Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1911 — Page 2

HE JISPER GOORT! WIRH F.LBIBCOei.tDnOBIIIBPIIBIISBEg. OFFICIAL DEMOCRATIC PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY. Entered as Second Class Matter June 8, 1908. at the post office at Rensselaer, Indiana, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Published Wednesday and Saturday. Wednesday Issue 4 Pages; Saturday Issue 8 Pages. Long Distance Telephones Office 315, • Residence 311. ■ ' WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1911.

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thing can be done, such as turning over the necessary papers, etc., which perhaps both Bader and this Winamac paper overlooked -or the former would not have said nor the latter would not have printed the remark above. As a matter of fact when the sheriff reached Michigan City he found Bder had not succeeded in breaking through the ■walls into the penitentiary, probably hadn’t tried to. and he accompanied him to the gate and passed over the "ticket." Then Bader was admitted. If the people of Winamac who have so freely criticised Judge Hanley, Prosecutor Longwell. M allace Marshall and the jury that so unanimously voted him guilty, had heard the evidence in th’s saw the reports made by unbiased engineers who examined Bader’s bridges after his conviction. they might change their opinion as to the merits of the case against him. As regards his having been made rhe scapegoat, there are many people over here, who, while not questioning the fact that he was guilty of rhe graft charged against him. also think that he was not alone in the crime, and they would like very much to hear whatever he has to say in mitigation. If he will make a clean breast of all the facts in connection with this bridge graft there are scores c i good people here who might be induced to sign a petition for a parole, if he has really been more sinned against than sinning, but until he unseals his lips he should not look for vy great amount of sympathy here.

“JIMMY TURNER’S BOY.”

Before the American Bankers Association in New York the other evening, W. J. Burns, the Chicago detective, was describing how his operatives with the aid of a dictograph recently trapped the legislators in Columbus, when one of those present asked him what sort of an instrument this was. * “It’s an ingenious little invention of K. M. Turner, formerly of Indiana, now of New York, and can beat any crooked legislator in the country at their own game,” exnlained the famous detective, who rounded up the Los Angeles dynamiters and topped that feat off a few weeks later by weaving a web of trouble around five or six of the most respected lawmakers of the Buckeye state. “K. M. Turner,” exclaimed a silver haired old Indiana banker reminiscently. “Why that’s Jimmy Turner’s boy. Last time I saw 'him he was out ploughing the corn field on his father’s farm near Terre Haute. Jimmie Turner was a Baptist preacher who ministered to the sick and the poor and when called upon preached a funeral oration, married the young folks and baptised their babies, without charging a cent for his services. He was»everybody’s friend and everybody ’roundabouts was his friend. The boy—Monroe—they called him in those days used to help the old man split rails, milk the cows and work the farm like the rest of them. He was a husky, bright boy and ‘his father was mighty proud of him. When he grew up to be a man he went to railroading and got a job as superintendent of a line that carried colonists to it. Louis and Kansas City from Terije. Haute. Then he became an inventor but Jimmie Turner had passed away then and I missed sight of him.” “That’s hifn all right,” replied Burns. “And I guess some of the Ohio legislators who were caught through his little invention are wishing today that he was still on the farm, tending to the cows and splitting rails, for they’re apt to be splitting something else pretty soon. If Jimmie Turner was the sort of man you say he was, his boy came rightly by whatever talent he’s got. I wish Indiana could produce a few more of them for if I’m not wrong in my guess the country sorely needs them.” 1

WM. S. VAN NATTA DEAD.

Was Well Known Stock Breeder and Won International Awards. Fowler, Ind., May 26.—William S. Van i Natta, age eightyone. one of the leading cattle breeders of the United States, died this morning at his home in Fowler, Benton county. Mr. Van Natta had been ill only ! since last Tuesday. L He was ' bom in Tippecanoe county and I went to Benton county in 1877. if-e.. and Moses Fowler, who II unded the town of Fowler, : rmed a partnership in 1877 in the cattle raising business. For many years they had the largest herd of beef cattle in the middle West, and were ’ w.ell known in the Chicago and New York live stock markets. Mr. Van Natta began specializing in Hereford cattle twenty years ago, and since then has imported many cattle from England and bred them on his Benton county farm. The Van Natta herds have won prizes all over the United States, both at the international live stock exposition in Chicago and at fairs in different parts of the country. Mr. Van Natta is survved by a widow and five children, a brother and a sister. The funeral will be held Sunday from the family home in Fowler.

ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following letters remain uncalled for in the Rensselaer postoffice for the week ending May 29, 1911: James Hurley, Joseph Smiley, U. B. Baker, Allen Frances (2), Mrs. Mary Poole. The above letters will be sent to the dead letter office June 12, 1911. In calling for the above, please say “Advertised,” giving date of list.'— G. E. Murray, P. M. DO YOU WANT LIGHTNING PROTECTION? I sell the largest and best lightning conductors that are made. I also handle the copper cable at the following prices: 28 strand, pure copper, 7j4c per foot; 32 strand, 9c; 40 strand, extra large, 12/zC. If you are interested, call and see me or write me at Rensselaer.—F. A. Bicknell. TO FRIENDS OF THE DEMOCRAT. Instruct your attorneys to bring 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 gu<t~dian—-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 w'hen having any legal notices to publish.

FARMS FOR SALE. 165 acres, one mile from court house, on stone road, k. R., telephone in house. This farm is all black soil in cultivation. -A large tile crosses this farm with many laterals, giving it good drainage. There is a large 11-room house; large barn, double cribs, and other outbuildings; all in good condition. There is a good well, windmill, and large bearing orchard. This is a good farm and a desirable horn* and will be sold at right prices. 80 acres, all cultivated, good house and barn, chicken bouse, good well, good outlet for drainage, on pike road, R. R„ telephone and near school. Will sell on easy terms or will take trade as first payment. 161 acres, land, 15 acres timber, remainder cultivated, and in meadow. There is a four-room house, outbuildings, new fancing, large ditch, and some tile drainage. Mortgage $4,800, which has some time to run. Owner will sell on easy terms or trade his equity. 600 acres, three miles from good business town, near gravel road/ 400 acres in cultivation and meadow, 200 acres pasture. There is a large eight-room house, large bank barn, double cribs, windmill and good well. There is a large dredge ditch just built that passes within a few rods of this farm that gives it a fine outlet for drainage. This is a fine grain and stock farm. Price right. Will take up to SIS,<TOO in good trade. 160 acres, in Polk County, Ark., near Oklahoma line, and five miles from railroad. This land lies well and is productive soii. Will trade clear and pay difference. 80 acres at a bargain, on easy terms, five miles out. 25 acres at a bargain on easy terms. On main road near large ditch; has four-room house. 21 acres, fine black soil, five blocks from court house, cement walks and good well, sell at a bargain. 160. acres in the wheat belt of Kansas. Will trade clear for property or land here and pay difference. G. F. MEYERS. An arrhful of old papers for a nickel at the Democrat office.

HIGH SCHOOL PUBLICATION

Is Poorly Printed and Abounds With Glaring Errors $45 EXTRA IS NOT JUSTIFIED Supposedly Well Printed Job Proves a Travesty—Much Her-| aided Annual Not Even Ordi-' nary Work Despite Dishonorable Methods.

While it is not the custom of The Democrat to criticise the work- of a competitor, in view of the fact that Principal Bradshaw states The Democrat was eliminated from the field in the high school annual printing on account of the supposed?.- high standard of work desired, we feel the patrons of the school who have not been inveigled into buying a copy should at least have some idea of the work done. Those who have purchased know the work is very mediocre. The annual as completed is rot up to the standard of the sample submitted by the Master of Ceremonies and Final Authority on things typographical—Mr. Bradshaw—who, when not posing as a master printer, draws a salary as principal of the high school. " The annual as printed on the much vaunted Miehle press (instead, of a two and a quarter million dollar "platinum" press) is a booklet liberally besprinkled with illustrations— good, bad and indifferent. illustrations! are printed in about seven shades —of black—some heavy and blurred, and ranging down to an indistinct or gray 3hade. In a technical description few would, be interested, but suffice it to say! that no two of the illustrations; are printed alike, and uniformity! bf color is absolutely essential to' even fair printing. Had we known the Republican was short of ink. rather than have the annual have a wooly appearance, we would have donated a few pounds. Although that $45 bonus should have bought quite a little pretty good ink.

The work abounds with headings of ah old English type, which is also used in the advertisements somewhat, this is badly mixed, using the letters G for C, and J for I. Of course, in type a half inch high little things like that can not be seen farther away than across the. room and don’t make much difference. Maybe that was what the extra $45 was for so the work would be poor and the proof-reading awful. It should be remembered, too. that a “systematic investigation” of The Democrat office was conducted in the Republican editorial rooms by Bradshaw and the Republican editors and they decided that it was good work that was desired, so the bids were compared, and after reducing its bid $25 the Republican was given a bonus of 545 over our bid and then the work is rushed out in slipshod fashion usual To shell underhand transactions—and the consumer, or school patron pockets his loss as philosophically as possible. In the annual there are half tones on 25 pages, but it was said that the reason Mr. Bradshaw gave the Republican $45 bonus, was that most of the book would have half tones — where the-balance are Mr. Bradshaw only knows, but they are not in evidence, though the’ buyer loses nothing by their absence if the ones printed are samples of what would have been. Some of the group views, while evidently fair cuts, are so poorlv printed as to give the children the appearance of smallpox convalescents. Others give the victims the deathly pallor and appearance of leprosy, but we hasten to assure our readers that neither disease was rampant in this year. The editorial announcement of the annual.‘hopes for its continuance in the future. We trust, if it is, that at least honorable and clean-cut business methods will be employed in the letting of the contract, andZhope in the future the students fWiH not be hampered or restricted by partisan and unfair members of the faculty. We also trust that the next annual will at least justi-fy the financial outlay; and hope it will be suyh as a patron of a ■ I ■*• . ■

school tan send to a friend without a written apology for the appearance of the booklet. Neither of the local offices are equipped to compete with the large shops in the cities specializing on this class of work. But any shop in this section of the country that makes any pretense of doing job work could haye improved this piece of work immensely—and not haVe had two bids, either. In fact, for a high class piece ■of work it is a rank failure, and! we doubt if as poor a piece of halt-tone printing has ever been turned cut in this section of the country, and then attempted to be foisted on a Ipng-suffering public as high grade work at high grade prices.

Humor and Philosophy

By DVNCAN M. SMITH

PERT PARAGRAPHS. MORTGAGE on a house is not spectacular or noisy, but sometimes it won’t let the tenants sleep o’ nights. Some women tell their husbands to be sure aud not do the things they particularly desire them to do. A rolling stone gets many a bloodstain. The man who doesn’t mind it isn’t apt to be ruled by his wife. There are women who are not fond of men, but they never say anything about it. Perhaps a dollar doesn’t go far, but it very seldom comes back. Telling a man that he is a fool may be called useless information. Love in a cottage is not to be treated lightly, considering the high price of flats. A bachelor is a man who has lacked the courage of his convictions. A sensible idea doesn’t need a letter of introduction. v Anxiety may be described as the condition of mind a man Is In. who is wondering If his wife is awake.

Can’t Afford Them.

“Any children in this house?” “Children?” "Yes. I am taking the school census.” “Dear me, no. We can’t take the proper care of our dear little doggies, to say nothing of children." I

Self Evident.

“Men are but children of a larger growth.” “Pshaw!” “Fact.” "Well, while it is hard on the children, I must say that some of them didn’t grow very far.”

Easy.

Teacher (trying to puzzle him)—Tommy, what is the plural of “wealth?" Tommy Tucker Scads. Chicago Tribune.

Equivocal.

“I want you to get me somebody to HUe this part who’s a live wire.” 'A “Humph! That’s dead easy."—Baltimore American.

Annual Vision.

Here you come. Sweet graduate. Setting all our problems straight, Full of hope And other dope That is good if it is so! And it is; you ought to know. As your fluffy knowledge box Secrets of the world unlocks We are prone to pause aghast That your learning is so vast And to wonder how and where All those truths found lodgment there. Science, history and art Loaded in your apple cart. Classified and ready made As you need them in your trade. . And your dress Is, I guess, The embodiment of taste. Running both ways from the waist. And your eyes— Well, the prize They would draw at any fair Where the judges acted square! But It was not on your looks , That we started to make books. All that goes without the saying When a Judge the case is weighing. It was on the way you spell And the things you have to tell That no man has heard before We were marking up the score; How to figure cent per cent. How to run the government. How to Irrigate the plains. Where It never, never rains; Who is king of Timbuktu On the year the bonds felfdue What Is happening In Mars And its farther sister stars. All the secrets deep and vast On the surface you have cast/ And you let the last one out When It comes your turn to spout.

Glasses flitted by DR. A. G. CATT ' Optometrist , Rensselaer, Indiana. Officg over Long’s Drug Store. Phone No. 232.

m m I|| k uiiii!% Chicago to Northwest, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and the South, Louisville and French Lick Springs. RENSSELAER TIME TABLE. in Effect December, 1910. - SOUTH BOUND. ' No. 31 —Fast Mail (daily).... 4:45 a. m. No. s—Louisville Mail (daily). 11:06 a. no. No.37—Chicago to Cincinnati.il :30 a. m. N 0.3 nd’polls Mail (daily/. 1:58 p. m. No.39—Milk Accom (daily).. 5:58 p. m. No. 3—Chicago, to Louisville .'.11:05 p. m. NORTH BOUND. No. 4—Mall (dai1y)........... 4:59 a, m N 0.40 —Mi.k Accom (daily).. 7:35 a. m No.32—Fast Mail (daily).... .10:05 a. m No.3B—Cincinnati to Chicago. 2:53 p. m. No. 6—Mail and Ex. (daily).. 3:15 p. m No.3o—Cin. to Chi. Ves. Mail. 5:58 p. m. No. 4 wHI stop at Rensselaer to let Off passengers from points south of Monon, and take passengers for Lowell, Hammond and Chicago. Nos. 31 and 33 make direct connections at Monon for Lafayette. W. H. SEAM, Agent, Rensselaer.

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. CITY OFFICERS. Mayor G. F. Meyers Marshal ..George Mustard Clerk<...Cha*. Morias Treasurer R. D. Thompson Attorney Mose Leopold Civil EngineerL. C. Klosterman Fire Chief.J. J. Montgomery Fire Warden. ....C. B. Stewart Councilmen. Ist Ward George Hopkins 2nd Ward..Elzie Grow 3rd Ward. Frank Kresler At LargeC. J. Dean, A. G. Catt JUDICIAL. Circuit JudgeCharlee W. Hanley Prosecuting Attorney Fred Longwel) Terms of Court —Second Monday in February, April, September and Novem ber. Four week terms. COUNTY OFFICERS. Clerk. Charles C. Warnei Sheriff .W. L Hoover Auditor James N. Leatherman TreasurerJ. D. Allman RecorderJ. W. Tilton SurveyorW. F. Osborne CoronerW. J. Wright BupL Public Schools Ernest Lamsot County Assessor. John Q. Lewie Health OfficerE. N. Loy COMMISSIONERS. Ist District. John Pettet 2nd District Charles F. Stackhouse 3rd L'lstrlctCharles T. Denham Comr>Usioners' Court—First Monday of each month. COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION. T rustees Township Wm. Folgar.Barkiej Charles MayCarpentei J. W. Selmer....Gillam George Parker. .Hanging Grove W. H. WortleyJordan Tunis Snip Keener J ohn Shiver Kankakee Edward ParkisonMarion George L. ParksMilroy E. J. Lane Newton Isaac Kight....Union S. D. ClarkWheatfield Fred KarchWalker Ernest Lamson. Co. Suptßensselaer E. C. English. Rensselaer James H. Green..... Remington Geo. O. Stembel....Wheatfield Truant Officer..C. B. Stewart. Rensselaer

TRUSTEES’ CARDS. " V JORDAN TOWNSHIP. The undersigned trustee of Jordan Township attends to official business at his residence on the First and Third Wednesday of each month. Persons having business with me will please govern themselves accordingly. Postoffice address, Rensselaer, Ind.. R-R-4. W. H. WORTLEY, Trustee. NEWTON TOWNSHIP. The undersigned trustee of Newton township attends to official business at his residence on the First and Third Thursdays of each month. Persons having business with me will please govern themselves accordingly. Postoffice ad dr* ss, Rensselaer, Ind., R-R-3. E. P. LANE, Trustee. UNION TOWNSHIP. The undersigned trustee of Union township attends to official business at his store in Fair Oaks on Fridays of each week. Persons having business with me will please govern themselves accordingly. Postoffice address, * Fair Oaks. Indiana. ISAAC KIGHT

Illil W. - .....DEALER IN lint Holl Bffl ri Gemtni. RENSSELAER, IND. ►♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦l IMIBbPM AT REASONABLE RATES Your property in City, Town, Village or Farm, against fire, lightning Or wind; your livestock against death or theft, and YOUR AUTOMOBILE against fire from any cause, theft or collision. Written on the cash, single note or installment plan. All Losses Paid Promptly. Call ’Phone 208 or write for a good policy in a good company. _ RAY D. THOMPSON Rensselaer, Ind.

M rtf Sole H Be. [Under this head notices win be published for 1-cent-a-word for the first insertion. H-cent per word for each additional insertion. To save book-keep-ing cash should be sent with notice. No notice accepted for less than 25 cents, but short notices coming within the above rate will be published two or more times, as the case may be for 25 cents. Where replies are sent In The Democrat’s care, postage will be charged for forwarding such replies to the advertiser.) 1 For Sale—Mare and month-old colt, first SIOO buys;6 miles north and 2 miles east of Rensselaer. —Nelson Grigg, R-R-1., m3O4t Estrays Taken Up— l 7 head of coming two-yeaq-olds, steers and heifers W. P. GAFFIELD, Rensselaer, R-R-4. • Estrayed— From my pasture last Saturday 19 head of 2-year-old steers. Anybody finding them please notify THOMAS REDGATE, 3% miles, northwest of Rensselaer, R-3, or Phone John Zimmer, 501-A. ts Wanted— Teams for plowing, $1.50 per acre. Come at once. Enquire of DR. H. L. BROWN. junl For Sale— 4 corn fed beef cows, good fat ones, at my farm* 3 % miles south and 1 mile east of Rensselaer.—JOSEPH I. ADAMS, Phone 529-C. ji For Sale— Four fresh milk cows, all good cream cow's. —RILEY TULLIS, Phone 527-E. ts For Sale— Sweet potato plants, 1 mile south of Parr.—HARSHBERGER & CHUPP. jnll Stray Steei —Came to my place two weeks ago. a yearling steer.—ERNEST MAYHEW, Rensselaer, Ind., R-3. For Trade.—A good merry-go-round for sale or trade. What have you to trade? And a 5-passenger Cadillac automobile in good order. On account of my fertilizer business I have no use for them. Your price is mine.—J. J. WEAST, Rensselaer, ts Wanted— -Local and traveling salesmen representing our reliable goods. Any man of good appearance who is not afraid of work can make this a satisfactory and permanent business, Write nt once for terms. Outfit free. Territory unlimited. Big money can be made. Apply quick.—ALLEN NURSERY CO., Rochester, N. Y. S. C. Brown Leghorn Eggs—For setting, 50c per 15; $3 per 100. also White Guinea eggs, 50c for 17. —MRS. W. H. WORTLEY, Rensselaer, Ind., R-4. ts Farms For Sale— l have a number of farms for sale in different parts of this county and adjoining counties, and J have made up my mind to devote my time to the business. Therefore if you have any farms or town property to sell or trade give me a chance and I will give you a square de^l.—JOHN O'CONNOR, Ex-sherift Jasper county, Kniman, nd. Farm Loans— We are furnishing the money.—DUNLAP & PARKISON, I. O. O. F. Bldg, Rensselaer, Ind. Farm Loans— Jasper Guy of Remington makes farm loaas at 5 per cent Interest with no commission but office charges. Write him. ts Farm Loans— Moneyed loan on farm property in any sums up to SIO,OOO.—E. P. HONAN. Linotype Borders— Cheapest and best borders a printer can use for job and ad work, in 6 and 12 point, 30 ems long, sold in any amount wanted by THE DEMOCRAT. See samples ih use in the ads in this paper. » 100 Envelopes— Printed with your return card in corner—something every rural mail route patron should not be without—for 50 cents at The Democrat office. Legal Blanks— Warranty and quti claim deeds, real estate and chattel mortgages, cash and grain rent farm leases, city property leases, releases of mortgage and several other blanks cap be purchased in any quantity desired at THE DEMOCRAT OFFICE. Road tax receipt and order books are also kept in stock. » ts Use Allen’s Foot-Ease, the antiseptic powder to shake into the shoes. Makes tight or new shoes feel easy. Relieves painful, swollen, tender, sweating, aching feet and takes the sting out of corns and bunions. Sold everywhere, 25c. Don’t accept any substitute. Sample FREE. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.

t-i-n-i 111 <• i-i inn i-wi-i- 11 •• Ladies I have opened :: Millinery and Dressmaking ” at my Parlors 1 block west • • of postoffice and north of ” Milroy monument. I desire " your patronage, and can • • save yob 1-3 or more on all Millinery. .Plain or Fash- ” ionable Dressmaking done •• at reasonable prices. I use ~ and teach the one-piece • ’ Tailor System. : ? MRS. H. A. CRIPPS. •H-l-H-t 1 1 I T-l -I I I I I I I I I I I sis..!