Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 April 1911 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat.

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CHAIN OF MONON STA TIONS.

Hammond, Ind., Aprl 7.—Announcement has been made by E. C. Field, general counsel of the Monon, that a chain of new stations will be built by the Monon company this year, for which plans have already been drawn by Chicago architects. The building at Hammond is to cost $20,000; one' at Bloomington, $lB,000; and one at Rensselaer, $15,000. A number of other smaller stations are to be built.

SUDDEN DEATH IN BARK LEY.

Henry Kaupke, aged 46 years, a bachelor resident of Barkley tp., was found dead in bed Monday morning. He had been feeling bad for several days but did not get a doctor until Sunday. His sister, Mrs. Fred Salt well, near whose home he lived alone, and other members of the Saltwell family were with him Sunday and left him much better about ten o’clock Sunday night. On going to the house next morning it was found that he had died during the night. The coroner was notified but found npthing that indicated there was anything suspicious in the sudden death.

FACTORY PEOPLE ARE EX PECTED.

The Commercial Club expects the Chicago people here this week to take up the factory proposition with them, and a public meeting will be held to consider their proposition. The company are just starting out and they manufacture a dust consumer for boilers, consisting of a fan which sucks up the sawdust, shavings, etc., in planing mills, box factories, etc., and carries it to the furnaces under the boilers. They will also manufacture a smoke consumer, we understand, and will start with about 20 men, which they expect to add to as their business expands. A bonus will be asked, we understand, and ten acres of ground, the bonus not to be paid nor title to land to pass until a certain amount of money has been paid out here in wages. No definite proposition has yet been - made, however. The officers of the Commercial Club who have investigated the proposition seem to be well pleased with it.

FRAUD IS CHARGED

In the Failure of Joe Jeffries At Huntington. Brief mention was made in Saturday’s Democrat of the business failure of Joe Jeffries, formerly of Rensselaer, who went to Huntington two years ago with his wife and father-in-law, John A. Casner, and bought a fesidence property and grocery store. The business was run in the firm name of Jeffries & Casner, and the following court item from a Huntington paper of yesterday indicates that" the creditors think an attempt has been made to defraud them by the transfer of the residence property, which was owned by Mr. Casner, the financial head of the firm, to Mrs. Jeffries. It says:

Three new cases were filed for the first day of the term, probably the most important being the suit of A. H. Perfect & Co. to set aside the mortgage and deed given by John A. Casner to his daughter, Mrs. Clara E. Jeffries. The mortgage was made on March 23 and on March 27 a deed was made transferring the Tipton street residence to her. On the following day Casner & Jeffries made an assignment of their Jefferson street grocery store. They owed the Perfects $650 on which, under the assignment, the company cannot expect to get more than forty or fifty cents on the dollar. They allege fraud in the mortgage and deed and will try to reach the firm through this case,,which was filed by Lesh & Lesh and S. M, Sayler. It is set out that the mortgage of $2,050 was without consideration and it is charged that It is for the purpose of defrauding creditors.

ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following letters remain uncalled ' for in the Rensselaer postoffice for the week ending April 10, 1911: Mrs. Belle Warner, Mrs. Addie Warren, Glen Fox, Bert Hickman. The above letters will be sent to the dead letter office April 24, 1911. In calling for the above, please say, “Advertised,” giving date of list.—G. E. Murray, P. M.

A GAIN OF 138 IN RENSSELAER

WhileßemiiigtonLosesl3B,According to 1910 Census TOTAL COUNTY LOSS IS 1,248 Of Which Walker Loses 254 and Barkley 229 Only Marion Tp., and Rensselaer Show Gain, the Former 71 and Latter 138. According to the 1910 census figures for Indiana, made public Saturday, Rensselaer and Marion township gained in population since the 1900 census, and the incorporated towns of Remington and W'heatfield lost. Rensselaer's population is 2,393, a gain of 138; Remington 982, a loss of 138; Wheatfield 357, a loss of 8. Marion tp., outside of Rensselaer is 1299, a gain of 71. The population of the thirteen townships of the county is as follows, exclusive of the city of Rensselaer and the incorporated towns of Remington and Wheatfield :

1910 1900 Barkley ........ . ..1074 1303 Carpenter 986 1078 Gillam . 609 753 Hanging Grove 432 480 Jordan ...... ... .. . 637 771 Kankakee 406 472 Keener 711 764 Marion 1299 1228 Milroy 286 .196 Newton . . ......... 531 558 Union ..1281 1319 Walker 655 909 Wheatfield 405 520 Considering the emigration from this county to the northwest, and great loss of population in the Gifford district, the loss in the country districts is not so surprising. The gain in Rensselaer, however, was rather unexpected, as the stork has not been very active here in the last decade and scores of our older citizens have passed away. We have had no building .boom, landed no factories nor had any other influences tending to increase otir population except the fact that Rensselaer is a mighty good place to live and is one of the best little inland cities in the state and draws trade from a large territory. There are more business houses in our city today and many more homes here than ever before, but the individual families as a rule are also smaller than ever before.

Our neighboring city of Monticello has annexed new territory containing a number of families, has landed a couple of small factories and tried to work up an industrial boom in* the last few years, yet her population is given at only 2,168, a gain of but 61 in the last ttn years! Scores of towns throughout this sectiou-and in the state as a whole have shown a loss, so we can say with considerable pride that “Rensselaer hasn’t done so bad.”

The population of other towns in this vicinity of interest to Jasper county readers follow’: 1910 1900 Ambia .... 359 438 Attica .3335 3005 Boswell 814 824 Bourbon ...1163 1187 Brook 1067 677 Brookston 907 949 Chalmers . . . 513 462 Trown Point ....... 2526 2336 Ddlphi ...2161 2135 Earl Park 609 563' Flora 1386 1209 Fowler ..1491 1429 Francesville 729 596 Goodland .......... 1105 1205 Kentland 1209 1006 Knox 1644 , 1466 Lowell ...1235 ■' 1275 Medaryville 710 .... Monon ...... .1184 1100 Monticello ......... 2168 2107 Morocco ........... 927 920 Mt. Ayr ........... 231 , ... North Judson 1143 944 Otterbein ......... .652 .... Oxford 1010 949 Plymouth ...3838 3656 Remington ... 982 1120 Rensselaer ... r 2393 2255 Reynolds 377 393 Wheatfield 357 366 Winamac ..1607 1684 Wolcott ........ . 873 825

WENT BUSTED AT MONTI CELLO.

“The Girl From Eagle Ranch” company “died” at Monticello, Saturday after the manager had

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RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. WEDNESDAY, APR. 12, 1911.

shaken the bunch. He owed quite a sum in back salaries, but was dead-broke. The company was thrown on the tender mercies of Monticello, and the city officials thought a little dough might be squeezed out of the manager by pressing him a little. . Accordingly he was arrested on the charge of appropriating a dollar belonging to one of the, women of the company, and thrown in jail. Then he got busy and telegraphed to Chicago for funds. A $l5O was sent him and turned over to the stranded members of the company, who hastened out of town.

NEWTON COUNTY FIELD MEET.

The several schools of Newton county have agreed upon the having of a county field meet at Kentland on Saturday, May 6, and are making earnest preparations for the various events of the day. Field sports of all kinds will be indulged in, for fitting prizes to the winners, and, doubtless, every event will be closely and interestingly contested. More specific announcements will be made later. — Kentland Democrat.

IS IT AN AIRSHIP?

For several evenings lately a moving light has been seen in the sky over toward Mt. Ayr, and people here who have noticed it have,, thought it was an air ship. It was seen last week every evening when it was still, the writer himself having his attention called to it Thursday eve ning. No one seems to be able to tell just what it is, and we have wondered whether it was the Diogenes of the Mt. Ayr Pilot out with his lantern looking for the tracklayers on the Purtelle electric road or that the Halstead boys had invented an air craft and were trying it out of evenings. Will some one over in the vicinity of the disturbance kindly put us wise?

THINGS LOOKING UP IN MILROY.

R. E. VanGundy has lately moved to Jasper county from Illinois, onto the old Cleveland farm in Milroy tp., which he recently purchased. There is 400 acres in the farm. T. M. McAleef, who moved from Henry, 111., to his 200 acre farm in Milroy is thoroughly fencing the farm and expects to build a fine new farmhouse this fall. W. V. VanNatta, another Illinois man who moved to Milroy last year, has also been improving his farm in the way of ditching and rebuilding his house. The Mlroy corn belt seems to be filling up with first-class farmers, the kind we like to see locate in our county.

PURTELLE IS OUSTED

And Chicago, Firm Says His “Electric Road” Is for SaleCrown Point Star: The following letter to John Brown, dated at 134 Monroe St., Chicago, explains itself, although Mr. B. has no interest whatever in the Purtelle road. It says:

“We own the Indiana Northwestern Traction Company and the Chicago Heights & Eastern Electric Railroad Company. The one obstacle which has been in the way of financing this proposition, according to our judgment, has been removed, viz: Eugene Purtelle. “We understand that you and some of your friends have a latent interest in the proposition. If so, we would be very glad to take the matter up with you, to the end that some good may result, not only to the community, but to ourselves. “We would suggest, and this is in all sincerity, that if you are interested that you communicate .with us at as early a date as possible, because there are some other parties with whom we wish to take up negotiations in the event you do not care to go into it.” Very truly yours, INGRAM, HOLLEN & MASSEN.

Your dress for Easter will not be complete without a pair of cur new oxfords.—Rowles & Parker. BUGGIES. We have the nicest line in the city, value considered. Call and see them before buying—Scott Bros. Ladies’ lingerie waists. One Special lot 98c; one special lot $1.45. And many other exceptional values in the new styles.— Rowles & Parker.

CITY COUNCIL MEETS

And Regular Routine of Business Is Transacted. The city council met in regular session Monday night with all members present except May or Meyers. The park committee was authorized to employ men to as sist in loading and unloading dirt in Milroy Park. They were also authorized to purchase trees to plant in park. The city attorney was instruct ed to take action and bring about the repair of all curbing on the different streets of Rensselaer where the contractors’ guarantee had not expired. The street committee was authorized to purchase two cars of screenings to be used on the streets of Rensselaer in repairing same. ’ x City marshal was, instructed to notify all persons using private sewers to extend same out to the new channel of the Iroouois ditch. Citv marshall reported sale of ,gray horse to Roy Bussel for 8200.

The following claims were allowed : - CORPORATION FUND. Geo F Meyers, salary mayor.. $62.50 Geo W Hopkins, councilman. 20.00 D E Grow, same. ......... . 20.00 W H Kresler, 5ame........ 20.00 C J Dean, same. . . 20.00 A G Catt, same. . ... .. . . ... . 20.00 Chas. Morlan, clerk ... . .... 25.00 Geo Mustard, marshal...... 30.00 Frank Critser, nightwatch. , . 25.00 Members Rens. Fire Dept. 1 q 71.75 J J Montgomery, fire chief yr 40.00 Moses Leopold, attorney. .... 50.00 Ray D Thompson, treasurer. . 75.00 ROAD FUND. Chester Zea, teamster 25.00 Harry Swartzell, straw 10.92 H F King, blacksmith wk... 22.15 E J Duvall, board city team. . 3.00 LIGHT FUND. C S Chamberlain, salary. . . . 50J)0 Mell Abbott, same 30.00 Dave Haste, same, ......... 30.00 Jesse Gates, hauling c0a1.... 21.87 Western Electric Co, supplies 91.91 Kenneth Rhoades, wk on line 15.38 Arthur Battleday, same 2.50 Standard Oil Co, oil 11.33 Illinois Electric Co, supplies. 2.25 Ray D Thompson, frt paid. . 53.09 WATER FUND. T E Malone, 5a1ary........ 30.00 H Meuller Mfg Co, supplies. . 2.10 Knapp Supply Co, same. .".... 2.59

FOWLER BANK PAYS OUT.

Sufficient Money Has Been Placed on Deposit to Pay in Full. Wednesday morning E. G. Hall deposited to the credit of the three Baldwin & Dague banks $18,640, received from further payment on the Arkansas land. There remains unpaid on this deal about $7,000 in principal and interest and Mr. Hall expects to receive this within a few days. From this source the Fowler bank has received $14,511.25, the Goodland bank $11,853.86 and the Ambia institution $6,994.89. These payments are sufficient to pay every depositor of the Bank of Fowler in full and it is probable that the final dividends will be declared within a few days. At Goodland four dividends of ten per cent each, have been paid and the money on, hand will be sufficient to pay from fifteen to twenty per cent more. At Ambia five dividends have been paid in and money is in hand to pay another ten per cent making sixty per cent in all.

The trustee still has some fifteen thousand dollars worth of land in Colorado and the Dunn hotel property yet to be realized on so it is probable that Goodland and Ambia depositores will receive about eighty per cent of their money without recourse to the Baldwin estate. It would appear as though the Arkansas land matter had been handled in a very business-like manner as it has already yielded more than $33,000 and at one time it looked aS though it would scarcely pay anything.—Benton Review.

Ladies’ man-tailored suits in serges and fancy novelties at $20.00, $16.50, $15.00 and $12.00. —Rowles & Parker. Butler Wind Mills ate guaranteed to pump more water and give better satisfaction than any other wind mill manufactured. Sold ~by Gwin & Watson, Rensselaer. All the news in The Democrat.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol —■— % ■ Attorney John Greve of W heatfield was down attending court yesterday. —o —• J The date for the Jackson tp., Newton county, stone road election has been re-set for Saturday, May 6. -—o — W r . F. Smith A Co., of Rensselaer secured the contract last week for the Jacks stone road in Monon tp., White county, for $5,753. OH—• Remonstrances are being circulated in Union tp., against the sale of intoxicating liquors in that township, and it is thought a majority of the voters names can be secured thereto. —O-w-Grover Ritchey was taken to the Longcliff asylum Sunday by Sheriff Hoover Wid Ritchey, Grover’s brother. The unfortu nate young man’s friends hope that he may recover after a few months treatment. —o —• Chauncey Smith of Goodland, who was the unsucessful one of the three applicants for saloon license at Goodland last week, has apepaled to the circuit court. Goodland was entitled to but two saloons under the limit fixed by the county commissioners, and there were three applicants for license.

O ..... . The Lake county commissioners will have an interesting session next month, when over 200 renewals of licenses will come up from Gary alone. As most of the saloon keepers there are foreigners and will be unable to meet the requirements of the new liquor regulation law it is believed at least one-half of the applications will be turned down. —o—• Court item in Kentland Democrat: The Trust and Savings Bank of Rensselaer, vs. Edward V. Ransford. sui* on note, tried Monday, and judgment rendered for $144, as principal and interest, $25 for attorneys fees, and the costs in the case, to which ruling the. defendant excepted and filed a motion for a new trial; motion was overruled and defendant prayed an appeal to the Appellate court which was granted and defendant’s bond for $300.00 was approved, and a cash tender of $145.00 paid into the Jasper circuit court was refunded to him. —o — The Republican says it will not cost Wheatfield tp.„ to exceed S2O to hold its option election. This is about as near the truth as the graft defender ever comes. It will cost between SSO and SIOO in actual money besides the fact that every voter who goes to the polls to vote must lose the time necessary to go to vote, quite an item in the aggregate, all of which could have been saved and the town remained “dry” by the county attorney and commissioners construing the law to mean what it says—that but one license to each 1,000 population can be granted.

250 ACRES OF PEPPERMINT

There are 250 acres of peppermint now growing and being set out in Rich Grove township. The Marion Land Company will have 200 acres. Dr. Cushing will harvest 40 acres and 5 acres of plants are being set out on the Bond farm. The plants are set out much like, strawberry vines with runpers. The Lake Bruce peppermint fields are being increased as well. William Shine is putting out an increased acreage. —Winarriac Journal.

NO LOSS TO HIM.

The Marketer—Aren’t you wasting a good deal of that steak in trimming it? « The Butcher—No, ma’am; 1 weighed it first.

In our popular price Millinery Dept, can be found many new and attractive'styles in Easter bonnetk— Rowles & Parker. .

Vol. XIV. No. 1

NEW HEALTH LAW.

The Ophthalmia Neonatorum law will soon be in effect. - It requires report of births within thirty-six hours, and commands piecautions against Ophthalmia N. Failure to repbrt births w'thin thirty-six hours or failure to apply prophylaxis when necessaiy. makes bill for services null and void. There is also a fine of ten to fifty dollars. Failure to collect births under this law will simply prove the health officer is careless or incompetent or spineless. The Sanitary Schoolhouse Law requires that all schoolhouses hereafter constructed or remodeled, shall conform to certain sanitary principles, carefully set forth in the law. Failure on the part of school authorities to obey, makes the bills for material and construction null and void. There is aljso a fine of not less than fifty dollars.’ Employment of teachers or janitors having syphilis or consumption is forbidden. Teachers shall send home all children in any degree sick or who are dirty or malodorous. Hygiene shall be taught in the fifth grade or other grades at the option of the school authorities. The Medical Inspection LauZ is optional. School authorities may institute such inspection at any time, the same to be done as set forth in the law. The proclamation of the Governor announcing the laws to be in effect will be issued about April 25th. J. N. HURTY, Sec.

Man tailored suits and coats for Ladies and Misses, at popular prices.—Rowles & Parker.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Notice of Annual Meeting and Election of Officers. Notice is hereby given to the members and supporters of the Presbyterian church at Rensselaer, Ind., that the annual meeting will be held at the church at 8 o’clock p. m., on * Wednesday, April 12, 1911, for the purpose of electing two elders, two deacons and two trustees. The secretary and treasurer will report at the meeting, as also will the proper officers of all auxiliary societies of the church. By order of the Board of Trustees.—J. H. S. Ellis, Secy. March 22, 1911. You want to buy your hat in Rowles & Parker’s popular price millinery department. Every hat an individual style.

TO FRIENDS OF THE DEM OCRAT.

Instruct your attorneys to bring days' service.”—Nat, Tribune. all legal notices in which you are interested in or have to pay for to The Democrat, and thereby save money and do us a favor that will be much appreciated. All notices —administrator, executor, or guardian—survey, sale of real estate, non-resident notices, ditch and highway notices, etc., the clients themselves control and attorneys will take them to the paper you desire for publication, if you mention the matter to them; otherwise they will take them to their own political organs. Please do not forget this when having any legal notices to publish. It is reported that The Home Grocery sold over a hundred bushels of their fine home grown potatoes Saturday.

TWO OF A KIND.

Pillsbury and Gold Medal. These two brands of flour are more widely distributed than any other dozen brand?. Do you knowwhy? Buy a sack of either, at McFarland’s and the question is answered. We now have an arrangement whereby we can get the car rate, therefore can sell as cheaply as any other house for the same grade.

One- prospect asked us this, “Well, how do you yet into that engine.” A good question, and one we were pleased to answer. The removal of from two to ten bolts, according ,to the model, admits of inspection and adjustment of the connecting rods, etc. Do you require any easier or need any more difficult method?— Maxwell.