Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1911 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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GRAND JURY IS QUIZZING

About 200 Witnesses Summoned Before that Body NO INDICTMENTS RETURNED To Date, But Several Will Follow—“ Blind Tigers” Run to Lair, and Poker Players are Quaking In Their Boots— Greatest General Shake-Up County Has Had In Years.

,« Sheriff Hoover has certainly been a busy man this week, and with Al Robinson as riding bailiff and Horatio Ropp and J. W. Childers as assistant riding bailiffs a part of the time, nearly two hundred subpoenas have been served, bringing in witnesses from all parts of the county. Alleged “blind tigers” are being hunted and the poker playing fraternity is said to be looked into somewhat. For the honor of the newspaper profession it is hoped that the latter is not pryed into too far. Up to yesterday noon no bills had been signed up by the members of the jury, but it is generally thought several indictments will be returned, and it is rumored that some will be against parties at Parr where one blind tiger lair is said to be located. It was expected that the grand jury would finish up its investigations either last evening or today, and a full report of its work will appear in Wednesday’s Democrat.

PUBLIC SALES ARE ABOUT OVER.

.Next week will practically end up the public sale season in this locality. While the number has not been quite up to those of 1910 or even 1909, owing to fewer people moving to the northwest, there has been many more than was looked for early in the season, and upwards of fifty sales have been held within a radius of ten miles of Rensselaer this season.

A NUT FOR THE REPUBLICAN TO CRACK.

If the present majority in the Indiana legislature is owned and controlled by the Brewers, as Abe Halleck is quoted as asserting, why did Abe vote last w r eek with brewer Steve Fleming of Ft. Wayne against the S7OO license fee and the limitation of saloons to one for each one thousand population? Is Abe trying to get over on the majority side—accepting his former statement to be correct?

CHRISTIAN SCHULTZ DEAD

Schultz of Union tp., died Thursday night of pneumonia, aged 77 years. He had been sick about four weeks. A wife and' six children survive him, tw r o sons and four daughters. The funeral will be held to-morrow afternoon from the German Lutheran church in the ScJhultz settlement, and burial made in the cemetery near the church. Mr, Schultz was a native of Germany but had resided in Union tp.„ for the last twenty-five years.

BADER CASES GO OVER.

Defense In Alleged Bridge Graft Cases Asks for Continuance. On motion pf defendant’s local atttorney, Geo<. A. Williams, the half dozen alleged bridge graft cases against C; L. Bader, the Winamac bridge man, have been continued to the next term of court, when they will probably be continued again uiitil September. Prosecutor J Longwell is not anxious tp put the taxpayers to the expense of a trial in these cases while the appeal of Mr. Bader on a similar case in which he was found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary is pending in the supreme court, but a dirty fling at him by the local graft defender paper be-

cause he was. unable to attend coujrt here last term on account of ithe critical condition of his mother and the sickness of one of his children, made Prosecutor Longwell feel that if a continuance was granted again in these cases the overtures should come from the defense, and he stated that the state was ready to go" ahead and try them. As the defense is apparently not very anxious for an immediate trial, it then asked for a continuance, to which Mr. Longwell" consented. * It is scarcely probable that a decision will be had from the supreme court in the case pending there before next fall, and, unless Mr. Bader becomes anxious to go to trial in these cases they will very likely not be tried until - after the decision of the higher court in the appealed conviction. case.

PUBLIC SALES.

The Democrat has printed bills for the following public sales: Monday, Feb. 20, S. H. Hopkins, six miles north and two miles east of Rensselaer. General sale of horses, cattle, farm tools, hay, grain, etc. Thursday, Feb, 23, J. M. Snider, at Gifford. General sale of horses, cattle, hogs, farm tools, household goodsj etc.

NEW APPORTIONMENT

Proposed For Legislature Would Place Jasper County In New Company. The new legislative apportionment bill as proposed in the state senate would give Jasper county new company all around. > Our present senatorial district is composed of Jasper, Newton, Starke and Pulaski counties. The proposed apportionment would place Nekton with Benton, Carroll and White; Starke with Laporte, and Jasper witfr Lake and Porter, which would leave our district as hopelessly republican as ever, with no political advantage to the other counties now composing our district. For Representative we would be tacked onto Porter county instead of White, while White and Benton -are joined. Here again, no political advantage is gained by either county, and so far as Jasper county is concerned we are better satisfied with the present apportionment than with the proposed change. It is a big undertaking, however, to make an apportionment that will be equitable and generally satisfactory and at the same time inure to the benefit of the party "making it, which latter point is usually the motive for the changes.

MUSICAL AND LITERARY

Entertainment at the Christian Church Monday, Feb. 20. A musical and literary entertainment will be given at the Christian church next Monday evening at 7:45 by the orchestra of that church. - The program will consist of both instrumental and vocal music, and ■readings. Miss (/Neil of North Manchester, who is a fine vocalist, has kindly consented to render a selection that night. All be sure and hear her. Admission to all, 15c.

SHIDE-LAKIN.

Mr. John Shide, son of Peter Shide of Carpenter tp., and Miss Jessie Lakin, youngest daughter of Mr. and,Mrs. F. M. Lakin of Union tp., were united in marriage Thursday afternoon at the home of thg pastor of the Sacred Heart Catholic church in Remington. They will reside on the Timmons farm, north of Remington, which the groom has farmed for the past two years. The many friends of the young couple unite with The Democrat in extending congratulations.

CHURCH OF GOD SERVICE.

Elder Joseph Williams of Frankfort, will conduct the following services at the Church of God next Sunday: At 10:45 a. m. sermon, “The Hope of Israel. ’ (Jews especially invited); 3:00 p. m., Bible Lesson, subject, “Hell”; 7:00 p. m., Sermon, “The Unpardonable Sin.” cordially invited to all these services.

THE TWICE-A-WEEK

RgNSSKIiAKK. JASPER COUNTY. PtbIANA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1911.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol TVMrs. Peter Giver and daughter JCatherine of Wabash are here to see her sister, Mrs. Harry Wiltshire, who is in poor health. AMarriage licenses issued: Feb. 16, John B. Shide of Remington, aged 20, occupation farmer, to Jessie B. Lakili of Parr aged 20, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Homer Spenard of Jasper county and Mabel St. Pierre of near Wolcott were granted a marriage license at Monticello Tuesday. The groom also resides near Wolcott. The various township assessors will meet at the county assessor’s office on Tuesday, Feb. 28, to fix up schedules and receive their supplies for making the assessments this year. Thev will begin assessing March 1. J. R. McCollough of the Remington Press and nightwatch W. E. Holland, also of Remington, were here Wednesday before the grand jury to testify regarding the throwing of rocks through the former’s residence window recently.

The decision of Judge Vurpillat of the Pulaski-Starke circuit court in the ownership of meander lands in Starke county, is of interest to hundreds of landowners along the Kankakee river in Jasper and Newton counties, and for this reason we, publish in another county the full synopsis of the decision as given by the Starke County Democrat, jNjn order to raise the necessary lucre to keep his lands from being sold for taxes Monday, B. J. Gifford sold a quarter section more to John Eger for $25 per acre, and 210 acres to C. S. Chamberlain and John Marlatt at $27.50 per acre. The purchasers consider the land worth considerably more than they paid, but B. J. just had to have the “mon,” and there you are. S. D. Clark was down from \\ heatfield on business Thursday and filed his resignation as township trustee. to take effect March 1, with the county auditor. Rumor has it that there are several '‘willing Barkis’s” among the g. o. p. faithful of Wheatfield for Mr. Clark’s place, among whom is M. J. Dclehanty, Ray Anderson and John Bowie, but the appointment will not lieklv be made until next week.

In view of the fact that there were two judges of the supreme court who dissented in the opinion of that court declaring the county option law unconstitutional the legisature will pass a new city and township option bill to take the place of the one recently passed, in which some defects which it is thought might cause its being held unconstitutional will be corrected. • New r suits filed: No. 7706. Eleanor M. Adams vs. C. Leonard Adams; petition to have guardian appointed. No. 7607. State of Indiana, ex rel. Everett Greenlee vs. Edward P. Lane, trustee of Newton township; action to mandate trustee to furnish transportation for plaintiff’s five children from No. 8 district, the school of which has been abaodohed, to Blue Grass school, -tp„which district they have been transferred. The , latter school is 3)4 miles from his home, relator states, while No. 8 was but one mile away.

QUAKING WITH FEAR.

Anything That Smacks of Investigation Gives the Republican the Chills. The Republican is throwing another fit over the appearance of field examiners in Jasper county. They are now investigating the various county officers, and, in view of the fihding of all those shortages by the examiners who went over the township, town and

City books, it is not surprising that the Republican has the quakes at any r! further delving into the public records by an unbiased set of examiners, for every officer found short was a republican. It howls about the expense, yet we do not recall any great protest going up from that paper when - the commissioners hired

ij. B, Workman- for $1,900 to go over the Books of “Doc” Nich- ■ 'ls and found that the some $7,500 which Nichols had paid in under protest was really owed. No great faith in the Workman investigation was had by the public in general, and now, whether the examiners find anything due the county or not, or even should they confirm the report made by Workman in every particular, it is worth all it will cost to know the facts and satisfy the public that this is an honest investigation and that the report may be relied Upon as being correct. An honest public servant has tio fear of an honest and unbaised investigation of his office, in fact lie should court it, that he may himself be satisfied that all 's straight and right and that there will be no after-claps perhaps several years after he retires from office.

COLLEGEVILLE ITEMS.

Quite a number of visitors from Illinois were on hand last Monday to celebrate Lincoln’s birthday. y Rev. B. Besinger was absent from his post of duty several days during the last week.

Rev. T. F. Kramer was called to Toledo, Ohio, on account of the illness and death of his uncle John Kirsh. While playing in the gymnasium the other day, L. Dionne fell and dislocated his right arm in the elbow, and also fractured it above the joint. - The Ralegh Smoking Club has in preparation an extensive and elaborate burlesque entertainment which will be staged in the very near future.

The editors of last spring’s “Diamond Dust” are now busily and commendably editing “GymJunk,” the mid-winter issue of the local baseball paper. In style it is the same and it tends much to arouse interest in the varsity and league games. , At the recent election of the St. Stanislaus Altar Society the following received the offices * Pres., J. Tokarz; V. Pres., M. Kozacik; Sec., G. Kussmaul; Critic, W. Duetsch; Sar. at Arms, S. Beckman.

The following visitors .were with us during the week: Mrs. M. J. Bagot, Miss Eleneaora Bagot, St. Paul, Minn.; Mrs. W. L. Murphy, Crawfordsville; Miss Mary Kirclien, Chicago; J. Holzbauer, Plymouth, Ind.; Mrs. A 1 Trandt, Mrs. P. Schmidt, Mrs. A. J. Meyers, L. Schmidt, Milwaukee, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. David Dionne, Beaverville, 111. On Monday evening the basket ball team of St. Viateur’s College, Kankake, 111., humbled the St. Joe varsity on their own floor by defeating the locals by the score of 36 to 29. The visitors got the jump on the home quintette and piled up a large score in the first half. In the second period the St. Joe boys got busy, but their endurance gave way before they could reach the long end score. The game was hard and rough many fouls were called on both sides, but the visitors were the more frequent offenders. This was the first game of any kind that we have had with our nearest collegiate neighbor, and we look forward to pleasant athletic relations with them for a long time to come. The varsity plays the return game at Kankakee March

THE CIRCUIT COURT.

The following is a report of ( the. proceedings of the circuit ( court for this week, as appears of docket. The petit jury is called for Monday next and several cases are set for trial for Monday and Tpesday. State vs. Samuel H. Hopkins; dismissed. The following allowances' were inade on the Marble ditch: H. L. Gamble, $449.30; Daniel Waymire, $681.94; J. E. Carson, $228.17; A. P. Zimmerman, $27.96; J. Ht. Moritz, $27.96; Leslie Clark, $109.15; 3. Stein back, $14.25; C. M. Darla, $29.25; J. W. McEwan, $100.15; l>. . , • • ■ ' i -

;; WEATHER EVERYWHERE ; | Latest observations o» U. g. I 1 weather bureau. Washington: Hi.'' Term. Weather. New Y0rk..... 34 Clear Albany ....... 16 Clear Atlantic City.. 32 Clear Boston 36 Clear Buffalo 42 Clear Chicago ...... 52 Hair. St. L0ui5...... 68 Clear New Orleans.. 70 Cloudy Washington .. 37 Cloudy Philadelphia .. 34 Part Cloudy Weather Forecast. Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin —Rain and colder in northern portion today; fair tomorrow; brisk northeasterly winds. •tMMHMWWMtIWWMUVIMM

H. F. Shrleker, $16.38; J. J. Wheeler, $13.50; E. J. Steinbach, sl6; C. W. Davis, sls; Laporte ArgusBuljetin, $13.20; Laporte Printing Co., sl3; Hanunond News; sls; Starke County Republican, $16.80; Isaac N. Best, $22.85; Win. E. Austin, $2.50; James Doty, $39.70; John O’Connor, $150; Mildred Halleck, $3.50; S. E. Taylor, sl2. Nickoli Rasmussen ditch; final report filed and approved. John P. Ryan ditch; L. P. Sliirer appointed commissioner in place of W. V. Porter who is related to some of the parties and therefore disqualified. Com, directed to meet Monday, Feb. 20, at county clerk’s office and qualify, and report on or before second Monday of April term. Wm. H. Berry ditch; court allows J. Q. Lewis $2 for labor. Commissioners file report in Michael J. Delehanty ditch, and time is given for objections. Joseph A. Akers ditch; proof of notice filed and cause docketed. Rudolph J. Schwab vs. Duluth Indiana Oil & Asphalt Co.; report filed showing charges of $25 and credits of same. Report approved and cause dropped. Michigan Mutual Life Insurance Co., vs. Augustus U. Lux, et al.; petition for receiver withdrawn. Ann Cain vs. Mark Murphy, et al.; Adm. reports sale of It. 7, bl 7, to Mary A. Cooper for $240, full appraised value, all'cash but SSO due in 18 mos. Sale confirmed and deed ordered. Erhardt Weurthner vs. Mary C. Wuerthner et al.; report of sale In part to H. F. King for full amount of appraisement. Sale confirmed and deed ordered. Commissioner allowed S4O to pay bonding company. Lilly Fay Cavinder vs. Leslie Reecy Cavinder; cause dismissed at plaintiff’s cost. Orron Bell vs. Chris Koepkey; judgment for $lB6 damages. 'Geo. Besse vs. Marion Bradford c*t al.; title quieted. ißenjamln J. Gifford vs. Carl Reinim; cause dismissed, costs taxed one-half to each party. Medaryville State Bank vs. Geo. L. Johnson, et al.; Cause dismissed. Mathias Yeager vs. George McMurchy, et al.; title guieted. John T. Biggs vs. George W. Fleming, et al.; title quieted. William B. Austin vs, Edward V. Ransford; dismissed. Louis Paulsen vs. William M. Turner; dismissed.

Elisha Havens, et al. vs. George L. Johnson, et at.; Garnishee defendants, Markin & Markin, file verified answer and pay into court $73.40. Chicago Title & Trust Co. vs. David R. Miller; judgment on default for $224,08.

BAPTIST CHURCH SERVICES.

Sunday themes: 10:45 a. m., “Jesus Working Through the Church to Bless the World and Working in the Church to Overcome the World.” 7 p. m., “The Master’s Need.”

CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICES.

“The World’s Greatest Human Agent for the Reformation of Society,” will be the subject of the Sunday morning sermon. Evening subject “Job, a Man the Devil Could Not Tempt.” You are welcome.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

The Rev. J. Herron Miller of Union City, and Miss Mae Rowley of Wabash, will be in Rensselaer and conduct a gospel meeting beginning March 6 in the Presbyterian church. A most ( cordial invitation is extended to : everyone to be present at these services.

METHODIST CHURCH.

Dr. A. T. Briggs wilL preach Sunday morning. Evening subject “The New Birth—A Necessity.” Feb. 24 is the date for W. E. Carpenter of Brazil. Hear him on the Sunday School work, j Reception of . members and • baptism Sunday, Feb. 26, morning hour.

CONFER WITH ENGINEERS

Monon Officials Talk About Wage* With Men at Lafayette. Lafayette, Ind., Feb. 17. An Important conference between the engineers om the Monon railroad and the officials of the company was held here. Several months ago the englneere were granted a substantial Increase In wages, but at that time the schedule of the men who run on the transfer engines between South Hammond and Chicago was not adjusted. This question was discussed at the meeting and it Is believed that an agreement will be reached soon. General Manager A. H. Westfall, of Chicago, came to Lafayette to meet with the engineers, and the conference was held in the office of H. C. May, superintendent of motive power. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers was represented by John Murphy, of Indianapolis; James McMahon, of Bedford; Janies Connors, of New Albany; and Charles Bane, of Lafayette.

CARS GO DOWN EMBANKMENT

Wabash Freight Wrecked at Danes but No., One Hurt. Loganeport, Ind,, Feb. 17. — bound Wabash freight train No. 8i was wrecked at Danes, formerly Cast Station, a few miles east of this city. Twelve cars were overturned and demolished and the track torn up for 500 feet. Traffic was delayed four hours.

None of the crew was injured. A tramp, who was beating his way in one of the cars that was overturned, crawled out between the planking of the shattered side of the car, uninjured. A defective switch Is said to have caused the wreck. This makes the eleventh wreck at Danes in seven years. Seven years ago a fast passenger train was wrecked there, killing eight passengers and injuring many more. Following that disaster the name was changed from Cass Station to Danes.

SEEKS RELATIVES

Former Hoosier Asks Newspapers to Assist in Their Location. " > Eaton, Ind., Feb. 17. —Carl Michael, who for eight years has beeni In Australia, is At his old home here and is seekin" his brothers and sister. He writes thus to newspapers: “I would like to know the whereabouts of Elizabeth, Lacy, Earl and James Michael, children of John A. and Alice Michael, who died Oct. 25, 1899, at Gas City, Grant county, Indiana. The. above children were taken to the orphan asylum at Marion. I have not heard from my brothers and sisters since (he death of our parents. If a!ny one reading this knows of the names above, please answer as sooni a possible, as I wish to see them if possible before I‘return to Australia. I

am staying with my uncle, W. A. Martin, at Eaton, Ind."

CHILDREN TO CLEAN STREETS

South Bend Pupils Organize Leagues for City Beautiful. South Bend, Ind,, Feb. 17.- —Ten thousand school children of South Bend have been orgardzed Into "clean street leagues” in a movement to make South Bend the cleanest city In the United States. To encourage the work the Chamber of Commerce will ofTer prizes to the leagues for the best results. Individual prizes will also be awarded to the pupils. The campaign will begin early in the spring.

ATTORNEY SEEKS DIVORCE

Makes Charge of Abandonment Basis for Legal Separation. Muncle, Ind., Feb. 17.—John P. Meredith, one of the best known attorneys and abstractors In this city, filed suit In the Delaware circuit court for a divorce from Rose D. Meredith. They have beern separated for sev- " eral years. Abandonment is the only charge made. Mrs. Meredith is said to be living with her parents and two sons, near Harrisburg, Ind.

FALL FROM LADDER FATAL

Machine Foreman Loses Life In Factory at Crawfordsville. . j Crawfordsville, Ind., Feb- 17. — Matthew Kracker, 35 years old, foreman in the bald press department of the Crawfordsville Wire and Nail company, was killed by being burled against a wall while working on a ladder directly above a fly wheel. A pathetic incident In Kracker’s death ip tbat be was soon to be married tq Miss Mary Deneen, who is prostrated with grief. The Weekly Inter Ocean and Farmer and this paper delivered for one year at our "special deal” price of $2.00 for the two.

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