Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1911 — Page 4

News Notes of Nearby Towns

A* Furnished by Our Regular Correspondents

REMINGTON'. | . Peter Geib has bought' TF’Tfiew Ford auto. Born, May 217 to Dennis O’Connor and wife. a son. Emmet Meehan is clerking in Hallfhan’s restaurant. Turner Merritt and family spent Sunday in Rensselaer. Pernard Hargreaves is now clerking in the Hartman store. Dr. Ranier is remodeling his residence bnVSouth Ohio street. Rev. Bull was in Chicago last -week undergoing an operation or throat trouble.

Bert Spencer attended the F. & A. M. grand lodge meeting in Indianapolis last week. Misses Laura Peck and Irene Balcom went to DePauw Thursday attend a class party. Thomas Parks and grand-daugh-ter. Miss Opal, of Gretna Green, visited relatives here last week. .1 \V. Stokes, who spent the winter at the Marion Soldiers home, returned to Remington Wednesday. Miss Ruth Stoudt and Miss Helen Peck attended the Wolcott high school class play Wednesday night. Mrs. Geo. Stoudt and daughter Ruth visited in Rensselaer Thursday and Friday with Mrs. F. E. Babcock. Mrs. Thomas Montgomery and children of Guthrie, Okla., is visiting here with her ‘sister, Mrs. Fred Budreau. ‘ Grandma” Shide, who has been an invalid tor the past two years, was taken to St. Anthony’s Home at Lafayette Wednesday. While working on Dr. Ranier’s residence last Monday, Clark Johnson fell from a scaffold and dislocated his left arm at the elbow. Mrs. Thus. Welch and daughter of Angola visited her cousin, Mrs. C. H. Peck, here last week. She will also visit J. D. Allman and family in Rensselaer. Miss Hattie Bartoo of Spokane, Wash., while on her way to Boston to attend the national convention of nurses, stopped off here last week for a visit with relatives.

Owing to the edict of the health authorities forbidding all public gatherings, the memorial services to have been held at the Presbyterian church Sunday were called off. C. A. Balcom, the grocer, mention of whose failure was made in a recent issue of The Democrat, has filed a petition in bankruptcy in the federal court. Liabilities are given at 54,100 and assets at $2,100. Kentland Democrat: George Worden of Remington was a Kentland visitor yesterday. He, with his automobile, brought over the Catholic Sisters of that place to attend church services here. Because of an epidejnic of the scarlet fevr there since about two weeks past their churches, schools and other places of public gatherings have been closed; hence their coming here. *

WATCH YOUR KIDNEYS Their action controls your health. Read what Foley Kidney Pills have done for your neighbor, Mrs. Mary Bottorff, 219 Linden ave., Logansport, Ind., says: “I have used Foley Kidney Pills for inflammation of the bladder and they have helped me greatly. I can recommend them to anyone as a fine preventive as well as cure for kidney and bladder troubles.” —A. F. Long.

| MEDARYVILLE. (From the Advertiser.) Mrs. Calvin McCay is visiting with her daughter. Mrs. John Long, at Monon since Tuesday last. Scott Lanam is here from Indianapolis the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brooks Lanam. Mrs. Fred Lee of Chase, Mich., is the guest of her brother, Wm. Poisel, and other relatives here. Earl McMahon of Midland, So. Dak., is here on a visit with his aunts, Mesdames Frank H. Nichols and Alice Williams, and his uncle. G. H. Farnsley. Dr. O. P. Thompson, the optician, who has had an office over the Corner L»rug Store for the past six months or longer, has gone to Chicago to practice his profession. His fanjiily, we understand, will remain here for the present at least. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Parker visited at their old home in Francesville last Sunday. Their daughters, Miss Feme, whose school term closed last week, and Miss Opal, who had been visiting friends in Francesville for several days, arrived here Monday evening. While sitting on the porch of her house several miles south of this town on Tuesday of last week, Mrs. Wm. Vollmer, who is quite a corpulent lady, suddenly became dizzy and falling off the porch she frac-

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lured one arm between the elbow and the wrist. Dr. Linton reduced the fracture and the lady is getting along nicely. . The death of several hogs from hydrophobia occurred in the southwestern part of Gillam tp. during the past week. They belonged to Algie Kauffman and Thomas Walters and were bitten some time, when and how many of them is not ! known. Time will show whether ! Others of them are infected with the | disease. In the meantime, be cau- ] tIOUS. : Almost two years., ago a revolver in the trouser pocket of Hugh Low was accidently discharged, the bullett entering the fleshy part of the ! leg near the knee. The bullet was never removed and didn’t seem to inconvenience Hugh any until lately when it made its presence known most uncomfortably. Hugh went to Lafayette last week and had the bullet removed and he thinks he will be as good as ever after the wound has healed. In writing from Colorado Springs, where he has been taking treatment at M. W. A. sanitarium for almost six months, Frank Wayne writes: “I am doing fine and now weigh K 73 pounds; like it fine out here, but still have a longing for old Indiana. We are surely having fine weather, an average temperature of from 70 to 80 degrees in the .-hade. We have had but two good rains since 1 came to this place, but at that everything is nice and green and growing fine. We have here about eighty milk cows which furnish the milk for the boys who are sick—there are about 180 of us and most all of them are doing fine. I am certainly getting my money's worth.”

The little son of Mrs. O. R. Paint er,Little Rock, Ark., had the measles. The result was a severe cough which grew worse and he could not sleep. She says: “One bottle of Foleys Honey and Tar Compound completely cured him and he has never been bothered since.” Croup, whooping cough, measles cough all yield to Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. The The genune is in the yellow pack' age always Refuse substitutes.—A. T. Long.

; GOODLAND > j—(From the Herald.) Harry Little was a business caller at Indianapolis Tuesday and Wednesday. » Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Harrington returned to Goodland Wednesday evening from Crothersville. Mrs. Bolin of St. Louis, Mo., visited here this week the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Rice and family. A. D. King south of town is gradually growing weaker. Yellow’ jaundice which has set in makes his trouble two-fold. Dayid King of Clinton. 111., a brother and Mrs. A. J. Ross, a sister, and husband, of A. D. King are here at the latter’s bedside. Isaac Winehold, of near Fowler, left this week for Wilson. Kan., where he will make an extended visit with his brother, Samuel. Several farmers shelled and hauled their corn to the elevator this week. 48c looked good to those who had corn which rated No. 3. Receiver Grant Hall was over from Fowler Thursday and started the arrangements for paying a twenty per cent dividend to the Goodland Bank depositors. The town board has ordered all poles on Newton street between Mill and Jasper streets to be painted. First for a height of six feet black paint will be used, and the balance of the pole to the first cross arm is to be white.

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FRANCESVILLE. | _■ (From the Tribune.) Miss Irene Stein was the guest of Miss Edith Liptrap at Noblesville part of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Pratt returned Monday evening from a visit at Miami with his parents. Miss Zora Tillett returned yesterday from Valparaiso where she was attending school the past winter. Miss Minerva Cook returned to her home in lowa Monday. Mrs. F. L. Sharrer accompanied her as far as Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McKeever and daughter are moving their household goods to Lafayette this week for future residence. L. H. Applegate of Jacksonville, Fla., came Friday evening and is visiting with old time friends. He has been in the restaurant business for several years and has been very successful.

Foiey’s Kidney Remedy Acted Quick M. N. George, Irondale, Ala., was pothered with kidney trouble for many years. “I was persuaded to try Foley Kidney Remedy, and before taking it three days I could feel its beneficial effects. The pain left my back, my kidney action cleared up, and I am so much better I do not hesitate to recommend Foley Kidney Remedy.”—A. F. Long. \ i

<TT Items of Interest □J from'Surrounding Towns Tersely TokL w Chronicling the Happenings in the Territory Adjacent to the Jasper County Metropolis

| MT. AYR. (From the Pilot.) ' W. W. Miller’s family have returned fro z» the coast. Miss Bringle of Hardingsburg is visiting her nephew, Wm. Shindler, and family. Sigler Bros, have put in a small gas engine and will tie on their coffee grinder.; 7 Mrs. McCord is taking a vacation and visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Crockett, at Rensselaer. C. Baker, who spent the past week or two with his daughter, Mrs. Tower, at Danville, 111., returned Wednesday. ‘ A petition is being circulated for a stone road under the three mile law to connect up our system in the southwest corner of the township with the Brook and Morocco stone roads.

Humor and Philosophy

By DVNCAN M. SMITH

PERT PARAGRAPHS. yyHAT a man eats doesn’t always put him in good humor. Sometimes he thinks as he chews that the grocer Is soaking him. The fellow that hates work like poison isn’t rated in Dun’s and Bradstreet’s as a near millionaire. Charity Is a useful thing whether you are the user or the usee. When it is a tightwad that has it a dollar goes a long way and frequently returns. When the world pats you on the back the world certainly looks good to you. People who make a virtue of patience sorely try the same quality In others. Deal gently with the erring. He may be on top some day when you have strayed from the straight and narrow. The less we know of some persons the better we like them. Some women have trained minds, and others go them one better and have trained husbands. When a man takes himself with somber seriousness his friends think him screamingly funny.

Not For Eating Purposes.

"How much are your dogs?” “Two dollars apiece.” “How much fqy a whole one? I couldn’t use just a piece.”

Sure Shot.

The man who tries to make us laugh Fails often in his wit. If he would only feed a calf. My, he would make a hit!

To Guarantee Satisfaction.

"What do you call your boy?” “I am going to wait until he gets large enough to name himself, so that he will have a name that suits him. What right have 1 got to impose on him the name that he will carry around, all the rest of his life?” ‘‘Nodi at all. I'ou are correct; but, really? to have it thoroughly satisfactory you should wait until the girl he Is going to marry names him.”

Got Fired.

“Matrimony is catching.” “Is that so?” / “Yes; all the fellows in our set are getting married.” "Your turn next?” “No; I am immune.” “How is that?” "Lost my Job yesterday.”

More Reasonable.

"What did the neighbor’s girl want?” "She came over to borrow a cup of sugar and a loaf of bread.” “But It is only a block to the store.” "I know, but they charge at the store.”

The Bankrupt

"He is an honest man.” "Well, what of it?” “It is an asset to him.” “Is it? Looks to me like a deficit”

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If the Dead May Return

A Victory Without a Shot

By F. A. Mitchel

In one of the old colonial manor bouses, for which Virginia is famang, a man lay dying. On the walls of his chamber bung a sword and sash, belt and pistol that had been placed there a dozen years before, when the southern Confederates bad gone home to return to work and to save what they could from the wreck of war. There was no one in the house except some negroes, and they were bowed down with grfef. Presently one of them entered the sick man’s chamber and said breathlessly: “She's coalin', Mars Colonel.** The melancholy eye lighted, but not with pleasure. There was a hopeless look In it Indicating that the invalid was preparing for an ordeal. Then came the sound of wheels on the driveway without, and in a few moments a woman, twenty years of age. perhaps, burst Into the room and. rushing to the bed, fell on her knees beside it, clasping the figure in her arms. “Oh, father!" she moaned. “I have sent fo' yo’,” the man said, speaking with difficulty, “to say that at last 1 have ceased to blame yo’. He did it all. 1 have not been able to find him. and now I must go from here. But if yo' know where he is tetl him that if the dead may return he shall hear from me.” "Father, leave him to Him who shall judge us all at last.” There was no reply. The effort the man had made had taken the little strength left in him. Slower and slower came his breath; there was a rattle in his throat, and he was dead. • • • • • * • “Can yo’ tell me, suh. if there is a man in this town named Lawrence— Edga’ Lawrence, fo’me’lv from Geo’gla?” The man addressed turned to the ' speaker and. on meeting his gaze, re- : treated a step or two. He saw a tall j man about fifty, whose erect figure

'TELL ME IF YO’ NAME IS EDGA’ LAWRENCE.”

and shoulders thrown back suggested that be might have been a soldier. His hair and beard were grizzly gray, and there was a singular glitter in his eye. “Yes, sir,” replied the man questioned, “there is a man by that name here.” “Can you tell me where I can find him?” “He’s generally in the Empire saloon at this time of day.” “Very much obliged to yo’, sub.” And the stranger walked away toward the Empire saloon. “I’ll bet my hat,” said the observer to himself, “that man was in the late unpleasantness between the north and the south. These soldier men never get over their training. They speak as if they were giving or receiving orders and walk as if they were keeping step to music. He’s a queer looking old chap and no mistake. I shouldn’t have told him where to find Lawrence. Gone to settle a difficulty with him! He’ll go through the matter formally, and before he’s really started in he’ll get a bullet in his brain. I’ll follow him.” The evening sun hung quite low and cast the stranger’s shadow very long. While he walked on with the same measured tread as if trudging with soldiers, the observer’s attention was turned from him to this elongated shadow. There was something grotesque about it, as such shadows often are. Both body and legs were drawn out strangely and the legs triangulated like a pair of compasses. The stranger reaching the saloon, turned in, and the man who was following was close be hind him. Men were standing at the bar drinking, while others were seated at tables gambling. The stranger was standing straight as an arrow looking about him. Presently a man rose from one of the tables, and, passing the newcomer, the latter asked: “Can you tell me, suh, if Edga' Lawrence is present?” “That’s Edgar Lawrence sitting at that table over there;’’ “Which one?” “The man just dealin’ the cards.” The speaker referred to a table

Where five men were playing cards, with piles of coins before them. The stranger triangulated over to the group and, standing behind the dealer, touched him lightly on his shoulder with the tip of his finger. The man jumped as if be had been stung. From force of habit, perhaps, his right hand went to his hip as he quickly turned and looked up Into the face bent down to his. For some moments the tableau was unchanged, then the stranger said: “Pa’don me, st*K fo* Interrupting yo’ game, but I should be obleeged If yo* would tell me if yo* name is Edga* Lawrence?" “Yes, sir,** said the man addressed, making an effort to speak in his usual voice. “I regret, suh. to disturb you. Geatlemen. I trust yo* will excuse me fo’ interrupting yo* in yoa* smusement. but I have a difficulty to settle with quo of you’ numbs'. Captain Lawrence.* Every face at the table was turned upward; every «y« fixed an the speak' er. ,No such subdued geatlemawCko tones had ever bees heand before in that sinkhole of laiquity. ▲ difficulty to settle with Lawrence—Captain Lawrence! No one had ever heard of Lawrence having a military title before. And why didn't Lawrence shoot him dead? Lawrence’s hand was on his pistol, and the stranger's hand was not hear a weapon. His close fitting coat buttoned tight to the throat showed no bulge where a weapon should be. Nevertheless. Lawrence did not draw his pistol. “Being a strange’ among you gentlemen." continued the speaker. “I would be obleeged to yo’ if one of yo’ numbe* would act fo' Captain Lawrence and one fo’ me. The sun has not yet set, and the twilight will be plenty long enough for us to settle ou* difficulty befo’ da’k.”

Every man gaped at the speaker till one of them broke the spell by rising and offering his services to him. Then another said to Lawrence: “Come, Ed; you’ll have to gratify the old fellow, and you’d better not try any of your games. He’s evidently captivated the boys, and if you shouldn’t treat him fair you might get into trouble. You've done too many wicked.things already.” Lawrence rose without a word. He steadied himself by resting his hand on the table. He was very pale. "What’s the matter with yon? Who is the old man?" 'Tve never seen him before.” was the only reply. The six of them walked out of the saloon and down the road to a patch of level ground which had been recently cleared. The sun, a blood red ball, stood near the horizon, casting fantastic shadows of all the party. Not a word was spoken by any one. Though the day had been warm, the air was pervaded by a chill. All noticed that Lawrence seemed to feel it especially, for he was shivering. “What distance do you prefer, sir?" asked the stranger’s second of him. “That, suh, is immaterial. Leave the terms entirely with Captain Lawrence.”

“Make it what you like.” said Lawrence. whose teeth were chattering, much to the surprise of the rest The seconds measured the ground for thirty paces, then approached the principals to relieve them of their weapons and give them others. The stranger bowed and said that he had no weapon: he never went armed. Lawrence’s pistol was taken from him, and both he and his antagonist were given weapons borrowed from among those present Then they were stood opposite each other. It seemed to those in attendance that Lawrence was unable to withstand the gaze of his antagonist The two men were placed at either end of the thirty paces, and the man who was acting for Lawrence stood ready to drop a handkerchief, at which the principals were to advance, firing. Before giving the signal he said: “Perhaps one of you gentlemen would give up the cause of this difficulty.” He turned to the stranger, who made no reply. His eye rested on his enemy. The speaker turned to Lawrence and asked him if he had anything to say by way of explanation. Lawrence paid no heed to him. '“Gentlemen, are you ready?” , There was no reply from either of the contestants. “Fire!” and the handkerchief floated to the ground. A bullet from Lawrence’s pistol went high in the air. The stranger, without firing, dropped his pistol and strpde unarmed toward his antagonist, his eyes, flaring like two great stars, fixed on Lawrence. As he passed him Lawrence was heard to laugh. There was something so uncanny about his laughter that It froze the blood of those looking on. The stranger passed right by his antagonist. Lawrence gave a shriek and. springing into the air as if he had been shot, fell back into the arms of his second.

Forgetting the stranger in the weird scene, every man rushed toward Lawrence and bent over him. When they looked up the former had disappeared. All this happened many years ago. Edgar Lawrence has long been an inmate of a lunatic asylum, and his case has from the time of his entry there been considered hopeless..- There are in Virginia two graves side by side, the one of a father, the other of his daughter. The lot where they are placed is an of the old manor house grounds that remains unchanged The mansion stands out, grand arid gloomy, while the grounds are divided into little patches, worked by hundreds of negroes. And. singular enough, not a man who witnessed that duel but died a violent death. The only one of the party living Is Edgar Lawrence, who fe a ravin* maniac.

Gravel Road Notice. State of Indiana, County of Jasper, as; In Commissioners’ Court, to June Term, 1911. Notice is hereby gvien to all tax payers of Jordan Township,- Jasper County, Indiana, and to Jordan Civil Township, Jasper County, Indiana, and to all corporations and all other persons who pay taxes, that a petition in duplicate has been filed with me as Auditor of Jasper County, Indiana, on May 15. 1911, said petition being in the words and figures as follows, to-wit: State of Indiana, County of Jasper, ss: In Commissioners’ Court, to June Term, 1911. To the Honorable Beard of Commissioners of Jasper County, Indiana: We. the undersigned, who comprise a majority of the resident free hold voters of Jordan Township, Jasper County, Indiana, which said township does not include any incorporated towns or cities. nor are there in said township one hundred (I'M) free bold voters, do hereby respectfully pray that the public highways which are already established and which highways are described as follows, to-wit: Commencing at the south east corner of section twenty-nine <291, township twenty-eight (28) north, range six (6) west in Jasper County. Indiana, and from thence west on the section line following the line of said established highway the distance of seven (7) miles to the south west corner of section twenty-nine (29) township twenty-eight (28) north, range seven (7j west in Jasper County, Indiana, and from thence south to the south west corner of section thirty-two (32), said township and range, and commending again at said south west corner of said section twenty-nine (29) and from thence north the distance of two (2) miles following the line of established highway to the north west corner of section twenty (20). township twenty-eight (28) north, range seven <7) west in Jasper County, Indiana, and from thence west following the line of the established highway the distance of one (1) mile to the Newton County line, and commencing again at the north west corner of said section twenty (20) and from thence east the distance of two miles to the south west corner of section fifteen (15) in said township and range, said line of highway asked to be improved as hereinbefore set forth being continuous and connected and is aimed to be voted upon as a unit, pray and ask that the same shall be graded, drained and paved with stone, gravel or other road paving material and the proper bridges and culverts constructed thereon and ,n such cases as the engineer and viewers may definitely determine after a thorough examination thereof.

Your petitioners further ask and recommend that the width of this improvement as to gravel and macadam be eight feet and that the depth of the stone or gravel be eight inches and that the same shall be constructed of gravel or macadam and where the highway as now established will permit of two traveled tracks that the said gravel or macadam improvement as herein asked for be located on either side where the same will be to the best advantage and for the improvement of said highway. Your petitioners further recommend and advise' that this highway as now established and traveled is of the average width of feet and that the grade for the improvement should not be less than thirty (30) feet and the same properly drained where needed. Your petitioners further aver that the benefits to be derived by this proposed improvement to Jordan Township and to all persons and lands assessed therefor will greatly exceed the cost thereof. Your petitioners further aver that this petition is filed under the law pertaining to gravel roads by taxation and being section 7711, Burns Revision of 1908, Vol. 3 and the succeeding section of said Acts and all amendments made thereto since the said .-vet uecame a law and to which reference is had. Wherefore, we ask the Auditor to designate the day in a regular session of such Board of Commissioners when the same shall be presented and heard and that notice be given as required by the statute and that all legal steps be taken as required by law under said statute and that said improvement be ultimately made as herein asked for and for all other proper relief in the premises. Joseph Nisius Jacob Finklemyer Thomas v»'. Reed Barnard Steine Charles E. Sage Nick Zimmer Frank Fenwick Henry Shide J. W. Phares Chas. E. Hall Martin Cain Dennis Marqule Matthew Nesius Jacob Beaver John Nesius J. T. Whigard Earl R. Wingard Jacob Dewey Henry E. Roadifer Arthur D. Putt C. E. Patrick J. E. Dunn J. W. Kennedy John Roadifer Daniel V. Blake Wm. E. Cain Win. Keen Peter E. Nafziger Peter D. Nafziger Joseph Nafziger Caleb Friend Valentine Nafziger George Wortley John Bill Arthur Wortley Albert Wortley Lymon Raymond Frank Corbin John Beecher Charles Gorman James E. Damson Frank Nisius Chris Nafziger Christian Nafziger Ralph Johnson V. Dziabis M. E. Bice J. D. Turner James Shinuler Andrew Kahler In wtness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal as Auditor of Jasper County, Indiana, this 15th day of May, 1911. JAMES N. LEATHERMAN, Auditor Jasper County.

Sheriff’s Sale.

By virtue of a certified copy of a Decree to me directed from the Clerk of the Jasper Circuit Court, in a cause wherein Frank L. Smith. Plaintiff, and Chester G. Thomson. Defendant, requiring me to make the sum of Twentynine thousand eight-one Dollars, with interest on said Decree and costs. I will expose at Public Sale, to the highest bidder. on the 24th day of June, A. D. 1911. between the hours of 10 o’clock A. M. and 4 o'clock P. M. of said day, at the door of the Court House in Jasper County. Indiana, the rents and profits for a term not exceeding seven years, of the Real Estate, to-wit: All of fractional Section thirty (30), Township twenty-eight (28) north, Range •five (5) west of the 2nd principal meridian. containing Six Hundred and 21-100 (000.21) acres more or less, according to survey. f It such rents and profits will not sell for a sufficient sum to satisfy said Decree. interest and costs, I will at the same time and place expose to Public Sale the fee simple of said Real Estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to discharge said Decree, interest and costs. Said sale will be made without any relief whatever from valuation or appraisement laws. WILLIAM I. HOOVER. Sheriff Jasper County. Haywood and Burnett, Attorneys for Plaintiff. May 20, A. D.. 1911,

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