Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1911 — Page 1

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KEISTER-KENDALL.

James A. Keister of Jordan tp., and Mrs. S. J. Kendall of Rensselaer were married in Chicago last week. Mr. Keister is an old* resident of Jordan tp., a widower, and Mj;s. Keister is a neice of William Bedford and Mrs. Jack Warner of Rensselaer, and was a widow. i

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The Democrat has a few hundred large and handsome calendars which will be given out to its readers and patrons free as long as they last. Dp not send the children for one, but come in person. They are too large to mail, so please do not ask us to do so. ■ - -AZ-

TRUSTEE FILES APPEAL.

A suit filed by the advisory board of Lincoln township Newton county, against David Trey, former township trustee, and his bondsmen vas appealed' from the lower court to the Supreme court P'riday. Frey is charged with failing to turn over to his successor in office the sum of sl,603, of which $3Ol is said to belong to the school fund and SL--302 to the road tax . fund. The decision of the lower court rendered a judgment against Frey for $559.86.

PUBLIC SALES. The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Thursday, Feb. 16, Charles . Pullins, 4% miles north and/ft east of Rensselaer, on the Iroquois Farm. General sale, 14 head horses, 9 cows, 22 sheep, chickens, farm tools, etc. Mjpnday, Feb. 20, S. H. Hopkins, six miles north and two miles east of Rensselaer. General sale of horses, cattle, farm tools, hay, grain, etc. Wednesday, Feb. 8, Nelson Hough 6 miles southwest of Rensselaer, on the old Strong farm. General sale of horses, cattle, farm tools, etc.

WINTER WITH US AGAIN.

The mild weather of the last ten days took a back-set Sunday afternoon, when about six inches of damp, heavy snow fell, and the mercury took a drop of several degrees. Yesterday morning it stood at 22 above zero, and the weather bureau promises us a continuation of this sort of weather for. several days. Sunday’s storm was much n-ore severe in Chicago and the northeastern part of Indiana than here, and railroad traffic was seriously crippled by the snow, which was heavier than in this vicinity. Snow was reported three feet deep at Valparaiso and twothirds of the street and elevated railway system in Chicago was tied up.

I. N. ATKINSON KILLS SELF

Wealthy Benton County Farmer Despondent Because of Hl Health. Isaac Newton Atkinson, one of Benton county’s most promi nent and wealthy citizens shot and killed himself last Thursday afternoon by firing a bullet into his breast, death following in a few moments. The weapon used was a small single shot 22-caliber pistol, and the act was committed in the front room of his home in Pine township, where he had lived for thirty years. He kept the pistol in his safe, and many of his friends believe that the shoofng was accidental. He had been in rather poor health for some time, having been in the hospital all last summer. The Fowler Republican of Friday, among other things, said of him: “I. N. Atkinson was the son of Cephas .and Rachel Atkinson and was bornin Oak Grove township in September 1855. In February 1881 he was united in marriage to Eliza Jane Smalley of Warren cotinty. Almost directly afterward, he moved to Pine township and waited for civilization to come to him, which it did. By this door runs a rural route. Three telephone lines run in tp his home. “By the failure of Baldwin & Co., his father being the company and he was Associated with his father, he assigned all the property he possessed. The failure

THE TWICE’A’WEEK

cost him $27,000 all of which was paid without a murmur. He began the struggle over again and at the time of his death owned 1725 acres of Benton county [teal estate with an incumberance of $4,000 and had fifty thousand dollars of personal property. “Men worked for him year in and year out. He had no difficulty with his hands. When his son's became of age; he gave them a signed check and told tiem to go buy a load of cattle, bring them home, feed them and sell, them, the proceeds would be theirs. “The widow, seven children, Roy. Earl, Ray, Claude, Lloyd, Opal and Bessie and the entire ! country mourn. > J “The burial services will be I held Sunday afternoon at . 2 o’clock at Mt. Gilboa church. The funeral discourse will be delivered by his friend and pastor of a third of a century, Dr. J. M. Rodman."

BARN AND SEVEN HORSES BURNED.

The barn on the J. C. Gwin farm in Hanging Grove was burned Thursday night about 11 o’clock, together with seven head of horses, 300 bushels of corn and several sets of harness and other articles. When the fire was first discovered the roof of the bam was almost ready to fall in and nothing could be done to save the coiitents. The farm was occupied by Frank Cochran, whose loss is about SIJJOO, with some insurance. The barn was insured for about half its value. Mr. Cochran’s boys were out tp a dance that night and did not get home until about 2 a. m.. Friday morning. They had one team with them, which was a’l that saved those two horses from sharing the fate of their mates. How the fire started is unknown.

GOOD PERFORMANCE

Of “A Man of Mystery” Was Presented Last Friday Evening. The Jordan Stock Company which is appearing at the Ellis Opera House every Friday night, is unquestionably a company of much merit. In “The Man of Mystery,” presented Friday night, they delighted a fair sized audience with good, clean acting, and, what is as pleasing as any other featfire, the entire cast acted natural. There was nothing stilted/no evident strain, so common to companies appearing in towns this size. The cast was well balanced, and in its entirety furnished an enjoyable evening’s entertainment. The- same company* appears here Friday night of this week in “Beyond the Law,” a character play of the French revolution, given in costume of that period, and if past performances are any criterion, the Rensselaer theatergoing public can look for a treat.

FORD AUTO EXHIBIT ALL THIS WEEK.

An interesting display is being; made at the Knapp garage this! week of the working parts of a Ford car. A cutaway chassis is! being used td show every working part of the car, from the magneto to the roller bearing in the axles. In addition to show-' ing the high standard to which the Ford car has been developed, it is of great educational value to every automobile owner, who! has little conception of what working parts of his car are like and how simple they are when! seen uncovered for his inspection. In addition to the display of the chassis there are on exhibition a full line of the 1911 Ford cars,! from the S6OO, 22-horse power 4-cylindcr runabout to 8700 touring car. either of which fully equipped with extension top, automatic wind shield and speedometer costs 880 more, a price within the reach of the conservative buyer. This year’s cars have been greatly improved in looks and general make-up. The exhibit will be pn all this week and everybody is cordially invited to come in and inspect the display.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

pFeb. 4, to Mr. and Mrs. Irwin ■ Lewis of Barkley tp., a daugh- ■ ter. ■ 'V!, * > 'M ? eb. 3, to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Spangle of west of town, a daughAer. ■

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRAURY 8, 1911.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol Mrs. Wm. Porter spent the I first of the week with her i sister, Mrs. James Mead in Hammond. I ‘ —o— • The regular annual sale of real estate for delinquent taxes will ; take place next Monday, Feb. ; 13, commencing at 10 a. m. : ■' ■ —O— ' New suits filed: No. 7701,. The I Prudential Insurance Co., vs. [Margaret Springer, et al.; venued from the Newton circuit court. ' . —-o . B. J. Gifford, who is the heaviest delinquent taxpayer in Jasper county, also has several tracts in Eagle Creek tp., Lake county, advertised for sale in the Lake county delinquent tax Jist. .—o — Kentland Enterprise: Judge and Mrs. William Darroch and Miss Laura Darroch will leave Tuesday for San Antonio, Texas, and expect to enjoy the zephyrs of the southland for about a month. At the regular monthly meeting of the county board of education Monday, all the trustees were present except Parks of Milroy, Lane of Newton, Kight of Union, and Karch of Walker, Nothing, of special importance was done at the meeting. /■ —O— ,i Prosecutor Longwell was sick and unable to prosecute the .case against Mr. Mauzy, the Bentoncounty man alleged to have grafted Newton county in rail-* road tax road working contracts,' ffnlT was continuM. Mauzy was ready for trial, we are told.

NMarriage licenses issued: Feb. A- Godfrey D. Yeiter of Rensselaer. aged 45, occupation cement worker, to Edith Stiles, also of Rensselaer, aged 34, ■ occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for each, first marriage of male dissolved by divorce Sept. 6, 1910, and that of female by death March 16, 1910. Saturday’s Indianapolis News: While the arguments were going on in the senate chamber on the Proctor liquor regulation bill, a visitor in the room who could not see but could hear asked one of the doorkeepers who it was that was crying. “No one is crying,” replied the doorkeeper, “that’s Senator Halleck making a speech.”

—o— Representative Brown has introduced a bill in the legislature to relieve former treasurer, S. R. Nichols of $3,874.09, the balance, we suppose, of county funds lost in the McCoy bank after he had offset his indebtedness to the bank. If Nichols is to be relieved there are several township trustees who lost money in the rotten political bank of the;. McCovs who are also entitled to relief. —o Friday’s Monticello Journal: A marriage license was issued yesterday to Arthur Miller of Pleasant Ridge. Jasper copnty, and Anna Zable of Lee, in this county. Their wedding will be solemnized tomorrow and they will commence housekeeping on a 200 acre farm just across the line in Jasper county, north of Lee. The groom is the son of J. D. Miller, who formerly lived on S. W. Myer’s farm west of this city. Attorneys Dan Simms of Lafayette, "E. B. Sellers ,of Monticello, and local attorneys employed in the Case, took additional examinations here Saturday in the taking over of the stock of the First National Bank of Remington shortly before the failure of the Parker bank at that place a few years ago, E. L. Hollingsworth. J. J. Hunt and “Doc” Nichols of Rensselaer and J. A. Washburn, C. H. Peck, W. L. Gumm and Walter Hicks of Remington were examined, Wm. S. Garber, a stenographer from the referee in bankruptcy’s office, taking down the testimony.

Two more bills of. Abe Halleck’s were reported in yesterday’s 1 egislature proceedings. One of these is for the relief of Chas. M. Blue, former trustee of Marion twp., for $1,377.67 lost in the McCoy bank, and another to establish a tuberculosis hospital in every county in the state, where neded. This latter bill, should it become a law, would force a needless expense on many counties where such institutions are not required, for there’s always enough people in every county who will petition for anything that will eat up the public funds, no matter whether the thing petitioned for is necessary or not. This scheme is on a par with Abe’s county and township dredge bill of the last session of the legislature. ■—o—- •? The county commissioners made quick work with the business of the February meeting, closing it all up Monday. Following is a complete report of the proceedings except claims allowed, which latter will appear in Saturday’s issue: John T. Biggs of heretofore appointed drainage commissioner, declined the position and R. B. Harris of Rensselaer was appointed in his stead. . * Notice ordered for letting contract for poor farm supplies on first day of March term for quarter ending May 31. W. S. Parks, Jacob Gilmore and P. T. Robinson were appointed gravel road superintendents for the second commissioners’ district. The various county depositories reported interest for the nwnth of January on county funds as follows: State Bank, Remingtons39.73 State Bank, Rensselaer. .... 31.39 Trust & S. Bank, Rensselaer. 18.96 First Nat. Bank, Rensselaer. 58.42 Bank of Wheatfield 11.77 State Bk, Rem’ton (Dec 1910) 27.19

GRAND JURY CALLED.

Kill Convene First Monday of Term and' Petit* Juty Second Monday. The February term of the Jasper circuit court will convene next Monday, Feb. 13. A grand jury has been called to meet the first Monday, and the petit jury for the second Monday. Following are the names and places of residence of the jurors: GRAND JURORS. Abe DeKoker Keener Tp. Wm. E. Culp'. .Milroy Wm. Banes ... .. .. .. ... Carpenter Harry E. Gifford ... . . . . . . Barkley Omar Kenton Newton Edward Bellows . .Carpenter PETIT JURORS. D. R. Brown . ... . Kankakee John S. Holliday Wheatfield Thomas D. Clark Wheatfield Fred B. Rishling . . . . . . . .Carpenter Janies Haniford .Keener Herbert Faris . ... . . ... . . .Gillam John Bill Jordan C. F. Tillett Gillam Barney Kolhoff . . Barkley Charles O. Spencer . Keener S. E. Sparling ..Marion John N. Baker I . Barkley Orville Hitchings ... Hanging Grove W. L. Wood . . . . . Union Alfred Hoover .. . Marion Sol Norman .Union

A LIST OF THE LATEST HITS IN SHEET MUSIC.

“Steamboat Bill” is the very latest, and very popular. I have it with the following: Kiss Me. Down By the Old Mill Stream. Sitop-Stop-Stop! The Man in the Silvery Moon. Retired Burglars Are We. The Bum and the Bumblebee. • Some of These Days. Change the Boy to Suit the Girl. All That I Ask Is Love. The Sweet Italian Waltz. My Sweet Italian Love. Why Don’t the Band Play Dixie. Any Little Girl That’s a Nice Little Girl. Little Puff of Smoke, Good Night, Mother. I’ve Lost My Girl. Constantly. - Under the Yum-Yum Tree. The above are the very latest, all popular and interesting. I will keep constantly supplied with all the latest in sheet inusic, as I am notified as soon a!s a new one is placed on the market. PERRY W. HORTON.

Remember the Farmers’ Institute -Feb. 20-21. Every progressive farmer should arrange to be present. _________ The reason so many Jasper county farmers can afford automobiles, they have been using Bowker’s fertilizer.—J. J. Weast, Agent. LECTURE DATES. March 13—The Beilharz Entertainers. 1 April 7—Byron King. ■.' 1 ' ■

SALOON TAKEN OUT OF POLITICS

This Is the Effect of Present Liquor Legislation. OPTION QUESTION SETTLED Local Government, the Theory of True Democracy, Prevails, the General Assembly Having Justified the Faith •f the Silent Voter —Even Republicans Confess They Are Glad to See the Hanly Law Put Out of Business. Indianapolis special: The Democratic party, in full charge of the general assembly, is about to accomplish what It has been held for years could not be done by any party in the state take the liquor question out of politics In spite of all the denunciation which comes from doing away with the county as the option unit, and in- spite of

CONGRESSMAN BOEHNE

all the derogatory statements which have come from the effort to obtain a proper liquor regulatory measure, which is now well under way, the faot stands out prominently that before this week closes It will see the saloon more nearly out of politics In Indiana than it has ever been since the general assembly sought to restrict the business through regulatory laws. A Republican Confession. Despite the show of protest made when the bill for doing away with county option was up, a majority of the Republicans who are here, either in the assembly or for other purposes, confess that they are more pleased to see the Hanly law put out of business than they would have been to see it continued. Of course protests are coming in, and threats of party annihilation for the Democrats in 1912, but the wise politicians know that it is not the protestor who controls things in party affairs, but the silent voters, who have twice silently and at the polls repudiated the Hanly measure. With the smaller option now the law, both Democrats and Republicans believe that the option question has been settled, except for what agitation the few remaining adherents of the AntiSaloon League may keep up, with the little that the state-wide prohibition element adds to the agitation. The legislature has not created additional saloons, nor has it taken from the people the right to say that they shall not have the licensed saloon unless they want it. The Democratic theory that every community ought to say what its residents should er should not do has prevailed in the option measure, and thus far the people themselves have not sounded any outcry against the new law, which went on the statute list last Friday by the affixing of the governor’s signature.

Surmounted Difficult Obstacle. As the Proctor regulation measure has been prepared for passage in the senate, it provides that county councils shall have no power over the fixing of city licenses. In this the Democrats have surmounted one of the most difficult obstacles to liquor regulation. In the past, city councilmanic campaigns have had the saloon keeper and the liquor interests to deal with very largely because the councils had the power either to raise or lower the city liquor license. In a city like Indianapolis, for instance, where there are more than 7QO saloons, an assessment of SIOO for councilmanic purposes would mean a fund of $70,0Q0 for the campaign, and it could readily be seen by the saloon keepers that it was better to pay such an assessment than to have thfe city license fee increased |3OO or more by the council. In amending the bill, the majority fought hard for the provision, which would take the license fixing power from the councils, and won out. The result has. been particularly gratifying to the Democratic leaders, who are in earnest about getting some sort of saloon regulation, and to the Republicans.

who are sick and tired of the entire liquor question, bobbing up every two years. The licenses, according to the bill, are still to be granted by county commissioners. but the measure places such restrictions about the Issuance of the licenses, and about the licenses when issued that the leaders believe that politics will not be able to influence the commissioners to any considerable extent. The majority is very much In earnest about giving the state a proper regulatory measure, and in this it is being Joined by a number from the minority, who look at the situation as one offering an opportunity to set the liquor question at rest for years to come. Of course there are some radicals on each side who are opposing the measure, some from sentimentality and some because it will rob them of certain political possibilities back home, but these are in no position to defeat the ultimate passage of a wellframed measure, such as now appear* to be about to come from the senate. Progress of Platform Measures. So great has been the Interest tn ths liquor legislation during the past week that little else has been accomplished except to prepare the way for action on the platform measures this week. , Suchir.casws ss are scheduled for immediate action are the child labor bill, the workmen’s compensation bill, the employers* liability bill, various bills regulating labor, etc. The weekly wage bill has passed the hotise and is ready for the senate. Various bills pertaining to the actions of the state board of health have also passed on that side, and no difficulty is expected for them when they reach the senate The appropriation bills, embodying the doctrines of economy advocated by the Democrats in their platform and campaign speeches have been introduced, and if passed as introduced, which they bld fair to do, will place the state in excellent financial condition two years hence. ’ Much building on the part of state Institutions will be impossible under the terms of the measures, and only buildings which are absolutely necessary (with the possible exception of a residence for the superintendent of the state school for the deaf) will be provided for. After conference with the committees in charge, the beads of the state institutions have withdrawn their requests for large appropriations and will not seek by lobbying to have any additions to the measure. The majority in the bouse has given / the sign to the lobbyists pulling for the salary grabbers that they might as well pack their grips and leave for home. There is lo be no salary boosting by this general assembly, it has been given out, except in two or three minor Instances, and there is to be no increases of fees in the offices where the fee system prevails. By the adoption of a concurrent resolution by the house, that body went on record as wishing to put off the question.of fees and salaries for two years, and in the meantime to have the state board of accounts collect the data on which there may be based in 1913 an intelligent revision of the fee and salary statutes of the state. There are more than forty bills in the house to increase or add salaries or fees, and all are scheduled to be killed by the fees and salaries' committee this week, in view of the language of the resolution adopted. The majority leaders have explained that they are not opposed to granting salary increases where the officials ought to have more money, but declare that they have not now sufficient data on which to base any intelligent measure concerning such increases.

Editers Express Approval.

Democratic editors who were guests of the house and senate for a short time one day last week, assured the majorities that they were with them tn the reforms started thus far, and that they would uphold them in the things the majority has attempted. It was not mere sentiment that prompted the editors to make the assurances they made, but they had had time to look over the situation carefully, and were convinced that the house and senate were making honest efforts to carry out the party platforms, and that the Democratic campaign pledges were in excellent bands. The economy plan advocated by the majorities in the expense of the general assembly itself is being admirably carried out. The cost of printing and supplies thus far is approximately onefourth what it was at this time two years ago, and it is predicted by those in charge of the fund that less than; half as much will have been spent when the business is closed up as was spent in 1909. No knives, fountain pens, postage stamps, etc., etc., are being give.n away, and even the clerks who wish fountain pens instead of the old-style pen and inkwell, are compelled to. buy them themselves! , Not only did the assembly get through the first half of ,the session, which closed Friday evening, with less printing expense than two years ago, but the pay-roll has been cut by more than one-third what it was two years ago. Not only has the number of employes been reduced, but the compen-

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