Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1910 — Page 1

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THE REVIVAL AT THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

The sermon delivered by Evangelist T. J. Legg on Thursday •. night, was on ""Excuses,” and one pt the most practical of the series. He based his sermon on Christ's .* parable of. the wedding Feast where those invited excused themselves from accepting the invitation. He said the excuses that persons- were making for not accepting Christ's invitation wete white lies with black hearts. He also said no excuse would stand the test in the white light of judgment. ' . ’ ..The mask is growing better as the chorus increase in number. A ladies quartet has been added which rendered most acceptably, . ''When the Lord Shall Call His Own.’’ With twp choruses, a quartet. Mirk Calvert’s solos, and Mrs. Brady’S Organ Recitals, each evening will be a delightful Service of soul. The services continue every night.

NARROW ESCAPE FOR BAPTIST CHURCH.

The Baptist church had a narrow escape from destruction by fire Wednesday night between 9 and 10 o’clock, before all had left the church from prayer meeting. The trouble seems to have been caused from a defectiv*e flue to the furnace which let soot into the air chamber and fell down into the basement where the airchamber was wainscoted with pine boards. This soot took fire and all the wainscoting about the airchamber was burned before the fire was discovered, and after a few buckets of water had been thrown on the flames were quenched. A fire alarm was sent in but the whistle was not sounded, and before the fire company had responded a message s came saying the fire was out. Had it caught fire a little later, after the congregation had all gone home, me church would probably have been destroyed beyond repair.

TAX SUIT TO BE PUSHED.

Commssioners Listen to Inside History of Ambia Bank Failure and Deny Petition. Logansport. Ind., Nov. 23. Light was thrown on the starting of the defunct Baldwin & Dague Bank at Ambia. Ind., when William Randall. nephew of the late Judge Daniel P. Baldwin and cashier of the old bank, appeared on the witness stand yesterday in the Baldwin tax case, which was before the board of county commissioners. Attorneys for the estate were endeavoring to have the county commissioners wipe from the tax dup’icate the 536.000 of alleged unpaid taxes, suit for the recov- y of which is now pending in the l ass circuit court. Mr. Randall, who is cashier of the reorganized Ambia bank, was called as a witness for the estate. He said that Daniel P. Baldwin and William H. Dague never put a dollar of their money into the Ambia bank; that business was done simply on the deposits, and that whenever a demand was made and he did not have funds with which to meet it, he called on Judge Baldwin and the needed amount was borrowed. Mr. Randall said that at no time from 1897 until the time the bank was dosed, in 190/, along with Baldwin-Dague banks at Goodland and Fowler, was the Ambia bank solvent, and asserted that had Judge Baldwin withdrawn the bor-owed money which he had put into it, there would not have been enough left to pay depositors. Much of the money was sunk by Baldwin and Dague in Arkansas timber land. The testimony of, other witnesses shows teat Judge Baldwin ran his bank-, on ttte “borrow from Peter to pay Paul” basis, and that while he was supposed to be a man of much wealth, in reality, he was poor. While he dealt in big projects, he was always borrowing money to finance them and his debts generally equalled the value of his assets. The commissioners decided against the petitioners and ordered the county attorney to proceed with the suit in the circuit court. v

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THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The jury is called for Monday in the circuit court, but it is not probable there will be very many jury trials this: term. , The commissioners in the Borntrager ditch have been granted until'the 4th Friday of next term to file report, Judge Wason came over from Delphi- Thursday morning and took up the hearing in the Pan•coast ditch matter. The case, was still grinding yesterday, and it was doubtful if it would be completed during the day. ' J’; —O— . _ . New suits filed: Xo. 76/4. Harvy Lucas vg, Lola G. Lucas, action for divorce. The parties were married Sept. 15, 1910. and cruel andjnhuman treatment is charged, plaintiff charging that at time of marriage he was almost.sick with typhoid fever and immediately took to his bed and was sick five or six weeks and that during this time defendant refused to wait on plaintiff, give hint’medicine or pay any attention to him whatever; that plaintiff is but 19 years of age and was inviegled into marrying defendant on her assertion that she was in a delicate condition and would have him arrested if he did not marry her; that defendant admitted after marriage that her statement as to. her condition was false and was used to frighten him into marrying her; that she told him after marrying her that she did not care for him and never expected to live with, him ; that an Indianapolis saloonkeeper was “holding her up” and would continue to do so and that she was going back to Indianapolis and stay with him; that defend ant visited wine rooms and also houses of ill repute with immoral men and women and is guilty of adultery with various men whose names were unknown to plaintiff until after marriage. The complaint states that plaintiff is 19 years of age and defendant 24. X'o. 7675. Parr Creamery Co. vs. James L. Babcock ; suit to collect pay for one share of stock alleged to have been subscribed for in said company by defendant. Demand SIOO.

A GREAT SUCCESS

Was The Thanksgiving Entertainment at the Christian Church. A record breaking crowd gathered at the Christian church on Tuesday evening to participate in a union benefit Thanksgiving Entertainment. All the churches of the town were represented in the program. The admission was free but it was generally understood that a contribution of something that would help make a good Thanksgiving dinner for some worthv family would be acceptable, or a silver offering, consequently potatoes, turnips, cabbage, fruit, jellies, honey, etc., besides S3B in cash were received. The program was exceptionably good. The Merritt orchestra opened the entertainment with an excellent number. Scripture was read by Rev. Parrett and prayer wasoffered by Rev. Harper. Mrs. Thompson’s chorus gave three numbers in a very acceptable manner. Miss Eva Miller, a city visitor, gave “The Ruggles Family,” to the delight of all, being recalled she-gave “An Old Sweetheart of Mine.” Mr. W. Cheney Beckwith and Mrs. Josephine Phipps Shore, kindly contributed to the entertainment. These numbers were so much appreciated that they were both called upon for additional numbers. The audience was very much pleased with the solos furnished by Mrs. Geo. Healey, Mrs. J. A. Dunlap, Miss Esther Padgitt, and Miss Bernice Long; Ruth Clark. Josephine Washburn and Cecil Lee each gave recitations. The provisions were distributed on the followng morning Ao twenty-four families. Guaranteed for Life*—No other maker of utility cars has the qualities to back such a guarantee. Buying a Maxwell is buying a gold bond, and backed as strongly as any gold bond.—Maxwell.

THE TWIOE-A-WEEK

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY. INDIANA. SATURDAY, <NOV. 26, 1910.

COLLEGEVILLE ITEMS.

Rev. B. Besinger hag again returned from Mishawaka to his duties as prefect. The condition t of his father has not much improved, and the chances of ultimate recovery are not very favorable. j I Rev; P. Fallon, Paris, 111., has been spending the week at the college to obtain a short. respite , from his manifold pastoral duties. •I He delivered the Thanksgiving address to the students and visi- ’ tors. . • W-’ The scaffolding has again been removed from the chapel and our Thanksgiving visitors were the first to see the chapel entirely complete. The paintings of the chapel will compare very favorably, indeed, with the art work of many a far more pretentious church edifice. , The very disabreeable drizzling rain of Thursday morning was I not in the least able to put a dampner on the day’s celebra--1 tforis. With the largest erod’d . of. visitors registered that Jtes 'ever been entertained at the college the entire program, as planned weeks in advance, Was carried out without the least friction. B The religious services, in Accordance with the wish as fcc--1 pressed by the President in this ‘ proclamation, were held at eight o’clock. The high mass was sprig by Rev. Ig. Rauh, Hanover Center,. Ind. The chanting of the choir was of an exceptional high 'order. It was the first public ‘ appearance of the rfewly organized faculty quartette. They are Revs. P. Rapp, J. Toujas, F. Wachendorfer, A. Scheidler with Prof. L. Haverka at the organ. The services closed with benediction. After the religous services a ' number of informal basket ball games were played. The military band interspersed several musical j numbers to add zest and harmony to the athletic endeavors, and also to give additional tainment to those who were not much interested in the affairs of the basket shooters. At twelve o’clock all enjoyed a bounteous and sumptuous turI key dinner one that would have . done. immense credit to the Pil- ' grim fathers when they brought the wild foul to their rude tables from its original forest haunts. At two-thirty the athletic card of the day was on board. And it was a stunt. The college slang j “yellow” would be too noble a | name for the “rag-chewing” tactics of the out-state team. St. Rita’s college, Chicago, sent down a delegation of complaining lads to capture St. Joseph’s ■ football laurels. Well, they did. : And if they did not win the scalp 1 of the locals by playing, they literally chewed it from off their unsuspecting crowns. They made ’it a rag-chewing, excuse-finding •match. If they knew anything, ' they knew 1 how to take advantage •of their little nfitiatory luck, and . the over-zealous misfortunes of the locals. But was it straight ' and fair? Pass it! The visitors chose to defend the north goal. They kicked off to S. J. C. On the first play the : home boys fumbled, a visitor 1 getting the ball, and before three | minutes of play had elapsed, they had six points to their credit. St. Rita’s kicked off again; St. Joseph’s fumbled and in another three minutes the 'Stunt was repeated ; thus before the initial quarter ended, Chicago had twelve points stored away, and their scoring activities exhausted. In the second quarter affairs changed with the change of goal. The locals kicked off to the visitors, and holding them for downs, St. Joseph’s scored a touchdown and goal by playing real football. They were not able to come back again against the new tactics, of which, no doubt, neither the players nor coach Kirk had ever thought. The game was settled but for the “rag-chewing,” and the cry of “time out” after every play or attempted play. To the end of the first half, and during the entire second period. the visitors cry for “time out” was all that the side lines ever heard, and always some Chicago lad was sprallipg, pos-sum-like. on the damp soil. For the locals the call was only issued once, when Westhoven wrenched his arm, was taken from the game, B. Schmitz substituted before the visitors had time to call

for a respite on that play. The game was a distinct disappoint-, ment, not so much because the college lost, but because of the ceaseless wrangling of the visitors. It is a credit to lose, fair game, but little honor to win i even a bad game by the use of 'such foul “rag-chewing” tactics. Exit football 1910. The evening entertainment was .in charge of the C. L. S. They rendered the two-act comedy, “The Living Statue or The Old Captain’s Idea.” CAST OF CHARACTERS. Larkin, a sculptor John Goetz Toby Trotter, his man-servant..... John Trench Miss Piper, a negro woman I s- Felix Holthouse Gay, the jolly old sea captain..... ... . . ;.... .. . Herman Leugers Adolphus and Augustus, two aspiring young dudes of generous disposition. .Thomas Harrington and Herman Daniels. Stonecraft, banker and high-art critic .... ... . . . ... . . .Cjkrus Staib Charley Norton, an enterprising boy Joseph Kussmaul Tommy Jenkins, his intimate friend . Carl Stich Harris, a doctor. ... William Racher Lieutenant .... .Edmund Eisenhart Mr. Muckenbiner . .James Fitzgerald Servant . .. . .Anthony Pax The orchestra, conducted by Prof. Leo Havorka, gave the following numbers: “Willow Grove March”. .Sorrentino Selections from “Lucia”.... Donzetti The comedy was the most highly enjoyed feature of the day’s doings. Mr. Larkin, the sculpter, seeks Miss Norton’s hand. She happens to be a rich banker’s niece. Before he will agree to give his consent, he demands of the sculptor a life-size statue of Alexander the Great that will satisfy his idea of what such a statue should be. His criticisms will be and are scrutinizing. Larkin has made his plaster cast, and on the day before it is to be exhibited, his negro servant, with the aid of a broom handle, reduces it to a heap of potsherds. Now the predicament. The jolly captain solves it. Trotter, the sculptor’s handy man will be Alexander the Great. He is. All ends happily, in. spite of the enterprising boy’s efforts. And of course the banker never knows the relationship of Alexander the Great to the matrimonial agency. The boys played well. And at that the entire cast was new material. There isno need of singling out any particular one for special praise for’all showed their metal and received from an appreciative audience well-merited applause.

To the orchestra was accorded the same kindly consideration. Prof. Havorka has mostly new talent to work with, and the number of his troop is rather small. But if at so early a date he can give us such enjoyable selections, we can look forward to many pleasant musical surprises before the setting of the commencement sun. Come again ! To all who •have helped to make this day the grand success it proved to be, our kindliest acknowledgement.

THANKSGIVING SERVICE.

On Thanksgiving morning a fair sized audience gathered at 10:30 at the Presbyterian church to attend the annual Thanksgiving service. The scripture was read and prayer offered by Rev. Harper. The President’s Thanksgiving proclamation was read by Rev. Clarke. The sermon was delivered by Rev. Greene of the Baptist church. Rev. Greene’s discourse, was « exceptionally good and should have been heard by a packed house. He said we should be grateful for Peace, Prosperity and Power. This was followed by a prayer by Rev. Clarke, a hymn and benediction by Rev. Parrett. •J ' '

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ONLY ONE MORE WEEK OF THE DEMOCRAT'S TRIP CONTEST

Contestants Who Hope to WifTlai of the Prizes Offered Should Keep Busy ami "Be Io” at Wind-Op.

CONTEST CLOSES ON DEC. 3 At 10 P. M. and the Prizes to be Achieved are Well Worth Special Effort to Win—Bonus Offers Withdrawn, But Such Withdrawal Only Affects Total Number of Votes and Makes No Real Difference in Standing of Candidates.

DISTRICT NO. 1.

Keener, Wheatfield, Kankakee, Walker Gillam and Union Townships. Hazel D. Mason. 10,700 Fern Casey.... . •.... 14,925 Nellie Osborne 6,600 Nellie Stalbaum 4,425 Edna Williams 3,350 Eva McGinnis 3,075 DISTRICT NO. 2. Newton, Marion, Barkley and Hanging Grove Township?. Lizzie Reiddle. 15,325 Eva Moore. 8,375 Ethel McCarthy 17,650 Charlotte Kanne. 9,125 Ruth Ames 3,125 Mary Johnson 6,250 Edna Lefler. 10,575 Rosabell Daugherty... 11,275 Opal Waymire 4,075 Alice Coen 7,283 Ruth Ye0man........ 14,975 DISTRICT NO. 3. Jordan, Milroy and Carpenter Townships. Belle Southard 8,475 Verona Bill. .....11,750 Estella Taylor 7,175 Mrs. W. D. Bringle .., 4,075 Laura Peck . ....<..... 3,025 Lena Williamson 3,100 Nellie Eck.. 4,825 Mrs. Clara Balcom .... 3,000 Florence Eck 3,000

Only one more week remaining in which to secure votes in The Democrat’ Tour Contest, which ends Saturday night, Dec. 3, at 10 p. m. The three contestants in each district, standing highest at that time will win the grand free prizes—three trips to New York City, three trips to Chicago, and three five dollar gold pieces. Remember, in the trip prizes all expenses arc paid by The Democrat, and the five dollar gold pieces will be sent to the successful candidates by registered mail and will reach them in a few days after the contest closes. Get as many new subscriptions as you possibly can, also as many renewals, and your name may be among the highest standing candidates at the close. It is nobody’s race yet, many of the candidates standing on an almost equal footing, so far as number of votes is concerned. It takes a little effort to win in a contest of this kind, but -is it uot worth winning? Absolutely no partiality has been or will be shown any of the candidates; the' ones receiving the highest number of votes will win the contest, and no one should depend on the coupons alone to win. One new subscription or one renewal counts as much as 40 coupons, and you can get them' if ybu will put forth a

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little effort. Another thing, don’t depend altogether on your own little neighborhood to win out; you can canvas the entire county if you wish, and votes count for any new subscriber or renewal no matter where such subscribers may reside. Owing to the special bonus offers being technically contrary to the postal regulations in contests of this kind,- the same have been withdrawn and will not be considered in the final count. Thjs withdrawal does not affect the standing of any of the candidates. The only difference will be that the grand totals of the votes of each will not be as large as though the bonus votes were counted. The count will be on subscription only, as per schedule below.

Vote Schedule. Votes 1 year’s sub., $1.50 1,000 2 year’s sub., 3.00 3,000 5 year’s sub., 7.50 10,000 PUBLIC SALES. The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: W ednesday, Nov. 30, G. H. Comer, 10% miles north of Rensselaer. Sale of horses, 30 head of cattle, etc. Thursday Dec. 8 r J. Frank Osborne, two miles south of Rensselaer, oil the Range Line road. General sale of horses, cattle, chickens, far mtools, etc. . : STRUCK BY ENGINE. Young Alan Narrowly Escapes Death Near Remington. Martin Mitchell of Medaryville working in 'he Remington neighborhood had a close call from a horrible death Wednesday after-, noon, lie was hauling stone to the Fox road from a switch located between Goodland and Remington. In crossing the Pennsylvania tracks near the switch his team was struck by the engine of the train passing Kentland at 1 :26. The tcarfi was killed and young Mitchell tossed out on the right-of-way. The train was stopned and backed to the scene of the accident and ’.he young man was picked up for dead, but he quickly rallied and was taken f J Goodland and placed under.thf care of a doctoE His nose was badly mashed, hi.s head and face cut in a number of places and his body badly bruised by the fall, but he will recover. Mitchell states he did not hear the train until he was on the tracks. The engineer states, we are informed, that he blew the whistle repeatedly. and that the young man looked up before he was on the tracks, and whipped,up his team, believing presumably that he could get across in safety. The team belonged to* Frank Sims of Fowler.—Kentland Enterprise.

WIFE INSTANTLY KILLED. Shot Through Body When Gun Was Accidently Discharged. Winamac. Ind.. Xov. 23. Charles Caldwell. Jiving north of I W inamac, while cleaning a gun, J yesterday, accidently discharged it. the shot passing through the body of his wife, who was sitting ' near, and killed her instantly. The Democrat, for Sale Bills.

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