Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 May 1911 — Page 1

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PURTELLE WAS HERE

Yesterday and Says Work On Proposed Electric Line Will E/;gin In a Few Days. Eugene Purtelle, the electric railroad promotor, was in the city yesterday and says he is going to have a gang of men here in a few days to go to work on the proposed f'pad between Rensselaer and Mt. Ayr, and will have a public meeting at the citizens at the court house Thursday night at 8 o’clock. Whether' there is anything more tangible than heretofore or Whether this is simply a move to sell more stock remains to be seen.

ANSWERS LAST ROLL-CALL

“Uncle*’ Charley Platt Dies After Extended Illness. Charlie Pl'att, aged 81 years, died at his home on South Van Rensselaer street at 5:30 Friday afternoon after an extended sickness from kidney trouble. The funeral was held Monday at 2 p. m., from the M. E. church, and interment made in Weston cemetery. The remains were followed to the church and cemetery by a line of old soldiers whose ranks are fast being depleted. , Mr. Platt was born in Germany Sept. 17, 1829, and came to this country in 1852, locating here in 1854. He was married in July, 1857 to ‘Eliza Jane Cooper of Barkley tp., who with four of the eight children born to them survive him. He served in Co. A, 87th Reg. in the civil war about two years, being wounded in the arm at Chickamauga and the next May was discharged as totally disabled. After his return from the war he served two terms as sheriff and one term as treasurer of Jasper county.

CALF DIES FROM HYDROPHOBIA.

A six months old calf died out at the Gangloff farm east of town Monday morning after frothing at the mouth and performing in a peculiar manner for perhaps an- hour, and the folks think it was suffering from hydrophobia. Two more dogs were killed in Sunday that were thought to have gone “mad.” One of these was a fox terrier owned by Van Wood, the depot barber, and the other a pointer pup owned’ by young Sam Duvall. Both animals were undoubtedly suffering from rabies when put out of the way. The Duvall dog frothed at the mouth, snapped and snarled and bit its own tongue nearly in two. Over thirty dogs unmuzzled had already been killed here by the marshal! and it behooves all .dog owners to take extra precautions to see that their dogs are kept muzzled and watch for any symptoms of hydrophobia, as the number of canines that were bitten some time ago by a rabid dog is unknown.

JORDAN TP. WAKING UP

To Importance of Good Roads, and Petition Is Filed for Improvement of 11 Miles. Jordan township, which has to this time been backward in the improvement of its highways, is now making a start toward a system of improved road's which will not only be a convenience to scores of farmers of that township, but will also add to the value of every acre of land adjacent or anywheres near the proposed improvement. A petition filed with the auditor Monday—which appears in detail on another page of The Democrat —proposes to improve eleven miles of highway in the township, either by rock or gravel, ancj will give both east, west, north and south connections with highways already improved. From the Range Line stone road at the northeast corner of Sec. 36, six miles south of Rensselaer, the proposed improvement extends two miles east and five miles west; thence south one mile connecting with the Carpenter stone road and north two miles and west one mile, connecting with the Newton county stone road. The matter will come up at the next meeting of the county commissioners, in June.

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THE TWICE-A-WEEK

PURCHASES A WHOLE TOWN

G. W. Enfield, whose headquarters are now in Indianapolis, is in the city this week looking after his interests in Jasper county. He has just concluded the purchase of the 27 acres of ground in Hanging Grove tp. on which the town of McCoysburg is located. This land formerly belonged to the A. McCoy estate, but in the final wind-up fell into the hands of A. T. Bowen & Co., bankers of New York City, whom it cost $16,000, principal, also interest and some court costs. • Some of the residents of the town had leases for the ground on which their buildings are located, but had never recorded them. Mr. Enfield, of course, falls owner to all the improvements also, and there are eight or more houses two or three store buildings, a grain elevator, etc., on the ground. The elevator was put up by Babcock & Hopkins on leased ground, and they will be allowed to retain the building, we understand. Mr. Enfield did not disclose the price, paid for the town, but it was probably several thousand dollars less than it cost the Bowens in money they had loaned the McCoys. It is rumored, however, that the price paid was about $2,000.

Geo. W. Enfield Now Sole Owner of McCoysburg ECHO OF McCOY BANK FAILURE In Which A. T. Bowen & Co., of New York City Were Caught for $16,000, and In the Wind-Up Got the Land On Which “Old Mack’s” Town Is Located.

IS A BAD ORDINANCE.

The Democrat of Saturday called attention to the ordinance “regulating” the itinerent or traveling doctors,’ which will come up for final passage before the council at its regular meeting next Monday night. This ordinance, as then stated, is aimed to put a fence about Rensselaer arfd keep all other doctors out unless invited in by a local practioner to assist in “assimilating” a fat fee. It is primarilly aimed at Dr. Finch, the Indianapolis specialist, who makes regular monthly visits to Rensselaer, and should the ordinance pass with its license fee of $5 for the first day and $3 for each additional day, it would mean that the people who have been doctoring with him must pay the license fee which would be added to his regular fees, or must go to some more broadminded city where no local practitioner is afraid of outside competition. So far as The Democrat can learn there is no general demand among our local doctors for the passage of this ordinance, and it seems to us that it would be poor business policy to pass this restrictive measure. s In the first place there are people who have tried the local doctor and got no relief, perhaps some can not be relieved. They will then try some outside physician, some specialist, and sometimes they do get relief. If the specialist does not come to Rensselaer they will go to him, and Dr. Finch has patients from all sections of Jasper county, who come to see him here and leave quite a little money each time with Rensselaer tradesmen besides the fee paid the doctor. In this way their coming here indirectly helps the town in general and the business men in particular. Is it not better'to have these people come to Rensselaer than to have them go to Monticello or Hammond, for instance, and spend their money with the merchants and tradesmen of those towns? Another thing, if Rensselaer passes this sort of an ordinance, some crank doctor in neighbory. —_—. r 1 ■ • “■*

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1911.

ing towns will want his town or city council to pass a like measure. Dr. Turfler of Rensselaer, a large property owner here, a resident practitioner, makes regular visits to Monticello and Lowell each week, Monticello two days and Lowell one. If those towns should pass an ordinance like this it would c.ost him $8 each week at Monticello and $5 at Lowell. The result would likely be that he would cut out both towns. He has pa'ients from all the surrounding towns who do a little trading each time they visit him with the merchants, and from a business point of view, if nothing more, it would be poor policy to shut him out. This ordinance has slipped along here unnoticed by the ptLlic until The Democrat called attention ,to it, and unless a remonstrance is, filed against its passage it is sure to go through next Monday night. It is up to the people to act in the matter, but while it is believed that ninetenths of the citizens of Rensselaer are opposed to it, unless someone takes the lead the thing will be done.

AN EARLY MORNING FIRE.

A spark from the chimney of the kitchen range dropping into a sparrow’s nest in the eave trough, set fire to the roof of the kitchen of the former Tom Sayler residence, owned by A. Leopold and occupied by Abe Halleck, on Front street, at five o’clock Sunday morning and was burning briskly when discovered. 7 An alarm was sent in and in a very few moments Fire Chief Montgomery and one or two other members of the fire department were on the scene and chemical extinguishers soon put the fire out without the sity of using much of any water. Probably $75 to SIOO damage was done to the house with about one-fourth that amount to kitchen furniture.

’TWAS A GOOD SHOW

And Was Free From the Usual Objectionable Features. The Gollmar Bros. Shows got laid out in the yards at South Hammond Friday morning and did not reach Rensselaer until 8:30. The parade, which was very fine indeed, did not take place until 12:30. The show has grown considerably since last here and there were five elephants in the parade. A fair sized crowd was in attendance at both the afternoon and evening performance, although the fine weather kept most of the farmers at home. The entertainment put up was clean and good, and the show left a good impression here, being exceptionally free from the usual class of gamblers and} hangers-on.

POOLE’S BROTHER VISITS HIM.

William Poole, the eldest and only surviving brother of John Poole, who has lived many years in Wabash, Indiana, came yesterday and visited his brother John who is now in jail charged with the killing of Joseph Kemper. At the death of the father, William Poole took his brother John to raise. He was ever a strange boy. His great trouble, he said, was his greed. They talked yesterday in jail and both were much effected. In the evening William Poole was taken out to the Poole farm. He will assist his brother to the extent of his ability in the hour of need. He expressed himself as deeply gratified with the feeling and action of the community toward his brother. The body of Joseph Kemper was disinterred yesterday by the county coroner and the flesh was separated from' the bones which were retained by the coroner and the flesh re-interred. The head had been separated from the body by some sharp instrument. The coroner, with the assistance of Dr. Cook, will try to restore the broken skull into a complete whole. The State’s officers have refused Elmore Barce permission to look at the bones found on the Poole farm. Mr. Barce is much stirred up about it. Perhaps he will ask the for an order. Ml*. Barce is a man of many resources.—Fowler Republican.

SCARLET FEVER AT REMINGTON.

Several cases of scarlet fever are reported at Remington and it is thought the disease will break up the remainder of the term of school. Several families have been quarantined. No deaths have occurred as yet.

A FORESTER BAND.

The Catholic Order of Foresters have organized a band with the following members: John Healy, solo cornet; Lonzo Healy, baritone; Jerry Healy, solo alto; Frank Putts, tuba; Louis Ramp, Ist alto; John Eiglesbach, trombone; Ed Robinson, l*st tenor; Fred Feldhaus, bass drum; Paul Healy, snare drum.

BIG C. O. F. BANQUET.

Last Wednesday evening, May 10, Willard Court No. 418 of Rensselaer, initiated 19 young candidates, and on Sunday evening the Woman’s Catholic Foresters gave a banquet to Willard Count, 150 covers being laid in Willard Court Hall. The evening was devoted to toasts and responses and the following program was rendered: Music by the C. O. F. Band, John Healy, Leader. Edward P. Honan, Toast-Master. Prayer by Rev. Christian Daniels. Toast, "The Ideal Catholic Gentle-, man,” Rev. Christian Daniels. “The State Court,” by State Trustee, George Kusmal, Hammond. “The Hustler,” by Chief Ranger, Joseph Trulley. "The Women Foresters,” Mrs. Jeremiah Healyh'“The Ladies,” Senator Steven A. Brusnahan. “The Gentlemen,” Mrs. Harvey Messrhan. “The Young Foresters,” Edwin Robinson. “Official Life,” Hon. E. P. Lane. “The Speaker’s Duties,” Arnold Luers. “A Prophecy,” Alonzo Healy. Impromptu speeches were made by James E. Walters, Joseph Nagle, Conrad Kellner, Joe Moosmiller, Joseph Thomas, Frank Putts, Paul Weging a«d JoSeph Luers, after which the entire assembly sang "America,” led by the band. There were vocal and instrumental music interposed between the toasts, and the new members pledged themselves to keep up the work until every eligible man in St. Augustine’s parish was inducted into the mysteries of the order.

DECIDES IN FAVOR SMALLER UNIT.

Judge Hanley, of the JasperNewton circuit/decided the mooted question of population under the Proctor liquor regulation law in an appealed case in Newton county, and granted Ben Fogli of Water Valley a license. An election was recently held in Lincoln tp., Newton county, and the township voted “wet.” There were three applicants for license, but as the township contained less than 1,000 population, the limit fixed in Newton for granting licenses, the commissioners refused a license to all the applicants.

An appeal was taken to the circuit court and Judge Hanfey ruled that a unit containing 500 population was entitled to a saloon, if it voted wet, and that the language of the statute, “further limited,” applied only to the licenses after the first one has been granted. In other words, a unit containing 500 population is entitled, under the law, to one license, and LSOO population is entitled to two; the limitation only applies after the first 500. In all the discussion we have heard on this subject we have never before heard this theory advanced, /attorneys generally agreeing that the question would hinge on the unit. The law fixes the units as Cities, incorporated towns and townships. Some attorneys have taken the view that a unit, regardless of its population, was entitled to one license and that the limitation applied after the one license had been granted, but we have never of any who took Judge Hanley’s view. , This is the first decision on this question we. have heard of, and of course, it is not likely any appeal will be taken, but it would be interesting to know what sort of a “guess” the supreme court would take in the matter. The Home Grocery sells Bonano.

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol The Delehanty ditch in Wheatfield tp., was let Friday to H. \\ . Marble at 9.35 cents per cubic yard. New suits filed: No. 7733. The Provident Life and Trust Co., vs. Edward B. Chapman, et al.; action to foreclose mortgage. Demand $1,500. Former court reporter, Harry E. Folk, was down from Hammond Saturday getting notes for use in the transcript of the Pancoast ditch, which he is preparing for the appellants. In view of Judge Hanley’s decision in a similar case in Newton county, Jasper will have one oasis in her borders, and the application for license from Wheatfield will, no doubt, be granted by the Jasper county commissioners at their June session. Marriage licenses issued: May 13, Lewis Nichols of Rensselaer, aged 32, occupation confectioner, to Carrie Della Aldrich, also of Rensselaer, aged 29 years, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married at M. E. parsonage Sunday afternoon by Rev. C. L. Harper. Judge Hanley is learning to handle a new Reo touring car this week, purchased at Indianapolis Saturday. A. Leopold and A. F. Long have also each contracted for a touring car, the former for an E-M-F and the latter for an Overland, but it will be a couple of weeks perhaps before they can get them, the factories being again behind in orders. Sheriff Hoover had ‘ another boarder over Sunday, Adolf Roy of near Goodland, who has been pronounced insane and was brought here for safe-keeping while awaiting a reply to the application for his Reception at Longcliff. He has little the appearance of an insane man, and the sheriff allowed the man to accompany him about the streets rather than confine him in a cell. Yesterday morning he was taken to Remington where the Newton county officers took him to Longcliff.

The state case against Chas. G. Mauzy, former big republican chief of Benton county, charged with graft in the working out of railroad road tax in Newton county, is set for trial in the Newton circuit court next Monday. The two boot-legging cases against Hank Granger of Thayer are set for Tuesday, and the cases against Albert E. Kirk of Rensselaer for alleged illegal sales of liquor while conducting a drug store at Parr, are set for Wednesday. * We understand that trustee Cheadle of the Parker estate will contest the judgment rendered in the Fountain Park case in regard to the ownership of the buildings on the Park grounds. The trustee has already ordered a transcript of the evidence in the case and in due time will file a motion to set aside the judgment of the Jasper circuit court. We also understand that the trustee will bring an action against the Park Company to recover an indebtedness against it, and in favor of the Bank of Remington in the sum of about $2,500. This amount is alleged to be due the bank when the bank made its assignment.—Remington Press.

MAKES A FEEBLE DEFENSE.

The strong-arm editor of the Republican, who sought to make The Democrat man out all kinds of a rascal, squirmed considerably at The Democrat’s questions to him, but is forced to admit the truth of practically every question put. He admits that he wanted us to agrde with him to each charge over SSO more for publishing the last annual tax levy notice than had been charg-

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ed for several years, but attempts to justify this by saying it is worth sllß. He says we were favorably impressed, but feared old Mack would growl. There” is not a word of truth in this. In fact Healey stated to us that Marshall and Mack were afraid The Democrat would object or they would have charged that much all along instead of $65. He says that he insisted on having a $7.50 rake-off for both himself and Clarkie on that poultry catalogue because the bid was made on a page basis and was 50 per cent larger than we bid on. Not a word of truth in it. In fact the bid was made at $65 for 40 pages or less and made but 36 pages. As to the quality of the work, The Democrat’s work then and since was better in every way, both stock and mechanical work, than the Republican’s, a fact which any competent judge of good work will agree.

He admits that he wanted us to join issues with him to help kill off the Journal and Bowie, by saying that any means to that end was justifiable. But he denies that he ever, at any time, approached us on any disreputable business proposition. One who admits that any means are justifiable to kill off a competitor is scarcely competent to judge what disreputable practices are. He says the reason Clarkie charged Jasper county S4O for a set of ten bonds which The Democrat prints for $7.50 was because he had to procure sac-sim-ile signatures of the county commissioners. So did we, and a set of ten cost less than $3. He also says we use a cheaper bond and that it is poorer printed. The bond we use is precisely the same, style, number, «quality of paper and is bought of the same firm that the “superior bond” used by Mr. Clark was bought from. But perhaps our money isn’t as good with the bond maker as his, and then again if we got every other one of a run of the bond-maker’s blanks of course those sent to the Republican would be better than ours. How silly. As to the quality of the printing we would be willing to submit the work of each to anv competent judge—except Mr. Bradshaw, the high school expert, of course—and feel confident no overwhelming degree of superiority would be given out opponent. The high school annual contract was Republican -at $45 more thaff’The Democrat bid—after the former had "cut” $25 from his original bid — because of the great superiority of the Republican’s equipment. Our Babcock Reliance news press; our 10x15 Gordon and 7xll Pearl jobbers; our Boston Stapler, Reliance paper cutter, etc., etc, would not do as good work as the Republican’s presses and cutter. In fact, While our linotypes are both “Mkxlel 5” the Republican’s is the best because it is it. Now isn’t that silly egotism. He also says he defended Bader because he felt so sorry for him and Bader never asked-him to, either, as he thought The Democrat’s question inferred. (Perish the thought.) Just puer, unadultrated love for ai\ unfortunate fellowman, who had got caught. As to the silly, Childish questions propounded to The Democrat, we will take them up later. In the meantime we hope the Republican will not be too conspicuous by its silenc ein urging the city attorney to report on that alleged city printing graft and the city printing ordinance, which were referred to him a year or more ago. If it is the public will possibly have some doubt as to the editors’ sincerity.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS. May 13, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Hurley, a son. May 13, to Mr. and Mrs. David Harris, a daughter. May 15, to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Duvall, a daughter. • May 16, to Prof, and Mrs. I. Warren, a daughter. Dost—A gold watch, somewhere between St. Joseph’s college and Rensselaer, on Saturday, May 13. Finder please leave at this office or notify Miss Goodrich, care of O. K. Ritchey, R-4. ' i -