Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 56, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1910 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

91.60 Per Year.

CONSISTENCY A RARE JEWEL

“The commissioners did not inspect the work. They arc not obliged to do so and have been advised to accept the report of experts instead of acting on their own judgment. Mr. Waymire states that he acted on the report of the engineer and also that if the contract was violated the engineer was to blame.” —Rensselaei Republican, Oct. 21, in reference to the acceptance of the Burk bridge improvement. The county commissioners of Jasper county cannot escape censure. They should not have accepted bridges that were not right and while they may offer as an excuse that they believed from what examination they made, that they were right, they cannot satisfy taxpayers with this sort of an excuse. They are the agents of the taxpayers and have failed to perform ’their duty in protecting the interests of their clientele.” Rensselaer Republican. March 10, 1910, in speaking of the frauds practiced by the Winamac Bridge Co., as shown by the reports of the county surveyor and Devere Yeoman, who were sent out by Judge Hanley to investigate.

JOHN W. KERN HERE

Speaking in the Opera House as the Democrat Goes to Press. As we go to press Hon. John \V. Kern, democratic candidate for United States Senator, is speaking in the opera house. While the weather was bad, a fair sized crowd was out to the speaking. Mr. Kern came in on the 10:55 a. m. train from the north and left on the 3.17 p. m. train north, for North Judson, where he and S. M. Ralston spoke last night.

IT IS TO LAUGH.

The -criticisms of the Brainy Bowers' of the* Republican on John B. Peterson’s speech must be amusing to the many republicans, as well as democrats, who heard it. Many republicans said it was one of the best and most convincing campaign speeches ever delivered in Rensselaer, while the Republican says it Was the worst ever heard here. Great minds will differ, and perhaps the Republican meant that it was the worst for the republican cause. Its scores of falsehoods of what Mr. Peterson really said will only have the effect of making more democrats.

A POLITICAL BOOMERANG

The charge that John B. Peterson was attorney for the Roby race track gamblers is really amusing. This gang of gamblers and thugs that were driven out of Indiana by Gov. Claude Mathews (democrat) with the state militia, were known as the Columbian Athletic Club, and the writer and several others saw qnd examined the brief exhibited by Mr. Peterson'Monday nighty and the name EDGAR D. CRLMPACKER, attorney for the Athletic Club, stood out jin capital letters on this brief,' too. \\ hy not be honest in politics, and not accuse the other fellow of the very same thing which your own candidate is guilty of?

NEW LODGE INSTITUTED

Royal Neighbors Start Off With Good Membership. The following officers were elected A\ ednesday night at the organization of the Royal Neighbors, an auxiliary to the M. W - A. order: Mrs. George Reed. Oracle: Mrs. Charles Payne, Viceoracle; Mrs. J. \\ . Childers, Recorder; Mrs. Alice Howe. Receiver; Mrs. Annie Putt, Chancellor ; Mesdames Qrd Yeoman and \V. H. Mackey, Marshalls; Mrs. Al- ■ bert Duggins. Inner Guard; Mrs. C. W. Platt. O. G.; Florence Putt and Mary Childers. Graces. For the board of managers. George Reed, W. F. Osborne and Ord Yeoman, were chosen; Drs. M. D. Gwin and E. C. English, Physicians. Installation was next, and the officers were installed by deputy, Minnie ' Dillon.

GRAVEL FOUND IN NEWTON TP.

A gravel pit has recently been found on the former James Yeoman farm in Newton tp., now owned by John McColly, that is thought to cover about five acres. It is located about 40 rods south of the Mt. Ayr road, near Curtis creek. It is of good quality and where they are now hauling out it is about eight feet in thickness. This find will probably solve the improved road question in Newton. Mr. McColly was hunting for sand to use in building his new house when he run onto the gravel.

COLLEGEVILLE NEWS.

Ralph Sprqston, Indianapolis, has again resumed his studies. Albert Pfeiffer, who had been called to his home. Chicago, on accotint of the death of his grandmother. has returned to college. The regular bi-monthly C. L. S. meeting was held last Sunday. The most important business transacted was the installationof the recently elected officers. W. Reichert. Cassella, 0., was called home last Tuesday to bei present at the funeral of his brother who was instantly killed by the accidental discharge of a gun while out hunting. - The College Juniors on last Saturday played a junior team of Rensselaer a game of football in which the locals were the victors by a score of 5-0. A. Kfeuger was the victim of a broken arm in the contest. The newly selected Reps will receive their first real test next Sunday when they*\meet the Goodland Athletic Association on the college campus. The game will be called at 2:4.". Admission 25 cents. A good and fast game is promised. An aggregation of foot ball players from Rensselaer were defeated on the college grounds Sunday afternoon by the Mystics by the score of 6to 0. The game was fast whenever the teams used signals that they knew. Both sides were frequently obliged to resort to punting to pull themselves out of dangerous positions On Wednesday morning the Hon. John Peterson was a college visitor. He expressed not a little surprise to find so large an educational institution in thedistrict he is seeking to represent at Washington. In, a short talk to the students he told them in forcible words that common sense, industry* and sterlingTionesty are the surest guides to a really successful life. A large number of Foresters from all over the state, that were in Rensselaer Sunday to attend the funeral of George Strickfaden paid the college a visit before returning to their homes. Mr. E. P. Honan, whose guests .they were, was so considerate as to have them see the local institution, and its progress was a surprise to all. and to some even its very existence, for they had never heard of St. Joseph’s College. October 21st, following an old custom was a free day. The following literary program was rendered by the C. L. S.: 1. Music, “Crystal Spring Park.” March band. 2. Inaugural address. Catholic Literature in America, C. Learj. 3. King John and~the Abbot of Canterbury, Henry Hipskind. 4. Thanksgiving ‘Blessing, Anthony Pax. ;5. Music. Serenade "Dreamland.” Band. 5. Heart's Happyland.” Herman Gabel, 7. The Hazing of Valliant.’’ Leon Dufrane. 8. Music. Colonel Miner’s: ?4' i rch. Band. 9. Afterpiece? Old Cronies: Characters: Dr. Jacks; George Pax. Captain Pidgeon, Roland Carmodv.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICES.

The subject of the Sunday morning service is “The Absolute Religion.*’ Evening subject is, “Man’s Worst Enemy.” Popular Sins Series No. 6. All are welcome. ” v Preaching at the Good Hope Church at 3 p. m. Come to The Dempcrat office for the best Sale Bill printing in Jasper county. ‘

THE T WICE=A=WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY. INDIANA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1910.

THE COURT HOUSE

o Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Austin Rawlings of Remington and Miss Flossie Gravel of Goodland were united in marriage by Judge Hanley at the Hotel Kentland Monday evening. ‘ The prohibitionists and socialists have candidates in the field this year for congress. Charles H. Tuesbury of Lacrosse, is the prohi candidate and Ira C. Tilton of Valparaiso the socialist nominee. —o— > It is reported that Eugene Purtelle. the electric railroad promotor. has sent a $5,000 bond here to George W. Goff to file with the county auditor as a guarantee in the proposed subsidy election in Marion tp., and Rensselaer. j Y Len Lefler Of Lafayette has (traded the former Alf Jacks property in the west part of town, which he recently bought, for an 80 acre farm in Walker tp., one mile south of Kniman. Len does not. expect to occupy the farm, merely trading for it as an investment. * Court note in Kentland Enterprise. Special Judge Darroch directed a subpeona of the Indiana Reformatory for the appearance of Glen Bumgardner on Oct. 25 to testify in the "perjury suits against Jack Rowley and Ned Barker. The defendants were witnesses in the trial of I’umgardener for assaulting old man Friedle up in Lake township. A couple of well known Giffordites were being sought yesterday on a warrant sworn out before ■ Squire Bussell of Hanging Grove,, charged with having attempted to take liberties with the wife of a farmer up in that locality a few days ago while they were, it is alleged, under the influence of booze. At this writing the arrests have not been made. —o— The Republican says that commissioner Fred Waymire acted on the report of the engineer in the Burk’s bridge “improvement.” and he says “if the contract was violated the engineer is the ? blame.” The engineer told us yesterday noon that the only changes made in the specifications were made at the sugges lion of Fred Way mire. So, there. Mr. Osborne also stated that be was not the superintendent of the work, but at the request of the commissioners and contractor went out to the bridge a couple, of times while the grade was being put in. He was only employed to prepare the plans and specifications, and Chas Battleday, the road supervisor, was really the superintendent. Mr. Osborne further stated that the Republican editors had never interviewed him in the matter at all. New suits,filed: No. 7662. Warner Bros. vs. Mack Sullivan; suit on notes. Demand 5175. No. 7663. Lillian Josephine Davis vs. Edward Daniel Davis, action for divorce. The plaintiff gives her residence as Rensselaer, and says defendant, she believes, is now residing at Vincennes, Ind. Thev were married in Jasper county March 3, 1908, and lived together irregularly until June 27, 1910, when defendant is alleged to have deserted plaintiff and has never offered to return. Non-support is charged and defendant is al leged to have left plaintiff June 20, 1908, also and remained away until February, 1909, and compelled plaintiff to go to her parents’ home, he having made no provision for her support. On his return he begged her to take him back and promised faithfully to do better, but again left her as set put above with no provision for her support or that of her child, David D. Davis, born Dec. 17, 1909. Custody of the child and restoration of maiden name of Lillian Josephine Alter i.S asked for.

The Democrat and The Chicago Record-Herald year for $4.00.,

PUBLIC SALES. The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Thursday, Oct. 27, E. K. Koons and others, 2J4 west and 1 mile north of Surrey, on the Thompson ranch. Principally a stock sale, horses cattle and numerous other articles.

LECTURE DATES. Oct, 25— Robert Parktr Miles, dramatic lecturer. Nov. 30 —The Schuberts, a mixed quartette of singers and entertainers. Dec. 9—L. B. Wickersham, popular, lecturer. Jan. 19—Booth Lowery, humorist. March 13—The Beilharz Entertainers. Extra Number—Byron King, last year's favorite, whose date has not been set.

PRESBYTERIAN RUMMAGE SALE. The Presbyterian ladies will hold their annual rumamge sale on Friday and Saturday, October 28 and 29, in the room first door north of B. K. Zimmerman’s tailor shop, formerly occupied by Scott Bros. Hundreds of articles of household use and wearing apparel will be on sale at almost your own price. The ladies also solicit articles for this sale, and those having anything they wish to donate can phone Mrs. John Eger.

BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES. Sunday sermon themes: Morning, “I was in prison, and ye visited me.” This will be a Prison Sunday sermon. ‘ Evening, Harvest Home. This will be the second of a series of Sunday evening sermons/ of which die Flower service, two weeks ago was the first. The success of that service leads us to believe that larger successes will attend those that are to follow. Come and bring your friends; the house will be appropriately decorated for the occasion.—J. P. Green, Pastor.

THE REPUBLICAN NOW HEDGES. The editors of the Republican now admit that The Democrat was right and they were wrong, as usual, about the recent “improvements” to the Burk bridge, .although at the solicitation of the contractor and at his expense one of the editors visited the improvement before it had been accepted or paid for and said that he thoroughly inspected it and that the specifications had been followed closely. He came back to town and wrote a half-column eulogy on everyone connected with, the contract, the commissioners, engineer, contractor, et al. This, understand, was before the work had been accepted or paid for. and, whether so intended or not, would very likely have some bearing with the commissioners in their action accepting the work. The people in the vicinity of the bridge know that the Democrat’s report of the work was correct, and from the apologetic manner in which the Republican is now hedging iu the matter it is evident that it “has heard from” some of these people of its own political persuasion, for they as honest taxpayers want value received for their money. •In its last issue the Republican says: *-■ , “The writer did not have the specifications, for the job and was not thoroughly familiar with them. The trip there was not an official one and had no bearing whatever tipon the acceptance of the job and that was not considered. * * It seems probable, however, that the strict letter of the specifications were not followed. W. Frank Osborne, the engineer, visited the work eight days, Sept. 2,5, 6,8, 10, 17, 20 and, 28. He states that he authorized no alterations from the specifications.” So the specifications were not followed, just as The Democrat stated? But the engineer did pot authorize such change? Several parties who were working on the job tell, us that the engineer did authorize the change: that he told them they could cut off the piling above ground, instead of 8 inches below as the specifications provided. .' We don’t know whether he did

A FEW MORE QUESTIONS FOR THE RENSSELAER REPUBLICAN 1. Why did the County Commissioners in the examination of the county records eighteen months ago turn down the bid of $1,700 of John W. Coons of Indianapolis who filed gilt-edged recommendations from state and ex-state officials and high standing business men of the capital city, and award the contract to W, E. Heal—a straw bidder, apparently of the J. B. Workman who conducted the notorious investigation of the taxpayers here several years ago, known as the tax-ferret S2OO more than Coons’ bid? (As Workman came here and conducted the investigation we have a right to presume that the Heal bid was really Workman’s, although “J. B. Workman & Co.” bid $2,000, the full amount of the appropriation made for the “Investigation.”) / 2. Of the $1,725.44 found to be due Jasper county from past and present county officials, how much has been paid back into the county treasury? Has a dollar been paid? If-so, by whom and when? 3. -Have the county commissioners or county attorney ever made any effort whatever to collect back this $1,725.44 shown by the report of the investigation to be due the county? If so, when and where can the record of such transaction be found? 4. If this amount is actually due from the men mentioned in this report, why have not the county commissioners ordered that it be paid back and why has thecounty attorney made no move to recover it? / 5. The examination was made almost a year and a half ago and the report filed. Why has not been taken in the matter?

so or not, but the change was certainly not for the best and made a great difference in the expense of the work tp the contractors. If cut off below ground it would have taken considerable excavating about each pile to make room for the saw and men to work in cutting them off; it would also have been necessitated the digging of a small trench for the stringers to place the tops of them about level with the ground readv for the plankjug. In its reply to The Democrat’s report of this work the Remibli ■ can of Oct. 18, in calling The Democrat all sorts of liars and saying that our “false” report was simply for political effect, said: ♦ * “the engineer found it advisable to authorize one oj two minor changes in the specifications with the belief that it was for the best results. The changes did, not cheapen' the work nor favor the contractor ” In its issue of Oct. 21, however, it says the engineer did not authorize any changes in the specifications! What are we to believe from stich contradictory statements? Is this another such case as the Milroy tp., bridge, where the contractor says he was given permission to change the specifications ..and the county commissioners say they did not give such authority? But the taxpayers were honswaggled on the Milroy bridge over S4OO and, it seems, more than double that >on the late Burk bridge improvement. That is, the work is not up to specifications by any means ami cost three times as much as it should. It was just such things as this that Wallace Marshall of the Lafayette Bridge Co., was kicking about—favored contractors, it seemed, did not have to comply with the specifications for public work, while those not so favored must bid on the worE”with the expectation of having to 'comply strictly with the written plans and specifications.

NOTICE. Although I have hot been active in the fancy egg business'the past year, because 1 have not been able to pay the fancy prices. I am now engaged in the active poultry business and as I am shipping to the eastern markets 1 believe that all who will figure on a business basis will find my market for good sandy poutry even better than Chicago, if you will take the time to weigh your goods before shipping and count off the freight and commission. When you have some good goods to sell in the poultry line call on me and get prices before shipping or selling elsewhere. B. S. FENDIG. High cost of living should not from buying Hart, Schaffner & Marx clothes. They cost less, in the end, because they give more satisfaction.- The G. E. Murray Co. sells them.

DISEASE AND DEATH IN INDIANA IN SEPTEMBER.

The Bulletin of the State Board of Health just published says: 1 yphoitl fever was the most prevalent disease in. September. It was also the most prevalent disease in the same month last year. The order of prevalence of certain diseases was as follows: Typhoid fever, rheumatism, tonsilitis, diarrhoea, bronchitis, tuberculosis pul., cholera morbus, malaria fever, cholera infantum, dysentery, intermitent fever, diphtheria and croup, scarlet fever, influenza, tuberculosis, other forms, whoopingcough, inflamation of bowels, pneumonia, bronchial, measles, erysipelas, pneumonia lobar, cerebro-spirtST** meningitis, puerperal fever, chickenpox, smallpox. 231 cases of diphtheria were reported from 42 counties with 27 deaths. ‘Scarlet fever caused 7 deaths and was reported from 36 counties. Measles caused 3 deaths, whooping cough 26. diarrhoeal diseases 361. These children’s diseases always increase when the schools ar& opened. This slaughter of the innocents is because proper hygienic measures for prevention are not taken when children are assembled in the schools. Every child should be medically inspected, because very frequently, seemingly well children carry infection. Typhoid fever, the disgrace of civilization, caused .138 deaths. It was reported present in all but 13 of the 92 counties in Indiana. Like sin,, this disease is a disgrace to any community. Cancer killed 137. and 232 were destroyed by violence. The city death rate was 14.7 and the country rate 10.8. Certain cities had death rates as follows: Indianapolis 14.1; Evansville 14.3; Ft. Wayne 17.6; Terre Haute 18.3 j -South Bend 17f5. Of rtie violent deaths, 28, were suicides and 4 murders. Of the suicides, 13 were women. The methods chosen were gunshots 4 men. drowning 1 man, 3 women; hanging 2 women; jumping in front of train 2 men: carbolic acid 5 men, 2 women. 1 death from hydrophobia in Perry county. - Births for August 7 total birth's 4,772; white males 2,396; white females 2,157; colored males 46; colored females 49. White stillbirths 118; Colored stillbirths 6.

MARION TP. CONVENTION. Notice is’ hereby given to the democratic voters of Marion Township, Jasper county, to meet in the east court room of the court house on z Saturday, October 22, 1910, ’ at 2 p. m., for the purpose of placing in the field candidates for members of the Township Advisory Board and transacting such other business' as may come before the meeting. < COMMITTEE.

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