Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1911 — Page 3

ELLIS THEATRE Hoskyn’s Great Filipino War Drama Under the Stars and Stripes Benefit of Co. M, 3rd Regt., I. N. G. WEDNESDAY, FEB.B Reserved Seat Sale at Jessen’s Jewelry Store ~. r . 25c, 35c, 50c

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Brief Items of Interest to City and Country Readers. Fred Berger of Remington was in the city Monday. To-day’s markets: Corn, 38c; Wheat, 87c; Oats,, 28c. J. A. McFarland went to Warsaw on business Monday. W. H. Morrison was in Lafayette yesterday on business. John O’Connor was down from Kniman on business Monday. Gwin & Watson have on hand four “Stay-Down” Tank Heaters. Clarence Smith was in Chicago Saturday attending to auto show. Francis Swankey of Demotte was a business visitor here Monday. W. O. Cortwright of Lafayette was in the city on business Monday. Geo. O. Stembel of Wheatfield was a business visitor in the city Saturday. Trustee Shirer and John Finn were down from Kankakee tp., on business Monday. Saturday was pension day for the pensioners drawing through the Indianapolis agency. Mrs. John Kopsey of Sheridan spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Carr. Moses Sigo and son Napoleon* of Remington were business visitors in the city yesterday. ”Uncl£ William E. Moore went to Colburn, Ind., Friday to look after his farm near that place. ' 0 ■ C. B. Wells and wife went to CT.n’on yesterday to attend the funeral of her sister, Mrs'. Lucy Gilbert. Fred and Lucinda Macklenburg went to Lafayette Monday for a short visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. Stella Dwiggins of Lincoln, Neb., is visiting here with her mother, Mrs. E. Purcupile, and other friends and relatives. Lake County Star: B. J. Gifford was here last week and succeeded in buying right-of-way from two more farmers along the line, and now has nearly clear sailing tp the Panhandle railroad and promises to finish the road that far next spring.

Firman Thompson spent yesterday in. Chicago. \ Lewis Payne was in Hammond Saturday on business. W. C. Babcock was in Chicago on business Saturday. J. F. Osborne was in Lafayejtte on business yesterday. Lyman Zea went to Indiana Harbor yesterday on business. O. G. Schrader of Shelby was in the city on business Monday. Chase Kelly of Eau Claire, Wis., was here on business last F riday. -f B. F. Fendig returned home Saturday from his ten . days southern trip. Mrs. Wm. E. Jacks of southeast of Rensselaer is suffering with pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Rowles spent yesterday in the Windy City on business. Hiram Day went to Hammond Saturday to attend the funeral of Berry Rutherford. Mrs. E. L. Bruce and daughter Lora of near Rensselaer spent Saturday in Chicago. A skating rink has been opened on South Van Rensselaer street by Lowell parties. Mrs. Candace Loughridge left Sunday for the mineral springs near Attica for treatment. , C. J. Dean, Wm. Morris and Conrad Kellner went to Louisiana Monday on a prospecting trip. • ' ’ s LMrs. C. W. Hanley and son Emil were in Chicago Saturday. They were joined there by the Judge, who went up from Kentland. - Mr. and Mrs. David Elder, son Homer and daughter, Mrs. Ada Hammerton, went to Delphi Monday to attend the funeral of Harve Elder. Mrs. A. Seibert of Michigan City, who had spent the past week here with her daughter, Mrs. Floyd Amsler, returned home yesterday. Lewis Nichols has a very nice line of fruits at all times. Candy cigars and tobaccos, at his new’ store second door south of The Democrat office. - Warren Porter and wife of Walpole, N. H-> and his sister, Mrs. J. G. Shedd of Chicago, spent Saturday with S. S. Shedd and family of Rensselaer. Advertised letters: Mrs. Merle Hershberger, Miss Eunice Herth, Miss Marie Lonergan (2), Ge 6. J. Hendrix, Andrew’ Wheeler, Joseph Holgbauer, J. Guest.

John Stillman of Gilby, No. Dak., came yesterday for a couple weeks visit with relatives and friends in Jasper county. Mr. Stillman has been there but one year, but is much pleased with the country. John Donnelly of Denver, Colo., is home visiting his father, Alf Donnelly and family, north of town. John and sister Edna are making a visit with Lafayette and, Plymouth relatives for a few days. Benjamin Hopkins, who had been visiting the past month at and near North Manchester, returned home yesterday. He was accompanied by his brother John of Ockley, White county, who will, make a short visit here. \ Miss Bertha Daniels, a senior in the city high school, is sick with diphtheria at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Korah Daniels, just north of town. The family have been quarantined for the past week. The girl is getting along nicely and no new cases have developed.

We desire to again warn 'and advise the auto buying public beware of the agents who have 1910 cars for you. It shows that their cars did not meet with approval ; and besides there are a number of changes in the 1911 cars. .•’You are entitled to the best and latest for your money. —Maxwell. Miss Marie Comers of near Parr, who had been attending high school here the past year or so, 10t yesterday evening for Santa Monica and Long Beach, Calif., where she has irelatives. Her health having failed somewhat lately, it was thought by her parents a change of climate would do her good.

Delphi w ill vote Feb. 28, on the new liquor law option proposition. Carroll county voted “dry” Feb: 26, 1909, and a prominent Delphian tells us that he thinks there is no question but that Delphi will decide to remain dry. Jack Montgomery writes home from Hot Springs. Ark... where he has been taking treatment for Kidney trouble for the- past fewweeks. that he has greatly improved in health and has gained some fifteen - pounds in w eight. He expects to return home this week. yyOn Feb. 2, about forty friends and neighbors gathered at the home of J. U. lilff of south of town and pleasantly surprised the family before their departure for their new home in Nebraska. It is with regret we lose this excellent family, but wish them success in their new home. Elections have been called under the new option law, in Wabash. Pawpaw. Lagro, Chester and Liberty townships. Wabash county, Marion and Gas City, Grant county, Noblesville, Hamilton county, for Tuesday, Feb. 28. Elections have also been called at several other places, to be held this month.

Sylvester Galbraith came down • from Port Huron, Mich., Saturday, where he has been working on a drag line machine on a canal that is being constructed to improve the drainage of Port Huron. He returned Monday accompanied by Mrs. Galbraith, w-ho has been visiting here for some time. H. Hopkins has sold his 160 cres of land in Barkley tp.. one 80 to Fred Waymire at $95 per acre, the home place, and John N. Baker one 40 and Mrs. Ancel Potts one 40, both at $65 per acre, and will move to Kosciusko county six miles northwest of North Manchester, where he has bought a 106 acre farm, which brick house, bam and chicken house, cement ice house, all with slate roofs, and other improvements in proportion, at $135 per acre for 80 acres, and SIOO per acre for the 26 acres adjoining.

THAT OLD BRICK.

When I go home at night and find my room is freezing cold, I always think of comforts that I had in days of old. One thing I call to mind just now, I knew in time now dead, is that hot brick that mother put, in flannels, in my bed. Each night she’d go and get the brick just when the clock struck 8. ’Twas heated in the oven, on the stove or in the grate. I’d jump in bed and cover up and put my feet on it and with a certain shiv’ring boy it always made a hit. I haven’t had a heated brick for 30 years, I guess. I’m sorry that I haven’t, too, because I must confess I’ve seen cold cold nights—-yes, lots of them—when one hot brick in bed would sure have been a comfort and a blessing—on the dead. —Ex.

MID-SUMMER MEETING AT LAPORTE.

The Indiana Democratic Editorial Association had a pleasant and profitable meeting at Indianapolis last Thursday and Friday, closing with a splendid banquet Friday night at the Dennison Hotel, at which speeches were. I made by Governor Marshall, Hon. John W. Kern. Lieut--Gov-| ernor Hall, Senators Proctor,! Kistler, Stotsenburg and others > At the business meeting Mayor Lemuel Darrow of Laporte asked] the privilege of addresing the editors a few moments, and in a neat little speech invited the Association to hold its mid-summer meeting in that city, promising them one of the most enjoyable outings they had ever had. The invitation was unanimously accepted. and the date of the meeting will be decided later by the! executive committee. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President—S. Paul Poynter, Sullivan. First Vice President—Frank Gwin, New Albany. Second Vice President--€. J- Arnold, Greencastle. Secretary—Oscar H. Cravens, Bloomington. * Treasurer—R. C. Houston. Frankfort. Members of the Executive Committee from the congressional districts of the state—First district, G. H. Hazen, Boonville; second. G. R. Griffin, Spencer; third, L. M Bannon, Corydon; Fourth, W. T, Gooden, Lawrenceburg; fifth, Isaa« Strouse, Rockville; sixth, W. S Chambers, Newcastle;- seventh, Wflliard Cox, Indianapolis; eighth, A D. Moffett, Elwood; ninth, A. B Crampton, Delphi; tenth, J. P. Si 1 mon, Monticello; eleventh, E. E I Cox, Hartford City; twelfth, -A. J I Mopyhan, Fort Wayne; thirteenth, H. F. Schricker, Knox.

State and General News

WIDOW CUT IN TWAIN. Mrs. John Hixon a widow, was cut in twain at the shoulders, by a freight train at Mitchell, this county, when she attempted to cross the track under a car while the road crossing was blocked.— Bedford Enquirer.

AGED PORTER COUNTY PEOPLE DEAD.

Valparaiso, Ind., Feb. 6.—Mrs. R. P. Wells, age eighty-eighty, wife of former County Clerk Wells, died here last night. Mrs. John R. Lundberg, age seventy-four, died suddenly at Chesterton, this morning.

HELD UP AND ROBBED.

Farmer Called to His Door and Forced to Give Up His Money. Marion, Ind., Feb. 4.—Jacob Rust, a farmer, was held up at the point of a revolver in the hand of a masked man at his home in Sims township yesterday morning and robbed of SSO. The robber gained admission to the home by asking Rust to step outside and meet some coon hunters', When the door was opened a revolver was thrust into the farmer’s face and he was ordered to hand over his trousers. The thief ran through a field and, after taking the fanner’s money from the pockets, dropped the trousers.

MUNCIE POLICE CHIEF

Is Found Guilty of Having Operated Gambling Room. Muncie, Ind. Feb. 6.—Otto Williamson, Chief of Police of this city, was found guilty today of operating a gambling room, and fined $lO and costs. The jury took the case Saturday afternoon. The conviction of Williamson places him in an embarrassing position. and there is much speculation as to the course Mayor Tuhey will take in the matter. It was said the jurors had come to blows during their deliberations, but this was denied -by' bailiff Sloniker. Chief Williamson’s offense was permitting poker and other card games to be played for money and merchandise in a cigar store of which he was part owner.

WIFE AND HUBBY BEATEN

Victims of Mysterious Attack— Both in a Hospital. Lafayette, Ind., Feb. 6,—James Donovan, a member of the city fire department, was the victim of a mysterious assault, last night, nt his home, 5n North Sixth street. His wife was also attacked. The assailant entered their house through the back door, and without giving any explanation pounced on Donovan and his wife and beat them cruelly. Both are in a hospital and Donovan’s condition is serious. He was beaten with a club until he lay unconscious on the floor. Airs. Donovan was attacked when she attempted to defend her husband. The assaliant had a knife in one hand and used it on Mrs. Donovan. The police are conducting an investigation, but there . is no clew and no motive, as far as the police are able to learn.

AGAINST “PEEPING TOM.”

Wood Has a Bill That Provides Heavy Penalties. Senator Wood has introduced a bill directed at “Peeping Thomases.”’ It provides that it shall be a misdemeanor for any one to enter the inclosed or premises of another for the purpose of peering, peeking, or looking into the house through the windows or in other ways. A penalty of not rtidre than SSO, to which not more than sixty days jail imprisonment may be added, is provided. Under the present law “Peeping Tom,” if prosecuted, must be proceded against under the trespass statute. The (trespass statute, however, provides that a demand to leave the premises must be made and not complied with before the offender may be fined. Wood says the city of Lafayette has several fellows who could be put out of business with his bill.

STATE CAPITOL BURNED.

Lightning Sets Fire to Missouri Building and Valuable Rec- » ords Are Destroyed. Jefferson City, Mo., Feb. .5.The Missouri State Capitol building burned alst night. It was struck by lightning shortly beforeeight o’clock and the en-

tire building burned with man_V of the valuable records, including House of Representative Journals of the present session. The Senate records were saved. The fire started in the cupola of the dome and spread rapidly, It had, made such headway before the local fire department got to it, that it was unable io throwwater at that height to stop the fire, which soon spread to the hall of the House of Representatives and later to ithe Senate chamber and falling inflammable material soon caused the entire building to be in ruins. In addition to the local fire department the penitentiary department responded with a hundred convicts, but all efforts to save the building proved fruitless. The present state building was erected in 1839 and cost $350,000, in 1887 the building was remod eled at a cost of $250,000.

RECTOR’S RESTAURANT

Robbed By Masked Man With Revolvers and $3,300 in Case Taken at Chicago. Chicago, Feb. 6.—Pointing two revolvers at the heads of employes, a masked robber yesterday held up the cashier of Rector’s restaurant and escaped with $3,300 of the famous case’s Saturday night’s receipts. There were no patrons in the rooms at the time. Cashier John P. Adams suspects a former employe. rhe robbery took place soon after 9 o’clock when only the cashier and head w'aiter w'ere in the main dining room. A well dressed man entered and,inquired for a man who he said was a former employe. Before cashier Adams could answer, the robber drew’ two revolvers from his pocket and ordered both to hold up their hands. He then ordered Adams to give him the money from the cash drawer. After handing the robber several packages of bills, Adams said that was all he had, but was forced to open the safe and take out other money. The robber then backed out of the place, still keeping both men covered with the revolvers. More than one thousand dollars in currency in a drawer in the cashier’s desk was overlooked. A scrubwoman. who entered the main room during the robbery and saw the revolvers pointed at the men, fainted. The pplice, who imemdiately began a search for the bandit, believe the robbery that well planned work of a professional crook. Sale bills printed while you wait at The Democrat office.

Take Advantage of This “Double Cross” Shoe Sale EVERY High Shoe in the house has received the i “double cross.” Prices have been cut as never before, because our large stock of spring shoes is..; coming. We must make room for them and there’s ! only one wayi clear out our present stock quickly. i This “Double Cross" Sale will ■ i help you and us Because we will get 3 rid of our large stock ; and you will buy seasonable shoes practically at cost. ; Here’s your chance to get strictly new sty les at a price ; that puts money in your pocket. Prices will never be any lower—you’d better come now ’ All $5.00 shoes, “Double Cross” sale price $4.00 j All $4.00 shoes, “Double Cross” sale price $3.50 : All $3.50 shoes, “Double Cross” sale price . $2.98 All $3.00 shoes, “Double Cross” sale price $2.60 All $2.50 shoes, “Double Cross” sale price . $1.95 Sale begins Saturday, Feb. 10th The G. E. Murray Company

EATEN BY HUGE SHARK.

Fate of Indiana Boy Who Became Delirious With Fever While Returning From ' India. Sulliavn, Ind., Feb. 4.—William Henderson, age twenty, of this city, while delirious with fever, jumped into the Indian ocean, four weeks ago, and was swallowed by a huge shark. Ths is the statement made by Dr. E. H. East, a medical missionary to Burmah, employed by the American Baptist Missionary Union, who arrived in this city today to inform David W. Henderson, an oil driller, of the fate of his son. Young Henderson, in company with Hr. East, wa- returning home from the oil fields of Rangoon. The former was sick with fever, and, according to the story of Dr. East, and the sworn statement of the captain of the steamship America, Henderson sprang overboard into the waters of the Indian ocean while out of his mind. Sailors lowered a lifeboat and went to his rescue, but before they reached him an immense shark caught the young man in its jaws and disapepared. A sailor picked up young Henderson’s hat and sank back into the boat just in time to escape the fierce snapping of another large shark. The returning missionary, who is a resident of Chicago and has come home for a' few months* recuperation. brought to the grief-stricken parents, in this city, their son’s baggage.

A REPUBLICAN VIEW.

Concerning the amendment of the county option law the Indianapolis Star, the republican state organ, says editorially: “* * * It was a mistake and a wrong to make the control of saloons in Indiana a party issue. Such course was not, indeed, dio tated by the Anti-Saloon League or the liquor interests, but was purely the work of Governor Hanley and his associates, who forced the issue for political ends, with a disastrous efftct’lhat was fully deserved, though the consequences fell most heavily on those who were least to blame. It is the hope of The Star, as it believes it is the hope of sincere and thoughtful citizenship generally, that the effort to make all Republcans "dry” and all Democrats “wet” may now be abandoned and that personal liberty on the one hand and the tears of widows and orphans on the other may cease to furnish forth the campaign arsenals of spread-eagle orators and ambitious candidates for office.”

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