F. A. Sau ter, ChicagSb, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Freeland, M r - and Mrs. W. C, Murphy, John “Murphy, ‘ Crawfordsville, Ind., Mr- and Mrs. A. G. O’Conner, Freeland, Ind., J. A. Pinto, Tampa. Fla., Peter Schmitt, MilwauWis., Mr. and Mrs. W, F. JStanton, Elkhart, Ind.

RETURNS FROM WESTERN VISIT.

11. M. Shipman returned Wednesday from a six months visit with the family of his daughter, Mrs. Everal Smith at Burke, S. Dak. It has been pretty dry there since the fore part of August. Corn is very-good this season despite the drouth. Everal Smith has quit farming and is now engaged in the hardware business at Burke, having bought a half interest in a store there a few months ago. He still owns his farm but expects to dispose of it soon.

PARR FALL FESTIVAL.

Third Annual Event Will Be Held Oct. 7 and 8. This festival promises to be the best that has ever been given. Premiums will be given on all country produce. Plenty of amusement, and entertainment throughout the day and evening. The following committees have been appointed: S. A. Brusnahan, president; L. L. McCurtain, secretary; A. S. Lowman, Treasurer. Committee on arrangements and finance : Amos Davisson, Firman Thompson, W. L. Wood, Fred IliflF. W. If. Myers. Committee on program: B. D. Comer, John E. Alter, Joseph Pullins. A meeting was called for Saturday. Oct Ist. to make final arrangements. . L. L. McCURTAIX. Secretary.

CLUBBING RATES.

We can furnish you the Democrat and either of the following papers a full year at the prices following, and give you a year’s subscription to the National Monthly free gratis. Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer, $2.00; St. Louis Tvyice-a-W<ftk Republic (Dem.) and Farm Progress, 52.00*; Weekly Inter Ocean (Rep.) and Farmer, S2OO. If you want a daily paper we can give you the Democrat and National Monthly and Indianapolis News for $4.00; Chicago Journal for 53.50; Chicago Record Herald for $4.50. We take subscriptions for almost any newspaper or rriagazine published, and in almost any language.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

"^Sept. 18., to Mr.and Mrs. Thomas Cox, a son- , v/Sept. 19, to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd MJler, a son. JfSept. 21, to Mr. and Mrs. James Reed of near Surrey, a daughter. *s|sSept. 22, to Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Steinke of Demotte, a son. t . Tom Brusnahan will have 10 head of horses, mules and colts, 8 head of cattle,. 19 head of sheep, II head of hogs and pigs, farm implements, etc., at his sale near Parr Sept. 29. Wu

39 KILLED IN INTERURBAN CAR CRASH

20 Others Seriously Hurt In Disaster SUNNING AT HIGHSPEED Many Victims Mylllated So Bad Idcntifioation Proves Task. DEAD STREWN ALONG TRACK Cars Collide on Sharp CurvePathetic Scenes Witnessed. THE IDENTIFIED DEAD ARE: William Beer, Bluffton, night patrolman; L. Bird, Bluffton;, Lloyd Brown, Bluffton, newspaper man; W. E. Bowman, Bluffton;. William Burgan, Bluffton, real estate dealer; Mr*. William Burgan; H. D. Cook, Bluffton, grocer; William Corkwell, Bluffton, motorman; Ernest Crouse, Bluffton; Howard Daughterly, Huntington; R. F. Folk, Washington, Ind.; R. J, Falk, Byron, O.; Miss Falk, Bluffton; Mia* Mary Folk, Bluffton; Jesse Huffman, Warren county, Ind.; J. E. Hyde, Portland, Ind.; L. S. Justus, Bluffton, general manager Bluffton, Gernwf and Celina traction line; Mr*. Lola King, Warren, Ind.; William King, Warren, Ind.; Harold Nelson, Bluffton; Tories R. Eber, Unioudale; Seymour Robinson, Bluffton, Democratic candidate lor county auditor; George Smithers, Warren, hardware dealer; Lloyd Strain, Uniondale, telephone operator; Amos Stucky. Vera Cruz, Ind.; Jacob Swartz, Uniondale; Pearl Sayler, Bluffton; F. R. Tan, Warren; Pearl Taylor, Bluffton; D. W. Thompson, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Sllar Thomas, Warren; Miss. Bertha Tripplet, Warren; John Tripplet, Warren; Ralph Walser, Bluffton; B. Wlnthers, Warren; Oscar Zimmer, Bluffton.

Fort Wayne, Ind., Sept. 22. —Thir-ty-nine persons were killed and twenty or more fatally injured in the most disastrous traction car wreck that has marked interurban traffic since the system was established when a south bound limited and a northbound local car on the Wabash Valley line collided near Kingsland, north of. this city. The accident occurred' on a short curve and many of the bodies were bo mangled that identification is rendered slow, if not in some cases impossible. Hardly any of the passengers in the two cars escaped injury, but the less seriously hurt gave what assistance they could, and in a few moments twenty-five bodies, horribly mutilated, Were car to the road side and laid along the track. Others were so pinioned in the debris that they could not be reached until wrecking crews arrived upon the scene. The northbound car was loaded with people corillng to she county fair here, and among them were many women and children. What led to the accident is not known, but it is supposed that there was a misunderstanding of orders. The car carrying the people to the fair was an extra, ,and it is believed that its position on the road was not definitely known and the limited, running on its own time, was not apprised of its approach. The curve where the wreck occurred is one of the shortest on the Wabash Valley line, and there was only an instant after the local car was sighted before the crash came. Even the motormen on the two egrs had not time to jump. The scenes following the wreck v ere peculiarly pathetic, as mothers and fathers saw the mangled forms of their children taken from the wreckage and a husband saw a wife, or a wife saw a husband taken out so mangled that identification could be made only from the clothing. Physicians and nurses were rushed to the scene of the wreck from this city and other places on the line and many of the ihjured are now in hospitals. Some of them died before medical attention could be given and two died while being conveyed to hospitals. That the cars were running at a very fast rate is demonstrated by a view of tbe wrecked cars after they had run into each other, the iron and wood of one could not be distinguished from the other, ab tangled was the

mass and in this was a struggling, •brisking mass of humanity, praying, calling for help and pleading for relief from their misery. There were four men in charge of the two cars--two conductors and two motormen —and of these, three are dead and The fourth badly injured. Thirty-six of the dead were identified, mostly by the clothing they wore and letters and papers found on their persons, but three who were killed outright have not been identified, and one dying on the way to the hospital. Is Unknown Owing to the delay in attending the injured, cr the inability in such a great number to get around to all of them, Beyerai died from loss of blood, which could have been prevented had the survivors not been so greatly appalled as to be Incapable of rendering assistance. Of the thirty-six identified dead, eighteen were from Bluffton and many of them were among the most wealthy class. They were going to see the races at the Fort Wayne fair and just as the two cars met many of them were singing comic Songs and cracking jokes There were a number of young people in the northbound car, and they had been in a specially hilarious mood from the time the car left Bluffton. There were two physicians on the carß at the time of thewreok. One of them escaped serious injury and, with the Other, who had himself been painfully hurt, rendered first aid to those who survived the shock of the collision. Relief cars were hurried from this city and physicians went from Bluffton in autos. Many Of the dead already had been removed from the debris of the cars and the grewcouie yrork of taking out the mangled bodies of those In the farther recesses of the wreckage was begun by the company’s wrecking crews. One of the survivors says that both ears were tearing along at full speed when they came within sight of each other on the curve, and there was go time to check their onward plunge. They came together with a splintering crash and then arose shrieks of those who were hot killed in the impact. Help from the nearby residents was rendered to such as could be removed from the wreckage, but it seemed a long time until skillful ministrations of surgeons, equipped for emergencies, was provided. When a relief car arrived at Kingsland, the physicians found more work for the coroner and undertakers than for themselves. The dead and dying were lying in the fields and woods nearby and little could be done for most of the Injured, as they seemed to be beyond medical aid. The wood and iron work of the cars were in a tangled mass and the bodies of some of ihe victims were twisted and mangled out of recognition. Owing to the confusion, the identification of the dead was not rapid. The fact that so many of the cars’ occupants were dead, and so many others seriously hurt, placed a great handicap on the efforts to identify those who had been killed. Few In the cars escaped death or injury and those in their dazed state at first could render little aid In determining who the dead were. It is Impossible to say how many of the twenty seriously Injured will die. but physicians hold out hope for several of them. • Mens and boys sweaters and sweater coats in all colors and kinds.— C. Earl Duvall.

MILLINERY ANNOUNCEMENT.

Mrs. Purcupile is .now ready for business, showing a full line of trimmed and untrimmed hats for fall and winter, at reasonable prices; a hat for every; head, and trimmings both novel and beautiful. Our Opening will be Oct. 6,7, 8. Our productions are from the latest Paris fashions, reproduced by the Gage designers, beautiful in style and rich in texture. Come and look them over, you are cordially invited.

. A full line of ladies’ sweater coats in all colors and kinds.— C. Earl Duvall. / More customers are added each week to our list of those who use Barnyard Shoes. They all praise them for their durability and comfort. If you have never tried the Barnyard Shoe, do so. Sold and warranted at Fendig’s Exclusive Shoe Store, Opera House Block. Kingsbury hats in all shapes and colors to fit the heads, — C. Earl Duvall. Wanted—Man past 30 with horse and buggy to sell stock condition powder in Jasper county. Salary S7O per month. Address 301 Unity Bldg., Indianapolis, Indiana. A large number of Democrat subscribers have taken advantage of that free dffer of the National Monthly for renewals beyond Jan. 1* 1911. Have YOU?

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